Sunday, May 7, 2017

Newspaper headlines after Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla’s horse Windsor Lad won the Epsom Derby of England in June 1934. Chapter 7 of Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’




The Star, Wednesday, June 6, 1934
WINDSOR LAD’S DERBY
Easton Second & The Favourite Third
A WOMAN’S PROPHESY
Maharaja’s Horse A Gallant Winner:
Colombo’s Fight To keep his Unbeaten Record


The Evening Standard, June 6, 1934
WINDSOR LAD’S DERBY


Nottingham Evening News, June 6, 1934
DERBY VICTORY FOR MAHARAJAH OF RAJPIPLA
Windsor Lad Wins in Great Race Home: Colombo Third


Leicester Evening Mail, June 6, 1934
WINDSOR LAD TRIUMPHS
IN THRILLING DERBY FINISH


Lincolnshire Echo. June 6, 1934
WINDSOR LAD EQUALS RECORD TIME
IN WINNING DERBY


Stafford Sentinel, June 6, 1934
WINDSOR LAD CARRIES OFF GREAT RACE.
KING AND QUEEN ACCORDED ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME


New York Evening Journal, June 6, 1934
WINDSOR LAD WINS DERBY


Bombay Sentinel, June 7, 1934
Indian Owner Wins Epsom Derby
Maharaja of Rajpipla Wildly Cheered By British Sportsmen
Windsor Lad Outstays Easton and Colombo At The Finish


The Times, June 7, 1934
WINSOR LAD’S VICTORY
RECORD EQUALLED


The Daily Mirror, June 7, 1934
INDIAN PRINCE WINS THE DERBY
Windsor Lad Equals Record
COLOMBO WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH


Manchester Dispatch, June 7, 1934
JOCKEY’S PART IN
WINDSOR LAD’S DERBY TRIUMPH
C. SMIRKE RIDES A BRILLIANT RACE


Birmingham Gazette, 7 June, 1934
LORD GLANELY’S FAVOURITE FAILS TO STAY
POPULAR SUCCESS OF WINDSOR LAD:
GORDON RICHARDS SECOND ON EASTON


Liverpool Post, June 7, 1934
THE DERBY WON BY AN INDIAN PRINCE
WINDSOR LAD EQUALS RECORD TIME
COLOMBO BEATEN AT LAST
GREAT OVATION FOR SUCCESSFUL OWNER


Cardiff Western Mail, June 7, 1934
Colombo, hottest Derby favourite since the War, disappointed


Daily Herald, June 7, 1934
SMIRKE RIDES CLEVERLY TO WIN
ON WINDSOR LAD
“Good Old Pip,” The Crowd Yelled
Windsor Lad Surprises Them All
“UNBEATABLE” FAVOURITE COULDN’T CATCH UP


The Daily Mirror, June 7, 1934
THE KING AND QUEEN SEE
WINDSOR LAD’S VICTORY
THRILLING TUSSLE AT TATTENHAM CORNER
EASTON FINISHES IN FRONT OF COLOMBO
Winner’s Time Equals Last Year’s Record


The Daily Telegraph, June 7, 1934
WINDSOR LAD EQUALS HYPERION’S RECORD IN THE DERBY
COLOMBO UNLUCKY AT VITAL STAGE OF RACE
Gordon Richards Second on Easton: Champion Jockey’s Great Day


The Sporting Life, June 7, 1934
WINDSOR LAD
EQUALS DERBY RECORD
Charles Smirke Rides Brilliantly
to Gain First Classic Success
COLOMBO UNLUCKY IN RUNNING


Manchester Dispatch, June 7, 1934
THE DERBY WHEEL OF FORTUNE


Manchester Dispatch, June 7, 1934
Stamina Pulls Windsor Lad Through


Manchester Dispatch, June 7, 1934
Winner Equals Time Record
Indian Maharaja’s success


The Sporting Life, June 7, 1934
“HE WILL WIN!” SAID
THE OWNER OF WINDSOR LAD …


The Morning Post, June 7, 1934
The Riddle of the Derby
WAS COLOMBO UNLUCKY?
Brilliant Victory of Windsor Lad
THE KING AND QUEEN AT THE RACE


The Morning Post, June 7, 1934
A TRIUMPH OF TRAINING
By WATCHMAN


Sheffield Independent, June 7, 1934
THOUSANDS CHEER AS “GOOD OLD PIP” LEADS IN DERBY WINNER
Maharaja’s Joy – But ‘Bookies’ Pay £1,500,000


Continental Dispatch, June 7, 1934
A GREAT EPSOM DERBY FOR WOMEN
Why They Backed Windsor Lad
THE GYPSY’S WARNING OF A WINNING “W”


Sheffield Independent, June 7, 1934
WINDSOR LAD WINS ON MERIT
BY “CORSAIR”


Liverpool Post, June 7, 1934
WINDSOR LAD AN EASY FIRST
Merited Winner of the Derby
COLOMBO FAILS IN STAMINA TEST


