New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
~ TRANSFER
Irish STUDS
70 THE U. 5. A.
.di,h Expert Arrives
Z s,re TO Talk Over
Stock Removal.

,,.n,incency due 20 war comph-
,be transfer, on large scale
,..;.s thoroughbred breeding
4 .r.,nents 20 this country may re-
4 .on the visit here Of Edwin A.
4 ....,s.. head Of the British
4 "a stock sales Company. who ar
| ,,oa England on the American
{. Paul last Friday. In the I'M
..,s., Of stations and mares Of aP-
..s ,.digrees the livestock interests
/ =. country will, II the plan goes
-. receive a stimulus that VIII
--r.dia,ely apparent in the IN
...,,,s valuation given 70 farm prop
- "a. are available for the breed
/, /. thoroughbred horses.
:. Warehouse, who IS accompanied
+, wife. l.ft al once for Kentucky
,v.c, a, first hand the methods
:. .,.ources OF the large American
...sins establishments. lie Will De the
FAB. Hancock. OF Paris, Ky,
Z. :, III. Oldest and best informed Of
|. su.h.rn thoroughbred farm own
!, ASIDE from the statement that he
.,.,.. TO visit the leading livestock
,.,,li.hnen,s devoted 20 breeding
,,,urtbreos in Kentucky and Ten
Gee Mr. Moorehouse would not
r.lr bis plans.
m. recent importstions Of young
.,,,v,tbreds from France and of both
',r,r stock and stake horses from
Erl,,i will impart ar international
IL, 70 the American spring and sum-
d, meetings this year that should
|a,t,n public interest in racing
Eosd the cooperation represented by
\. yoorshouse decide 70 transfer us
l.5inr interests. even temporarily, 20
- country, the result could not help
n ss generally beneficial.
Var activities IN Great Britain, quite
a., from any fears Of Zeppelin bonn
.,5u.rts. have hindered the opera
=, Q, the thoroughbred breeding
~. in many Ways. Racing Is 70 De
y.n.d there. as nov planned. during
I. coming season, but there IS still a
rt.sp-ssd anxiety As 10 the ability OF
!, farms 10 harvest the annual spring
., q thoroughbred foals. for war
.--eils are as bad for horse raising as
!, ,ry other sort Of farming.
Ls,0r,nsss in the supply was IN evs-
rs AZ the great Newmarket and
ser ,sles Of yearlings and two-yesr-
I, lss. year. The absence from the
are, Of foreign buyers, except from
J. United States and South America,
~ crested a crisis that threatens, IN
J. opinion OF many British breeders,
Mn the thoroughbred livestock IN
.srss o, England and Ireland.
n. trsnsferrence. in bulk. OF British
lUors ard mares % greatest value 20
!. United States or the Argentine mas
u discussed IN tentative way IN the
IRISH turf journals. Several farm
I-,rs, in published interviews, have
pressed approval o. the eviction, as
!; necessity. 20 save the vast sums
Vested in Great Britain in thorough
y: horse breeding.
4. value Of the annual yesrling
i.s in Great Britain, exclusive OF
.r Thoroughbred stock. amounts 70
lAors Of dollars. All this capital, at
AZ. Until the establishment OF peace,
nd be expended in this country By
!, change % base from the English
RS and Irish downs 10 the blue
as sections q Kentucky or the
4, pastures o. Georgia, Tennessee,
''.h and South Carolina and Viz
"a
p. benefits Of The migrs,ions,
's.d the close Of the war enable the
's.ock 70 b. returned even after
-T ore or Two seasons Of service IN
Z United States, will be long endur-
!, the enhanced worth OF Ameri-
'-s,si thoroughbreds after IN.
Hons and mares are back in Great
an, through the value, for racing
Z breeding, OF the animals left in
!, GENTRY.
re possible advent % thoroughbred
'''oes IN bulk is not regarded with
y. .qusnimity by those American
'scs'' who have been anticipating,
''ssa the prospective increased
=" 10 be paid for their yesrlings
i.is, apsrod % prosperity 10 make
''' long stretch OF lean years.
= Tear that Wholesale imports
Q, stock from Great Britain Will
u their nsrke.
tsse doubters are afraid that. II
'uesrs car buy IN their own land
s''t o. yearlings they nave had 10
- a. from $1,000 20 Sl25,000 each
ne Nsvusrket sales, there will be
esnsnd, a. any money, for their
1s-sred yssrlings. They DO not sp-
y % rssllz. the gres, benefits which
/, ,cerre % American stock.
q, and Mrs.. Moorehouse, as far "a
~ .. learned. left for Kentucky d.
i'o-n The steamship pier. Az least
= could not be located in New York
'srosy. A. 2. Hancock. whom they
70 visit, vas one OF si1ty-three
.esi' vho net a. Lexington on Sat
~ - organic the Kentucky Thor
I,s'ed Horse Association. Hal Price
Hsy was elected president. Milton
"a viee-president and Mr. Han
Z director.