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NEW ZEALAND STATISTICS Sire Martian Regains Supremacy All the Seven Leaders Are English Importations. After losing his position as New Zealands premier sire Martian is again at the head of the stallion list, which place Martagons son held tinnually from 1015 to 1919. In fact, since 1914 the. offspring of Martian have won 33,320 in New Zealand. The dam is Otterden, by Sheen. She is a member of the famous Sunshine family. The leading seven sires are as follows: Sirc3. Winners. Amount. Martian, by Martagon 41 53,075 Demosthenes, by Desmond 33 133,395 Absurd, by Suudridge 25 100,075 Bezonian, by Velasquez : 31 G2.4S5 Kllboney, by The "Wag 27 C2.470 Marble Arch, by- Isinglass 27 00,425 Hallowmas, by Martagon 10 50,550 All these horses were imported from England. This is only the second season Absurd has had stock to i ace for him. He won the Middle Park Plate, and is a brother to .lest, the dam 0f Humorist. He showed brilliant speed and is. a handsome individual of commanding type. Demosthenes total of S138.7S0 was the highest ever obtained by a sire in New Zealand, hut Martian has excelled that record. Demosthenes is now in New South Wales, his owner being Percy Millar, who also has Magpie and. Sar-chedon. Rumor has been busy as to the infertility of Demosthenes since he arrived in Australia.
