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The Brussels Post, 1961-08-17, Page 5Didn't Take Off His Cap To The Duke John McGraw, who was his friend, was convinced that 'rod Oan's trouble grow out of WS* failure to remove his cap when he was addressed by the Duke Of York. that amiable, bearded gentlemen who was destined to become King George V of Eng- land. "Tod clever would believe me," McGraw Linea said, "but I was told in London, that from the day he treated the Duke as an equal, his number was e.P. And when they caught him off base, they really gave it to him." They really did, for he never rode again save briefly on an outlaw track in New Orleans. And, by way of making it one for the book, they nudged him out of action on the basis of his admission that, in the Cam- bridgeshire,, he had bet on his own mount — a practice not frowned upon in the U,S,A. but a, high crime in the code of the English Jockey Club. AU this happened in 1900, Sloan, only 27 years old; was at the very peak of a career un- matched in brilliance, Within the space of six years, he had gone from the bush tracks of the Middle West to win, great stakes on both sides of the Atlantic'. Along the way, he had revolu- tionized race riding by perfect- • ing that style which jockeys all over the world now affect, Everyone laughed when they first saw him, arched over a horse's neck. "Monkey on a stick," they called him. But his success caused all the other jock- eys, first in the United States and then, in England, to abandon their comfortable rocking-chair seat, shorten their stirrups, and get up there on the horse's neck. Now, in 1900, he was at Ascot, talking to his employer, Lord William Beresford, just before a race, when the Duke approached. Sloan, no whit abashed in the presence of royalty (hadn't he ridden for the Prince of Wales, later King Edward, VII?) ac- knowledged the Duke's greeting but made no move to uncover, When the Duke had gone, Lord William, who had doffed his top- Ser, put it on, and, turning to loan, rebuked him sternly for Ms lack of courtesy, ' The mite of a man from Koko- mo, Indiana, retorted sharply. 'what should I take my cap off for?" he demanded, "There's Only a, minute or two before the race and I should have had to on* my hair and I didn't think I had time, Besides, I'm an Am- erican and we don't know about things like that." The incident did not pass un- noticed. Word of it got quickly about the course and, in, the newspapers the next clay, Tod 'publicly was reprimanded for-his "'boorishness." Still it seemed, at least to the jockey, to have been forgotten by the time, a week or so.later, that he went to the post in the Cambridgeshire on Codo- man, the favorite. Perhaps , it was, and perhaps it still its un- fair even to suggest that the MERRY MENAGERIE 4trd 1110 to haws the burn' ointment eetiesesion mita herein PUTTING THE ATOM UNDERGROUND — If the United States resumes its testing of nuclear explosives, it will be on un- derground operation in order to prevent the spreading of radioactive fallout, Shown, left, is the entrance to one of the prepared underground chambers. Pipes carry fresh air to workmen inside, Atomic Energy Commission technicians, right, point to sign marking the exact spot where an atomic device would be placed. This site under Rainier Mesa In Nevada could be the spot where the proposed neutron bomb may be developed, Spe king Frankly -And ith Logic By M. M. Robinson Whether or not the effort to develop off-shore markets for farm produce gets off the ground at national or provincial level is not, in the eyes of many,, of great hnportance. What is important is that it does become factual. Equally important is the pressure of time if development of export Is to help the bountiful 1901 fruit crops. Elsewhere in this issue of The. Grower reference is made to the efforts to launch a national export council for processed fruits and vegetables. Several meetings have been held in Toronto and Ottawa under the guiding hand of the Canada Department of Trade and Commerce. Committees have been established and some progress made but the pace is slow because of failure to sink, in some cases, personal opinions and desires. All are agreed that there are off-shore markets awaiting exploitation. From this point on there is sharp disagreement mainly because some people want the benefits of stepped-up trade but want it under private label as opposed to a national label. Then, too, it is suspected that some of the international companies — Heinz, Campbell, Libby, McNeil, Green Giant, and one or two others — are paying lip service to all the proposals especially as they stoutly insist that if they did pack for export (or if the absentee landlords permitted them to pack) it would have to be under private brand or label. himself to the fact that he. had come to the end of his days as a jockey, Not even the, other jockeys, English or American, were sympathetic, Jealous of his skill or resentful of his vanity and, arrogance, they made no secret of their gratification over his plight. Refusing the proffered advice and disdainful of the attitude of his rivals, he would not admit defeat. Every year fer three years, he made tentative motion's toward regaining his license, only to be firmly rebuffed on each