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AmericanOwned Clarion Third in Ascot Fixture FixtureBeaten Beaten Narrowly by Outsider White Cockade and Final Score ScoreASCOT ASCOT England June 18 Reuters American Ralph Strassburgers Frenchbred colt Clarion made a great effort to win the sixfurlong Wokingham Stakes when As ¬ cots fourday meeting was concluded hero today but the son of Djebel ridden by Charlie Smirke was just beaten in a des ¬ perate finish by the 33tol outsider White Cockade and Final Score ScoreClarion Clarion carrying top weight of 132 pounds was made an 8tol favorite but found his impost just too much for him White Cockade a fouryearold son of Orthodox won by a neck from Final Score with Clarion a short head away The judge called for the camera before de ¬ ciding the place award awardThe The main event of the day was the Queen Alexandra Stakes the longest flat race in Britain This was won by the Frenchbred Vulgan who had been second in the Ascot Vase on opening day Vulgan a fiveyearold son of Sirlan started a 9to4 favorite for this two and three quarters miles event won in a thrilling fin ¬ ish by beating the Irish horse Spam a length and a half Monsieur Lamiral win ¬ ner of this race last year was third of the seven runner Jockey Togo Johnstone who has been riding brilliantly at the meeting again put up a faultless ride on the winner winnerNo No greater cheer was heard over Ascots famous heath than that which greeted tha Gaekwar of Barodas Sayajirao in the mila and a half Hardwicke Stakes for the St Leger winner comfortably beat two oppo ¬ nents from France in Marcel Boussaca crack Nirgal and last years Derby winner Pearl Diver Sayajirao starting at 13 to 8 won by two lengths from the favored Nir ¬ gal with Pearl Diver third
