ROYAL CHIEF

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 93, 13 January 1939, Page 15

ROYAL CHIEF

Acceptance Cancelled

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Death Of Daniel Defoe

(By

The Watcher.)

During the week F. D. Jones wrote to the Wellington Racing Club accepting for both Royal Chief and Moorsotis i esterdav the club received a telegram iron. Jones cancelling the acceptances. There io still time, of course, for Royal diet to .pay up, as the acceptances do not close till 5 p.m. today, but it looks as if it is not intended to run him.

Far Land Will Run. According to an Auckland report 1 iu Land is to fulfil his engagements at the Wellington meeting, and L. J. -blits nas been secured to ride him.

Wellington Acceptances Acceptances for the first day® e'ems 'at the summer meeting of the M ellington Racing Club, to be held on January IJ, 21 and 23, will close at, 5 p.m. today.

Pahiatua Nominations. Nominations for the Pahiatua Racing Club’s annual meeting, to be held on January 27 and 28, will close to< J a y. at “ p.m. The telegraph office at 1 ahiatua closes at 5 p.m.

Substituting For Bagby R h in During the absence of K. S, Ba o by in Australia, his team will be under the supervision of K. Heaton. A recent addition to the stable is the f ou f r ; y f a J,’ od gelding Rainier, by Vaals out of Ti Tree. Rainier has been spelling for 18 months.

The Erratic Gay Son. .. The erratic Gay Son is apparently a gross customer who thrives on racim,, and it is now clear that he tends to tu his beet races as he tunes up. At the New Zealand Cup meeting this was the case, and again at Ellerslie he ran his blst race on the final day, when he won the Clifford Plate. . Gay Son is to go on improving, and should M-in more races before the close of the season.

D Effo l rt^t°o e s?ve' , the prevising two-year-ohl Daniel Defoe failed, and he died on Tuesday at Awapuni from paralysis He was a brilliant galloper, and his death will be a severe loss to his owners. He> was raced in partnership by Mr. L. H. Collin son and the Awapuni trainer, L G. Morris. He was a big colt-from whorn much was expected. He had raced thre times for a and twO s S? *1? won his first race, the Taita Handicap, a Trentham. this season, and was second on the second day at the same meeting, beaten by Submission. At Riccarton a. the New Zealand Cup meeting, he ran second to Baran in the 'Spring> unser j Handicap. He was by Defoe out or Aratulla.

Konneta a Bargain. The two-year-old Konneta has proved "ood -bargain. She was bought by Mr. Max Steinberg for 290 guineas at the Trentham sales, last year, and has now earned 760 in six starts. Mr. bteinbe fc refused 3000 guineas for her a few weeks ago. Konneta is well-bred, and should be of high stud value when she is retired from racing. She is a splendidly dcT®loped filly by Bulandshar from Sunny Hours, by Leighton from Los Vegas, .'by Boniform from La Valiere, by Seaton Delaval from Clarente, by NordenfeWt «lhe belongs, therefore, to the same family as the good horses Nonette and Client.

Wellington Cup History. . ' Before 1890 the distance in the Wei ISSS ™ 4 Trentham in 1906 is held by who won in 1932 carrying 9-0 m 229. Comprie was ridden by the late R. Ree<L who also'won on Maioha in 1921, on Ra pine in 1923 and on Star. Stranger-jn 1928. Reed also rode a winner in two dead-heats. The first was on Rewi Poto, who dead-heated with Red Ribbon in 1919, and the second was on Kilmoon, who dead-heated with Oratress in 19-0. The highest weight successfully carried in the race since it has been run at Trentham was that carried by Vintage when he won with 9.9 in 1935. He wa ridden by A. E. Ellis who also won the cup on Loughrea in 1924.

The Highest Weight Carried. The highest weight ever carried to win in the race was in 1903, when C. J enk i“ s rode Advance to win carrying 10.4. Another interesting fact .is that has ridden the winner in each of the past two years. He won on Ponty in 1937 and on Padishah last year. Atkins has been at home recovering from a fall just before the principal holiday meetings, but to be quite recovered to ride at Trentham next week.

Cynisca Won Three Times. , Talking of -three-year-olds brings to notice the outstanding performance of Oynisca, who scored as a thre€ ' yea y°p„ ih 1890. Cynisca won the race -three years in succession. -She is the only horse to win the race more than once.

Record of Three-year-olds. As-has been pointed out previously, only six three-year-olds have succeeded m the cup. Actually that total should be

seven, as Gladsome was a three-year-old who dead-heated for first with Convoy m 1904. Unfortunately Gladsome cannot claim official recognition because, he vas subsequently disqualified for being ridden by an apprentice unlicensed to ride —F D. Jones. The three-year-olds- actually credited with winning are Castaway, 1874. 8.0, J. Cotton; Korari, 1876. 0.10, Lyford; Cvnisca, 1890, 7.1, Sweeney; Renown, 1901, 8.10, F. Davis; Nightfall, 1905. 8.2. L. 11. Hewitt; and Rapine, 1923, 7.12, R. Reed.

