From THE month-Cuina Dairy News," or Apri 30, 1878
The Shanghai Spring Race Meeting of might, for many reasons, be garded in a sporting sense as the most open of any for the past five Spring meetin, During the early time of training rain fell so continuous: ly for weeks, that it was almost impossibility to arrive at an idea as to how the ponies were progressing. Mud and slush prevailed to an extent that threatened' the possibility of a postponement of the meeting: but during the last fortnight Phoebus conquered Aquarius, and the consequent finer Aveather culminated yesterday in. one of the brightest, hottest days we remember at this early period of the year was July out of place, sun hats were the fashion and one or two daring individuals wore "whites" and dust costs. Just before the Grif heat was intense, and the race run under a sun that favoured the spectators with not less than 140 Standing was fatiguing and walk elinigh impossible. Even the Chine:
whom during the forenoon jousands had "assembled, wi ore the ardent rəys, and did not in venture out—so that the course and its precincts during the afternoon presented rather a bare appearance. instead of the customary dozen or so of ladies, it is pleasant to record that the seats were nearly filed by an assemblage of the fairer portion of humanity that at once imparted colour to the meeting and relieved it from that feeling of dullness that has so often prevailed. With commendable punctuality. the saddling bells were ug as nearly as possible to the nounced time. and the spirit of the ort, in consequence, did not flag om" commencement to finish. The usual tiin was provided by the Stewards under the careful supervision of Mr, Mondon, steward of the Shanghai Club. of which a larger number than usual partook.
If there is no God. why make such a tuss about it? Spit on the whole business. and let it go at that. But your very actions prove that there is a God. else why do you waste so much time and energy trying to destroy what vou yourselves say does not exist?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.