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RACING FOSTERED IN BELGIUM. Belgium bus shown great promise for the future as well disposed towarns racing. A yet there has no -,ii. « ; 1 1 Interfering with the barf. Tbe government baa been wine enough i" resist all endeai -on tbe part of "faddists" tt. suppress betting, -nul tbe latitude existing baa encouraged private iuitii live and brought tbe sport on to a level owners and breeders never thought could be attained alter the li nch racing authorities bad taken exception to th* early two-yeai old racing which invited French horses serosa the frontier some the and thirty years ag -. If. 1. Brugmann has managed for some few • - i" take bis place at tbe bead of tbe list of winning wnera, Be takes as his share over .-imic of the added money, one-fourth of which has been * • nred by Bqaite, the son of Labrador oat of Wicked Kitty, who lias thus beaten the n ■ •• 1 hitherto obtained by any hone of his age. even - i eluding Talion. M. Brugmann has s stable of Ifty-seven horses. Including two-year-olds nnder tbe eare of W. Sbarpe. at Wavre. and great expectations are entertained respecting the youngsters, some of which have been bought at auction by their owner, whose greatest pleasure consists of seeing his colon first past tbe post. Thirty additional days were added t" the racing fixtures of 1911, and the amount distribut -d. Inclusive of entries, was in exeeaa af 1700,000, whtle another 810,000 was offered as premiums for breeders. Ostend. with twenty-eight days. enriched the racing budget by 56,000 and the stewards if that popular gathering have written nil a new program with an even more liberal hand for July and August next, although little is knows a tbe presenl of the destinies f a town which from the mosl agreeable resort "ii the shores of the Channel was reduced by the virtual wrecking of the Casino to insignificance, with ruin staring in tii • fa i •• of those who found large sums of money foe local Improvements on the faith of the status sue being maintain d. Attentions have been made in the closing and naming for the different important events which will figure on iii.- program daring the summer meet ing. Engagements were received by Messrs. Weather-by ft Sons in London up to Tuesday. January 2. for ihe Grand Prix dOsteode, the Grand Internationa! Criterion, and the new event named the Ostend Derby, all International events and assured of the patrol a-- of the heme and French stables. In each e se the minor forfeit is . and the frst-nsmed race. With 5,000 added for tbe winner, offers .n additional ,000 to the second, 81.900 to the third. and 00 to the fourth, for three-year-olds and cowards. The Criterion, for two-year-olds, five fur loogs On the straight, guarantees 0,000 for the winner. ,000 for the second, ,500 for the thlid, and 00 for the fourth. The Ostend Derby, Of ore mile five furlongs and a half, three-year-olds t carry 123 pounds, with penalties and allowances, secures ,000 for tin winner. ,200 for the second. 00 f i the third, sad 00 for the fourth. Great Btteu tion i being paid to the race course and the gallops. Extra accommodation la to be provided for the anticipated visitors, and SUCb a liberal program cannot fall to attract. Bucceseful efforts hive bee:: made in • fib lal quarters to obtain permission to bring horses destined to run at the Ostend meeting by the direct route from Dover by special boats i r j-Vided with battens and every convenience, so that this alone will be a factor of international success. The added money at Ostend is tempting enough to bring boom of the German horses across the frontier a a preliminary to the meeting at Baden-Baden. which with ostend should represent the two trial courses for Internationa] merit. Basse* soy that the King has considered serlooaly the Ostend question. and that some exceptional measures may be tak-n for extending those attractions to be found in every si asl le resort In France to a popular i n deav en of international society each as Dale ad.
