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ENGLISH JOCKEY DIES IN BRAZIL Xews has come to hand of the death of David Croft, the English jockey, which took place, . after a severe illness, in Rio de Janeiro in Jupe. He J was apprenticed to It. Sherwood, the Xewmarket1 trainer, and rode many winners for the stable. About ten years ago he left this country for Belgium, thence he went to France, and finally to Brazil, where he rode for several prominent owners,? including the president.- , He was a brother of W.. Croft, who had the mount -on, Indian .Queen -Avhen . sjie won the Cambridgeshire in 1S94. The deceased was buried in the English cemetary at Rio de Janeiro on June 4. The news of his death came as a great shock to, his .relatives, who had not heard from him . since January, 1910. London Sportsman.
