THE DERBY
KING NOT TO ATTEND OWING TO COURT MOURNING (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) "" ~ 9 (Received 26th May, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, 25th May. Because of Court mourning, the King will not hold the customary dinner for members of the Jockey Club, but is inviting a few friends with turf associations to dinner', at York House. The King is not abandoning the Derby dinner. Popular selections for the Derby are Noble King, Pay Up, and Tajakbar. . .'7 7 PRICE OF TWO FAVOURITES WEAKENS JOCKEY RICHARDS BREAKS RECORD (British Official Wireless) 7. RUGBY, 24th May. The prices of the first and second favourites for the Derby, which;will be run over the famous racecourse in Epsom Downs next Wednesday,, were both weaker at last night’s calf .over. Sir Alfred Butt’s Noble King kept his position in the market. Lord Astor’s Rhodes Scholar was scratched at 12.5 p.m. to-day. . Gordon Richards, the champion jockey, who will ride Raj Akbar on Wednesday, rode his eighth, consecutive winning mount yesterday. Three years ago he broke a 50-year-oIH record by riding 259 winners, and already this season he has ridden .49 winners.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 26 May 1936, Page 7
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