NOTES BY PHAETON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21165, 23 April 1932, Page 9

NOTES BY PHAETON.

FULL-BROTHERS AS RACERS. MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS. AN INTERESTING PROBLEM. The death of Phar Lap has drawn attention to his three full-brothers. Tho trio include Nightguard. a three-year-old, a yearling colt, and a colt foal. It goes without saying that much interest is centred in the way they will develop and whether any of tho trio will prove a worthy relative to tho great horse who won a place with the champions of the racecourse. There is an old saying, " Like begets like," but in tho breeding of bloodstock thore have been many illustrations to disprove this assertion. Such is brought out pointedly at times when racehorse fullbrothers come under the searchlight. A notable illustration of the interesting auestion of merit in full-brothers is the case of Poseidon and Orcus. who. got by Positano from the Martini-Henry mare Jacinth, wore full-brothers. Poseidon, who was bought as a yearling for 600 guineas, proved himself a first-rater, and his earnings in stakes amounted to JC19.49G. On the (strength of tho brilliancy displayed by Poseidon there wan great competition for his full-brother when he went into the ring as a yearling. Tho New South Wales sportsman Sir H. Dennison, who raced Poseidon, was 60 enamoured of his prospects of securing another great winner that he bought the young colt for 3050 guineas. The colt, who was raced as Orcus, was considered to be even better-looking than" his woll-performed brother, but that looks aro not everything was proved in tho case of Orcus, for lie failed to win a race even when given the opportunity in very moderate company. Richmond and Segenboe. Richmond and Segenhoe were fullbrothers, by Maribyrnong from Tho Fawn. And what a contrast they furnished! Richmond waa undoubtedly a first-rater, the A.J.C. Derby. Australian Cup and Champion Stakes being included in his notable successes at three years old. Segenhoe. though of splendid physiaue. could not stay, and ho proved a perfect disappointment when much was expected of him as a three-year-old. Chester. Roodee and St. George were all by Yattendon from Lady Chester. Chester won a high-class certificate, but his relatives were of no account as racers. Then there is the case of First King and his brother Second King, who were by King of the King from Mischief, First King won high honours, but Second King went off the turf with only one race at two years old to his credit. In the cases mentioned above the superior offspring of tho mating where full-brothers are concerned is in the first instance. The Stud Book reveals that tho St. Albans mare First Lady threw a colt in three successive seasons to Yattendon.' namely, First Lord, Beauclerc and Grand Flaneur. First Lord and Beauclerc were of litllo account, but Grand Flaneur retained an unbeaten certificate and is widely accepted as one of tho best three-year-olds that has graced tho Australian turf. Navigator and Trident w«e full-brothers, by Robinson Crusoo from Cocoanut. Both won Derby and St. Leger honours, and both were proved stayers, winning the Australian Cup, two miles and a-anarler. at threo years old. It is interesting to note that Navigator and Trident differed to a pronounced degree in tho matter of colour. Navigator was black and Trident a chestnut. Idalia's Progeny.

The first produce of the Goldshroueh mare Frailty, as the rosult of mating with Musket, was Trenton, who was first-class, nnd his full-brother Cuirassier was also a good performance.

Tlio English-bred mare Idalia opened her stud career by producing a co!l to Tru-duc-er. Under the name oi Betrayer tho colt won fame as u stayer. A full brother to Betrayer named Sir Modred was Malm's second foal, nnd ho also was a horso of class. Idalium, Cheviot nnd July, who were Idalia's other contributions to (he Stud Book, all by Traducer. were not near tho standard of her previous produce.

