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had done some interesting work on a new type of fence. Irish and English racing hurdles are conventionally made of sheep hurdles and laced with birch. Suitable birch has become more difficult to obtain there.
Lord Harrington, a racing enthusiast and master of the Limerick Hunt, annually stages a point-to-point on the grounds of his Greenmount Stud. When NSHA officials learned that the newly developed steeplechase fence was to have its first full racing trial at Limerick on Feb. 25, they dispatched executive secretary Jack Cooper post haste to see the results...
Cooper was impressed with the possibilities of the new fence, particularly if it were modified in some respects to better suit American racing.
Several sections of the fence were flown here. They were strongly criticized by most, after being displayed at a number of places. Riders and trainers were reluctant to even school a horse over
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