Sporting and Dramatic REVIEW AND LICENSED VICTUALLERS’ GAZETTE. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WEEKLY STANDARD. Thursday, March 31, 1898. BREAKING UP OF A FAVORITE STUD.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VIII, Issue 401, 31 March 1898, Page 8

Sporting and Dramatic REVIEW AND LICENSED VICTUALLERS’ GAZETTE. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WEEKLY STANDARD. Thursday, March 31, 1898. BREAKING UP OF A FAVORITE STUD.

.... _ ■—,— There are few sporting men south of the line who have not heard of the famous Duckenfield Park Stud, of New South Wales, and we feel sure there will be many expressions of regret when we announce that the stud is to be broken up and sold. It is with no intention of advertising the sale that we approach the subject, but rather with the view of assisting breeders here

in the selection of suitable animals to breed from. New Zealand sportsmen, and especially the breeders, should have some kindly recollectibns of Duckenfield Park, for there is located the grandson of the famous Lurline (The Australian Peer), and the New Zealand reared son to Doncaster (Eng.) and grand old Steppe, Russliey : to wit, each of whom have made a name for themselves at the stud. Then again it was at Duckenfield that grand old Chrysolite, dam of that wonderfully good horse, Robinson Crusoe, add Onyx (dam of the wonderful Nordenfeldt), ended her dav s, whilst another son of “ Old Chrys,” named Henchman, did stud duty in New Zealand for many years. Amongst the mares to be submitted are two half-sisters to Onyx, named respectively Chrysophrase and Crystal. The former claims Rapid Bay as a sire, whilst the latter is by Mr Andrew Town’s old favorite, Maribyrnong. Then again another remembrance of the Hunter River Stud comes through that sterling racehorse, Gipsy Grand, who was by the evergreen Grandmaster from Naomi. The stallions (thoroughbred) to be submitted are The A ustralian Peer, by Darebin from Dur- — line : Russley, by Doncaster —Steppe; and New”" Holland, by Old England —Cassia (imp.). The nam* of Grandmaster is missing from the lots to be submitted, as Messrs Eales Bros, have decided to allow the son of Gladiator and Celerima, who is now in his 30th year and stone blind, to end hie days in the valley of the Hunter. The number of mares to be submitted is 40, and we sincerely hope to see some of the choice lines come this way. For choice strains of blood the Duckenfield Park mares have long been noted, as for the past 40 years the late Hon. Jno. Eales, who was best known to sporting men as “The Squire,” spared neither trouble or money to have the very best strains obtainable. In the early fifties he imported Cassia and Days of|old, two highly bred mares. Some 25 years later, the late Mr Bruce Lowe purchased in England to “ The Squire’s ” order, Hazley Lea', Wildfire, and The Witch, all winner producers. Then came the purchases of Chrysolite* Lady Lilliard, Ophelia, Le Grund s half-sisters (Legacy and Lalla Rookh), Fine Lady, and First Love’, the last two of whom are from First Lady, the dam of Grand Flaneur. Amongst chose catalogued we find Lozenge (1884), by Henchman from Peppermint, by Kelpie (imp.) from Lollypop, by Maribyrnong from Cassia (imp.), and Confection (1892), by Grandmaster (imp.) from Lozenge etc. These two highly-bred mares are served by The Australian Peer. Ophelia (1875) (dam of Bernardo), by Hamlet from Typhoon (imp.), by Wild Dayrell from Midia, by Scriitari from Marinella, by Soothsayer. This old mare has a colt foal at foot by The Australia Peer* and has been served by Russley.' Ophelia’s daughter' Queen of Denmark (1893), is by Grandmaster, and has been served by Russley. Nothing better than this can be found in the Stud Book. / Grand Flaneur’s two half-sisters, Fine Lady (1885) and First L ive (1886), are both served-by Russley. The former is by Darebin and the latter by Vespasian (imp). First Lady, their dam, was imported by the late Hon. E. K, Cox, and was by St. Albans from Lady Patroness, by Orlando from Lady Palmerston, by The famous Chrysolite family is well represented by Chrysophrase (1880) (dam of Gold Reef, etc ) and. Crystal (1882), by Maribyrnong. They each have filly foals at foot by. Russley, and are served by him again. Then, again, we have Goldmine (1890), by Grandmaster from Crystal (dam of Honor Bright, Right. Honorable, etc.), by Maribyrnong from Chrysolite. This young mare has been served by Russley. Le Grand’s two sisters, Legacy (1879) and Lalla Rookh (1883) (dam of Fadladeen), follow. The former has a colt foal at foot by Russley, and has been served by him again; whilst Lalla Rookh has been served by The Australian Peer. The imported mare Wildfire (1879), by Wild Oats from Dynamite, by Musket from Mrs Waller, by King Tom, claims the attention of New Zealand breeders, for is she hot the granddam of our own Gipsy Grand, to say nothing of the Musket strain on her dam’s side That the old mare is a winner-producer is proved by the fact that she is the dam of Red aud Black, Wandara, Hestia Naomi, etc' Wildfire has a colt at foot by Medallion, and is served this year-by Grand-’ master. Red and Black (1883) is the dam of Iduna and Australian, and is by Exminster (Eng). She is served by Medallion. Naomi ' (1887) is the dam of Gipsy Grand, Orpah, and Peerage, and is by Henchman from Wildfire (as above); Naomi is served by Grandmaster.' Colors (1891), by Grandmaster from Red and Black, completes the Wildfire family. Colors . has a colt foal at foot by The Australian Peer, and has been served by him again. • ' ■ Absolution (1893), by The Australian Peer from Penitent (imp.), by Rosicrucian from Lucy Hilda, by Stockwell. Penitent was the dam ofAlchemist, Penance, and His Grace, and her daughter (Absolution) is served by Goldsbrough. Sunray (1886), by Kihgbrough from Fascination, < by Captivator (imp.) from My Fancy (imp.) (dam of Lady Emma My Love, and Ouida), and ' her daughter, Solstice (1892), by Grandmaster, are sure to catch the breeder’s eve. Both mother and daughter have colts at foot by The Australian Peer, and have been served by him again. Scotch Mary (1887), by Clan Stuart (imp?) from’Ave Maria (dam of Reginald), by Hermit from Maria (imp ), has a colt at foot by Russley, and has visited him again. There are numerous other highly-bred-mares, such as The Witch (imp.), by Nuneham from Sorceress, by Rosicrucian from Bas Bliie, by, - Stockwell. The Witch is the dam of The Charmer, Sir George, etc, and has been served by Medallion. Beatrice, by Goldsbrough from Para- . digm, by Peter Wilkins, has a great running pedigree, and she has been served by Grand master; whilst Queen’s Head (dam of Prince Imperial and Picture) is by Yattendon from Gazelle. She is, therefore, full-sister to Reprieve and Pardon. She has this year visited Russley. Genesta, by Maribyrnong from -The Fawn,- is a full-sister to Richmond, Bosworth, etc., and has

been served by Grandmaster. There are many others m tl e li.-t, but we think we have written enough to cau-e 3ew Zealand breeders to turn their attention b-wa.ds Duckenfield Park.