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THOROUGHBRED BLOOD IS APPRECIATED. The use of thoroughbred blood by Canadian breeders is largely responsible for the magnificent triumphs of exhibitors from this country at the New York Horse Show last week. Across the line the farmer has used the trotting stallion to good purpose in producing harness horses, but that is not the type best suited to carrying a saddle, and it is in impressing the value and affording the opportunity for the practical development of the increased use of thoroughbred blood that the Canadian Bureau of Breeding Is doing a great national work. An add! tional credit to the successful Canadians in the military classes lies in the fact that while, with but one exception, they were volunteer officers, their American. British and continental competitors were selected from the regular cavalry and artillerv services of their respective countries. Toronto Globe. Lieut.-Col. William Hendrie of Hamilton, Ont., who was one of the judges at the New York Horse Show, when interviewed by the New York Times, spoke highly of the showing made by the Canadians. In years gone by the Canadians had always been prominent in the jumping and hunting classes, and this year they were more successful than ever, making a clean sweep in some of the classes. The jumping and hunting classes and the military events were the most interesting features of the show, particularly the international military events in which the officers of England, Holland, Belgium, United States and Canada took part. The Canadians in this branch, said Colonel Hendrie, did extremely well, and there was a marked improvement, both in their horses and horsemanship, over the preceding year. The officers from Holland, in proportion to the number competing, there being only three, were perhaps the most successful, and this was entirely due to the great care exercised in the training of their horses, both for straight military work, and to take part in the various military conipetions. The stvle of jumping of their horses was. however, mechanical and quite in contrast to the form of the English and Canadian horses, tho latter went along with more pace, such as would be used in the hunting field, and consequently taking more chances on making mistakes at the fences. The United States army is beginning to realize strongly, said Colonel Hendrie. that their country is deficient in producing the stamp of horses required for their mounted service, and the Americans are taking vigorous steps to improve these conditions bv a more general use of the thoroughbred stallion. In this tliev are, of course, following in the footsteps of the European countries, such as Germany, France, Austria, Hungary, Italy, etc.
