MITCHELSON CUP WINNER

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 92, 16 October 1934, Page 6

MITCHELSON CUP WINNER

"When Solavhim was stepped out for the hack mile event :it Marlon recently he was backed as though the race was nil over, but alter being ridden a poorlyjudged race lie was beaten" half a head into second place by Sponrform. That was his only start this season prior to the Mitchclson Cup at Ellerslio on Saturday, when he proved what a (rood thins heafcu he had been among the smaller fry at Marlon.

Solarium ;ulds another to the numerous imporUnt recent successes of his sire Liniond. He is a five-year-old brown gelding from the Aus-Iraliau-bred marc Sunbar, who was by C'oriltrim (;i son of Flying Fox) from Sibrir (dam also of Comptroller, a

good winner and once third in the A.J.C. Metropolitan, ;md Trcssie, another useful galloper), by Jiardolph (a son of Bay Ronald) from The Siren (half-sister Jo the 19112 Melbourne Cup winner The Victory), by The Vice-Admiral (a son of The Adinir.il). (Similar belongs to a successful Australian branch of the Xo. 1 Bruce Lowe family, so it is little wonder that Solarium is showing such good class. Sunbar was bought as a yearling in Sydney in 1023 for KiO guineas by Mr. It. G. Hosking. of Whaugarei, and she was a winner of ii small race for him as a live-year-old before being put to the stud. Solarium, who is her "first ollspring to live, is held on lease by the To Awamutu trainer TV. Stone.

Solarium did not begin racing till a kilo three-year-old when he had a single start at the back end of the season. Last senson as a four-year-old he started oil' well by winning the Spring Plato at Whang.'irei in November lirst up, and in seventeen more starts lie won thi^o races anil was placed five times. His'wins included an open mile at Avondnle in the autumn. This season he lias had only the two starts for a first and a second. In stake? he has already earned £572. to which Saturday's contribution was £jOO.