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he bouglifc from the late Capt. Saudeman, w3io died 

 in England a short time back. 



Mr. Hordern's stables at llandwick are quite new, 

 and cost a lot of money, and they are perhaps the best 

 of their kind in the Colonies. 



When he started racing he selected Mr. F. W. 

 Day — who had been in practice as a veterinary surgeon 

 at Randwick — as his trainer. Mr. Day is now at 

 Cheltenham, where he is following his profession. 

 When Mr. Day relinquished his charge of the horses, 

 Mr. Ike Earnshaw accepted Mr. Hordern's offer to 

 train for him, and left his old quarters at Moorefield — 

 where he had been a public trainer — to take up his 

 residence at Randwick. Ike Earnshaw is well known 

 and respected in the racing world in the Colonies, and 

 although he has not prepared many winners for Mr. 

 Hordern at present, with the class of horses he has to 

 work upon, it should not be long before he saddles 

 up some winners of big races. When he is desirous 

 of possessing a horse, Mr. Hordern does not stick at 

 the price, and such a man deserves to succeed. In 

 addition to racing Mr. Hordern is a good all-round 

 patron of sport, as the cricketer?, yachting men, and 

 footballers have reason to know. 



Next door to Mr. Ilordern's modern stables is 

 Mount Vernon, the residence of Mr. Dan O^Brien, one 

 of the best known racing men in Australasia. 



It was Mr. O'Brien who purchased Carbine as a 



