YALDHURST.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 432, 28 December 1889, Page 4

YALDHURST.

Thje largest japing establishment in Christ. church, is r^a-ldh_ursb, leaaed .by^^ir, ,G. G.Stea.d, [ iro\n i his , private ..trainer^ iMr R., iMaBon., r ,The stables, are not, b'uUt ( oufc> of, the common, ,bjib nevertheless they, are com- | fortable, and there, is room for 23 horses , while adjacent. ,are, several, well -grassed ] paddocks. .Soroe ( , , minutes' walk ,f rom ( the stables is. the facing track, which' is' perhaps memorable f6r ! 'the 'fact 'of' Templeton being killed' there. 4 ' J ' Yaldhursb is strong in two-year-olds just now. The first' to come under notice was Medallion, the Nordenfeldb— Locket colfcl' lie ' is' ' a youngster of good "size, but is? -very' gross. His forelegs, are, dis6g,ured , by a splint on each. Palliser, by Nordonfeldt — Radiance, lias always been a fancy of mine since I, first saw' him at Sylvia Park. He is growing into a fine horse, and stands fully 15.3, but Infancy it will be as a thiee-year-old when he" is seen at his best. Radiation, by Apremont — Iris], is the biggest two-year-old I have .ever ' 61apped eyes on. He stands in hoignfc fully 16.3, with gi*eat depth of girth, and is capable of carrying a sixteen stone man to the hounds. Carronade, by Norde'nfeldb— Rosarina, isa thick lo\y-&ct filly with good quarters, and is built on strong lines. ' Slie has the Traducer blaze down Her iace. Liquidation, bv Ki'nc Cole — Realisation, is on the small side, but she is smart - lo'bking. She is the exact colour of Nelson. The mighty Maxim occupied^ one of the boxes, and I Was sony to see such a grreat horde on the retired list. The son of Musket cannot be described as a big one, bub he is very compact and strong-built all ' over, while He has terrific power behind. Maxim's tiouble is that when thoroughly extended ho gallops on his heels. Mr Stead and his trainer have tried all sorts of contrivances to prevent it, but tip to the present all to no purpose. I should never advise my readers to back 'Maxim for a single penny till he sees the post. Scots Grey is strong 1 - built and has a good barrel and quarters. ' He suffers from what is set down as muscular lameness, and at the Dunedin meeting he showed it most perceptibly. The colb has a great dash of pace. Rose Argent is a smart-looking mare, but on the small side. Sextant' was in the rough. There is an enlarged joint on one of his fore-logs, and I should think his racing career is finished. This season be has served one of Mr Stead's mares named Rainbow. Crozier, the three-year-old colt described as being sired by Musket' or Leolinus, has lately been gelded. He ia a biff, powerful horse, and judging by his head, there is no doubb he is a Leolinus. Running in a paddock wa& the St. George — Rupee colt (full brother to Merrie England) that Mr Stead gave the highest price for at the Christchurch Middle Park Stud Company's sale in November. He is an exceedingly nice yearling and is well-grown. Another paddock was occupied by a St. George — Watersprite (illy, being half-sister to Stoneyhurst, also bought at the Middle Park sale. The brood mares Iris and Marion were browsing in an adjacent paddock. Marion is a fine roomy matron, and had a Nordenfeldt filly at her side. This season she has gone to Lochiel, and so has Iris, whose filly foal was sired by St. George. THE RUSSLEY STUD. My visit to Rusaley was specially interesting from the fact that the stallion 3 and brood mares purchased by the New Zealand Stud Company from Mr G. G.,, Stead were originally located in the paddocks there. The establishment is now in the possession of the Christchurch sporting medico who races under the assumed name of Mr H. Horsford. Hs does not go in for racing on an extensive scale, bub he always has something in training, and he has got a nice little collection of brood mares together, while he can boast of having Lochiel, Albany and Cado- • gan occupying the stallion boxes. Thei9 is accommodation enough at Russley for thirty.horses in training, but Musk Deer, by Musket— Sweet Cicely (who has been served by Lochiel), Cypriote, by Apremonb out of SirModred's dam ldalia, and Inez, by Albany — Zelica, are the .only horses in work at present. Lochiel is filling out into a grandlooking staJliou, and there is good reason to think he will make a name for himself. The last Auckland Cup hero has been given. a chance in this direction, for this season he has otheis Nautilus (the jdam of Pygmalion and Cynisca) and Fallacy (dam of Fhvsb Lord and (Everton Lad). Albany is showing signs of old age, but Cadogan has plenty of vigour, and was looking exceedingly well. The Russley paddocks contain se\eral matrons who are old turt favourites, and whose deedb on the racecourse will be fresh in the minds of racegoers. Siesta, whosported thelateMrß. H. Yallance's colours in Auckland, is, one of them. She is one of the few Traducer mares at the stud in the colony, and is the dam of Chudleigh and Dreamland. She ha 3 a filly this season by Albany, and has gone to Cadogan. Maritana, who won the C.J.C. Handicap in 1378 and the Wellington Cup, I soon recognised. The mare has been a comparative failure at the sbud so far, the beet of her progeny being Don Cajsar. She Avas attended by a colt sired by Cadogan, and has gone to the same stallion again. Nonsense, who fought out the memorable battle with Tasman in the initial New Zealand Cup contest in 1883, is another mare whose stud career has nob been a .success. Nonsense ha^ thrown nothing that can race. This season's foal is a weedy colt by Cadogan, and she ha& visited Lochiel. ( The best°maro in the Russley stud I take to be Athole (the dam of Dunkeld). . She is a very fine chestnut, showing no end ,of quality, and you cannot beat her breeding. She is by Blah* Athol (winner of the Epsom Derby and the Lesrer) out, 1 of Florence McCarthy, dam of Tirailleur, by Macaroni (winner of the Two Thou&and and Derby). At the side of Athole was a splendid filly by Cadogan, whom she has agaih been put bo. Dime (a full sister to Spade Guinea) -in appearance bears a resemblance to her famous sister. The only; one of her progeny that has raced" ; ie> Half-Guinea. This season* Dime has been served bv Lochiel, 1 Galatea (full sister to Cynisca) is a big Btrong mare,' 1 and so is La Mode (half-sister to Lurline). She has a colt" foabby Cadogan, and has, gone to Lochieli c Miss' Russley, by, Grand Flaneur —Sudden Thought;' would nob disgrace any stud on the score of ilooks, and bearing Hoisire in mind, she/,muBb prove a valuable brood matron. ' <Her colt foal at side was by Cadogan, bub she 1 has also gone.toiL'ochiei Fallacy(First LordJs dam) isa very old mare Lady Eva, (a full* Bister to Peter- Osbeck) with filly -rfoal ,- 'afc > foot ,by Hornby,- - has likewise gone to Lochieljfand sohas^Zelica by The? Beer—Crumbs. ..The obher, sbud matrons' include Doris.by Leolinus—vWalexv sprite;, with filly foaliby Cadogan and' served by* Albany by -Traducer— Strenua, .withi.colfa foal by Albany,' whom she has visited again : Teredo, and Albania. The. last r , named mare has been served by Lochiel. , , , ' , '. The ( Midclle.Park Stud will . be doalt'wibh ►o»afuburetocoaßion.< /? *-. <• t k< <».,., > . ..