HORSES HERE AND HOME.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 923, 16 September 1910, Page 6

HORSES HERE AND HOME.

INTERESTING INTfiRVIEW. ' ' (2y 'Telcßi'Uph^—Special- Correspondent.! Christchurch, September 15. Mr. J. 11. Keid, one of the Reading breeders of thoroughbred horses iii New Zealand, returned to Christchurch yesterday; after a: visit to England, where he made ■* sSv'ural purchases for " his ;stud at. lyderslie, and he had much , of interest to.- 'relate concerning what be had seen during his travels, lie: was present at ; the Epsom Bummer meeting, and ho doscribed ■ Dcrliy •us a ''magnificent raci-. LeniIjfii'g was described by Mr. Keid as a nice even colt, not very big, but showing a' Jot;' of quality. The' Oaks was another, fine .'race,, though Kosedrop won . easily ftt' the finish. The dam of Rosedrop, ; a' Trenton,'mare, was presented by Mr. J; It. Joel to the Fresh Air Fund, and was subsequently'.gbl<l for the benefit, of the; fund.' At Ascot Mr. Keid saw Bayardo win the Gold Cup in -a style that stamped- him. n» a champion. Though not a very big horse, lie, showed a lot of quality. Mr. Itoid considered the Saudqwn .'Park LUclipso Stakes as .the greatest, race i which , ho had ever .seen.:.. Half-way.' down .the. straight Lemberg ; appeared; to. be' winning 'jasily,. but Neil Gow came with a' wonderful rush, and made; a dead heat, : the pace ..shown over, the last' half mile being, terrific. The three-year-old, fillies,.headed by Koscdrop, -Winkipop,: and . Maid - of Corinth, took tho New Zealander's .eye •as high-class animals, but he was not. so much struck with. the quality of the two-year-olds, which seemed to., be no >v more than an average lot. ■ .' *' • With regard to the Keueral. conditions; -"J I '-,: Beid was .particularly Vstruck ; - with tho fact -that the public do not .receive the consideration, in :linglaud-..that vthey do m New Zealand. A. great many of tho faces (iro run on the ; straight, and; very little is seen of them in the early stages. He said that he' was ■ convinced- that colonial horses could ■ not; compare ; with the best. English horses in England. Horses' were not galloped so much, and they 'could go faster, though -they might not be able to stay so' well : as--- the 'best colomal performers. • Aiiother '.noticeable thing' was tliat tlie 1 English, horses looked letter than the colonial mounts,- ; there .ueing a. polish which - was• not ' seen • in .acwc Zealand, but*, this' was probably-duo to the fact that they- did not go through Jno severe preparation .to which 'high.lilass - colonial , were' subjected. ; 1 nS subject of. recent-developments, m New .Zealand,.Mr. Eeid expressed great «urj)ns6 at the opposition-that had been fittown to the totalisator. Ho was convinced < that ; racing' was conducted on. as pure lines in . New Zealand as :in any part.;of .tho .world. This .fact hadlbeeir cccpgnised ,; by. the English. Jockey ,Club, which , had elected tho chuirman of tho :Now ' Zealand. Racing Conference 'ail honorary .member,: .this, .being the highest :honour. that .could{be conferred- on ' any. the : Dominion.- /Hef- conHidered it 'absard for ahyono' to -suggest that.racing, could be. carried, on by private subscriptions,' as ..was - the case before . the I totalisator ,;was introduced;' In itlib:. first 1 place; the public - would not come forward ' :with'> donations of. ;^5 - and .£100: each,'- : as" was. done. tte early -history < 0f..: the' (colony,, arid,: inj the' ; second vplace;.-..few sportsmencare .to - race-for ' stakes so provided.; - The. .eviction of the totalisator would not'-pnly ruin the 'sportrth'roughout the Dominion, r but would' mean, a serious loss, to thp revenue through the; Railways'- : :I*ost and Telegraph;.'. Departments, and would necessarily : ; entail- a .-large - increase in the ;amount of which the - farmers 'and householder- would\have to pay., It was probable t)iat Canterbury the Dominion, as awery : amount ■ ; money ; was spent ; during; the - r m November, Vand;[theL loss--of' the totalisator.,would therefore; be-. a serious, blow^to. -the. tradespeople'of Christchurch.': Mr. ; Iteid; added that;; when interviewed at: he '.had suggested that, Vv. in i " the event of .sportsmen; and being driven\'out ;.New. ; . Zwland-. : by : '-the abolition ,of ..the totalisator,-'itiiinightVbe advisable- to; consider' the-'.:; questions ofholding the larger/and classicaFraoes in 1 asmania,.: where;-, tho 1 ' horses. • from New Zealand-and^alLthe'Australian'States could^meet ;on equal term's.• At'the same time_ he hoped that, the, good sense of the ' ; thafc'-;-'nothingi of. that sort ..would; bi&.-necessary," ■. . J