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CHARLES KOHLER DIES IN FRANCE New York June 4 Charles Kohler the New York sportsman breeder and turfman who was known in various parts of the world died yesterday in Paris where he went to inspect the formidable string of racing thoroughbreds trained for l ni by S C Hildreth HildrethCharles Charles Kohler although he has been interested in racing for a long time has l een a horse owner only for the past three or four years but during that time he acquired1 an international reputation being especially well known in England and France Ho citySeveral was a piano manufacturer in this city Several years ago Mr Kohler established his first breeding farm in the Kamano hills of New Jersey It was known as the Kaniapo Stock Farm and speed ¬ ily attracted wjde attention on account of the choice group of thoroughbreds which were assembled then thenIn In 1000 he purchased the famous stallion Uncle from Samuel Ilildreth for 10OOO and put him on the Kaniapo farm with some mares which were es IKeially selected by Frank Taylor Marengo was another famous stallion at this farm and in 1Jll Mr Kohler mated this horse with the mares of his former neighbors at a nominal fee in an effort to educate them to the value of thoroughbred blood Vith other good thoroughbreds at his farm Mr Kohler soon had his breeding venture well estab ¬ lished and had entries for the various races which were formidable formidableIn In Hill S C Ilildreth sold the rest of his string of horses to Mr Kohler at one of the largest private sales in the history of racing Among the horses he acquired at this sale were Fitz Herbert Nov ¬ elty Xeus Shannon Hamilton Court Kestigouche Puggins and Gold Illade These horses together with others purchased at the same time were sent to Kngland a farm was established in France and entries were made in various French and English rates Fitz Herbert was perhaps the most famous of this lot of horses but all of them were so well known that great interest was manifested by Eng ¬ lish turfmen lu this invasion from America AmericaMr Mr Kohler was one of the men whom Governor Sillzer intended to name on the new racing eoni iniHsIon but the idea of making the appointuiimt WJIM given up While in this country Mr Kohler resided at 14 West Fiftyfourth street this city He was fortyseven years old and Is survived by a wife and three children
