SOUTH AFRICAN "BERNBOROUGH"
South Africa 's ' ' Bernborough ' ' — a hor'se named Gambut — which South African experts- dcclare the fastest in the world, will be sent to Englaud next Jnnuary to race. Miliionaire pwner, miuing magnate Norbert Erleigh, said he was prepared to niatch Gambut against any liorse in England for a side bet of £10,000. 1 Gambut, a live-year-old, who has recently won 17 races, is many lengths fastdr thau any horse yet seen on the African turf . , He . recently won a five-furlong handicap' in 59Sec. carrying 11-.5, which is a reeord weight in South Africa. t Gambut 's maximum race distance is six' furlongs. .The /.English reeord for llve furlongs, eredited to the .three-year-old Devineress, is 54 3-5see., carrying 7.5.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 December 1946, Page 7
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