Monday, 18th May, 1896.
Sea weather was the only drawback to the inauguration of what promised to be @ very successful meting. With a thermometer at 90° in the shade, gusty hot winds, und the Heavens threatening immediate discomfort, enjoy-was handicapped 5 still Mark Tapley'a broad and people bore up wonder fully well The heat, the heat was everywhere, But there was much to drink, In noting the sport the chief features of the first day were undoubtedly the fine starting, the phenomenally large fields for the Maidens and Northern Cup, the times in these two events, and the mant running of Charger in the Diekin-1 Cup. The grifius must be a very exceptional lob when the first three con siderably lower record time, and the third ina subsequent mile and a-half suddenly bent" two such ponies as Sayoswra and Seadyeaf who were both in prime form. Mr, W_ W. Dickinson's Cup, valued at Tls. 350, was a very handsome a as very handsomely won. In we dislike fuss ro much that we don't go in for those graceful civilities which sweeten, social life; there is never any formal presentation of a cup or trophy. We think this rather a mistake; the Stewards are hard-working practical racing men with plenty to attend ty on racing days, but it would not be the last straw to their camel backs if they were to delegate one of their number to present (or hetter still get a lady to do it) the cup given by an absent, friend,-with three times three for the donor. The ladies were in fair—(in fa-t_ very fair, in fact beautiful)—force yesterday and indefinitely enhanced the interest of the ering; they were strong as usual in the latest millinery confections of Paris and London and male hearts were snapping, oF ought to have been, all over the place.
The following are the details of the sport
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