THE DERBY RACE
AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY'S EXPERIENCE. (UNIIED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPTRIOHT.I (AUSTRALIAN . NE^ ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATTOS.J LONDON, 7th June. "Sporting Life" interviewed Walker, the Australian jockey, who said:—
"My first ride in the Derby was not quite as enjoyable as I could have wished. Parth was moving well forward, but for some unexplained reason, probably due to the rising tapes, he stuck his toes into the ground and seemed disinclined to move. Leafer must have been 20 lengths aiioad before Parth set off. He failed to overtake much of the lost ground until well into the home line. Here he began to gain rapidly, and moved so freely that I had just a Temote hope that he would get, up, though the winning post seemed too near. But for the lost ground at the start, I feel pretty sure he would have won the prize."
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 135, 8 June 1923, Page 11
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143THE DERBY RACE Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 135, 8 June 1923, Page 11
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