Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-30

year and 1918 will bring to the pSo-
Pile of this nation a condition Tor
which there Is no precedent ana
which will produce results that can
only he corjectured. All earnest ana
right minded citizens are trying 10
conduct their affairs so that from
oct.sonal as well as pub ic-spirited
point of view their efforts may trehd
toward the Improvement Of national
conditions and do justice to the best
interests OF the people of this country.
Among other broad AID interesting
subjects which must he discussed ana
duly considered is that which refers
to sport, so called, and the relations
which the various sporting interests
Of this country may bear to the Sc
rious side Of life and the uplifting OF
national standards. Foremost among
these questions will be TINT of racing.
VIII the community approve OF ana.
endorse the racing OF horses on tue
various courses of this country III
1918. and will it be for the best inter
csts Of the people? To the first query
we answer without hesitation in the
affirmative, and We may point with
confidence to the example in this re
spect set by the people of Great Bri-
T tain and France. Racing properly
conducted has been Countenanccd and
supported by the best elements or
those two nations and we are certain
that such viii be the case with racing
here as il is 1T present carried on
TO the second query, which is on
ferent and perhaps more important
one, we also consider strongly in the
affirmative.
For over one hundred and fifty
wears the thorubred horse, so-cailed,
has been the chief element In breed
ing animals of courage, substance,
general utility ANA value; from thd'
strain comes not only the race morse
Of today, but that magnificent animal
known as the American trouer, Tor
there is no important animal of this
typical American breed of horse tha'
will not trace his pedigree in a greater
or less degree TO the thorobred.
Behind the thorobred is the Arah
blood with It's long history OF won
derful endurance, great performance
and many attractive and useful quail
ties.
The racing Of the thorobred horse
enables the breeder frequently 10 Sc
.lect the best among the animals whicf
thc may have bred and trained. IS,
the DEVELOPMENT of the iittest there
, fore. the strain of blood constantly !
improved and the quality IS elevated
Without racing K Is true that nuci
tiatelligent breeding still would be car
Il. 4
TO so logical a conclusion nor Woul'
. the value of the animal be comparahl
IN any degrcc with the value piacc'
ION him today. y careful record q
what the English horse has done o
the plains of France for the last thrc
years is the strongest possible en-
! dCrsemeut Of the above statement
= and the wonderful batteries or nsh
, artillery which have been horsed u
u animals Of splendid breeding hea
" Icarnest testimony To the power OF TN
q. stuin for army work.
= We may so further and say that IN
j. ICaValrv horse. both OF France an
~ ENGLAND. claims its strength ana ea
/, IdmlnCN largely from the animals 5,
y lected either from racing stables !
IGroat Britain or france or from ~
pro.eny of animals who in their da
" have been raced. ii is well Know
j., that the Italian government and IN
u, Austrian government in their wonder
,' fl breeding farms for cavalry morse
i, ihave long recoy-zcd this fact,
~ our own country We have failed To q
Il, u Justice, partly because OF the ut'il'
- lof the trotting horse and partly h'
, cause We wore Il nation without
", standing army of any great uumeric'
~ strength but this latter condition
W changing. and we shall soon know an
-, feel that the government is sceklu
,'SS for the class of horse OF high qualt
=" great endurance and able to do pr'
nv. lpnged service. 90.
=. We fully believe that this will
~ impressed upon the minds OF nor
=" breeders thruout the land and TN
=, we shall have a constant imprnN
~ lmcnt in the development OF our sto'
-, land We may look TO some degree,
}" ali events. To the race horse for u
selection OF the best materials. l.
y us therefore, encourage this insust
y, uf horse breeding TO the best OF OF
va ability. realizing that this is no tim
,r ., to stop in the development of a gre
VI. vrk.
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