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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 229, 24 June 1944, Page 9

BEST ENGLISH CLASSIC AND STAYING BLOOD FROM THE FAMOUS STUDS OF LORD DERBY AND LORD ASTOR PROBATION (I) Imp. Brown Horse, 1939—Bred by Lord Astor. One of the best stallions on breeding, type and performances ever imported. By the great stayer, Trimdon, dual winner of England's greatest staying test, the Ascot Gold Cup, 2| miles at w.f.a. and three-quarter brother to Foxhunter, also a winner of the Ascot Gold Cup. Trimdon is by Son-in-Law, sire of Beau Pere and grandsire of Foxbridge. His dam, Trimestral, by the great stayer, William the Third, is half-sister to the Caks winner, Beam, and is dam of Trilogy, second in the One Thousand Guineas and the dam of another Oaks winner in Light Brocade and many other noted stayers. Light Sentence, the dam of Probation, a winner herself, is a sister to the Eclipse Stakes winner, Rhodes Scholar, sold to U.S.A, for Ten Thousand Guineas, where his first crop of yearlings recently made the second highest average and is also closely related! to the sensational young Victorian sire, Law Maker, sire of a host of high-class winners including in his first season, Laureate, winner of the AJ.C. Derby, etc. His yearlings made the top overage at the recent Melbourne Sales of 1277 guineas and sold up to 3WO guineas. Light Sentence is by Pharos, champion sire of England and France and brother to Fairway, twice leading sire of England, from the great mare, Book Law, the best mare bred in England since the last war, winner of £32,700, including the St. Leger. She is a sister to Book Debt, the dam of Pay Up, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, etc. By Buchan, sire of Mr. Standfast and of the dams of Sun Castle, winner of the St. Leger, and the recent Kentucky Derby winner, from Popingaol, dam of the winners of £51,499 in stakes, including-the Oaks winner. Pogrom, while she is a sister to the great Australian sire, Magpie, being by Dark Ronald, sire of*Son-in-Law from Popinfay, half-sister to the Derby winner, Neil Gow, by St. Frusquin from the famous mare Chelandry, the granddam of the great sire, Heroic. Probation did not race as a two-year-old. His famous trainer, Joseph Lawson, of Manton, had a high opinion of Probation as a prospective Ascot Gold Cup Horse and trained him accordingly. As a three-year-old he was never out of a place, being narrowly defeated twice into second place at a mile, beaten by a short head only in a great finish for the Weymouth Stakes, 1| miles, and then dead-heated for first in the Arlington Handicap, ]£ miles, conceding 241 b. Probation brilliantly won the Windsor Castle Stakes, miles, from a high-class field at his first start at 4 years, but unfortunately injured a tendon at his next start. Prc&ation is a horse of most impressive physique, with great character, splendid action and a perfect disposition. Fee for the first season 75 Guineas. Vacancies for 15 approved mares only. Apply to — WRIGHT, STEPHENSON & CO., LTD., Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Branches. MISSES M. AND N. EDWARDS, The Owners, Mardella Stud, Otahuhu, Auckland. AT NGAROMA PARK STUD, HASTINGS ARVAKUR (18) .Half brother to HIGH CASTE, winner of £35,363, end having a full book in Australia last season at one hundred guineas. By BEAU PERE (3) Sire of winners of £129,935, out of THE BEGUM, winner of four races and £llO5 in stakes and dam of winners of £51,713, namely: MAZIR (T.J.C. Ralph Handicap, Taumaranui Cup, Dargaville Cup, Te Aroha President's Handicap, Waikato Vercoe Handicap, Poland Cup, A.R.C. Spring Handicap and £4,225), STRETTO (A.R.C. Welcome Stakes, Royal Stakes, Railway Handicap, Electric Handicap, Taranaki Stakes, Te Aroha Herries Memorial Cup, Awapuni Gold Cup, Warwick Stakes and £5,2811, ARVAKUR winner of six races and £2,845), HIGH CASTE (AJ.C. Epsom Handicap, 9.5, V.A.T.C. Futurity Stakes 10.6, V.R.C. Linlithgow Stakes, C. B. Fisher Plate, King's Plate, C. M. Lloyd Stakes, Sire's Produce Stakes, Ascot Vale Stokes, V.A.T.C. Caulfield Guineas, Caulfield Stakes, St George Stakes, AJ.C. Champagne Stakes, Craven Plate, Challenge Stakes, Warwick Stakes, A.R.C. Great Northern Foal Stakes, Royal Stakes and £35,652), ROYAL DESCENT (Winner of one race and accidentally killed), NIZAM (A.R.C. Criterion Handicap, Wellington Stakes, Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes), and NAWAB (Winner A.R.C. Welcome Stakes, Avondale Stakes and Great Northern Foal Stakes this season). By Chief Ruler (1) sire of winners of £231,567 in ten seasons. Out of LUCELLA, dam of winners of £8072., by LUCULLUS, sire of . winners of £165,758, and several years leading brood mare sire of New Zealand. ARVAKUR