Chapter I: Front Matter

RACEHORSES IN AUSTRALIA

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_From an old painting_

A change of horses never meant a change of whisky.
It was always then as now—JOHNNIE WALKER.

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PLATE 1.

HEAD OF TRAFALGAR, one of the most genuine stayers bred in Australia
of recent years. From a painting of the horse, at the age of 7
years, in the possession of Dr. Stewart McKay.
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RACEHORSES IN AUSTRALIA

WITH PAINTINGS BY
MARTIN STAINFORTH

EDITED BY
DR. W. H. LANG
KEN AUSTIN AND
DR. STEWART McKAY

PRODUCED BY HARRY JULIUS
PUBLISHED BY ART IN AUSTRALIA LIMITED
24 BOND STREET, SYDNEY
LONDON: CONSTABLE & COMPANY LIMITED
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1922

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CONTENTS

Page Introduction By Ken Austin 1 Racehorses in Australia By Dr. W. H. Lang 3 Martin Stainforth—an appreciation By Dr. Stewart McKay 105 The Secret of Staying Power By Dr. Stewart McKay 117 The A.J.C. and Randwick By Ken Austin 124 The V.R.C. and Flemington By Dr. W. H. Lang 130 The Thoroughbred Homes of Australia By Ken Austin 137 Famous Racehorses By Frank Wilkinson (Martindale) 147 Racing in New South Wales 159

ILLUSTRATIONS

COLORED PLATES
Plate
Head of Trafalgar 1
Musket 2
Carbine 3
Trenton 4
Cross Battery 5
The Finish for the V.R.C. Flying Stakes, 1902 6
Maltster 7
Wallace 8
Lanius 9
Linacre 10
Yippingale 11
Trafalgar 12
Brattle 13
Poitrel 14
Gloaming 15
Artilleryman 16
Triptych 17
Cetigne 18
Kennaquhair 19
Comedy King 20
Woorak 21
Panacre 22
Eurythmic 23
The Finish for the A.J.C. Craven Plate, 1918 24

BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS
Page
Duke Foote 107
Desert Gold 107
Malt King 108
Biplane 108
The Welkin 109
Cagou 109
Greenstead 110
Beauford 110
Martin Stainforth 111
Pencil Sketches 111
Anatomical Study 112
Sketch of Pony 112
Artilleryman 113
Ready 113
Pal 114
Mallwyd Albert 114
Views of Randwick 125
Plan of Randwick 126
Views of Flemington 135
Plans of Flemington 136
Jorrocks 147
Veno 148
Fisherman 148
Flying Buck 149
Archer 149
Clove 150
Yattendon 150
Maribyrnong 151
The Barb 151
Tim Whiffler 152
Chester 152
First King 153
Robinson Crusoe 153
Goldsbrough 154
Grand Flaneur 154
Abercorn 155
Malua 155
Wakeful 156
La Carabine 156
Carlita 157
Tartan 157
Poseidon 158
Prince Foote 158