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KING BOX HAS A PECULIAR EXPERIENCE. Lost in New Orleans and About to Be Sold, When Discovered Cuban Horses. By T. K. Lynch. Havana, Cuba, December 29. The well-known selling plater. King Box, which is owned by Paul Miles, readied Oriental Park after a rather peculiar experience en route. He was shipped from the Fair Grounds track at New Orleans in charge of an attendant, but failed to roach the Havana boat. A search of several days resulted in his being found in n stable in the down-town district of the Crescent City. Tiie horse had been offered for sale and, under the circumstances, Mr. Miles considers himself fortunate in once more securing possession of his breadwinner, the son of Box being qui.? a fair performer over any sort of a track. Dispatches in northern papers comment favorably upon the passage of a bill in the province of Quebec, prohibiting the running of horses at night over tracks which are lighted by electricity. The action was taken, it is understood, at tho suggestion of the premier. Sir l.omer Gouin, who Is chairman of the public bills committee, and was done to head off the establishment of a half -mile track at the city of Montreal, where such contests wen; to be given during the coming summer. New York and St. Louis, a number of years ago. had an experience with the same kind of so-called sport, and the people of the Empire state, as well as those of Missouri, say that much of the antagonism to racing was brought about by the operation of such plants. Canadians, by the way. arc having a surfeit of racing, and The Mail, one of the most prominent papers in Toronto, has come out strongly with an editorial protesting against the establishment of still another course in the vicinity of that city. A- visit to the interior of Cuba will convince any person familiar with horse breeding, that there is much good material in the way of small mares, with which to establish a foundation for tiie production of a good type of army horse. The correspondent of this journal was in the region of .Taruco. Jibacoa and Santa Cruz del Norte recently, and saw quite a. number of native mares which were not only possessed of the best feet and legs, but had that length of rein and quality of head which betokens the presence of good blood. In-breeding, of course, has caused the original type to deteriorate in size, but the Arabian ancestry is there, and with thoroughbred blood to quicken it, not many generations will ensue before satisfactory results will be obtained. In conversation with several owners of these mares, a desire was expressed for sires, and. undoubtedly the government will lend its assistance to the project of furnishing the stallions. There-are other localities more favorably located for breeding, where the interest will undoubtedly be as great or greater. The coming horse show in Febru i ary will serve to intensify the sentiment for the J production of bettor horses in Cuba. i
