THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, MARCH
JAMES PARK Visits CAPTAIN CECIL BOYD-ROCHFORT
16 QUEEN'S HORSES AND AUREOLE THE STAR OF THEM ALL Temperament
Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort is what I would term a cosmopolitan trainer. He is equally well known on both sides of the Atlantic. I fancy he is also something of a dollar earner, ns there are four American owners in the stable.
All the Queen's home-bred horses are at Freemason Lodge, and her interests are steadily increasing. There are 16 to carry the Royal colours this year.
The star performer among them is Auréole, whose mis- fortune it was to have been fooled in the game.year ay
for Pinza. But
that Aurenis would have won the Derby and George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascat.
Four-year-old prospects for Aureole must be brighter now that Pinza is no longer in train- ing.
King
I am sure Captain Charles Moore, the Queen'a racing la well pleased with munager Aureole's progress.
Tlie honest seven-year-old Philantropa has been bought by the Queen to act ay school- for master and lead horse Auroole. The four-year-old is being schooled to settle down behind his pacemaker, and it is hoped
he will behave as de- corously on the racecourse as on Newmarket Heath.
run
time for the 1,000 Guineas but she can become a fancied can- didate for the Daks. She is a awcet mover with the right temperament. She will not lot the family down and should one day make a grand brood mare.
Festival Light is the last foal of that good mare Feola. The u first fly has still to have experience of racing and I shall leave her to show what she can do,
Martial M¤slo is a half sister to Choir Boy but after show- National ing promise behind Trust at Sandown In May
the
not
flly fell lame and could run again. She is sound, once of and as a daughter more Court Martial should
not bo lacking in speed.
one
in
Brigadier W. P. Wyatt's for Fremonition is the hope the Cup races and should be
of our main bulwarks that sphere. His record reada six victories in England eight races. He was a victim of misfortune in his two jour- neys lo other countries.
ilo
in
Premonition, winner of the St Leger last year, shows temperament at Freemason's Lodge. Royal jockey Billy Carr is up.
While Aureole is as keen and full of life as ever, he did not fight for his head when I saw him on the Heath as he some- times doca on the racecourse. Не stayed in behind
was disqualified after be- until
in the brought to join Issue in the last ing first past the post
Irish Derby and almost had a furlong.
Aureole's first main objective leg severed when taking part in is the Coronation Cup, to be the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. It was feared nt Epsom soot after the Queen's return, The colt will
that might put an end to his have at least
and
but the wound racing career, one ruce two to tune him up.
has heuled up nicely. pera at Newmarket.
who The off-side hind joint is stilling Ally In Dream Girl,
should not be lacking in Aureole is now fully matured larger than the near one but it
stamina. Lightly used in her stylish may still fine down. Fortunately rst season, the daughter of in every respect
Premonition's colt of excellent quality. He is
action is in no
Nasrullah is a trife light of her way impaired. He strode out as quiet as can be in the stable,
frame just now but will fil out and altogether
more with plenty of freedom seems
when the happy and settled. It will be ridden by Harry Carr in a good pace gullup on the Waterhali
and
all to his advantage if he re- mains in that mood.
BEST DISTANCE
My own idea is that his true listunce may be a mile and a quarter but on a course like Epsom he should
stretch.
I
when
been taken over by his son. Golden Charger. a magnificent Mrs J. Thursby has a charm chestnut colt by Royal Charger
out of Melody In.
Altogether there is what I would call a nicely, team at Freemason Lodgo,
-(London Express Service)
comes,
warmer
weather
balanced
1954.
ALEC BEDSER'S COLUMN
Should The Fate Of A Test Match Be Decided On The Toss
Of A Coin?
Should the fate of a Test match be virtually decided by the fall of a coin? This hotly debated question, discussed last year when Len Hutton, England's cap- tain, lost the toss in all five Tests to Lindsay Hanseti, has been revived recently by Hutton's further bad luck in the first two Tests in the West Indies where the privilege of batting first is so important. His better luck, subsequently has only served to emphasise the problem.
With national prestige so much at stake in Tests nowadays-an unhappy fact but nevertheless a definite trend-there are many who argue that luck should be eliminated as far as possible. And one way is to cut the tossing down to the first and last matches of the series. In this scheme the loser of the first toss has the automatic right to choose whether he bats first in the second Test. They then bat alternately in the third and fourth Tests and toss again for the last.
Personally I am not a convert i In the same series at the Oval, England, are covered through", to this idea for I cannot see it N.W.D. Yardley won the tossa Test so the minor chance of a guaranteeing a fair deal to both and decided to bat on a wet sudden change of weather.com- of the toss- sides and the great snag is that wicket. England were put outing to the rescue
for 52. Bradmin lost the toes losing captain disappears. four out of five times In 1948 and yet Australia won four and
one, drew
while
1983 England lost all five tosses and
#
to
presents the groundsman with
heaven-sent opportunity prepare a wickot to give one elde an unfair advantage. If he knew in advance which alde won to but first he could soltle the match one way or the other.finished, I do not say it would happen but It could!
NOT ALWAYS
.
batsmen.
PAID TO WIN
Brisbane was the place where it puld to win the foss. Storie won the only Test that Was are always llable to produce u.
"sticky" and the Australian In
is a nightmare for my opinion this was so "sticky". because" Hasselt called "talls".}
Twice since the war During lunch there was a heavy Australia batted first and then It should always be remem- shower which helped Freddie we had to bat on a rain-ruined bered that winning the toss
Trueman and myself to get plich without much chance of does not always carry. thb
pace off the pitch which had survival. advantage it would scem.
