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THE MOST FAMOUS STUD IN FRANCE. i in uoinicifiii Mud of Ii. E. Maajc, atretchiag ;iiou the lee of the fortress of. Mouni Valeriea. is nuapproacbable la its ghoriooa suriouiuiiuu--. the spot where La PouUleaae la aitaated i an liieal one f .r the raising of thoroughbreds, wlibti are more susceptible to uvironinout than many ol us are read] to admit. The soitabUitj of the Vanctaaaon district to tin- breeding and reariag o! bioodatock has been abundantly Moved bj the fael that the freah blood which M. E. Blaac imported from Bag. laad has acclimatised itself surprisingly quick, chief •■! all being thai of FVing Fox, which aaay be described as the backboae of the whole stud. Whether the extreaae aae of it which has been madi is wist- tiaae ran only prove. Cor my part. I do not t.iink it advisable to aae the blood of one borsi to Bach an overwhelming exteal as ||. Blaac has done, tit the Ki mares at La FoaUeane, twelve :ire i.y I lyius Fox, eight by his son Aja. and one by Adam, ami practically ;ill the rest not related to Flying 1" . are outiuuously bred to Ajax. These breeding principles. I.e., p make the whole f ii l in • - of i stod siilij.it to the inliuenee of one particular strain, are at variance with those which have proved so hlghlj efhcient tu England. 1 need oni allnd" to the Ideas aad nractica of the late sir Tattoo Sykes, arho, despite the many oppot tunities which presented tbemselTea, aever retauted • •tie of the naaaeroos great stalliaaui which be bred for his own use at Sbiluiere. In my opinion it la imi anrpriaing thai amongst the foals which I have seen ;;t La Fnajllense those which appeared to unto be the best were out of mares not bred ua fashionable lines. A lilh like the tive-weeks-old bag bj AJaa oat of Hose Msaase, by Laaaay — Me deota, by Chalet, is one of the best I have ever seen st that age. In this ease one sliould be able to judge how beneficial the oil lreueh hlood is in toning .town an all too powerful influence of the fashionable English blood. Thai is apparent already in the Instanci of Flying Foxs nuttings with Amie, a daughter at Clamart. Their sm, Ajax does nut resemble his defanci aire aa the slightest decree. He is :i much more powerful and heavier type "i horse, and loaget in iho ba--k. than any i baas an Been muoagsl nil aabera of ihis particular male liae. He takes decidedly after his dam, and I am told thai very rarely does liis stock show any dis tihet traces of Fiyhtg Fox. Aja. however, is mated la the nsti.il manner -that is to sa. . particnuu stress i- laid "n the Kupnoaed hereditary strength of his aaale Nood. this, in my opinion, will ac-count for the faei thai be has not yet done so well aa was expected. Possibly M. B. Blaac is aware of the neeessin of having recoarae to :t radical out cross. Judging by Lis, purchase of such stallion* as Hermi-. Slack Sand and Vetwood. The first-named is partly American-bred. Black Sand is the last giK«l descendant of Hermit which we had in Lug lamh while Verwood s a najMtaoa of Orej Leg A stud owner who could claim aucfa successes -.i-M. Blanc has enjoyed would no doahl hesitate lie-fore embarking upon sieli radical oatcroasea. Apart from this particular matter, there is at La l-ou iU use a couectlea of broodmares that is sunly unequalled i.i any other stud in the world. This proves What a great judge of thoroughbreds .M. P.Jane must be. It appears to uie that he has never bought mares at fancy prices, but has carefully .-elected mi. Ii daughters of Ladas. Isiuglass. Galllaale, etc., as ceajld be relied upon to impart typical characters of these strains to their atoek. It may. therefore, be said that any return to proper breeding methods, such as I regard those adopted by experienced English breeders, is certain to produce auccassfal results and give further proof of the eorrectaeaa of the principle of the old schooi of breeders, lint for a continuance of successes one must rely chietly upon the piultty of the broodmares ami not upon the efforts of one stallloA, however Licat be may be. That Ilying Fox has proved an i imedia e success at th- stud is. in my opinion. chiefly due to the principles which have