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ENGLISH RACING PROSPECTS GOOD Peace Expected to Bring Revivals of the Meetings at Epsom Ascot Goodwood and Doncastcr In England tlio cessation of hostilities lias brought ardent hope for the revival of racing next year in its usual antebellum scope and preparations sir accordingly in progress Concerning all of which an editorial in London Sportsman of November 9 says saysTint Tint most interesting news in the last issue of the Calendar is that relating to entries closed re ¬ cently for stakes duo for decision next year the more so as the end of the war seems close at hand Taking so much for granted it is reasona ¬ ble to assume that racing will be restored to some ¬ thing liko normal conditions and the meetings which have l een so long in abeyance restored to their place in the program On the whole the best has been made of the opportunities offered under the mandate of racing only at Newmarket but it will be glorious to see a revival of such meetings iis Ascot Goodwood Epsom and Domaster where we look for sjiort of the highest classic impor ¬ tance We may surely hope for an announcement in due course of the ordinary list of fixtures cov ¬ ering tint demands for north south east and west the suspension of which has done much to prejudice though fortunately it has not ruined the great na ¬ tional horse breeding industry Barring faddist in ¬ terference the resuscitation of racing which stands conspicuously first in the miinls of British sports ¬ men who have done much by tlioir grit anil pluck toward winning tin war will come as swiftly as naturally and to none will its revival be riiore welcome than to our gallant soldiers on their return home In passing it may be noted that the rqturiiK of entries for various events at Kenip ton IaTk showno lack of enterprise on the part of owners headed by his majesty who has car ¬ ried on regularly throughout and has accorded liberal patronage to the Kempton Park races of which the Itcndleshani Two YearOld Stakes has closed with fiftyfour the Spring Two YearOld Stakes with fiftyone the Uedfern Two YearOld Stakes with sixtytwo and the International Two TearOld Plate with seventyone entries altogether a satisfactory response As matters at present stand the only fixtures definitely arranged for next year are the normal eight meetings at New ¬ market dates having l een assigned for the Jiirst auU ScwuU Extras meetings
