Uhlan (horse)

Uhlan was a New Zealand thoroughbred horse that won the Boxing Day 1898 Auckland Cup.[1]

Uhlan
SireCuirassier (NZ)
GrandsireMusket (GB)
DamAida (NZ)
DamsireLeolinus (GB)
Foaled1893
CountryNew Zealand
ColourBrown
OwnerJ J Russell
Major wins
Auckland Cup (1898)
ARC Handicap (1898)
Last updated on 30 October 2020

W H Bartlett filmed Uhlan winning the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie Racecourse for the entrepreneur Alfred Henry Whitehouse.[2] This was the first time a horse-race had been filmed in New Zealand.[2][3]

Principal race wins

See also

References

  1. "AUCKLAND RACING CLUB". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 966. New South Wales, Australia. 27 December 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Sowry, Clive (1993). "Whitehouse, Alfred Henry". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "First movie shot in New Zealand". New Zealand History. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 1 December 1898.
  4. "AUCKLAND NOTES". The Australasian. Vol. LXVI, no. 1711. Victoria, Australia. 14 January 1899. p. 18. Retrieved 31 October 2020 via National Library of Australia.


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