Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-05-28
THE RACEHoRsE IN FRANCE.

RACEHORsE FRANCE
The acchorse completely exotic in France as Italian
opera England although famous the annals Of the English turf
the triple victor Gadateur TAir the Oaks winner in
1904 Claimant the the Two Thousand 1877 In
addition another French Vcrneu performed the unparalleled
feat OF winning the three principal long distance races at Ascot
in 1873
at will astonh those not familiar with the social history
other side the channel that there 1874 forght
regular training establishments the greater number of
which also breeding studs and this in spite the reductions
caused by the fall of the empire and the disasters of
The climate soil of France have proved particularly favor
able the early maturity the thoroughbred The government
policy gives very large prizes the principle Of
queens plates that is horses less than three years DID,
ming less than miles and the pick the French stables
have the advantage being permitted for the best Eng
fish as we'll as the best French stakes
Il" is however, curious circumstance, that although acehorses
have been bred and trained in France nearly half century o
entirely English bloody all the trainers all their assistants
and with exceptions all the Jockeys English A
work by lie Baron dEees IL PR Sang France gives the
most ample details OF the condition OF the French turf
Nothing approaching this book completeness exists the subject
the horses England nothing has been the equine his
tory of Ireland the horebrecdng country of Europe par excellence
The baron gives the each racehoses of his
trainer his jockey and OF his head lad with portraits OF ALL
which say the least Aattcrng He also mnucy describes
hundred stations three yeaods and ODDS
in training in 1873
THE French government under the empire, when racing
became fashion, not passion the wealthy and noble
gave breeding thoroughbred horses in the state studs with the
AT the moment the baron H chal IL sang
(he thoroughbred than neglected
official breeding establishments obliged to be disguised by cutting
tail be admitted into the ranks the cavalry get mixed
with the ordinary trade in riding horses only the
the han hierarchy open the and the hack
ney cab The subventons the have been diminished prizes
longer for cepechase premiums for thoroughbred
brood and little pecunary afforded
thoroughbred stations But if the transformation
which have already alluded having England
gamblers the green cloth the place
France The wealthy and titled caring politics. follow
ing the fashion Of the country with which they the best
taking field sports instead of the We
find example of this while turning the pages Pm
Sang in which that of of the splendid
Newmarket in October 1873 when M lie Come de uigne
targ, rank outsider ridden by French jockey CARAT the Ford
ham France the Cambdgeshre beating vortes
King Lud and Walnut.
lie Comic de Juigne began with passion for driving For
several he had reputation carriages horses
finest class for quality and action Tired last the the
round steppers ournhand he sold everything bought
few good mares and began to breed AS matter of lin
Franco he commenced by trying produce that eternal habred
trooper without thoroughbred SIRE although they closely
allied and effect.
8" After time, associated with Prince Aremberg he COM
menced the turf In 1872 his stud consisted
hree-year-olds.
That racing quite foreign the tastes of the French
is shown in the following of several passages the
I'VE public opinion for encouragement in anything
affecting breeding France they England where