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Of those which I have already named, Apremont, Leolinus, 

 and Albany are still at the stud, and in addition the imported 

 stallions Captivator, by Caractacus out of Miss Hawthorn ; 

 Ingomar (who once won the Grand National hurdle race at 

 Croydon) by Uncas out of Wild Deer ; King Cole, by King 

 Tom out of Qui Vive ; Vasco de Gama, by Beadsman out of 

 Salamanca, who is own brother to Pero Gomez 5 Gladiator, 

 by Gladiateur out of Nuncia ; St. Leger, by Doncaster out of 

 Atlantis ; and Castor, by Zealot out of a dam by Sterling out 

 of Leda. The last-named horse arrived in New Zealand last 

 year (1890). Leolinus is a big upstanding horse, and his cross- 

 bred stock would make weight-carrying hunters or chargers. 



It may be said generally, respecting the imported stallions, 

 that those which turned out successes have proved a good 

 source of profit to their owners, and there can be little doubt 

 that, whatever stallions are to be imported into the colonies to 

 get winning racehorses, should be carefully selected by good 

 judges furnished with ample means ; though, if blood, form, and 

 shape be studied, some inexpensive but valuable sires of harness 

 horses and hunters might very advantageously be shipped to 

 Australia. 



The New Zealand Stud Company have shown results exceed- 

 ing those of any other breeding confederation in the Pacific, 

 mainly owing to their lucky possession of Musket and re- 

 purchase of his son Nordenfelt. In 1887 this company sold 

 at Sylvia Park thirty-three yearlings, which realised a total of 

 io,o39/., an average of 304^ Of these, twenty-two were 

 Musket's, which fetched together 9,0987. $s., of which one out of 

 Onyx brought i,oio/., one out of Sylvia i,ioo/., almost the 

 highest price ever realised by a yearling in the colonies ; inferior 

 only indeed to an own brother, also by Musket out of Sylvia, 

 afterwards named Martini -Henry, which was sold at seven 

 months for 1,250 guineas. 



In 1886 the company repurchased Musket's son Norden- 

 felt, whom they had sold for i,2oo/. to Mr. White, that gentle- 

 man accepting 2,ooo/. for him. 



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