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Price, Washington, D.C. Solicitors — Elliott & David, MontreaL Montreal, January 2nd, 191.^. T 1 'H^ T I Thp Canadian National Bi'ibau or Brbedino, Limitbd W The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited ENERGY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. Some facts about this great quality which makes the Bureau stallions improve all breeds. To offset haphazard methods in horse breeding, the National Bureau will, from time to time, describe those qualities in the thoroughbred sire which make towards the improvement and development of all breeds. Perhaps the greatest attribute of the thoroughbred is enei^. By JOHN F. RYAN When grateful Kngland commissioned a famous sculptor to design a monument in memory of Cecil Rhodes, that sculptor moulded a blooded horse, upon whose back sat a strong man. England applauded the creation, because the statue was emblematic of the tremendous energy of the great Empire builder. Even in this wide-awake age, when science is soaring as high as the boundless thought of man can go; when the orbit of outer Neptune has been figured out to an inch; when men can talk with one another across the oceans, with ether waves as a medium; when man, by his great development of brain, has so added to the gifts of nature that he can travel in the bowels of the earth, or the upper regions of the atmosphere; while all these things, and countless other things have been done, the great problem of energy is only in process of discovery. The most intense form of energy made from earthly material, is radium. The most powerful form of energy produced by mechanical power is the X-ray. Both these wonders of science canii; to us only yesterday. No one knows what the future will bring forth. [5] The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited •^- We may gauge how far man will go by how far he has ascended from primeval time to the present. That man, and particularly the brain of man, is improving, is shown by everything on this earth except those things, such as forests, earth, ocean, and life forms, which were here before he arrived. Every other thing from a shoe string to an ocean steamship is the product of man's brain. And what causes the brain of man to produce such wonders. The answer must be energy. This is proven by the law that all matter is energy in process, and that any form of energy is convertible into any other form of energy. Matter, light, heat, motion, electricity and chemical change are all forms of energy. To show how one can be changed into the other, take, for example, light and elec- tricity. It is now known beyond doubt that the electrons from the sun bombarding the rarifield gases above the magnetic pole, produce the Aurora Bcrealis. In fact, a replica of this phenomena can be produced in an ordinary test tube by sending electricity through a partial vacuum. To quote a plainer example, the sunlight causes trees to grow; the trees are buried beneath the earth and changed into coal. Coal is changed into motion in the form of a dynamo which supplies an electric light. This is an exam- ple that anyone can prove to his own satisfaction. To show that heat can be resolved into motion, all one has to do is to look at a locomotive. To prove that motion can be transformed into heat, you have only to strike a match. For a more penetrating proof of this law, rub your knuckle briskly along a board. The electric foot warmer shows very clearly how electricity can be changed into heat, and almost every cooking utensil nowadays can be run by electricity. We have the electric toaster which singes bread, and we ha\e the electric furnace which melts steel and carbon. Admitting these easily proven laws, we must also admit that energy is everything. Perhaps its source can be found in the seething carbon of the sun, but we have here only in deal with its presence in earthly affairs, and to make u-c of it when and wherever it can be harnessed. The thoroughbred horse, from time immemorial, has been noted for his energy. It is the one quality in this breed of horse which transends any other quality. Where the thoroughbred got this tremendous energy is not so important to you men engaged in Bureau work, as the fact that he has this energy and is lavish in the [61 The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited transmission of it to all breeds. We know that the ances- tors of the thoroughbred horse have always been well cared for, well fed, and well attended. I have thought that per- haps the first horse ever domesticated was probably a very young colt whose mother had been killed for food, the otTspring remaining as a pet of the children of primeval man. Since that early time horses have been slain in battle and worked to death, but the ancestors of the thoroughbred, although developed by severe test, have been nurtured and their energy conserved by careful feeding, careful attention, and scientific breeding. The good qualities of the sire have been transmitted for hundreds of years. The foals have been carefully reared, and the wants of even the unborn colt have been studied and supplied to the mother. As far back as the sixteenth century we have records to show how a mare in foal was fed with sifted grain and with sweetened, well cured hay. The thoroughbred has lieen saved from the most tremen- flous battle of life — the struggle for food. Nurture has combined with nature to make him the emlx)diment of energy, and now it may be well to discuss briefly how this quality of the thoroughbred is transmitted. We know that Germany, for example, by mating thorough- bred sires with all sorts of mares finally produced a magni- ficent national type of horse. This national type shows energy for all sorts of work, which gives expression in the ability to use weight and power to the utmost, whether in pulling a plow, or drawing a gun carriage. These qualities are first introduced by the germ cell of the thoroughbred. The germ cell in any living animal comes nearer to being immortal than any other thing which can be seen under the microscope. It is a self-pro- pagating cell, which multiplies by dividing itself, and so far as we know, it goes on for ever. Some germ cells sur- pass others. Nature is always trying to improve. Life always demands expansion and expression. By careful selection, animals become more and more perfect, and the perfection of any animal is, to a large extent, a visible proof of the perfection of the germ cell in that animal. To use the common expressi E B o <: ea O u z 01 s b 3 09 z -A ■4 1121 The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding. I.imiteo i T KING COBALT. Some facts about the ^eat son of Cesarion now in Moptreal. In King C'ohaK, the National Bureau has a thorough- bred that most of the great students of horse breeding are watching. This is proven by the fact that enquiries have been received from Germany, Russia and France as to what results this young sire is securing both from cold blooded and thoroughbred mares. This is because King Cobalt is one of the most re- markably bred sires in the world. At the sixth remove, he shows 16 crosses of Eclipse, 14 of Herod and 2 of Matchem. He is a big brown beauty by Cesarion, dam Estelle Whitney, and when racing was 62 times in the money. His sire Cesarion is a wonderful horse especially when one figures on his ability to get early speed. In 1909 and 1910 he sent 38 two year old winners to the post. Following is the brilliant racing record of King Cobalt, best son of Cesarion :— KING COBALT. 