The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-25

time. the very considerable success
scored in England these latter years by
American bred race horses doubtless led
many owners Of stables 10 form a men
tai resolve to purchase at least a likely
race nag or two" from those In embryo
among Mr.. Higgins lot.
Continuing. Mr.. Rowe says: with
all this in view. what wonder that Mr..
Haggin should have scored such n thor
oughly nice average? As a matter or
fact. with a natural desire on the part
OF n number OF stables and studs TO ac-
quire a few American bred fllies. there
were just AZ FLIES available at auction
TO supply this demand. Presenting that
there had been several other lots OF
American bred hllies to be offered 81
simultaneously with Mr.. Haggin's. or
reasonably o q thereafter. n
very much II, however comfortable Mr..
Haggin's average might then have been.
.; would have gone as high as 1868.
This view of the case must. IL seems
to me. apply TO any considerable ship
ment of American bred y%earlings TO
England in 1899. Doubtless very fair
prices would be realized. but the knowl-
edge that they YOU have a large num-
Der OF our youngsters to select from
would certainly be employed by the
English buyers to exercise far more pa
t1tnce IN tnelT Dlu1lnk tndn NuS tUt
case at Mr.. Higgins sale. with Its COM
paratively small offering. Another fea-
ture: II any OF our breeders ship the
pick OF their yearlings to England. what
chance do they leave themselves to
realize on those youngsters which they
retain? And how is the standing o,
their forms to be maintained upon the
race courses OF this country. II only the
rejected youngsters are to be trained
har.p IL ..AttlI aartafnlN ractIlt In some
other breeder or breeders, all Of whose
stock emains at home. going To the
front with important winners and sc
curing a prominence within might 9TH
erwis never have come their way.
MI. HaggIn. ] repeat. sold In Eng
land this fall under unusual and pc
cullarly favorable conditions. I had
been laughed at for predicting during
the course Of a conversation an average
OF $500 for his lot q nllies. Better say
$780, was the amendment of a we'll
known breeder. who had only a few
weeks before enjoyed 90 the American
demand for hllies. And several other
breeders and owners In the group agreed
with him. But the eventual result dem
onstrated how the especially favorable
conditions ~redounded to Mr.. Haggin's
advantage.
Personally, I am not surprised to
learn that there is a tendency on the
part of a number OF breeders to ques-
tion whether. after all. they will tackle
the question OF the English market.
With the first enthusiasm kindled by
Mr.. Higgins sale now dying out. the
necessity arises of facing the PROBABLE
ity OF competition with an increased
number OF American offerings, accom-
panied. as :. certainly would be. with
a cold and calculating policy upon the
part Of English bidders. | would not
be understood as predicting n dire fall
ure. or anything like Il. for the Ameri-
can shipments. But l most certainly
doub, II n general and comparatively
indiscriminate shipment OF our yearl-
ings to England would result in every
youngster developing into a gold mine
for his breeder.
The English market Is ~undeniably
stronger at the present time han Is u
own. and IL Is beyond question thai a
reasonable number OF picked yearlings
would realize very nice prices there.
But are not similar lots Of picked yearl-
ings doing well here? only last June
no less than SO head Of selected young
sters averaged $3.50 in one evenings sale
"a remarkable result. considering the
number sold. Even in this lot. a num-
her OF the comparatively less desirable
lots kept the average down. and, had
only the Individual stars been offered.
lnH dNtfdtt Npulu HdNt bttu tuIIt-
spondingly loftier. Now. send these in
dividual stars TO England. and allow
even that they bring a 20 per cent. adj
vance on their American figures. wha.
VIII be realized from the culls and semi
culls over here. when the buyers to
whom they are offered know that they
were not Ito all appearances. at least.)
deemed worthy OF the English market?
II do not pose az an expert in this
sale business. and II Is quite possible
that | I'm taking too much pom my
self 10 write as ! do. But u does seem
to me that for any number Of u breed
ers to s7nd their y%earlings or :he pick
OF their yearlings to the English mar
ket. will be. at least TO some extent.
ignoring the substance for the shadow.
! have only the very best wishes for
those who shall make the venture. and
I shall be delighted II my doubts are
found to be groundless. But we do
know that there is a good market for
the best yearlincs here at home. and I
repeat my opinion that Mr.. Haggin's
English sale was under peculiarly adj
vantageous conditions"