THE ENGLISH DERBY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 84, 15 May 1914, Page 2

THE ENGLISH DERBY.

■ KENNYMORE IN FAVOUR.

HIS MAJESTY'S PROSPECTS.

Thfe 'owner of Kennymore, Sir John Thursby will probably be the most envi6& Sportsman in England for the nejt fortnight. With The Tetrarch - broken down and Corcyra not engaged, • «verything Nl 3odks plain sailing for his fcmart colt vto attain the most coveted honour with the English tjirf, ,an achievement that many' an 'haip faidrtune in trying to aecomplisK witlxout success. And it would indeed bo fitting if Kennymore fulfils. expectations, for racing has few keener votaries than that colt's owner. Only a decade ago the baronet had great hope's''of having his name in-, scribed': bfr the list of Derby winners through a geney of Kennymore's Sire, Joiin o' Gaunt. Everything . pointed JQ/,the; son of Isinglass prevailing, was,, sent out a ..staunch favouriteJfor the race of 1904. Gentle-: ttten riders are seldom found taking part in'a, Derby contest at Epsom, but 89 was/Sir John of-success" that he allowed his trainer, Mr Lamp- - tori, to have the,mount on John o' v Gaunt, only to see Mm out-generalled on- Mr Leopold Rothschild's St. Amant. ' It£; was a thoroughly characteristic , action of Sir John, and was evidently recognised , by- ,the public,- for on re-, turning to.sci.'le John o'VGa^t' and his" rider received just as big a reception • did the winner. If ever a horse should' have won the Derby on breeding lines it was John; o; r jG!a,unt, for .he w^ s got by Isinglass" from La Fleche.; Isin- , glass wafe a triplb crown —Two' Thousand Guineas, Derby, and ' St. ; Leger—hero, and he also holds the record as thei world's greatest stake winner, with '/. £57,455. La Fleche -appropriated .the \ Oij® Thousand Guineas, Oaks, and St. Jr, and eatfned' £34,703. in . stake y- - - ... ~ ' , : LUCKY OWNER. Kennypiqre do.es succeed in .the rfbbon, his owner wilj 'always be > regarded as- one of v" it«£ for had the colt fliet The Tetrareh i at' their best!it is quite on V the.: cards that both.-vlroiild. have, 'dei feat(ed him. The Tetrarch's breakdown wa&mOt unexpected, and he will now : be to .the stud, minus a whole lot Y of that might have been.-his ;■ fcaq ? he kept sound. Early this season . Tumours were ■in circulation that all irasr not well with the grey champion, and> those who. had backed him for /<fche blue ribbon oh .the conclusion of his tw&jyear-old' 'career "were on anything ' v but. good terms with themselves. Many of • ; tiieir ! with - ' Hoard's" '"laying covering aga|nst , the coJlt starting, and in this venture jLfoffc&y- will be heavy losers. Special boots were made to prevent The Tetrarch from hitting himself v -whsn galloping at top,- but.they proved ineffective, for about three months ago the;polt went decidedly lame,' the resutt of hitting himself behind-the near fore Jcnee. Then it was resolved to pin-fire Mm',-and the operation was successfuLcthafc every hope 'was ■ held out of bis. 'at least being able to see the ppst in 'his ' of attaining that honour he was allowed \ miss his early gagements, and every ©are was taken' of the damaged knee. It was all to no avail, however, for during '.the progress • of the Newmarket second spring meet 1 , ing the pen was run through his namefor the blue ribbon. What a sensation the announcement would make on the may well be ini-

GORCYR& OUT OF THE WAY. . Sir f is also extremely - having . Corcyra amonjgs^LMs <JOlt> *ss opponents in the vcovete^^ip|ssic'^''v, Unfortunately- -forX»ord ' ytJie soil of' , elus engaged in the blue gibbon, an that his . breeder ,nd doubt x4gret for the rest of his life. On , theijr two-yoar-old . form CSoreyra ; had ju&tj as good credentials as Kenny- , out of six starts Jie;. won... ion four and/was neyej out of- a #j|he* oWy occasion on . which the ' paiij m$ as 1 * the : DewhuYajfc Plate, and though Kennyinor6 , prevail##, there 1 was little in-the beat--ing T|t|s season they measured strides in the* sEwo Thousand Guineas,. and again proved the master, but Itom the report ; of the contest Corey raw|i| going so much the stronger at the fifcisn thit :had there feeeng a few s more to travel he, would assuredly, Jbave ||if»railedV > ''' That rate was run over a mile fc|urse, and as -the Dreby coiu-se is ha|f||i iriile further ,it lpoks,, a.e,;if, liave reversed positions with M Newmarket conqueror had ' he. been ,to .meet, him over : the> longer blarney! Strange to say Kenny- , Biore . not . engaged in -the Newin which Gbrcyra prevailed la|t Wednesday, but Lord Londonderry colt beat a couple of other 3}erby . candidates in Brakespear and Hapsburg. in that event. His next opportunity of measuring strides with Kennympre will be in the Sandringham • "Foal • Sts&es l ," and even if both -do; not see the Ajpost in > that event they F *pll have plenty of Opportunities of showing their before \ is' .over. • p??.. : f": '■"!« ; A EOY^L ptERBY CANDIDATEThe fact^^nis f Majesty 's spear acting as runner-up to Qdrcyra in the Newmarket Stakes js sure to bring him into ; prominence or, r the Derby. . There'was little iir Ms; twp-year-old. form-to suggest Spearmint 's son as likely-to attain classic distinction, and it is quite on the cards that he • was amongst ,those that jfimshed behind "in *■ the ■ Tfe TlM)iisandL guineas last month.- Hjis Infest showing that the jMjrjal colt is on the improve, and beiAg a& pt&si>eet, hoiiieip vfer th& mile a; half |?oufse anyi journey su6h' as : the ; Thousand or Newjnarket Stakes. I aw tftipi that -wou|l|| ' hail- Brake|| ; eiSf| 5 sfvietpity sls.|!he • ribbon witfa Wie'; greatest far the bearers of the royal live£g: kave been decidedly out of luck. • TEMPLAR.