1907— Two Year Old. Time Brighton Beach, July 29, Selling, 5^ Furlongs. ....... 1.08 King Cobalt, Corn Cob, Hans, Desinous, Franklin, Antaeus, Pomander, Choargus, Gus Q, also ran. Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 25th. Selling, 5J/^ Furlongs. 1.07 3-5, king Cobalt, The Squire, Arasee, He Knows, All Alone, Goldquest, HoUister, Bounding Elk, Bridge Whist, Kidnap, also ran. The Hempstead Stakes, Jamaica, Oct. 24th. 6 Furlongs. Time 112 3-5. Jas. B. Brady, King Cobalt, Goldquest, Countf -nand, also ran. Jamaica, Oct. 28th. The Remsen Handicap, 5\^ Furlongs. No Time taken. King Cobalt, Arasee, Belle- wether, Goldquest, Live Wire, Tartar Maid. Won easily by six lengths. 113] The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited Acqueduct, L.I. Nov. 2nd. The Creednidor, 5 Furlongs. Time 1.00. King Cobalt, Bern- Maid, SpcK)ner, Whip Top, Red Bonnet, Bellewether, Jubilee Juggins, Aunt Rose, also ran. 1908. Jamaica, Mav 4th. The Dunton Stakes, 0 Furlongs. Time 112 1-5. King Cobalt, Berry Maid, Rialto, Question Mark, Masciue, Jas. B. Brady. Jamaica, Mav 7th. oj/i^ Furlongs. Weather raining, track sloppy. King Cobalt, Masquerade, Hartford Boy,. Time 109, only a gallop for the winner. The Crotona Handicap. Belmont Park, May 19. 6 Furlongs. Time 1.08 5-3. Straight course, Jack Atkin, King Cobalt, Berry Maid, Rialto, Restigouxhe, Explosion, Rosimior, Bat Masterson. Belmont Park, May 22nd. The Claremont Handicap. 6V2 Furlongs, 1.21 1-5. Priscillian, King Cobalt, Roseben, Rosimiro, Stargowan. Gravesend, L.I. June 9. Handicap, 6 furlongs. Time 109. King Cobclt, Baby Wolfe, Bat Masterson, Rapid Water, Frank Lord, Nimbus, Peter Quince, Killrain. Gravesend, June 16th. 6 Furlongs. 1.11 3-5. King Cobalt, 126 lbs., Alfred Noble, Rosimiro, Explosion, Earls Court. Sheepshead Bay, June 25th. The Swift, 7 ^ur- longs. Time, 1.25 4-5. Value to winner $3,910. King Cobalt 119, Firestone, Hessian, Nimbus, Spooner,Notasulga, Live Wire, Fond Heart. Brighton Beach, July 22nd. 6 Furlongs. Time, 1.13. King Cobalt, 117. The Squire, Chas. Edward, Cohort, Geo. S. Davis'. Gravesend, L. I., Sept. 17th. Culver Handicap. About 6 Furlongs. Peter Quince won by a head. King Cobalt, Field Mouse, Ben Ban, Baby Wolf, De Mund, Fountain Blue. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 29th. 6 Furlongs. Time 1.13 3-5, King Cobalt, Ethon, Arondack, Sally Preston, St. Jeanne, Royal Onyx, Go Between, Variation. Hamilt .1, Oct. 6th. Niagara Handicap. 7 Furlongs. Time 1.25 1-5. Ethon won by a head. King Cobalt, Royal Onyx, Bellmare, Serville, Astronomer, also ran. ^ . [14] h''- I \ % 1^ The Caxadiax National Blreau of BREEDiXG.JjijnTEP 1909. Pimlico, Md., May 7th. (i Furlongs. Time U3 4-5. King Cobalt, Cunning, Momentum, Horace h. lersonal, Nimbus, Eustacian. Jamestown, Va., May 15th. Handicap. 6 Furlongs. 1.14 1-5. King Cobalt, 120 lbs., Halifax, Takaharia, Pearl Point, Cloisteress, Lilly Pad. Jamestown, Va., May 17th. 6 Furlongs. Time 1.13 King Cobalt, Halifax, Pins and Needles, Pocotahgo. Gravesend, June 3rd. Abou^ Six Furlongs Demund, King Cobalt, Alfred Noble, Rosmiro, Jack Atkm, Ltheral, Desirous, Rialto, won by a nose. Gravesend, June 8th. Handicap, about 6 Furlongs. Time 1 09 1-5. King Cobalt, Demund, Rialto, Rosimiro, Etheral, Royal Onyx, Blackford, Nimbus, Grace Cameron, Cliff Edge. Gravesend, June 15th. Handicap, about 6 Furlongs. Time 1.10 2-5. King Cobalt, 125, Rialto McCarter, Pantoufle, Demund, Etheral, Takahira, Bad News. Hamilton, June 22nd. 6 Furlongs, 113 2-5. King Cobalt, Red River, Dark Night, St. Jeanne, Gold Note, Jas. B. Brady. Aqueduct, L.I., Nov. 8th. Handicap 6 Furlongs Time 113. King Cobalt, Prince Gal, Racquet, Bat Masterson, Trouble Maker. Juarez, Mex., Dec. 12th. 5}^ Fu-jo^g^- J'^uk* 3-5 King Cobalt, Marse Abe, Madman, Col. Bob. Virginia Lindsay, Arch Oldham, Pastoriza. Juarez, Dec. 17th. Handicap, 6 Furlongs Time 1.14 1-5. King Cobalt, Right Easy, Early Tide, J. H. Houghton and W. T. Overton also ran. 1910. Aqueduct, L.L, April 19th. Peconic Handicap, 6 Furlongs. Time 1.15 3-5. King Cobalt, Magazine, Besom. Right Easy, Arondack. Value to winner $l,05o. Aqueduct, April 25. Handicap, 6 furlongs. Time 115. King Cobalt, Prince Gal. Right Easy also ran. A thoroughbred has nothing but thoroughbred qual"f^ to transmit. That is why the Bureau colts are of uniform excellence. [151 The Canadian National Hi rkat of Hkkkdinii, Limited FEED AND EXERCISE. Two great factors necessary to produce good horses. The following article written by Baron de la Rue du Can may be read with profit by every breeder. The Baron has made a life study of horses and his opinions are highly valued in Europe. At his new home in Manitoba he is immensely helping the work of the National Bureau. By Baron de la Rue du Can. Certain breeders are satisfied with li'ving a slow walk to their horses for fear of seeing them fall away. How can we expect to keep horses in good health in using such a system ? Two centuries of experience and the transfor- mation of the different iireerls of horses- in Euro|H' prove that exercise is absolutely necessary to help the action of feeding and to form an animal of value. The deievop- mcnt of the locomotion system and the fine working of all the organs absolutely rec|uire KXKRCISH. Well under- stood and proportioned work iuids to the density of the bony frame, gives solidity to the tendons, strengthens the circulation and generally helps all the agents of trans- mission, and gets the muscles accustomed to contraction without any fatigue. Exe-rise al > accelerates the regeneration ot blood in the lun> li ' helj)s the nutrition of the different parts of the bod' It 1.' s thv digestion, that great agtnt which gives the recon.'iituting elements to the blood. The phenomenon ot absf>rpiion works better, the secretions of the skin help liie internal glands to purify the blotid; in a word the whole economy draws benefit from this absolutely necessary exercise. (nil I The Canadian National »ureai of Breei)IN(., Limited Without regular excrcisf all the organs are quickly filled up with iM.isonous products which generate sickness. The fat stallion whose owner fears exercise is ordained to sickness .)n account of a bad working liver; of disortlered kidnevs, of weak heart. All the principal agents of life are out of order. Ajioplcxy and foundering of the hmt)s are constantly threatening the horse. The scales are without an\' discussion a very bad judge of a horse and nothing can be substituted to the care- ful eye of a practician in the matter. DilTerent gaits must be emploved during exercise, whether the horse is