Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-12
GOVERNMENT
TO CONTROL
MExlcANs PLAN GREAT FUTURE
FOR THoRoUeHBREDs
First Big Derby, Scheduled for 1910,
Confined to Home Foals, If
Entry List Is Large
Enough
Special to The Herald.


MEXICO CITY, April 4.-According
to Harrington Jones of the Mexico
Daily Record 1t Is evident that the
Mexico Jockey club with the co-opera-
ton of the government, intends to have
full control of the racing in this city
and the Derby and stakes to be run off
In 1910. A short time ago a communi.
cation was received by the racing COM
mittee of the Jockey club from party
of wealthy men of New Orleans, in
which the latter expressed q willingness
to take over the racing in Mexico. 1t
appears that this syndicate or body
were willing to finance the turf game
here, apparently being under the belief
that the racing business was anguish
ing owing to the absence of financial
backing or the services of persons wish
Ing to promote the sport.
In reply to this letter the Jockey
club stated that racing in Mexico would
BE- conducted by the Jockey club and
the government.
At present there isn't much of
definite nature announced for the sum-
mer races. April II Is set for the Mill
| tary clubs annual meeting, but beyond
that nothing is on the card, unless
| the owners arrange a special race day
| for the Sunday following. The French
| in July. The rainy season starts In
with full force about this time, MAX
| ing Ehcing on the old Peralvillo course
| out of question until autumn.
In the meantime the racing commit
| tee of the Jockey club is busiy engaged
| In making its plans for the season of
| 1909 and 1910. Arrangements are being
made to place wall about the Peral-
villo course, which will again be used
pending the completion of the fine new
course In the Condesa, which will be
ready for the running of the first Mexi-
can derby in 1910.
The directors of the Jockey club who
have been struggling with the condi-
lions under which the first Mexican
derby should be run, have finally an
nounced that the race shall be open
| only to colts and fillies foaled In the
republic of Mexico in 1907. Notice has
| been given to breeders of thorough
bred throughout the republic that they
must register their foalS on or about
| April 30, 1908.
If, however, fifty colts or FLIES are
not entered in the stud book by that
| date 1t has been decided to permit the
| eligibility Of foreign-bred foals Of 1907.
| These eligibles must be registered in
| the stud book on or before December
| 1, 1908, and must be nominated for the
Mexican national derby by December
| IL, 1908.
| Instead of devoting the entire $4,000
appropriated by the Mexican govern
ment for the purpose of improving the
breed of horses to the derby, the Jockey
club has decided to allot $4,000 to the
derby, the other $4,000 to form the
| nucleus of a purse for q big all-age
| handicap.
| The registration of foals in Mexico
| is not enforced with the strictness
which prevails in countries which are
| older in the game of breeding of thor
| oughbreds, and it is for the purpose of
| ascertaining with accuracy the number
| of colts and FLIES foaled in 1907 that
the Jockey club has issued the call for
/ the breeders to register their foalS of
| last year.
Among racing men here the statement
| is freely made that seventy-tWo
| thoroughbred foals were dropped in
1907. If this be true there should be no
difficulty in placing fifty of them on
record in the stud book. but as to their
| quality in blood and form no accurate
information is to be had.
Home-Bred Entries Wanted
1t is the hope of the racing en-
thusiasts in this country that enough
| registrations will be made by April 80
| to insure the entries to the derby being
confined to thoroughbreds foaled In this
| country. The strong argument In favor
of keeping the race to horses bred In
Mexico is that the government appro-
| priation was given for the purpose of
encouraging and lettering the breed of
| horses here. 1t is urged that the
quickest way to develop breeding of
| thoroughbreds in the country Is to start
| In with rich race which Is devoted
strictly to horses bred in this country.
Several foals of 1908 eligible for the
national derby Of 1911 have been regis
tered with the Jockey club thus far.
| on February IA filly was dropped by
Oreaud, which was purchased when in
| foal to Ethelbert. Oseaud is by imp.
| Order from Ruby Royal, while Ethel
| bert was one of the best distance horses
| that ever raced in the United States.
| On March IL a FLY was dropped by
| Afflatus by imp. Inverness, the sire
| being Buck Massie. The same horse
man owning these two mares also
brought from the sales in the United
| States several other mares In foal.
| Among them is Miss Riley, which was
bred to The Arrow. Others are Alba,
by George Kinney-Lillian, which was
! bred to Wadsworth; Archeress, by Po-
| tomac-imp. Viola, which is in foal to
| Maxim. and imp. Advance, by Velas-
ouez-Lady Agnes, which is also In foal
to Maxim.
From the hacienda of Joaquin and
| Alex. Amor, two of the most prominent
racing enthusiasts in the country,
comes the report that their mare,
L Etrenne, has dropped foal by Madi-
| son, which was purchased in the United
| States by the Messrs. Amor for breed
| ing purposes. L'Etrenne Is by imp.
Mignard out of Lonely.