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OUR QUEEN AND THE TURF

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1955.

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HATS OFF FOR THE QUEEN!

By JOHN HALL AND JOHN RICKMAN

Aureole was the Queen's first great horse. It was Auerole who made her the winning owner last year, the first lady of the Turf, and the first Queen ever to head the list of winning owners.

Aureole is a son of the famous Hyperion and was foaled by King George VI.'ş. mare Angelola at Hampton Court.Her Majesty, then Princess Elizabeth, went to see him a few days after he was born, fed him from a milk bottle.

She has always gone fre-crowds waiting to reenact his quently to the Hampton Cour: stables. As girls, she and her sister used to tein in the nam ing of the royal colts and fillies, often suggesting names which were highly unsuitable.

Aureole grew up to be highly strung, temperamental, wilful," dislike of with an 'intense

taste for much at. crowds and tention, stroking and patting from people he liked, It is still sald at Newtparket that he was the crly horse in Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort's stables that dared to call the famous trainer by his first name,

GREAT HOPES

sing "God Save the tory to

the Derby crowds Queen" as"

National Anthem in sang, the 1909 when King "Teddy" won the Derby, stayed silent. Aureale ran next

in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park and was third. Pinza beat the royal horse in the King George VI. again and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 18-this time by three lengths.

ever

imperious.. must lead

Wito

eye in his box, a damaged an few days previously; Smith has to wear a hearing aid.) THE joke

the broke the tension

She threw Queen was feeling. back her head tod laughed heartily,

and camera's

It was a stupendous race. The Queen, the Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret were on tip-

as Aureole toes

and, Marcel Boussac's Janitor made it neck and peck and passed the post. The Pinza dropped out of together. There was a rush to

Aureole was prepared the racing-

unsaddling

enclosure Leger. He made ther for the St.

wait for the news by having "nerves treat-verdict, Ascot held its breath. ment from 3 Harley Street Standing with Captain Boyd- psychotherapist

travelled Rochfert,

The Queen shifted Sady to Newmarket to give the

from one foot to the

other, At stallion sedative massage.

her Princess Margaret wrung. He was

The Queen gave her. ap hands. At last over the loud- the he Excise

this "doctoring."

No. 1

·speaker: "First—No. string or fres; a monarch among proval_for

Aureole Ascot forget horses; with his proud carriage, had daily reports on progress,

to Newmarket

decorum. his flashing chestnut coat, and went to

Hats sailed in the air, people He won Aureole. It was not the first his, three gay socks.

race in 1952 and was the time she had had Harley Street cheered, laughed, there

were called to her horses. In 1950 tears of emotion. The Queen Queen's favourite,

firsi-ever

thorous deep wonderful,"

wa:3 everjoyed. *I Derby Day 1953, the Corona- her

she said. The tion Derby. The crowds longed Astrakhan

electrical therapy-short-wave

Queen Mother smiled at Capt. for a royal victory; there were |

be treatment to correct a kneecap Boyd-Rochfort, "Never have I great hopes that it would

seen my daughters so excited." Aureole's day, though Pizza, his condition. Aureole ran third In

CLOSE RACE rival, had pushed him to show that Leger.

The piece

the betting. chestout was on edge; so 100, frankly, was her Majesty.

П

all

50

the

As soon as she reached course she asked for news; she see him saddles. was there to talked with Harry Carr, told Hits:

terribly exciting."

As Harry Carr rode off an over-

-enthusiastic racegoer gave Aureole a "god luck pat. A "clout" Harry Carr called it afterwards. Aureole reacted violently and two stable hands had to help Carr g him under control

It was not the Queen's Derby. Finza wen; Aureole was second, beaten by four lengths. The

was given

HANDICAPPED

See

But last year he established Himself as the horse of the year. He won the Coronation Cup at Epsom, went to Royal Ascot for a race that the Queen, and thousands who were there,

will never forget.

IN

was

won

TN July, again at Ascot, for the fabulous King George VI. and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

£27,650, Aureole worth another close race.

Janitor was: there, but this time the challenger was Mme. Vamos. Aureole, It was the Hardwicke Stakes Volterra's tad Eph Smith was riding the who won by three-quarters of

As chestnut.

everyone, when now her length, scared was practice, the Queen he dislodged Smith before the regular talked with him before the race, start asked him how he rated his chances. Her excitement was obvious.

