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like The Harvester and Fort. This practically closed the son of Carbine's 

 racing career, as he only once more faced the barrier, in the following spring. 

 At the stud he has earned imperishable renown. There is, unfortunately, just 

 a shadow of doubt as to whether or not he is going to be a proven sire of sires. 

 So far we have seen no son of his who appears to be destined to carry on the 

 line in tail male. But with Wallace Isinglass, Patrobas, Wolowa and Trafalgar, 

 there is certainly a distinct hope. As the sire of great brood mares there is not 

 the slightest anxiety as to his future fame, for that is established already. 



Newhaven followed fast on Wallace's footsteps, for he won the V.R.C. 

 Derby the very year after the Carbine colt. As a two-year-old he took, 

 amongst other races, the Maribyrnong Plate and the Ascot Vale Stakes, 

 carrying the full penalty. His three-year-old performances quite entitled him 

 to take his place among the "greats," and although, perhaps, a horse of moods, 

 or more likely an animal easily affected by what might have been a trifle to 

 some of his peers built in a coarser mould, he was really awfully good. One 

 can never forget how, after having won the Derby in smashing style, he came 

 out in the Cup, and with the substantial burden of seven thirteen on his three- 

 year-old back, seven pounds over weight-for-age, he took the lead before 

 passing the judge's box the first time round, never relinquished his advantage, 

 and finally strode home half a dozen lengths to the good. Some of us, whilst 

 taking a walk round the course on the evening before the great race, were 

 talking "Cup" all the time. Mr. W. E. Dakin, a keen judge of racing and of a 

 horse, pulled up at the five furlong post from home, and with a wave of his 

 stick, oracularly decided that "here Newhaven will begin to come back to 

 them." I had the privilege of sitting beside Mr. Dakin during the race, and, 

 just at the point which he had indicated, the chestnut colt seemed to take a 

 fresh lease of life and shot out with an even more substantial lead than before. 

 I could not refrain from nudging my friend's knee and saying: "How about 

 Newhaven coming back to them now?" 



After a very successful three-year-old career, his victories including the 

 Championship, the Loch Plate, the A.J.C. St. Leger and the A.J.C. Plate, Mr. 

 — afterwards Sir William — Cooper took him to England. He was a very free, 

 loose galloper, with a curious amount of knee action, a style which caused one 

 to be rather doubtful of his staying powers until he had unmistakably refuted 

 all suspicions by his deeds. Newhaven was by Newminster from Oceana, by 

 St. Albans (son of Blair Athol), her dam, Idalia, by Tim Whiffler (imp.) 

 from Musidora, by The Premier — Dinah, by Gratis from an unknown mare. 

 Hers is one of those pedigrees which one would give worlds to fathom to the 

 very depths. 



Maltster, great as his success afterwards was at the stud, can scarcely be 

 catalogued amongst the great. He was good, and had he had the opportunity, 

 might possibly have been promoted to this, the seventh heaven, but, as it was, 

 his working days were over by the autumn of his three-year-old career, and 

 he had the fortune to come in a rather lean year, when no giants as of old were 

 stalking upon the earth. 



Poseidon, a failure at the stud, was, on the racecourse, great. He 

 commenced his career so modestly that no one would have suspected that a 

 bright sun had arisen in the morning skies. He won a Nursery at the A.J.C. 

 January Meeting, and was allotted six stone eight in the Melbourne Cup. 



Early in the following spring he was still, apparently, without any ambition 

 towards higher things. He commenced by winning a welter at the Sydney 

 Tatt.'s Club gathering in September, and followed it up with a victory in the 

 Spring Handicap at Hawkesbury. Then, with odds of seven to one against 



