Star Australian Colt Dies: Artilleryman Winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1919 and Other Rich Races, Daily Racing Form, 1921-02-16

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I I i j j I | i j I I I j ! — _ w STAR AUSTRALIAN COLT DIES Artilleryman Winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1919 and Other Rich Races. It f the best Australian race horses of recent years, the brown .oli Artillerymen, by Comedy King- Cm-- Battery, by Stemriak, died untimely Saturday. January 28. He was the pioperty of A. 1. Murphy and Sir S. Harden and taking part in seventeen races won ten of them, his battles with Kiclniioml Main when a three year-aid being a sen-ational featuie of Australian racing ill 1818, Among his victories he won tin- Caiilfiold GehsCaS, the Au-iraiian Jockey Crab Derby, Victoria Baring Club St. I.e;.er and ran second to Blrbni ml Main in the Victoria Derby. His crowning triumph came when carrying 184 pound- be won the world re nouned Melbourne up. rsmaiag its two uiies in it- record time. M:L4 1-J. hi- persistent rival. Kich mond Main. Finishing second and the -i rear old Two Itliu- third.


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