THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 243, 27 July 1935, Page 2

THE TURF.

THE LIVERPOOL CUP (United Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 26. The Liverpool Cup resulted": His Reverence 1 2 Guinea Gap 2, Lawmaker 3. Seven started. Won by threequarters of a length; three lengths between second and third. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. THE ACCEPTANCES. (Special to the “Guardian.”) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The following acceptances have been received for the principal events at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National meeting: — ' ■ New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase, of 1000 sovs; three miles and a half—Valpeen 11.13, Tudor 11.8, Billy Boy 11.5, Riotous 11.3, Royal Limond 10.8, Dunmure 10.7, Punchestown 10.1, Ruby Meteor 9.13, Free Air 9.5, Unitali 9.4, Pahu 9.0, Night Parade 9.0, Peterette 9.0, Burglar 9.0. Winter Cup, of 500 sovs; one mile — Golden Hair 9.5, Rebel Chief 9.1, Southdown 9.0, Argentic 8.13, Gay Crest 8.12, Horowhenua 8.12, Osculate 8.9, Silver Sight 8.8, JLapel 8.6, Mercian Prince 8.5, Sea Fox 8.5, Tuirau 8.3, Knockfin 8.2, Sunee 8.2, Travenna 8.2, Cottesmore 8.2, Water Power 8.2, Chrysology 8.2, Royal Banquet 8.1, Korero 8.0, Fainveather 8.0, Wino 8.0, Royal Gallant 8.0, Epris 8.0, Courtyard 8.0, Adeline 8.0, Quite Soon 8.0, Royal Sceptre 8.0. New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race, of 600 sovs; about two miles and a half—Rasouli 10.9, Revision 10.4, Hounslow 10.3, Valpeen 10.3, Tudor 10.3, Free Air* 9.12, Esteem 9.11, Jolly Beggar 9.10, Verden 9.9, Polydora 9.9, Brigadore 9.8, Aladdin 9.4, Invictus 9.3, Lycidas 9.2, Adult 9.0, Master Musk 9.0, Dunmure 9.0, Tareha 9.0.

WORTHY QUEEN RETIRED.

CHAMPION FOR STUD. The champion trotter of New' Zealand and Australia, Worthy Queen, 2min 3 3-s'sec, has developed soreness, and rather than break her down, her trainer and lessee, J. S. Shaw, has decided to retire her from the race track, and she will be returned to her owner in the North Island for breeding purposes. Worthy Queen has proved to be the greatest trotter up to a mile and a half in this country (says a Wellington sporting writer). In addition, to her wonderful achievement of trotting a mile against a high wind at Addington last season in 2min 3 3-ssec, she has been privately timed to cqver a mile and a half in a race, and from a standing start, in 3min 11 l-ssec. In addition to her great speed, she is a perfect mare from every aspect, and for some time she has been one of the favourites at Addington. She has earned the highest honours on the race track, and up to a mile and a half she has no peers. Since joining J. S'. Shaw’s establishment, Worthy Queen has competed in 27 races for £IO7O in stakes, and ,Shaw trained and drove her in her record-making event. She did all her earlv racing in the colours of the late Mr J. R. Corrigan, for whom she won nine races in 17 starts. During Shaw’s term, she was first home on live occasions. In 44 starts her record is 14 firsts, four seconds, and two thirds, and she has won £1953 in prizemoney. , . . She is a young mare, having been foaled in 1927. She was bred by the lated Mr J. R. Corrigan at Hawera, and is by Worthy Bingen (a brother to Great Bingen and Peter Bingen). Her dam was Queen Chimes, who won the Champion Stakes at Addington in 1918 and Taranaki Futurity Stakes m the same year. Queen Chimes is by Coldstream Bells, by Abbey Bells (imp.). The grand-dam of Worthy Queen is Vanquish, who was a daughter of Vancleve, and Victress, who was sired by Abbotsford.

TWO HUNDRED RACEHORSES.

SOUTHLAND OWNER. AMAZES

AUSTRALIA

There is a racing man in Australia who does not know how many horses lie owns. He is Mr W. T. Hazlett, one of the leading graziers and sportsmen in New Zealand, writes “Ascot” in the Melbourne “Sporting Globe.” In the past 15 months he has extended his turf ventures to Melbourne with marked success.

I asked Mr Hazlett how many horses he had. “I couldn’t estimate them,” he answered. He admits having 40 brood mares, some of them with three and four foals. He has close on SO 1 horses in training. Others of his stock are raced by his sons. From the way he spoke, I would not be far wide of the mark, in estimating that he owns 200. Many of them he has never .seen.

The produce of the Hazlett studs in New Zealand is increasing and, being a business man, Mr Hazlett decided to transfer some of -his horses to Melbourne to advertise the tyeed 1 . He realises that by winning races here he will be better able to place his stock on the market, and he has so many horses he is only too willing to part with any lie can. His studs are overstocked and he is forced to deplete them as they become fuller each year. Another reason for bringing his team here is that in Melbourne he is in closer touch with the Indian market. Mr Hazlett first hit on the idea of coming to Victoria 15 months ago when he brought a team which included Sir Simper. Since then he has won 12 •races in Melbourne and has sold four horses. He considers that a highly satisfactory start. Sir Simper’s success gave- his owner

more pleasure than the monetary returns because it brought his stock into the limelight. . ■Half an hour’s chat with Mr Haziett is quite enough to show that he possesses a thorough knowledge of the turf, with which he lias been associated all his life as an owner and official. Ho is on the executive council of the New Zealand Racing Conference, which controls racing in the Dominion. Mr Haziett is on the verge of another trip to New Zealand I —he makes about eight during the year—to attend) the annual meeting l of the Racing Conference. . When lie returns from New Zealand toward the end of July, Mr Haziett will bring six more horses. He does not know yet what they will be, probably untried young stock by Pliar Lap’s sire, Night Raid. He has 10 horses in training in Melbourne, and about the same number in the Dominion. . To add a different strain to his stock Mr Haziett imported from Ireland a year ago ft young 1 stallion named Colonel Cygnus, by Cygnus—Krish-le-sliee who traces back to a famous mare named Sonsie Queen by Musket. The first stock of Colonel Cygnus are now foals, and compare very well with the best in New Zealand.