The Spring Meeting being very near at hand, it may interest the sport munity to hear how some of the p getting on. That the "sport of kins not dying out in Shanghai, in spite of Imuris and Sheridans, is very well apparent by the large number of spectators on Wediesday morning gathered together to witness the pows, The cognoscenti were all there with stop watches in hand, though 1 noticed a great disparity between " owner's time" and the publ time. How is it that owners invariably make their own pony's time a second or two less than any our popular Clerk of the Course can explain, I was a little late on arriving at the scene of action, but found the course in splendid condition for fast times, with no wind blowing.
Mr. Buxey's Home Guard and griffin Royalist went 1} miles in 2 min, 435 secs. boys up, Inst quarter in 34secs, The same owner's Porpoise negotiated one mile in 2 min, 10 secs.
The "Leviathan Stable" ix in grand form just now. Hohenzollern, 1} mile, one mile 2.9, one mile and a quarter 2.42, whole lance in 3.163. Aighty one mile in 294, Lightning the same distance 2.11}, Inst quarter 39 secs. Primaose, a cream griffin, 1,333 ridden out, Custanet, Into the "morning, 1.35.' Zephyr' one mile 2.173. 'The' poor sick pony Hero walked one half mile in 603 sees. A black griffin Medullion left some of his numerous stable companions standing atill in one amily and.a half in the respectable time of Mr. Susa's Mixture (joint account with two other noble owners) galloped one mile with Mr, Reynell up, in 2.13, beating the tajer's subscript Mr. Newb terad " mile Mr. Frederic'
2.18 whilst the same owner's Bovine took 20 for the same distance, Tam afraid the jo" owners of these two beefy" ponies were very disappointed. Bovril, who is looking as fit asa fiddle," went out at 11.30 a.m. Particulars of his gallop have not transpired, but no doubt something will come out this evening al Club bar. but too Into for publication.
Mr. Sylva's Majestic went one mile and three quarters in 3.58, accompanied by Teutonic the Inst 1} mile fine performance, but I did not like the finish, Mr. Ring, I should say mysterious ring, proved three of his griffins, Kismet, St. Galmier, Katzenjammer, one mile and a quarter-in 2.51, the former going the strongest at the The same owner's Orange Peel covered one half mile in 60 secs.
Mr. Common's Spinarruy (Me, Meyerink up) Tam told went one wile in 2.13h, last quarter 31 secs. Hats Off a sub. belonging to the same owner, went one mile and a quarter in 2.534, all out.
Mr. Seraph's Scapegoat (owner up) and Baron Liebiq negotiated one mile and a quarter in 2.49 and a "bit," Seapezoat smothering the Baron.
ohn Peel's Tulisman_ was sent for and three quarters, finishing very bailly in 41m. O§ sec.
Mr. Hampton's Comus, Mr. Reynell up, cantered one mile and 'a quarter in 2.52, last quarter 32 seconds, pushing very strong, making him a dangerous pony.
hope to be able to send you some more notes later on, but from the above times, it will, be seen that everything tends to a good meeting, provided it is good weather on the race di ves the natural tint and
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