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J. B. JOELS GREAT SUCCESS IN RACING. Not for the first .time during his comparatively brief racing career Mr. J. B. Joel enjoys the satisfaction of seeing his name at the head of the win-, ning owners, and iu addition lie stands .first iii the list of winning breeders. Twenty-four races went to the credit of the black jacket and red rap, anil the aggregate value of stakes won amounted to within a few sovereigns of ,30,000, a fine record truly, but a small sot-olT asraiust the great losses suffered in the city by the house of Barnato Bros, in common with other leading financiers. Mr. Joels pride in his success on the turf is much enhanced by the reflection that it is due to the prowess of horses of his own breeding, In fact the Childwirk Bury Stud has been the most successful of all the private establishments of its kind for some years past. Large sums have been lavished in collecting the best and bluest of blocils. the huge out Jay for Prince Palatine after Ills failure for the "Goodwood Cup being a particular case iu point. Other private breeders on similarly splendid seale. may be named In Ixrd Derby. Lord Rosebery. Duke of Portland and Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, all of whom have in turn been fortunes favorites, while equally in turn tlicv have enountercd comparatively barren seasons. Probably, however, there Is no breeder who so entirely relies on his own judgment in mating his mares "as the master of Cbildwiek Bury, and the reunite sneak for themselves. 11 has been frequently hinted of lafe that Mr. Joel intended matcriallv to reduce Ids racing establishment, but the Letcombe string will be as lengthy next year as if was last, when the campaign was faced with a team of forty-five horses. There are no fewer than twenty-one yearllnzs to go on with, anil these will more than fill the places of the horses that lmve been weeded out at Newmarket. Spanish Prince was offered but passed through, which is surprising, as the reserve was by no means extravagant, and one Would have thought that the foreigners would have been keen to get hold of such a well-bred and gooiVlooking race horse for the stud, but these- are parlous times and for obvious reason the demand both at home and abroad Is Scanty. LcndOU Sportsman,
