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Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Mosstrooper, 1998
Folder containing information pertaining to champion racehorse, Mosstrooper. Contents:-/article, "Luciano sits tight on history", Knox News, 19 May 1998, copy/article, "Mosstrooper's Knox links strong", Knox News, 26 May 1998, copymosstrooper, lysterfield, gus powell, violet lambert -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Champion steeplechaser, Mosstrooper, with his owner and trainer, Robert Gustavus “Gus” Powell, in the saddle
B&W photo of Australian champion steeplechaser, Mosstrooper, with his owner and trainer, Robert Gustavius "Gus" Powell, in the saddle. Gus is wearing a pale hat and a light-coloured suit and is carrying a whip. He has a pipe in his mouth. He was a personal friend of William Hermon Snr. The photo may have been taken in Lysterfield. There is a large cleared area with what appear to be low hills in the background.