1960-05-24 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1960.

THE DERBYS STORY

Round Tattenham Corner swung the 15 contestants in the 1913 Derby Stakes. From the stands on that Kot summer's day they looked like a big- headed, multi-coloured snake coiling towards its prey.

Only six or seven bunched in the lead, remained in it with a chance.

The gruelling first mile, with its steady 150-foot climb that constitutes the first part of the greatest test of thoroughbreds in the world, had already done its work and sorted out the printer from the stayers — mediocrity from class.

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

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Here is a position from actual play; Black to move and win.

Tragedy struck-but few at this amazing Derby saw it

Rank outsider Aboyeur, who hed taken the lead early in the race, was now being hard-pressed by the red-hot favourite Craganour.

Woman in black

Aldegond, Louvois and Sho-

were just behind, going gun strongly.

Closely followed by King George V's Anmer.

The anticipation of a hard fought finish -electrised the

crowd. And their roar roso deafeningly.

time, apart from a case of fraud in 1844, that this had happened in the premier Classic, y

The crowd was dumbfounded Few knew what had happened.

The

woman who

bad!!

By

REX LOPEZ

Craganour, the 6- to - favourite, was disqualified for boaring and bumping. The race

awarded to -- Aböyesir, quoted at 100 to 1

No yone, was more surprised than Mr A. P. Cunliffe, owner

of Aboyeur.

She had already served eight prison terms for offences rang- ing from setting fire to piller boxes to breaking windows ined the House of Commons,

Such an incident as this would have been more than enough for

world's most romantic race.

Disappointed

No one was more disappoint- than Mr. C. Bower, insy, the shipping magnate, and owner of Craganour.

Earlier in the

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jumped in front of the any Derby, even if it is the year Creganpur had lost the Two/cach are being offered at a

thundering horses was Miss Elly Wilding Davison,

suffragette.

a

Sarpe

said that she had tried to spoil the race in a demonstra- tion to win support for her

cause.

More to come

But there was more to come. Enough to make it the most amazing Derby, in history,

All over the course people dell-talked of Miss Davison's daring demonstration - and of the ob- jection lodged against the win- Der, Craganour.

Others that she had theberately hurled herself to death

in an act of martyrdom.

They rushed the unconscious Miss Davison to Epsom Cottage Hospital. But

Then suddenly, horses raced at full speed into the home streich, a woman dressed in black alipped beneath the ralls and stumbled towards the King's horse, Anmer.

Miraculously, she managed to

dodge under the head of an- other horse to reach it. She snatched the reins. The startled horse reared violently. And toppled on his back with jockey Herbert Jones beneath.

Meanwhile, the rest of the field swept on with Craganour and Aboyeur fighting it out,

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Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Meeting ΕΚΡΑ Interport Sub-Committee meeting, Sports Road. 6 p.m.

Bowis

2nd Division: HKCC ▼ KCC,

Tennis *-*

Men's "B" Division Section A: Recreio (1) v HKCCSA, SCAA (1) v HKU, RAF v Becreto (3), KTGCA v CRC (1).

Section B: SCAA (2) Y CRC 1. HKCC V LRC, PORC v Recreio (3) Ladies' "B" Division: UC V CRC, LRC V KCC.

Then, as Craganour passed the post a head in front of Aboyeur, the King's horse struggled to his feet and bolted, dragging Jones whose fool was caught in a stirrup.

Objection

As the "All Right" dag was hoisted on

the number board. ambulance men rushed on the Course to aid Jones and the

woman.

But that was not all.

As Jones was carried through the unsaddling enclosure on a stretcher the "Objection" flag went up on the board. The first

IN THE SWELTERING HEAT

In a race like this an objection Day emergency is as incongruous as challenging brain operation failed to save the sovereign to a duel her life. She died four days Who could have broken with later, her skull fractured.

Jones, with concussion, culs and bruises, recovered conscious- Fit mess a few hours later. that nerve-shattering spill took its toll. He was never the same again.

Death inquest

At the Inquest into her death,

tragedy unfolded.

| tradition? Who could have east a doubt on the quality of the Derby?

Then they heard. The ob- lection had not come 'from an

owner.

The stewards of the meeting had taken unprecedented action and made the objection themselves.

They held

an

on-the-spot

Thousand Guinces by a head because his jockey had mis- judged "the angle of the winning

post.

Soon after the Derby. Mr Ismay sold Cragan our. for £30,000 to an Argentinian breating syndicate.

Aboyeur, too, was sold to a Russian buyer-dor £13,000,

But while Craganour won fare as dud stallion in South show that Aboyeur's offspring America, there is nothing to

ever got into the money.

Sensational? The last para- graph in the story of that Incident-packed Derby WAL

willl to come. Thirty-eight years later, in 1851, the Innocent victim of Suffragette Davison's fud for glory, Herbert Jones, the King'a Jockey, was found gassed in his bedroom.

the full story of Miss Davison's inquiry. Evidence was heard his life while the balance of his

She might never have died had not her Victorian-minded father, in accordance with the custom of his day, left all his money to his son and none lo kis talented daughter.

For Emily Davison, her father's will had meant giving up her studies at London University. It had meant taking a job and years before she saving for could return to get her degree.

Embittered, she had joined the suffragette movement to fight for women's rights.

from several jockeys. And after what seemed a long time, the

announced stewards ruling.

their

The coroner said he had taicen

mind was disturbed.

Disturbed said those who knew him well, ever since Derby Day in 1913.

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Suzy the giant-killer

By JOHN COTTRELL

Misguided. she had chosen How do the present-day women tennis stars compare with the giants of

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