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TRIBUTE TO CANADIAN BREEDING BUREAU. Prc;cntation of Spey Pearl by King George Speaks Well fcr Canadians. The pre .-iitation of Rpey Pearl, the four-year-old stallion by King George of Fngl and la the Breeding Bnreaa of Canada means relumes of tribute to the Caaadiaaa. Beaidea tog a remarkably bandaoaae coii. Bpey Pearl is royally-bred, being the son « f Spearmint- the great Derby winner and the grandson of Perahamaaa -another which has been pronounced one of the greatest horses England ever claimed. Persimmon was regarded almost aalieiaaBi as the greatest race beret ef bis day and as If to prove that be araa ii" freak in race borne breeding his nwa brother Bhuneanl Jnbilee, eame bach and waa the same great classic impressively la 1906. And then again, both Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee were among the best in the s:ud of their dav and ;"i-oration. Petslmmana stud h iaaapha having been achieved in Bnglandnd :.:: 1 Diamond Jubilees in Argentina, where for years he has headed the F.-t of winning sires by a wide margin. Spearmint has distinguished bhnai If as a aneccssful sire in England and bow ocenpiea a proud eeeitiea aaaaag the winning airea of Greal BMtaia. Perslmman is a s,,n ,,; st. Simon, a great race horse and nniversaDy rate-! to be the greatest progenitor or high -class race horses to be found in any country. His fame in this respect i- tee well and too widely acknowledged to require farther comment. King Gjorge Bhawa His Appreciation. The fact that King George of Bagtaad has presented this royaBy-bred coll to the Breeding Bnreaa of Canada apeaka for itself. Nearly tea years ago the bureau waa founded. With but little capital at their em in a art, they began by soliciting ataBiana which were no longer used far racing purposes, and shipping them t Canada ami placing them v.itn fanners, who would care far them and permit them to serve common marea at 1 nominal fee, with the view of p radar lag saddle and cavalry horses. At the aaaae i they effected aa agreement with the government to buy the get of these bureau airea far military purposes, at least such as were up to the required standard. There were many feUN which fell short of the standard, but area these disappointaaeuta tamed out to be strong, wiry and courageous little fellows, and they came to be acknowledged as wonderfully good for their size and weight. They were spirited, InteUigent, and when properly handled, decih and tractable. At the same time not a few of these half-breeda, reared on Canadian farms, proved too valuable to be s. Id for the pricea which were then ruling for cavalr] horses, and brought high prices for hunters and fancy saddle horses, so that in time an active demand ■ prang up for Bureau horses" and .ho farmers were not long in learning that to take advantage of the liberal terms ellered them through the nn 1 dial Bui ana sires was a good paying proposition. .Meanwhile the outbreak of the world war created an active demand for half-hied horses, and the shipments from Canada began to attract favorable notice aaaaag the reaaoUUta bought for the Rritish army. It was found that three Canadian half-brcds were just what was wanted, anil as they came in large BUmbera, in proportion to the territory covered by the buyers, it was hut natural that inquiries were Instituted as to their origin and history. King George learned all about It, and the result was that he presented to the bureau a choice individual and a royally -bred one from his own breeding stud.
