RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25881, 27 June 1945, Page 3

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel

Acceptances for the Wellington meeting are due to-morrow. Held Up It is reported that the sale of Stenelaus, who was sold at SOOOgns, is temporarily held up owing to a nominated veterinary surgeon failing to make a report on the question of soundness. Reduction in Adelaide A reduction plan sponsored by the South Australian Jockey Club and approved by the Minister of Agricul.ure comes into force in Adelaide after June 30. A pool of 350 to 400 horses will remain in training, and about 240 will be thrown out of work. Remarkable Coincidence At the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s meeting in April both divisions in a hack race resulted in dead heats. This is the first occasion of such a happening in New Zealand. The club had another unusual experience at its winter meeting on Saturday last, the winners of both divisions of the Final Hack Handicap being bracketed on the machine and the runners-up in both cases also being bracketed mates. Selecting a Sire

A correspondent of the Dominion deals at length with the question of using sires at the stud when they lack winning performances, particularly sires imported from England. A stallion who has stood the test of training and won races naturally makes more appeal than one who has no performances. A winner naturally proves that he has a constitution that survives training and racing. This does not, however, prove that a stallion without performances cannot be a success at the stud. Some very successful stallions were never raced, and amongst them may be quoted Absurd, who topped the list of winning sires in New Zealand for five years. St. George, a brother to Chester, was not raced, but nevertheless left his mark on the New Zealand S.ud Book. Several other stallions were imported as yearlings, and went to the stud early in life. Apremont, one of the most successful stallions ever imported to New Zealand, was foaled in France in 1878. He was brought to New Zealand in 1882, and his first foals appeared in 1883. They subsequently became winners or highclass matrons. A Great Bargain

Simper was foaled in 1912 and imported to New Zealand by the late Mr J. B. Reid. She produced her first foal at the Elderslie Stud in 1916, and the youngster, under the name of Affectation, was raced by Mrs Albert McDonald and trained by the late Mr J. T. Jamieson. Affectation won the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, the Wanganui Guineas, and the C.J.C. Members’ Handicap. His racing merit led to the late Mr Rupert Morrison and his friend Mr McDonald making a special trip from Masterton, to Elderslie with the object of buying' Simper. Mr Reid did not wish to sell, and in order to place a prohibitive price on the mare mentioned lOOOgns. Mr Morrison at once wrote his cheque for the amount, and Simper joined the newlyformed stud, which was largely comprised of stock procured at the dispersal sale of the late Mr J. D. Ormond’s stud. Mr Morrison died in 1918, and at the dispersal sale of his stud Mr W. T. Hazlett bought Simper at llOOgns. Simper had a filly foal at foot (Illume), and was in foal to Hymfestra. The result was Gold Light. The following year Simper produced Razzle Dazzle to Kilbroney, and then came Dazzling Light, Beacon Light, Glad Light, Flicker, Lucky Light, and others who proved that Mr Hazlett secured a gpeat bargain.