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FORTHCOMING RACE MEETING YESTERDAY MORNING'S GALLOR

Less than a month berise the 1990 race moeting will have opened and the delighte of early rising are being shared by an increasing number of enthusiasts who gabber on the Racecourse at dawn and Watch the ponies training for a good two hours. Yesterday some

useful gallops

wers done, a few ponies taking the grass course and the others the sand course- The entries this year constitute a re- cord, the entrance $1,000 in excess

fees totalling over of last

year's Aggregate A very fair proportion of animals have arrived from Shanghai, where their early morning work appears to have been far more strenuous than is carried out in this Colony. We understand that over 110 ponica are entered for the coming meet- ing.

The stabling accommodation on the Bacecourse being insufficient, a matabed extension has been erected on the southern and

Naturally, the Derby is exciting the

interest, for with 31 ponies enter ed, there is a likelihood that a record number will face the starter. Mr. A. David, who, his friends will be sorry to hear, is ill in Shanghai, is said to have paid the extraordinary price of Taels 3,400 for a pony called Sir Anthony. The capabili ties of this, the costliest pory running this year, have yet to be tested, but

in a much as Mr. David is a sun onciding Horseflesh, the out of the ordinary. To

pony Sir

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bas fallen the best of the Larsen which he has entered for the Derby, ponies that are already being fancied for blue riband of the meet' are Plain John and Piledriver, both of the John Peel stables.

Some of yesterday's gallops were timed Ds. follows:-

Louza (4 mile)-36; 1.8; 1.38.

Malcolm (mile-3: 1.8; 1.42,

Hansway Light (mile)-35; 1.10; 1,47;

9.20.

Dunmore Dahlia (mile)-31; 1.0 3-5;

1.44252.16.

Sumatra Chief (mile)—37; 1.13; 1.493: 2, 02 Primrose Dahlia (mile)—372-8; 1,123-5;|

1.47; 2.19.

Dandy Child ( mile)—42 2-3; 1.23;

1.63 3-5.

Rhyse and Craigmont (3 mile)-415117;}

1.51 3-5.

Piledriver (1) milce)—38; 1.12; 1.50; 2:23;

2.53 3-5

Mountain King (2 milea, last 1)-38 1-5; 1.17 1.48.

Purity Dahlia (mile)-35 9-3; 1.10; 144;|

2.1 8-5.

Honour (mile)-37; 1.17; 2.36; 2.99.

Baby Dablia (mile)-36 2-5; 1.07 2-6;

1.47 1-6; 2.21.

Alaska Chief (mile, Inst. 3)--39; 1.15; 1.46. Target, Hawks and Cigar Box (mile)- 35; 1.10; Target, 1.43; Cigar Box, 1.44 2-5

Macomy's Child (3 milo)-41; 1.41 4.5.

1.15;

Collington (1 miles)-40; 1.15 2-5; 1:54;

2.81; 2.03 8-5.

Othello and Brutus (į mile)~36 9-3;'1.19;

248.

Ludlow (2 mile)-38; 1.00 -5.5 1.43.

Surprise (mile)-41; 1.18; 1.49.

Attraction Dahlia (1 mile) 32; 1.02.3-5.

Sand (mile)-35; 1.09 2-8

In17 1-5.

1.45;

Aigerian Chief (mile)-36; 1.12 2.5; 1.47;

18 -0.

Trumpet (Scotchbox (1 mile)-38 2-5;

mile); 1.13; 1.45 -5.

1.15 2-3; 1.49; Scotchbox in front. Bruce (1 miles)-40 3-6; 1.91;

King

2.40 1-5; 3.12.

Plain John (1 miles)--37 2-8; 1.15; 1.51;

32.50

Mighty King and Valley King (mile)—--.

36; 1.15; 1.47:3-5; 2.19 3-5. Naughty Child (mile)-38 3-5;

1.50 3-5; 23 1-5.

1.15;

Castlesand (mile) 39; 1.06 3-5; 1.38 1-5;

2:12 9-5.

Hongkong Chief (milo)—32; 1.17; 1.32 2-5 ;

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Siamese Cat (milo)-42 3-8.; 12; 1.56 3-5;

Shiny (mile)-39; 1.15; 151. Ban alertin (mile)-42; 1.28; 2.01; 2.35.- Slom and High Tide (1 mile)—0;}

1.13 3-5; 1.50.3-8; 0.27; 2.58 2-6. King Cole (mile) 1,3-5; 1.25;ć —→→→

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Sir Paul's two Larsens-24 3-5; 1140; black, 2.19; gray, 2.21 3-6. Mr. Wacon's Gray mile, last 1)-35;

7.10 1-8 Brilliant Dahlia and Sovereign Dahlia

(mile)-3125; 1.09 1-5; 1.43 1-5 2:15 2-5 Spoilt Child (7 mile)-30; 1.13; 1,48 2-6, Sandy

(mile)-401.21; 201; 2.35. Farmer and Red Robe (1 miles)-3B 1-5; 1.17 1.54 1-5; 2.29; Farmer, 2.30 2-5; Red Robe, 3.03 2-3.

Charles (mile)-30; 1.19; 1.37 2-5; 2,21 2-5,, Some Man and Beaman (i mile)-37; 1.13;

1,46 2-3

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Mr. Adama Sunspot," 155 lbs. Mesars C.G.M. and G.H.W's "Charles,"

169 lbs

Mesam Dowbiggia and Bandes”. “ Esico-

man, 155 lbs

Dewbiggin and Sandes Talis

152 Tbs.

Mr. Dryasdust's Wilkins Micawber,"

166 lbs..

Mr. Dynasty'

Mr. Day

Mr. Birds'

Mr.

Gipio's

King-Alfred,”-152 lbs.

King Bruce, 15-ye

Sand-Martin, 158 lbs.

Sir Anthony, 162 lb

Mr. T. F. Hough's Codnows Taru,"

155

Sir Elli Kadoorie

1990.

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161 Tbs.

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Bir Ellis Radooric's "Algerian Chic!"

152 lbs

Mr. Logor The Farizer 162 bd Major Nathan's Cigarbos, 155 lbe Mr G. C. Mozen's Aviation, 158 lbs.

Sir Paul's Conques: -

Briliant.

153.be

Primrose Shamrock Dahlia,"2152 1 Dunmore Dahlia 152 158,

Driver, 101

Mr. John Peel'

168 b

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High.

Tide

155 lbs.

155 lbs.

Paper Money 155 [be Lord Lorne Mr. GH. Potte

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King,

153 16. Tarian Mr. Boarea 7 Spoilt Child. 166 lbe

155 lbs. Dandy Child 152 lb. Messrs. Thomas & Hoss Geordie Mac,

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