The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-15

incidentally, in his own interest. Billy
did quite a deal of circulating while in
town, and must have succeeded in max
ing an impression on the sucker he had
in tow, as it is reported he bit, swallow
ing hook, line and sinker before Billy
and the aforesaid Junk dealer allowed
him TO escape. It is understood that the
latter tried to ring in some of his speak
ing acquaintances around town. in order
to bolster up the deal. a cheap way he
has Of using people to pull his individual
chestnuts OF the Goals. As far as known.
only one more case of junk remains In
cold storage. but doubtless some other
sucker will be dug up in due time. as
it is q well worn saying, ''one is born
every minute"
E. A. Upton. Of the well known horse
auction firm OF Fasig, Upton & Co. New
York, in a recent interview with Ed.
Cole, of the New York Telegram, sounds
a loud note of alarm in regard to the
number Of good horses that are yearly
being exported to Europe Mr.. Upton,
according to the reporter is of the opin-
ion that within two years our market
will have been exhausted and that the
foreign market will have become SO
glutted with foreign bred trotters, in
ducements for Americans to breed them
will cease. We are inclined to believe
Mr. Upton is a trihe too pessimistic as
to the immediate future. 1t is true that
within the past ten years European buy
ers have carried off a few stations of
approved worth, and quite a number that
never will be missed. for We have left
others OF more consequence to American
breeders.
On the other hand the expectation of
Jay McGregor, son of Jay Hawker and
Notre Dame, 2:23 "a, by Robert McGregor,
PIT 1-2, is a distinct loss to the breeding
interests of this country and his exporta-
ton should not have been permitted. The
price paid, $1,000, is a smaller sum than
was ever paid for a horse Of his proved
worth as a sire. If report be true. Baden
sold for SIS 600, $1,000 more than Jay Nc
Gregor brought Baden sold on his abil-
ity as a trotter and on his breeding, and
probably another element that entered
into the price paid was the fact that
Baden was young horse and Jay Nc
Gregor fourteen years Of age. While
Jay McGregors do not grow on bushes
in this or any other country. 1t does not
follow that his place cannot be filed.
A howl of disapproval assembled TO heav-
en- when Caid, Onward, Silver, Cresceus,
across the big pond, but We have -four
ished without them because 1t was soon
proved that better were left behind.
New sires of extreme speed forge to the
front every year, and It is probably be-
cause we have so many good sires in this
that the expatriatIon OF Jay Nc
Gregor was permitted by the breeding
interests of the United States. We are
-
passed, and may never return. when a
stallion will sell under the hammer at
as extremely long figures as did Bell
Boy. for instance, and others that might
be named. The day for extravagant stud
foes has also vanished. The American
light harness horse lover is a saner in
dividual than he was in the late sos
and the early EOS. We have gone
onward in improving the breed
of the light horse. We have plenty of
approved stations, more indeed than
We really need for public and private
service, and it will take Russia Austria,
and Italy ten times two years to reach
the point when American importations
are no longer needed to REINFORCE their
native stock with American trotting
blood.
When it comes to the question Of Amer
lean brood mares, there we draw the
line. American brood mares are not Of
fered to foreign buyers in job lots, and
very few mares for breeding purposes
are exported and very few tried brood |
mares that will breed are offered for sale. |
When they are offered American breeders |
snap them up, almost regardless of price. |
We, In this country, are short on brood |
mares and long on stations. That is the |
chronic complaint in every breeding CEN |
ter throughout the United States. And |
as long as We refuse to part with our |
mares of approved broodl!nes, neither |
Russia, Austria, Italy, nor the gates Of
hell can prevail against US. With our
lines thus entrenched. we can hold our
own against the combined nations OF
Europe. With Europe an armed camp, |