ROYAL ASCOT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1782, 21 June 1913, Page 5

ROYAL ASCOT.

t; ANOTHER TURF SENSATION. CUP RACE SPOILT. DEMENTED IMPEDES THE LEADING HORSE. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. June 20, 9.5 p.m.) London, Juno 20. The following is the result of the ASCOT GOLD CUP, of 3500 sovs. Two miles and a half. Mr. T. Pilkington's b. h. Prince Palatine, by Persimmon—Lady Lightfoot, syrs 1 Lord Derby's cli. h. Stedfast, by Chaucer—Bo Sure, syrs 2 Mr. Fame's b. c. Aleppo, by Beppo— Chore Seine, 4yrs. 3 A great crowd was present, including their Majesties, King George and Queen Mary.

Tracery, last year's St. Leger winner, was second favourite, and was leading six furlongs from home, when a youth named Hewitt, of Trinity College, Cambridge, jumped out, waving a Suffragist flag, brandishing a revolver, and crying, "Pull up! or I'll shoot!" The jockey, Whalley, was unable to avoid the Suffragist, who attempted to grab Tracery's neck. The horse sent him flying, but fell heavily. Whalley was thrown, and just had time to crawl to safety under the railings before tho rest of tho field raced by. Prince Palatino jumped over Tracery, who struggled up to his feet, and finished riderless. Hewitt was picked up with a fractured skull, a kick from the horso Fitz-Richard inflicting a terrible wound. He was taken to tho hospital, where an operation was immediately performed. It is believed that his oase is hopeless. Tho King anxiously inquired about tho affair, and sent for Whalloy to come to tho Royal box. Whalley was not hurt. Their Majesties were enthusiastically cheered on. returning to Windsor. Whalley states that Tracery would havo won but for the interference of tho Suffragist. THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED. MAN BELIEVED TO BE INSANE, (Rec. June 21, 1 a.m.) London, June 20. The polioe are satisfied that Hewitt was insane, and not connected with tho Suffragetto movement. His diary shows that ho had an antipathy to horse races, as showing all that was worst in humanity. Hewitt walked on to the course so collectedly that tho onlookers did not suspect any mischief. The horses were already close up before Hewitt raised a Suffragette flag in -his left hand as Tracery approached. Ho then, dashed forward, threw both arms in tho oar, and stood immediately in the path of tho horse. Ho was struck full on tho chest by Tracery's head, and flung with great violence to tho ground. Hewitt mado no attempt to use his rovolver, which fell, or was thrown, from Hewitt's hand ' against tho fence, fully loaded, tho police emptying it on tho turf. Whalley, r wlio was somersaulted from his mount, liad a wonderful escape from grievous injury, Tho spot where Hewitt lay was marked by a pool of blood, which soaked tho heavy grass and drained into the hard ground. . The loss of blood from tho wound .was terrible.