under harness, mounted, or walked in tether. In certain coun- tries where breeding has been carefully studied, fat horses are often trotted at distances of two miles. I beliexe tliat a progression is necessary to harden the tendons without anv fatigue, develop the wind without any exhaustion, and to help the horse in getting rid of iioisonous elements in taking a special care to avoid colds. I w ill refrain from going into the details of the different systems of training to be giNcn to each race of horses in particular, but 1 must set down as a general rule that any horse to keep in gcMxl health must be exercised. An in- sufificient training is the surest way to the horse infirmary. This question of training is one of vital importance in a countrv where different ideas are so deeply rooted. I ad- vise all the intelligent breeders to galop their yearlings on the prairie and to put their two year olds to the light work of the farm. This system that will surely make some valuable products for the horse market. In every breeding centre the e.xercise must be regularly and progressively managed. General Consideration on Feeding. Having shown the necessity of good exercise, I will now gi\e a few details on the system of feetling which con- tributes with exercise, to the formation of a g(Kxl horse. The \einous blood which nourishes the different parts of the body renews itself in the lungs under the iiction of the oxygen of the air. Newly made and iuitriliun> il continues its work in going once more through the arteries. The heart, which is a big muscle, presides over this important work. [171 TUK Canadian National Hi keai of ilREKuiNCi, Limitich But this nourishing liquid wctuid rapidly cease to flow if not regularity 1u'1|h-(1 liy rebuilding materials |)re|)ared in the digestive organs. The stomach and the bowels are the agents of digestion. Inder the action of gastric juice, the aliments and a certain (|uantity of feculs are converted into glucose by the saliv a and digestv d in the stomach. The bowels absorb the unazotous (onstituents, work ofthe ut- most im|x>rtance which nature has given them to perform, Ix-'cause hay contains 7' , of azotous constituents and oats 14*^,'. The largest part of aliments is digested in the bowels. Pancreatic juice, bile, intestinal juices, etc, ends the transformation of the azotous pRnlucts and of the fecul, and the digestion ends in the big intestineunder the action of alkaline li(|uids which it secretes. FACTS ON ABSORPTION. The pnxiucts of digestion are al)sorl)ed by the stomach and the Imwels, but mostly by the latter and carried in the circulation in order to make up for the losses of the great nutritious liquid. Ab= )rption works the .same as in plants. Osmosis is the marvelous forcewhich presides in the mixing of liquidsof dirterent densities through the pon iis membranes, and witiiout which the plants, ihc animals and the human beings would die. Absorptif)n of licjuids is made by the veins ot the stom- ach and of the lx)wels, and more or less ijuickly performed if the horse drink> before or after meals. When the stom- ach is empty, ab>orption mostly takes place in the big intestine, where the largest quantity of liquid directly goes. As I have alrcad>' said, blood is the agent which forms, builds and repairs the bones, the tendons, the muscles, the hoofs, the brain, etc. By its rapid circulation from the heart to the last capillary arteries and by its return to the heart through the veins, the blood bathes all part of the body, and cverj' molecule draws from this torrent tlie muscular, cellular or nervous fibre necessary to the maintenance of the constitution. But the nutritive power of the blood varies with the feeriing. The blocxl tonihes or fattens according to the genealogy and to the feeding system of the horse; strengthens or leads away to degenera- tion in m(Klifying the chemical compostion of the cells. t Nurture and nature combine for excellence, good care of the foal. IIKI Moral— take The Canadian National Bureau or Breeding, Limited LOGIC OF FEEDING. The allniminokis charRi-d with the maintenance of the tissues in rckkI order are represented in a ration by the smallest part {»f its compfjnents luit their impt)rtance must not Ikj ignore' artillerv and infantry success. The mounted men have made this a rapid war ot conquest, and to them is due the fact that the Balkans nave armies practically without flanks. 75 PER CENT HORSEMEN. Seventy-five per cent, of the men now fighting with Bulgaria, Servia and Montenegro are farmers, peasants herdsmen and breeders. They all kn(jw how to ride- their horses are accustomed to rough country. They are not he .ouse animals, and they will not cease marching if they miss a meal. This being so, the allies have been able to teach the whole world a lesson in rapidity of advance. The Germans claim, as their home-made idea, that the surest way to defeat an enemy is to keep both yourself and the enemy on the move. This is a war maxim that Germany appropriated from Napoleon Bonaparte. That master of the art of war realized the great advantage of calvary many years ago, and at a time when battle fronts were much more confined than they are at the present time It IS now common to see a battle line spread out to a distance of one hundred miles. When it gets down to twenty-five or thirty miles the front is said ro be concentrated. It may be put down as axiomatic that the longer the battle front the more need for mounted men. [26] '< i The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited AN OLD LESSON. During the progress of the Boer War the burgher was cleverly described as an individual with six legs and a spade In other words, he had the four legs of his ponies, besides his own, to aid m quick movement, and a trench in which to shelter himself when dismounted. A few days ago Lord Roberts referred to the South African trouble as a not too glorious war. To this may be added that if the Boers had depended on two legs instead of six, that war might have been more glorious to England. It is true that England sent many horses to South Atrica, and it is also true that many of them were not cavalry horses. In fact they consisted of any old thing in liorse-hide. One cannot read the history of the Boer War without seeing what a bad lot of horses were unloaded on England during that time of stress. Matters would have been worse but for the brilliant genius of General Sir John hrench, and even that master of cavalry found himself gravely handicapped at different times. It may be put down h^ lesson number two, that in addition to haying plenty of horses, a successful army must have horses of the right kind. These horses must have endurance, courage, gait, weight-carrying ability, sureness ot loot, and, if occasion arises, speed. In other words, they must be half thoroughbreds. WHAT CANADA IS DOING. ^u It '^. *° 7^^*^ ^ supply of such horses, in Canada, that the INational Bureau of Breeding is bending forth every ettort, and it is a proof of the foresight of Canadians that not only the Government, but thousands of farmers and