1941-01-03 — Page 22

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 3, 1941.

"Captain Foster's

Racing Review

Australian Griffins In Demand

Recent Auction

Of

New Ponies Arouses Great Local Interest

THE RECENT auction salES of 41 im- ported Australian griffins (to be raced in Spring) under the auspicos of the Hongkong Jockey Club proved a great success, and the Stowards must have been quite satisfied with the response shown by the cagerness of owners to bid as each lot was parading in the ring.

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 ponies 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.

HISTORY OF

OF THE BEND OR SIRE-LINE

Strain That Dominates World's Thoroughbreds

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 reproduction of that article in this column will be a plea sant reading not only to owners but to men of the turf as well. Hereunder is the story:

It may sound extraordinary, bul It is nevertheless a fact that the sire-line (the

In a top line pedigree) descending from Bend Or practically dominates the thoroughbreds of the world.

in this country it most commonly descends via Bona Vista, Cyllene, Polymelus and Phalaris; in France Amerien via Ormonde, Orme, and Flying Fox, Ajax and Teddy; last Tho Club atipulated a limit{tain amount of prejudice against in England, 125 direct descend- of $1,250 per griffin, but it is Australian ponies owing to the feet year in

nnis of this famous horse, aired 540 interesting to state that only racing. But owners are now realis-600 out of a total of 1,534 winners winners of 081 races carrying £270,- one lot (No. 24 by Weatherwise)ing that the cobs from the Antipodes was knocked down at the upset are hardy, and the percentage of of 2,300 races that curried £824,010 price to Mr T. K. LI, who has those appenting on the "walking in stakes and all this from an Int" has been much less than the equine basis whose grandam was named the pony. Odin.

purchased as a tady's hack, for 18

that they could nut stand much.

The highest price was $8,100 for cross-breds from North China.

It is my

my humble opinion that the failure to supply Chiria pony sub- scription griffins by the Russian dealers for last year's racing was a blessing in disguise.

a brown mare (No. 6 by Digous by Dignity by Gainsborough out of Laur Merca by Pacolet from Dorice by Woorak) and the pony Is now manied Gloaming and be- longs to Mr Eu Tong-sen.

The second highest bid was $8,000 pold by Mr Li Lan-sing for a bay gelding (No. 20 Fare by Farlman

by from Dame Pertelote out of Bounty by Buckwheat by Martagon by Bend Or from Tiger Lilly) and the owner wants his new purchase (a brother to Far

Far View and Supper, the two dutstanding ponies of 1940) to be known as Distant View.

A good few animals fetched $3,000 and over, but the average price of the 41 animals worked out at $2,740 each,

and the Club came out of the frying 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 in future where to find good sub. stitutes without approaching the "fiovernment

For

export permit," at the same time members of that the Hongkong Jockey Club will not be called upon to give an undertaking that they will not ex- port their ponies to China,

There was no doubt that a good few grins at the auction were bought on their pedigrees, but the Club accepted no responsibility for wrong description.

by the club, I found that griffin No In perusing the catalogue Issued 20 hay "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 of that famous Bend Or's blood,

Eleven New Events For

Australian Griffins

Annual Meet

At

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, tho-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 lasPi October.

on the second day and the Rooty Hill Derby and Sports Club Cup on the third day.

Australian

Champions

und

These rates are the Austral Valley! Blakes, the Austrai Malden Slakes and the Austral Trial Plais on the Arst day; Austral Black Rock Stakes und Austral Derby on the second day: the Chater - The Cup and Austral Rucing Stakes on Hongkong Champions will take place the third day; the Austral Hopeful on the fourth day, while the Profes- Stakes and Austral Grand Stand Stake sional Cup and Australian Subscrip on the fourth day and the Caulfield lion ponies Champions will be held on Sikes and Yarra Stakes on the fth the last day. and final day.

There are 19 events limited to the the Arst four days commencing at 11.30 Twelve races will be held on each of Australia Subs of 1941 of which 113 were drawn as ngainst 02 last year.

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Now for the story. In 1875 the recently-created first Duke of Westminster paid £14,000, which in those days was an 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 a yearling by a Mr Merry for 950 gny., and aftor 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 and passed on a day or two later, to the Duke of Westminster at the figure mentioned, and sent to the Eaton Stud,

where Chester, near he stood as a

stallion ot a fee of 100 gms, and a guinen the groom.

