A FAMOUS RACEHORSE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8757, 12 June 1914, Page 11

A FAMOUS RACEHORSE

DEATH OF CARBINE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. June 10. Carbine, the well-known raceuqrse. died at Welbeck Abbey, the seat oi bis owner, the Duke of Portland. Carbine was the greatest racehorse thathas ever graced the turf. The famous son of Musket and Mersey, which was familiarly known as “Jack, ' was bred at Auckland by the New Zealand Stud Company in 1833, so that he was in his twenty-ninth year. Ho was purchased by the Duke of Portland in 1893 for 13,000 guineas, and was put to the stud at Welbeck. but according to messages which have reached us of late the old fellow had grown very feeble during, recent years, and his duties as a sire were to- have beeu relinquished this year. Carbine .vas by Musket by I'oxopholiio. his dam Mersey being by Kuowlsly— CJemience, by Newminster—Eulogy by Euclid. His Australian turf record is id starts, 3d wins, 6 seconds and 3 thirds, aiid his winnings in stakes amounted to •£20,476. His performance in the Melbourne Cup of 1890 will long be remembered, for be carried XOst slb and ran the two miles in 3min 284scc—a feat which has never been equalled in that event. Probably the best son of Carbine in Australia is Wallace, who in 1913 was second on the list of Australian stallions. As a racehorse. Wallace was really highclass, and won among other races tho V.B.C. Derby, A.J.C. St. Legec and Sydney Cup. and dead-heated with Quiver in- the Champion Stakes. Wallace is the sire of that great horse Trafalgar, and of Emir. Lady Wallace, F.J.A., Mountain King,' Wilan. Blairgour, and others. Pistol, another of Carbine’s sons, bolds pride of place in the winning sires’ list in West Australia. Pistol, was bred in England, and ran second to Sceptre in the Two Thousand Guineas, beating Ard Patrick. . Fowling Piece, another worthy son of old "Jack’s,” put up his best performance when he ran Ard Patrick' to a head in the Newmarket Stakes. Ard Patrick, however,. was disqualified, and the stake awarded to Fowling Piece. Spearmint, which is undoubtedly Carbine's best representattVe, won the Derby and Grand Prix do Paris, and hap also been a great success at the stud for he sired Catmint. Fausta (winner of the Italian Derby), Brakespearei and a number of others. His best son in South Africa is Greatorex, which has headed the list of winning sires _ for several seasons. He is ty Carbine—Miss Butterwiek. Dundonald, another ton, is also doing stud duty in South. Africa, and last season was third ou the wanning sires’ list. ’ . During the Fifth Contingent’s visit to England the Duke of Westminster invited them to Welbeck Stud to see Carbine, and before leaving he presented each of them with a photograph (inscribed by the Duke) of the famous son oi Musket. Some time ago it was stated that the o urn., .u u....uiu authorities hod completed arrangements to have Carbine’s body placed in the Victorian institute after his death. It is a thousand pities that such an opportunity, was missed by New Zealanders, considering that the old favourite first saw the light of day in this country.