PHILAMOR AT THE STUD

Southland Times, Issue 24244, 30 September 1940, Page 8

PHILAMOR AT THE STUD

Special Force’s Tight Mark LITTLE TRACK WORK AT INVERCARGILL Acceptances for the Methven meeting close today. Handicaps for the Dunedin meeting are due tomorrow. Stud Item Bridget (Paper Money-Sprig of Erin) has foaled a colt by Sir Simper. Sir Simper Mr W. E. Hazlett intends to have about 25 mares served with the Grand Knight horse Sir Simper this season. To Race Again It was suggested some time ago that Parisienne might be retired, but she is to be prepared for the Trotting Cup meeting. Stud Item Victor}' Bond, the dam of Tray Bond, Fair Weather and Silver Bond, is to be mated with Man’s Pal. Tray Bond is the dam of Pink Bond. Sister Modesta Sister Modesta, a three-year-old half-sister by Irish Lancer to Shellaghwood, Ballybrit and Lochcorrib, has recently been handled for her owner Mr M. Hanley. She is a good type of filly and is to be placed in work later. Guineas Candidates Doria and Don’t Forget have been entered for the sprint race, and Shikari for the open mile, on the first day of the Dunedin meeting. This can be taken as an indication that all three are likely starters in the Guineas. Invercargill Tracks As a result of the rain which had fallen during the week the tracks at Invercargill on Saturday morning were again heavy and prevented any fast work. Most of the training was carried out on the No. 2 grass and was confined to pace work. The break in the weather at this stage has interrupted the progress of Dunedin candidates, and very few horses from Invercargill will be as forward as was first, thought. Heidelberg, Sparkle and Doubleack are the most forward of the Invercargill workers; all three are engaged in the New Zealand Cup. Special Force Special Force has not started in a handicap, and has not met horses except those of his own age, but he is now assessed on line 21 (3.28). This is the tightest mark ever allotted to a three-ycar-pld in New Zealand at this stage of the season, and the Washdyke colt is faced with stiff tasks in handicaps.

Night Hawk Sold Night Hawk has been sold by Mr D. McFarlane to Mr J. Simpson, of Auckland, and the horse will be trained in the Auckland province. When trained by Mrs J. Campbell, his breeder, Night Hawk showed some useful form. Recent running suggested that he was in line for an early winning turn.

Grounds Of Appeal One of the grounds of appeal by five jockeys against the issue to them of only three months licences was that the executive of the conference had no legal right to grant licences which expired on any date except July 31. The appeal judges decided that the executive was empowered by Rules 79 and 82 to issue short-term licences, but that in the cases of A. E. Didham, G. Tattersall and P. Burgess this pdwer should not have been exercised. The other two appellants, W. J. Broughton and H. N. Wiggins, forfeited their deposits of £lO.

A Good Field The Methven Cup should provide one of the best races seen on the course for many years, for the 4min 38sec class has attracted a specially good field of fast-improving pacers and trotters. The locally-trained Black Surprise, in M. C. McTigue’s stable, is bound to have a big following, for Methven sportsmen are loyal to their own and have had more than average success when following horses trained in the district. Coquette, a good consistent mare trained by F. G. Holmes, and Kilrea, now in R. B. Berry’s stable, represent class, and two others on the limit in Wainoni Girl and Willowbank are thus early among the favourite division. Wainoni Girl has proved herself a good two-miler, and as genuine as they are made. Willowbank is possibly a much better pacer than she has shown herself to be. She came from Southland with a big reputation, but she has not had the best of luck in her Canterbury engagements. The good four-year-old, Three Tens, is handily placed on 12 yards, and the consistent Happy Locanda, 24 yards, now trained by P. P. Gallagher, will make a worthy opponent of Stormtost, on the same mark. Early speculation favours Willowbank, Kilrea, Black Surprise, and ' Three Tens.

