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COLONUS'S SIRE.
Brother in This State.
As there are a number of horses
racing in this State by the imported
stallion Sansoflne their owners and others
will be pleased to know that Sansofine is
a full brother to Portofino. sire of the
Melbourne Cup winner Colonus. Sanso
fine, who is standing at Belmont Park,
was imported from England by Mr A. E.
Cockram who has secured many good
horses for Australia and is one of the
keenest followers of breeding In this
State. Portofino is beautifully bred, being
by the English Derby winner Sansovino,
from the Sunstar mare Fifne. whose dam
Pifinella, won the Oaks. Genoa, dam of
Colonus. is by Baralong, who is by Gal
loper Light, from Silesia. a daushter of
the Carbine horse Spearmint. Genoa's
dam Ednaver. is by Pistol (son of Car
bine), from Allyerra, a sen of Comedy
King, who. like Carbine, won a Melbourne
Cup.
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