DEATH OF ST. CLEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 138, 3 August 1911, Page 6

DEATH OF ST. CLEMENTS.

From Palmerston North comes word if the death of the well-known stalion St. Clements. Ho was bred by the lato Mr. W. Pcrcival in 1888, and was got by St. Logoi’ from Satanella, iy Hippocampus—Slander, by Traducor. Satanella had a very numerous progeny, and among those claiming full relationship with St. Clements wore St. Paul, St. Ursula, St. Peter, and St. Olga, who all knew how to 'allop. St. Clements’ specialty was sprinting, and in his day ho had no superior. Weights did not appear to trouble him. .1 have a vivid recollection of seeing him perform at the A.R.C. spring meeting of 1894 'says a Wellington sporting scribe). Fie won the Shorts Handicap under 9st lib, and throe races later, in live Flying Handicap, fairly romped home with 9st 101 b in the saddle. On the •(including day of the mooting in the -nlilicr.ns’ Handicap ho was loaded up with lOst 71b, but it failed to stop him, although lie was giving about Ist to two very smart sprinters in Red Lancer and Rex, the latter of whom twice won the Easter Handicap. St. Clements was a horse of fine conformation and had he been given a good chance at the stud might have made a big name for himself. With ■omewhat limited opportunities he got some speedy gallopers, notably Six Toney, St. Bill, and Gladiole, and these in the season just closed wore able to put St. Clements in tenth place on the list of winning stallions with a total of C-i2!7 10s.