Touchstone, by Camel I Evening Star Bertha, by Eubens St Swithin's sire, Oadogan, was a performer of merit m the Old Country, having as a two year-old won the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom, and ran third m the New Stakes, at Ascot, and Kichmond Stakes, at Goodwood ( m the latter of which he gave 6ib to a great mare like Wheel of Fortune ), while as a three year-old he ran second to Charibert m the Two Thousand Guineas, hauving thirteen behind him, and amongst them Eayon dOr and Euperra. who subsequently finished first and second for the Leger. He started first favourite for the Derby, hut met with an accident during the race, was beaten out of place, and never ran again. Since his importation to this colony he has sired, among others, the following win- ners :- Everton Lad. winner of the Dunedin Champagne ; Hermitage, winner of the Timaru Cup and many other races ; Hanlan, winner of the C.J C. Autumn Nursery Handicap ; Beresford, winner of the C.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap and the Wellington Cup; Cruchfield, winner of the Wanganui Derby and Hawke's Bay Cup ,• Lady Norah, winner of the Wanganui Cup, Napier Handicap, &c ; Chic, Oremorna, Eardingale, Bonny Blink, Kosebud, and many others. Last season he sired 13 winners, who netted be tween them j>2267. Malice, the dam of St. Swithia, was a good performer herself m her time, and has earned kudos at the stud as the dam of mischief, who won the CJ.O. Metrop. Handicap, the Wellington Cup, and numerous other good prizes, and Maligner, who has cut out some of the speediest spriuting re- cords m the colonies. Malice comes of a great family, for she is full sister to Lurline, who was one of the greatest turf heroines ever saddled m the colonies, and is d«m of the V.E.O. Derby winner, Darebin, who sired Australian Peer, another of the V.E 0. Derby winners ; to Castaway, who ran second to Papapa for the Canterbury Derby and sired Salvage etc. ; and to Le Loup, winner of the V.E.O. Handicap, 0.J.0, Handicap. Canterbury Cup and Christchurch Plate, and who sired Gipsy King, winner of the Dunedin Cup of 1888. Malice is also half-sister to La Mode, winner of the C.J.C. Welcome Stakes of 1880, and to Waterwitch, dam of JMatator and Cynisca's dam Nautilus. TERMS : — £2. 