First Extra Race Meeting, Shanghai, March 19.
A well filled programme, beautiful weather, and a big attendance assured the success of the first extra meeting on Saturday, The running was fairly well on form, Quebec in the last race being the only one to upset the book at any alarming extent. The opening race, the Croxton Park Hurdle, brought out 11 runners, Medina Sidonia among them being the tip, with Soft Thing second favourite and the rest moderately backed. Revenge made the running until the half mile, when Medina. Sidonia and Soft Thing came to the front. Soft Thing quickly established a lead in the straight and won comfortably, the favourite being well beaten. Chop Dollar came down jat the first jump in the straight, jand Mr. Benbow Rowe had the misfortune to break a rib, Red Pepper was in great demand for ithe Phenix Park Steeplechase and put up a very good performance, establishing a useful lead at half the distance and cantering in an leasy winner. The Gosforth Park Handicap provided the best race of the afternoon. Marlow went out with a long lend, many lengths ahead of Golden Knob and Struma. At the half mile, however, a 12- lengths lead was reduced to two, Old Bill now being in second place. The two led the field into the straight, followed by Colinton and San Juan. Old Bill and Colinton yan a great finish, Old Bill winning by a head, with San Juan a length away in third place, and the time only sec. over record. Mr. Hill rode another good race in the nexteevent on Jet, finishing a neck ahead of Wild Escapade, with Harvestland half a length behind. Another favourite turned up in the Hurst Park Stakes Scesaplana carrying most of the money and winning comfortably from Florine. and Wild Night. The only other runner supported to any extent this race—Wellington—went lame and had to walk in. Another good finish was seen in the Kempton Park Cup, for which Guldborg was very strongly fancied. The favourite was well placed on entering the straight, but The Wise Bird put on a turn of speed and in an excellent finish scored by a neck from Rouble, who made up a lot of ground inthe last furlong, Guld-borg being a good third. The start for the Lingfield Park Cup, a mile and a quarter was marred by a misfortune to Mr. Vida, who was thrown from One-of-Them'" directly after the start. He was able to walk in, but had to be conveyed to hospital, suffering from dislocated shoulder. Rio Negro, Kewiki, and Liability made the running, but in the straight The Joy Bird came to the front and passed the post an easy winner, three lengths ahead of Mountebank.
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