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RACE MEETING.

YESTERDAY'S GOOD SPORT.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1924.

MAX PEMBERTON DIVORCED.

After 28 Years.

́CAN DIAMONDS BE MADE?

Sir Charles Parsons Says "No"

There was a large attend-Noted Author's Confession

For over twenty years, Sir ance at the Raceconreo yesterday when

Raco the Whitsuntido

A decreo nisi was granted Charles Parsons, famous on the Meeting closed. Good sport was provided, but on the whole againet Mr. Max Pemtiorton, the inventor of the turbine engine, story of the origin of the dla it was favourites' day with the author, in the Loudon Divorce has boon socking to solve the my- rosult that the pari mutuel Court recently. dividende woro

Mrs. Alice Agnos Pemberton, mond, and last week ho confon on the small·

Microscopical Baoloty, that aftor! nido. Tho Sweeps wore, how-of Finchley-road, N., Bald she god, at a meeting of the Royal largely patronised. His was married in 1885, and there spending thousands of pounds in ovor. Excellency the Governor was were seven children, all of whom his soarch for a solution he had again prosont, and he had the were over age, except one, who been forced to the conclusion

his was about 20,

that the manufacturo of artifical Boeing of satisfaction

She and her husband lived to diamonds was impossible. pony, Gaudle, win the Weston-

In the last fifty years rony hanger Stakes. The band of the gather until 1913, when he spoke

to her of his attachment for an eminent scientists have tried to Surrey Rogiment provided splendid programme of music,othor woman named Joan Berrill:Imake diamonds in the laboratory, | Adeodofzoparation was entored and some have claimed to have into but, after the passing of the succeeded. The late Sir. William Divorce Act last July, she took Crookes. in language anyone stops to file a petition for divorce. could, understand, gave the ap-

Mre. Kate Harmer, said sho

manufacturing diamonds when was cook to Mr. Max Pemberton parohtly simple formula for at Windsor-mansions, Nor he said that the process consisted thumberland Baker-stroot. He simply of dissolving charcoal (for} livod there with a woman who

a diamond is just clarcoal, or witness believed was his wife,

graphite) in a liquid, and waiting for the dissolved substance to soparato into crystals by slow evaporation. The ultimate ory. fatales would, he said, to true diamonds. Nature thus trans- forms carbon. into diamonds by subjecting it to enormous pros- tho auro and temperaturo in garth.

The French ohomist, Honri

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Time: 2 mins, 43 4/5 secs. Pari-mutuel: Win, $39.90; Places, $16.50, $22.50, $14.00. Cash Sweep:

Ticket No. 280 $4,027.00 462 1,180.80

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The results of the racing were t

PARK PLATE: FIVE FUR- LONGS-For Chinn Ponies that have started in Hongkong at least twice since 1st January, 1924. Winners of a race this year of five furlongs or under other than a confaed. to subscription grins barred. 1st Prize, $300 2nd Prize, $150; 3rd Prize, $100, Messrs. Birkett and Mackie's Hartfield (Mr. Doyle)........ Mr. Dynasty's Spotted Sand

(Mr. Matcham 21 Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Koh-I-

Noor (Mr. Sewell) ........ Alko run: Lady Severn's Duku (Capt. Neville), Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Strathfarrar (Mr. Zollen- sky), Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios'

Unplaced Pontes ($20): Tickets Molssan, subjected carbon, to Jungle Cock (air. Harriman), Capt. Nos. 412, 381 and 657.

tomperatures around. 3,600 deg. G. E. Oxspring's Belle Isle (Mr.

WALMER PLATE: ONE MILE tone to the square inch, the C, and pressures exceeding fiftoon Sugden), Mr. L. Dunbar's Spear-For China Ponies that have carbon being enclosed in pure grass (Mr. Charles), Mr. J. started in at least two Extra Meet-iron. The crucible containing Bagram's Limonite (Mr. Gibson) ings since 1st January, 1924, and the iron and carbon was then and Mr. Relyon's Uncle George have not won more than 3700 in plunged into cold water, which stakes since 1st January, 1924. 1st had the offoot of solidifying the Prize, $400; 2nd Prize, $150; 3rd iron, which enclosed the carbon Prize, $100...

