Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 3, 1941.
Review
"Captain Foster's" Racing
Australian Griffins In Demand
Auction Of Recent Auction New Ponies Arouses Great Local Interest
HISTORY OF
OF THE BEND OR SIRE-LINE
Strain. That Dominates. World's Thoroughbreds
SPLENDID CRICKET ON
THE CLUB GROUND
Century By T. G. C. Knight|
And "Fireworks"
From R. H. Griffiths
(By "R. Abbit")
Golf
$382 COLLECTED AT FANLING FOR "BOMBER" FUND
The first Golf competition for the "S. C. M. Post" and "ILK. Telegraph”
presented anonymously) was won by
M. Park (7) and G. Thompson
IF WE GET many days for cricket like that on Bomber Fund (a prize for which was New Year's Day in 1941 there will be no com-G. plaints. It was perfect cricket weather-bright sun and a fresh breeze blowing.
play off. The former played
(98), who died with three up each and
over the Old Courso and the latter over tho New,
THE RECENT AUCTION SALES of 41 im- ported Australian griffins (to be raced in Spring) under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club proved a great success, and the Stowards must have been quite satisfied with the response shown by the eagerness of owners to bid as each lot was reproduction of that article in this column will be a plea- Baker and Perry, but after sold it was a clean catch. parading in the ring.
Club and Wanderers agreed to play twelve-a-side, and the latter team took first knock on what seemed to be were W. S. Hiliter (10) and L. EL. An- an excellent pitch.
It was the first and greatest undertaking of its kind by any Racing Club in the Orient and I cannot help re- marking that the success will not only provide good racing but will ensure an established 'class of ponics for the future. A salient feature of the auction was that the Hongkong Jockey Club made a huge profit in the enter prise, and, furthermore, members of the Club were con- tent with their purchases.
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QUITE RECENTLY the writer came across an in- teresting subject "The Bend Or Sire-Line" by "Royston" in one of the London magazines of 1939 and I am sure the
sant reading not only to owners but to men of the turf as well. Hereunder is the story:
One Thousand Guinea winner. Farewell to Doncaster, and Or- monde, Onsory, Fleur de Lys, and, at the age of pixteen, Sceptre's dam, Ornament, to Bend Or.
Parting of the Lines WITH Ormonde, who won the triple-crown and many other races of £28,405, comes the part ing of the Bend Or Ines. In his first season as a stalilon, he sired Orme, and then after missing a season through illness, was sold to an Argentine buyer
for
£12,000, and was then passed on to a Call forulan breeder for £30,000.
But ho was a
failure us a
us a sire of winners, and left Orme, who
Stakes won two Eclipse
and other events of £32,320 In
to value, bass on the pass
lac to Flying male Fox, who, after, winning the triple- crown, the Eclipse Stakes, the Jockey
Club Stakes and other events of £40,000 in the West- minster livery, was sold at the death of the Duke, in 1800, to M. Edmond Blanc for 37,500 gns. and
exported.
I may sound extraordinary, but I nevertheless a fact that the sire-line (the top Ine In A pedigree) descending from Bend Or practically dominates the thoroughbreds of the world. In this country it most commonly
Bona
Vista, Cyllene, descends vin Polymelus and Phalaris; in France and Amerlea Ormonde, Orme, The Club stipulated a limittain amount of prejudice against Flying Fox, Afax and Teddy: Inst of $1,250 per griffin, but it is Australian ponies owing to the fact year in England, 125, direct descend- that they could not stand much winners of 861 races carrying £276,- ants of this famous horse, sired 346 interesting to state that only
racing. But owners are now realis-
total of 1,534 winners 600 une lot (No. 24 by Weatherwise) {ing that the cobs from the
out of Antipodes was knocked down at the upset are hardy, and the percentage of of 2,300 races that carried £824,010 price to Mr T. K. Ll, who has those APR on the "walking in stakes and-all this from an list" has much less than the equine basis, whose grandam was
purchased as named the pony Odin.
a lady's hack for 18 The highest price was 38.100 for cross-breds from North China.
It is my humble opinion that the US. a brown mare (No. 6 by Dignus
Now for the story. In 1875 China fallure stipply
pony sub- by Dignity by Golaborough out
Russlan the recently-created first Duke of Lady Mecca by Pacolet from scription, grimns by the
dealers
of Westminster paid £14,000, year's racing was b Device by Woorsk) and the pony
which in those days was an is now named Gleaming and be-hiessing in disguise.
to MF Eu Tangosch.
almost unprecendented price, for a horse called Doncaster. Bred at Sledmere and blessed (7) with the name of All Heart and No Peel, he was bought as yearling by a Mr Merry for 950 gns, and after having his name changed, won the Derby, the Ascot Gold Cup, the Alexandra Plate and other races of £7,510, before being sold by Mr Merry to his trainer, Robert Peck for £10,000 ptid passed on a day or two later, to the Duke of Westminster at the figure mentioned, and sent to the Eaton Stud, near Chester, where he stood a stallion at a les of 100 gms, and a guinen the groom.
