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No. 65 



York Concluded . 



MARES. 



MARES BRED TO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF STALLIONS. 



. The meeting for the County of York was held at Richmond Hill, 

 November 5th. 



There were ahout thirty present, and it was not such a representative 

 meeting of those interested in horse breeding as some previously held. It 

 was urged by some speakers that the Government should do something to 

 protect owners of good horses. Others took the ground that that would be 

 a hard thing to get at, as the breeding of good horses depended on the class 

 of mares in the county as well as on the stallions. One gentleman sug- 

 gested that the Government might do something towards improving the 

 standard of the mares by giving assistance to those bringing in good mares 

 into the country. Regarding the inspection and licensing of stallions, he 

 thought that nothing hasty should be done, as importers were doing their 

 best in bringing in good sires, but he thought that an act should be .passed 

 to prevent grade sires being used. 



All present agreed that the Government should take steps to prevent 

 grade sires travelling and standing for service. 



