Sporting Review. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1894.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 202, 7 June 1894, Page 4

Sporting Review. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1894.

The poor prices which are obtained just now for blood stock points very strongly to the advisability of . breeders finding an outside market where remunerative returns may be found. The land of the stars and stripes appears to be the most likely country for a new market, and the successes which are attending the efforts

of our stock already there should be a big advertisement for us. What is wanted in the States is Stockwell blood, and Australia has it in profusion. Mr Bruce Lowe, who went to the U.S.A, with Stromboli, has been busying himself on this question of opening up a new outlet, and his idea is that the best way of making Americans partial to Australian blood is to send a few good horses over to compete with the American cracks. He suggest that a syndicate should be formed to ship a few of the best all-aged horses at present in Australia to arrive in California in October. They could then go on to Chicago in June, and to New York for the July, August, and September racing. Of course none but the best animals should be sent, and the syndicate would have to find animals of the Carbine and Commotion class to make the scheme a success. The cost of such an undertaking would necessarily be very great, and it is a question whether owners of such horses as Carnage. Loyalty, and Jeweller would accept the cost and risk without some certain return. Mr Bruce Lowe has thought of that, and his idea is that the proprietors of the tracks where the Australians raced should allow them a share of the gate. And as the same allowance is made to cricketers and boxers there is no reason in the world why horseowners should not be treated in a like manner. There’s no doubt that the meeting of representative cracks would draw a big crowd and give to both Americans and Australians a good gate. If our horses won the syndicate would get good stakes, and they could then sell the animals at big prices to American buyers. If Australian racers can successfully meet the Americans, the scheme should do an immense deal of good.