Won by Officer of coldstream Guards in Close Race Forty-nine starters braved the muddy going on Sunday at 3.30 p.m, in the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club Handicap, which was over a course of seven miles, beginning near the intersection of' Lincoln Avenue and very leggy, and not a few were miss Suez. A portion of the country was Warren Road, the finish being at
Tee' atti Gala while veral of the jumps brought misfortune to riders, the mounts not being able to take off properly, and with a poor landing the ponies' slid into the water.
There were numerous refusals at the first jump, but after a little warming-up, the ponies on the whole jumped well over a trying course and there was not much grief. There was much speculation before the event as to who would be the winner, but the calculations of knowing ones were very much upset, the result was quite a triumph for the handicappers, 'A most popular win was registered by Mr.G. Whitaker of the Coldstream Guards, who is the first Army officer of the Shaforce to win Hunt event, for which he is to be heartily congratulated, especially as he was at a disadvantage in a lack of knowledge of the country which only comes to those with a good eye for it after years of hunting. Mr. Whitaker finished 28 min. 40 2/5 see., after 2.90 o'clock.
Dir. Vaughn Craddock was a good second being only two lengths behind the winner, and excellent performances also were put up by Mr.
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