Macdonald Dictionary Record: Daniel O'Brien

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Daniel O'Brien. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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O11
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O11
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O11
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Marks/Inscriptions: O. 11 O'Brien, Daniel (1847-1916) was born at Melbourne and was brought up on a farm but took to racing. He came to N.Z. in 67 . He rode for C.B. Fisher when a lad. He trained horses in Otago for the gold fields meetings. He and Harri Pr ince went to Otago with Kildare ary but they were Stony broke before they got there . He rode to a sports meeting 23 miles away, won A. handle race and a flat race (running and was third in a hack race. in which he was placed first after the other two were put out for jostling . This put them in funds again He returned to Ch.Ch and. bought Tambourine with which he won many good races Then he became licensee of the Em pie Hotel at Oamaru . He returned to Ch.Ch and bought the Racecourse Hotel He won the first N.Z.Cut with Tasman in ' . He raced and trained at Riccarton W ith the Racecourse Hotel as his headquarters He acted as whip in paper chase hunts at Ch.Ch. E.W. Millet was hunts man. He won 31 races with Tasman . He boug ht Trenton from G.G. Stead and sold him well in Aust. He bought carbine as a yearling for 640 gus a high price for the tane and sold him to Donald Wallace for 3000 gus . Carbine was sold to the Duke of Portland for 13000 g.3 N.Z. Racing Calendar 4.10.50 : LT. 12.7.72 : 29.8.16 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: O. 11. Dan O'Brien 2 as a stallion. ' Brien; head quarters were at Rand wick when he had Car bure. Another ged horse he owned was Loyalty. When he came back to He took a hotel at New Plymouth . He won the G.N. Derby and the Canty. Cup ith Multi fed in 1906. He went back again to Aust. and won the Caulfield Cup in 1908 w ith Hats od Mananui which he bred himself. marr . Miss Porter dau of Alfred Porter He d. at Melbourne 28.8.1916. of Castle Hill. Sketch of Dan o'Brien , Old ' in in Sydney Referee " once was a good jockey ; has keen eyes ; light moustache : dresses well; wears good diamonds knows a hawk rom a hand - saw : is not a pigeon to be plucked , has been a good runner in his time : can use his fists f required : not pignaci ous by any Means dead against tots.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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