The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-06
y. 5. Pres HellHD
FOR cAv!AtRY :l'leRsEs

psst Only For. immediate. war Re.
q6lfsmerts, But For =
the Future.
Washington. d. c., July S!-The task
OF horsing Uncle Sans troopers fsl one
Of the problems Of the day. It ID not
alone matter of supplying Q saMcisnt
number OF remounts for the cavalry
arm OF the service for present day
needs. The question Of asfsservs of
ne proper type for the future bulks
larss in the foreground. Col. John $.
Fair Of the .Quartermaster Corps has
this most important work in hand for
the Federal Government. Col. Fair IL
in intimate touch with horse conda-
tons throughout the United States,
and no man speaks with greater knowi.
edge OF the country's needs III the mat
ter of riding horse type. He rsaitsss
that it Is from the quick, ae<fve fami-
lies Of which the thoroughbred stand
ard bred and Morgan are represents
tives, that the remount supply must be
drawn. Col Fairs plea for an scosler-
ated campaign OF remount prodnofion
should carry weight with brssdsFs IN
every part of the Union and mako
them eager to assist the Government.
Il think, ;" said he today, that we
were all beguiled into a feeling Of se-
curity by the census of 1910, which an
nounced that there were $4,000, 900
horses in the United States. 1t was
not until we we're q war ourselves
that the fact struck home that a very
large proportion of these we're draught
breeds and that cavalry remount ma
terial was exceedingly scarce. Trans
ance, thanks to the importation Of
PercheTon and other draught breeds,
but in the matter of the hiding horse.
aimless and purposeless breeding out
side Of few regions has reduced our
standard to mediocrity. There has not
been that systematic effort In horse
production which is feature of the
economic development of most foreign
governments, notably that of France
whic.. IS generally recognised as a
mode, for the world. The only helpful
influence 1 know Of that has 'besn con-
slant is that exercised by he breed
ing bureau of the Jockey Club II New
York State and similar Organization
On more restricted lines in KENTUCKY.
"The only hight horse families" re-
sumsd Col: Fair. that have been pro
duced systematically In the United
States for specific parposs arc the
thoroughbred or standard brsd trot3er,
and these have been developed Dor REQ
Ing purposes. 1t Is fortunate for this
country that this should have Been
,doos;, rs these animals furnish an Cd
mirable foundation upon which to
build our war horse structure. Both
have been brought to their high state
of perfection through bSsedinS and
racing tests, and in the process OF evo-
luton through which they have passed
the weak have fallen by the way side.
Nature in every breeding venture
gives a certain proportion of failures.
These trials of speed have developed
the heart and lung power Of the ami
mails taking part in them. We will
therefore not have to breed those quail
tiles into the riding horse OF the future
If we follow the lines which success
has blazed for our guidance. + am
therefore greatly in favor Of the breed
ing activities for the production of the
thoroughbred, ss this is the line upon
which we hope to build atype Of cav
airy horse. IS
"Of the foreign nations now at
war;" resumed Coll Fair, "Eussand was
the only country that had not we'll
grounded plan for cavalry fSmotnf pro
duction. Her troopers were horsed
largely from the raceoosrse oand tie
hunting field, and these furnished the
10000 head IN the emergency follow
Ing the mobilization. Today through
the generosity of Col. Hall Walker she
has her own breeding studs under the
control of an expert and q British Off
Ger told me a few days ago that the
work was progressing famo~sly. n.
The Race Course the Indispensable
Test. 80
The sires which are expected to
keep up the high standard OF s3cel-
lsnee mast prove their right TO repro
duee themselves. They are tasted for
speed, courage, soundness and bottom.
This is the same method which - Ia
vogue In France and other ContinsatAl
countxies.
There seems to be an idea in come
portions Of the United States that
masses can not be worked prior 70
motherhood and for some time after
the foals have been born. Visitors to
France and rural England 'find colts
following their dams about the shsads
IS the matrons help to- tai the soil Or
garner the harvest Moderate work 10
beneficial for mother and oHspring.
Another matter upon which the
farmer should be enlightened is that