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Ray Bells The Pie King Wins Coventry Stakes ASCOT HEATH, Berkshire, England, June 16 Reuters. — Queen Elizabeth, ending her Coronation festivities by . watching the Royal meeting here today, saw the American ex-cowpuncher, Ray Bell, of California,- carry off one of the big prizes of the day with the Irish-trained two - year - old, ThePie King. Bell, who owned the speedy Windy City II., winner of the 1951 Gimcrack Stakes, said after his bay colt by The Solicitor — Whirling Dun had won the 0,000 Coventry Stakes of five furlongs, "It looks as though I may have another also as good as Windy City H." Chief race of the day, the 20-furlong Ascot Stakes, went to Jimmy de Rothschild with his four-year-old bay colt, Plunchino. He won unchallenged by six lengths from Sir Humphrey de Traffords Papillio. , The other long distance race, the two-mile Gold Vase, went to the five-year-old mare Absolve.
