The Archive · 1941

London, Dee. 20

Following are the rosuilis of games layed in the Rugby League yester-

There are still thousands of horses training In Bagland, but there nevertheless, the danger of the supply of really first-class materia! drying up. When the war ends British owners and breeders want 10) take up their traditional place.

'The English Derby remains the best known race in the world, and the winning of It the premier honour. Now' Americans will be keener than ever on an all-American victory. in this event. Me. Pierre Loritlard's Troquois won in 1881 and Mr. Duryea's Durbar 11 in 1914, but they never yan in America and were {rained one in England and the other in' France.

Naturalized American It will stil not be accurate to talk of an all-American victory if the offspring of the Derby winners that have crossed the Atlantic come over to England and win the race them selves. But they will become "naturalised Americans" and in time the distinctively British strain will be Tost, One interesting point is that some of the progeny of the Derby winners. may be half-breeds according to the English slud book.

time when former Derby winners are in the public eye comes the news of the death of one of them, Sansovino, who provided Lord Derby with his first Derby winner in 1924.

Heedez. facy 3 2 Warvington 10 ord 0

Dee. 29.

Following are the results of games payed in the Rugby League yestorlay: Bradierd 10, Wakefield iniey 0. Featherstone Gislefrd' 26 Kees 1 Dewsbury "Leeds Halifax a, ork 14

Hunslet 25, Batic

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