MARTON EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23719, 27 July 1940, Page 9

MARTON EVENTS

GOOD FIELDS ENGAGED ELEVEN IN THE STEEPLES hirangi bracket fancied J* Wln a " d P lace system of betting Club'sV S6C 'V tlle Kangitikei Hunt to dnv Km" feting at Marton to-daj. ell-balanced fields are engaged and the chief events will be the tfangitikei Hunt Cup Steeplechase and tile fiiddiford Handicap. Telegraphing last evening, the Heraid'r correspondent advised that the track was in horses"\vor' bUt T"" be sIow " Tho following horses..uero expected to be supported:— f Sy S! den — A " Quiot - Koscbank Hurdles—Gold Ballad. Devon, War C'oseburn Handicap.—Stella Lux. Hasten, KangitiKei Hunt Cup.—Hirangi-Blue Steel xS* 1 1 'F relerr e. iMno Martini. ' SS. Slv's^S""" 3l,,r ' Ladl JIonp"""' Ko " lko ' &p 'T,?i£sr l k^;£." p -- Che " y Hu "- Acceptances:—

11.4o—GLENMORE MAIDEN, of £9O; 5 nr.—Gay Gipsy, Sweet Anne, Cheerful Ladv, V; il >. Coleriea, Sir Musket, Ardsallagh, a- - S .'- °" allilu > Gold Court, Tcasoff. p. ; F° x Usedalo, Royal Oluiiax, Lady Ex, Merry Meer, All Quiet, 0.0. « •

nr ] V, H ACIC HURDLES, or iwuy, miles.—High Peer, 10.11; Midland, 10.1; Devon, 0.11; Gold Ballad, Segra, 0.7; Willen/Chero Amie, Refulgent, Shining Hours, Railo Selassie, Patahi, U.O.

V- 15 ~ QLOSEBURN HANDICAP, of i« i V,'>• lr " —Robin, 0.10; Kilometre, f> Colincanips, Stella Lux, 8.13; Hasten, lolaga, Oolibri, Viracious, 8.7; Pe Ore, 8.2'; Moradahad, Kinkajou, Great • a , ir ' • Chere Amie, All Bunsby, Regicide, Gold Gain, Gold Bridge, Half Caste, Boniden, 8.0.

'-'.o RANGITIKEI HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE, of £l6O and trophy valued at £25; '2% miles.—Hirangi, 11.0; Harbour Bar, 10.0; Lady Callaghan, Blue Steel* 10.3; Royal King, 10.1; Tigreterre, 9.32; Nino Martini, 9.7; Padnos, 9.3; Moonlight Bay, Lady . Briar,. Gaswyn, 0.0. Bracket : Hirangi 'and Blue Steel.

2.4S—RIDDIFORD HANDICAP, of £105; 7 fur. —Catalogue, 0.13; Majority, 9.0; Classform, 8.11; Meamea, 8.0; Screen Star, 8.8; Francis Drake, 8.1; Lady Montana, 8.1; Hunting, Royal, S.O; Dainty Sheila, • 7.13; Vascones, 7.10; Gold Ballad, 7.7.

. 3.3O—OTAIRI LADIES' BRACELET, of £l2O and trophy valued at £10; gentlemen riders; V/ 4 miles. —Cherry Plum, 12.11; Kohika, 11.10; Seyfried. 11.7; Gladium, ll'.U; Lacan, 11.1; Baron Bold, 11.0; KarereNui, 10.13; Moonlight Bay, 10.10; Prinihia, Reawanoa, Spearthorn, Laughing Duchess.

4.15 SPRINGROVE FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £115; 0 fur.—Deflation. .9.0; Lucullus Boy, S.O; The Smile.r. 8.5; Cherry Hunter, Valiant Lady, 8.4; Te Ore, 8.2; Vadanoe, Squeers, Conversion, All Bunsby, Sir Musket, S.O LATEST SCRATCHINGS [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION] WANGANUI, Friday Kriemhild, Fiancee and Eupatrid were scratched for their engagements at the Rangitikei Hunt Club's meeting at 3.30 p.m. yesterday.

CHAMPION SIRES

MARTIAN AND HUNTING SONG ACHIEVEMENT OF MULTIFORM

The record of the recently deceased sire Hunting Soug was chiefly notable for the largo proportion of winners he sired throughout his 1"> years at the stud. When he began his six years' unbroken premiership in the 1032-33 season, he had tho largest number of winners, 03, yet credited to a leading"sire in the Dominion. The previous best figure, 70, was gained by Paper Money in 1028-20. • For the next five years. Hunting Song had over 100 winners' each season, his top total being 123 in 1035-30. The consistency of this performance may be illustrated by comparison with the six years' period when Martian reigned, as champion sire in the years 1013 to 1010. These are the only two stallions to have had an uninterrupted leadership of six years during the present century, but Martian gained that honour seven times in all. Soult was top sire for five successive years immediately preceding Martian's term. Absurd was also leading sire for five terms, but over a series of years.