In a giant grip. In this condition the dissolved carbon separated out

hard, transparent crystalline fragments Indie- tinguishable from a true diamond, But the largest "diamond“ Moissan was able to produce was scarcely visible to the naked eye: Also ran: Dr. F. H. Kew's Bandi-fifty side by side could be com- (Mr. Matcham). Messra, fortably accommodated in the Dyer and Beith's Arbor Day (Mr. space of one inch. WESTENHANGER" STAKES: Soares). Mr. E E. Efils'

Sir William Crookes himself FROM TWO MILE POST ONCE House (r. Doyle) and

was convinced that Moissan's ROUND AND IN: (about 1 mile Relyon's Uncle George.

crystals were true diamonds, and Won by three quarters of

R later repeated the Frenob 165 yards)--For China Ponies that

two lengths between chemist's experiment with similar have run in Hongkong since 1st length

results. That was eighteen years January, 1924, and previous to this second and third. Meeting, 1st Prize, $400; 2nd Pari-mutuel: Win, $13.90; Places, ago, but since then none of the Prize, 5150; 3rd Prize, $100, $7.00, $10.10, $7,60.

many that have worked at the

have problem

eucceeded in Cash Sweep: H.E. Sir Edward Stubbs' Gaudie

manufacturing a diamond big (Mr. Doyle) 1

with the onough to compete Messrs. Albert and Arnold's

smallest natural diamond. Sir Satisfaction. Dalilin

(Mr. Polts)..

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two -Won by three lengths; lengths between second and third."

Time: 1 min. 17 4/5 secs. Pari-mutuel: Win, $7.30; Places, 35.60, $6.40, $9.50. Cash Sweep:

Ticket No. 498 $1,246.70 13 356.20 166 178.10

Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Koh-l-

Noor (Mr. Zelensky)....

Mr. A. A. Alves' Starland (Mr.

Sewell). 2 Mr. Nemazee's Nastaran II (Mr.

Harriman) 3

Unplaced Ponies ($20):. Tickets Nos. 296. 108. 428, 338, 307, 333,cost 171.

(Mr. Harriman). 2 Mr. F. Lobel's White Rose

(Mr. Charles) 3

Ticket No. 405 $2,060.80 106 588.80

44 294.40

Full Mr.

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Unplaced Ponies ($20): Tickets Charlos Parsons, aftor twenty years' laboure, has admitted his Nus, 374, 132, 82, 391,

JUNE HANDICAP: "B" CLASS: failure, and be has expressed the mioroscopic ONE AND A QUARTER MILES.-opinion that the Also ran: Mr. Dynasty's King For China Ponies. 1st Prize, $450: crystals obtained by Moissan Alfred (Mr. Davies). Won by half" a Hengths-between-second and third.

Time: 2 mins. 25 1/5 secs. Pari-mutuel: Win, $9.90; Places, $6.20, $7.60.

Cush Sweep:

length:

Ticket No. 444 $1,731.10 955 494.60 159 247.30 Unplaced Pony ($20): Nos. 304.

MAIDSTONE

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two

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2nd Prize, $200; 3rd Prize, $100. Mr. Dynasty's Pet Mouse (Mr.

Davies)"I Messrs. Hosie and Cock's Wat- theau (Mr. Matcham) ..... Lady Severn's Langsat (Mr.

and Crookes were not diamonds. but carborandum or

compounds.

silicon

Probably Bir Charlos Parsons will now abandon his exper- 2iments. But others will continue to seek the solution of the most Gibson) 3 fascinating probleme of chemical) Also ran: Mr. Topside's Moun-solence. The quest, however, is tain Hawk (Mr, Doyle), Mr. A. A. enormonusly costly, and attended Ticket Aives Jadestone (Mr. Sugden), by eorious risks of explosions that Mrs. J. H. Taggart's Peninsula Lad may for over and the career of PLATE: ONE (Mr.

J. M. some adventurous experimenter, Zellensky). Mr. MILE-For China Ponies that d'Almada Remedios Jungle Cock The topaz, amethyst, emerald, have started in Hongkong since (Mr. Harriman), fat January, 1924, and previous to thin Meeting und have not won a race since, 1st January, 1924. 1st Prize, $400 2nd Prize, $150; 3rd Prize, $100.

