ROYAL ASCOT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 4

ROYAL ASCOT

ORIGINALITY IN FASHIONS. | GUINEA CUP’S HUNT CUP. 5 ' LONDON, June 17. The Sun-Herald News agency says that though the King was not present Ascot was in every other respect royal. The crowds were very smartly dressed. The most striking of the women’s fashions was a hat a foot high shaped like a flower-pot, with a curly brim. Other hats had enormous transparent e bims, but bonnets were the hottest favf ourites including Flemish and Dutch ir baby bonnets worn well back on the 3 head. There was a tremendous vogue 3 for print dresses. Dozens of coloured s ducks flaunted themselves on one straight printed dress. Another had its . owner's signature scribbled over it. A 2 thid was covered with rural sketches. The following was the result of the Royal Hunt Cup. 2 A handicap sweepstakes with £2OOO and a piece of plate added; second-' i £3OO. third £200; 7 furlongs and B 1-55 vards, t GUINEA GAP (Lady Nuttall) ch h by Bachelor’s Double—Benedicta, by Lomond, syrs 1 A OLTUS (Air W. Keep; b h by i Writ—Varsity. 4yrs 2 1 ROSECRAG (AL E. Esmond’s br h 3 by Craig an Eran—Necklace 11, 4yrs 3 t Thirty-one starters. Won by a t length and a-half, the same distance between second and third. Winner ( bred by Air. J. C. Sulli van and trained . by H. L Cottrill at Lambourne, Berkshire. ' Guinea Gap, winner of the Royal Hunt Cup, was decisive victor early in ' the present season of the Liverpool L Spring Cup, 1| miles and 170yds., and a week later, he was runner-up to Fin--5 alist in the Newbury Spring Cup, 1 ’ mile, so his form has been good and 1 consistent this season. Last year he also started in the Royal Hunt Cup, but ’ was beaten into tenth place, the French horse Priok being the winner. His ' only success last season was the Nor--1 bury Plate, miles, at Epsom, the day before the Derby, but he was second in 1 the Liverpool Summer Cup and fourth L in the Liverpool Autumn Cup.—“ Ran gatira. ASCOT “TOTE” RECORDS ROYAL HUNT CUP POOL. .. [ British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, June 17. Brilliant weather favoured the second day of the Royal Ascot meeting. The totalisator poo] on the Royal Hunt Cup amounted to £40,292 10s, which constitutes a record for any single race in England. The totalisator takings for the day also established a record with figures of £131,955.