'BUNDERING up in the last few hundred yards in a flashing burst of speed, Hindhead, beautifully ridden by Charlie Encarnacao, streaked past the post to win the "Shaforce" Challenge Cup and Champions Sweepstakes by the bare margin of a neck from, Silver Fox, with Cluniehill filling third place half a length behind. Thus ended one of the most sensational races for the Champions witnessed in recent years, with the raging favourite, Cluniehouse, failing even to place. To the lucky owner of ticket No. 13436 went. the magnificent sum of $196,000, with the second prize of $56,000 going to the holder of ticket No. 53407, and $28,000 going to ticket No. 13436.
In such a manner was yet another chapter closed in the bitter struggle for supremacy between those sworn rivals, Hindhead and Cluniehouse-For the former ít was a glorious triumph, for with this second successive victory in the Champions he has proved himself beyond any doubt te be Shangaai's outstanding racer on the track today. Stretching his legs and responding magnificently to Charlie Encarnacao's last-minute call on his powers, Hindhead ran Clunietouse into the ground. in another torrid battle that lasted for over one mile, and then came on to break the heart of another challenger. Silver Fox, in the Gnal drive for home. His tine of 2408 was only 28 seconds outside the record. which must be conidered as eminently. praiseworthy in w of the soft turf
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