thus combines the blood of BEAU PERE, CHIEF RULER and LUCULLUS, three of the most successful sires ever imported to New Zealand. A truly wonderful combination. ARVAKUR is a magnificent type of stallion, standing 16.3, with plenty of bone and substance, and Is undoubtedly the most typical son of BEAU PERE at the stud 'and ranks as one of the best specimens of thoroughbred stallions in New Zealand today. ARVAKUR'S oldest progeny are now faols and are splendid individuals of great constitution and are highly thought of. , ARVAKUR'S book was full for 1942 and 1943. A few more bookings are still available for 1944 and breeders are advised to apply early. STUD FEE THIRTY GUINEAS With return service if the mare does not prove in foal. For cards and further particulars apply: W. C. GROWCOTT AND SON, P.O. Box 333 NGAROMA PARK STUD, HASTINGS. Phone 2195. AT THE TE RAPA STUD NINTH DUKE (14) By BLANDFORD (3), sire of BLENHEIM 11, one of the world's oreatest sires. BLENHEIM II was leadino sire in the U-SA. In 1941, and Is sire of Whirlaway, the world's leading stake winner; also of ’ DONATELLO 11, sire of Orestes, leading two-year-old in England last season, and Picture Play, winner of the One Thousand Guineas this year. Out of GODDESS OF MIRTH, a winner and dam of three winners, by BLACK JESTER (St. Leger), half-brother to ABSURD, five times leading sire in New Zealand, and JEST, One Thousand Guineas and Oaks and dam of HUMORIST (Derby), and CHIEF RULER, twice leading sire, and closely related to PICTURE PLAY (One Thousand Guineas). NINTH DUKE is descended from ADMIRATION, dam of PRETTY POLLY and ancestress of CRAGANOUR, FOXBRIDGE and DONATELLO 11. NINTH DUKE, In two seasons at the stud, Is already the sire of ROYAL DUCHESS, a great stayer and winner of the G.H. Oaks, beating Royal Glory, Sweet Biscuit, etc., of ALDERMAN, winner of three races, the Waverley Nursery Handicap (by 4 lengths), Egmont Juvenile Handicap (by 2 lengths) and Feilding Awahuri Nursery (beating Matador and Mangurakau), and once placed in five starts, and one of the most brilliant two-year-olds of the present season., and of ROMAN DUKE, winner at Ellerslie of the second Ranfurly Handrcop, and twice placed second. Visiting mares met at Te Rapa Station. A limited number of vacancies available for this season. FEE. 40 GUINEAS. First-class grazing available free, and return privilege for mares not proving in foal. For further particulars apply to MALCOLM BROS., TE RAPA R.D., FRANKTON JUNCTION. 'Phone 247 U, Hamilton. AT THE CENTENNIAL STUD, AWAPUNI. OLD BILL (13) Brown horse, bred 1935. A wonderfully bred horse by SIEG- P^™ e j; s xmI*"CARRINGTON? FRIED (1), a son of the great stayer . JACKSON, GAINE CARRINGTON, SON-IN-LAW from LIAISON by LORD SKIPTON, etc. QUEX (31) from LOVEMATCH by OLD BILL'S performances are well MARTIAN (1) from the outstanding known to breeders. They show that brood mare LOVELORN by MELTON he was a true stayer. His family have (8) winner of the Derby. produced more stayers in recent years. 4he descendants of LOVELORN have O LD . B ! I , : L Wa - S proved themselves to be high-class has built up into a magnificent type racehorses and include such great of norse. FEE: 35 GUINEAS. Good Grazing, wet mares 7/6, dry mares 5/- per week. Mares who prove not to be in foal WILL BE SERVED NEXT SEASON FREE. OLD BILL'S FIRST CROP OF FOALS ARE BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUALS. For further particulars apply to T. L. WILSON MILFORD ROAD, AWAPUNI, PALMERSTON NORTH. PHONE 6360. Every care taken but no responsibility. Atthe KARAMU STUD, Hastings BREEDERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION BULANDSHAR (5) WILL SERVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF APPROVED MARES IN THE 1944 SEASON. BULANDSHAR is by BLANDFORD, sire of winners of £328,172. From LA DOUAIRIERE, by SPEARMINT, son of Carbine, and winner of the Derby. , . BULANDSHAR'S progeny have only been racing for six seasons, and have won stakes amounting to £87,387. He is fourth in the list of winning sires this season, and fifth in the season before. BULANDSHAR is the most successful sire of the two-year-olds in the Dominion today. He was second to Beau Pere in the 1933-39 and and 1939-40 seasons, leading sire of two-/ear-old winners in 1941-42, and again in 1942-43, and fourth this season. BULANDSHAR is sire of HIGH CASTE, winner of £35,652, and also of the classic and weight-for-age winners, Expanse (G.N. Derby, St. Leger), Balfron, Nizam, Nawab, Indian Princess (G.N. Derby), Shikari, Winning Rival, Lambourne, Burra Sahib, Baroda, and a host of other good winners. FEE: 75 GUINEAS. The Stud will pay railage on all visiting mares. R. J. MACKAY - Manager - Karamu Stud P.O. BOX 24, HASTINGS. PHONE 3701, HASTINGS.