We regret having to record the death of one of Shanghai's most popular young men, especially in the sporting world—Mr. E. E. (Jack") Tricker. Although he rode in a great number of the races} at the Shanghai Race Club's November Meeting, he obviously was in a poor state of health, but be stuck to the sport, and, as will be remembered, did exceedingly well. He even went the length of attending cheery dinner party of some of more immediate friends at the conclusion of the meeting, but the next day he had to be taken to the General Hospital, where it was! found that he was suffering from severe attack of typhoid fever. Under the care of Dr. Murray, he made a great fight, though he was so ill that none of his friends could be allowed to see him. After a month, it -seemed that the crisis had been passed, but unfo, tunately, so often is the case with typhoid, complications ensued, he developed fan abscess on the liver and the best of attention could not save him. He died in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Jack Tricker was but 26 years and had been in the East only 34 years, 30 there is not much of a history of him to. give, but, even so early in life, he had achieved something well worth while, for not many young men could boast of wide a circle of friends, He was of the type that, had he lived a few more years, would have made him 1 true presentation of the standard Englishman, for he was bluff honest personified. A much older man once was heard to remark that "it is quite an achievement to be in Tricker's good books," and, when asked why, he said:—The boy has such a wonderfully direct and courageous way of telling a wrong un that he is @ wrong an."
Tt is believed he was Suffolk' born, his family now being settled in Eye, and from his conversation one would judge that his father was one of that fine type of sporting yeoman farmer. Any way, ho appears to have been used from his early days to English country sports and he never forsook them.—He! rode whenever he could, he shot the whenever the opportunity offered, and his quarters were a veritable Bedlam of dogs of all breeds, all of whom fairly worshipped him, in particular an Irish setter. Very soon after his arrival in Shanghai, he engaged in race-riding, with no success for several months, but in the spring of 1926 he showed his real worth. He rode Mr. Dalgarno's Vanguard to a handsome victory for Jorrocks Cup at the Paper Hunt
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