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JOHN M P THE ERRATIC JUMPER No more deceiving creature has ever appeared in the best of company than the English steeple ¬ chaser John JL P which is being JHteil for the seasons big jumping stakes by J E Widcners trainer Howard Lewis a past muster in the art We are told that John M P Is to show his true quality this year It is an old story He has been most erratic in his career of five seasons on the Eng ¬ lish and American turfs though he has won nearly half the races in which he as started John M P raced all of three and part of two more seasons in England as the property of J S Morrison and was trained by Nugent John M P is now nine years old and a big bay gelding by Brittanic Guiding Star In 1000 the geidiug was an early star In England and after winning five races in succession was made favorite for the Grand National starting at 3 to 1 Yet when the pinch came in that difficult race John M P lxlted and slipped under the rails In this country he has been most inconsistent though when racing ran to his liking ho has at times beaten some of the best of the American Jumpers In Ills five seasons on the turf in this country and in England John M P bus performed and won according to the table below Year Age Sts 1st 2d 3d Unp Amt 1003 4 S 0 1 1 1 1004 G 12 G 2 2 2 7413 1003 G 1900 775002 4040 1000 7 4 2 00 2 11000 1007 S 2 1 0 0 1 lnr 1007 S S 1 0 0 2 f Total 5 31 15 15In In America
