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The Irish Horse New Edition Is Off Press - Reviews Thoroughbred Racing in That Country for Past Season The new edition of The Irish Horse, official publication of The Bloodstock Breeders and Horse Owners Association of Ireland, has been released. It covers thoroughbred racing for 1954 in the Emerald Isle in particular and also includes reviews of the sport in all European countries, Africa, Australia, India, South America and the United States. Its 284 pages are well illustrated and printed on enameled stock. Minister of Agriculture James J. Dillon write the foreword, " saying: "During the past flat racing season in Britain, Irish-bred horses won 780 races and 475,494 pounds ,331,383 in stakes, an increase of 70,000 pounds 96,000 over the previous season." Listing the various stake winners, he concludes by saying: "These many triumphs underline in particular the fact that our soil and climate are especially suitable for the production of bloodstock of superior quality. Bloodstock breeding is for us a very important industry. We must therefore strive in the future to do even still better in producing horses of the very high- Continued on Page. Nine Reveal New Copy Available Of Review The Irish Horse Continued from Page Eight est quality; breeding from any but the best can yield" only poor dividends The Irish classic races of 1954, principal handicaps, two-year-olds and the jumping phase of the sport are all reviewed. Horses weighted in the Irish Free Handicap are listed, with Hugh Lupus and Flying Story held equal at 10 stone, two pounds 142 pounds . A summary of the season by the Racing Board is included. It reported that the exceptional heavy rainfall, the latter part of the season, which inflicted hardships on agricultural areas, likewise affected racing. Four of the 147 fixtures in the boards functional area were abandoned for climactic reasons and one was cancelled by the governing bodies. The Irish Horse reported record aggregates at the main yearling sales centers and that 40 per cent of the Doncaster total, 553,350 guineas ,626,849 the highest since 1947 represented purchases for export or on behalf of owners living abroad. The Ballsbridge September sales in Dublin had an aggregate of 287,945 guineas 46,558 for a record average oi 808 guineas ,375. The Kildangan-bred gray colt by Abermint,- out of Queenpot, sold for the top price, bringing 13,500 guineas 9,-690 at the Doncaster vendues. Twenty-two pages are devoted to English racing and statistics, with emphasis on the classic races. Sections on show horses and hunters also are included.
