SOME WINNERS 



The following season he won over hurdles at Clifton, 

 taking also the other two events for which he started. 

 He came out as a 'chaser in 19 16, third in good com- 

 pany to an even money favourite in Limerock, who but 

 for a fall in the War National after he had actually 

 cleared the last fence would I think there can be no 

 possible doubt have taken that prize in 191 7. 



Mr. Pick is a much better horse on the top of the 

 ground, so that conditions are often against him. They 

 were in his favour at Windsor in December last year, 

 191 7, and he beat ten opponents for the College Maiden 

 Steeplechase, subsequently on the same course winning 

 the Rays Handicap Steeplechase from Sergoi, Shaccabac, 

 Meridian, Green Falcon, Wavylace, Mask Off, Elgon, 

 Fashion, Veni and Hannibal. During the last season 

 he continued to do well. In February 191 8 he was 

 second at Gatwick, third to Real Grit and Scarlet Button 

 at Sandown, won the Surrey Double Handicap Steeple- 

 chase at the War National Gatwick Meeting from Eager 

 Simon, Bernstein, Scarlet Button and White Surrey, 

 being afterwards beaten only half a length at Manchester 

 by Minstrel Park, that good horse Pollen, a 5 to 4 on 

 favourite, eight lengths behind him. There are 

 evidently great possibilities about Mr. Pick. 



Mount Hecla is ideally bred for a 'chaser, a son of 

 Hackler and Breemount's Pride. Unfortunately he has 

 not entirely justified his pedigree, though he has won 

 races. As a five-year-old in 191 1 he had been beaten 



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