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REGISTRAR W H ROWE DEAD Pedigree Expert of Jockey Club Passes Away at His Home in Ossining N Y NEW YORK N Y June 25 William Henry Rowe the late registrar of the Jockey Club who died at his home in the town of Ossining on Friday evening at 1 o clock was a manysided exceed ¬ ingly talented man He was conspicuously eminent as a pedigree expert and as such was given the highest honors In a matinee competition open to the world a few years ago he won premier place and he was consulted by the leading breeders of the United States StatesWhen When he was a member of the staff of the Daily American when it was the property of the late William C Whitney his articles on breeding over his nom de plume of Hudson were widely read He was particularly fitted for the position he held with the Jockey Club and was of the greatest assistance to the breeders of this country and Canada CanadaOne One of his best selections in a breeding way was the mating which produced the crack twoyearold Salvidere for the late Captain S S Brown of Pitts ¬ burgh He selected the horse Belvidere for the mare Sallie of Navarre because Captain Brown was eager to breed a twoyearold that could win the Saratoga Special This Salvidere did but not in the colors of his breeder as the Pittsburgh turf ¬ man died the year previous to the running of the race raceMr Mr Rowe took a deep interest in church affairs and was a sincere Christian He was a musician of note also and for many years played the organ in the Ossining Episcopal Church as well as leading its choir Never robust Mr Howe was deeply af ¬ fected by the death of a son who was a soldier in the world war An attack of nervous prostration compelled him to give up active work nearly a month ago His physician recommended a long period of rest and he was thought to be on thu way to improvement and was cheerful when seen on Thursday evening by his brotherinlaw George Hyatt He will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends and by the breeders of the United States whose Interests he served so well wellMr Mr Rowe was fiftyseven years of age He as ¬ sumed the duties of registrar of tin Jockey Club thirteen years ago last April Andrew Herkert who for twelve years acted as Mr Rowes assistant in the registry department and recently left that post to take up work in the local office of the Saratoga Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Horses is mentioned by persons high iu metropolitan racing circles us the probable successor to ilr Howe as registrar
