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ROYAL ASCOTS GREAT DAY Ascot Gold Cup Won by Periosteum in a Grand Display of Speed and Stamina LONDON England June 10 There was brilliant racing at Ascot today on hard going and before a groat attendance The Gold Cup was won by Periosteum the second favorite under the Aus ¬ tralian rider Frank Bullock The French horse Jiiveigneur ridden by the AngloFrench jockey Hollhouso was third but bumped Spion Kop on the turn and was disqualified for fouling Periosteum ran a grand race lie raced third behind Jiiveigneur and Spiou Kop to the last quarter and then came on to win by a length in new record time Happy Man was second four lengths before the disqualified Frenchman officiallyThe which Spion Kop displaced officially The Gold Cup summary summaryGold Gold Cup Value 2500 with 17300 added sec ¬ ond 3500 third 1500 Sweepstakes of 100 each half forfeit for entire colls and fillies Two and a half miles Sixtynine subscribers Closed Janu ¬ ary 4 4P P Irishs Periosteum b c 4 by Radium Porsl cari 1JC Bullock 4 to 1 first firstF F Hardys Happy Man b h fi by Desman Happy Child 130 Strydoni 3 to 1 second secondMajor Major G Lodcrs Spion Kop b c 4 by Spearmint Hammorkop 12fi Balding 50 to 1 third thirdBehind Behind the placed horses next in order were Com riilo Chillis Silvern ONeill Bracket Dono ghno and Torelore Carslake Time 422 422Sir Sir W Birds Monarch won the Rcus Memorial He is a chestnut colt 3 by Tracery Tcofani TcofaniThe The GramHie Stakes fell to Black Gown a brown colt 3 by Earla Mor Total Eclipse owned by Capt G C H Davey DaveyThe The St Tamos Palace Stakes was won by Lord Astors Craig an Kran Ho won easily from Hamlet HamletThe The New Stakes was taken by Lord Jerseys Scamp a bay by Son in Law Campanul which beat the favorite Lemback by two lengths lengthsTete Tete a Tete Lord Furness gray filly by The Tetrareh Bill and Coo won tho All Ages Stakes StakesThe The Itibblesdale Stakes was taken by Admiral Sir Ilodworth Mouxs bay colt 3 The Yellow Dwarf by Corcyra Lady Hawkes HawkesHumorist Humorist broke a small blood vessel while exer ¬ cising this morning It is not a serious matter and the colt will probably run in the llardwicke Stakes tomorrow The meeting as a society function reached its zenith today with the running of the Gold Cup King George and Queen Mary were present at the course for the third consecutive day the display during the parade alwnit the field being more bril ¬ liant than in days before tbc great war
