New-York tribune., 1911-03-20
BOOM FOR BLOOD Horn,
Work of Jockey Club Brsss..
Bureau Showing Result,
MANY F0AlS NOW REpoR1e,
sixty-seven Thoroughbred a.,
lions Have Been Placed /,
Five Years.

N''f'"N"N " ''''' "'i'dDIe 'cr csv,-
remounts. which speak well for n.
accomplished by the breeding -
the Jockey Club IN this state r.s
years 1916 ccid blooded mares n,'-.,-s
farmers. have been bred 10 thoro,.,.
stations supplied and placed in d,,s
counties by the bureau, Rhie in four !.
1.5l9 living foals have been re,o,..,
number not exact, As II has been ,r,'.
bic TO keep track Of many o, tho -.
bred
These fcals. or AZ least many O, -.
may find a ready sale with army o~.--
who are looking for suitable mounts ~
the farmers throughout the state e.
be the gamers. il not now, then \, =.
course Of time.
The breeding bureau % the Jockey r..
was established in MAY. 1906. by ,s.,'- -
tion Of the board o. directors Of the Jo,,..
Club, as follows:
Resolved, That committee ., q.
members Of the Jockey Club be appolr..,
by the chair 10 establish breeding a,,.,'
by which thoroughbred stations ma, )
placed in the various counties OF the s,,,.
OF New York, under such regulations :,
may be deemed proper and 10 that -,
authority he given TO the commI,,s. ;,
draw from the treasury Of the Jockey g.,
sum Of $4,000 for the expenses Of ,y,
bureau"
This committee was duly appointed "a,
its work was started by sending c,-rr,,,
letter 10 all officers Of the county fa,, =,
the state Of New York. 10 the menh~rs d.
the state Senate and Assembly. and tb.,
public men. informing them of the cr..,o,
OF the breeding bureau. It's oh ject and Al.
vantage. and asking them to furnish ~.
committee with list Of the names a, n.,.
sons who might be interested IN having A
thoroughbred stallion placed with tbe,
The first stallion placed by the bur.ay
was shipped 10 his keeper on June /. 1876
and during the year 1906 thir'y-eigh, stall.
lions were placed.
The committee on selection Of N. s,,.
lions decided that they should not b. Is.
than 10 hands 3 inches in height and vel.,
not less than LOO poundS: the age 70.
tween four ana twelve years
The stations were selected as totsp
conformation, disposition. general sounensu
and freedom from possible consttHots
unsoundness. While no special imporar,
WAS attached 10 blood lines or great nr-.
records. the breeding bureau stations. %
ertheless. comprise numerous sturdy "a.
horses and brilliant campaigners.
As the breeding season Of the year p
was almost over before the first stallion VI
placed, the total number Of fosls rep,-,
as the result of the first year Of this hr',.
was not moro than one hundred
At the close Of the year 100; fftYt'
stations had been acquired and place. !
the bureau. and reports showed that lhs,
ifty-fve stations had been mated =.
1885 mares In that year. Reports foi .,
year 1903 show that the stations were "a
Cd with 1.05s mares. and 5s1 living :xi
reported as the result OF the breeding y
son Of 1907.
Reports for the year ao9 showed tia, q.
stations in that year were mated with .
mares. and 40 living foals reported a, y
result of the season of 1905.
The 1910 report shows that the hEa.
stations were mated with $50 mares a.
AIS foals reported as the result Of the he,
ing season Of 1909.
The above shows a total Of more ~
500 foals by these horses IN the STAT {
New York since the creation Of the bara.
and this number is decidedly underesr-r
cd. as many of the mares bred are tz:s
sod or lost sight Of and only the hr.
toals actually reported by the burtr r.
enumerated.
The breeding bureau of the JockG ~
las each year offered special prizes tr u
best Of the get Of its stations, and las y
the stations themselves exhibited a. ~
various agricultural fairs of the STATE
New York. In speaking Of the work, u
DainGerheld says:
The bureau has been aided by The ssns'
Gus cooperation of the various racinS asS
Citations in Offering special prizes to iur.
the interest If the Thoroughbred h0S
the state. These lrlLes e,'
800 each. and were offered for the q.
halfbred colts and fillies through az y
different agricultural fairs
Since the creation OF the bureau shs
seven thoroughbred stations nave =
placed for stud duty in the State oI ~
York. These stations were delivered ~
OF any possible expense 10 their heelss
the advertising being done from thr -,
Of the bureau. The only expense ~ :.
keepers has been their actual mainlel~.., :,
the keepers receiving every dolid " =
stud fees. and il is confidently bene'el ~,
they have been a source ot revenue ~
than expense 10 the men VINO ha'e
them I'm charge. u
Many stations have been DESTROYED,
ed or returned 10 their donors. A. upon -
slightest question Of stailions Ixss. uis !,
ness. bad tempe or even trivial defe0"
has been removed from service.
Had these stations been acquired -
chase the cost would have been elVl.s.,
but believing 30 thoroughly IN W, ~, -
in fact. the nocessity--of the lhtus..-
blood I'm the coalser W.
pf horses i'm the State of New } Or "a
IONS were donated To this bureau -,
men. among others. a. August btstnir 3
James Il. keene. ". Is. \andeI I."Tn nr,,s
Hitchcock, h. X Knapp. H. y. w
/, 4. Cowdin. J. 2. Haggin Anlr,n ,'s,, ~
". \ Wadswortn and Joseph l.. a.
The stations donated were u -,
,ulls or offcasts from any one ~
and among The pree'nn,,
rcau stations are such horses ~ y, ~
Dro and MargraVc. both from Ass.s,.sS
nonts famous Nursery stud, IN ~
and both winners of many stakes NJ Il
.inct character: Halma. for whom y,
Vanderbilt paid $4,000 Tor eNnoi "a 'sx,sp
France. and which was himseU ah t,,s
tionallv excellent horse. Natertoio,ls, sra
a. the picture horse and one oi w ~
horses of his year. Advance GASrss ~
fbe iron horse" because oi i", 81
years of continued success on tn' n I'll
eonards. sire of Conroy. Wlnirc' vsesf
Rrooklvn Handicap. from James nh,issrr
,root Kentucky breeding esta1,',s,, s,,ss 4
Rensselaer,. which won stakes aho AZ . |
threo continents. Alccdo. wniN' ~ sss
suburban Handicap. Rowland -oSssr y
winner and son OF Ilindoo. hN iidns s.
';oodrich. holder Of the mile anu
record. IL. ,nneiSy
,f,er the creation Of the brcedihs a, NI
~ tho Jockey club OF the sta'e sr,sj
Work similar organizations were snHissb
'.onada kentucky. Mississippi In ~ SC,
tennessee. MARYLAND and Nwsinia SSresd5
scales. 10 which ORGANIZATIONS New WI
,urrau OF the Jockey cum 0' mani u
has contributed its advice anu ="
stances, several of its StalhohS' ,s|
The office of the breeding ourss' oS.S az
hecn in correspondence recently w." ~
,,,,..,,, conrad captain aud a'~