British Blood Is Still to the Fore

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 456, 11 September 1928, Page 12

British Blood Is Still to the Fore

WINNERS ALL OVER THE WORLD BREEDING WATERLOO A MYTH The “Statistical Record” that has just been issued by the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (London) is one of the most interesting of the quarterly ! publications that emanate from this soj ciety, and a persual of it would go far to relieve the pessimism of those who are convinced that racing is on its last legs and that bloodstock breeding is upon the verge of its Waterloo, says “Sporting Life.” Compiled by the indefatigable Mr. Birch, the present issue contains the pedigrees of sixty-two winners of the principal races in all parts of the world j in 1927, and these are of such interest and importance that I propose devoting the present article to them. Teems With British Blood Starting with the Argentine, the breeding of Antigona, the winner of the Polla de Pontrancas; Bermejo, the victor in the Premio Jockey Club and the Grand Premio National; Congrefve who was an unbeaten three-year-old, with five races to his credit; and Lyda, who was successful in the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, is given, and every one of them teems with British blood, as Antigona goes back in tail male to Orbit, a son of Bend Or out of Fair Alice, and the great-grandsire of Bermejo, on the sire’s side, was Ayrshire. Congreve is by Copyright, a son of Tracery out of Rectify (a "William the Third mare), that was bred at Sledmeve and made 4,700 guineas as a yearling at Doncaster. He then became the property of Mr. Hornung, for whom he won the Sledmere Stakes at York, and the Gold Vase at Ascot, and was exported to the Argentine in 1923, while Lyda is by Picacero (Bridge of Canny) out of Ladia, she by Jardy (FlyingFox) out of a Ladas mare. Agrion and Limerick Four horses are chosen to represent Australia, and here it is to be noted that the New Zealand Derby winner, Agrion was by Limond out of Waterwings, by Absurd out of Sea Elf, by Seaton Delaval (Melton), and that Limerick, “one of the most brilliant horses of recent years,” was by the same sire —Limond —out of Medley, a granddaughter of Marco. The other two are Silvius and Trivalve. Silvius, who won the Melbourne Stakes and the Moonee Valley Cup, wasbred by Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Loder and was sold by him as a yearling to the British Blood Stock Agency for 1,750 guineas at the Golf’s Sales of 1925. He is by Silvern out of Addenda, who was by Spearmint out of Pretty Polly’s dam Admiration. Trivalve won the A.J.C. and Victorian Derby and the Melbourne Cup (two miles), and is by Cyklon (Spearmint) out of Trey, a grand-daughter of the Carbine mare Dum Dum. Austria’s Best Eisberg and Steltzer were the best of the two and the three-year-olds in Austria last season. Eisberg is by Icy Wind (a grandson of Bend Or out of :i St. Frusquin mare) out of Rax, she by Prince Olaf out of Regina Castra, by Ard Patrick, while Steltzer is by the St. Leger winner 'Wool Winder out of Rodaun, a daughter of Robert le Diable, out of Rose of Jeddah, who was by Kendal Royal of Gallinule. The pedigree of Embargo, which is inserted on account of his win in the Grand International d’Ostende, is too well known to repeat, but one of the other Belgium winners, Stratonice, took the Grand Crlterium d’Ostende, and is by Syndrian out of Stormfruit, a Stornoway mare that was bred by Mr. C. M. Prior; was sold as a yearling, in the Sledmere lot, for 2,200 guineas, and then after being knocked down, as a five-year-old, to the 8.8. A. for 40 guineas, was sold the following year, carrying Stratonice, to M du Roy de Blicquy for 400 guineas and was exported to Belgium. One from Denmark The only representative of Denmark that is noted is the Danish Derby winner Morgan, -who is by Carpathian, a half-brother to Bayardo and Lemberg, out of Lockspeise, an Ard Patrick mare that was from a daughter of Fulmen, a son of Galopin. No fewer than eight French horses appear, with their pedigrees in full, and with one exception these go back to Britsh blood in tail male. The exception is Fiterari, a son of Sardanapale’s ; but he is out of a Bachelor’s Double mare, who, in turn, was out of a Jeddah mare, whose dam was by St. Simon. The other seven can only be mentioned in brief. Cerulea, who won four races worth 507,100 francs is a grand-daughter of Bay Ronald, and the French Oaks and “Guineas” winner, Fairy Legend, comes of the same line, as she was by Dark Legend. English Breeding Kantar’s fourth sire, on the sire’s side, was Galliard, and La Polisson, who took the Grand Prix de Deauville, is by Consols, a grandson of Florizel 11. out of a Bend Or mare, while Mon Talisman is by Craig an Eran out of Ruthene, a Lemberg mare, who was out of Karenza, by William the Third. Ruthen© was bred in this country by Mr. A. F. Bassett, and was sold to go to France carrying Mon Talisman, in 1923, for 2,600 guineas. The last two are Nino and Rialto Nino is by Clarissimus out of Azalee, she by Ajax (Flying Fox) out of Lygie, by Isinglass, while Rialto is by Rabelais (St. Simon) out of La Grebe, by Helicon, -who was a half brother to Lady Mischief, the grand-dam of Manna. Whartgarei Cup Distance Reduced SPRING MEETING PROGRAMME (Special to THE SUN) # WHANGAREI, Monday. A fine programme has been drawn up by the Whangarei Racing Club for the spring meeting on November S and 10. The total stakes have been increased to £3,000, which is £324 over and above the amount the club is required to give under the rules. Several alterations have been made in the order of events and the distances. The Whangarei Gold Cup Handicap will be raGed over a mile and a-quar-ter, as against 11 furlongs previously. For this race Mr. J. D. Jones has promised a gold cup valued at 50gns, while Mr. R. G. Hosking, the club president, will present the trainer of the winner with a gold miniature. The residential clause in connection with local races has been reduced to one month instead of three months. The track at Kensington Park has been returfed in places and has also received a good top-dressing.