BREEDER AND OWNER

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 6

BREEDER AND OWNER

LATE MR. ''\Cf'-'Cr DALGETY

Tiic death of Air. C...G- Ualgety, which, occurred at...Cbl'istcliuvch on Sunday, removes a . many years was widely known;. 1 :; Zealand racing circles;-.. Por tw.e»ity-riino years he was a steward- of. the 'Canterbury Jockey Club, and lie was also a-.:p,fOihinont breeder and owner, his; racing light blue and scarlet-"quarters,- .whito.. cap—hayiiig' been borne 'with dis'tlnetion :oii many .of the leading .courses..., .-' .. .. i.:.,....

With',the Stepniak niare, Stepdaucer, lie won two Ilunediu Cups, and she later enabled h.im.to take.a leading position as a breeder, states the "Star. Hei' progeny iricluded ' Stardaiicer, ''AVat-step, and "Warlove, three .Martiun mares who won races and later'-proved:their .wprth'at/the; stud. Warstep was a great ,mare, She'i deadheated for first place in-the New Zealand Cup, while her other successes included the Auckland C U P and King's Plato; Canterbury;-; jockey. .-.Club's' Stewards'."'Handi-. Cap, :stea.d. Cup. 'Cauterbury- : Cup~-. and Cup, ami Treljtbara' Gold ;Giip, At : tho stud she, produced Pootfall, successes included th'g'.'-.Dunedin Clip,,and the Auckland Kacing "Chd) Handicap; v. Stordancer's progeny: included Starlaud,. wlio.'woji the AuekTand: Cup, after' being sold-to..;3[r. G. L. Stead; Limelight, winner .'of-the Canterbury Jockey 'Club's ■Metropolitan Handicap, Jockey Club Handicap, Members-Handicap (twice), and;-Great Autumns Handicap; Starmist, .virinerf-'of-jthe New-.'SSedlapd Oaks;. Papeivchase,'a smart spriiitcr',' whose successes included the Wellington telegraph Handicap; and Starshootev, who has won for a new owner since being sold'by his breedeiv Stately,'.who is ..now: raeiugj well in Sydney, is another .'member of this branch - of the' family, being a daughter of Limelight. Warlove, the third of-the faindus/sisters,won' the Now Zealand Oaks, and lis the; dam of: Spoon, winner of the Challenge Stakes, : • . .--■-: ' "■%:■■

I In earlier days the late Mr. Dalgety/ had other, 6iuart ; .iljerformers,.,;Priiu being": a Dunedin-.Cup"'wjnnerV ; ;:iind?Alursa, the; damVtof "'Nightmarch; ; "a-'wiiuter .of the> M'-Leah-.StakesX-". :,,,,,..,-,- ';.*;■ ',& : : : Hiiriug.-.the '.greater' 'part' of his; racing? .career, the late, Mr. Dalgety. had Ids horses' ;ti , a'ined'' ; at' i Ayns-' ley, and the relationship existing between jtlrese tw.o;: oversa'.'long period,- was- of Hie,; ASlittle over; a| year iago ;he f decided to sell all his horses,' the''state of his Avife's health, as well as his own, bciug largely responsible for his retirement, aud since then ho had taken no active interest iih the,sport, ~<,.. . .'■';. :•» .-.,