Failure of Avenger.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 143, 2 June 1936, Page 2

Failure of Avenger.

Mrs Violet Mundy, owner of Avenger) who started favourite for the recent Liverpool Grand National, was non, well enough to be present to see the race and had to content herself with listening in to a 4 ‘.call ° of it. When Avenger was running second at the conclusion of the first round, and was going particularly well, she was on good terms with herself, and she could scarcely understand it when, a little later, his name was missing from the call. During the interval, Avenger, through getting In too dose, had fallen at the smallest jump on the course and broken his nock. One writer stated ho was going belter than anything else in the field when he came down Avenger, who Was young for a steeplechaser, being only seven years "hl. cost Airs 'Mundy 3500 guineas, and his form this season was excellent lie defeated Kevadds town in the two races thev mrd prior In the .Vritionab »iiid his t rainer thought that evenl wn.« as no.arlv as possible “a certainty.’'