DECIDING GALLOP

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 143, 13 March 1931, Page 14

DECIDING GALLOP

Nightmarch for Trentham SIGNS OF LAMENESS Dominion Special Service. Christchurch, March 12. At Riccarton this morning Nightmarch and True Shaft were sent the reverse way on the course proper from the winning post to the half-mile. True Shaft obtained a slight advantage at the start, and always had Nigh-tmarch doing his best. He finished half a length in front in 4Osec. Nightmarch did not hit out as satisfactorily as could be wished in view of his Trentham engagements. He has been under treatment during the past few days for trouble in front; thought- to have been brought abou-t by striking himself during his escapade on the track on Thursday last. On that occasion he showed signs of soreness on returning, but it was believed at the time that this was caused by a bruised heel. His gallop later in the morning and again at Motukarara on Saturday revealed the -ailment higher up, and he was allotted to-day's task to decide whether he should go to Trentham. As his trainer was satisfied with his condition on cooling down; Nightmarch went North to-night in company with True Shaft. BROOD MARES Sale at Trentham AN ELDERSLIE DRAFT Members of the farming community interested in breeding have an opportunity of securing brood mares, in foal to successful sires, at the thoroughbred sale at Trentham on Monday afternoon next. Owing to the conversion of Elderslie into a stud company, Mr. I. G. Duncan is disposing of his "mares, and thus buyers are being offered some of the best bred mares from the famous stud. Mr. Duncan has bred with great success, and up to the present, in Australia and New Zealand, two-year-olds from Elderslie have this season won over ESOOO in stakes. Auto Pay, winner of the .valuable Ascot Vale Stakes, run at Flemington on Saturday, and Gallantic, third in the same race, were both bred by Mr. Duncan. In the Dominion four of the five leading two-year-olds, in La Poupee, Fairweather, Tea Chat, and Baroscope, were all similarly bred. The dams of the champions. Phar Lap and Karapoti, are examples of brood mare bargains. Of the dozen mares from Elderslie to be sold, three are on account of Captain B. H. Edkin-s, and nine are on account of Mr. Duncan. One of . the mares is La Paloma, dam of The Dove, winner of the Marlborough Cup last week. This mare is a three-quarter sister to Reremoana, and she is In foal to Paper Money. Rada is another very attractive mare well related. Like La Paloma, she is by Hallowmas, the sire of Reremoana. Rada is a half-sister to Sasa'nof, and she is in foal to Tea Tray. Another valuable mare is The Linnet, dam of the Australian winner Weatherley. This mare is. sister to Songbird, and is half-sister to the Paper Money mare Lady Egletine, the dam of Green Linnet. The Linnet, who is in foal to Paper Money, is by Kilbroney from Grey Linnet. Kilbroney mares are doing well at the stud. Karapoti, the crack three-year-old of the year, is out of a Kilbroney mare, as Is La Justice, winner of the'Marlbyrnong Stakes in Victoria. There are also four imported mares, including Puttee, the dam of Killocra. Puttee is in foal to Weathervane. Santaline, a young mare that is already the dam of the.winner Bachelor’s Boy, has a colt foal at foot by Paper Money, and Is in foal to Weathervane.' Piquant is a half-sister to two good English, winners. She is by Somme Kiss, and is in foal to Paper Money. Captain Edkins has retained the foals from his mares to race. A young English mare that is exceptionally well-bred is .Sally Brown, by Westward Ho from Polly Dimples, a mare bv Polymelus. She is also in foal to Paper Money. Other mares' catalogued which are supported by successful brood mare blood include Becky Sharp 11, a young mare by Absurd from Blackmail by Bezonipn. She is in foal to Weathervane. A Birkenhead mare in foal to the same sire is Bebehead, a very successful race mare lierself. She is out of a daughter of Bezonian. Another well-bred mare is Zarisee, a seven-year-old half-sister- to Hard Words. Zarisee is by Paladin out of Mazabuka. by. Chaucer. She is in foal to Paper Money. Maltster mares pre hard to secure even in Australia, and* for that reason Agnestes. by Maltster, from a daughter of Grafton, should be sought after, is in foal to Tea Tray. Catalogues giving full particulars of the various lots are obtainable from the auctioneers. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co.. Ltd. The sale will commence at 1.30 p.m. nt the Trentham' stables on Monday. Further, entries of horses in training, untried stock, and yearlings, will be accepted.