New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
SADDLE HORSES CLASSY,
america Likely to Dominate World
an Production of This VuDc

I
ing the world in its supply of high class saddle
horses. hunters and jumpers even as it now I'M
doubtedly dominates the entire world in the quality
OF Its light medium and heavy harness horses and
also In the great number of animals of really high
class which it can produce. This is universally
admitted.
The one great reason for expecting such a con-
dltior among the saddle horses is that we have as
stated previously. successfully evolved very high
| class horse known as the metropolitan type This
type is OF good manners. good carriage good quar-
ters, shoulder head and neck and also of the bipb
courage which gives the necessary dash and fire
blended with the admirable good temper which is
the sine qua non The breeding is of the highest
thoroughbred type, which opens the door wide for
american trotter stock. we'll pure thorough
pred STOCK The show now nearly over produced
classes SO large so even in high quality that it
Is extremely doubtful if even Great Britain could
hava surpassed them along these lines
The American hunter and the high jumper proper
nave also advanced tremendously along their own
distinct lines. and the point TO grasp is that the
huh1er VIII De much more logical candidate for
the high jump than the mere high tunper wouId
De Tor entering the hunting field These types have
improved by reason of the greatly increased speed
OF the fox, owing to the country being cleared to
a greater extent thus doing away with his many
"earths' and making his bursts of speed before
ne reaches safety much sustained. The
hounds have been brought to the new notch and
the hunter has had to follow suit. This could only
De satisfactorily attained by dropping the half
bred horse and going to the thoroughbred blood
not only because of its greater speed but OF its
greater courage, which enables 1t TO fence much
better and with more reliability when tired than
Will any animal bred with cold" strain no mat
ter how good this strain may seem
This change appears strongly in the conf1rrna-
uon' and has given greater beauty. more finish and
an air Of conscious sef-respect and knowledge OF
strength which the half-bred horse has never had
TO the corresponding extent As the European coun-
tries gravitated TO the thoroughbred type some
years ago the American type may be placed upon
the European market American breeders send
it there. The high jumper in on similar
lines, the extreme heights now reached "a record
Of feet inches over bars), calling for a peculiar
type OF courage which impes the individual to seek
for difficulties to overcome, and to take a vriIe
light in such accomplishment. This is clearly dem
onstrated in the superlative high jumper the ami
NAL palpably feeling its failure almost as keenly
as the man riding 1t, and rider and horse must be
in perfect accord. Here again only the strong
thoroughbred type will give the desired result.
This is but a brief outline OF the case but suf-
fcient TO illustrate the tremendous Importance of
the breeding bureau Of the Jockey Club. established
three years ago. and now numbering upward of
forty of the best bred and best performing
horses of their day.
Realizing the great value of such stock sown
widespread through the correct channels. the
Jockey Club, governing racing in the State OF
New York. time ago asked wealthy and
prominent owners TO give or sell at a nominal
price certain extremely well bred horses 10 found
the bureau. The idea to place such
horses at various points throughout the state for
the Of farmers etc. to serve to their approved
mares Of good. clean stock, and thus raise i'm
measura6ly the average standard OF the horses
produced from such mares. This action IS like
dropping a stone in a placid lake. II makes
big splash and is then forgotten by tho public.
while the pples noiselessly creep along until they
have covered the entire surface. From these new
and virile fountain heads will the saddle
horses. the hunters and the high jumpers OF the
future and already plans are being matured for
special prizes for such stock at horse shows all
over the state and II is not unlikely that races
may even be framed for the pure bred tyres. The
great Importance Of this has not been fully
grasped. but It should be- and Will be when the
future horse show classes relating 20 this division
appear.
Yesterday came some Of the classes for horses
suitable for cavalry but although America pro-
duced the 4th Army Corps's remounts for the Brit
!sh during the Boer war, there is weakness in
chargers. not nearly so good a class as in other
years appearing yesterday. The winner. Achilles.
was light and hashy. emnently a picture horse
but scarcely typical OF the specification outline
He had been second in previous class. but last
year when shown he was out of IT entirely. Later
he was disqualified. owing to faulty entry and the
first Nadab
Tho iudging in the hunter class IS particu-
Iarly well accepted at this show In several cases
very good performing animals have been utterly
missed in the final awards. and while between two
or four horses the individual opinion must nave
some leeway. 1t should not be stretched further
This Individual opinion was clearly oehlohsIraleh
In a tandem class IN which any OF three might
have beeu taken. The judges decided on the light
feathery type for woman TO drive In the park
and nlaced such teams first and second. but there
were in the class splendid specimens OF the pract
raj road tandem intended to go and capable or gong
a distance and there was also the rugged knock
about tandem, to either of which the judge might
have gone Just as consistently as In the award 10
the winners It all matter or TASTE ana tfils
s what SO often nisleads an amateur critic At
He thinks the Judge SnOulQ IN
.,i,abIv look through his amateur eyes, and that
bo has done SO with faulty eyesight. The judge
seldom gains credit for rational divergent idea
or taste of his own
In a class for horses suitable to become hunters
.bo winner was a chestnut gelding Skylark, shown
nv, Henry V Colt of Genesee Valley. brother OF the
Ill l,noy,n owner of the crack steeplechase stable,
and Rosemary, from the same stable. was second
Roth were full of promise and schooIed 10 perlec
tion as are all horses coming from that secuoh'
Prince Chap who feu with ms rloer anu o"heI'
Nicholas Dunn of Rye, injuring him severely the
60 ta,, was shown here and came third. the
highly commended going TO George T. cam Wh"
rrevio,Isry scored good second In the thoroush-
brcd hunter class 1t was noticeable that among
,ho novice hunters shown the great bulk of the
,orsuccessful contingent failed 10 fold the foreleg
tight to the body. while others dropped the hocks
-, over the obstacles. These are the OLD o!d
fe,lts Of the American hunter when were ioush'
40 hard wears ago and which seldom appear to-uaS
g., the qualified hunter 1t was curious 10 see mem
onrine, ND again in the hunter babies ana there
- - " ,o,,sa for their existence at any period any
- tban there is for a pigeon -toed chlio. II Is
simply lack OF early care .
1hose interested in Shetland ponies may note
,,u apother of a famous breeding farm 10 hldhe "S
how this being Elliott OF PlttsIo'"' 49,. =.
,,ard 20 take the place OF Bressay and Ehers"e "
-, i,u when they begin to fade. ms Hlu't Oe
- as tbe, have been several years successi"'S
800 the horse show public. Elliott IS grand