Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-14 | Page 15 | Dead Heat Opens Ascot Meet; Frist on Record

Dead Heat Opens pens Ascot Meet First on Record ASCOT England June 14 IP JP- JP Sandy andy Lashes and Son of Mint today finished in a dead heat in the Ascot stakes akes as Royal Ascot most aristocratic aristo aristo- cratIc of British turf settings opened in n the presence of the king and queen Sandy Lashes owned by Mrs L. L W S. S Long and Son o of Mint carrying the he silks of J. J Brown finished the two wo miles four lengths in front of J. J Coopers Cooper's Roide Paris Twenty four ran an WINNERS WELL BACKED The two winners were well backed by y the large crowd Sandy L Lashes closing losing at to 6 and Son of Mint at 00 to 8 Roide Paris was held at atto 5 to 1 The race was worth 2000 pounds with extras the two winners divid ing ng the stake The dead heat was the first in the history of the Ascot stakes which was vas first run in 1839 The weather was perfect for the opening of the four day meeting which will bring together the finest of f English thoroughbreds to contest for or historic turf awards over the course laid out at the direction of Queen Anne in 1711 The sun made ever changing pat pat- terns terris on the old velvet turf of ot Windsor Windor Wind Wind- sor or when the kin king and queen with other ther members of the royal famil family arrived in a landau drawn by four gray horses with in scarlet scarle and gold livery PRINCE ON HAND The Prince of ot Wales and the Duke of f Gloucester accompanied their maj sties esties while six other c carriages con con- the remainder of the roya royal party The headed by scar scar- let coated outriders made a brilliant brillian spectacle as it moved along the royal mile and thence to the royal rOjal stands The Gold Vase also run over two miles went to Mrs C. C Richs Rich's Silver Silver- mere a to 6 shot Eleven ran