At the time of his arrival al Eaton there was mare there called Rouge Rose, and the mating between the two, as might be ex- pected, resulted in BEND OR; but Rouge Rose connot be left at that.

Bought for 18 Guineas

IN 1832 a Colonel Pearson, later

One

Thousand. Guinea winner,

Farewell to Doncaster, and Or monde, Ossory, Fleur de Lys, and. at the age of sixteen, Sceptre's dam, Ornament, to Bend Or..

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"

G. M. Park (7) and G. Thompson (90), who tied with three up each and

IF WE GET many days for cricket like that on Bomber Fund (a prize for which was Now Year's Day in 1941 there will be no com-resented anonymously) was won by plaints. It was perfect cricket weather-bright wl play off. The farmer played sun and a fresh breeze blowing.

over the Old Course and the latter [over the New.

Club and Wanderers agreed to play twelve-a-side, and the latter team took first knock on what seemed to be were W. S. Itilller (10) and L. R. an excellent pitch.

L

Other scores over the Old Courie drewes (5) two up: Major W. G, Har- vey (10), S, L. Lloyd (10) and J. Har- rop (18) one up. There were nummer-

Grose, and Coombes opened to upheld by the batsman himself who is scores of all-square.

Other scores over the New Course were F. N. Merrik (10), Lt-Col E. D. Matthews (10) and T. Megarry (9)' two up: Capt A. C., Drew-Wilkinson (15), Knights. L. Lloyd (10). G. N. Tate (22) and

Baker and Perry, but after said it was & clean catch. Coombes had snicked Baker

The Club Bat dangerously for four and two in

and the first over, he was bowled by RICHARDSON

opened to Dewar (Yard 4. H. B. Lee (11) one up; and numer the first ball of the second,

and

oua acores of all-square. Finnie. In which seemed to come up from end)

the leg. 7-1-6.

former's first over, one crept A cheque for $362, the proceeds of atrociously outside the off the competition, has been went to the Here, however, Club success censed stump for

South China Morning Post. four As Alee Pearce and Grose played the Richardson hooked a four.

and bawling with confidence. Perry seemed to be swinging beruss from

Things thereafter proceeded seda-aticks, and was given out i.b.w. 101- the off, and Baker coming in from nine minutes past three. The score

atarted at 3-48. tely. The innings had

leg, which is not his usual habit,

byes,

At 8.10, the winning hit was made, and the Club won by 7 wickets, The game, however, continued, and Bai- ley was given the ball at the Law Courts end, but he could not find a length...

Parting of the Lines WITH Ormonde, who won the triple-crown and many other races of £28,465, comes the part ing of the Bend Or lines. In his At 25, Baker was relieved by rose slowly, and at 33 Coombes went first season as a stallion, he sired Knight, and the first time Pearce on and had Richardson 1.b.w. to his Orme, and then after missing a played a bad shot was when he sent second bail. 33-1-18. Alec Pearce scason through illness, was sold to the 40 up with n snick past first bowled for Dewar. an Argentine buyer for £12,000, allp's right hand. It was bad luck Call | on Perry who was bowling well. At

Runs Come and was then passed on to fornian breeder for £30,000. this period only 44 runs had been PART from this, Coombes met

But he was a failure as sire scored in 60 minutes.

with no further success at once. of winners, and left Orme, who

Both Knight and Perry played his won two Eclipse Stakes and other

good ones and hit his bad ones. The of £32,520 In events

value, to

AT 48, Ride, no doubt in an at-score rose steadily, but the light was pass on the male line to Flying Fox, who, after winning the triple-

tempt to break up the stand, put none too good as the day, so beau the Eclipse Stakes, the on Richardson. I suppose you can over and the temperature was drop-at 236 for 3 wickets.

In the morning, had greyed crown,

ping

Jockey Club Stakes and other events of £40,000 in the West- minster livery, was' sold at the death of the Duke, in 1900, to M. Edmond Blanc for 37,500 gms, and was exported.

In France he begat the French Derby and Grand Prix de Paris winner, Ajax, who through his son, Teddy, and his son, Sir Gallshad III, has put the line into such a strong position la France and in America.

DI

The Line in England

Richardson Bowls

choke a cat with cream.

