Entries for the forthcoming Shanghaj Autumn Race Meeting closed at the Grand Stand on Wednesday and as regards total beat all previous records by a considerable margin. Those for the Shanghai Stakes and the Grand National Steeplechase were fewer than last year, and those for the Shanghai] St. Leger only two in excess. On the other hand, those for the Wayside Cup and' the Griffins' Nil Desperandum Cup exceed the entry for any single race since the days when the Shanghai Stakes was a forced entry for all ponies.
The following table shows the number of entries as compared with the Autumn Meeting of last year First Day,
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