Pierre Wertheimer, Epinards Owner, Mexico City Visitor, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-20

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Pierre Wertheimer Epinards Owner Mexico City Visitor VisitorMEXICO MEXICO D F May 19 Pierre Wert ¬ heimer famous French sportsman is a vis ¬ itor in Mexico and he was one of the en ¬ thusiastic spectators at the Hipodromo on Handicap de las Americas day when Siete Leguas won this important event eventIt It was Wertheimer who brought the great French horse Epinard to America in 1924 for a series of three international specials specialsAlthough Although finishing second in each over distances of six furlongs to a mile and a quarter under heavy weights the then fouryearold son of Badajoz which was re ¬ garded as Europes racing champion lost none of his prestige prestigeWertheimer Wertheimer after surveying the beautiful Hipodromo course was high in his praise of racing as conducted here and he stated that he had seen few tracks that could boast of more loveliness and comforts for the public than Mexicos fine monument to racing


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