New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-01

nominations for this years Futurity were made
by J. b. Haggin, including that of the winner Yet
Mr.. Haggin did not himself start a single candi-
date.
This forcing or the two-year-olds is Of itself
lamentabe thing for the future of the American
thoroughbred. II is frequently and Justly com
planned that we have less than bakers dozen of
horses five years old more fit 10 compare with
the same class of racers to be found abundantIy in
England. Even the breeders themselves viii admit
that while the superior of the American thorough
bred for speed is not TO be found he is wofully
deficient in stamina How. il may be asked car
he be anything else when his owner is tempted by
huge stakes to race him ia death while stl in
immaturty? Yes, that is the whole trouble. The
babies asked to carry staggering weight at top
speed before they out of their swaddling
clothes. What wonder that so many of them break
down before the end of their third year and de-
generate into spawned ringboned, bowed tendoncd
wind broken hacks?
The early racing OF year olds is not eacot,r-
aged in England by the offer of such extravagant
stakes. In France it is distinctly DISCOURAGED The
French do not race their two-year-oIds at all until
August. when they are well on toward their three
year-Old Development 1t is easy to excuse the pro
fessional breeder for his anxiety race the ba hs
for with him il is a question of securing from bis
capital quick return. But something bett4r
shouIg DE asks9 rem men Of great wealth like
ney and others of their class; who race horses for
Gle believes that if these men woui set he a u,
ample Of not racing the two ear-olds they hreed a.
ifpI
Castleton, until. at soonest, the middle of tb VI
summer. their example would be increa sinsir me
lowed by the professionals. 1t surely w3i;Id y;
case the value of the two-year-old sta kae Ill. III
for before August were greatly diminished "a "a
the money offered for contests between oiIa
horses Nor would this policy interfere win t,
Futurity. though it would affect the Eatia,rtitrI
Stallion the Juvenile, the ECLIPSE. the Expect
the Great Trial and the Double Event '"il'
Stephen Sanford and his sons. of Amster6sr, MI,
own Hurricane. the most successful breedinp f VIZ
They never race any of their two-year-olds or pr
OF their Older horses until August and thf4
condition in which their ALWAYS an-ae ul't
saratoga Is mighty potent argument III. -, az
etiy must lie with the Jockey Club and RI. Iii
VINO control the various racing associa men
they really wish 10 mprov' the breed of -
and there Is no reasonable doubt that 80 seS
one golden opportunity ready their hands ~ -
efforts would meet opposition from the ,, t9elr
The professionals must for what they nan 10. l.
them Let them give the babies chance sp pIeI
what II Will do for the Improvement of Inc L see
of horses. "a 'le breed
The ahsurdity of some of the estimates ., A.,
winnings of John A Drake by the victory ~ me
able on Saturday is striking Some writers "a y.
as nigh as S5oOp and others guessed $500 0sn 81
estimates were scattered all along the ~. oII1i
With such diversity of opinion it must III ter ,
about II. 1t is that his winnings u,ar al al
large, but If such well known man bet anN,,rii
to win half 4 million dollars the colt vonls pae,n
been wiped off the books altogether AS il ~. no 10
closed At TO |. The estimate of w. ~
The Tribune is thought by conservative i,dees -
he approximately correct While Savable. rssc,o,S
was the reverse of popular. Mr.. Drake is entitled