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improvised a very amusing gymkhana for polo ponies, buggy 

 horses and hacks, which whiled away the time pleasantly. 

 That wonderful old overgreen, Harry Abbott's Jerusalem, some 

 eighteen years of age, simply left his opponents standing still 

 in the buggy stakes and looked as sleek as a four-year-old. 

 Again good lotteries on the third night and good racing on 

 Saturday ; most of the horses dealt with accepted the handi- 

 capper's allotments, which were fairly and carefully adjusted, 

 though Exbank's owner had again some reason for dissatisfac- 

 tion, being given top-weight, though he had occupied the last 

 position in the two previous races he had competed for. The 

 ball opened with the Doomraon Cup, which that good pony 

 Kangaroo had little difficulty in appropriating; Tete-a-tete 

 walked over for the Gazette Cup, and then followed the plum 

 of the meeting, the Civilians' Cup, subscriptions for which had 

 poured in so generously, that the sum total amounted to 

 Rs. 1,500. Five of the best horses at the meeting went out 

 for it, and most of the owners were sanguine of success, but 

 the English filly, Gala, who had improved wonderfully in the 

 Jaintpore climate, proved good enough to win easily ; Exbank 

 last again. Messrs. Moran and Thomas, in spite of adverse 

 times, did not withhold their customary purses, and that good 

 old horse, Munwyrtina, the property of a popular Chupra 

 planter, upset the calculations even of his trainer, and romped 

 home a winner in front of Blaze. Everyone regretted their 

 old friend the Maharajah of Cooch Behar was not present to 

 see his Cup run for, but he was ably represented by his genial 

 Secretary, Dick Bignell. Marquise was a hot favorite, but 

 owing to Jimmy Robinson getting a flying start on Trojan, 

 the latter got home in front of the game little mare. Then 

 Ena won the Assistants' Scurry, and Messrs. Elkington's 

 pretty little tea set went to Mr. Jack Wilson, whose handsome 

 bay mare, Sweetbriar, well ridden by Pugh, came in a winner. 

 The Trades. 1 Cup from Messrs. Elkington's was much admired, 



