BLOOD WILL TELL—AND FIGHT.

NZ Truth, Issue 132, 28 December 1907, Page 2

BLOOD WILL TELL—AND FIGHT.

Lovers of: horses, especially the thoroughbreds, will be pleased to' rea'-d 'of the little"- incident- that occurred on a stud farm clown Gcrrin£ong way. On : the farm .-alluded' to. is the brood mare Florric with fool at foot by 'Austriviiaii Colors,. On Saturday last "two. youthful member*; of the stud family noticed Flotri'j m a peculiar attitude/ and pawing v/itiievery ounce of 6nerc;v she possessed. The first- idea: was ■that, the niarc had an attack of gripes,' and they hurried towards her to find that, instead of gripes, Florrio was engaged m a do or die set-to with a snake some 3[t. Gin . m length . The shake was darting at the mare's less and otherwise showing a disposition to mix it. This was fatal to his snstkeship, for, coming m to one of Florrie's balks, the marb gdt Mm wi|>h what was probably- a "Hock K'eyser" on the back of the neck, and outed him for good, '.almost •■•cut m two. It mus-t have been a "Hock Keyser," as his serpentship got it m the neighborhood of the neck. As well as coming triumphantly out of the.' danger- •• ous battle^ Florrie showed that, even' though 'she allowed Australian Col-^ ors woo her . successfully* she would permit no familiarities- by a direct descendent of him who got the better of Eve m a tell-tale match m the .Garden- of Eden.—" Sydney Sportsman.'*: •-,,,,. „':'■= >> :■. ■.■'■■>