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• ; 1 m DEATH OF ENGLISH BREEDER Special Correspondence. v LONDON, England.— The English and French turf suffered another severe loss by the death of Col. C. W. Birkin, who supported racing, and was a keen breeder of thoroughbred stock in both countries. The Two Thousand Guineas winner, Diolite, a bay son of Diophon, also a Guineas winner,, from Needle Rock, was the best horse he bred in England in recent years. Sold as a yearling to Sir Hugo Hirst, Diolite won more than 0,000, including the 1930 Guineas. In recent years in France Colonel Birkin bred two smart performers in Hot-weed and Brulette. The first named horse, a bay son of Bruleur, from Seaweed, by Spearmint, won the 1929 Prix du Jockey Club French Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris. Brulette, a sister to Hotweed, last year won the Oaks at Epsom. Another smart horse bred by the deceased sportsman was Roubaix, a son of the Derby hero, Minoru, from Saints Bay. He raced with success in England and Ireland before being exported to India, where he won the Viceroys Cup in 1920-21 and the King Emperors Cup in 1919-20.