breeders as well, are helping this work along. It is a colossal work, and truth to tell, it should have been started twenty-five years ago. If the entire plan is carried out to a successful completion, and the remount problem of the Empire is solved by Canada, it will only bring this Empire up to an even footing with all the great European powers, for these powers have already solved their remount problems, at the expenditure of millions of dollars. This brings out the disadvantages under which the Empire lies at the present time. It is slow work. You can build a battle ship on a rush order, but it takes time to breed horses. (27} ii The Canadian^National^Bikeai; of Breeding. Limited The lesson of the Boer War was dulled just as it was sinking in, by the tremendous advent of nieclianical iM)wer excmolificd in the automobile and the aeroplane. Some of the more volatile brains reasoned that the gas engine was going to supplant the horse in war. Some went so far as to sav that the calvalry- horse would s\ The United States, with its twenty-three million horses, and not breeding a type, has the greatest difficulty in supplying the eighty remounts needed each year by the New York City Mounted Police. ASTOUNDING FACTS. Mr. St. Clair Street, of the Merry Mount Farm in Missouri, started out sometime ago to collect hunters. A good hunter and a good cavalry horse are practically the same sort of animal. Mr. Street writes in Bit and Spur as follows : "Apropos of the scarcity of cavalry horses, I thought possibly it would be of interest to your readers to cite an experience of mine in this market, extending over a period of four months. I have looked over ten thousand or more horses and I have secured two. V you believe as I do that the hunter type is the best mould for the making of a re- mount horse, then the showing of the scarcity of such horse is impressive — one in five thousand," Here, then, in a nutshell, is the condition in the United States, and the same holds true in Canada, or did until the Bureau commenced its work. Advertise your Bureau sire. Tlie best sire will tiave a poor season if liis Iteeper fails to put any gin&er into the work. Tell your neighbors about your Bureau sire. [29] The Canadian Nationai. Bireat of Breeding. Limited 4* O s o u O "0 e o § < 3 oa •a § z 130) Th« Canadian National Bukkau of Breeding. Limited BUREAU WORK IN 1912. All parts of Canada benefited by famous through- bred sires. The following report was submitted at the annual meeting of the National Bureau of Breeding. It shews the great strides being made in Canada and also what has been done ia other countries. The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding. Limited, has now closed the fourth year of its incorp_BjiEBpiNG. Li-ited .i 1331 The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited King Cobalt — Transferred from Halifax to Montreal. Zagolba— Greenwood, B.(\, to Keremeos, B.C. Baird — Inglcton, Alta. to Alix, Alta. Karl RotacRS — Lancaster, Ont., to Fort VV'illiam, P.Q. Beau Gallant— West Brome, P.Q., to Lavigne, P.Q. Otter — Montreal to British Columbia. (Painlessly de- stroyed, having developed unsoundness after being sent out.) The returns from keepers of Bureau sires to date show an average of 37 mares per horse. The highest total was reached by Athel, at Calumet, P.Q., who was mated with S3 mares. In those instances where only a small number of mares were booked, it was not due to any fault of the Bureau sire. In fact, two of the best thoroughbred stallions in the Bureau show the least number of mares. In some cases the districts were unsuitable and the horses trans- ferred. In every instance the stallions were kept in their own stables and were not travelled. In one or two cases they were not sufficiently well advertised, on the whole, however, these Bureau stallions seem to be in the right hands, and this part of the work is being rapidly perfected, so that in the near furure every horse should show good returns, and an average of 60 marcs per horse should 1«? attained. The great scarcity of thoroughbred stallions in America is being felt by the National Bureau, and more money is required now to go abroad for stallions, and to purchase them if need be. This scarcity of thoroughbred stallions in America is due to the stringent laws against racing, which has practically wiped out the thoroughbred breeding industry in the I'nited States. As an instance of the effect of this legislation, it may be noted that the Breeding Bureau of the State of New York, with all its strong affiliations, and with unlimited backing, was only able to secure three new sires in 1912. The National Bureau list of stallions is being added to all the. time, but hundreds of these stallions could be utilized with lasting benefit to Canada, if it were possible to secure them within the next few years. While adding to its list, the Bureau has also lost a few stallions by death and accident, and several which developed unsoundness have been eliminated. The Bureau does not want, and will not [34] -■ I The Canadian National Bireai: of Breeding, Limited accept, any unsound stallions. Neither will the Govern- ment pay any bonus on an unsound stallion, whether he belongs to the Bureau or to a private indivit' ,-.!. The Dominion Government veterinary test is I'l iiiori rij^H prescribed by any nation in the world to-da^ and in enter to get the Government bonus, each horse h ? t •■ pass this test every year. The National Bureau of Breeding is still a young institution, and although it has made g(X)d headway, still Canada is very far behind those progressive nations who have already solved their remount problems. In Germany, for instance, 550,000 horses would be required for mobilization purposes. Every one of these horses could be secured in Germany on short notice, and each one of them would be a real war horse, containing oO'r^, or more, of thoroughbred l)lood. This condition has been brougiit about by sixty-five years of Bureau work; by the expenditure of millions of dollars; by the maintenance of expensive Government depots, and by paying the top price, no matter what that was, for the very best thoroughbred sires. In 1870 or 42 years ago 15,830 mares were bred to Government stallions in Germany. In 1910 this total reached 47,616 mares. With these facts Ijefore us, it is not hard to see why Ger- many is not confronted with a remount problem. The German army every year buys 11,000 remounts, and 1,000 extra remounts are sent to Saxony, Bavaria and Wurt- temburg. All these remounts are bred by German farmers and brought from them as three-year-olds by the Remount Commissions. They remain one year in the remount depots, where they are broken to saddle by especially able soldiers, and are then sent to the different regiments as four-year-olds. The German army has now, on a peace f(K)ting, 125,000 first-class caxalry horses. The Chief of the German army staff can get 475,000 more by touching a button. r"- Compare this system to the troubles of England during the Boer War, and you will see the mighty task be- fore the