The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
VIRGINIA HOME OF HUNTER SHOULD
Rec MORE GREAT WE7GHTCARRLERS

high-priced, useless horsetlesh, but a
downright. practical, common sense,
water, climatic conditions. reasonable
cost and easiness OF access could be
added n parent stock of the type, class,
breeding, family, size, speed, .individ-
staying and weight-carrying qualities,
constitutional and physical soundness,
and everything that is calculated to
bring assured success and not certain
failure to the enterprise.
Plea for Approved Mares.
1 hear something of a Hunters Pro-
tective Association for Virginia. A very
commendable object, indeed. but l fear
Its practical results will not manifest
themselves for many years; In the
first place, all mares should be ap-
proved, and this word. in the light l
should look at 1t. would bar a tremen-
|dous percentage of the mares for breed
Ing hunters, nsI have seen them here.
Secondly. every farmer who has a
pony mare who has happened to nave
thrown q pretty good light hunter
would kick like a steer II his mare
was disapproveA on account of size.
There would be many other difficulties
to overcome; still, such an association
would do an immense lot OF good in
time, but nothing like so quickly, tho
roughly and satisfactorily as a we'll
organized company could do with a
parent stock such as I have mentioned.
Virginia is the home OF the hunter
and the steeplechaser In this country,
and there is no earthly reason why 1t
should not--in the hands OF the right
hunting and stceplechasing, and have
the welfare of these animals at heart
lbecome "the market" for this class of
horse, the biggest drawing cnrd
the continent.
Hunting and stecplecliasing, as I
have already stated, are fast becoming
very fashionable and popular in Amer
lea, but little has really been done to-
ward developing it upon sound and
particularly, thoroughbred lines. size,
speed, weight and staying qualities and
tyne, MS applied to this class of horse.
The hunter and steeplechaser must
Size, stnying power and weight-carry-
ing capacity, as We'll rs, speed. Which
makes Them really valuable, either us
hunters or steeplechasers,
4good little one, although there are
some extraordinarily good small anil
mails; but 1t Is the exceptional rather
than the rule, and in order to- produce
Is not only necessary. to breed.from bis
animals. but from big animals known
to come from big families. This one
simple fact is the chief cause of fail
uVe " lroullCe pfE -poHtlla WelSHL-cat-
rying thoroughbreds in this country.
Selection of the parent stock, AMI
I the m~aintenul,ceN size sbv the most
careful selection and judicious cross
ing, are the sheet anchor for producing
this particular type of horse.
i am ure of my ground Ill making
these statements, and I feel convinrct
that an enterprise Of this kind in good
hands could he made u paying ant
@lpopular undertaking., I'LL n long-felt
want and supply q great demand.
/ kecnlY and Intensely interested, ant
would depote9t the whole of my time
practical, professional and scientific
X toward the consummationt of am obiec1
Il that would do so nlucll for the i'm,
/ nrnvpmert OF the hunter and steeple,
Chaser IN America and the popularity
/ of these two s%pleratds sports
M Very truly yours,
/ a. ILL., MADpELL,