CARBtNE ANT) HtS CUP. 1)0 



At Welbeck Carbine will be iDutcd with some 

 of the best mares in the world, and he ong'it to get 

 good stock from St. Simon mares. 



I cannot conclude this chapter in a more fitting 

 manner than by quoting a portion of a letter I re- 

 ceived from Mr. W. Forrester since I have been in 

 England, dated Warwick Farm, 6th May. He 

 writes : — * 



'^ So you are a mate of Carbine^s. Notwith- 

 standing my thinking him the greatest racehorse 

 the world has ever seen, I wish he had never been 

 foaledj as you know he cut me out of £28,400 in 

 the Melbourne Cup. Need I say what a surprise, 

 as I thought I could not lose, when old Carbine 

 was seen with his lOst. 51b. beating me badly. Had 

 I won that day I feel sure I would have cleared 

 £50,000 over the meeting, as there were Correze 

 and Muriel in the V. R. C. and Free Handicaps that 

 I looked upon as the best of good things, but I 

 was in hobbles and could not have a dash. If 

 Rosary has a colt foal by the old horse it may bo 

 a second Carbine. I am glad to tell you she is in 

 foal to him, and should it face the starter it will 

 be known as Fatal Bullet. Could you suggest any- 

 thing better ? (I suggested Battle Abbey, which 

 Mr. Forrester liked very much.) By Chester's 

 brother out of Commotion's sister with Carbine on 

 top, one will be pardoned if he anticipates something 



