breeding in the Purple At Mar della Stud

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1028, 19 July 1930, Page 13

breeding in the Purple At Mar della Stud

Some Promising Juveniles

DURING the week “Abaydos” paid a visit to the Mardella Stud Farm at Otahuhu, to find the stock, representative of various ages, in excellent condition. The stables, yard and paddock appointments, arranged on most modern "and convenient lines, are also in great order.

The whole place bears signs of the O tmost care and attention. The sires, brood mares and their various offspring are in the best of health and present a “remarkably-well-done” appearance. The feed bins are well itocked, while the different paddocks ire carrying a wonderful crop of grass. •Cleanliness” is the slogan about the commodious stables and yards and the thoroughly comfortable appearance of the establishment and its equine inmates is a high compliment to the energy and ability of the Misses X. and Edwards and their manager, Mr. Alan Henwood. The three sires, The Triumph, Worthy Bond and Kilbroney, have never shown to better advantage and the trio make a fine picture. They have all rendered excellent service since taking up their residence at Mardella. Each has produced a good crop of foals and all have been more or less Represented by winners. The Triumph The Triumph was bred in America fcnd is by The Exponent from Mardella, who also produc€.d The Design (2.Si), und Regal Parole (2.134); while The Triumph holds a race recording 2.81, pnd has a trial recording 2.5 J. The Triumph is Just as conceited as ever and as soon as any visitor approaches his stall, the handsome stallion immediately strikes a show-off attitude. And he has the art of exhibiting himself to great advantage. The Exponent's son is a typical show horse, and displays all the qualities of his aristocratic lineage. The first of The Triumph’s progeny to get on the winning list in New Zealand was Great Triumph, a pacer showing exceptional speed. The majority of his gets, however, favour the square gait and this season the Hutt-owned and trained Blue auil Gold, showed fine form, scoring four firsts ..nd a second in five starts. There is at present n, good batch of promising trotters in work in the Auckland Province by the Yankee horse. The Triumph will not be required for breeding purposes at Mardella this year, but it is quite possible he will find a. new home in the South Island. He may be put to the racing business again for a term and there is no disputing the fact he can still trot solidly and speedily. Worthy Bond Like his associate. Worthy Bond was bred in the land of the “Stars and Stripes.” He is a son of Axworthy, projenitor of the greatest speed line known, his dam being Preferred Bond, producer of several under a 2.5 gait. Worthy Bond is of the modest, retiring type and is not effected to any appreciable degree by the attention of onlookers. He is having an easy time and will shortly transfer to Christchurch, where Mr. H. A. Jarden will hold the purple-blooded sire, pending final instructions from his American owner, Mr. Smith. As a six-year- old the handsome chestnut, after taking a 2.1 L record, injured a fetlock and was retired from the track. At the time it was the opinion of good American judges he would reach the two minute class. His progeny showed early speed, and Trustworthy, the Otahuhu owned end trained mare won decisively ! as a two-year-old and was recognised j as the best of the year at that age. Alice Axworthy was another with remark- ! able speed, but an early mishap put her j our. of commission. There are a num- i her of Worthy Bond’s showing promise for the new season and he will be represented in the classics by Checkers, -ween and Betterwin. Sire of Gallopers The galloping sire, Kilbroney, was ■’red in England and comes from wonderful ftock. He was got by The Wag, a son of Orme. his dam being InnisLaveno, a son of Ben d’Or. xoth ng upsets the evergreen Kiloroney, and he looks in wonderful trim na retains his quality and vitality in remarkable degree. He has proved jnmsell a rare progenitor, and one of filu s< r?;» a cob: filing three, which is , u and vigour and occupies a 7* close proximity to his sire, is a 'Piendid advertisement for the old Kilbroney, prior to corning to y v "*aland, won many good races in 73 native land, and since his sojourn ‘ , Dominion has produced a relot of high-class winners. Ra , Razzle Dazzle, Insurrection. The AT* er > Clarinda. Kilbronsyth, Kilgour, Kilin?£' mt, A5, onfrbird » Degagc. Kilmoon, MUocra, Affectation and Fwose Pink well-known performers mir f, t he English horse as their ■ _ This season he was again ii'hioS web in the limelight by the big h’.. v 7tionts of Concentrate, who won t’tml th * Auckland and Wellington j thm n + L * yn Du, a recent winner on I mr.»JL at and over country, is also a < Presentative of Kilbroney. Among the Youngsters. eHihbJ oUns . stock on the of tha '?i ent 1S ell forward, and some hanafj youngsters have already Wt l pr^ ndle<3 ' Tbe Derby candidate. ? son of Worthy Bond and t') thaf hle j ant * therefore half-brother •ttamn n?° 0( * trotter Akenehi. is a rare a hiirh L? a f :er ’ an<l one likely to reach -LtwoptKl? rk ’ A half-brother to Alice Dy Tbe Triumph, is a wellup a c O X£ customer, and ready to take KOO 4 mam M rVl s e \ He is out of the a ter Hundalee. Another youngWi an £1 y ! ars ’ b >' Worthy Bond ally th at . u Carblne mare, is a bonny *Worthv S n° WS x ll the promise of the by a ni * bl } e - Lucette is represented a likelv i- by tile same sire, while ing by TKo Young pacer is a geldAv ho ae _ Trium ph from Canzonetta, |‘rieaa e -_«.n“ e .!:f ] ? e {’ orse - T |}e younger ,n &s on * il! be ra -nged as yearand - raov I —comprise a smart filly hv\x^ 0l !L n& ouartet. A chestnut Harold r»i? rthy Dond from Yenot. a races on tv} or L mare that won several nett n ° Golden Coast for D. Benber oj. e Y e ?y thing to recommend •Milian ls , OWned by Mr. Goo. Mcto the’ priki * s already booked Yenot <iue to Ar «erican Frank Worthy, Jn.?" at Mardella .shortly. Mr. hhy byxvnrts lf L the P roud owner of a blooded -r lt hy Bond from the purple’'im of th2 ncy who is also 1 bickers C Promising Derby aspirant, ■'“tins frn™ T nothei ' Worthy Bond offblly and ..iA Ucp tt a I s a well-developed J'ill i fl 7 es . the IhiPressic that she ty The Trln° I ’, and easily. A colt sot “area,£l'?“ ph frorn a well-bred mare ‘Stocrat and is a typical soil

of his sire. No fault can be found with these youngsters and all things being equal they should do well when sporting silk. The Brood Mares A number of brood mares were seen grazing contentedly in paddocks carrygood pasture, and all showing signs ot their union with the different Mardella sires. These included Yenot, Fancy Pointer, Le Muriel, Melody and Lametta (all in foal to Worthy Bond, and Danesier (Prince Merriwee—Te Papapa). Alonsoa and Loloma (each in foal to Kilbroney). Another mare noticed in the matrons’ paddock was Alvida. claiming relationship to the good Epsom pacer. Mountain Dell, the mare being a full-sister to the latter’s dam. Preparations are being made by the management at Mardella for the arrival of the great American pacer, Frank Worthy (2.34). The high-class son of Guy Axworthy and Holyrood May is due to arrive in Auckland almost any time now, and already breeders are making engagements for the aristocratic American pacer.