GREAT RACEHORSES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19221, 9 January 1926, Page 13

GREAT RACEHORSES.

IN BOTH HEMISPHERES. BY PHAETON. Endless discussion is caused by opinion? as to the best racehorse the world has ever known. In discussing the point some time back a London writer well in touch with racing remarked:—"The late John Porter, who had many great horses /through his hands, declared for Rosicrucian. and at another time he inclined to Isonomy, and then camo Ormonde, over whom it was impossible to give any other precedence. Flying Fox was held to be a great horse, and in his book ' Porter veered round to William the Third as possibly the be?t ot all over a distance of ground. Matthew Dawson thought St. Simon a wondor, and once expressed the opinion that Ladas was tho best mid best-looking horse ho had ever trained or seen. The lato Mr. William Allison (' Tho Special Commissioner' of the London Sportsman) was a staunch admirer of Blair Athol. and of later horses voted for Flying Fox, Spearmint, and Bayardo. It is far from certain that Galopin was not as good as any of the horses. remarKS another great judge. ' Petrarch was a good horse,' said John Dawson, who trained him, ' but I know iust how good. How good Galopin was I could never find out. e Americans claim that Man-o'-War is entitled to first place, but a lot of people outside the land of tho Stars and Stripes could no doubt be quickly found to dispute that point with the Americans." The criticism of tho greatest horses referred to above only ranges round equines that carried silk in ths Old Country, but when the question is under sonsideration in tho Southern Hemisphere Carbine well entitled to first attention, and the victory he achieved in the Melbourne Cup of IS9O under 10.5 against a field of 38 stands the strongest searchlight. Poitrel was undoubtedly a great stayer, and his winning feat in the Molbourne Cup of 1920 under 10.0 must be regarded as a star performance. Then Eurythmic, Trafalgar and David mußt each be given good places. Whoro should Gloaming be ranged up? 1 fancy I hoar someone ask. Without a doubt, a wonderful horse, and the fact of his winning at weight-for-age in high-class company at nine years old, and in a manner in keeping with his best days, gives him a unique place among tho noteworthy racehorses viewed from any auarter of- tho globe. The best horse since Carbine," is tho summing up of Windbag in well-ver?ed Australian quarters in regard to the son of Magpie. That was tho opinion formed on Windbag prior to his Melbourne Cup victory, and, recognising that he carried an impost over weight-for-ago and beat the time rocord for the great Flemington. race, it will bo seen ho has accomplished a feat serving to endorse tho finding in his favour. Unless a largo number of keen judges are astray in their judgment, the future has a lot in store for Windbag in the event of his training on Pr, l^e r 'following compact series of table? bearing on the racing records of noteworthy equines which I have compiled will no doubt be perused with interest by my readers:— ST. SIMON. (By Galopin—St. Angela). Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At 2yrs 5 5 47 At 3yrs .. 4 4 8 9 9 55' ISINGLASS. (By Isonomy—Deadlock). Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At 2yrs 3 3 34 At Syrs 5 4 33 At 4yra 3 3 18 At syrs 1 1 _2 li U 87 ORMONDE. (By Bend Or—Lily Agnes)) Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At 2yrs i-." 3 3 17 At Syrs .. 10 10 32 At 4yra 3 3 5 1(5 16 64 FLYING FOX. (By Orme—Vampire). Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At 2yrs «. -6 3 33 At Syrfi .« 6 6 41 11 *9 74 CARBINE (By Mufiket— Mersey). Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At 2yrs 5 5 24 At 3yrs .. 18 9 71 At 4yfs .. 14 9 80 At syra .. 11 • 10 73 . 43 33 248 POITREL (By St. Alwyne—Poinard). f*7 . Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At 2yrs .. 4 0 At Syrs .. 5 3 44 At 4yrs 11 4 26 At Syrs «. 8 6 78 At 6yis .. 9 v 4 44 87 ,17 191 GLOAMING (By The Welkin—Light)Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At Syrs . , 16 13 - 77 At 4yrs 7 6 32 At Byrs .. 12 12 34" At 6yrs .. 12 11 2!) At 7yrd 5 3 32 At Byrs 5 4 7 At 9yrs 5 3 29 62 52 240 WINDBAG. (By Magpie—Charleville). Horses Starts. Wins. Defeated. At 2yrs 8 2 35 At Syrs 10 G 92 At 4yrs .. 7 '5 52 25 13 179 V LEADING STAKE-WINNERS. Tho following is a list of the sunis won in prize-money by celebrated horses:— ENGLAND. £ Isinglass, by Isonomy—Deadlock .. 57,455 Donovan, by Galopin—Mowerina .. 55,153 Flying Fox. by Orme—V&uijjiro .. 40,096 Ayrshire, by Hampton—Atalanta . . 35,915 Ormotido, by Behd Or—Lily Agnes . 28,265 . AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. Gloaming, by The Welkin—Light ... 43,100 Eurythmic, by Eudorus —Bob, Cherry 36,891 David, by Baverstook —Linotype . . 31,210 Carbine, by Musket—Mersey ... 29,626 Windbag, by Magpie—Charlevillo . 27,307 Cetigne, by Grafton—Pretty Nell . . 27,206 Poitrel; by St. Alwyne—Poinard .. 26,920 THE REEFTON MEETING. FIVE RIDERS SUSPENDED. [BY TELfiGRAfH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] REEFTON, Friday. The second day of the ReGfton Meeting broke wet, but the afternoon was fine. There was a good attendance and tho totalisator handled £7936 10b, an increase of £672 10s over the corresponding day last years - Results : COUNTY HANDICAP.—2 Gaslight (Jennings), 1; 6 Frivolous, 2: 1 Prince Charleroi, 3. Also started: 3 Probate, 5 Hallownoon, 4 Saxette, 7 Cashbox. Won by two lengths. Time, lm 18s. ELECTRIC TROT.—3 Merry Loqan (Lynch), 1; 5 Dorrie Thorpe, 2; 7 Marion Junr., 3. . Also started: 2 Trimmer, 8 Prince Mac, 1 Sylvia Logan, 4 Ocean Chimes, 10 General Thorpe, 6 Denver Wood, 9 Nota Bene.' Won by two lengths. SECOND HURDLES.—3 ,Maunu: (Salt), 1* 1 Uncle Pave* 2; 4 Marble Slab, 3. Also started: 4 Tenterfield (coupled with Marble Slab), 5 Cashman, 2 Flying Master, who fell. Won by three lengths. Time, 2m 52 2-. r >s. INANGAHITA HANDICAP.—I Prince Ferouz (Jennings). 1; 3 Goosestep, 2; 6 Lord Leslie, 3. Also started: 5 Prosperity, 2 Grey Lass. 4 Jubilant. 8 Horatius. Won by a length, ft nose between second and third. Time, lm 456. CRONADUN HANDICAP. —2 Rene Mavis (Peart), 1: 3 Pickaninny. 2;. 4 Some Abbey 3 Also started: 1 Deep Drive. 5 Probate, 6 Voute, 8 Gay Gauntlet. 6 Jonquil. Won by a head, half a head between second and third. Time, lm 3 3-ss. BROADWAY TROT.,—S Marion Junr. (Fass), 1; 4 Nellie Parsons, 2: 3 Denver Wood, 3. Alio Started: Prltioe Mao. 2 lielburn, 1 Miss Louie, 6 Jean Vue. Won by two lengths. Time, 3m 49 2-ss. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP.—3 Marble Bar 1; 6 Caliburtt; 2; 2 Hiero, 3. Also started: 1 Para, 5 North Inch, 4 Bitters. Won by a length and a-quarter. Time lm 328. , />; FAREWELL HANDICAP.—3 Prosperity, 1-4 Rene Mavis, 2; 1 Prince Charleroi. 3. Also started: 6 Flying Master, 5 Hallownoon, 2 Saxettti. on by two lengths. Time, lm 17 245. An inquiry into the running in the hurdles resulted -in , the.,, disqualification for si± nlontha of the riders A. G. Campbell, Mc* Mullan, Peart. Kirsvan and Easton.