CLYDESDALE HORSE SOCIETY-

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1562, 4 October 1912, Page 8

CLYDESDALE HORSE SOCIETY-

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual mooting of Dip. Clydesdale. Horse Society w«s nttciulrd by aluiiil 30 members from the .North ami Snulli Islands the diair. being occupied by (lie president, Mr. 'J. A. Johnston-.-. The President's Address. ."'ln tin; couiM) of his address, the president- ■reiiuu-ketl- that" the position ot the society was most sat-Unclory mid highly encouraging, lie was confident tluif all tnat was wanted to make the society n lifrmuiiiMil Micros was that breeders everywhere should have confidence that ■he Stiul Hook records were reliable, and that ilic standard of our .--took was being ncl:, only maintained, hut al:-o greatly improved by the care and attention bestowed on tho industry by breeders, ussisteil. by the Agricultural Department, to ensure Hip treedom of CJydff.dalo horses from nil forms of hereditary unwmndiifcs.. ]f this confidence could bo created, the standing of the society must liscpparily >,■ u .high, one, and'would yield n powerful iuduenoe, not merely through the Dominion itself, Iml al«o in-l-no-so markets New Zealand already situpl'cfi, nnd in,others which, as the chnraetor nnd breeding of our Mock become better known, it is hoped to capture, tt is noteworthy, said Mr. Johnstow, thut nil the stallions and .nnres imported from Scot.ai'.d during the year had been subjected to Government veterinary inspection in the. Homeland, nndsr anarraii'-e----ment with, the Kew Zealand Government, nn.il no animals could now enter-New Zealand without the requisite ccvliiictitc of round.loss. All rcesnt importations carried with them the breed certificates of tho Clydesdale Horse .Society of Great hntsin. and Ireland, and Government cc-r----tificntes of freedom from hereditary unsoundness. These precautions, backed up ii« they are by tho Government Vctcrijinry Dsparhirail: here, and by. the society Miroußh its Editing-Committee, throufrii the Stud Book, and in other ways, must result in a great improvement of the I breed. . • , J Before lons studmnsrers and breeders should reap increased, profits if they pet=istcnlly and intelligently devote "ihem■clvcs to producing; horses for the local trade, find-for Ih-? >w:ny over-sr-np markets "which arc rapidly opening up to them. The Membership, The total mrml.vrship at the end of :hc yrar was 217 (it is now over 250), including four life governors. 10 life mem>ors. 103 annual members, and 7 honorary nembers. This, said the president, is a ■eally good h?»innin?, but tlu rociety :ould never survive, let'alone prosper, rithout. a iroat accession to its nirtnberiliin. for Uie income from nhnnnl submnfions only amounts (o «S2OJ 15s. II toiild be nec-?s=<iry, therefore, for everv nember aiv.l friend of the society 'to do lis utmost to in-tsrp.st others in its work. Hr. Johnstoi:,? recommended that a vigorins .canvass of every district be at once nihtuted. so as to ensure « yearlv in•ome.tlv.it will prove sufficient to'meet he growing ne?ds of tlu socirty. Tlitiiimber <-f entries was 740. which was nost gratifying. jpening New Markets. llefsrringr to prospective ueiv marktts. ll.v. Johnston?- said it was the work of the oeicty not only to maintain and improve he bred, but also to assist the Clydcs--laie horse. breeders iii openin:, , »P ninrcets for their, stock,'and in pir.curing for hem, if possible, cheaper, transit by land ind se:i. In this latter connection, he was '[..'present, in , -communication with tho Uinistsr for Asriculture (the Hon. W. 1" Uassey), himself a member of the soiiety, to ;i:e about ii reduction on the learner freight of horses from Scotland o.Aov /e.iland. Hβ had noticed that a toe sluppiiiß concern that had recently indertakeii -some of the South African nail services had agreed with the Gr.v-' ■rnment thera to earry ■valuable stud aninnls free" jf. freight, in. order that the ircedin!,' of imported strains of stcc.k in :ha federated colonies might h- encour'•sed. '1 his was an example t)iat he ■hoiißlit miglit well.be copied bv -the iliinpini; conipiuiies cI-ji'i.t business" here ii'il tns Hicicty should do cvervthiii" passible. t:> bring about that result .In conclusion,. Mr. Jolinstone said the •ntlcok for the Clydesdale lior»e indus-' ry was nsver to good ns'to-day, and one ;iuld. he. thought. Di-p-Jicl that the men J." 0 , lla<1 ; intvoduccd His lust .strains' of .