Late English Racing News, Daily Racing Form, 1919-04-02

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LATE ENGLISH RACING NEWS LONDON England March Hi There are espe ¬ cially flattering training reports of The Panther now a decided favorite for the Derby Doubtless he and Stefaii the Great will run beforehand probably for the Two Thousand Stefan the Great is en ¬ gaged in the Grand Prize of Paris which falls due in June by which time it is hoped racing in France will be in full swing again English owners have subscribed liberally to this valuable race among the most conspicuous nominators being Sir A Hlack but not The Panther PantherThere There is a prospect of M Kdouard de Rothschild sending a string of horses from France to race in England this year and it is practically certain that duke will bring over ten or t dozen Several other French owners may follow suit for there is no chance of racing in France until June or later laterF F AV Day one of the famous training family died at Newmarket England March 14 at the age of l 3 He was famous for his handicap coups Day trained the Australian mare Georgie which won the Cambridgeshire of ISJS and the Oaks of the same year with Airs and Unices as well as the Liverpool Summer Cup with Skopos and Cham ¬ pion Stakes with Solitaire Handicapper the Two Thousand Guineas winner of 1S99 also came from Days stable stableStanley Stanley Avila one of the best kiiown of English steeplechase jockeys died of influenza at New ¬ market March 13 He fought in France from 1914 to the end of the war and escaped without a wound Avila was to have ridden Limerock in last weeks Grand National


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