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TRAINING AND RACING. 



A surveyor's large perambulator is more correct and 

 expeditious than the ordinary chain. 



As a rule, courses in the morning give about a couple 

 of seconds slower tims for a mile, than they do in the 

 evening. 



I believe that the Bangalore course, for 1J miles, 

 is about 6 seconds slower than that of Madras. 



The H miles at Dehra Doon is very little slower 

 than that on an ordinary flat track, while the mile is 

 quite 2 seconds slower. 



Kaces over J mile at Lucknow, generally give bad 

 timing, owing to the slight hill, for about half a mile, 

 that leads up to that post. 



Three quarters of a mile races at Umballa, are gener- 

 ally run in good time, but distances over that, in slow 

 time. 



The Calcutta, Sonepore, and Meerut courses are very 

 fast, while that at Allahabad is quite 3 or 4 seconds in a 

 mile slower than they are. 



LENGTHS OF RACE-COURSES. 



Miles Fur. Yds. 



Wiles Fur. Yds. 



s Bowenpilly r (3 

 miles from Secun- 

 derabad, monsoon 

 race-course) r I 1 

 Burdwan ... 1 3 

 2) Byculla r ... 1 4 

 s Cachar r ... 5 

 s Calcutta r 16 



204 



95 



07 







21 



s Calcutta St.Legerrl 6 132 



s Cawnpore I ... 1 5 148 

 s Chudd erg-hat r 



(8 miles from 



Secunderabad) 7 107 



^Chuprar ... 1 4 146 



