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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21426, 25 February 1933, Page 9

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THE FUTURITY STAKES

TO-DAY'S RACE AT CAULFIELD NOTABLE PREVIOUS WINNERS The Caulficld Futurity Stakes, to bo decided at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting to-day, is an important event of the Australian turf calendar. For several years, up to last year, tho value of tho stako was £3500, of which £2500 was allotted for the owner of tho winner. This year the stake has been reduced to £2IOO, of which £'lsoo is the winner's portion. Tho race is run over seven furlongs at weight-for-age, with a scale of penalties and allowances, and when it is stated that a horse can incur a penalty to the extent of 20lb. it will bo recognised that matters in that respect aro cast on severe lines. Eurythmic i 0.7. Top Gallant 10.2, Gothic 10.0, Amounis 10.4 and Phar Lap 10.3 comprise a, doughty quintette that have accomplished the feat. In 1918 Desert Gold, 9.13, nearly succeeded in.' tho task, for she ran the unpenalised Wedge, 9.0, to a head for first place. At the date of the final acceptances 1G horses figured in tho race, but since then an unfortunato mishap to Liberal lias put that fine colt out of commission, and Closing Time, owned by the ex-New Zealander J. T. Jamieson, has been withdrawn. Tho four-year-old Chatham heads the list with 10.3. which represents a penalty of 171b. in excess of weight-for-ago. Winooka, another four-year-old, has escaped a penalty, and. with only 9.0 to carry, ho is likely to start favourite, for he is regarded as a first-i-ater over seven furlongs. New Zealand-bred horses have won the Caulfield Futurity Stakes on seven occasions. and Gladsome, by Seaton Delaval. has the record of scoring two wins. Iu 1905 she won under 9.7, and in the following year she carried 0.13 to victory. Three yeais later Soultline, by Soult, who carried 0.8. was successful. Fourteen years then elapsed before another victory was credited to ' n horse hailing from New Zealand, The Hawk, by Martian, winning under 9.5, and in the following year, 1925, Father's Voice. 8.5. by Absurd', and Tho Hawk. 10.4, fought out tho issue, tho former winning by a narrow margin. Tn 1931 Phar Lap. by Night Raid, carried 10.3 to victory, and Mystic Peak, 10.2. who was also bred in this Dominion, filled second position.

Last year Amnion Ra, by Limond, won under 9.3, and as he encompassed the distance in 1.251, which constitutes a time record for tho race, his performance had special brilliancy. Gaine Carrington. 8.12. and Waterline, 8.12. are two from New Zealand engaged to-day.

XARAPOTI IN INDIA AUCKLAND GELDING'S WINS The second victory registered by Karapott on the Indian turf was evidently stamped with such brilliancy as to make him take rank with the noteworthy performers there, for he was credited with creating a fresh record for seven furlongs by encompassing the distance in 1.24 4-5. and, what is more, romped home an easy winner by five lengths.

The Viceroy's Cup. the great event of the Indian turf, is yet 10 months off, and a lot of things may happen in the interval, but. ell going well with Karapoti. it would seem eafe to conclude that he will figure among the fancied candidates for honours. As Karapoti is the product of parents who were sold at auction for a combined total of only 37 guineas, his racing career ia invested with a fine dash of romance. The feature in the pedigree of Karapoti is three strains of Galopin, two throiißh St. Simon and 0110 through Gossoon. The leading lines in the pedigree read as follows:

Sire: General . Lntour. by Soult. son of St. Simon and grandson of Galopin, from Merry Nif, by Merry Hampton, son of Hampton, from Aroma, by Craig Millar, son of Blair Athol. Dam: Kilbeggon, by Kilbroncy, son of The "Wag and grandson of Orme. from Rouge, by Charlemagne 11., son of St. Siuion. from Madder, by Gossoon. «on of Galopin.

CONDUCT OF INDIAN TURF LAVISH EXPENDITURE The victories registered by Karapoti in India have drawn increased attention to racing there, and an Australian writer says:—"Considering its limitations. India probably lavishes more money upon the turf than any country in the world. Chief among its limitations is its inability to breed thoroughbreds, except of an inferior type: its second, f.he restricted' sourco of revenue. India's wealth in distributed among the few. and these are responsible for the support of the turf. With all its teeming millions of population, it can muster only a-auurter of the crowd that pays for admission to Randwick or Flemington. Racing in India draws its big attendances, but the 100.C0Q natives who patronise the flat pay nothing for the privilege! Yet India provides its rich racing programmes; it possesses the most luxuriantly-appointed courses in the world and procures its share of high-class thoroughbreds.

" Officials to guide the affairs of the turf are chosen with the same disregard for cbst as the valuable thoroughbreds. Mr. J. Wiggins, formerly' stipendiary steward employed by the Australian Jockey Club, was appointed to officiate in a similar capacity for the Koyal Calcutta Turf Club of India at a salur.v that probably ranks as tho highest paid to a racing official in any part of the world. Most of the principal .races in India are weight-fcii-ago events, so that it pays the Indian owner to get tho best horses possible. No matter how good they may be. there is 110 prospect of their being handicapped out of the important events, as is the case in • Australia, I'lius a champion predominates as long as his form lasts. Tie can win two or three Viceroy Cups for his owner."

THREE-YEAR-OLD WINNERS EASTERN CHIEF AND ORATORY A feature of the present season's racing both in Australia, and New Zealand is tho number of important events won by the three-year-old division. On the first dav of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting at Caulfield last Saturday two colts captured the leading events. Eastern Chief, by Eastern Monarch, led the field homo in tho St. George Stakes, run over nine furlongs, and, us he was crodited with encompassing the distance in 1.525, tho performance showed him up attractively. Oratory, by Verbius, won the Bond Cup, one mile and a-half, in the fast time of 2.305. Eastern Chief and Oratory n.re both cngnged in the V.R.C. St. Leger, to be run at Flemington on March 4. The two colts were bred in Victoria by their respective owners. Mr. .T. P. Arthur claims Eastern Chief and Mr! S. Green Oratory.

STUD ITEMS THE NATIONAL STUD It was stated last year that tho National Stud at Tully. Count Antrim, Ireland, was to bo broken up. but advices now to hand announce that the previous decision has been revoked. Various reasons are given for the alteration, but the number of successes registered last year by horses bred at the National Stud no doubt played a strong part. Twenty-threo winners bred there captured 53 races, and among the number was the champion two-year-old filly Myrobella. who captured prize-money to the amount of i.'l 1. . Myrobellu is held 011 lease by Lord Lonsdale, and a percentage of her winnings is credited to the National Stud. PROMISING YOUNG SIRE The. imported sire Bariilorig, the first of whoso progeny have figured on the turf this season, is viewed in a. very promising light. Baralong is by Galloper Light, son of Sunfitar, from Silesia, a daughter of Spearmint, son of Carbine. Baralong is included among the sires located at the Kia Ora Stud, in New South "Wailes.