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Quite accurately the latest Encyclopedia Britannica observes in discussing current Indian politics: ''The moderate or liberal element of earlier years has virtually disappeared." Thus British India is represented at the Conference by a group of have-been statesmen chairmanned by the frankly British-subsidized Aga Khan...
From British India will come 22 Hindus, 15 Moslems, two Sikhs, a Parsee, a Buddhist, a Christian. Socially the delegates range from the pale and paunchy Aga Khan, smart racehorse breeder and spiritual head of Ismaili Moslems (so holy that priests peddle his used bath water), to lowly Rio Bahadur-Rettamalle Sprinivasan Avargal, representative of Indian "untouchables." Sure defenders of the most conservative British position at the conference will be ten ruling princes of Indian native states. Well do they know that the existence of their realms, possibly their own existence, is dependent on Britain's maintaining a strong...
...once the 17 were in a line and then the line was broken, closing to the rail, with one horse pulling out in front. It was Diolite, the favorite, with Ballyferris after him. When they had made the long run up the hill. Rustom Pasha, the Aga Khan's first-string horse, moved out, passed the tiring Diolite and led the way down toward Tattenham Corner. Then Diolite was close again neck & neck with Rustom Pasha at the turn, with Iliad third as they came sharp around...
...yellow span on the midway-a span that moved like a pacemaker in front of the chasing horses with the tiny bright-colored jockeys pressed against their necks. The crowd that had been yelling Iliad home stared as a new horse moved out of the pack-Blenheim, the Aga Khan's second-stringer. Surely, easily, Blenheim, ridden by Harry Wragg, who won the Derby in 1928 with Felstead, crept up, then moved in front, by a shadow, by a nose, then by a good length, crossed the line, with Iliad second, Diolite a staggering, gasping third...
Through the crowd to Blenheim's bridle elbowed a stout, swarthy man in morning clothes, top hat and thick glasses-the Aga Khan III, spiritual head of 12,000,000 Shiite Mohammedans. Unperturbed by his religious responsibilities, he lives in France with his young French wife, daughter of a middleclass, provincial businessman, and raises thoroughbreds. "Proudest moment of my life" said he. "But you know, I didn't have a shilling...