RANDWICK STABLE FIRE
THREE YEARLINGS PERISH
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
SYDNEY, April 6.
Three thoroughbred yearlings sold at yesterday's bloodstock sales perished when fire destroyed the wooden stables and sale ring of Messrs. H. Chisholm and Co. at Randwick this morning.
The yearlings were a brown filly by Grosvenor, which brought 70 guineas; a black.colt by Bosewing, 140 guineas; a chestnut gelding 'by Diacquenod, 65 guineas. , ■■■'.- Another part of Chisholm's stables occupied by Mr. Fred Williams's horses, including Chatham, was undamaged. Chatham was quartered in a box on the oast side of .the stables, but was in no immediate clanger, owing to the wind being in the opposite direction. Golden Wings ' was also in Mr. Williams's stable.
Mr. George Price's stables, in the same block, were also untouched. They contained Kuvera, Sir John, Whittingham, Banchero, Blixten, Glads■wood, and several others which took part in the Autumn Meeting. Although they were ,m no immediate danger, all the horses wore removed to a safer locality.
Mr. H. Chisholm lost polo equipment, harness, ana- other gear valued at £200.
The fire is believed to. have started through a cigar butt igniting some coir matting in the arena. ' . •
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 82, 7 April 1934, Page 13
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192RANDWICK STABLE FIRE Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 82, 7 April 1934, Page 13
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