Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 10 December 1938, page 12
The SPORTSMAN’S SCRAPBOOK
Famous Old Sires: Sir Hercules
IN the last century Australia has been blessed with many notable sires, but few have ranked above Sir Hercules, who was the outstanding sire of the sixties. His success was remarkable in every way, and that he possessed exceptional qualities was proved by the fact that his male line carried on for several generations, which is unusual in this country. Sir Hercules sired Yattendon, who was a great sire, and Yattendon left behind him Chester and Grand Flaneur to carry on the male line of Sir Hercules. Chester was the sire of Carlyon, who did wonderfully well at the stud in South Australia, where he did much toward establishing the
