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GOOD REASON FOR DIFFERENCE. It is often asked why ■llStjiR thsslim in England has not been brought up to the same high standard as in France, where horses are specially bred for lumping and are kept in training over fences and hurdles all the year round: but the question is an easy one to answer, says John Corlctt, who supplies the explanation. Owners in France could not afford to devote themselves to stecplochasing unless there was a succession of rich prizes to be won during the summer mouths. Last year the steeplechase societies in that country distributed ,000,000 in prize money, and one owner alone — M. A. Veil-Picard won ores 25,000 in stakes, while four other owners each received more than .0,000. In England hitherto there have been no Inducements to keep valuable steeplechase horses in training between the months of April and October.
