WEIGHT STOPS THEM

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1930, Page 5

WEIGHT STOPS THEM

“TABOOED” IN NATIONAL ixURDLES The records of 30 years prove that weight stops the best of them, and in that period the topweight has only won the Grand National Hurdle Race three times, has been second thrice and third once. . The list, which does not hang out much hope (on the law of averages) for this year’s horse in the alleged “post of honour,” is as follows: — 1900.—Record Reign, 12.12, first. 1901—Moifaa, 12.10, unplaced. 1902. Cavaliero, 12.9, unplaced. 1903. Battleaxe, 11.13, unplaced. 1904. Waiwera, 11.9, unplaced. • 1905. Romeo, 11.0, unplaced. 1906. Kremlin, 10.12, unplaced. 1907—Paritutu, 11.4, second. 1908. —Paritutu, 11.9, second. 1909—Exmoor, 11.0, unplaced. 1910. —Paisano, 12.1, first. 1911. Paisano, 12.8, unplaced. 1912. Black Northern, 12.2, unplaced. 1913. —The Native, 11.6, disqualified. 1914. —Player, 11.7, ‘unplaced. 1915. —Leonta, 10.13, second. 1916. Crib, 11.2, unplaced. 1917. —Art, 11.8, unplaced. 1918. Gladful, 11.9, unplaced. 1919. —Rewi Poto, 11.6, unplaced. Art, 11.6, unplaced. 1920. Lochella, 12.6, unplaced. 1921. —Fisher, 11.11, unplaced. 1922. Ngata, 11.9, third. 1923. 11.9, unplaced. 1924. Nukumai, 11.8, unplaced. 1925. Sir Roseberry, 11.9, unplaced. 1926. Ngata, 11.9, unplaced. 1927. Kawini, 10.6, unplaced.; . 1920.—Nukumai, fi \ ’2SQ/—Mister Gamp, unplaced.