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Outstanding Features and Statistics Statisticsof of the One Greatest Race RaceMeeting Meeting of the World The recent meeting at Royal Ascot the first since 1914 was in all externals all of gorgeous dis ¬ play and pomp that its predecessors were and in one respect more Formerly the royal procession in state was conflned to the opening day at Ascot but to emphasize the occasion this year it was repeated on the first three days of the meeting an item of splendor highly gratifying and conducive to the success of the meeting meetingIn In one respect the Ascot meeting is peculiar and alone among race meetings That feature Is that every race run is a stake race It follows that the highest class horses of England contest its various races and it is a racing axiom that a horse which wins at Ascot can win anywhere Prior to the war the champion racers of continental Europe frequently took part in its racing and some noble contests particularly in the Gold Cup resulted Tills international rivalry was practically absent this year but as soon as the French turfmen get fully on their feet again it will no doubt be renewed renewedAscot Ascot racing of this year suffered from the present scarcity of horses of good class in England and a number of the valuable events were contested by small fields of three four or five horses which normally would have had from six to ten or more starters This lack of good horses fit to race was signally illus ¬ trated when Lord Glanelys He was allowed to walk over for the Churchill Stakes worth 5125 How ¬ ever this situation was known beforehand and compensation was found in some racing up to the highest standard and in such remarkable occurrences as the triumph of Irish Elegance in the Royal Hunt Cup Diadems two splendid victories on the last two days of the meeting the much applauded success of King Georges colt Viceroy in the Waterford Stakes and the performances of what are held to be some exceptionally good twoyearolds For a long time Gainsborough was expected to lend interest to the running of the Gold Cup but was ah absentee and it dwindled to a matter of four starters with By Jingo an easy winner winnerHard Hard times incident to the war had its due effect in the way of reduced values as compared with prewar times the cut averaging about forty per cent all around Even so all concerned were satisfied with what was to be won Well they might be as the following details of the twentyeight rnces run in the course of this remarkable turf reunion affords ample proof rjjy IT 3 5Sv552i T e day June 17 Race Distance Owner Color and Sex Winner Age AgeTrial Time Value Trial Stakes 78 mile and 166 yards A Coxs bay colt Ciceronetta 3 3Ascot 138 2150 Ascot Stakes 2 miles W Cazalets bay horse Haki 7 7Coventry 325 6575 Coventry Stakes 5S mile J Buchanans gray colt Sarchedon 2 2The The Gold Vase 2 miles Duke of Portlands chestnut colt Silonyx 3 3Prince Prince of Wales Stakes 1 14 miles Lord Glanelys bay colt Dominion 3 3Bessborough Bessborough Stakes 58 mile Mrs H Whitworths brown colt He Goes 2 Churchilfrstakes 2 miles Lord Glanelys bay colt He 4 4f 129 Walkover f Second Day Vediiesday Jane 18 18Race Race Distance Owner Color and Sex Winner Age AgeVisitors Time Value Visitors Handicap 1 14 miles Duke of Portlands bay colt Sir Berkeley 4 202dh 2225 Lord Glanelys chestnut colt Skyrocket 4 Chesliam Stakes 58 mile L Robinsons bay colt by Prince Palatine De Decagone cagone Royal Hunt Cup 78 mile and 166 yards J Whites chestnut colt Irish Ele ¬ gance 4 4Ascot Ascot Derby 1 12 miles Capt L Montagues chestnut colt Old Bill 3 3Coronation Coronation Stakes 1 mile W Singers bay filly Flying Spear 3 3Fern Fern Hill Stakes 58 mile S Joels bay colt Racket 3 3Waterford Waterford Stakes 1 mile King Georges bay colt Viceroy 3 3Third Third Day Thursday June 19 19Race Race Distance Owner Color and Sex Winner Age AgeRous Rous Memorial Stakes 78 mile and 166 yards Lord DAbernons chestnut chestnutmare mare Diadem Granville Stakes 58 mile Lord Glanelys brown filly Lady Juliet a aAscot Ascot Gold Cup 2 12 miles W T de Pledges chestnut horse By Jingo 5 St James Palace Stakes 1 mile Lord Glanelys black colt Grand Parade 3 3New New Stakes 58 mile Amliffe Owens bay colt Orpheus 2 2All All Ages Stakes 34 mile Lord Jerseys chestnut filly Freesia 4 4Ribblesdale Ribblesdale Stakes 1 mile C Garlands brown colt Milton 3 3Fourth Fourth Day Friday June 2O 2ORace Race Distance Owner Color and Sex Winner Age AgeAscot Ascot Highweight Stakes 1 12 miles Capt L Montagues bay colt Helion 4 4Hardwicke Hardwicke Stakes 1 12 miles S II Meuxs bay colt Sir Douglass 3 3Windsor Windsor Castle Stakes 58 mile Lord Glanelys bay filly Bright Folly 2 2Wokingham Wokingham Stakes 34 mile Lord Glanelys chestnut colt Scatwell 4 4Jersey Jersey Stakes 78 mile and ICC yards A E Bartons chestnut colt Knight Knightof of the Air 3 3Alexandra Alexandra Plate 2 34 miles and 85 yards P Heybourns chestnut horse horseSt St Eloi 7 7Kings Kings Stand Stakes 58 mile Lord DAbernons chestnut mare Diadem 5
