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GOOD HORSES ARE NOT FOR SALE SALEMarket Market Has Tightened tip Wonderfully Since Ces ¬ sation of Hostilities in Europe EuropeNEW NEW YOKK December 7 Conditions iu the thoroughbred world can be no more fully demon ¬ strated than in the announcement through the ad ¬ vertising columns of newspapers that one of the prominent owners of race horses iu this country ulvertises for the purchase of twoyearolds It i has been seldom that the columns of newspapers have been used as a last resort to gather together 1 stable of race horses Usually there have been too many on the market in fact owners aud breed ¬ ers heretofore have had agents soliciting buyers for them It is a turn in the tide of racing affairs that speaks flatteringly for the future of the sport Men who now have good horses will keep them for their earning possibilities have not been so pronounced in many years yearsThe The horse market has tightened un wonderfully since the cessation of hostilities in Europe With the prospects of more racing in every land thrre has come a shortage of racing material which has in ¬ creased its value many fold Even the cheapest kind of race horse today is worth practically twice as much as it was a year ago When the winter meetings closed at New Orleans and Havana last spring there was a surfeit of horses whose useful ¬ ness at the larger racing establishments was at a minimum Many were put out of training and left to enjoy the laziness of a summer season being made worthless by the cessation of racing in Canada ami other points Many of these horses are now in commission and earning their oats at Jefferson Park and more will be seen at Havana as that neeting progresses progressesXow Xow that prospects are brighter for racing in Canada and the western part of this country there is much work ahead for the cheaper brand of race sorses More racing next year will bring horses f every description into the racing arena arenaSHORTAGE SHORTAGE OF BETTER CLASS HORSES HORSESThe The shortage of good race horsss is evident from the decrease in entries for some of the richer stakes and handicaps promoted by the Westchester ind Saratoga racing associations It has been said that the exclusion of geldings in some of the more important races kept the entries down This ex Mise is not generally accepted for a perusal of the ists shows that practically every good horse with the nrcbablo exception of Roamer Billy Kelly and jiio or two other lesser lights have Ixeh noiiiiiiat en lence the decrease can hardly be attributed to that onrce Every horse worthy of entry has been lamed in the threeyearold and over fixtures yet the deficit has in some cases been nearly1 fifty er cent and hardly less than twentyfive per cent in an average averageStake Stake horses are practically nnpurchasable To btain horses of any value from European countries is almost out of the question for horsemen on the other side of the Atlantic will be just as anxious for material as are turf enthusiasts here hereSpeaking Speaking of the cheaper grade of horses which have heretofore operated on the halfmile tracks in Canada Maryland and the far west there was little opportunity for them this year but indica ¬ tions point to their utilization the coming season at nany locations This naturally will increase their iliie all of which points to a great season of acing for horses of all classes and a consequent ncrease in values the value of a race horse being ranged bv its earning capacity and possibilities possibilitiesA A triu around the stables at Itelmont Park elicited he fact that fewer than a half dozen horses could be mrchased and those excepting in isolated cases vere culls or horses with doubtful underpinning or ome other ailment Owners with a good stable of lorses be they stake or selling plater material at his moment have a valuable piece of property
