NATIONAL SALE OF YEARLINGS

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25705, 18 January 1949, Page 4

NATIONAL SALE OF YEARLINGS

RACING

MORE THAN 400 LOTS ’ TO BE OFFERED

The national sale of thoroughbred yearlings will open at Trentham to-day and the second day will be held to-morrow. The sale will be continued on the same days of next week.

This year’s catalogue comprises 478 lots. Of these, 47 have been withdrawn and last-minute defections should further reduce the offering to about 420. The 256 vendors represent most of the leading studs in New Zealand, and of the 74 sires whose progeny will be offered. 17 appear in the catalogue for the first time. Australians will be present at the sale in large numbers and, although the disparity in the exchange rate between New Zealand and Australia is expected to have some effect on the market, they are expected to bid freely for the star lots. The first national sale of yearlings was organised in 1927. Before that time most of the leading studs conducted their own sales, or sold at various smaller sales throughout the country. At the 1927 sale 69 yearlings were sold for an aggregate of 25,065gn5, an average of 363gns. Last year’s average for 279 lots sold was 461gns. The record average is 607gns for 301 lots sold in 1947. The cover of this year’s catalogue carries photographs of Phar lap. Defaulter, Royal Chief, Veilmond, and Beau Vite. These . grand performers, as yearlings, came up for auction at the sales and each of them was bought at a bargain price. Phar Lap came up at the 1928 sales and changed hands at 160gns. He still heads the list of Australian and New Zealand stake winners, his earnings amounting to more than £70,000. Royal Chief also changed hands at 160gns, and his winnings in New Zealand and Australia amounted to £18.697. Royal Chief has proved an outstanding success at the stud. Bruce, a son of his, and one of the early favourites for the Wellington Cup next Saturday, has been his outstanding performer. Defaulter, an outstanding galloper and one of the outstanding New Zealand-bred sires, was bought for 180gns. Beau Vite changed hands at 900gns and went on to win £27,770. Bargain Missed

An outstanding example of a bargain missed was a colt by Limond from Hyades offered in 1930. He failed to reach his reserve, bidding ceasing at 475gns. That colt was to be known as Ammon Ra, which won £25.831 in stakes, including the A.J.C. Derby. Tauloch, which in his second season has advanced his stake earnings to more than £13,000. was bought at the sales for 1050gns. There will be keen interest in the appearance of his half sister, by Ruthless, at the present sales. This filly is a sister to Super Snipe, a brilliant two-year-old.

The first of the new sires in the catalogue is Royal Arch, who is represented by a colt bred by Mr C 7 Kain, Orari, from Stainless, a half-sister to the New Zealand Cup winner, Cerne Abbas. Royal Arch won up to one mile and seven furlongs. An interesting feature of his pedigree is that his sire, Colorado Kid, and nis dam, Molly Bawn, descend from the sisters Pretty Polly and Miranda. Other single lots coming 'forward early to-day which will attract attention are a chestnut colt by Pherozshah from Lady Kaimiro, bred by Mrs A. M. Chalmers, Taradale, and a brown colt by Gold Nib from Brief Melody, bred by Mrs G. E. Grigg. Longbeach. In England last year Pherozshah was represented by 10 winners of 16 races and the performances of his two-year-olds at the Auckland Cup meeting will command a good following for his progeny at the sales. The Gold Nib colt is an impressive individual. t His dam, Brief Melody, is a half-sister to Concertpitch, whose family produced Autopay, Gigli, Miss Melody and other good winners. Gold Nib is at present the leading sire of two-year-olds this season, principally as a result of the successes of Gold Script. Other winners by this sire are Golden Spa and His Nibs, both of which, have raced at Riccarton. Trelawney Draft A big attraction this morning will be the first run of the Trelawney Stud draft. The run will introduce the first crop of the imported horse Columcille, which was bought when Foxbridge was withdrawn from public service to be restricted to the stud’s own mares. Columcille was not entered for the classics in England, but was one of the best handicap horses of his time and won eight races, mostly over a distance. His stock should meet with keen competition. The Trelawney draft will be followed by the first run from Mrs G. A. Edmonds’s Twyneham Stud. This establishment does not have its own sire, but the best available stallions are patronised. The draft is headed by a quality colt by Coronach from Motunau, which descends from Eulogy. He is. a half-brother to Golden Eulogy which won three races and was twice placed in five starts last season before being fatally injured in an accident. Among the colts from the Grange Stud, Westmere, is a chestnut by Coronach from Good Conduct, dam of the winners Donegal Bay, Good Bay, Behave, Best BeExemplary, and Olympia. Mr G. M. Currie’s draft from Koatanui will introduce the first crop of Timanova, whose sire, Casanova, was a winning son pf Hyperion. Timanova was unbeaten in three starts as a two-year-old and won as a ■three-year-old.: Dakar’s First Crop The draft from Mr W. C. Growcott’s Ngaroma Park Stud, Hastings, includes the, first crop of Dakar. Like Gold Nib, Dakar is a son of Dastur. His progeny look smart and are the short coupled type who should*’ make two-year-old winners. The first of the stock of Booby Trap to be sold will be a brown colt from Genean bred by Mrs J. D. Hunter, Hastings. Booby Trap represents the male line of Son-fn-Law through ■ Plassy and Bosworth. He was bred by the late Lord Derby amd descends from Canterbury Pilgrim. Booby Trap won five races for his breeder, and looks like getting good horses, as he, has fixed a type. The Glen Lyon Stud. Levin, will be offering lots by different sires, the progeny of mares bought when this new establishment was founded. The run is neaded by a colt from Bulandshar from Corner Girl, a Theio mare coming from the same family as Milford, Renbecula, Financial, and Llangollen. The first, run from ■Mr E. Steele’s Windsor Park Stud are all by the stud sire Finis. The run is headed by a brother to Kartikeya and Regality. There is a fine collection of mares at Windsor Park, mostly imported from the best English strains, and fillies from the stud should have great paddock value. For Trentham

Several horses which will race at the Wellington summer meeting were taken north last night. They included Magical, Banshee, and Lorna Leigh, members of F. D. Jones’s team; Military Chief, Faithful Pal, and Arctic Circle (C. G. Humphries), and Langham and Reprimand (W. Barr). Gunther and Fluorescent Light, members of W. E. Hazlett’s team, Night Rider and Beaugard. which are trained by T. E. Pankhurst, and Zarcon and Royal Sal, which are trained at Oamaru by J. M. Bain and G. Paterson respectively, were also booked to travel last night. Bobby Dazzler, a Wellington Cup candidate, will be taken to Wellington to-night. Winner in India

A recent winner in India at two successive starts was Night Ops, sister to Regal Praise. Representative, Serenata, and Russian Ballet. Night Ops wag bought as a yearling at the Trentham sales for the Maharajah of Kashmir at 3500gns, and was sent to India along with Spirit, by Spiral, which won at her last start by 12 lengths, and is now said to be the best race mare, in India.

Hororata Racing CliA Acceptances (racing), withdrawals (trotting) for the Hororata Racing Club’s meeting to be held at Hororata on Saturday, January 29, 1949, close at 5 p.m. on Monday, January 24, 1949, with the Secretary, P. J. Byrne, 193 Cashel street, Christchurch. Advt.