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CANADIAN FAVOR FOR THE THOROUGHBRED. Ontario Jockey Club to Award Prizes to Half-Bred Foals — Phelan Buys Bassetlaw, Toronto, out.. February L5.— The directors of the Ontario Jockey Club have announced a plan for the encouragement of horse breeding in Ontario which has been under consideration for some time, and which should do much for the improvement of the half-bred horses of the country. The club has appropriated .«KH| to be distributed in premiums lot-stallions at public service in Ontario, under the following conditions: 111 Stallions to fee • registered in tlie Stud Book of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, Ottawa. 2i To be owned by Canadians. y: To stand for service m Ontario for mares I not thoroughbred I . Owners wishing to compete: la l Must register the name of stallion: b the service fee: lei where standing, and must obtain from the secretary of the Ontario Jockey Club a servb-e book, which liook must In- returned to him not later than September I, of this year, stating the names ami addresses of mares covered. By September 1. of th- following year, that is to say. l.tolt. a swoi-n affidavit of the number of living half bred foals, taken before a notary public, must also be forwarded to the office of the Ontario Jockey Club. The Ontario Jockey Club reserving the right to verify the affidavit, when prizes will be awarded end paid in the following pro| ortions: First prize, .10: second prize. SMS; third prize. 75: fourth prize, tUt; fifth prize. SMS; sixth prize, 0; seventh prize. $." ». 4 1 No hors- will be awarded the first prize. ." 0. two years in succession. The purchase by T. I. Phelan of Cedar Grove Farm and all the thoroughbred stock on it from Hurry Giddings will give him a very substantial inte*est iii tlie disposition of future Kings Plates, as the horses include a number of well-bred eligibles for province-bred events. The breeding stock into ownership of which Mr. Phelan comes by this transaction are: Bassetlaw. br. h. 18, by St. Simon — Marquesa. by Blair Athol. Lady Lightfoot II.. b. m. 17. by Greenback— lrosperine. Farm Life. b. m. 1.".. by Farandole — Deceit. Romany Lawny, br. m. 1-. by Tremont — Gipsy. Dianas Daughter, b. m. 14. by Jils Johnson-Diana. Billposter, br. in. i. by Billet to— Quarrel. Winning, ch. in, o, by Wickham— Dianas Daughter. The eligibles for this years Plate are: Flying Arrow, ell. c, o, by Wickham- Lady Light foot 11. Ip-to Date, b. 1, 4, by Wickham— Lady Light-root II. w There are three two-year-olds, all colls. Two are by Halfiing. from I-arm Life and Billposter, ami the other is by Wickham- -Dianas Daughter. The yearlings are four, all by Bassetlaw, from Lady Lightfoot IL. Dianas Daughter. Farm Life and Winning. The farm consists of about 400 acres, and is a Iteautiful property near Oakville. It is said that the amount of the purchase price was SJSySSS cash.
