Carbine's Farewell.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 255, 1 May 1895, Page 2

Carbine's Farewell.

fc Over 2000 people — Carlyle, were he 3 alive, might say that the majority were 5 fools— went down to the Port Mel--1 bourne railway pier to say good-bye to . Carbine. One lady took down a beaus tiful floral horseshoe, around which 3 'were entwined the colours of the old 8 owner and the new, and handed it, no * doubt with becoming reverence, to Mr Day, who came out from England ' specially to take the great horse home - to the Duke of Portland's stables. I Other floral tributes from admirers 1 were piled up in Carbine's box. After a few select friends had had their interview, the door of the box was closed, and the " outer circle " came along with a rush. 'Carbine's levee lasted from 10.15 till noon, when a bell was rung as a warning for visitors * to leave. At the sound the horse . pricked up hia ears, as if it indicated E saddling up. At 12.15 the Orizaba ) backed slowly out from the pier, and hundreds of men and boys, and even women, scrambled into the railway trucks to obtain a better view. Mr Day from the hurricane deck waved good-bye to friends in the crowd, and i was simply overwhelmed with instruci tions to " take care of old Carbine." * — Exchange.