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ENGLAND AND FRANCE TO RACE Five Meetings Sanctioned for January Big French Stake Opened Assuming that government sanction is granted for a new years meeting at Manchester it is the intention of the executive at once to issue an at ¬ tractive program with monetary inducements which cannot fail to lure Irish racing men across the channel and from them strong support is antici ¬ pated The New Years day card would include a Victory Steeplechase of 5000 and the chief attraction on the second day would be a Victory Hurdle Race of the value of 2500 Arrangements are being pushed on at Aintree in view of the Grand National l eing decided there in conjunction with a spring race meeting meetingThe The Aintree management is having all the fences renewed and built up and everything will be spick and span when the gates of Aintree are reopened to the public after three long years of storm and stress stressFive Five meetings have been arranged for January on Wedncsilny and Thursday of each week at Man ¬ chester Wolverhamptoii Gatwick Sandown and Windsor Of course it is obvious that sport can ¬ not return to its prewar eriiineuce all at once and therefore the number of fixtures for the first month must be regarded as satisfactory while the hope may be expressed that they will be increased in February and March MarchThe The dates and durations of the first five race meetings are areJanuary January 1 Manchester two days January S Wolverhiinipton two days January 15 Gatwick two days January 22 Sandown tvo days Jan ¬ uary 29 Windsor two days daysDoncaster Doncaster is also getting ready for racing It ex ¬ pects to have the St Leger next September Chair ¬ man Wightman of the race committee is quoted as saying We shall have the St Leger the entries are in for it and are good The course is in good condition It has been declared out of bounds by the military and lias not been used these last two years It would be ready for the spring meet ¬ ing in May if the Jockey Club would give us that fixture fixtureAs As to the spring meeting he had no information but he seemed quite sanguine that the St Leger will be run at Doncaster next year yearThe The last issue of the Racing Calendar presents a budget of interesting news one item In particular showiifg that our French friends are already setting to work on their program of racing for next year Entries close in Paris and in London for the Prir du Cadran for fouryearolds and over distance about two miles and a half This is an international race open to all countries not even excepting Germany and will take place on a Thursday at Longchamps at the Paris spring meeting
