Sport in all its branches from the earliest days of Shanghai has been the one great attraction of those whose lot lias been cast in the model settlement, and in none of its forms does it afford better or healthier amasoment and recreation to duals as well as to the public at large than in racing. Ib is, therefore, highly satisfactory to know from the entries just published for our autumn races by the stewards of the Race Club that the sport is so well patronised by its members, and that in addition to the old and well-known supporters of the turf, new owners continually appear and increase the interest by adding to the opposition. Extend. ing over three days we find that in twenty-four races there are one hundred nnd sixty-one ponies entered, representing forty-nine stables, and that the entrance fees are larger than. at any autumn mooting for many yeara past. This speaks volarness for the present healthy condition of the turf and the increasing interest felt in the pastime. The Race Course and inside training ground are both kept in very good order by the Clerk of the Course, and while some complaints, we observe, are occasionally made about the latter, it is notoriously difficult to please every one, and we feel certain that the complainants may be assured that everything that is possible is done, The coming meeting promises to be more than usually interesting in the old pony races, a larger number of celebrities being in training, sound and apparently eager for the fray, than for some (ime past; and their meeting will no doubt produce some very fine racing if they come through their final preparation without accidents, When such cracks as Tujmahal, Rose, Financier, Sunlight, Montezuma, Wild Dash, First Comet, Red Rodin, Driving Cloud, Pre~ judice, Jolly Friar and Black Satin meet in good condition to battle for supremacy over their several favourite distances, the result must be doublfal, and the racing the very best that the present breed of China ponies can give; for though the last two may without doubt be said to have seen their best days there may be a good race in each,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.