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NO PLACE FOR AMERICAN THOROUGHBREDS. Dr. Leach Wiites Interestingly of Racing Conditions in Far-Off Australia. Lesiagtoa. Ky., March • Writing from Mel bourne. Dr. Maurice at. Leach, of the city, who went to Australia with a string of six selected yoaag thoroughbred", accompanying the nineteen head taken by An. h.w Robertson, »f the Allen.!..1 ■ Stock Farm at AI. i t..ne. tell- ,.f the splendid voyage and the sarcessful landing of the horses and sayt "8mm of the three-year-olda In the Robertson lot and Keswick, the gelding I bought from John E, Madden, tire io be trained right away, and from what I can see Ol racing here they should be quite capable of holding their own. at least over the -hori eoiirse-. of which class of races there are quite a number at the smaller meeting! which go en about three d:i- a week all around Metaourne. "Flemington Is a really splendid course nothing qaite like it in the United States and the steeple chase coarse i- exceedingly severe. ah of the smaller tracks are Illy equipped as to stands, etc.. hut one eaa i» t his bead off if he likes. Betting u done on the English style, with bookasskert boa In out odds and speculators compelled to go around and tind the price. The paddocks are spacious grass enclosures and no order prevails aa to the burses coming out. lln-v have a nappy-go lucky aorl of Style. There is no means of identification of the horse- when in the paddock and only saddle cloth numbers are worn in the races. ]., i person from th.- United Stat.- it seems strange thai the people do not demand arm numbers, i t.-. "AnnTi. an blood stock i- decidedly unpopular here. The horsemen will not look at it. and I should not advise anyone to think "f shipping thoroughbreds here with the expectation of making profit. At leasl thats the way thiags are about Metboarae and the Sydney papers apeak in the same strain. Bad as are times In America for the horsemen, they had better stay al home and take what they can get." Dr. Leach say- farther that the racing is .on- ducted on lines differing widely from the Aaterican rogue. lb- says that !•• win a bet seesaa to be the chief desire .d every Australian turfmans heart. ■111.- trainer- here all trata their horses -lowly. -o it seem- to me." he -ay- in couriusioB, "and I surmise if one who had a really fast horse and knew bow to train him would come along, ho ...ill, I .. ...; C. pot, iu: th. u there is th. accfliaatisatiou process to i tend with and thi- generally takes trim -ix months to a year. SO yoa can see what a bum is up agalasL"
