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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 235, 1 July 1944, Page 9

RACES at Trentham Wellington Racing Club’s WINTER MEETING FIRST MT, SATURDAY, JULY 8 Chief Event - - - WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE ® ® ® • Second Day, Saturday, July 15 Chief Events - - - JULY STEEPLECHASE WINTER HURDLES I®® @ 0 FIRST RACE ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK NO SPECIAL RACE TRAINS WILL BE AVAILABLE Members of the Allied Nations Forces in Uniform Admitted Free of Charge to the Course — " 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, 21- miles at w.f.a. and three-quarter brother to Foxhunter, also a winner of the Ascot Gold Cup. Trimdon is by Son-in-Low, sire of Beau Perc and grandsire of Foxbridge. His dam, Trimestral, by the great stayer, William the Third, is half-sister to the Oaks 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. Liaht 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 croo 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 Tn his first season, Laureate, winner of the AJ.C Derby, His yearbngs made the top average at the recent Melbourne Sales of 1277 guineas and sold up to 3400 guineas. Light Sentence is by Pharos, champion sire of England and France onbrother 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 tne St. Leger, and the recent Kentucky Derby winner, from Popingool, dam of the winners Of £3l, in stakes, including the Oaks winner, Pogrom, while she is a sister to the great Australian sire, Magpie, being bv Dark .Ronald, sire of Son-in-Law from Popintay half-sister to the Derby winner, Neil Gow, by St. Frusquin from the famous mare Chelandry, tne 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 tor the Weymouth Stakes, 1-i miles, and then dead-heated for J'tst in the Arlington Handicap 11 miles, conceding 241 b. Probation brilliantly won the Windsor Cost e Stokes, 1} miles, from a high-class field at his first start at 4 years, but unfortunately injured a tendon at his next start. Probation 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 NG AROMA PARK STUD, HASTINGS ARVAKUR (18) Half brother to HIGH CASTE, winner of £35,363, and having a full book in Australia last season ot 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 £51,7)3, 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 £5,281 ), ARVAKUR winner of six racesand £2,845), HIGH CASTE (A.J.G. 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 Stakes, 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'Producc Stakes), ond NAWAB (Winner A.R.C. Welcome Stakes, Avondale Stakes and Great Northern Foal Stakes this season). By Chief Ruler (1 ) sire of winners of £23 1,567 in ten seasons. Out of LUCELLA, dom 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 o magnificent type of stallion, standing 16.3, with plenty ot bone and substance, and is undoubtedly the most typical son of BEAU PERE ot the stud and ranks os one of the best specimens of thoroughbred stallions in Nev/ Zealand today. ARVAKUR'S oldest progeny ore now fools and are splendid individuals of great constitution and are highly thought of. ARVAKUR'S book v/as 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 ond further particulars apply: W. C. GROWCOTT AND SON, P.O. Box 333 NGAROMA PARK STUD, HASTINGS. Phono 2195. AT THE CENTENNIAL STUD, AWAPUNI. OLD SILL (13) Brown horse, bred 1935. A wonderfully bred horse by SIEG- performers as BEAU VITE, PETER FRIED I I), a son of lhe great stayer JACKSON, GAINE CARRINGTON, SON-IN-LAW from LIAISON by LORD SKIPTON, etc. QUEX <3ll from LOVEMATCH by OLD BILL'S performances arc well MARTIAN 111 from the outstanding known to breeders. They show that brood mare LOVELORN by MELTON he was a true stayer. His family have <Bl, winner of the Derby. produced more stayers in recent years. The descendants of LOVELORN have OLD BILL was never over-raced and proved themselves to be high-class has built up into a magnificent type 'acehorses and include such great of horse. FEE: 35 GUINEAS. Good Grazing, wet mares 7/6, dry mares 5/- per week. ■fares who prove not to be in fool 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 core taken but no responsibility.