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RACING
AND SPORTS NEWS.
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DETAILS OF YESTERDAY'S TRAINING GALLOPS: AFRICAN EVE STILL PROMISING.
SOME INTERESTING SUB-GRIFFINS.
[BY MORNING DEW."]
There were no very outstanding i gallops yesterday, the best perform- ance being that of Afrienn Eve, who went over a mile and three quarters, The last part of his journey was **élocked" and will be found below. Readers can take it from me that the animal shaped very convincingly over the rat mile, and on the whole this big pony of the Eve" stable just now looks about the best thing going for the Derby...
The fact that African Eve has been given nothing but long gallops twice a week indicates that it is a sure starter in the Derby, and the long and careful preparation which has been given this pony will stand
The Sub-Griffina, Iron Blood did a fast three-quar- ters of a mile, finishing in 39.3 seconds and taking 1 minute 39.3 segands for the journey.
Dlotto and Tights went over & mile in 2 minutes 19.3 seconds, and are steadily improving. These two animals should figure prominently in the annual meeting.
Sonny Boy is in tip-top" con- dition, and returned a slightly better
than
Blotto. Tigato and time Shanghai. Beau also put up a con- vincing gallop, his last quarters being particularly good.
Catalan is another good sub, and though he did not finish too strong
it in good stead when the big 'racely yesterday he will prove to be one comes to be run.
King's Bounty went over a slow mile, and does not seem to be any the warse for his long and hard gallop over the last week-end.
Peppermint, a stable companion of Picalili, did a useful mile and a quarter in 2.49.1, finishing in 31.4. He appeared to be hard ridden all
the way.
Lobster Bay and Deception Bay went together over the mile, and the former finished slightly better than Deception Bay, The last three-quarters. of a mile, it will be noted, was well under seconds.
minute 40
Diana put in a fast last, quarter, hut otherwise did not attract atten- tion. Gay Cabellero went three-quarters of a mile, his pro-
over!
of the season's best as the races draw near.
Baby Face preferred to gallop ou the sand-track rather than on the His time of 1442 grass course. is not a true indication of his ability, and had it been desired several seconds could have been knocked off the gallop.
Grenadier was.cut on the course,
but did not galop. As stated. earlier, the pony is on the walking- list, but it is hoped he will be well enough to participate in the forth- coming meeting.
Peashop, I understand, has been taken off the morning gallops," and int the moment" out in Fanling enjoying a rest. I fear this animal is done for from a racing point of view.
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was walked for a quarter of a mile #nd was then sent over another I understand this is a hamile, special xercise calculated to in- prove the animal's staying power.
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As many stables did not gallap their representatives yesterday, the number of ponies clocked is morrow's Daily Press !! will con- tain a complete list of this morn- ing's gallops at the course, and on Saturday some interesting notes and views of the season's prospects will be published.
RACING IN JAPAN.
The times taken at the course yesterday are given below:-
GRASS COURSE.
Pony. Arabian Sea Berse Akka Billiards Bing Boy.11. Blotto... Catalan i Duke of Urga
Firit Key Gay Piceador Gay Toreador Henceforth Huachafo Iron Blood Jade
Sub-Griffins.
Dis- Ist 2nd 3rd 4th taoce. Qr. Qr...
King Cobra Lonesome Night Magic Caduceza Martini Cocktail ... Pagoda...
Peter Guerney
Shanghai Beau...... Snaefell
Sonny Boy Tango Teuchit
The Dodo
The Teal Third Key Tighto Tonbridge
What's Yours
Blue Heaven Deception Bay. Gay Cabellero...... Good Hope Bay.... King's Consort...... King's Shilling ...... Lobster Bay Orlando Peppercorn Peppermint Picaliti Pippin
The Albatross The Partridge The Tiger
Faby Face Surprise Eve The Widgeon Tombola
African Eve Diana
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Bth Oth Last
Qr. Qr: Qr.
Qt.
1 43 1.90
1.56 9.20
1
1.18
1.11 2.26.3
33 32.2
135.2 1.11.2
1.47.3 2.99.4
1
1 50 1,34
219 2.47
136
1.19
1.48.1.2.19.3
1" 30
1.14
1,47 9.90
33
39
1.18. 1
1.31
2.27
43
1.93
2.04
2.38
39.3 1.13
1.50
38.3.1.13
1.47.3
31.3
39
1.14
1.40
30
1.14
1.47
2.2.1
11
1.07
1.39.3
35
1.11
1.54
3 44
1,9**
2.05.4 9.40. 4
1 41
1.10
1.52.3 9.23, 2
1 43
1.23
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1.20
2,00
2,41
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50
1.34" 12
2.47
44 v1.09 1.33 37.8 1.14.3 1.50 38.2 1.17.2 1,34 30.9,"1.11 1.47 38.2 1.17.2 1.34 39 1.16 1.39
221.3
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31.3 32.2
2.19.2
32.1
9.26.2
12. ສ
16
37
1.11.2 1.43
33.a
37
1.12
3%
1.43
1.23
2.04 2.42
1 36
1.12
1.46.1 2.19.4
44
1.22 1.55
30
1.16.1 1.51 2.26
Derby Ponies,
S 36
1.10
1.41
40 1.14 33.2 1.08 44 1.20
44. 1.27-
1.47.2 2.18.1
1.39.3
9.02.3 2.34.1
2.05.9 9.38.3
2.34.4
1 3 4 1 1
31
30.4
31.3
31.2 31.2
1
44 1.27
2.05.3
31.9
1 40
1.14
1.47.9
2.18
30.3
* 33
1.11
1.45
34
1 37 1.13
1.47 2.17.3
.30.3
11 30 1.10
31.4
1 38.1 1.11
1 43
1.25
1 38
1.12
1.17.9 2.23.2 2.03 2.41 1.45.2 2.18.1
2.64.1
.. 31.4
34
2.4
32.2
42.9 1.99 1.57.9 2.31.3 3.01.4
30.1
1
1.44.9 2.17.2 2.49,1
1 35 1.10.3 1.45 2.17.2
SAND COURSE.
