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ENGLISH BREEDERS AND THE WAR. The important question as to the national need for the breeding of race horses as compared with the military requirements for men. was raised at the meeting of the Marlborough Wiltshire Rural Tribunal recently, when the cases of a number of men engaged in training establishments in the neighborhood were before the tribunal. Alec Taylor, the well-known trainer of Manton, appeared in support of applications in respect to a batch of men employed in the stables. At the present time he had some of the most valuable blood in the world at his establishment, which, if there was no one left to look after them, must be disposed of, and in all probability would go out of the country. At the same tribunal, F. Darling, the Beck-hampton trainer, applied for an extension of the period of his exemption. Darling stated that if called up it would mean that the large establishment at Bcckhampton would be unoccupied, and considerable financial loss would be occasioned to many people. The military representative stated that Darlings knowledge .of horses would be very valuable to the army, and reminded the tribunal that this was not a certified occupation. He raised no objection, however, to further exemption until January, and suggested that in the meantime he should be medically examined.
