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LONG SETS ROYAL HUNT CUP London Eng June IS At Ascot today tho Royal limit Cup Handicap of 20 sovereigns each with 1550 sovereigns and plate of the value of 250 sove ¬ reigns added for threeyearolds and upward at seven furlongs and KH yards was won by Sol Joels sixyearold horse Iong Set by Rabelais Halle Perdue carrying 127 pounds Sir John Kelks four yearold brown colt Santair by Santo Helen Blair 03 pounds was second ami Sir T Dewars fiveyear old bay horse Hraxted by Forfarshire Sillabub 104 pounds was third thirdThe The Royal Hunt Cup is the great antepost bett ¬ ing race of the magnificent Ascot meeting and annu ¬ ally fortunes are won and lost over its decision Last year with 130 pounds up the remarkable horse Long Set was second in it to Eton Hoy IOS pounds Tliis year he was given the top weight oC 12i pounds and has triumphed over the fastest nillcrs In England in a truly grand performance
