By "Tun Saume"
ACING at the March Inter-Club Race Meeting yesterday on the Shanghai course was excellent.
After a miserable morning, the sun came out and attracted a good crowd who were "treated to an afternoon of close finishes and exciting racing and some sensational returns on the pari-mutuel.
There were two quality' races—the ninth and tenth—and whilst Frostylight had no difficulty in disposing of his six opponents im the first of these, Maitland' had to ride his very hardest on Geld Vase in the latter to beat a raging favourite in Merry Jester.
This was a magnificent race to watch and Maitland has never been seen to better advantage.
Duke of Kent led Crimsonlight at the start and then Night Express swept past them on reaching the stands, The Mars lying last. At Dallas' Night Express had taken his usual big lead and was full fifteen.. Jengths ahead of the field, with Duke of- Kent, already under the whip, Jeading the bunch.
He was still leading at the Monument, where Merry Jester passed Duke of Kent. Gold Vase was moving up slowly and once the straight was entered and Night Express had faded away it was obvious that Gold Vase and Merry Jester were the only two in the race.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.