MARTIAN’S NEW RECORD.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1520, 12 June 1919, Page 9

MARTIAN’S NEW RECORD.

AGAIN HEADS WINNING SIRES’ LIST. In the season 1914-15 Martian established a new record among New Zealand sires, his progeny winning £22,848. The opinion was expressed at the time that these figures were likely to stand for a few years, but they have been eclipsed already (remarks “Sir Lancelot,” in the Wellington “Post”). There are a few meetings still to be held, but already this season Martian’s stock has won £22,937 10s., despite the fact that the racing calendar was reduced for the first six months of the season. The total has been made up by contributions from 35 different horses, who were in the money 148 times, their record being made up of 56 wins (including two dead heats), 51 seconds (including one dead heat), and 41 thirds. Sasanof headed the list with £4BBO, while Mascot £2865, Warplane £l9OO, Nanna £1450, Marsa

£l4OO, Melee £llB5, and Vagabond £lllO were others who reached four figures.

The balance was made up by Menelaus £957, Pyjama £743, Ermine £740, Adjutant £655, Linden £6OO 10s., Lovematch £570, Royal Star £555, Snub £525, Margerine £370, Martifors £306, Moutoa Ivanova £3OO, Highwater £263, Thestius £250, Motuihi £220, Night Raider £2lO, Esperance £155, Starglow £95, Maronne £9O, Makepeace £B5, War March £BO, Etta £75, Matty £7O, Spangle £65, Rossini £6O, Warlike £3O, Starlike £25, Minsk £25, and King Star £lO. This record total was made up in all classes of races. A good proportion of it, as usual, came from longdistance races. Thus, the Canterbury Cup, the only two miles and aquarter event in the Dominion, was won by Snub; while the three races run over two miles were won by Martians, Sasanof taking the New Zealand Cup and the Trentham Gold Cup, while Mascot was successful in the Auckland Cup. It was not only among the stayers, however, that Martian shone, as he had several smart two-year-old representatives, including Warplane, Ermine, Motuihi and Night Raider. Adding Rossini to this quartette, there should be some good three-year-olds to keep up the reputation of the Kinloch stallion next season.