In the six years referred to, Martian was represented by 213 winners, and the total earnings of his progeny were £111,285. Beginning 13 years later, Hunting Song was represented over the same period by GSS w'inners, and the aggregate stakes won by the clan were £81.988. Thai is lo say, Hunting Song had more than three times as many winners as Martian, bul the average earnings were very much smaller. In this connection, the achievement of Multiform in the 1005-00 season is worthy of remembrance. With the exception of Nightfall, a four-year-old who won - one race, he was represented by three-year-olds, of whom seven were winners, and three of theso unbeaten.

Those in the latter category were the colls Noctuiform and Cuneiform and the filly Isolt. Between them the three, carrying the colours of their breeder, Mr. G. G. Stead, won 12 races. Noctuiform took the New Zealand Cup, Derby and Canterbury Cup; Cuneiform, the Hawke's Bay Guineas, C.J.C. Electric Plate, A.R.C. Royal Stakes, and Wellington Stakes; Isolt, the New Zealand and Great Northern Oaks. C.J.C. Jubilee Cup, Middle Park Plate and New Zealand St. Leger. The other Multiform winners in that season were Highland Fling, Multifid, Petticoat and Porcelain. Altogether, the contingent won 26 races and stakes totalling £11,034 10s. which was a record sum up to that period. In contrast, Stepniak", who was runner-up to Multiform, was represented by 50 stake-earners, their captures totalling £9388.

JOCKEYS' ENGAGEMENTS

mounts at marton to-day

Riding engagements for tho Rangitikci Hunt Club's meeting to-day include the followin^: — . -.r B H Morris. —Little Robin, Merry Mcer. W. J. Broughton.—Deflation, Hasten. J. Chaplin.—Blue Steel, Patahi. W. J. McDowell. —Devon. A. Jenkins. —Hirangi. , , „ „. , G. R. Tattor jail.—Moradabad, All Quiet. Hunting Royal. , . W. Jenkins. —High Peer, Sweot Anne. P. Rae. —Tigreterre. P. Jarvis. —Harbour Bar. W. J. Mudford. —Gold Bridge, loa-iti, Screen Star. Cherry Hunter. Mr. K. McK. Duncan.—Reawanoa. H. J. Callahan. —Kinkajou. R. Marsh. —Vascones, Boniden, Gold .Court. P. Burgess.—Kilometre, Gay Lord. W. Doyle.—Majority. NEW WAIKATO SIRE ARRIVAL OF DOUGLAS HYDE The voung imported horse, Douglas Hyde, has arrived at Messrs. Malcolm Brothers' To Riipa Stud, and will begin stud duties this season. He was bought as a yearling by tho Hikutaia sportsman, Mr. J. Corbett, and is by Interlace from Citoyenne. Interlace is by Hurry On, siro of Hunting Song, Defoe and Lord Warden, from Straitlace, the winner of the Oaks and over £24,000 in stakes, and who was sold for 17,000gn5., a record price for a brood marc. Straitlace, a daughter of Son-in-Law, was half-sister to Somme Kiss, sire of winners of over £47,000, and to Clerical Error, the grand-dam of Defoe. Citoyenne's progeny have won races in various'parts of tho world, and her sire. Comrade, won the Grand Prix de Paris, in addition to valuable races in England. Cantrip, the dam of Citoyenne, was a fullsister to Ahoyeur, winner of the Derby of 1013 and half-sister to the winners, Shrewd and Canny, tho last-named l(.-ng third dam of Beanpartir. , * . rM Heirinning bis second season at the .1 e. Rapa Stud Is Ninth Duke, a young horse bv Blandford from Goddess of Mirth. His first season was a successful ono. Goddess or Mirth was by Black Jester, winner of the 1914 St. Leger. TROTTING FIXTURES /\n trust. 10, 14 16 —New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting CJub August 31—Auckland Trotting C nb. September 7—New Brighton Trotting Clnb. Soember 18, 21— Wellington Trotting Club. October6—kethven Trotting Club October ft —Thames Trotting Club. October 12—New Brighton Trotting Club. October 23, 26— Wellington Trotting Club. October 26, 28 —Greymouth Trotting Clnb. October 28 —Oamaru Trotting Club. October 26, 28 or 30 —Auckland Trotting Club.