The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-20
Horse Venders in England Try
to Bar Thoronghbreds
From This Side.
NO METROPOLITAN MEET
in THE EAST THIS YEAR
Pimlico Offers Liberal Stakes,
but Great Classics Fall I'm
der Blue Law Ban.
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NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-The English
horse trust has not given up the idea of
freezing out American horses. The men
in 1t claim to be actuated by high ideals
as 10 turf matters
| The splendid prices realized at the re-
| cent sales In Newmarket for American
| brood mares and young stock have again
raised the ire Of English ''sportsmen"
who sometime ago made determined cf-
| fort TO exclude American thoroughbreds
| from the English tracks and sale rings.
either by raising the false cry OF ir-
regular breeding or the protective policy
Of placing a prohibitory tax on horses
| imported for either racing or breeding
| purposes.
The prime mover in the demanded pro-
named Allison. who controls large
| breeding establishment himself and runs
an international horse agency.
by Messrs Haggn Clarence Mackay. II.
T. Oxnard and other American breeders.
and the continued invasion OF paying
and his friends. as he still harps on the
subject. Dealing with the sales. AIN
son says: I'VE have again to reckon
with very considerable invasion. though
the danger of the market being flooded
| absolutely has been averted by the very
greatly reduced output OF American
breeders"
Americans Monopolize Turf.
Reference was then made to the fact
that we NAV resume racing here and
that in that case English breeders need
have no. fears. as American owners would
want their own stock. To this eNtraordi-
the Jockey club in deciding TO take no
steps to limit the importation OF Amer-
can yearlings-
On the other important point raised the
admission of the American bred stock to
the stud book, a determined effort Is yet
being made TO influence the stewards OF
the Jockey club TO exclude all stock
which does not trace to English sources.
Cite Two Instances.
Isolated cases OF Foxhall and Aneri
Gus (both admitted are referred to as
lish training have been Injurious, and
while these two instances are yet open
TO doubt. an attempt Is made to prove
necessary TO Great Britain. greater
fallacy was never put forward and
neither was more nnspogt smaniike ar
his horses to England they were prompt
~ registered. and from that dav TO this
horses sent over, the majority good WIN
themselves OF value at the English stud.
The question is OF the utmost lTnpor-
tance to American. breeders and is OF
interest to others also. There can be no
excuse to exclude our horses from the
English stud book, to which we have
contributed so yaluably Mr: Allison rs
sell horses. That is his iden OF TURF mat
ters, despite his pretensions.
No Metropolitan Racing.
Both sporting and business men are
wondering what Will become OF the
| Sheepshead bay and the Brighton and
Gravesend tracks. Belmont park and
Sheepshead bay. built especially for rae
ing are just now being given grave g con-
| slderation by their owners. Sheepshead
bay is Ideally situated for summer %
| o.
600 is asked for the property.
The F'uturity has been declared off and
there will be no running OF the FAMOUS
race at Sheepshead bay this season The
| announcement is not made officially yet.
but II was learned that such action was
! taken, which indicates that there Will be
no meeting at Sheepshead pay IN sep
Indications about the quarters OF the
| horses belonging to August Belmont al
Belmont park are that the stables are TO
retire completely from active operations
| in this country for this season at least
There arc prospects of OF ss sueeessful ssi,.s
viii viii be be- distributed next month and will
be unusually broad. so as TO give every
turfman a chance:
nonneed the conditions Of the, stake
events which will be run at the fall meet
ing. beginning on October T. Entries
WI. The e'G stake events are the Green Spring
Valley steeplechasei for four, year oids
and iipwards, with Sl5OD added, at Two
n,lIes and half. the Pimlico Selling
stake for three year -olds and upward.
With $500. one mile and three quarters.
and the Bowie stake for three year ol6s
and inward. handicap. with $1,000 add
| cd at two miles; the Walden. for two
rvnaraolds. rc with $4,000 added money. The
22.n1,n rsters wifi be asked to go mile.
Spring Meeting Stakes
For the spring meeting the usual
stskes the Clabaugh and the Nursery,
SoTs been announced, The Clabaugh rs
Ynr two-year-olds. bred In Maryland, vir-
| ginis and Pennsylvania with $1,000 added,
ssna a piece OF plate also added Entries
s,iii close September 30 In the Clabangh;
and are eligible without any additional
chsrue. excepk the starting fee TO me
WaiSen which will be run at the fall
,neeting In 1912 The Pimlco Nursery IS
ne ToT two-year -olds. with $1,000 added
anS the same conditions as 70 startng
q, The Walden apply as in the Clabaugh.
!" "EnfrIes for the New York State telr
1I,rse Show at Syracuse closc August 20
Tbe show win continue from September
II 10 49, and the Prize p,t,nn list, ~ FsSee9oo6 sSeoo6 rs
This amount is divided into IL classes
siy Of them being races FOR ootn runners
and harness borses- Two OF these races ro,r
ore al especial interest, one beiflg q lou'
n-hand trotting race and the otnst q
tandem trottipg race. There are trot',f fn
wees under saddle and running races ioi
nnnies as well as hacks and hunters,
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