The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-17

The Washington Post says

The Washington Post SAYS
Army officers and war Department
officers are giving their hearty support
70 the movement OF the Maryland
Jockey Club to contribute to the M
building OF the United States cavalry
morse by improving the standard of
horses bred by farmers in Maryland.
The offer of several prominent breed
ers Of thoroughbreds, made recently
TO the War Department, to donate "a
nous thoroughbred sires to the gov
eminent, has attracted attention "
the work Of the Maryland Jockey
Club is doing in Maryland toward
creating source of supply OF horses
suitable for cavalry remounts. Gov
eminent officials are particularly in
terested in the work there because of
the proximity of the State, for they
see in 1t the probability OF a market
close TO the National Capital where
horses may be inspected personally
by officers Of the War Department en-
gagged in the purchase Of remounts for
the army
Under the present method of pur-
chasing horses, the War Department
secures the animals when 8 years old
and ships them to the remount sta
tons, where they are broken and
trained for the service. Capt. Conrad,
wlo has been detailed to purchase
horses for the army, has made several
trips through Maryland and Virginia
in search of horses.
Several years ago the Maryland
Jockey Club began the work of dis
tributing thoroughbred stations in
Maryland, and this year the officials
OF the jockey club expect to place a
number Of others In the State. 1t is
promised that whenever the demand
for stallion in any part Of the State
is made known to the jockey club ef-
fort will be made to secure a suitable
animal for breeding purposes In this
manner the farmers will be given op-
portunity to secure the services of
nrSt-clasS stallion abnormal fee, which
will insure colts that will largely be
purchased by the government.
The Maryland Jockey Club has now
under its direction half a dozen or
more thoroughbred sires in that State.
King Sol, magnificent animal, is at
the farm of DIR. ID. Murray Cheston, at
HARDWOOD, Anne Arundel county, and
the colts sired by him are fine ami
mails. Milford, horse that won many
victories on the turf, is standing at
the farm Of $. J. #. Blunt, at Granite,
Baltimore county, and Indian Hunter,
splendid son Of Filigrane, donated
by DIR. ]. S. Tyree, of Washington, is
in service at the farm of Louis Ran
dali, GAINESVILLE, Howard county.
Indian Hunter is royalty bred ami
NAL, raised by Robert Walden at his
farm in Middleburg, Md. Recently the
jockey club secured the stations
Dolce Far Niente, by Hanover and
LOthario, by Orlando. The former has
already proved his caliber as a sire BY
producing first-class racers. For
several years he was at the head of
farms in Virginia, and some of his 2
year-olds will make their appearance
at the coming spring meeting at Pim-
leo
Dolce Far Niente has been placed
with Lewis J. Williams at Belair, Har-
ford county. Lothario was donated
by the veteran trainer, w. p. Burch,
of Washington. As 2-year-oId
Lothario was among the very best
racers at Pimlico, where he won a
number of good races. He was a can
didate for the rich Futurity at Sleeps
head Bay, but was taken sick and did
not start IN that event. Mr.. Burch
and the officials OF the Maryland
Jockey Club expect great things from
this horse.
That the thoroughbred is the most
desirable animal for breeding cavalry
remounts has been proved by the ex-
perience of France, Germany, Austria,
Canada and Hungary, where they are
employed under government supervis-
ion for breeding army horses. The
farmers OF Maryland are fortunate in
the opportunity offered them by the
Maryland Jockey Club to raise animals
that will find ready sale to the gov
eminent.