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ADVANCE GUARD A POPULAR STALLION. New York, January 2G. Major-General Roc, commander of the National Guard of New York, is one of the experienced soldiers of America who appreciates tlie value of thoroughbred blood In the army horse and regrets keenly the attacks upon racing, which have been productive of so much harm to the national breeding industry. General Roe intends to breed a flue saddle inare be has used for years in the performance of his military duties to Advance Guard, which is standing near Poughkcepsie, at the farm of .Mr. Gray, one of the authors of the Percy-Gray law. Advance Guards services arc at the command of General Roe and other gentlemen: of tho National Guard of New York and other states, and of the officers of the regular army, through the public-spirited policy of the Jockey Club. When the Thomas-Shields racing stable was dispersed in 1000 Francis R. Hitchcock, a steward of the Jockey Club, and treasurer of the Coney Island Jockey Club, purchased Advance Guard and presented him to the breeding bureau of the Jockey Club, to the end that he might be placed at the services of the farmers of New York. Advance Guard is popular with army officers because of hiH splendid size and bone and the reputation for speed and rugged endurance he made while racing iu the colors of the late Alexander Shields.
