TOP NOTCH TOPWEIGHTS

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1930, Page 5

TOP NOTCH TOPWEIGHTS

sow they fared in steeples,

Before a. limit was placed on the Weights to be carried in the Grand National Steeplechase some very solid im j posts were handed, out, and in some dases owners elected to set their champions the task of winning under them. And in the past 30 years the topweight ion, the day has won only three times, besides running twice second and thrice third. The list is as follows: — 1900. Black Dust, 11.6, unplaced. 1901. —Moifaa, 13.6, unplaced. 1902. The Guard, 13.2, unplaced. 1903. Scallywag, 11.5, unplaced. 1904. Haydn, 12.0, unplaced. 1905. —Kaitere, 12.5, unplaced. 1906. —Kaitere, 12.0, unplaced. 1907. —Kaitere, 13.3, third. 1908. —Kaitere, 12.8, unplaced, . 1909. —Eurus, 11.3, unplaced. 1910. —Capitol, 12.0, unplaced. 1911. —Corazon, 12.3, second. 1912. —Continuance, 12.3, unplaced. 1913. —Pari tutu, 11.9, unplaced. 1914. —Bercola, 11.13, second. ~~ • Captain Jack, 11.13, unplaced. 1915. —Tim Doolan, 11.7, unplaced. . 1916. —Braeburn, 11.11, unplaced. 1917. Crib, 11.13, third. 1918. —Master Strowan, 12.7, third. 1919. Waimai, 12.7, unplaced, 1920. Lochella, 12.7, unplaced, 1921. —Coalition, 12.7, first. 1922. —Coalition, 12.7, unplaced. ■ 1923. —Oakleigh, 12.0, first. 1924. —Oakleigh, 12.5, unplaced. 1925. —Sir Roseberry, 12.3, unplaced. 1926. —Passin’ Through, 10.11, unplaced. x 1927. —Beau Cavalier, 11.7, first. 1928. —Beau Cavalier, 12.5, unplaced. 1929. —Kawini, 10.13, unplaced.