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The Russians connected with three horses entered for the Grand National, examine the toughness of the celebrated "Çhair Jump" at Aintree.
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Jockey W. Rees takes a jump on his own - when "DOITYOURSELF" made a sudden stop at the fifth fence - during the Firle Novices' Steeplechase at Plumpton. The horse himself looks on....
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Richard Beach Sculpts Major Gagarin
A clay head of Major Gagarin — the world's first man-in-space, has been modelled by Sculptor Richard Beach who lives in Wakefield, Yorks. It is being produced for waxworks heads — by Jean Roger of West London. Mr. Beach used photographs and newspa...
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Sir Winston Churchill's Horse Wins the Steward's Cup
Sir Winston Churchill's Tudor Monarch (G. Lewis up) in the centre, winning the Steward's Cup at Goodwood this afternoon from Deer Leap (E. Mercer up) 2nd from left, and St. Elmo (D. Greening up) extreme left.
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The 'Blower' Boys Pulling off a Hoax
The owner of the Aintree race course where the Grand National was run had prohibited bookmakers inside the course from passing on information to colleagues outside with a view to beating the ban imposed on them, but the bookies hoped to get over t...
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The 22 Runners Coming Round Tattenham Corner
(Top): The 22 runners coming round the famous Tottenham Corner in last Wednesday's Epsom Derby.
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(...) fighting out with good Taza for the Cambridgeshire Stakes at newmarket.
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