New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-11
FOXHALL KEENE-S PLANS.
HE TALKS ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
ANXIOUS TO DO SOME GOOD BREFDING-soME OF
Ills HORSES

White yesterday, expects to sail Tor Europe next
Wednesday. At the Racquet Club last Wednesday he
had hour spare, which he spent In talking about
his turf plans. Mr. Kcene said that he was interested
with his father In tho brood mares which have been
selected as the matrOns for an extensive breeding
establishment which they intend TO establish " III
regard to farm saId there is plenty OF time to
select in every way adapted to breeding thorough
breds. The spring Is the time TO look at iarm' rs
It shows better at that time what sort Of grass there
Is and how heavy It grows in Its different fields.
would not accept as n gift n farm which has streams
or wells that go dry In the summer, so that the
brood and suckngs are compelled 10 drink stag
nant water. | know what its effects on the
human system. and have had experience enough 10
know that 1t has the effects on horses Why,
you know Of farms in the heart OF the Blue Grass
rc-on which do not produce strong, healthy yearngS
vet the farm across the pike the roads are called
in Kentucky. sends strong, healthy, robust animals
to the market We intend 10 have live water on the
farm We select. either Il running stream living
streams that do not run dry In the longest drouth
II these conditions cannot be had. 1t seems an
easy matter to bore for water, and with the aid OF
modern appliances II sufficient supply OF pure water
could be stored to be distributed to the most distant
paddock through pipes l think that good. warm
shelter for the young things In incIement weather Is
OF great importance to breeders and that the FENCES
on stock farm should always be In perfect repair Inc
minor details the things that count in the success
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menacos the welfare OF the entire establishment. There
/, an instance fresh In the memory OF racing men OF
Il wooden fork which was left lying In passase-"ay
between two stables, and valuable racehosSc trou
on the prongs In such manner that the handle OF
the fork few up and penetrated the horses abdohieh'
calsing his death in few hours. CareieSshess on
toc farm causes more losses than want Of knowledge
"Clcanlness must be had at any cost, rs many
colts and fcs are ruined by being confined In filthy
raddocks Like every other business, there Is more
or less luck I'm breeding racchOrses. as n man may
breed n valuable number OF years ana net
producc amount to nothing, and he sends her to
sale and disposcs OF her at any prte Her purchaser
no, breed her TO Sire considered unfashlonabie
and thc result OF the union be rst-class racehoIse'
rs the blood OF The uhiashoHaoie sHe WAC ''' ''o'
nick for the mare.
VI, have twenty eight mares In England, all OF
them we'll bred and some Of them are rs we'll bred
as any IN tie studbook. With tho exception Oh
Katharine II and Mavourncen, all OF them were
bred last spring to the be-, sres that were 0D'ahaOie
I'm England and booked for the coming season.
Noy.urnecn rnccd and Inst year, rut Will be
bred next spring. Katharine II was trained, but did
not earn brackets. You can see by the arrangements
,ya Lave made that We VII have three crops OF
Youngsters next autumn. when We ship over 10 this
country tie yearngs ioaled last spring ana the SUCH
llu-. 4, all the mares are 10 be bred with an
average share Of luck, we should have another 'rop
"A Year
In England. Maid Of Dorset attracts as much atten-
linn ~ any of the Young matrons IN England. She
* the dam Of Glcnwood, BY the mighty Ormonde'
Glerwood did not race until late In the fall, and ne
easily vanqu>ed the fields OF twoyear-ods that were
opp,scd to him. Among the vanquished youngsters
were Mcddler and Isinsas.. both OF them rated as
being close to 1rst-class and from the reports OIL
tn, English turf writer's he Is cOnceueu 10 DC ho'e
Ia defeat the best two. ycarolds Of the year. Maid
hrpd ID II1WkstOnc
ling by HIM Last year she was bred 10 ST. Serf a
horse bred on the same lines Ormonde. nope
.,o b.ok her 20 Ormonde when he returns to Eng
lond and should she produce another colt what wouu
ne Doe worth. that Is, providing GlenwOod Ual"s oi'
If the Duke Of Portland owned such mare she
would be priceless, ~ lie "ouid hot sell io' any
amount.
