EQUESTRIAN OLYMPIA
Stimulus to Racing AMERICAN’S PROJECT (By Air Mail.) LONDON, March 21. An international horse race in which the fastest animals of all nations would compete is the plan of Mr J. H. Whitney, American millionaire sportsman, who is in England for the Grand National. The idea is that the race, on a "eight-for-age basis, should be run annually in different countries.
Mr Whitney, owner of three entries for the National —Royal Ransom, Double Crossed, and Rod and Gun — thinks he can interest British sportsmen in , his project sufficiently, while over here, to ensure its success. But Mr Whitney does not claim to be originator of the idea. Mr Herbert Swope, chairman of the Racing Commission of New York, first thought of it. He told Mr Robert Gerry, American racehorse owner and breeder, about it. Mr Gerrv has offered a trophy.
Mr Whitney told a “Daily Express” representative yesterday: “The race will be a kind of Olvmpic meeting for horses. We are sending invitations to all countries where horse-racing is popular. “The event would be held yearly in different countries. It might prove a great stimulus io racing generally. I hope to discuss the project with Lord Derby and other English sportsmen.”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 111, 23 April 1936, Page 6
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