The sun., 1919-06-15
Champion viii Haze oD Improved Hitting Pomas Dispose Of Dempsey
U. s. HAS SOLVED
REMOUNT PROBLEM
So Says Sir Adam Beck, the
Noted Sportsman Of Lon
don, Ontario.
CANADA IN NEED OF AID

The announcement that the Federal
Government has determined through a
Permanent Remount Board to estab-
lish a type of general purpose horse in
the United States suitable for military
sport and agricultural usage and that
the work had fbeen placed in the hands
OF acknowledged experts has been re-
celved with enthusiasm everywhere.
In speaking or the plan a few days
ago, Sir Adam Beck OF London, On
tarto. one Of Canada's foremost men,
and himself an ardent horseman, whose
hunters have won championships in the
United States. Great Britain and the
Continent. had the following TO say:
The United States has, in my opinion,
solved its remount problem, and at the
same time given a hearty and needed
stimulus to breeding. and incidentally
TO sport, and when I say sport, 1 en-
brace the race track, the horse show,
the polo and hunting fields. and all
other places where the horse of blood
has made name for himself. with a
competent Remount Board, many OF
whose members have the wealth and
leisure. such a task demands. in charge
until type Of general purpose horse
is evolved.
Care I'm Selecting sfres.
IT notice." continued Sir Adam. that
three hundred thoroughbred slres will
be called for as a nucleus, and that
| fifty more will be required annually for
the upkeep. It will be a task to secure
such number OF the right type. Care
i should be taken that the proper sort
OF sires are used from the beginning OF
the movement. The work calls for
horses OF bone and substance. These
qualities are essential in a stock horse
, Majors Belmont and Hitchcock and F.
Ambrose Clark. all OF whom have had
a lot of racing and hunting experience
know the sort of stallion I mean. Those
that have shown their qualities in rae
ing tests are OF course to be pre-
| ferred. but there should be a certain
| number available in a short time from
your Federal studs
There are many regions of your
country. especially in the West and
Southwest. where Percheron. Belgian
! Suffolk Punch and other draft mare.
are available. and all of these form ar
admirable cross for the thoroughbred
THE British authorities have within
year imported many Percheron dam
into England, where they are beint
| ulhiLcu iOT inc VNhtlOTdl SluO. fTAnCt
has long produced a superb type o.
horse through this mating. With tn,
Government blazing the way and tn,
sympathies Of progressive farmers ant
stockmen enlisted the work shoult
progress rapidly and smoothly.
should Have More Bureaus.
THE Breeding Bureau OF your locke.
Club" said Sir Adam In conclusion
Cooperating with such organization
as the Genesee Valley Breeders Asso
citation has done a splendid educationa
work against uphill conditions in New
York tSate for many years. There shoul,
be such bodies in every grazing com
munity, but there are few persons VIII.
possess the courage and enthusiasm an,
initiative Of its president. Mrs. Herber
Wadsworth. We in Canada need
guiding hand in the matter OF hors
production. There were formerly man
thoroughbred horses standing for ser
vicc In western Ontario, but there ar
few at the present time. In order {
have a supply OF horses suitable to be
come hunters I was compelled 70 impor
tho Irish horse Wild Mayo. He is @
the Kings Premium type and I ar
glad to say that his young stock Is a
that could be desired"