Smith replied: "Well, Ma'am, we are rather handicapped. The animal is blind in one eye and deaf." (Aureole I'm

Starting Lineups For

4

22nd All-Star

All-Star Game At Milwaukee In July

Chicago, July 3.

had

Helped by this victory, the Queen became last year's win- ning owner with 19 wins and stakes lotalling £10,993.

She was a bare £250 ahead of her closest rival, the Ameri- can milliezaire Mr R. Sterling Clark,

Racegoers were delighted, even those who had been follow ing Mr Claric's horses, and who felt that had he not withdrawn his Derby winner, Never Say Die, from the Champion Stakes Later in the year he would probably have put the Queen in second place.

Of the Queen's gross win- nings, Aureole, with £30,093

won

Eighteen-year-old Annette Naur from Copenhagen, a member of the Dansk Vendski Forbund Ski Club poses with her water skis prior to the competitions between the Danish club and a British team held at the Ruislip. Lido, Middlesex, England-London Express

Photo.

Overseas Oarsmen

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Win Six Of Seven Finals At Henley

Henley-on-Thames, July 2. Overseas oarsmen won six of the seven events open them today wherr the finals of the Henley Royal Regatta were rowed off on the River Thames in beautiful weather here.

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The United States

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FROM EX-CONVICT TO FILM STAR

A Real-life Story That Puts In The Shade The Script Writers' Best

By MICHAEL RUDDY

This is the real-life story of a film star that puts in the shade even the most vivid efforts of the Hollywood script writers.

It's the story of swashbuckling Rory Calhoun, handsome hero « of many a Western, who has just confessed that he was once a convict-in fact, a convict with quite a record. And he says he confessed to thwart blackmailers.

"It was the only way to stop them once and for all," he told me.

"I had to take a chance on what publication of my secret, which I and a few close friends don't have nursed for years, would do to my career. Now the truth is out, you know how good it feels.

"I no longer have to go down 3. "I first tried to enlist," he "As it turned out, Liga and I town in Los Angeles to meet sald to me. "I was asked for are relieved that the facts are some ex-convict at some dump three charteter referentes. So I now public knowledge and no to explain that my sad pist forgot it. I worked the grave longer do my father and mother. I my friends, Guy Madison, and shin in was known to all the people yard ai

in an ironworks. most concerned-my wife, my]

a logger in Santa the Ladds have to protect me,” parents, the studio bosses.... Cruz w bere I lived. Then my Rory continued. and that I wasn't going to my folks told me my great grand- blackmail to anyone.

Do you know the first thing mother was ill in Los Angeles

story and she wanted to see me. So I that happened after the "It was- hard to convince took the train down, while sort was published? C.B.S. producer Bill Dozier called me and asked some of them," said the hard of wondering what I'd do."

me to play the role of the prize- riding. hard shooting "Sometimes they became

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str.

In- "Next I went riding. In the Sghter in the TV production of

"The Champion" that to Hollywood hills.

Douglas, starred in.

sulting and it bothered me have to convince them fore- fully that I meant positively no pay.of.

"When I

Was released from Springfleld Federal Penitentiary in 1643 I'd spent almost ore- third of my life in gaol, and that includes seven escapes, and one attempted escape from gaols and reformatories,

り

Kirk

"I've always loved horses.

"This sort of reassured me. When I was eight I used to

the owners Then Tony Curtis and Janet borrow-though called it stealing thorough- Leigh asked if they could throw breds, and ride them bare-back. a party for me after the telecast of "The Champion." Lisa and I "While I was riding along and almost wept. thinking, another fellow came riding by and we stopped for a chat. He asked me if I was an actor.

I said: "Thunder, no. I'm

"I had served one year in not." solitary confinement after the last escape. When I left Spring- 1eld the warden told me: have paid the full penalty for your crimes. Now it is up to you to begin your Life again,” and I did."

After a while I asked his "You name. "Alon Ladid," he said.

KIND OF FUNNY

seen him on "Well, I hadn't

been otherwise the screen-l'd

"

Rory's story begins, when, as cccupied but I'd heard his the son of poor parents, he name. He asked me how I'd learned how to crack open gamlike to be in movies. It struck machines, and steal

pennies me as kind of funny. from news-stands. His thirteenth year saw three appearances in

juvenile court... the last one sent him to a boys' home for stealing a revolver.

