STUD NEWS AND NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2686, 6 September 1905, Page 57

STUD NEWS AND NOTES.

— Sea Lion, the brothea to Achilles, is to s'taaid the season at Invercargill at a fee of M 4s

— Since 1898 Loohiel's stock have won over 1013 i-a.338i, worth f112,-jUO. Prior to the diate mentioii.od the son af Prince Charlie had sired winners ci about 11,701, making a> total of £124,141.

Mr H. J. Gourley, jun., has sold the stan-dard-bred trotting mace Marble (Blackwcod Abdallah — Fanny Belle) to Messr3 Pringle and Petrie, of Chnetchurch. The maxe will be limited with Rothschild this season.

— Abbey Balls, who was recently shipped to Melbourne, is to stand the season there at a 15gs foe. His^ owners are givingl a 150sov stake for tboss of his stosk sired in 1905, and tlie event is to be contested when the youngsters are tv.-o-year-olds.

— Recently th-s Japanese agents who are purchasing horses for Japan tried, to buy ibex. They made it clear to Mr W. H. Mate that no price in reason would .stop them, but that gentleman declined to sell. They, however, secured Erica (by Naagara. from Bounette), and "he was bought for military purpases. Mutaaduni, Cato, and Barragun-da have also been purchased on behalf of the Japanese Government.

— There, is a strcng probability that Pallas,, tho brilliant son of C'naiin Armour, will be placed at the disposal of breeders this tiaaeon. Pallas belongs to tho Spray family, to which Temple-ton, Nina, Ruby, Mountebank, Britisih Lion, and other weil-pcrfoi-j»ed horssa belong, and his sl:ve> Chain Armour was got by Chainshot, out of the Aprernciit — Rupee maro Aprop;is, so that with his fcrm taken into consideration his claims on the attention of ._brej4<iexs ranks considerably above the ordinary. —Mr G- G. Stead's La Nol.te has foaled a filly^to Royal Artilleiy, and the ini/poxtcd Orvieto marc- Stressa has ako produced a filly lo the samw horse. Happy .Vallc-y (Wallace— Fasawoy) lias foaled a> Multiform filly, and the 'Gossocii maa:e Fan Taa has dlroppcd a filly to St. llano.

— Speaking of Bill of Portland, whom ho bought far Mr Joel, Mr . Allison writes: — "And what <& strange, mutable thing fashion is I Bill of Portland was in great demand when he was jirst brought back to England from Australia, and in the second season here he covered 40 mares. The produce of thetio arc now two-year-olds, and running well; but meanwhile it -has pleased breeders to run after other fai:cies ; and Bill cf Portland has been ail but forgotten, in so much that Mr Joel was talking about selling "him. A change now comas over the* spirit of the dream, for not only have we just seen smart winners by ths Ing pon at St. Simon, but this has been followed up by a sight of two grand Bill of Portland colt foals, which, with their diams, mado such a lot of money on Monday last, and then, as a finishing touch, the only Bill of Portland yearling offered dwring the week sells for 1150 guineas, aud, hiey presto! if Mr Joel wishes lo fill his horse for next year the psychological rnpanent is at hand."

— Sir, Geo. Clifford's Madwla (dam of Quaar-yzraan) has dropped a filly to CUanifwiaia, and Goldleal has paodaiced a oolt to Treadmill. " — Th^ Oamai-y stallion Obligado feus left for tbe Noitli Islaiid, where it is anticipated that his seivices will ba in greater request for thoroughbrtds thar it has been in the «outh. With few opportunities ObligaA sired Zetland!, Cathron, Pensive, and Obligation, the only stock which he has had to represent 'him on the turf, and the first three hxtvo won races. Zetland was a. highly premising colt, and an offer of 5033s was refused for him prior to ths last New Zealand Cup meeting. And that that value was not excessive is instanced by the fact that he stood on Iho mark on tho Riccarbon plough, raid ran four furlongs in a sha.de over 47sec. Zetland knocked one of his knees in the last Stewards' Handicap, a.nd owing, probably, to being injudiciously asked bo "race again at the same meeting, has not yet recovered 1 from the effects of hi# mishap. Consequently Obhgado is unlucky in losing the advertisement which .this colt would) in all probability, have given him had he been able to caa-ry silk.

— A curious mistake was discovered recently in connection, vith the breeding of the we'.lknowi N.S.W. sprinter Talofa, why has always beam raced as "by Gigue from Golden Ray," but it appears that he is a changeling, and is by Projectile fiom Housemaid. Instead of being raised at Mr Hordern's Wilton Park stud, he was breJ by Mr Albert Thompson at tfnglewood, near Muswellbrook, and is a. fullbrother to ths Queensland crack, The Master. The mistake in his breeding was discovered in a simple manner. His owner, Mr Christian, iuvited Mr William Thompson, of Widden, t,o have a look .ait his horses in training, and when Talofa was led out Mr Ihompsoai volun-teer-ed an opinion that the geJding was by Projectile, but when told thai Talofa was a son Gf Gigue he demurred, and insisted that the gelding was by Projectile, or was related in some way to that horse. To satisfy Mr Thompson the clippers weare brought into play, and 1 Talo/a's near shoulder was clipped m order to (ascertain whether lie had' been branded, with the result that Mr Albert Thompson's brand, though very faint, was on the horse. -Mr Hordsrn does not brand his horses, and further investigation pioved 1 that a bay gelding in +he stable, supposed to be by Projectile from Housemaid, was unbranded, and was identical with the gelding by Gigue fi-oni Golden Ray,-.purc.hia,sed from Mr Hor&rn. These geldings were purchased as yearlings, with several others by Mr Christian, and sent to one of his stations in Queensland to mature. In due course the owner instructed his manager to send' down, the Gigue — Goklipn Ray gelding, and a ehestnart gelding by Projectile ; but tho .manager by mistake sent" the brother to The Master instead of the Gigue gelding, and probably *he mistake would never have been discovered but for the accident of Mr Thompson visiting Mr' Christian's stables. This is only an mstanoe among many (says a Sydney paper) in which thoroughbreds have been exchanged by mistake, despite the exceptional ca.re taken by breeders and auctioneers fro preserve the identity of the horccs.

The elation of office-bearers resulted as follows. : —President, Mr T. K. Sidey, fI.H.R. ; vice-presidents — Messrs J. Wilson pnd R. W. Rutherfoid, secretary, Mr F. Wilkinson, treasurer, Mr J. A. Kir by ; auditor, Mr M. Pearoe , delegates to the New Zealand Bowling Association — Messrs A. M'Gregor and R. W. Hutheifoid; General Committee— Messrs A. M'Gregor, J. Glendinmg, D. Stevenson, T. Meckison, W. Mayo, A. Kennedy, and C. M'Phep; Match Committee — Messrs M'Gregor, Mayo, aiid Wilkinson.

The appointment of eaietaker was left in the hands of the General Committee, with 1 ower to act

Hearty votas of thanks were tendered to the troasurei and secretaiy, and to Meseis Jleekison and Mayo for services rendered to the caib.