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f ? ; a|lH|HH__B__BHy BJandr . i . Progress Made in Promotion Of International Sport: Strub Horses Now May Be Sent Out f j Of Britain Full 12 Months; _ Richards Is Coming to U. S. 1 T J SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, Calif., June 23. — Dr. Charles H. Strub, executive vlce- • president of the Los Angeles Turf Club, B Inc., back home after an extensive tour of - Europe since last March, has an encouraging report to make on the progress that has r been made in the promotion of Interna- s tional racing. While he was in England, the ■ horsemen succeeded in having the British | government modify regulation to permit fc the shipment of horses outside the country ■ for a full 12 months, instead of being con-" fined to a calendar year, and to allow 3 money to be taken out of the country for " shipping, training and general expenses. J Other information divulged by Santa Anitas executive head is that Englands , great riding champion, Gordon Richards, who was one of the many notable racing people he met abroad, told him that he plans to return the visit of his friend, s Johnny Longden, who rode in England and 1 Ireland-a couple of years ago, and sport silks in this country. Richards, winner of • the greatest number of races in the world, • said there was a possible chance he might s make it to Santa Anita next winter to ac- 1 cept mounts in the Santa Anita Maturity ? and other major stakes, s , Capt. Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, leading train- [ er for the Royal family and William Wood-_ ward, was assigned by the English Jockey j Club to act as Dr. Strub s escort around the e _ English race courses. One old English custom . _that the tracks over there use impressed - Dr. Strub to such an extent that he e a I may adopt it as a weekly feature at Santa , _ ! j Anita next winter. It is the colorful and as! exciting public auction of the winners of f s I the selling and claiming races. e - More Time to Become Acclimated "I found horsemen of Great Britain, i, ~ many of high standing and with the means, enthusiastic and elated with the new regulation ~ that will allow them a full 12 months on a racing campaign outside their country," says Dr. Strub. "It will permit them more time for acclimation to American n climatic and racing conditions. European horses, restricted in the past to the calendar T year, could not do themselves full justice in n their invasions in this country. "This is particularly true of the Santa * Anita Maturity, which is usually run around a February 1 each year, and the other important early-season major stakes in this ■[and country. A horse, not being allowed to make e the long trip before January 1, would quite e understandably not have sufficient time to o be in condition for his engagements. Now a a • full 12 months is available. "The British government evidently recognizes ,_ as good business to let its horsemen K use available money for expenses incurred by international racing," continues Dr. r Strub. "The incentives for Europeans lie in n ,s our far greater purse and stake distribution n _ than prevails across the ocean. Our Ma- k„ 32 2 turity, which is already drawing the nomi-n t- in nation of thoroughbred yearlings from _ England, Ireland, France, Australia, New w .r Zealand and other foreign racing countries, s, :_ has had a gross value of 05,700 and seems is designed to reach higher values. . "Next winter our San Juan Capistrano io e Handicap at one and three-quarter miles ;s will be increased to 00,000 to join the te Santa Anita Handicap and the Santa Anita a Derby, each with 00,000 added or guaranteed. •- Eventual success of attracting ig foreign turf stars to compete against the te leaders in American racing will be a gain n for Santa Anita through providing better ;r racing and added public interest. "We feel," concludes Dr. Strub, "that it other major American tracks will gain right it along with us. Out-of-country horses that it might race with us in the winter would be available to other tracks throughout our ir country." This was the second trip to Europe in n two years for Santa Anitas executive vice-president, and he found his extensive e travels and meeting with prominent European - horsemen most instructive and interesting. Dr. Strub is now back at his office and is busily engaged with racing director Carleton F. Burke and racing secretary 7. Webb A. Everett in drawing up another pretentious racing program for next winters s meeting. - e . - e DR. CHARLES H. STRUB— Executive vice-president of Los Angeles Turf Club, operators of the Santa Anita track, re- ports observations made on his recent trip abroad.
