Eileen rounded the mark buoy at 1255 p.m. followed soon by Daphne and then by Catherine in just about Y hours sailing. It was a gype round in the Free Handicap, but highly strung filly and not subject to produce r be Doubtless in a normal season Turk-han and Queen of Shiraz would have won some of the most valuable races and Ascot, Goodwood and the Ni market Autumn meetings would have produced good two-year-olds by Bahram. He was not only unbeaten and one of the best race-horses of modern times, but he had a perfect disposition. Great horses do not always make great sires but Bahram has at least shown that he can produce good-class stock and has done sufücient to promise much greater success in the future. His departure for the United States will be a great loss to the English Turf but will give scope for him at the stud which the war would deny him here It was with great regret that 1 heard that Bahram's Derby jockey. Fred Fox, has lost his son, killed in action while serving with ihe R.A.F. Not many months ago Fred and I jointly contributed a broadcast talk to the Empire programme and he asked for and was readily granted permission to conclude the talk with a few words of greeting to his boy, then serving in the Near East. Though Fox gave up riding a few years ago he retains a very wide circle of friends in racing. All will
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