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[ . AMERICAN ACTIVITIES ON FRENCH TURF. i rank jaj Gooid apparesttl] hi going hi race as ■ greater scale than ere* n the Preach turf. Ik-bus parchaaed Colliers fonaer traialag estahliab meat, which adjoins the GoaM pioacrty at Maisons- I.atlitte. There lie iutends to install his trainer. Percy Lyaham, as Seoa as I number of alterations sad Improreiaenta hare been made in the establish tnent . This dei UUoa ami purchase on the part of Hr. Gould cornea as ■ sarprlae all the saore becaaae last auluinn. a the elose of the Hat racing season in Frame, he let ii be understood! that he ei pected in move most of his horses iu training oat Of Franco and to set Op a new training establishment not far from Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Howercr, ii was never his intention t. remore bis breediag latin. Le BobUliard, near Paris. This stinl latin is managed by F. G. Calliotin. who is enthusiastic orer a new feed for foals and year lilies. It i- Anou n as "animal barley. Calhoun declares* he has achieved some wonderful results with this form of borse feed. He says be picked out an exceedingly weak foal for making a particular test with barley in this form, and that the youngster is now strong and hearty and looks as though he would develop into one of the largest teals iii the paddocks al Le BobUliard. "I am BOCXy I did BOt take a photograph of this foal before using the barley foodv" says Calhoun. the foal was almost walking on its bocks. Horse men ia America auu be glad to know of this fe d." William K. Vanderbill will not race his haraea on the Preach turf in his own uaine durtag the spring a, ni saauaer, oa account of the death of his brother. His is one of the largest, if BOt the largest racing establishments in Prance -quire apart from his enormous breed ing farm - ami the horses will be kept iu training as usual, bat will be run under the peculiar assumed name Of "J. Rutgers Le Roy" until September 1. His crack American Jockey Frank ONeill, will continue to do al! the important tilling for the stable. ONeill i- generally con-ride red the most accomplished race rider in Europe .Hid ha- | tine, remunerative contract with Mr. Vanderbilt. John Sanfords abandonment of old Genet al San fords once celebrated Htiricana stud farm in the state of New York seems likely to become complete before long, lie lias organized a new stud farm and ■ training establishment in France. The horses thai BTC to bear the Sanford colors on the French turf this season are now at Maisons-Lafdtte under the care of trainer Dutch. Hopkins. Mr. Sanfords new-jockey from America, arrived recently and is domiciled with Burcli at the training quarters. J. E. Wi doner also lias i new American jockey. I/oftus. who has taken op ajuarters at Chantilly. Two other American Jockeys arrived at Paris re eeiitly. but only .aie iutends to stay and ride in France. They are Hoar and Reiss. Hoar, the last of these four American riders to arrive from the I nited States is temporarily the guest of trainer Rousse al MaisonsLatlittc. Hoar has an excellent contract to ride in Russia for the extravagantly wealthy oil king. xi. L. Maatascheff, to whom Hoar is due to report the second week in April, so he will re mala at Maiaone-Laahtte for only a few days. Meanwhile Hoar has been renewing many old ac-quaintaace of the American turf, especially with the -enior members of his own profession now in the ii. nt rank of European riders, saeh as Mil too Henry, .lohuny Reiff. Nash Turner and Winnie OConnor. ail of wham rode with much success on the New X.tk tracks from ten to fifteen years ag-o. Betas had Joined Ktlgeue Leighs stable at Maison Laftittc. where QoMC is just as much of a wizard at taming out winners from his training stables as be used to be at Morris Park and Sheepahead Bay. The rlai racing season la France has opened sad Herman B. Duryea eras the first of the many American owners racing In France to see bis colors win this year. He was not long about it either. far the tirst horse he sen! to tha pant, which was for the second race of the opening day at St. Claud, won for bim. The opening day of the eeaaoa brought S fortunate beginning far many other Aineri ails besides Harry Payne Whitneys old-time racing partner oa the New York track-. The American colony at Paris bet oa Duryeas horse that wan the - .ml race: many of them backed little Gaj Garners mount for the third race, which il won. ai.d followed up their success l.v backing lohaay Retffs mount for the fourth race and cashed eiice asare. in Prance tbe steepleebaslng and hurdle raciag season di cs not end with the opening of the flat rming. far from it. The richest jumping races of the year are held near Paris, at Autetiil. in .lune. when the Grand Steeplechaae de Paris, worth something like 0,000. will attract a large held nf the iiesi jumpers from all orer Europe and the liritisii Isles. I his great steeplechaae, which is worth twice as utaeh as the English Grand National, ha- not received any American entries to date: but supplementary entries are permitted foe the great French race by payment of an extra large entry fee. A .i»rresp.,iii|ing great and popular event is tax Anteull Urand Hurdle Race, worth 0,000. The distance for Ihis hurdle race is nearly three miles. which unusual distance with the still more unusual value of Mic slakes mid the high quality of the competing horses, make Hiis one of the chief erents of tbe Paris racing season. Two American horses have been entered for this race, which will also be run la .tune at Auteiul. these two hotaes are a-tlctou. bred by the late .lames R. Keene at his "asilelon Stud farm la Kentucky, and Dalmatian, bred by Perry Belmont. Castleton is a speed] and good-looking son of Peter Pan. Dalmatian, which Louis Winaus bought from Sam llil-ilreth for *iu. oiiii three or fane years ago. is a powerful -.in ..| Etbelbert, hut does not always run ss n liabL as he might. -Paris Correspondent New Vork Sim.
