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RAPID PROGRESS OF A YOUNG TRAINER. No trainer has made better use of his opportunities than Reginald Day. who wa- i uly eighteen years old when in 1901 he wa- appointed to take Charge of the horse- of Lord dAbernon. then Sir Bdgar Vincent. Young Dav is not an Australian, as many Imagine, for although he visited that country in Is.U. he was b. rn at Ihe Neasdeii Si ml Farm. Wilb-deu. During he seven years he trained for Lord dAbernon he woo one hundred and forty races, most of them under the black and turquoise can. though other owners cam- in daring l!iui;-7. No classic gnrceanra were Included in this excellent rec.iril. and the value of the stakes amounted t ■ dose 00 84,000 pounds. Towards the close of 1807 Day accepted a tempt ing Oer to go to the Boyal Credits Stud, and went out with T. I.iillocL as fir~t .jockey in succession to W. Warne. That appointment he held for live years, winning 202 races in Germany and fourteen in Austria, surely a splendid record, the Importance Of which was largely enhanced by victories in the German Derby at Hamburg, three times: the Grosser Preia at Hamburg, ais three times: the Union stakes Two Thousand Guineas 1 at Hoppe-rarten, again three times: the Harssonla Preia, Hamburg: the Hanea Preal, Hamburg, twice: the Silver shield at Gmnewald, twice: the Preia der Diana Oaks at Hoppegarten, twice: the Eakunft Preia at Baden, twice: the prefaj V. Ileleinenlal at Kottingbruiiii. three times: and the Budapest St. Le-.cr. The winnings in stakes amounted to 5,332,000 marks, or something like 186,008 pounds. ■ line show in five yeara, Il is a curious coin ciileiice that on the same day that Marabou won at Budapest, Glockensdel, also trained by Dag, ran a dead beat with Pevur for the German St. I.cger. At the end of 1010 Hay caase home lor a holiday, and to be married, ami despite his remark able success ;it Grndlta, be had had eaongh of Gerasaay, and was glad to et hack to Newmarket. s.ion after returning to Kngland Day was in full Mi iiiL again, training for Messrs. gnhiainn and lark. Mr. George Faher. Sir AIh- l.ailey. Mr. Spen-111 Gollaa and Mr Donald Fraser, also oecasion-ally for Count LebudortT, with whose sprinter, CyU Ion. he won soase races. In 1013 he trained thirty eight winners, and In the following season his lenses won seventeen races. Including the Jockey Club and Goodwood Cups and the Uoedwaed Plate. Day is to 1 x.k after Mr. J. B. Joels small but select string of horses while they remain at Newmarket. — London Sportsman.
