Another upset was the defeat, by a neck, of the odds on favourite, Panorama, quoted at 4 to 9, in the Fernhill Stakes, by Lady Beatty's Gold Vista, a outsider with the price of 100 to 8. was ridden by the veteran rohan jockey, Brownie Carslake also rode another winner, Michoumy, and gained places in two other races.
Sir Abe Bailey's four-year-old Caerloptic won the Royal Hunt Cup. the chief handicap of the meeting, by a length from Mr. Chris Jarvis's Galsonia, with Lord Derby's Greenwich, three-quarters of a length away, third There were 24 starters. The betting was 100 to 8 on Caerloptie, 20 to 1 on Galsonia and 25 to 1 on Greenwich Sir Abe Bailey. who has lost both legs, was carried on to the course in a chair. It was his last Ascot before HE spotlight of attention, insofar as cricket is concerned, will be focussed this weekend on the Recs' ground where the senior sides of the Shanghai Cricket Club and Shanghai Recreation Club will engage each other in the first match of the 1939 Wood Trophy Series, The game will begin at 1.30 pin. Saturday and will be continued the following day at 11.30 am, Stumps will be drawn each day at 6.45 p.m. while lunch will be taken on Sunday between 1.15 p.m. and 2 p.m.
The trophy is now in the possession of the SCC, who, it will be remembered, accounted for their old rivals somewhat easily last summer, the second and third matches ending in their favour after the first encoun-good batsmen selected, only Hart-Baker, Divecha, Kermani and Pat Madar have been seen to advantage this year.
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