ENGLISH RACING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21975, 26 December 1936, Page 15

ENGLISH RACING

KM) OF THE SEASON THE MANCHESTER MEETING (Tit Oil OCB OWlr COHSXSrONDENT.) LONDON. December 2. The penultimate day of the flat season of 1936 was blacked out by the fog that has been so general throughout the land. But on the last day racing did prove possible as the course became fairly clear after noon, but an important football match in the same city had to be postponed on account of fog. The last day s racing contains events known as the Farewell Handicap, the Manchester November Last Selling Handicap, and the Final Plate. An air of finality, therefore, pervades the programme. Honours on this occasion went to northern stables. The most important—the Manchester November Handicap—was earned oh bv M Peacock’s Middleham stable with Mr A Boazman's Newtown Ford 'colt bv Greek Bachelor—Athmore by Cygn’us) ip a field of 21. The victory was a narrow and magnificent one over the last-minute favourite. Mr C. £»• Gordon’s Sea Bequest, but none the less it was extremely popular. Mi Boazman is a well-known owner, and a well-known sheep farmer oi Kelso. In 1933 he won the same event with Jean’s Dream. Some luck may have contributed to Newtown Ford s win. for Sea Bequest was pocketed at least twice, and. as he was about to make his run. was cannoned into by bunching horses * about two furlongs from home. Mr B. Warners much-liked Free Fare, who had been running stronglv. was put right out of his stride, but E. Smith managed to get Sea Bequest balanced again and began a wonderful run. which, had it started fractionally earlier, might possibly have i ended in victory. Originally trained for the Cesarcwitch Newtown Ford had to be struck out on the eve of the race, owing to coughing. He was then prepared for the Derbv Cup. only to be baulked by ' fog. As affinal effort he was dispatched i to Manchester, and. to the huge delight of all concerned, won after a keen tussle over the last 100 yards with Sea Bequest. Latoi, from Peacock’s stable, held on to gain third place in front of Faites vos Jeux. Thrapston, Bell-Ans. and j Free Fare. Penny Royal, who had i been made favourite some weeks previously. failed to ‘go through with it j after running well to the straight. It j was the first time he had been un- ] placed during the season. I Newtown Ford’s victory completed a nice double for M. Peacock and his rider. Ncvett. for Yorkshireman had previously won the Farewell Handicap in easy fashion. Carr, of Bolton, also recorded a double. Putupon. an outsider, taking the overnight seller from three dozen opponents, and Pegomas finding his form at last in the Final Plate. Pegomas had been very much favoured for the Cambridgeshire. So the "flat ’ went out on a strong northern note. Noteworthy Points i It is interesting to note that Nowtown Ford is a grandson of the Irish Oaks winner, Athgreany, granddam of Trigo. . , The Middleham stable, with <4 wins this year, has the best average, while W. Nevett’s average—loß out of odd mounts —was better than Gordon Richards’s H7 out of 1000 mounts. The champion jockey, by the bye, has ridden 1910 winners during 16 years. A thousand mounts in one year is a record. Apart from four retainers, presents. and “10 per cents..” the champion for the tenth time in 12 years, has received more than £2500 in fees alone. A Successful Year i The vear 1936 has been one of great ' prosperity for the Turf. The season has been successful, attendances have i shown an increase on recent years, and the Racecourse Betting Control Board 1 is'expecting to show a turnover of ! £7.000,000 when its accounts arc made t up at the end of December. Turnover ! records were established at Ascot and i at other meetings. The bookies, on the (other hand, say they have had a very jbad year. ■ Winning Owners I The most successful owner-breeder of the year has been Lord Astor, whose horses have won £38,131 in stakes beating his previous best—l92s—Of £33.723. He is followed by Lord Derby and the Aga Khan. Sir A. Bailey, who has been racing for a great number of years, has also i had a successful year, as has the Amer- ! ican owner. Mr Woodward (£18,307), I Successful Trainers ! Lawson, who trains at Manton, heads | the list of winning trainers with nearly j £62,000. and is followed by Captain !C. Boyd-Rcchfort. Frank Butters, and lc Leader. Most winners have been i saddled by M. Peacock, who trains at i Middleham, as did his famous father before him. This has been a good sea- : son for the three Jarvis brothers. I Basil’s horses have won nearly £17,000 ' and the Royal stable, conducted by W. IR. Jarvis, has had one of its best I years. 1 Jockeys i Gordon Richards again Steads the list of winning jockeys. He already holds j the record of having ridden more wini ners in one season than any other j rider, and now he has made another reicord with 1000 mounts. Nevett and i Sirett have also each ridden more than I ICO winners during the season. E. ; Smith and T. Lowrey have established i themselves as first-class jockeys. Of the Solder riders Fox, Dick, and Jelliss have 1 retired after long and honourable I careers. Jelliss and Dick have begun ■as trainers, while Fox will help his old friend, Captain Gooch, with his stable. Donoghue and Carslake will ride again next season. "The Times” critic says: “Carslake has been riding as well this year as ever he rode before. and I have no doubt that if ho could ride at something less than 8-0 he would be the champion jockey Some of his finishes, especially at Newmarket, have been a delight to watch.” i Best Two-Year-Olds By comparison with last season, when the Aga Khan’s good colt, Bahram. dis-

tinguished himself by -winning the Triple Crown of racing—the Two Thousand Guineas. Derby, and St. Leger—l936 must take a modest place. It seems to be generally agreed that the two best two-year-olds of the season were Early School and Foray. Captain Long, in his interesting handicap of the season’s two-year-olds, places Early School top. 3ib above Foray. Early School is by Felstead; Foray is by Tetralema. Fair Copy and The Hour were also promising two-year-olds. It is a pity that, owing to a mistake, Lord Derby’s Fair Copy was not entered in the Derby. Early School, of course, will be trained for the Derby. Fdray will be "hotted up” for the Two Thousand Guineas. Other two-year-olds to take the eye were Goya IL. Full Sail, and i Sansalvo. Goya 11. may show consid- 1 erable improvement next year. The Champion Sire The produce of Lord Derby’s great sire. Fairway, has had an amazing, season, having won £58,012 in stakes, so eclipsing the record of Blandford. who headed last season’s list with £57.538 Blandford. who in 1934. had over £75.000 to his credit, has dropped completely into obscurity, whereas his successor promises to go on to still greater triumphs. This is only the third season in which Fairway’s stock have been racing, which makes his performance all the more remarkable. The value of his stock is emphasised, if needs be. by the position of his brother. Pharos, in the table. Pharos stands third, with £20.626. New Zealand has a Fairway colt. Tideracc,' bought this year by Mr J, N. Lowry. Miss Dorothy Paget paid the record price of 13.000 guineas for a Fairway colt out of Golden Hair. Another senior to whom tribute is paid is Wychwood Abbot. The Champion Stakes performance of this five-year-old revealed him as the best in the world over 10 furlongs. Record French Winnings Statistics show that French-bred, horses raced in England have been unprecedented in number during 1936 and. if none has shown outstanding merit, the value of their stake winnings has totalled £73,937—nearly three times more than two years ago. The United States stands fifth in the. list of winning breeders, with £15.238 won in stakes. Looking Ahead Sir Abe Bailey will have horses in four stables next season. Already he has horses with R. Day at Newmarket. H. L. Cottrill at Lambourn. and J. Lawson at Manton. His yearling by Portlaw out of Dame Reynard has been sent to the Kremlin House Stables. Newmarket, to be trained by the Hon. G. Lambton.