. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 270 <8#* Qxttfosx «t& gp&ci*maxu [Afril 16, 1898 veloped, and is still improving, the beautiful type, which here we seldom see. and which has been ir this country pro- duced not by design but by accident; a type that fills with money the pockets of the breeders the world over. The French trotting racing so liberally endowed by the government is established on a firm and secure basis. The get of the leading French sire of trotters, Fushsia, has, during the past few years, won more money in races than the get of any American stallion has in this count
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 270 <8#* Qxttfosx «t& gp&ci*maxu [Afril 16, 1898 veloped, and is still improving, the beautiful type, which here we seldom see. and which has been ir this country pro- duced not by design but by accident; a type that fills with money the pockets of the breeders the world over. The French trotting racing so liberally endowed by the government is established on a firm and secure basis. The get of the leading French sire of trotters, Fushsia, has, during the past few years, won more money in races than the get of any American stallion has in this country, and on the grass tracks of France the French stallion Kepi has established a record which the best of our American horses have never been able to equal on French soil. These are results of which the French people may well be proud, and in their achievement they have placed ready to our hands the material with which we may, by intermingling it with our own, proceed to the production of the finest carriage horses ever knownâhorses that will dominate the markets of the world , » Our New York Letter. New York, April 8,1898. James A. Murphy has matched his mare Emily for $2,500 againBt Mr. Hubinger's mare Margaret. He formerly offered to match his pacer Guinette, 2:05, against any pacer excep Joe Palchen; this challenge was meant for Frank Agan, bnt Mr. Habinger did not come forward. E. K. Bowne, repre- senting John R, Gentry, was next heard from and after much negotiating the following matches were arranged: Mr. Bowne backs John R. Gentry against Guinette for three matches $2,500 each, and a side bet of $2,500 as to which wins the maj irity of the races. The eventB are to take place between February 1st and October 15th. A great deal of interest is being manifested over the-new rule which excludes hopples from the tracks after this season. The rule should go into effect at once. Hopples are not only an eye-sore, but a very dangerous device; how it ''improves' the breed of
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