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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2345, 30 December 1914, Page 7

Challenge Crosse, who won the Villicrs Handicap, at the Australian Jockey Club's Meeting on Saturday, is bred from imported, parents, both of whom claim exceptional pedigrees. His sire, Challen-, ger, is by Isinglass—Meddlesome, by St. Gatien—Busybody, by Petrarch—Spinaway, by Macaroni—Queen Bertha, while his dam,i La Crosse, is by Ladas—Lucy Cross, by St. Simon—Verdigris, by Springfield. So far, however, Challenger has not sired many notable performers, though he has had a fair number of useful representatives, while the progeny of La Crosse have proved only moderate. Challenge Crosse won the Trial Stakes at-the spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club last season, Mr. .G. D. Greenwood's Banksia being second, but he has done little racing: since then. Inishi, wlio finished second to him on Saturday, won the Australian Jockey Club's Sires' Pro-' duce. Stakes last autumn,. Mountain Knight being sccond,' and ho was freely discussed as likely to develop into a jiighi-clasa three-year-old, but his form this season has been disappointing. His sire, Persian Knight, is by Persimmon (sou of St. Simon) from Perfect Dream, so that he., is a three-quarter brother to Charlemagne 11., Cramari, the dam of Imshi, is by the New Zealand-bred Cravat, who was a full brother to Armilla. and Coronet, by Castor—Necklaco, by Muskot—Locket. 1

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