—Weight for inches as per scale.—Entrance, Tls. 5.—Twice round a Course selected by the Stewards, 's brown Climaz 10st 'Statescraft 10st 5Il Reid's dun Coup a' Etatlate Scalp 10st 51b Low's dun King's And 10st 51b Rarey's grey Early Morn 10st 21b Gse-Deake's grey Bentedi 10st sib. Minor Lake's spotted Nabochlish, late Don Quizote Ost 11b... 0
The Scramble had a fair number at the start, but few at the finish, Coup d'Etdt was looked upon as having a chance of winning, and might have done so had not a "stroke of state" dethroned his ruler rather early in the day, and prevented him making the grand coup. Seven ponies came to try their fortune over flood and field, Nabochlish led the flight at the first hurdle, at which Early Morn and Benledi came to grief, the latter, however, retreiving the mistake without much loss of time. Climaz: and Coup @ Etat made a good course the first time round, but at the last hurdle before coming to the Stand Coup d'tat refused, and Statescraft became second. The double jump below the Stand was beautifully taken by Climax; and States-craft balking, Coup @Etat' got up in time to show him: the way across, but being rather impetuous in the desire to make up for the past, gave his rider a somersault at the second Teap, Statescraft thus again got first on Climaz' trail, while Coup @Etat's jockey, who had held to his steed gallantly, picked himself wp and remounted. Wabochtish found his way round once, and left the three others to conclude the race. Coup d'Etat was dying fairly ayainst hia opponent, but, stumbling at the natural, gave Statescruft the opportunity of becoming second, Clima a yood first.
Secoxp Day, Tuesday, 29th April, 1873, The second day's Races went off with all the eclat which characterised the open-day. The Course, instead of being dusty, had by the liberal fall of rain in the early morning, become rather spongy, but not so much so as to put fast ponies out and bring brute strength qualities altogether into favour. Night events were got through, forming a long afternoon's sport; and' most of the racing was adihirable, while the honours are distributed with an impartial evenness which cannot fail to be satisfactory. To the less interested spectators in' general, and to the Ladies in particular—who again graced the occasion very liberally with their fair presence—the intervals between the races were, as usual, felt to be somewhat tedious, and the strains of a Band would have done much to fill up and enliven those inevitable blanks, But the tedium was very successfully lightened by social intercourse and a keen interest in the results and accidents of the sport-the latter proving excoptionally frequent. Fortunately the weather, though oppressively warm, with a sultry and close atmosphere which must have boon very trying to riders, and panic was bright and pleasant' for those who only to be spectators, and the elevated posi-ion of the Grand Stand brought to the relief of its occupants a refreshing breeze.
The number of spectators was fully equal to that on the first day, but the Ladies, deterred by the lowering aspect of the spy, postponed their coming till a somewhat later hour. Around the Course the cordon blew had become broader and denser, and all the Chinese repositories seemed to have been exhausted of their studs in order that the progressive Chinaman and his Races. wives might drive in proper style to the
On the Stand was exhibited the handsome piece of plate presented by Mr. Sebrof as the "¢Kuo-pucha Cup," and its massive richness and serviceable design were much admired. The Cup forma one of the events to be run for on the last day.
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