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THOROUGHBRED BREEDING IN TRANCE. Notwithstanding all the efforts thai bare beea made t" encourage bone breeding lu France, II is ■ui|. rising to learn thai there is still the prospect I a shortage of horses for mtlitary purposes. Thirteen years sgo an annual credit of *0.000 was roasidered sufficient for remounts, but this has Mace been considerably Increased and the government is to be asked next rear t.. provide forty-five million franca which is equivalent to a sum of ,000,000, in order to place things mi a tinner basis. Horses are still being bought from Ireland and Other countries, as man] f the French farmers do not had it suf Hciently profitable to keep nines and maintain heir produce for four fears, notwithstanding the sdhm-t.mes offered ;.. them by the government in the matter of stallions. It is the aha of the Minister of Agriculture t« have all the bones for the French si itj bred In France, and so make the army ladepea-deiit of outside sssistaace in ease ,it war. Thanks in the state patronage of racing, the stand-. nil of the horses aoa 1 red in the coantry Is particularly high, and the French cavalry will compare iWy with any in Europe. A "groupe blppique * has i» n formed In the French parliament, the members from Normandy and Brittany takiag an active part in it. This group will agitate f r augmenting tin price si preseut paid to farmers, which is 40 in;- approved four-year-olds, Ti.y say the g. vorn niciil should lake over the horses at thru- years of • ; .-, and Should paj at least CMO a head. MOTI ■ v.i a premium f 1 » per cent. n the purclisse I price should !••• paid to the actaal breeder •: the 1 .is. . no matter from whom it may be bought. 1 This ,s .-, rut at tin- middlemen, for at the present time farmers, being sh,,ii of money, often dispose : sir foals and yearlings for s trifling sum to ■ 1 dealer, who maintains them until the requisite : ic, The Ministers 1 f War and Agriculture are railed upon to combine with ■ view tn eacourage I oj s.. 1 ders of the country. 1 The Mar nils d i.anay. as owner "f llie Grand Prix winner. As I A tout, has come tliis year promt- iif-uriy Into the public eye. He is • steward f the 1 1 Jockey Club, and will, during the coming vest lake an s ;ue part in turf affairs. He eon ting for himself s tine new breeding establish 1, et.t near 1. Merlerault. in the Province of Orne, . will !• knows as the Haras de la Coquenne. 1 when M. Ainihe Berot will he his stud groom, but the new bnildings will not be ready ill June, sad 1 lodmares will, therefore, remain for the present :,• 1 ... Hat is du Rabey. The Marquis dc Ganay owns the stallion Le Bagittaire by I - Sancy, and i . nti four broodmares, the oalj ow lm : md being Presentation, by 1 Hl beet u ire is probably Anastasle. by Le Ssglt talrc "in of Ami. lisb . si., is the bun of As d*Ai ut, her previous produce having been tin lOftoi 1 tnastase bv Vlnicius. and In 19071 Amaurv, bj I Winkfield* Pride. Her two-yeat old Is At hoi. by De-launav: het yearling Amasias. by Prince William: .ear -he was barren, but sin is bow in foal t.. Northi Other lines belonging to tlie Marquis are Anti ■ ,, ]. Sancy. with a alee til i fnal by Cup-b. irer named Alcira, sad she is now la foal to 1; |aU Mi" .1 bj Saxifrage, in foal !■• !• u iillam: I- itx :.i ibi Isinglassi. in lm! i" 1 1 ■..: pet m 1 bv War Dance i . Cami* l Ibj Iras Ibv Flying Fox 1. Isah an 1 by St. ..nil Scabl us,- lb Isinglass, all these having en d .v 1." Sagittaire. Porte Vi. ;..ire thy pipzi 1- in foal !• Wildfowler, Pasqunls iby MsKtiuei In foal t" Alax. and Capri by AJax In • i haleurcux. lie- Marquis de i.anay has ..-..-r twent] lenses in training with W. Barket at Chan 1 i : ! v and "t this aamher alxait half will run as _ ..: .Id- next season. Tiny are a very pr mis mare by St. sinmii out "f Pace Egger. which Madame I. . mail, de Vlllcrs bought from Lord Derby at ti.e recent Newmsrkel sales for 1912.sh,000; a- s;1f.|v arrived at tin- Haras de Raiat Luciea. ami has 1,,., I ghren the nine of Klmoai l/ .e it will be remeni l.ere.l that ins 11. are did n.it inn in public after her two-year-old Sayi irhea s|M. won the Ureal Lanes sire lip • bs s.!:,,. si„. jv I;.,u 111 foal I" ! Uride "t • uuiiv. ami it i- the latent km "f her owner t,, put be to Northeast next s,.:is,,u. Madame L ma Ire iW Vlllers having that stallion on lease at t!..