ON DOCTOR'S ADVICE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 86, 8 October 1938, Page 26

ON DOCTOR'S ADVICE

According to the English "Sporting Life," Gordon Richards was greatly influenced in his decision not to accept the invitation of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club to ride in Melbourne by the advice of his doctor, who did not like the idea of such a long journey, and recommended him not to miss his annual holiday in Switzerland, in view of his illness in 1926. Had Richards and R. A. Jones accepted the invitation to ride in Australia it would have meant their leaving Australia a week before the end of the flat racing season in England.

Potent has been resting sihce the Geraldine Meeting, and when he resurties work he Will be given some education over the brush hurdles, with a , v i e w to racing in this role at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting nex t month A prosperous year was reported by the chairman (Mr. Clive Leonard) at the annual meeting of the V.A.T.C. last wee k. He stated that, despite the postponement of Caulfield Cup day fv6m Saturday until the following Wednesday, attendances had almost equalled those of the previous year. The committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club has appointed Mr. W. A. White to fill the vacancy on the committee created by the death of Sir Charles Clifford. At a subsequent meeting of the stewards, Mr. D. W. J. Gould was elected to that body. He was the senior member of the committee who was not a steward, By reason of the victories of Pasch, Pound Foolish, and others, the defunct Blandford is once more leading the winning sires in England. Up to the end of July his progeny had won 18J races and stakes to the value of £28,167. Felstead was next on the list with 10 winners of 12 races and £19,044, his main winner being the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks winner Rockfel. Solario, who headed the list of winning sires in England last year, was third with stakes amounting to £13,720. j