STOPPED DEAD
QVER the last 50yds of the Wellington Steeplechase yesterday, Fabriano had his neck -in front of King s Guard, and the race seemed to be in his keeping. Then only about five yards from the post he appeared to stop dead, and King’s Guard collared him, and won by half a head. Perhaps Fabriano’s rider let up a shade too soon, but on the other hand, the horse might have been dead beat. At any rate both King’s Guard and Fabriano had pulled up in less than a chain past the post, and two very tired horses and two thoroughly weary horsemen weighed in. It was a really punishing finish, following on an exhausting race.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 712, 11 July 1929, Page 13
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117STOPPED DEAD Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 712, 11 July 1929, Page 13
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