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SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE RACING MADE BY OWNER

By MICHAEL WEBB!

London, Dec. 24. Suggestions to improve racing in Britain, mainly for the benefit of the public rather than the owners and trainers, have been made by Yorkshire owner Mr Phit Bull,

Stocky, red-bearded Mr Bull, among the most know- ledgeable on the affairs of the British turf, made the proposals at the historie Gimcrack Club dinner at York, to which he was invited as a guest following his victory in the Gimcrack Stakes In August with his two-year-old Pheidippides,

The spot of honour this week is awarded to an elderly bewhiskered gentleman traditionally. garbed in a long red gown trimmed with white fur, known to all as Father Christmas, and while he holds court over these holidays, horse fouled in 1780. He proving facilities. Some narrow sportsmen in the main can relax from their athletic endeavours.

Prior to his arrival, however, the boxing team of the 1 E. Lancs. "came to town" and in an exciting match with the 8th Destroyer Squadron, Royal Navy, were beaten for the "Red Duster" Shield by the narrowest of margins, one point.

Mie

race, inituted in 1846, Course executives are congen was named after Gimcrck & traiing on larger stakes, and im- was only 50 inches high, and of the emallest mochorses to win farne, but won 27 of his 85 TRCON,

For 11 years evory owner of the Gimerock winner has been invited to address the Gimcrack Club, which dates back to the Inter part of the 18th century.

courses too would have la be altered for a bin feld to start with gates.

On filming races, Mr Bull said he was impressed with the system used in Venezuela where every race is cine-recorded.

the "Eighten minutes after winner had passed the past I int his speech Mr Bull ad-

WOS shown a complete slow In the Major and Minor vocated the introduction of the motion eine-record of the racu very American starting gate, u chic-from start to finish," he added. Leagues there has been Bttle activity, the only gamefined record of every race, a known

The boxing was spirited off. I shall not be surprised if throughout, with no less than "Pay" win or force a draw, six of the eleven contests end- ing inside the distance, and interest was maintained to the end.

The most staggering part of the proceedings, however, from the Infantrymen's point of view was the wonderful hospitality laid on for them.

to have been played vasure saw 1/10 Gurkha Regt too good for a Coy RASC by three clear goals.

not always

of centralisation and mecaight declaration of runnere While admitting that he found racing in this country more On the subject of matches pleasant than any country over- voicing as he was expertly critlent of your Secretaries

Some the faciles in Britain. complaint. Arriving on board, they had the almost eternal a really fine lunch, with a trip please send in result. I know of his idens, however, may not round the ship occupying the it's

conyculent to be practicable for some time. He said that in some respects afternoon, and so to the boxing draft a letter, but a telephone

in facilities

Britain detalls will racing where the hosts also provided call giving the

for the first step and were woefully behind the times. the excellent prizes awarded. į suffice

"Only those who have seen Öt content with this, the confirmation can follow at you}*

e starts of races in America Senior Service "old on" water | leisure.

con appreciate. how bad our transport across the harbour

starting in in comparison. spectators, for all the unit's

after- and ferried them back

wasn't wards, and as if this enough for one day they had "fed their visitors completely

p" after the scrapping by providing an enormous supper.

From the East Lancs. boxing Officer. Leul, Redmond, down-from wards, all the Army lads felt add

no

All clubs, except perhaps the one at the bottom, like to know how they stand and I'm afraid League tebles which show

the ·lant one alteration from

of te published are to readers,

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Rare Exceptions

"In the States it is the. excep- servieron, the rare exception, for there to be more than a length

save your

Secretaries between first and last as they developing ulcers, please leave the gate."

New this to your list of

that they had been treated Year resolutions, right royally, and were loud in their praises of Navy hospitality. and asked particularly whether I could trid a further word of

their behalf. are thanks on quest I am delighted to agree: 10. Thank you, Indeed, "8th Destroyer Squadron, Royal Navy.

