THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1989
RACING
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WAGER Made By Late Lord Rosebery When At Oxford
Paraffin Founded His Great
Classic Successes
THE late Lord Rosebery, whose son won the Derby recently, was one of the most successful racing men of his time.
When at Oxford, he is said to have wagered
JAP RECORD
WELL BEATEN
Berlin, To-day.At the Interna- tional Athletic Meeting, Fraulein Schulz, of Munster, broke the world record for the long jump of 6 metres, 12 cms.
The previous holder of the re- cord was Lite Hitome of Japan with 5 metres, 98 cms.-Reuter.
that he would become Prime Minister of England, WOULD TURN IN
marry the wealthiest woman in England, and win the Derby.
HIS GRAVE
KOWLOON C.C. TENNIS TOURNEY FIXTURES FOR WEEK
Weather permitting, the following programme of matches has been ar ranged for the coming week in Kow- loon Cricket Club's annual lawn ten- nis tournament:
WEDNESDAY
Court No. 1-D. J. N. Anderson v A. V. White (Senior Cham- pionship)...
Court No. 2-A. Crawford V J. R. Turner (Senior Cham- pionship).
Court No. 3-F. Grose v S. A. Gray
(Senior Championship)."
Court No. 4-R. E. Lee v D. Hung Court No. 5-D. W. Joyce v A. L. (Junior Championship).
He married the heiress of the triumphs on the Turf. According to millionaire, Baron Meyer Roths- the "Bloodstock Breeders' Review," the child. He won the Derby three story goes that he first wanted to buy times. He became Prime Minis-ed to Lord Falmouth by General Pear- Chevisauice, but she had been promis- son, owner of Paradigm. Being keen on securing a daughter of Paradigm, Lord Rosebery had the good luck to get Paraffin, the racecourse "dud.”
Paraffin was a wonderful brood John L. Sullivan turn over in his Court No. 1-A. E. P. Guest (holder)
ter..
For 50 years Lord Rosebery maintained, and constantly im- proved, his studs.
His wonderful success was, no doubt, contributed to materially by the fact that he commanded great wealth. But he was a racing and breeding thusiast. His triumphs as a breeder and racing man were largely associat
Paraffin,
mare,
en-
on her.
foal.
was
mare. In 1876 she produced the morne, a small filly named Footlight. Derby and Ascot Cup winner, Cre- In 1880 Footlight had a dead Lord Rosebery did not set any value He sent her for sale at Epsom, and she was bought for 65 ed with the famous
guineas. Two years later she ancestress of the champion Australian sold her to Mr. Wm. Cooper for 850 bought privately by Lord Rosslyn, who sire, Heroic, and many other horses which have won fame on the
This owner transferred the guineas. race tracks and at the stud in Australia. mare to his brother, Sir D. Cooper, and for him she produced Glare, dam of Lord Rosebery, most brilliant scholar Lady Lightfoot. This mare was the statesman-orator of his day, and gifted writer, was sensitive to criticism tine. The Australian champion, Ajax, adam of the great stayer, Prince Pala- on the Turf, though, curious paradox, comes from a daughter of a son he seems to have sometimes flourished Prince Palatine, sold to America for on it as a political leader.
about £40,000.
He won his first
race
of
to
British and American boxers of to-day are not the boxers of yes terday. The social graces of the present-day boxers would make
Fisher (Junior Cham- pionship). THURSDAY.
v E. C. Fincher (Senior Championship).
grave.
Eric Boon, British champion, Court No. 2—B. Soltau (—15) v W. C. tours the stage with six "lovelies"
Hung (30.3) (Handi+ and appears in public in the cor-Court No. 8-W. L. Rapley (-15) v
cap "A").
rect morning and evening fashions.
J. Hempsey (scr.) (Han- dicap "B"). Tommy Farr flew to his fight Court No. 4-Mr. and Mrs. Wexham
(scr.) against Larry Gains, "accompanied
v Mr. and Mrs. by his secretary," runs the press Court No. 5-D. Hung (scr.) v A, C.
Burnett (80.3).
visiting American boxer, is writing report, while Henry Armstrong, the
Perry (scr.) (Handicap "A"). his autobiography in between fights and training.
Maybe it is education that is the y, Illuminata was of little account on cause of it all; but whatever it is the Turf, yet from this line have
at New-
At the stud Paraffin continued market in 1869. A few months later make history. In 1877 she produced he sold the whole of his horses at Illuminata. Like the rest of the fami- Tattersall's. He was credited with having taken this course because of criticism of the running of one of his horses at Stockton.
come 22 classic winners. One of Illu- it has not produced. the men of minata's daughters was
illustrious
ing men.
FRIDAY
Court No. 1-F. A. Broadbridge v R. E. Lee or D. Hung (Jun- ior Championship).. Court No. 2-G. M. Gillard (scr.) v D. J. N. Anderson (-15.3) (Handicap "A”).
