Racing Is Popular In Lone Star State., Daily Racing Form, 1908-05-06

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HACING IS POPULAR IN LONE STAR STATE Prominent Texas turfmen are highly gratified with the advance made by thoroughbred racing during the last few years and so successful has been the management of the sport as conducted by the Breeders Association of the state that it will not be long before the Lone Star state will Ihave a firstclass autumn circuit within its own Iborders This encouraging state of affairs is due many believe to the liberal and indulgent rulings of the association which does not tolerate arbi ¬ trary decisions or star chamber methods Charges sire heard before a committee and disposed of in jury fashion fashionDue Due hundred and ten entries have been made for the Texas Futurity which will be rim during the State Fair at Dallas It Is a twoyearold race and worth 5000 and governed bv rules similar to FuturityTexas those of the Sheepshead Bay Futurity Texas now boasts of sixty thoroughbred stallions Including Right Royal De Reszke Bobby Beach FJr t Mate Leonid Dungarven and Oorman Right Royal Is standing at tlie Lazarus place He Is a striking individual and one of the best horses sent to the races by the English sire Rapallo during his brief Career at Elmendorf He cost Newton Bennington 10000 and seemed destined for great tilings but was handicapped by a pair of unsound legs Mr ILazarus Is doing little In the racing line but is setting together some good mares to breed to iuight Royal De Reszke is standing at the farm of DUcbard Watkins who made a good plater out of Him after the Jockey Club Breeding Bureau turned kilnl oiit because of his lack of size Throughout the entire state Interest In racing and breeding Is 3 a healthy condition


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