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FRENCHMAN DEPLORES AMERICAN MISTAKE The New York Ilurald ouo of Americas greatest newspapers makes the following editorial comment commentMr Mr Chcri Raymond llalbronn a worldfamous dealer in blooded hordes who has vouic to this conn try to take back to France the cream of our thor ¬ oughbreds strikes home with a few plain truths in an interesting interview printed in todays Herald HeraldDeploring Deploring the suppression of horse racing here Mr Ilalhronn lays stress on the fact oft repeated in The Herald that tho driving out of America of the famous racing stables will sooner or later prove a serious menace to tho military strength of the nation The army says Mr Halbronn demands good horses and only by the stimulation of the rae ing gaum will horsebreeding flourish flourishWilh Wilh the breaking up of our great breeding vstablishiiiciils aud the sending of our best stallions abroad when will the army obtain good mounts in the time of need It must not be forgotten that while hostile laws are driving the bluoblooded sinM from our shores Europe is heartily welcoming them themMr Mr Halhrouii has already purchased Mr Clfir cnce Mackays Meddler and now is going after Mr August Bclmouts 125000 Derby winner Rock Sand SandIn In the course of the interview referred to Mr Halbronn said Aiuericas loss has been Frances gain We wcl wme there your wealthy men who have transplanted their stables and have helped give an impetus to racing We are happy to get them and when they win raws in France we are glad as true sportsmen For nothing in the world would France aban ¬ don horse racing for that is the means of prouiic ing the liest horecs And good horses wo must have The sirniy demands them That is where the United States is making a great mistake I think Sooner or later your army will want horses and want them badly Then how are you goiug to get them The cavalry remount question is one of the highest im ¬ portance A short lime ago Count Lehndorf the superin ¬ tendent of tho brooding of horses for the German iirmy said to me We hare a bad country for raising horses and we can never produce animals Ntiil to those raised in England France or America Nevertheless we will go on competing in horse rac ¬ ing at great exixjiise and will mako every sacrifice to raise the standard of German horses Count Lehndorf is present at all the great horse sales abroad and he and I are frequently opposing bidders biddersAssoclajed Assoclajed with Mr ITalbroiin ho said in tha purchase of Rock Sand was a syndicate of wealthy American French and English racing men With me said Mr Halbronn are Mr Frank Jay Gould Mr Harry Payne Whitnev Mr Charles Holder Mr Charles Carroll Mr Clarence Mackay Mr Walter Raphael winner of the Epsom Derby Lord Ix nsdalc Mr T Prat winner of the Epsom Oiks Mr Achille Fould winner of the Grand Prix de Pi rip and Mr Guerlain winner of the Autcuil steeplechase