T. Broadbridge (-15.3) (Handicap "Ă”). Court No. 4-B. Soltau -30) v W. L. Rapley (-15) or J. Hempsey (sar.) (Handi- cap "B"). Court No. 5-A, V. White and F. Grose (—15.9) v W. C. Hung and D. Hung (-15.3). SATURDAY
Chelandry, and a son was Ladas, a yesteryear. At no time in the Four years later Lord Rosebery won beautiful bay colt by Hampton. Ladas history of England or America was Court No. 3-A. Crawford (-40) v R. the Gimcrack Stakes at York with (appearing as a two-year-old in 1898) there such a dearth of real fight- Padoroshna, bought a few days earlier won his first race, the Woodcote for 410 guineas. In the following sea- Stakes, very easily, beating the 3-1 son, 1874, he bought Couronne de Fer on favourite, Glare, his first cousin. for 2500 guineas. This horse ran se-He won the other principal two-year- cond in the Derby.
old races of the season. In the follow- The reason is not far to seek. ing year Lord Rosebery, then Prime Too many boxers have outside Minister, won the Newmarket Stakes,
in- the Two Thousand Guineas, and Derby, with Ladas.
the terests and boxing is merely a
means to finance them. It may be Court No. 1-P. a fear of old-age poverty, but whatever it is it can only lead to a decline in boxing.
With Aldrich he that year won the City and Suburban Handicap. He had further good wins, and in 1878 paid £6000 for Bonnie Scotland. He started second favorite for the Derby, but ran badly. Bonnie Scotland became one of the greatest sires in America.
In 1881 Lord Rosebery's Town Moor finished third in the Derby. In 1883 Viata won the Great Metropolitan Handicap in the Rosebery colours. This mare afterwards made history at the stud by producing Bong Vista, Sir Visto (Derby and Leger), and Velas quez
Bona Vista was the sire of Cyllene, who, foaled in 1896, became one of the greatest sires of the present century. He was the sire of four Derby winners, including Cicero, who through Valais exercised such great influence on the bloodstock of Australia,
SEVERAL BAD YEARS
After Vista's win Lord Rosebery had several bad years, and he decided to take another rest from racing. Four years later his name again appeared in
the list of owners.
The buying of Paraffin, a bay filly foaled in 1870, laid the foundations of Lord Rosebery's great classic successes She was by the Derby winner, Blair Athol, out of Paradigm, by Paragone. Paradigm was a sister to Rouge Roge,
dam of Bend Or. :
As a racing proposition Faraffin was of small account. In two seasons abe had 15. races for three wins in minor events, worth a total of 2210,77
To this very poor performer, Lord Rosebery was indebted for most of his
QUEER TEMPERED HORSE
Chronicles of the day show, that there was a scene of extra-ordinary enthusiasm as Lord Rosebery led, in the winner at Epsom.
Ladas. did not win a race after that, but his name continues to appear in the pedigrees of good performers on the Turf. He was the sire of the prolific. brood mare, Teppo, whose do scendants have produced a number of classic winners in Australia.
After the Derby, Ladas had the bad luck to meet such a
560-MILE RUN
Court No.
Wynter-Blyth
and
Mrs. Millard (scr.) v S. A. Gray and Mrs. Kevan (-80).
-G, M. Gillard and Mrs. Clarke (-15,8) v J. H. S., Duncan and Mrs. Smeby (3.6). Court No. 3-Mr. and Mrs. Crabb (-15) F. F. Clarke and Mrs, Knight (~3.6). Court No. 4-D. J. N. Anderson and Miss Broadbridge: (-15) v F. A. Broadbridge and Miss_Bradbury · (-15).
Sydney, June 22-In the field of ] Australian athletics there is little fresh, ground to break. But 18-year Court No. 5-W. C. Hung and Mrs.
Isinglass, and Laveno and others beats. A has discovered that no
horse old James L. Cornford Woodside
run
one
the 560 Melbourne
· some
between Adelaide although
Eynard (30) v R. T. Broadbridge and Miss Harker (15,8).
SUNDAY
C. Fincher. (40) (Han- dicap "A").
him in the Jockey Club Stakes Two of his sons (he did not race, after has three years), Gorgos and Troutbeckmiles won classic races....
Towards the end and he was a queer-tempered horse and was destroyed in 1914.
have walked it. One man is said to Court No. 1-S. A. Gray (→80.3) y E Lord Rosebery's next Derby winner have tried to skip all the way. was Sir Visto. The three-year-olds in that year were not a very strong lot, but Sir Visto (by Barcaldine, out of Vista) could stay. He won the Derby with a strong late run, and also won the St. Leger, but at four years did not win a race He was not much of a success at the stud.
Cornford who is not a member of Court No. any athletic olub is well aware that he has a job on hand. He has been Court No. quietly training for a couple of
day in the Adelaide Hills. He has ́ years running about 10 miles each competed in a few sprint' events.
Two that kept the Rosebery colours to the fore were Chelandry and Velas- quez, considered to be at least as good as Ladas. However, he was out at the same time as Galtee More, a colt from Ireland of exceptional merite the distance in 14 days rund
Cornford will endeavour to cover defeated Velasquez six lengths in the Middle Park Plate at two years. He about 40 miles a day. He la ft and also won the Derby and the St. Leger, eager for the task.
Court No..
Court No.
2-B. Soltau v P. Wynter. Blyth (Junior Champion- ship)
8
A. Broadbridge (~15) F. Grose (16.8) (Handicap "A").
-D. Hung (ser.) or A. C: Perry (scr.) VJ R Turner (scr.) (Handicap
M. Gillard (--80) 37 DILAZ(1/6) (Hang