Our Races passed off with much eclat on the 12th, 13th and 14th of May. They were honored by the presence of ladies, the French Minister from Peking, and other distinguished. The new Prussian Conmul, Mr. Wen Mie Wentzel, to the regret of all, absent at Peking. There was the usual m of Chinese, the usual tiffin tent, 18d gloves, opera glasses, bright colors, in' short all the paraphernalia incidental to a race course on a race day. There was one new feature introduced in our races, a Shanghai amateur jockey who had come' up for the occasion (to show us the way). It can be of no interest to your readers to have a detailed history of each race, unless such a description be written in a masterly style. The course was in the first two days; but on the third, it ood order, and the weather splendid on
Vegan, at one o'clock, to blow regular dust story, greatly marring the pleasure; and tvs pitied the poor jockeys who had to ride, The dust was frightful, and covered everything with a veil; one could not see anything beyond the distance post.
The Challenge Cup was won, for the second time and finally, by the same stable that won it last autumn, with a new pony, Sky which tured out to be the Dest of the meeting, Everything went off nicely, there were no fouls claimed, and the starter deserves great praise for the judicious manner in which he despatched the ponies, First Day. mile, 2
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