RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19699, 5 October 1935, Page 19 (Supplement)

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE. (By "Martian.") RACING FIXTURES. Ootober 7—Taumarunui iR.C. (<at Paeroa. October 10, 12.—Dunedin J.CJ. Ootober 12. —Dannevlrke R.G. (at Waipukurau). Ootober 12. 14—Auckland R-C. Ootober 18, 19—Masterton R.G. Ootober 19.—South Canterbury J.C. Ootober 26, 28, 30. —Wellington R.G. October 28.—North Canterbury R.C. October 28. —Waikato Hunt Club. October 28.—Walpawa County R.C. October 28.—Waverley R.C. October 28, 29.—Gore R.G. October 31, November 2.— Poverty Bay Turf Club. In Australia. Ootober 5. 7. 9, 12—A.J.C. September 11—St. Leger Stakes. September 13—Doncaster Cup. In England. October s—Duke of York Handicap. Ootober 16—Cesarewitch HandicapOotober 17—Middle Park Stakes. October 26 —Newbury Autumn Handicap. Ootober 30 —Cambridgeshire Handicap. October 31 —Jockey Club Cup.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. ‘'Wager," 'Cambridge.—£s 12s '6d. “Bloomer,” Frankton. —£2 Os 6d. BREEDING CHAMPIONS. IDEALS OF THE AGA KHAN. The outstanding feature of racing in England In the last few years 'has been the successes achieved by H.H. the Aga Khan’s horses. Last year they won forty-five races and £64,897 In stakes. iHis Highness may not equal that total this season, but it seems certain that he will again easily head the winning owners, as early In July he had won £27,777, and Bahrain's St. Leger would mean about £IO,OOO more.

The Aga Khan was interviewed not long ago toy a London paper, and his remarks were very interesting. He stated that he had two great objects In mind, when, soon after the war, he oame into racing in Britain. By securing the best yearlings that money could buy—spending as much as 58,500 guineas for five in one year—ho found classic winners, and laid the foundations of a stud that should do away with the necessity or expensive yearling buying. However, he has not yet entirely dropped yearling, buying, for at the Newmarlfet sales a few weeks ago ho made some purchases, paying 5000 guineas for a Blandford filly.

Discussing.lhls experiences, the Aga Khan said: “The object of all racing should be breeding and the improvement of breeding. Every horse I have bought as a yearling was purchased with' a view to its potentialities at the stud. I had many failures —as any man must who experiments on new lines. Many thousands of pounds were spent on horses that eventually proved worthless from a breeding point of view. But others were successful. Look at Bahram. Ho is a son of Blandford, out of Friar’s Daughter. Ho won all bis five races last season.

Foals of Future. “As for the foals of the future, it Is as difficult to slate what they will bo like as to forecast the future of the franc. There are so many factors to be taken into consideration. Also my plans are not yet ready for next season. But two foals that have a very promising future according to their present performances are Sadruddln and Dharampur. They are worth watching. “As for the future of Bahram, I cannot yet say. His value has risen from £IO,OOO to more than £70,000 commercially. Possibly I could sell him for £IOO,OOO. His stud fee would probably be between £4OO and £500.” The Aga Khan said that racing had been a costly hobby for him. Although his winnings in England and France up to last year had totalled about £500,000 ho had spent not less than £750,000 on bloodstock and training. In conclusion he said: “To be a big owner you must either be a millionaire or keep stallions. The only other way to make money is to bet—and then you may just as easily lose. I don’t bet. Betting isn’t racing; It is gambling.”

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. Prince Acre has been turned out for a brief spell and will not be racing at the Auckland spring meeting. Trivet. Trivet looks a shade light in condition at present and inclined to be a bit fractious when going out to race at Geraldine, where she got badly away in both her races. Satisfied With Weight. Arctic King’s owner-trainer (W. J. Wood) is satisfied with the weight the horse received for the Mitchelson Cup, though lie thought lie might be in at betters terms witli one or two of the opposition, and he will probably make the trip north. S. Wilson is the likely rider. A Cup Winner. * Dodgo stayed on well In a hard finish in the Geraldine Cup. The hard race left its mark, as he was “on his toes” when produced on the socond day. Dodge ran a good race up to the home turn in tlie President’s Handicap, but then faded out. Wlno. Wino stopped badly at the finishof the Geraldine Cup, which was, however. a particularly fast run race. He wss favoured by a good start on the second day. and, favoured by the shorter distance, proved too good for , Quiie Soon and Quietly, who had a ] good fight for second place.

