SIRES OF THE SEASON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1065, 4 August 1910, Page 6

SIRES OF THE SEASON.

PENURY. Evidently Mr. H. R. Mackenzie, of Mangere, does not intend to lose any time in placing the services of his recently imported sire, Penury, before breeders, as an advertisement in this issue notifies owners that Penury will stand the season at Ascot Stud, Mangere. Penury is a rich brown horse, standing 16 hands and posesses rare bone and substance with plenty of. power, while a perfect temperament is claimed for him. By Gallinule (son of Isonomy) from Dowerless, by Cucumber (3) from Tocher, by Lord Clifden (12) from Bab at the Bowster, by Annandale (4) from Queen Mary, Mr. Mackenzie’s new purchase is, therefore, a member of the now famous Bruce Lowe’s No. 10 family which during the last few years has provided English St. Leger and Derby winners in Bayardo and Lemberg, two of the best horses at present engaged on the English turf; in fact, it is on record that an offer of £56,000 for Bayardo was refused. Queen Mary, Penury’s ancestress, is world-renowned in the stud book and we get Lemberg through her most famous daughter, Blink Bonny, winner of the Derby and Oaks and dam of Blair Athol, winner of Derby and St, Leger. On the sire’s side Penury can boast of the very best of breeding, as Gallinule is one of the most successful stallions England has produced and the son of the great Isonomy, if not actually at, is always very close to,, the head of the list of winning sires. It is estimated that the stock of Gallinule have won races to the value of £241,000, and this in itself speaks volumes. From the above it will be seen that Penury descends from a family noted for great winners over all distances, and being a commanding horse himself he should certainly claim attention at the hands of breeders. Full particulars can be obtained upon application to Mr. H. R. Mackenzie, Mangere.

the * ♦ * * C. Cress will pilot Prophet in his Riccarton engagements. * * * * me late Mr. Sigismond Kohn, was a well-known and popular figure in Auckland racing circles. When the Canterbury Mr. Hugo Friedlander, held a large team of racers in Auckland, Mr. Kohn acted throughout as his manager, and ne was also for some time timekeeper to the Avondale Jockey Club. For the past two years Mr. Kohn had suffered from a heart affection, but he bore up bravely, and was always keen for a chat on 'racing. The good-hearted, German will be much missed by many friends. ♦ * ♦ * Progeny of the defunct Soult last season won 54 races in New Zealand, of the value of £16,044. * * •* * Sir Geo. Clifford heads the list of winning owners last season, the sum credited to him being £7774. * * * * The Hawera sportsman, Mr. H. Spratt, owner of Mendip, left last week on a visit to Sydney, where he intends spending a few weeks holiday. * * * * Whatakura was withdrawn from ail his Riccarton engagements on Monday last. * ♦ » * It is stated that the Feilding horseman, W. Young, who piloted Paisano to victory on both occasions at Wellington, received £l5O for his services. * ♦ V The defeat of the crack Bayardo in the Goodwood Cup last week would probably cause a bit of a sensation at that meeting. For a long time Bayardo has been almost invincible, and one can easily picture the consternation on the faces of those present when he went under to Magic, who so far as can be learned, has no claim to first-class company at all. Private advices received in Auckland are to the effect that the Auckland gelding Prophet is doing all that is asked of him at Riccarton, and the connections of St. Paul’s son are quite confident he will give a good account of himself.

The sale of the. property at Epsom known as Alexandra Park has been effected by Mr. P. M. Hansen, the purchasers being Messrs. J. C- Spedding, James Robertson and J. H. Gunson. The price paid for the property is given at over £20,000- One of Auckland’s most prominent sporting grounds, the Park has for years been the scene of operations for trotting meetings, Auckland Rugby Union football matches, agricultural shows, etc. If present intentions are carried out, the new owners will endeavour to come to some arrangements with the various local sporting clubs and assosociations with a view to keeping the property intact in the interest of sport and exhibitions.