-lyuesdiils blend into the Doinini'on TOiild benefit not pnly UisniSDlvrs, but ilso the whole, farming commumiy by heir enterprise-and sound judgment _l[r. Hunter, in seconding the adoption if too rep-rt, referred in euloeisfic term's o the work done by''the president as pcr»lnr.v and tmisurer. b'fore the arrive! >y Mr. R.inkin frpin Scotland. He nho ■?ferrtd b the emieisp way in which Mr. ankin Uu\ the.principles and objects of jk. sneioty before- jirsspeclivo members. ■ills report wos adoplod unanimously. ilecticn of Officers. . . ■ There being no fresh liominationn tincuring members of the council were r.J ! .ectwl. jhi: president f or l<j)2-|:i i s .Mr. ' . h. ITe.rding, Man»nwhare; vicn-prosi-; ( ' n n' n k '-\ Ak,x - 11,,,1h-,, Olawero) .ind !•• S u ■"•, 3r 7-«"' (•M'-" i a.ekl.kaho} ) for Iho Mirth. Jsland, and Win. (Jardiner, jun.Papakuio), and James Guv; (Muriel) for Editintf C'ommittnns:—North Island: Messrs. .r. W. Harding (Mount Vermin), \. Hunter (Uawera), and Kriiesl Short I'arnrangi). with power to .'idd to thu iiiinlwi-; South Island: Mes.-rs. Jas. IX A vine (hofbri); Janins Gow (Mos-iel), .ind Jic-s. Logan (Utanin), with power to idd 0 the number. Purposes Committee: Messrs.- J A ohnstone, bon. tn-aourer, .las. AA'.-Blnir On tram). ,W. J.-J. Charti'ra (Mcwiel), ames Gow (Mcsgii-I). ; ,.ikl Geo. C. Tiioiti--on (Waironsoa).. Auditor: Mr. Peter On t& motion of Jtr. A. E. Jfardin--1 vale of tlwuki was accorded the JC c >v Ipaland Shipping Company for luvin» arried free of cliorjfe tho Clydes-dale stoflon "Heccird Breaker." recently presenf-i-d o the Uruguayan Government by Mr. >Uovt. Til?! meeting eoncluded with' a vole of hanks to the retiring president. fleeting of the Council. At Ilia last meeting of the council of lie society the following new mcmhers rera .electedt-Mcfsr,*. Walter Hell (Piiliho), S:iniuel Campbell il'ihania), C. K. ;iark (l.'iverlca), \\. Coneglan UMliama). loiuld Oiithrie (Otakelioj, Cicor"c Hnrop (I'iliania), Hon. \V. H. Hemes, C. E. oiinslonc (Cheltenhiim), John Johuscon I'o Aroliti), Hon. \V. F. llasscy, lion. 1!. I. Rhodes, Win. liobert^on' (llawera), ilex. StcvtiiiKiii '(I'lbamaj. .lames Sutlit"and (Makavaka). J. H. 'I'aUiam (Masteron), X. \V. Owen. (Ulthain), Arthur iVliec'.er l.t-'eildini). Johii A. Youn? (Otaicho), Jnlm 11. Alkin (Ivu.-t Taieriji f etur >inpbell. st-iir. (W.vntlliain). Charles Jiristio (Fortro-e),' Cioorse , Clark (Men i^ , l-'erry), Jlorace- 10. Clurkc (Edcnilale), A in. Collier (Mafiiura island), Alex. iMiistoim U'.'i!pnd:vleJ, John Crcsl.ie Wyiidhaiii). John Dirt-son (Otania).- Kdrnrd Uodds (01-:uiita), ,Tamc--Diiiij (I'niio :aio), J. A. B unbar (Wai in ate). Win. Duniar (Wniimite), John J-liuiss (KdendalM. 'Inrk's i'indlny (Mos<;icD. Win'. Gricrron Gore). All'. W. Johnson Illeiilev).. Win. il'Lcllau Dlo.taura Islanil), John Morrk. enr. (E'ii-nd-.ile)/ George. Mortuii (.W:iimaiikp). \V. G. Thoiim-ou (Middleinareli), Xm. Thomson (ManiigfiiiKij. James Waton <Titirr.ii). A if. A. Wright (rim- Bu-h), \. y,rw-t Wris-lit (Wvllk-H . Cro.-singl, .ValU-r JJhiikin'(Eynl iiusli). Mr. Hunter moved that the Editing .'ommiitc- L-f ■.•>kcil lo consider the mi ■hentiealioii ot yuiiigicr-.s of inimrled fnijii tuiin'lrie-i where no stud book s piih!i»hsd. find ,-ilsu Ik define innrk- »■:-.■ there l-ciiist a confusion of ideas as i> what constituted slriin-, ratch etc. Dinner. ... Tn the evening llr.'.T. A. .lohnstone cn-t!-.u members ■of council lit Ilillier. A. •iLiiiiihiT. of toar-ls wore lionmroil, and a handsome enlarged phntri-rrai-li of the mcnibiM-s of th» first cninifil ■.as iiiwiited by Mr. A.'.l-;. \h ri \m<; «n lelwlf (if the council l<. Mr. JohnMoi.e. is rt mark of esteem anil appreciation of ho great work dnno by him in organising 'oiinding, and fosterme the Clydesdale iorse Society. The gift was -suitably ickiunvladzed bv Mr. Johnstona*