Oarsmen Will Vie for Honours on Whangpoo Finishing To Win Steeplechase and General Forecast Made At Holts Wharf; Good Muster Despite Disabilities Today's race card is made up with ARSMEN have been very active on the river during the past handicap races only both on the fiat month in completing their training for the Shanghai Rowing and over the steeplechase course. Club Autumn Regatta which is to take place on Sunday, November The Handicapper has had five days racing this season to guide him in 6. Due to the political situation, Henli, Shanghai's counterpart of apportioning weights and reclassify-the English Henley, will not be available, but the local oarsmen ing the different ponies. In this latter have made the best of the conditions prevailing and the regatta connection he certainly would seem to have galloped. roughshod over the will take place on the Whangpoo with the finishes of races at official classification list of ponies Holt's Wharf.: ssued two months ago to govern this The Spring regatta of this year took place off the Public season's class racing. So much so, Gardens, and while the function was an undoubted success, the that today a Ist class pony can compete in the "C" class race with 7 lb. extraordinarily heavy launch traffic at this point made it difficult allowance, and in the "D" class race for oarsmen, and for this reason, it was decided to take the a ist class pony gets in with 5 lb. venue to a quieter part of the river, the ce-operation of Messrs. allowance, and a 2nd class one with 14 lb. allowance, against these two Alfred Holt & Company, enabling the public to witness the races higher class ponies, a 3rd class one from Holt's Wharf. is there with 4 Ib. penalty. through well to the fore. They will Arrangements are now being com-His reclassification of the ponies to be represented by: J. Brockett, S. F. pleted to ensure spectators every make up the four races shows; the Jensen, R. E. Perkins and E. G. Davis. facility to make the trip downriver to "A" class is made up of Ist class "watch the regatta and it is expected
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