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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21716, 3 February 1934, Page 9

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FORM OF FULL-BROTHERS COSTLY PURCHASES RECALLED NOTABLE DISAPPOINTMENTS "Follow the winning strains" is advice pointedly advanced on occasions, but it does' not always result satisfactorily, and disappointments with fullbrothers are especially marked. Two recent cases are those of Zetes, by Limond—Waterwings, thus a fullbrother to the New Zealand Derby winner Agrion, and Niglitguard, by Night Raid —Entreaty, a full-brother to Pilar La]). When bought as yearlings ■ they cost respectively 2400 guineas and 1500 guineas. They proved of poor account and were recently sold at auction for 50 guineas and 15 guineas. Now and again the pitrchaso of cast-offa results satisfactorily for the buyer, and it will bo interesting to note what happens in these two cases. Mr. J. F. D. Corry. pur- j chaser of Niglitguard, made a good start by | getting moro than his outlay back the very next day, .when the gelding dead-heated for second in a high-weight event at Trentham. In 1930 a yearling colt by Magpie from Charlevillo was submitted to auction in New South Wales, and, as he was a full-brother td the doughty Windbag, the bidding was very spirited and ho was bought for 4000 guineas. The colt, who was subsequently named Masnifico, -proved a complete disappointment, for lie did not win a race. Then there was the case of a colt by Valais from Otford. who was bought for 2*50 guineas in the hope that he would win classic honours like his full-brother Manfred. Named Murtliong, he won only a welter haudicap at four years old. Ithuriel, by Spearhead—Afterglow, who ranks as a ' full-brother to The Dimmer, winner of the Perth Cup and Sydney Cun, was bought as n yearling for -2400 guineas, but at the c:id of his four-yoar-old career, ho had won only a welter handicap at a country meeting. Some time ago Ithuriel was sold in Melbourne for 120 guineas, but ho ha 3 not proved a good speculation oven, at that small figuro. In 1930 a bay colt by Magpie—Loved One. full-brother to Amounis, was regarded as one of the finest-looking yearlings at the sales and fetbhed 1300 guineas. Subseauently named Koomeela, ho failed to win and was. sent to the stud last year. Sounoumi, another full-brother, to Amounis, is also numbered among disappointments. A LIST OF BARGAINS FIFTEEN GREAT WINNERS The list of horses purchased as yearlings at moderate figures furnishes much interesting material. Sorting out 15 notable winner? in Australia and New Zealand, it is found that the highest price paid for any one <if them was G3O guineas, and that, while the total purchaso money was 44D0 guineas, the. stakes won by them aggregate Following is a list of the selected 15 horses Price as Stakes Yearling Won Gns. £ Phar Lap, by Night, Raid. . 230 70,140 Amounis, by Magpie . . 300 48,297$ Gloaming, by Tho Welkin. . 230 43,100 Eurythmic, by Eudorua .. 310 30.891 Windbag, by Magpio .. 130 35.039 David, by Baverstock .. 'lO 31.4101 Carbine, by Musket . . G2O 29.62G Spearfell, by Spearhead. . 120 23.173 Tho Hawk, by Martian .. IPO 23.201 Cetigne, by Grafton . . £OO 27.200 Whittier, by Woorak . . 250 2(1,3961 Rapine, by Martian .. 450 21.010 Sasanof. by Martian. , .. 400 20.77(» Strcphon, by Saltnsh .. 525 17.895 Vcilmond, by Limond . . 