The Angler mare Onyx threw Nordenfeldt. Jacinth and Enfilade to Musket in successive years. Nordenfeldt won both the A.-I.C. and V.H.C. Derbies. and he was rated very highly. On the other hand. Jacinth and Enfilade were moderates. Uniform and Multiform, both of whom .were sired by Hotchkiss from the Sterling worth aiaro Formo, and who were foaled in successive seasons, won Derby and cud honours. Their full-brother Monoform. who cost mora than doublo the sum paid for his two brothers as yearlings, only managed to win one small raco. Uniform and Multiform threw to their sire in colour, bcinc buys, while Monoform threw to the dam and was a chestnut. La .Nolle, uu Australian-bred xuaro by Eiridspord, threw two good colls to Multiform in the shapo of Noctuiform and Midnight bun, Loin cup winners. The interesting lact to be noted in connection with Aoctuiiorm and Midnight Sun is that the.v were Quite dissimilar 111 colour, Noctuiform being a chestnut, while Midnight £>uh wa3 a brown. A Striking Contrast. Rose of Wellington, bv St. Leger, gave the turf a high-class lioiae m ICoyal Artillery. who was by Jiotchkiss. but Martello. wlio was similarly bred, was only a moderate both in the matter of PhYfliyue and performance. j.u ijl6 the Spearmint mare I'ineta threw a colt to Martian, and when the youngster [ reached the yearling stage he was scut to auction. Mr. li. S. Williams bought the colt lor llau guineas and raced him under the name of i'enitent. He was described as a bad horse. Indeed, one Canterbury critic wno saw much of him in racing referred to him as " ono of the greatest thiefs that figured on the turf in this Dominion." Pineta's second foal (Kapine) was bought by Mr. A. B. Williams for 450 guineas, und once again the wide difference between two f ull-Trothers was strikingly exemplified. Penitent only managed to win a couple of hack handicaps, while Kapine proved himself a first-rater and won over £-0,000 in stakeH. While. Penitent had to curry the stigma of " thief." Kapine on many occasions displayed gaincneas of tho highest order. Wairiki and Seddon wero both got b.v Soult from tho Nordenfeldt mare Roso and White. Wairiki, who won both Derby and cup honours, was a noteworthy performer, but Seddon proved a moderate and was drafted to Singapore. The brilliant Gloaming is entered to tho credit of The Welkin and the Eager mare Light, and what a difference there was between " the flying bay" and his fullbrother Lightning, who was a failure. In 1015 and 1910 respectively tho liobadil mare Bob Cherry threw colt foals to Eudorus. The 1015 foal whs known as Nivelle and tho 1916 foal as Eurythmic. Here again had to be noted a very marked difference between two full-brothers. Nivelle was a moderate of moderates, whilo Eurythmic scored many victories in high-class company, and li is winnings amounted to £30,891. Two Staying Brothers.

Biplane, who was got by Comedy J\iurc from Air Motor, displayed brilliancy of a Jii«li order when ho won the A.J.C. and V.K.C. Derbies, but his full-brother, Winged Victory, was summed up as " not worth a row of pins." Two other full-brothers, Gaulus and Tho Grafter, who were by (J 07,0 from tho Musket mare Industry, were both good. An interesting fact about their careers is that they once fought out tho finish of a Melbourne Cup, and only half a head separated them. Gaulus, who was senior by a year, gained the verdict In ono respect thero was a marked difference between Gaulus and Tho Grafter. Gaulus was blood-like and all qunlity, while Tho Grafter was referred to as " His Ugliness," In the autumn of 1929 a brown colt by Magpie from Charleville figured among the yearlings sent up to auction at Randwick. The colt was regarded as a very worthy brother to the doughty "Windbag owing to his fino physique. Bidding for his possession wns very spirited, and he was eventually sold for 4000 guineas. The colt was named _ Magnifico, but the high-sounding title failed to assist him and he proved a complete disappointment, as he never succeeded in winning a race.

Manfred, a colt by Valais from Olford. won the A.J.C. Derby and V.K.C. Derby in 1925 in tho colours of Mr. B. ChafTey. Tho brilliancy displayed by Manfred encouraged his owner to carry tho bidding for liis yearling full-brother to 2750 Ruineiis. Th nf. colt, who was subsequently wined Murthonsr, only managed to win n Tiiiii Welter Handicap at four years old, and he is included among failures that claim full relationship to a noteworthy brother.