MARLBOROUGH WINNER

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26393, 11 April 1951, Page 4

MARLBOROUGH WINNER

RESPONSIVE’S SUCCESS WAS OVERDUE

It has been a long time between wins for the Battle Song mare, Responsive, which won the President’s Handicap, the main event on the second day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s meeting on Monday. She had not won since the Canterbury Jockey Club's summer meeting in February, 1949, when she won the Halswell Hack Handicap. From' then until Monday she raced 39 times Responsive was making her fifteenth appearance for the season on Monday. She had finished fifth in the Marlborough Cup on Saturday, but that effort did not raise many encouraging hopes for a yyin on 'the second day. The change in the track after rain over the week-end probably contributed largely to her improved showing. Her best efforts earlier in the season were a second in the President’s Handicap at Oamaru. and thirds in the Waikouaiti Cup and the Peninsula Handicap at Motukarara. Schooling at Riccarton Debden (D. Arney) and St. Nat (E. G. Rose warne) were sent out to jump three of the schooling brush fences at Riccarton yesterday but they did not show mucn keenness. At the first attempt both refused at the first fence. Tried again, St. Net ran off. but Debden jumped it and went on alone to jump the first of the double, cautiously but safely, only to refuse at the second.

Debden has had little experience of jumping. He may yet show proficiency. Unusual Conditions

Unusual conditions will apply to the booking of mares to Royal Empire, the new stallion for the Australian Sledmere Stud. Owners who secure the limited number of bookings that will be available—at 300gns—will have to board the mare at Sledmere. and the first foal will have to be reared there.

Royal Empire, a French-bred stallion, is by Admiral Drake from Aethelitaed, a mare by Aethelstan. The new regulations are aimed at ensuring that the first crop of foals by Royal Empire are properly reared. Royal Empire is a proved stayer, and was second in the Grand Prix de Paris Another Campaign for Bravura Bravura, now 12 years old, is being prepared -by W. Barr for another steeplechase programme this winter. The Sporting Blood gelding raced once at the last Grand National meeting, finishing third tn the Beaufort Steeplechase. He had won that race two yean before, but has not been successful since, though there are a number of minor platings in his record. Last week Bravura gave a smooth display over five fences at Riccarton. Good Becord The lop-eared Admiral's Lack filly, Tanngaroa. had her fourth win in six starts wben she won the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes at Awapuni on Saturday. Her stake earnings now total £1530, a good return for the 300gns she cost Mr v. H. Croker as a yeariing at the 1950 national sales, at Trentham. Taringaroa's dam is the uprseed Imperialuold. a sister to Imperial, which won dose on £lO,BOO. and to Alderman, whose nine wins included the Metropolitan Handicap <*t Trentham ;- . line descends from Ori. a sister. Lady Disdain, dam of the Wellington Cup winner Bee, the Canterbury Cup winner Snub, and granddam of Silver Scorn and Chide, two of the best performers of their time. Other good winners from th* same family were Nightmarch and Silver Ring. Finis Sold At a sale of mixed thoroughbred stock in Sydney on Friday, Finis, which formerly stood at Windsor Park. North Otago, chanted hands for llOOgns, the buyer being the Nahleen Stud. Finis was on* of several stallions offered by the Kftobft Stud. . Top price was 6800gns for the Nearco stalUon Near Blue. - Parnassus, a 1937-foaled half-brother by Phaieron Bay to Royal. Chief and Beau Repair*. was bought for 60gn» by G. Christmas, a New Zealander. The five-year-old mare Ballroom, by Beau Vite from Dolly Blan, was sold for is to Sir Harold laixton. Melbourne. Ballroom, winner of the A-J.C. Summer Cup this year, has jofopd M. McCarten*s stable, and is to be given further racing before she goes to the stud. VyyhfW Pal lama ...... Faithful Pal pulled up lame after the Stewards* Handicap, in which he finished second, at Oamaru on Saturday, and the Man's Trill gelding will probably be un-to-race for several weeks. -He has wl * a race in 14 starts this sewn® and though he has filled mlnoi places'five times, the best has' probably been seen of him. Faithful Pal is a half-brother to Excel', lency, one of New Zealand's best race mares of. her time. Sharesia Back in Work* Sharessa, which was spelled after rating tn the Dunedih Guineas last September, la,***in in work at Riccarton. The PbePMshah filly raced three times in the sming-end won the John Grigg Stakes M Agtiburton on September. I*.' Since Sharecsa last raeed, her elder half-brother, Eros, has attracted further attention to this family by winning three races in succession. Erog is by Foxbridge. Sports Flash, the dam of Sharessa end Eros, also Broadcast and Miss Robins, te by Siegfried from Best, by Hunting Bong by Egypt from All's Bparts Flash, which won three races. ts« half-sister to Artificer, winner of several food races, including the Avondale Guineas, Takapuna CUP. T* Aroha HerriSS’ Memorial Cup, ana the Ralph Somers l*NM|iaiag Novice Sheik, a three-year-old son of Bulandsbar and Dahis, did well to finish third in tn* Trial Stakes at Oamaru last Saturday. He was not well placed when the early rush for positions had ended, and he showed speed over the last half-mile to get up for third a little over a length and a half benlnd the winner. Sovereign Chief. There will be solid support for him in the Novice Stakes on the second day of the meeting on Saturday. Offered at the national sales at Trentham in 194* by his breeder. Mr A. J. Parris, Umaru, Sheik was passed in al 390 guineas. His dam, the unracad Dahis, is by HuntIng Song from the imported Love Token, daughter of Santry and Amorosa. Dahls had produced the Winners. Sir Bernard and Treneere, and she is a sister to Pakanui. which won 18 races, among them the Newmarket Handicap at Ellerslie. the Criterion Handicap at Riccarton, and the Manawatu Club's Awapuni Handicap. Swordstick, Good Hunting, and Peter Beckford have been other successful members of this family. Ashburton Racing Club Entries Nominations for both days of the club’s autumn meeting close with the secretary, Ashburton, on Thursday, 12th Instant, at 5 p.m. Advt