Evening star., 1940-02-26
0ueer|y Inconsistent
Ard Patrick Threat
For Jumper Title
1t. Kone's Agerovotine
Mount Has Il in Him
To Win Myer Grown

Some show horses win all the time
and others never win. But 1t. o.
K. Kane's Ard Patrick, which sur
prised every one but his owner by
easily winning the tough take-your-
choice jumping class at Fort Myer
Wednesday night, alternated victory
and defeat with annoying regularity.
Although Pat now has four points
toward the open jumpers title
which will be awarded at next
months show his owner is not at
all optimistic about beating out the
current leader, 1t. David Wagstaff's
Enterprise.
OF course. should Pat suddenly
display winning consistency, he
would make it hot for those enter
tanning championship hopes. because
he is capable Of jumping better
than any horse In the show when
he feels like 1t.
Breaks Down Running Away.
Pat has a strange background.
Imported to this country from Ire
land about 10 years ago by Tim Du-
rant, prominent New York steeple-
chase and hunt enthusiast. the big
chestnut fellow was put to racing
over the hurdles, both at the big
tracks and at several amateur meets.
Pat won his share of purses and
finally became good enough to war
rant being nominated for the Mary
land Hunt Cup. the toughest tim
Der race In the world.
It was Pats own fault that he
never went to the post for that clas-
sic. One day while training for the
race he ran away with his exercise
boy and broke down., That ended
his racing career. He was sold to
Mickey Walsh, one of the most sue
cessful horse show trainers in the
country, and soon was winning
7-foot classes. Although a noted
in-and-outer, he was regarded as
one Of the best in the game, but
seldom won twice in row.
Walsh evidently tired of the
horses inconsistent ways for he sold
him. Since then several riders have
tried without success to make the
thoroughbred learn one-two
punch. 1t. Kane admits that he
can't do 1t, but, despite that, he's
won several important events with
him in big shows.
Captures Scott Trophy.
Probably the best of these came
two years ago when Pat, now 13,
survived four jumpoffs with the
best military horses in the world
to win the Scott Trophy at the
national show In New York. Cham
pionship. reserve and stake class
honors have been won by him at the
Piping Rock show, in which Pat
captured titles before coming under
the wing OF Kane.
While he would like to hunt his
blue ribbon winner, Kane declares
that's out. Hell run away with
anyone when he feels like IT," Kane
says, "and usually it's all I can dc
! to hold him In the show ring"
Right now Pat Is only 3 points
behind Enterprise for the jumper
crown and except for missing the
first championship class at the De-
cember show he might be leading
However, Kane wouldn't bet plugs
shoe On that. Shortly after he won
his blue the other night Pat came
back in the open jumpers and won
nothing. He'll have two more
events next month In which to pick
up points for the title, but, taking
his record into consideration, Enter
prtse's owner might as well worry
about the milk mans horse passing
his. Pat probably feels he can resi-
on his laurels for some time tc
come and likely will skip blue rib.
bons for q spell.