Was

“INCORRIGIBLE”

sent to

expectations last year and who champions, University scan was when their eight was beaten found here, was

Harley Street attention

asc

Chania,

after

of

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future.

them?

was

"Y have another

picture Treasure of Pancho Villa" with Shelley Winters and Gubert Roland. I have a western call-

"Backtrail" to do at Univer sal and another at RKO. Next year Howard Hill - he's the hunter with the bow and arrow, and a

great pal of mine, are Africa to make TV going to films. I've also written an

original story, "Shotgun" star ring Randolph Scott, which is doing pretty well.

"TM_THANKFUL”.

.

He asked me home to dinner and met his wife, Sue Carol, who we've been married seven years. "T be 33 in August and was then an agent...

his agent in fact, She thought I had good thankful for. Believe me, I am guess I have a great deal to be possibilities for Westerns, and

thankful. For my wonderful before I could say "They went wife, for my friends for my At 14 he stole a car, at 15 he thataway she took me to Fox work, my ranch and for being For the second successive year, top honours went to

reformatory for Studios for a rest... and I was able to work hard". the Russians, who gained three firsts, winning the robbery. By 16 he was mark- signed to a long-term contract.

Rory, my neighbour, paused Stewards Cup (Fours), Double Sculls and Silver Goblets. ed down as "incorrigible" and That was in 1944,"

"at 17 was in the stolen car

end said: "Pour, me out captured time-honoured custom of throw racket. At 20 he was facing When It

decided to beer." We were sitting in the in a sute publish the truth about Rory's bar which he himself belit two events, the Grand Challengeing the car of the winning another 20 years

penitentiary.

gaol record it appeared in a like the private parlour of a Cup for Eights, premier event crews into the river,

After all the troubles encoun.

Was And that's where he might magazine-he

plenty pub with pine panelled walls of the regatta, and the Thames

have been. if he hadn't met warried. He had no way of and leaded windows in. his Challenge Cup, also for Eights, tered on the opening day of the The Diamond Sculls went to Regatta, when their boats were

Catholic priest

Drive. He who telling what the reaction would house on Beverly tough Britain won the mat unloaded in time from the told him: Poland, and

"I refuse to believe be. His wife knew all about it. and his pretty wife had just docki

Kanaly He told her every detail before returned from a day on their Wyfold Challenge Cup for Fours, strike-bound ship at the

bails took

you are bad." Father in four races, was the the

into the they were married, so he had motor-cruiser. young Rory only foreign challengers, the Russians, hard cream in the sandwich calte,

and

him to worries on that score; Dartmouth (USA) having been emerged with three success gymnasium fought

,"i This weekend they are Landau was another horse of eliminated on the opening day, and the only defeat sustained with the gloves on....and Rory

But he had a contract with spending at their cattle ranch a which the Queen rad

one man he great

Universal and had financial hundred miles north. Vancouver

couldn't lick. The starting American and National League

in the

Grand Challenge Cup semi-final

obligations and plans for the "I've lineups for the 22nd All-Star game in Milwaukee,

learned a great deal" for "nerves" He was a near-Challenge

What would happen to since my past became public", Cup

gained was

Their hardest race today was "There is no escape, my son, July 12, were announced on Sunday night.

black, a colour racing men de only.

Vancouver in the Double Sculls when the except through honesty and the

he ended. "I've learned who not care for had a passion for Rowing Club, Empire Games Olympic silver medalists, G. grace of God," the priest toid Here are the starting lineups:

my friends are and I've learned and champions. had given 4 Zhilin and I. Emchuk, had only him...and made

Rory was working on "The afresh the basic goodness and him promise National League-1B-Ted Kluszewski, Cincinnati; sticky wffee, jan tarts

sandwiches.

the time, so he 2B-Al Schoeridienst, St Louis; 3B-Ed Mathews, He won several races, but ran terrific struggle for supremacy half a length to spare from the that he would not try any more Spoilery at

at him supposed they wouldn't Are him Enerosity of people.

