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5 1 t t a 1 r c t c i 3 c 3 J 1 1 j 1 1 j STUD FEES IN AMERICA Broomstick and Man o War at ,500 Each Top the List. The Finn, Fair Play and Stefan the Great Stand at ,000 Each Four Others Are at ,300 Each. The growth and stability of the American breeding industry is strikingly illustrated in the confidence of American breeders in going abroad and paying substantial prices for stallions and mares to strengthen their establishments. There is also an excellent barometer of the prosperous conditions now existing in the field of thoroughbred production in the stallion fees prevailing in this country. Two American sires Broomstick and Man o War are listed at ,500 each. The Finn, daddy of Zev, stands at ,000, as does Fair Play, sire of Man o War. There is still another at ,000 in Stefan the Great, the grand English stallion imported to this country last year by Joseph E. Widener, and which is now located at Elmendorf Stud in Kentucky. Four arc listed at ,500 each, they being George Smith, Whisk Broom II., Archaic and Hourless. Then there are ten at ,000 each, as follows: Nassovian, Paragon II., Ambassador IV., Campfirc, Royal Canopy, Chicle, Pennant, Peter Pan, Sir Barton and Brown Prince. There are a number of other stallions standing in this country for which no stud fee is named, and service for them is arranged by private contract. If the terms in some of these transactions were made known larger figures than mentioned above might be revealed. In a majority of instances the books of the stallions listed at the top prices are filled full for 1921, indicating in no uncertain terms the desire of the breeders to have the best at any price. Continued on twelfth page. STUD FEES IN AMERICA Continued from first page. Here is a list of the stallions standing in this country which command the largest stud fees, of course not including those under private contract: Sire. Fee. Broomstick ?2,50O Man o War 2,500 Fair Play 2,000 The Finn 2,000 Stefan the Great 2,000 George Smith 1,500 Whisk Broom II 1,500 Archaic 1,500 Hourless 1,500 Sir Barton 1,000 Brown Prince 1,000 ISoyal Canopy 1,000 Chicle 1,000 Peter Pan 1,000 Xassovian 1,000 Paragon, II 1,000 Ambassador IV 1,000 Pennant 1,000 Campfire 1,000 Thunderer 500 High Cloud . 500 Donnacona 500 Polymeliail 500 Morvich 500 Golden Broom 500 Cudgel 500 P.lack Toney ; 500 Xorth Star III 500 Black Servant 500 Atheling II 500 Trap Bock 500 Superman 500 Ballot 500 Johren 500 Bunting 500 Dominant : 500 Star Hawk 500 Omar Khayyam 500 Wrack 500 Luke McLuke 500
