JOHN O' LORNE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1247, 12 March 1914, Page 11

JOHN O' LORNE.

Mr. Hunter White, of Havilah, N.S. Wales, has purchased a new and highly-bred stallion for his stud in John o’ Lome, a brother in blood to the St. Leger winner Night Hawk. The horse is expected to arrive in Sydney next week in charge of Carr, who brought out Bronzino and has made about 40 trips here (says “Milroy”). John o’ Lome was bred by Colonel W. Hall Walker, who also bred Night Hawk, Prince Palatine, Minoru (Derby), Cherry Lass (Oaks), and a great many other first-class runners at his Irish stud. Colonel Walker races on a fairly large scale, but does not keep all his yearlings for his own use. He selects those he likes and sells the others. In this manner he lost Prince Palatine. Among those he kept in their season were Night Hawk and John o’ Lome, but the latter could not be seriously trained, on account, I believe, of a large joint; but there were graver doubts about Night Hawk for a time. These, however, he outlived, and won the St. Leger. John o’ Lome is by Gallinule (19) from Jean’s Folly (3), by Ayrshire (8) from Black Cherry, the dam of Colonel Walker’s Oaks winner Cherry Lass, and he is a beautifully bred horse in every line. Nobody bet 4 - deserves the possession of a stanion equal to Malster than Mr. White, and let us hope he has a second one in John o’ Lome.