The Archive · 1925

Sports and Pastimes

THE AUTUMN — RACE MEETING

Old Bill's Fourth Grand National Victory: Bonnie Scotland an Easy Winner of the Inter-Club Handicap:

Moller's Great Race on Florida Taken all round, Saturday after-|3—Mr, Bert's bay noon at the Shanghai Race Course) Dallas 158 1b, provided more interest than any of the frst three days of the Spring Richmond's Bunny Race Meeting. Prior to the races, Liddell's Cavlington the Stewards. gave the customary haps, Somedian Phantom Bowling 180 Bremner 162 Fareed 1 tiffin to a number of. distinguished Visitors, several well-known Chinese sportsmen, and the owners and Jockeys. it was one of the most enjoyable of the many functions of the kind that have been held, and it was more than evident that, whilst Chinese and foreigners are' united in sport, professional Bolshevik agitators will have but small chance of success. Mr. Fu Siao-en handed the massive Chinese Cup to Mr. George Dallas, Capt. Kennedy-Purvis presented Mr. Purdue with the Navy Cup, and the Jockey Cup "vas turned over by Mr. H. E. Arn hold to Mr. L. Moses, "to the accompaniment of loud' cheers, for this modest young jockey is deeervedly popular and his manner of riding causes general—regret that it is not possible to see him in the saddle more often.

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