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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 204, 21 June 1894, Page 5

Now that the racing season is over a review of the two-year-olds that figured in the racing shows that some fairly good youngsters are abroad, and that next year we should seesome interestingthree-year-old racing. Amongst the Aucklanders Three Star would appear to be the boss” of the lot, but I must say I have some doubts on the matter, and when Castor’s roan son comes out with three summersover his head I will be quite prepared to see Grenadier, for instance, take his number down. And the Papakura filly Doris is also entitled to a place of merit In the Northern Champagne Stakes Three Star won that six furlong event in imin iBsec, and he was in an “allout” condition when the post was passed. Doris could not be compared with him in that contest, for she had a furlong bolt taken out of her before

the start. But next day she won the Ellerslie Handicap, and won that six furlong event in 1 min 18£sec, and triumphed in a canter. According to that run she could not be far behind Three Star, who won his Champagne run in only half a second better time, but in an “ allout” state. Amongst the Southerners the Challenge Stakes winner Bluefire stands out very prominently, and there is no doubt this racer is a “ cut ” above the average. I’hen there is a decidedly good one in Casket and Blarney, who won the Wanganui Two-year-old Stakes, and covered the six furlongs in 1 min 17sec cannot be a bad one. And there are many others in the North and South who have shown glimpses of racing ability which should result in some good times being put up next season. The fact that the North was not pitted against the South should make the problems attaching to the Hawke’s Bay Guineas, Auckland, Canterbury, and Dunedin Derbys very interesting ones. If one were asked to pick a budding Loyalty we think the voices of the South would unanimously answer Bluefire.