Tesqus basketball enthusiasts were given a chance to see how do it when the touring team from Washing! ton defeated the local Paramount quintette in impressive style. The Centre jump shows Werner of the visitors leaping against Chen at the beginning of the second half.
Weather permitting, the Paper Hunt Club will hold its annual race meeting today on the Shanghai Rage Course. with the first saddling bell 11.00 The steeplechase course must be heavy going after the rain, but as all competitors are supposed to have had lots of long work in the country during the last three months, this should of tax them too severely, though it may deprive spectators of the close finishes which jump races sometimes provide.
On the programme there are three steeplechases and nine flat races, The Club Challenge Cup is the most important of the three steeplechases, this having a forced entry of all 'Y' class Ponies that have won a hunt as such Guring the season. It is a picturesque sight to watch, for instead of the usual Facing colours, all riders must Pink Coats for the race.
Thirteen ponies are qualified to start, and, it is expected, most of them will do so. The two that may fight it out at the finish should be White Wine and Keep Off; both are fit and should make a race of it, with White Wine winning. Going' Slow may place.
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