1958-07-26 — Page 17

THE "CHINA" MÁIL","ATURDAY,' JULY 26, ́±1058,

My Big Tip!

RAE JOHNSTONE, in this tough, frank story of his life on and off the racetracks, today gives a romarkable close-up of the Aga

Khan and his son. was in 1946—the year after the

war ended-

that Johnstone renewed

his acquaintance

Aly Khan.

with

AND THEN

ALY KHAN SAYS:

YOU MADE

US BUY THE

WRONG HORSE

Jad, held up, did he should be ridden.

THE RAE JOHNSTONE STORY: CHAPTER FOUR

THE RAL JOHNSTONE STORY WILL R PUBLISHED LATER THIS YEAR BY STANLKY

·PAUL; AND CO. LTD. (y

MY LOVE... WITH ME UP AND ALY KHAN ALONGSIDE.

cal of the Crand Prix, second most thiess when the food he loved nol

would valuable

prize

of the French was forbidden and he season, a fortnight later. For almost prefér te Aly promptly decided to let his with me than horses. new purchase take his chance in That evening after My Love's the big race in which I was success rang the South of

France

Chateau to tho booked for Tourment,

ALY KHAN turned of the way

in uniform at Long- champ. After we had I welted and wolted, watching discussed prospects for between Hed}l's lop cars for the season which was now developing into the early classics stage, Aly, who likes a bet, said: "Do you know a winner today?"

I had no more rides mysci! that afternoon, but I thought

there was one with a chance in

what I hoped to be the right moment, challenged and got up to win a short neck at the line. As usual, Aly was down from his box and out on the course before I came in the gale, Delighted, needless to say, And the formula was repeated twice more when I won a short head on him at St Cloud on May 27 just (as at Longchamp he was again over 4-1) and over the same course by

o head June 10.

Un

later race. He was a lop- eared, light-boned, leggy sort, who struck me us requiring to be ridden for a short, late run

"There's one in the last called Hadji," I told Aly, "that could win it the jock holds him up. Crowds of friends were besleg ingly to say hallo as he hadn't been around for a while, He missed the name. "What's he called, Rae?" I repeated 11 nomed Avenger? and walked over to the stand Jo watch the nexi.

By this time Hadji had nosed his way up in the handicap a Aly sold him.

A mug

DJ

ner, was telling Charlie Elliot that they must have been festi ing his horse Djedoch on dyna-

Agdal), "ho left the course before, saying he wanted to p us all back at the hotel after raclog.

Back at the Ritz bile HighnesH was already in bod. Ho gratulated us all individually, falked over all aspects of the race, as usual making each 01 us feel like an equal. +

Between father and son there was deep mutual affection, and Aly, ponsing that thờ Aga" was very fired,"suggested, that WO should leave him to rest.

We fled out of the room and

biok

mito for him to be backed as he 19 we did so the Aga called me was Gordon's mount. The Cob Thinking, no doubt of the part as I reached the door. bler, had slammed Djeddah 00 1 had played in him becoming the two previous occasions they the part-owner of the horse who had carried his colours,

tad met.

NEXT WEEKI

I shall always remember Thank you, Ree," he said, trainer Carver's detailed riding "thank you" instructions as the order to gel mounted was given—"You know what to do," he said, and that is all. Up to that Time I had seldom received such refresh- Ingly uncomplicated orders be- fore a big race.

Big block

I didn't want to push my fellow early und Charlie Smirko was riding My Babu to get the trip also in the rear. So that "by the time we got to the

of the hill there was a block ahood.

top

Á gamble folled

by the chance

in a million...

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by Beachcomber

WILL wear my new sack le, under Paper Bags. Your

traffic "I today, moured a much schedulisation people anistook it

publicised alothes-horse.

for Captain Whelmford's cstí- male for tho

bewage farm Aha! But the mald was very annexe at Coleton Deverl, This

Beginning the descent Charlle began to ease to the "outer" to go round them. I remember short-sighted, and when the estimate is now with Armitage, thinking "that is going to be a lady started to put on the sack, at the Carrot Board. Can an cut popped eight little ferrets, exchange be effanied before her husband being and

A keen October of this year? If not, falter. The question at once please inform Barrington before.

Was that mald really checking with Kelvin." short-sighted as sho pre-

Jong roule", and simultaneously moving to the fence chancing it and

arice:

忠

A later still, Aly drove

I was not much nearer than to Chantilly to watch

a pre- 18th at the corner, bui those tended? I would rather not say discuss food Epsony Derby gallop involving ahead were closely grouped not for fear of being implicated in A-souraging we will go

My Love and his stable com- more than eight lengths off and the panion Royal Drake.

slanging-match which is My Love was enjoying himself. going on. The outcome of that

My Baba had been in qulie a

de

gallop

Charlie Smirke came over to L'Horizon and asked to speak to by "Jacko" Doyasbere, beat any went out of him Goon after-ho was that Royal Drake, ridden bit of burtcting nad the Are ride Avenger and won a length his Highness. ind * half from me on Tournment.

