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CONDITIONS GIVE AMERICANS ADVANTAGE. London, Eng., July 22. The English Jockey Club and all the racing associations having on their programs produce stakes have awakened recently to a condition which causes them great embarrassment. These produce stakes ure many in number, and are among the valuable turf prizes. In the aggregate they amount up to many thousands of pounds. In all these races there has been an allowance for the produce Of sires and of dams that, prior to nomination time, had not produced a winner. But there was also another little clause that did not obtrude itself until the advent of. Siessrs. Keene, Belmont, Whitney, Duryea and other Americans last year. Who nominated with great liberality in everything to Which they were eligible. And this little clause. It now seems, gives the allowance to every one of their nominations, in some eases amounting to as much as twelve pounds. The clause referred to reads "for the produce of sires and dams that have not heretofore "produced a winner in the United Kingdom." Except, therefore. In the case of young sires and matrons, the Englisli-breds receive no allowances, while the Americans get all. Among the American nominations are the dams of such horses as Colin. Burgomaster, Sysonby. Fair Play and practically all the English ami French Importations to America in the last dozen years, as well as the produce of American mares exported to this country last autumn. As these stakes have closed for two years in advance, the situation Is embarrassing, and particularly to tin; English breeder clamoring to the Jockey Club, which has not seen Its way out of the difficulty. The stakes have closed and there does not seem" to be anv escape from the situation. There have lx-en several conferences between the associations, urged on by the home breeders and the Jockey Club, but no solution of the situation has been arrived at. nor does one seem possible, except for the Englishmen to trust to luck that even with the allowances the Americans will be beateu.
