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INTRODUCING JOHN BROWN Australian Breeder and Turfmans Views Voiced on Way Home Cannot Seo Man o War for llrccding Pur ¬ poses but llcllcvcs Tod Sloan Was Greatest Jockey That Ever Lived SAN FRANCISCO Cal February 26 Iconoclastic notions on thoroughbred breeding and topics connected with the running turf In general were voiced here by John Brown proprietor of a mammoth haras seventy miles inland from Newcastle New South Wales Australia on his way from England to the country down under Even though Americans will find more than one idea of the Australian unpalatable he won admira ¬ tion on all sides for the forthright manner of presentation of his theories theoriesBrown Brown has bred winners of the Melbourne Cup Prince Foote scoring in his pale blue and yellow silica in 1909 as a threeyearold and just about all the other important races in the southern hemisphere He has been a close student of racing as well as breding for two score years or so soIt It can easSy be seen that he has taken keen enjoyment out of his breeding and rac ¬ ing activities which in their way have been as successful as his coal business which has brought him a fortune He is owner of the Pelaw Main mines at Newcastle NewcastleHis His talk is as likely to jar the compla ¬ cent Englishman as well as the more less satisfied American There is no telling where the flashes of his wit will strike He has reached his conclusions without regard to the feelings of any nationality nationalityI I would not think of sending any mares to the court of Man o War he said with plenty of thoroughbreds available availableJIEFEIIENCE JIEFEIIENCE TO A3IEKICAX STAJJSV STAJJSVOf Of course Mr Brown had reference to the fact that the American champion is not eli ¬ gible to the English Stud Book Not being admissible to the pages of the holy of holies of the English the Fair Play horse is considered by the Australian to be a half bred The taint comes from the Lexington mare Aerolite the pedigree of which goes back to the time of the Revolutionary days when many records were lost To Ameri ¬ cans the race track performances and pad ¬ dock achievements of horses of supposed doubtful blood lines prove conclusively they are thoroughbreds with the question of ad ¬ mittance to the English Stud Book not of much importance importanceThe The Australian cannot see Man o War but on the other hand he is an ardent ad ¬ mirer of the American saddle wizard Tod Sloan SloanTod Tod Sloan was the greatest jockey that ever lived he said I saw him ride often when he first went to England His horse ¬ manship was a revelation and his short stirrup leather and crouch were soon copied by the English boys There have been some good riders since Sloans invasion of Eng ¬ land but none to compare with the little American AmericanUnfortunately Unfortunately Mr Brown was ill the day the Epsom Derby was run and did not see Captain Cuttle win but he witnessed many other races He has a poor opinion of the accommodations at the English courses Every Australian that comes along this way has criticism of the lack of comfort at the big tracks of the tight little isle The courses down in Australia are noted for car ¬ ing for the thousands of racing patrons in every way possible to make their outings enjoyable enjoyablePOOH POOH OPIX1OX OF ENGLISH TRACKS TRACKSThe The people are given no consideration at the English tracks they have to make out they best they can Accommodations are provided only for the wealthy said Mr Brown BrownPrince Prince Foote could have run with any in England He could sprint run a middle dis ¬ tance or stay and weight did not bother him at all He was my pal coming to me whenever I entered his stall as he knew me perfectly said the Australian AustralianBrown Brown believes the horses down under compare favorably with thoroughbreds in any part of the world And he is not among those holding that the socalled sprinting age has resulted in a less hardy horse tak ¬ ing the stage He said he was convinced the runners of the present day are as good as those of any time past if not better betterThe The breeder from Australia said it was his practice to limit his stallions to twenty five mares a season According to his judg ¬ ment no more than thirtyfive matrons should ever be sent to the court of a stallion in one year yearThe The mating of eighty or more mares each season with Sunstar is madness said Brown He believes the fundament of the thoroughbred is in danger of deterioration if breeders systemWhile generally adopt the Joel system While in England he purchased seven horses which are due in Australia Friday February 23 the same day he sailed from Vancouver for home The thoroughbreds were shipped from England by way of Cape of Good Hope He acquired the Swynford horse March Along winner of the Manchester Cup Ebor Handicap Atlantic Stakes and other features which will supplant Duke Foote in the Brown haras Air Balloon a son of Stedfast which will be raced a Swynford mare in foal to Grey Fox and yearling fillies by such sires as Sunstar Roi Herode and Kwang Su SuThey They say Air Balloon is unsound said the rioted horseman Well see whether he is or not If he cannot race Ill put him in the stud studPrince Prince Foote a son of Sir Foote and grandson of Sir Hugo greatgrandsire of Exterminator was the favorite horse of the Australian for many years Prince Foote recently died He was a success in the stud following a brilliant racing career and his owner is hoping his son Richmond Main runnerup in the Melbourne Cup of 191J to Artilleryman will do as well as a sire Prince Foote was from the Isinglass mare Petruschka AH through the Brown pedi ¬ grees one finds Isinglass and the breeder said that of all the lines of the present day he favors that of the Isonomy horse
