The Archive · 1941

Empire Day Gymkhana Success

"Tue Casi"

May 25.

'URPASSING all previous gymkhanas in grand ure and magnificance the Empire Day Mounted Gymkhana held yesterday afternoon gave Shanghailanders one of the finest equestrian treats that they have ever had the pleasure of enjoying. It can truly be said without reserve that the show was in every respect an overwhelming success and one fitting to the occasion of the day.

The wide variety of events, with good comic relief thrown in, held the {Interest of the large crowd (number ing about six hundred) during the entire running off of the programme which was extended over a period of two and a half hours.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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