575 21.557 Molliaon, who won- £30,829 in stakes, was bought as a foal for 500 guineas, so that he also is entitled to be viewed as a golden bargain. I GAINE CARRINGTON'S RETURN WIN AT WEIGHT-FOR-AGE Tho fact that Gaine Cajrington has signalised his reappearance by winning a we'ight-for-age event brightens his prospects of earning further distinction at the autumn meeting?. Tho rues in which he waß successful was the C. F. Orr Stakos, «no mile, at Williamstown, Victoria, last Monday, and •he won easily in the fast time of 1.391. lit is engaged in the Williamstown Stakes of. £IOOO, seven furlongs, to be run next Saturday, and is topweigbt with 9.5. Later in! tho month he is engasjud in the Caulfiel<l Futurity Stakes of £2OOO, seven furlongs. To date Gaine Carrihgton has contested 29 races and ho has scored seven wins, eight seconds and sis thirds. STUD ITEMS DESERT GOLD AS MATRON It may be stated with confidence that of all tho niares who won distinction on the New Zealand turf the stud record of tho brilliant Desert Gold has been invested with most interest, for there was very much both s in her temperament and physique to support tho view that she would win au attractive place in tho Stud Book. Desert Gold went' to the stud in 1920 and in the interval she has produced nine foals, as followsl92l. Desert Land, by Finland; 1922,' Oreurii,'bv King John; 1924, Aurntum, by Absurd: 1925. Pure Gold, by Psychology; 1920, colt by Psychology; 1927, Chrysology, by Psy-„ cliology; 1928, filly by Grandcourtr 1930, • Fintry, by Chief Ruler; 1932, filly by Gainscourt. In 1030 Desert Gold wan mated with Night Kuid, but without result. The filly by Gninscouri from Desert Gold, bought at tho recent Trentham sales by Mr. E. J. Watt for 325 guineas, is stated to carry a racy appearance. Desert Gold was foaled in 1912, so that .she is rising 22 years old. , A HIGHLY-BRED FILLY The yearling filly by Chief Kuler—Jenolan purchased at the Trentham sales by Mr. E. Davis for 025gns., was voted tho best of the fillies that went into tho ring. The dam, Jenolan, ia an Australian-bred, maro by Valais from Breakaway, a daughter of Brakspear, who is by Spearmint, son of Carbine. PROGENY OF YOUNG SIRES ' A pleasing feature of the recent sales of yearlings at Trentham was the good impression mado by the first of the progeny o.f Posterity and Iliad. Posterity is by Son-in-Law from the Spearmint mare Heraloci,' and ho can thus boast a strain, of Carbine. Iliad is by Su-ynford from Pagan Sacrifice, who is by Cicero, a great-grandson of Bend Or. FILLY BY NIGHTMARCH Tho yearling filly by Nightmarch from Matata, eold at Trentham, is strongly inbred to Bend Or. Nightmarch is by Night Raid, noil - of Radium atid grandson ot' Bend Or, from Marsa, tvh,3 ia by Martian. ;bou of Martagon and grandson of Bejul Or. The Bend Or strain in the pedigree of Matata comes to he. - through her dam, Malta,,- who is by Martagon. A SERIOUS LOSS Tho Australian-bred stallion Winalot. who was relegated to the stud in 1930, was not destined to have a long career. While running in a paddock at the Burdekin estate ho struck a fence, and his injuries wcro so serious that ho had to be destroyed. , In his lacing days Winalot proved a good winner for Mr. E. K. White, of Sydney, who bought him midway in his three-yoar-old career fqr 2100 guineas, and in tho opaco iof a couple of months retiped a handsome return of over £BOOO, inoluding 'a Sydnev !Cut> victory. Winalct was by Rossendale. ieoti of St; Frusquin, and. he was selected • lis a' horser likely to' keep up the credit'of the St Simon lino in Australia. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS •Taxpayer. Epsom.—Taxpayer won tho Methven Cup, 4.26, and Burwood Handicap, New Brighton. 4.30. In saddle, ho finished thrrd at Aldington', in November, to ('my Gordon and .Probationer. 1 his time being 2.13 1-5. Gity Gordon went 2.11 4-5 and Probationer 2.12. TROTTING FIXTURES February 1-New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Clnb February 17, 21—Auckland Trotting Club. February 21—New Brighton Trotting Club.