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WHERE THE THOROUGHBRED DOMINATES The Hunt Clubs of Britain have recently supplied from eighteen to twenty thousand horses to the British army But for racing what would be the quality of the hunt horses forthcoming Hackneys in instances can be trained to jump but where would they be as travelers across country over hedges ditches walls and trenches for twelve or fifteen miles without a current of thoroughbred blood V Trotters and pacers too can be made use ¬ ful under saddle but what position would they oc ¬ cupy in a charge with the well bred threequarter bred or whole bred Without racing Britain would have been so badly handicapped in the war for want of qualified hnrsus that she would have been brought to the brink of ruin long ago There is something to lie said of tlie fact that while she hasi benefited herself by encouraging the sport sliu has also helped the other countries and especially France Germany and Russia But it is not only In the horse itself that the benefit of racing is to lie seen It is also apparent in the quality of the men who are fighting Their love of sport has given them health strength and courage and their Jove of the horse which racing lias fostered and their ability to ride have given them daring on the one hand and the coolness in danger on the other Sportsmanship will win more battles than hate ever will Old Timer in Montreal Mail
