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WOOTTON WINNING IN MESOPOTAMIA One of those improvised meetings so popular with the fighting men was held at Bagdad Mesopo t iinia last March Rain somewhat spoiled the sport I lit the racing was of tiptop quality runners being i umerous One of the events was the Bagdad Crand National about two miles won by a mare i nmed Venus owned by Lieut L A Ormrod and ridden by Frank Wootton the Australian jockey and Danny Mahers rival for English riding honors some years ago Wootton was lsj placed in an ¬ other event
