LOYAL REY IN FAVOUR

Southland Times, Issue 23988, 1 December 1939, Page 10

LOYAL REY IN FAVOUR

LAWN DERBY’S TRIAL AGAINST TIME LUCKY JACK MAY RETIRE NEXT SEASON Nominations for the Gore Trotting Club’s meeting close on Monday. Entries for the Winton Trotting Club s meeting will be taken on December 8. Loyal Rey Loyal Rey is in favour for the New Brighton meeting tomorrow. In Favour Lightning Lady is in firm favour for the mile saddle at New Brighton. New Marks Icevus is now assessed on 2.9 for a mile, 2.42 for one mile and a-quarter and 4.30 for two miles. To Clash The Derby winner, Imperial Jade, is to meet Three Tens from the same mark over a mile and a-quarter at New Brighton tomorrow. Cantata When Cantata won her first race—on the West Coast—she returned a dividend of more than three figures. The Rey de Oro mare has now to be classed as one of the best mares raced in this country. Attack on Record At New Brighton tomorrow Lawn Derby will endeavour to lower the grass track record of 2min 0 2-ssec, held by his half-brother Van Derby. ■ Lawn Derby will be sent against the watch at Auckland during the holidays. Indianapolis The reappearance of Indianapolis at New Brighton will be followed with great interest. The opinion prevails that he is a back number but his party is still hopeful that he will return to his best. He will require to be at the top of his form to give 60yds to Great Jewel and Fine Art and 48yds to Blair Athol over one mile and a-quarter. May Need Time Bush Laddie, who won so well over a mile and a-half on the opening day at Forbury Park, disappointed his backers rather badly over a longer journey on the second day when he made two breaks during the running. This is not a common failing with the young trotter, who may require time to develop the solidity to win in open company. Recommissioned Ferry Post, a brilliant racehorse unfortunately troubled with unsoundness, has rejoined C. S. Donald’s team after a spell, and he will probably race at Ashburton on Boxing Day. When really well Ferry Post is quite capable of holding his own with the best horses in commission, and owned by Mr W. Parkinson, his Wins are always popular. May Be Retired It is probable that Lucky Jack will go to the stud next season. It is intended to give the dual Trotting Cup winner an opportunity to take a mile rating before his retirement, and arrangements are in train for him to endeavour to set up a mile grass track record, at Washdyke this month. Last season Lucky Jack was brought down with this object, but conditions were unfavourable, and he gave an exhibition. Breeding of Icevus Milky Way, the dam of Icevus and Evicus (who had a mile record of 2.3) was got by imported Directway, who sired Adelaide Direct, winner of a New Zealand Cup, and for many years holder of the Australian and New Zealand record against time for a mare with a mile in 2min 6 2-ssec. Globe Derby, sire of Icevus and Evicus, is one of the greatest progenitors of speed the world over. His notable progeny include Walla Walla 2min 2 2-ssec, Auburn Lad 2min 2 2-ssec, New Derby 2min 2|sec, Evicus 2min 3sec, Logan Derby (Free-for-All) and Icevus (Free-for-All). In addition, he got Robert Derby, sire of Lawn Derby, lmin 59 2-ssec.

Change of Owners The four-year-old pacer Aldershot has been purchased by Messrs Scott and McFarlane, owners also of Imperial Jade, Gerfalcon, Bing Crosby and Mackscot. Aidershot was bred at Durbar Lodge, Ashburton, and did his early racing in the colours of Mr A. J. Nicoll. Aidershot is a brother to Wrackler, who won the New Zealand Derby Stakes and the Great Northern Stakes in 1928, the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 1930 as a pacer and later was converted to the trotting gait, at which he won the Dominion Handicap—the most important race for trotters in the Dominion. By these outstanding achievements, Wrackler would claim the distinction of being the doublegainted champion of the Southern Hemisphere. Aidershot is also a brother to Arethusa, 4min 22 4-ssec, Raclaim 3min 20 2-ssec, and Imperial Jade, winner of the Riccarton Stakes, and the New Zealand Derby at Addington recently. He began racing when two years old, and showed promise by finishing third in a field of horses of all ages in a mile and a-quarter race at Timaru. He won the Juvenile Stakes at Addington in fine style, and so good was his performance, that he was sent out a pronounced favourite for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, in which he was beaten into second place by Bed Rock. Early in his three-year-old year he won the Wellington Stakes in such convincing style that a Wellington sportsman offered a sum running well into four figures for him. The offer was declined, and Aidershot further enhanced his reputation by winning the New Zealand Derby Stakes. After that he trained off, and eventually was given a long spell. He is in M. Holmes’s stable. Holmes supervised his racing during his two-year-old and three-year-old campaigns.