Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-04
Witnessed by Thousands.

Thousands of people. including many
American visitors. were gathered at
Tattenham corner, watching the horses
taking the critical turn into the straight
for home when the suffraSette dashed
forward and seized the reinS Of his
majestys colt. They saw the horse
stumble. trample the woman so terrlbiy
that she was unrecoSnlZaDie, ana tneh
fall with the jockey.
Fifteen horses competed. and the
places were awarded to LouNols. at ~
to against, and Great Sport. at 20 to l
against
The woman lies unconscious in local
hospital. Her name is given as r. DAVIS.
Wilding Dawson. member of the
Woman's Social and Political Union:
who. since 1909. has been sentenced
eight different times to imprisonment Ior
| Emily Dawson was the woman who as
saulted Baptist minister at Aberdeen
station, mistaking him for DAVID LLOYD
! George, chancellor of the eXchequer-
Whenever she has been imprisoned she
1 has started a hunger strike" and has
generally been released. She has been
/ found hidden i'm the House of Commons
/ three times and elected.
Aboyeur Given First Place.
| 4 p, Cunliffe's Aboyeur. with the bet
| ting 100 to / against him. was awarded
l
ing event of the British turf. He was an
nounced as the winner after his Jockey
had lodged an objection against Crag-
amour the favorite. for humping. rag
| amour ran first past the winning post.
| second and third places went TO W.
! Raphaers Louvois and w. Hall Walker
Great sport, while the French horse.
Nimbus, was placed fourth.
! OF the 345 original entries Tor the
stakes Of So. 800 only fifteen participated
/ in the race.
! The time of Craganour for the mile
and a half was 2.37 i-5. There was only
| !, head between Craganour ana ADoyeuf
and a neck between Aboyeur ana louNois.
| There were no American-owned horses In
! the race.
The fifteen runners got away TO good
, start The rank outsider. Aboyeur,
| showed the way up the NIL SiN iui
| longs from home Aboyeur was still lead
| ing followed by Craganour. Aldegond,
| Nimbus and Louvois. Rounding the
| famous Tattenham corner Aboyeur stili
| held the command in front of Shogun
| and Craganour. Close home CraSanoui
challenged, and in an exciting finistl
passed the post leading by only head,
with a neck separating second and thlrd,
King and Queen Are Spectators.
| Johnny Reiff rode Crasanour.
The race WAS Wilhta"u - ~
| party of royalties including King George
and Queen Mary. the Duke of Connaught
| Prince Arthur of Connaueh., the Crown
| Prince and the Crown Princess, of Swe-
den the Grand Duke of Mecklenburs-
StrelitZ Prince Christian ana Princess
Victoria of Schleswig- Holstein
Today,s race was destined to break two
long-standine precedents There was no
American owned horse among the STAR
ers and there was no 'odds-on faVorlte
for the classic event Neltner ol tntst
facts acted as a deterrent. for American
visitors. who tiocked to the course bA
thousands. and the fac that there was
no outstanding favorite had the effect. II
ANYTHING of adding TO the crowd OF Lon
doners The latter came to witness the
trimming because their Interest had been
aroused by the openness of the race and
many of them wished to place their
money on outside chances