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Bluish Wins Iroquois Memorial At Nashville for Second Time TimeNASHVILLE NASHVILLE Tenn May 10 Bluish wellconformed daughter of Impish and Monie Blue carried the white and green silks of Austin Brown Tryon N C sports ¬ man to a popular triumph here Saturday in the seventh renewal of the Iroquois Memorial Steeplechase feature event on the fiverace program presented by the Volunteer State Horsemens Association at Percy Warner Park Confidently ridden by her owner Bluish raced to the end of the approximately threemile course over 18 hurdles eight lengths in front of P T Cheff s Valdina Gwyn who was second by four Jengths over Miss Jane Youmans Storm THour Bluish shouldered 163 pounds and negotiated the distance in 545 There was no mutuel wagering wageringIn In scoring a convincing victory before an estimated crowd of 25000 Bluish be ¬ came the second in the history of the Iro ¬ quois to win the coveted feature on two occasions Rockmayne owned by Barbara Bullitt of Louisville Ky accounted for the inaugural edition in 1941 and also again the following year yearBluish Bluish broke with the field and fenced well while under snug restraint during the early running Approaching the ninth ob ¬ stacle she assumed command and in ¬ creased her advantage thereafter under mild urging Valdina t3wyn a prominent factor from the beginning made his bid nearing the fifteenth hurdle but never seriously threatened the winner Storm Hour weakened in the final stages but lasted over George Shwab s Stonyrun for the minorlibhors