-1 . s,.;,t time from Mr. W K. vaaderb It. The other •tallloa at .Suiut Luciea is Ulster Boy, • I 1 : 1 : I 1 1 . 1 1 1 I tiv St ITorian out of Miss CoragH Hill, by Kendal. Ihere are BOW over forty mares al this establishment, the Iwst known being Belle of Hampton. Nurs erp Riivnies by Sheen out of Monotony, by Bea Saw. Frusqulnetts by St. FruaaaJn out of Drill, bj Chippendale, Patchouli by St. Fruooaia out of Sweet Lavender, by Hamilton. Bronze Medal I by Melton out of Britta, by Paradox, Dark Lantern bj sheen nut "f None the Winer, Irish Gal by Galli-nule out of I.rin. by Brown Prince i. Black Virgin by Orme ool of Virginia Shore, by John Davlsl, Cornflower by Persimmon i ut, of Wheatley. i.y Orme, Mellla by Janissary out r,f Tights, by Tim ithv, Mario by Persimmon oat of Klla Tweed, by Salisbury, Lady slavey by St. Serf out of Lady Mm. bv l.adasi. and Forfar Belle ibv Forfarshire ..nt .»f Boil.- nf Essex, by Childwiek. Most of these mare, wen- bought at public auction iii England. Mario is the dam "f Montrose II.. Mr. W. K. Van derhllts two-year-oW crack. Madame Leaaaire de Villers bought her in 1.M7. when she was |n foal t" yllene, but the produce died at birth. Moatrose II, was her second foal. He fetched 3,000 as a yearling. Mr. Vanderbllt, ti" doabt, guin- to that sum on account of his being sired by his horse, htaiatenoo. ii was .., big price to pay for the produce of s mare that had not yet thrown ■ winner, by ■ practically untried stallion, but the American sportsmans pluck I, ~ been well rewarded. Madame Lemaire de Villers baa verj few horses In training with Willy Carter. a public trainer at Chantilly. her ambition being more to succeed as a breeder, and this she has un doubtedly doae. At the Deaavllle sales this rear ■ filly out of r.i.mz. Medal fetched .S7.ixm. a colt out of Spa III. realized ,000. and a fitly by Gorgos out of Black Virgin was s, i,i b Russia for ,120. Loadon Snorts man d tier. ■..Ii.iiel Ashmead. — Half mile in 54.;.. Looks good and has nut been hurried in his work, Cu Bou— Half mile in 56. Has been gaaasj ab ng slowly for some time. Doaau Three-ojuarters in 1:23. Has :1u his speed and is ready to race. Duval Tine iiiarteis in 1:2l.j. Coming around fast t" his best racing form. Electric— Half mile iti 91%. Shows some iiiiprove- meiit over other work. Fairy Story — Half mile in 51. Has all her speed aad is ready to race. Flint Half nub- in 53. Has all his speed and never looked better. Harlem Lass Three-quarters iu 1:21. Has !•• n going nicely for sunie time. Hoffman Half mile in 56. Eased at the end. Idbweiss Three-eighths in 38, Ready to ra«-e to heel form. Isidora- Half mile in 52j. Coining around nicely i" her good form. Ivahel — Halt mile in 50%. Worked abuig in a nice way. I ii k Parker -Three eighths in -".71-.. Has all his speed. .lames Dockery Half mile in "1 -.. Joe Stein — Three quarters in 1 :2 .. Hard held. King Olympian -Five-eighths in 1:07. Was well in hand through the work. Knights Differ Three-quarters in l 21. Shows guar improvement. Light o- M Fife Three-quarters in 1:22%. Coming around nicely to best racing form. Limpet— Three-quarters in 1:20%. Has been uoiag nicely for some time. Michael Angeki -Seven-eighths in 1:34%. Never looked bett... Miss Neit Five-eighths in l : h;. Cuming around t" ! i ni after a long let up. Onager Five-eighths in 1:05. Has pleaty of speed ami is ready. lajaridta Throe-quarters in 1:20. Shows speed in ail his work. Pliant Tim e nun teis in 1:22. Eased up. Prime Ahmed Three-quarters in 1:19%. Was U..:a_ along easily. Republican Five-eighths in 1 :i»-:.. Has not been asked t" SBOW niiih fast w .rk. Bighteasj Three-quartera in 1:23. IaHiks well and Hhows speed in ail her wurk. Semprolaa Five-eighths in l:n7. lias been g inu- a.ing slOWl] for seme time. Stelclitl Hall lib- in 52. Has all his speed ami is dose t" racing form. St hker Five eighths in 1 : i5. Sylvestrte Half mile iu ."::. Was going along easily at the end. WildweeJ Half mile in 54%. Has been OH Ike -low *Me fi I s.inie I ilne. Vi.rkajiir* B" Hal! mil.- in 51 U. Has all his speed ami is ready.
