[AMPIONS Day drew the usual large crowd of gaily dressed racegoers to the Shanghai course last Wednesday afternoon. The weather could not have been kinder to all who were looking forward to seeing the new spring fashions displayed, and for those to whom the actual racing was of more importance there] was a fast course with a true run race in the great Champions. The latter brought out a field of seven which included Shanghai's finest ponies headed by the former Champion winner Opera Eve. and Rochester, a last year's griffin whom the public chose to make: favourite in the day's race.
Within the first furlong it was evident that the leaders had decided to make it a fast and true run Champions. In the home run Opera Eve came strongly) away from the rest with Silas Wegg in close attendance: Rochester made a late run to challenge Opera Eve in the last furlong, but the famous Eve pony managed to throw him off and F. Marshall won his third Champions on Opera Eve by a length. Rochester ran second, with Silas Wegg, a griffin of the year, putting up a very fine performance to get third place.
After the inevitable Full following the Champions, interest was revived by the next race, the Jockey Cuj in which only novice jockeys are Jowed to compete. Here the race was between EH. Cumine on. Brig. OPBalgownle and A. A. White on White Lotus, both of whom rode very well, the former coming in in good style to win from the White pony.
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