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ASCOT A LA RUSSE

MOSCOW'S LUXURY MEETING

FOR "CLASS" HORSES

By JAMES E. ABBE

The Very Idea

BOOK OF ASUWERUS (Contributed). CHAPTER 1.'.

NOW

OW Asuwerus the son of Aseidoo, the son of Bunk, dwelt in the land of Eng. And the land was.

The hent wave is doing its best to establish local records for July, and for those who find satisfaction In such phenomena, hopes are be ing daily raised by reports from the Royal Observatory. In the

THE oficial Press agent for thojevents, which largely predominate meantime, city workers strive man-

Moscow racetrack-the only Press hormo-racing in Russia. fully to shake off the insidious feel agent in the Soviet Union-otood at

I noticed that the Russian jockeys ing of lethargy which accompanies my side and beamed at the gain spec-

were heavier than those in other populous. tacle spread out before us.

2. And the people of Eng degrees an atmosphere of 93

The Riviera sunshine of a summer's countries, both in the saddle and in Fahrenholt and B9 cant. day in toscow shone luxuriously upon sulkies. I asked Director Iluskin why worshipped divers Gods. And

tho

racetrack this should bo. "We are trying to Pro-Revolutionary humidity, and which cause one at Under the great tribune roof it was breed horses capable of carrying heavy ABuworus worshipped the Gods the end of a day's work to realise a cool and gay, the coolest and most weights," he explained. "When the cach day. Yea, he went up unto 3. And the Gods held converse mental and physical exhaustion pay place in Moscow, perhaps in the jockey is not heavy we make up the the City to worship.

U.S.S.R. White-apronad waiters har difference by placing weights under which at times seems almost un-ried about surving beer, ten, aperitifs the saddle. This was in keeping with Asuwerus; they spoke even as bearable, Nevertheless there is whatever the clito, gathering fancied with what I had. heard before-thai the psychological effect to be con- and in violation of all Soviet, ethics, the Horse Trust was engaged in breed. out of a great cloud, and said,

allingly pocketed generous tips for ing super cavalry horses, among other Aguwerus, Asuwerus,

4. And he answered, Here am i. sidered, and while our bodies are their service. On the tribung were types. Russia places much stress an bound to remain in a heated state the new Aristocracy of the Proletariat the importance of cavalry in war time. And the Gods said, Get thee hence, As I watched the spectators placing Get thee to Kong, that distant land, superior-looking folk who had mode in such weather, it is possible, by the best of what they could secure to their bets in the pari-mutuel betting and preach the words that we shall

wore booths I thought of the look of antare: tell thee of. the Influence of the mind, to keep nok chic and elegant. There

on the face of good old

5. And take with thee cotton, women, whose handsome. eamfort cooler than one might expect.

gowns, ment though not le dernier eri from the Rue Proletarian Commissar Litvinov, when fresh sit me you want without draughts to should, indeed, bo the aim of Pals, which one is accustomed I informed him that there was actually and iron and strong drink and 6. And thy wife, and thy cattle, to observe at Nice, Longchamps, or horse-racing and legalised betting in every manner of merchandise. Deauville, were nevertheless attrac

The Director himself showed signs and thy dogs, thy goods and thy ive. And the snowy-white tunica of

(Secret of a strain of blue blood, Dressed in chattels, take thou them all. A the Ited Army and GPU

and a smart, well-tailored riding costume 7. And Asuwerua. arese, and did Police officers scattered hore

finished with polished boots, he had bearing all that the Gods commanded, and there and there lent that touch to a fashionable scene which dignity-class written all over hin gat him hence.

Ile even smoked hie tubular, Russian only the military can give.

cigarette daintily. I suspected him of uding a "gentleman.". At least, ho

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CHAPTER 2.

Now. Asuwerus was forty days

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In the Royal Box, where formerly was a connoisseur of good blood in a at the Tears of at the Russias and nation which is reputed to possess a sojourning until he came to the their guests of blue blood, there was, one-third of all the horse population land of Kong. And behold, the strange as it may scém-Royalty! A in the world. The Director spoke with land was encompassed by great

with The Samos Island incident, which oble mien in the midst of high pride of the progress of horso breed- f waters, and was very mountainous.

Royal Prince of Iraq, sitting

Ing in the U.S.S.R., expertly pointing 2. And it was peopled with resuited in the death of one British etarian officials his bronzed face out to me the fine points of the various divers peoples who worshipped naval officer, and the wounding of framed in the billowing folds of his animals as they swang past.

