The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05

ShscSsCtsls Among TIE hseds q the Jockey
tSssss f SsStsSe oUs.. ssS RSln STss q , %slss, !, e u ss,S
Smcisi attention. Independent enterprise has,
n0 wr : zone as much as anything olso to en-.
onrongh the Increase OF good two-year.old and
otner stakes. although this IL often at the ex.
~ pff1iss III ~ me immediate future and the quality
This bripes us to q point Of much interest
hhs q. our thoroughbred exports. A large mum.
All over tho earth through various channola.
me Iact remains that competition in this di-
- not SO Keen as It ought to be. The few who
tSDme over frequently. show much discrimina-
diced BY, climatic eonsidcrationa, which safSct
norses otherwise than according TO their com:
the noTioc @tSdiit si.n sSs w TSsro s sea smart ws SAY mS .,
At the recent sales, where from 1000 to near.
dorr. who stifi personally picks up very promis:
Prince Esterhazy, the wealthy Hapsbprg
Prince, who occasionally sends over one on hts
WIN AS %ost pr to the H ~ america. state ssen ss1 Ia:
behalf q Mr. i.S Marcus msf DsiS,. fSssaasl SSISS'difiss; t Ss
with the Australian. bred Norman, the Ensiish
product remains undeniably In tho van Of the
rule, though Mr.. Lorilisrd and MI. keene have
made, an impression in their plucky ATTEMPT to
comfrcy. N Il remains hnsr q pt.sz H,% %hy t the soreISa
rivalry in the sale rings is not greater. eonsid-
sring the open market, supplied by Mossrs.
have purchased at high figures in 1897, but
considering the. desirability OF higher. excel
competition hero Is nothing like what It ought
to be. They must still come TO England for the
turn ought to go out further and more often for
bone. Neither OF these .consummations is as yet
REALIZED nslt as 4, they |hr will = be . in a more n.n,sG syssemH' aio
much of our opportunities on both sides.
Add to this tho great question Of rivalry and
Where is 1t most formidable, from within or
Strong Ti sno%aaot ou on big 1i stSdf iin nes s STsfa WITH are q
Their T,. p%oSissI SP,i is tbIs es SadIibv Such %oph , SFssd sOn,r as
the Duke OF Westminster, owner of the Eaton
Stud, Chcshire; the Earl Of Rosebery,, who in.
schilds; the Earl Of Derby. who is r~eviying tho
famous fortunes of his ancestors; Capt. Mac
more successful at times, press upon one an.
other 80 closely In enterprise, in their expendi.
tpre. the industry they create, the Judgment
They give large prices and occasionally they
tunes in f%orfoitis and stake money. These rep.
resent in themselves q vast capital and I'M
S %shsf sappQ %ddit 5ns Or s snp%ssiVi has she % arc com mn,
from other breeders, Of less wealth and enter
prise individually. but collectively a strong
array of cosmopolitan merit representing i'm
mense capital and interest. These also nave to
BIO catered for by ENCOURAGEMENT which at pres
looking at the matter without prejudice. 1t Is
difficult to say which has he worse or the better
OF IL as a T Glass S. Without pSt, se,eS5lhs 81 in e,Fsirs y e at
Each class Of breeders. 1 fear, has prospective
grievances. The pressure of rivalry from with.
In these islands will be so great presently as to
need q keener eye ahead. especially as they are
2or combined stamina and speed ON systematic
lines-despite the injurious flying race system
which is oysrdono o,h here ct This ssd Is the %n result n, Ef
Now, how viii these matters stand q dozen
that sv ame - be y At isa astHdi doubled. FGSDS' the supply
Of encouragement In rich stakes to be run for
%@h5lD1s TO fe espsst. xxnsd If they d did IoU Would %iGpi Il
provide the remedy needed Aardlyl WI
the outlets abroad b. taken Axe I'D ady yst hssn OF 6y
ously entertained nor even advocated. 1t ap-
proaches that international and cosmopolitan
considered, and which ought to promote good
feeling on a large scale;
have great Possibilities before them, and a great
mission Of doing good. The English thorough
nues Of bis influence, Remedial measures to
this end are contemplated, but are too complex
custom, privilege and interest that now hang
! on to it are undoubtedly barriers in the way OF
partially rais the eventual outcome must bs serious,
indeed. And it ought not to be forgotten that
to ignore this affects directly the condition and
prosperity OF the people OF any, country, what
ever haph"Zard opinions may obtain.
Looking back by decades from the present
engagements in the subscription stakes do not
individually display the large increase we
during the past few years. but then the mum.
Der of such races is vastly augmented. And the
calendar is a study indeed. The hundreds OF
forrnar arA nnyv ranrpSpntfd nv th0n-
sands, and the forfeits alone show an immense
capital annually sunk. 1t is needless to give
and nominations Messrs. Weatherbys' sheet
will show as many yearlings and two-year-olds
sngssfs formerly nST III in t the whole sV OF t6emNa re-
6 Ugh sire siocated in Great britain for the
s siiss0n added hES are the faoSfioWins' nearly ali Of
whom raced this year; EIorisel III by st:
Sb@aHR ea the s RTSaPf FARM 1i N SeS market worcester.
by Sarahand, at the same establishment; biair.
e Mose,, S at Brur TO LII Iime Rsf1y T Tanasr Sa' By
saraband, at Broome, Manor, Swindon; Green
Lawn, by Kendall; The Owl, by Wisdom and
ronel. at Sheffield Lane; Best Mar, by Melton.
at Bowbury Stud; Bedford and Perig9Td, By
AIRY, ireland; Whittier, by Laureate, at Meaks'
ton Hal. Yorkshire, where is SlsS Dare ar Devil
II Tyict aGoe at h ies SeE,i Fa n1S.0r and %n many ny o others.
not TO mention the Australian sires. Trenton.
by Musket, and Carbine's brother Carriage, ar
Gotham
A few statistics from an stand.
point may refresh the memory OF the Ameri-
can breeder. Taking a rough glance at the
status of the breeding enterprise of the de.
cade and previous-from the. point OF view OF
the cholcely bred and highly eneaged-it is
noteworthy that in the year 1887 there were
s75 yearlings engaged in the subscription
races, these representing the cream OF tho pro,
geny OF the best sires, among whom there were
then standing in England 100 celebrities. in.
Guiding Albert Victor, by Marsyas; Chasihert,
al the Croft stud in YSSrkshire, three Derby
stud, Stamford; Beauclare, at Blink Benny
Farm; Chippendalc,, CGruleus. Discord, Fer.
nnndez-these mostly in the north; George
Frederick in surrey; Foxh@ll, the imported;
Hampton, old Herald, the giant Hermit, and
Ga!opin. at Beverley; the Immortal isonomy,
tifui ST. Simon. at Welbick; Springfield at
OF these are stil alive. But the number Of
higli.class sires T. more than doubled IN the
the big subscription stakes numbered 1903.
Going ten years further back us76,, the year.
linuG nf nrnIniSe engaged in valuable stakes