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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26227, 10 August 1946, Page 5

ELLOUGHTON GRANGE STUD, TIMARU 1946 SEASON THE CLASSICLY-BBED STAYING AND COURAGEOUS RACEHORSE ROYAL ARCH (14) BAY HORSE, BRED IN ENGLAND IN 1941 ROYAL ARCH, who ts a typical English weight-carrier and stayer, is a horse of remarkable breeding, as he is line-bied to ADMIRATION, dam of that Queen of the Turf, the invincible PRETTY POLLY winner of 22 races out of her 24 starts and £38.597 In stakes His sire. COLORADO KID, a grand racehorse and stayer continues to meet with great success at the stud He is a grandson of Pretty Polly- MOLLY BAWN, the dam o' ROYAL ARCH/ and of six othei winners is a great-granddaughter of MIRANDA own sister to Pretty Polly ROYAL ARCH is not only superbly bred for success ai the stud, but he was a high-class winner in England, both at 3 and 4 years of age. winning at 1J miles, 1J miles, and at 15 furlongs as a four-year-old, when he wa.narrowly beaten over 21 miles He was both a great weight-carrier and stayer and was credited w'th being a very courageous horse. ROYAL ARCH retired from the racecourse perfectly sound, a great asset in a stallion. He is closelj related to many great racehorses and famous sires, including the St Leger winner TEHRAN the best stayer in England last year, and recently sold as a stallion to an English Syndicate for £IOO.OOO ROYAL ARCH started only three times as a two-year-old, running fifth at his first start to the brilliant filly Picture Play, the ultimate easy winner of the One Thousand Guineas, and was prominent at his other two starts. The following were his performances:— AT 3 YEARS Ran fourth. Yorkshire Handicap. 1 mile car. 8.0; 13 starters. Won Harewood Handicap. H miles. 8.0. 12 starters. Ran second Baghill Handicap. U miles 8.5; 15 starters. Ran third Holiday Handicap. 1) miles 9.0; 14 starters. Ran eighth Northern Cesarewitch Handicap. 21 miles 60 yards: 15 starters. AT 4 YEARS Won Grove Handicap. 1J miles. 8.0; 14 starters.. Won Crathorne Handicap, 1 mile 7 furlongs. 85; 7 starters Ran secofid North of Trent Handicap. 2 miles 2 furlongs, 8.11: 17 starters COLORADO KID (14). the sire ot ROYAL ARCH, was .also a great weight cairier and fine stayer, winning from I furlongs to 21 miles and £9462 in stakes At 3 years he won 6 races over 1 and 11 miles, at 4 years he ran third in the City and Suburban Handicap, and was afterwards unbeaten, winning the Kempton Jubilee Handicap, the Royal Hunt Club Cup (from a field of 28) Chesterfield Cup, U miles, carrying top weight 9.6. and the Doncaster Cup. 21 miles at w.f.a He is by PHAIAkIS noted son. COLORADO (3). from BABY POLLY by SPEARMINT (1) (son of CARBINE), from PRETTY POLLY by GALLINULE from ADMIRATION Colorado. Kid is the sire of winners over all distances but most of his stock stay well Ihe average distance of his winners, from 3-year-olds upwards, being 10.38 furlongs MOLLY BAWN (14). the dam of Royal Arch Is the dam of seveD winners to date, and her three-year-old daughter. Fair Profit, was recently bought for the National Stud for 5600 guineas The family is one of the uest In the Stud Book, and in addition to Pretty Polly (One Thousand Guineas, Oaks and St Leger) and Tehran (St. Leger) has produced in recent years the unbeaten Italian champion Donatello 11, now at the stud in England the great sire and racehorse Craganour the Goodwood Cup winner. Fearless Fox (second in the St Leger) Spike Island (Irish Derby), Challenge (Jockey Club Stages second in St Legar). Zodiac (Irish Derby and St Leger) Light Sussex (English Oaks). King John (Irish Derby). Why Hurry (English Oaks, 1943). the champion New Zealand sire Foxbrtdge. etc Molly Bawn a winner herself, was by Junior, winner of £7BOO In stakes and from the same family as Salmagundi Junior, by Symington sire of Simper is also the maternal Grandsire of the Derby and Gold Cup winner* Ocean Swell In ar.citlon to being the dam of seven 'winners Molly Bawn is a half-sister to Young Native, winner of the Newbury Spring Jup Brighton Cup etc. . Molluscs the granddam of Royal Arch was also a winner Is the dam of numerous winners, and is a half-sister to the Irish Derby winner. King John to Mirawala the granddam of Tehran, who defeated Ocean Swell m he St Leger ran second in the Derby and was the best stayer in England in 1945 The next dam Miranda is own sistei to Pretty Polly, granddam of Colorado Kid and ancestress of many famous racehorses and sires Miranda is also a sister to Adula the third dam of Foxbridge and the fifth dam of Gold Nib Inspection oi ROYAL ARCH, who has acclimatised exceptionally well may bs> made by appointment. A limited number >1 mares will be accepted for the first season at a fee of 100 guineas (Free return service.) DONALD GRANT. ELLOUGHTON GRANGE. TIMARU. Or - RIGHT STEPHENSON & CO.. LTD Wellington Tlmaru. ana Branches pYNE, GOULD GUINNESS. LTD Christchurch. Tlmaru. and Branches

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smmrn TAKE NONE BUT LANE’S <?■ V I CONTAINS 60% PURE COD LIVER v «™ OIL 18 V* Ths Lane Medicine Co. Lla.. Camara. Martian’s Nearest Relative. BAFFLES (22) 1933 As a Sire of Jumpers.—Baffles’ first jumper Bcolamskee ‘handicapped as the South Island s best hurdler last year) is a grand stayer and br.lliant jumper. It is difficult to imagine to what heights Boolamskfee would ascend as a jumper had he not suffered a severe founder as a four-year-old. Blandford sires are setting a new standard in New Zealand jumping As a Sire oi Stayers.—Baffles has got eight individual winners this year over one mile and a-quarter, and Baffles Rex has been placed in good Cup company over this distance. In the season just closed Baffles’ stock won 23 times (Including four Cup races, an open sprint, and an open mile), winning £B6OO in stakes. Baffles’ stock develop high-class form with-age. Conspiracy, winner approximately £2OOO this year. Is regarded as one of the most promising stayers in the Waikato. Relationship to Martian.—Buckwheat (Baffles' speond sire) and Martian were both by Martagon, a sire of great pre-pot'-my Though tvnicallv a Blandford Baffles shows a striking resemblance to Maitiin. being a horse ol the same unsurpassable quality, with the same neat Martaeon head, chock full of character Th-< evident rit'- however is that both Martian and Baffles took a litt.e time to show then worth oui the so' dlt’’ and toughness oi their orn i ’""v took each sire from strength to strength with each succeeding vear. Baffles' 1a4445 season. £2821: Baffles’ 1945-46 season. £8.600. Fee:- 30gns (return privilege). Every care taken. No responsibility. F. H. SOPER Lorneville P. 0., Invercargill.