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Show HORSE RACING IN SPITE OF WAR London. March 16, 2:58 p. m The Jockey club has decided to continue racing in spite of the war The only change from times of peace wiU be the necessary curtailment of social functions in connection with the Epsom Ep-som and Ascot meets. The club held at the rsidence of Lord Derby In london today a special meeting to decide this question on which public opinion is divided so widelv. After an exhaustive discussion discus-sion the clnb confirmed its decision of six months ago that the continuance continu-ance of racing was necessary to the interests of horse breeding and of the thousands of men employed in connection con-nection with the sport. On the former for-mer occasion King George expressed himself definitely as in favor of carrying car-rying through the usual program |