AUCKLAND STUD COMPANY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2002, 24 July 1880, Page 3

AUCKLAND STUD COMPANY.

The annual meeting of the Atiokland Stud Company was held on Tuesday, at the South British Insurance Buildings. Mr Thomas Morrin occupied the chair. The report of Captain Walmcley, the managing director, was read upon the stook, finance, and general condition of the company. We extract the following from the report : STALLIONS; Musket. —This now renowned and highly fashionable stallion, pronounced by the sporting Press of England as "the staunohest stayer of modern times," "has, by the recent winnings of his young stock, obtained a foremost position at the stud. His sons Petronel, Salvo, Bifle, his colt out of Orchester, and his fillies from Laison, Dahlia, and a filly from a young Parmosan mare, are described as animals of great promise. Petronel's victory (that of winning the great classic racs, the Two Thousand Guineas) places Musket as the premier sire South of the Line, and has naturally enhanced his value to the Stud Company and province to an extent hardly to be realised. I believe it is a fact that no other stallion in Australasia is credited with being the sire of a winner of any great race in England. I am happy to report he is in first-rate health. Knottingley, who in his day was champion of New Zealand, is still vigorous enough to justify the company in keeping him as their second thoroughbred stallion. His four youngsters (the company's property) show great quality, and bid fair to make the old horse as famous at the stud as upon the turf. Thobottghbbed Mabbs.— Silvia.— This gem of the stud has produced a filly foal to Rapid Bay, a remarkably fine animal. I have no doubt if fit and well when called upon she will add another to Sylvia's already long list of brilliant youngsters. I believe that she is in foal to Musket. Onyx.—This, the company's next most valuable brood mare, is in excellent health, and her filly foal is also looking well. Should her youngster be victorious, Onyx will be very valuable, as she comes from! a fashionable strain of winners, her own brother being the celebrated Bobinson Crusoe. The rest of the brood mares—or at any rate those served by Mueket—seem to be in foal and are in tiptop condition. Two-year-olds and yearlings are in good condition, and are well growD, and promise to be worthy representatives of their great sires, Feve and Knottingley. OABT STALLIONS. Elgin—By the champion stallion of Scotland, Luck's All, is, in my opinion, a long way before any Clydesdale in this province. Pbince Abthub—The company's second cart stallion, is also an imported Clydesdale. His stock are so favourably known as to mako his name a household word in this province. The stables are in perfect order, and the paddocks are looking as well as when they were first put down in graßS. The stock sold by the company (being at highly remunerative rates) warrants me in predicting a most successful annual sale ; and this, together with the improved price for Musket's services, also makes it very probable that substantial dividends are likely to bo annually paid. The balanoo-sheet showed that tho profits for the year were £1353 18a 9d, and the shares still unsold are 388. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The old director's, Messrs Thomas Morrin, Samuel Morrin, E. Mitchelson, J. Buckland, J. Walmsley, J. Bennett, and J. M. Clark, were re-elected. Mr J. Waymouth was elected auditor. It was agreed that tho charges for Musket's services should be as follows: —One or two mares, thirty guineas ; three or more, twenty-five guineas; the mares to be the property of one owner.

Totes of thanks were accorded to Captain Walmsley (the managing director), to the secretary, and to the chairman, and the meeting then terminated. The following is a list of the company's stock :— r

Thoboughebed Stock. Mußkot (imported), Knottingley, Moonstone (2 years) by Feve, Beanstalk (2 years) by Feve, Sylvia, Onyx, Moonbeam, Atalanta, Cynthia, Rangi, Erycina, All Steel, Moonlight (in foal t« Musket), 1 three-year-old filly (Nightshade), 3 yearling fillies, 1 yearling colt, 3 colt foals, 2 fillv foals from Onyx and Sylvia. Dbaught Stock. Elgin (imported), Prince Arthur (imported), 1 yearling colt by Loch Fergus, 1 two-year-old filly (imported), 2 three-year-old fillies (imported), 7 mares in foal to Elgin, 2 two-year-old geldings, 11 two-year-old fillies, <t yearling fillies, 2 filly foals, 1 oolt foal.