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1 r - ; . i i t . 3 . t i t ! ; a I B t y e i ! e 3 i _ s f _ . s a y _ tt n ■~ ie of f n BETWEEN RACES ||: By OSCAR OTIS Continued from Page Forty-Four the history of the American thoroughbred for much of the confusion that has pervaded early American pedigrees. AAA Walter H. Hoffman, Jr., president of the California Breeders Association, passes the idea along for whatever it might be worth, namely, that many culls could be elimi-i nated, and perhaps rather quickly, if there was an opening bid in all California sales of 00. If the animal did not bring at least this minimum, the owner would be forced to take the horse back to the farm. "It might convince a breeder that the best way to improve his stock would be to breed one that would at least bring that amount," explains Hoffman. "No more dramatic method could be adopted to convince him of the futility of his efforts. If the man wanted to take his loss and sell privately to non-racing markets, or to develop the colt or filly and race it himself, that would be his privilege. But no yearling can be sold for under 00 and see the breeder even begin to break even although the mare be a gift and the stud fee free." Horses and People: Announcement that Greek Ship would not ship to California to keep his engagement in the Gold Cup will remove a bit of intersectional interest from the big race, but it nevertheless remains a stake of real excellence. . .Oats, purchased by Oregon lumberman Jimmy Lyons from Brookmeade, has become acclimated, and is now considered the "dark hourse" in Saturdays 0,000 Westerner, the big soph-g omore summer classic of the Far West. His last outing, in the Yankee Valor Purse, was most promising. . .Dewey Burden, Los An-_ geles trucker and oil man, returned from New York empty handed in his quest to buy a "made" horse, so will try his luck at the Keeneland Sales and will endeavor to develop his own . . . Catalogues for the Cali-,r fornia Breeders Sales, first major Ameri-■t can vendue of the year, have been distrib-e uted to potential buyers, and the betting, of the cigar and hat variety, is that the coming sale will be up anywhere from 15 to 30 per cent over last year. The sale embraces two nights in the Santa Anita ring, July 16 and 17. . .The estate of C. S. Howard was forced to withdraw its consignment from the sale because the bankers thought a reserve price should be placed on each horse, so while this item was being straightened out, it was deemed best to wait until fall to dispose of the 18 Howard yearlings,
