Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-14
HORSESHOE ENEMY BARRED
MAY NOT BE REGISTERED
IN ENGLISH STUD BOOK
imported Thoroughbred Sircs Formed
BnsiS OF Army and Rncing
StubIcs OF Germany.


of the English and Belgian Jockey
Clubs to bar from participation in rae.
ing. and the refusal to accept for
registration In the English Stud Book
any alien enemy horses will be n crush.
inS blow TO the horse breeding Sctivi.
ties Of Germany. Austro- Hungary.
Bulgaria and Turkey.
Thoroughbred Sircs, most of them of
English lineage. were the foundation
of the great army and racing studs de-
rcloped by Germany ana Austria Hun
gary. The bes, were none too good in
tho establishment Of a type Of general
purpose horse The English Derby
winners Ard Patrick ana ,iaitcc More
,iuincas winner Kirk Conncl and St
Maciou. the grand size OF Harry Payne
Whitney's NindeX. were among the
other fine sircs that were available to
farmers and breeders ~ a nominal fee
The kuSSian government originally
sub seGuen;ly acquired by Germany
chiefly on the recommendation III
Count Lehndorf. VINO had charge OF
the great rrussian stud at ,iraditz
The records oil the English stud BOOK
show that for the twenty years prior to
the outbreak of tho war ESQ entire
foalS at the time and were subsequently
Geldcd-werc imported from Great
l;Tlldl'l ny germany. l'uTi nS the same
illicS taken from England for Ger
many account, II is reasonable TO as.
dra ms were made upon French and
( Belgian studs.
French Take No Action.
The French Iockey club has not AS
yet taken any formal action regarding
allcn-owncd horses bat they may con
fdcnty hc .Nrocted TO follow the lead
OF their allies and ne. Ehbors. Eng
:. a. M, "a, h.
world bu, France h.u. with few OK
cepti9ns. no big turf rrize$ for horses
which has Within tho pas, few Years
ia nH greet sir'd"s N racing and
sympathy and participation OF kjnr
Alfonso. whose nom de course Is Duk.
OF r0,edo: VII pr?Dshiy furnish an
10 WIN honors outside their own
Whether tho Jockey club Of Amcrica
: viii take any action Ia tho prcm!s cH
remains 10 b" seen. The United states
so rSnot" from tfs nterdic,ed coun.
any Gern,au-5rcd or owned thorough
breds being sent hnre for competitive
on a more or less prct"ntioUs scale dur
ms the war. AND there was no let mp
IN nrd 5rs I'd g., TIE 'n,urs howsver. %iil
OF the world bidding for ,ha bes, blood
o .S,5 she viii be forced 0, taxi
( ga Adard Of her horses
VIII Curb Allen Horses.
The entire situation in a nutshell
( would seem TO be that the allied turf
/ authorities DO not propose TO lc; the
/ enemy reap any benefit from the thor
. nug hbrcGs they pilfcred during tho
. var. and also the tact is driven home
+, With c-ucl force that they lack the
sportsman like qualities SO essential
on the turf.
When Gerald l.. Stead was in this
country Two years ago he aid tina, his
father the noted New Zealand breeder
I Of thoroughhrcds. would not have a
/ mare standing more than lj2 and that
his greatest successes had come from
mairons not over nftccn hands hish.
The recent showing OF Purchase,
/ panoply and Man o Mar arc conspic-
haze thrown great turf performers
+ t'herryola by Tanzmt!ster, the dam 81
purchase. is a long low type that
! would have pleased MIR Stead i'm
! menscly. Nahubah. which threw Man
/ o War for Major Belmont. docs no;
approach tho average thorouGAbr. q
mare in stature. bu, she mas given
portions in Mr.. Riddles champion
When y. y. JOINER had the Whitney
string in England IL comprised tn,
marc inaugural by Voter. During orc
OF his visits abroad the late William
i Collins whitney asked his trainer what
he. proposed doing with that little
Thing, POINTING 20 Inaugural Mr..
her and then breed some good race
horses" As she brought Mr. Whitney
colors home on two occasions and then
produced Flags and Panoply she has
gone long way towards making good
nor former trainers prophcSy.