NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 98, 25 April 1917, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(111 "SIR LANCELOT.")

The Winter Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club will be held on 2nd, 4th, and 6th June. NominationE. ; for the Great Northern Hurdle Race, of 1250 soys, two miles and a-half; Great Northerr Steeplechase, of 1400 soys, three miles and a-half; Winter Steesptechase Handicap, of 750 soys, three miles; Cornwall Handicap, of 650 soys, one mile and a-quarter; Prince of Wales Handicap, of 650 eovs, seven furlongs; and York Welter Handicap, of 650 soys, oiie mile, close on. Friday noxt at 9 p.m. with ■ Mr. .J. F. Hartland (secretary). : ■•-.'■. , Heeltap and Parifarm weTe shipped: home to Blenheim, to-day. Heeltap was successful at Riccartbn in August, in the Nelson Cap and at Trentham last Saturday. 'He has won 840 soys in stakes during- the season.' .:■■/ Handicaps for the first day of the Egmont Meeting, to be Ijeld oh 9th and 10th May, arevdue. on Friday next. Valido (Velea— Slaveaway), a good per-' I former Tn Mr. G..D Greenwood's colours in ..the Dominion and, New South Wales, took up stud duty in the Wagga district. I On© of the first batch of his stock, a 'chestnut colt from■"■• Musette, b* imp. Mimer, went into Ithe ling at Sydney I and brought 310 guineas; 1 Valido was the only produce of Slaveaway, imported from England by Mr: Greenwood. The seven Kilbroney yearlings sent into ,the ring at Sydney brought 2315 guineas, an average of 330 guineas. The brown colt from Mazurka (Martian —Two Step), a.first" foal, realised 600 guineas, top price. Martian mares are going to bo valuable for stud purposes. Which reminds me that Mar. L G. Duncan has bought Nones, who will go into the Wai--1 fcanae paddocks. Mt ; D. I. Watt, a Sydney sportsman, was the purchaser of the Mazurka colt. Mr. M. Ryan, Queensland, gave 400 guineas for the brother to Killard. A gelding from Buth'ful, an Aus-tralian-bred gelding by Ruenalf, fetched 370 guineas, and a gelding from Divinia (by Sylvia Park—Monganui), 320 1 guineas; a filly from Cuiralba brought 200 guineas; a bay colt from imported Briselette (Picton —Marchpane),' a first foal, realised 225 guineas;, and a full brother,to Kilbrogan 150 guineas. The brother to Killrush, and a bay gelding from Orangje Pippin, an imported mare by William the Third, were catalogued but did not find buyersyf they went into the ring. . ■•-■■' \'■ 1 The name of Hessian has been claimed for the full brother to Sutala and Beltane. . ,

Thaddeus, a double winner at the South Canterbury Meeting, is by Vasco from Jessie Lewars (Stepniak—Merisotte). Jessie Lewars (served by Sunny Lake) was sent to Sydney for sale, but failed to elicit* a bid. The Greymouth Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting wiU ,be concluded to-morrow. This will be the last meeting on the West Coast' this season.

'At several meetings this season. Trickery was submitted at auction, but no ono wished to purchase the Charlemagne 11. gelding. Cute (Stepniak— Decoy), dam of Trickery, was served by Achilles and sent to Australia, where' she produced a colt by Kenilworth (sire of Housewife), now rising two years old. Take Down (Downshire— Decoy) won races in the South Island this season.

Of the half-dozen youngsters sent to Sydney by Mr. G. M. Currie, the King Rufus—Bronze filly realised top price, 390 guineas.

J. O'Shea failed to add to his winning record at Trentham. A Reed's three wins brought his total up to 56, within three of the Aucklander, and three ahead of J. Olsen. B. Deeley increased his number of successes to 45, and he is still fifth on the list, five behind C. Emerson.

Valve, the dam of Shrill, is closely related to two horses imported to the Dominion for stud purposes. By Velasques from Gas, she is a full sister to the "Waikanao sire Bezonian. Valve is also the dam of Sanquhar (by Sa-ntry) imported by Sir Geo. Clifford for the Stoneyhurst stud.

