"CARBINE IS DEAD."

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 41, 11 June 1914, Page 6

"CARBINE IS DEAD."

END OF FAMOUS RACEHORSE. (By Jkßormo Tblbgbaph—Copybigbt] lU»itb» Prebb Association.] (Received 1.40 p.m.) . London, June 10. Carbine, the racehorse, has died at Welbedc.

Probably no other horse will have showered upon him so much affection as was the case with Carbine. He was worshipped by thousands and thousands of New Zeajanders and Australians. New Zealand has a particular claim upon "Old Jack," a name by which he was so well-known, for the reason that he was born and bred in the country by that great sportsman, Mr Dan O'Brien, presently of Sydney. Twenty-nine years ago a bay colt with a white blaze on his forehead first saw the light and was destined to leave behind him a record which has never before or since been beaten on the turf. He was by Musket out of Mersey, and made, such a name for his sire as to place him in the front rank in the racing world. It is said that Carbine was only twice beaten, and then for first place. He was the sire of some of the best horses that ever stepped on the turf in Australasia, Among his progeny is Spearmint, the winner of the Grand Prix, Paris. Wallace was another great horse by Carbine, while there are hundreds of others that have made famous the great breed of the Muskets. Carbine was especially beloved of. the softer sex, as he was such a fine-tempered animal. J.t is said of him that when going out to race for the Melbourne Cup—which by the way he won with the biggest weight on his back that was ever carried to victory in the race—the women patted him on the back with their umbrellas! About eleven years ago Carbine was bought by the famous Mrs Langtry (the Jersey Lily) and taken to England, where he remained at the stud. Carbine was a truly great racahorse in every sense of the word and must take place in Turf History with the best.