Tuesday; May 3, 1938 THE DAILY MIRROR Page 31 Ttie Aga Khan Wins! MMmamceM c 4 LFRED PADGHAM, open Champion /V in 1936, had a very trying experience when playing on the Hesketh course in the first round of the Dunlop-Southport £1,600 professional golf tournament yes­ terday. Driving at the eleventh hole his club broke l^^NTRIES for a Dig li, 'ire oui. Paper bo.vs antl the club-head swung round, hitting hiin en the back of the head. •*^ are shouting. Pape. '.-e being opened in He was temporarily stunned, but recovered the streets. Nine out of .:Very ten men scan­ and with a spare driver completed the round ning them are asking themselves one question: in 76. " What has the Aga Khan got in ? " Three men distinguished themselves by lead­ Now we take a magic carpet and fly to a ing the field. A. E. Bignell (Ormskirk) had 72 at Southport and Ainsdale, and Arthur Lacey race meeting. Look, there's a man and his (Berkshire) and Norman Quigiey (Winder­ wife obviously not " regulars," just out for a -^.-t mere) each had 71 at Heskcth, where the par day',s sport. Let's stand near them. " Read t--r •"-•"'••••'••^ y.raWt;..Vft is two s(mk3C Jow&r at 73. the runners out. dear," says the " better half." " Has the Aga Khan got one running ? " The mighty MAIIMOUU Leading Scores The Aga Khan again. What is there about MESKETH the Aga Klian or his horses, or both, which at 71 - N. Qiiiglov. A. J. Lacey. once thrills both professionals and " mug pun­ money could buy, putting them to stud and 72-w. H. Diivies, W. J. 'Martin. ters " ? It's the plain fact that the Aga Khan breeding from them has been a paying one. '/,• i:. ."iokci% D. J. Rees, never has a bad 'un. With almost monotonous And he has left nothing to chance wilh his '.'4 '.'-••. Brand), D. C. Jones. jockeys. G. Hulme, Michael Bcary, Harry /:' I •! BaHer, M. Seymoiir, D, Curtis, W C A regularity the green and chocolate hooped J!:,^'^., k, W. G. Robertson, J. DonaldKon. A. G. Harrl- colours flash first past the post. If they're not Wragg, Fred Pox, Charlie Smirke and Gordon :•:'''.•. !' A. Whitcombe. J. Hamill, G. johnKon. 7t- A, I'oiTy, C. H. Ward. W. Smith.son, P. Dennis A. H. in the first three, it's almost a sensation Richards-have all ridden his horses to victory. ,'';;ii:',i'am, Great horsemen, every one. SOUTHPORT AND AINSDALE •f > -f The Shoshoon Stud at the Curragh !s a 1'^ •'<. E. Bigncll. There they go in parade. Teresina, who 1924 he had topped the list of winning owners. wonderful place. When the Aga Khan bought Vfl F, AUiss, R. Burton, H. C. Day. He has topped the list six times since then, and la '. Burton. G. N. Rolfe, W. P. Keene, F Hill, J. stayed for ever; Mumtaz Mahal, the flying fiily; it. it was under 200 acres iu extent, but it has )•• 'n:, E. W. H, Kenyoii, A. Leys. Cos, Blenheim, Dastur, Bahram, Mahmoud and is the only man living to have won the Derby grown tremendously since then Among his /P s, A. EastPrbrook, F. Bullock, j. Shanks R. W. three times. .i^.jine. E. T. MTi-sty, S. L. King. many others. What memories they con,1ure up. first batch of mares to go there were Voleuse And now to follow in their footsteps we have ' A romance of the Turf if ever ther? was one, and Friar's Daughter—remember them ?— Mirza II, Tahir, Yakimour and Dhoti. and in his book, "The Aga Khan's Horses," both 0.' which are there to-da.v as also is You can have the best of everything, If you Captain R. C. Lyle, equally known to the rac­ Teresina. ing public as a writer and broadcaster, tells have the money to pay for it. say the cynics. P'rom Sheshoou liave come sucli good win­ • CiiVCt-STER v. AUSTRALlANS~At Worcester Maybe, but money alone has not made this the amazing story of the man, who, until 1921. AUHiR/i! l•l^:s,--First IiinlngK—541 (D. Bradmati 25a ners as Felicitation, Udaipur, Rustom Pasha, •;. J,. i!n!lriit;l: 37, A. L. HiiKsett 43. Crisp 4 lor 170 popular Indian i-uler the world's most famous simply had not the time to bother with the Turf. Bahram. Uraidvvar, Firdaussi Dastur, Sind. r . ,-^ i LOT I'i'i r. owner and breeder. Taj Akbar and Theft v,v'r;ESTER-Fir,st Innings In 1922 the Aga Khan ran his first horse. In It is typical of the Aga Khan that when he C A. '..vitc'. •., I) Fleeiwiiod-Sniltii 5o But all the money spent, all the carclMl decides to do a thing it has got to be done breeding, could never have bornj fu^ reward li.ai, r.ui 1,.... 