Wheatcroft Wins a Great Race for Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup stood in isol ated. magnificence onthe card at. Kiangwan on November 16 and one doubts if a better entry could be secured for any event in the Whole of 'China, The 17 entrants yore a brilliant galaxy of Chame ions, past, present and possible the lot, it might be said that Hiydroplane—who has. won two. St Legers—Le Corsaire, DMount Blane, and Three' One could be conaiered Tinos way be magiced, wall of the outsiders, 20 the quali;
the enter, twelve were starters Soochow was' made a hot favourite ata little more than even "money, with Busy Bee at about 4-1, Tell: e-more about 6-1, and the rest eglected.
Soochow took the lead as soon as: he could, but Huang did not push him very far out, contenting. himself with making the running from to four lengths. ahead. Thus {hey trailed round all the way, the rear being well grouped. "Passing the bungalows, Soochow took a pull fand then came away. again, Ile twas going #0 easily and had such a comfortable lead at the quarter ile post that, had he been the So0- chow of a year ago, he must have J. won with ease, However, at that 2 mark he was challenged and immediately became a beaten" pony. Wheateroft and Alligator swept by, the former on the outside, and engaged in a thrilling finish, Outside the judge's box, it was dificult o: eall the winner, but the decision was given to Wheateroft by three quarters of a length, in 2 min. 98] 2/5 sec. Prince Walbert IL got on terms with Soochow and others wore coming up fast, ang it was all Soochow could do, in a. deeper. fate effort, to finish barely in front ff Prince' Walbert LI, and a length behind Alligator. One must really regard the splendid Soochow as having now passed his best. Of Wheateroft, who was in the market h at 1-1, Brand said that the pony was fitéer than-when he won the Shanghai Champions last week, but that he did all he could and he could more, not have beaten Alligator by any
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