THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1961.
women in racing
Never marry a jockey
said mother
-BUT SHE DID
She is a pretty young housewife with well-cut golden hair, blue eyes and a dimple in her right cheek. As-bright and trim as the new maison- nette she occupies with her new husband in Leatherhead, Surrey,
of line
You would look twice at her fog olmust all the year round).
saic!! She saya with the sweet In the supermarket.
horses in her nostrils.
Her father In Scable Drenastey, the quiet Ausle who waitzed on to the British turf 10 years ago and was swiftly recognised
The world's best; a As one of gentle wizard with two-year- okis
simply, as she pours les into her brand new cups: "I might, have two shillings on the tote once a year. But I kills me to me six-pence, And Mummy's terrified of horses.
same
Not quite the
"I wouldn't rate it 1 never went to another vore meeting |
unless Brian or Daddy
were there
So speaks one of the really impetani wonen in racing. Mra Loretta Swift,
Her first horse was a Shut land. "Daddy rode it to work one day and it rolled on him."
Bad spell
And when she was
11
oxed 21. And all iri her mother told her: ma od just over seven months. | "You never want to marry and a jockey wife like her
jockey. 1 u hard life." mutier, Mrs Scable Breasley.
And as she explaires, being married tu a successful jockey is not quite the sanie in being nine-till-Ave to married Leatherhead businessman.
1
She replied: "I fall in love with a fockey, like you did. I marry him."
saw
Brian Un 0
AL 14 she fast Swift, "the boy jockey," She was born in Melbourne, British racecourse. She admired and them, une Australia (three tracks and re-him for a year,
SOFTBALL REVIEW (2)
End of a series
By FRANK ENTWISLE
day they were introduced in the slands at Kempton Park,
to they had
"Yes...
there's I suppose danger, too. I don't mind him
the hurdles On a Monday in October last riding
well year they were married at St. I always telephone to find Paulo. Knightsbridge and sel out if he's oll right after the
en holeymdon to a hotel | race. near Maldenhead.
"I've seen him jumping. 1 By Wednesday break Into the holiday. and stand there with everything I've Brian was riding Jebanette forgot to cross, crossed. Tommy Carey at Newmarket en "And third understand Thursday.
the job br ready with smile. Racing is tough com- petition. Sometimes a jockey's the work; sometimes
"IL won. At about three or four to one. I think." *y
Loretta. "And it broite a bad spell for Brian. He'd had about six weeks without a winner Jockey's wife.
So began the married life of a
'Hard life'
"A Juckey's life in bard," the says. "Brian has to get up very early in the morning and drive to ride gallops. 10 Lambourn Then he may have to drive three or four hundred miles to meeting, ride, then drive back, It's race-drive-race-drive-und the long drive home at night.
I had a friend about lo
marry a jockey, this is the ad- vice I'd give her," says the new wife with a lifetime's experi- ence.
on top
♫
deep in despair. He thinks he's
Koing to ride a winner and something happens ail the horse can't quite make it.
"So when he comes home miserable and you open the doar and you have a long face, it makes it twice as bad for him. "Remember a Juckey's Even life is a worrying life. for someone like my father who never has to be anxious about his wright."
That weight!
Here Brian Swift, at ft. Din. one of the islest jockeys un the Turf uncuris his legs from the fireside chalr where he has "First, I'd say: be adaptable been listening to the workaday
learn patience.
philosophy of his new wife.
clay
"And at the end of when you have a meal ready for certain hour, and something happens at the rare and he's not back on time, you can't just get mad. You married a jockey.
"Second Learn to もい lonely...
from early morning till late at night. And for muen he has to go longer when abroad to ride.
Giants caused major
surprise
by winning
the Junior League
By OLLY VAS
Our Junior League softballers had a busy time throughout the recently concluded playing season as they had to take part in a 10-match schedule which was completed in two rounds of eight matches each. Those who should have guessed better apparently did not, for the sports- writers did not give Ray Cordei ro's Giants more than a passing word. all their As we all know now, they won the title, going through matches without a single defeat. Nine teams took part in the League,
The Giants were ably coached by Sherifan Hamel. They had Bil-round strength and their bal- Un power
particularly strong for they averaged 15 runs per match.
