Arizona republican., 1908-03-02
THOROUGHBRED SHOCK
 ARIZONA'S FUTURE
Direct View, 2:o8 3-4, Added to the Fine Stud of the Turkey Track Com pany Near Tempe-Other Fine Ani- mals.

MT B. A. Packard, territorial fair - commissioner and manager of the Fur key Track Cattle company, of Naco and Tempe, was visitor in the city yesterday. Almost everybody is aware of the fact that MT. Packard is a born enthusiast on the growing and breed ing of pure blood cattle and horses and with his many years of devotion to his particular hobby, he has been a material factor in improving and cul- tivating the blood lines of live stock in Arizona.
 In the course of conversation yester- day Mr. Packard stated that Arizona was naturally wonderfully well fitted to grow live stock, and while the ter ritory in previous years had been con- tent with a gradual movement toward improvement in breeding. it has in lat CT years mainly through the encour- agement of the territorial fair and the private efforts of various breeders forged ahead at such a rapid rate that it will be but a, matter of few years when Arizona will have established it. self firmly in the ranks and alongside the great horse and cattle producing states of the west and middle west
 While we are wOefully short in quantity. in comparison with other states" said MT. Packard, i've are cer- tainly there with quality. That is par ticularly so in regard to horses. The government census of 1907 shows that we have 101,O0Q head of horses in the territory, which places us at the bot tom O. the list of states west of the Mississippi. New Mexico leads us by an even 17,000 and Texas, our near neighbor, springs the figure at 1.27S.- O0G. As to the quality of our horses, we rank with the best in the world and each and every day shows us increas- ing steadily in numerical strength. Scarcely a week passes that you -do not hear of the purchase of high class an- imals for breeding purposes. It makes no difference whether bred for speed or for draft. Arizona has the goods and can deliver"
 Concerning his recent acquisition, the famous trOtting stallion Direct View, 2:0S 3-4. MT. Packard stated that he intended placing this animal in the stud at the Tempe farm. where he will have tEe comforts of the most com pletely equipped breeding establish ment in the southwest.
 The stallion Direct View. as his name implies. comes from the celebrated Di- dectum family. and his sire. Direct 2:05 1-2, was one of the greatest racing stallions and is renowned as a progen- itOr O. them.
 In his three, four. five and six-year- old form, Direct View was before the public for four seasons. In his three. Near-Old form he started in the Hart ford and New England Futurities and won mOney in both, the Hartford being d five heat race In the New England he won the first heat in 2:16 1-2. The Raiah. however, winning this race.
 He made an arduous campaign in his four-year- form, starting in eighteen different races He was al- ways willing and ready to do his best At Windsor and Detroit he was second to Billy Buch, 2:07 IT, the sensational trotter Of that year. in 2:12 1-4. and was a money winner in both races. At New York he was second in two heats in 2:10 1-2, 2:11 1-2 and winning the third heat in 2:12 1-2. At Readville he was two-three in 2:14 and PIP. At Lexington he was second in the third