Sub-Griffins,“
LETE
31.1 50.4
30
37 1.13
1.44.2
31.9
7 34.1 1.12.1 1.50
37.4
44 1.24.2 2.01.2 2.40.3
34.1 1.12.1 1.50
36. 1
37.4
Derby Pontes.
1
30.2 1.10.4 1.42
30
7.16
1.45.4
King's Bounty Lord Protector
40
1.19.2
1.40.2
1 46
1.32 2.18.3 2.50
Old Ponte,
'Duke of Chantilly.
Erstwhile
I 30
1.10 1.44
2.15.4
1 40
Fair Sport Picey Pickle
1 38
1.19 2.15
1.59 2.32.2
1.50 2.20
42
1
1.19 1.09.2
1.50.2
The Penalties,
A penalty is carried for every Take won, and when a horse has won 15 races be reaches the highest A THOROUGH SPORT:
peanity and must retire from rac- ing. Otherwise horses retire when The following article recently they are seven years old by Japan- ese reckoning, which is six years appeared in the London Times
old by European ideas, for the from a correspondent:--
Japanese apply to rachorses their The Japanese racehorse is train-habit of calling their children two d by exercise on the racecourse in the early morning and by being.) taken for walks through the hack streets during the rest of the day.
Training on the Yokohama course begins at 5 a.m., and 15 5000 AS the dawn has driven the darkness off the bay towards the hills the trotters start rattling round the inner dirt track. When they have finished, the fint racers come out of their stables behind the Grand Stand and, either singly or in bat ches, begin their work on the firm turf of the outer track. The owners and their friends assemble in a corner of the stand, where coffer and toust'are provided by the
ace club.
Before each person is a desk on which is pinned a numbered list of the horses in training. All horses at work carry A number- cloth corresponding to the list, a practice which adds greatly thr convenience of every one. But not, the least enjoyable part of the morning is to see the sun rising from over Yokohama bay and light- ing up the distant peak of Mount
Government's Paternal Eye. The Japanese have taken up rac ing with their usual thoroughness and conscientious enthusiasm,' and he Tokyo autumn meeting lasts for six days; racing begins at 9 in the morning, 11 races are run each day, and it is dusk before the day's sport is ever. The race card for the meeting is a handy volume.
of 351 peges. Of the 66 races of the meeting, nine are steeplechaica, 12 trotting races, and the remain- ing 45 are flat races. Like most things in Japan, racing under the paternal eye of the Government, which regulates conditions with a view to encouraging the breeding Japan a desirable type of
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The crowd at a Tokyo suburban cently modified. But great pre- racecourse contains more mogas and cautions are taken lest the citizen mob than an ordinary Japanese, is corrupted by more extensive crowd. fob is a convenient ab- gambling" than is judged strictly breviation invented by the Japan-necessary to add zust to a day'a ese for the term "modern boy:"; racing. You may, therefore, only amoya is the female, a modern have uns bet on each race of the girl. Incidentally, the mole is standard amount of £9. You wear large circular card with number- divided into two sub-species, the more frivolous "Jazz-boy" and the ed divisions which is punched in politically minded "Marx-boy," the section, appropriate for that who grows long greasy locks and race when you go through the lives in some danger of spending Totalisator turnstile to bet. You
then approach the paying in wick- '. 15 years in prison for what is ter med by the authorities "harbour-ets, which are manned by girls thoughts." The wearing coloured kimonos, and buy dangerous
particular horse, main body of the crowd, however, a ticket for a wear the usual dress, grey kimonos, which ticket is also punched as you? wooden sandals, and Homburg" go out. But if you win, the most hats, with an Inverness cloak if it you can get from the gentlemen in Champion rates, with "forced enis chilly. Permissible variations long black gowns who man the pay- try" for all horses who have won at the meeting. The value of the ces varies from £85 to £200, while the Champion races are worth up to £300. It is compulsory to have at least one steeplechase at every day of racing.
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31.4
33.2
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The Government and a few pri- vate breeders have imported mares and stallions from England and France, imported horses may not be raced.
The horses at present have a rather high action and show a good deal of common blood, but the type is fast improving. The jockeys ride longer than in Eng- land and rest their hands on the horse's neck, but they use the whip less and ride their finishes almost entirely with their hands.
to
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hats. The more cautious wear a are elastic-sided boots and howleringout wicket in £20, for, apart from the substantial deductions large black pad over the nose and made for tax and expenses, the mouth held on with elastic, to
odds are limited to nine to one. guard against germs. There is a Surplus money over the limit of sprinkling of officere in red-tabbed the odds goes to the club; the khaki and with long swords. The overages may run reporters sit in a reserved portion thousand pounds. of the stand, ameking innumerable cigarettes and eating grapes. The local great ones, in tail coats and Homburg hats, stand smoking in the Paddock, watching the horses, whose rumps are sprinkled with n great handful of salt-for luck.
Betting by Rule.
At one end of the stand is the Totalisator, introduced when the law prohibiting all betting was re-
"Doping" Not Barred. There is no rule against doping horses, and it is legal to stimulate one's entry with droughts of green ten, or with sake, the Japanese wine distilled from rice. Should these be insuficient one may resort to the dried skin of a certain snake, which has most disturbing effects, or to putting live sand-cels in the horses' mash,
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