The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-12-09

GREAT WAR TAUGHT IMPORT
ANcE or BREEDING or
HORSES.
RAClNs ENCOURAGED ABROAD
Nations who Bore Brunt cf Conflict
Maintained the Sport az Much as
Possible as Matter 81 Sound Policy
IN 'ts Relation 10 National Defense.

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At no time IN the course Of the last
fve wears, not even while the great
war was at its height d'd the Gen.
tral Empires stop the racing OF thor
oughbred horses. The great tracks at
Hamburg, Buda Pest, Vienna and Ber-
lin were the scenes Of brllllant gather
irRs, even when the Grand Duke Mich
osns was threatening East PRUSSIA
with invasion and BrusiIof was on the
edge OF the plains 81 hungary WIFI ms
wild Cossack riders. AZ no time dur
ing the course ~ the great war were
American and English trainers ana
..a<,srot,or 30 Oar ~ .ser,renv ars
Austria Hungary ana were unable TO
obtain passports. informed. They were
permitted by governments their gov
ernmepts were seeking to destroy tc
pursue their accustomed callings un.
molested and unrestrained.
70 a certain extent racing was cur
tailed in Great britain during the first
two years of the great war. The use
OF the famous E,som Downs course
us resting place for convalescing sol
,liers necessitated The running of the
famous British Derby at Newmarket
IN 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917 and 1918. The
prenccupation OF the sportsmen OF
Great Britain in the business of war
caused them. 10 certain extent to
neglect the thoroughbred sales of 101s.
1916 and 1917. ana Americans were
enabled To slim in and buy IN n lot OF
tirst-clsss stations and mares with
which to enrich the American thor
ougEbred industry
'a''Se '''o'e o'ops 'a."s'
or the great nations participating m
the great war France alone felt the
necessity OF stopping horse racing.
Threatened with utter destruction IN .
food OF Teutonlc balbarisIn, Franco
mad 10 send to the lighting lines on me
Marine, the Solnme, the Asne about
Verdun, in the Vosgcs' every male
Frenchman capable OF bearing arms
Back OF the hghtlic lines she hac to
mobilize the elderly men witt the
women and children for the imperative
work OF making munitions. Upon
France alone fell the burden Of resist
ing the German tlne Tor upward OF two
Years Throughout. the course OF the
war speed tests were held at the great
French tracks, but NOT as public spec
tacles. But there was no letting down
OF fhe bars as regards the expectation
from France Of Thoroughbred blood
any time during the war. As special
consideration citizens of The United
States, country from which the
French, from The every beginning Of the
war, were drawing enormous IuantiT
,.,,,,,'nsa,, s,,,,,., y, ,.,,,nna s,,.h ,nan
John sanford. Of Amsterdam. Major
Aua,,st Relmont. .Iosenh u Widener
ami Thomas L.. ItiDrlle, We're perfnlt-
tod. when characterization was ayalla-
mo, to ship To The Emitted States a I'm
sfed ramber az fhorou-l,l,red yearlings
40 marured Thoroughbred stations or
males were allowed ia leave the co,n.
trv efher. their owners we're French
men ar a,ltlan,lers.
4 Wqh The si.ning of the armistiee
Y,Fanre ana Englapd resumed racing
with charmcterisilc enthusiasm Tho
al the rucc tracks about
Paris has been greater his seaso,,
ahan In any for The period of half al
dozen years preceding the outbreak Of !
the great war. The crowds that wit.
messed the running Of he Derby. the
xr,,le tho Ascot. c,,,t .s,,,< ~ n ..s....