OVERSEA NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 155, 16 June 1932, Page 2

OVERSEA NOTES

American Champion Retired. _ Mrs. Payne Whitney’s champion American thoroughbred Twenty Grand is to be retired from the track for the season and probably for good. Ho has ruptured a tendon, which, it is feared, may prevent him from ever running again. Twenty Grand is a four-year-old son of St. Germans, who finished second to Sansovino in the 1924 English Derby. Last year he proved himself the best three-year-old in training by winning tho Kentucky Derby _very easily in the record time of 2.1 4*5. He also won seven other races out of 1U outings, among these being the Belmont Stakes, the Saratoga Cup and the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Twenty Grand’s stake winnings, which amounted to over £50,000 in his two years of racing, place him ninth in the list of stake-winners of all time.

Sensational Derby Winner. Two days after tho imported horse Grand Knight died at Mr. John Donald’s Westmere Stud, Wanganui, his sire, Grand Parade, tho hero of a memorable Derby in tho year following the termination of tho world war, was on May 1 discovered in his box at Newmarket, England, with a broken leg. and he was consequently destroyed. He was tho property of Lord Glencly, but was bred by the late “Boss” Croker, and was sold as a foal for 470 guineas, in Grand Parade’s Derby The Panther, the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, started one of the hottest favourites on record, but finished nearer last than first, and Grand Parade, starting at very long odds, won comfortably from Buchan and Paper Money. In this Derby Lord Glanely was also represented by Dominion, who was generally regarded by the stable as being superior to hi.s stable companion. On tho eve of the race Arthur Smith, who was then first jockey for Lord Glanely, had choice of mounts, and he decided to ride Dominion, while Fred. Tcmpleman had the mount on Grand Parade.

His Earnings. During his brief racing career Grand Parade won stake-money amounting to £10,982, and since retiring to the stud in 1920 his services had been in demand by breeders. His stock have proved highly successful, and at the close of the 1931 season he had sired winners of 225 J races, value £123,743. The best known arc Diophon, who won stakes amounting to £23,150, Review Order, Grand Glazier, Grand Salute, winner of last year’s Royal Hunt Cup, and Grand Knight, who raced successful in New Zealand before going to the stud. Irish Politics and Sweeps. It was anticipated subscriptions to the Irish sweep on tho English Derby would greatly exceed those of auy race in the past. Unexpectedly there was a slump in March and April, and Mr. Do Valera and his policy wore blamed. One prominent ticket seller in Dublin said: “People who were regular customers of mine for every past sweepstake insist on waiting until nearer the date of tho draw to see what Mr. De Valera's policy will bo. A number of people have refused flatly to take their usual quota on the grounds that the money may be seized by the Irish Government. It is no use arguing. They have got this idea into their heads, and nothing will move it.” Mr. De Valera stated it was not the intention of his Government to interfere with the sweepslake. Even if they wished to do so

they could not make any change in policy until the Act legalising tho present series of sweepstakes expired. Luck Tor Two. Luck did not favour many visitors to Newmarket, England, on April 29, says a London exchange, but at least two individuals present were supremely fortunate. M. de St. Alary, the owner of Kandy, struck his filly out of the Oaks Stakes, but overlooked her engagement in the One Thousand Guineas. Being liable for the full forfeit, ho decided to let Kandy take her chance, and she won the stakes, value £8034. Tho Other favourite of fortune was the backer of Prince Kwow and Black Fox for the totalisator daily double. He scooped the pool—over £7OO for a 10/- stake. M. de St. Alary was recently elected a member of tho English Jockey Club. He is ono of the stewards of the French Jockey Club and a prominent member of the French Stud Book Committee, appointed by the Minister of Agriculture. Aussie Odds and Ends. Tho Kensington (N.S.W.) meeting last week saw the pony mare Valeria (Valkyrian—Conqueror marc) add to her modest list of successes in Australia by winning the Fourteen-one Handicap, 5J furlongs, for which she went out second favourite. Another Maorilander in Battle Maid (Nassau —Light Action), however, failed badly, missing even a place, though backed into first favouritism. • * •

H. K. Telford, part-owner and trainer of I’har Lap,.has not had a great deal of luck outside his association with that champion, though he has a long team under his charge. However, at tho V.B.C. Birthday Meeting ho had a little slice of good fortune when his own three-year-old filly won the Cornwall Welter Handicap, ono mile, for which she started favourite, winning by 3j lengths. • • • Dr. E. H. B. Milsom’s two-year-old colt Hauwiri, one of J. T. Jamieson's team, would seem to have had bad luck at the Boscbery (N.S.W.) meeting last Saturday week. Going out a heavily backed second favourite for the Juvenile Handicap, 7 furlongs, she iu<t only got away badly, but also suffered serious interference later on in the race. Despite these disadvantages, he dead-heated for second place within three-quarters of a length of the win ner. At the same meeting, in the Dundas Handicap, 7 furlongs, the Tippler gelding Havaspot, who did his earlier racing in the Dominion, was unlucky in running up against a snag in the shape of the Yerderer gelding Sir Duninald, who was just disclosing a marvellous improvement in form. Havaspot was made favourite, but was well beaten into second place. However, as we have heard by wireless, he provided some compensation last week by winning the Exeter Welter Handicap, ono mile, at Bandwick.

The cx-Huwke’s Bay sportsman Mr. E. J. Watt had a now quite unaccustomed run of successes at the two-day A..T.C. Winter Meeting. On the first day his home-bred Doric—Lady Muskerry marc Lady Doris won tho big Latten event of tho fixture, the A.J.C. Hurdle Bace. 2m. 3f. Then last Saturday, Draconic, another of Doric’s gets, accounted for tho Second Hurdle Bace, 2 miles, while T.adv Doris was again to the fore in th" Jumpers’ Flat Bace run over 11 furlongs.