The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-23

own more than one. a really genuine
/ opportunity every year TO sire racers
Of the desired high class? IL is. In the
great majority OF cases, almost a matn-
teal impossibility OF the most op-
vious nature. But these suitable mares,
and a sufficient number OF them. are al
most certain 20 be found here AND
there by a careful resume or other
studs. And. with these mares In the
vast majority Of cases annually mated
at present with more or less unsuitable
stations, and these stations annually
denied access TO suitable mares. how
Is II possible for either the horses or
the mares TO do anything like full JUS
/ tice to themselves. to their owners OF
90 the development and Improvement
| Of the thoroughbred race horse?
The experience of breeders, both past
inc present. are crowded with Illus
trations from which I fancy i might
aptly quote. For instance. we hear
now that 81. Blaise has gone back. :
Nonsense. He has only experienced
somewhat the same sort of temporary
misfortune as does he Upper part of q
structure when the foundation caves
in. Selected in England and imported
with a view of being mated with the
well suited mares OF the late Mr.. Bel
mont's stud. st. Blaise promptly began
the work of furnishing high class win
ners for the maroon and scarlet"
1 Nttu Il recall lnt ToHs tiilh iOt-
Then came the dispersal sale. and the
son OF Hermit went TO Mr.. Reeds
stud. only to have a very large number
Of suitable mares with which he had
been mated swept out of existence by
that memorable lightning accident.
Since then. h sort OF really reason
able chance has st. Blaise been az
forded? Put him again at the head
OF a properly selected stud. as was Mr..
Belmont's. or arrange for owners OF
suitable mares to send them to him,
and / have no manner OF doubt that
the Potomacs. La Toscas. st. Florians
and st. Carlos would speedily put In a
temperance.
The same Is true. although the paral-
lei may not be developed by the same
circumstances of many, many other
American owned stations. Lack of
proper and reasonable opportunity Ii
the bane Of these horses, whose great
est curse is their bad luck TO be locat-
ed I'm a land where the great majority
of breeders are loo shortsighted or too
1~ealous-or both-to SEM their mares
where they will have the greatest per-
centage of chance 10 produce high
class took.
icy OF American breeders, I do not
mean to imply that we do not as a ma
ton breed good horses-yes, great ones.
We do breed grand specimens. but We
don't annually produce as many Of
these great ones as we ought. Were
the accessible and comparatively neigh
boring sections OF this unit utilized
by the large majority Of breeders for
the purpose OF arranging suitable meet
ings Irrespective of ownership. / ave
no question that our blood stock would
be vastly the gamer.
] have doubtless don an injustice to
some breeders by insinuating that their
na1laN Of EnnnlnU GhAfr n for thAta
own stations is prompted by selfish
ness or jealousy. ] am well aware that.
with one or two private breeders es-
pecially, IL Is a matter of the purest
sentiment. of this feature OF the case
IL is not so easy to write dispassion-
ately, for sentiment i'm breeding and
racing Is far too seldom in evidence
nowadays TO justify anyone in discour-
aging its occasional appearance. But,
as a matter OF fact. this sentimental
side of the matter Is too often warped
by a misconception or the true merits
OF the case. Supposing that a breeder
sends his mare to an outside stallion
and the alliance results in a Futurity
or Realization or Kentucky Derby win
ner. Is not the knowledge that he owns
the mare and arranged the meeting
quite as full a need OF sentimental
qualification as would be. on the other
hand. the pride in possessing both the
dam and sire of the winner?
IL Is simply this: Against the pride
OF owning the sire. we must set the
pride OF having arranged the alliance
with another mans horse. While I do
not suppose everyone will agree with
me. | nevertheless regard the two cases
as Of equal cause for qualification, and
i am quite sure that the course OF pat
roniZing the most suitable horse will
surely be vastly more profitable. SEN
timent is n most desirable N thor
oughly ~praiseworthy quality in a turf
man or breeder. But sentiment is not
business. N I am treating this sub
ject i'm the cold light OF a business
proposition, having in view the pro-
duction Of h greatest possible num-
Der Of high class winners from a GER
tain number of mares in any one stud,
The dictates OF reason and of COM
mon sense. and. as l read them, the un-
mistakable teachings of the Stud
Book and Racing Guides-all unite In
urging a most universal and liberal pol
icy of breeding upon those Americans
who furnish our turf its racing stock.
The racing season closed with Ma
her heading the list of winning jock
eys I'm the East. Last year this clever
lightweight showed considerable prom
Use. especially at the late fall meetings
but early this spring he appeared "a
have lost his ability TO ride winners A,
Brighton Beach Maher prang into the
front rank and I'm the absence of Sloane
distanced all his competitors.
Sloane is easily second. and his av.
erage is far better than hat of any
other jockey.
Clawson went East late in the sea
son. and his work has been of the best
In the event of his riding there mex
season he Is sure to have a strong fol
lowing.
Spencer is another n Of the West,
ern boys who has shown ability. hi,
average since his arrival in the EasH