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Gladiateur, though useless on the Turf, was most success- 

 ful at the stud, and got winners over all distances. Un- 

 fortunately, three of his best sons (Highborn, who was well 

 known in India ; Paris, who raced in England as Paris 

 III. ; and Bungebah) were geldings, and their excellence 

 will die with them. The best thing that ever happened 

 to the Colonial Turf, was the New Zealand Stud Company's 

 importation of Musket, who was bred by Lord Glasgow. 

 This horse was the sire of many winners, some of which 

 were of the highest class, such as Nordenfeldt, Maxim, 

 Martini-Henry, Trenton, and Carbine, who won thirty- 

 three races out of the forty-three for which he started, and 

 was only once unplaced. Among the many good horses 

 he met, were Abercorn (now in Ireland), Melos and Ensign. 

 Carbine won the Melbourne Cup, 2 miles, by 2 lengths ; 

 beating 38 other horses and carrying 10 st. 5 lbs. in the 

 then record time of 3 min. 28 J sec. This time was beaten 

 by Wakeful, by Trenton, when she won the Sydney Cup 

 in 3 min. 28 sec, but with a hghter weight (9 st. 7 lbs.). 

 Carbine was purchased by the Duke of Portland for 13,000 

 guineas, and many of his stock have shown good form in 

 England. Besides Carbine, several of the best stallions in 

 Australia, such as Trenton, and Carbine's three-quarter 

 brother, Carnage, by Nordenfeldt (a son of Musket) out 

 of Mersey, have been secured for England. Carnage was 

 bought in England for Germany by Count Lehndorf for 

 10,000 guineas. 



" Within the last few years, several horses of Galopin 

 and St. Simon blood have been imported into AustraUa, 

 and have been successful at the stud. The best of them 

 was Bill of Portland, who was by St. Simon, and who got 

 many winners. He did so well that he was repurchased 

 for England, where he now stands at the Cobham Stud. 

 Grafton, by Galopin, has been a stud success ' down under,' 

 where Lochiel, by Prince Charlie out of Nellie Moore by 

 Voltigeur, was another prominent sire of late years. He 

 was got in England, but was foaled in the Colonies, where 



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