Anyway, 13 came off the first over, though I thought it unkind to make him fleld long leg when there BOTTIO upstanding young fellows in the slips.

were

The separation came from the other end, as Knight sent down a beauty that just chipped Pearce's pads and went on to his wicket. It come back a lot from the off, 03-2- 37.

Richardson's next over was treated with the respect dus to a Verity or

tiful

With 78 on the board, Head went on for Coombes..

At 90, Perry was bowled by Alec tempt to play. He came back about n foot and just touched the off ball 90-2-31.

Pearce with a ball he made no at-

around the boundary, went on for Lawrence, with alx men festooned

Coombes.

Mostly it was singles, but Knight's one 4 gave him his century. He had taken two hours to get his runs.

Stumps wero drawn with the score

Remarka

THE highlight of the match

was Knight's century in which he hit sixteen 4's. One of the most attractive displays was Griffiths' innings, which was one of fine forcing cricket at a time when runs were needed.

Knight's Fifty KNIGHT completed his 50 soon after tes when Grimths had joined him. He was square-cut-

For the losers, Pearce and Őrosé ting very nicely, while Griff put gave the impression that they were his cars back and drove excellent in for a big stand though the bowling ly-hilting very ard and playing was never loose, and they had to the sort of cricket one expects from play defensivo cricket. But him but so seldom sees.

they were gone, only Allanson-or is With 130 on the board, Skipwith it Allinson-seemed to get on top

me

once

There was a quiet spell, and Grose seemed to be set for a ble Grifiths nearly ran Knight out call- The Wanderers' bowling was weak, inning when he lifted an on-drive ing for a sharp single on the off, and the Club; for whom as I liave from McLellan (who had relieved However, a little later he hit a benu- often sald, the Civil Services bowli Baker) and the latterfielding | tiful nix nearly straight. Sixteen much better than their own Club wide mid-on-shot up his right came from the aver.

were distinctly better in that depart- hand and brought off a wonderful

ment. catch. 100-5-37.

4

Bad Luck As a matter of fact, I am doubtfulTTE was unfortunate to miss his 50 fieldsmen, the batsman or the spec- he obviously thought was clear of the who were the more surprised-the-as-he-put-his-leg-in-front-of-one-rame-I-should-very-mucht-like-to-

It remains now for a full Club side to take on the K.C.C. It is a

watch.

MEANTIME Barin Vista, a half-Grimmitt, and only one run came from brother to the Derby winner, jt. The next over Knight bowled Sir Visto, and to Velasquez from Swyer. 71-3-2.

He took Macaroni's daughter, Vesto, who

a rest after this, and won the Two Thousand Guineas Baker went on again at the Yard went on at the Yard end-Dewar had of the bowling, though Denyer played and other races of £6,835, carried end. Perry also resumed, and his already relieved Head at the other. In good offensive knock and hit well.

Skipwith was

inclined to be ball clean bowled Skipwith. on in England, and before being t

onThe latter did not go on to bowl an sold to Austria-Hungary

02-4-0. sired

the short side, and Griffiths hooked his finger was damaged when bat- him Cyllene, a horse who was deprived

excellently as did Knight. ting. Coombes relleved him at 180, and of classic successes through omis- slon of entry, but

but nevertheless scored in the Newmarket Stakes, the Jockey Club Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup and

events of and other £26:030, became the sire of the to become, a General, was look- Derby winners. Cicero, Lemberg. ing out for hack for his wife and Minoru, and the filly Tagalle. came ncross a twelve-year-old

The blood of mare with a-foal-at-foot, belong-nowadays oldom seen-in-the lood of the Brat three is Ing to the then Duke of Grafton. sire-line of

of a pedigree, but the anil bought them for 18 gas, and Join-up with present-day aires was

Ens, respectively.

made, through Polymelus, a good A Six-But Trouble Later handleapper with

the Duke of York Stakes and the Cambridge- AWRENCE had been suspiciously chire 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 Finella; bit and hit Perry nearly

the Epsom Derby winner: Hongkong Bank. A pretty late cut for Humorist, and for Phalaris another

a couple and a smack to equare-leg handicapper good

who

for four came from McLellan's next among others, the Two Thousand over, but just as one was hoping for Guineas winners, Manna

and fireworks, he sklad one from Haymes Colorado; the Оло Thousand (on for Perry) and when the ball Guinens heroine, Fair Isle the eventually came down the bowler Derby victor, Monna, and the St caught it. 110-8-14. Leger winner, Fairway.

