HIGH-PRICED JUVENILES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 138, 15 June 1927, Page 7

HIGH-PRICED JUVENILES

J. SCOBIE'S 'WSTABLISHiMENT

.;! James Scobie has in his Pytchley Lodge stable in Melbourne the 5000-guineas Val-«iV-Glittcring Gold colt Gilt Edge, in addition to a number of other yearlings. ''Cardigan" of the "Australasian recently visited this establishment, and : wrote as follows:—!■'

;.' Gilt Edge looks a picture, and it is in-' deed hard to fault-Him. Maybe he is a trifle light below the knee, but the bone ii good, and he stands well on his leg. He has been well reared, and although a youngster usually loses condition when he it being broken in Gilt Edge has not done to, and ho looks ever burlier than when he was sold in. Sydney! Austin Scobic, spq_of J. Scobie and hJB right-hand man, ii very pleased with him, and he said "ho hag "broken in "well, and ia a very easy

colt to handle." In the box Gilt Edge is very even-tempered, but it has to be said that most of the Valais horses have good stable manners.

We then looked at the chestnut colt by Eurythmio from Sonora, who is to be raced by Mr. Lauchlan Mackinnon. Mr. Mackhmon has asked for the name of .Haka—the dance of the Maori—and it will be appropriate if granted. The colt has broken in well, and he bears a very racy appearance. He is perhaps better in front than behind, but is a taking colt with his silver mane and tail, and looks like an early comer. Sonora was a firstclass mare, and won Mr. Norman Pal--kiner many good races, and if Eurythmic does succeed in obtaining posthumous honours perhaps , the Sonora colt will be re : sponsible. '

Globe, who is to carry the colours of Lady Clarke, is working along, and he has been given every chance to mature, as he was too massive to be trained early in the season. In the next box is the chestnut colt by Valais from Aerobelle. He is not as big as the Glittering Gold colt, and carries less -weight, but he is a smart-looking customer, and may race early. His head is a picture, and he is good in front. There is nothing wrong with him anywhere, but his hind legs are a little "hooky," and his hocks go away a little. Still, I can call to mind several great horses who had the same "fault."

The bay gelding colt by Cyklon from Ethne is a useful looking sort, and as most of the breed gallop he should also go fast. I understand that he is to be called Tyfung. The chestnut yearling colt by Cyklon from Lesbos is a smart colt, as befits his breeding, and the name o£ Mytanis has been given him. Like the other Cyklons he is owned by Mr. Ernest Clarke.

The Valais—Petronet filly, owned by Mr. C. B. Kellow, has "been called Vaillamment, which is French for stoutly or valiantly. She is a neat, ready-made little thing, and is all quality. She, too, has broken in well, and with the minimum of trouble. I should say that Vaillamment will be an early two-year-old;