"That's my story", Milwaukee; SS-Emie Banks, Chicago; LF-Del Ennis, unplaced in the Derby, was in The Americans, always fancled Swiss Pair, H. Vollmer and T. escapes. Rory laughed

to win, just got home by.

minutes $5 seconds.

mised and kept his promise. Philadelphia; CF-Duke Snider, Brooklyn; RF-Don vited to take part in the Ameri fird of a tenzih in six mitxutes mes are winning it seven at first... but in the end he pro-in the middle of the picture,

International Stakes at 5 seconds for the course of one The Soviet Four from the The charges that would have Mueller, New York; C-Roy Campanella, Brooklyn. "

Maryland last November, few mile 550 yards with the wind Krylls Sovetor Club retained kept him behind bars for in- there (with a stable boy who

their title in the Stewards other 20 years were dropped... American' League B (with 2,154,778 votes. Berra was

against them Mickey Vernon, Washington; 2B second with

of jam tarts for 2,138.739. and had a supply

"Thunderbirds" of Vancouver Challenge Cup by beating and at the age of 21 Rory walk- developed a knee never allowed their rivals to Leander

included ed out a free man, to face the crew which Nellie Fox, Chicage; 3B-Jim Kaline, the Tigers' 20-year-old the fight),

infection.

be more than half a length to four old Cxford Blues, faree of world. Finigan, Kansas City: 55-Har-star, was third with 2.126.901.

other six invited the god. and only a few foot thera He led the

Australians, by three Durocher and vey Kuenn, Detroil; LF-Ted

Lopez will pick

horses for the Arst six furlongs separated them until the last length i seven minutes 40 Williams, Boston; CF-Mickey the pitchers, alternate out-

yards. Then the Ameri- seconds. Mantle, New York; RF-Ai fielders, infielders, and catchers of the mile and a half, course, 200

cans The complete squads will be an finished seventh. He was on

found the extra power It was against the Leander Kaline, Detroit; G-Lary | 2

nounced on Wednesday. Each of lease from the National Stutt, and with a devastating dash to pair. Chris Davidge and Jim Berra, New York.

just got Cabbe, both former Presidents Those players received the the winners must start and play was returned to the stud, and at the fishing post,

sold to home. three innings unless the end of the year

of Oxford, who had rowed k most votes in the poll, conduct at least

GOOD RAF EFFORT "the Stewards

CUP

that the Massachusetts Institute of Russians gained their third vic Technology registered the second bory, when I. Budakov and V. INCIDENTALLY, the Queen's American success when they re- Ivanov won the Silver Goble's

with horses aimed the Thames Challenge for the second successive year, Chris Chataway, brilliant that she leases from the National Cup by beating the Royal Air The home pair were obviously British middle distance runner,

their earlier Stud is that she pays all training Force by two-thirds of a length tired after

race failed today in his attack on travel;

takes etc., xpenses,

in seven

the minutes 21 seconds and

red-vested Russians the one mile world record of wen comfortably by four lengths three minutes 53 seconds by Maniger Leo Durocher of Russia's No. One two-thirds of any prize-money after another fire race.

win, and the other third to the National Exchequer. ges to the National Leaguers. Al Lopez

Queza make her Does the of the Cleveland Indians will direct the American Leaguers. American chess expert, on Sunday racing pay? The answer is that

can

ed by 175 newspapers, radio sidelined by injury or illness Australia for £21,000. "ard television cutlets, which Associated Press... opened on June 10 and closed at

midnight on Friday. I brought American Chess

out 6,582,054 votes, a new record,

The previous TOMOTO.

4,637,743 set in 1949.

"FOURTH APPEARANCE

was

the New York Giants will lead

Expert Topples

Samuel Reshevsky.

Moscow, July 3.

they

the

DOES IT. PAY?

arrangement

"It will

be Durocher's fourth toppled Russia's Mikhail Bot- she does not. Expenses are high appearance as the National vinnik from his one time undis

Leaguers' manager, and Lopez' puted mastery of first as the American League world.

a

Chataway's Near Miss

Aldershot, July 2,

When their races were over in eight minuter 39 seconds, the Australian, John Landy.

their the Americans adopted

The Russians paid a gracious tribute to their rivals by pre- seating them immediately after the finish of the races with beautifully cmbroidered pec

Lustige Gains Surprise Win In

German Derby ratched from the

코 tremendous

He put i finishing burst to clock four minutes 0.8 seconds, which was it Costa between

the fifth fastest mile in Britain and rising, the chess £600 £750 a year to keep

but was one second outside his And

dants. a horse in training stud costs

It is to be 'doubted whether personal best of three minutes "Botvinnik drew leader. Each has played in twợ

the third are heavy.

the Russian sculler who had 59,8 seconds, But she knows that the racing The Reshevsky.

Diamonds All-Star games

with game

On Whit Monday, Chataway because his boat did not arrive was one of the three runners Only five players repeated Russian master, 12-1 pre-match industry is of immense value to

Britas,

aside from other con

in time would have overcome who beat four minutes in the frean the two lineups for last favourite, now can not win.

