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CARBINES GRAND RECORD Jack the Australian Smasher a World Racing Wonder Won Thirty Races and 147380 147380in in Three Years of Low Stake Stakeand and Purse Values Carbine or Old Jack as he was called in his racing days flourished in Australia over thirty years ago still leads all Antipodean race horses in winnings though his time was a lean one in stake values A few of the Victorian raws of thoso days were richer than they are now though notably the Mcllwiirne Cup which was wortli 50400 when the wonderful n of Musket won witii 145 pounds on his noble hack hackCarbine Carbine was bred in New Zealand and cost his first racing owner Dan Oltrien 3100 as a year ¬ ling at Sydney New South Wales January 4 ISSit He was bought at auction and this next season began his career which was marred with but one iinplawincnt in five seasons during which he won 117380 in forty three races of which he won thirtythree was second in six and third in three Carbine was sold in 1888 for 15000 to Donald Wai law for whom he won his Iwst races racesAfter After Mr Wallaces death in the spring of 189 the Duke of Portland bought Carbine for 08250 The late J 1C Haggin was desirous of acquiring the great horse but the English buyer forestalled him and America missed Carbine CarbineThe The following tables give the racing performances of Carbine and an idea of his quality qualityTwoYcarOld TwoYcarOld 1887 Stakes Course Amount AmountHopeful Hopeful Stakes Ohristchnrch N Z 1425 1425Middle Middle Park Stakes Christchureh N Z 1350 1350Champagne Champagne Stakes Duncdin N Z 1225 1225Champagne Champagne Stakes Christchurch N Z 1125 1125Challenge Challenge Stakes Christchurch N Z 1150 Total 5 races 0575 0575Three Three Year Old 1888 Stakes Course Amount AmountFlying Flying Stakes Flemington 1315 1315Foal Foal Stakes Flemington 2755 2755Champion Champion Slakes Flemington 5700 5700All All Aged Stakes Flemington 1830 1830Loch Loch Plato Flemington 2050 2050Sydney Sydney Cup Randwick 8775 8775AllAged AllAged Stakes Randwick 2350 2350Cumberland Cumberland Stakes Randwick 2190 2190Australian Australian Jockey Club Plate Randwick 2300 Second Victoria Racing Club Derby Fleming ton i 050 050Third Third Newmarket Handicap Flemington 500 500Second Second Australian Cup Flemington 1000 1000Second Second Autumn Stakes Raudwick 500 500Total Total 13 races 31505 31505FourYearold FourYearold 1889 1889Stakes Stakes Course Amount AmountFlying Flying Stakes Flemington 1450 1450Essendon Essendon Stakes Flemington 2570 2570AllAged AllAged Stakes Flemington 1920 1920Loch Loch Plate Flemington 2075 2075Autumn Autumn Stakes Randwick 2315 2315Sydney Sydney Cup Randwick 875 875AllAged AllAged Stakes Randwick 2200 2200Cumberland Cumberland Stakes Itandwick 2425 2425Australian Australian Jockey Club Plate Raudwick 2180 2180Second Second Caulfield Stakes Caulfield 500 500Third Third Melbourne Slakes Flemington 250 250Second Second Melbourne Cup Flemington 10000 10000Third Third Champion Stakes Flemington 750 750Second Second AllAged Stakes Raudwick 500 500Total Total 15 races 35110 35110FiveYearOld FiveYearOld 1890 1890Stakes Stakes Course Amount AmountSpring Spring Stakes Randwick 2105 2105Craven Craven Plate Randwkk 2295 2295Melbourne Melbourne Stakes Flcmiugton 2511 2511Melbourne Melbourne Cup Flemington 51400 51400Champion Champion Stakes Flemington 3875 3875AllAged AllAged Stakes Flemington 3200 3200Essendoii Essendoii StaUvs Fleinington 1900 1900Autumn Autumn Stakes Rand wick 2130 2130Cumberland Cumberland Stakes Randwick 2135 2135Australian Australian Jockey Club Plate Randwick 2190 2190Total Total 10 races 74190 74190Summary Summary 43 races 33 wins J seconds 3 thirds and unplaced once Total winnings 147380 147380The The record of Carbine in his four seasons of Aus ¬ tralian racing is shown below belowYear Year Age Sts 1st 2d 3d Unp Won 1SS7 2 5 5 0 0 0 0575 1888 3 13 9 3 1 0 31505 1889 4 15 9321 35110 1890 5 10 10 0 0 0 74190 Totals 4 43 33 0 3 1 147380 147380WINNINGS WINNINGS OF CARBINES CHILDREN CHILDRENThe The following table shows Carbines winnings as a sire in England EnglandYear Year Horses Races Value 1899 2 2 3705 19 22815 Totals 138 253 175103 175103Here Here is Carbines tabulated pedigree race an ancient one but full of the best early English thor ¬ oughbred blood
