OVER THE STICKS
EXTRAORDINARY as was the incident, when three of the four runners in the Campbell Hurdle Race at Ellerslie, fell recently, it was not so remarkable as a hurdle event at Randwick on June 16, 1919. Then, at City Tattersall’s meeting, only three of the six acceptors faced the starter. Coominya led early, but after going about seven furlongs baulked at one of the obstacles. Algous was following about two lengths away, and collided with Cominya. Both horses fell over the hurdle, and their jockeys were mixed up with horses on the far side of the jump. Mountwood, the remaining candidate, came along and jumped the hurdle, but the horse came down in his effort to avoid trampling on the two riders. W. H. Baker, rider of Algous, quickly remounted and gained a furlong start before F. Moore could catch Mountwood and resume the chase. Algous won by about a furlong from Mountwood. Though Coominya was remounted and continued in the race, he did not complete the course.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 6
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170OVER THE STICKS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 6
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