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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1958.

THEY RODE TO FAME

SPORTRAIT

THE SILK-CLAD INCORRUPTIBLE

He Rode In Public

For 48 Years

By PERCY RUDD

If Thomas Carlyle had written a history of the English Turf, instead of the French Revolution, he might have dubbed Francis Buckle, “the silk-clad incorruptiblo." Certainly no jockey of his time, or after him, was more esteemed for his honesty. He rode in public from 1783 to 1831, and was on mord classic winners (27) than any other jockey. During those 48 years he won the Derby five times, the Oaks nine times (a record), the St Leger twice, the Two Thousand Guineas five times and the One Thousand Guineas six times.

Those were heavy-gambling days, in which jockeys were not barred from betting. Yet no voice was ever raised against Buckle's integrity.

The handle of his whip, ex- ported to Germany as a racing trophy, was carved with h record of his classle wins.

course of 4 miles, 138 yurde.

Naturally such achievements and such a reputation brought kim popularity and adulation. But he never lost his head. men Both in and out of the saddle thousands...

were

1 Purling tu scale at 7st 10lb without

washing. Newmarket was crowded for As a young man he lived at the version. Every bed within Pelaborough and every day 20 miles of the town had been rode 100 miles to Newmarket taken three weeks before the where he took part in trials- FRICA, Hambletonian

and ick again. No wonder he Was Yorkshire horse, so Yorkshire-kept his weight down!

their there

Later in life he started farm- ing bad became a successful Dents Fitzpatrick rote breeder of livestock. But he him one).

Buckle, on Hamble-sill rode, his nerve as good as the tonlan, was

rool at the Ba starting post, in contrast to his owner that Sir Harry said to hlm. "By God but I would give the whole stake to be half calm as you!"

he was the master of his destiny,

for A memorable year was 1902, when he won

and Oaks in the Derby week, like Sam Chiffney hittar In 1818, Jem Robinson in 1827, W. Bullock In 1908, Ray John- slone In 1950 and Lester Piggott 1957.

RS

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ever.

won n buck-

He was 62 when he same

race at Newmarket OR jumping Green Mantle, which vainly tried to get rid of him. and was 64 when he rode for the hist time. But Buckle wasn't in the saddle because he He had had to earn his keep. put the money he made carlier to good uSIL

Hobinson made a treble- which

he had Lacked himself getting heavily to achieve by married in the same week, 100.

Neck-And-Neck

The race was worthy of such gathering. Hambletonlati led until the last balf-mile, when Diamond" ranged alongside. A

home they furlong from still rack and neck, but in the last stride Buckle got his mount here by a head.

Good As Ever

Were

Buckle had also take long

about oddy

his Derby-Oaks double and only his brilliant riding brought 11 uft. His

born at Francis Buckle was mount, Tryant, WIN Very Newmarket in 1766, the gm of a moderate, but the Jockeys on

saddle who died when the boy Frank Sha the favourites, Young Eclipse und

was 13. Betme Orlando, indulged in a private fas he was known) had

which left neek-and-neck race

apprenticed to the same trade, nothing in their horses to save horses crew him away from

challenge.

off Buckle's late

He bad a harder task on Scolla in the Oaks. Three times between Tattenham Corner and the winning: past the ly seemed.--beaten.but Un each occasion Buckle persuaded her 10 And a file extra energy. His head victory was hailed as a classic example of how to snatch a race out of the fire.

il.

been

When he rode in his arst race he was 17 and weighed only Sat In his prime, he 13.

could

When

He died unexpectedly at the age of 66, he was known as a master of heatnds, o breeder bulldogs, grey- of gamecocks, hunds, harkriegs and cattle and patron, of the thentre.

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The two qualifications for nomination are:

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POLE VAULT RECORD

Pretoria, Apr. 7. Kruger (Southern Hentie Transvaal) broke his own Bri tish Empire Pele Vault record Khere today when he cleared 14

TODAY

Soccer Exhibin Games; CAAF "Z" v

"A" 0.15 p

Although he was r jockey free frum weight troubles he always ate frugally when racing was on. But at the end of each season he allowed himself the treat of a supper of roast goose HKFA and old-ale-nui which beam)-CAARD VHFA "U" feet 9 inches. used to antielpate with almost 1039 p.m.

und which was childish glory,

for the King of the Classics.

