MARION'S JUVENILE RACE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 69, 18 September 1937, Page 22

MARION'S JUVENILE RACE

REHEARSAL EXPECTED TO RUN

MR. T. C. LOWRY AS PART-OWNER OF SUDAN

(By "Rangalira.")

More two-year-olds will make their debut at the Marlon Jockey Club's Meeting next Saturday, for only three of the thirteen entered were seen out in the Debutant Stakes at Wanganui, and a number of the newcomers are of interesting breeding. This will be only the fifth occasion on which the Marton Club has staged a juvenile race in the spring, but it has been a contest well worth while, for the four earlier winners were Princess Doreen, Whenuakura, Severe, and Greenwich, and last year Greenwich secured her victory at the expense of Francis Drake. It is probable that still another star-to-be will be found commencing his ascent in next week's event. '

The two first Marton victors, Princess Doreen and Whenuakura, both went on to add the Avondale Stakes, and Princess Doreen also shared success with Diatomous in the A.R.C. Welcome Stakes. Marton then was decided earlier than Avondale, but in more recent years the meeting has come in after Wanganui (which for a time it preceded) and Avondale. Last year Francis Drake, narrowly beaten at Marton in his first start, collected the A.R.C. Welcome, W.R.C. Wellesley, and C.J.C. Welcome Stakes at his next three appearances. Perhaps again this year Marton will yield the clue to the Auckland and Wellington juvenile classics, and maybe as well to Riccarton and other important juvenile races. At least.it is known that there is some very promising material in the field listed for next Saturday. HIGHLY-REPUTED COLT. Among the colts great interest will ,be taken in Rehearsal, who was easy winner of the second division of the two-year-old parade at Wanganui last week, but who was not engaged in the Debutant Stakes. No horse in the parade made a greater impression than Rehearsal, who handled himself like a gentleman and could not but have pleased the most critical eye. It is only occasionally that the Koatanui breeder Mr. G. M. Currie, retains colts for racing, and it is undoubtedly his hope to possess in Rehearsal a son of defunct Limond fit to carry on the great line. Rehearsal is a brown colt out of the Thespian—Sea Elf mare Miss Thespian, dam also of Chief Ranger and a member of an outstanding family. Sea Elf's earlier included the Absurd colt Mennin, one of the best two-year-olds who ever graced the New Zealand Turf, and Waterwings, the dam of the

Derby winner Agrion and of the A.J.C. Metropolitan winner Waikare. It is no wonder that Mr. Currie believer that this colt' may make a stallion worthy to take his place in the stud when his race days are over; meanwhile good critics have a high opinion of his promise as a galloper of quality. DESERT GOLD LIVERY. More than ordinary interest will also be taken in one of the fillies in next Saturday's field. This is Sudan, who not only hails from the Desert Gold family, but will introduce Mr. T. C. Lowry, at present in England as manager of the New Zealand cricket team, in the role of racehorse owner, if only in partnership. Sudan is registered as a bay nlly by Beau Pere from the Grandcourt — Desert Gold mare Subara, one of the five mares now carrying on the Desert Gold tradition in the second generation and referred to in a recent article on White Gold, attractive maiden winner last week at Wanganui. She is Sahara's second foal, the first, a filly by Hunting Song and named Sand Blast, being owned in Australia, where she is due to race as a 1 three-year-old this season. Sudan was sent down by her breeder, Mr. T. H. Lowry, to last January's Trentham sales, and she was acquired by an agent on behalf of Mrs. J. N. Lowry, of Fernhill, for 325 guineas. There is a story that Mr. T. C. Lowry was bidding that day against Mrs. Lowry's agent, but that when he realised what was happening he dropped out of the battle for ownership. A little later a partnership was registered in the filly between Mrs. J. N. and Mr. T. C. Lowry, and the youngster was lianded to Mrs. A. W. McDoriald to train. The new partnership, incorporating a famous name, has not yet registered its colours, but doubtless the jacket will be after the style of the well-known Lowry livery. Another Okawa Stud product in the Marton field is Raidora, who is a bay filly by Night Raid from the Lucullus D'Oro mare Doree, thus a half-sister to a previous winner of the race in Princess Doreen. Doree's dam is a fullsister to Desert Gold. At the January sales Raidora was secured for 120 guineas by Mr. W. R. S. Brewer, of Waverley, who races Ruaform. etc.. and whose horses are now trained by G. A. Reid. AUSTRALIAN COLTS. Two Australian-bred colts figure in the field. Dorak is one of the lots

bought at the Sydney Easter sales by T R. George for his patron, Mr. n. Stewart, of Wellington. A brown colt by Doric (son of Tracery) from the Tamar mare Tamarzand, and costing 9U guineas, he has shown a useful turn pf speed in his early training, but lie may not yet be quite forward enough to make a serious bid for victory next week. , Prime Quality is the name that has been bestowed on the chestnut Buoyant Bachelor—Lerrij a colt for whom the Hawera trainer O. Cox paid 200 guineas at the Sydney Easter sales on behalf of one of his patrons, Mr. R. Mace, of Masterton. Prime Quality was entered at Wanganui, but he was not produced. Gay Son, another newcomer, is a brown colt by Beau Pere from that good Lord Quex— Lady Ball mare La Moderne, and he will race in the interests of his breeder, Mr. A. F. M. Symes, of Hastings, who was represented in the Wanganui Debutant Stakes by Screen Lord. Gay Son is the first offspring of his dam, who, besides being full-sister to that crack two-year-old Gay Ballerina, was a fine two- and three-year-old herself, her successes including the New Zealand St. Leger Stakes in Dominion record time for a mile and three-quarters. Karotonga, the last of the new colts engaged, is a brown son of Philamor and the Merry Moment mare Spare Moment, the dam previously of the useful Leisure, and he is being raced by one of his past-breeders, Mr. D. P. Clark, of Featherston, who has taken over the interest of his other partbreeder, Mr. W. J. McGill. The two remaining newcomers fn the prospective field are fillies, each from successful families.

Jeanne is a bay daughter of Lackham and the Arausio—Jean Laddo

marc Jean Ladosio, a full-sister to Arajean and a half-sister to Arrow Lad, Minstrel Lad, etc. This is a branch of the famous Man to line, and one that in recent years has produced horses of the class of Dungarvan, Demos, Orleans, Happy Days, etc., besides a little further back Silver Scorn, Nightmarch, Chide, etc. At the yearling sales Mr. L. W. Jones withdrew Jeanne at a bid of 110 guineas and he later disposed of her orivately to Mr. A. W. Akers, of Linton, one of the former part-owners of Catalogue.

Russian Ballet is a rather aptly named bay daughter of Nightmarch and the Limond—Eulogy mare Praise, winner of the New Zealand Oaks. There is no better-bred mare at the stud in New Zealand at present than Praise, who is full-sister to Commendation, and though Nightmarch has so far been a disappointment as a sire Praise is a mare who gives him every chance of making a hit. At the January sales Russian Ballet attracted a lot of notice, and Mr. R. Grace, of Wanganui, had to carry the bidding to 350 guineas to secure her. She easily topped the market among the Nightmarch offering, and as Mr. Grace does not often make a mistake when paying good prices for yearlings this filly should be worth noting in her early outings.