The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-12

OF our best. occsslohally with excellent j1dT
ment, bat tsess yisits aEe not as frequent q,
side by the lack OF mutual enterprise and intsr
communication which Il the moro prevalent
lishmsn do not go further aasid as ow SrSSs ing I'm :
personally I can soe no permanent gain attach.
Ing to these theories. Tho moro chances the
themselves England Is not the United statoSnr
neither is II the European Continent. In
Prise scar as SF distinct sTE ~ from lS'I SSsodi rssinS viii fptG Sc
Is on ,hisSSr' Svsrsso; and though ah"'l wy
and meetings, owner. win DO then glad enough
TO avail themselyss Of q larger held Of competi.
sisSi @Gt aio q most m tf Sssifa BIZ d ie dhSalSnrE !. and oS!
represent tive as Il might be. either. CoHmspse.
tition Is cramped. Here, also. there is room Tor
Here It may be Hitting to make q few remarts
upon another aspect OF the subject. Sport, and
s esPisg " n sSTsS fis IS IL BE- Is aI nSs g PSS ~ tho
out serious loss to Its best i%nterests. II must to
mopolitan. As an Institution the turf in France
nrchy of the Bourbons. as TO tho Bonapartes or
to the republic; and 1t might well appear a
just now at the head Of affairs, that Il is so
limited In Europe as an fnternational enter prise.
sdMSsS P p OLE the great his 81, Somps.riot, would
That he always had horseracing in view is eyi!
dent Of his hearty. enr Encouragement oven at
special decree in August, 1905, when in ccaamnp
at Boulogno, and at the palace OF st. Cloud in
which have been generally admitted. It Wss DE- q.
creed that there should be six state haras. thirty
Of StfDg mee t | s'ff n I those s''G ae sps teseaGi,'hm most
famous for the goodness Of the horses bred
Il and aHtenaiva and aiuned nv tho Enn,r,. .rd
they certainly tell Of the master, mind and one
heart, had peace and time ever allowed him full
opportunity. This they never did. 1t was re.
such reflections as The foregoing remind us
rather s IDLY Of the close relations that existed
between the leaders OF the English and French
turf from the commencement. Formidable
though we were In assisting to lay the founda-
ton Of the French turf under the monarchy. 1t
must not DO forgotten that many Frenchmen
were racing on English shores, notably the Due
de S ChHrtres, the Due de Lauzuns, always the
descendant might well be excused a high in.
terest in the welfare of the TURF. the Comte
To-day the English are moro backward than the
Others In search of conquest. Resting too con.
tent1e Hnf on their success as breeders, they do
not improve their chances In either direction.
Meanwhile, the stranger and the enterprising
hospitality and the splendor of our stakes.
Australians. Spaniards and Frenchmen are
iio uS, II uTbL mentioned certainty Taxing
the palm this season. They come thousands OF
miles with profit, but the enterprisinR Briton
Just now h%esitates even to cross the Channel.
Improbable that we may see such owners as the
Duke OF Westminster or Lord R~oscbery disput-
Astors. or the owner Of an American champion;
Capt; MacNell or the Duke of Portland running
prizes Of the Vienna Jockey Club, or even tho
T Ei,S &c. SoloEs lighting q head and head victory
Daratlyely an eyery-day OCcurrencR. Theae =
but representative names occurring at random.
The interchSnge Of rivalry need not be SO linn
though the latter be, they can be largely aug.
achieve these there is little doubt.
call the stage coach days have become sadly i'm.
poverished by time. But to these it must con.
stantly DO matter for wonder how. seldom we
familiar on our race heaths. We go about our
sport n6oTWoaddays In a very businesslike way.
but we set, about the competition in matter.
of.fsSt style; for which i Is dialoult to
reaehes SSetesS t tSe s snTfsee. For % att Mhy
should hiYl we DO less enthusiastiel Are the
Changed cSas a'I thaa we Should tne PIGEON Seeome I prosaie abo sH
s sness pursuits of mnn, ! Or, Or; again az n, has the rapid in
ner injured our capacity Of appreciation II
some Of tho older chroniciers arc to be believed.
tho people used % vertically shout for Joy over a
-" nAobb pCOplo WcTt puTll-
s saeir z fav sease a"' 'Nor fSw visd a Wf,S s0 poatS' a hna
case OF England first and the world NOWHERE @aS
Here, however. an erroneous impression may
achieved BY ignoring the early progress made in
France. nor should 4 be forgotten that we have
been on the friendlieSss racing terms with this
sonable reminder. on account Of the extraordi-
nary GOODNESS in racing matters which has re-
Gently sprung up between the two countries.
According to American calculations OF the :" her
ring pond" or q silver streak" as the Atlantic
is a mere rivulet. And yet, somehow, the rivalry
is at present reduced to a minimum. During the
past few years we have not had moro than half
q dozen French horses of note on our courses,
and still fewer have been sent over from this
side. This is another extraordinary fact. The
limos. 1t has its risks, and when the weather is
boisterous just previous to the Grand Prix or
badly affect sport on either side is surely an ab.
surd iailacy, since tho wider the range. the
At the beginning of this century there were
subscribers Of the soe satel d'En as memDseS and aa
excellent institution. whose primary objects
were from the first suggested BY It's title. viz. a
most popular Presidents the societ6 has had.
period. when Il had Just 'r sm mi r from aa t ths
foundst9ry stage, its honorary members in.
f!Hass 81 81 BeI EGais t III BHs e H5a asse sad IT, /;
Duo de Nemoufs; The English members then
HH s1I oi h hora Bsss sy, Lord q william PTIssts
Lowther, Earl of Stair. Sir Robert Steele.
Col. Leicester, Mr.. Armstrong. Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Mr.; BoEes, MI. Samuel Briggs. Mr.; David
Craven, Mr.. Dalton. Mr.. Charles j. CockeriIl,,
Capt. Dlckenson., Mr.; Robert Doe. Messrs. John
and stephen Drake. Mr.. Farr. Mr.. ~Irenfeli, Mr..
James G%rifiths., Mr.; Hearne, MIR. G.. Hoicroft.
Mr.. Z: Howard, Mr.. Thomas Hurst, Capt. John.
siGn, s MeSsEs: ". an end n; Johnston. Capt; Jones.
Moore MI : wPitR,man, ME: John Pook, Messrs.
Wellesley Pole, Mr.. Pratt. Mr.. Charles Price,
MA Snd TTs sms. MSsssF.: Edward, Charles
Capt. Fletcher WEIGH. Mr.. Henry Woods.
The abovI Ia a remarkable array of supporters
TO a foreign body quite one century ago; and,
strangely enough, though there are reasons OF
development Tor this, IL is a more generous ono
than could be eSmpilsd at tho present time in
gentlemen were. l need hardly add, famous
sporlsmen. what memories. indeed, will they
not conJure up in the minds OF the octogenarian,
exeusing verify those comparisons Sometimes
made to our disad Yet they are only
those OF our famous breeders who crossed over