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MITSUI

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KAISHA.

STEEPLECHASES.

(Continued from Pare:8.),

2 lengths, I length." Pari-mutuel ($5 tickets),

Winner

Pince 1st

2nd..

'Srd".

$67.00

10.50

27.00,

THE CHINA MAIL.

16,00 k Starting prices: 8/2 against Rivergrass, October; 8/1 New

fide property of subscribers to When mile from home, the Fanking Hunt. W... Winners Craigavad shot out. and almost of steeplechase-2 races 7 lbs. Eran level with Mowgli, but the penalty, 3 or more races 12 lbs. Favourite had slight pull on Winner a Cup; 2nd $25; 3rd $10. clearing the last fence and finally Mr. R. M. Dyer's Rothesay staved off a determined challenge

1h up the straight.

156 lbs. (Mr. Reidy) Mr. W. T. Stanton'a Rey- nolds, 162 lbs. (Owner) Major E. Hogg's Wideawake”

(late Pongo) 166 lbs. ..... (Mr. Gordon)

Smith) 166 lbs.

Time: 5 mins., 88.2/5 secs. length, many lengths. Pari-mutuel

The bookies breathed a sigh of 2 relief when Mowgli won by three lengths as Craigavad car- Fried a great deal of money.

3 5.-United Services Race, 1 Also ran Mr. H. C. Macna-miles. Open to the Navy, Army, York: 6/1 Two Pairs, Drake, For-mara's Conquistador (Mr. Abel-Air Force and Volunteers. For: midable: 10/1 Inkpot, Egbert, a

October was installed favour-; ite in a field of eight for the opening race but support came steadily for Rivergrass which shortened from 3/1 "to" even favourite at 3/2 with Mrg Pater- son's pony.

Winner": Place 1st

2nd

.$14.80.

5.00 5.10 Starting prices: 2/1 on Rey-

I

8.

China ponies. Catch weight 156 lbs.... Previous winners (1 race) 7 bg, penalty, (2 or more races) 14 lbs. Unplaced starters allowed ha Winner a Cup 2nd $25; 3rd $10. Mr. H. Birkett's The Golden

Pheasant, 162 158... It was an excellent race, differ:nolds, 3/1 agst Rothesay, 4/1

(Mr. Reidy) ent ponies lending in turn. Wideawake, 6/1 Conquistador.

Lut-Col. V Coates's More Drake and October were pro- Here the odds on favourite, Better, 169 lbs. ........ minent for a while, with New Reynolds, was beaten in the st (Capt. Wright-Neville) York and Rivergrass lying handy. 50 yards, after having shown the A" R. H. Charles's Chess- Drake took the last fence to-way all round. Rothesay ran man. 155 lbs. (Mr. Ralph) gether with the ultimate winner several lengths behind for most Also ran: Mr. H. C. Macna- but could only finish fourth of the way but began to reduce mara's Benjamin (Mr. Abel- From the rear, Inkpot came with the deficit when two fences Smith): 169 lbs; Mr. J. K. Bous- a burst and challenged the lead from home." Conquistador and field's Spaghetti (owner) 158 lbs. ; Jer. Two Pairs had also run very Wideawake ran a lone. race hun-Mr. T. C. T. Beck's Harford (own- far back, and responded nicely to dreds of yards further back ander) 188 lbs.; Mr. W..F. Simmons'a lose second money by a length. the former was, eventually pulled Smart Guy (owner) 155 lbs.; 2.--Open Handicap Steeple-up so that the latter took third Capt. V. F. Browne's Bertram (chase. 14. miles. For China place, dead tired:

E.(owner) 174 bu. Major ponies. Winner & Cup; 2nd $25 :| A splendid finish was seen, Foggs Wideawake (late Pongo) 3rd $10.

Rothesay (without being put 162 lbs. (Mr. Gordon). under the whip) showing a sam- 1ple of his old speed at the very end to win by only half a length and thus upset the odds laid on Reynolds who was racing in a steeplechase for the first time in

Dr. J. C. Macgown's Sunburst

Rose, 157 lbs. .... (owner)

Mr: W. T. Stanton's.. Kwan

Tuo, 148 lbs..... (owner)

2

Pigg (Mr. Atel Smith)

3

Mr. H. G. Macnamará's James

Also ran: Mr. L. Reidy's 1scs- || Mr. Stanton's colours. «

tacy (late Magnificent Dahlia)

Time: not taken as start was: made from wrong post.

4 lengths, many lengths.

Although the "red hot" favour-

Time: 4 mins., 0.3/5 secs. 114 lengths, many lengths. Pari-mutuek:-

1

Winner Place Ist

2nd

$7.90 5.30 5.70

Srd

6.70

Starting prices: 8/2 agst. "The

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many punters preferred the long-Chessman, 10/1 Benjamin, Har er shot on: Rothesay against ford. 12/1 Widea wake, 20/1 ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass Entinos, Electrio whom 4/1 was laid at the outset. Spaghetti, Bertram.

4.-Owners' Steeplechase, 1 The biggest field of the day miles. For China ponies, to be (nine) turned out in the last ridden by bona fide owners. W. race. The Golden Pheasant was Penalty for winners of 2 more or ahead most of the time but More races 12 lbs. Winner a Cup; 2nd Better gradually got on terms $25; 3rd, $10.

and led by 2. lengths with 4 mile to ga

Pari-mutuel:

Winner

Place 2st..

$8:50: 6.00

2nd....... 6.90 Starting prices: 6/4 agat. Sun- burst Rose; 2/1 Kwan Tao; 5/1 James Pigg. Isostacy: 10/1 Tam.

That Sunburst Rose never got got down to evers was due to the demand for Kwan Tao who gave the winner a fine tussle. Isostacy réfused one fence and Tam fell in the country after being displaced from a moment's lead."

Sunburst Rose was kept close behind Kwan Tao and, James.)

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These two ran a fine race in the last stretch but the favourite

2 (The Golden Pheasant) made up the one length lead More Better Shad and won by 1 lengths.

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bar.....

...... (owner) ... I⠀ Mr. A. Ho Potta's Craigavad,

164 lbs...

(owner), M. A. N. Lucey's Country Mouse, 155 lbs. (owner) Time: 4 mins., 60.375 secs. 3 lengths, many lengths.. Pari-mutuel:-

Winner

Place 1st-

$7.60 .... 7.40

Pigg; the former had a three) Starting prices: 3/1 on Mow- lengths' advantage into the gli, 2/1 agat. Craigavad,`` 5/1 straight but ran wide and, Sun-Country Mouse. burst Rose showed much the P better speed,

James Pigg was not a bad third by any means and Kwan Tao re- sponded gamely when asked for a big effort,

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In this race the field of three kept company for the greater part of the distance but Country Mouse gradually faded out,

Mowgli landed the odds laid on l' him," but not by a great deal as Craigavad made him go all the way.

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Loud did the men of the Fun- jabi Regiment cheer when their pony, More Better-as seen fram their camp behind the stands- appeared to be winning, but they were disappointed;

Chessman had been left at the post but finished a bad · third, several lengths ahead of Ber tram, Spaghetti, Wideawake and Texford (in the order named)..

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