IN THE PURPLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 517, 21 November 1928, Page 10

IN THE PURPLE

KOATANUI YEARLINGS CHANCE FOR BUYERS Receipt is acknowledged of an attractive catalogue that has been forwarded by Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd., giving preliminary particulars of the 10 yearlings from the Koatanui Stud that are to be sold at Trentham next January. Bred by Mr. G. M. Currie, these yearlings should attract great interest from racing men and breeders throughout Australia and New Zealand, especially in view of the success that has attended Dominion-bred horses in Australia in recent times. One of the Leaders Mr. Currie is one of the most successful breeders in the Southern Hemisphere, having produced from his stud within the last few years such horses as Commendation, Epitaph, Eulalie, Thespian, Nincompoop, Humbug, Lysander, Episode, Ag.rion, Mermin, The Monk, Rational, Mask, Bronze, Farceur, Beau Solt, Common Law and countless other winners. In the imported sires Absurd and Limond he has owned two phenomenally successful stallions, and his brood mares #.re all carefully selected members of the best winner-producing families. Mr. Currie only keeps a limited number of brood mares, the standard of which will compare more than favourably with any stud in Austurlia. •The yearlings from the Koatanui strsd are reared on splendid sound country and under conditions which stand for soundness and success on the racecourse. Distinguished Families In the batch for the next sale, there are four colts and four lillies by imported Limond (son of the great Limerick, Commendation, Agrion, Episode and other high-class winners), while tho remaining two colts are by Absurd’s great son Thespian, whom Mr. Currie has kept in his stud to take his iamo us sires place. One of these is out of a half-sister to Commendation, While tho other is a three-quarter brother to The Thorn and Roseneath. All the Koatanui yearlings to be sold are well grown, splendid individuals, out of winner-producing dams, and are considered to be the best lot • YGcUffinss yet produced by the stud. the yearlings will be sold during the currency of the Wellington Racing lub « summer meeting, January 22 to T, ’ on the racecourse at Trentham, when the third national annual Sal ,? of :Ne ' v Zealand bred yearlings will be held. RACING FIXTURES November 21, 22.—Otaki-Maorl R.C. November 23. 24.—5. Canterbury J.C. November 24, 26.—Te Kuiti R.C. November 30. December 1. Takapuna November 30, December I.—Feilding J.C December 7, S.—Cromwell J.C. December S.—Taumarunui R.C. December B.—Ashburton R.C. December 12, 13.—Woodville J.C. December 14, 15.—Oamaru J.C. December 15.—Waipa R.C. December 26.—Waipukurau J.C. December 26. 27.—Dunedin J.C. December 26, 27.—Westland R.C. December 26, 27.—Taranaki J.C. December 26. 27. 29. —Manawatu R.C. December 26. 28. January 1. 2.—Auckland R.C. December 29. January 1, 2.—Greymouth January I.—Waikouaiti R.C. January I.—Wyndham R.C. January 1, 2.—Wairarapa R.C. January 1. 2.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. January 1, 2.—Stratford R.C. January 1. 2.—Marton J.C. Jan. I.—Matamata (non-totalisator). January 2 3.—Southland R.C.