Many NJ our best bred mares bred TO moderate
,r.s and the moderate mares to the best sires, so
&c anticipate good results from the experiment IN
regard to our Tacng stable we certalIny nave some
winners IN The lot. besides several losers ihe 81
-Brlladonna colt 1, doing spcndldy ana Is likely
10 prove good twoycar-old. our yeariinsS are II
coed average lot. \ few OF them appear To nave
.,o, IN. for the stakes. We building a new stable
NJ Ri ehton Beach for our horses. as william Lake
lsni Who is to train for us next year. HV's '"ere'
IT,, stable will consist Of at least thirty HORSES ~
that his place /, not likely to be einecurc' Inc
c,o. &. proximity OF the Boulevard Is another ue'raDe
feature of the SITE. II Is kept In spIend'd 'oh"iuoi
q, calop horses over the year around. NV p'Fso'a'
o,nl1n 81 Mr.. Lakeland a. trainer Is mat 'e u J"
ho front rank u his calling and is an INDUSTRIOUS
caalc man in every respect As his record on Inc 'u'
.no,y. The mastery manner in which he managed
ENc and the good judgment displayed In placing MN
Is a convincing proof OF his acumen rs trainer not
TO speak Of the many races he won WIN horSfs VI
moderate calibre.
"Our recent purchases at the Ehret sale are emu
MATS mIgi
in Lidccrwcod rs some OF his enthusiastic admirers
Gowc, IS enc 4, the hest looking colts sold this year.
and II looks count for anything should max, an 'n,
vilblr record nNt year IL reshiu 10 pv,,' y.p w
/ an, nct n heavy hcttor II / were. would not own
a racing table II f. only IL question 81 uhlc W.
rluns'r to lose on the TURF as his pf'I"u'eS ""'
81 The ockcys consider Tara and Garrison ,1 the the
trcatc,t eXponen,S OF jockey ship who ride IN tne
rast. bit for shrcwd management anu ,i' to,, the
WcCancrty Is revelation. lie droppci from ,. ,nd
civ hlocks with The remarkable odds OF 100 10 !
a.,ih,: hcr chances. Ills carcer nom the lrSC WY
e ,artcd at Monmouth Park until tllc Close Oh JUG
at Morris Park was series OF DraIa n, ,pri
Inll the appearance of MctahrIty' iara' ana y, ,hn
hcttcrs think he could land I'm or 10 TO snos o
vliacr whenever he put his money ao"n' ana "c WIS
-. hordly know what we shall do for jockey, but
expect to get through the season without great deni
Of trouble | would like to try an EngliNh JOCKEY.
,, II ,S ns dIncull 10 engage one it Is to buy one
If the champion >lrcS III thaf country 90 not ~
tpui hunt great deal TINS NciiT, nuN VIII Ni9''
in" ptlncipnl breeding establishments before my re
turn 49,, . , ,,o,i,o, ~, tho
Whom asked Il be Intended TO Duy ,i"ilo" Oh uic
,ho. la, Ne Kconc said that he wOult no: buy an
ord,,iary horse as this country required hrstclaSs
a. p. in every particular. A. an ordinary importer
,,,r. Inc sald capable of string good colt what
would really Hrst-cia,s horse producel !, :, u.,'
", Icnnc is "A practical horscman. ana Il remark
il,. s,rcc Snl I'm every class OF sport In which he
cneaIcs lie is an expert polo PLAYER and ranks rs
y, rn -. q gentleman Jockey rs Garrison or Taral do
~ ~ noS.lonals lie is OF the most fearless
,ldcis In the hunting ields
INCIDENT or 4 WEEK IT GREAT BiRRYNCrON.
Great rarrington Mass. Dee. 10 tSpccial -lmpo ant
,eo take pscc tomorrow iSrniayl IN the iiousatonc