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MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

RAIDED-

YEAH!

BY A WHOLE

ALS

MOB7

One of the historians of the 'day sald there was

nover

much verse written about a Jockey about Buckle. Here

are some extracts from a Jingle which grected his classic double:

Though long by the

reduced to disgrace, The Buckie's The ge pride of the IREC

beaux

and

For lot the bold jockey's neat

dextrous strokes

Have growned him the cou- queror of Derby and Oaks. Oh where is the match for a

treasure so rare?

e

Look round the wide world

und ye'll neve find a Bair; · For, trained to the Turf,

stands quite alone- And a pair of such Buckles was never yet known, Three years before the double, Buckle had won a tremendous race at Newmarket. It was n match between the 1795 St Leger winner Hombletonian and Diamond-a match that aroused as much interest as another a few years later, at York, be- tween Voltigeur and The Flying Dutchman

Beaten Onco

FERDINAND

he

NANCY

Hambletonian was one of the the greatest horses of all time, In his long racing career, won 20 tlines and was beaten only once, when he ran off the he stred course. At the stud

winners, whose gross over 140

£40,000. winnings approached He was one of the direct links between the great -Eclipse. and Peralmmon, the Royal Derby winner of 1890.

The year after Hambletonian's Leger victory, Sir Harry Vane Tempest bought him from Sir .Charles Turner, and the horse was seven years old when his now owner matched him for 9,000 guineas against Mr Cook- son's Diamond over the Beacon

EUROPEAN CUP

Larembourg, Apr. 7. The European Soccer Union Manchester tonight agreed to United's roquest for a pontperre-- ment of their European semi-final against the Italian club Milano, a Union spokesman eald here--Reuter,

ITALY BEATEN

Cup

Naples, Apr. 7.

France beat Italy by 11 points

to, three in on. International

Rugby Union match here

LED today.

Franco led 1-3 at halftime.--- Beuter.

I'VE GOT A TOOTHACHE

BAW

JOHNNY HAZARD

CALAMITY? IS WEEK'S PROFIT PESTROYED BY CLUMSY WOMAN!«

THEN JOHNNY'S ALIVE! THE MESSAGE ON THAT EGG SAID, TO KEEP UP HOPE/

BAW

Teabis Inter-school: Dis v St Joseph's, St Stephen's v King's, 31 Paul v Qucen's College, 10 am.

ONLY ONE GUY! YOU FOUR GO OUT AND TAKE CARE

OF HIM!

LATER AT THE FARMHOUSE...

WHAT HAPPENCVT IS KITTY-T

RELAX, FRIEND HAZARD, SHE IS SAFE FOR NOW!

BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO RESCUE KER FROM THE COMPOUND

PRISON

This was 5 Inches better than the mark he set a year ago, -Reuter,

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

AND HO GUNS! THAT'D BRINGEVERY COP WITHIN A MILE

OF HERE!

WHY DO YOU STOP

CRYING AND THEN

START AGAIN?

WHO NEEDS

A BUNT ANY ONE OF US CAN HANDLE/

HIM!

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

HOWEVER, IN THE MORNING THEY TAKIL HER BY CAR TO THE ARFIELD? THERE SHE YOLL DE IN THE OPEN, LIGHTLY GUARDED!

I CRY DURING THE COMMERCIALS-

By Frank Robbins

THEN THAT WILL BE THE BEST TINE TO.

MAKE A TRY FOR HER! DO YOU HAVE A SCHEME IN MIND, NO CHUNG3

Legend Wins

Irish Grand National Race

Dubein, Apr. 7. Mrs P. J. Murphy's eight-year- old Gold Legend battled to a head

victory in the Irish Grana Na-

tional, run over three and a

quarter miles today near here.

Gold Legend, a 100-8 chance ridden by John Lehane, won in with Mrs A. a photo Anish

(0-1), Biddle's Knight Errant with Miss M. A. Lawson's Fair Gale (33-1) third in the field of 21. The first three ali carried stone 7 pounds. Roddy Owen, the 9-4 favourite, who was glukag them 35 pounds, Anished fourth.