for a d* cade guided M. B. Bianc in the selectiou of bis broodmares. As u, the further influence of Plying Foxs blood at La Ionilleusc. ir is still doubtful whether any one or his sons will be able to pass o the line. On the other hand, there is little doubt that stoat of his daughters win prove of priceless raise to those breedera who are lucky enough to possess thin. as I am afraid it is now Impossible to buy oic. As M.. Blanc la breeding from twelve Ilying Fox mares, tlie defunct son of Ortne has given !iis siud i foundation which may be able to place for all tune the establishment in a position of power and safety. Of the foals born this year, 1 mention the following: Bay colt h Ajax Lady Burgoyue. Bfj| coll by Black Sand— Amie. Bay colt by iorgos -Aaalee. Bay colt ! y Hebron — Galon. Bay colt by Phoenix -Kara manic. Bay colt by Willony x — LlVasarceleuae. liay filly bj Ajax - Hondeau. .a tillv by Ajax — Rose Mousse. Bay tillv by Black Sand -FoUoss, Bay fliiv by The Pepper— -Shaft. Baj Illy by Wiiionyx — Belle Fkeur. Chestnut colt Ity Ajax— New .Mown Hay. tiestuut com by Black Sand -Habaners. Chestnut Blly bj Ajax— Reckless. Chestnut tillv bv Black Sand— Nadeja II. Chestnut tillv by Black Sand Zabra. Although cues expectations when .ildxuig yearling-are no always fulfilled, 1 am confident that the baj illy bj .iax -itose Mousse, b Laaaay Medeola. bj Chalet, will prove an exception to the rule, for she is i tittle woedcr in the trae sense of the expres-si..n el 1 place the bay tllly by Ajax Itoudeau bv Buv Kouald Uoretui. by Bend Or. and a neat cheetnut illy by Black Sand- -Zabra, by Flying Pea -Mass. b] Saraband Busybody A sort of "va biiKpic" game apparently decided to test the value of Black Sands blood — is the breeding of the bay tilly bv Black Sainl loliosa. by riving Fox Venia, bj Melaaiou, which is. therefore. closely inbred to Mebuiion A similar experiment has been made with LKau qui Dort, sister to 1oliis.i. which is also iu foal to Black Sand. The only- foals aired by Baglish stallions are a bay tilly out of Betle I-bur ia sister to the aforementioned Zabra and a bay colt out of LLnsorceleuse a sister to Koli-oea, referred t" above. Both foals are by Will oaj v in which basse M. Blaac, of course, is especially interested, since be owns his dam. Triboayx I should be surprised if cither of these foals tarns out to be a whther. the best colt, undoabtadlj is a chestnut bj Ciax — New Mown Hay. bj Flacua I Tagere, by Palaia Royal, which, like the beat llly-feal. contains some of the best of the old French blood. New bfowa Hay is a half-aktter to that splendid horse Fa uc hear. Second I place a baj i-olt by Phoenix bv Hampton i -Karainanie. then a bay ..jit by Habaoa a grey son of La Saaey I nion. bj .j:i Andiee. by llclrear. A line little colt is the bay bj Ajax Lady Burgoyue. bv Ladas - Burgonet. by .Morion. Lady Burgoyue the, lam of Lord Burgoyne, which was a good two-year-old and winner of the Futuritj Stakes at Baden-Baden I un fortunately died when foaling, and the little colt has io hobnob with a couple of mother-sheep. Some of m. Buaes best marea have not yet foaled Amongst these are Ain ami Graces, that fine French-bred pare Favoaia, Triboayx dan of Will-onyxl. and Dagors dam Boquette. all in Coal to Ajax. and Marsa. which is in foal to Black Sand. There are certain lastallatloas at La Louilleuse wblch are characteristic or M. Blancs diallt far the welfare of liis mares and stallions. 1 was par ticularly strnck bj the big menage in which the latter are exercised during bad weather. I forgot to ask for he measurements of the building, but 1 should think it alaaost as big as TattersalFa Auction Hall at Knightabrldge. Then there |g ., special foaling room, with Ms boxes, and sleeatng accomnio dations for foui graaaaa m the center. From hen the grooaas can In ease of need, gel into telephone communication with the manager. M. Pnulloin. and witn the sleeping quarters s the ataMeaaen. Interesting. also, Is the electric air-suckiiis appararus lu frail of Ayaxa box. which, when sel in motion, draws oil all the foul stable air which accumulates ia the lower part, and thus insures cl veatllatioa. — "Boulanger" In Sim. rung Life.
