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JAPANS MOST SUCCESSFUL BACING MAN San Francisco Cal December U 3 C Fletcher who is prominently interested iu racing in Japan arrived on the Pacific Mail steamer Manchuria re ¬ cently on a business trip to this country Mr Fletcher gained distinction at Yokohama last Oc ¬ tober at the autumn meeting of the Nippon Race Club bv winning eight out of the nine races in which his horses started Besides winning the Maors Cui and the Australian Cup he captured the feature race of the meeting and the oldest turf fixture of Japan In the Emperor Cup which his rtival highness donated donatedlr lr Fletcher brings word that racing is nourishing on the Nipponese tracks The sport is conducted Hi vastlv different lines than in this country In ¬ stead of iHing legislated against as has happen in so many states In the Iliion the Japanese govet tit subsidizes the siicrt donates cups to be coll ¬ ided for and in short docs all in its power to promote the sport The majority of the men int tsted In the sport are wealthy and the uiectin are carried tlirough on a high plane planeWoodbine Woodbine an Australian mare was the Fletcher star as she won all three cups for him Japanese JockVvs an the principal saddle reliance and Mr Fletcher declares that they make capable riders The weights range on the Australian scale from i0 to 140 pounds Until last season Mr Fletcher Iiimsclf rode his own horses but he outgrew the Middle and now 1C conlincs his activities to the irainin of his own horses He was also interested in racing China i ionics a couple of years ago agoIick Iick Ketne the Kentucky trainer made Mr riltliiTs acauaiutauce when lie visited Japan and Is a real friend of the visitor from the far east
