From Stud And Stable Jekyll’s “Possible” At Wingatui

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29760, 1 March 1962, Page 4

From Stud And Stable Jekyll’s “Possible” At Wingatui

Full marks to the English-bred sire, Jekyll, at Wingatui on Saturday. He had two runners—Double and Bronze Knight —and both won.

It is good to see Bronze Knight developing fair form for Mr A. R. Waugh, for this South Canterbury owner has raced several moderate horses.

Mr Waugh was looking for a stayer when he had a look through toe catalogue for toe 1961 national sales. He did not make the trip north, but asked his Washdyke trainer, M. R. Jones, to have a look at six yearlings. Jones, one of the younger Watodyke trainers, sought the assistance of the Riccarton trainer, J. C. Tomkinson, who has had notable success with his choice of yearlings for Mr A.. N. Smith. Tomkinson had a fancy for toe Jekyll-Fiver colt, offered on account of Mr L. B. Gibson, of Eltham, toe price was “right” (30Ogns), and the youngster went to South Canterbury. Best As Stayer Whatever else Bronze Knight does in his first season, and he has now won two races, he has encouraged his connexions to believe he will develop his best form as a stayer. “Jekyll was a stayer himself, not an early comer, and I’m hoping my fellow will stay well next season,” Mr Waugh said after his two-year-old won on Saturday. Bronze Knight’s dam. Fiver, is a half-sister by Timanova to Hush Money, one of toe most brilliant sprinting mares to race within toe last 20 years. Hush Money was selected as a yearling and trained by J C. Tomkinson, so it was understandable why the Riccarton trainer should show special interest in Bronze Knight as a yearling. Double is a year older than Bronze Knight, so is from toe second crop sired by toe Alycidon horse. She was bred at Ottawa by Mr T. C. Lowry, and changed hands for 350 ms at toe 1960 sales She was bought bv Mr J. H. Grigg, of Longbeach. but was leased to Mr J. Y. Scales,' of Christchurch, before toe started racing. There have been some useful winners In the last years > n her dam’s family, but none of any claM since Gasbag, which won the Great Northern Derbv, Canterbury Cup and toe Wellington and Autumn Handicaps at Trentham. Double’s dam is toe Faux Titrage mare Net, which won three races and ran into a nlace in toe Desert Gold

Won First Race

Double signalised her start in racing with a win at the Dunedin spring meeting. She has won twice more since, and she was certainly impressive in beatinc a field of hack sprinters at Wingatui last Saturday.

Double will probably race at Motukarara on Saturday, when she will have a second-to-none chance in toe Ahuriri Hack Handicap. None of the stock of Jekyll won elsewhere in New Zealand last Saturday, but his record was still noteworthy. He did not have a runner at Te Aroha. but Titian and Dr. Jekyll, his only two representatives at Bgmont both reached minor places. The two-year-old Ascalon was unplaced in the Sapling Stakes at Woodville but Bandon beat all but Karinx in the second division of the Trial Plate at tost meeting Famous Colours

Bandon's conqueror carried the colours of Messrs T. H Knowles and K R. Sly. for whom Hi-Jinx won toe Centenary Melbourne Cup in 1960.

The name Karinx reminds one of the heroes of that great Flemington “raid." led by Hi-Jinx, and supported grandly by that wonderfully game mare, Karina, which was owned and trained by Mr Knowles, and beat Australia’s best sprinters over six frukungs three days before her stablemate won the cup Karina was right in the top class as a sprinter, and Mr Knowles might not get another one as good. But he might now be hopeful of good results with Karinx, which, no doubt, will be taken to Australia if Mr Knowles is satisfied this three-year-old will measure up.

Karinx is certainly bred to be good. He is by Knight's

Romance (sire also of Kanns), whose stock seem to be winning races every other week in Australia. Karinx comes from a distingutahed sprinting family. His balf-brotoer Paper Strip (by Paper Boy), the first foal of toe Colossus mare Colostrip, won 12 races and £15,000, beating the best where the going Is tough tri -at Trentham and Ellerslie. Paper Strip was hard to beat in hanadicap races, and established his class with wins in the weigh t-for-age North Island Challenge Stakes, seven furlongs, and the Awapuni Gold Cup, one mile and a quarter. Tripping. granddam of Karinx, was by Desert Gold's brother, Nigger Minstrel from the Lucullus mare. Dainty Step 18 Successes Before foaling Colostrlp. Trapping left Poutatau (by Coloams), ■ top ranking sprinter with 18 wine on bls record. Later came False Step, by Pbaleron Bey. She was foaled during the war, but took beet advantages of her chances soon after ft ended and earned £7785 with 13 wine and numerous placing! Riocarton sew False Step In two of her beet performances —wine in the Great Easter and Templeton Handicaps. Mr J. Mulvaney, breeder of Karinx. has had much misfortune with Colostrip in her stud career.

Paper Strip was bar first foal, and she had three more live foals in successive years. But her Ruthleer foal in 1951 was dead Then toe missed in 1962 1953. and 1954. In 1986 toe foaled twins by Ruthless, which died. That season she was sent te Hirt Forest, and the following see. son toe foaled dead twins Karinx earns a year later, and in 1959 she foaled a Feux Tirage colt, which was bought for 90Qgns at the 1961 national sales and is now in Australia. Futurity Stakes Field (NX Press Assn/—Compfolit) MELBOURNE, Feb. 38. <UcUr * a wts: PjntoHee snd sllowfeS,; Td" We Cr “ U * r