New-York tribune., 1907-11-30
TO IMPROVE THE HORSE
NEW PREMIUMS OFFERED.
Racing associations VIII Donate
SI4,4OO to the County Fairs.

Those horsenen who say that have no definite
type of the equine family in this country
pare with the Orloff of Russia, the Hackney of
England any of the other accepted families
which breed with uniformity and perpe tUatc char
acteristics of color gait and conformation Will
soon be convinced that the United States is not
to remain in eclipse in the work OF improving
the breed Of horses The Coney Island Jockey
Club, the Brooklyn Jockey Club. the Westchester
Racing Association and the Brighton Beach Racing
Association have decided TO offer substantial
prizes 70 be given at county fairs in this state
next autumn, and purpose continuing the same
annually so long AS racing conditions remain as
at present.
The work begun by the Jockey Club. when
through its breeding bureau thoroughbred stations
OF size and of good conformation were placed in
competent hands throughout the Empire State to
stand for general service at a nominal fee of s1O
which goes to the custodian OF the horse,
a tremendous stroe in the line OF Improvement
there is better basic blood than that of the
thoroughbred. particularly when the individual
possesses those most invaluable qualifications
size. bone. color and temper The members of the
breeding bureau have made it a point to install
only those stations which meet the above require
ments. and a consequence there are to-day in
this state hundreds of youngsters from cold
blooded dams which will become at maturity
splendid specimens of a type OF the most use
full horse in the world. The beauty of the thor
oughbred cross is that the blood OF the stallion
predominates and reines the coarser elements of
the dam
Success is the invariable result no matter
what type of mare the stallion mated with
The test of heavy weight hunters, a class
OF horse which commands tremendous prices In
the horse markets OF the world. are out Of dams
whose ancestors were priced because OF their size
and strength and whose days were spent between
the shafts Of a cart Wasp the largest prize win
ming hunter at the recent National Horse Show
Is one of these half bred weight carriers and
he repeatedly flew the stiff jumps with 2l0 pounds
in the saddle.
Some OF the best saddle horses shown at Mad
ison Square Garden last week were sired by
thoroughbred stations from trotting dams and
one specimen of this type changed hands for s. 900
The popularity of the walk -trot-and canter type OF
saddle horse in the East has made ready ma~-
ket for all of the best specimens that can he
brought To New York in fact, there is no horse
that commands such a ready sale.
Another advantage OF the thoroughbred cross lies
in the fact that the hlooded horse natures at an
early age and three-year-olds can be marketed to
farmer 10 consider, 1t means that he will save
money by not having to feed this product of his
farm so long as he would the progeny OF other
breeds which are slower To develop The quicker
the tiller of the soil can turn his none, the
better pleased he Will be. The farmer there
fore. should not be in a quandary as to what tvpe
of horse he shall breed his mare.
The four racing associations will donate s. 500
each for a total OF Sl4,4CO a prize OF SlOO for
each association will be offered TO the county
falrs IN each county where stallion of the breed
ing bureau OF the Jockey Club is standing Tbsse
horses must be owned in the counties In which
they shown.
The Coney Island Jockey Clubs premium OF s-5
to the first and SO TO the second will be offered
Tor the best yearlnS shown in each county. The
brooklyn Jockey Clubs premiums are for the hest
Racing Associations premiums will be for the
best two-year-old trotters The Brighton Reach
Racing Associations premiums are for three-vear-
oids suitable for general purposes.