NOTES BY PHAETON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21100, 6 February 1932, Page 7

NOTES BY PHAETON.

THIS YEAR'S DERBY.. ENGLAND'S LEADING CLASSIC. ORWELL A GOOD FAVOURITE. Many Derbies are ran throughout the world, but The Derby is tha-t "iEStitrrfed in honour of ille English peer of that mane, and irhicih has Scared cn the Racir-s Calendar £or the long period of 151 years. Bisrhtly regarded as farcrishine a sxca.i test, the Derby run at Epßcrm in everywhere accepted as siring the stamp of Kiiperiority, and, although there hare been periods -when lie quality of the enntesttats -was below standard, it can still be claimed £hat few inferior horses have war, the great classic exeat.

■Wil.}) regard to this year's Derby, the ontatanding favourite ig' Orwell, a bay son of Gainsborough, unci Golden Hair, who won five cf the six races he contested at two years old and who is estimated to be a colt of rare merit. Orwell in owned bv ihe Anglo-American sportsman "Sir. Mortimer Singer, who has good reaecm to rejoice ever his purchase of the colt. for. by winninc: m,m in prize-money at two years old, he lifts jriren a handsome return for the 3000 guineas paid for him as a yearling. Other colts engaged in the forthcoming Derbr who are viewed in a favourable licht ae cermine up t*. the necessary standard include Lord Aster's Mann am cad, by Manna —Pinprick. Lord Rosebery's Miracle, by Manna—Brodick Bar, and Lord "VToolavinE;ion's Cockpen, by Buchsn—Marsrarettn. y<ot u few o r the critics estimate Mjumamead to be equal in merit wji.li Orwell, and much interest. ts centred in their mcetiaa at three years old If Lord Aetor furnishes the winner of this year's Berby it will be well deserved,. Xor on no fewer than five occasions colts carry ing hie colours hare finished in nee end place. In 1316 Blink ran second to Gainsborough, and in the folio-wins year Bochan hlled a like position to Grand Parade. In 1221 Crasg-an-Eran rait second to Humorist, in the following year Timor besi all hie opponents with the exception. of C&ptatn Cuttle, and then at an interval of a year St. Germans was placed second to Sansovino.

PHAB LAP IN AME2ICA. CHAMPION IN THE LIMELIGHT. Whether or not Phax Lap wins the hie race ; set flown far •decision, in Mexico, thers it one ; tiung rery cenain—his owners will have i no car.se to complain oi any lack ol cubj licitr m regard to the doinss of the cham- | picn both on and o5 the track. The dej Tctees of raring hare to be kept well keyed ; rtp, for, with " appearance mcney'' for the i owners in the contract, nothing •will be left i undone to attract large crowds through the i turnstiles to witness the horse from this ; quarter of the globe. who is termed " the ; red terror." That term alone is certainly ! calculated to stir utj the blood of the ■ Mexicans. ! Judging from the account* to hand from. • Amcr; ca, P.htur Lap is training on satrs- ; facioniy in the best of health, and it is ; stated to he quite possible that he* will take J part in a special race prior to the Agaa 1 Caliente Handicap of £IG,OOg coming nc = for decision cin March 20. Phar Lao is ; being kept well in the Uraelicht in America. LUGS or THE SALE-HUTG. | TWO POINTED ILLUSTEATIONS. j At the voles of iloodsfScfc in England last i Bee ember several llhurtaratacn® •were fair ;■ lushed of th» luck of the Bale-Ting, and ■ Oojoh unci Qaadrefaii, who .were among the ; lots eirbiiuUed to auction, stood out i specially for comment. At the dispersal sale of the late Sir Edward Sultan's horses |in 19£2 Ooiiah. a three-year-cid sen of | Bachelor's Dmrbitr—Canfey, gave riee to een- : sational biddmjt. and the brothers Messrs. , S. 3. and J. B. Joei put is the last bid. I 13.500 guineas, and .secured the then colt, j Ooiah proved' a perfect disappointment, and ! when sold as a stallion in December be i was knocked down for 318 guineas, i When offered as a yearling in i'.'29 Quadi rei'oii. b son of Tetratema—-Black Btiie. was i singled oat fcr special attention, by many J keen men, aad he was sold for SOOO guineas. : The closinc bid for Qnadrefoil ui the December sale was 30 guineas. Qancrefoil is ; a stallion and is voted a bargain at, the ' price p»d. i Q3TE FOB OLD EJTGLASD. j | STEEPLECHA SL\G IN AMEBICA

i In recent jears an effort ban been made iin America, to popularise croßs-coimtrr ! events and a race canrisff the htchsaaadiag title of the Grassland* Inier- | sational SteepJocha#e. ma over tiie ictntr j course of four juiies and a-liail, was decided !ia Tennessee. Is laying out the course it I vrnsi made to resemble tamtms Aistree as ! nearly a» possible. The racie resulted ia ; & victory far the .English bred and enraed : Giaagesia, who finished fourth ia the Li' Per! pool Grand National Sieepiachasa last Fear. | Gisnsepia baa.- beea to Ens- } 'and with a new to apain contesting the 1 Liverpool Grand Steeplechase at : Ain tree nest month.

STUD ITEMS. THE HORSE LOTTERY. The purchase of horses for racing purpose r is regsrded as a lotterr. and now and again the namii term con bp Hppbed to the purchase of borers for stud purposes. Call Be*, -winner of the Derby of 1927. cunt his owner A'»iO.O(lO, and he west to the mad at a. fee oi 4UO guineas. However. he hus proved imcli a <Ei£ appointment that his fee has been reduced, to 25P guinea*. In Call Boy's first sea&on his percentage of foals irns very low and there was no srreet imprcrrexnent in tbc following seo&nn Prior to Call Boy fceins sold for XBfI.OW) an American breeder was understood to bare made an offer of £55.000 for the borne, and. in the face cf mibsetjueni returns, he no doubt considers that Dame Fortune wjie Vett an his side when the horse went to another quartet.

THE CAB BINE LINE. So. far this season the Carbine line is® not achieved touch promrrteacg in Australia the abeence of Th# Dimmer, a son of Spenxhead, owing to -anaertadness. BernE the principal cause. Spearman. who is also by Spearhead, -won two aood raoea. bat unfortunately unaoundnef® hoe came against him too. and it is feared thai he will be off the Bccne lor seme time. When 'J'rivaire, a .son of Cyklon. was aarrrinc at! before him ia . the pricing of ■i927. tie - Gartens iixt» ! 'waa placed well ir. ■ the limelight. • bux -ia' the-interval Crkion has not. been cceditfcd with a noteworthy winner, with- the result that ho is now well down ail tbe winsiaa «r«' list. The son of Spearmint is located at ihe Melton Shiri raid can be retarded as advantageously planed, so that, his failing away ig i-cmsxkaMe. An Aiuftealian-bred har*e traniuc to Carbine on the afire V aid® who may be ex patrted to aecatnpKsh aotnetMns to the credit of the great familr to which, ho owea descent Jfl SpearieJi. a eon of Spearhead. Spearfelt won a place among (he creat stayers that hare - (traced' the Aa*hr»ti»a turf. and bis winning fra-is in the Melbourne Cop ami Australian. Cup. which events Tell to lum under the raspectiTe impost* of 8.3 and 3. Hi, were undoubtedly marked with great brilliancy, Spearfelt went to the. stud ia 1929, «o that the first hatch rf his "bnrtTd -flfTTrw -rmrW silk bnfrw> InTTC,