. Breeding racehorses by the figure system. Horses; Horses; Horse racing. 62 Breeding Racehorses hy the Figure System. of Whisker, and was without doubt the best sire ever bred in Australia. The figures demonstrate very clearly that Chester was descended from the best sire lines in the Stud Book. Sir Hercules (Aus.) is from LADY CHESTER (imp.). (8) I ^ , AUSTREY. StOCKWELL. (3) CHESTER. YATTENDON (17). Cassandra. Sir Hercules, (o). the 3 family. His sire, Cap-a-pie (5), was by The Colonel (from the 8 line), and Cap-a-pie was from a Sultan mare also (8). Blessed with all this sire blood, Sir He


. Breeding racehorses by the figure system. Horses; Horses; Horse racing. 62 Breeding Racehorses hy the Figure System. of Whisker, and was without doubt the best sire ever bred in Australia. The figures demonstrate very clearly that Chester was descended from the best sire lines in the Stud Book. Sir Hercules (Aus.) is from LADY CHESTER (imp.). (8) I ^ , AUSTREY. StOCKWELL. (3) CHESTER. YATTENDON (17). Cassandra. Sir Hercules, (o). the 3 family. His sire, Cap-a-pie (5), was by The Colonel (from the 8 line), and Cap-a-pie was from a Sultan mare also (8). Blessed with all this sire blood, Sir Hercules was mated with Cassandra, whose sire (imp.) Tros, came from the 12 line ; and, to crown matters,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lowe, C. Bruce; Allison, William, 1851-1923?. London : H. Cox


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