Marchioness, an own sister to Towton, won the Oaks j and Tho Marquis a son of Cinizolli, won tho Two Thousand Guineas Stikos ; won the Great St. Legor, nnd lost the Derby by a hold, for whioh ho was lirst favorite. Towton was tho siro of Golden Cloud, Musician, Mil- fortuno, Tambourini, Kauri, and tho Phcobo Colt, and many other good horses too numor- ous to mention. Phcobe Colt beat the rennwnod Tomploton nt woight for ni?o. Towton was one of tho fow of old Melbourne's song, and his dam being a Touohstono maro, tho podigroo is one that unprejudiced breod. ing students ndmiro. It will bo seen that Sorcerer combines tho most iaMiionnblo and purost strain of raping weight carrying, and staying blood qualities, which should bo tho objest of every breeder to pcrpotuate, of any horso that has over stood in the Province. Review of tho past racing season, from tho Dunodin Evening Star : " Trnducor is again to bo oredited with boing by far tho l.ir(;o«it winning siro, for twenty-two of his stock havo won no loss than £9880 ; add to this sum tho amount won by smaller winnors am ing his stook, and nl«o thoso won by othor horses got by him but whoao breeding has not been given in tho reports of races, there enn bo no doubt that this now dofunct siro ia to bo credited with Cll, r )00 for tho past Hon^on. Thii is a wondorful total, con- fiidoring tho largo importations of Australian



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