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VARZYS ROYAL HUNT CUP Long Shot Captures Noted Eng ¬ lish Race Winners of Other Features SPECIAL CABLEGRAM CABLEGRAMLONDON LONDON England Juno 14 Racing con ¬ ditions for the second day of the Ascot meet ¬ ing today were far from good The weather was cold and a strong wind and heavy rain also contributed to the discomfort of the spectators spectatorsFavored Favored by the track conditions the lightly weighted Varzy carrying the colors of F Gretton led Stratford and Crubcnmore to the finish in the Royal Hunt Cup a handicap at seveneighths mile and 1C6 yards for three yearolds and over Varzy Is a fouryearold chestnut colt by Valens Maritza Twenty horses started in the race Crubenmore rac ¬ ing in the interests of C Bower Ismay was favorite at G to 1 Varzy was at 20 to 1 Tet rabazzia was second choice at 7 to 1 and Leighton third choice at 8 to 1 Varzy went into the lead when the race was about half over Stratford vigorously ridden by Pryor moved up with a challenge in the stretch and was rapidly wearing Varzy down at the fin ¬ ish He failed to get up by a short head but held second place safe from Crubenmore by a length and a half A summary of the race follows F Grcttons Varzy ch c 4 bj Yalens Ma ¬ ritza Lynch OS puunds 20 to 1 1 1I I Oatilns Stratford b c 3 by Swynfonl Lcsbi1 Pryor OS pounds 100 to 7 2 2C C 1owcr Ismays Crubenmore blk c 4 by Tracery Balnacoil Donogliue 113 pounds poundsC C to 1 3 3Lord Lord Derbys Pharos bay or brown colt by Phalaris Scapaflow took the Chesham Stakes for twoyearolds at fiveeighths AV E Whinerays Backwoocl bay colt by Bache ¬ lors Double Lady of Grace was winner of the Ascot Derby over the Swinley course of a mile and a half and Lord Astors Pogrom winner of the Epsom Oaks showed the way to her opponents in the Coronation Stakes for threeyearold fillies A R Coxs Galacielia was second and W M G Singers Leighton Tor third in the Coronation CoronationLord Lord Woolavingtons Fred Power took the Bessborbugh Stakes and Major Harold Cay zers Poisoned Arrow was victor in the AVa terford Stakes
