Eh?Why–?Supplying superior war horses...* After the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars, the government became keenly aware of the difference in horse quality between the West and Japan, and decided that holding horse races would be an effective way to improve the breed.Here's a story about grey horses.
This premise was a problem for us grey-hairs.
Why do these words exist?Horse racing prior to a war was an effective way to improve the breed of military horses.If you want to raise good horses......then have them race.Horse racing is ideal!That was the justification for holding such events....and giving out cash prizes encourage breeding improvements.Stimulating the public interest through betting......was the premise.These words come from the
wisdom and experience
of our predecessors.
