Chelandry Has Founded A Wonderful Family.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19134, 29 July 1930, Page 12

Chelandry Has Founded A Wonderful Family.

A GREAT BROOD MARE, WITH WINNERS IN ALL QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE

It is certainly beyond question that some mares possess so much vitality and individuality that' they may be relied upon to transmit it when mated with a number of quite different class sires. A case in point (says “Warrawee,” in the Sydney is that of Chelandry. In Australia, in England. in America, and on the Continent of Europe we find this mare’s name constantly cropping up in the pedigree of high-class racehorses. Chelandry (bred by the late Earl Rosebery) inherited a double strain of Stockwell. She has blood of both Touchstone (ancestor of Carbine) and Stockwell, the greatest son of Pocahontas, and the mightiest sire that ever lived. Chelandry was foaled in 1594. She was by Goldfinch from Illuminata, by Rosicrucian from Paraffin, by Blair Athol from Paradigm, who, when mated with Stockwell, produced the famous brother and sister, Lord Lyon and Achievement. Blair Athol, sire of Paraffin, was a great and beautiful racehorse, and among his other progeny was Prince Charles, better known to us in this country as the sire of another beautiful horse in Lochiel, a high-class performer over any distance. Rosicrucian. sire of Illuminata, was by Beadsman (13), whose other great winners included Pero Gomez, who won the Leger, the Ascot Stakes, the Ascot Derby, and the Doncaster Stakes; Chaplet (a sister of Rosicrucian) was the dam of Morion, another big stake winner, whose victories included the Ascot Gold Cup; Beadsman won the Derby and other good races. He was by Weatherbit (12) from Mendicant, by Touchstone. Weatherbit was by Sheet Anchor (son of Lottery), who was the rire of Mainbrace, dam of the great: old-time Australian sire, Fisherman. 1 The dam of Rosicrucian -was Madame Eglentine, by Cowl (a son of Bay 1 Middleton) from Diversion, by Defence. Bay Middleton was by Sultan out of unbeaten Crucifix, by Priam. Defence was by Whalebone, sire of Camel, sire of T -uchstone, one of the forerunners of the Hampton and the Musket lines. The name of Chelandry appears in the lines of a larger number of highclass horses to-day than that of any other mare of recent years. Her influence on the thoroughbreds of Australasia has been very great. Mated with St Frusquin, she produced Popinjay, and through this union we have obtained such horses as Magpie, Windbag, Amounts, and many others which have done well on the turf in Australasia. To Ayrshire (another member of the Hampton family) she produced Traquair, who quickly won fame in this country by siring Woorak, the most brilliant middle-distance galloper of his time. Woorak is a beautiful type of horse, and has developed into a fine sire. So far the best horses sired by him have been Whittier, Sir Andrew (winner of the A.J.C. St Leger and the Metropolitan as a four-year-old), Accarak (winner of the Australian Cup and third in the Melbourne Cup, won by Bitalli), and Soorak. In the course of six seasons at the stud Woorak sired winners of upwards of £IOO,OOO, so that patrons of this Australian-bred horse could not have lost much by their patronage. In Whittier, Accarak, and St Andrew Woorak sired better stayers than himself. If Whittier had been a thoroughly sound horse, he might have won at two miles. As it was, he won the Caulfield Cup twice, the Victoria Derby, and other races both in handicaps and at weight-for-age. Mated with a horse of an entirely different line, Sunstar, Chelandry produced Pennula, dam of the high-class sire, Scaliger, whose premature death was a heavy loss for his owner, as well as for the thoroughbred industry of Australia. He -was a good racehorse, and was most beautifully bred. To Cylgad (a son of Cyllene and Gadfly, by Hampton) Chelandry produced Chersonese, dam of the great horse Heroic. Mated with the Barcaldine horse, Marco (grandsire of Hurry

On) Chelandry produced the brilliant Neil Gow, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, Eclipse Stakes and other good races. Ladas, a half-brother cf Chelandry, won the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby, and Gas, a half-sister of Chelandry, was the dam of Cicero, sire of Valais. Cicero was also a Derby winner. Popinjay, besides being the dam of Magpie, was the dam of Good and Gay (dam of Bold and Bad and Tea Tray, the successful New Zealand sire). To Velasquez (son of Donovan) or Ayrshire, Chelandry produced Skyscraper, the dam of Syce, sire of the good mare Molly’s Robe, dam of Molliscn.

Chelandry was very fast, but was not endowed with marked stamina. She won over £13,000 in stakes, including the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes and the One Thousand Guineas. She was second in the Oaks and Leger.

As indicated, this valuable mare (who did so much for the stud of the late Lord Rosebery) was mated with a considerable variety of stallions, and in every instance she produced horses of class. There is no doubt that she gave the best results when allied with the stout Hampton line. Hampton was without question one of the hardiest and most versatile horses that ever raced in England. He won over jumps and on the flat up to four miles. Unlike many great stayers, he had the- power to transmit his stamina to his progem\ A great staving son of Hampton was Sheen, sire of Otterden, dam of Martian, and third dam of Manfred. There does not seem to be much question that a great deal of the stamina which Martian (a son of Martagon and grandson of Bend Or) imparted to his progeny was largely derived from Hampton through Sheen’s influence. On the male side Chelandry, of course, also descended from Bend Or, as her sire, Goldfinch, was a sen of Ormonde. Goldfinch was a half brother of Throstle, winner of the St Leger, and of Common, one of the select few to win the triple crown. Two Thousand Guineas, Derby and Legei Illuminate was a half-sister to Foot light, granddam of Flair, Bright Steel and Lesbia. Footlight was third dam of Rossendale, The Verderer, and the fine stayer, Prince Palatine, who won the Leger and twice won the Ascot Gold Cup.

Right through this line mare aftei mare has been a great producer. The dam of Chelandry was out of Paraffin who was a three-quarter-sister to Lord Lyon, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby and Leger, and Achievement, who defeated Hermit in the Leger and won many other important races. Lord Lyon and Achievement were by Stockwell from Paradigm, whereas Paraffin was by Blair Athol from Paradigm. Blaii Athol was accounted the finest individual of his time. His wins included the Derby and Leger. He was by Stockwell from the great Blink Bonny, winner of the Oaks and Derby The sire of Paradigm was Paragon (2), a son of Touchstone, but most students of breeding are agreed that this famous dam-line originally derived much of its vitality and prepotency from the mare Ellen Home. This mare was the dam of Paradigm, and also of Rouge Rose, who achieved undying fame as the dam of Bend Or. Ellen Horne was by Redshank (bred in 1833) from Delhi, by Plenipotentiary from Pawn Junior, by Waxy, a son of Pot-8-O’s, by Eclipse. The dam of Waxy was by Herod. Plenipotentiary (Derby winner) was by the Derby winner, Emilius, a son of Orville, a good horse over any distance. Redshank was by Sandbeck (1818) from a mare tracing back to Match em, so that the whole of the three great original branches of the thoroughbred family (Herod, Eclipse and Matchem) are represented in the lines of this family.