Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-06-15 | Page 6 | Miss. Sport is Winner of Feature

MISS SPORT IS' IS WINNER Of nATURE RE Throng Flocks to See First Days Day's Ra Racing ing at Royal Ascot L LONDO June Tune 15 AP En AP-En- En England's gl glands gland's nd's great four four days days' social event Royal Ascot began bega toda today The early outlook for the weather was not promising this morning King George and Queen Mary and the members bf bt the royal family undeterred by the weather drove to the course from Windsor castle I in th the tr traditional royal procession I The foreign visitors visitor's included numero numerous nu numerous nu- nu mero s Americans equally lly determined determined determined deter deter- mined not to miss the days day's races rain or or shine Always beautiful Ascot seemed today more beautiful than ever with the royal box gleaming with white and gold paint and banks of flowers here and there the whole being offset by the v verdure of the trees and lawns Stores of ot vi viands and beverages had been provided provided for for the throngs Among the t tempting dainties were two tons of strawberries with a commensurate supply of cream cream From the scene today It was difficult difficult difficult cult to realize that the main at attraction attraction attraction at- at traction at Ascot was nominally horse racing in London for many weeks have been creating frocks for England's greatest show week All the great horses are entered in some of the numerous events There were twenty-seven twenty entries I for the gold vase presented by King George The St St. James Palace stake and the Ascot stakes also had good fields King George and Queen Mary are entertaining a a. large party at Windsor castle including Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles Later the Prince of Wales Vales the Duke of York lork and Prince Henry will join the party arty Nearby at Bagshot Park the Duke of Connaught is entertaining entertaining entertaining enter enter- a large family gathering Numerous prominent Americans have engaged country homes for forthe forthe the week some of them renting forwell forwell for forwell well up to 2000 ASCOT England June Tune 15 AP Miss 1 Miss Sport won the Ascot stakes feature of the opening day of Royal Ascot week in the presence of the king and queen Miss Sport Is owned by H H. L L. Cottrill C. C M M. Wolfs Wolf's Catalin was second and M. M M. M Calmann's Calmann s Tour- Tour third Sixteen ran Miss 1 Sport at odds of 10 to 1 against against- von won by a neck while three- three quarters quarte s of a length separated Catalin and against which the odds were respectively i 10 to 1 and to 14 High Art won the gold vase High Art by Gainsborough out of Is owned by Sir George Noble F. F W W. Horlick's Mistley 1 was second and Lord Roseberry's Bon- Bon grace third Fourteen r ran n High Art at 20 to 1 against won by a length while two separated the second and third The betting against was to 7 and against 9 to 1 1 Lord Ington's winner of the derby won the St St. James Tames Palace stakes