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TRAGIC FATE OF
RACEHORSES
Position in England
LONDON, April 3.
The English flat racing fixtures this
season will be held as announced. A
decision will be made later about win
ter racing.
A Parliamentary statement yesterday
indicnted that the Government had
concluded that a total prohibition of
racing was not In the national inter
est, but that it had arranged with the
Jockey Club stewards that there be a
further reduction of racing. Inquiries
duction agreed to before the fixtures
list was announced.
The "Daily Express" discloses that
William Jarvis, the King's trainer, has
destroyed "qtiite a few" horses he had
in training, ranging from two-year-olds
upwards. Jarvis said the whole of his
training stable had been cut by 75
per cent/ It seemed a shame, but it
was the only thing to do.
Another racing man said, "Some of
my good horses are being sent abroad.
Those in training will be reduced to a
minimum. Thoroughbreds are useless
for anything except racing, so the only
thing is to destroy them. Some may
bo turned out to grass. There were
between 4000 and 5000 racehorses in
England before the war; now there are
only 1200."
Racehorses are rationed to 15 lb. of
oats dally.
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