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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20602, 28 June 1930, Page 11

NOTES BY PHAETON.

GRAND PRIX DE PARIS.

RACE TO EE RUN TO-MORROW. LIST OF ENGLISH VICTORIES. The Grand Priz de Paris, one of the most valuable races in the world, will be run at Longchamps to-morrow. In 1922 tiie stake was £21.080, and. although in. the interval there has been a reduction, the prize-money is still very large. English-bred horses have to their credit a good number of victories) in the Grand Prix. The initial contest in 1863 resulted in a win for Mr. E. Savils's colt The Ranger. Three years later the Duke or Beaufort supplied the winner with Ceylon. The Marqui3 of Hastings won with The Earl in 1668 and in 1872 Mr. Savile was again successful with Cremorne. Other victories by English owners followed in this order:—lß74, Mr. W. R. Marshall. Trent; 1873, Mr. C. Brewer, Robert the Devil; 1882, Mr. H. Rymill, Bruce; 1885. Mr. Brodrick-Cloete, Paradox; 1886. Mr. R. C. Vyner, Minting.

In 1302 the Irish sportsman Major Eustace Loder won with tho English-bred colt Spearmint and tho iact that the winner was sired by the Auckland-bred Carbine added a unique record to tho race. In 1919 Mr. A. de Rothschild's Galloper Light -won. in 1320 another English-bred colt in Comrade brought off a sensational surprise under tho colours or the French sportsman M. E. de St. Alary, and in 1321 Mr. J. Watson's colt Lemonora scored a decisive victory.

In 1881 the American sportsman Mr. J. R. Keene supplied the winner of the Grand Priz with Foxhail, who was bred in the United States. Foxhail subsequently won tho Cesarewitch Stakes and Cambridgeshire Stakes on English soil in his three-year-old days, which served to enhance the brilI liancy of his feat in the French race. The distance of the Grand Priz is one mile and seven furlongs and aa the conditions provide that colts shall carry 8.11 and fillies 8.3 it is quite up to tha standard of the English Derby in furnishing a three-year-old test of a high order. EACI2TG ON GRAND SCALE. THE AG A KHAN'S PURCHASES. Ii has been said that the Ag& Kjltm 13 '-ho richest prise that has ever come to tho breeders o£ bloodstock in the Old Country, and tiio figures bearing on his purchases of yearlings substantiate this contention A perusal of tho records of the English sales during tho past five years reveals that the Aga Khan bought 39 yearlings at a cost of 189,630 guineas. Here are the figures:— Yearlings Cost, Bought. Guineas. 1325 .» t. • 5 . • 31,300 1928 ... .. 72.700 19°7 s • »• S .. 31,000 1923 >. .. 8 -• ■ 32.720 1320 .« >i s - • 21.3U3 33 153.630 Dating from 1924, horses carrying the colours of the Aga Khan on the English f.arf won a takes to the value of £174.648. Big figures truly, but it would be highly interesting to know how much money i't cost to secure the sum named, for tha payments in subscription fees and forfeits alono would bulk largely. However, the Aga Khan is endowed with great wealth, and tho cost to him of his racing operations is probably a matter of small moment. " HOME MADE THE TJTJCEItTAISr." A.J.C. STEEPLECHASE VICTORY".

Tha caption quoted was the heading that surmounted a paragraph, in a Sydney journal recently in referring to the Ne# Zealand gelding Homo Made and the then impending Australian Jockey Club Steeplechase of £2OOO. It has to be admitted'that Home Made has not proved a good horse to follow, and only a few days before registering his victory in the most valuable cross-country event of the New South Wales turf, ran at Eandwick on June 14. he ran disappointingly when much was expected from him. The steeplechase division is not strong in New South Wales, but still Home Made could do no mora than win, and thia he did in easy style.

It iB often remarked that many steeplechasers of the present day boast pedigrees that would entitle them to entry in the most select classic events. Home Made can be cited in that respect, the lea-ding lines in his pedigree reading as follows:

Sire: Tkumham, by John o' Gaunt (son cf Isinglass and grandson of Isonomy; from Lady Disdain, by Bend Or (son of Doiicasterj iiom Maid Marian, by Hampton ■.son of Lord Clifden). Dam: Eotisewife, by FCenilworth (son of Childwick and grandson of St. Simon) from Busy Bee. by Gozo (son of Wild Or.ta) from Industry, by Mußket (3on of Toxophiliteh Homo Made, who was foaled in and is thus in his eighth year, was bred by the Eon. S. W Alison, M.L.C When two years old he was sent up to auction, and at. 125 guineas he fell to the bid of Mr J. Williamson Prior to his sale to a Sydney sportsman Home Mad«» won several buidle races in New Zealand under the colours of " Mr. W. E. .Gaisford." FCTLL-BROTEERS. LOTTERY OP THE SALE-RING. " Follow the winning strains" is, no doubt, good advice, but it does not always prove profitable to the buyers in the case if full-brothers—indeed, it may be said that many pronounced disappointments! in this respect can be cited. Thi latest case to be mentioned is that of Magniiico, the fullbrother to the doughty Windbag, who figured among the yearlings sent up to auction at Eandwick in the autumn of 1928, and was bought for 4000 guineas. Magmnco proved useless for racing, and he was recently sold in Sydney for eO guineas, it is stated that ailments came agsinst Magnified, but still thero is the fact that he was a bad speculation at 4000 guineas. When the .uestion oi full-brothers is under the Bearchiigflt the cose of. Orcua can well be brought forward. This son if Positano and Jacinth went up for snlo at the period when his full-brother Poseidon i« at the top oi ilia form with a series of brilliant feata to his credit. As Orcaa was considered to be a much better-looking ooit; than Poseidon, the bidding for him >vati very spirited with the result, that it wati carried to :iOSO guineas. Crcus proved a j failure, and evon when raced in minor company he was unable to score- a win. Why there should be such marked disparity in the racing capacity of .full-brothers :is difficult to fathom. MARCH AND HER PRODUCE. MATED WITH GENERAL LATOUR. The Marble Arch—Lady Musket mare March, who gave the turf a brilliant performer in To Kara, was mated last season with General Latour and she is believed to be m foal. Aa the previous mating with the Soult horse resulted in Te Kara, interest is centred in the probable entry to be made in the Stud Book. in 1920 and 1927 March was mated with the English-bred sire Psychology, to which horse she threw a colt and a tilly in ;uiocessive seasons, out the produce was' most disappointing The colt Professor, .who was added to the list, waa of good physique, but be (ailed to develop the racing quality and iB now used a3 a back rounding up livestock lit Northern Wairoa The tilly by Psychology from. March, who is named Lady ! Norma, was of so common appearance that | she was never put into training and at tvro years old'she was mated with Lncullus There is a prospect of March beins well represented during the coming season for T«> Hoia. Royal March and Marchette may all be included with the active division. Tlio Inst-mimed is a rising two-year-oH tilly by Limond and she carries a promising appearance.