MR STEAD'S HOUSES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 160, 9 July 1890, Page 3

MR STEAD'S HOUSES.

"Spectator" has been looking over Mr Stead's formidable team at Yaldhursb. Irpni his lengthy notes anont the visit I ■\ condense the following:—Scots Grey, on, his box-door being opened, came shuffling round and surveyed us in a kindly manner. I did not trouble Dan Roberta to remove his rugs. I could see that he has been enjoying his olium cum dig., and as Mr Stead , remarked he did not look quite a first-class investment for the nexb New Zealand Cup at 100 to 7, the price accepted a shore time ago. A good game little horse is this grey son of Musket and Maid of Athol, and one :' that has ever been in trouble from some complaint, the seat of which ia beyond man's ability to locate exactly—muscular, 1 should say, wherever ib may be. Silver Knighft is a banging colt that has lost a lot Of his coarseness since Mr Stead purchased lira, indeed a. great change has been effected in him, for he has thickened a. great deal, too, and this brother to Merrie England will in time wear a commanding appearance. Seen in his box, he is a big one. Melinito is a beautiful chestnut iilly toy Nordenfeldt from Pearl and though somewhat backward in appearance just now, the outline substance and quality that go to make a flyer are thsre, and this more than half-sister to Pearlshell is of great promise. Palliser, by Nord en fold b—Radiance, has grown up a lot, and is now an upstanding customer, and he looks, in very forward condition, though he has not filled put much, and will"run light as a three-year-old. Medallion looks extremely well, and is filling out into a nice horse, and those eplints'on his forelegs are flattening down r-asure sign that they are likely to disappear altogether. They are nob liksly to interfere with him now, I should say, ihongh I rather suepecb that they stopped him from being as forward in the spring as - he should have been. Moraine bas evidently nob been doing much for some time. Judging by the condition he carries, but he «s growing into a nice litule horse and is as : gentlemanly as ever. Lebel, the yearling *»lt by Nordenfeldt—Pulebra, shows the femily characteristic for thickness and early maturity that has been noticeable in ! all Pulchra's offspring. Perhaps a thicker •nd more muscular colt of bis inches was "ever, seen in this colony. He stands wh 3|in on good legs, and is as thick as the proverbial waterbutt, and there is plenty ot room for him to grow out all ways. Sword a son of the defunct Sword Dance, . from Necklace, hae improved vastly since ne first made his appearance in the South, : :..; ni should prove a eood Investment. Uan

Ranald, by St. Leger from Scottish Lmsiq, l 3 growing into a taking, fine colb. Rose Argent was out in the paddock near the stable, and as her rug hung ou one side I could see that she was in big, healthy condition. ■