The letter in the article is from 1922 Urmstongran and the author was trying to justify the race in a year when there was sheer carnage. Only five horses finished from a field of thirty-two. There were two horses killed. I’m not sure we have come very far in a hundred years. Either way, the fact that horses continue to die with such regularity (and acceptance) tells me the people running the race, and those supporting it, don’t care much for the welfare of the horses forced to take part.
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?