Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-06-01
Kentucky Breeding Plan
for High Grade Stock !

Lexington. Ky.-Them ost unique of
all thoroughbred breeding ventures Is
about to be inaugurated by Col. ". s.
Barnes of the famous Melbourne Stud.
1t is to carry out q pet idea on a
large scale. He has already proven 1t
success and great one ty prelimi-
nary experiments. He thinks that
foals thrive best when only a few of
them are kept together on one place.
be divided into lots of four, and with
their foals at their sides sent to farms
adjoining Melbourne Stud, when they
will be kept until within a few weeks
OF their yearling form.
That Col. Barnes is a men Of practi-
cal ideas in breeding thoroughbreds, a
single incident will prove. It is fact
known to but few that 1t was because
OF one of his ideas and its demonstra-
ton that the famous thoroughbred
breeding establishment OF Woodbourne
was scatterd far and wide by a dis
persal sale. Mr.. Lucas Broadhead,
manager Of the estate OF A. J. Alexan-
der, after completing a sale Of Wood
bourne yearlings at an average Of
about $500 a head, had conversation
with Col Barnes about the cost Of put
ting a thoroughbred yearling on the
New York market The latter soon
demonstrated to him that for a breeder
to expect to make money. his yearlings
must average more than 5000. This he
explained by stating that practically no
breeder considers the fact that each
brood mare represents certain
amount Of capital. The stud life Of a
brood mare be fixes at twelve years. At
the end of twelve years the capital dis
appears, the mare dies. He then figures
that II Is necessary for man to clear
In tn edozen years not only 6 per cent
on his investment to get the same re-
turns as the business man on his In
vestment. but must also clear the
price OF the mare In the beginning.
TOO few breeders" said Col.
Barnes, consider the fact that the
nnancier's capital remains constant
while the breeders capital the cost Of
his mares, disappears at the end Of a
certain fixed time. Most breeders are
satisfied with the financier's interest
without stopping to consider that the
business man who knows that his capi-
tai invested would vanish after few
years usage would demand proper
tionately high rate OF interest, SO that
the capital might be returned as well
as some profit on the investment" Col.
Barnes includes In his estimates Of
ing to the extent OF charging the shoes
the horse wears the car fare to New
York and the auctioneer's commission
against each youngster.
He takes as grounds for the belief
that horses turn out better where but
few are raised together from the ex-
perience OF Lord Falmouth and Sir
Joseph Hawley in ENGLAND the num-
berless small breeders In this country
as well as his own experience In the
matter.
Another unique feature at Melbourne
Stud is the manner in which the year.
lings are broken. Late In their year.
| ling FORM ne DeSlnS Work On them, anu
small boys are used to tide them about
the place so that they soon become ac-
customed to having some one In the
saddle, and this early training results
In his always sending sweet tempered
horses to the post. Col. Barnes names
all OF his own yearlings with the set
tied purpose of having the horrible
combinations Of letters which are so
often bestowed on race horses. Col.
Barnes has the largest stable In the
West, not even excepting the extensive
string OF John w. Schorr, There are
In all thirty-two head OF horses which
he will send to the races. They are In
the hands OF three trainers. and will
he raced at most of the Western tracks.