Calcutta, July 2.
The stewards of the Turf Club, at meeting on Monday, decided that in the Calcutta Sweep shall in future be awarded only for horses. left in after the third scratching, instead of for those left in after the second scratching.
The decision was reached with the object of increasing the prizes for starters and non-starters. In years, prizes have been awat jerse' left after the second seratehie, ing. This departure from precedent is due to the discovery that prizes for starters and non-starters do not exceed £75. They will now be £1,000."
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