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

snPefior.sy iIttle doubt. but I believe in their
D DseanlIE S,'y prophecies Of Interested or timor-
9Ss ad ayasid, both in. conquest on the
courses eoST and in speculative breeding, and
env onc suppose that we have In any country
The same chances as would accompany a moro
generous system OF competition ~ extending
chSnres AT the sales and on the course. but tho
ontiets i'm every direction. while. those coming
nttcpdNnce Mt our meetings, the number Of our
WHICH witch more than anything else will promote
'h fb pI9s |" too much Of the same feeling, by tho
way, on both Sides the Channel. Doubtless
rinn breeders who realize even less their better
prospects in higher enterprise; and we may
remember that our i SslI no h aSny con,d nave no.s SeSn
afford to be, They have stood by the de-
scondants and progeny Of their own slres as
a visit 10 tho paddocks and sale rings OF the
sSo oun riS,% wnST as 'S Sein saf beyond nSSfiS Spsste nn E Hss
iish production and INDIGENOUS to the soil"
a word or two a. resSrds the fidelity 70 their
still leading the way in turf enterprise. Tho
diresomc uphcavine Of the revolution did not
f%iections, nevertheless, to notice how many Of
after the calnmitous civil war and to eubse:
HbeIile. 2ndre. the Comte do Beaumont, Ed.
mond Blanc lat that time Councillor of State
the French oalondarj. tho Comic de cambiss, the
Comte de CAstellane. Dc Clermont, ChateRuvil-
lars. Delamarre Whose descendant is now ono
of the foremost owners and breeders). Duchesne,
Fonld, If,ontainc. tho comto d'Harcoprt,, Hous-
ohieiaD, Lafitto Then Treasurer Of. the
soelet9, John Lambert. August Lupin,
GhmmediHte ancestor ICES nuc OF the dozen Of
G"simir Pcrlier. ANTOINE dc RotSsehiid, Mar.
quis de sainte'Croix, Salmon. Salvador, De
saIiSy, rh SsRIef ihs pr hSsed &c W sql; Rs Rsre M
prominently identified with the revival under
Louis Philippe. but the names OF the earliest
owners. For instance. the ost notable Of the
Due dc Chartros, the Comte d'Artois. the Mar.
quis de Constants, who won the first recorded
matches on the Pl,ine des sablons in l776 with
james, the Prince de Nassau, and others.
Even at this period the English interest on
said, in fact. that 1t owes its hrst steps to their
friendly rivalry with the enterprising French
nno6lSmsn mentioned above. The Duke Of
q large share in the early matchmn king. In
deed the latter nobleman holds the palm as be.
Channel, though the Earl Of Derby. who also
figured formidably on the French heaths, ran
him closely in this respect.
seldom noticed, that. this friendly enterprise
continued ferr,b is DIP up to and immfdia!ely after the
s s4s!"t at !" Fo ans EbGssi PARK Pa 17s IS v wSse Ms
ind French-bred, three.year.olds. Grandsons
EN- and Herod, running against Lord Derby's
King William. by, Florizel, the Duke OF Queens
berrE's Qnicksand, by Herod, and others. That
ing from their own mares and stations is also
evident, however. The Marquis de Constants
they particularize the mares as being French in
several cases. But We find the competitors were
chiefly the issue Of DAUGHTERS Of Herod, Match
cases ensssi Ses s1a By English sniRl hh" sRiTes. $''' and IN most
Or the racing that Immediately followed the
revolution 1t is difficult to say much APPROX
great love Of the horse inspiring all ranks Of
ulars as to breeding and ownership, but they
were RACING constantly from 1906 near the
the old French and English aristocracy
S Ssnis by Tor des m n ai K,eaFsii sa se'y ooS S5seD Which Ii
Norwich. Timekeeper, Scorpion, Othello, were
without much Of the 1Sciidt atsschins t either ot to
Wa Was sm nof pnill pT ferd HsS or ss ssSmonr "A And it
monarchy came that racing assumed its ordIna.
~ EIise; when we again find !he English sire.
~ vi ihiidCuS ~ I1OnTy seymour nlnS6lI
EIaminEo. Aladdin. Alonzo. So, In 1855.
dnsne and pa afte eGl,Swsd By Sy ls slow a dssr sosnS ss
that remarkable development OF enter
prise prise a. and industry Som6ined which has
this time was instituted IN Belgium
racing under similar, auspices, which babe fair
to DO also 50. a great deal Of good. though for some
a strong argument. by the Bye. against those
who connect gambling with horse racing as a
nnnannnnnf aHtt fnr fhnra - f-a, -.-.l
where the Inhabitants can so comfortably enjoy
themselves In a quiet way At rouge ct noir and
Kingdom. it's worthy ofmention that at a Special msiiS
meeting Of the Belgian Senate in the year 1895
a most enlightened discourse was delivered by
the Comte Duval de Beaubien on the improve
ment OF the breed of horses. and in 1t he gives
great and special credit to England for its con.
The sire Peter. recently licensed. WHO did
much good. they say. for the Belgian breeders,
has to be replaced; am not aware of their in:
t%entions' though the agents are about. But I
doubt they could do better than import there a
few sons and daughters of our untimely lost
presently. They inherit, In many cases. exactly
those qualities SO desirable to improve some OF
the native types here and elsewhere.
The above sketch Of the situation, l hope can
didly done. with 4 few random statistics and
sion that the present relations Of English isl 'S Sorse.
breeders. but more especially of owners of race
horses, with the continental turf are neither az
lively ms might re rsonably be expected of the
more generous sportsmcn on earth. nor IN keep
ing with the tradition and history Of their
ancestors. Many Of US are looking forward,
however, to a grand revival In this respect
as there Is already in breeding-which th.y
would not BIO likely to regret, as I am confident
the English racer can hold his own at ali dis.
tances with the best Of any country. The Irish
horse is, OF course, incl uded In this calculation.
Those will be great days when our royal pur-
pie. black and yellow, blue and white, or what
not become familiar rivals a~broad-and days I
believe of increased opportunities
for all CO cerned.
Referring to tho sale rings OF Europe, which
bear q close affinity to this argument, tits time
also. to draw attention to the absence Of the
foreign.bred element. We are sending out
stock, moro than others send to us, 1t is true-I
mean young stock-iniependent of our exported
sires, and brood mares. Notably, Sir Blundell
Maple has been specializing In this way, and his
contributions to the Deanville sales promise to
be q feature. But over here we do not see many
In the ring. At the December sales this year
Just being held ~ Messrs. Tattersall In the
Park Paddocks, Newmarket. there ia a strong
contingent belonging to the young F%renchman,
NJ. K. Lebaudy, and besides such noted per.
formers as Count SchomberR. Wishird the
Americanl Gribon. Quilon. Pet OF the Fancy,
and kopely-he sends up several yearlingB and
t,wo..year-olds by Xaintrailles. a French sire OF
distinction. But 1t is OF little consequence as
compared with a moro liberal interchange Of
blood stock at the sales. This would send
agents about everywhere, and create new chan
nelA for marif Al n raanIf thae. y,o,Id n.