Gordon Richards, hailed as the atest" jockey the English turf ever Droduced, to-day surpassed
Archer by riding his 247th winner 48 yenrald record of Prod of. the, 1933" racing season. Richards' record-breaking ide was made over the Aintree flat course By a strange colneidenc: Richards' bettered "Archer's recor on. the 47th anniversary. of the tatier's death at Newmarket.
Richards gained his 247th success to-day. on Golden King, a 4-il ARreurte, in the Warertce Selling solvent to Richards as a token of The jockeys are presenting a
heir respect, while. the well-known owner, Mr, Thornton. Smith, resenting "to, the mew record tier Archer's whips and Spurs, which were recently' purchased at fan auction, Richatds, who Is 29 Years of age, has not yer vidden winner in the Derby, Golden King is owned and tra by Frank Hartigan and. won ily century" since 1893, when Tommy the nearest any English jockey has ever been to beating Fred Archer Archer rode over 200 winners, thes: rare ge a rte Richards on October 5, when he Bik Sct a ive victories, 'This is a record which' has never been approached in any country. The previous best was set up by the American rider, Albert Adams, who had nine consecutive winners at the Marlboro's track in Maryland
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