A STEEPLECHASING INCIDENT.
The following appeared in the London cables to the Sydney “Sun”: — An exciting incident marked the finish of the Steeplechase at Kempton Park recently. Coming up to the last jump the favourite (Mr. Ismay’s Kenia) had a lead of Oakley. Kenia blundered, and shot the jockey (Pigott) from the saddle, but he clung to his mount’s neck, and, scrambling back into his seat, won the race. The failure of Oakley’s rider to take advantage of the accident and overhaul the stumbling Kenia led the stewards to hold an inqunry. It was ascertained that Oakley had jumped clumsily, causing his rider to lose the stirrupirons, so that he was unable to profit by the opportunity which Kenia’s blunder offered.
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1246, 5 March 1914, Page 11
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121A STEEPLECHASING INCIDENT. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1246, 5 March 1914, Page 11
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