But chief among "Do you have horse-racing in other strange Goda. another, in as mystifying as it is

Outside the Royal box (the Taarist cities in Russia?" I asked him, as I the nations were those who wor tangle. The contradictory versions Double-Eagle had been removed by watched a vialting engineer present shipped among the High Places, of the affair given by the Turkish aristocracy-hating Communist hands) the winning driver with a money prize, for they were as it were Levites, a cinema operater cranked his caniera to the accompaniment of thunderous who offered sacrifices, even burnt and English officials only serve to from the terrace below, that a record applause from the crowd.

sacrifices on the uttermost Peaks. "Oh, yea," he replied, "the State

3. They were a special race, leave the position unsatisfactory, might be kept of the first visit of with a feeling that someone had Royalty to the Sovietised Moscow Horse-Breeding Trust controle other chosen people whose ralment was Hippodrome. And over the rim of the racecourses in Leningrad, Odessa, blundered. Even the acceptance of high track wall jutted the fantastle Klev, Kharkov, Tiflis, and in other im-white, yea, of the whitest. And the Turkish explanation, that a minarets and church-towers of semi-portant centres. Practlenily every they sang songs of praise continu- Asiatic Moscow, the only reminder city of any size in the Soviet Union ally, saying Who is like unto him, Customs officer fired on the naval that on "the other side of the fence" hax its racetrack and breeding stables, who dwelleth on High? And their party after they had landed onwaa a stifling mass of poorly-clad But only the larger ones are controlled scribe he rear Dispepysine,

4. And their chief God was humanity which gathered daily at the by our trust. The others are muni- Turkish territory, mistaking thom Sukarevaky Market to barter dcipally controlled, though, of course, mighty one for he said do this and for smugglers, does not offer a haggle for the pathetic remnants of belonging to the State."

it was done on the instant, for bis satisfactory solution. The absolute the bare necessities of life:

Just as many centres, I thought, for power extended to all the corners The Anely-chiselled face of the visit- contradiction in evidence calls foring Prince--who, with his entourage, awakening the Proletariat to realian of the Land,

5. And his voico Was heard the very strictest Investigation. had been the honoured guest of the tion of the inevitability of class dia-

throughout the city and in the TARIFF DANGERS.

At the present

moment, taking Soviet Government for the past week, tinction, whatever the civilisation.

opon The Director broke

my plains beyond the waters, for it housed in an Old Regime palace--was Tariffs, whilst possessing un-every factor into consideration, the enigmatic as he gazed at the scene, thoughts with an invitation to have was as terrible as a peal of was before him. His Highness might have tea with him in the oxcellent racetrack trumpets. And there were many doubted value under given condi-natural reaction is whoever tions, can easily defeat their own responsible for the shooting noted been asking himself how did all this restaurant. This restaurant is one of servants in his house.

fit into the programme of "building the few in all Russia, and the only The United States apa rather precipitous manner, Socialism." The atmosphere was just place I know of where the Proletariat can get all the food they want, with- pears to be coming to a realisa-scarcely in keeping with the short of being downright snobbish. Lion of this point, for it has just necessities of the case. been announced that the Slate Department in Washington is

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ends.

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1934.

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› CHAPTER 3. Aforelime there was a great war..

2. And there arose a prophet in was the the land who cried and said, yet seven years, and a blight shall affilet

dic.

I turned to the little Press egent at out food-cards or rationing-~provided { And after the peace, the nations my side, "C'est bien eleganter" I saft they have the money. With inflation

leagued themselves together, that falling naturally into the court langu- the rouble isn't worth much, and the they fight no more. age of the all aristocracy. "I must Proletariana don't make enough to

more than directing its efforts to let in DANGEROUS DRIVING

congratulate you and your Horse afford them Trust adding mentally, "and your necessities. The racetrack about two hundred million dol

Proletarion Dictatorship, for having only place in Russia where there was lars' worth of additional imports,

Controlled areas are not the only arrived at the stage where you openly any gamble left in life, where they all the nations, and their cattle shall with the idea of increasing the

breed for clasa." He merely shrugged and any chance to make a few roubles.

3. And their ships shall be idle, places where care needed in and led the way to the box placed at "on the side." purchasing power of foreign na-

my disposal by officials of the Horse While we lunched in leisurely and the corn shall full, likowise there no wine nor yet any oil. Lions for reciprocal purchases motoring. The other day, a

Trust, which controls the racetrack. fashion, I observed many a hungry shall be

his harvest of roubles And it came to pa from the United States. It has was seen zipping along at

some It was nearly as spacious and elegant winner gather

4. And the people of Kong wore been computed that the Ameri- { thing like 35 miles ari hour down a as the Royal Box. but had never been with eager hands and make a bolt

of food that | Boro stricken, and the Levites cried can tafiff on twenty-one pro- narrow street in which children Tanis. I sat between the Press awaited him in the racetrack realaur-aloud and suk, Alas! For the plea-

decorated with the Double-Eagle of toward the heaven ducts, which constitute less than were playing Actually nobody agent and the Director of the Horne aut: They were sitting all about me sant-places-ure-made-desolate, and fifteen per cent. of the total was hurt. It just happened that Trust, M. Huskin. I conversed in gorging themselves earnestly and our gold and our silver, where is it?

5. Therefore happily, their pleasure but slightly

they mado, great dutiable imports of the United all the children kept out of the French with the. U.S.S.R.& only Pres dimmed by the realisation that next lamentation. And the God heard and sgent, who seemed to delight in speak States, costs the consumer in car's path. Nobody suddenly for ing that bourgeois inngunge which time they may lose.

said, I will appoint me wise men who America more than half a billion

shall enquire into the matter, and dollars each year. This fact is got and chased a rolling ball out stamped him na-n holdover frore the

Old Regime.

