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SEARCH FOR RACING MATERIAL FRUITLESS. New York Trainer Returns East Convinced of Shortage of Thoroughbred Stock. New York., February .".Frank M Taylor, trainer for IL C. Ilalienbeck, lias returned to New York from an unsuccessful quest in Kentucky for raco horses to strengthen the Ilalienbeck string. "If any man has a notion that good race horses are easy to get this winter he lias but to take a run down to Kentucky ami attempt to make a few desirable purchases to be convinced- of his error," said he. "Kentucky is practically denuded of horses. Only a few staldes are wintering at Louisville and Lexington and none at Latonia. The few at those tracks are not for sale. Nor could I find purchasable horses .at the various farm I visited, although I was willing to pay good prices, and. said so. .The Kentuckians evidently liclieved that flie sjiort is coming back and intend to hold out for better prices. I hope they are right. I would be glad to give twice as much for a horse like Adams Express as we gave last year if the racing situation warranted a bigger outlay." Mr." Taylor visited the stock farms of James R. Keene, E. R. Rradley and James R. Ilaggin while lie was in the blue grass country. Elmendorf appeared a trifle lonesome to a trainer of tliorough-hreds, notwithstanding there are eight or ten stallions nml .upward of 12.1 mares on the place. B-fore the lcglnning of Governor Hughes crusade against racing 000 thoroughbred browsed on the bine grass meadows of Elmendorf. In speaking of Castleton Mr. Taylor became enthusiastic. "I never saw a finer bunch of stallions and mares than .Major Daingertield delights to show to visitors at Castleton," he said. "Peter Pan. Celt. Disguise, Hippodrome, Ren Rrtish. Kingston and Voter are all in superb condition. Major Daingertield seems to have tapped the fountain or perpetual youth and piped its waters to the Castleton paddock. "Kingston, which is very nearly as old as I am. is still able to get almut, and next spring he is to be mated back to Curiosity, dam of Novelty, the champion two-year-old of 1910, and the greatest of his sons. And as like as not lie will get another Novelty. Tlie old ago of Kingston may properly be described as a green old age., "Hippodrome,. Disguise, Ben Brush and Voter are all right, but my favorites among the Castleton stallions young enough to be said to have their stud careers in front of tp.om are Peter Pan :anl Celt. These are eminently competent .-representatives of the stallion line of Commando. Peter Pan is a truly magnificent; liorse. Big of bone, strong-shouldered, big quartered, deep chested and superbly coupled, be comes nearer to Commando than anything that brilliant son of Domllid and Emma C. ever sent to tile races. The Peter Pan two-year-olds that will come to the races next season are among the most prepossessing youngsters I have seen, and his new yearlings are the best Castleton can show. ".Major Daingertield is captivated with Peter Pan. which is not surprising. The major was always a first-rate judge of horseflesh. I would like nothing better than to have the breaking of. a bunch of those Peter Pan yearlings next fall and the training of them the following spring. "Colt hasnt the substantial heft of Peter Pan. but he. too, has finished into a superb stock horse. Olt was a brilliant racer of the maternal Hue of Voter, his dam. .Maid of Erin, being a half-sister to the sire of Ballot, and he is sure to make good. With two such Commando horses as Celt and Peter Pan at. Castleton I cannot see that Mr. Keenc will need Colin for some years to come." At Idle Hour Farm, where Mr. Bradley and George W. Langdon are breeding first-class race horses. Mr. Tavlor took a good look at Cunard. the son of Goldfinch, which sired Turret and a bunch of other western winners. Cunard was a handsome horse when lie "ran herealiouts and he lias grown into a tirst-class stock liorse. Trainer Taylors string is wintering satisfactorily at Sheenshead Ray. It is made up of Fauntlcroy. Adams Express and Housemaid. The latter lias tilled out splendidly. The proprietor of the stable Mr. Taylor is training is a Park Row publisher who has been a consistent patron of the races for years. Rut Mr. Ilalienbeck never ownwl a race liorse until last fall. He had enough success with Fauntleroy and Adams Express to become enamored with his venture, which is the reason he is anxious to get together a strong establishment. Mr. Ilallonlieek is a liberal nominator for the stakes tlie Westchester Association has closed so far. Jacksonville, Fla., February 3. One would think that with a race track full of horses it would lie. easy to fill almost any commission here, but there are some shrewd horsemen here wiio will tell you that it is not as easy as it looks. IL A. Rnck sent hore for a live or six-year-old that could run a mile over a half-mile track, with welter weights up, in 1:47. It looked easy, as his friend who wanted the liorse was willing to pay a fair price: but it seemed hard to find just what was wanted. James Fitzsimnions also has a commission for two three-year-old fillies and two two-year-old fillies to go to Peru, but is having a liard time getting what is wanted. Those that tie wants are riot for sale, and those that, people want to hand him lie would not have. Those who think that racing is going to the demnition "bowwows should try to buy a good liorse. There are many horses here, but few of them are for sale: The anti-racing laws in New York have sent a number of the welt-bred ones to foreign countries, and consequently there is a shortage at the present time.