12

Tito mare was named Ellen Horne; the foal, Paradigm. The latter, who ran twice, bred ten winners of £60,417 for Colonel Pearson, among them being the triple-crown winner, Lord Lyon; the One Thousand Guineas and St Leger heroine, Achievement; the Cambridgeshire winner, Gor devisure; Chevisance, the

the dam of the Oaks vintress, Jannette; and Paraffin, the direct ancestress of twenty-two cinsale winners that include such Ladas, Cicero, Vaucluse, Saucy Sue, Book Law and Pay Up,

for

Most Prolific

tators.

1

into the

Two runs later Head cut McLellan hard and the catch was Amartly taken at second

slip by Haymes. 110-7-4. COLORADO is dead, as is Fair- The batsmen then

way's brother, Pharos, but the and Denyer dealt very faithfully settled down line is the most prolific one in the with

some very bad country, and though not over-

bowling. It was possibly post-prandiall burdened with stamina, the most

popular. Westmins

Meantime Ellen Horne had seen out her days as a hack, and at the age of twenty was mated with the Derby winner, Thormanby, and in due course foaled Rouge Rose, who never ron and was bought by the Duka of ter 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 following season look the Derby and the St James's Palace Stakes, winding up his career with suc cesses in the City and Suburban, the Epsom Gold Cup and the Champion Stakes as a four-year- old, and repairing to the Stud with

£17,518 to his credit.

Romance of Ormonde

JUST

as he was one of the first get of his alre so Ormonde] was one of his, and just as romance] centred round his darn so did it round that of Ormonde.

abouts."

This season Blue Peter has put the Two Thousand Guiness and the 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 landing sires of winners in this country belong to th

Batting Gloves

TIE scare got up to 180 and then Denyer got rather a nasty smack on the hand. From the way in which he lies down so much to hit the ball he is particularly likely to get hit about the hands, and be really ought to wear gloves. It is easy to learn-much casler than learning to wear one's dentist's teeth--and after bit there is no bandicap.

All credit must go to Bend Or, but the analler breeder would do well to remember its ancestry; the poor and the rich have the

At 182 be cocked a half-hit one same chance when the breeding of

to Ride at mid-off off Knight, 102-3- bloodstock is the

28. theme: maln there are still Ellen Hornes and

The wicket had put on 44 runs. Arneses to be found: there has seldom been better time for the

Scoring Continues bloodstock Industry.

A this

Some time in the autumn of kong Jockey Club there are a few skipper spelt it the other way) was LLANSON (I am told his name From the catalogue of the Hong-A should be spelt Allinson, but the 1844 John Osborne, the Middicham ins

traced doon from such trainer, purchased a mare and her famous horses as Cullene la horae seen him before, but he

batting very steadily. I have not foal from a Mr Minor, of Shrews- who was deprived of classic successes

a bat with bury. for "twenty-guineas or there through omission of entry), Poly- some very nice strokes.

melus. Flying For and Cicero (son have completely lost control of the point, Club appeared to The mare, Annette, need not be of Cullene). They tolll, of course, gome. However, at, 189 Dewar hit a bothered with; the foal, to become be seen in action at the Spring meet- very bad ball from McLellan to Bo Aunes, made history like Ellen ing and it is to be honed that all of sanquet at cover. Horne and Paradigm.

them will uphold the dignity of catch very well. 180-0-8.

who judged the Agnes bred Miss Agnes who was their ancestors, wald to Sir Tatton Sykes,

Just after, Allanson was palpa- of Bledmere, and for him produced

bly caught at first silp by Haymes Polly: Arnes, a miserable under-

off Knight and was on his way to sized foal that ho gave to his stud-

the Pavilion when something hap groom on condition that she left

pened and he went back, the alud.

A few balls later, Balley was 1.b.w. 192-10-1.

Polly Agnes grew uo and, fooled Lily Agnes, who after winning twenty-one races Including the Northumberland Plate, the Don-

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Handicap, was sold to the Duke of Westminster, and for him bred the

by 21 points to 12 before an enormous crowd.

And then McLellan bowled Allan- son who had a go. 192-11-28.

Between the innings I found out that the alfo catch had been given not out as being taken on the half- volley. Though some of the batting side agreed,, the scorn-box vlow was

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