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yearling, and sold him to Mr. Donald Wallace for 

 15000 guineas. 



It is not many months since I looked over the new 

 stables Mr. O'Brien has built at Mount Vernon. 



He has shown excellent judgment in designing 

 them, and although he has not accommodation for 

 more than a dozen horses there is ample space to 

 enlarge them. 



One of the finest views in Sydney can be obtained 

 from the look-out tower at the top of these stables. 

 With the aid of a powerful glass the trial gallops on 

 Randwick racecourse can be seen^ and I have no doubt 

 Mr. O'Brien has seen many a good go from his race 

 observatory. The view extends over the Centennial 

 Park, and the various public buildings in the city can 

 be easily picked out. 



Mr. O'Brien commenced his turf career in New 

 Zealand when very young, and, step by step^ he has 

 risen until he has become one of the most famous 

 trainer-owners. Many good horses he has owned, 

 amongst the best being Trenton, by Musket, now 

 doing stud duty at Mr. Wilson's at St. Alban's, 

 and Carbine. When I last looked round the stables 

 he had a good horse in Loyalty — since gone to the 

 stud — and Launceston Response and Bob Ray, a real 

 good youngster, were also there. Loyalty, as a three- 

 year old, won several w. f. a. races, and gave promise 

 of having a brilliant career, and he also ran a great 



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