Rochester's Outstanding Performance in Criterion Stakes: The Adjutant Wins Griffins Plate GLORIOUS sunshine and a holiday spirit abroad gave the Shanghai Race Club's Jubilee meeting a fine [send-off on Saturday afternoon. The course was gay with colour. good weather having encouraged lady racegoers to come decked in spring outfits, and by the middle of the Jafternoon a large crowd had gathered to watch the classic race of the day, the Chinese Cup and. Criterion Stakes. This race saw a small field of five starters with Rochester and Scramble Morn out to try and beat last year's winner, Boston Drill Time was very fast. the mile being run in less than a second off record. Boston Drill held on gamely after making the running, but was beaten in the straight by Rochester who cantered past the post with cars ricked, an easy winner.
As usual at the spring meeting griffins of the year faced the gate for the first time and great interest centred on the four griffin races. In the Griffins Plate The Adjutant was an impressive winner passing the ost well ahead of a huge field of 33 starters. New Deal Morn, the most heavily backed griffin of the day. Justified hopes in the Pou-Ma-Ting, Plate.
The outstanding surprise performance of the day was given by Easy-light who came in to pay the staggering dividend of $855 besides winning hhis race in time equal to the record.
The course was fast and times were exceptionally good, a record being equalled and the classic a fraction outside, From riders' point of view the dust coming up from the course was unpleasant and was possibly indirectly the cause of one Jockey's sustaining a broken collar-done.
Honours amongst riders were well divided. C. Encarnacao, R. B. Moller and H. Holgate each getting two wins. "Amongst stables, 'Mrs. Jack Liddell headed the list with' three wins and a second in the Criterions.
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