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the owners lo give their nags a holiday. The gallery were again out 

 of it, as very few people turned up to witness the finish. We would 

 suggest to the Honorary Secretary the advisability of advertising the 

 finishing spot, as well as the start, as it must be very annoying to the 

 ladies to drive up and down the road searching in vain for the red 

 flao-s, while they hear afterwards of the fun they have missed in the way 

 of spills, collisions, etc. 



We hear that the races on Saturday promise to be above the 

 average sky-meetings, as capital entries have been obtained and large 

 fields will most likely appear in most of the events ; the going now is 

 very fair, and we trust the public will attend in large numbers. We 

 would also remind them to bring some loose cash with them as the 

 book-makers, we believe, intend doing a little business, and the totaliz- 

 ator will be in full swing. We are unable to give any direct tips, but 

 we fear that Government House will be bad to beat in most of the 

 events. The start yesterday was near the fifth milestone in the direction 

 of the Railway. The paper was laid by Messrs. Harbord and Simpson, 

 the latter on Gill. 



We noticed among the starters the Mem Sahib on Harlequin, 

 Mr. O'Malley on Unknown, Mr. Beresford on Zoe, Mr. Nedraw on 

 a chestnut. Captain McCausland on Saunteress, Mr. Apcar on a grey, 

 Mr. Primrose on The Goat, Lord Alwyn on a nice-looking bay. Captain 

 Rochfort on a fiddle-headed brown, Captain Muir on his bay, Mr. 

 Rivers on Magpie, Mr. Pedestrian on Cinders, Mr. Boyd on Le Moke, 

 Mr. Lauderdale on Night, Mr. King on Lady Amy, Mr. Nosredna on 

 Commissioner, Mr. Cochin China on Telescope, Mr. Nosredneh on a 

 brown, Captain Haines on Manchester, the stranger on a grey and a 

 small ruck. 



At the call of time Harlequin, Saunteress, Cinders, and Zoe jumped 

 off with the lead, and after negotiating a couple of leps we went through 

 a patch of jungle and out into a long stretch of open. A hurdle here 

 caused some fun, Saunteress, who had apparently fallen in love with 

 her gallant rider, eloped with him in the direction of the Salt Lakes, 

 while Mr. Nedraw's mount landed him softly on his back. The leaders 

 were now joined by the Government House contingent, and we took 

 the next few jumps without any accident. The field streamed gaily 

 onwards until they came on a stifl" wall with a big ditch in front of it. 

 Here the spectators had fine fun. Cinders got over somehow, but his 

 rider went the next hundred yards beautifully seated on his neck, while 

 the Mem Sahib got stuck up, and Mr. O'Malley embraced his steed in the 

 most loving way. One sportsman nearly knocked Zoe off his legs, and Mr. 

 Beresford, while recovering him, interfered with his noble kinsman who 

 did not seem to appreciate the touching compliment. Night jumped Mr, 

 Lauderdale on to his head and the crimson flowed from his aristocratic 



