'A. question associated with the halfbreds is the matter of supply. The China pony enthusiasts. insist that the breeding grounds still can keep all the race courses supplied with sufficient numbers of the gen-urine old-fashioned type, a contention which may be correct, but which 1s not stipported by the class of animals now sent down. If one studies the performances of such of the ime portation of recent years as are held beyond question to be China Ponies, it will be seen that they are well below the average, suggesting that the supply is declining, for surely dealers would not bring down the weakest they could find, On the other hand, it is argued that there is not a sufficiency of hhalfbreds, the evidence offered in support of this being the admitted fact that there are on various courses a few halforeds whose per formances are outstanding, whilst the rest that have been brought down, even if they went to places where they would be allowed race, or managed to escape the ban imposed in other places, never would win races. The answer to. this: said to be that the right places. yet have not been tapped and that dealers will not bring down which it is beyond question would be banned, -but that tf all outres accepted halfbreds end thie established a big demand, ranches!
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