FROM STUD AND STABLE South Island horses win two races at Rosehill

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33193, 5 April 1973, Page 9

FROM STUD AND STABLE South Island horses win two races at Rosehill

Two South Island-breds, Lord Nelson and Crylaus, were two of the most impressive winners at Rosehill, Sydney, last Saturday.

The former Riccarton galloper, Lord Nelson, was installed as second favourite for the Doncaster Handicap after turning the Welter Han-: dicap into something of ■ a romp.

Lord Nelson, the My Pa! gelding taken to Australia last year by Messrs J. Phillips and J. Cowan and sold later to Mesdames M. Griffiths and M. Williams, of Melbourne, impressed everyone with the ease of his win over 1400 metres.

Lord Nelson was having his fourth start from the stable of T. J. Smith when he won last Saturday’s race by nearly four lengths. Smith said after the race that he had long-range plans to take Lord Nelson to Brisbane for the rich winter carnival. Crylaus, winner of the Harbour City Handicap at odds of 33/1, was bred at Chelandry Stud by Mr W. F. Hazlett, and was sold as < foal with his dam, Arctii I Light, for $lO,OOO at auction! in February, 1971.

The successful bidder was Jr J. Shannon, who made a ipecial trip from Melbourne for the sale, and Crylaus now

races in the interests of Mr and Mrs C. Irvine from the stable of B. Horan. Australian interest in Crylaus and his dam was understandable. They, belong to the same family as the champion' mare, Flight. Arctic Light’s fourth dam was the imported mare, Simper, a famous foundation ' mare at Chelandry. Arctic Light traces to Simper through Honey Light, (dam also of the winners. Naratam, Gilt Light and Alpine Light); Aurora Australia (winner of 13 races including the Invercargill Gold Cup twice and the James Hazlett Gold Cup and dam of four winners); and Ruling Light' (eight wins including the Metropolitani and Anniversary Handicaps at Trentham). Ruling Light’s half-sister. Dazzling Light, was the grand-dam of Flight. Racing at Rosehill produced almost a clean sweep . . , • j

- for New Zealand-breds, which ■ won five of the seven races. Success on this scale hoids promise of a rewarding “bag" ■ for New Zealand-breds at the ■ rich Easter carnival in Sydi 1 ney. Another link with Southi land at Rosehill was supplied ■ by the Pakistan II filly, Kista, i'winner of the Opera House J Stakes for S. A. Brown’s ■ stable. i Kista’s dam is Often, a j Royal Chief mare bred in Southland by Messrs J. and ! J. S. Price from a family notable for brilliant, versatile; ! horses, including the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap winner.; Full Play. My Call, a halfbrother by Summertime to I jthe dam of Kista, won the Auckland Racing Club’s Easter Handicap for the Price , Brothers in 1965.