ROYAL WIN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20149, 18 May 1928, Page 4

ROYAL WIN

SCUTTLE’S VICTORY Derby Winner’s Daughter Scores in One Thousand Guineas KING GEORGE’S FIRST CLASSIC LONDON, May 4. Racegoers at Newmarket gave their biggest cheer since pre-war uays when His Majesty’s Scuttle got home to-day by a length in the One Thousand Guineas in tne presence of the King and the Prince of Wales. Scuttle is a daughter of the Derby winner Captain Cut tie, and is regarded as the King’s best horse. The filly was a good favourite owing to performances in 1927. The start was delayed owing to the I favourite’s restiveness. She got away i badly, and lost lengths. Scuttle speedily took up a good position, and, continually lengthening her stride, responded most gamely to Childs’ call, and won thrilingly in the last few yards amid a babel of shouts: “The King wins.” The Royal victory was most popular. Matiy hats were flung in the air, and motor horns swelled the tempest of cheering. The race was worth nearly £lO,OOO. It was the King’s first classic victory, and the first Royal classic win since King Edward’s Minoru won the Defby in 1909. Artificial Sunlight. Since 1912 the King had unsuccessfully tried with 26 horses to win a classic event. Scuttle is entered for the Oaks, and critics are of the opinion thufc she has an excellent chance if she behaves at the starting gate. The Daily Mail says that Scuttle did not thrive during the winter, and was given ten minutes artificial sunlight treatment daily for three weeks, after which she put on flesh and continually improved. Not since King Edward’s victory with Minoru in the Derby has the result of an important race in England evoked such Empire-wide pleasure as Scuttle’s victory in the One Thousand Guineas. The Royal colours are not nearly as conspicuous as British subjects would like, and so when the purple, gold braid and scarlet sleeved livery now and again prevails in an all-important race the gratification is more pronounced. One of the big factors that strengthens the 1 bonds between Royalty a’nd the British subjects is the preparedness of His Majesty and the Prince of Wales to follow in the footsteps of the late King Edward and take a keen interest .n racing. Certain it is that King Edward secured one of his greatest prizes in life when he appropriated the Derby with Minoru. Such a success has so far been denied King George, but Scuttle’s prominence in the One Thousand Guineas may be a stepping stone tv something greater in the shape of the Oaks —the greatest prize a mare can win. Scuttle won the One Thousand Guineas in such style that it looks as if ‘’h.e greater distance in the Oaks, early in June, will not come amiss to her. What satisfaction would there be if Scuttle was to fol’ow in the footsteps of previous great English mares sucu as La FlechC, Sceptre, Pretty Polly, etc., who not only appropriated the One Thousand Guineas, but also the Oak.s and St. Leger? Good Two-year-old Leeds Scuttle indicated as a two-year-old that she was a filly out of the ordinary. She contested five races and in only the first of these was she out of a place. The high regard in which she was subsequently held by the public is reflected in the fact that she figured at odds on on the occasion of one of her victories. Her first success was achieved in the Fitzwilliams Stakes nt Doncaster, when she defeated Rotherhill and Covcnt Garden into the minor places. This was a five-furlobg race worth £277 to the winner. At her next start Scuttle was beaten into second place by Stradacona in the Queen Mary ’Stakes (5 furlongs, £3240) at Ascot. Golden Araby was third. But Scuttle was not subsequently beaten last season. She annexed the Newbury Berkshire Plate (5 furlongs, £840) from Lucky and Pondicherry, while the Newmarket Chevelcy Park Stakes (6 furlongs, £1830) was won by her by a short head from Tctrill, while Silver Wedding was close up third. Br&d by His Majesty. Scuttle is by Captain Cuttie, from Stained Glass, and was bred by His Majesty, as also Was Stained Glass. The latter is a brown mare bred in 1917 and is by Tracery from Saint's Mead, by St. Simon from Meadow Chat, by Miniug from Stone Clink (Cesarewitch), by Speculum from Stone Chat, by Adventurer from Furz Chat (half-sister to St. Editha, the dam uf St. Galien and the third dam of Broomstick). St. Galien won the Derby, Doncaster Cup and Cesarewitch, while Broomstick is a prominent American sire. St. Editha is a great-grand-daughter of Annete, who is half-sister to Caroline, ancestress of the Derby winner Papyrus. Captain Cuttie, sire of Scuttle, won the Derby by four lengths, while his stake earnings amounted to £15,037. He also won the St. James Palace Stakes at Ascot, and at his only start at four years be appropriated the Prince of Wales’ Stakes at Kempton, carrying top-weight, 9.12. Comment in last year’s Blood Stock Breeders’ Review on Scuttle is interesting. This reads: “During the last few years the King has had so lean a time with his racehorses that there is universal satisfaction in the knowledge that in Scuttle he possesses a filly who has done well as a two-year-old and seems likely to do as well, if not better, next year . • . Scuttle won three of her five races, and was perhaps unlucky when beaten a neck by Stradacona for the Queen Mary Stakes at Ascot.” Hig Majesty’s victory with Scuttle in the Oaks would be hailed with the greatest delight by the facing public throughout the world. In the face of a lean period \c has persevered, and his efforts have at last been rewarded. May the reward bo even greater!