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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY

19, 1951.

NOTICE

WHY BRITISH HORSES LOSE THE DERBY

By NIGEL GEE

No feature of sport in post-war Britain has been so discouraging as the frequent French successes in the classics, particularly in the Derby, and in other valuable long distance races. Last year four of the five classics went to France and their horses have won three of the last five races for the Derby. Indeed the figure might have been four, since Amour Drake was unlucky to lose in 1949, and it is only honest to add that there was no French horse in the field in 1946.

Various reasons for the British failure have been advanced-Jess nourishing diets in England, superior training methods in France, and others which are simply untrue or which touch only lightly on the problem. The causes are much more fun- damental.

Prior to this century the Derby was the yardstick by which a horse's ability was measured and the race for which he was bred. If he failed to get this dis- fance, he was not top class and a pon-stayér. The conception of the sprinter existing in his own right us a first-class racehorse was not appreciated.

Thase were the days, tou, Yet the ecencie chill wind outlay. This factor more than when ownership was still which has swept through

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the any has influenced the breed. stenteel pastime rather than

MORE JUVENILE RACING sand business propriution.

The desire for quick dividends has meressed the scope of two- year-old racing, not only for the sake of prizemoney, but also be- naive juvenile who cause the

be canny is has not learned ronsistent in form, and so is the sults medium for betting.

ahmoned claregs during the last!

inny we has produced a ney type of evner, to whom owner- material divestmen:

Today in henry the Derby is whip na le a measpe of excellence, which must show a refuza for

The Austrians Gave Spurs A Soccer Lesson

Says ARCHE QUICK

Spurs, proud football champions of England, were beaten 1-0 on their own White Hart Lane ground by the FC Austria of Vienna in the opening match of the Festival of Britain sports gala.

Beside me there sat Willi Meisel, Inother of Hugo Meisel,, a founder of Austria football. Close-by was Jimmie' Hogan whe, with Meisei, instilled the art of the game into the people of the Danube. They were both in raptures over Austria's play.

So, too. were the England Next Cobles Manchester tean, who met Argentina, who United's

of fishing

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were alt around me Bat they won for the fourth season in were a very serious England surression! Jean, for quite candidly the Aus-, Rotherham La, have reached brians gave football lesson. Division Two at lưng lost after alake no mistake. This was no Leig runners-up in Division Jazy stroll of the Spurs; Three's Northern Section four were dal nut alf the ume and They played only as well they werk all wed.

hues since the War.

The sires with slow-maturing

the stock, in most cases sires of patential three-year-old stayers, have bereme increasingly un- fashionable, The need is for speed and yet more speed, hener the popularity of such sires as Fair Trist and Ponorarna,

| There is, too, the export mar- ket, in which the horse who tays over ten furlongs is not

dinand

Jeneral

In France the reverse is the

There is no two-year-ol

racing, except selling events be-

Tate, and horer's race us to in furlong in their first seas 20. There are also few rich rewards

sprinters, so that there is

every Incentive to breed stayers, The French do not attempt to win British short distance races, their success in the 2,000

Guineas over a mile is con- spicuous by its absence,

are

M. Boussac's Galcador winning the 1950 Derby from Prince Simon to credit France with her third success in this race in five years. Note the distant rearguard Mattygainmal-he won his next race.

Henry Longhurst On GOLF

Urgent Business

London.

It is appropriate that Festival year should be marked by an almost unprecedented invasion of our golfing friends

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WHITSUN RACE MEETING 1951

The second day of the above advertised for Monday, 14thị

May, 1951, has been postponed until Saturday. 19th May, 1961.

The First Saddling Bell wil be rang at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00

p.m.

All previous arrangements to Entries, Admission Tickets and Cash Sweep Tickets, incluiling Through Chances alrendy booked will hold good for that date,

DECLARATIONS Owners are notified that all starting declarations for Mon- day, 14th May, 1961, are cancelled. Pontes starting un Saturday, 19th May, 1951, will require to be declared in the usual manner.

By Order,

* S. A. SLEAP,

Secretary."

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

SIXTH RACE MEETING 1951

The above Race Meeting advertised for Saturday, 26th May, 1951: has heen postponed to Saturday, 2nd June, 1951, and the Entries advertised to

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