The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
MR.. @. M DE GARMENDIA
AROUSED.
Resents Criticism Of a Horse
man as to Maryland Stall
lions.

peared in the Baltimore San last
Monday, has aroused Mr.. Carlos
Nj. de Garmendia. who is noted
as a breeder of harness stock.
The paragraph in question is
the following:
Mr.. Richard Hentschel, the
weli-known horSeman, recently
made inquiries as to where he
could find first class stallion
Il real high class sire-and stated
that he intended buying such a
one if he could be found.
"Such a purchase would be
real boon to owners Of fast mares
in Maryland" said a man who is
close to the racing men. "Do you
know there is not a stallion in
the State that would be conSid.
cred first class to get speed from.
There are some few good animals,
but they have either never been
on the track or they are not per.
fectly sound, or have ugly dispo.
SltiOns or some serious defect of
the kind. A stallion such as Mr..
HentSchel proposes buying would
do much to raise the speed stand
ard of this State"
Mr.. de Garmendia writes Spir-
tied letter to the SIN, which in
the main is published, but which
we print in full:
"According to the dictum of
this omniScient critic, who is close
to the racing mem Ignorant of
the breeding interests would he
better, we are to believe not only
that the few good stations now in
the State either have never been
on the track, or are unsound, or
vicious, or otherwise defective
but (the inference is only too clear
when Mr.. HentSchel gets his stall
lion he will be perfect horse,
the horse of the State par excel
lence, the representative Mary
land horse, the only horse worthy
of fast mares in Maryland!
NO possible exception can be
had to Mr.. HentSchel's wanting a
stallion, and if there is none in
the State that meets his ideal
our ideals diil'er-it is his priv.
lege to purchase elsewhere; but
to the manifest diSparagement of
those good Maryland sires that
have earned their spurs i'll races
on the track and added fresh
laurels to their fame by the per
fOrmances of their progeny, |
take most vigorous exception.
The injustice is too gross, the as
sertion too sweeping, to let it pass
unchallenged
"There are other owners OF
horses-high- class horses, too
who must justly feel aggrieved
But today | make the issue per
sOnal and name one hOrSe-Mo
nocacy, record 2.153, my property
who has been on the track anC
who is not unsound, gor vicious
nor otherwise defectiv n
"Mr. Hentschel is 10 doubt {
man of judgment, but in tina
particular he is not unique-tht
opinion of the OmniSciext unnamed
to the contrary Notwithstanding
and the trotting horse breeders o
Maryland have not been WOO
gathering nor chasing the will
'o-the- wisp. Should Mr.. Hent
schel purchase an undevelopeC
stallion and live to drive him tt
his best record in the sixth heat
of winning race in the presence
of his local admirers he will that
day be proud and happy. When
Mr.. Hentschel or the afOremen-
toned omniscient critic who has
such abiding faith in Mr.. Hent
schel's judgment shall have bred,
not bought, horses to acquire re
cords such as Louis Victor q. 1922,
g. NJ. G. (2.1O4), Monocacy (2.l54)
Cecil NJ, (2.10, Currito (2.174),
Tiddlewinks 3 (2.194), Island Boy
(2.2O4), Keepsake (2.2OH, Cordava
(2.204). ETC., or the fastest year
ling, 2 year old and 3-year-old Of
the State, he will hold the sire
that begot them in high esteem
and worthy of any patronage
and if he be a man of feeling,
deep in his affections will be that
animals place, and deep will be
his resentment when his pet is at
tackled.
Sin conclusion, | beg leave tC
assert that Monocacy, record 2.l5i
as game a race horse as evel
lived-is today, in sight and wine
and limb, as sound as the day ht
was born; his disposition is al
perfect as horses can be, and
challenge any man to prove tC
the contrary"