GRAND PRIX WINNER

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 212, 21 August 1931, Page 2

GRAND PRIX WINNER

'STRONG ENGLISH LINES.

At one period it appeared likely that English stables would be more than academically interested this year in the result of the greatest event of the French racing season, the Grand Prix de Paris, for th>ee-year-olds worth 6450 sov’s to the winner, and decided over a mile and seven furlongs. But for various reasons one after another of the horses nominated as “challengers” dropped out, and when it was announced a few days before the race that Pomme d’Api would not be sent across there was left only one English candidate, Lord Derby’s AUemanda. Tho main interest on the day centred in tho performances of Tourbil>n, who had given evidence of merit by winning the French Derby a fortnight earlier, and of Brulette, who had won the English Oaks at Epsom. Allamanda also had a strong following, principally of visitors from England. The only one of the trio named, however, to finish in a place was Tourbillon, who started a warm favourite. The winner turned up in the Comte de Rivand’s moderately-fancied Barneveldt, who boat Baron E. de Rothschild's better.fancicd Taxodium by a neck after a close race, with Tourbillon half a length further away, and Deiri, Bouledur, and Brasik next. There were thirteen starters.

Allamanda, whom S. Donoghue had flown to France to ride after tho conclusion of tho racing at Sandown Park, was badly placed early, and finished near the rear. The backing accorded this horse was hardly justified by any form shown, and was probably for the most part sentimental. The success of Barneveldt was a great triumph for English breeding, as the colt is a son of The Winter King and Black Domino. The Winter King was bred by the late Lord Rosebery, and was by Son-in-Law out of the Derby and Oaks winner, Signorinetta, a daughter of Chaleureux and Signorina, a St. Simon mare that won eleven races worth £20,902 and w-as the dam of Signorino, who ran third in Cicero’s Derby. For a long time The Winter King stood at The Durdans, at Epsom, but was sold at the December sales of 1929 to Mr. Burn for 200 guineas, and now stands at his establishment at Northern Thirsk at a fee of £2l.

Turning to Barneveldt's dam, Black Domino, this mare was bred by General Sir Bruce Hamilton at his stud at Wendover, and was sold as a yearling for 1100 guineas to Mr. C. W, Gordon. She was by the St. Leger winner, Black Jester, and camo from Osyrua, a daughter of Desmond and Lady Candahar, a Wisdom mare that produced Candahar and other winners. On tho racecourse she was of no account, as she ran three times as a two-year-old, fiive times as a three-year-old, and twice as a fouryear.old without success, and then, after foaling Roman Mask to Cicera, was sold at the December sales of 1923 for 400 guineas and exported to France.