THE TURF. [By Austral.

Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 147, 18 December 1897, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE TURF. [By Austral.

WELLINGTON PARK YEARLINGS. I have received from Mr. Thomas Morrin, the proprietor of Wellington Park, Auokland, a copy of his catalogue of the thoroughbred yearlings which will be put up for sale on Tuesday, the 4th January next. A full description of these yearlings appeared in these columns some few months baok, and, from what I hear since, the young stook have greatly improved. It is anticipated that this sale will be one of the beat Mr. Morrin has held, for a perusal of the lots to be offered will Bhow that a betterbred collection of yearlings, or one oontaining greater strains of winning stock, has never before been submitted to auction. Whilst some of them are the progeny of young mares that have not been long at the stud, others are the offspring of celebrated and well-tried matrons ; but it is safe to say all of them contain the best strains of winning blood— both as sprinters, longdistance racers, and weight - carriers. Amongst them is a colt out of the celebrated Frailty, the dam of Trenton and other great racehorses. This colt is by Hotchkiss, a son of the mighty Musket, who is likely to emulate the deeds of that stallion, as, although only a very few years at tho stud, he has already got quite a large number of winners, amongst them being True Blue, Uniform, Multiform, and others. The colt in question is well grown and very racy looking, and should realise a large figure, but a figure that should soon with ordinary luok be returned tenfold to the luoky purchaser. There is alSo a colt by St. Legor out of Cissy, a daughter of Frailty and Musket. This is the first crosa with St. Leger, a sire whose praises require no sounding, and there is no doubt that when this young gentleman comes into the ring the bidding for him will be keen. There is also a colt out of Rose of Wellington, by Hotchkias, and therefore full brother to that great racehorse True Blue, who is now racing in Australia, and who haa many times been justly referred to as one of the greatest weight-carriers that has ever raced in the colonies. It would take too much space to deal separately with each lot, but when it is known that there are to be offered yearling foals out of such mares as Aida, Rubina, Lady Curetoir, Vivandiere, ■Hazel, Ouida, and Hilda, besideß a number of others— twenty -four in all— it iB safe to say that the chance of selecting a good raoehorse is great and the prospects of the sale good, a result that will be desired by all lovers of the thoroughbred, for Mr. Morrin goes into the undertaking in auch a thorough manner, and spares neither time nor expense in connection with his stud, that it is only just that his efforts should be crowned with success. One hope I may express is that the Frailty colt will be purchased by one of our New Zealand sportsmen, aud be kept in the colony and used for stud purposes after his racing career is ended — a career I ( confidentiy look forward to as a brilliant and profitable one, for it must be remembered that the services of his three-quarter brother Trenton are now eagerly sought after by the leading stud-owners in England. The full description of the • yearlings appeared in the advertising columns of the Evshing Post last Saturday, and will repay a perusal. The sale, as in former years, will be conducted by Messrs. Hunter and Nolan, the auctioneer on the eventful day being Mr. James Philson, ' one of the best.'