Grand National and Griffins Steeple chase both Won by Field Stable: Many Falls A pleasant day's racing on Satvrlay (postponed from the previous Saturday on account of the ground hen being frozen hard) wound up International Recreation Club's China New Year race meeting on che Shanghai course. The going, of course, after all the rain lately was wot too good, but it was. sticky vather than heavy, causing several vf the griffins to fun off form and: stinging about a crop of disasters the race for the Griffin Steeple chase Cup. This event opened the accedings and rarely have Many falls been seen in one race rally. The reports of Chester id's form frightened all but five the very satisfactory entry of 21, Hai I, on which J. A, Hayes churned to steeplechasing, vas out of the running. Appare! ly he hus little speed as yet and he most dangerously. He went, ound, but when he all but the first hurdle the ind time his owner-yider wisely Srought him back.
After that the trouble began, reported to be oven a better' <teeplechaser than he is a sprinter, had dropped back after running: strongly to begin with and at the water jump before Probst's corner he came down, leaving only four in the running. Chesterfield was shor he way, loxing a Tot on the jumps ut picking It up again in between, with Stanmore next several Tengths away, closely attended by Captain cut the Monument—wal Stanmore took off poorly, hit op and crashed. Captain Cuttle wut not time to clear him and aleo Fall, "The two we ted, but ey that me the "Adn whose ick i 4 much in ately, had he plodding: Ningpo Junk well ahead, und he finished second, whilst} n Cuttle occured third place, his big weight.
He was a winner] all down the straight, but he had, to work very hard to resist the ehalof the speedy Diomedes.
TI gave the impression of ning the Of Chance Cup far more easily verdict would suggest, was a-close finish, for Piearoon in second was only another half-length off Zambo, and Pineapple, who had run level with the winner for three-quarters of the straight, was only Just out of a place, Green Chrysanthemum still is on: of luck. He seemed all over a winner of the Welcome Plate, for he: had a big lead at the stands, but that masterly jockey, Lion, Censorship, gave snather brilliant exhibition of finishing and rode the favourite clean out of it. As judged by his recent running, Green' Chrysanthemum, who is amazingly fast, possibly would do better if not sent to the front quite so early, MeBain had some consolation when he captured the Moderate Plate with rank outsider, Battux, who romped home a very easy winner, [was whispered that Altai had toe much to carry in the New Year Handicap, but he made a joke of it, for after Don Alphonso had set all the running, Altai went by: the last furlong in the case fashion. The Don barely saved his second from Polydamus,
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