occasion. Meanwhile, rest- less, extravagant, confident that one day things would be all right again,- he roamed England, France, Germany, and Italy. He crossed and recrossed the Atlan- tic, staying a few weeks in New York, running but to -California, stopping off in Kokomo to see the home folks, Not ruled off the turf, but merely denied a license to ride, he was free to go to the races wherever and whenever he pleased. Haunting the tracks, he bet heavily. Curiously enough, for one who knew as much of racing as he did, he lost steadily. He went to Monte Carlo and „bucked the wheel and it threw him. He gave parties attended by scores, even hundreds. At the end of three years, he gave up. He arrived in New York with 32 trunks, innumer- able smaller pieces of luggage, a secretary and a valet, and moved into a suite In. the old Waldorf. Everything , was as It had been on his previous homecomings. Dinners . , parties . cham- pagne . . , bountiful tips for all who served him. .Only this time he was broke, He had discover- ed that:at the pace he set, it re- quired only three years in which to get rid of a million dollars., Soon everything was gone. The suite at the Waldorf . ,his jew- elry . . . his fur-lined overcoat for which he had paid-$5,000 . his secretary and valet. He shed. no tears over the loss, for if he could dish it out when he was riding high, he was to prove that, in adversity.; he could take it. Was The Killer' Wolf Or Mon? fie rode warily across the desolate, darkened countryside, Possessed 'by some inexplicable fear. No highwayman ever lurk- ed on this road. -- for travellers were scarce. He was angry at himself for feeling so jittery Richard Stanforth, a lawyer, had. left the small market town of Watton later than he intend- ed, Now, on a raw February night in 1573, he had to cross a wild, stony expanse of land, which had hardly changed since Prehistoric times — the Brock- land, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. Sheer nerves made his hand touch his sword and his pistols. The very feel of these weapons gave him a certain amount of confidence. Stanforth was a good * shot and a useful swordsman. What had. he to fear? Suddenly, a grey, lean shape sprang out of the darkness and leaped straight at his throat, His horse reared, screaming with fright, Richard Stanforth snatch- ed a pistol and fired. He missed, and with a curse of mingled fear and "anger whipped his sword from its scabbard.. He was too late, Before he could use it the creature — what- ever it was — clawed arid bit at him viciously, Desperately, he tried to force away those deadly fangs. Then he lost his seat in the addle and was hurled violently to the ground. He was found next morning by a farm-worker. Stanforth was alive, but he had been badly mauled. The surgeon who attend- ed him said a wolf was responsi- ble, Yet wolves had practically died out in England! Richard Stanforth was a man of some substance, and influence. When he was able to get about again be approached a landowner in the district. "We've heard stories that a wolf's around, A. number of babies and domestic animals have mysteriously disappeared," said the landowner. "Now your ex- perience confirms it. We will organize a hunt." • He was as good as his word. Local gentlemen and farmers, with a pack of hounds, scoured the countryside. They found plenty of foxes, but no sign of a wolf. Just as one hunt was setting out, a strange thing happened. Among the people who had come to the meet was, an ecesestric, taciturn, middle-aged man. His name was Remus, and he was regarded as a bit of a mystery. It was whispered that he dabbled in the black arts, and conducted other strange and weird experi- ments, writes R, T, Cooper in "Tit-Bits." Almost as soon as Remus arrived, hounds rushed at him, snarling viciously, and had to be • called off by the whip. Everybody laughed, of course. It was just one of those things, Perhaps the animals had taken an instant dislike to the fellow. Either that or his clothes omitted a smell which they resented, But later people were to recall athat nd episode filing f alt ea tjrStbed tQue4 For Remus, apparently a con- limed bachelor who hod never bleoeuri known snoreownt Haano leave a f hies haunt1lse apt a time, suddenly went away to London, it was said. He was gone several weeks, and when he returned he brought with him a singularly beautiful bride, No wonder tongues wagged. Yet he never introduced hes to the neighbouring gentry. La fact to all intents and purposes he kept the lovely young crea- ture a virtual prisoner in his lonely home. He dismissed the old woman who had been his housekeeper and. engaged a young married couple named Wilson. The hus- band attended to the hor end garden and Mrs, Wilson Ifes the bride's personal maid. This was known because Wil- son occasionally - visited the Horseshoes, an inn a couple of miles or so from the house,, But he didn't say much — perhaps because Remus paid him well to keep his tongue under control. The couple occupied a room within easy reach of where Remus and his wife slept, This was Reinus's wish. And so things went on for several months. Then one night, when the moon was full, Wilson. was roused from sleep by his wife. "Something terrible is hap- pening!" she shrieked, Wilson listened — and hir blood ran cold. From the bedroom