CHEETAH RACING
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Six Crates of Animals ~ Arrive in England
-By Air Mail)
DOVER, lan. 2. Hatless, in the ice-cold wind, Mr K. C. Dower, tennis player and novelty game hunter, welcomed to England aboard a Dover tug to-night uwelve liissing ciieetahs that may start a new British sport — clieetah racing. Tlie animals were landed in six crates from tlie &500-ton Dutch liner .Heemskerk from Kenya. In charge was big game expert, Mr Raymond Hook and little black boy Ali, who has a way with eheetalis. On the quayside, while tlie catlike beasts were hlssing and spitting, Ali calmly put his arms through the bars and stroked tbem. With. the cheetahs came twelve ci-ires of wild dogs, uild cata, snakee aud IfttUd
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 18, 5 February 1937, Page 11
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123CHEETAH RACING Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 18, 5 February 1937, Page 11
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