CUP HISTORY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20716, 8 November 1930, Page 9

CUP HISTORY.

FORTY-EIGHTH CONTEST. MANY SURPRISE VICTORIES. INCIDENT IN FIRST RACE. BY PHAETON. The first New Zealand Cup for which the Canterbury Jockpy C'lub stands sponsor was run in 1883, so that to-day's contest will be ♦he forty-eighth. A number of incidents of tho sensational order are bound lip in the history of the New Zealand Cup, and 0110 is connected with tho initial contest. A popular opinion prevailed that Ihe Hon. W. Robinson would win with a four-year-old, Cheviot, who was a full-brother to tho doughty Sir Modred, but a movement in favour of his four-year-old stable mate Nonsense set the tongues wagging, and then came tho announcement that R. Derritt, 011 whoso services Mr. Robinson had first call, had sent in his colours. This incident added its quota to tho situation, and especially so when Mr. Dan. O'Brien, owner of Tasnian, secured Derritt to rido hi 3 horse. Whou the day of the raco arrived. Nonsense, who was "ridden by the late Jumes Wattie, ruled a strong favourite, and it was left to Derritt 011 Tasnian to upset what was regarded as a " good thing." Nonsense fought out the issue gamely, but the upshot of a great finish was a short head victory for Tasman. Mr. Robinson had Nonsense backed for a big stake. Lochiol's Victory. In 1957 tho cup acnin provoked much talk. The Into Mr. G. G. Stead had three horses engaged—Lochicl. Maxim and Beresford. In those days the betting on big events was Pretty solid, ?or the bookmakers could wager openly, and owners were untrammelled by Racing Conference regulations. Lochiel was selected by the public as the likely winner, but tho bookmakers thought that if Mr. Stead was to win tho cup Maxim would be the one. Accordingly they " peppered" Lochicl. When the commissioner was put on a few days beforo tho race to secure a quotation about Maxim the reaponso was ao uninviting that the colt was withdrawn from tho race, and Mr. Stead therefore elected to depend upon Lochiel and Beresford. -A very searching situation thus confronted the pencillera with Maxim, the ono they had saved in their books, out of the race, and Lochiel. with whom they had taken liberties, favourite. Lochiel got home first, threequarters of a length in front of Gipsy King, and there was deep rumblings in tho camp of the betting men.

An objection was actually lodged against Lochiel being declared ths winner on the ground that tho race was not started at the proper point, but after a full inquiry it was ruled out. Tho victory of Lochiel left a lot of peoplo lamenting, and some investors nover received tho money duo to thein. Outsider of tho Field. In 1893 an Australian-bred colt, Gipsy Grand, was considered to have a great chance to extend the three-year-old record. However, it was left to another colt of tho samo ago to win fame as a stayer. This was Euroclydon, who won his raco under sensational circumstances, for ho started tho absolute outsider .of the field. As Euroclydon subsequently won the C.J.C. Derby and Canterbury Cup in dashing style, the fact was very strikingly brought out that the Jtcw Zealand Cup was a great certainty for him with an impost Olb. under wcight-for-ago. In the following year Euroclydon carried 0.5 into second place behind Lady Zetland fS.9). The greatest surprise of tho race was recorded in 1000 by the Taranaki-owned gelding Star Hose, who carried the colours of Mr. R. Shore. There waß a field of 15. and the favourites were Paritutu and Multifid. Star Rose was in a,t tho minimum weight, having nothing previously to his credit, and he ruled a pronounced outsider. Ho stayed it out in game style and beat Multifid by two lengths and a-half. Tho cup of 100!) was burned, well info memory by reason of tho downfall of a very hot favourite in Bobrikoff. all tho places being filled by outsiders. A few days before the ra:e Bobrikoff registered a wonderful gallop ever a mile and a-half, and on that trial he waß boomed strongly for the cup. Bobrikoff was done with when the final test camo in the straight, and Lady Luoy, Roosevelt, and Sir Prize came home in that crder, Sinapis' Late Arrival.

Tn 1313, wlieu tho cup candidates on the aceno at Riccarton were numbered tho day before the contest, tho horse destined to lead the field home was still on the other sido of Cook Strait. That was tho St. Ambrose mare Sinapis, who had missed her passage from Wellington to Lytlelton by tho Maunganui on the preceding Wednesday. Sinnpis was put on board the Maunganui on Friday, the day before the race, and landed at Lyttelton on Saturday morning. It was popularly thought that this forced march for Sinapis would seriously affect the Jittlo mare, and she held a place with tho outside brigade. Sirjapis confounded all the smart people who Bcouted her chnnce, fqr she romped home an easy winner in front of Sea Pink, to whom she was conceding weight. Ttisman (by St. Albans) is the only Aus-tralian-bred horse who has won tfio New Zealand Cup. So far the highest weight carried to victory in tho cup is 8.13, under which impost Count Cavour won in 1026. The fastest time for tho cup is 3m 23 3-ss. That was the record made by Chido in last year's race. There have been two dead-heats in tho cup. In 1000 the judge was unablo to separate Fulmcn, 7.10, and Ideal. 7.7, nnd in 1914 there was a similar record between Warstep, 7.11, and Indigo, 6.12. North Island owners nro well ahead in the list of winners of tho New Zealahd Cup. Tho North Island has Btipplied 20 outright winners and two dead-heaters, while tho South has 1!) outright winners and two deadheators, The list is made up as follows: North Island.—Tirailleur, St. Hippo, Roosevelt, Impulse, Waiuku, Tirant d'Eati. Seahorse, Ideal (dead-heater), Tortulla, Halberdier, Star Rose, 'Frisco, Downfall, Lady Lucy, Bridge, Midnight Sun, Sinapis, Indigo (dead-heater), Tangihoti. Mdiielaus, Sasanof, Vagabond, Oratress, Scion, Rouen, Sunart, The Banker, and Oratrix. South Island.—Tasmmi, Vanguard, Fnsilade, Spade Guinea, Lochiel, Manton, Wolverino, British Lion. Euroclydon, Lady Zetland, Fulinen (dead-houter). Canteen. Grand Rapids, Noctuiform, Vice-Admiral, Warstep (dcad-heotcr)', Ardenvohr, Royal Star, Count Cavour. Rapier, and Chide. In 1888 all the places in the cup were monopolised by tho three-year-old division, namely, Manton, 6.10, Son of a Gun, 0.5, and Exchange, 6.0. Two I'.nglish-bred horses, Lochiel and 'Frisco, iaavo won the cup. Both these horses were sired in England and fouled in New Zealand, Oratress von the, cup in 1920, and eight years afterwards her daughter, Oratrix, led the field home. In' the race of 1886 the topweisht. Nelson. 9.10, defeated all his opponents with the exception of Spado Guinea, 6.10,

NEW OWNER'S LUCK. It is one of tho several attractions of racing that (ho wheel of fortune often gives full encouragement to the new sportsman, says a Wellington paper. Mr. L. W. G. Mill ward, the owner of La .Poupee, is undoubtedly one of fortune's favourites, for thia brilliant filly is tho first racehorse he has owned, Truined by Mrs. A. McDonald, of Awapuni. La Poupee has now accounted for the Auckland Welcome Stakes and the Wellington Wellesley Stakes, each event carrying a substantial prize. In these difficult times Mr. Millward, who is a farmer at Kairanga, Mnnawatu, may rightly think that his venture into the ranks of owners has been a blessing in disguise.