The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

amid their roundelays. all nature be
more smiling and lovelier far to see since
word came DER the ocean that ireland
is free.
"A better day is dawning, by the grace
of God, "Old Sunburst" burns more
brightly for the good old sod; no more
| oppression's hand is felt-meIis rights
have fuller sway, and the lion can no
longer fatten on its prey. The blood of
: Ireland's martyrs has not been shed in
vain; the tears shed by her daughters
have proved the nations gain; her loyal
| sons have proved their worth in peace,
in camp and field, and to no race that
ever lived need they in valor yield
Their bones bleach meath the northern
| SHOWS, and Southern palm and pine, and
where great deeds are called of men
the Irish always shine. And soon as
Jimmie touches land. among old friends
and new. and takes perchance a gentle
nip of Irish mountain dew they'll do
the bear in Skibbereen, the trot' in
Ballyhoo."
The report recently published in
local paper that an association has been
formed here. of which William Seymour
Edwards, of Charleston, w. Va, is presi-
dent; H. X. Bush Brown. of Washington,
vice president. and of which \. II. Van
Shrader, of Laurel Nd. is secretary, for
the purpose of improving the breed of
horse by an infusion OF Arabian blood,
is A project that demands careful exam
ination. The experiment. for such 1t
may be considered in this section, will
doubtless be viewed with distrust by
breeders, and, like all projects that are
new, will be compelled to go through a
careful system of education on the part
of the public. The success of the scheme
will depend upon the practical knowledge
the men connected with it have of the
breeding problem. A member of the as
sociation is quoted as saying: THE laws
against gambling on the races in so many
States have discouraged the market for
the particular horse adapted for speed"
This is only true when applied to the
thoroughbred. Anti-gambling laws have
not thus far affected the American light
harness horse. He is raced every rae
ing season in every State in the union
of States, and his popularity is increasing
yearly by leaps and bounds. He has
never been made the tool of gamblers.
as has the thoroughbred, and he has
never aroused public sentiment against
him, as has the thoroughbred. solely on
account of that important fact 1t is
safe to say that ten thusand light har-
ness horses are now bred annually in
the United States to one thoroughbred, |
and this because he is a type of horse |
that can be used for every purpose eX-
cept that of extreme heavy draft. No |
such animal ever before existed for gen. |
eral utility-for farm, road and track; |
and. while We concede the many good |
qualities Of the Arab, we are not willing |
to concede that he can appreciably i'm |
prove the horse known as the American |
trotter, except in one way-for road and |
saddle purposes. It must be borne in |
mind by the gentlemen engaged in the |
new enterprises that the Arab, with all |
his grace, beauty Of conformation, and |
with all his fire, combined with docility. |
and an intelligence beyond that of any |
other horse; and toughness of fiber and /
soundness of limb and hoof superior to |
that of almost any other breed Of horse, |
is distinctly a saddle breed and bred as
such for thousands Of years.
When We write Of the Arab. we write
from long personal experience and OBJ |
servation. We now own a part Arab, |
and while We have been familiar with |
horses from our earliest childhood, and 1
have owned scores OF horses, we can
frankly say that we have never drawn
line over his equal as a roadster and sad