With fine weather and a good Jcourse, the first extra race meeting of the International Recreation Club witnessed close finishes and a good afternoon f sport on Saturday.
Most of the races were for griffins land third or fourth class ponies, the only event for the top classes being won comfortably by. Castle-ribbon, ridden by Needa. A' hot favourite, the pony beat Merry Thoughts by two lengths, with Deportment one other length' and a half away.
Despnte large fields and a mixed entry, dividends were not exceptional, the best being the $8440 Bersagliere in the seventh race. Favourites were often out of the running, Canary in the fifth event being the most conspicuous: he came fourth, ess than two lengths away from the winner, Fireaway,
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