STUD NEWS AND NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2634, 7 September 1904, Page 51

STUD NEWS AND NOTES.

— Huguenot, by Apremont — Martyr, has foaled a filly to Stepniak. _• — A full brother to Achilles is amongst the list of foalings reported from Australia. — It is reported that Malatua is to be at the services of Wanganui breeders this season. — Miss Delaval, by Seaton Delaval — Campania, has produced a filly io Hotchkiss at the Wellington Park Stud. — Madowla (Trenton— Azaiea) and Gcldleaf (Stonyhurst — Golden Crest) have both produced colts to Clanranald at Sir George Clifford' a stud. — Fitz-Simmer, an untried three-year-old cot by Simmer from Giril (Carbine — Twinkle), hns been purchased by the agents of the Japanese Government. — A Ha-wke's Bay paper states that Mr G. P. DonneEj' is bringing out fro^i England a team of racehorse for Alf Shearsby to train. They include a colt and filly by Persimmon. — The youngsters by Mensohikoff «are highly spoken of by .everyone who ihas s-een them, an,^ the opinion is freely •expressed that tho son of Stepniak will prove as successful at th© stud as his sire. — Ths Euroclydon mare Orkan, who was amongst the winners at the Amber-ley meeting, is out of La% JUear, a, daughter of Chainshot and the Traducer mare Miranda, tho sister to Templeton. — The thoroughbred stallion Paaracje, by The Australian Peer out of Naomi, the dam of Gipsy Grand, and the trotting stallion Geo. M. Pstchen are announced to stand the season at their ower's farm at Berwick. — Reduction, who won- the Pony HaruJticap as tho Amberley Steeplechase meeting, comes of good old-fashioned stock. Her grand-dam Sobriety is out of Jeu--d'Esprit, who was got by Peter Fiat and foaled in 1862. — Grand Fauna, by Gipsy Grand from Fanna, by Maxim— -Herniione, -and Mountain Maid, the daughter of Perkin Warbeck 11, ~who is ihe dam of the speedy gelding Cairn, are to Tisit Obligado this season. —Mr H. Friedlander's Portia, by 3i!l o Portland— Happy Land, has chopped "a filly to Pilgrim'-s Progress.; and Ban-era, by Cuirassier — Albatross, who is a member- of the same stud, has produced a filly toJFinland. — BrigTitohj the son -of Euroclydon, who so meritoriously enrolled himself amongst the winners at the National meeting, is respon- • sible for the paternity of- a foal recently dropped near the township from which ihe hcrs'e derives his name. — Lakesheli, -the son of Lochiel 1 and Nautilus, hiaia two winning re-pTcsewta.tives at the Amberley Steeplechase meeting in Lobster and Cysicr. Tlhe latter is a half-bro-tiher to Cameo, and his dam— Miss Webster— is a half-sister tn Captain Webster, who won the C.J.C. Great Autumn Handicap in 1886. — Cuiralba, the three-quarter sister to Mergßjjser, has dropped a colt to Menschikofi". -The newoornieti possesses a double strain of Musket, and as he is -out of a three-quarter sister to the flying Merganser, His 6am should be just the sort to 3ielp the Steuniak horse to make a name for himself at- the stad. — Amongst .-the- nominations for -the year's Epsom Darby of 19f16 are three made by his -Majesty the King, and the sires whose stock are destined to carry tho royal colours axe St Simon, Ladas, and Persimmon. Other sires represented are Carbine (five representatives) and Bill o' Portland (four representatives). -■ A brother to Flying Fox is also included amongst the 293 entries for the race. — Medallion's stock have won a total of £35,502, of which £21,619 has been won in New Zealand and £13,883 in Australia. It took them nine seasons to garner this amount, and although Medallion sired such good horses as Achilles, Gold Medallist, and Conqueror, his best stock s+and out like an oasis in a desert of duffers. Achilles has won £3100, -Gold Medallist £2934 125, and Conqueror £1830 19s. — The success of Newhaven's stock on the English turf draws attention to his exclusion "j from ths English Stud Book. He is debarred from association with thoroughbreds because his female line ends abruptly at six Temoves, though there is every reason for supposing tha mare at the end of the line was a thoroughbred, or nearly so. In every other branch°he xtms back to a .pure female, and" (says an ex- • change) all through he is bred on surer lines than -ivere many old fathers of the British racehorse. Feeding and a practical system of inbreeding to highly vitalised individuals have certainly improved the ske and speed