ENGLISH CLASSICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22732, 19 May 1937, Page 11

ENGLISH CLASSICS

FAVOURITES BEATEN FOREIGN COLTS DOMINANT S. DONOGHUE IN GOOD FORM [from our own correspondent] LONDON, May 1 The unconsidered French-bred colt Le Ksar, by Ksar out of Queen Iseult. the dam of William of Valence, owned j by M. E. de St. Alary, won the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket on j April '2B. from 17 others in the easiest possible style, after being the last away. Before the race, the owner is said to have expressed the opinion that if he won the English lot must bo very moderate. As Le Ksar finished four lengths in front of the rest of them, the conclusion is that the Britishers do not stay, but they are I not yet fully timed up. The winner looked as if he could have kept on at speed for another quarter of a mile. Another French colt, M. M. Boussac's Goya 11., by Tourbillon from Zariba, occupied second place. Before the event,'all the anticipators of the judge had been concentrating on which ! would be the winner of the three F.'s i —Lord Derby's Fair Copy, who was j fourth, Mr. Marshall Field's Foray, land Mr. W. Murray's Fairford. Little j attention was bestowed on Le Ksar. i Immediately after the victory, M. St. I Alary refused big offers from would-be j purchasers, one being for £50,000. He | bought the colt from M. Yolterra, the I breeder, for about 3500 guineas. Never ! before have two French-bred colts ! beaten the pick of the English threei vear-olds. although Rodosto won the j Two Thousand Guineas in 1933 and i Durbar 1L the Derby in 1914.

Le Ksar had run only once previ- j ously. being beaten into second place | in a ten-furlong race at Longchamps aj little more than two weeks before. That j outing must have benefited him a great deal, for he raced like an old hand at Newmarket. Third place was taken by Mid-day Sun, by Solario from Bridge of Allan, owned by Mrs. G. B. Miller, who recently won the Free Handicap, carrying 7.2. , The Race Described In the paddock nothing was better liked than Fair Copy, who is in every way a grand-looking colt. No fault could be found with Foray if one overlooked the fact that he is on the small side. Everyone remarked 011 the fine quality of Fairford, but nothing looked as well-trained as Goya 11. Lo Ksar was voted a workmanlike colt. He has plenty of size and is splendidly topped. One of the best away was Foray. After going less than a furlong, Foray surrendered the lead to I" airford, 011 whom Weston rode a forcing race from the outset, but he was seen to falter j and was again headed by Joray, whose name was shouted in the crowd as a possible winner at this point. Foray in his turn was seen to be lacking in stamina, and the lead was now taken by Le Ksar, who had' been going comfortably throughout on the stand side, land half-way UP the rising ground ! there was not the slightest doubt as i to the result, Goya 11. made a gallant effort, which landed him into second place. Mid-day Sun finishing nearly a length in front of Fairy Copy. Next came Foray and then Phakos, who ran better than his stable companion. The Hour. Fairford was seventh, followed by Le Grand Due and Sultan Mahomed.

Failure of Gainsborough Lass Ksar, who sired Le Ksar, is by Bruleur, a great stayer and__ the sire of many fine stayers. Lg Ksar instantly became favourite for the Derby. -Meanwhile, the colt has gone home to Chantilly. His owner has not decided whether lie shall come back to run in the Derbv, but in view of the Newmarket form, he will naturally be tempted to let him take his chance. When Gainsborough Lass won the Column Stakes over one mile at the Newmarket Craven meeting on April 14, with 9.5, some anticipated that she would win the One Thusand Guineas, and then that she might go on to Epsom and repeat Turf history by winning the Derby, and the Oaks, just as Signorinetta had done. _ But yesterday she came only third in the One Thousand. Now she is hardly likely to be referred to again as a Derby winner and already doubts are expressed whether she will win the Oaks. The field for the One Thousand was made up of 20 runners. Sir Victor Sassoon's Exhibitionist (Solario —Lady Wemblev), trained by J. Lawson at Manton and piloted by S. Donoghue. who is riding this season at the top of his form, came in first, one and alialf lengths from Major H. Cayzer's Spray (Blandford —Tilla), with the odds-on favourite a head away. Exhibitionist gave a delightfully smooth performance, making practically all the running. It was Donoghue's first win in this classic.

NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK. AND STABLE GOSSIP Sisterina, who is expected to be in commission again soon, must have made a remarkable recovery from the injury she sustained at Wingatui nearly a year ago, when she fell in a hurdle race. Rovnl Record, who shared with I'ukoko the distinction of winning twice at the Otaki meeting, was due for a win, for ho recently ran three seconds in succession. He is a six-year-old gelding by Royal Divorce from Narani.

Hunting Go, winner of the Gardner Memorial Steeples at the Birchwood Hunt meeting, was a useful performer 011 the flat, but as a hurdler he did. not gain distinction. However, he lias alwavs been regarded as a and as a'steeplechaser apparently has iound his metier. He was formerly raced by his breeder, Mr. D. Grant, but he is now owned and trained in Southland.

The late Mr, -T. M. Reedy, who raced I'akanui, had the Hunting Song gelding on lease with contingencies from Mrs. Gaine Carrington, and it is reported that the owner is desirous of racing him, but th' 3 matter will rcs'v with '.he trustees of the estate, who niav decide to race him until the expiry date, August 1, 1939. Pakanni claims an engagement in the Cornwall Handicap.

The success of Signaller in the Southland Hurdles last Wednesday recalls the fact that it was in this race 12 months ago that he made his debut as a hurdler. His only success over the battens last season was in the Otago Hurdles, but he was placed on three other occasions and also won a highweight at the Wellington meeting in July. The Balboa gelding has improved out of all. knowledge in his jumping and if lie keeps sound he may reach the best class before the winter racing concludes, states a Southland correspondent. FIRE BRIGADE 4 OFFICERS At the annual meeting of the Papatoetoe Volunteer Fire Brigade officers were elected as follows: —Superintendent, Mr. A. W. Eustace; deputyBiiperintendent. Mr. P. G. Pennell; foremen. Messrs. Iv. P. Pennell and A. G. Gnllawl; secretary, Mr. A. T. Mcßeth. The Papatoetoe Town Board had approved the appointment of the superintendent as fire inspector.