Hamburg, July 3. big dollar-earner. , " can do is tie by

the husky Pole, Teodor Kocerka.mile won by. are The best he

the Hungarian, game. They summer's

Doncaster sales last

A Billy outsider gained a Kluszewski, Snider, Campanella winning the final game on Tues-At the

Kocerica, Bronze medallist at Lasid Tabori, in three minutes September, for example, Ameri- surprise win in the German Fox, Mantle and Berra.

The first game was a tie and cans paid £200,000 for British Derby run at Hamburg Horn to the last Olympic Games and 59 seconds

Today's cace, had been plan- Campanella, who is out of the

day, Lustige, cwned by theer up for the European title.

won cleverly from ned and things looked as Brooklyn lineup with an injured Reshevsky won the second. Re bloodstock

Like other ownds, the Queen Buhann Brothers and ridden by a year, knee cap, was the highest in-shevsky's present advantage is dividual vote getter in the poil considered a major upset for gives her winning, Jockeys the A. Klimscha, geting the verdictiney Rand of the Royal Air though they were going Chita. Force in eight minutes 33 way's way after, three-quarters. Botvinnik had been expected to usual ten per cent of the stake after a photo-finish.

seconds, ensity.

money as well as their fees.

of a mile, but the last lap of Lustige is by Ticino out laps

61.8 seconds ruled out hopes of In the only other completed On special occatione she gives and Ticino winner of the Derby

OTHER FINALS

new world Bgures, * Fume in the Russian-United pregents, too, and several of in 1942 had already produced

A chefeld States tournament on Sunday, them have valued: souvenirs run

Winners other

Thames Rowing Club

Ken Wood, the Deby Smislov defeated Bisguler. Six from her in gold cuff-in Niederlander (1950) and Nethar crew won the Wyfold Challenge clerk who finished five yards

bearing the royal crest.

(1951), other games were adjourned.

Cup for Fours, beating the behind Chalaway, recorded Despite

Reshevsky's

To return to Aureole, Ac- good

Steinadler was beaten in the Kettering Rowing Club four minutes 1.6 seconds, which showing: it seems obvious that claimed the best tour-year-old photo-finish. Lustige for the Of the three other finals was 3.2 seconds better than his

will win the of 1854, he was retired to stud win paid 131 for ten the Russians

Cambridge

College personal best for this distance. Moscow radio aid, tonight | tournament,

and lives comfortably at Sand Third borse h the close crews took two,

Derek Johnson, British Empire that Russian girls broke three Robert Byrne of their

of the United zingham. In a special box which walsh was August, while the beating Lady Margaret, also of Games half-mile champion was World cycling records at Ikutsk states took a prolonged rap the Queen had built with an strongly fancied Koenig Otiokar, Cambridge, so win the Ladies third in four minutes 12.4 today,

on Sunday and was. 20 minutes adjoining paddick close enough winner of two important races Challenge Plate while Trinity

seconds, Miss Valentina Yurkina of late for his game but his to a public road for passers-by earlier this season, failed com- Hail won the Visitors Challenge In terms of world per-

exercise

pletely and finished eleventh Cup for fours, with Lady Maformances. Chataway's was the Smolensk clocked 30 minutes 38 Russian opponent insisted that to see him at

20 Kilometres: both clocks be put back so be chering, they hope, his progeny, which were colts.

the seconds over

Where L 1958

13 garet again runners up. racegoers will be Miss Nina Sadova did five Americum

The event for schoolboys for eleventh fastest and his time at 5 minutes 3.3 penalised.

When the Queen goes to Lustiger! Kilometres in

PUIS the first W Ally to

the Princess Elizabeth Challenge 1,500 Metres was three minutes seconds, and Miss Maria The Americans

team hailed Sandinghayn she always goes to succeed since 1949 when two Cup was one of the most exule $3.8 seconds compared with Taranova covered ten Kilo- this as a wonderful example see him, takes him carrots, and Asterbluete and Aubergine ing as Shrewsbury Schock got Zandy's three minutes 41.8 metres in 14 minutes 45.1: of good sportsmanship." -Asso she keeps an artiste scotch of finistred first and second China home by only eight teen from scconds when he set up his

clatext Prem

warld record-Reuter him in her Sureau,

Oundle, School-Reuter, IRE

Russian Girls Break World®

Cycling Record

London, July 3.

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