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THE BRITISH TURF IN 1930.

A VIGOROUS WAR ON DOPING.

"WE ARE GETTING TO LIKE THE TOTE?”

At the

This year of racing in England will be remembered for all time by two short words, dope and: Tote, writes Mr. Geoffrey Gilbey, the Daily Express export. present moment nothing can be Baid about the most sensational doping case that has ever occurred on the Turf, as it is sub judice. At the same time, I must say a word about dope, but I want it to bo understood that I am not refer ring to any one who has been warn

ed off.

W recordingly get in the first The Tote has had the most amnz- word. We write to the Stewards ing free advertisement from it. We to say,

"You may or may not, find all love the prospect of growing tracer of caffeine, but for weeks rich quick, and of being able to have been giving the horse a tonic bay motor cars for ten shillings. with caffeine in it. I thought that Every one is Toto doubling, from I had better tell you in order to hard-headed, exreful trainers to

clear myself."

mug punters like my humble self.

..

The worst that the Stewards could say would be, "Ife hare more ureful in future? found the caffeine, and you must be

Wo are growing to like the Tote more and more, and we are begin aing to realise that the Betting Control Board havo overcome

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to get some stable hand to confess some excellent work,

An equally easy thing would be moderate start, and are putting in that he gave the dope. He would There has been nothing outstand- be warned off, but, many stable ing this your in connection with .I do say emphatically that an hande would consent to being warn-the actual raving. His Highness enormous amount of good has beened off in exchange for £5 a week Prince Aga Khan has had a aplen done, not so much to the minnows for life.

did season, but we cannot call his and whitebait as to the sharks. Every one who has the interests successca sensational. The activities of the sharks have of the Turf, and of the thorough- He deserves to win races, as he been so out down that doping is, breds, at heart must leathe dope, has what must be the finest stud dying out. I have little doubt and nobody hopes more than I do in the world. Michael Beary, his that a shark could have been caught that the Stewards will continue jockey, has never ridden better, in a .net. If this had occurred, their campaign. If time proves and from March to the sad of Oc however, the shark might not have, that they have made one mistake, it lober his horses have been kept in. been innded, as a ish of his strength will not weaken their position in wonderful trim by Dick Dawron. and cunning would have no dif- the least. It will simply show that He had also been able to scoure ealty in getting out

Stewards of the Jockey Club are the services of Harry Wragg for human beings. I am sure that they; Blenheim in the Derby and for must hate being treated as though | Rustom Pasha in the Eclipse and they were gods.

the Champion Stakes, and on all three occasions this joskey excelled himself.

Dope!

Let me suppose that I am a train. ing shark, that I have doped s horse, and that the saliva of that] horse is taken; what can I do? I

The Tote.

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To-day.

(December. 9.)

Queen's Theatre: "Lord Byron of Broadway."

World Theatre: "For Alimony

Wednesday, (December 10.) Queen's Theatre: "Lord Byron of Broadway."

World Theatre: For Alimony only"

Star Theatre: "Cheating Cheat

Only"

Star Theatre: "Cheating Chentors."

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Central Theatre: "Let's Go Native."

Majestic Theatre:

" Tanned Lego."

H.K. Girl Guides Association an-¡ nual meeting, Government House,

10.30 am..

Meeting: H.K. Football Asso- ciation Council, 5.30 p.m.

Tea Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dancer: Peninsula Hotel and H.K. Hotal, 8.30 p.m.

European Mail:-Outward: Europe vid Marseities (D'Artagna) 2.30 p.m. Europe vid Siberia (Sphinx) p.m.; Europe vid Mar- scilles (Diomed) 2.30 p.m.

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Central Theatre: "Let's Go Native."

Majclie Theatre "Tanned Logs."

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Star Theatre: "She Goes to "Let's Go

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Central Theatre: Native."

Majestic Theatre: **The Climax."

H.K. Art Club Exhibition, Tes Dance: H.K. Hotel; 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European Mail-Outward: Europe vid. Siberia (Chichibu Maru) 8.30 am.

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Theatre: "Let's Go Native."

Majestic Theatre: " The Climax.” Concert: Helena. May Institute, Kowloon.

Hockey: Tamar » Radio Sports Club."

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