Canadian National Bureau of Breeding. The British army retjuired 494,404 horses and mules for the Boer War. She had to search the world for these and pay fancy prices for animals, many of whom died on the way to Africa. By spending millions of dollars, England .secured 1361 Thk Canadian National Bi reau of Breeuinc;, Limited the necessary number of aninials. hut very few of them were war horses, and the majority of them (Hed in Africa. It is not l)laying with words to state that in many instances the horses secured 1)V Knjjland for tiie B(jer War hindered, instead of aided the movements of the British army, and if anyone doubts the truth of this statement, he can secure corroboration l)y readini; the statements of I.ord R()l)erts, C.eneral Sir John Frencli and I.ord Kitchener. In .Austria-Hungary the thorou^libred sire has l)een used to i>roduce cavalry horses for upwards of thirty-five years, lust as in (".erman> . and as in Canada at tlie present time, these thoroughbred sires were mated with all sorts of mares. If the breed was not improved by the first cross to any measurable extent, two and three crosses were tried. Finallv these countries were able to get a female tyi)e. I his is the liureaii svstem exerywhere, and amonij other thmjjs, it demonstrates that the thoroughbred, and the thorough- bred onlv. im[)r()ves all breeds. But it must not be reasoned from this solution tiiat a mare with hereditary defect should be bred to a Bureau stallion. -As a result of Bureau work, Austria has no dititiculty in securing horses at the present time for her armv. and e\en in the i)resent crisis, when she is actuallv mobilizing, we do not hud her seeking army horses under foreign flags. She has them within her own boundar- ies and this in spite of tlte fact that in the last few years Austria has s(-!d o\er 22(),(K)() remounts to Itah , Turkey, the Balkans and (".reece. For mobilization, France re()uires Cm.").!)!)!) horses. After fifty vears of Bureau work, France can mobilize tomorrow without going outside of her own borders tor cavalry horses. On a peace footing, the supplyof warhorses in France is kept up by the annual purchase of 13,000 remounts from French farmers and breedi-rs. All the rest of the \ast number of horses recjuired forwar arenowdoing all sorts of peaceful work in !• ranee, and are registered by the Demi Sang Society. 'I'liev can l;e secured by the (.overn- ment on short notice, so ih.ere is no remount problem in France The thoroughbred is encouraged in every way in that country. There are now .">,00() thoroughbred mares in France, as' against ."),:iOO in l.ngland. Twenty years ago there were ten times as many thoroughbred mares in Fngland as tl.ere were in France. The thoroughbred stalli(.ns in the French Bureau are nialcd with native mares, the same as in being done in Canada. n m^ The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited There is no chance for Canada to go astray in this work, for we ha\e the great [X)wers of Kurojx? furnishing us with an al>solutcly proven plan, and just as a man can see fiirther Tom the top of a high hill than he can when standing in a valley, the Canadian Bureau, .-, xrting after these Kuropean Bureaus had spent millions of dollars in experiment, is now, figuratively speaking, standing on the shoulders of Kurope, and can perhaps see further ahead even than Ciermany, Austria or France. There are facts in the Canadian Bureau wliich cannot he duplicated. No Kunjpean Bureau ever grew as rapidly as the Canadian Bureau, and no Kuropean Bureau was ever brought to the present state of the Canadian Bureau, even at an expendi- ture of twenty times the amount of money which the Can- adian Bureau has cost. The Congress of the United States has set aside 850,000 in an effort to follow Canada's lead, regarding Bureau Work. The work in the Cnited States has not been a great success so far, except in the State of Xew York because there seems to be a desire in Washington to experiment, instead of taking for granted the facts which Europe has proved. There is another reason, and that is that the amount set aside is totally inadetjuate to make even a fair start in a country of the size of the Cnited States. THE WORK IN ENGLAND The British Board of Agricultural is now also making an effort to encourage the production of half-breds by means of the thoroughbred sire. Last year $200,000 was set aside for this purpose. Of this, .%5,000 was given in premiums to stallions, and 825,000 for the registration of stallions of all breeds. 850 (KK) was spent in the purchase f)f working brood mares for location in selected districts, and 825,000 was expanded in the purchase of a few good thoroughbred stallions. A painstaking effort was made to encourage the owners of thoroughbred stallions to breed these sires to cold-blooded mares, and the result was regarded as very satisfactory. An initial bonus of .S250 was given the .stallion owners, and this was increa.sed by premiums, until If Germany declared war to-morrow, German farmers and breeders would be paid $200,000,000 for remounts, All this money would remain in the Fatherland. l.'iTI Thk Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited the average amount received by each of fifty owners was about SOSO for the season. In addition to this, of course, the owner received the serxice fees. The highest earnings of one of these stallions during 1011 was .SI, 875., which included nearly §1,200 paid in bonuses to that horse, besides what he earned in stud fees. I"i\e hundred dollars of a super-premium was paid owners of ten thorough- bred stallions having the most successful season. The ten stallions who received these super-premiums were mated with 552 mares, getting on an average 55 mares for each stallion. From aH this it will be seen that although England is just conmiencing the work, the reward to thoroughbretl stallions owners is very much greater than in ('anada. The British (Government paid §200,000 in 1911 to have thcjroughbred stallions mated with 1^,225 farm mares or §02.50 per mare, This assistance is nine times as great per mare as that given by Canada to the National Bureau. This vear the Department of Agriculture has continiied the grant of $250. for thoroughbred sires in Canada, which passed the C.overnment tests; are mated with a certain number of mares, and stand at a service fee of not more than §10. This has aided the Bureau work, but the amount received has not been sufficenl to enable the Bureau to progress as rapidly as it should. The National Live Stock Exchange has been formed by some gentlemen, some of whom are connected with the National Bureau of Breeding. The Exchange, however, is an entirely separate concern and aims to collect a large part of the Bureau crop, so that these half-breds can be matured and developed for remount purposes. It is possi- ble that the C.overnment may set aside some ranch land in Alberta for the assembling of these young horses, and if such is done, it will be a great stimulus to the entire work. The crop will be brought as yearlings and two-year-olds, thus giving farmers and breeders quick returns, and as- suring them of a steady market, From an army view point, it will be a great stride in the right direction, because buyers, whether from the Canadian Department of Militia and Defence, or the English War Office, can see these young remounts and purchase what they require. It is one thing to be able to say to an army buyer that there are 10,0^0 remounts in Canada, and it is quite another thing to be able to take him on a train where he can see 5,000 or 10,000 of them on one ranch. 