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FEATURES OF RACING IN DENMARK. "Our little country." writes a well known Dan I !i sportsman, -is a lucky one. We an- outside tile terrible war. and our sport is going 0:1. 1 daresay, better than ever. Here, in Klampeuborg, near Copenhagen, we have our race course, where we have about twenty days Of liat ami steeplechase racing, starting in May and going on till the middle 01 October. There is a great deal of inter,.-: in the sport, and the meetings are always visiu •, a huge crowd. As the country is a little one. the breeding of thoroughbreds is nothing, veeil wilh English eyes. Still, w ,. possess ahoul a dOSCU Eug- lish-bred stallions. Our race- are always open to hor.-es from our neighboring country. Swedeu, .11,1 the sportsmen from that, country are, to a great , tent, partakers in our racing. •■We have several English trainers here. |i F F. Arnull ha- a stable of about -•" horses, and lit-been retry successful of late. In his stable is ihe aged gelding Blood orange. This hois,. ba« started in tour races this year, and has vet to I.,. I, eaten. He has In en ridden on every occasion by the -kil- ful English jockey. T. Wil 1. This jockey has been lure every season sine,, l.llo, when tin new Course was opened, and has been one of lie- best and most successful riders we have had. Other English trainers are Mr. W. Arnull. a younger brother of the former named, ami Mr. T. Alien, ,he well known j. ckey. ■it Danish nationality are the train-is . rait sen. a clever and successful man. and T. Nielsen the trainer of our 1914 Derby winner, Onkel T by Hessian — Sweet Erin. Trainer A. Trorugreen belongs to Sweden, and has his stables al Malmo about 2.". miles from bete. He is vvcll-kn. w n a 1 Epsom, where he has been attached b Mr. c. instable. Mid has made himself a great inline her,, a-a clever train, r. This year he has saddled mac than .Id winners, including Hie winner of the est rac,. in Scanilunavia. th Scandanavian 1, •The rue wa- an interesting oue. Thirteen horses faced Hie tlau-. and. after a splendid conic 1 ii was won in great style by Baron .1. | . helms baj coll lap Aueter, by Black Auster ULip-bem La—, by Prime Hampton Claphani Common will ridden by A. Haxby. He road was Mr rres chows hay fill., Cheriseile. and third Messrs. .1 ,| H. Mauritnans blown colt Hon Ovan, ridden i,v 1.. S.idgrove. The winner started four time- a- 1 two-year old. and three times Ibis rear, and i- unbeaten. Saxby won another race the same day 1 mile and an eighth handicap, on Cunt A. Moitl four-year-old Miasterley, bv Mintagon — Minnow wiih 150 pounds in the saddle, beating a goml baud! Another promising jockey 1- the young Englishman ;. Iulloeh. lie rode and won a line race ,11 1;, .■ Park, bv Plai Park l.iiv BosebeTy, ihi- ,,,!i l,.,,, the first of Flax Park- gel to win K race in this ■ try."-— London Sporting Life of July s.
