Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-26
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ARMY HORSES
WINFIELD Believes Breeders
Should Take Steps To
Increase FOalS

Unless the United States takes
steps to establish a system of studs for
the production OF army horses, such
as has been maintained in Germany.
Austria and France. the present war is
likely to make such vast inroads in the
supply that 1t will take many years to
bring it back to normal is the opin.
lon OF George Wingfeld. Mr.. Wing.
field believes that il is the duty of
every horseman in the country to see
that the crop of foals next season is
larger than IL has ever been before.
In this connection, James W. Ger
ard, former ambassador to Germany.
has come out in support OF the
appeal being made for the horses by
the Jockey Club, the National Fedora
tion of Horse Shows. the Hackney |
Association, and other kindred organi. |
cations. Gerard is a son.in.law of the
late Marcus DAILY, who brought some
of the best thoroughbred blood OF
Europe to this country. AS a daring
cross-country rider he learned much |
about horses.
This war Is calling for horses as
well as for men or fighting spirit"
says Gerard. land while cavalry has
played only small part in hostilities
to date it does not follow that they
will not be needed later on. Germany
and Austria are prepared for any EN-.
Urgency through the establishment
many years ago OF a system of studs
for the production of army horses
which is only rivaled by that of
France. Only those who have visited
Continental Europe and have seen
the system under operation can ap-
slowed upon the work. Racing and
army horse breeding are so closely
allied that the recent announcement
of l0S days of sport in the German EN-
pire this year. while 1t caused COM
ment here, only means that the enemy
is keeping up the speed tests in or.
der to find the most desirable material
for the twenty.four great breeding
studs that are scattered throughout
the empire.
! The chief OF these is located at
Graditz in East Prussia, and was
founded by Count LehndorfI, the fam.
Gus Prussia master of horse. Only
horses whose breeding In all parts
trace in a direct line to the English
Stud Book are kept at Graditz and
none Is considered worthy to be 4
; member of that band which has no
demonstrated his quality on the rae
( course. Count Lehndorff gave 21,00
I guineas for the Irishbred Ard Patricl
! winner OF the English Derby, an
I $4,000 guineas for his half-brothel
7 Galtee More. This would indicat
: that money was not a consideration
! in the development of the plan, whicl
I was inaugurated in the late siXtie
and had assumed such proportion
: that in 1870, 10000 mares were bre
[ in East Prussia alone. This numbe
was increased in 1910 to $4,000, an
the cost of the up-keep OF the variou
I establishments was given in the bud
get for that year at 3SS,552 pounds. o
! almost 100000 OF our money. Tn
revenue from stud fees, which ar
7 purely nominal, sometimes as low a
! 50 at the country establishments, an
from speculation on the race course
; in the same year amounted to 216,22
= pounds, leaving a deficit Of 1884
!. pounds to be betrayed by the Prus
sian government.
! When the Russians invaded Eas
Prussia during the early days OF tn
I war and carried off more than 1000
; of their priced brood mares there wa
I greater regret than over any other II
7 cident connected with that campaign
Z Americans have never placed prope
! value on the mares, and am glad
3 learn that their purchase for army US
Z has been forbidden by our COVER
: ment. Every available matron of Il
Z proper type will be needed to rchabil
z tate our supply OF war horses.
! at ought to be an obligation fC
Z every farmer and horse breeder
z the country to see that the crop
: foals next season should be the large'
I in the history of the United States.
T the rural communities have not tn
I type of sire which is needed to secu'
] the best results. an appeal should b
+ made to the government. There Is
7 abundance OF good warm blood in II
J country. and 1t should be had IL
! the asking for such a patriotic pu
d; nose. The breeding bureau policies
e: the Jockey Club in this state, ana
I the Kentucky state Racing commi
: sion. in Kentucky, might well be EN-