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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 12, 1988.

Stewards' Cup Won By Inches

Triumph Of Harmachis

BOOKMAKERS SAVED FROM A

SIX-FIGURE LOSS

London, July 27.

G. the Stewards' Cup, the most popular

Autumn Racing Double

ENTRIES FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND CESAREWITCH

London, July 29.

MRS, Gt Farrand won, at Goodwood yesterday, with Harma. The following are the entries for the

chis, which started at 100 to 7, was ridden by P. Evans, and is dicapa:- trained by B. Bullock at Oakmere, in Cheshire. Second, beaten a head, was Old Reliance, favourite at 9 to 1, and third was Davy Dolittle, 100 to 9.

In the story of yesterday's great race are all the ingre- dients that go to make racing the most thrilling of sports. If that head verdict had been in favour of Old Reliance instead of against him, book-makers would have lost a sum running into six figures.

B. Bullock bought Harmachis at Dublin, two years ago with a view to winning the Stewards' Cup. He said to a reporter, "He was put up at Dublin sales, and 810 gns. I was withdrawn at bought him privately afterwards

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

on October 12. 108 entries. To be run at Newmarket

Lady of Shalott Nadine Ramtapa Flag of Truce The Bittern Sunbather High Rank

Rattoo

Years

4

Challenge

Knole Star

શ્રુ

Bel Ami

3

Egyptian Queen

3

April the Third

Sea Bequest

Le Pommier

8

Artist's Prince

5

Troon

Hazel

3

Ullswater

Intolerance

4

Foxglove II

Cordon Rose

Michoumy

3

Hypothesis

4

Lauréat II

a

Moody

8

Golden Sovereign

Caerloptic

3

Dan Bulger

Zaïmis

Suez

Seventh Wonder

Nearchus

Clos du Roi

4

Taran

3

Black Speck

Gibbons

Pegasus Buckwood

heavily St. Magnus

Faroe

San Miguel

for 700 gns, plus tax, so that the at 100 to 8 at the call-over on the Gasonin amount was round about 900 eve of the race, was so

backed after it became known that gns." How sound Mr. Bullock's judgment was is shown by the he was well drawn in number 14 fact that last year Harmachis position, that he became favourite. finished second, beaten only a

NO EXCUSE FOR FAVOURITE neck, in the corresponding › race.

Tout Change Edgehill Barbadeche May Wong

E. Gardner, Old Reliance's rider, Thankerton had no excuse for the favourite's de-The Tweed

Anita II feat. He said "The winner was San Salvo two lengths in front of me at half-Glen Loan

I challenged him a furlong Portmarnock

2-5 SEC. OUTSIDE RECORD Mrs. Farrand was overjoyed with. her success. "It is the first big race we have won," she said. "We backed him at 100 to 6 although manage it." we are not betting people."

way.

from home, but could not quite Gainly

Gunboat, which was favourite

Unbreakable Khan Bahadur La Li

Queen of Simla Ann of Austria

P. Evans, describing his success, for some time in the ante-post

I market, finished fourth. He Radiant said: "A good draw helped me.

Delphi the was one of the first out of the gate; carried 4 lbs overweight for

Le Kear who Bistolf about services of Gordon Richards, took up the running after four furlongs, and just held on." said "I was always in the first Lady Noel

six in the early part, just behind Horotio

Merry Andrew Prada. I could never improve Pactolus sufficiently to get in touch with the Trafalgar first two. Though I thought I Sea Tonic would manage third place, Davy Old Reliance, which was quoted Dolittle ran me out of it."

The race run in 1 minute 12 2-5 seconds. The record is 1 minute 12 seconds, which was put up, by Greenore in 1995.

LADIES

BOWLERS

MEN

We are pleased to announce that Messrs. W. R. Loxley & Co. (China), Ltd. (Agents for U.B. Beer) are offering a Silver Cup for the MEN'S HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE and a Cutex Set for the LADIES' HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE at "Ten Pins", during the month of August.

HONGKONG BOWLING ALLEYS

Lockhart Road.

Oven II Pylon II Magnet Goya II Carlisle

Mandoline II Serella

Domaha

Gallalane

Blandatar

Inishbofin

Mannance

Temeraire

Elgar King's Gap

Couvert. Bombay Duck Hestia Chesham Daytona Zoltanto. Full Bail Agincourt The Hour

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CESAREWITCH

129 entries. To be run at Newmarket

4 May Wong 8 Senor 3 Earthstopper

3 Fairing

8 Mr. Grundy

3 Valerian

3 Severino

8

on October 26.

Golden Shore

8 Don Cossack

3 Tapageur

3 Repondant

4 Artist's Prince

3 Stainless Stephon

& Carlino

Sir Calidore

4 Cheerful Star

Rao Sahib

4 Slip On. Punch 3Thankerton

5 Baltoi

5 Cineque Cento 4 Burdock

Dytchley

4 Olympus

3 Mohalebbi

4 Dark Lover

4 Near Relation

31 Mubarak

4 Foroughi

3 Bahuddin

3 Calibre

4 Limace

Inscribe

5 Dubonnet

3 Fet

8 Broad Oaks

4Greymantle

Queen's Shilling 3 Bo-Tree.

Sweet Content Epigram

Black Speck Michoumy Toreador III Hurry de Savoie Battle Song Port Sunlight Bandon Winnebar Spartan III Melanin Idaho Foxchase

Incantator. Flying Image Rowan Leaf Gyppo Celibate II Hammock

Harvest Home Kept On Solonaise

Orphan Duckling

Castel St. Angelo Union Jack Ranfield

Loves Legend. Sabot Snake Lighting Buckleigh

Naval Display... Marcus Superbus Trafalgar "Newtown Ford

Even So

Gineko

Years