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FINE STALLIONS FOR CANADIAN FARMS. Montreal, Que.. September 29. The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding has just sent out Its last shipments of the year, the stallions going in all directions. King Cobalt, lookiug in the pink of con- dition, was sent to Halifax. Otter, a young son of Lissak. recently donated, is on his Aay to Vancouver. Brown Tony, grandson of Hanover, has left for the Glonthorne Ranche. A-Ia Edmonton, Alberta. From Edmonton he goes to Strathcona, and from there is taken by trail in charge of Mounted Police troopers to his destination. The boys at the ranch will ride ninety miles to meet the horse. They have many fine mares, and are already talking of starting a hunt club. This sort of shipment shows the far-off places reached by the Bureau. Other horses are destined for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Zagolba is going to Greenwood. British Columbia. Avhieli is a great horse country, and near the American boundary. Good old Martin Doyle has been turned over to the Bureau and placed with the Innisclalre Hunt at Oakville. Ont. There was a procession of all the stable bauds when the horse left the barn at To route. In fact, it was quite a functiou. Martin Doyle Is nine years old. and won races all over the United States and Canada, and retired in a blaze of glory, having won his last race, a mile, in 1:39. The Bureau stallion. Elfin Beau, will be placed in Quebec, probably at Shcrhrooke. He is a fine looking horse, but is just getting over the effects of a sprained tendon. Frank Navin, by Ben Brush, is at Lancaster, Out., and will not be sent out until spring. The Bureau is getting together an exhibit for th New York Horse Show. Fort Hunter will ba brought from Halifax and giA-en a special preparation. Light AVool and Rosemont and probably Olsoau will have a try for the American championship at Madison Square Garden, together with Aaljenn, winner at the Ottawa Fair. Last year the Burean won in New York with Masternian. and brought the coveted ribbon to Canada for the first time. An effort- Avill be made to keep It here. "-Tr
