RACING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 35, 4 May 1927, Page 6

RACING

FALSE START FIELD BROUGHT BACK BAD BREAK AT OPENING OF SEASON The first day of the English flatrace season at Lincoln recently was marked by a somewhat unusual incident. This occurred in connection with the Brocklesby Trial Stakes. This was something of a fiasco owing to two breaks away though the connections of the seven horses that went the full course and were ridden out can console themselves with the fact that Charmant won with such ease that it was pretty evident that he w ould have won in any event. The seven that were involved were Little Red Riding Hood, who just beat Zahrat, with Affectation finishing well in front of War Plume, Simkin, Flag Oirl, and Home Ruler. These were all A straws, who gave a lot of trouble at the post, Poluska, Mintor, and Wearing a Crown went the farthestWHOLE FIELD BROKE A similar incident occurred at Newmarket in October, 1924, when the whole field completed the course after a false start. There were seventeen runners, of which Snip-Snap finished first in front of Evan a and Princess Pauline. The stewards ordered the race to be re-run, but only seven went to the post, and they did not include the three horses mentioned. In the actual race Lomondside won from John Bass and Grenier, but the other ten l ad to be included as runners. There was another case at Newmarket in July, 1917, when several horses completed the full course from a false start. Here twelve of the runners did not take part in the actual race, and their jockeys were all called before the stewards, who cautioned them for disregarding the advance Hag and going the whole course. Pandion won the race for Mr. Sol Joel.

" RECORD REFUSAL RAMPION’S BROTHER 3,000 GUINEAS NOT WANTED Tho highest sum ever refused for a yearling in the auction ring was turned down when Rampion's brother came under the hammer at Kandwick the other day. Bids reached 3,000 guineas, but the breeders, Messrs. J. E. and C. K. Brien, had a higher reserve on the colt and he was passed in. Presumably they will keep him themselves, as they did Ilampion and have him trained by Fred Williams at Randwick to carry their own colours. For Kampion as a yearling they -e----fused 1,350 guineas. It is said that the reserve was only another 150 guineas, so that somebody missed a good chance by not oing to the limit on that occasion. Kampion won over £ 26.000 in stakes ns a two and three-year-old, and the two Derbies. The next highest price refused- in Australia for a yearling was the 2,500 guineas turned down when a Valais colt out of the Sydney Cup winner, Scarlet was passed in at Newmarket, Victoria, last month. A few years ago a colt tiy Buckwheat was passed in at 2,100 guineas, but proved useless. Recently Messrs. Brien refused another 1.500 guineas bid for a Rossendale filly out of Pansy, so that they must h ive valued the pair not - o accept 4,500 guireas for the two. The brother to Ramplon is a magnificent an nul who looks as big as his il-. lustrious relative now. and a readvmade racer. In the circumstances it was not surprising that the bids, beginning at 1,000 guineas, rose in offers of 500 to 3,000. But when nobody went beyond hat sum he was promptly passed in.