The Archive · 1941

White Midget Wins

Shanghai, May 7.

With the course suiting him 0 perfection, White Midget, well ridden by E, House, justified his overwhelm ming popularity in the principal event of yesterday's racing—the Examination Plate—by winning the classic event for "X" class sub-griffins by a decisive margin of many lengths, His nearest rival was National Spirit who filed second place many" Tengths head of {sland Lord, third.

After pacing the field for the entice yaee. he draw away in no uncertain manner at the top of the straight te Inevease the distance between him fund National Spirit witty each str winning this race he all earlier predictions. of being the outstanding, "X" auh of the year. do not think we have seen the best of hin yet although he has already shown marked superiority aver the ttliers as he appears to be still very mech on the heavy side, With most of the "quality" p resting cither from their exer of the first twe days ur In preparation for the Champions today, midst dis appointing felis were seen in the three "open" events there being seven in one, three in another and five inthe third.

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