Quito Que, a winner at the Cheltenhum Hunt testival, look the lead at the last fence, bul crashed on landing.

four. feld were Among the

in the Aintree horses who con Grand National last month - Sentina, Springsilver, Brookling and Richardstown-Reuter,

GOAL AVERAGE

Since George Swindin became they have played 124 Midland manager of Peterborough United League matches, and obtained the remarkable total of 210 Goal average In that points. time has been 509-116.

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Wolves Need Four More Points To Win English

A

League Championship

London, Apr. 7.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2-0 winners on

Arsenal's

ground. today, now need only four more points to assure themselves of winning the English Football League Championship.

They have 59 points n lead of five over their nearest rivals, Proston North End, who are eight points ahead of the third club, West Bromwich Albion,

Wolves should gain two more points tomorrow, when they are at home to Arsenal, their victims of today,

Preston, beating Blackpool, half, auve Accorington a 1-0 2-1, completed a Lhree-match victory which moved them into programun which gave them accond place in the Third Divi- the maximum of six points, sian North,

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Manchester United asked for the postponement because they fell in arrears with their Eng- lish League programme after the Munich air disaster,

Only two other English clubs Accrington, with 52 points, Love emulated this feat so far are four behind the lenders, -Blackburn Rovers, of the Scunthorpe United, who beat Third Division, who beat Don- Wrexham by the only geal of caster Rovers 3-2 today and their match. Accrington Stanley,

the Third Division North, who won 1-0 at Tranmero today.

Manchester United won their Brat League victory since the Munich tragedy, scoring a 2-11 The organising committee of win of Sunderland. Ken Mor- the European Union, which mot gan, one of the survivor of the here today, decided that the furth crash, was in brilliant form, but jeg match between United and it was Colin Webster who Milanɔ wouki be played scored the team's two goals, Manchester on May 14 and the The defeat plunged Sunder- second leg gama in Milen on land deeper into the relegation May 21.

mire. The lust four clubs in the First Division table are Leices

THE RESULTS

ier £29 points). Sunderland (28), and Newcastle and Sheffield | Arsenal

LEAGUE ONE

Wolves

Wednesday (each 27). All Jour Birmingham C. 1 Portamosth

were beatet today, and by the same score of 2-1.

Shemold United dropped out

Leeds United Luton Town Manchester C. Nottingham Preston N. E pro-Shafield Wed

Sunder nd

1 Everton

2 Leserster C 2 Newcastle U.

Chelaca

1 Blackpool

1 Burley

1 Marcheser U. 10 Tottenharn LEAGUE TWO

1 Doncaster

of the Second Division motion race by losing ut Ispwich after a run of eight West Brom successive victories. That leaves five clubs ghting for top-of-Blackbum

Bristol City the-table places Weal Hom Derby County United (62 points), Chiton Full Athletle (BI), Liverpool (60), pwich

Lincoln City Blackburn Rovers

and Liverpeni (49) Fulham (45), who have games Middlesbrough

Rotherham in hand over the others.

LEAGUE

West Ham had the day off. Charlton smacked in five goals Rotherham, Liverpool ani Fulham each scored 3-0 home victories, and Blackburn, twice a goal in arrears to relegation- threatened Doncaster, won 3-2 second half goal by Bryan by Douglas.

Brentford

E

Colchester Exeter City Newport Nerwich City Port Vale Swindon

Walsall

Southend

2 Cardiff City

Bwan

Tōwh

3 Dalal Hovers

1

1

Sheffield U.

Darnaley

Bloke City

6 Grimsby

1 Charlton

THREE SOUTH

0 Torquay Millwall

1 Crystal Palace D Queen's PR

1

Aldershot

Watford

Plymouth

1 Southampton

O

Heading

2

Gilingham

LEAGUE THREE NORTH

Barrow

Bradford

Brighton strengthened the position at the top of the Third

-Chester- wall 4-2 while all their challen- | Darlington Division South by bealing Mill Bury

With 64 | Gateshead gers dropped points,

Hull City points, Brighton leud by መር

Mansl from Plymouth Argyle, held to

a goallesa draw at Port Vale,

Tracere Workington

An "own goal? by Ralph York City Millington, the Traumere centre:

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Carlisle

Didiem

Hartlepools

Chesterfield—. -Crewe AleK.

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Halax

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Wrexhain

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