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BAR ALIEN TRAINERS, RIDERS Rumor English Jockey Club Will Not License Any More Horsemen From Abroad. Special Cablegram. LONDON, England, Feb. 20 The Jockey Club, according to published reports today, will not license any more trainers or jockeys from abroad. This surprising mandate, issued on the plea of British trainers and jockeys, is the more surprising when one recalls that the real invasion of the British turf in post war years has been largely from her own colonies, chiefly Ireland, Australia and South Africa. Few American jockeys and still fewer trainers have migrated to England in the past quarter of a century, while the French and other European invaders seldom or ever stay longer in Britain than for oneof the more important meetings, such as Newmarket, Epsom, Ascot and Doncaster. Then they generally cross the channel with invading stake starters. If, as published accounts set forth, scores of English jockeys failed to obtain an average of one mount per week last season, it was because they cannot hold their own in competition with invaders resident in England for many years. New invaders last season, so far as jockeys go, can be counted on one hand and additions to the ranks of trainers were nil. So far the only jockey listed as an invader this season is G. Nicol, the talented South African horseman, who has been retained by trainer Reggie Days Terrace House Stable, Newmarket. Nicol will ride principally for Sir Abe Bailey, who supports racing in South Africa and England on an extensive scale.
