Moro perfect weather for the opening day of the spring meeting it would been i lo to secure, if the matter it in the hands of the Stewards. wasa bright sun, tempered by an ocersional passing cloud, and a light south-east air to moderato the heat. The: course was in capital order, not very fast, but not dusty, and the whole proceed. ings went off with perfect success. Wo} up at tho} rst. race as were present on Tuesday, and the gathering grew larger and larger as the day wore on, all the fair visitors to the Grand Stand being in new spring frocks and hats, so that a more charming spectacle was never sen at the con All the arrangements were excellent, the regulations that caused so much friction last autumn being s0 far modified that the most complete enjoyment was secured to all who were present, and this included very large proportion of the society of Shanghai. Che Taotai and his secretary were to be seen on the Stand, and the} staff of Prince Henry, but the Prince himself remained at Woosung, thereby missing an excellent day's racing." For the racing was really good, the fields large, and the starting unexceptionable. Fractious ponies caused a delay in one or two instances, but Value, Tls. 150. For Subscription Griffins of this Meeting, Second any, Tls. 50; Third Pony, Tls. 25. Weight for inches ay per scale. Entrance, Tis.. 5.—Th ce Quarters of a Mile. st. Ibs, 8 Mr.
Freddy's grey Gidly Kipper (Mr. Cumming) Wo) Maori-Dane's blue duo' Tit Bits (Mr M, Jones) 10 Minor Lake's dun Nutcracker (Mr, Wuilleumier) Golfer's brown Stymie (Mr.
A.W. hark grey Lee-det ford (ate.
Vack Black Deuce (Mr. Ellis)
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