The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-22
HORSE BREEDERS TO
MEET HERE TODAY
HoRsEMEN FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE SOUTH WILL ASSEMBLE TO
DISCUSS MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO TURF DEVoTEES.

The Southern Breeders association VIII
meet at the Hotel Hillman this morning
at 10 o'clock to form a permanent or
ganization. Delegates from several of the
southern states will be present.
A temporary organization was formed
last year at Montgomery, and Col. W.
F. Garth was made temporary chairman.
He has called the meeting today in Biz
mingham.
1t is expected that some important
business will be transacted. and it is
likely that many reforms popularizng
and stimulating the interests in breeding
throughout the southern states will be
inaugurated.
One of the most important features will
BE- the opening of a futurity purse for
trotting and pacing foals of 1907 to be
trotted and paced in the fall of 1910.
These futurities are very popular and
greatly enhance the value of young
horses. 1t is also proposed to have this
association act as sponsor for all the va
ricus fairs and racing associations In the
south 1t will also encourage the forming
of new fair associations and lend sup
port and assistance to them; providing for
registration of all horses entered IN
races, the licensing of all stations to be
stood for public service; also the lcens-
ing of trainers and drivers and the
formation of matinee driving clubs
throughout the southern states On ac-
count of many new fair associations be-
ing formed, it will be necessary to pro
vide for at least three fair circuits to
take the place of southern fair circuit,
which was the only one in the south last
year.
The association at present embraces the
states of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Ar
kansas, and breeders In each or these
states will be in attendance at this meet
ing Among them l.. II. McCurdy'
Lowndesboro, Ala. Capt. T. e. Wells
Pensacola. Fla; Maj. W. NJ. Toomer'
Jacksonville. Fla; w. J. Massee, Idle
Hour Stock Farm, Macon, Ga. Dr. John
Toole. cambridge. Ga; DR.. F. NJ. Rid
ley. LAGRANGE, Ga; Frank Weldon, gen
eral manager Georgia State Fair, Attain
ia: George Campbell Brown, Ewell Farm,
Spring Hill, Tenn; James Palmer, pres
ident Tennessee State Fair, Nashville;
W. W. Ogilvie, commissioner of agricul-
ttire of Tennessee, Nashville; j. Otto Kit
trel Herbert Tenn; F. B. Starlight, La
Fayette Stock Farm, Nashville, Tenn;
Nashville, Tenn; W. Y. Allen, Gallatin,
Tenn: r. NJ. Williams. manager Hermit
age Stud, Nashville, Tenn; w. P. Wool
ridge, Columbia, Tenn; Willis Garth,
Mayhew, Miss. DIR. John Oliver, Column
bus. Miss; j. NJ. Sentell, Shreveport La;
Senator J. J. Thompson. Opelousas, La;
Col. w F. Garth, Piedmont Farm, Hunts
vile Ala Maj. ". f. Vandiver, presl-
dent Agricultural association, Montgom-
cry; Fred Fisk. Montgomery; Mcqueen
Smith Prattville, Ala; Judge Dan Cor
don. Abbeville, Ala; Frank D. Fuller,
Hermitage Tenn, and Allen Campbell,
Cleburne Farm, Spring Hill, Tenn
Local breeders who will attend are,
William Hardie. Eugene Flies, DR.. A.
Gibson, w. II. Jones, DR.. A. H. French,
zee Moody of Bessemer; w. G. Agee, X.
p. McDavid and Louis Schillinger. All
breeders or persons interested IN the de-
velopment of horses and fairs are in
vited to be present and become members
% the assOcia ton.