And so to the story of the

Aly Khan.. and a Khan, horse called My Love.

in

Half-share

mount, My Love, by a length had got within striking distance and Aly's comment was "You've

made us buy the wrong horse" of the Icader Royal Drake,

I insisted that mine was

The strain better on a racecourse and

Brmly believed this, I [Johnstone rode this horse to horse; that Aly had also

Victory Hocquart.]

Aly.

France's Prix

Next move

sure

my

(TOMORROW: How to Smoke Salmon through a Holder),

Oh, I say, look here!

LL

those who are Pas sionately interested In methods of reducing the "swel- ling capacity од synthetic alginate sausage skins? (I. quote from information sent to me), should note that "the skin

is wholly

HAVING discussed some 43 precipitated in a solution of

tha

20

schemes for selling the coal culelum salt told him all about the

which nobbdy seems to want partially converted into free been

the National Coal Board As the day drew nearer, the

has ilginie seld by being treated greatly impressed by him - in

Aga Khan's health deteriorated It was seeing the Jatter

been thrown into a panie by a with an seld and then re "You ought to get your father case he had not been in touch and it was deared that he might front that now gave

revolutionary suggestion. In all converted into the calcium with him yet und that not be well enough to go to confidence, I was

me extra is ghostly simplicity,, to buy this one," I told Prince thought he really ought to buy Epsom. But, happily, in the fellow would "do" him for a gestion was that

the sug alginate by treatment in a prices calcium salt solution." The him..

end, he felt strong enough to final burst. He did, in fact, I should be lowered.

footfall of the gourmet is heaTAT "Well,

Iraction longer to get to Rae," said the Aya, make the trip and watch from tako

as, maddened with hunger, he "you had better tell mo the his box without coming down to him than I expected, so

that Clerical error

dashes into the laboratory and owner what you think about the paddock.

for t Inoment I went cold

orders # table for two. As inside. But kaving collecod him too. For M. Volterm

Suet. The in- Kipling wrole:-- down here with me."

him a hundred yards out he MMO to C. Bettled it quickly and there towed leather toothplek CROF quiry about Mr Prosser's un- was nothing between us and the line but grass, it was my Rain had based the ground a happlest-eva: "sensation abourd lot, but on the day June 5, a horso. 1948-the stin shone brightly. There seemed to be even bigger

move

Lo

Sun shone

Early in May, 1947, Aly rang My

next

was on the me to say that he wanted to phone that evening. Before buy "malden" to take over which I should, maybe, explain

I told M. Volterra that I to England and win a bet on.

that in my association with the thought he had a really good

whom I had horse. One What did I know about a colt Aga Khan-for

who could-pro- by Victrix out of Minnewaska ridden at different times: though vided the ground was not too never any really big winner- hard go very well in the Eng- in India, Ilish Derby. whom I Arst met

The strain and axellement always regarded him as much

crowds A little later Aly negotiated a

than usual, The King had been almost too much for as a friend as an employer.

and Queen were present and the Aga Khan and although he I used to visit him at the Ritz deal and bought a half-share in

Princess Elizabeth

had a two-year-old runner in and her in Paris during his periods of My Love for his father.

husband, the Duke of Edin the next, the Lonsdale Produce burgh, and the Princess Royal. Stakes (which he won with El

a hard race

or

"He's had two," I told Aly, "but if he hasn't gone over the top he'd be all right,”

Aly bought him, engaged him "You'd better and get in England and asked in to ride Aressed,' said Aly 40 minutes him at Longchamp on June 15 ofter our discussion. "What to see what I thought of his for? I'm not riding," I replied, chances in a "malden."

"You are," he said. "I've bought that horse you told me about, Hadji,"

Avenger ran on extremely respectable race behind Djela). 'maiden, "He's better than that's for sure," I told Aly after- Trust Aly, who never misses a words. And if I had not been trick, to act fast. But what a impressed with Avenger

ug I was going to

it should have ridden the winner

look

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

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MEANWHILE.....

NEITHER PRINCE KIRI NOR

·THE AMERICANS ARE TO BE FOUND IN THE PALACE, CHU-LING! WE AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONSİ

MY FRIEND

the Aga Khan

HE was one of the most "complete" and thoroughly lovable (1 can find no better way to express myself) men that it has been my pleasure to meet,

THIS APPARATUS INCREASES YOUR VOICE--AND DECREASES. MINE--SO WE CAN SPEAK--

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THE AMERICANO....

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YOU HAVE MANY LANGUAGES: ON YOUR 'EARTH”? I STURED, ABOUT TWENTY ĐÀ THS

LAST FEW WAYS. IS THIS YOURS?

2.9

...THEY ARE TO BE SHOT ON SIGHT!

CONTINUED-

By Frank Robbins

By. Mik

"One of them is out of the, way, Rae," arinounced a news- paper boy, giving the news of Solar Slipper's scratching, as I arrived.

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