Evening star., 1946-04-08
Breeders Push Fight
For Registration Of
Horses Taken in Reich
BY Stoff Correspondent of The Stor

FRONT ROYAL, Va, April s.,
Representatives of American thor
oughbred breeders were preparing
today to renew their efforts to have
the American Jockey Club register
63 tholoughbreds, brought to this
country by the Army from Ger
many, so their blood lines may not
be lost to American racing.
The thoroughbreds. along with IS
Arabs, is grade Arabs, 9 Lippizan-
erS and 81 half breeds, were shown
by the Army at the remount depot
mere Yesterday to more than 500
horse lovers from all parts of the
United States. Horsemen said it
was the finest showing of blooded
horses ever held in this country.
Louie Beard, manager of the Whit
ney stables at Lexington, Ky: j. A.
Estes, editor of the Blood Horse,
and DR.. ESlie Asbury, a former presi-
dent Of the American Thorough
bred Club. who were among promi-
nent horsemen at the showing, will
protest TO the Jockey Club on its
failure to register the German
thoroughbreds.
Army Will Help.
Col Fred l. Hamilton, chief of
the AImy's Remount Service, who
conducted yesterdays show, said the
Army would make every attempt to
assure Identification of the cap
tured horses to the club. He said
relations between the American
Jockey Club and the French Jockey
Club on registering the thorough
breds might be a matter to be
handled by the State Department.
Although failure of the American
club to register the horses would
mean that their blood lines would
be lost to American racing, Col.
Hamilton pointed out that the
Army was interested in breeding
good horses for its remount service,
and could use the European horses
in any event.
Top horses among the thorough
bred stations shown were Nord-
LIGHT, winner of last years German
Derby, which was described by Mr..
Estes as the finest thoroughbred
on the Continent; Seidelblast,
which would have been a favorite
this year if the German Derby had
been held, and Tai Akbar, bred in
Ireland by the Aga Khan. This
horse won the English Chester Cup
and placed second to Mahmoud in
the English Derby in 1886 before he
was bought by the Germans.
Draw Royal Coach.
The event at yesterdays show
that brought the greatest response
from spectators was a royal Aus
trian coach drawn by four Lip
plzaner mares, decked in gold
trimmed harness bearing the royal
coat of arms. The coach and four
was driven by 1t. T. j. Smith,
member Of the team that brought
the horses to this country last Oc-
tober.
The Lippizaners, used to draw the
Austrian royal coaches and trained
IN dressage at the Spanish Riding
School in Vienna because Of their
high action, were first bred at Lip
piza on the Austrian Italian bor-
der from Arabian and native stock.
The stud, including five stations
and II mares, was purchased by
Prince Karl of Austria about 1850,
and since then the horses have
been bred by the Austrian govern
ment.
Col. Hamilton explained that the
horses of greatest value to the
Army are the 81 half breeds, most
ly bred in East Prussia. Of pow
ertul build and exhibiting great en-
dUrance he said they also should be
of value in breeding up Western
ranch stock.
Represent Distinct Breed.
Col. Hamilton said that while
these horses are called half breeds,
designating their thoroughbred in
t1uence, they represent a distinct
breed that has been established
over several hundred years. He said
in his estimation they contain no
Cou DlOOC, since tne 0dt1Ve 1Oun-
dation stock used dates back to
the early eastern invasions of Eu-
rope.
I The Arabs, grade Arabs and the
Llppizaners, Army officials said,
will be sent to the Army's remount
depot at Pomona, Calf. The half
breeds and some of the thorough
breds will be sent to remount de-
pots in the West, while most of
the thoroughbreds will be retained
at Front Royal Col. Hamilton said
it has not been decided whether
the Army would offer any of the
thoroughbreds for sale.
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