The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-03
news OF HORSES
and HORSEMEN
COMMENTS ON THE STALLION
REGISTRATION LAW BEING
AGITNTED IN VIRGINIA.
(By W. j. CartCr)

Elastic provisions regarding icens-
ing stations seem to prevail in the
new horse breeders act. which re-
Gently became operative in Canada, as
in the older parts of the Kings do
mlnlOn only pure bred stations, with
the proper conformation and sound
ness may be offered for public ser
vice, While in other districts cOndi-
uOns radically different prevail in the
newly settled sections. In the latter,
and even ii others adjoining, there
are not enough stations of any sort
10 be had, though in Canaoa, as in
this country, there are provinces and
States in which various breeds of the
most highly approved live stock have
uniformly produced for generations,
and in such the pure bred male is
within easy reach and generously pat
rOnlZed by all intelligent breeders.
1t seems, however, that the great
est advantage to be obtained by the
enactment of laws enforcing the use
of pure bred and sound stations is to
Danish from public use the cheap cross
roaos stallion, oftentimes an unde-
sirable. i'll shaped brute. whose blood
is pretty sure to prove a deterrent,
rather than refining, factor. No
pure bred stallion law exists in Vir-
GINA, though the question is being
sharply agitated and such an enact
ment seems likely to be passed by the
Legislature at no distant period. In
Nebraska, however, such a law was
passed ana commenting on it, that
bright and interesting writer Charles
II. Cello, of Des Moines, says in the
Horse Review:
The Nebraska stallion registration
law, over which there has ben much
contention since it's enactment a few
years ago, and which, like those in
some of the other States, seems to
serve more along the line of creating
chance for hungry politicians and
lnei1clent veterinarians to grab off
some lucrative fees, has been declared
Unconstitutional in Il lower trial court
of that State. y temporary injunc-
ton has been made permanent on
that ground. The inspectors and
board members. il is alleged, were
acting in an executive CAPACITY with
out constitutional right. quite like as
sumptiVe politicians. 1t is said that
an appeal will be taken to the State
Supreme Court.
An old-fashioned barbecue, served
in open air by Joseph Lasitter as host,
at Glenlea Farm on Friday last was
attended by fifty or more business
men, professional men and horsemen.
Three choice shoatS and cornbread
In pones, with raw tomatoes as q side
dish, formed the tempting menu and
very appeuzing, too, the layout was.
About 3 O'Clock in the afternoon Mr..
Iasitters bay stallion, Petaurist.
2:29 "a, by Peter the Great, 2:O7H
dam Telka, by Arion, 2:O7%, was
Drought on the half-mlle training
track at Glenlea, and worked an EASY
half in iii Il. Three of his get were
also shown and made a most impress
slVe appearance. Lucard, chestnut
geldings, out of Message Bell. by
Message; Edna Goodrich, bay fiIly.
:, fun sister to Lucard, and a yearling
chestnut filly out of a mare by Rob-
ert Ransom, 2:2934, were brushed
through the stretches.
}. T. Temple, who has been quar-
tered at the State Fair Grounds track
with stable of runners, shipped to
Roanoke this week, where several Of
his horses will start, after which he
will race at the Lynchburg, Richmond
and Petersburg meetings Temples
string includes the veteran Billy
Hibbs. brown gelding by Fatherless;
Takhaira, chestnut gelding, 6, by
plaudit, dam Lucy Glitters; Fodder.
bay gelding, 3, by Bitten, dam Mari
eta; Greenman, chestnut gelding, 2,
by Greenways Best, and Balancer,
the four-year-old brown gelding, by