ENGLISH RACING.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20919, 28 July 1933, Page 14

ENGLISH RACING.

SON-INLAWS INFLUENCE. {FT.OAI Ol'ft OYVK COriRF.SI'OXDENT.) LONDON, June 18. Ascot is the Mecca each year of the best horses in training. Only those incapacitated by limb or other disabilities are usually missing from the paddock and one or other of the 28 richly f endowed events. To win one or more S of the coveted prizes is the great ambition of owners and trainers; and ' breeders of blockslock live in the hope * that the Ascot results will raise their positions and prestige in the winning lists appertaining to their stallions and studs. Within my recollection, there have been many brilliant Ascots, but none > more so than the four days of this ; year. There was one sorrowful kici- ' dent, however, attaching to the meet--1 ing, namely, the fatal accident to Fred . Leader (the trainer of Gainslaw, the winner of the gold vase on Tuesday), and to Mrs Leader, as they were returning by car to Newmarket on Tuesday night. A very likeable man, Fred ; Leader was a most painstaking trainer. i He will be greatly missed. Knowing that Foxhunter was to run ■ in the Churchill Stakes on Wednesday, ' I did not anticipate that he would be : saddled for the gold cup on Thursday. ■ Such, however, was the case, and as a result Foxhunter defeated my choice, Orpen, by a length after a particularly well-run race, the pace being good throughout. At an' interval of five lengths the mare Nitsichin was third, Firdaussi fourth, and the favourite, Brulclte, next. As I stated last week, '. no mare has been capable of winning the Gold Cup since La Fleebe, a far better mare than cither Nitsichin or Brtilcttc, was successful in 1894. In point of fact, the only mares which have won the coveted trophy since and including 1842 are Beeswing, Brigantine, Apology, and La Flcche. The French challenger this year was Gris Perlcvwho, like Brulette, is a descend- ' ant in the mal£ line of The Flying , Dutchman through Dollar. Gris F-erle i at no period of the race had a win- , ; ning chance. j A Great Double. I Foxhunter is a son of Foxlaw (by I Son-in-Law out of Alope, by Gallin- j ule) out of Trimestral (the dam of j Trinidon and Trilogy!, by William the | Third out of Mistrclla, by Cyllene. As ! Trimdon is by Son-in-Law, he is a ! three-parts brother to Foxhunter, a ' good looking chestnut colt bred by Lord St. Davids ,and sold as a yearling to Mr Edward Esmond for 2700 guineas. Trimdon won the Gold Cup in 1931 and 1932. Thus Trimestral has bred two horses which have won three Gold Cups in successive years. At the sale of the bloodstock of the late Lord Durham (uncle of the pres- ' ent earl) Lord St. Davids purchased : Trimestral, in foal with Foxhunter,; who is the mare's last living offspring : —she died last year. Her daughter, i Trilogy (sister of Trimdon and three- j parts sister to Foxhunter), is the dam of Dorigen and Scarlet Tiger. Tryst, another daughter of Trimestral, has bred Young Lover, winner of the Newmarket Stakes. Trimestral's sire, William the Third, won the Gold Cup in 1902, and her dam's sire, Cyllene, was successful in the race in 1899. Further stamina reaches Foxhunter through his sire Foxlaw (winner of the Gold Cup in 1927). Foxlaw is by Son-in-Law, a great stayer, and sire of Bosworth (Gold Cup, 1930) and Trimdon. As showing further the great influence of Son-in-Law on the incidence of stamina, the Gold Vase (two miles) was won last Tuesday by Gainslaw, bv Winalot (by Son-in-Law); the Churchill Stakes (two miles) on Wednesday by Beau Frere, by Son-in-Law. Here Foxhunter, carrying 9st 101b, was second, and Trustee, by Winalot, third. In the Bessborough Handicap (twelve furlongs). Denbigh, by Winalot, under Bst 131b, was third. In the Welsh St. Leger of last year he defeated Foxhunter by three lengths, and gave him 41b in heavy going. Speed as Well. The scions of Son-in-Law possess speed as well as stamina. Lord Woolavington's beautiful filly Maureen, winner of the Queen Mary Stakes on Tuesday, is by that very successful sire. Son-in-Law belongs to the Dark Ronald branch of Hampton. Gainsborough and Gay Crusader (now dead) are members of the Bayardo branch of Hampton's house. Lord Derby's wonderful little colt Hyperion (winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes last Tuesday) is by Gainsborough. Shamsuddin and Belfry, second and third To Hyperion, are sons of Gainsborough's son, Solario (a winner of the Gold Cup). Gay Crusader is the sire of Mr J. A. Dewar's Coventry Stakes winner Medieval Knight. Also by Gay Crusader is Lord Astor's Criss Cross, winner of the Waterford I Stakes. Colorado (dead) is a descendI ant of Bend Or through Cyllene, Polymelus, and Phalaris. His winning offspring last week included Lord Astor's good colt Canon Law (St. James's Palace Stakes); Colonel Loder's Colorado Kid (Royal Hunt Cup); Lord Glanely's Colombo (New Stakes), and Colonel G. Wilson's Loaningdale, who dead-heated with the unbeaten Mannamead for the Rous Memorial Stakes. Mannamead is by Manna (son of Phalaris) out of Book Law, winner of the St. Leger. Another winner of the Phalaris line is Lord Stanley's Versicle, by Sickle, a half-brother, by Phalaris, to Hyperion. Versicle, who is not eligible lor the Stud Book, won the Ribblesdale Stakes. A very interesting circumstance associated with Versicle is that in the female line she traces to a halfbred mare claimed by the late Lord Coventry out of a selling' race at Ascot nearly 70 years ago. The Swynford male line has also done well at the Royal meeting. Madagascar, by Blandford (son of bwyn- ' ford), won the Queen Anne Stakes; Lord Ellesmere's very game little filly, Merenda (by Blandford), the Ches- ; ham Stakes; and Mr E. Esmond's Sans Peine (by Sansovino, son of : Swynford) the King Edward VII. Stakes. Not Record-breaking;. The time taken by Foxhunter in winning the Gold Cup was 4min 22 ' 3-ssec. This time entails a true pace, and is good. But it is not by any means a record for the race. Golden ; Myth (who, like Foxlaw, was trained by Jack Jarvis), thanks to the fast : gallop set by Flamboyant, won in 4min 17sec in 1922. In the following year Happy Man won the race in 4min 20 4-ssec. There is, too, nothing extraordinary in Foxhunter winning the Gold Cup after having had a race at the meeting. In 1878 Verneuill won the Gold Vase, the Gold Cup, and the Alexandra Plate. In 1922 Golden Myth carried off the Gold Vase, and, as we have seen, also the Gold Cup. In 1879. Isonomy accomplished a like feat, winning both the Vase and the . Cup. The fine performance of his Majesty's Limelight in the Hardwicke Stakes and Brown Jack's fifth successive triumph in the Queen Alexandra Stakes, were the most popular and spectacular events on the closing day. Brown Jack holds the record at the Royal meeting for a winning sequence in the same race, but if a wider field be reviewed it will be found that one of his ancestors, the famous Doctor Syntax, won the Gold Cup at Lan-

