EXIT METEOR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11400, 18 April 1899, Page 3

EXIT METEOR.

The cause of the death of the thoroughbred sire Meteor on March 24 was internal inflammation. The loss U a serious one, not -alone to Mr Talbot, who owned the 'liorsß, but to Tasmania in "cuci-al, as he was a sire, fays 1L Coronach," of which good things were expected. Meteor, win: was by St Lilians from Deception, was bred by Mr John Field, of Calstoclt, in 1860, and, in -.mnroiiQ with most of the fur-famed St.

-Vlbaiiß breed owned by that gentleman, was sold dirt cheap as a yearling, Messrs Kciboy and Symmons securing |,im lor something; like £10. As a two-year-old Meteor won tho first three two-year-old-stakes he started for, but wa-i defeated in tho fourth by his relative, Prodigal. Mut perhaps tl.u best rate Meteor won during a lengthy and liurly successful career on tho turf was the 'H;j.wkesbury Handicap of 1866. And Mr 'la lint once told me that tlio trial gallop Meteor gave his parly at Uallaral, before bciiiß sent up to Sydney for this race, stamped him a horso of high excellence. _ A few weeks subsequent to his winning t»« Hawteburv Handicap Meteor ran a great race with industry, dam-of Uauli.s ami J. 1.6 Grafter, in a welter handicap at Randwick, but suffered defeat by a head. Meteor has been at the stud in Tasmania since 1691, but until recently few o[ his progeny were trained. However, these few can all gallop, and Electric Light, who claims Meteor as his sire, is one of onr best hurdle racers.