Improving the Stock

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 152, 17 September 1927, Page 7

Improving the Stock

High Class Sires in Auckland

The Future Bright

THERE is a wealth of high-class trotting blood throughout the Auckland district, as represented by the various sires that are at the disposal of breeders this season, and owners of brood mares should not experience much difficulty in selecting suitable consorts. Some have proved their claims to be considered topgrade by the success of their offspring on the tracks, while others have the very hest strains in their blood to recommend them.

A MOXG the senior division can be mentioned the well-known pair Gold Bell and Florizel, both of whom have been represented by winners. The former is under the care of T. Roe at Mangere and the latter is in charge of A. Livingstone, Kiri. At the Mardulla Stud Farm, Papatoetoe, Mr. B. P. Edwards has the richly-bred American pair, The Triumph and Worthy Bond,

doing duty, and some of their stock will, be racing probably before the season ends. At Ngaruawahia J. S. Johnson is kept busy with the high-grade Australian-bred Metal, who although the junior sire promises to soon make a name for himself. GOLD BELL AGAIN As a sire of trotters and pacers Gold Bell’s ability to produce good racing stock is well known throughout the province and his services are always in demand by breeders. For several seasons past Mr. T. Roe’s horse has occupied a prominent place in the sires’ winning list, and last season his progeny annexed in stakes the sum of £7,662. A Worthy Son Probably the finest advertisement accorded Gold Bell recently was the fine performances put up by his squaregaited son Waikaha, who was the result of a union between Roe’s solid horse and Wild Pirate. The gallant trotter is owned and trained by J. T Paul at Mangere, who is justly proud of the achievement of his representative. Harnessed up four times in two months, Waikaha scored three firsts the Rowe Cup) and one second, collecting £1,470 for his popular owner and attracting further attention to his sire. FLORIZEL READY That remarkably well-bred horse, Florizel, is again at the service of breeders in the Auckland Province, A. Livingstone having him in hand. Florizel’s pedigree contains some of the best blood in the Dominion. He is a son of Harold Dillon, an American importation by Sidney Dillon, his dam

being Floranz, a daughter of Franz. Floranz was returned an Auckland Cup winner in 1910, when she established a record for the old track. Mr. McCardle’s horse has already proved his worth at the stud by producing Floraline, Florent, Wrigley and Single Mint. Good Reports

Reports received from Whangarei state that several young pacers and trotters, claiming that fine sire Florizel as their sire, are being educated and not a few are showing good promise. The son of Harold Dillon —Floranz has already produced winners, and

given an opportunity to amalgamate his qualities with high-class stock, would soon bo in the boom. Successful Brood Mare The brood mare Spearmint, dam of Wrigley and Single Mint, is booked to visit Florizel again this season. The mare has nothing to feel ashamed of

as far as her offspring are concerned, as both are useful pacers. Single Mint should make good this season when undertaking country excursions, and Wrigley also has good prospects for the new season. THE GREAT TRIUMPH The American-bred sire. The Triumph, 2.5 X, promises to have a busy season at Mardella Stud. Among the early bookings are such good mares as Pyramus, Canberra, Inclement, Ruby Belle, Fancy Pointer and Hundalee. The latter, a mare by Wildwood, Junr., recently produced a fine colt foal to the son of The Exponent, the youngster being a credit to his classical parentage. Speed and Stamina The Triumph is a fashionably-bred and handsome stallion, possessed of extreme speed, and excellent stamina. As a two-year-old the son of The Exponent put up a record for C. W. Murray, who broke him to harness, of 2.241. On October 8, 1919, when trained by Ed. Geers, The Triumph trotted a record of 2.8$ at Lexington, when six years old. After being in New Zealand for some time, the blueblooded gentleman registered similar time at Addington for Ben Jarden. WORTHY WORTHY BOND The two Australian-bred mares. Miss Rolfe and Haricot, are due to foal shortly to Worthy Bond, another blueblooded American aristocrat, who also performs stud duty at Mr. B. P. Edward's Papatoetoe property. Miss Rolfe is proving a sound breeding proposition. She has a filly by Man o’ War engaged in the Great Northern consisting of the wonderful Bingen,

Derby next month and a colt by Great Audubon in the 1928 classic. With Haricot, Miss Rolfe will in all probability revisit Worthy Bond this year. American Blood £ Two well-bred Christchurch mares, in Muriel Bingen and Lottie Audubon,

are booked to visit Worthy Bond this season. There will be a fine fusion of American blood in these unions, Peter the Great, Harold Dillon and Axworthy strains. Muriel Bingen is a daughter of Nelson Bingen—Muriel Dillon, and Lottie Audubon is by Great Audubon from Silvermine, and if the union of these high standard bred mares with Mr. Edward’s fine horse is not productive of something exceptionally good, then the problem is a difficult one to solve. METAL’S GREAT PROMISE Metal, the Australian-bred sire by the imported horse Don Pronto, from Annie Bells, is creating a very favourable impression in the Waikato district. The first of his stock have made their appearance and are a splendid advertisement for the young sire. His owner, Mr. J. S. Johnston, has been asked to put a price on the ex-Australian, but he is not for sale, as his owner Intends racing him later in the season.

Good Reports Reports from the Waikato state that there is a pilgrimage of mares to Ngaruawahia, all booked to visit Metal. Included in the number who have already arrived are some real highlybred matrons. One in particular, the property' of Dr. Bertram, of Rotorua, is said to be an exceptionally wellbred mare, her sire and dam both having been imported into this country. Well-Bred Mares

Black Pearl, a mare bred in the purple, is due to foal any day now to the handsome Australian horse. Miss Murphy and Whirihana are another pair of matrons that will shortly produce young Metals. All three are booked up again to visit the son of Don Pronto —Annie Bells.

BLACK GOLD

SOUND OR UNSOUND? A PERPLEXED INQUIRER

A correspondent, signing himself “Perplexed” writes to “Abaydos” as follows: “As I have always been an admirer of the mare Black Gold, and would like to own her for breeding purposes, I would like to know if she has finished her racing career. Owing to conflicting reports of the mare it is difficult for me, living in the country, to get the true position. “If the mare is lame, I should say there would be a fair prospect of getting hold of her, but why state she is all right? Is it a dodge to keep up her value? On the other hand, if she is sound, why the mention of lameness? The deadly tlu. Protect vourseit i Keep in sound, vigorous health. K.P. ! Extract of Malt is flesh-forming, j muscle-building.—l 6.

Is it with a view to putting the public off her when she races? I have known such things to happen before to-day. Would you satisfy my curiosity on the point?”

TOUCH OF RHEUMATISM The correct solution of the problem regarding Black Gold’s defection from ' the events for which she was nominated at Wellington was given in THE SUN of September 8. I have made further enquiries from trainer H. Kinnimont on the subject of the mare’s apparent lameness, and he remarked “Black Gold is quite all right. She has a touch of rheumatism, I thin-:, which causes her at time?; to walk with a peculiar gait, and this to anyone inexperienced would indicate that she was lame.” Replying to a further i question, the trainer stated that later Black Gold would be put to the breed - ! ing business, by her present ov.'ner. STILL GOING STRONG To prove again that THE SUN’S version was correct. Black Gold \v:«s given a solid work-out yesterday morning, on a hard track, performing j her task in a manner that satisfied her ! trainer and owner, she would have proved a tough proposition in th# | Novice heat at Petone to-day.