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The 'chaser Hawthorn returned by the
floongana from Melbourne yesterday
after an unsuccessful visit.
At least half the fnlal acceptors for the
Caulfield Cup are descendants of Ualo
pin.
All the Caulfield-traumed acceptors for
the Caulfield Cup were about the tracks
on Wednesday morning. They were inte.
rested in sprinting tasks and mild exer
cises, 'Sanubath, with two furlongs in
24sec., did best of the group.
The South Australian horseman, J.
Hopwood, has arrived in Melbourne with
a view of riding in the Spring campaign.
Mr. Richard M'Henna, the well-known
horse trainer, 'leaves Port Melbourne to
morrow with 174 horses for the Indian
market. Among the lot are some shapely
ponies, as well as several well bred
horses and Indian remounts.
The two-year-old black colt by Gam
bol from Lady Cameron, in A. Hart's
stable at Flemington, has been named
Charlie Frazer, out of compliment to the
Federal Minister of that ualme.
Mr. M'Ph1rson, who did so well with
Mhnrco Polo a few months ago, is receiv
ing at Flemington this week ,a gelding
named Thur'good, by Prodigal (son of
iRobinson Crusoe), from Even Song (dam
of Altar Boy), by Bhragamhil. Thurgood
hails from thce Riverina, where he did
Bome picnic racing.
Golden Queen, the dam of the Debu
tant Stakie winner Golden Gauntlet, was
fired by Mr. A. S. Chirnide at Newmin
ster Park, and passed into the possession
I of Colonel Campbell. in her first season
at the stud she missed, then in successive
years produced nothing of note to Posi
tano, Orzil, and Sir lCoote. When in foal
to Chollenger, and with a chestnut filly.i
foal at foot by Orzil, Golden Queein
passed into tihe possession of her present
owner, who has no reason to regret his
purchase from his namesake, Colonel
Campbell. Although Campbell is the
name of Goldem Queen's original and pre
sent owner, also of one of Golden Gaunt
let's lessees, the three are not identical.
Uncle Mat, bhe two-year-old son of
Curtain Lecture and Sweet Neil, in James
Scobie's stable at Flemington, is a de
cided <redit to both his sire and dam. In
colour a dark chestnut, the youngster is
powerfully built and well developed, and
altogether looks in decidedly promising
sort. A slashing big colt in the same
team is the oneuby Sylvanito from Hiron.
delle (a successful mare at the stud). The
youngster is as big as his sire was at the
same age, and Sylvanite was the finest
colt of his year. Mr. Frank G. Clark
owns the Hirondelle youngster.
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