AMERICAN HORSES IN SYDNEY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7978, 8 December 1911, Page 5

AMERICAN HORSES IN SYDNEY

A recent cable from Sydney reported the arrival in the specially-chartered steamer Kish of Mr Irving H. Wheatcroft’s Lexington (Kentucky) stud. In all, Mr Wheatcroft’s shipment comprised nearly 100 brood mares, 30 foals, 10 stallions, some yearlings, and a few horses in training. Many of the stallions were imported from, England, the number including St. Savin (St. Simon—Aboyne), ■who did duty in America at a fee of .£IOO. Other stallions are Kismet (Melton—Kis-' berina), Don Eoyal (Donovan Eoyal Visit), Mexican (Mirthful Llandrino), Leonadus (Hamburg—Boise), Green Seal (Greenan Gold Seal), Marlborough (Woolsthorpc—Carsona), and King Broomstick (Broomstick —Esteem). The Ameri-can-bred Cesarion is another of the stallions, and ho has been a most prolific sire of winners, his two-year-olds, in (particular, meeting with marked success. In 1909 no less than nineteen horses of that ago, by Cesarion won races, and in that respect he would appear to be quite the Maleter of America. Last year Oesarion’e representatives won 164 races. Consequent on anti-betting legislation in various States, the value of thoroughbred stock has greatly depreciated in America. during the past two or three years, <md naturally breeders in that country have had to look round for fresh markets. Mr Wheatcroft’s venture is an expensive one, as in the first place his horses were conveyed from Lexington by train, and a Vteamer had to be specially chartered to bring them from Vancouver to Sydney. A large bum had to he paid in insurance, and even if the prices the horses realise do hot quite come up to Mr Wheatcroft’sexpectatioiis, it is to be hoped (says the Sydney " Eeferee") the margin will be too slight to cause him serious concern. Possibly Mr Wheateioft will have much more difficulty in satisfactorily disposing of the stallions than the mares. He is justified in asking big prices for .some of the former, hut, in face of importations from England being so numerous of recent years, he may be troubled to find buyers. Accompanying Mr Wheateroft’s horses on the Kish were sixteen brood mares owned by Mr Barney" Schreiber, of the Woodlands stud. Three are by the noted stallion Sain, and one by Darebin. while other successful sires represented are: Goldfinch, Star Enby. Kingston. St. Felix. St. Blaise, Hamburg. Sir Walter, Tankae, Orsini, Order. Golden Garter, and Juvenile. Among the lot is a halfsister, hr Kingston, to the English Oaks winner Cap and Bells.