of his master and mistress came awful animal growls and snarls, Then he heard a woman's high.. pitched scream of dreadful agony. He rushed to the bedroom: The door was locked, but as he stood outside he heard those frightful sounds again, Hurling himself against the door, he burst it open. What he saw made him stand paralysed with fear. The fair young bride was lying dead on the bed, the sheets and pillows soaked with blood. Her throat had been ripped open—apparent- ly by some savage beast. ' Of her husband there was no sign. But, although it was a cold night, the window was wide open. Wilson crossed the room and looked out. He was just in time to see an animal disappear- ing into the shadows of the trees. "It looked like a wolf!" he said afterwards. That was when he gave evi- dence before a local magistrate. That magistrate was the ancestor- of an old lady in Norfolk who told me this story. "The tale has been handed. down through the family ever since," she told me, "And al- though we can give no rational explanation, we cannot disbelieve it!" She said that the house whero the incident is alleged to have occurred was afterwards known, as Wolf Hall, and was burned down 150 years ago, But was it really a wolf that. Wilson saw slinking into the shadows on that awful night, or was it the product of his imagina- tion, overwrought by the sight of that still, cruelly mutilated figure on the bed? We shall never know. But 1Vie. Remds was never seen again. It's difficult to please every. body. It's a miclweStern collectiota agency that complains business is bad with the announcement 'People are paying their debts.4 words can be expected from Board headquarters in Hamilton, As one board official said. "there is an observer among them- tak- ing notes."—From "The Grower" EXPLORER I— la.11, 1958—mtst U.S, satellite 0 VANGUARDfANGiARD it-Petri 44—rtaeet.itapi 11,1 1199558--stiti transmitting rJ VANGU RD 1 EXPLORE VI1-4119. 7, il 59—"Paddlewheel" satellite 1!",. 1459---Good for 1 more years e10-40 years EXPL up 20 yeare are the grower organizations that they have indicated that they will, if all else fat's, pro- ceed with a plan to set up an export deal which will have, as the base, products packed to their order on tender. This could, eventually, lead ssto a modern grower-owned processing plant. AGAINST SUBSIDY It is further pertinent to the whole project to state in very de- cided terms that the grosser or- ganization are against an export deal based on government sub- sity and even more emphatic that any price adjustment in order to enter particular markets with particular products will not be made by the growers alone. There are those processors who would accept subsidy just as there are those who would expect the growers to make all the conces- sions. It can be said here that those processors harboring suck thoughts have little knowledge of the temper of the fruit and vegetable industry. That there will be government assistance is established, but it won't be in the form some desire. One of the forms of assistance will be in the shape of sustained promotional campaigns. And these promotion- td campaigns haVe to be on the basis of a national brand or sym- bol either as a separate label or in conjunction with ptrivate label. THOSE PRIVATE LABELS The more one considers all the angles the more one is convinced that government effort could not and should riot be in support 'of private labels of an international f/avor especially when it is real- ized that the contents of the cant may or may not be Of Canadian origin, This is One of the rea- sons many growers feel that most of the international companies should not be considered, There tee much evidence of the de- sire and ability to switch con- tents to product of other that Canadian origin. When obe finds one international company buy- ing raw product in the US,A. for pie fills when the product or pros ducts can be purchased here "tit home" it is Only natural that doubts arise, WATCHING BRIEF The OritarioNegetable Market- ing Board is, watching events very closely. With st heavy carry- over of tomatajuice and a knovVri market in the ILK* for juice, the Vegetable Board wants action es- pecially when the Board knows that an order for 40,000 cases of juice awaits eonfitriuttibil —ail order which could lead to othera. If this order is lost through pro- crastination or through itebility on the part of the processors to get babying some pretty harsh other pictures tkIR satellite astronaut cter ONTARIO EFFORT 4 From the start the opinion in Ontario has been that the whole venture would eventually be- come an Ontario effort mainly because the bulk of the process- ing Is done in this province. The Ontario Government, under the enthusiastic leadership of Hon. W. A, Goodfellow and warm support of Premier Frost, has established a markets develop- ment branch and is prepared to go all out in promoting of over- seas sales. If, the national council prevails the Ontario Govern- ment's effort will be complemen- tary in a supporting role If the national proposal fails the On- tario Department of Agriculture will go it alone. If failure is the final answer at either national or provincial level or both the re- sponsibility, in the considered es- timation of the Ontario Fruit and. Vegetable Growers' Association, will