The first formation of x Race Club over 40 years ago illustrates the saying that "wherever two or three Britishers are gathered together, there you will find sport," and with this object they have, assisted by other nationalities, utilised the Mongolian pony, and I believe had ponies not been procurable they would have raced the native buffalo. History tells us that the first Race Course comprised the Cathedral compound and some adjacent land; the was on the east side of "Muddy-and the third between Thibet Road to the south ud the Sinza Road to the north from the Defence Creek to some distance down the present Maloo. The first races held on the present Course were in 1862, up to which time the records seem to be very obscure as, in referring to the list of winners of classical events given at the end of the ordinary race-books there is only one race mentioned prior to the above
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