The second Battalion U.S. Marines have played several matches together! as a team and hence their undertime the starters went up on the board it was obvious that there was only one pony in the race, Opera Eve, with backers dividing their money between the Kiangwan ponies, Reality and Mou Tan Wha, and the Criterion winner, for second' and third place.
Boston Drill made the pace as usual with a fast first quarter and kept nis lead. The Golden Eagle lay fourth im the back straight and lasses revealed that he was going easy as he came into second place at the % mile post Opera Eve stayed' in his favourite position to the back of the field to come up into third as they rounded the bend. In the last furlong Marshall brought him up to Boston Drill to pass him and win with ears pricked. Boston Drill put up a very classic winner class. The Golden Eagle also ran extraordinarily well and with the mud and a well calculated race on the part of his novice Jockey, J. T. Kilmartin, to help him, standing was much better than that of the Club fifteen whom they defeated by the large margin of 23) points (a goal and six tries) to nil. Both sides included players new 10)
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