The Washington herald., 1918-10-20
REMOUNTS TO
GET SIR HUON
Kentucky Derby Winner to
Be Used by Government
for Breeding.

Baltimore, Md. Oct I9.-The re-
sponse Of George J. Long. proprietor
Of the Bashford Manor sYfd, which is
domiciled near Louisville. Ky. one
Of the leading breeders of thorough
breds in the United states. to the
MARYLAND Jockey CIub'S request for
an entry for the inaugural running
of the Pimli"O breeders RcmOunt
Pu Sc. WAS decidedly more than they
expected
Writing to William r.. Riggs. the
Pimlico executive, on behalf Of Mr..
Long. W. : Hopkins. the manager of
RashfOrd Manor. said that Long and
the breeders Of Kentucky generally
were in hearty sympathy with the Of
torts Of the race tracks Of the COun-
try ia aid the renount service of the
military establishment in their work
for better army horses. but that Long
regretted he had no horse of the prop
er age to start in the RemOunt Pu Sc.
But he added that Long had at
Bashford Manor stallion Of high
quality, a Kentucky Derby winner. in
fact which he was ready to turn over
to the government for the work of
getting military horses. and that he
would gladly p esent this horse to the
government on the occasion of the
first running Of the PimliCo Breeders
RemOunt Purse.
The stallion Long has in mind to
give to the government at PimlicO is
Sir HuOn, no less. And SIR Huon as
regards thoroughbred antecedents,
quality as a race hose. bone and
physique, Yields to no thoroughbred
stallion that has been secured by the
government for the work of getting
cavalry. artillery and transport horses
in the last dozen years.
A son of FalsettO and Ignite. she
daughter of Woodlands and Lumir-
Gus. by Alarm. Sir HuOn carries the
stoutest thoroughbred blood repre-
sented In the American stud book.
The value of the blood of Falsetto
for remount work is appreciated. not
in this country alone, but Throughout
Europe. Many years ago the govern
ment Of Austria Hungary, sent to
kentucky and got FOrdham, one of
Falsetto's earlier sons, for the re-
mount service of Franz JOseph's mil
itary establishment and Fordham
stood for many years in Hungary.
He may be alive ct The old Kai-
ser's agent paid 10000 for Fordham.
Sir Huon was a fOal of 1903 He
is now 10 years old, but he has, cas-
lily. u years of usefulness ahead. His
is a singularly long lived family. Fall
setto was 2S years old when Sir Huon
was foaled, and past 81 when he died.
He was vigorous up to his last season.
Sin Huon won the Kentucky Derby
of 1906 from Lady Navarro and James
Rcddick. Then be came East and
beat a first-Class field IN the Com
monwealth handicap at Sheepshead
Bay. Glorifier. Cedarstrome, Go Be
tween, Rams Horn and two or three
other sterling performers were in the
field that finished behind him. Sir
Huon broke down in the running of
the Saratoga Cup. in which he was
beaten by Go Between.
He has been at service at Bashford
Manor these seven or eight years. A
16-hand horse Of uniform develop
nent. he has proven a sure foal yet
ter and unusually prolific. Moreover
he breeds to type. which is to say he
gets big. powerful horses. He should
be especially serviceable to the gov
ernment because. of his uncommon vi
tality.
Other Kentuckians who are taking
a keen interest in the success of the
Pimlico Breeders Remount Purse.
which is to be a permanent feature at
Pimlico. are Mai. Thomas Clay Nc
Dowell. Edward r. Bradley, Senator
J. N Cumden. Charles Bergman. and
Arthur B. Hancock.