The Archive · 1939

Departure of Popular

Racing Personality

Shanghai, Sept. 3 A popular gute in local sporting citoles Teaves. Shanghai today for England in the person of Mr, W. A. (popular' known as "Dolly Dale amo, 'He wil) embark. at Shanghai the s, 'Tsingtao Maru_and' Will travel via 'Siberia to Neweastl, Mr. Dalgarno, who was, born Gateshead in 2887, came. to: Shang hal as a boy' with his parents in 1802 and "was educated at" the Shanghat Public School which, in those days, was under the headmastership of the late Mr. George Lanning.

During the Great War Me. Dalgarno was a member of the rst Far Bastorn contingent, which eft Shanghai to Serve with the British Forces. Upon arrival in England he joined the et. King Edward's Horse GOD.) with 31 other arrivals. from the Par Bast. He saw active service in Belgium, France and Italy. acting Successes Shanghai Mr. Dalgarno was best known for his successes on the race track." He won his ping, coat-on his own pony "Temperature" on Decem ber 14, 1007 and his first acting. win was in the SiR.C. Jockey Cup in the autumn of 1911. 'From that time one wards he ad' many" successes, his Jatest being the Ewo Handicap last year ME. Dalgarno also rode in tong-ong, Kiangwan, and Hankow, where hho won the Champions in the' Spring of 1921, Me joined the Light Horse, S.V.C,, in 1004 and remained a mem ber itis he lett for England during the Great War. Upon his return here he rejoined and he Tett with the rank of Sergeant-Aajor in 1928 10" the "Reserve, Mis step-father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. TI, Bickerton Teside in Tsingtao,

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