Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-01

r HARDLY a week passes that the
press reports do not contain a
breyity about some one Or tie
few good thoroughbrcis iett IN
the country beifig purchased by men
from other countries. Not only men Oh
prominence in the business world, but
the United States army as we'll have
sounded note of warning, but so lar
it has had little effect The United
States is the only country OF import
ance that is not gathering thorough
breds either by governmental order or
by individuals.
AS an idea of what other countries
are doing to advance the thoroughbred
industry and improve the breeding OF
their army horses, Italy paid $33. 900
for a stallion named Lally, sol1>of Am
phion. Ii will be recalled that only q
few weeks ago Rocksand was sold>py
Mr.. Belmont to French syndicate
and Is now in France. Peter Pan
was also shipped TO the same pace.
james r. Keene's great stud has been
scattered TO the four winds, and there
are only few stations left In tbs
country OF any great Importance. Mr..
Mckenzie, the Canadian millionaire,
and John W. Considine, of Seattle, the
theatrical millionaire, are trying 10
create fine stock farms In California,
but these efforts are small when
taken in comparison with the former
status of the breeding industry In the
country.
When the reformers attacked racing
in this country, which meant terrific
blow to the American thoroughbred
Mr.. Belmont said: THE damage vii;
take many years to repair and mil
lions of dollars must be expended
This was five years ago. Mr.. Bel
mont's prediction Is becoming truei
every day. Every horse that is worti
calling a horse has been sent abroac
Every horse breeding state has los
the cream of IS stock until toGa,
there is little left except hack ma
terial.
A few years ago there were sales O
horses every autumn at Sheepsheal
Bay, where hundreds Of thorOughbfec
was disposed Of as they are at New
market. Hundreds OF thousands q
dollars were expended by rich owners,
Breeders received substantial prices
for their stock. Breeding thorough
breds was paying industry. Tocas
stock farms of five years ago are cab
bage patches and tobacco fields.
When one reads of the recent sales
at Newmarket, with representative
from all countries. willing to pay tor
prices for thoroughbreds, it is bites
dose to think that country OF this
magnitude is looked upon by fore.gn
ers to be of about as much imoprtance
in the turf world as Camden Is to New
That racing needed regulating II
this country Is true enough. but to xii
sport to provide the material To-
which became an industry has STRUCK
blow that has proved almost fatal K
the horse. Some day there will be
realization of the situation and there
win be a reaction.
1t cannot come too soon, for ever
day the thoroughbred industry is be
ing dealt blows which are more ant
more severe.
Sane legislation will help much. An.
regulations that will permit owners L
races their horses for stakes and purs
es of value will encourage the breed
ing of the thoroughbred. II horse rae
ing could only be controlled by tn
government, as it is in European coun
tries, and be free from the attacks o
office holders, reformeTs and unscru
pulous political influence, It would be
come more popular than II ever was
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