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THOROUGHBRED SIRES AT HORSE SHOW John E. Madden Awards Blue Ribband to TJncas Chief in Both Classes Exhibited. NEW YORK, N. Y., November 24. The National Horse Show, which came to an end Friday, was the most successful in its history. Judging of thoroughbreds on the last day of the horse show and along with champion events added much to the ring contests of the wind-up. In former years entries of and awards to thoroughbreds had no connection with racing or track performances, the sole object being the exhibition of such stallions as in the judgment of an exjiert like John E. Madden are best qualified to improve the breed for all purposes. Friday, and for the first time in many years, however, a separate class was carded for stallions best suited as sires of race horses. The division apparently met with the approval of breeders for the reason that while the thoroughbred stallion is primarily of value as a. sire of race horses, yet equally so if chosen as suitable to sire the hunter, cavalry mount, the thoroughbred type saddle horse and even polo ponies and the hunter type, heavy, medium and light. This separation lias become more noticeable in recent years when other thoroughbreds, like hunters and saddle horses, bring "high enough prices to warrant breeding, and also have increased demands from other sources than those who buy exclusively for racing. There were six entries for the so-called general utility class, that is, stallions best suited for the improvement of the breed, irrespective of racing qualification. On this condition Judge Madden, after longer examination than he lias been in the habit of doing, picked up Uncas Chief, the twelve-year-old son of Ben Strome, dam Passion Flower, owned by J. Willets Macy of Cassalis Farm, Marlboro, Mass., a former winner. Ellisdale, fifteen years old, owned by Harry W. Knight of Littleton, Mass., was placed second, and Oyama, sixteen years old, by Commando, bred by James R. Keene and enterail by Troop K., New York State Guard, was third. As a stallion best suited to produce utility horses Judge Madden considered the youngest in the band, Allumeur, eight years old, from the French stud of Clarence II. Mnckay, exhibited by Mrs. F. I. Van der Beck, second best, Uncas Chief again lieing considered tiie best of entries for that class. Allumeur is at Mrs. Becks farm in Glen "Sprey, SulHvan County, N. Y., where she proposes to breed racers as well as utility horses.