138] The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited •o a S X o CO O 04 a o -a ■a w hi 3 oa o § IS9] The Canadian National Bireai^ of Breedimm Limited The Bureau work is of advantajio, not only to ICn^land and to Canada in time of national stress, but it is bringing money into the pockets of Canadian farmers and breeders. The success of the new National Live Stock Exchange would help out immenseh', both in peace and war. If sufificient funds are forthcoming, the National Bureau will, in the next few mtrnths, make an effort to secure thoroughbred sires in England. These may have to be purchased, for while the Bureau has received many fine horses by donation, there is no guarantee that such donations will always continue. Montreal, P.Q.. Nov. 27th, 1912. n Science and Industry should fto hand in hand. That is the way to make a nation powerful and this is the Bureau plan. 140) The Caxauia.v Natioxai. !Ji reau of Breeding, Limited PINK COAT. Derby winner and sire of Derby winners, now owned by bureau. The following story of Pink Coat a recent ac- quisition to the ranks of Bureau stallions is from the pen of Harry M. Williams (Hindoo) of the New York Morning Telegraph. By Harry M. Williams. Pink Coat, a Derby winner, and sire of Derby winners, has been donated to the Canadian National Bureau of Breeding. He is one of the real sturdy hosres of the American turf, and until he was seven years of age, was a power on the Western tracks. Most of his racing endeavors was confined to the courses about Chicago, and at Washington Park, then the most notable course west of New York, he scored the majority of his triumphs. He was foaled in 1895, and is a son of Leonatus and fn^m Alice Brand, a daughter of the mig^hty Hind(X). Such a strain needs little comment, for on both sire and dam side he traces to none but the best. Leonatus was a son of Longfellow and Semper F'elix by Pheaton. Through the male line he triu-es to Lean.'ngton, the English sire that did so much for the American thoroughbred. Alice Brand was a daughter of Hindoo and Lady of the Lake, by Hyder Ali, who was himself a son of I.eaming- ton and out of Lady Duke, by Lexington. Thus it will be seen that there is a double cross of Leamington in Pink Coat, and going on through J exington, better American lines cannot be found. Pink Coat raced under the silks f)f Wo(Klford and Buckner, and though his first year on the turf was not particularly brillian*, he developed into one of the most remarkable three-year-olds of 1898. That year such go(Kl one^ as Imp, the marc that electrified llie Eastern turf later, was out, and she was taken into camp by Pink Coat. He defeated Boanerges, Banno:kl)urn, Elusive, Mirthful, The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited 3 o 3 a n 1 V « z § -! Oi a g I •s 2 w ■o a a 3 3 O |42i '»» f-" The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited Plaudit and other good ones of the time. As a matter of fact, 1898 was ; turf year tliat was remarkable for its good three-year-olds, and Pink Coat was in the very forefront of them all. He was winner of the American Derby, at Washington Park, when, among others, there finished lx?hind him Warrenton, Isabry, Mirthful and Bannoclburn. When he won the St. Louis Derby, he beat John E. Madden's great colt Plaudit, now a great sire. In that running he also again took the measure of Bannockburn, Jackanapes and other g(XKi ones. He was beaten in the Wheeler Handicap by Algol and Goodrich, but there finished behind him Boanerges, Imp and Elusive. Pink Coat met with an accident that kept him away from the races during his four-year-old vear, or there would have undoubtedly l)een a better story to tell of his turf triumphs, for it was then that Imp made her journey East, and took the scalps of the best that were shown. As a five-year-old. Pink Coat returned to the races and was winner of six events, was three times second and four times third. The next year he was only five times outside the money in sixteen starts, winning six of his races. The next year the game fellow showed his sturdy quality by raring successfully, and his last winning effort was a mile in 1.39 flat, over the Harlem track, Chicago. At that time 1.39 was a remarkably goo(' performance. The year Iiefore, and under 118 pounds Pink C oat won at a mile and a quarter, at Washington Park in 2.04 1-5, which remains a track record for that course. So much for Pink Coat's brilliant track record, but he was not through when his racing days were over. He at once made his appearance in the stud, and if he had never done anything else than sire Pinkola, his reputation would have been established. Pinkola began a good two-year- old, but he did not really come into his own until he was a three-year-old, and the distances were stretched until they were real tests of the speed, courage and stanmia that go to make up a good horse. Pinkola was equal to the test. Rock Sand has sold for 1150,000 and Peter Pan for |80,000. Compare the price received for these thoroughbred sires with the top price obtained for the best horses of any other breed. [43] The Canadian National Bireai of Brkeding, Limited Hcwasstartedearlyin the year at New Orleans and was hiaten in both the Crescent Cilyand the ("ity Park Derl)ys, but later in the year he nobly wiped out those early defeats. He was winner of both the Latonia Derby and the Deco- ration Day Handicap at the same track, diving away great lumps of weight to ever>'thing in the field, he was third to Lawrence P. Daley and Dennis Stafford, in tlie Canadian Derby, but he followed that race by handily disposing of a handicap field. From Canada he was sent to the Empire City track at Vonkers, N.Y., and there he ran one of his most remarkable races as a three-year-old, when he scored in the EmjMre City Handicap of a mile and a furlong. Intiiat race Pink Coat's best .son took the measure of such remark- able horses as Frank Gill, King James, Jack Atkin, Gretna Green, Master Robert, and others of almost like quality. It was by long odds the best field that was b. ought together during the Empire City meeting, and the victory was a truly remarkable one. All through his racing career, Pinkola [ac . himself a horse of remarkable speed, a horse of rare courage, and that he had class was well demonstrated when he won his best races in New York. Others that Pink Coat has sent to the races are Pink Eye, now in Germany, Eiown Coat, Pink Cap, Fleuron's Daughter, Sustan A., War Coat, Pinkard, Cousin Puss and Pink Wings, a full sister to ♦he mighty Pinkola. Pink Coat, himself a grand individual, is royally bred on both sides, and proved himself on both the race course and in the stud. No horse can do more. n Germany paid $104,000 for Ard Patrick to mate him with farm mares. [44] The Canauian .National Hireau ok BKEKuiMi, Limited RULES AND REGULATIONS: 1. Every stallion placed by the Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, must be housed in a loose box stall in a warm, dry, well lighted and comfortable stable. 