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They pooled their resources and bought two small fields not far from Mahon airport

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They pooled their resources and bought two small fields not far from Mahon airport.Then began the job of clearing the area, and it is conservatively reckoned that more than a million rocks and stones had to be removed. It is the result of the remarkable efforts of a group of expatriate Englishmen. In what now seems the dim distant past, Menorca, spelled with an e rather than the i which, much to the fury of those who live there, it is almost universally given, was twice under English rule. There are still a number of English footprints too, including an imposing house where Nelson is reported to have shared his bed with Emma Hamilton - a rumour, for that is what it is, which does no harm to the tourist trade.There is a flourishing English community, especially in the south of the island and it is hardly surprising that the game of cricket should have cropped up, although it was as comparatively recently as 1985 that the Menorcan Cricket Club was founded. Menorca may be the least well known and the most uncommercial and tranquil island in the Balearics, but it surely possesses the most beautiful cricket ground in the Mediterranean.

This is in no way a legacy of English rule, which ended in 1802 when the island was passed back to Spain. We've always made the running before - we tried something different and it didn't come off."14 Jamie Spencer - Meath; "There were no excuses He wasn't good enough.". He did not come down the hill or handle Tattenham Corner well He'd be a better mile and a quarter horse He just flattened out in the last couple of furlongs."11. Dane O'Neill - Massif Centrale; "It's a whole new experience for him, he's still a novice. He behaved well until the start and then the occasion got a bit much for him He got a bit fizzy He's definitely a horse for the future You'll see his full potential later on."12. Michael Hills - Coming Again; "He was travelling well and just didn't come down the hill He wouldn't get involved at all."13 Martin Dwyer - Elshadi; "The tactics didn't work.

We tried to drop in him in and he just didn't come down the hill He sulked. However, he only went a few hundred yards and then lack of stamina started to tell. I went from maybe finishing second or third to dropping out and I wanted to jump on Rule Of Law in the last furlong."8. Eddie Ahern - Hazyview; "It was a great occasion, but he didn't stay."9.

Darryll Holland -Pukka; "We had a good position and I thought I was going to be placed, but he just tired."10 Richard Quinn - Gatwick; "He gave me a great ride. I had a little look coming round Tattenham Corner and felt him coming good and I knew that he has a good turn of foot. It wasn't until halfway that he started to pick the bit up and he showed courage all the way to the line. When I got to the outside of Salford City I thought I had a big chance. It's a big thrill coming second - it feels like I have won it. The Derby is a great race and this has made me more hungry for next year."3.

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