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SPEED OF EPSOM AND LINGFIELD Not all English racing experts reject the time test though the speed of the Lingfield and Epsom courses is absolutely thrown out of most calcula ¬ tions as showing little as to the animals merits over normal tracks horses naturally galloping at far greater speed over such easy courses e g Levanger five furlongs in 55 Master TVillie threequarters in 107 and Caiman one mile in 133 M None of these marks lias ever been touched on other English courses