Steeplechase.. 58 50 48 Scotsman, the winner of the Shanghai St. Leger and the Champions at the last arum meeting here, was sold by auction at the Horse Bazawr on Tuesday for Tis, 1,650.
Tae now Tungsha Lightship Tungsa goes down to her station to-day. She the model of what a modern lightship should be; 110 feet long, 24 feet wide, an with an average draft of 9 feet 6 frames are of steel with teak plunking and ahher decks and fittings are of teak; she has watertight bulkheads, between which is the engine-room; she has plenty of sheer, under the proposed Americmn rule they! is altogether' well worth going to see. every possible freedom Her lantern is like the lantern of a light-sympathy for the deluded house, with nine lamps with 2L-inch re-\d-file, who have been made flectors, in three groups of three, revolved of the ambitions of their by clockwork. She has two sere of oil superiors. engines for compressing the air for her We have drawn attention more than siren, the indispensable trial of which caus. once to the great benefit that has been ed so much groundless grumbling here last dove to the utiful science and art of week. The reservoirs of compressed nir horticulture in shanghai by the Flower {and the oil: tanks are also in the engine Shows that have been held here from time room. She has a Inrge deckhouse contain-to time. In order that these exhibitions ing the clockwork for the lantern und: the may be put on a certain basis, and for the siren arrangements, the galley, ete., a large encouragement generally of the cultivation forecastle for the crew of twelve, with the of the stars that in earth's tirmament do water tanks under it, and a comfortable little shine,"
a Horticultural Society is being: saloon with a number of state-rooms aft, with Mr. Drummond Hay as She carries a couple of guns for signalling honorary secretary ad interim. for purposes, a life-best, andadinghy, has a subscribers to sign are now being ut i very powerful windlass, and a couple of round, it being calculated that 83 each per aunam wi corer other, for hoisting the lantern, powerful winches, whit, eorroborats each he expenses of regular and nut mn, and a sufficient still he available for prizes to Successful competitors. Tt is proposed that subscribers shall receive two adii-sion icxets for each Show. The following gentlemen have consented to act on the Messrs. R. H. Beauchamp, the ware, J. C. Bois, Brodersen, Dr. Burge, H. W. Daniel, E. J. Hogg, bles, J. Prentice, J. L. Scott, and G. Sierich 'Tax entries for the Spring Race Meeting closed Saturday afternoon, the total amount= ing to Tls. 5,070, against' Tis, 6,640 in the spring of 1898 and Ils. 6,860 in 1897.
The following is the complete list of the three days:
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