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his best performances it may be mentioned that he won the Suburban Handi-
cap at the Australian Jockey Club Spring Meeting, 7 furlongs, carrying 9 st.
8lbs , and beating 24 others.
"Finis," is a horse showing any amount of quality, and when his measure-
ments abovementioned are taken into consideration, it must be owned that he
is an acquisition to any Stud. He also, as "Marble," is by "Marvellous," his
dam being "Queen Bee" dam of "Sting" and "Waxy." This horse shows as
much quality as "Donation" imported last year did, but in addition to this,
he has more substance.
"Orion" by "Canzoni" out of "Laura" having "Fisherman's" blood
on the dam's side and "Bird-catcher" blood on the sire's side, is another most
useful horse. He was purchased from Mr. Yeomans who had him at the Stud,
and his stock are reported to have been excellent.
"Dunfish," is a picture of a thoroughbred, and has splendid action. He
is by "Dunlop" out of "My Lady." He won several races in Australia,
amongst which may be mentioned the River Handicap at Bairnsdale, 9 fur-
longs, carrying 9 stone 4 lbs.
"Realm."—This is the best horse of the year, and we are to be congra-
tulated in having secured such a horse for stud purposes in India. He is by
"Archie" out of "Empress," and is one of the best performers on the turf in
Australia. I cannot refrain from giving a list of his performances, and would
draw attention to the distances to show that in this horse we have secured a
sire with wonderful stamina:—
IN QUEENSLAND.
Won Queensland Cup, 2 miles, carrying 8 st. 8lbs., beating 13 others-
Won Eldernell Handicap of 110 sovs., 1¼ miles, carrying 9 st. 6lbs., beat-
ing nine others.
Won Metropolitan Stakes of 200 sovs., 1½ miles, carrying 9 st. 8lbs.,
beating nine others.
Won Norman Stakes of 75 sovs., 9 furlongs, weight for age, carrying 9 st.,
beating King Olaf.
Won Rockhamton Handicap of 200 sovs., 2 miles, carrying 10st. 4lb.,
beating six others.
IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
1st April 1893:—
Won Autumn Stakes of 500 sovs., 1½ miles, carrying 9 st. 3lbs., beating
one of the best fields of horses that ever started in Sydney.
Two days afterwards, on 3rd April 1893, won the Sydney Cup of 2,000
sovs., 2 miles, carrying 8st. 5lbs., beating 22 others.
After this he was put to the Stud and his produce are reported to be
excellent. This country would never have secured a horse of this description
had it not been that his owner, Mr. Hordern, would not sell him to remain in
Australia.
36. I have mentioned that Messrs. Krcrouse and Madden were unfortu-
nate in losing a stallion three days after his arrival in Madras, but in justice
to them, I cannot but give a description of the horse, the loss of whose services
we cannot but regret:—
"Baratta," next to "Realm," was the best horse of the year. He was
by "Swiveller" who was the sire of "Tim Swiveller" imported last year, and
who is proving most popular in the Rawalpindi district, out of "Lady Isabel."
His only fault was that he was on the big side; his measurements were—
height 15-3½, girth 72 inches, shank 8½ inches. Having seen this horse when
landed, I look upon him as one of the grandest horses I have ever seen for stud
purposes; he was for three seasons at the stud. Mr. Krcrouse, in writing
about this horse, says:—
"I saw twenty-three of his two-year olds in a paddock, and never saw a grander lot together in my life.
There was not as much white on the twenty-three as would make an ordinary star on a horse's forehead; it
would be difficult to get a thoroughbred horse, a finer mover than 'Baratta.'"