In .1950 denied previously
the result might have known several cases since Australia
for easily have been reversed put out a very moderate total and for correctly-it is the privilege of Freddie Brown hod called the rest of the Test the wicket
been
the war when skippers have downright thankful that the onus of deciding whether to bat first has been passed to his tival.
Did not Bradman et Trent Bridge, Nottingham, in 1948 after losing the toss amile to see a shower tall which helped his speed attack of Lindwall, Miller and Bill Johnston?
the Dyer Alemdam Dominick's Bar Is A
Sea is nice medium- sized Hyperion Ally
that for
sire
19
also responsible settling
iypers, who belongs to Mrs E.
can picture blm down smoothly and giving him- self every chance to get the distance in the Gold Cup at Ascot.
1
What stay a mile and a half. After the Coruna tion Cup there will be thoughts of taking on Nearula Eclipse Stakes.
lovely little horse Hilltop would be but for his dipped back. As he is high 远 the handleap he might not be casy to place, but looks as well as over.
In the
Of the Queen's three-year- olda most faith is placed in There does not appear to be Angel Bright, a sister to Aureole. any colt up to the classic stan- The Ally has been given every dard among the three-year-olds. chanco to develop in her own Astranus und Ambler I have lime, and took part in twu all.to.run and 1 do not know races as a two-year-old. In the whether they aro Ds good us secotid she ran Elopement 10 they look. half a length and she will stop
STAYER Astracus is a fino big slashing Angel Bright has been thriv-half-brother to Judicate. He is ing to a greater extent in the bred on the lines of a s.ayer and
the past fortnight than during
looks the type for a long course. cold spell. Unless she comes to The American-bred Ambler II hand earlier than I anticipate was the property of the late Mr she may not reach her best in William Woodward, and her
up on that form this year.
Aureole at the gallops. His first objective is the Coronation Cup.
THE
WEEK-END CAMBOLS.
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N. Graham, who will be better known as Elizabeth Arden.
Hypern is the only horse Mrs has in training in Graham England but she races on a big scale in the USA.
#re
two- Of the Queen's eight year-olds the ones I liked best Alexander, Biscult and Bella Doans,
medium-sized Alexander is a coll by Alycidou out of Open Warfare and will be given every chance to find his strength in his own time. He is a good colt standing on the best topped of legs.
Biscuit is a black Fair Copy colt out of Terra Cotta.
well turned and there is a use ful look about him. Bella Donna is an active lly by Donatello
Likely National Hope
Says
RICHARD BAERLEIN
Of the "big five," in the Grand National today I am going to leave out Tudor Line and Coneyburrow in the final summing-up.
was slow.
been were
!
So it seems to me that what- ever happens the teams are still in the lap of the gods.
it
the home captain to spin the coln and the visitor calls.
The
D
In future wickets are to be covered during Tests In Australia. And as bowler I And it hard to understand I am told by statief'cians that where the fairness comnes in. about 67 per cent of matches are
batsman starts on с won by the side winning the beautiful wicket and that's the toss. in countries like the West way it stays, Indies where the weather is not
Cricket is a ganie In which as in England the luck must play is part. so variablo
But advantage of batting first is the best guarantee against losing considerable. ·
the toss is to have the stronger There in
most instances
the sidel game starts on a plumb pitch Moral for all countries: Gel and before the end the splaners after your youngaters and make are able to turn the ball much them WORK at the game.
And the wickets, unlike will pay dividends...
more.
Tudor Line would have to Coneyburrow, and as that was jump better than at Cheltenham, only his second outing of the and there is no proof that he season, he may be said to have run will stay the distance.
put up a very satisfactory per- formanos.
Coneyburrow in
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Coneyburrow is a different
He meets Churchtown on the jam, each day. proposition. He is probably the best jumper in the field with same terms in the National for Coney- He is the possible exception of the 6-lengths beating.
finished four. top-weight, Mont Tremblant. burrow, however,
lengths in front of him and will ONE FEAR
meet him on 1611b, better terms. II out of the 1,000 Guineas win-most of his races this season, and That may not put Dominick's ner, Hypericum.
my one great fear is that if any Bar out of the race. He certain- horse is within reasonable dis-ly comes from a fine steepleo- tance of him crossing the last chasing line on the dam's alde, fence, then that horse wh. run and I shall include him in my film out of it.
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Sir Humphrey de Trafford has a few home-bred ones who give him a lively inter- should est in the season's two-year-old | races. That might be asking 100 much of Devon Port, who takes a tot after his sire, Alycidon. It |
I have seen
The market suggests that the majority of backers have no such fears.
season.
"FAILED TO STAY Ordnance falled to stay the course last year and has not been impressive this Lizard. Royal Tan and Church-Gentle Moya has already been
To and three others to described Ba orte of the town. make up a likely six for the outsiders. National is no easy task.
is rather as a three-year-old That leaves me with Irish that Devon Port may come Into his own. He is a good topped colt with the strong frame and colour of his sire.
lery Humphrey de Trafford's interest is
in Blue Hare, who was picked up for 45 guineas with a view to running in the Arundel Private Sweep- stakes at Goodwood.
A new patron is Mrs C.O. Iselin who races, in the USA. Though she LA now over 80 years of age she is coming over for Epsom and Ascot and com- missioned Captain Boyd-Roch-
fort
Mont Tremblant, game as he is, does not appear to stay, dos- pites his performance last year
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Although she would have a lot less weight if the minimum were not 10 stone, she can be expected to stay the distance
n running second. He was, aand jump the course, two quali- very tired horse at the finish.
WON SIX 'CHASES Dominick's Bar is the fourth Irish trained runner in the bet ting. He has been no easy horse to keep sound which accounts for him running only three times last season and twice this
season,
are During an extended career he
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