has not yet subsided as we have yet to rend the chronicle of the Shangh and this week witnesses those of Peking. Our own Meeting was excellent from the Sportsman's point of view but somewhat depressing for the spectators as the werther was bleak and cold on two out of the three days. Gambling tends towards a jing point among us; sweepstakes and betting were conspicuously absent, the Totalisntor was neglected and was hardly worth the expense of running it; even the more fashionable Pari-mutuel had not its pristine success as a shrine of chance. 'Set indisputably established his reputation as our best pony: owner and jock adopted tactics different from those of last Spring, and the result was a supremacy for "Mile and a quarter? ne marked as this previous feats over 'Three-quarters' and One mile? Moriturus not only established Ta local record for the Half (583) but won Mile and a half? from an excellent field, Mr. Heineman maintained his strict monopoly of the China Cup: a race which he has won a6 initia three times.
A very pleasant feature of the meeting was the presentation of a handsome Cup to jude, and starter for thirty odd years. He Mr. Jas. Stewart, jockey, owner, steward,
has taught many men to ride in his day, and there was a capital fitness in Mr. W. C.
Anderson making the presentation twenty years ago (eheu fuaaces) this gentleman cleared the Meeting for Mr. Stewart as a rider. The subscription was limited to jockeys and had special reference to Mr. [Stewart's services asa Starter, The races were followed
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