caster in six successive years, from 1815 to 1820 inclusive. He also won the Gold Cup at Preston for seven successive years, 1815-1821 inclusive. GOODWOOD MEETING. (Vim ED IMiESS ASSOCIATION —BT ELECTRIC TEI.KGRAPK—COI'nUGHT.) LONDON, July 26. The Goodwood race mooting was continued to-dny. Following is the rebult of tbo. GOODWOOD STAKES, Of 20 soys each, with 1000 sovs added; second horso to receive 150 sovs, and third horse 75 sovs from stake. About two miles and three furlongs. C. Jackson's b h I'RINCE OXENDON by Kom) Prince—Oxendon syrs . . 1 P. Johnson's br g Loose Strife by Transcendent—Forest Bloom 4yrs .. 2 Lord Derby's b g Guiscard by Gay Crusader —Selene syrs .. ..3 Nineteen horses started. Won by three-quarters of a length. _____ TIMARU T.C. ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. (SrECIA.L TO THE PRESS.) TIMARU, July 27. The annual meeting of the Timaru Trotting Club was held to-night, Mr John Hole presiding. In moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet (previously published) the chairman said that it was unfortunate that the club's finances were not in a healthier state. The club had been keen to get relief meetings, but all meetings with this object in view had been refused. Mr H. Lowry expressed disappointment that the meetings of the club had had to clash with others. He believed that the controlling authorities should give more consideration in this respect in future. Mr H. E. Willcox said he considered that unless the club did not want to lose its position and its liquid assets it would have to make some improvements. He did not want to see the stakes reduced to too great an extent. The question was how to arrest the drift. He was surprised to see that Mr George Gould had stated at the special meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club that to reduce the subscriptions would affect owners. Mr Willcox said his opinion was that to popularise a meeting was to bring more money to the totalisator. He was afraid that the club was not so popular with town people as it should be. Until this position was overcome he feared that the club would continue to drift. Every effort should be made to attract new members. A membership of 350 was far too small for such a club. Mr A. P. Greenfield said he did not think that the club was unpopular. The present state of affairs was only a sign of the times. He thought that there was a bigger attendance at the South Canterbury Hunt meeting on Saturday than for a long time past, yet the totalisator receipts were down. The fact was that people to-day did not have the money they once had. At the same time he considered that all should be done to put the club on a better footing. It seemed strange that while other clubs were doing well Timaru was in such a bad position, and he agreed that efforts should be made to obtain more patronage. Mr Willcox: Perhaps I am wrong in saying that we are unpopular, but we are not getting the support we should. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Mr A. C. Martin was reappointed auditor. A vote of sympathy was passed to Mr W. J. Dore in his illness. Mr Willcox said that the rent was too high and suggested a conference with the jockey club to make an sdjustment, but no action was taken. At a subsequent meeting of the committee Mr Hole was re-elected president, Mr H. F. Morton vice-president, and Mr Greenfield treasurer.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. YARRAMBA SCRATCHED FOR TWO CUPS. (OTCOTD PRBSS ASSOCIATION—BT ELXCTBIC TILEGBAPH —COPYRIGHT.) (Received July 27, 11.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, July 27. Racing circles received a shock today when Yarramba, which has broken down, was scratched for the two cups. Yarramba was second in the last Melbourne Cup to Peter Pan. BOOKMAKERS. OWNER FAVOURS LICENSING. (press association telegham.) INVERCARGILL, July 27. In his address at the annual meeting of the Southland Racing Club this evening, the president, Mr W. T. Hazlett, said that he would like to see the Government prevailed upon to license bookmakers again in New Zealand The clubs would do far th . an with the totalisator alone t . J h « x ? not a new fad of mine," h "e h,o '* *u my ex Perience in Australia ri/htTh? convinced me that I am hi V The totalisator works in with the bookmakers, and vice versa"