TROTTING Light Brigade Was Leading Sire At Recent Addington Meeting

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27442, 31 August 1954, Page 5

TROTTING Light Brigade Was Leading Sire At Recent Addington Meeting

«fhe Volomite stallion, Light Bripde. was the leading sire at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Gra nd National meeting, which concluded at Addington on Saturday. Altogether his progeny won five races and recorded two placings tor £2820 in stakes. This was £l4O more than that gained by the progeny of U. Scott which recorded three wins and eight placings for £2680 in stakes. Both Light Brigade and U. Scott are at RovdST Lodge Stud. Yaldhurst. Light Brigade’s success was due mainlv to the efforts of his trotting stock, which won all four races for horses of this gait at the meeting. Fair Isle and Battle Cry won the two main races and the minor events went to Seaforth and Citronella. Light Brigade’s winner at the pacing gait was ’ Light Nurse, which beat a good field in the Canterbury Three-year-old Stakes. Light Brigade also sired Dresden Lady, third in the same race. Quite Sure, the leading sire of trotters last season, had a very poor meeting. Excellenza, which earned £l5O. being his only representative to be placed. U. Scott’s progeny raced well at the meeting and last season's leading sire is certain to be near the top of the list before the end of next July. Brava Caduceus. and Scottish Note were winners sired by the Scotland horse. Josedale Grattan owes his place on the list solely to the successes of Denbry. which accounted for all but £lOO of his total of £2160. The other £lOO was won by Gay Lad. Gold Chief, the sire of Rupee, was fourth with £l2OO, ahead of Springfield Globe, whose progeny gained one win and six placings for £lllO. Springfield Globe has been the leading sire at the Grand National meeting for the last two seasons. His youngest progeny in New Zealand are now seven-year-olds The progeny of Dillon Hall failed to win a race at the meeting, but they were eight times placed for £1062 10s. placing him sixth on the list. The Xustgtf an-bred horse, Andy Derby, the sire of Consul—his only representative at the meeting—was the only other . hong with more than £lOOO to his Altogether the progeny of 23 sires itared in the £15,950 distributed at the ■eeting, the seven leading horses accounting for all but £3897 10s of it. Caiscfnl Sires The leading sires at the meeting were as follows: — Light Brigade: Battle Cry, £650; Fair Isle. £650; Light Nurse, £555; Seaforth, £455; Citronella. £425; Dresden Lady, £B5. Total: £2820. IT. Scott: Brava. £650; Caduceus. £575: Scottish Note, £455; Scott Wrack, £240; Ecosse, £195; Bowan Star, £175; Royal Minstrel, £170: Petite Yvonne, £80: Young Charles. £80; Inglewood, £6O. Total: £2680. Jaaedale Grattan: Denbry, £2060; Gay Lad, £lOO. Total £2160. Gold Chief: Rupee, £l2OO. Total: £l2OO. Springfield Globe: Chandelier, £615; Thelma Globe, £250; Silver Circle, £140; Spring Creek, £65; Gay Heritage, £4O. Total £lllO. Dillon Hall: Dancing Years, £340; Our Roger. £320; Fair Annette, £140; Lauder HalL £100; Paia Royal, £6O; Camdon. £52 10s; Lucky Spot £5O. Tbtal: £1062 10s. Andy Derby: Consul, £lO2O. Total: £lO2O. Grattan Loyal: Aladdin. £780; Roy Grattan. £l7O. Total: £950. Gold Bar: Midday, £650; Hyperbole, £2OO Total: £B5O. Blaydon: Lucky last £455. Total £tss. Horses to sire the winners of less than £450 were as follows:—Casanova, Gallant Knight Gamble, £200; Josedale Dictator. £ 180; Croughton, £ 175; Logan Derby, £160: Quite Sure, £150; Colossal, £ 122 10s; U. Scott or Spencer

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