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Plans for Expansion of Thoroughbred Breeding Industry in Louisiana Shaping Many Sportsmen Already i Have Been Encouraged To Establish Nurseries NEW ORLEANS, La., April 13.— Plans for the expansion of thoroughbred breeding in Louisiana are definitely taking shape, and enthusiasm runs high among several j sportsmen who have undertaken the improvement of the breed of race horses here. Back in the pre-Civil War days, numer-| ous high-class thoroughbreds were foaled at Wellswood in the Red River section of Rapides Parish, among the internationally famous produce being Lecomte and Prioress, the former legendary for his memorable duels with Lexington and the latter achieved prominence in the uique manner of finishing in a triple deat-heat in the Cesarewitch Stakes in England, then winning the verdict in the subsequent run-off of the famous stakes. Satisfied that conditions at present are greatly improved over those existing nearly | three-quarters of a century ago, quite a few have been encouraged to establish farms. Virtually on the fringe of the New Orleans city limits, John S. Letellier, chairman of the Fair Grounds Breeders and Racing Asso- | ciation, has established his Lone Oak nur- I sery in Jefferson Parish. A foal is expected | at Lone Oak during the latter part of April, l by the speed marvel Andy K., out of Chan- | celot. a daughter of Chance Play. The black five-year-old stallion, Long Voyage, by the • imported Bosworth — Sea Gem, is booked to I seven mares for service there this year, and there is a possibility more will be sent to his court this year. Long Voyage is a half-brother to Water Pearl, which raced with a marked degree I of success in the East during the 1943 sea-json. However, Long Voyage did not have jmany opportunities in competition, but is expected to make his niche as a progenitor. In addition to Mr. Letellier, Anthony Pelleteri has expressed his desires to establish a nursery in the vicinity of St. Francis-ville, La., and is reported to be in the process of selecting a site for the farm, where he intends to breed pedigreed cattle ► as well as race horses. Pelleteri owns Andy K., now standing in Kentucky. M. H. Wolfe has laid the groundwork for a breeding farm near Baton Rouge, while Joe M. Brooks, who maintains Green Wave and Beau Phaona as stallions, continues his work in New Iberia, La. Brooks has been most prominent in Louisiana breeding ranks for some time. Joe C. Collins of Torres, La., has at intervals bred thoroughbreds and Michigan Blue, an offspring of Michigan Boy and Blue Violet, was a three-time winner during the past racing season in the Crescent City. Others interested are E. N. Bisso of New Orleans, whose Captain Eddie, by Eddy Lee — Marcelet, was a winner at the Fair Grounds last season and raced the great filly Durazna to a nose finish in Chicago last summer; L. Broussard, A. T. Delcam-bre, J. E. Theall, Noah Zeringue and a few others.
