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_ I , 1 ■ i i • s • • - e s • v ■ ■ e e e e e ? • k F r - e e e x o 11 in • ;. ■ .! - 2 - que.i-y. NEW SALES COMPANY APPEARS IN FIELD. Will Sell Thoroughbreds Annually — Searching for Cavalry Horses for France. Lexington. Ky.. January 13. — The Kentucky Sales Company of this city and the Tichenor Grand Coni-pany of New York, today effected a combination for the purpose of selling thoroughbreds in New-York fity. The Tichenor-Grand Company controls the building at Broadway aud 01st Street and ii is there that the sales will be held. The agreement covers only the sale of thoroughbreds in New York City. The transactions oflpacli company elsewhere will he separate and distinct, the same as now. The name under which the combination is to operate is yet to be chosen. This deal means that Ihe Fasig-Tipton Company, which has enjoyed practi- cally all of the thoroughbred business in New York for several years, is to have stronger opposition than at any time since the passing of the American Hnrse Exchange Company of Wellsville. N. Y. William Duke, of the firm of Duke and Wishard. now connected with the French establishment of William K. Vanderbilt. is here in company of H. Blum, of Paris no relation of L. Blum, the Mexi- . can buyer, with the idea of getting together three or four .carload* of thoroughbred mares and geldings to be sent to France for cavalry use. Such horses are scarce in this section just now and they will have to travel much to pick tip what is wanted. They spent a portion of the morning with Edward forrig.in at his farm, but bought nothing there. Mr. Corrigan had only two mares that he cared to dispose of. They met the requirements of Mr. Blum, but they could uot agree as to prices. Mr. forrig.in left here tonight for New Orleans via Cincinnati, after spending Sunday and today at the farm. He found all of his horses in good health and condition, though he was unfortunate iu having two mares slip their foals last week. As yet there are no foals at the farm. Two or three are due within the next ten days, forrigan says the racing situation in New Orleans is satis-» factory and that the attendance is improving stead-t ily. Iu discussing the report of the State Racing Commission to the Kentucky legislature. Mr. Corri-i. gan said: "The recommendation for prohibitory measures in the matter of the operation of poolrooms is timely and well advised. Where in times past we were wont to regard the poolroom as educational and a benefit to the sport, we know now that it is a menace to the turf and an evil that must be stamped out. I would be glad if there was not a Iioolroom in the world and 1 am ready to aid in the war against them." L. Meng. a distinguished China man, holding an important military | osition with his government, frs visiting J. N. Camden, Jr., at Hartland Stud, and t.Mla.v was the guest of Manager C. H. Berryuiau at dinner at Elmendorf Stud,
