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t ;• • 3 3 3 s 3 3 3 3 3 i , r j 3 ; • j , j I I j j j j 3 1 Jockey Club to Register Four Sires and Foals Nordlicht, Samurai, Athanasius, Taj Akbar Accepted for Stud Book NEW YORK, N. Y., May 16.— At a meet- ing of the stewards of The Jockey Club on Thursday it was decided that Nordlicht, Samurai, Athanasius and Taj Akbar, and their foals for which racing permits have been issued, will be registered in the American Stud Book if their owners comply with the usual requirements of its registration department. The Jockey Club report follows: "It now appears that, after an extensive investigation had been made in Germany and elsewhere, the French Stud Book Com- mission decided to accept the German Stud Book as property kept through 1943, and that Nordlicht foaled in 1941, having been sent from this country to Prance, has now been registered in the French Stud Book. He is eligible for registration in the American Stud Book. "Samurai foaled in 1937 and Athana-3 sius foaled in 1931 were registered prior to 1944 in the German Stud Book and are in the same position as Nordlicht, except that they have not been sent to France and there registered. However, the stewards felt that it would cause unnecessary trouble and expense if the owners of Samurai and Athanasius should be re-3 quired to send them to France. "Taj Akbar has been registered in the English Stud Book, which is recognized by The Jockey Club, and the original reasons for refusing his registration are considered to be no longer controlling. "Leibwachter cannot be registered be-3 cause he was foaled in 1944, in respect of which year the German Stud Book, because of the destruction of supporting records, is not acceptable. He was recently sent to France for registration in their stud book but did not qualify. No racing permits have been issued for his foals, inasmuch as he was imported into the United States as a two-year-old and had no racing record."