Improving With Age. Dodge, winner of the Geraldine Cup, cost Mr H.’D. Greenwood 1300gns as ■a yearling at Trentham, but did not win a race for him and was later sola by auction at Wingatul for 'ssgns to his present owner, Mr R. Mee, who has won a fair number of races with him.

Should Win Again. Jewelled Girdle has not been overtaxed since he won at the Avondale ■meeting, but he looks all the better for his racing at that fixture. Now that, the Kilbroney gelding has reached the winning list more successes should be in store before the season is much further advanced. Jewelled Girdle stays on rather well and a middle distance event should not toe beyond him later on-

Doing Good Preparation. Gay Broney Is getting through a steady preparation at Ellerslie and, Judging toy the way he shaped in a six-furlong gallop on a recent morning, it should not be long before he is back to racing form again. This horse has never looked better than he does at present, and with his well known staying ability he should be In the picture at the end of some of the middle distance handicap events before the season is much further advanced.

May Be a Guide. The Islington Handicap, run at the Grand National meeting, Is often a good pointer to the Cup. In this race, won toy 'Korero, Tuirau was second, 'Royal Banquet third, and Arctlo King unplaced. Arctic King won on the third day, and it is interesting to observe that he Is treated as the most likely candidate of the Cup lot. He meets- Tuirau on 71b less favourable terms, Korero 31b., and Royal Banquet 51b.

Stable Slightly Soared. At Newmarket (England) early in August there was a coughing epidemic among the horses, and one of those affected was Bahram. That created consternation, tout he made too rapid a recovery for his St. Leger quotations to be affected to any extent. In fact he was nearly right toy the time ■it got into the papers that ho was coughing. However, it caused him to be taken out of a race dn which it was intended he should run before the St. Leger.

Another Record. Gordon Richards made another record in England during August. An hour and a half before he rode Fairtoalrn in the Great National Breeders’ Plate at Redcar on August I'9 he received word that his wife had given birth to twins—a boy and a girl. Richards's comment was: “I must take this as a good omen for my race on Fairbairn.” Backers agreed with him, and laid odds on 'Fairbairn, who won easily. An unfortunate sequel to the good news, however, was that the son died two days later.

Remarkable Track. ■Brighton is one of England’s fasttracks at various distances. When Q.uai d’Orsay II won the Brighton Cup last month he scored easily in 2min 0 3-sseo for the mile and a quarter. As he carried 8.12, that sounded an exceptional performance, but It was not a record for the course, the best being exactly 2min. Last year Young Native won the Brighton Cup with 9.7 in 2.0 1-5, beating the second horse four lengths.

Gay Blonde Disappoints. Gay Blonde was the big disappointment in the Camillia Stakes at Rosehill ■on September 21 (says a Sydney writer). She was inclined to be uneasy in the betting, but there was evidence that the New Zealand division bad faith in her prospects. After the first two furlongs she lost her forward position and drifted back to an obscure place. From then on she did not Impress to the slightest degree, and down the straight made up very little ground. It was form much below that of the Tramway Handicap, and if she could do no better in Epsom to-day her chances could not be regarded as bright. Irish Breeding Industry.

Irish Free State Government has deoided to set up a commission to inquire into the present position of the horse breeding industry, and to make recommendations for its improvement and development. Nine persons prominently connected with the industry will form the commission. Shortly after the commission was held the annual sales of yearlings and other bloodstock were held in Dublin, and were such a success that it would seem a move for a commission was premature. The aggregate for the three days was 92,226 guineas for 438 lots, against 42,865 guineas for 300 lots a year ago. It was the best aggregate since 1930.