At the tone of his arrival: at) Eaton there was
on in England. and before a inbré there
sold called Rouge Rose, and the mating between the two, as might be ex- pected, resulted in BEND OR; but Rouge Rose cannot be left at that.
Bought for 18 Guineas
The second highest bid was 30,000 paid by Mr Li Lan-sang for a bay gelding (No. 26 by Farr by Furiman from Dame Pertelote out of Dounty by Buckwheat by Martagon by Bend Or from Tiger Lilly) and the owner wants his new purchase (a brother to For View and Sapper, the two outstanding ponies of 1040) to be
Distant View.
known as
A good few animals fetched $3,000 and over, but the average price of the 41 animals worked aul at $2,740 each, und the Club came out of the trying pan with a new profit of $1,500 per moke.
Prejudice Routed THERE was at one time, without fear of any contradiction, a cer-
However, Hongkong will know future where to find good sub-
without stitutes
approaching the "Government for export permit." and at the same time members of the Hongkong Jockey Club will not be called upon to give an undertaking that they will not ex- port their pantes to China.
There was no doubt that a good few griffins at the auction were bought on their pedigrees, but the Club accepted no responsiblilty for wrong description,
by the club, I found that grimin No In perusing the catalogue issued 28 has "good blood," the dam being Bounty by Buckwheat by Martagon by Bend Or from Tiger Lilly. It will therefore be seen that Distant View is the only pony that has a bit
t that famous Bend Or's blood.
Eleven New Events For Australian Griffins At
Annual Meet
The programme for Hongkong Jockey Club's Annual Race Meeting, 1941, which will be held at Happy Valley on February 15, 17, 18, 19 and 22, contains eleven races for an entirely new class of pony, the Australian Griffins, a number -of-which-were-imported-by-the-Jockey-Club-and-41-of-them- were sold at private auctions to members of the Club lást October.
on the second day and the Rooty Hill Derby and Sports Club Cup on the third day.
These races are the Austral Valley Stakes, the Austral Maiden Stakea and the Austral Trial Plate on the first day; Austral Black Rock Stakes and Austral Derby on the second day; the Chater The Australian Champions Dud Cup and Austral Racing Stakes on Hongkong Champlons will take place the third day; the Austral Hopeful on the fourth day, while the Protes- Stakes and Austral Grand Stand Stake sional Cup and Australian Subscrip- on the fourth day and the Cauideld tion panies Champlons will be held on Stakes And Yarra Stakes on the fifth the last day. and final day.
Twelve races will be held on each of There are 19 events limited to the the first four days commencing at 11.30 Australia Subs of 1941 of which 113 am, with the usuni timn interval at were drawn as against 62 last year.
1.30 n. Racing on the fifth and nal The Hongkong Derby will be run' prise only nine events.
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IN 1852 a Colonel Pearson, later to become a General, was look- Ing out for hack for his wife and came across
twelve-year-old mare with a foal at foot, belong- _Ing_to_the_Then Duke_of_Grafton, and bought them for 18 gns and 12 gum, respectively.
The mare
named Ellen Horne: the foal, Paradigm. The latter, who ran twice, bred ten winners of 200,417 for Colonel Pearson, among them being the triple-crown winner, Lord Lyon; the One Thousand Guineus and St Le
Achievement; Leger heroine, the Cambridgeshire winner, Gar-
W63
devisure; Chevisaunce, the
ce, the dam of
the Oaks vintress, Jannette; and Paraffin, the dire
the direct ancestress of twenty-two classic winners that include such as Lexias, Cicero, Vaucluse, Saucy Sue, Book Law and Pay Up.
Meantine Ellen Horne had seen out her days as a hack, and al the age of twenty was mated with the Derby winner, Thormanby, and in duc
WAR
In France he begat the French Derby and Grand Prix de Paris winner, Ajax, who through his son, Teddy, and his son, Sir Galahad III, has put the line into such a strong position in France and in America,
The Line in England
MA
Other scores over the Old Course
drewes (5) two_up: Major W. G, Har- vey (10), S, L., Lloyd (10) and J. Har- rep (10) one up. There were numer-
Other scores over the New Course were F. N. Merrik (10). Lt-Col E. D. Matthews (18) and T. Megarry (D) tap lup; Capt. A. C. Drew-Wilkinson (18),
Grose and Coombes opened to upheld by the batsman himself who ous scores of all-aquare.
