The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
YANKEE TROTTERS ABROAD
AN kUsTRIAN HORSEMhNs VIEWS
ON HLRNEss RI CEJ THERE.

can Way of Racing-Paoors at IA Discount.
Ono Of the features Of tho recen, auction sale
cf trotters at Madison Square Garden was tho
presence u number Of European horsclnen who
bad crossed the Atlantic 70 bid on tho Yankee
flyers Fifteen OF twenty turfmen and breeders
from the Old World were there while several others
wero represented in tho sale rns by American
agents. Their bids Influenced tho selling prics
OF moro than hundred animals that passed under
the aucuoneer's hammer Every day saw tho
foreigners outbid the Americans for some OF tho
best offerings. and when the salo was over II was
seen that the European contingent had gathered
IN a big string Of high-class uottcrs for shipment
abroad. In addition W their purchases at auction
many moro wore made at private sale such horses
a. Axmero 2:i3',: Il. H. NJ, 2:l6i. Red Nuttng,
2:18 Exparto Rex. 2l5i,. and othor fast ones
having been secured in this way since the cam
paign ended.
To a reporter Of THE Sur al the Garden ono
evening during the sals, Lieut. lSdoro Schlo-
singer, 81 Vienna, who was the most extensive
buyer from abroad, tnllod about trottng horses
and uotung races in Europe and America. The
young Austrian said: Forty fifty years ago
there wero some match races between trotters
on our speedway in Prator Park. In Vienna But
thoy were hardly worthy 10 DO called races. The
horses couldnt go faster than about 900 70 tho
English mile. Good racing began only ten or
twelve years ngo That was when wo frst saw
American horses Of high class on our tracks
They were far better than the lest Of our native
stock. We have been getting moro and moro
American horses every year since then. and you
now SEQ al Baden or Vienna al good horses
there are In the world.
Look at tho list Of fast American trottors now
on the other side. I can't remember oil Of the
good onos that have been taken over, but there
are Caid. 2o7: Trcvilllnn. 2os,.; Countess Eva
aO9'.; Baron Rogcrs, 2:o9'.; Que Allen. 2:o9'.j
Athanio. 21o: Bonnntolln, 2:10 Senator A.,
a:lo: Cut Glass, 2:10i,; Mcvcra 2;1Oi.; Almito.
e;1Oi.; Brnyado. 2:l0t,; Abnet p:io'.; Robbie
p, 2:10'.; Alvin, all: Muta Wilkes, 2l1; Celaya
e11i.; Colonel Kuser. 2:iii.: Matte H., 2:11'. i;
QuArtermarch 2:1l'.; Katie Phallamont 2:12i.;
Favora, 2n2',; George A, 2;l2',; Legeno, 2:l2',;
Russelmont 2:12'.; bismarck. 2:i3'.; Lnko
Erie, 2:i8i.; Maggie Sherman. 2:1ai.; AEmon.
R'l3i,: AemeIe. 2:13i. Minnie Brentwood, a:13'.;
and great many others with fast records.
There arc not many horses left In this ooun-
Try that could win freefor-all race at Vienna
or ST. Petersburg. Only stations and mares
would he eligible 10 start OF course, We can
not count The Abbot zoos. Than again, the
distance is about two miles That would make
adherence TO some Of the fastest horses that arc
Winners hero al one mile heats. But take Quo
Allen and Colonel Kuser and Caid and Baron
Rogers, and how many horses arc here that could
beat them' Not more than half a dozen, DO
lieve. Tommy Bnt,on could do II. probably.
So could Crescous. and Bingen and Peter the
Great, and perhaps Jupc and Lord Vincent But
the best Of them would End Kuscr and Que Allen
hard 70 beat I fancy. I would give SIC, 600 TO-
night for horse that / believed had fair chance
10 do it.
rOuth n n.
other side asked reporter.
Colonel Kuser has won about s40,O 900 In three
years, or q Little longer Ho cost $500 on this
side, believe. A horso such az he Is can earn
$40. 900 year In Europe. rightly managed. Some
Of inlanters native bred trotters, win about
as much Princess Trcfta. Oily by the Ameh.
gan horse Prince Warwick out Of native marc,
won $50 900 in two and a half years principally
In colt stalss-
How large GRO tho purses and stakes with
you In Austria
stakes ore worth as much as 80 600 but these are
open only 70 colts born in Austria In Russia
excluded from nearly all such stak6s These
amounts ! speak Of arc for dash races. not heat
Faces. We have very few heat races anywhere
4 cenno, say that 1 like the American style
p racing, az least not tho thrcc-tn;iiyo style.
"
bayo daahcs at all distances up 10 four English
t,es The usual distance is about two miles.
and hold their form better than they do here where
they start only once week"
What is the extent Of harness racing IN Aus
There ore two large tracks IN Austria, one at
Vienna and one at Baden and then there arc
OF the small Tracks for Unborn horses, or native
ei.sSs onIyd nSae Of 'SG RPSIIn rSSnF Is At
year at Baden and three IN Vienna Each meet.
Ing continues Ifty or sixty days, so you sse
Regular American mile track. At Vienna you
no moro. Thr price Of admission is graduated
according 10 tho accommodations Some persons
pay 10 cents others 20 cents, so cents and 50. II
seems strange to me that americans have not
adopted this plan 1t makes the sport popular
With all classes and gives even the very poor a
charging 81 10 sverybody Is mstaEe, II f limits Is
@s Ratronsge TO a small class
ooh we are ahead OF you there, too Every
thing u mutual pools, conducted by the club or
facing association. Rookmakins and auction
10 heavy, perhaps. as il is here, but tho mutual
pools amount to from 900 to $1,000 on each
race at the Baden and Vienna tracks"
WHAT'S the attitude Of the Government in your
country as TO horse racing and bcttngr the re-
There is a tax on betting, but we have no laws
70 prohibit II. and the Government encourages
the sport by spending large amount OF money
every year in the purchase Oi rotting stations
There aTo many American horses, like juror
2;2i'.. and Hornell Wilkes the sire Of Red %
WaIanokc, 2l4'4 owned by the Government q nd
kept in the stud practically free to all breeders
I've have American suRcs American harness
boots and rlcging right through. The best in
the world is made here, and that is why com,
fore to buy. For tie same reason We come here
Y buy our trotters instead Of going to Russia OIL
France. They have native trOtteTs In
both countries but they cannot bc compared
With tho uotting horses Of America Abou
chs bost performance ever made by n French
horse was mile In 22l Tho Russians HAY,
trotted in about 2,l5 but that is long way iron
2:O3'4. Some day we hope to breed trotters IN
Austria that can hold their own with the lest IN
america OF course, they will trace to American
stock on all sides We have SOrro great stations
az have said before and We are getting a gool
many Of the best American mares as well Stran
Cor, tho sire OF Colonel kuSer is in the stud nen
Vienna, and so Is Irevillian. 207'a. TTeyilllAn'
stud fec 10 $780, quite as much as it would DO In
this couutrS, and, | think, more.
About drivers2 Well, the best driver nnt
Lainer in Europe, according 10 my opinion, /.
Horace Brown, an American Of conaider9b,
prominence here ten or fifteen years ago ii,
earns $4,000 or So, 900 a year in Eurore Their
ere great many American trainers in France
Austria, Germany, and Russia They stant
at the head, as class vet we have some very goo,
trainers who are native born Albert Mcser
q German. trained One Allen, and drove him n