37 properly. When he decided to go in for racing ('.-,ii;-ifL-, c ii'.;!-:-i II, b Plcntwcioii-Smith 61 without clever training, and there asai" the !_'ihboEiM, b Tlic 'V Kiel-Smith 29 1 he appointed as his agent shrewd, experienced Aga Kbaii proved that he knew how to pick M, L'.n. b \'.'h\U 1 the Hon. George Lambton, and instructed him the right men. It, C. ):. ll'.imiH', c l''in!;l(iton. ta Elfotwood-Sraith 10 Huwiiiii!, ;• E'.iii.sctt, b i'icetwood-Smith 12 First Dick Dawson, ot Whatcom be, who A. r. ^ii)>-,ii-'ti>n, st Barnctt, b Flcetwood-Smith 5 trained tor him in his eai'ly seasons, and sad­ Binier, ibw, b O'Rtilly 5 dled Blenheim, his iirst Derby winner; now PcTs?, L McCabe, b Flcetwood-Smith 21 ^rank Butters, who sent o\it Baiiram and 1? J. Crisp, c Hassett, b FloKLwooa-Smitli 11 Extras 26 reviews Captam R. C. Lyie's book Maiimoud to win the Epsom classic. Tot3l , 21)8 "Tti8 Aga Khan's Horses" And it is fairly certain that Ag; Khan s suc­ 'nning.s -iifiii. ~: •>. 'jytU^Hoii, c Badcock, b cesses will continue for a long time to come, .']:y JKi' O'U, :'!• CoDiJcr, nut out, 8; extras, {Putnam 15s.) '•r- I r>r ' . for there is no sign of a dropping oil in quality '^•n u. K G'.0'!::.t:SJk:R ,\t Oxford of his yearlings. That is news which v.'ill de­ "•'iri^t r]wi)r.';s: T2d :-,''!nii Innings: Ul 1 ."-Fiv,,t laninps- ^•.. <;••. O. Allen i.C,, ^ISS^Kg < ^if to buy Allies and only take a colt providing it light the little punter, who will alwa.vs en­ mett :!;>, V. R. Ih'iiu'-.o ul Bi), Neale l."!!, was outstanding. Money was no object. trust his bobs to the green find chocolate 82, DuiV,„.l-timith 4 lor 105, Macindop r*. i J lor 11.1. How well George Lambton did his work ! At hoops, M.C'^ V. YORKSHIRE-A( Lord's « 1 the Doncaster Sales in September, 1921, he YORKSHIT' I'lrhi Innings—aSB. Second Innings- ^-•^•^^h .-: foi- 1. spent 24,520 guineas, nearly a seventh of the .!.C,i~ I'ii^t loiuii!-! 335 (Edricii 104. Compton (D,l ' »• • 77. ' V. N^cl«M-i ;?. J W, Stephenson 25 not out ^'^SDfliW^S^^BUs 3iBBp ^VKBH L total yield from the sales. But he had acquired R(.i-*i,' ••! ;! L'jr r<!V Lr '*•* ' Teresina, Cos, Mumtaz Mahal, Diophon and Salmon Trout. Each distinguished itself on the racecourse, as the buyer expected, but their >'> ' successes at the stud could never have been Three days before he pla,vs tor Harrow s.«• foreseen, against Salford in the Kugby League E'up CSV .-•• . I.--Huddersficld 3, Stol;e O: Wolves 2. Wn.st Broiirivi. , 1. Thanks to the Hon. George's wise choosing, Final at WemMey on Saturday, wedding DIVf:jlON ill (N,).—Lincoln 0. Trar.mere 1; Doneas- 1 liells will peal for All'. Marklew, speedy ter 2, Yorks 1; Gateshead 5, Southport 0. these hoi-sGs, when sent to the stud which the Barrow loose torward. His bride is Miss DIVISION Ml (S.).—Walsall 2. Mansfield 0. Aga Khan gradually built up in Ireland, pro­ CENTRAL LEAGUE,—Bhmillilham 3. WRSt Bromwl,.-h Gwen Jones, a cinema attendant at Barrow. 1: Chesterrield 4, Sheffield Wedne.sday 1; Preston'!, duced the Derby and other big race winners IVIarklcw fell in love with IVIiss .loncs when Blpckiiuol 0. I'* • 1 the Barrow team visited the cinema. MIDLAND LEAGUE.—Barn,slcy 3, Mansfield 0; Scun- which followed later. thijipc 4. Grantham S; Bradford C, 4, LUieoln 1; uT The Aga Khan to-day is one of the few Wedding over Marklew will join his chib- LONDON COMBINATION,—Spurs :i, Orient 2; Miil- 1 mates at their special training " hide-out" wall 2. Cliclsea 1. owners who never need buy a horse. His prin­ and honeymoon will be delayed until after BUGBY LEAGUE.—Bramlcy 6 pts.. Broiighton R. ciple of snapping up the best yearlings that the final. 18 pts. BAHBAM nears the post. Next time the bride sees lier husband will be when he plays on Saturday. From a reserve seat she will anxiously hope for her most coveted wedding present—a Barrow win. SIGNOR ! TAKE-A OA WORD OP ALPH0H5E - THESE ARE KIPPEtJSI-CUREO YE5TER0ftYj rST^c^ • - YES / ^ CUBED YESTERpAY •' BLIMEY! CHUM, FROM THE ODOUR I THINK THEY'VE 'AD A BLINKIN" RELAPSf .