RACING

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21176, 27 July 1940, Page 5

RACING

TO STAND AT STUD IMPORTED DOUGLAS HIDE ACQUIRED BY MALCOLM BROS. A recent arrival to the Messrs Malcolm Bros’. Te Rapa Stud Farm is the young imported horse Douglas Hyde. Douglas Hyde was bought as a yearling by the well-known Hikutaia sportsman, Mr J. Corbett, while on a trip abroad and is by Irlei.'ace from Citoyenne. Interlace was a successful racehorse, winning the Bickerslaff’e Stakes (8 furlongs), and St. George Stakes (13 furlongs), also second in the Column Produce Stakes and the Welsh Derby and third in the Jockey Club Stakes. Interlace is by the famous Hurry On (sire of Defoe, Lord Warden and Hunting Song) out of Straitlace (winner of £24,131 in stakes and sold for 17,000gns), by Son-in-Law. Straitlace was a halfsister to Somme Kiss (sire of winners of over £47,000), and Clerical Error, dam of Defoe. Interlace was retired to the stud in Ireland in 1935 and in his first crop of foals sired the brilliant two-year-olds, Laceway, Four Flusher and Spun Glass. Breeding of Citoyenne Citoyenne is the dam of the four winners, Noir et Rouge (winner of three races), Kiss Me (winner of four races in India and Ceylon), Nadova (a winner in Brazil), and Mischief (winner of four races). Citoyenne is a half-sister to Kirk Alloway (Irish St. Leger and £3165) and the winners Finger Print (dam of Braille, two-year-old winner of Salisbury Stakes), Third Degree and Mignarder. Citoyenne’s sire, Comrad, raced with much success and after winning six good races in England, won the French Grand Prix. He sired many winners, and mares by him have also been the dams of numerous winners. Citoyenne’s dam, Cantrip, is the dam of three winners and is by Desmond, sire of the champion sire Limond. She is a full-sister to Aboyeur (winner of the Derby and £6927 in stakes), and is a half-sister to the winners Shrewd and Canny, third dam of Beaupartir. Douglas Hyde will commence stud duties this season. JOCKEY’S RETIREMENT (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) MELBOURNE, July 26 The former New Zealand jockey, Ashley Reed, has announced his retirement from the saddle. The retirement has been hastened by a month’s suspension at Moonee Valley recently, when the V.R.C. stewards warned him he must not regard the suspension as a holiday, but must ride work. Reed regarded this as a reflection, in view of his long association with racing.