SYDNEY CUP MISSION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18956, 5 March 1936, Page 7

SYDNEY CUP MISSION

SILVER RING TO RETURN AN IMPROVED STAYER SYDNEY, Feb. 26. An addition to file ranks of the generally acknowledged stayers is always hailed with delight by regular racegoers, and for that reason alone the return ot the New Zealand galloper Silver Ring will be. eagerly awaited. When lie was here last, Silver Ring was nothing more than a brilliant miler, and in the few outings he had oyer a distance was easily beaten. On his return to the Dominion, however, lie displayed improved stamina, and won a number of important races over a mile and a half. Among his victories was that in the. C. .1. C. -Metropolitan for a mile and a half, in which lie beat Cuddle, conceding her lib, and the form ot the latter at weight-forage and in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield enhances considerably l the form of Silver Ring. To prove that his Metropolitan was not a llulce. Silver Ring with 9st 91b ran second in the Wellington Cup to Queen of Song, who bad an advantage ol 31b, while behind wore Cuddle and Kinnoul, the latter being considered one of the Dominion’s most improve! stayers. Then Silver Ring won the Wellington Handicap of a mile and three, furlongs with 9st 131 b, and, taken lo Dunedin, won the two most important events at- the fixture, the Dunedin Cup of a mile and a half, in which he improved on the time record for the race, and established a weightcarrying record; and oil the second day of the meeting, reverting to his previous best distance, a mile, lie is reported to have won with ridiculous ease in ltnin 38 2tssec, beating the previous best time by two fifths of a- second. When in Sydney Silver Ring was prepared by R. W. King, but during his preparation in New Zealand lie was in tlie charge of ,1. Stewart. It must be conceded, however, that the foundation laid by King has no doubt had much to do with Silver Ring’s success in the Dominion. In all his races in his homeland, Silver Ring was ridden by A. lv. Ellis, and that jockey may continue to be associated witli him on his next visit. BARON’S AMBITION TO LEAD IN DERBY WINNER Baron F. do Tuyll, like many another English racehorse owner, lias one great ambition to load in a winner of tlie Derby, run at Epsom every June. When interviewed on his arrival in Sydney by the Orion yesterday, he said, with enthusiasm: “I have a beautiful colt by Buchan from a Pomniern mare, Beauty of Bath, which may do the trick for me next year.” Baron de Tuyll said that he would like to see some of the important Australian races, including the Derbies and the Melbourne Cup. Baron de Tuyll is a descendant ot a Dutch noble family tracing uncle to the 12th century. He is now a naturalised British subject. His wife was formerly Miss Beatrice Hordern, a member of the well-known New South Wales family. Baron and Baroness de Tuyll live at Cobham, England. Baron de Tuvll said that n*is visit to Australia was a holiday. He intended to visit Baroness de Tuyll’s relatives, and would spend some time at the Blue Mountains.