The Archive · 1925

The New Grand Stand of the Shanghai Race Club Which Was Used This Week

That the architecture of Shang-; a wonderful feature of the building, on which the designers are to be, top floor will contain " beautiful! hai has gained by the building of particularly the centre one. Like complimented, the whole! panelled dining-room and kitchens; the Shanghai Race Club's new the old architects who always tried building. The new stand, no less the second floor, pari-mutuel rooms stand, the above striking pho-|to make a purely utilitarian piece than 490 feat in length, is believed and refreshment rooms; or the first to graph by Kobza very well shows.|of work a thing of beauty, the to be the biggest in' the world,! floor are rooms for officials On May 9 the old building began to architects, Messrs. Stewardson & travoy at and the ground floor is, be for down. The new stand Spence have treated this lower, though one hears of rival for parimutoel rooms. The iq "practically finished, except which exists only for the purpose Buenos Aires. The steps from ogum, for pari-mutuel rooms, The) for the top floor and the upper part of carrying lifts, most skilfully. It which the racing will be viewed, "seeommodation inst ea of the south tower so that tholis at once strong and airy and the those leading up from the ground to the external appearance, being contractor is a long way ahead of windows and cornice are admirably and those on the roof, are actually replete with everything that makes) hin time, These three tow "proportioned.

Altogether a work three les in total length. The for comfort and convenience, lock); Mystic Dalia (Mr. Moller); Kilmalcolm (Mr. O'Brien); Mad backers had been threatening—but Sea Eagle (Mr. Maitland) Emu (Mr.

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Hatter (Mr. Springfield); Grant- of which Mr. Dallas probably knew chester (Mr. " Murray " Kidd); rothing—and Warrenfielg just mov-

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