New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-12
NEW LIFE FROM RACING
James B. Haggin Decides to
Sell Year|ings Here.
OTHER SALES PROJECTED
John E. Madden Now Boasts
Biggest Breeding Farm
in This Country.

New life has come 10 the thoroughbred
morse market with the announcement Of
dates for three meetings. this year. Sew
eral auction sales OF yearlings will be
conducted in June. and two have been
set.
James b. Haggin. only few years
back the most extensive breeder OF THOR
oughbred horses In this or any other
country. will offer forty-thrse yearings
from his famous Elmendorf Stud in the
sales paddocks at Sheepshead Bay on
Monday. June %. Following this on June
q. forty yearlings from the breeding
farm OF II. T. Oxnard will so under the
hammer at the same paddock.
II will be the first time that any OF the
Haggin yearlings have been offered for
sale at Sheepshead Bay In five years. ana
the fact that they have been consigned 10
New York indicates that this IS considered
the best market.
When the demand fell of by reason or
the prohibition against racing In the
state MIR Haggin sought the foreign mar
kets. and his horses were sold in Eng
land. France and the Argentine Republic
\ measure OF success attended each sale
but with the sport once more back III
New York II was al once decided that
the sale should be conducted here.
There have been several sales IN Ken
lucky since racing was stopped in New
York. but at none Of them were New
York prices realized. and the breeders
have been benefited more than any one
else I'm the revival of the sport IL VIII
mean fair prices for their foals. and.
what Is OF much greater Importance. II
will mean that FOR the greater part the
foaIs so sold will remain in this country.
In addition 10 these sales there VIII be
an auction OF the August Belmont foaIs
that are being brought over from his
French establishment at haras de VII
lers They will also be disposed OF during
June. and the sale will be conducted in
rho Maddox az Belmont Park during the
meeting there.
Another breeder. who is in New York
with fourteen horses. which he is offering
for sale. is Barney Schroeder. who. with
a steadfast belief in the return OF the
snort, has been keeping up his big estab-
lishment I'm Missouri all through the lean
years Mr.. ScnrelDer mas MS h"i9oS ~
sheepshead Bay. and for the greater part
they are ready made or not FAR from
racing condition There are still Sixty
mares AT the Woodlands Farm, IN MIS-
souri, and the stations in service there
are Bannockburn. Neaion. Joe carey
Jsck Atkin and Deutschland. Sain, the
most famous stallion OF the establish
ment has been leased by Mr.. Schneider
a. T.. r. Bradley.
The pick of the band in Schreibers lot
appears to be the foGr-year-old Montel-
leda. "A son OF Sain-Lisp. lie Is hand
some brown. and stands full sixteen
hands two inches on his plates. The
,hree-vear-olds are Cervantes. brown
son of Sain-Lou Anne; Ohlsen. bay
colt bv Nealon-Devoted: Heforo. bay
colt by otis -Ragshot and Or. McAlllster.
a boy colt by Sain hose Thorn.
John T. Madden. who was visitor at
the offices OF the Jockey club yesterday,
said that he has no fewer than 800 thor
oughbreds. which undoubtedly makes his
farm at Hamburg Place the most extern
sive establishment for thoroughbred
horses i'm the country. There are ninety
warnings and twenty-three horses In
training.