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FAMOUS FRENCH JUMPER BREAKS DOWN Romance of Huis Clos Bought for 100 Over Which Fortunes Were Made PARIS Franco May Li The two crack British steeplechasers Troytown and Poethlyn which are int nded to compete in the Grand Steeplechase de Paris at Anteuil in June have had a dangerous rival removed from their path by the breakdown of Huis Clos Huis Clos supplies an interesting page iu the romance of the turf Being a complete failure on tin flat M G Turbil picked him up last spring for 100 and put him to jumping Huis Close staggered the racing world by winning seven Rices off the reel In a few months M G Turbil had won nearly 10 K0 in stakes and then sold Huis Clos still a threeyearold to Mr X E Ambatielos for 40000 For this new owner the horse has won two events of minor importance and was a candidate for the Grand Steeplechase de Paris with prospects second to none On Saturday he was saddled for a paltry 1000 race in which he was required to give thirty iwunds to horses of his own age and although he made a gallant showing the efforts proved his un ¬ doing Between the last two hurdles he completely collapsed was dismounted and brought back to the paddock lame lameSince Since the arrival of Poethlyn in France all has gone well with him and his only public outing at Auteuil was a victory which considerably impressed all present With Troytown also due to compote British interest iu the race will In greater than over this year Thfir most formidable French op ¬ ponent undoubtedly will be Coq Gaulois which will enjoy a big pull in the weights over the British pair and is a steeplechaser of exceptional merit