One Previous Winner Entered. The one entrant this year who has a previous win is Queen of Song. She won in 1936 when as a four-year-old she -carried 7.6. That was a last-run race with the time 2.301. The record, as mentioned above, is 2.29. and the | l( ’Xt best time was when Vintage won in in 2.30 L There is nothing better than 'the 2.31 figure held by Maiolia in 1921. by Insurrection in 1922, by Enthusiasm in 1926, Star Stranger in 1928 and Padishah last year. Padishah and The Buzzer.

Both Padishah, last year’s -winner, and The Buzzer, one of the best stayers ot the last year, are absent from the Wellington Cup field. Padishah has been retired from flat racing, and after a spell of some months will be put into work again to be prepared for a winter hurdling campaign. It is reported from Auckland that The Buzzer has broken down. Submission Spelling.

Another to be given a spell for some time is Submission, who has shown considerable promise without just reaching the highest flight. She has a lot of speed, however, and more should be heard of her after her encouraging record already. She was cut. about the legs on the trip back from Ellerslie and may- be spelled till Easter.

Totalizator Capacity Increased. For the forthcoming Trentham meeting the capacity of the Leger totalizator has been increased by a third.

Second Crop by Foxbridge. There is always a great deal of interest in the National Yearling Sales held at Trentham and this month’s should prove no exception to that rule. At the last sales the first crop of the yearlings of the Cambridge sire Foxbridge came up for auction. This well-performed, splendidlooking horse represents one of the greatest staying lines of the day, as he is a grandson of Son-in-Law through his famous staying son, Foxlaw. He has passed on his staying qualities to some of his sous, the first of whom in England and France are reaching highest company. Most of those bought at Trentham last year are being given plenty of time to develop, and it is certain both from the breeding of the sire and the conformation of the stock that these horses will stay. First Winners.

His first wanner was Foxmond, who won at Waikato, and in his other two starts was beaten into second place narrowly. Noble Fox is another of the family and he won at Stratford. He also has two seconds to his credit. Two of his colts out of Eager Rose and Hyades went to Australia, and are reported to be developing into class horses. Most of the Fox-bridge yearlings offering next week are fillies and there are some excellent voungsters among them. There are two out of Hunting Song mares who are certain to attract attention. The mares were Aureola and Hunting Tower. The first yearling is a high-quality filly from the same family as Ammon Ra, and is quite closely related to Lucullus Lad. The second of these is from the same branch of the No. 18 family as -Stretto, High Caste, Silver Scorn, Nightmarch, etc. Half-sister, to Prodice.

Perhaps most interest will be taken in the black out of Prolyxo, a sister of the A.j.C. winner Ammon Ra, and, of course, a half-sister to Prodice, the dam of Gallio, Te Hero and others. This filly is of high quality and is well developed for her age. She is expected to be one of the most sought fillies at the sales.

New Owner for Nereus. Nereus has a new owner. He is Mr. A. R. Standish, New Plymouth. Mr. Standish raced High Test and other horses.

English Derby Favourite. English bookmakers lose no time in getting to work on the English Derby, and an American-bred colt, Foxbrough 11, is favourite at considerably less than double figures. He is owned by Mr. W. Woodward, and, being by Sir Galahad 111, from Marguerite, is consequently brother to that great American racehorse, Gallant Fox. Foxbrough 11, who won at his only two starts last season, accounted for the Middle Park Stakes in the manner of a stayer, but so many English Derby favourites of recent years have failed, that careful backers are likely to await his earliest effort at three years before supporting him for the'big race. Presumably he will be a Two Thousand Guineas runner.

Answers to Correspondents. “Old Bill,” Wellington: (1) £l/7/6; (2) £l/7/6, £l/9/-; (3) no dividend for third, single-pool betting: (4) £l/17/6. “Gundy,” Levin : £l/W/-.

“Urgent,” Foxton: £l/14/-. “Interested,” Petone: (1) £l/18/-; (2) £l/5/6; (3) £5/16/6, £l/14/-. “Punter,” Trentham: (1) 13/-; (2) £l/15/6. -

“Interested,” Hawera: (1) £l/7/6; (2) £l/10/-, £l/2/6; (3) £2/11/-; (4) £3/3/6 and 16/6; (5) £l/7/-; (6) £2 15/-; (7) 13/-; (S) £l/7/- and £l/5/-. “W.H.,” Lower Hutt: Otaua was not a starter in the Victoria Park Handicap at Greymouth.

“Paint,” AVellington: (1) £l/15/6- (2) £2/16/6, £l/15/6; (3) £3/3/6, £l/15/6; (4) 13/-; (5) £l/12/-. “Constant Reader,” Wellington: (1) £6/12/6; (2) £l/15/6.