RACING IN ENGLAND.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15955, 17 October 1922, Page 10

RACING IN ENGLAND.

IMPORTATION OF HORSES TO NEW ZEALAND. Y V . —— A brief review on racing in England ' has been given to a Star representative by Mr J. If. Reid, of Elderslie, (Jamaru, the well-known racehorse owner and breeder, who has returned 1 to the Dominion by the Runtime after eight months’ absence in England. While at Home Mr Reid acquired the estate of Banstead Manor, Newmarket, which is conveniently situated' to the famous racecourse. The land is mostly . pasture, and! Mr Reid intends to develop a stud farm for racehorses there. With this new interest in England, he hopes to bo able l to spend 1 a fair amount of time there, and ono may safely anticipate that what will bo New Zealand’s loss will be England’s gain. j s Racing in the Old Country, ho said, continues to be as popular as ever, the attendances at the meetings being enormous. A strong supporter of the totalisator system, Mr Reid' expressed the view that the introduction of the machine in England was still a long way off. “It will not come in our time,” he said. “At present racing is splendidly managed' by the .Jockey Club and it is not likely the club will give up its con. trol, which, to a certain extent, would follow Government interference iri the form of the introduction of the totalisator.” From the machine the Home Government would of course derive a huge revenue, but Mr Reid feared' that racing would suffer from any change of control. Referring to the purchase of stallions for New Zealand, he snid it was a very difficult matter to get just the sire one wanted in England, unless at a price which was altogether beyond tlieColonial breeder, who lias to sell his yearlings at an average of 250 to 300 guineas each. Mr Reid was anxious to purchase Paragon for Mr. Stead, and he allowed one or two good horses to pass, thinking he would be within his limit, but the buyer was going strong at about 7000 guineas, a sum greater than any Colonial stud master could possibly afford to pay. Paragon, he thought, was probably the beet handicap horse in England rip to one and a half miles, and a great weight carrier. Very much like Kilboy, although smaller, and bred on the most fashionable lines. Paragon is just what is wanted in New Zealand, being by Radium from Quintessence. Another horse which would have suited well was Hapsburg, hut Mr Reid had instructions not to buy a horse with St. Simon on the male side, ’and of course he is. by Desmond. However, Mr Reid expressed the View that the two horses purchased will do a lot of good to the New Zealand turf. With regard to three-year-olds, Mr Reid considered that Captain Cuttle was quite the best, but it was reported at Newmarket' before he left that be was not'likely to stand training. He is a very fine reachy horse of the Gypsy Grand type, only probably showing more quality. The two-year-olds are supposed (o r<e a high-class lot, and of those which Mr Reid 1 saw he considered Town Guard was the heist. Legality, by Charles O’Malley, from air own sister of Tractor, now in Mr Haslett’s stud near Dunedin, he described as a very high class colt, a lioht yrev of beautiful quality. Duncan Gray was also a fine colt, nnd Mr Reid thought tbo next Derby winner would come* from Town Guard, Legality, Duncan Gray or Pharos. • Of the fillies, Mr Reid pronounced Kos jnuch t;b* <?f those he gfiw racing.

-There might of course be others which were not yet in condition to display their best form. Dealing with the progeny of the young stallions seen, he thought the foals by Grand’ Parade very fine. Juggernaut, who had made a good start, was a half brother by St. Simon to Symbolism, n mare Mr Reid imported and now in Mr Loivry’s studl at Hawke’s Bay.