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...authority. When the Germans tried to win over Islam in World War I, the Aga Khan did much to keep his followers steadfast beside the British. A grateful Britain in return heaped him with imperial honors that ran all the way from a knighthood to membership in the exclusive Jockey Club, to which no Asian had ever been admitted. They were also behind his being named President of the League of Nations in 1937. Rich beyond calculating (or telling), conscientious enough to perform the duties he was born to without stinting, eager enough to seize on the privileges that were...
...DEAD JOCKEY, AND OTHER STORIES (242 pp.)-Irwin Shaw-Condom House...
...more he thought about the Kentucky Derby, the more Veteran Jockey Eddie Arcaro was embarrassed by the memory of Calumet's Iron Liege finishing so far in front of him. "It was my fault," decided Eddie. "I shouldn't have held Bold Ruler back; I shouldn't have run his race for him." So when Wheatley Stable's dark bay colt went to the post at Pimlico for the 81st running of the Preakness, Eddie went along just for the ride. He let Bold Ruler break for the lead, thought nothing of scrapping with sprint star...
Whipping the Jockey...
More power to Disk Jockey Howard Miller...