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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 7

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SYDNEY CUP HISTORY SOME FAMOUS WINNERS NEW ZEALAND CONTESTANTS i Iho Sydney Clip, to he run at I? and wick next Monday, has lons held a prominent place among notable rrces of the Australian turf, and many illustrious horses figure as winners, including Yattendon. The Barb. Darebin, Carbine, Wallace, La Carabine, AVakeful, Trafalgar, Kennaquhuir, Eurythmic and David. Johnnie Jason, topweight with 9.2, won last year under 8.4, but he will require to be a first-rater to score this year with 51b. over weiglit-for-age. Another four-year-old, Lough Neagh, 8.5, who proved himself a stayer when ho won the Randwick Plate, two miles, weight-for-age, last spring, is held in greater esteem. Topical, summed up on his form in winning the Australian Cup, two miles and a-quarter. is not harshly treated with 8.4. The three-year-old division is represented by Kuvera 8.2, Oro 8.2, Eastern Chief 7.12, Braeburn 7.12, and Metallurgy 7.7. Braeburn, a son of the Irish-bred sire Silvius. has been singled out for special attention, and a recent success scored by him may bo expected to extend his circle of admirers. Peter Jackson and Miss Nottava are the only New Zealand-bred horses engaged. Successful Three-year-olds The following three-year-olds have won the Sydney Cup:—lßG7, Fishook, C.10; 1872, The Prophet, G. 10; 1874, Speculation, G.2; 1880, Petrea, . 7.12; 1881, Progress, 8.2; 1882, Cunnamulla. C.O; 1887, Frisco, G.l; 1888. The Australian Peer, B.G; 1880. Carbine, 9.0; 1892. Stromboli, 8.0; 1895, Patroness, 7.0; 189 G. Wallace, 8.12; 1899, Diffidence, G.B; 1901, San Fran, 6.12; 1904, Lord Cardigan, 8.7; 1909, Trafalgar, 7.4; 1928, Winalot, 8.2: 1932. Johnnie Jason, 8.4. Darebin won in 1883. r.nd five years later his three-year-old son The Australian Peer scored a victory. Carbine won in two successive years, 1889 and 1800. Hie firstborn son, Wallace, scored in 189G, and four years later his daughter La Carabine led the field home. Trafalgar, by Wallace, was successful in 1900, and in 1931 'Lhe Dimmer, by Spearhead (grandson of Carbine) scored. Lough Neigh and Braeburn have each won the Queensland Derby, and other winners ot classic events are:—Johnnie Jason V.R.C. Derby; Peter Jackson, New Zealand St. Leger and Great Northern St. Leger; Oratory. V.R.C St. Leger; and Isle of Astur, West Australian Derby. In 1918 all the places in the cup were filled by Englisli-bred horEcs, Rebus, by Radium, Shadowland, by Dark Ronald, and Lanius, by Llangibby. Murray King's Surprise New Zealand-bred horses have not had a great deal to do with the cup, but Carbine's two victories can be cited as a star item. In 1910 Arch Marella finished third to lan 'Or and Night Watch, and two years later he beat all txcept Eurythmic. Naos ran third to Murray King and Caserta in 1920. in the follow:tig year Limerick was second to Piastoon, and laßt year Admiral Drake was second to Johnnie Jason, with Veilmond third. Theie have teen many surprise victories in the cup, and the one regirded as the most noteworthy was recorded in 192G by Murray King, whose prospects were considered so forlorn that his withdrawal was seriously contemplated. The trainer. George Price, pleaded for a chance for the horse and he had the satisfaction of seeing him triumph. The records show that Murray King started at 200 to 1. Gwilliam G.. who won the Sydney Cup in 1030 in record time, 3.22 J. was bought when a yearling for the small sum of Go guineas. PETER PAN IN AUTUMN . .£$ ' RANDWICK ENGAGEMENTS The victory registered by Peter Pan in the Melbourne Cup was invested with such sterling merit as to give the son of .'Pantheon the fading position among those of his age who raced in the spring of the present season. Since his defeat in the Rawson Stakes doubts aie expressed whether he retains the leading position. In that race he became caught in the barrier, by which he lost some half-a-dozen lengths, but it is strongly contended that under conditions that were rot altogether unfavourable he did not acquit himself satisfactorily when he endeavoured to make up his ground. Peter Pan is engaged in the A.J.C. St. Leger to-day and the form he displays in that race may be expected to settle beyond dispute the question of superiority. His other engagements at Randwick include the All-Aged Pl.\te, one mile, Cumberland Plate, ono mile and three-quarters, and tho A.J.C. Plate, two miles and a-quarter. These events are all contested under standard wcight-for-aeo conditions. STUD ITEMS NIGHTMARCH AND HIS SIRE Nightmarch was included among sires of the season in 1031, and the first of his progeny was registered in the New Zealand Stud Book last year. In the ordinary courso of events eome of hi* offspring may be found opposing those of bis sire. Night Raid, in tho 1934-35 racing season, and it goes without saying that much interest will be centred in the result. As a racehorse Nightmarch was immeasurably in advance of his sire, and in the matter of physique and blood-like appearance he can bo rated highly, so that altogether it may bo said that he is well equipped to earn a good place on tho sires' list at an early date. AN OLD-TIME INCIDENT In a stud sense there is much interest when tho progeny of a son opposes those of iiis siro, but when it comes to a son contesting a race against his sire the event is exceptionally noteworthy. I wonder how many Aucklanders could call to mind when such a caso was recorded at Ellerslie. It was at the Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meeting of 1870 when a two-year-old colt by Ir.aak Walton—Slander was set to oppose his siro in the Publicans' Purse, one mile, and the honours of the raco wero on tho sido of the youngster. Tho Flying Stakes on the second day found Izaak Walton and his two-year-old son again racing against each other, and the colt registered a second win, with his parent again in second place. Tho colt was subsequently raced under the name of Billingsgate and ho won a good record as a miler NIGHT RAID'S PROGENY Night Raid was not nominated for the Australian Jockey Club's Sires' Produco Stakes and accordingly his progeny aro unable to compete in this important two-year-old event. Blixton, a very promising son of Night Raid, figures ill the Australian Jockey Club's Champagne Stakes and he is expected to play a prominent part in that race, which is to be run at Randwick next Thursday. AUSTRALIAN STUD DISPERSALS From New South Wales comes the announcement that another notable stud is to bo submitted to auction at an date. This is the Cullcndoral Stud, owned by Mr. ,T. F. Foster. At the sale of the Kingsfield Stud in 1929 Mr. Foster bought the imported sire llossendalo for 9500 guineas and that horse is included in the collection booked to go to auction.