ST. LEGER STAKES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21905, 14 September 1934, Page 9

ST. LEGER STAKES

WINDSOR LAD'S VICTORY

TtME EQUALS RACE RECORD ' RECENT PURCHASE RECALLED LONDON. Sept. 12 The St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster to-day was won by the Derby winner Windsor Lad. Result:—- t y ST. LEGER STAKES, Of £IOO each, with £'4ooo added; three-year-old colts and fillies, colts 9.0, fillies 8.11; about 1 mile 6 fur. 132 yds. WINDSOR LAD, M. Benson's b c, by Blandford—Resplendent (C. Smirke) 1 TIBERIUS, Sir Abe Bailey's br c, by Foxlaw—Glenabatrick (R. Jones) .. 2 LO ZINGARO, J. A. Dewar'e ch c, by Solario—Lovo in Idleness (G. Richards) 3 Ten started, St. Hubert being the only scratching. Two lengths; same. Time. 8m 1 3-ss, which equals the race record established by Coronach in 192 C.

After winning the Derby for the Maharaja of Rajpipla in June Windsor Lad was sold to Mr. Martin Benaoti for £50,000 in the following month. The price constitutes a record for a horse in training, the previous record being £40.000 paid by Mr. J. B. Joel for Prince Palatine the day before the five-year-old was beaten for the Goodwood Cup. It is not, however, a record for a thoroughbred, Sir Harry Mallaby Deeley having given £60,000 for the 1927 Derby winner Call Boy on thfr death of Mr. Frank Curzon.

The Maharaja of Rajpipla bought Windsor Lad as a yearling for 1300 guineas in July. 1932, and the colt won £13.402 prior to being sold to Mr. Benson. When asked whether there was any chance of Windsor Lad going to America to run in the proposed international race there next year Mr. Benson replied in the negative, adding: "He will not leave my stud at Beech House, Newmarket, once I have sent him there." Until 1931 Mr. Benson was the managinedirector of Messrs. Douglas Stuart. His great hobby is bloodstock breeding and his ambition is to win the Derby with a horse bred at his Newmarket sturl. The St. Leger Tesult adds further lustre to the great record of Blandford as a sjre. He has been responsible for the Derby winners Trigo. Blenheim and Windsor Lad: the St. Leger winners Trigo and Windsor Lad; the Orte Thousand Guineas winner Campanula; the Oaks winner Udaipur; H'arinero. who won the Irish Derby and the Irish St. Leger; the French Two Thousand Guineas winner Brantome. who was unbeaten last year as a two-year-old; the Grand Prix winner Admiral Drake, and the Gimcrack Stakes winner Bahrain. Last year the value of the St. Leger to the winner was £9573.

TWO-YEAR-OLD PARADE LADY RULER SUCCESSFUL [Br TBLEGBAPH —FROM ARCHER] WANGANUI, Thursday Only .eight of the sixteen carded were produced in the parade of two-year-olds that was held before racing commenced at Wanganui to-day, and with the exception of Lady Ruler and Prevail, who were runners at Marton last week, they were without public experience. The youngsters were sprinted from a barrier start with the colours, up over , a distance, of about two furlongs, and the result was as follows:

LADY RULER, W. Monteith's ch f. by Chief Ruler—Tinowere (C. Goulsbro) 1 FAIRFAX.,. F. Easton's ch f, by Limond—Joanfax .. .. .. 2 PREVAIL, W. McA. Duncan's ch f, by ; , Chief Ruler—Yaomanry .. .. 3 Also Started.—'Entail, Shu, Romp Along, Sergia, Round Up. Fairfax was disinclined to face the barrier, but an even start was effected, Prevail and Lady 'Ruler, near the inside, and Fairfax, on the outside, being the first to break the lin6. The three fillies were almost abreast after going about a furlong, Lady Ruler and Fairfax then drawing away for Lady Ruler to beat the latter' home by a head. Prevail, easing up, was two lengths away third,' a head in front of Sergia, with Round Up, Entail and Shu following. Time, 25 1-5?., > -- >, . They werq a shapely lot of youngsters and some of them ate likely to make considerable improvement. Lady Ruler appears to have benefited by her race at Marton. Fairfax, a half-sister to Jonathan, is not big. but «he, goes Prevail showed to morl advantage "th'in at Marton, and Sergia, a shapely filly, give the impression that she might bo smart. •;

