The prediction that we should have a wet race meeting this Autumn has happily not been verifiedso far as the first day of the meeting was concerned; but nevertheless the members of the Race Club had little to congratulate themselves upon in regard to the weather, Although no rain fell, it was cold, damp, foggy and rather windy and the course, as a natural result of the rainy weather we have had for the Inst week or two, was about as heavy as it well could be. Notwithstanding these unfarourable circumstances, however, the meeting Mr, Frederick and Mr. Sandy declared coitfederation in Of. Mr. Ten Broeck and Mr. Worthy declared confederation in Wild Time and Wild Dwle.
Wild Time, Piper and Turco were struck out of all their engagements, Mr. Ring's spotted Dandolo, Ten Broeck's dun Dunkeld Ghoufleur's grey Gang Forward 10 12. Paul's chestnut Montesuna.....11 4. Young's dun Solitaire August's grey Kafer.
Min'e black Doncaster Seven out of the ponies entered started for the first race of the day. After two false starts the ponies got off fairly well together, Solitaire leading the way. He soon fell to the rear, however, and as the field came past the monument,' Dandolo was seen to have the lead. Coming down the straight Dandolo, with Mfr, Dunman up, was a length ahead of the field, with Gang Forward, ridden by Mr. Reynell, and Dunkeld, with Mr. Hutchingsup, making hard fight for second. place, Dunkeld ultimately wou by a length Eleven ponies turned out for the Maidens. After tivo false starts they got away fairly well together, with Afunsolian, ridden by Mr. Chiers, to the front. He was immediately joined, however, by Mr. Reynell on Uruiser, the two favourites getting well away from tie rest of the field and running together for the frst half-mile, and the field coming in a cluster behind, with Pschutt and Doris to the front, At the however, C shutting up, and coming run, Mr. Nicholson on Kildare and Mr. Allan on Cornhill came up to the front and passed the leaders, Cruiser falling back. Cornhill won by about a length, amid loud cheers, Kildare coming second and Mongolia third.—Cruiser was fourth and Tenneesse fifth.—Time, 1 min. 40} se.
4,—Tus Cows Cur.—Value, Tle, 150, added toa Sweepstakes of Tis, 5 each,—Fur China Ponies.—Weight for inches as per scale.—Griflins at date of entry allowed Tlbs.—T'wo Ailes, Paul's brown Sunlight Choufleur's chestnut Stroemer...11 Kremor's roan Lucifer 10 mat, Damon's cbenant New fg p29 market ese a Arthur's grey Belgravia
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