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AUSTRIAN RACING STILL CARRIED ON ONIn In spite of all her troubles Austria is till racing and the Derby was run as usual last mouth but the news has been much delaped The race was won Iv Keichenau from the Stud Tribuswinkel with Baron Alfonso de Rothschilds Plato second and Prince Festetics Palatin third The winner I be ¬ lieve is owned by Herr Urban who is a famous sporting gunmtiker of Vienna Heichenau is a dark brown colt by Dark Honald Kegina Castra so that English blood played an important part in the tri ¬ umph and Oliver a son of the veteran Joseph Butters was the trainer Young Butters had the advantage of graduating with his father whose righthand man he was until just before the war broke out when his health failed and he was ordered to take a complete rest for at least twelve months In these circumstances he accompanied his brother Fred to Austria in which country his father had earned fame as jockey and trainer Eighteen months later Fred obtained a license to train for Baron Franz de IJothschild and Oliver for Herr Urban Newmarket will l e pleased to learn that the latter has so soon made his mark in the profession Dark Uoualil too lias lost no time iu making a hit as it was only ii 3913 that he was sold by Sir Abe Bailey He was a good racehorse and landed a l ig coup in the Hunt Cup besides winning the Princess of Wales Stakes Xot in the same class perhaps as Hayardo he was nevertheless one of the best sons of Bay Itonald which sired him from Darkle a daughter of Thurio and Insignia by Blair Athol Plato is trained by the veteran John Heeves who has also won all the best twoyearolds races of the current season Vigilant in London Sportsman
