A Sweepstakes of 'Tls. 10 each with Tls. 50 added.—For all China Ponies.—Four Ponies to start from bona file opposing stables, or no race.—Weight' for inches as per scale, with Ibs. extra—To be run on the inside Course, over eight flights of hurdles,—Distance. - About one mile and a quarter.
Mr. Henry's brown Climax Mist 1 Morriss' grey Statescraft 10st 121 2
Walker's spotted Apollyon 10st 1 3 dun Coup @' Hat 10st 121 0 chesnut Rhino 10st 0 3 Minor Lake's spotted Nabochl Don Quizote) List 4lb The delightful uncertainty chasing made sportsmen look almost universally to Climaz: as winner of the Hurdles, from his straight riding at jumps and his swiftness on the flat. His most serious adversary was Statescraft, but even against him greater dependence could be placed on Climaz, and though Nabochlish was admitted to be a splendid jumper, when he liked, experience had shown that the spirit did not always move him to rise at the proper moment. max led the start, Rhino almost with him, and Nubochtish, who came last, took the trouble to jump'a couple of feet higher than the partially broken down hurdle required. At the next hurdle Rhino and Coup @ Etat swerved to the right, while Apollyon, showing a larly froward disposition in the other direction, hurled his rider into the ditch, whence he emerged dyed of a muddy colour which effectually obscured the blue and white hoops. Rhino and Coup returned to make up for their omission, and meanwhile Climaz and States-craft sped merrily over their course, keeping shoulder to shoulder and rising to their jumps with the symmetrical form of pair of horses in a has-relief. The chances began to look in favour of States-craft, but at the sixth hurdle he swerved, and Climaz taking it with his wonted unflinching steadiness, the race became his, Statescraft in due course became second, and the others, with the exception of Apol-Lyon, all came in, Turmp Day.
Wednesday, 30th April, 1873, Had the Races been fixed for_a month later, they could scarcely have fallen on warmer weather than that in which the running of to-day was carried through, The sun shone out bright and strong, the wind was laden with heat; and spectators under the shelter of the Grand Stand could only feel for those who exerted themselves to contribute to their pleasure by riding in such tropical glare. Sun hats came into prominence all at once, and other wardrobe summer specialties were brought out prematurely; while the jockeys curtained their tight-fitting caps with cabba and doubled their headpieces the instant their labours were over. The iced drinks of the tiffin room were eagerly sought for, and a supply of creams which was thought fully provided late in the afternoon, alrendy demand among the Ladies, at a time when the temperature must have been over 80, It was suggested that the Clerk of the Weather had gone upcountry, instead of attending to his duties with the same unflagging zeal which charac-tenses the Clerk of the Course, and thus it came about that the suns ray's were tempered to the shorn. griffins the turf was well suitd to their shoeless feet. With a course in splendid order, the racing was naturally very good, and it is probable that on no former ocex pony dist guished himself more in the matter of speed. The time altogether came to be 80 exceptional, that owners of stop-watches developed a critical nicety with regard to quarter seconds where they might otherwise have been content, like Mr. Mantalini, to let the fractions be "dommed." 'Thoughtful observers note that some cnrious coincidences occur in the results, such as, for instance—although there does not seem to be anything specially extraordinary in it—that the Members' Plate falls to member; the Merchants' Cup will head the sideboard of a merchant—taking the sideboard for granted; the Fakee Cup appropriately goes, we believe, to an American owner, and the Tsatlee Cup is claimed by one who has done the noble article. Again, the number "seven" would appear to have played an important part in turf destinies, four of the: ponies which took first prizes having been entered under that figure, tire which were second, and one third, giving a total of seven placed ponies bouked under the mystic number.
The attendance at the Races on this, the last regular day, and the general interest taken, showed that the sport, the manner of conducting it, the considerate arrangements for visitors, and the care and public spirit of the Stewards and the Club are fully appreciated by the Residents, In response to an invitation transmitted by the Stewards, several of the officers of the French man-of-war the Belliqueuse, which arrived late on Monday at Woosung, were present at the Races; and with a readiness which deserves the acknowledgments of raceyoera, the fine Band of the vessel was also permitted to attend. Messrs. Russell & Ca. kindly sent the Tsatlee down to Woosung for these welcome guests, and about' two o'clock a four-in-hand drew up in front of the Stand and disembarked the musicians, who played the following pieces during the afternoon Ronde de la Vie Parisienne. Onverture de la Grande Duchesse.
Reve de Flunme Mazurka, Air clu Barbier de Seville. Langue D'Amour Valse, Ronde de la Cenerentola, Tout lo Monde an Cabestan, Quadrille de la Grande Duchesse. Sturm Galop.
A sun-bath in Spring-time is of itself a pleasure to the Chinese, who are not given to apprehensions of suicide by sunshine," and it was therefore to be expected that the turnout of natives to the Races would nich exceed that of the two previous days, The accompanying cheer that followed the races round a great portion of the Course, testified to their presence and their enjoyment, and the dusty crowds which lined the way home by the Maloo gave ample evidence of their immense nambers, The dust was the most disagreeable of desagrements to be encountered all through the Races, for although the road had been plentifully watered in the forenoon, the heat, the wind and the traffic had s0 thorougilly dried it that, on the return, the powdery particles floated into the air with the uniform density of a mist.
of the "Kuopuchu" Cup on the Grand We hive already noticed the exhibition Stand, and we observed that it was today faked by another handsome presentation prize, the Mih-ho-loong Cup—won last autumn, 18 a neat inscription tells, by Snowdrift, owned by Win. Forbes, Bsq., and Commander ©, ©. Rising, R, N:, and ridden by J. E, Waller, Esq. The Cup consists of avery handsome and massive goblet in frosted silver relieved with gold, which is designed to do service asa wine cooler.
The following are the results of the last days' races.
1.—T nz Gnear Nonrmeny Hasprear, Value, Ils. 200.—A Handicap for all China Ponies that have run at this Meeting.—'To be handicapped by the Stewards after the Second Day's Ruces.—Entrance, Pls, 10.—One mile and a half. cit's dun Fugleman 10st 1210 chesnut Bon Bon 10st Alb grey Ravenshoe List grey Middlemarch 10st Sib. a rey Esperance 10st 101b, Rafile's grey Upper J'en 10st Alb.
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