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SOUTHLAND’S TALLEST FILLY
Pr °b ab ly the tallest two-year-old nily ever seen on the Southland RacClub’s tracks is at present being educated Uy P. W. Ellis for a patron, "rites “Sir Modred.” This is a bay uta * a from Adour, and idthough she is upstanding to an un‘!«ual degree there is no doubt about der make and shape. As i* only to be expected at her ago. ■ s ne is slightly on the leg at present, h ut she is splendid backed and coupled "P. while her propelling power behind promises to be of an exceptional character and well-shaped shoulders with good legs and clean hocks suggest that she will some day gallop to advantage. Bred by Mr. G. D. Greenwood, of Canterbury, she was ridden for the first time last week and sho is now settling down to the routine of the tracks after convincing her trainer that she does not lack determination.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 971, 14 May 1930, Page 13
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