New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
FROM WAGON TO TRACK
Value of Thoroughbred for Gen.
eraI Utility Purposes.
JOCKEY CLUB PUSHES WORK
Reports from Various Sections
Indicate That Blood Is
Beginning to Tell.

When the Jockey Club organized the
Breeding Bureau Of the Jockey Club, in
1906. It was done only after careful iuvesti-
CATION as to the practical use of thorough
bred blood in the general utility horse In
this connection Judge Francis Nelson has
the following to say:
The value of the thoroughbred for every
day purposes is strongly maintained Oy i
II. Love, Of Montreal who uses ten OF
them regularly IN his big laundry business
Until recently SchrOeder'S s Midway was one.
but Allan BulcrOft came around and Of
fered 800 for the horse. desiring 70 put niii
i'm frainfng The price is 500 said Mr.
Love and when ii was suggested that $50
looked big price for laundry wagon morse.
he added: That's what he's worth 20 me,
right there with the harness on him
have ten thorough hDTedS at the same DuSl-
ness. and every one OF them is worm Two
cold-blooded horses. Schroeder's Midway
is like the rest Of them; he does as mucn
work as two ordinary horses. and I figure
that I am saving 80 per cent IN that part
of my business by their use They do more,
wear better and cost only as much as one
to keep" Mr.. BulcrOft bought the horse
and ran him several times last week al
Blue Bonnets. He was OUtclassed there,
but IS sttn good enough 70 win where the
quality IS not so high
The close Of the year 1906 found the Breed
four stations in various counties Of the
State OF New York At the close Of 1901
there were ffty-fve stations doing stud
duty under the auspices OF this bureau.
/ and in 1908 ISL foaIs were reported as the
result Of the breeding season Of 1907. Re
ports in 1888 were received for 40 foaIs.
/ and while actual reports for 1910 have not
/ been received. il IS safe 70 say that there
Z refTg "a Ffg-
these thoroughbred stations and it IS i'm
/ possible to estimate the value that those
, foaIs will prove to the horse breeding IN
! terests Of the state
/ The bureau is keeping up it's work by
| offering premiums for the best of the get
! Of these stations, including n special pre-
/ rnium for the best yearling. any breed
/ This premium is offered through rhe New
/ York State Fair. it being the purpose OF
/ the bureau 10 meet all breeds in competi-
ton. TO test the real worth OF the thor
] oughbred blood
The number OF stations at present IN
I service Is not so great as II was IN 1903, but
what Is lacking in quantity IS more than
made up IN quality. Among the stations
now owned r. the bureau are On Deck.
Watercolor. Goodrich. Advance Guard,
Margrave, Accountant. Shot Gun, Rensse-
I laer, OakwOod. Spring. St LeOnards. Don
lie Orc and Beau Gallant
George 3. Servis, in reporting TO the
secretary Of the Breeding Bureau OF the
| Jockey Club. writes:
'TShave been a breeder of thoroughbred
horses for the last ffty-five years. both
abroad and IN the Genesee Valley, and
without any exception l consider the colt
from Goodrich the best ever saw raised
All Of the gentlemen who have colts by
this horse are more than pleased with
them
H W Terpenny. the keeper OF the horse
Saladin, writes from Bridgeport. v. Y.
as follows:
II did not show the horse SaIadin- I am
sorry 1 did not He had two colts exhib-
tied. and took the blue ribbon with one
and with the other the red 7 was Of
fered 500 for the one that won a blue:
pretty good for COLI five months old"
Frank J. Holmes. OF Mayfeld. y. Y.
writes: MY colt by Oakwood captured the
first prize. He is perfect picture OF the
old horse. and I have refused $50 for one
half interest in him. OakwoOd served sew
enty mares this season The colts are all OF
good size. and no horse has ever struck
this county that has been better known
thar Goodrich.
Brinton c. Mitchell. OF Manhasset Long
Island writes: Every one who sees Rens-
seIaer's colts says they are the finest
around the county. l have not seen a
poor one in the lot. All OF the men who
have colts by him are much pleased.
A. q. Gray. keeper Of the horse Advance
Guard writes: II am sending you three
photographs. Nos. . and are the prize
nj Of
the ordinary cold-blooded farm mares. No.
. is a colt standing L hands high girth s.
inches. at less than four months OF age. L
want to go on record as stating that every
foal OF this year by Advance Guard is an
Improvement on the dam"
These reports are only samples OF many
received and indicate that the work Is being
appreciated among the farmers.