of the racehorse during the- past 100 years to a very much superior animal than those that preceded him, but we cannot see why a horse with one doubtful strain (six generations from the top remove) in 64 should be regarded' as halfbred. — The present system of judging blood , horses at shows is not a good one, nor (says ■ the Sydney Mail) is it conducive to the im- ' provement of the blood of the utility horse. Very few of the best stallions are shown for many reasons: — (1) The majority of owners { have little or no confidence in the judges; (2) ■ tha risk and expense that always attend tra- ! veiling a stallion to the place of exhibition. \ Even if the be3t stallion in the yard is awarded j th? ribbon the beaten owners are dissatisfied, ! and often afterwards hold aloot from shows. ' It being very necessary that farmers should have the opportunity of inspecting sta' lions, ■ some better means should be devised to induce owners to bring their horses out into the open. In the first place, it is most necessary to -fix up some means cf insurance. If several show executives were to pool £25 each every yeai and hold s, stallion parade at different places without adjudging the horses as they do nowadays, a sufficient sum would be thus raised to pay the expenses of every stallion of note to the place of showing, and stallion owners would thus have a fine opportunity of showing their horses to ihe small breeders free of expense, and without the risk of values being depreciated by misjudginent on the part of honorary officials. — What a wonderful record H is that is dewn to the credit of the Goldsbrough mare Frailty! There is no necessity for me at this time of daj to l.eltvte the high-class rawrs she

threw, for their names are as familiar as household words. A rather unique record on the part of her descendants as sires in a particular department is the basis of the paragraph which I sit down to pen. Sons and grandsons of the celebrated mare have gained marked notoriety for their ancestor in connection with Grand National contests during the past few years. Cavaliero (by Cuirassier), who won the A.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race in 1900, was the first one to score, and the same year Aquarius (by Niagara) won th© V.R.C. Grand National Htirdle Race, and in the following year Shoddy (by Trenton) earned distinction in the same event. Then in 1902 Colonel Shilinski (by Zalinski) captured the Caulfield Grand National Hurdle Race and CauJield Grand National Steeplechase. And now we find Cambooya (by Trenton) responsible for Good Day, who won the Cau'field Grand National Hurdle Race on the 6th ult. Cuirassier, Niagara, Trenton, and Zalinski are all sons of Frailty, and they were all bred in Auckland. This reads to me (says a writer in the Australasian) very much like a record, and. if anyone can furnish something to beat it I should like to see the facts put in print. — It is a well-a-cceptedl axiom that one swallow or one fine day does not make a. summer, and it may ba said with equal truth that the siring of .one good horse does not justify one in dubbing a stallion a successful sire. Which reminds me of the cast as St. Frusquin, whose son, St. Amar.t, won £11,750 out of a total of £15,381, and Gallinule, whose daughter Pretty Polly won close on £12,000 out of 'a. total of £14,3795 credited to her sire. Sainfoin and St. Simon, who come third and fourth on the list respectively, also owe their present prominence to one of their stock, as Rock Sand won £12,284 out of £14,071 to the former's credit, and Darley Dais won £10,410 of the £13,280 placed to the credit of St. Simon, whilst Cyllene owes his position almost entirely to the efforts which have~at' ended his son Cicero on the racecourse. Which is the more meritorious? To be capable of siring biit one good horse, who is equal to winning in the best company, or siring a dozen horses, which are a few pounds "below tip-top form, but which nevertheless bring plenty of grift to the mill. Perhaps if St. Frusquin's or Gallinule's representatives rested solely or entirely on the deeds of St. Amant and Pretty Polly "their position on the list would justify one in throwing a lance at them, but taken in conjunction with the faai that they are only single representatives of highly successful strains, it becomes an exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, task to decry them. Of