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WORK OF NEW YORK BREEDING BUREAU Xew York October G When in 1000 the Jockey Club created the Breeding Bureau of the Jockey Club thev did so after careful investigation as to the practical use of thoroughbred blood in the general utility horse horseThe The close of the year 1006 found the Breeding Bu ¬ reau of the Jockev Club with thirtyfour stallions in various counties of the State of Xew York The re ¬ sult of the placing of these stallions was probably not in excess o ICO foals in 1M 7 At the cjose of 107 there were fiftylive stallions doing stud duty under the auspices of this bureau in Xew York In 1MS 4S1 foals were reported as thc result of the breed ¬ ing season of 1107 Ueiiorts in 1SJ09 were received for 410 foals and while actual reports for 101O have not been received it is safe to say that there are at least lHOO foals sired by these thoroughbred stal ¬ lions in Xew York State and it is imi o sihlc to estimate the value that those foals will prove to the horse breeding interests of the state stateThe The bureau is keeping up its work Is offering premiums for the best of the get of these stallions and offers a special premium for the best yearling of any breed this premium being offered through the Xew York State Fair it l eing the desire of the bureau to meet all breeds iu competition to test the real worth of the thoroughbred blood bloodThe The number of stallions at present in service the property of the breeding bureau is not as great as it was in l0f but what is lacking in quantity is more than made up in quality Immediately upon rejMirt of any dissatisfaction by the keeper of any stallion he was disposed of or destroyed anil among the stallions at present the property of the bureau are horses famous on the turf and in the stud in America Such animals as On DecS Watercolor Goodrich Advance Guard Margrave Accountant Shot Gun Uensselaer Oakwood Spring St Leon ¬ ards Don de Oro Beau Callnnt etc are the pride of their keepers and of the communities in which they stand standGeorge George B Servis of the famous Genesee Valley writes the secretary of the Breeding Bureau of the Jockey Club I have been a breeder of tliorougu bred horses for the last fiftyfive years both abroad anil in the Genesee Valley and without any excep ¬ tion I consider the colts from Goodrich the best I ever saw raised All of tlie gentlemen who have colts by this horse are more than pleased with them themII II W Tcrpcnny the keeper of the horse Saladin writes from Bridgeport X Y as follows followsI I did not show the horse Saladin I am sorry I did not He had two colts exhibited and took the blue ribbon with one and with the other the red and the one that took the bine ribbon I was offered 200 for Pretty good for a colt five months old oldFrank Frank J Holmes of Maylkld X Y writes My colt by Oakwood captured the first prize He is a iierfect picture of tle old horse and I have lefusod lrO for onehalf interest In him Oakwood served sevinty mares this season The colts are all of good size and no horse has ever struck this county that has become better known than Oak wood woodBrlnton Brlnton C Mitchell of Manhasset L I writes writesEveryone Everyone wlio sees Itensselaers eolt saj they theyare are the finest around the county I have not seen seena a poor one in the lot All of tlie men who have havecolts colts by him are very much pleased with them
