JUVENILE CLASSICS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 13

JUVENILE CLASSICS

AVONDALE. STAKES

CREDENTIALS OF RUNNERS

One of the. titbits of the racing at Avondale on Saturday, though it may

riot.' be., a: star betting item, will be

the Avondale Stakes,- the first two-j'-y'epr^o'ld' 'classic of the season,, sharing . the lio'nour this year with the recently- ' established JohnGrigg Stakes at-Ash-burton. A big field, upwards of a score, will possibly go to the post, and ■ "the'ioiTO disclosed by these youngsters . will serve -as. a .'.valuable line on which * to. work when -the k juvenile classics * come' up for. ■■ decision shortly at El- ■ ••lersli'e;. Trentham; art'd Riecartqh.- The "■Ellersii?- 1 field will, be .similar to the AVandale,: out at. the other tvfro- centres -a'clash.between north "and south may -..bev anticipated. - - ' ' " " ■ The-- Avondale Stakes was inaugur-. ated in 1899, when it was run' over four furlongs; but in 1922 the distance ■ was increased to five furlongs. So it ■> remained till this year, when it was -decided to reduce it again to four furlongs. Saturday's contest will therefore be only a half-mile sprint, a quarter of a.furlong less than the Wanga--nui- Debutant Stakes last week.. Generally in the past the winners of the Avondale Stakes have gone on to ' further good achievement, but only a 'few of them have turned out champions., t Nonette (1900) Elysian .(1908), . Merry Roe (1912), Mermin (1920), -Bathos (1922),, Cimabue -(1928) Prodice (1927), -Supremacy (1928), Princess Doreen (1932), Galilee (1934), and Stretto (last year) are among the Vibetteisknown winners of the event. .'Several^ horses • have succeeded sub- < sequently. in the A.R.C.- -Welcome Stakes"' &s 'well, • ■ this "^comprising ■ 'Ashby, .Miss; Winsome, Lady '■Jack, G,we;it:.: informal;.. Automne, Supremacy; Princels Doreen,. Galilee, ■■^Saturfayv field is' naturally one 1 mainly of little-known', or unknown '3s,'. but ./undoubtedly; the usual ' speed-will .be found, among the names that grace the acceptance, The Wellington-owed Sigurd, beaten on the post at Wanganui, has claims to be one of the favourites after his exofrience and other Wanganui runX who are listed to compete are 'Aiwai (who-finished fourth), Girl Fat (fifth), and Greenwich (running on seventh). WINNER OF PARADE. ' There are seventeen other horses the list to measure strides with the vPiriptT section and the majority of toem hail from Auckland stables. They f|mlfi««%^ mmmm ';r#whSdf<|;«^ mmm mmm . they are both .engaged "* saturaay^ ! newcomer to, the \in^..ip r i4'i r om "irinTTip-p'.is a bay colt by Fosteriiy, iiyj» .wtane?ofth? New Zealand Oaks, and -the price,Mr.. Steinberg gave for torn wls 150 tineas. These youngsters who were originally intended foi rac ing :in Australia, are in •C. Morses ■ Itfble Elanage is said to be a finelooking colt and to be more forward than Love Parade. MR. LOWRY'S PAIR. ' Two- of the, remaining-^embers of the field are owned by their breeder, Symcony, and he was passed mat the -from the Psychology mare Bravado a ■Vialf-^ister, to Finmark (A.J .C at. xl£) Bstland (N.Z. Derby), and Highland (W.R.C. Thompson), and she from the sales at 40 "gUAn e oather owner'with two candidates ■ lor -Saturday;is Mr. A. D. Potter, who ■raced Kiltowyri-with c°nslder, able w s"c; cess. ■ Harlech is a three-quarter blood relative to Kiltowyn, being a bay gelding by: Cambria Park (Xi broneyTact) from Kiltowyn's dam, the Lucullus mare Tpwyn, and Mr. Potter secured him privately from Mr. t. A.Price, who has the sire (a young stallion) and dam both at his Cambria Park Stud. Bowyang is a brown colt by Lord Warden from the Paper Money —Lava mare Molten, a descendant ot Dreamer, and he was bought by Mr. 'potter in, January for. 110 guineas. Penzance, who galloped smartly at Te Rapa early in the week, is an interEstirig acceptor; as she is a black daughter, by Raceful'pf the Lucullus—Persis •mare Lady. Lois, who .won the' race 'back in 1921..-. She is held on lease by Mr H T. Reilly, of Hamilton, from Jier: breeder/ 'Mr. W. W. . Bearsley, Iwihose fatfter raced Lady Lois. • ".•' ".The other half-dozen inthe field are practically unknown quantities. Car-, ringtori Hall is a brown colt by Hunting Song from the So'ult mare Merry Roe, another winner of the Avondale Stakes, and he is owned by his breeder, Mr. F. Hail, of Gisborne. Racehne is a chestnut colt by Raceful from the •King-Lupin—Lady .Quinn mare Lady Seline, and is owned by.Mr. E. G. v Meynell, of Hamilton, who securedhim from the-estate of the late Mr. A. W. Bruce, who bred him. British' Nation 'is, a chestnut gelding by British Em'pife from the Marble Arch mare Archq'ull,l dam' of Sir Musk and Musquil, "aii'd is'held on lease by Mr. M. E. rO^Connor, of Te Awamutu, from his 'breeder, Mr,. A. Rowan. Royal Bachelor.-, is a bay colt by Musketoon from •the- L.eighton mare Reveal, dam also of .Binocular. .. He will carry the jacket of Mr.. "R, T.. Reid, of Hamilton, who secured him from the' estate of the 'Jatfe'/Mr. E. V. Rlddiford.- Whakao-is filly by Mimetic from the Autumn-i—Weka mare •" /Bird Call and

will run in the colours of her breeder, Mr. D. J. Barry. :of Gisbprne, Tririri is a brown filly by Hoariri, (son of Antagonist) from, the-Lapidary mare Trickle, and Mrs. M. H.. Turnbull, of Thames, is racing h.er pn lease from her breeder, Mr. J...H. Butty. •.. ...