Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-10-11 | Page 12 | American Horses Sell in Europe

AMERICAN HOUSES SELL III EUROPE Kecne and Haggin Yearlings Bring Handsome Sums in English Market. Tribune Special Sporting Service. NEW YORK, Oct. 10. Horsemen 1 agrco that tho averago amounts obtained ob-tained in England for tho yearlings sent abroad by James R. Keeuo and James B. Hnggin show that there is probably a good market iu foreign countries for American yearlings of tho right sort.. Mr. Keenc's lot was shipped sevorul weeks ago and sold at Newmarket New-market for an average of nearly $1200. Tho Elmeudorf voarlings were ehippod moro rcceutly. For twenty-fivo head an aggrogato of $!S,o00 was realized, an average of $7-10. There remains nearly sixty Ticad of Mr. Haggiu's lot for disposal. dis-posal. Tho rcnl text of tho availability of England as a nmrkot for American-bred thoroughbreds will como next year, when tho youngsters sold this season begin their careers ou the English turf. If even a small proportion raco creditably, or if ono or two should succeed iu gaining great prcstigo, thoro is certain to be a strong demand for those that will follow from this country. Than buying yoarliugs, thoro is no greater gamble, aud ono good performer out of a dozen nondescripts will be onough to croato a deairo for moro among owners abroad. Although tho Hnggin lot brought considerably con-siderably less than tho yearlings bred ut Castlcton, tho average, if it is kept up with those that remain to bo sold, is sufllciont to make breeding a profitable profit-able industry, at least to a certain ox-tent. ox-tent. It is quite improbablo, of course, that room can bo found for tho 3000 two-year-olds annually brod for racing in this country. Tho general belief is that racing will be conuuetod regularly on tho local tracks next year, but if this should not turn out to bo the ca.se owners will find it nocessary to reduco their stables, and breeders will find tho local market a poor one. At tho present pres-ent time, howovcr, they aro likely to feel much oncouragod by tho results of tho Caatloton and Elmendorf sales in England, and will await developments develop-ments in this stato with loss appro-hension.