New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Mares Exempt
From War Duty
To Save Breed
All to Remain at Home to
Increase the Supply of
Thoroughbreds
BY HARRIETTE UNDERHILL

Every little FLY at the Jamaica
track reared her head proudly yester-
day when the news wen: forth that she
was going to be allowed to do her bit
for her country.
When the United States government
issued special orders to the Quarter
masters Department Of the United
States Army that in selecting war
horses no mares should be purchased
il did look as though the female Of the
species was not as useful as the male;
but when it was stated further that
1.-The supply of mares must be con-
served, as the breeding Of the light
horse is all-important az present" it
became apparent that, although she
would not be allowed to accompany her
sire and her brother to the front, her
duty would be to remain at home and
raise war babies.
Algernon Daingerfeld said that such
measures were imperative if we would
not have the horse absolutely wiped
out in this country, and added:
at is a wise thing, indeed. to pre-
serve the mares. and il behooves every
breeder to see TO il that the supply
will equal the demand. For both artil-
lery and cavalry horses the thorough
bred is first choice, and they tell me
that his nerve. courage and speed have
achieved wonderful results on the bat
tlefeld. The life Of a horse is. of
course, very short, and more must be
sent all the time to take the places of
those which fall.
THE Blue Cross is a wonderful in
stitution, quite as important in its way
h.. III IF
sands Of horses have been saved which
would otherwise have been sacrificed"
Narrow Escape
II was while we were talking to Mr.
Daingerfeld that we nearly had a won
dcrful adventure. Mr. Daingerfeld said
so much that was interesting that we
were afraid we would forget some of it..
so we took out pad and jotted down
notes, and right in the middle Of it
some one touched us on the shoulder
and said, "l'm very sorry. madam. but
it is against the rules" and there stood
a man in uniform, and we thought he
was going TO say you will have 20
accompany me and show just cause
why you should not be detained" but
all he said was, at is against the rules
for you to stand down here on the
ldNN. WHICH was al duil~cllnhN.
Johnny Walters tried doing the same
thing in the clubhouse, and he did not
get off so easily. II was the arm Of
the law which tapped him on the
shoulder. and it was "Taps" on John
ny's day at the track.
\ Real Racing Crowd
No racing meeting is complete with
out Pierre Lorillard. jr., whether Il he
the trotters or the thoroughbreds. We
discovered him in the paddock yester-
day, and he admitted that that was his
first appearance for the season. He
had a good excuse, however; in fact,
several Of them. In the first place,
there is the Tuxedo horse show. which
/ is scheduled for the Sth and 9th of
June. and Mr. Lorillard has entire
+ charge. Then he has been appointed
/ the Home Defence Committee of Or
ange County, and all Of that rather cuts
/ into ones days.
The crowd was all that could be de-
sired, and it warmed the heart OF every
lover of the sport as he thrilled 10 the
music, the sunshine, the laughter and
} the general ioyousness Of the occasion.
Whether one were in the know or
merely an innocent bystander, it was
all most exciting. And it did seem as
though so much feminine and sar-
torial loveliness meyer had cOngregated
at track before. We, Tor one, pray
that the beautiful lady who wore the
coral colored hood cloth coat and the
crmine stole and m-o'-shanter will
come often and wear the same regalia.
1t was not until the last race Of the
day that the subdued excitement broke
bounds, and then every one was justi-
fed, no matter what he did, and one
man threw his new straw hat away and
never got it again.
Noses Apart at Wire
Such a racel With Corydon, Sun
rose, Drastic and Gold Tassel, all favor
ties, with somebody and everybody try
ing TO cheer more loudly than his
neighbor, and then, such a finish! Gold
Tassel made up five lengths in about
five lengths, and as she and Sunrose
swept under the wire no one knew
which had won until the numbers went
up.
Mr.. Dangerfeld announced that F. X.
Sturgis, chairman of the committee Of
the breeding bureau of the Jockey Club,
had presented the thoroughbred stall
ion Captain Swanson to Guido F. Yer
beck, lst Field Artillery, n. Y. y. g..
Captain Swanson will be used by Cap
tain Verbeek as an officers mount.