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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



Organizations and records. — As it was to preserve the 

 purity of the Thoroughbred that books of record were 

 established, their early development is worthy mention 

 in this connection. So far as is known there were no 

 records of performance or' breeding previous to the 



FIG. 64.— THOROUGHBRED ENGLISH HUNTER MARE "ISENLL" 



eighteenth century. Thus, through advertisements, sales 

 papers, catalogs, and the like, many fictitious pedigrees, 

 all shaped on fashionable lines, gained currency. This 

 was the condition in England up to 1709 when the first 

 racing calendar was published. Other calendars follow.ed, 

 perhaps the most notable being the Racing Register, pub- 

 lished by Bailey Brothers. These records were intended 

 for the convenience of men who wagered money, and 

 who cared nothing for blood lines, hence, mistakes were 

 of frequent occurrence. Such was the condition of pedi- 

 grees when, toward the close of the eighteenth century, 

 Weatherby and Pick started their stud books. 



In 1786 W^illiam Pick of York, England, published "A 

 Careful Collection of All the Pedigrees Possible 

 to Obtain," while in 1791 Weatherby published an 



