Soochow Wins the Champions and National Championship Soochow, ridden by A. J. P. Heard, won the China Jockey Club (Okampions on Saturday in the record time of 2.35%. White Diamond IL, the favourite, ridden by V. Haimovitch, finished third from last a field of Quotation Mark, ridden by C, Encarnacao, and Three One, H. Huang, were second and third. It was a splendid race. From a good start, White Diamond took the lead, with Soochow and Three One occupying second and third places at the mile post. The former kept his place, with the field lovely bunched, until the entrance to the straight, when" Soochow forged. ahead and at the furlong was leading by a length, Juotation Mark, Trade Mark, and Three One, Sighting for' places. Heard, at this point, fully realized that Me had the race well in hand land riding fairly easily won with a length to spare.
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