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STALLIONS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE Total of ThirtyFour Desirable Stud Horses Donated During Tear by Prominent Turfmen TurfmenNEW NEW YORK December 10 Not until the United States entered the war did the government awaken to the necessity of encouraging the breeding of horses Many times in the past prominent army officials pointed out the needs in that direction but their efforts met with little favor at the hands of the government governmentAfter After the country severed relations with Ger ¬ many and prepared to send its soldiers to European battlefields the lack of sufficient horses for army mounts was brought home to those in authority with the result that for the first time an energetic effort was made by the establishment of govern ¬ ment breeding bureaus in various parts of the country countryAnd And here is where patroitic turfmen came to the aid of the government donating highclass thorough ¬ bred stallions for mating witli coldblooded mares the offspring of such mating being considered ideal for army uses usesA A total of thirtyfour stallions were donated this year by the Jockey Club Maryland Jockey Club and a number of publicspirited sportsmen such as Major August Belmout John Sanford Harry Payne Whitney Lieut George D Widener Major Thomas Clay McDowell Edward R Bradley Joseph E Widener Herbert L Pratt Frederick Johnson Jefferson Livingston F Ambrose Clark Will Wood ¬ ward P A Clark owner of Dmiboyne winner of the Futurity of this year the Thoroughbred Horse ¬ mens Association and several others othersThe The stallions that have gone into the service of the government during the past year are areAchievement Achievement ch h 5 by Hastings Achieve AchieveAdams Adams Express ch h 10 by Adam Frederica FredericaAshtbn Ashtbn ch h S by Electioneer Francolin FrancolinCaptain Captain John ch h 12 by Yellow Tail Playful Captain PlayfulCaptain Ray b c 4 by Sea King Katriona KatrionaCock Cock o the Walk ch h 8 by Peep oDay Ellangowan EllangowanDanger Danger Rock ch h by Rock Sand Delusion DelusionDefense Defense ch c 4 by Star Shoot Dike DikeDesmonds Desmonds Day b h 5 by Desmond Palmy Days DaysDoctor Doctor Boots ch h 12 by The Commoner Touch Not NotDuke Duke of Ormonde b h 11 by Orsini Santa Bella BellaEd Ed Luce 1 h 7 by Guiding Star Htno strome stromeKd Kd Roche b c 4 by The Commoner Niaxus Ferole b h by Orrne Ferment FermentGreek Greek Legend b c 4 by Polymelus Kvadna Junrock KvadnaJunrock ch c 4 by Rock Sand Gunfire GunfireKlebiirne Klebiirne b h 8 by Orlando Anna Bain Light BainLight Anns b h 9 by Labrador Light Shot ShotMarse Marse Henry br h 5 by Ben Brush Nuns Cloth ClothMeditation Meditation b or br h 5 by Peep oDay Coy Maid MaidMeteorite Meteorite ch c 4 by Star Shoot Hamburg Belle BelleOSulIivan OSulIivan ch h 8 by Oddfellow Rosimintc RosimintcPerkeo Perkeo ch h 13 by Previous Reina ReinaRobert Robert Kay b h 7 by Peep oDay Silk Maid MaidRoly Roly b h by Golden Maxim l towanna towannaSaratoga Saratoga b or br h by Ogden Unsightly Serf UnsightlySerf Savin br h by St Savin SainvoUe SainvoUeShanballymore Shanballymore ch c 3 by Charles OMalley Gala tee teeSquare Square Set ch c 4 by Duke or Ormonde Dora I IStar Star Ben b h 5 by Ben Brush Waldens WaldensSwing Swing Loose ch c 2 by Broomstick Courage Textile CourageTextile ch h 10 by Inflexible oii Jxtce JxtceTrial Trial by Jury ch h 0 by Fair Play Princess Chic ChicValais Valais b h 5 by Ethelbert Lady of the Valley