Cricket

The Army Small Units Cricket League is nearing its elimax and the position, to say the least, is interesting.

RAF

In Britain, where the rucus are farted by the Hfting of the tapes, occasionally delus of five or six runners start in Indian Who would be a football file with anything up to six or forecaster? The uncertainty of even ten lengths teparating first is not Once this the same is, of course, the life and lost. blood of the sport, but who because of unruly behaviour. would have dared to assert that -

suggestion would Mr Bull's RAF Island would beat Kai Tale and by 3-1. Sartly cbviously be a great success in only the most avid fslund sup-spring races, where often a bad Porter, but that really was the start can be fatal. In long dise.

admit tance races, the start is com. result although I telephoned both teams before aratively unimportant and the American gate would not allow the raycurved slow start by sa jockeys, who are content in tuck in behind a group their horse and to save speed for a late Fat1

would believe it.

This 1Sull must make 1 33 General Hospiini, who Green Howards, among others, reduces the nave

been cock-o'-the-walk very happy to it early all the way, suffered a Airmen's lead to one point and couple of reverses when victory | brings the top five clubs into seemed almost certain and with the picture agala

a chance. one more game to play are one than

have RAF Islandi point behind CRE, who completed their fixtures.

79 Company BASC are further four points behind with two games in hand, bracketed with 6 COD who have three matches to play, one of which is with the "Medies". It would ecern that this clash will be the deelding one, although any untoward result from the top six teams could throw all sur- mises overboard. What an ideal way 10 Anish

with League.

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In the New Year a knockout tournament for both Major and Minor Units will commence and the draw and prospects will be discussed in a later column.

As there have been several important changes in the rules of Basketball, The DOPT hos organized two demonstration teams to play at the 48 Brigadie court, Sek Kong, on Friday. January 3, commencing at 1000- hrs.

It is hoped that Officers i/e Basketball, the teams und officials will do all they can to altend this demonstration 3 that

quite the rules will be clear to all when the SORBON starts early in the new year.

A further demonstration will be given, either on the Island or in Kowloon at an early date.

Hockey

There has been little activity in the hockey world, 1/10 Gurkha Rest's defat by 3-0 of the RASC was the only Major Lesque result recorded, wilo in

KO the Small Units petition 33 General Hospital bowed out to District Work- shops REMS In the last match of the quarter-finals by a score of 4-0.

The draw for the last tur llo but one sees the two favouritou, Command Workshops REME and # COD fortunate enough to avold one another. 6 COD are as big a certainty a i L possible to bo to reach the Dizin), and shoul tuve

in removing

District Workshops XI who ve, I understand, been forced to drop out of the Longue bectuer £bay cannot [ɛrninu u side soch, wock,

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The cost of installing the gates would most, probably be great at present when most race-

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Mr Bull also urged the publi- callon of photographs of all

plates of races.

"To ask a judgo to Identify four horses and assess two dis- lances is, on occasions, to ask

111 photograph is there, so why not him to do the impossible. make use of it.”

These ideas teem excellent. The cost is again the drawback for filming the entire rage but, as Mr Bull pointed out, there seems no reason why the photo- Bnish should be suppressed just because the judge decides not to call for it.

The First Six

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The distances dividing first six could be determined ac curately to the benefit of the form student and handicapper.

Mr Bull sald he thought racing in Britain would be improved by "some measure of centralisa- tion-just suficient to swallow up those meetings which neem unable to provide reasonable stake money for an owner lo Fun for, and reasonable ameri- tea for the public."

In urging the overnight do- claration of runners, Mr Bull said: To have an accurate list of runners in the press every morning would benefit every

une."

"Overnight declaration, eff- ciently organised, would also mean race-entûs printed with runners, Jockeys and the draw."

The objections of the owners and trainers that declelons can. not always be made vnül the day of the race were mostly misconceived and unconvincing, he added.-Chista Mall Special.

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