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NEW ZEALAND HORSES. WINNINGS IN AUSTRALIA. FIVE CAPTURE £165.567. 'Plie slake winnings of New Zealand-bred horses in Australia Rive this Dominion ;i prominent place in the records attached to racing in the Commonwealth. To alone cite Carbine, Limerick. Nightmarch, Phar Lap unci Amnion Ita, that quintette has captured prize-money in Australia to the amount of £1G5,5G7, the individual figures being as follows: 1888-91—Carbine, by Musket .. £28.071 1920-29—Limerick, by Limond . . X'3-I.GilO 1929-32—Nightmarch, by Night Enid .£21.503 1929-31—Pilar Lap, by Night Raid £56,440 1931-32—Amnion L'a, by Limond . . £21.708 LAUGHING PRINCE. AUSTRALIAN HORSE FOR STUD. It is understood Ihnt the race track has seen Ihc last of Laughing Prince nnd that he will bo included willi sires of the season this year. The Australian-bred horse proved a good speculation to the. two sportsmen whose colours ho respectively carried at stages in his career. Bought as a yearling by Mr. W. J. Joreenson for an outlay of 230 guineas, Laughing Prince, after winning £1230 in prizemoney for that sportsman, was submitted to auction, when lie was bought by the Kordell trniper P. Tilley, who wns acting for his patron. Mr. T. A. Duncan, for 1000 guineas. Laughing Prince made a auick return of the sum expended in his purchase, and altogether he captured prize-money to the amount of £8545 for the Wanganui sportsman. Laughing Prince won races over a mile and a-half and a mile and threequarters, and lie also displayed staying ability when he ran second to Corinax for the Auckland Cup of 1023. Laughing Prince contested 55 races, and his record stands as follows:

J Laughing Prince is in-bred to the Bend Or line. His sire. Quantock, is %y Migsel Thrush. a son of Ormo, the latter being bv | Ormonde, sou of Bend Or, while his dam. ; Martian Princess, is by Martian, son of i Martagon, by Bend Or. I ! SEASON'S CLASSIC WINNERS. j | NEW ZEALAND .AND AUSTRALIA. | " j The autumn season witnesses the closing | contests for honours in classic events in ; New Zealand and Australia. Ail interesting j feature in New Zealand has been that four ! of the ten rlassij races of (he season have ; been won by the progeny of sire,s bred in ; tlie Dominion, namely. Surveyor, bv Nassau. Winning Hit, by Autumnus, and Nigger ; Minstrel, by All Black. The following are I details: — i Wanganui Cuineas.—Croupier, by Suri veyor. Avondalo Guineas.— View Halloo, by Hunting Hong. | Great Northern Guineas.—Golden "Wings, by Lackham. Dunedin Guineas —Cricket Bat, by "WinI ing Hit. I New Zealand Derby.—Bronze Eagle, by Brazen. I New Zealand Oaks.—Korokio, by Redfern. I Great Northern Derby.—Bronze Eagle, by I Brazen. New Zealand St. Leger.—Peter Jackson. by Nigger Minstrel. Great Northern Oaks.—Speedmint. by Catmint. ! Great Northern St. Leger.—Peter Jackson, by Nigger Minstrel. Of the 15 classic events decided on the j Australian turf, 11 were won by the progeny |of English-bred sires. The colonial-bred I sires to claim winners were:—lsle of Arran. | by The Welkin, Anton King, by St. Anton I (2), and Heroic, bv Valais. The list of ! classic race winners in Australia this season | is made up as follows :

Adelaide Guineas.—Ycrmouious, by Verl)i us. lioso h ill Guinea*.—-Lightning Mnrcli. by March Along. Port Adelaide Guineas.—Opera King. bv Anton Kinir. A.J.C. Derby.--An 1 mon Tin, by Limond. Cnulficld Guillens.—Amman K«, by Limond. Victoria Derby.—Johnnie Jason, by Treclaie. Victoria Oaks.—Gallantic, by Heroic. Queensland Guineas.—Lough Neajjh, by Bachelor's Pcrsee. South Australian Derby.—Opera Kiujr. by Anton Kins. Queensland Derby.—Lough Ncagh, by Bachelor's Pcrsee. West Australian Derby. —lsle of Astur. bv Isle of Arrau. Tasmanian Derby.—Ganelon, by Bright Steel. V.R.C. St. Leger.—Middle Watch, by The Kight Patrol. A.J.C. St. Lever.—Middle Watch, by Tho Night Patrol. West Australian St Le«er.— llit the Deck, by Sea Crest.

STUD ITEMS. IMPORTED SFKE FOR AUCKLAND. A Sydney cablegram Id hand slates that the English-bred horse Sun Flare has been bought by an Auckland breeder, and ho will bo a welcome addition to the list of thoroughbred aires in this district, for he represents the Sundridge family through its most noteworthy channel, Sunstar, who was a noteworthy performer on the race-track, and whoso enreer as a sue. placed liirn high ori the list. AUCKLAND BRED MYSTIC PEAK. The stallion Mystic Peak was sold in Australia last week for exportation to India. Mystic Peak, who was bred by Mr. E. Alison at Motukorea Island, is by the English site Romeo, his dam. Refinement, boins ti daughter of Shepherd King. During Ilia racing career Mystic l'enlc won several cood races in Victoria, including the Cantata, Stakes of £2OOO, one mile, in which race he carried 8.13 and defeated n strong field in the good time of 1.30 J. Some 12 months back Mystic Peak was submitted to auction at, Melbourne, when ho was sold for 500 guineas, and ho was sent to the stud in Victoria last season. A USTR AIJ AN-BREP YE A R LIN GS. Full details of the sale, of yearlings held in Sydney at Easter reveals that only in two cases did the bidding reach four figures. In each case it, was a son of tlio Austrulianbred Heroic that gave rise to strongest competition. Mr. C. 13. Kellow, who is a great, admirer of Heroic's progeny, paid 1050 guineas for a colt out of "Willow Queen. The other colt by Heroic who commanded most attention is out of Digalhi. and he was sold for 1000 guineas, being purchased by Mr. A. B. Nagel, o( Queensland. The figures connected with the sales show that thero was a heavy shrinkage in prices compared with previous years. THE CARBINE STRAIN. Forbra, who brought off a surprise victory in this year's Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, traces to Carbine on the sire's side. Foresight,, sire of Forbra, is one of the Inst, of Carbine's progeny at the stud in England.

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