THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2149, 15 May 1914, Page 4

THE TURF.

DERBY SENSATION

THE TETRARCH SCRATCHED. HORSE HEAVILY BACKED. By T«Jecr.a.Bli.-4Pfe33 Asooclation-CoDyrleht n m \ London, May 13. lm thq-adince of Ins trainer Mr. D. M'Calmont' ; hhsl'soratolietl Tlio Tetrnrcli ior the Dcrb.y,\bwiug to an injury to tbb horsc'UeK:; Though. I there had been rumours for soino time;; Riding Tho Tctraroh's thrcatened--v..lanieness the. scratching caused.viiiyftreaV'-'sdnsation; .beeauso of bis betting;priced and because he had been nnljei'.ten , in.'scven races. : : '•. ■, . Ho hit 'himself; while at exercise. The leg has'-beon 'fired, but without good result. .'■:= 'If",."■:-\,' Tho horse -was ■ heavily backed Inst niaht.' i-Sftttrj'-tiackcrs during 1913 insured themselves against a .breakdown, and Lloyd'srJimdeiwritcrs : havo - lost heavily. J.^C.7V;:! Tlio •'.Eveu'jjiß : ,Noß-s" state's 'that beforo the;;PJwni[l!igiio St.ik.ftfj aud'.-tlio Doneastcj.Himdieap The Totrarch had' a tendencV-to hit himself holiind the near foro loice', ivlien at full. stretch, and wiUv/,<rtich. serious results that ho was not allp.WQtloro start in, the ,Kompton Produce fSt.akos. Experts'- were consulted; and'fitted on. a ispociiilboot to cure theSbadi.'Jiabit, but it recurred.

RETIRING) TO THE* STUD. j

By Telerrnnh-Prcss (Uec. May 14, 11.40 p.m.) ->\ London, Jlay 14. It is noU considered 'likely that The Tctrarcli-.will nice again. He will retire to tliu stud, suoi,'tly. • ' Irish raisail,*Sjrti(l the son of a Frenchbred Tctrareh.was, acquired as a yearling, loi;130D cuineas by Captain Dcrmot JTCaluiont, the inheritor of tho M'Calmont 'millions. He went tho 11)13 -eea'son.undefeated, with a total of seven ■:*age.<-a'i>d'j:il,33G;i«. stakes; including tho' Chttiupagne ' at - '- l)ohcaster, which ha.wpnjijp a canter from Stornaway, esteemed"; tho nest 'best■■juvenile. 1 Trouble arose .later, and finally.there was 'The of which the above cablegnmnis th« sequel. For some years there;;; h>?; been no nub'.ic idol until The -lVcrnrch appeared with his fantastic mirJiTngsfJind his laughable style of smaslrins f ;;jig->;iill and-sundry. ■■ This wonderful, (lescion'dsnt of the Herod lino is an iron '^re;.- Splotched. all ■ over with darker smudßGS.of irregular' Mz? 'and design. irresistibly, suggested the TVOTdeni'-iaiiimal of the nursery, and an.-.eiuaptuied publicist, oik*, nicknamed ijiin.ft.BO'j'liookinK Horse," "SoapBnds,"Un'ttliV.'S'Rotted Wonder." They took liiiir' to' theilv hearts and spoke of him with tho sariio. intimate familiarity ' as thcy'iSito'uia, , ,': discuss itnrie Lloyd ?nU other stage l id015.. , -> His future and v.-diin , were themes"<>f'endless discussion. , What was he ,w,o,r,th?J.; Anything up to ,£50.000, but then'.irioue,yf,wouldn't buy him. AA'hat like wasMhis.'i'uture? Nothing on four legs woukl...evei r beat him, whatever bod luck mi^]it ! ..do l '; i a'nd so tho adulation continued atHnfimtum. Tlie unprecedented price of '5' fo'.2'was taken about him for the Derby, in; September! •'

NEWMARKET 'STAKES.-.

HIS -MAJESTY'S BRAKESPEAR ■] ittJNS SECOND. ;'i. i London, May 13. The following is tlio result of the race for the ■: NEWMARKET STAKES, a' sweepstake of 30 soys. each,.with 1000 sovs. added,, second liorso to receive 100 sovs., anil "third 50 soys, from the stako. Special weights. For thrcc-ycar-okls. Oiip mile and a quarter. Lord Londonderry's ch. c. CoTcyra, by, Polymelus,—Pearmain, 95t.... 1 His Majesty's'cltf'c.Brake'spear, by • Spearmint—Guinea Hen, 9st. ... 2 Sir E.'Cassel's hr. c.; Hapsburg, by Desmond—Alters, 9st. ;'. 3 (Winner trained by Captain. Dcwhurst. ;at Newrnarkot.) ' '•';;■ <" -, J ; V As a'two-year-ol<l last season Corcyra won thn Kodoar Produce Stakes, the Wyn. yard Plate at Stockton, the TCons Plate at Dpncaster, and the Middle Park Plate, beating St'jrnaway, Konnyinore, and Braltespcar, nt Newmarket. This season he was spcond to Kcnnynioro for the Two -Thousand. "*