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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 693, 18 June 1903, Page 18

There were few better known men in sporting circles in Melbourne than Mr Charles F. Glasscock, who died at his residence, Parkville, a few days ago. He had been ailing some time with a painful internal complaint, and his death had been expected for some days. He was a son of the late Mr George Glasscock, and one of the proprietors of Kirk’s Bazaar. Mr Glasscock’s colours were well known on the turf, and he won several good races—principally jumping events. He confined his attention principally, however, to the shipping of horses to India, Singapore, and South Africa,

and he was generally recognised as one of the smartest and most reliable of the army of Australian buyers of horses for foreign markets. No frequenter of Kirk’s Bazaar was ever better liked than “ Tot ” Glasscock, and people in search of horses knew that they could thoroughly rely on his integrity and judgment in any selection he might make for them. At the time of his death Mr Glasscock was only forty-two years of age, and some time before Mr George Glasscock’s death “ Tot ” was his right-hand man at Kirk’s Bazaar. The funeral took place on Thursday, at the Melbourne General Cemetery, and was attended by a very large number of racing men and others. At the grave-side were representatives from the V.R.C., V.A.T.C., and all the suburban racing clubs. Wreaths were sent from all parts of the state, as well as from persons who were away in Adelaide for the forthcoming race meeting.

When a selling race winner in England shows any form at all the owner hast to pay heavily if he wishes to prevent the connection from being severed. Such a case occurred a few weeks ago at Newmarket. There were thirteen starters m the Maiden Two-year-old Race, of 150 sovs, in which the selling prices ranged from nil to £3OO. An unnamed two-year-old colt, by Kilwarlin from Tay, who was entered to be sold for £lOO, led all the way, and won easily ; but as he went out unbacked, his owner soon fell out of the bidding, and the voungster realised 700 guineas. The surplus, 600 guineas, was divided between the owner of the second horse and the race fund.

M. Edmond Blanc, the breeder and owner of the Derby candidate, Vinicius, is indisputably one of the greatest stud masters in the world. Mr J. B. Hoggin’s establishment in California shelters a large number of mares and other breeding stock, but for combined quality and size it would be difficult to match M. Blanc’s stud. His chief farm is the Haras de Jardy, near Paris, and his other establishments include the Haras de Chataigneraie, Haras de la Cille, St. Cloud and Haras de Vancresson. M. Blanc’is known to all the sporting world as the purchaser of the great Flying Fox for the record price of 37,500 guineas, and this big outlay is proving a sound business speculation, Flying Fox’s subscription list filling without the slightest difficulty each seas'on at a fee of 400 guineas. It may interest breeders to know that among M. Blanc’s present batch of vearlings there is a bay colt named Vai d’Or, a son of Flying Fox Wand ora, by Bruce, the dam of the crack Vinicius.