The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-27
MISSOURI IS HOME
OF CAVALRY HORSE
Race Meetings Produce Strain
Especially Suited for the
Purpose

Special to The Globe
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 26-John s. Bratton.
West. and a resident of this city speak
ing of the proposed repeal of the Breed
ers law in this state, said:
when the British government first
looked around for a place to buy re-
mounts for the troops in South AFRICA,
their attention, of course. was attracted
the chief Of the remount department of
the British government, who was the first
to come to this country for the purpose
OF purchasing horses, told me that their
attention was drawn to Missouri. on ac-
count of the long periods of racing. he
further told me that they always found
that they could buy a better class Of
horses for cavalry purposes in the neigh
borhood where there were several race
meets, as great many of the broken
down stations were sold at low price
to the farmers through the community to
breed to their mares. and as their govern
ment always tried to get as much thor
oughbred blood In the cavalry horse as
possible. they decided that the state Of
Missouri was the best place to purchase
remounts.
England Bought Thousands
'I sold the British government myself
$4,000 horses in less than two years. My
horses were mostly Missouri bred. es
pecially the cavalry horses. for which
mounts. 1t is beyond all question of
doubt that in order to get good cavalry
horse you must have strong infusion
of thoroughbred blood. The cavalry horse
must have a good shoulder plenty of
neck and good head. with plenty OF
weight carrying powers This, of course,
We derive from the thoroughbred, and as
Missouri has more thoroughbred stations
that are bred to common mares than all
the other states together In the Union,
hence the United States government looks
almost solely to it for it's cavalry supply.
IN. b. Nalle, of Leesburg. Va, recent
ly completed a contract through me. for
735 horses. Most all of them were pur
chased in Missouri, and nearly all of them
had more or less thoroughbred blood. I
have been in the horse commission bust
ness at the National Stock Yards, ILL.,, for
eight years, and / have noticed that some
of the very best horses that have been
shipped to our market during that time
have come from the state of Missouri 1
have shown good many Missouri bred
horses in the ring, both In saddle and in
hunter classes and have won great many
first prizes with horses that have had &
very. strong infusion of thoroughbred
blood, and were bred in Missouri.
Sired by comon Mares
Mr.. Buschs champion saddle horse.
George K. is by thoroughbred horse out
Of common mare. bred in Missouri.
George Watson, OF New York city, now
eta. She was bred in the state of Mis-
souri, and is by thoroughbred horse out
of common mare. The Irish hunters
and Park hacks. by crossing the common
made Ireland famous as a producer Of
hunters and saddle horses. The nobility
OF Ireland all own great racing stables.
There were very few towns of any con-
sequence In which a race meeting was not
held.
when a thoroughbred stallion the
property of one of these racing lords was
broken down he was generally sent to one
of the tenants on the estate and stood to
farm mares at a fee of Is and Cd or 81
cents in American money, just enough to
pay the attendant, but when the same
stallion was bred to a thoroughbred mare
the fee was generally $50. On account OF
the loud agitation the nobility of ireland
have not taken in recent years as much
interest in racing, hence q decrease I'm
available stations, which has rendered the
hunters and pack hacks for which the
country has heretofore been famous, very
scarce.
Marked Improvement
"A strong infusion of thoroughbred
blood not only improved the high class
horse, but it improved the small common
kinds fully as much. if not more; for in
stance, every farmer does not possess a
mare good enough to throw a show horse.
even if she bred to a thoroughbred, but
just think how many farmers breed COM
mon, little western mares. 1 assure you
that this class has advanced within the
last five years over $50 head on account
of the extra quality and finish impaired
hxyf Ill.