SUCCESSFUL SIRES

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 54

SUCCESSFUL SIRES

J The, -latest mail to- hand -from England contains a batch- o£ -figures- "which -show the success achieved" by the various stallions j which "have "heelti represented by their" stock on the English turf. Gallinule is air- the - head, of ; the.* list of winning- -sires^^ with . £23;383 10s" opposite his name. The ion of .' Isonomy had 17- winirers 'which 'captured 28 j racejk >voEth the amount given- aboVe. St. -r Erusquin.^ 'is second ron the ".list with 42£ t races, worth- £23,341" 1.55, and another St. T Simon -horse- in Desmond ranks- third with ,-■ £19;736 10e: Then on order comes Amphion, £17j£55 j 'Of me, 4J17.379 ; - Martagon, £14,587 13s; Diamond JubOee, £13,647; Persimmon, £J2,30L105; Isinglass, £11,910; "arid ;,Oylleiie, £10,539. These" are the onlysires whose stock have won 10,000sovs or over." Bill-to' Toftland sired winners of £8164; Carbine -has £4066 to his credit. '-The Australian-bred Merman ,gbt winners of- £665i- arid Patron- is even .lower down i with" £105 to- his credit." The defunct Tren- ! ton had winners to the "extent, of £3310, but i none of -the balance of- Australian-bred sires •f who have found- their , way. to England are J noticed in the'list. Thejgreat-St. Simon is getting beyond- the age of " usefulness, "but still' his stock was successful to the extent, of > £4787, and -Kh&. " horse's retoaiikable record" since he went to the' stud now reads as follows:— 1889. £24.286; 1890. £32;799'; -1891, £25,890; 1892, £56,139; 1893, £36,319; 1884, £42J092;~ 1895; J30.469; 1896. £59,740,- 1897, £22,^41 i ; 1898, ¥16,210; 1899, £17,505;" 1900, £54,460^1901, £28,671 15e;

-T1902, £36,531 10s; ISO 3, £5.964 10s; 1904, T £17,576; 3*05,. £12,385; 1906, £4568; and £ 1907, £4787; making a granS total" of i £527,9& 155." ' " t . .