Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1914 — PRAISE FOR ENGLISH HORSES [ARTICLE]

PRAISE FOR ENGLISH HORSES

Jack Joyner, Trainer for Harry Payne Whitney, Lauds Racing Abroad--4 Racing la Popular. -

Andrew Jackson (Jack) Joyner, who for five years has been training the string of thoroughbreds that Harry Payne Whitney races in England, was in New York recently on a visit to his friends and relatives. He will have under his charge this year 24 horses, Including nine two-year olds. The majority of the racers were bred by Mr. Whitney at his stud farm in New Jersey. \

“Racing in England is a sport and pastime to the majority of the English people,” said Joyner. "Racing seems to grow in popularity in that country. Since' my first trip abroad I’ve seen the attendance increase materially. The sport is well conducted and the officials keep ai tight grip on it”

“Do you like to train horses in England?” “If I didn’t I wouldn’t return there,” replied Joyner. “I’ve been well treated over there.”

“What did you think of Whiskbroom’B success in this country. He won the ‘triple crown’ here —the Metropolitan, the Brooklyn and the Suburban handicaps." “So I read,” said Joyner. “It was not a surprise to me, for Whiskbroom was a good horse in England. He had to meet horses of better quality in England than those he raced against in America. At present the horses in England are much better than those in this country. This is due largely to the trouble the American breeders have had during the last five years. The English thoroughbreds are distinctly high class.” “What do you think of the relative merits of Tracery and Prince Palatine?”

“Tracery *was a great horse—one of the best,race horses I have ever seen in any eountry. He was fast and could maintain his speed a great distance. Those things, you know, tend to prove the quality of a race horse. I considered him a better horse than Prince Palatine this season.

“Tracery certainly would have won the Ascot gold cup if he had not been pulled down by a man, who grabbed his bridle in the Btretch. At that time he was in front of Prince Palatine. Prince Palatine was a grand horse with a great turn of speed. He liked a long route. Both horses Have been retired from the turf.”