At a meeting of the committee of the Manawatu Racing Club on Saturday night a resolution w'as carried eliminating hurdle races from the Christmas meeting on the ground of the hardness of the going, the number of accidents, and the necessity of uniformity of hurdles. The resolution will have effect till uniform hurdles are adopted by the Racing Conference. It was also decided that the Wanganui Jockey Club be asked to call a meeting of all clubs in its metropolitan area with a view to mutually arranging for the possible reduction of the days of racing to comply with the desire of Parliament.

yearsIllis will mean that White Cockade, Mahuta, and several other Grand National candidates will not be eligible for the race. * « « • At latest advices from Home, D. Maher was easily at head of winning riders, and his total winning mounts up till the mail left was 43. * * * * Nero was schooled over the steeplechase fences at Hastings on Saturday, and acquitted himself well. He pulled up quite sound, and yesterday was to be shipped from Napier. San Pluie, half sister by San Fran to Sea Eagle, has been sold to Mr. H. M. Campbell, the price paid being in the region of 150 guineas. The stallion Hymettus (by Cyllene •—Sweet Balsam), imported by the Hon. J. d. Ormond, arrived from London by the s.s. Rimutaka on Friday. * ♦ ♦ ♦ The New Zealand-bred Waihuku won the Plate, six furlongs, at the recent Epsom (Victoria) meeting. The San Fran gelding was ridden by a jockey named O’Reilly. He was not heavily supported. * * * a Bobrikoff and the two-year-old Virtue were taken in hand last week by F. Davis. • * • » The New Zealand galloway, Ora Pinsent, who is by Merriwee, scored her first success in Victoria at Richmond on July 25, when she started favourite for the seven furlongs Novice Handicap, and won all the way from Meddlesome and the West Australian gelding Wolfram. She was ridden by W. Oliver. * ♦ * ♦ After his victory in the Ascot Gold Cup, Bayardo’s winnings amounted to £43,704. * » * « Research was withdrawn from the New Zealand Cup at 9-30 a.m. on Tuesday. ♦ • ♦ ♦ Neil Gow was taken to Ascot for the Derby, a well-endowed race, but was later on withdrawn, and sent home. As the race appeared to be at his mercy something must have happened to the colt after his arrival on the scene. The Ascot Derby was won by Decision, a Count Schombery colt, owned by Lord Derby, and ridden by F. Wootton, whose suspension from riding ended just prior to this meeting, at which he had several mounts- ®«. » • The Soult gelding .Snowfoot, who was a disappointment in Melbourne recently, has been purchased by H. J. Robinson, who will give him a spell at Cornwell’s place at Penrith before training him. * * » « The following is a list of the final acceptors for the Australian Hurdle Race, to be run at Caulfield next Saturday:—Vernier 11.11, Obi 11.7, Kulcurna 10.11, Lord Desmond 10.9, Jewel Case 10.3, Treat 10-1, King’s Ransom 10.9, Ripon 9.13, Coir 9.9, Minato 9.0, Eudulyea 9.0, Brownie 9-0, Louise 9.0. * * * * C. Jenkins will ride Penates in the Winter Cup, for which event the son of Ruenalf is much fancied. * * * * The Australian-bred Woolloomooloo is expected to make a much better showing at Riccarton than was the case at Wellington where his running was almost too bad to be true. Faunus, who a couple of weeks back was a strong order for the Winter Cup, appears to be going out of favour.

Rosaline, the dam of Rosedrop, the winner of this year’s Oaks, was sold at 23 guineas, and bought by the “Special Commissioner,” who bred her to Trenton. Rosaline was got by Trenton from a Ben Or mare, and her daughter Rosedrop won the Oaks “pulling up.”

A few months ago the English Jockey Club introduced a rule that “No weight be allowed to a horse in a handicap until it has run three times in the United Kingdom,” and the latest 'files to hand from England give the news that the stewards had it down to be rescinded at their July meeting.

The time seems ripe for the formation of a sporting league in New Zealand. It would soon acquire a political inn portance and be a big factor at election time, with the result that Sir Joseph Ward and Messrs. Sidey, Arnold and others of that ilk would lose the votes of hundreds of people possessed of sporting instincts. —“Otago Witness.’