Fast and interesting work was done on the Shanghai Race Club track yesterday morning in the presence of big attendance, who were not too well favoured by the weather in which they had to stand about. Still, the early morning riser is more or less a hardy individual, and not to be deterred from the enjoyment of a morning at the rails by a little inclemency in the weather.
The grass track was open for a short time only, for when the' rain began to come down fairly freely, the clerk of the course wisely closed it, leaving only the training track to work on, which however was in good condition for fast-time gallops.
The first pony to attract my attention was Night Express, who came out when it was almost dark making it very hard to pick up any of the posts. However, I started my watch when he was passing just where T thought the mile post was, and stopped it as he reached the winning one, to find the watch registered 2.08 as his time, and do not think I am far wrong in saying this was about the time he did his mile in.
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