Sir Paul's Valiant Dahlia (Mr.

and sappbiro have all been made Won by three lengths; a short artificially, but the chemist has yet to imitate the methods by head between second and third.

which Naturo, in her laboratory Time: 2 mins. 49 secs. Pari-mutuel: Win. $97.20; Places, benoath our foot, transforms a pleco of black carbon into the $13.70, $8.60, $12.80..

most beautiful of all precious Cash Sweep:

stones.

Ticket No. 499 $1,903.30 Gibson) I

448 543.80 164 Messrs, Dyer and Beith's Pen-

271,90 castle (Mr. Zellensky) ......

Unplaced Ponies ($20): Tickets Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios"

Pawnshop (Mr. Soares)...... 3 No. 281, 493. 392, 507.

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Also ran: Mr. J. M. d'Almada

FOLKESTONE STAKES:

SIX

ANCIENT CITY CEMETERY,

Human Bones in Farring- don: Road,

Remedios Goom Rock (Mr. Potts) FURLONGS-For all China Ponies and Mr. Roda's Golden Jubilee that have started at this Meeting and not won.. 1st Prize, $400; 2nd (Mr. Harriman).

Won by three quarters of a Prize, $160: 3rd Prize, $100. length; four lengths between Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Rothe-ringdon-road, London, enormous

second and third.

Time: 2 mins. 14 seca. Pari-mutuel: Win, $6.30; Places, 185.40, $6.40..

Cash Sweep:

Ticket No. 310 $2,026.80

117 ,578.80

256- 289.40

say (Mr. Zellonaky)... Sir Paul's Magnificent Dahlle (Mr: Gibson) Mesars Albert and Arnold's

Satisfaction Dahlia

(Mr. Harriman) 3

During the making of founda tions for new buildings in Far

quantities of human bones have beon found... 2The site was once cocupled by the burial ground belonging to Bt. Bride's Church, Fleet-stroot, The original burial ground was on the south side of the church,

· Alab ran: Messrs. Dyer and and abutted on the grounds of Beith's Haruna (Mr. Doyle), Mr. the mansion belonging to the Unplaced Pontos ($20): Tickets J. M. d'Almada Remedios Goom Earl of Dorset. Nos. 366, 018.

Rock (Mr. Poils), Capt. G. E. In 1610, the then earl objected JUNE HANDICAP: "A" CLASS: Oxspring's Lighting (Mr. Sugden), to the nearness of a graveyard ONE AND A QUARTER MILES- Mr. F. Lobare White Rose (Mt to his residence, and offered the For China Ponies. let Prize, $450; Lobel), Mr. Bill's Sycee Bill (Mr. vicar a site on the banks of the 2nd Prize, 8200; 3rd Prize, $100, Charles), Mr. Dynasty's King Fibot River, now forming part of Mr. Dynasty's Spotted Sand Charlle (Mr. Davies) and Mrs. the west side of Farringdon-street. (Mr. Davies) 1H Taggart's Majestle. Lad (Mr. This offer was accepted, and the site is now-marked on old maps Capt. Neville'a Rivergrass (Mr. Sewell).

Charles). 2 Won by four lengths; two lengths as "Bite of disused burial ground of St. Bride's Floot-street R Mr. Roda's Roman Parrot (Mr: between second and third.

Harriman) 3 Time: 1 min. 85 secs," Algo ran: Mr. Dynasly's Friars-Pari-mutuel; Win, $920; Placer, flald (Mr. Matcham), "Mr." IL 86.10, $0.40,* $11.90.|| Birkett's Rialto Star (Mr. Doyle) Cash Sweep and Messrs. Dyer and Belth's Grey Dragon (Mr. Zollensky),

Won by half a length; thred quarters of a length between second and third.

Ticket, No. 166 $2,270.80 783648.80 2358244Q Unplaced Pontes (120) Takets Nos. 305, 176,528

At the time of the plague of London the burial ground was rapidly filled up, and, as YORIS went on, it went out of uso, and the land was lot for building purposes, we are

The bones will be reburied: the City, sanitary authoriti 72-180, 881 Bome suburbani cemetery

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