The Horse Trust horses, of course, they shall determine the causes of cited as an illustration of the into the street; no child dashed out

From our eat in the box ive looked always win-they are the only horses this famine,

6. But Asuwerus arose and called manner in which high import and headed out for the opposite out over the picturesque and historic entered. This makes it easy when it

racecourse, four beautifully-kept comes to paying off the winner of the unto the people saying what meaneth duties on certain goods involve a curb. Children get almorbed in treks which paralleled each other, and annual Soviet Derby. The grand prix this Commission? And they said shall determine the huge cost to the people as a whole their play and do such things formed are of the finest racecourses on Derby Day-which they call, in unto him, it while affording protection to a frequently; this time they didn't. In the world. One was of turf for the their Proletarian way, Derby Day causes of our distress, And ho in

amounts to 20,000 roubles. As I said turn repiled..

7. And he said, How can this com jockeys, whose gay blouses were industry. At the moment, much had done so, that car never could varicoloured despite the fact that they

wins. all rode for the same stablon-thef Now the racor attention is being centred on

were over for the the distress be made plain, the re- have beun stopped In time: Government-owned Ночно Trust, afternoon. The Russian summer aun medy is beyond thee. Turn thee possible trade concessions which

Technically the driver might have There was another truck for the was still high in the bright blue sky, aside and worship the truth and in might be made under a reciprocal

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a little while thy burden shall be eased. tariff bargaining procedure with been guiltless; but no one who has steeplechase, and two for the trotting. other nations, and in this connec-seen cars dashing along streets tion it is becoming increasingly where children are playing would felt that there are many products have found it easy to forgive him. upon which the duty might be The man who drives fast where decreased without materially af- children are playing is a potential: fecting the American manufac- Į killer.

relatively insignificant group in But the point is that if one of them running horses and the silken-capped before, the Horse Trust horse always fort thee? Should yot tho causes of.

turer and producer. The chief

need is. a reduction of existing

trade barriers by lowering the OLD AND NEW duties which clearly lack econ-

omic justification. Included amongst these are tariffs which

The blue stretches of the mid- now completely or almost com-Atlantic offered a fascinating and. pletely exclude foreign competi- tion, those of abnormally high common sight not long ago the rates like 50 per cent. or more spectacle of a race between an old- ad valorem, protective duties time square-rigged sailing vessel which have been in force a con- and one of the fastest of modern siderable time without bringing occan greyhounds. The four-mast- about a substantial production of ed bark Abraham Rydberg was the protected. commodities in coming up from Australia to Eng- relation to domestic require land, carrying grain. She was fly. [ments, and duties on articles Ing before, a moderate gule at 4 which are more or less non-prodigious clip-and suddenly sho competitive with American pro-found herself alongside ducts and with respect to which Mauretania, going in the same certain foreign countries possese direction. And while the Moure a clear inherent advantage. The tanin's passengers lined the rails, fact is that the decline in prices the skipper of the bark cracked on between 1929 and 1933 has

the

served to make all specific duties all enil and, for a time, actually held much higher than was intended, abreast of the great liner. In the. and in some cases the resultant end, of course when the wind mod increases has been almost fan-erated, the steamer drov. - ahend, tastic. Obviously, in the in and the "race" was over. But the terests of the consumer and of event la n deeply interesting filus- encouragement of a greater tration of the fact that, when volume of foreign trade, thero is conditions are just right, tho

a call for lower tariffs in many windjammer can hold her own with commodities. And the United the best of them--for a little while, States Government is now fully conscious of this fact..

anyway,

"I think you're just buying one more thing we haven't any

uno for.

8. Turn aside from the pleasures of power. Thy public men have slaves, you in their multitude and is not their wealth reckoned by hundreds of ahekels? Dost thou not employ many hundreds of scribes and over- seura of the people that the tax gatherers multiply?

9. For the Scribes devour the land of its substance and the tax gatherers are hard put to satisfy them. They oppress the people with heavy taxes yea they even weigh their chariots that none escape,

10. All these words did Asuworus speak to the people. But they heeded him not. And it came to pass that the depression did become greater and darken the land.

CHAPTER 4.

Now the Levites were not content. For they cried mightily and with n loud noise.

2. And they said, make the ascent unto the loly Places, you even unte the furthermost peaks, easy unto our feet. For we be wary and the day bo hot.

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3. Therefore they prayed the Lord, even he who hath command of the King's men of war, saying, we pray thee, make a way for us from the ilovel no that we may go up · try com-

fort, But ho heeded them not,

4. And they renewed their cry and made potition unto the God saying. we be of the elect' and 'our pride suffereth that we must ascend, on foot And the barbarians of the": Plains hold us to scom. Grant us therefore our petition.

5. And morcover they orled, “ the cost of the way of the ascent bo. foo great, therefore hearken unto the cry of thy chosen ones, for

the price should not be more than ten cente. Easd us of our burden,, "we pray thee, and restrain thy taxgatherers and the monoyçbangers, gaa

6. But it was, the silly season and the God heeded then not

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