rest firmly on the shoulders of the processors. The fruit and vegetable growers of Ontario want action, the two governments want to act and want to help In every possible way. THE REAL CULPRITS - Of the participants in the three-way effort — fanner — processot — government — it' can be said, at the moment, that the dragging feet are to be fotnid in the processing industry. That the "international" firins, with the exception of Canadian Can- nets Ltd., are net too much' litter- ested is not particularly disturb- ing, providing Canadian canners arid a few of the independents rise to the Occasion, except that the failure of the international or absentee landlord Companies tO evince interest points to the dia- ttirbitig position of the Canadian economy when:the shots are call- ed from head office conclaves in the United States. Fottuhately, there are enough Canadian-own- ed cotripanies able to do the job. The task-will lie to being them into line and fn agreement on key points.. This is 'not easy be- elute,. from observation, it dart be said that the. Catiadiar Feed ProcesSers' Association and the Ontario Food Processors' Assoei atiaii Operate within the confines of" eh uneasy truce mainly be- Cause of the' competitive position Characteristic Of the industry. DETERMINED GROWERS The Ontario. Pruit and Veget- able Glowers`' Association is des teriiiiiied to prod and prod fot development of markets: not as ineerie of taking care of peribdi- dal surpluses but at a hedges against the expansion fit produc- tion that lids taken place to this the O.F. & V.G.A. has the sup. poet Of the various fruit and veg., ettible inarketiees, Isses who also Want to incite** WO number of MOOkdt outlets. SO detetteniect Jockey Club had an ulterior nso- live in disciplining Sloan, But talk of his fancied affront to the Duke must have persisted, for McGiltw heard it more than a dozen years later, At any rate, here's what hap- pened: Codoman, heavily backed all over England, was beaten by a horse called Berrill, ridden by a jockey named Thompson. In reply to the rumble of discon- tent, even of suspicion, that emanated from the course and rolled over the land,, Sloan said: "There is no reason to complain about the result. Berrill simply was the best horse in the race today and got a perfect ride from Thompson." Nevertheless, 'because criticism of him would not subside, he ex- pected a summons from the ste- wards and was not surprised when, a day or so later, he was called before them, He was sur- prised, however, by the questions put to him: Had he bet on Codo- man? Had he been promised the sum of £4,000 by a plunger if he brought his mount down in front? Without hesitation he an- swered both questions in the af- firmative and followed with a question of his own: "What's wrong with that?" He was informed that, accord- ing to British racing standards, it was unethical for a jockey to bet on a race in which he took part, even if he bet an his own horse. Nor, the stewards added, did they like his willingness to accept money, for whatever rea- son, from a gambler, although they would not consider it as a part of the case against him. Judgment was rendered swiftly: for, as he had admitted having bet on his horse, his license would be taken up. This enraged him but did not alarm him. After all, he reason- ed, when he had cooled outs a vacation for the balance of the year wouldn't hurt him and, as he was to say later, he had £200,000 (roughly $1,000,000) in the Bank of England. He would go traveling on the Continent, Maybe go home for awhile, al- though he knew, of course, he could not get a license in this country-:-or any other, for that matter—until he was reinstated in England, writes Frank Gra- ham in "Sport." Then came the shocker. He Was told, as diplorhatically as possible, not to apply for a 11- cense In 1901. With the warning, there was complete assurance that 11 he did, the application would be rejected. Bewildered by this sudden turn in his for- tunes, he sought• help and advice both in England and in the States. To his dismay, no one would help. him. The only advice he received was to :reconcile SAFETY BELTS Save Lives GET THEM-USE THEM ng ionosphere EX.P --Marc Pricing Magnetic fields EXPLOrtElt. XI-4pril 2/ 1.901-,-Mappong ganirna ray Searce dittg *ThAr4s yr iv,A1—.1end 19,1061-3-heI lateiChise r yntos 111 alt' 12, Weinatiattictaie *Ochre MIbAS 111 -"Missile detettor' TRAFFIC JAM' — Same-day launching Of Tiros lit and Midas, fit odds th the list of satellites still orbiting the earth. There ore now 24 if,t, Satenites and one Russian. In all, ihe U.S„ has launched 45, Russia 12. Not listed above are the nearly 36 Discoverer satellites sent up from the west coest cte port of 'C WO MN:1i tO discover orbiting instruments. in deep, spaces one fIussiati and two U.S. probes continue to clrcle the sun„ AnothV Russian prob.° passed close td Venus early this y6tit* DEMONSTRATE AGAINST POEN& IN TUNIS —'A• large crowd 'le Tunis, Tunisia, *demand. Strafes, asking for the evaducitioil of the naval base at Bizerte still held by French forces.• Tunisian troops blockaded the base Ally 10 and fired at rtencly plants, which returned thid fire Teen's tort plortes dropped pitteofrocips reiriferceMents to' the besieged 7„000-Man gor$ risen tat the French flitis0.