Foxbridge. Another of Foxlaw’s sons has achieved success in England, Cecil winning the Newbury Autumn Cup (2 miles, i furlong) last week. Foxbridge, who is now located at the stud at the Trclawncy Stud Farm, Cambridge, is considered to be a typical son of Foxlaw and lie has not wanted for good mares this season. Among the mares served by him this season were: —Hyades, Lady Marie, Ilukapapa, Shebang, Persls, Pink Page, Baby Doll, .Miss Egypt, Honiton, Volimond, Ballymoy II (imp.), Lucy Bose, Flying Juliet, Prolyxo, Green Linnet, Rippling Waters, Belle Star, Lightstep, Juanna, Speedmint, Llanore, Nucleus, Merry Way, Merry Day, Lady Lois, Eager Bose, Gamboling, Marchette and Lady March. His Best Purchase. In discussing the late Lord Woolavington’s horses, 1 lie Sporting Chronicio said: “Lord Wooiavlngton was always a most lavish buyer of bloodstock, and at times gave large sums for horses which proved very disappointing. He, however, got his greatest bargain in 1914 when, on the advice of Fred Darling, who was then training for him at Meckhampton, lie gave 500gns for a yearling by Carcovil —Trout Suite, who was named Hurry On. Owing to unsoundness Hurry On could not be trained as a two-year-old, but the colt went through his three-year-old season without defeat, winnihg six races, including the St. Lcger substitute at New market, and proved himself the best of Ills year. Hurry On was not only Lord Woolavingtoh’s first classic winner but lie sired for him two ■ Derby winners. Captain Cutile and j Coronach.” I

In a Happy Position. D. Munro Is in a very favourable position for the Important three-year-old races (says a Sydney exchange). •He has won the Ilobartville Stakes and Canterbury and Rosehill 'Guineas on Hadrian, and has the Caulfield Guineas In the immediate offing on the same •oolt. In the meantime, In the Derby at Randwick he has the mount on Alluna, probably the most solid of the Sydney colts, and certainly the most promising stayer. If the three-year-old classic at Randwick to-day is run at a fast pace from start to finish, and not turned into a sevenfurlong canter and a five-furlong sprint, Allunga might easily be a •troublesome opponent for Young Idea.

R> E. McLennan Returns. The Invercargill trainer R. E. McLennan, accompanied by Mrs McLennan and son, has returned from Melbourne. Membo, 'First . Song and Memories were left at Mentone (Victoria). Membo was the only member of the team to win a race and with a bit of luck he would have made it a profitable trip for his connections. He was dogged by bad luck throughout; His last start was in Hie Mooneo Valley Steeplechase a fortnight ago and although he was lame when he went to the post and could not he galloped for a week prior to the race, he proved capable of running third and would have won had he not hit a fence seven furlongs from home when his view of the obstacle was obstructed, He was very lame after the race and was blistered when turned out. Membo is to be given a good spell and it is Intended to put him training there again next year. First Song failed to strike form and has just come Jn from a fortnight's spell. He will he racing again shortly and will then he returned to Invercargill in time 'for the Christmas racing there. •Memories broke down badly after bolting three miles shortly after his arrival there and has finished his racing career. In a schooling task over the brush fences before his escapade he gave a brilliant display of Jumping.

Strength to a Stud. During the past week Mr J. J. McGrath has effected the purchase from Mr J. J. Corry of three brood mares of notable strains. They are Rachel, Alyson, and Cessation, and they are now at Mr McGrath’s The 'Curragh Stud, where they will be mated with the imported stallion Leighton. Rachel (Kilbroney—Rebekah) has already been the dam of Rabbi, Kozan, Frlmsel, and Isaacs. She was not served last season. Alyson is a full sister to Rachel, and the first of her progeny (Myriam) was to havo raced at Otaki to-day. She is due to foal to Rabbi this season. Cessation (Limond —Termination), a full-sister to Stanchion and a half-sister to Prostration, and a good winner herself, lias had two offspring to Rabbi, but she is without foal for this season. 'These are three splendid brood mares who should afford Leighon excellent opportunities of proving his worth.