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NATIONAL REMOUNT LEAGUE PROPOSED. Organization Advocated by Army OftWrs May Be Formed by American Breeders. New V.ik. January 20. Breeders of thorough bn l- are Interested joi now in the fonoatlon of a National K monni League, ith braaehea In nearl] every stm.- n the Lnlon. The movement, b ng dis cii--.il by ivm,- ufflcers and others Interested In ;.i-" i*l in t: horses of g 1 .|ua!it. for the earalry, artili ind other branches of Uncle Sams serrie . has 1m.ii utaogorated la the Slat.- of Missouri with the encouragement and support of militiamen, arm] of-ftcers, breeders and patriotic citbtena win. «Hl or gaaisc a bureau of breeding ..11 the lines of the Jocke] Culls bureau in this state. Ii is understood til. several stallions with royal blood in their •rill be donated to the Missouri Remount League, which xwii n— «w control .1 ■ aem industry in t in bi • edlng hue. The recent statement by Gen. Leonard Wood of the arm] relating i" the decadence of the ili.i « ughbred industry and the eonseqoenl li.uk of suit able mounts for the Government war forces waa the nlgnal for tli« lannchlag ni the Mis-.. mi leagae aad also caused enthusiasm in other states. California, for lustance, will lie found in line with a similar organization In the near rotate. The breeders on ikI alio the inn! oMceis la Baa Francisco are anxious to w.-rk In bamoay. Such wealth] patrooa ,.i the turf a- . it. Spreckles and Thomas II. William- are ready to subscribe for the establishment ol ■ reanoonl league in California, where the American thoroughbreds value la generally reeog in/, il ii_-iinii and Kenturk] are expected t" Join in the new movement. In Virginia tin- govenhnenl has 1 di ..liii farm al Ki-in Royal, where the famous stallions Henry of Navarre and Octagon, donated l August BeJasoat, are standuig. 11. T. Oxnar-i has ■ large estabilahmenl In Virginia, among the gioat stai i • -ii — being the famooa King James. Ken iiiik . with uuateroua breeding farms, i believed to I..- the best place foe .1 rciauiinl league. With aoch an hi aiii/alii.n in ofieratlon it i-- li«ii-.-d that fte-service of seaae of the greateal stallions ami l ri.o l man-, in the vwiM ma be obtained. fuel 1 !. -in. 11.1 1 .1- iiii in- formed In iiii-slate then 1- little iluobl in fact, leading mill i.n.v men have iii .m - mt" n-ii .1 and hare received encouragement front tin- Jocke Club, it i- said, ju lb. shai"- ol a DCOaajM thai the Slate Brcuding Bureau will be al tlnir tUaposal. With hmgaea formed in half a doaea stat -s. il will be lime to organuK a national reatonnl league, possibly with headquarters in Washington, l . t.. which it is tlmii4;lit will !»■ closely affiliated with the War Department in carrying out the ideas of General Wood ami others as i" providing horses "f quality for the army. August Belmont, who waa amo g the •rat i advocate the breeding of I hoi mghbreda for the army and who practlcaUj started the ■ova-mi nt by turning over several staUlons t- the government, when naked aboal the r« mount leagues said yesterday: •Tli - movement i as bi • n started in Missouri and In ilue time it will spread all over the United stale-. The need of Irst-class boraea in the army and militia has become generally recognized and it will not l e 1. iin. before ■ national remouul league baa been organixed. Patriotic ritiaena have bcconii deeply Interested in tin American thoroughbred to such an extent thai the subject Is growing to be a great economic question. Other nations are devoting time ami money i" the development of re n mints ami this country caaaot afford to be excelled in this respect." Tin- Jockey Clubs bureau in ;!ii state ha been In existence several years ami al preeeut nearly twenty stallions ol quality are stationed in various counties. The 1 nrean has produced some excellent results and If ii is operated In canjunctlon with a stati or national remount leagae it is believed that much got ii can be accomplished.
