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ARTILLERYMAN 15 A REAL SMASHER Australia has a mighty tirceyearold in action this year He is Artilleryman Sir Samuel llor deus wellnamed bay son of Comedy King ami Crossfire Lit in April lie won tin St Ixger at Kandwick at 1 to 5 and in a canter with a pair of good colts Whiz Iliing and Sinhud deadheating behind him Artilleryman was an ordinary two yearold winning only a Nursery in nine races Put as a threeyearold he is a smasher and has won ten important races of the fourteen in which he has started The colt is big courageous a weight carrier and wins his own races if held together Distance is his forte and in only one race over a route has he been defeated Kichmond Main another good colt beating him for the mile and one half Aictoria Derby at Flcmington and dcadhPating with him for the New South Wales Australian Jockey Club Derby at the Kandwick Course of Sydney SydneyIn In the Melbourne Cup Artilleryman decisively beat Kichmond Main and in addition to the cup has won the Koschill Giiinas Caulfield Guineas Fisher Plate St George Stakes Victoria and New South Wales St Legers and the Governors and Kings Plates of Victoria VictoriaAustralians Australians expect Artilleryman to lead their great winners Carbine still holds first dace with a total of 1475SO So far with the best racing of the year ahead Artilleryman has won SK5 0 All the distance veightforage races m the Syd ¬ ney and Melbourne districts are at his mercy if he continues in form and he is likely to close tin Australian racing year whici ends June 30 with S125000 or more to his credit creditProvided Provided nothing in the way of accidents hampers Artilleryman he has two or three years of rich ricing ahead of him and is certain to displace Car ¬ bine which however rolled up his total by mar ¬ velous performances in lean financial years yearsArtillerymans Artillerymans owner is a Sydney department store owner in a large way and a keen sportsman who was knighted after the war for sterling services in the line of supplies
