New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
NEED OF MORE HORSES.
Big Market in Canada and Eng
land for RemountS.
BREEDING BUREAU GROWING
Problem of Supplying the De-
mand Across the Border
Meeting with Success.

q. With Canada 5000 horses short Of mobi-
ization strength and Great Britain 2sS'OOo
horses short Of war strength. the marker
for korses suitable for cavalry remounts
is not likely to be glutted in the near iH'-
ure. There figures are obtained from the
annual report of the Canadian National Bu-
ryau of Breeding, recently isued for the
year tust closed, and are particularly IN
tcrestinr 10 breeders Of thoroughbred stock
Jn this country. who in the last two or three
years have had so little encouragement IN
tho building of a great industry.
General Sir John French, inspector gen
eral of the Canadian forces, who has just
been elected 10 the board Of governors OF
the Canadian Breeding Bureau, says in MS
ofnoial report 10 the Dominion government:
'Jt is we'll known that conditions in the
Dominion Of Canada favor horse preeuihs
on p large scale and if these facilities are
fully developed and encouraged IL Is aui'e
POSSIBLE that the Dominion might IN time
become the chief source of horse supply Oh
the .mn,re which would go far TO solve
very difficult problem.
Nearly all mounted regiments which l
saw in the West came TO camp very "edA
and In no case approaching their estaoiish-
ment. I am told that the reason Tor tnis
is the paucity of horses and that' "hlie
heavy farm horses and other xmas oi
horses are bred in abundance, the caVaiy
horse Is getting scarce. The defence Oh
country Ike Western Canada so larseig
depends upon an adequate supply OF hoIseS
suitable for cavalry and mounted rlhemen
that I would call particular attention tc lhe
question OF horse supply.
1T seems 10 me that the country lehu'
itself in a peculiarly favorable manner 10
horse breeding generally, and that IL some
form of government encouragement ana as
sistance were given 10 breeders a great III
dustry might arise which would prove Oh
great benefit not only TO Western Canada
but TO the empire at large
The annual report Of Canada's breeding
bureau is full Of interesting facts for horse-
men in this country. 1t says, in part:
The Canadian National Bureau Of Breed
ing Limited, is now three years oid anu -crao -
closing the second year OF It's lhcorPoIa-
ton under federal charter :. TIE
In this comparatively short time II mas
spread over a greater area tnah any o'.o1 .Lo
{ breeding bureau In me WoTiu. aIe Ia .li is
third on the list 10 France ana germany.
The French bureau is 1O3 years old ana iS eits
German bureau is forty-nine ants sedfdie ssefde So
Roo On0 wear for its bureau ana germany
spe IDS like amount the CanaQIdn ou
Tead has reached its present posilloh a az a
very small expenditure compared 10 lheSe
immense sums, and in lew years mas mas
passcd such countries as Italy turkey
Egypt the United states. Japan, MeHlc0
Argentina, Spain, Belgium, RUSSIA ooulA
Africa, India and England.
This success is due in large measure
10 the fact tfat the CANADIAN bureau sets
all its famous thoroughbred "ires by doLia-
ton. while other countries have 10 buy
them and also to the fact that II gives as
freely as il receives. placing these slres iree
with responsible Canadian farmers 10 mate
with coldblooded mares at nomlnal lee
and preparing ali transportation charges 10
The national bureau always had faith in
the Thoroughbred sire and this faith mas
beeu yindicated From end to end OF
Canada the young foals have been born and
from all parts of the country comes WORD
of conmeDdation and praise.
The national bureau wishes 10 create III
abundance a type of utility horse which
shall do a large share Of the coutry s
peaceful work and be available for cavalry
purposes in time OF war. II tenders sin
cerest thanks to the thousands of Cana
dians who have taken hold OF the work in
a patriotic way. The crop Is being pro-
duced. and next in Importance TO sucn pro-
duction is the accurate recording Of those
fcals. For this reason and to aid in the
sales the halfbred studhook is an impor-
tant ana necessary adJunct 10 lhe bureau
work
The bureau is impresslng upon all keep
ers OF bureau stations the absolute neces-
sltv Of using due care in the selection Of
ma res. Your directors are glad to report
that these instructions are being carried
out
During the year the board Of governors
was strengthened by the election to hon
orary membership Of General Sir John
French, inspector general of the forces OF
the empire; Baron de la Rue du Can, of
Manitoba, and NJ. j. O'Brien, Of Renfrew,
Ontario.
During the coming year the national bu-
reau will endeavor to place at least thirty
additional sires A crop Of twelve hundred
foals Is expected In 1911, and this should be
more than doubled in 1912. The bureau
sims ultimately TO produce ten or twelve
thousand foals a year. with a market value
Of about S2,5to.o0o. As Canada is $4,000
remouutS short Of mobilization and Eng
land POS, 900 short IT goes without saying
hat there will be no oversupply.
The breeding bureau of the Jockey Club
here is doing much the same sort of work,
although not on quite so large a scale.
Many stations, however have been placed
IN the various counties at a nominal fee,
and the farmsrs are beginning 10 realize the
value Of mating their coldblooded mares
with q thoroughbred sire.
II may be said that American owners
have helped the Canadian bureau by giving
stations. Among those who have taken an
interest In the work are August Belmont
r. r. Carman. Algernon Daingerfeld. Mrs.
LILLIAN A. Livingston, r. T. Wilson and 8.
J. Lawlen