the 21 horses on the lisb St. Simon and four of his sons occupy prominent positions, which speaks highly in favour of the general excellence of the strain, whilst Sainfoin got his best son, Rock Sand, out of a St. Simon mare, and Velasquez is. a grandson of Galopin. The Isonomy strain is represented by Gallinule and Isinglass, whilst Bend Or descendants in Cyllene, Orion, and Missel Thrush help to keep tha son of Doncaster in the van with the leaders. The honour of siring the most winners is divided between Melton and Ayrshire, with 18 each, and they arc closely followed by St. Angelo with 17£, whilst the others score as follows: — Florizel II 17, Rigntaway 15, St. Serf 15, Crag 13, Cyllene 12, Gallinule 11, Sainfoin 10, Velasquez 10, Trenton 9, Ladas 9, St. Simon 8, St. Frusquin 8, Missel Thrush 8, and Orion 7. —At this period of the year it is always " of interest and importance to breeders to know what , is the successful blood, and how the .principal lines are iaring on the racecourses, which, serve to test the merit, and value of- the various strains. When tihe last mail left England there were 21 sires on the winning' list whose stock had won 3000sovs or upwards. St. Frusquin, -the loss of whose brother (San Francisco) will be deeply regretted) by those who have -the- interest -of New Zealand bloodstock at heart, occupies the ' head of tLe list and serves to point out the value of tho St. Simon strain. St. Frusquin (St. Simon — Isabel) "had seven winners of eight races, which had a, total value of £15,381. His principal winner was St. Amant, whose wins in the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas placed £11,750 to his sire's credit in the list of winning stallions. Gallinule, by Isonomy — Moorhen, by Hermit, was second on the list, with £14,739J opposite his name. The Isonomy horse's total was garnered by nine representatives, foremost oi whom is Pretty Polly, whom l/iany of the' critics contend is the greatest filly ever seen on the English turf. She has captured close on 12,000sovs this seasbu, and^ .has never yet tasted defeat. The Springfield — Sanda horse Sainfoin ranks -third on the list with, a total of £14,071, won by six horses, of whom Rock- Sand is principal stake-winner with £12,284 to his credit. S-t Simon is fourth ' with £13,280, won by seven horses, and Darley Dale's -win in the Eclipse -Stakes supplied tihe bulk of "that total. Cyllene, by Bona Visla out of the Isonomy mare Arcadia, comes next ■with .£11,541, which, is mainly -contributed by his two-year-old son Cicero, who is the champion two-year-old seen out up to date this season. Rightaway, by Wisdom — Vanish, . is sixth, with by 15 representatives, and Melton, the sire of Seaton Delaval, ranks next with £6310 15s, won by 18 Worses. Florizell II (St. Simon— Perdita), the brother to Persimmon, has 17 winners of £5915 lfls; , and Ayrshire, "by Hampton — Atalanta, by Galo- _ pin, had £5836 to his Gredit, and this repf-e- ' seated the combined} efforts of 18_of his stock. Persimmon has six winners of -£4777, and Ypsi-. lanti has placed £4407 to the credit of Galore, ' tho sdn of Ga.opin, who was purchased by the Americans before the English breeders dis-' covered or tried his merits, as a sire. Trenton gives the colony a, lip, as a Tiursery of thoroughbreds by having eight winners of £4096 opposite his name. The son of Frailty is now getting into the sere and yellow, but probably will yet forcibly bring home to the Old World his merit as a sire of high-class stock, and prove himself in England as he did in Australia — a worthy son of a worthy sire. Ladas (Hampton — Uluminata, by Rosicrucian) has six winners of nine races valued at £3883, and the doubtfully-sired St. Angelo, who is returned as being by Clairvaux or Galopin, has 17J winners of £3863. Isinglass (Isonomy — ' Deadlock) has eight winners cf .£3667. Next on the list comes Orion, the son of Bend Or and the Hermit mare Shotover, with seven winners of £3503, and his position on the list is doubly interesting to our end of the island, as he is almost a fu'l brother in blood to Orville, the sire of the Oaniaru stallion Obligado. Velasquez, the son of Donovan — Vista., whom it was recently reported had gone blind, ranks next with £3384. and the last three horses on the list are:— Wolf's Crag (Barcalciine— Lucy Ashton), £3334 ; Grey Leg (Pepper and Salt), £3177; and Missel Thrush (Orme— Throstle), £30S0. h