Coombes bud snicked Baker
The Club Bat dangerously for four and two in the first over, he was bowled by RICHARDSON and Knight S. L. Lloyd (10), G. N. Tate (22) and the first ball of the second, opened to Dewar (Yard J. H. B. Lec (11) one up; and numer
and Finnie. In the which seemed to come up from end)
former's first over,
A cheque for $382, the proceeds of one crept leg. 7-1-6.
the competition, hes been sent to the atrociously outside the ell- South China Morning Post. stump for four byes, and Richardson hooked a four.
ous scores of ali-square,
Here, however, Club success ceased as Alec Pearce and Grose played the bowling with confidence. Ferry
Things thereafter proceeded seda-sticks, and was given out 1.b.w, 181- Reemed to be swinging across from
started at 3-48. the off, and Baker coming in from tely. The innlugs had leg, which is at his usual habit
nine minutes past three. The score
At 25, Baker was relieved by rose slowly, and at 33 Coombes went Knight, and the first time Pearce on and had Richardson 1.b.w. to his played a bad shot was when he sent second ball. 33-1-18. Alee Pearce the 40 up with a snick past first bowled for Dewar. slip's right hand. It was bad luck on Perry who was bowling well. At this period only 44 runs had been scored in 50 minutes.
Richardson Bowls
AT 48, Ride, no doubt in an at
tempt to break up the stand, put on Richardson, I suppose you can choke a cat with cream.
Runs Come
At 5.10, the winning hit was made, and the Club won by 7 wickets. The game, however, continued, and Bal- ley was given the ball at the Law Courts end, but he could nol find a length. .
Lawrence, with six men festooned
APART, from this, Com at once around the boundary, went on for
Coombes.
with no further success once. Both Knight and Perry played his good ones and hit his bad ones. The Mostly it was singles, but Knight's score rose steadily, but the light was one 4 gave him his century. He had none too good as the day, so beau- taken two hours to get his runs.
In the morning, had greyed Stumps were drawn with the score tiful over and the temperature was drop-at 230 for 3 wickets. ping.
Anyway, 13 came off the first over, though I thought it unkind to make him field lung leg when there
At 90, Perry was bowled by Alec were Botne Upstanding young Pearce with a ball he made no at- fellows In the lips.
tempt to play. He came back about foot and just touched the off ball. 98-2-31.
With 70 on the board, Head went on for Coombes.
The separation came fron the other end, as Knight sent down a beauty that just chipped Pearce's! pads and went on to his wicket. I enme back a lot from the off. 03-2-|
37.-
Richardson's next over was treated with the respect due to a Verity ar EANTIME Bonn Visto, a hall Grimmiit, and only one run came front brother to the Derby winner, it. The next over Knight bowled Sir Visto, and to Velasquez from Swyer. 71-3-2,
He took a rest after this, and Macaroni's daughter, Vesta, who won the Two Thousand Guineas Baker went on again of the Yard end. Perry also resumed, and his first ball clean bowled Skipwith.
and other races of £35.9-4-8.
Austria-Hungary
Cyllene, a horse who wan deprived
of classic successes through omis- sion of entry. but nevertheless scored in the Newmarket Stakes, the Jockey Club Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup and other events of £26.030, became the sire of the Derby winners. Cicero, Lemberg, Minoru, and the ally Tagalle.
3' seldom
Knight's Fifty
NIGHT completed his 50 soon
after tea
Remarks
A
THE highlight of the match was Knight's century in which he hit sixteen 4's. One of the most attractive displays Griffiths' innings, which was one of fine forcing cricket at
WAS
when Grimths had a time when runs were needed. joined him. He was square-cut- For the losers, Pearce and Grose ting very nicely, while Griff put | gave the impression that they were his cars back and drove excelleat-in for a big stand though the bowling ly-hitting very hard and playing was never loose, and they had to the sort of cricket one expects from play defensive
once cricket. But him bui 50 seldom sees.
they were gone, only Allanson-or Is With 130 on the board, Skipwith Allinson? seemed to get on top went on at the Yard end-Dewar had of the bowling, though Denger played already relieved Hend at the other. good offensive knock and hit well. was inclined to be on The latter did not go on to bowl as Skipwith was and Grinths hooked hin finger was damaged when bat- the excellently
as did Knight. ting.
him
There was a quiet spell, and Coombes relieved him at 100, and Grose seemed to be sot for a big Griffiths nearly ran Knight out cali- innings when he lifted an on-drive ing for a sharp single on the off. from McLellan (who had relieved However, a little inter he hit a beau- Baker)
and the latter-fielding tiful six nearly straight. Sixteen wide mid-on-shot up bls right came from the over. hand and brought off a wonderful catch. 100-5-37.
