BRITISH BLOOD.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 298, 16 December 1931, Page 10

BRITISH BLOOD.

Thoroughbred Successes in Many Lands. “BEST IN THE WORLD.” Under the heading “ British Bloodstock Best Throughout the World,” London “ Sporting Life ” makes a review in brief of the principal successes of horses of British blood in njany countries duuring the present year. It begins with a reference to the greatly -written-about Phar Lap and is: By winning the Melbourne Stakes for the second time, and so bringing the total of his wins to well over the value of £55,000, Phar Lap, the best horse that has been seen in Australia since the days of Carbine, once more draws attention to the value of British blood in bloodstock breeding. Bred in New Zealand, Phar Lap is by Night Raid, a son of Radium that was bred in this country in 1918 by Major F. C. Stern, but was so little fancied as a yearling that Mr DouglasPennant bought him for 160gns. Proving a failure on the racecourse, he was re-sold at the end of his two-year-old season to Mr P. Keith, of Sydney, for 120gns. This gentleman exported him, and won one race with him in Sydney before passing him on to a Mr Wade, who, after he had dead-heated in a race, sold him to Mr A. F. Roberts, of Timaru, New Zealand, for a few hundred guineas. The New Zealand Derby winner Nightmarch was one of his first crop, and Phar Lap one of his second.

On his dam’s side Phar Lap is equally British, as Entreaty was by the Cliveden-bred horse Winkie, who was an own-brother to the “ Guineas ” and Coronation Stakes winner Winw lcipop, and to Third Trick, and was from Prayer Wheel, a mare that was by Pilgrim’s Progress, a half-brother to the Oaks winner Canterbury Pilgrim, and to the Derby winner Jeddah, by Isonomy out of the One and Two Thousand Guineas winner Pilgrimage. Another big winner in Australia is the A.J.C. Derby winner Ammon Ra, a member of the No 13 family, who is by Limond, the sire of Limosin, from Hyades, a granddaughter of Cyllenc and of Birkenhead (Orme).

Limond, who was by Desmond from a Kendal mare, was bred in England by Mr J. Russell, and was exported to Australia by the British Bloodstock Agency in 1921, and is already the sire of four New Zealand Derby winners. Belgium and France. Australia is far away from home; but nearer at hand, in Belgium, the same sort of thing occurs, as Prince Rose, who has earned brackets in the Grand Prix d’Ostende, the Grand Prix dc Bruxelles, and the Grand International d’Ostende, was bred in England by the late Lord Durham, and was by the Cesarewitch winner Rose Prince out of Indolence, by Gay Crusader out of Barrier, a grey daughter of Grey Leg, while in France, the Grand Prix winner Barneveldt claims The Winter King (Son-in-Law —Signorinetta) as his sire and is from Black Domino, a daughter of the St Leger winner Black Jester out of O.syrua, the dam also of Dominion. Germany and Hungary. Then, in Germany, three of the four great grandsires of the Derby winner Dionys were Bay Ronald, Ard Patrick, and Simonian, while the Hungarian Derby and Oaks winner Starlight is by Grand Parade from Star Bird, and was actually bred by Mr George Blackwell, who bought her dam, carrying her, for 600gns from Lord Glanely at the December sales of 1927. Italy Also. Another big winner on the Continent is Sans Crainte, who scored in the Italian Omnium. This colt was bred by Mrs W. W. Bailey in Ireland, and was sold at the Doncaster Yearling Sales of 1929 for 5100gns. Claiming the Derby winner Sansovino as his sire, he is from Celiba, a Bachelor’s Double mare that has also produced Cambrai and Fancy Free. Also in Italy, the Derby winner Aberon claims Orby’s son, Orpheus, who has for so long been located at Jack Wright’s Meddler Stud, as his sire, and is from a mare who has lines of Springfield and St Simon in her pedigree. American Star. Lastly, in America, the Preakness Stakes winner Mato is by Prince Palatine’s son, Prince Pal, who was from a Sundridge mare, and is out of Killashandra, a daughter of Ambassador IV. (Dark Ronald) that was from a His Majesty (Melton) mare that, like Trigo, traces to Stella.

Plenty More. The English writer could easily have extended his Australian claims and added some in regard to New Zealand. White Nose (Melbourne Cup) is a grandson of Pistol out of an English mare. Spearful (New Zealand Cup) is by an English sire out of a mare by an English stallion. Bronze Eagle (New Zealand Derby) is by an English sire, Autopay (A.J.C. Epsom) is by an English horse out of an English mare and Jonnie Jason (Victoria Derby) is by an English sire and so is Korokio (New Zealand Oaks). Lack (Welcome Stakes.) is another with an English sire. Denis Boy (Caulfield Cup) was imported from Ireland. Strength (A.J.C. Metropolitan) was imported from England. The list could be extended. The Mr Wade referred to in the article is Mr A. P. Wade of the Borambola Park Stud, Wagga, N.S.W., a prominent Australian owner and breeder. ADMIRAL DRAKE. To Go to Auckland in Charge of F. D. Jones. (Special to the “ Star.”) DUNEDIN, December 15. Admiral Drake leaves for the north by to-morrow night’s train and will make the journey from Riccarton to Auckland with F. D. Jones’s team. He had Anne Shakespeare as a mate over a mile and a quarter at Wingatui to-day. They took 28sec to run the first quarter and lmin 37sec for the first seven furlongs. Then the mare had had enough and the Auckland Cup candidate ran right away from her, finishing up his task in 2min 19sec. Admiral Drake is not a good track worker and in to-day’s gallop he had nothing to extend him over the last three furlongs. So far as his trainer knows, no rider has yet been engaged to take the place of L. J. Ellis, who is not going to Auckland, as his Cuo oilot.

AN EASIER WAY. It’s tiring to perambulate the city. One stroll through Minson's will give you ideas for “ bound to please ” gifts i of the most beautiful and useful kinds. X ;