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ferporc, Lucknow, and perhaps Meerut or Umballa, 

 Spring Meeting ; with the Lucknow Monsoon Races to 

 break the monotony of the wet weather. 



" Sky Races " is the term used, in India, for a meeting 

 confined to horses or ponies belonging to residents of a 

 certain station or district. 



Australian horses are, in India, called " Walers," as, 

 in the early days of the Colonies, animals were chiefly 

 exported from New South Wales. 



The following may be taken as an average pro- 

 gramme for a good three days' Indian meeting : — 



First Day. 



1. For ponies 13 hands and under, }4 mile. Rs. 100 

 added. 



2. For all maidens, i mile. Rs. 300 added. 



3. For maiden Arabs and country-breds, i^ miles. 

 Rs. 500 added. 



4. For ponies 13.2 and under, }^ mile. Rs. 200 added. 



5. Steeplechase for all maidens, 3 miles. Rs. 500 

 added. 



6. Galloway Chase, 14 hands and under, 2 miles. 

 Rs. 250 added. 



