It is to be hoped that this journal' casual reference to Shanghai's sunn; disposition in November did not encourage the weather sprite to play fon racegoers the scurvy trick which} gave them a soaking wet Monday} afternoon's sport. Despite the wea ther, however, the traditional cheerl ness' of Shanghailanders was. fully displayed on the racecourse, if in+ formation reaching this office is to trusted. "Having thus given evidence of their stoical disregard dampness, the supporters of the Race Club can' surely demand more con-Siderate treatment for the rest of the Autumn meeting. In particular they may meekly suggest that Champions Day should be treated with respect bby the sun which 0 craven-heartedly fled yesterday. Champions' Day i: not merely a festival for. the lori fication of the China Pony. It iso one of those events which are Supposed to give delight to the! wearers of frocks and their escorts No. appeal is made for shirts. Whatever their "colour they" wil eventually be placed on the back of some wayward animal which may of may not finish down the course. But' frocks require all_ the smiles that the sun can give. The resent the prospect of being obscut by. mackintoshes—or even replaces by whatever may be the technica! term for their supplanters.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.