ELLERSLIE SPRING MEETING

NOMINATIONS NEXT FRIDAY

Nomination* for handicap events at the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting at Ellerslie on October 13 and 16, close at 5 p.m. next Friday. TRAINING AT ELLERSLIE SPRINT BY GAY MARIGOLD A Rood five furlongs by Gay Marigold was notable among smart sprints recorded on No. 2 grass track at Ellerslie yesterday. Gay Marigold's time. 1.3 3-5. was the best of the xnoming for the distance. Versant strode over six furlongs in 1.23. Courthaven covered a round in 1.47 3-5, the last six furlongs in 1.20 2-5. Gay Sol and Crooning did six furlongs easily in 1.25 1-5. Wee Pat and Thespis completed a round in 1.52 3-5. the last six furlongs in 1.22 4-5 On Parade and Barograph ran half a mile in 52 l-ss. Air Lassie was finishing on at the end of sit furlongs in 1.21 3-5. Lord Val completed useful work with six furlongs in 1.27 1-5. Zahe Grey and Killadar ran four furlongs in 52 l-ss. the former going on for another round. Kelly ran home from the half-mile post in 50s. time upon which he could have improved. Gay Broney completed six furlongs in 1.22 1-5. My Money assisting over the last four in 625. Sir Val ran five furlongs in 1.5 2-6. and Hawthorn and Aramis did a similar task in 1.5. Solomon safely held The General at the end of five furlongs in I.G 4-5. Karangapai went freely over half a mile in 51 4-ss. . „ After breakfast Modern Maid did five furlongs in 1.5. Notamint ran home from the three furlongs post in 38 4-ss. King Musk hit ,out freely oyer six furlongs in 1.19 2-5. Red Flame was going comfortably at the end of three furlongs in 38 l-6s. Sporting Song recorded 37 4-5s for a similar distance, and the Romeo—Akahau gelding took>4o l-6s. Sir Abb and Friar Albertus finished their work with three furlongs in 42 2-se. Baroscope traversed a round in 1.54. the last six furlongs in 1.23 4-5, and the Ipst three in 41 2-5. . Chromadyne (Fergus) and Golden Wedding (Burgess) gave a good display over four hurdles, although ther» was not a great deal of pace on. Golden Wedding afterwards jumped the steeplechase fences on the flat without mistake. Ardmanning (Sharkey) and Absent (Baker) gave a satisfactory display. over a round of the steeplechase course. RICCARTON .TRACK WORK CANDIDATES FOR ASHBURTON [by telegraph—own correspondent] CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday Ideal spring conditions prevailed fpr training operations at Riccarton to-day and some interesting work in view of the Ashburton meeting on Saturday and of the Geraldine meeting next week was executed. Southdown and Sam Smith strode over five furlongs in 1.5, the last four in 51s. Orris and Chidden occupied 1.7 for the Bame journey, neither being seriously ridden. Strong Light and Madam Pompadour ran six furlongs in 1.22, and Vintage recorded similar time. Colosnian and Morepork followed in 1.21. and like tasks were credited to Sky Rover and Black Peynard in 1.20, Cough and Importance in 1.23, Cottingham and Grampian in 1.20, Rose of Tralee and Tunneller in 1.20, and Davolo and Gold Cross in 1.21 1-5. Fracas reeled off half a mite in 50s. She should race well at Ashburton if at all well favoured during the running. Ranelagh covered seven furlongs at an even pace in 1.34, and his stable-mate. Argentic, ran a mile in 1.46. Some Shamble and Silver Sight galloped a useful mile.in 1.46 2-5, finishing together, and Tout le Monde and Cleaner went over the same ground in 1.45 2-5. Coloseian and Grampian ran seven furlongs in 1.32 4-5, and Polydora and Scratchmere Scar comfortably executed a like task in 1.31 Theatin and Sea Fox ran half a mile in 50s, and First Course was in front of Moonbeam over the same distance along the back in 51 l-ss. Similar work was done by First View and Night Recital in 60s, Polygraph and Sky Rest in 50 3-os, Grecian Prince and Emissary in 49 4-sb, and Knockfin in 48 2-ss. Half-miles home were Credited to Trumpet Blast and Horn's Reef in 50 2-ss, Maroha in front of Invoice in 5V 3-ss, Grand Review 535, Great Star 625, Doiraji and Milnrow in 50s. Gaysome in 49 2-Bs Quietly and Cheap Money in 53 1 -sb. . General O'Duffy and Bella Rosa ran five furlongs in 1.6 3-5, and Horowhenua and Wee Musk occupied 1.7. Manotho and Fair Weather 1.5, and Rebel Chief 1.5 2-5.