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, I , SOME SOUTH AFRICAN WINNING SIRES It is interesting to see the success of the various male lines in different parts of the world. In South Africa, for instance, Greatorex, by Carbine Mrs. Butterwick, is far away ahead of all competitors for the racing season, which ended July 31 last. He had thirty-eight winners of 4,405 in stakes. Second comes William Rufus witli ten winners of 5,800. Third is Minor Forfeit, by Minting Malbaum, with twenty-five winners of 9,475. Fourth is Perseus, by Persimmon Urania, with ten winners of 5,650. Fifth comes Galeas. by Sir Visto Galanthis, with fifteen winners of 2,400. Then Pietrl, by St. Frusquiri Pie Powder, eight winners of 1,545. The above brief details will suffice to show the strange vicissitudes of blood lines. William Rufus has never made much of a hit in England, and there Is no male repre-l sentative of Minting or Sir Visto to continue those lines in this country. Glancing a little lower down the list I see that Nobleman, a son of Greatorex, is well up with thirteen winners of 9,510. Vril, son of Vitez, by Melton, had nineteen winners of 8,165, and there were no fewer than six winners of 6,635 by Phulerou, which is in England, and, like Greatorex, is a son of Mrs. Butterwick. Dnn-donald, another Carbine horse, was represented by fourteen winners of 5,210. It is clear that bloodstock breeding is carried on much more tensivly now in South Africa than it used to be when imported stock was mainly relied on. W. Allison in London Sportsman.
