ENGLISH DERBY
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(iUSIRAUAN - NEW ZEALAKD' CAILI' ASSOCUIION.) .'.'■■■' , LONDON; 13thMay,
St. Louis's easy victory in. the Two Thousand Guineas made him an autonm.fcic'favourite. He is a grand colt, and is ; trained by Gilpin, but the position, is clouded by tho fact that Gilpin lias Reecho in different ownership, thus recalling the problem of the 1920 Derby, when tho same trainer had Spion Kop and Sarehsdon. The long-priced candid) date, yon comfortably. Gilpin .delights in myalifyin.s1 the public, and Reecho and; St. Jjouis' will not be tried together until they meet in the Derby". ; '■■'. ' | Poudoland's easy win over a modwate field in the Newmarket Stakes d: 1 nothing more than to strengthen St. Tyuis's position, but the bookmakers clipped ;> couple cf points from Pondoland's piicf, shortening the other quotations in sympathy. r Ante-post betting in England is beebm. ing less and less popular, the clubs finding it difficult to create a live market on the Derby, which is being run on 31st May. Lists of quotations are published daily jn the newspapers^ which frequently d«ecrilw them as shani betting, and almost dnilv (illusions are x made to tho farce of. l> r < alters determining prices while the \u -ie looks on. :
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 112, 15 May 1922, Page 11
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202ENGLISH DERBY Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 112, 15 May 1922, Page 11
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