New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
FRENCH HORSES
TRYING HARD n
LEARN ENClnp
Meanwhile, Trainers Nu.,
Talk French to Manu. ~
Racers Now Here.

One Of the aspects Of ,hs
racing about New York TIA,
pected to heishtea the general No., : a
Of the public will be the appea,,,. .','
the first time In every hi,
horses bred IN England or Franc. >
animals had been hurried 70 NJ, I"
try because the War has pvt -.
the racing activities o. tao ~,
abroad. In other seasons TIA
anco Of an isolated starter VIII
GGu pedigree and vepita.io, = "
race has always been a po,or, .
tion 10 lNeegocrs. and. ui,b e.'"'
pcarance % the french ..
hoses OF The daily cards. over, -, !.
vii become 40 International a., ~ s.''
The fine weather OF the wssL w"
allied the trainer, 20 be,.s "a
then horses AZ as, fallops Al RI.
Park. Grarcscnd aul the r~, ..''1 20
tracks. ard nearly 40 huad,es a.. ~
rrCoforscs are boz 'he strings iv.'r
ercised: The two-year-olds re-
nate. The master tailyinc 70 ilo
thus far. while conceding thai Ia. ~
some good looking ones in ,be 80. y
from abroad, the owners who hsy,..''ss
ing b. home bred, TO denepJ a, I \,
not become pan.cstricken al an -
80 individual youngs,er =,
horse among the importations AZ -
in the opinion Of owners ~ ~
breds ana trainers, may be lsy,,.s'
compared to such ihree-year.oli,
II. p. Whitney's Bromo or Augu, -
monts Friar Rock. or with ii, ~.
year-olds Regret and Trojan r,..
thing that heigltens the public 49,.
citation Of racing Is an augury Of ~.
hopes 10 the owners. whether ,h,, -.
only homeDreds in their string, 49,
and thus Ear they regard the un,,.,
dented international racing conn.,,
tons as q straw 20 show the se,.,.,
to be Of exceptional brillianey A..
the attendance Of the public srd =,
class of the racing.
Racers bred IN France do no, v,l,.
stand English. and this fact is e,v,.,,
the trainers. lOstlers and stable IN,
heap Of trouble. A few o. the tr,,.,'
and many Of the older jockey, k,,.
teen employed from time 70 tin, 7
France and their services are h d.
mand rs interpreters at the tu,o
these mornings. The situation w,ug
be wholly farcical but for the OWE.
fear that they viii not have the l,s
ly valued imported horses pror,r,
groomei and ridden through the h,
Of understanding between the men A.
the French equIncs.
When an exercising bog wsr.,au y
20 stop he forgets his lessons and .ts.,
whoa" The French horse undenu,i
only "Garde' and breaks into tssr
gallop unless the Jockey is strong ero.,
20 check him by main strength. r
which ia seldom the case, happeli Z.
recall the French word he needs.
Get up" shouts another boz. a. b
urges bis mount from a walk mo I.
canter, but the horse, who has b
ears cooked 20 hear the order "A.sli
maintains = snsi. he rate Of proga
Then the boy tdrts something, and 10
trainer has an uneasy momen, Until J,
restores peace between horse and rlg
"Swipes." as the hostlers are slVii
dubbed about the racing stables, tlr,
even greater woes. The French horse,
in their ignorance Of good old n',.
course slang. simply won't "ge, els'
there" or "cOme. back up n0g.' G.
quit your kicking, dang you." b., co.
tinue to battle by a stupid nisutie
standing the paInstaking efforts .! n
stable hands 90 currycomb. brush tcE.
or 20 saddle and bride their charge,
No sign language has 50 far bee
discovered TO bring about q nglsi
good understanding between the tsri,
beings and the French horses. ~
owners and trainers are in qgsrtsT
for slow training will have The torsi
backward in condition when ne ir'
comes to send them 20 the post. ga''
time. every barn o. nights IS an eIfsn'
mental school Of languages.
There il no chance 70 break ne c.'.
lock by importing French hos,ler a.
exercising lads. for the ones nee1st 81
fighting for their country. Either i-'
must be taken 20 teach the bore
American words or training ngsi :
forward in halting manner un'll ~
"swipes" and the stable lads lear, ~
French code words.
The owners Of two-yesr-ola o.
older French or English bred hor. !
training AZ the three tracks inel:" '
X. G.. Billings. William r. Cos, Ji,s
Butler, A. K. Macomber, II. P. Naiao
Irving Wheatcroft, Frederick !'i.n.
Grant Hugh Brown, Clifford A. yM
rane, Archibald Barklie and 7. VISIT
son, Of the Mirssoll Stable.
There are forty imported tTo-la
olds entered, to treat only OF o.. :
vision Of the international sspsGs. !
racing, in the Jamaica stakes, 'g
eight in the Belmont Psrk evea., y,
ty-six at Empire City and sesenN ~
at Saratoga. Each race day tnis "a.
is likely to recall the thnlls OF Nv -
ternatiOnal polo cup matches