The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
CHOICE MARES SENT.
TO GENESEE VALLEY
Jockey Club Plans New Way
to Help in Improving
Breed of Horses.
GOOD RESULTS EXPECTED

A serious attempt 70 improve the
breed Of horses. especially OF the type
reqvred for cavalry r%emounts. will be
begun by the Genesee Breeders and
Farmers Association Of Genesee Valley.
backed up ~ the Jockey Club. Tie val
ley Is famous for It's fertile grass lands,
and no better location could be u
for the experiment. which will be tried
this spring.
Mrs. Herbert w%adsworth OF Avon.
president of tho association. is respon-
siblc for the idea Of branching out IN
his line, and the Jockey Club already
has donated a number OF choice mares
for the purpose. II being stipulated III
the deed of gift that they are to be
mated with the thoroughbred stations
under control Of the breeding bureau.
and which are now located In the valley.
THIS Is "a new. move. a. under the prcvl-
Gus system Of the breeding bureau of the
Jockey club stations only were sup
piled and tn farmers OF the districts
in which they were placed generally
bred cold blooded horses to the nor
%oughbreds.
Mrs. Wadswor,h Is thoroughly famil-
lar with the methods followed 10y Con
tinental countries IN improving their
general morse lhOlU'A, anu FhI '''e
cherished the hope of being able TO put
into practice the plan which has now
reached fruition. When the Jockey
club decided 30 offer to- the farmers ana
horse breeders of New York an oppor-
tuuity to breed t. thoroughbred horses
Of the proper tNp" the irst apPilca-
,ion for "A sire came from tie tennessee
Valley. and there was a ready response
70 the appeal OF Mrs. Widsworth when
Ia. ,g,.As.l s1n ,Ant.Fnanf when re-
suited In the formation OF the Breeders
and Farmers association.
The association asked tho Jockey Clu
10 place viii it, members a certain num-
Der of selected ddus. guaranteeing that
they would be specially cared for u
would bc sul,ec' At all times to the m
spcctinn ~ the Jockey tIihS representa-.
tive. The idea met with the approval az
the governing body Of tn, turf, and Frank
u. Sturgis, Chairman of ~" breeding
bureau. with an appropriation a, his
command. began q campaign which up
10 March | has resulted In the acduisl-
ton Il nineteen mares. all az wtich are
sound and capable ot good
horses. The Number will be Increased
from time TO time. t'c association having
announced it, ability 10 care for 2"o or
iuur".
OF the nineteen mares already OBJ
fdi'l''I, sixteen were d'lNtT'u Wy 1H'
chase. In. ilaGH al, a well known tN-
per, H. k%cu;uchy. WIS entrusted with
,hcir selection. II was lu. Hagyard who
bought many Of tire English mares which
hay- mad" thoroughbred history % late
wears. having selected those that IN" lat"
Marcus ualy had AZ Bitter Root Farm
~ IL" time ~ hs death Two were
donated 10y . II -. Elli'y-s FROM IN.
'url-s N.ch farm ~ Nir-iiia, and one
ht John SANFORD from tn. uurr."ana
stud. amsterdam. !
TIE marvs ~, OF varying 'Nr'. s.'.'l
being clean thoroughbred, while i've are
10y tn" registered trnttiu: stallion kd-
valli by kr.mliu. 2s'l4. Il one time
champion and himself thc S'osse-s"r "t
rrich Thoroughbred blood through N'
trinalc Inc. The dams of thee i've
mares are al! thor,ughbrrds, ono of IN.
mares donated ny Mr. Rilirss is with
irai 10y The Harvester. . nl. the cham
p'on trottius stallion. wt.le the other IL
with foal hy Bon. H.. q splendid
specimen of H." brloft breed. four Of
the thoroughbred WARES are 10y omaha. "A
son ~ imported Nat.rCirs~. which was
u stake winner m England and wak
brought tHrh e. this country "a head IN"
Moutrosc stud ThoS" WHO have seen
tn" nineteen mares pronounce them deal
mates for SUI. horse. ~ Wonder Boy.
Merry Tack. i'raur"up. Water color aud
shot Gun. all at which are IN the
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