The Archive · 1930

Sports and Pastimes

S.R.C — SPRING RACE MEETING

"Eye" Stable's Double Derby and Champions The "Eve" stable (Sir Victor Sassoon) won both the principal aces at the Shanghai Race Club's—S Spring Meeting, Beautiful Eve being successful in the Derby, and Busy Bee winning the Champion:

The Champions Race on May was marked by @ sensation which we believe to be unprecedented in the history of racing in Shanghai While all the facts have not. yet been made public, we understand that as a result of a complaint made to the Stewards of the Race Club, by the holder of a ticket on Busy Bee, the favourite in the race, the Stewards held an investigation as a result of which Mr.

Haimoviteh, a most successful Jockey, was indefinitely suspended, and Busy Bee, his mount, entrusted to another jockey.

The announcement was made in a notification published on the Shanghai Race Club's notice boards, as follows:—

The Stewards after hearing evidence on a report made in connection with Mr. V. Haimoviteh und the drawer of "Busy Bee" in the "A" Sweep, are unanimously of the opinion that impro, Suggestions were made and have suspended Mr. Haimovitch definitely.

By order of the Stewards,

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