1
gins. They lacked match' teinperament.
the
'big, than made up for by keenness for they did not miss a single In fourth place we had the match. They won only folir out Joey Pot 16 games, including a pair of White Sox, managed by Wilkinson. They were somewhat wins through forfeits and in alt of an enigma, never playing true their matches except une the up- to the form they were capable position ran up double-figure Pitcher R. D. "Sonny" Machado, of, with so many experienced scores. Despite two no-hit shut- Date of the unsuccessful MVP players in the team. They serop-outs at the hands of the Giants Imminees, had a goud season, ed through by narrow margins and the Stardusts the Austers tossing a 23-0 no-hitter against against lowly-placed opposition | never lost interest in Lengue the Austers and twice shutting and on the occasions 1 saw them proceedings and like the Antel- qut the New Asia Colleglans. The play I got the distinct impres-opes must be commended for champions were fully extended slon that they seemed disinter- their fighting spirit. If they hul only once when the Stardusts ested in the outcome of the had the services of a good coach battled against them for 13 in match. They were at their best things might have been different nings before losing 6-8 in one of in one solitary. outing against for them. the Best Junior matches seen at the Stardusts when they lost King's Park in years.
Their finest year
Runners-up were the Star- dusta. managed by Lionel Dayaram and coached by Peter d'Almada. They Had their finest
first since they year look up the game some years ago.
The
three Ulesta brothers, Baker Hussain and Michael Dayaram, this year's MVP win
4-5.
The Austers must be con- Nelson Thayer's New Asia Eratulated for having ended as runners-up in the Junior Knock- College boys dit very well Out Series when they won their indeed. He put it a great deal way through to the Anal against
of his time coaching the side the Stardusts. which boasted of a sprinkling
of Japanese students.
Grand fighters
In the second-to-last spot were the Wolves under Ben- ny Constantino who admitted rigli frm the start that they were out to gain adnie plating experience. They earited if at very ligh price for latters from the rest of League went to work unrelentlessly the offerings
Bonnie of plicher Castto.
They did not do too well against the three top teams in the league but they more than held their own against the rest at the Junior Division. Some- nur, were the backbone of the times they played surprisingly team. Hussain had only one bad well and sometimes very pour- day, against the Glanis, other- ly. They have the makings of a wise he pitched steadily through-ne team though their fielding cul the season.
could be improved. Pitcher M. Defensively there were no Chan made a late-season return weak links in the team but of to the side and turned in some the year but for sheer deler- fensively their batting could
for they good mound performances. have been improved did not have a single, consistent- Corporal Barry Mayfield's An-equal footing.
The 'rookie' team They were the 'rookio' test of
mination and courage unly the two Services team were on
ly powerful baiter to drive in clupes, Services team from As for the cellar-dwellers, Yec the runs.
Fanling, ended up in sixth place, Jleic-fal's Pandos, this was their The Stardusts are an up-and- į Less enthusiastic sides would leanest year to dato in their cuning alde with a great future have thrown down their suft- | long association with Junior in softball If they stick together ball gloves in frustration after softball. Yee could not ralne on- for they have excellent (bain-43-1 oh, 22-0 selbacks Butt Motough players for his skie as one work, ability and what is most the Antelopes. They were not by one his boys left the Colony Important, trivalled enthusiasm dispayed nor disheartened in and he was forced to withdraw for the game. They lost only two their first year in competitive the team from the League mid- matches, both to the Glants.
In third place were the In-
dians, managed by Alev Drago,
softball.
way through the season. So we The Antelopes lost more often will never know whether or not than they won but this was to the Puntas might have dont well They shoul have done much be expected of an Inexperienced had they able to show up la better, for on paper anyway, alde. Mayßeld was the spirit be- force at game ilme. they had a strong side, from the hind the lean and to im and
ranks of which they could rely
on players capable of bunting, hilting and base-stealing.
Pitcher Jojo Marques was
his feat-mates go this column's We have had more exciting congratulations for the team's Junior sufiball in the past but terrific sporting apirit and never- the 1060-01 sepadn was not with- say-die älṭftuda.
out its mainents. There were three no-hitters registétéd, aix
• good on and off and the team Right at the bottom of the Lea-shut outs, one, extra laning did not appear to hava finishing gue table we had the Austers,match and only 12 matches last- power even when they ware well the Pandas and the Wolves. Beried five Inhings. There were near on top th league matches, The Bholton's Austelti were, of course, upsets and runaway viuteries
two notable occasions this was another Services team frum too. To the Juntots i extend my apparent boldg their defents by Shatin. Whatever knowledge good withes for having provid- the Stardusts when they should they may have lacked about the ed us with some good afferisin have won by comfortable mar-finer points of softball was mordment during the menton.
He explains: "I've hnd dim- culties about my weight all my life. I somethines have over a stone to get off before the lat.
"I go to a dietician and live on crange Julce for a week and gel bad tempered.
"The trouble is, we both ke? ealing. And Loretla, is a pretty oo cook... and expert with spaghetti bolognese."
Lurcita says: "We used to ent about the same amount. But now I'm eating about twice as much us Brian.
"You see. 1 expect a baby about the end of July.
"Would like it lo be 51
jockey if it's a boy?
"Well I don't know
But I wouldn't try to influence him
One way or the other.
That would be wrong."
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