As a matter of fact, I am doubtful
who were the more surprised the H
Bad Luck
E was unfortunate to miss his GO fieldsman, the batsman or the spec- he obviously thought was clear of the as he put his leg in front of one cators
The blood of the first three is eth In the of a pedigree, but the with present-day sires was Joln-up with pro made, through Polymelus, n good A Six-But Trouble Later
with the Duke handicapper
of York Stakes and the Cambridge-A
AWRENCE had been suspiciously
shire to his credit, who became quiet for some time, and I was responsible for the war-time Derby not surprised when he opened up a winners, Pommern and Fitinella; bit and hit Perry nearly into the Hongkong Bank. A pretty late cut for
for the Eusom Derby winner. Humorist, and for Phalaris
another good handleapner who begat, among others, the Two Thousand Guineas winners, Manna and Colorado; thic One Thousand Guinens heroine, Falt Tate; the Derby victor, Manna, and the St Leger winner, Fairway.
Most Prolific
couple and a mack to square-leg for four came from McLellan's nexi over, but just as one was hoping for fireworks, he skied one from Haynes (on for Perry) and when the ball eventually came down the bowler caught It. 116-0-14.
Two runs later Head cut McLellan hard ond the catch was Amartly taken at second slip by Haymes, 118-7-4.
COLORADO is dead, as is Fair- The batsmen then settled down way's brother, Pharos, but the and Denyer dealt very faithfully line is the most prolific one in the with .some very bad bowling. It and though not over-was possibly post-prandiall burdened with stamina, the most popular.
country, course foaled Rouge Rose, who never ran and was bought by the Duke of Westmins ier as a twelve-year-old.
So much for Bend Or's breeding. On.
the
racecourse he was un- beaten as a two-year-old, and the followlog season took the Derby and the St James's Palace Stakes, winding up his career with suc- cesses in the Clly and Buburban, the Epson Gold Cup and the Champlon Stakes as a four-year- old, and repairing to the Stud with £17,518 to his credit.
Romance of Ormonde
JUST
JST as he was one of the first
gel of his aire so Ormondej was one of his, and just as romance centred round his dem so did it round that of Ormonde.
the
This season Blue Peter has put the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby to its credit, and Pharis has done it further honour through victories in the French Derby and the Prix de Paris, while at the moment, three of the first six lending sires of winners in this country belong to it.
All credit must go to Bend Or, but the smaller breeder would do
well to remember his ancestry:
Batting Gloves
THE score got up to 160 and then Denyer got rather a nasty smack
hand. From the on thr
way in which he lies down so much to bli the ball he is particularly likely to get bit about the hands, and he really ought to wear gloves. It is casy to learn much easier than learning to wear one's dentist's teeth-and after a bit there is no handicap.
the poor and the rich have the
At 102 he cocked a half-hit one same chance when the breeding of
to Ride at mid-off off Knight, 102-3-) bloodstock
28. is the main theme: there are sti Ellen Hornes and Arneses to be found; there has seldom been a better time for the bloodstock industry,
The wicket had put on 44 runs.
Scoring Continues
should be spelt Allinson, but the
From the catalogue of the Hong-ALLANSON (I am told his name Some time in the autumn of kong Jockey Club there are a feto skipper spelt it the other way) was 1844 John Osborne, the Middleham rifina traced down from such trainer, purchinsed a mare and her famous
horics
HIGA | batting very slendily. I have not as Cyllene (a horse funl from a Me Minor, of Shrews-ho was deprived of classic successes some very nice strokes.
Te seen him before, but he is a bat with bury, for "twenty-guineas or there- through omission of entry), Poly- abouts."
At this point, Club appeared to' melus, Flying Fox and Cicero (Son The mare, Annette, need not be of Cullene). They will, of course, game. However, at 189 Dewar hit f have completely lost control of the bothered with the foal, to become be seen in action at the Spring meet very bad ball from McLellan to Be- Aunes, made history like Ellen ing and it is to be hoped that all of Banquet Horno and Paradigm."
them will uphold the dignity of catch very well. 150-0-8.
at cover, who judged the Agnes bred Miss Agnes who was their ancestora,
to Bir Tatton Bykes of Sledmere, and for him produced Polly Arnen, a miserable under- kized foal that he gave to his stud- kroom on condition that she lefi the kind,
Polly Annen grow up and foaled Lily Agnes, who after winning twenty-one
Tacos including thei Northumberland Plate, the Don- easter Cup and the Great Ebor Handicap, was sold to the Duke of Westminster, and for him bred the
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Just after, Allanson was palpa- bir caught at first ally by- Haymes off Knight and was on his way to the Pavilion when something bap- pened and he went back.
A few balls later, Dolicy was 1.b.w. 192-10-1.
And then McLellan bowled Allan- son who had n go. 192-11-28.
Between the Innings I found out that the allo catch had been given not out as being taken on the half- volley, Though some of the batting side agreed, the score-box vlow was
The Wanderers' bowling was weak,
and the Club, for whom as I have often said, the Civil Services bowi much better than their own Club were distinctly, better in that depart ment.
It remains now for a fuit Club aldo to take on the K.0.0. It is a game I should very much like to watch.
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