A LOST TRADE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7847, 8 July 1911, Page 17

A LOST TRADE

During the current year Indian buyers have turntMi greater attention to -England than Australia. Quite a number of English horses were janded in Bombay a row weeks ago, and the “Asian” or May 20th mentioned that among others due to arrive in India were the English performer Dumeiia and the promising throe-year-oid colt Langton. These were bought by the Bombay trainer Mr Lryaiiijvo Rustomjee, and tho prices paid were £IOSO and .£I7OO respect, veiy. 1 hey are be.u.vea to be tne property of the Indian prmcc who races as “Mr E. E. S." Rather unusual to relate, no good Australian horses were bought for India after tho recent autumn meetings in Melbourne and Sydney, and it would seem as if thoso Calcutta paxiers which claimed wo were in a fair way to completely losing our grip on tho market were only too correct. As bad luck has had it, a fair proportion of the high-priced Australian horses bought for India during the past two or cim-e years nave tuned to reproduce anything approaching thoir best form, and probably that tact alone would assist to temporarily prejudice Indian owners against our thoroughbreds.