Orr-pay, Saturday, 2nd May, 1801.
The off-day of the spring meeting of 1891 will certainly be remembered as comparing most favourably with the more important racing of the first three days. The weather wasdelightfully fine and warm, close finishes were the rule, and the course in excellent order, as shown by the ines being in nearly every race faster than those recorded for the same distances during the first three days. In the first event Zansiber who previously had only started in one race, gained a somewhat unexpected victory,' but he had only a moderate lot to run against. The Big Sweep" Cup provided the meet exciting finish of the day, Kingeraft, the steeple: chase pony just getting home a few inches ahead of Wild Mint. In the Teutonic Cup, Determination was " slight favourite, ably on account of his running in the "Sans Souci" Cup on Wednesday, but Hazarder, a grittin who had started four times during the meeting and had been placed only once, provided another unpleasant "surprise for the backers of favourites. Stertight was at the head of the betting fur the Mafoos' Race, but had hard work to win from the little fancied Determination, In the Bubbling Well" Cup some gued ponies were beaten. by Home-card, whose backers obtained a very good dividend in the pari mutuel. The Matvos' Champion Race was " very open event, Dikdale, Bubbling Well and Dan bei; all freely backed. Irkdale, on the stre1 of his good position on the list of winning ponies, was made favourite, but he failed to make avy show, and Dan had not much ditiiculty in getting home a length shead of Experiment. Lushan easily wou the Celestial Steeplechase, and Perseverance the match with Resolution. 'The programme e-included with the usual sailors' race on fiery and untamed griffins, the winner being @ sergeant of Marines from the Rattler, and the second being blue jacket from the Linnet. By-the-by, it is hardly fair, even to make amusemei for the crowd, hut to give the sailors reliable gear on their ponies. The Town Band played the following selection:
—Marches—Parade.....
Swiss Melody.
selection—H. M.S, Pinafo 6—Waltz—Gypsies. Crowe. 7.—Gulop—Ueber Stock und Stein Faust.
Appended are details of the rad L.—Tue "Looxe For" Cur—Value, Tls. 100—Preseuted—For all Griffins that uve run ut this Meeting and not been placed—Eutranee, $5, to go to the second Pony—Weieht for inches as per seale—Three-Quarters of " Mite. ah Mr. Ring's black Zanzibar Meyerink) Talk's grey Hest Read)
John troy's grey Balmahad (Mr. Mic
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