ON THE TURF AND OFF

Southland Times, Issue 23815, 12 May 1939, Page 15

ON THE TURF AND OFF

Bandy Boa’s Pedigree Traced UNLUCKY CAREER OF NIGHT HAWK By SIR MODRED Phildale, a juvenile gelding who raced well at Franklin last week, is by the Mataura sire Philamor. The retired cross-country mare Bandy Boa is claimed to be with foal to Straightcourse, by The Ace (imp.). At the Franklin R.C’s recent meeting the progeny of the Australian sire Vaals were consistently in the money. Taken all round the entries for the South Canterbury J.C’s approaching meeting must constitute an easy record. The gelding Low’enberg, son of Lord Quex, and winner of the New Zealand Derby of 1935, is understood to be standing up to a solid preparation. The four-year-old mare Philbun did well to win the Trial Stakes (6 fur.) at the Marlborough R.C. meeting in the hands of A. E. Ellis and burdened with 9.3. She is a half-sister to Roy Bun, by Roydon (imp.), who won two races at the meeting. Philbun is by Philamor (imp.) from Baby Bun, by Some Boy II (imp.) from Bonny Doreen, by Boniform (son of Multiform) from Satisfaire, by Birkenhead (imp.) from Content, by Dreadnought (a proved Australian stayer) from Lullaby, by Apremont (imp.) from Hammock (imp.). This pedigree demonstrates the fact that Philbun is of aristrocratic lineage and descended in maternal family from valuable New Zealand strains. Her maternal grandsire Some Boy 11, a good racehorse, was owned in Southland by Mr A. Chisholm. NIGHT HAWK DISQUALIFIED In the light of past mishaps and racing accidents it was the irony of fate that in his first winning essay after a lengthy setback Night Hawk should be deprived of the fruits of victory in the Amberley Handicap, of £l2O (9 fur.) on Saturday. Starting as first fancy he won nicely from the fourth selection Glenogil, but on returning to scale his jockey (M. Caddy) was found to be 2Jlb short in his handicap poundage and under the circumstances the stewards had no option but to “distance” the deserving colt, leaving the stake money to Glenogil (a Colossus, imp. mare) 1, Mungatoon 2 and Land Raid 3. A colt of the highest promise and a winner on one occasion as a two-year-old Night Hawk is by Nightmarch (son of Night Raid, imp.) from Velocium, by Gay Lad (imp.) from Silverina, by Goya (imp., and by Velasquez) from Themia, by Corinth from Maroubra, a mare running back to well-known Australian families. In conformation and galloping ability—unless misfortunes have impaired his prowess—Night Hawk may yet fulfil his high promise of early years and fight out issues in the best of company over extended distances. He is trained by Mrs J. Campbell at Riccarton as one of the best of her pupils. The colt is a credit to his sire Nightmarch. Brought to Invercargill in company with Amelita, both ranking as of Australian origin, the mare Erda failed to stand up to a preparation on the Southland R.C’s tracks and was relegated to the stud. A five-year-old son of this mare in Beverley, by Lord Warden (imp.) is reported to be shaping well in his jumping efforts at Ellerslie as a novice hurdle racer. Of excellent conformation and bred in the purple Erda was by Spelthorne (imp., and by Spearmint from a grand-daughter of St. Simon) from Queen of Trumps, by Piquet (imp., and by Cyllene from a mare by St. Frusquin, by St. Simon) from Lady Victoria (imp.) by St. Frusquin. Bred at one of the leading studs of New South Wales Erda can claim infusions of Musket (through Spearmint) and St. Simon (three blends close up) blood that may tell a worthy tale if she should produce daughters tc breed on to stout sires of other lines. Her Musket strain is from that greal source of Spearmint, L/ Carbine, while her St. Simon blood of maternal family traces to St. Frusquin, the best son ol his sire at the stud in England, and alsc from William the Third, sire of Spel-

thome’s dam. CATALOGUE’S BROTHER The three-year-old Fidelis, who gave C. T. Wilson a winning ride at Amberley on Saturday in defeating the strong fancy Land Raid, has to be admitted as a well-bred colt. In nine starts as a youngster last season he won the Nursery Handicap, of £350 (sfur.), and was placed third on two occasions. He is a son of Lord Quex (imp., and by Lemberg, while he is the sire of that good horse Catalogue, winner of the Melbourne Cup and twice successful in the C.J.C. Winter Cup under real weight) from Catalan! (English-bred, but foaled in New Zealand), by Catmint (imp., and by Spearmint, by Carbine) from Symbolism (imp., and dam of Killashandra and Brampton), by Symington (son of Ayrshire from a St. Simon mare) The mare Catalani was a very consistent producer and included in her list of progeny may be mentioned Catalogue (brother to the Amberley winner) and Hunting Cat (a useful performer). When raced in Auckland as a two-year-old Fidelis was trained by R. S. Bagby. A request for some particulars as to the breeding of the Western District mare Bandy Boa, a winner across the flat and between steeplechase flags recalls memories of ]ong past racing in Southland. The South Hillend mare was sired by Balboa from a mare bv Rose Noble (son of Medallion, by Nordenfeldt. by Musket) from a mare by Black and Red (son of Maxim, by Musket, from Aqualate, by July, by Traducer. from a mare tracing back to the famous taproot mare Mermaid, imp.) from If. by Fitzhercules (winner of the Great Northern Derby, and by Yattendon, a sire of stayers) from Anonyma (bred in Australia), by Slanderer (son of Traducer. imp.) from Nameless (a mare of high degree). Bandy Boa on this showing can trace on to eligibility for the New Zealand Stud Book. But it is with the cleverlynamed Anonyma, the chamnion racer of Southland in her day, that an interesting turf history has to be written. In the dav of long ago two well-known snorting knivhts of the cleaver in Messrs W. IJttle (Invercargill) and C. McQiiarrie (Bluff), who were bosom friends, and very keen students of breeding, decided to purchase a thoroughbred yearling in Australia. Mr Little voyaged across tn Melbourne and his choice fell tinon a fiflv bv Slanderer from Nameless. The voungster’s Traducer blood intrigued both partners. Anonvma grew un to gallon well and win for her imnorter=. She sub=eauentlv passed into the hands of the late “Harry” Tolfnrd as owned bv a natron of his stable. In the hands of the former Australian trainer of ability Anonyma carried on to win at from six to ten furlongs and as often as not was ridden by “Jack” Telford, the trainer’s eldest son and brother to H. R Telford tnart owner of Phar Lap) and H. A. Telford, now a well-known Wellington trainer.

When retired from the turf Anonyma produced her only contribution to the thoroughbred clan in a filly registered as If, but an early resident prevented the Fitzhercules filly from racing. Anonyma died without further issue. If retired into oblivion in the Western District and it is very interesting to learn that she can claim a descendant in Bandy Boa. There is said to be another mare of this maternal family in Miss Trixie.