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PATRIOTIC DAY PROGRAM Army Officers Meet at Hawthorne in Interest of Remount Service Col. Hawkins Speech. The patriotic demonstration at Hawthorne Saturday took place between the running of the third and fourth races of the afternoon. Presiding steward Joseph A, Murphy and secretary Thomas E. Bourke introduced Colonel Trowbridge Stacey of Major-General George Bells staff and Colonel C. E. Hawkins, both officers making addresses in favor of the U. S. Remount Service. The program opened with playing of the national anthem, followed by the Remount Service-owned stallion Bone Dry parading in front of the stand, led by the old pony bearing the American flag. Here is what Colonel C. E. Hawkins said: "Horsemen, attention. Are you interested in the horse? The thoroughbred horse, Illinois Club and Hawthorne race track? Do you want to bring back legal racing in the United States and especially in Illinois? "Did you know the government i3 backing the production of pureblood horses? The thoroughbred, the saddle horse, the trotter and pacer, the Arab, the wagon and the draft horse and mule too. "This is being done through the Remount Service of the War Department. It is a government organization, under the government and supported by appropriations by Congress. "Two years ago Congress appropriated a quarter of a million dollars and the past year 50,000. This money goes to buy the best stallions and maintain them for breeding purposes, where they will do the most good. The fee for service is nominal, 0 for service. 225 STALLIOXS ITS SERVICE. "The government now has 225 purebred stallions standing in forty-five different states. About 90 per cent of these are among the best thoroughbreds in this country. "Big horsemen of the country are behind the government in this undertaking, especially the thoroughbred horsemen, breeders, owners and racing stables, are keen and enthusiastic backers of the government breeding operations through the Remount-Service and the American Remount Association. "Why? Because they see that it promotes blue blood lines, will give the country better horses and more of the right kind, through the type and breeding, and finally because it will bring back legalized racing throughout the country and make the running horse and all race horses come back as the premier sport of the people. All experienced horsemen recognize that racing is the supreme test of blood, wind and endurance and therefore the Remount Service and the American Remount Association gives its support and great influence to this form of national sport. "The thoroughbred horse In the thoroughbreds run the purest blood of all horse flesh. The thoroughbred is king in the horse world the acknowledged head of the horse family, descended from the desert Arab and bred by selective breeding and the test of the race course. The English developed the English thoroughbred, fountainhead of the American thoroughbred. "Why is the government interested in the thoroughbred horse? Because he sires offsprings of intelligence, stamina, energy and quality. He sires the best riding horse and the best general utility horse. Therefore, the government needs the blood of the thoroughbred sire to produce its cavalry and artillery .horses. "The remount service and the American Remount Association have the active support of Continued oa fiftccaUi pace. PATRIOTIC DAY PROGRAM Continued from second page the big horsemen of the United States. The New York Jockey Club, the Maryland Jockey Club, the Kentucky Jockey Club and last, but not least, the Illinois Jockey Club. "Thoroughbred horsemen have presented to the remount service over sixty high-class thoroughbred stallions. In return these organizations back and support horse racing, horse shows and fairs, hunt clubs, polo clubs, riding academies ; in short, all activities interested in the production of better horses. Our influence defeated Sims anti-racing law before Congress. Establishment and organization of Jockey Clubs and race meetings is our aim. "What is the American Remount Association? A large and powerful organization composed of many army officials and very many more prominent civilian horsemen and leading business men of the country to promote and encourage the breeding of pure bred horses, to protect breeders, owners and users of horses from unjust and unreasonable laws, and obtain the passage of reasonable and sensible laws for jockey clubs and public sports in which the horse is used. "We have over 3,000 members, composed of horsemen, breeders, race horse owners, jockeys, drivers, farmers, ranchmen, horse fanciers, both men and women, manufacturers of wagons, harness, saddlery and activities allied to the use of the horse. The horse is coming back on the farm, in the cities and for pleasure. "Statistics for the past four years prove it. We have no fight with automotive power; it has its sphere and is here to stay. We need it and must have it. Horses and automotive power each in its own sphere. "In the Civil War for every four men they used one horse ; in the World War one horse or mule for every three and three-quarters men. The American Remount Association offers prizes at horse shows and fairs for best mares and colts sired by Remount stallions. "We pay no salaries and there are no profits every cent is spent for promoting and encouraging the pure-bred horse. The American Remount Association has active branches all over the country, as at De-j troit, Denver, Pueblo, Kansas City, Cincin-j nati, New York and Hawthorne race track. "We appeal for your active support and influence by becoming members of the Amer-I ican Remount Association. Our representa- tive can be found in box number 1 at the west t end of the grandstand. Memberships will also be received by Mr. Thomas IC. Bourke, secretary Illinois Jockey Club, at 911 Gar-rick Theater building, Chicago.
