Aga Khan and Racing
Mahommedan Leader Disposing of Famous Horses HHE AGA KHAN, the leader of the Mahommedan community, received a cordial welcome from his religious followers on his arrival in Bombay recently to take over the duties of president of the All Parties Moslem Conference at Delhi. He was conducted to a gaily decorated sliamiana (ceremonial tent), where he was profusely garlanded, after which he blessed the huge gathering. . It is understood that owing to illhealth he will probably return to England after the conference. Referring to racing, the Aga Khan said he would never again buy horses, but he would sell a large number every year. His British breeding stud produced about 25 yearlings annually, out of which he would keep 12 and sell the rest. He hoped to start breeding horses in India, as he considered that the whole object of racing should be the improvement of horse breeding,
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6850, 4 March 1929, Page 4
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