Philamor At The Stud Philamor, who is again standing at Chimes Lodge, Mataura, must be classed as one of the'best bred horses ever imported to New Zealand. At the stud his opportunities so far have been very restricted, but last season he sired the winners of 23 races and 47 which gained places for £3690 in stakes—an outstanding record considering the few representatives he has racing. Philamor has also been represented on the winning list in Australia and it is obvious that he only requires the opportunities to make a name for himself as a sire. Philamor boasts a pedigree which cannot be faulted as it is one studded with great staying blood. Philamor is by Son-in-Law, the premier staying blood in the world today, from the famous mare Love Oil, who was purchased for the paddock by Lord Furness for 7100 gns. She is the dam of seven winners. Six of her yearling progeny have sold for 40,500 guineas, among these being the record-priced filly of England, Heartsease, who realized 13,000gns. Legatee, her son, who was unbeaten at three years was sold as a stallion for 14,000gns and was the leading sire in Ireland last season. Among his progeny is the Liverpool Spring Cup winner, Estate Duty, also Museum, winner of ' the Irish 2000gns Derby and Leger. Museum is the only horse who has ever won the Irish triple crown. Trinidad is another class performer out of Love Oil. He won the Atlantic Cup and ran second to Cameronian in the St. James’s Palace Stakes, second to St. Oswald in the Jersey Stakes, and was second also in the Newbury Spring Cup two years ago. A colt by Solario from Love Oil sold at the Doncaster

sales for 2800 'guineas. Amadis, sire of Love Oil, was a high-class stayer, winning the Ascot Gold Vase, Doncaster Cup (2 miles 1 furlong), beating Dark Ronald and Roi Herode, Jockey Club Cup (2| miles), and Chippenham Plate, and so on. Amadis is by Love Wisely, sire of Anchort, the grand-dam of Pharos, who was leading sire of England in 1931. Love Oil’s dam Paraffin Lass, produced three winners. She is by St. Frusquin, probably the greatest son of the immortal St. Simon, and is from Yvonne, dam of four winners, by Sheen, like Martian’s dam, from Phosphine, half-sister to Chelandry, winner of £13,183, and dam of the winners of £38,290, including Neil Gov/, by Foxhall from Illuminata, dam of Ladas, winner of the Derby, and of the winners of £44,476, by Rosicrucian from Paraffin, three-quarter sister to Lord Lyon (winner of the 2000 guineas, Derby and St. Leger), and ancestress of Prince . Palatine (winner of the St. Leger, Ascot Gold Cup twice), and of Flair (1000 guineas), Beilina (1000 guineas), by Blair Athol from Paradigam, dam of Achievement (1000 guineas and St. Leger), granddam of Jeanette (Oaks and St. Leger), by Paragon from Ellen Home, granddam of Bend Or, one of the most celebrated sires in the history of the English thoroughbred. From this line we also get Cicero (winner of the Derby and £17,250 and sire of Valais, premier sire of Australia for five years), Devise (2000 guineas), Vaucluse (1000 guineas), Beam (Oaks), Bon Grace (Doncaster and Jockey Club Cup), Book Law (St. Leger), Pogrom (Oaks), Lesbia (Coronation Stakes), and more high stake winners than any other family in the English Stud Book.

Young Trotter The three-year-old trotter Certissimus (by Quite Sure) was the highlight at the matinee meeting held at Timaru last week. He is the colt in D. Teahen’s stable which has created tremendous interest in his training tasks at Washdyke. Certissimus is said to be the fastest trotter of his age to be trained in New Zealand, and in View of the great speed he has shown in private, all eyes were on him when he paraded at Timaru for his first contest. Included in the field were the proved .performers Jenny’s Guy, Patti Nelson, Gracie Fields, Sonoma King and Blue Logan. Certissimus began well, and turning into the back straight, he and Patti Nelson were 10 lengths clear of Jenny’s Guy, which had begun from 72 yards behind. At the completion of the first round, Certissimus, Patti Nelson, and Jenny’s Guy were racing in fairly close order. Going down the back straight the last time, Jenny’s Guy joined Certissimus in the lead, with Patti Nelson and Gracie Fields in hot pursuit. When the straight was reached, Certissimus was too good for Jenny’s Guy, Patti Nelson and Gracie Fields, and won in an attractive manner by a length.