AUCKLAND THOROUGHBREDS EULOGISED.
In the last ipsue of the Ghristchuroh "Wiekly Press," •• Senex" (Mr E. G Griffith) gives an account of his visit to Sylvia Park, and he speaks in a most flattering manner of Nordenfeldt and the stud in general. Anent Kean'a team of racehorses, ho thus discourses on Corunna : — He stood, I was told, just 15 hands 1 inch, but having a fairly developed wither he could not have been more than 14h. 3£ over his back. But then what a back it was ! The billiard table simile was never more applicable than in his case, 'for his hips aro unusally widely spread, and perfectly Iov«l across. And standing behind him ho is quite square down to his lower thighs and, lifting his tail thero is solid muscular development right through as low as the gaskins. The only horse. I have seen of such muqcuiar development was
Maxim when Mason turned Mm out in.such trim as a three-year-old. Corunna would not suffer in comparison •yen with that warrior, and for his inches is the handsomer horse of the two.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 414, 26 October 1889, Page 3
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181AUCKLAND THOROUGHBREDS EULOGISED. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 414, 26 October 1889, Page 3
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