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, PIETERMARITZBURO DIES UNTIMELY. Tlie noted race horse and sire, Pleteruiaritzburg. II is reported to have died January 3. Pieterniarltzburg, a hay by St. Simon — Sea Air. was bred in 1S9S by Mr. J. Simpson Harrison, • and sold at the Doncaster sales in IS.HJ to Mr. G. i. Fal er for 2,000 guineas. He only ran twice as a .. two-year old, finishing unplaced in the Tattersall Sale Stakes at Doncaster behind Moot-sprite, Bis tonian and Pavilion, and thus gave no Indication of the form he afterwards displayed. Commencing his three year old career with a victory in tlie Tudor r Plate at Sandowu, the colt was then just beaten " by Ypsilantl. to whom he was conceding four r pounds iu the May Plate at Kempton Park, after 1 which came an unplaced effort iu the Derby won • by Volodyovski. Then followed au easy victory in n the Durham County Produce Plate at Stockton, and iu the St. Leger, his next outing, he finished fourth 1 to Doricles, Volodyovski aud Revenue. But hi; ;. best performance came next, as he credited his owner with the Jockey Club Stakes of 0,000 at the i Newmarket First October Meeting, beating Epsom n Lad, Diamond Jubilee and others in ridiculously • easy fashion by six lengths. In the Champion ■ Stakes at the Second Octobex Meeting, however, he was beaten a length aud a half by Osboch. This ls concluded his seasou. The next year he only ran ■ twice — unplaced iu the Coronation Commemoration n Stakes at Kempton Park to Sautol, Volodyovski and Florifonn. and second to Veles in the Princess ol if Wales Stakes of 0,000 at the Newmarket First July Meeting. He was sold not very long ago to the Argentim " for the big sum of 5,000, and his untimely death ■ at the early age of nine years Is much to lie re J gretted.
