CLANRANALD

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 54

CLANRANALD

The successful sire Clanranald was destroyed last wieek. He was foaled in 1888, and consequently well into the sere and yellow Leaf. As a. two-year-old CLanra-jxaJcl carried th« colours of the late Mr G. G. Stead, and made his debut by gettingS2oond in the City Stakes won by Huguenot «ut the Forbury. The colt went one better by capturing the Marshall Memorial Stakes on the last day of the meeting, and this was his only win Out of four starts as a two-year-old. Glanranald opened hie three-year-old season in the colours of Mr H. Gunn, and began by winning the Spring Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, at Timaru, and later won I-lawke's Bay Guineas, for which he wa3 sent out favourite. He was made favourite for the principal race on the following day of the same meeting, but he failed to gain a place behind British Lion, who subsequently came south and won ths New Zealand Cup. His next win. was .in the C.J.C. Stewards' Stakes (now the Stewards' Handicap), an-d followed 1 it up by eooring in the Juvenile Stakes, run next day. He was sensationally beaten a nose- in the D.J.C. Federal Handicap by t.ho late W. Clifford, taking a big risk on Whisper, and getting up on the raife to win by a nose. Clanrana,ld won a maiden at Auckland, but got beaten in the Derby by Morion. He, howevei, won the Auckland Plate, one mile a-n-d' a-half, and, coming back to Dunedin, beat Whakawatea, Huguenot, and Day Dream >n the Marshall Memorial Stakes— making his second win in the race. He wound up the season by running third in th«s Challenge Stakes to Hippomenes and Whakawa-bea, whilst Day Dream and Stepniak were amongst the unplaced lot. As a four-year-old Cl-anranald ran four races and won twice. His successes were in the D.J.C. President's Handicap, nine furlongs, which he won in the then smart time of 1.59. He was fourth behind' Tempest in the Dunedin Cup, two miles and a diotane?, and on the second day won the D.J.C. Handicap, one mile anck a-half As a fiv^-je-ar-old he ran eight races, and his only win was in the W.R.C. Handicap, one rr.ilo and a-quarter. after running second in the Wellington Cup at the samo meeting. His only success as a six-year-old was in making a dead heat at Timaru with Mountain Maid, and it is worthy oT note ho was unplaced in Irapjlw's X"w Zealand Cup during the' tame se<*=on. That sr>a=on end-ed Clan-rana-ld'o turf caicer, during which he pro\-»d Inmeolf a brilliant performer up to a nnlf and a-quarter. and that he wss not hoprlefi'ly regarded a«j a non-sta\er 1* /••v.oVnol by the fact that he was started in tho Dunodin Cup, two miles and <liiranc o ; the Canterbury Cup, two miles a.nd a quarter: anil the Nltn Zealand Cup, two miles. Clanranald was a. beautifullybred ho;<-o, and was got b\ St. Leger (g.6. of Stockwell) from Scottish Lassie, by Scottish Chief from Rosette bj Lord f/>on (son of Stcckwell), from Rouge Ros-e, the clam of the famous Ben-d Or. He km, inbi\-d to Stockwall, and although Ulanranald was himself a fucoesrful sire. t\a:> bettor results mifrht be obtained if his daughters were bred to horses of the St Simon strain, as tho St. Simon—Stock\\e\\ cro«* figures in the pedigrees of some of lh--> b^t^l.o'-^ the world has known. Sir Uoorge Ciffcrd selected Clanranald for his st'.Kl. v.v.d his judgment was amply \ indicated by subsequent successes, whicn havp kept the blue and gold chequers in the fo:----fiont — a fact which was in a croat measure duo to the sons and davishtfi-3 of the son of St. Leger and Scottish Lafvip. Amongst the best ClanranaKl sired wore Kirnemuir. Glenogle. Uleoeulloeh, Fleetfoot, Broadsword (a quaitet that have captured the laet four Great Northern Foal Stakes), Flitaway. Can-lie Chiel. Glenaladak?, Stronghold, Sharpshooter, Terrapin, Harvest, Glenowlet, Golden Vein, Signalman, and many other good winners in their day. Clanranald's name first appeared in the list of winning sires in 1898-9. when he had one winner of £593 10s. This was Glenogle,

and the following season eight winners captured £1357 15s. Up to the end of last season ClanranaJd's stock won over £45,326 in 11 years, and his total number of winning- representatives is 14-7. During his stud career Clamranald had very fewpublic mares, and, bearing that fact in mind, there is no doubt he must be considered a successful horse. The fault of his stock was a tendency to be stilt; In> front, and they were also noted for contracted feet. The former at times was most pronounced, as in the cas3 of Harvest, but possibly, with expert care in their foalhood days, an improvement might have been effected. The fault of conformation, however, was absent from some of his best stock, which at times displayed undeniable brilliancy, and 1 itJ would "lot surprise th« writer to see Sir George Clifford achieve some splendid results by breeding Clanranald roares to Treadmill, who was undoubtedly a high.* class horse