AUSTRALIAN RACING STATISTICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1322, 26 August 1915, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN RACING STATISTICS.

The annual statistics published in Australia, where so many horses owing their descent to New Zealandbred stock are racing, have something more than ordinary interest for breeders and racing men in the Dominion, as they have for those in the Commonwealth, a large continent, which provides the best market in the. world for bloodstock at the present time, absorbing as it does many thousands of horses every year. The list of sires that have produced winners' is an extensive one, running into surprising figures, something like 1000 of them taking in the winnings of all classes. The total amount won in stakes runs out to £751,497, according to “Milroy” in the “Sydney Mail,” which he takes to be a world’s record, adding:—lt is certainly a long way ahead of Great Britain, and still farther ahead of the best France has shown, and in Europe France comes next to Great Britain. I cannot speak for the United States of America, not knowing anything about that country personally, and having no books of record to guide me; but the European countries publish exhaustive annual statistics in respect of racing. In the published and unpublished records for the past year there are 959 stallions in the. “Mail” books, and these

are represented by 4047 winners. It may be added that a few of these winners scored in New Zealand, and the amount of money won there is included in the grand total; but it does not amount to £20,000. A feature in connection with the. winning statistics are the principal winning horses. Mountain Knight heads this list with six races and three places, which brought in £10,359; but he was not the only good winner turned out by a lifelong friend, Harry Rayner, during the season. The veteran also trained Malt Mark (£2023), and Del Monte —who, like Mountain Knight, is by Mountain King—won his stable £2245. The astute Isaac Foulsham should be about second to Harry Rayner on the list of money-winners unless Kelso occupies that position, for Isaac trained Kingsburg (£8050) and Woorak (£3792). Kelso trained St. Spasa (£5647), Flash of Steel ( £1800), and a number of smaller winners. Next to Kingsburgh on the winning list comes Carlita (£6618); then follows St. Spasa, who is succeeded by Cetigne (£5456), Ulva’s Isle (£5300), Blague (£4965), Red Signal (£4843), Scotch Artillery (£4626), Uncle Sam (£4275), Sir Alwynton (£4080), Two (£3977), Garlin (£3576), St. Carwyne (£3507), Lempriere (£3334), Spurn (£3013), Port-

rush (£2843), De Gama (£2837), Traquette (£2679), Alecomer (£2525), Naxbery (£2325), Giru (£2279), Dollar Dictator (£2295), Barlow £2192), Tom Castro £2115), Juan Fernandez (£2080), Flash Jack (£2219), and Lochano (£2254).” Of this lot Carlita and Di Gama were bred in New Zealand.