The Archive · 1873

For China Ponies only: First Pony

8,—Tue Native Scraore

$25; Second, $10; Third, $5; to be ridden by 'Chinamen. 'Catch' Weights. Once round, The following started:—Monvandi, Sur-rise, Spotted Dog, Coronet, Leecheraft, rhe Shroff, and Marshal Ney. This was a most amusing race, and afforded a deal of Inughter; some of the jockeys appeared with colours, while others had on only their coolies' dress, even (in the case of one or two) minus their shoes. All ponies went off very well, except one, which had to tum back, amidst roars of laughter from th and there was no tumbling; all the way until the strait, when the rider of Coronel, evidently one of some experience, brought his pony up and collared Surprise, whose jockey then made free use of the whip, but without avai Goronet Marshal

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