ON THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 18 July 1929, Page 9

ON THE TURF

PRINCE HUMPHREY'S IDENTITY SHEPHERD-PRINCESS IS DAM SAYS PURCHASER (By Toleg v apli—Special to "The Mail”) AUCKLAND, 171. ii Juiy. A statement on. the .subject oi Mi« finding of llie Australian Jock-ey C:'.ii> concerning the ii'k'iilily oi' Prince Jlnmphroy, establishing his dam as Princess lla/.i'l, was made by Mr 11. K. AlcKcnzio yesterday. “Horses bought bv me in Sydney were delivered In Hie ring from llio boxes' said Mr .McKenzie. "Cragsman, the lirst horse which i bought was sold as a Princess Hazel colt, and Prince Humphrey was sold as a Shepherd Princess colt. Having seen the mare, I have not the slightest doubt that Prince Humphrey is out of Shepherd Princess. There was no mistake on my part. 'I be catalogue was full of inaccuracies and omissions, but 1 have not the slightest doubt that the horses were sold in their right breeding. The yearlings were delivered in Auckland by the lirst boat, with the sale numbers still on them. 1 feel an injustice is being done to Mr C. 0. Maclndoe in asking him to pay the costs of any inquiry as the breeding of bis horse is correct. It was so suited on the day of Hie sale, and there is no reason for any alteration.” Mr McKenzie said that lie was entitled to ask if Mr Ymile's (registrar of race horses) finding was correct, that tlie Australian Jockey Club should find the Duke Humphrey—. Shepherd Princess colt which lie bought at the sale. II Mr Yuille's finding was correct, lie. bail not yet received the coll, for it was certainly not Cragsman. ’ Air McKenzie described the obvious inaccuracies in catalogue which lie himself had noted. For instance, a filly bad been described as a gelding. A lot described as a bay was really a chestnut. If such a horse had won the A. J. C. Derby, what would have happened? Had Air Tate (Manager of till* Woodlands Stud) said anything? he asked.