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EFFECT OF LIMITED ENGLISH RACING Major Renwick a Provincial Breeder Now i France Writes Interestingly on Subject The following letter has been received by the honorable secretary of the Association of Race Horse Owners Breeders and Trainers from Maj Ienwick a provincial breeder and trainer who is now in France FranceTin Tin effect of the stoppage of racing on tho small provincial owner brooder and trainer will be dis ¬ astrous As OIK of tho latter I can give an ex ¬ ample of what it means Though I joined up at the outbreak of war my head lad J Manser agreed to carry on the establishment until such time as I could return to it and my principal patron my father kept his horses in training The place lias lost money each year but Imping for peace anil more prosperous times at an early future things were kept going but this last blow has put the finish to it itMy My fathers younger animal have been sent back homo to bo turned out an aged horse was sold at Manchester for twentythree guineas and the others are to go also Though I am middleaged I shall have to start again after the war but most probably not as a trainer AAre cannot all train at Newmarket so anyone having a useful animal will tako it away from the provincial trainer and providing the new trainer bo successful ho will secure a new patrons entire string to the exclusion of the less fortunate though hardworking provin ¬ cial Many of these will bo ruined as they are not as a rule suited for commerce commerceAt At present only an extremely useful animal will pay its way so unless there arc special races for the more moderate animals they aru a dead loss to their owners If it were found Imperative to dis ¬ continue racing we out hero would be the first to stay stop it but the general feeling of all ranks is that the faddists have got the thin end of the wedge in and will never bo content until they drive it home and stop racing altogether for all time timeYou You would have been amazed to see how much interest was taken in the Derby and papers with tho result in were at a premium AAhon we do got home wo hope to find you have settled the preten ¬ sions of the spoilsport party London Sporting Life
