The Peking races, under the auspices of the Peking Club, began this morning and may close to-day. snow storm began aiter noon, and if it continues. the second day's races will be postponed. The Committee of Stewards was: Mr. Case-nave, Baron von der Goltz, Mr Kronpensky, Count Wedd, Mr. Rose, Mr. Kahn, and Dr. Poole. Of the five honorary stewards, only one was present, Monsieur Joos-tens, the Belgian Minister, Chairman of the Peking Club. The management of the Club, and so of the races, has become largely Continental, but the winners were mostly English. In fact, out of eight races and sixteen prizes, only two prizes were won by a noi-Englishman, those two being German and Austrian. The ponies of the British Legation were the best. tained. the running being better than in previous years. Two trains on the Peking-Hankow Tine took the people to the race-course, situated west of the Chinese city. The first train left at 10.30, and the second at 1.15. Three races took place before tiffin, and five after. In the first race the first winner was Ch'isur, a Chinese pony of Lieut. Jenson of the Welsh Fusiliers, and the second Courier, a pony of Mr. C. W. Campbell of the British Legation. Tu the second race, China ponies never having owned by Messrs. "Hewlett and Rose, also of the British Legation. In the third race, the Belgian Cup, presented by Monsieur Joostens, the nest winner was Sir Ernest Satow's Tycoon, a pony which won in the spring races, and the second was Mr. Fenn's Flying Scud. In the fourth race, the German Cup, presented by Dr. von Mumm, the first. winner was
second was Mr. Teuton's Amtschlecht. again' Mr. Campbell's, Courier, and the the fifth race, the first winner was again Mr. Campbell's Quill, and the second again Outis, of Hewlett and Rose. In the sixth race, the first wimer was St. Charles, owned by Lieut. Hill of the Welsh Fusiliers, and the second once again Sir Ernest Sitow's Tycoon. In the seventh race, out of eighteen ponies registered only four ran. First prize again went to Lieut. Johnson's Clvisur, and second to Dryasdust, owned by Mr. Williams, Welsh Fusilier from Tientsin. The eighth race was open to horses. Only three ran, all Australian. First prize went to Mr. Ludwig, Attache of the Austrian Legation, and second to Mr. Walton of Tientsin. 'The French Secretary ran in the first three races, but being unsuccessful, quit for the rest of the day.' There were a good number of spectators, probably half being officers and men of the different contingents. Of ladies there were too few, two being English, one French, one Italian, and five Russian. There was only one American seen. All entered into the sports with good feeling. They enjoyed the day, notwithstanding the cold and falling snow. Tt would have been better, if the races had taken place before the Tientsin races rather than after, The Last Journey, To-day the remains of Hsii Shou-peng were taken from the city to his home in the province. Some of the Ministers presented tokens of appreciation.
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