The first success was in November, 1932, when Strijevsky won his pink coat on a 123 Y, Ben Dochy, followed home by a very heavy heavyweight in Hickmott on a thirteen hander, Great Movement 'Y's first and second The second success was in November the following year when R. N. Harris on the famous hunter The Silver Pheasant won the first hunt outright—lightweight and heav.
Weight, The third occasion was in the only hunt this year when Morgan was successful on Cinema Morn, with a heavyweight on a "Y" second.
Of these twenty seven hunts, four have been won outright by a heavy weight, three times on 'Z's, once 'Y.' as mentioned above. The ssu included the magnificent achievement of H. D, Rodger, who won. two consecutive Christmas Hunts on the same pony, Cossack Pride, and Chester Fritz's fine win last season on Tempest.
It is noticeable that open hunts [usually result in a dual win, there being only five occasions on which there has been no heavyweight prize, Turning to the 'Y' class hunts, there has been but one occasion on which a heavyweight passed the flags first. This was in a hunt laid by Liddell in' January 1933. It was run in exceedingly heavy going and when the leaders came in sight down Six Tree Line it was seen that two heavyweights were fighting out a desperate finish, These were Franklin on Zakouska and Hickmott on Great Movement, the former, on a bigger pony, getting the better in a very tight' finish. This was a magnificent achievement on the part of both riders as there were some excellent ponies out that day ridden by lightweights, Unlike open hunts, *Y' hunts are not productive of heavyweight prizes, Only four are noted, the first being that of Knipschildt,
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