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i . . , j ENGLANDS VANISHING BLOODSTOCK. I sent a paragraph to The Sportsman at the earliest opportunity to give the information that Mr. J. B. Joel has sold ten of his best vearlings and some two-year olds, including Star Hawk, to an American buyer, who made his selections under the auspices of Joyner and "Skeets" Martin. Right good ones did he buy. as I know, for I was at Childwickbury tlie other day. and I saw thein. Among them is the brown yearling colt by Sun-star out f Our Lassie, a really smashing good colt. It is grievous to think of what is going out of the country, and Mr. J.iel declares he is willing to s. 11 as long as buyers can be found. What are we to say to this, and what chance can small men have if he who has enjoyed fortunes favors to the full does not see his way to carry tail It is at least up to the Stewards of the Jockev Club to do what they can to stay the rot by arranging for two more extra meetings at New- market. Tiiis I 1io|k» and trust they will do. though it lie at the elventh hour. It may be thought that when our Stud Book liecomes reduced to one-quarter of the broodmares it contains at present we can easily replenish the number, just as the Americans are doing at present. But the two cases differ vastly. Our friends in the Inite.1 States are making a very great deal of money just now, and can afford to buy a lot of the best broodmares, whereas we — when shall we again have the money to s| einl on any such purchases J I am no psssimist, but it must be plain enough to anyone who will think that if British bloodstock is seriously depleted now there will be no superfluous cash after the war to spend on making good the loss. Nothing but racing and confidence that racing will be continued next year will save the position. — "The S|iecial Commissioner" in London Sportsman.