Mr. J. B. Reid was not present at Trent-ham to see Kilflinn and ' Kilkee carrying his colours successfully, being engaged^ at the Sydney yearling sales. Mr. Reid's Sydney purchases were a yearling bay filly by Cooltrim from Drowsy, by Ayr Laddie from Slumber, by Trenton from Nightmare. This is a well-known Australian family to which Nbctiiiform, Bon Ton, Wakeful, Nightfall, Two. Lights, and other performers belong. The brood mare Coionata, by Maltster, was purchased by Mr. Reid for the Elderslie Stud. At the Sydney.sales a colt by Tressady, from the Maltster mare Desert Rose, fetched top price, 1500 guineas. 'Sir. Reid and his trainer, Murray Hobbs,' go South to.night. The race Sasanof had in tho Trentliam. Gold Cup would be a .good pipe 'opener for the Hawkes Bay Cup, a, mile and a-haH. Last season Kir, W. G. Stead won the Hawkes Bay Cup with Eligible and the Stakes with Sasanof. This year he has Shrill and Saeanof in tho Cup and Good Day in tho Stakes. The Jatter is a two-year-old gelding by Boniform—Sunlight (Birkenh cad —Bon r heur). He was given a run in the Plunket Nursery at Trentham.

R. Lewis rode four .winners at th« A.J.C. Meetingl, and received in percentage fee 3 £395. nearly £100 parace. H. Cairns's single success on Whitefleld earned the New Zealand rider £56 18s.

At the Sydney- sales, the half-sister to Nystad, by Hallowmas, sold on behalf of Mr. Highden, was purchased *by Mr. E. J. Easton, a Queensland buyer, for ISO guineas. The only Martian offered was the bay colt from Celeano, a halfibrother toßriesis, who has done well at the Sydney pony meetings. He was knocked down to Mr. F. M'Grath, the Bandwick trainer, for 410 guineas.

The Patronus gelding Invader appears to havei taken a fresh lease of life on the West Coast. He won a minor event at; Kuniara, rah second in the Autumn Handicap at Hokitika, and was sucoess: ful in the principal event at Greymouth yesterday. ■ ■ , '.'.,■' The injuries which A, J. - M'Flynn 'sustained when his mount fell at Avondale will keep him out of the saddle this winter. -

The Hawkes Bay Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting is fixed for Friday and Saturday, 4tli and sth May. Weights for. the first day's handicap events ate due on -Friday next.. - .' ■

The death of the late Mr.- John Gubbins's first Derby,, winner, Galtee More, is announced in Deutscher Sport, of Ist February, It appears that the soli of Kendal and Morganetta, who was-foaled in 1894, and was consequently 23 years old, was being transferred from Graditz to the Union Stud at Hoppegarten o| 30th January for. stud duty. In.'being unloaded ho* got his hind legs between the box and the side of the dock, with the result that he sustained- injuries which were .evidently severe. The chief veterinary-surgeon had' him conveyed on a sledge to the stud," where he was put in slings, in the hope of saving him for further stud service.- That, however, was found, to be impossible, for, on thorough examination, it ■ wa3 ascertained that the upper part of kits leg ;wa&broken,

beyond repair, and he was destroyed the same evening.' It was in 1898 that Galtee More, a winner of the Middle Park Plate, at two years, and the Epsom Derby in the following season—beating Velasquez in both races:—was purchased by the Petrograd and Moscow Jockey Club for 20,000 guineas. In' Russia he sired many good horses,. one of the best, of which waa Irish Lad, the champkm three-year-old there in 1903, who stood at the head of the winning horses with the total (a record for Russia) of 109,000 roubles. Before long, however, the German Government bought Galtee More for £14,000, and in Germany he proved a most successful sire. In the nine' seasons from 1908 to 1916 (inclusive) his stock won no fewer, than 310 races, of the aggregate value of £109,275, together with 53 cups, etc. Among the best of his get were Fervor, Inamor, Golf, Orchidee 11., Tiptop, eta, of whom Fervor won high-class races during five seasons. Fervor was out of the famous Irish-bred mare Feata (own sister to Desmond), who produced a whole row of horses and a filly of the very highest class for the Herren vori Weinberg. The filly was Fabula. Among Fervor's victories may be mentioned the German St. Leger, the Silver Shield, Grand Prizeof Berlin, Henckel Rennen, Jubilee Prize (Hoppegarten), the Grand Prize (Hamburg), and the Prize of Winterfavouritea. Orchidee 11. won the, German Oaks and-St. Leger. '.'';■