TWO N.Z. WINNERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 853, 23 December 1929, Page 12

TWO N.Z. WINNERS

PAPATU AND VEILMOND RACING AT RANDWICK United P.A. — By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, Sunday. The Australian Jockey Club’s Summer Meeting opened at Randwick yesterday in fine weather, when there was a large attendance. New Zealand-bred horses scored two victories. Papatu won the HolidayHandicap and Velimond won the Nursery Handicap brilliantly. The following were the results of the leading events: VILLIERS’ STAKES Of £1,500; 1 mile HABASHON (Sir H. Denison) ch g. syrs, by Ethiopian—Orvieto, 7.9 Parr 1 WESTERN BASS, 8.1, Munro 2 RUFFLER, 9.0, Matthews 3 Seventeen started. Eaton Blue, Panola, King’s Arms and Jeypore were the leading division when approaching the turn. In a great finish Habashon beat Western Bass, who made a smart run in the straight, by half a length, with Ruffler a head away third. Golden Music was fourth. Time, 1.35. HOLIDAY HANDICAP Of £500; 1J miles PAPATU (A. J. Matthews), b g, aged, by Romeo—Gambode, 8.13, Matthews 1 DONABD, 9.2, Davidson 2 PROFILE, 7.0, Parr 3 Ten started. Papatu won by three-quarters of a length, half a length Between second and third. Time, 2.5 J. NURSERY HANDICAP Of £500; 5 furlongs. VEILMOND (S. Moss), br c, by Limond—Veil. 9.3, McCarten 1 COMMANDANT, 7.5 2 ROSENDO, S.lO *. .. 3 Eighteen started. Veilmond, who finished in great style, won by two lengths, a similar distance between second and third. Time, I.OJ. Veilmond has only contested three races and his record is two wins and a second. Veilmond was purchased by Mr. E. Moss for 575 guineas at the Dominion sales held at Trentham last January, and he has proved a great bargain. NEW BLOOD Mr. John Donald, the Westmere studmaster, has just purchased in England through Messrs. Wright Stephenson and Company, Ltd., the five-year-old brood mare, Modiste, in foal to Son and Heir, a young sire by that great staying horse, Son-in-Law, and who headed the English sires’ list in 1924.

Modiste is described as a beautiful quality mare and as she is safe in foal should be a valuable asset to Mr. Donald’s stud, which already shelters 13 English mares. Modiste, which was bred by Lord Carnarvon, is sired byFranklin, a young horse from the Sunshine family, who ran second in the St. Leger, beating Craig an Eran, after giving 71b to Golden Myth and winning the Hardwick Stakes at Ascot, Franklin won £10,400 in stakes and his successes included the Coronation Cup, 1£ miles, and Champion Stakes, 10 furlongs, in which he carried 9.0. He is a son of Volta, out of Cambric, by Sainfoin. There is a doubling up of the Sunshine blood in this pedigree, and Martagon, the sire of Martian, appears in the pedigree of Franklin and also of the dam of Modiste. The extended pedigree of the latter shows that Modiste is out of Vogue, a daughter of Tracery from Charmeuse, by St. Frusquin—Fairy Martin, by Martagon —Queen of the Spring, by Springfield —Queen of the Hills, by Exminster — Queen of the May, by King of Trumps. Son and Heir ran third in the St. Leger and is out of Cinderella, winner of the Acorn Stakes. She is by- Tetrarch (sire of Chief Ruler), out of Dolabella, a half-sister to Sansovino, winner of the Derby.