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AMERICAN HORSES WINNING IN AUSTRALIA. Embracor. Shipped There by I. H. Wheatcroft. Opens Eyes of Natives by Winning Mile in 1:38. Lexington, Ky., Fefcmary 1. -Dr. Maurice M. Leach, the eminent veterinary surgeon nt this city, who since He- autumn of hill ha- been engaged in exporting thorougbbred horses from the United state- ami England to Australia, writes entertain high from Melbourne, Australia, under da*e of De ceiioicr s:. lo in- friend, frank Rogers, ot ibis city. Dr. Leachs letter, which was received thi* week, is iu part a- follow- ■■I suppose ■.mi will be Interested to know bow affairs are going mi in the horse world here. Nothing mucb has Is en doing in a racing way for sonm time past, inn the commence again al ihe big tl , „- thi- wok. However. I shall not In ben for lie- inn. I am leaving for Cape l"owa on the Steamship Ruuic tomorrow- evening and do not ospiii io be back here until February -1. Darling purchased soute horses for me at the recent December sales in England, and a- in- [a not going to -end 1 iikmi in charge, 1 think it i- up to me t" meet 1 Ik-mi :,i He ...iiie-i possible moment, hence the trip i" 1 am- Tuii 1 -hall have ten days iu ihe shade ,1, l . .1 1 n 1 :■ i 11 Thi* I trust, will ii • t be alto-gel her . disagreeable experien •■. "I course, the horse an iustired, bin onl 1 u cost, so ii would 1101 pax I- lose one. Embracer, one of the hi s,,iii ,u Sydney by Irving II. Wheatcroft. won a g I raee. tbe Fittiers Stakes, at Sydney on Saturday, running a mile in !:: . Ibis. 1 imagine, suoiew bal opened ihe evi s of the natives, w ho up to now have held a poor opinion of the merits. if tin- ui-n in thoroughbred. Emhracer -a brother of Grapple, bj VYoolstborne oul of Embrace, by St. Blaise. I."U Hobert-ui ha- in training a number of American horses and Is wiuning with tin in. ton. on Saturday a Bandowu be .von with Dewberry, which i- a sister to Fred Forsythea Berry Maid. winner of iii.- Toboggan Handicap ii Retmonl Park in l.sis. Itewh rry i- ajnite a small lillv bin will. I lliillk. do w II al 1 "ii. "Last week I was i.H,kiiiL_r over Tin Sportsman and round where a Ally nine. I Praise had won the 1 i-miisiiiii Nnrserj in England, seven furlongs in 1 Usi.. which i- distinct I good for the ionise al Derby. Praise i- onl of one of at amrea. St ran berry Leaf, in a la 111- mated w i h Ilauude- 1 am lad now that I have not -old her. for she ought to bring a immI price in March. Strawberry Leal is by May Duke, son of Mum-asler. She won six races herself and is alas ihe dam of Gobi Sand, a good and frequent winner in England Australian j 1 111 finch are leaning more than ever to imported 1 Mood. It is needed. Yesterday I was visiting with a popular trainer here and he agreed with me that just at the present there was not a really good horse racing in Australia. Piasire won the Cup. of course, but I cannot make him out a good one. Pita Herbert would trim him sure. Trafalgar lias broken down ami gone to the -Hid and the two-year olds, bar Beragoon, look s, far like a none bunch to ni". I think Australian trainers work their horses slowly. They must, 011 account of tile method of starting, have them solx-r minded, and in doing thi-the horses lose their dash. High Brow is in training, but has not been asked to -how anything as -t. 1 Was disappointed in the horses that I brought over la-l year. They have not grown a- they should, but now thiil the hot weather ha-- come they will doubtless begin lo do much better. This acdiniati sat ion prorem is a queer thing. It is here all right and all imported horses have lo go through with it. Ibis process does not seem to effect them for ih" first three or four months, but afterward they get drowsy and lose their -peed. ••| would really like to have a good Ameriean sprinter here. No half w:iy horse, if yon phase. one which could really turn on like Roseben. for in-ianee. The trainers in these parts know nothing at all about prepping a spriarer ami if .lack Keen* would make up his mind to come down here 1 am sure we could ride iu Ihe touucau of the best motor made iu Belgium. "1 see thiil there is a chance of a revival of racing in the east. I should -ay it was about time the people 01 the United States "came to their senses again. They have been "III long enough and from what I run sen, no good has count of it."
