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AMERICAN OWNER'S TRIUMPH AT ASCOT
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1988.
London, To-day.
The third day at the Ascot Gold Cup meeting opened in glorious
-FUND FOR
R.A.F. VICTIMS RELATIVES
Pretoria, To-day,
The people of South Africa have raised the sum of £4,000 for the dependents of South African members of the R.A.F. who were killed recently in the crash near the Limpopo River.-Reuter.
sunshine, their Majesties the King| MILITARY
and Queen again being interested spectators.
The Ascot Gold Cup, the major event of the meeting, went to an American owner, Mr. William Woodward's Flares (100 the rank outsider winning
ATTACHE
to 7) ON VISIT
a
•
+
thrilling race by a neck from TO SHANGHAI
Lord Glanely's Buckleigh (100 to 8). The French horse Dadjis, which started as 2 to 1 favourite, finished fifth.
Dadjis' failure to secure a place, the
second favourite, at 5 to 2, was only one of a series of blows dealt to the backers.
London, To-day.
The alleged fraternisation of
like Fearless Fox which was British and Japanese officers in Shanghai was mentioned in the House of Commons at question Flag of Truce, which was 7 to 4 time yesterday by Mr. R. H.
favourite in the Ribblesdale Stakes,
ran unplaced to River Prince (6 to Morgan, Conservative member for 1), while Gharullin the 7 to 2 fav- Stourbridge. ourite in the Granville Stakes also
Mr. Morgan suggested that such avoided ran unplaced to Old Reliance, a 7 mutual entertainment be
chance from the Couvert in view of the unfortunate impres- the ion thereby caused among Chinese.
to 2 Stable.
Probably the worst upset of the the day was Puzzler's defeat in House Memorial Stakes. Starting as favourite at 4 to 1 on, Puzzler was beaten by a neck by H.H. the Aga Khan's Khan Bahadur, which was backed at 9 to 2.
Backers had to wait until the last race, the Cork and Orrery Stakes before a favourite was successful Ipsden (6 to 4) comfortably win- ning from three opponents much to the relief of its backers.
In the previous race, Sir Abe Bailey's unbeaten colt Meadow (8 to 1) beat Diadoque (9 to 4) in a large field in the New Tyo Stakes, and the North County crack Pactolus, starting at evens, ran unplaced.
The Waterford Three Year Old Stakes also went to America through Mr. Widener's Derby runner Un- breakable, starting at to 1. Reuter.
PRO. GOLFERS' LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Results Of Seventh And Eighth Series
Sandy Lodge, To-day.
The seventh and eighth series professional golf matches, on League lines, were held yesterday, the result being as follows:
SEVENTH SERIES
Abe Mitchell beat Henry Cotton 2 ur and 1 to play.
Charles Whitcombe beat' Richard Burton 1 up.
S. L. King beat P. J. Mahon 2 up
1 to play.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in reply, resumed that Mr. Morgan refer- red to the British military attache in Tokyo visiting Shanghai.
He added that the British au- horities in Shanghai must keep in ouch with the Japanese authori- ies if only in regard to mainten- ince of our interests there, and it was important that their relations should be kept on the best possible footing in the circumstances. Reuter.
LABOUR INCREASES MAJORITY AT BARNSLEY
London, l'o-day.
Labour retained Barnsley in a. by-election yesterday in a straight fight with the Liberal Nationals.
necessitated by Polling, death of the former Labour mem- ber, Mr. J. Potts, resulted as
follows:
Mr. Frank Collindridge
(Lab.)
the
23,566
Mr. Seymour How ard (Lib.
Nat.)
18,052
Labour majority
10,514
Figures at the General Election
were:
Mr. J. Potts (Lab.)
25,818
Mr. R. J. Soper (Lib. Nat. )17,688
Labour majority
7,635 Reuter.
Alfred Padgham beat A. J. Lacey FOOCHOW LANDING
11 up.
Percy Alliss beat Reginald Whit- combe 8 up and 2 to play.
W. J. Branch and Bert Gadd halved,
EIGHT SERIES
Richard Burton and Henry Cotton
halved.
REPULSED
Canton, To-day.
Japanese bluejackets attempt-
S. L. King beat Abe Mitchell 2 up ed to effect a landing on Wufu
and 1 to play.
A. J. Lacey beat P. J. Mat
and 2 to play.
Reginald Whitcombe
Padgham halved.
and
Island, outside Foochow yester up day but were repulsed by Chin- Alfred ese machine-gun fire.
Charles Whitcombo beat W. J. Branch 8 ud and. 2 to play
Bert Gadd and Percy Alliss halved. -Reuter.
Tension is reported to reign in Foochow as Japanese planes continue flying over the city. Our Own Correspondent.
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