2. Bureau stallions may be given sufficient exercise to keep them in condition, either in harness or under saddle, but on no account are they to be worked or raced. 3. The Bureau retains property rights in all its stallions. 4. Every man with whom a Bureau stallion is placed must agree to keep accurate account of all foals, and of all mares served in a Service Book supplied by the Bureau for such purpose. 5. The service fee shall be ten dollars to insure. Three dollars of this fee must be retunred to the Bureau. 6. It is understood that the Bureau may take back or transfer at any time any stallion which the Bureau decides is not being properly cared for. 7. In the event of any stallion becoming sick or meeting with an accident, the Head Office must be notified at once. 8. Unless in case of neglect or carelessness, a man keeping a Bureau stallion will not be held responsible for the injury or loss of the horse. 9. The Bureau will look after and arrange all insurance policies on Bureau stallions. 10. The number of mares allowed to be served depends on the age of the horse and definite details concerning this are sent out with each stallion. 11. All stallions will be changed around every four or five years, so as to prevent the get of a stallion coming back to him. 12. The Bureau has a French Canadian Secretary, so that Quebec farmers can send in all letters in French if they so wish. 13. For the present, at least, not more than one stallion will be placed in any one county. JOHN F. RYAN, General Manager. [451 The Canadian National Bureau of Ukeeding, Limited CIRCULAR I.KITKR TO ALL KEEPKRS OF NATIONAL BUREAU SIRES: All thoroughbred sires must be handled carefully, especially at this time of the year. The very energy which malces them valuable wlien crossed with cold blooded stock, will be the cause of mishaps, unless care is exercised. 1. All mares should be hobbled. 2. The horse should not stand or walk on a cement floor. 3. No Bureau station should be taken out of his stall, unlesa on a bridle, and this bridle should be stronit and safe. 4. No horse should be lunged on a short rope, for he may throw himself. 5. Stall floors must be well planked, and there must be no danger of a horse breaking through. 6. Every horse should have clean bedding, and his feet should be picked out and kept clean. No possible excuse can be taken for a horse having the thrush. 7. Don't yank a horse so as to make him turn short. A thoroughbred is quick of foot and can handle himself if given a chance. 8. Don't have any mangers or stationary feed boxes in the horse's stall. Feed him his hay off the groung and his oats and mash in a large pail or portable feed box, which can be removed when the horse has flnished eating. 9. Notify the Bureau immediately in case of accident, and get a Veterinary without delay. 10. Be very careful to thoroughly examine all mares. 11. Keep your horse clean, and be sure he has feed, light, rest and exercise. 12. Have nothing in the stall but the bare walls, and have these planked. Don't tie him in his stall, and be sure he has room to walk around. If your stall is not at least ten by twelve feet, make it so— the larger the b«'*ter. 13. Don't let the horse loose to exercise, unless you . e a specially prepared paddock with a tight board fence at least seven feet high. By nature a thoroughbred re- quires exercise. If he don't get exercise, he will not produce foals. J. F. RYAN, Secretary. [4ti! Thb Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited National Bureau Sires. Here are the names and breedinU of some Bureau Sires. The list will be continued in subsequent issues of Kin^ llursc. and should be preserved by all keepers of Bureau Sires. \Ariie to one another and eichange views and experiences. This will solidify the work. T 1. VALJEAN.— Chestnut stallion foaled in 1(KX5. vro C.eorRe Kessler. by Salvator dam Missey, by Midlothum Stationed with P. Clark, Hull, P.Q. 2. BUSHMOUNT. — i:lniportc(| from England). Brown stallion foaled in 1900. Sire Hushey I'ark, by Hampton dam Miss Lurgan, by I.urgan. Stationed with A. Champagne, M.l'., at North Battleford, Sask. 3. ACROBAT.— Bay stallion foaled in 1904. Sire Hassctlaw, by St. Siomn dam Syriennc, by Sir Modred. Placed with Joseph Mitchell, Irvine, Alberta. 4. SENATOR CLAY.- May stallion foaled in 1904. Sire C.oidcrest, by Bend Or dam Fiirlano, by Imported Woodlands. Placed with Thomas McNutt, M.P., at Saltcoats, Sask. 5. FORT HUNTER.— Bay stallion foaled in 1901. Siie Potomac, by St. Blaise dam Rotk Rose, by Imported Laureate. Placed at Bureau Depot, Mont^-eal. 6. ORACULUM.— Chestnut stallion ,foaled in 1904. Sire Imported Sorcerer, by Ormonde clam Hanoverine, by Hanover. Placed with Baron de la Rue du Can. Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba, 7. ROSEMOUNT.— Brown stallion, foaled in 1904. Sire Hastings, by Sp<;ndthrift dam Lady Rosemary, by St. Blaise. Placed with M. J. O'Brien, Renfrew, Ont. 8. ATHEL.^Brown stallion, foaled in 1900. Sire Imported .Atheling. by Sterling dam Retribution, by Reform. Placed with J. F. Morrow, Calumet, Que. 9. SEA HORSE II.— (Imported from New Zealand). Chestnut stal- lion, foaled in 1890. Sire Nelson, by King Cole, dam Moonga, by Goldsborough. Placed with Sir Rodolphe Forget, M.P., Ste. Irenee, Que. Rcidmoore substituted. 10. OSTRICH.— Bay stallion, foaled in 1901. Sire Imported Order, by Bend Or dam Plumage, by Goldfinch, by Ormonde. Placed with Scott Shaw, Hartland, N. B. 11. JAVLIN.— Brown stallion, foaled in 1905. Sire Imported Bridge- water, by Hampton dam the Ohost, by Flying Dutchman. Placed with A. H. Stewart, Bathurst, N.B. 12. SAMUEL H. HARRIS.— Bay stallion, foaled in 1902. Sire Sir Walter, by Midlothian, dam Lindula, by Linden. Placed with A. C. Galbraith, Nanton, Alta. [47] The Canadian National Bureai' of Breeding, Limited 13. NASHWAAK.— Bay stallion, foaled in 1<«)8. Sire Imp. St. Dory, liy St. Simon dam Tillie N'ince, by Fordham. Placed with J. A. Watt, Claresholni Agricultural Society, Clares- holm, Alta. 14. GANGWAY.— Bay stallion, foaled in 1908. Sire Feep-O'-Day, by Ayreshire dam Dorccn, by Uncas. Placed with Supt. P. C. H. Primrose, R. N. U . M. P., MacLeod, Alta. 15. BAIRD. — Chestnut stallion, foaled in 1897, by Huron, by Iro- quois, dam Lime Tree, by War Dance. Placed with West- head Ranch, Alix, Alta 16. VANCE GUARD.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1907, by Advance Guard, by Great Ton dam Cherubin by Lazzaronc. Placed with R. C. Cochran, Oak River, .Man. 17. EDWIN GUM.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 190.3, sire Plutus by Blue Eyes, dam Bessie (ium by Imported St. Leger. Placed with Dr. J. P. Malloy, .M.P., Morris, Manitoba. 