Daily Sketch, June 7, 1934 
COLOMBO’S FATAL BREATHER
AFTER A MILE
GIMCRACK’S SUGGESTION


The Times, June 7, 1934
THE KING AND QUEEN AT THE DERBY
RACEGOERS’ FASHIONS


Glasgow Bulletin, June 7, 1934
WINDSOR LAD’S £1,000,000 BILL FOR BOOKIES
250,000 Crowd See Hot Derby Favourite Well Beaten


The Sporting Life, June 7, 1934
Classic Lines in Windsor Lad’s Pedigree
STAMINA INHERITED FROM BRIDGE OF EARN
AND CARBINE
BY ITHURIEL


Nottingham Guardian, June 7, 1934
DERBY PROPHESY OF 1868 FULFILLED
CROWD CHEER “GOOD OLD PIP”
AFTER WINDSOR LAD’S WIN
BOOKMAKERS HARD HIT


News Chronicle, June 7, 1934
Windsor Lad Wins a Great Derby
A HAPPY “COMEBACK” FOR C. SMIRKE
By CAPTAIN HEATH


Daily Express, June 7, 1934
HOW COLOMBO LOST THE DERBY:
 ‘Unbeatable’ Horse Checked By ‘The Knight’s’ Failure 
TATTENHAM CORNER TANGLE
SMIRKE’S WIN AFTER 5-YEAR BAN
WINDSOR LAD “LIKE A MACHINE”


Yorkshire Post, June 7, 1934
WHAT THE JOCKEYS HAD TO SAY
C. Smirke Describes His First “Classic” Win


Daily Mail, June 7, 1934
THE FAVOURITE’S FAILURE


The New York Times, June 7, 1934
WINDSOR LAD TAKES DERBY BY A LENGTH
15-2 Shot Equals Record in Historic Race at Epsom by Beating Easton.
King and Queen of the Royal Family Among 5,00,000 Who View the Spectacle.
By FERDINAND KUHN JR.
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES.


The Times of India, June 8, 1934
MAHARAJA OF RAJPIPLA WINS
BLUE RIBAND OF THE TURF
WINDSOR LAD’S GREAT RACE
FAVOURITE FAILS TO STAY
Thousands Cheer “Good Old Pip”: Owner Congratulated by King
WINNER ACHIEVES NEWMARKET-DERBY DOUBLE


The Daily Telegraph, June 8, 1934
DERBY WINNER & COLOMBO
A £4,000 TO £100 BET
By HOTSPUR


The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, June 8, 1934
What’s in a Number?


Windsor Express, June 8, 1934
WINDSOR LAD


Windsor Express, June 8, 1934
WINDSOR LAD WINS THE DERBY


Western Gazette, June 8, 1934
THE DERBY
THE FAVOURITE FAILS TO STAY
GIPSY’S PROPHESY FULFILLED


Greenoce Tele, June 9, 1934
The New-Style Derby


The Field, June 9, 1934
THE MAHARAJA OF RAJPIPLA’S DERBY
How Windsor Lad and Easton Beat the Favourite


Chester Guardian, June 9, 1934
REFLECTIONS ON THE DERBY
TRIUMPH OF WINDSOR LAD
BAD FOR THE BOOKIES
By THE VETERAN


Horse & Hound, June 9, 1934
The Derby and Things


Observer, June 10, 1934
COLOMBO’S DEFEAT
WAS THE JOCKEY TO BLAME?


Sunday Sportsman, June 10, 1934
THE DERBY


Sunday Dispatch, June 10, 1934
WHY COLOMBO FAILED AND HOW
By KEYSTONE


Sunday Dispatch, June 10, 1934
WHY I BACKED THE DERBY WINNER
By Lady Oxford


Sunday Chronicle, June 10, 1934
This Derby
“W” Plan

REYNOLD’S ILLUSTRATED NEWS, June 10, 1934 


Dublin Daily Mail, June 12, 1934
THE DERBY


Truth, June 13, 1934
COULD COLOMBO HAVE WON?


(Author Indra Vikram Singh, grandson of Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla, can be contacted on email singh_iv@hotmail.com. Follow Indra Vikram Singh on Twitter @IVRajpipla).

A Maharaja’s Turf
ISBN 978-81-901668-4-3
Published in India by Sporting Links
Fully Illustrated
Hardcover 8.75 x 11.5 x 0.6 inches (landscape)
140 Pages
MRP Rupees 1995




Indra Vikram Singh’s latest books published by Sporting Links:
A Maharaja’s Turf  ISBN 978-81-901668-3-6
The Big Book of World Cup Cricket  ISBN 978-81-901668-4-3
Don’s Century  ISBN 978-81-901668-5-0
Crowning Glory  ISBN 978-81-901668-6-7

Distributed in India by:  Variety Book Depot, AVG Bhawan, M-3, Middle Circle, Connaught Circus, New Delhi-110 001, India. Tel. + 91 11 23417175, 23412567, Email varietybookdepot@gmail.com.

No comments:

Post a Comment