The heavy rain which fell on Saturday and necessitated the postponement of the off-day races fortunately ceased in time for the course to get into condition by Monday afternoon. weather was bright and pleasant, and: the: attendance was fairly good, more ladies being present than ually the. case. on an off-day. Some fairly good fields tumed out for soveril of the races, and a few ponies whose names had. not provioualy been hoard of during the meeting did bigger things than were expected of them. The mafoo's races, as usual, created considerable amusement, and were watched with keen interest, no doubt, by the Chinese who surrounded the course, though the fooling of national pride in their jockey: Cal o attend in anything like as was not sufficiently strong to induce the
numbers as on the regular daya of the meeting. 'This was, perhaps, lucky, aa the native jockeys did not show to particular advantage on Monday, although their light weights' enabled ty as usual, to make bettor times than the foreign amateur jockeya who ride in the other races. "No jower than three riders out of nine were unseated in the first Mafoo's Race, one of them being unable even to make a respectable entry upon the Course, 'The Champi in the race for which the mat made a better show,—all of them managing to keep their seats,—was achieved by Punch, who rode Mr. Lell's Lucifer, beat-any ponies who have done better than Lacifer in previous races, The of! Mafoo's Race was won by Keifoo, rid Mr. Young's Samurai, the pony which was all but successful in the race for the Jockey Cup a woak ago, OF the owners of stabl Mr. Bills was most successful yesterday, his Con Impeto winning the Half-Mile Race and his Moderato the Beaten Stakes; while Mr. Young, Mr. John, Mr. Kestoven, Mr. Fearon, Mr, Tell and Mr, Jack took one prize apiece, Among the jockeys Sir. Meyerink won both the "Lucky Cup" and the first Subscription Gritling, while Mr. Chiers also achieved two auccosses, riding both Moderato and Con Impeto to victory. Mr. Easton and Mr. Reynell each Won a race, and among the successful jockeys must also be included Mr. Preston, Who gallantly rode the Busted Flush Com-any' property to victory, and Messrs, foo and Punch, The races followed each other with as little delay as could be expected, and the rally were all that could ured. The Town Band played the following selection of musi —Marol—'* The Fourth—Quadrille—*La Fille Keler Bela, Suppe.
8,—Galop—* Rotten 1.—Harr-Mne Race.—For Ponies that have run Sweepstakes of $5 each,—We lbs.—Winuers at this Movting 10Ibs. extra for ole race, with dibs. addi tional for each over o 'Mr. Bills' grey Con Joy Young's dav Solitaire Syndicate's dan Graccii Godolphin's wray Nectar Choufleur's, grey Gany Nectar, ridden by Dunman, gallop as sven as he got on the course, and careered right round before his rider pulled him in the ponies were started. It was fully half-past two before. They went round in a cluster.till they nearly reached the monument, when Chiers on Con Impeto and Meyerink on. Dandolo went to the front. They were still running nearly neck and neck and leading by some distance when they turned intothestraight, and it appeared. that they would the race to themselves, but in the last fifty or sixty yards Solitaire, with Hart Buck up, came along splendidly and nearly, but not quite, sue-coeded in catching up the leaders. Con Impeto won by Jess than half a length, with Solitaire less than half a length behind the second pony. Ruegg on Gracchus was fourth, Reynell on Gang Forward fifth and Nectar, whose long gallop had rather taken it out of him, last, Time, 58} secs.
2:—Tue Sussorrrrion Grirrnis.—Sweepstakes of $5 each, for Subscription Ponies only.—Weight for inches as per scale.—Half-a-Mile, st. Ibe, 10°13...
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