18. KID. — Chestnut stallion, foaled 1907, sire Cesarion by Kausus, dam Design by Hanover. Placed with H. L. Flctt, Bins- earth, Man. 19. LORICATE.— Chestnut stallion, foaletl 1901, sire Imported Order by Bend Or, dam Loyalirta by Imported Loyalist. Placed with filen Campbell, Dauphin, Man. 20. ZIPANGO.— Bay stallion, foaled 1004, sire Admonition by Han- over, dam -Miss C. by Florist. Placed with C. B. Clay, Bridgetown, P.L... 21. FIREBUG.— Bay stallion, foaled 1906, sire Imported Wools- thorpe by Tibthorpe, dam Incendiary by Lamplighter. Placed with George Grcencaway, Herdman, F'.Q. 22. CALL BOY.— Brown stallion, foaled 1905, sire Plaudit by Himyar, dam Imp by Wagner. Placed with Adclard Boivin, Bagots- ville, P.g. 23. ZACATECAS.— Brown stallion, foaled 1907, sire Mexican bv Mirthful, dam Soncy Lass by Imported Mortemer. Placed with V. Dyer, Winchester, Ont. 24. BLUE COAT.— Bay stallion, foaled 1902, sire Ben Slromc by Bend Or, dam Blue Jacket by Whistle Jacket. Placed with R. Halliday, Stanger, Alberta. 25. TERAH.-Bay stallion, foaled 1905, sire Abe Frank by Hanover, dam Charm by Faustus. Placed with Senator J. A. Davis, Prince Albert, Sask. 26. MOROKANTA. - Bay stallion, foaled 1897, sire Morocco by Eolus, dam Kanta by Kantaka. Placed with J. E H. Laid- law. Swift Current, Sask. 27. CLEMENTS.— Brown stallion, foaled 1904, sire Albert by Albert Victor, dam Zetetic by Falsetto. Placed with H. Robertson, High River, Alta. This is a small horse and is being used privately to get polo ponies. Removed from Bureau. 28. BOTANIST.— Brown stallion, foaled 1904. sire Boanerges by Spendthrift, dam May B II by Bramble. Placed with George Armstrong, Elkwater, Alberta. 29. MclLVAIN.— Bay Stallion, foaled 1902, sire Bend Or by Buckden, dam Sierra Leone by Khartoum. Placed with Charlet Meeres, Calgary, Alberta. (481 i 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 4«. EARL ROGERS.— Brown stallion, foaled 1903, sire imported Sain by St. Serf, dam Sister to Uncle Bob by Luke Blackburn. Placed with E. H. McCoal, Fort William, P.Q. BLUE BOOK.— Bay stallion, foaled 1904, by Handsome by Han- over, dam Blue Blood by St. Leonards. Placed with Dr. Lesterause, Montmorency County, P.Q. LOGAN.— Bay stallion, foaled 1888, sire Voltigeui by Vandal dam Pert by Pantaloon. Placed with E. H. McCool, Fort William, P.Q. MASTERMAN. — Chestnut stallion, by Hastings by Spendthrift, dam Lady Margaret by 111 Used. Sustained broken leg in June, 1911, and was painlessly destroyed. Oiseau substituted for the Island of Montreal. OISEAU.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1902, sire Ornus by Bend Or, dam Kitty Gun by Virgil. Placed with Dr. Raymond, Island of Montreal. OUR BOY.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 190.5, sire My Boy II, dam Dina by Kosciusko. Placed with George Armstrong, Elkwater, Alberta, and replaced by Botanist. ARAWAK. — Chestnut stallion, foaled 1907, sire Pontiac by Pero Gomez, dam Anna Daly by Lochoatchee Placed with H. L. Flett, Binscarth, Man. CHARLIE GILBERT —Chestnut stallion, foaled 1904, sire Masetto by St. Simon, dam Frogniore by Imported Quick- lime. Placed with A. C. Curric, Osprins;e, Ont. BEAU GALLANT.— Brown stallion, foaled 1898, sire Jim Gore by Hindoo, dam Bonita Bell by Falsetto. Placed with Lt. Col. J. J. Riley, Lairgne, P.Q. LIGHT WOOL.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1904, sire VVools- thorpe by Tibthorpc, dam Aluminium by Lamplighter. Placed with Col. L. J. Gilbert, Bishops Crossing, P.Q. SCHROEDER'S MIDWAY.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1904, sire Del Paso II by Darebin, dam Dansante by Sir Modred. Placed with James W^alsh, Dalmeny, Sask. IMPORTED STAGE PIRATE.— Brown stallion, foaled 1904, sire Buccaneer, by Privateer dam Mary Anderson by Rosicru- sian. Placed with W. D. Staples, M.P., Treherne, Man. KING COBALT.— Brown stallion, foaled 1905, sire Cesarion by Faustus, dam Estelle Whit .ey by Duke of Montrose. Placed with D. Raymond, Montreal, P.Q. MARTIN DOYLE.— Bay stallion, foaled 1902, sire Captain Sigsbee by Candlemas, dam La War.da by Julien. Placed with H. S. Wilson, Oakville, Ont. ZAGOLBA.— Bay stallion, foaled 1909, sire Plaudit by Himyar, dam Countess Wanda by Loyalist. Placed with E. H. McGufHl, Keremeas, B. C. REIDMOORE.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1904, sire Ornament by Order by Bend Or, dam Desayune by Kendal. Placed Charlevoix Stables, St. Irnee, P.Q. ANGLER.— Brown stallion, foaled 1902, sire Hindoo by Virgil, dam Alga by Onondaga. Placed with W. H. Williams, Pembroke, Ont. [49] The Canadian National Bureau of Breeding, Limited 47. BROWN TONY.— Brown stallion, foaled 1906, sireHandsome by Hanover, dam Ado by Himyar. Placed with George Ferguson Cartwright, Man. 48. FRANK NAVIN.— Bay stallion, foaled 1908, sire Ben Brush by Bramble, dam Revelation by Horoscope. Removed from Bureau having developed unsoundness. 49. SANGUINE.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1905, sire Ornament by Order, dam Alarming by Alarm. Placed with Major Nelles, St. Johns, P.Q. 50. CRAWFORD.— Brown stallion, foaled 1905, sire Lamplighter by Spendthrift, dam Later by The Bard. Placed with Thomas Morris, Rosewood, Man. 51. O'KEEFFE— Bay stallion, foaled 1909, sire Imp. McGee, by White Knight, dam Dorval, by Imp. Darebin. Placed with W. K. MacLean, M.P., Toronto, Ont. 52. LITTLE FRIAR— Bay stallion, foaled 1905, sire The Friar, by Friar's Balsam, dam Ballentra, by Don Orsino. Placed with James Boden, Danville, P.Q. 53. ROYAL OAK— Bay stallion, foaled 1906, by Imp. Sempronius by Wistlom. dam Miss Thomas by Hindoo. Placed with Dr. R. W. Shaw, Manitowaning, Ontario. 54. BION.— Bay stallion, foaled 1907, sire Imp. Star Shoot, by Ising- lass, dam Lyndall by Leonatus. Placed with D. P. Strattca, Melita, Manitoba. 55. ELFIN BEAU.— Bay stallion, foaled 1907, sire'Filigrane by Imp. (ialore, dam Picture Hat by Imp. Wagner. Placed at Lennoxville, P. Q Contracted inflammation of kidneys and died. 56.— OTTER.— Brown stallion, foaled 1908, by Lissak by Imp. Loyalist dam Mudlavia by Imp. Top Gallant. Developed unsoundness and was painlessly de.stroyed. 57. PINK COAT.— Bay stallion, foaled 1895, sire Leonatus by Long fellow, dam Alice Brand by Hindoo. Placed with Henry R. Leith, Lake View Ranch, Terrebonne, P.Q. 58. COLUMBUS.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1906, by Monsieur de L'Orme by Orme, dam Ohio by Wadsworth. Placed with F. P. Ashe, Ashville, .Manitoba. 59. WORKBOX.— Bay stallion, foaled 1906, sire Box by Order, dam Elise by Glenelg. Bureau Depot, Montreal. 60. SAINT DAMIUS.— Chestnut stallion, foaled 1907, sire Miles by Imp. Midlothian, dam Eva Fraser by Imp. Conveth. Bureau Depot Montreal. 61. STRINGENCY.— Bay stallion, foaled 1906, by Imp. Sempronius by Wisdom, dam Tasmania by Hanover. Placed with F. H. McQuadc, Omemee, Ontario. Never mind the "Knockers." They are getting more scarce all the time. The best achievements in this world have been obtained by going along the line of most resistance. [501