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CRIPPLING OF THE BREEDING INDUSTRY Decreased Registration of Foals an Index of the Havoc Wrought by Legislation New York December 29 How seriously the en ¬ actment of laws inimical to racing by recent sessions uf the New York legislature has affected the fleeted by the records of the Jockey Clubs registra ¬ tion department W H Bowe who has charge of that department of the Jockey Club has given out a tabulation showing the registration of foals for six years l eginulug with 1903 and ending with UUO as follows followsYear Year Keg Foals Year Keg Foals lyus 4413 1908 3700 3700ISKXJ ISKXJ 4202 190 3102 31021U07 1U07 3983 1910 2304 2304The The registration of the present year compared with that of 1905 shows a decrease of 204 over 4 per cent In the last two years the decrease was particularly extreme and significant of the disturbed and demoralized breeding industry From 3700 in 1908 there was a drop to 3102 in 1909 followed by a further decline to 2304 the present year over 10 IKT cent in one year awl over 30 per cent in two twoThe The extreme is reached this year said Mr Itowv and I estimate the foals of 1911 at 2000 tir over With a restoration of confidence which is probable the business will again expand expandEntries Entries for the Futurity of 1911 which will close January 2 are being received in encouraging num ¬ bers Among those who have made liberal nomina ¬ tions are Angnst Belmont Clarence H Mackay and James B Haggin So far neither J nines 11 Keene nor John E Madden has been heard from fromMost Most of the members of the Jockey Club are out of the city but business at the office continues active and preparations for racing on a liberal scale in 1911 apiiear to be in progress While none tip the office staff is willing to venture all opinion resi ccfing the future there is an unmistakable suggestion of confidence in what each says saysA A gentleman who is not a turfman but who is as the result of investigation thoroughly conversant with the racing situation has this to say of it There will be no action for or against racing at Albany during the coming session The only re ¬ sources of the racing interests are the courts If as is confidently predicted the courts will rule against the drastic legislation of the last session particularly the repeal of the directors liability exemption racing associations will Ijc in a position similar to that which they occupied at the begin ¬ ning of 1910 Should judicial decisions go farther anil annul the enactments of 1909 against racing the local turf will IKS just where it was when the agitation against it began and no hostile legislation will follow
