The Washington times., 1905-12-17
INDIAN RACING
SEASON NOW ON
Few Cases Requiring In
vestigatiOn by Stewards.
VETERAN TIED FOR FIRST
Jimmy Robinson, Twenty Years q
Rider, at Top With Nelson.
Native Leads Owners.

CALCUTTA, Dec. 16.-Everything
points to a good season in India as re-
CARDS sports. In this respect the visit
OF the prince and princess of India has
acted as a great stimulus.
The Bombay season is to commence
somewhat earlier than usual Racing
usually starts about the middle of De
cember with the extra meetings, but
the principal meeting. which usually
extends over six days is not due until
February. when the Calcutta fixtures
are concluded and the leading racing
stables journey westward.
In the matter Of cricket cup, IL Is
interesting to know that X s. Ran
jitsinjhi Is still in India. He spends a
good deal of time with the Kathiawar
chiefs, for with that territory he is
associated by descent
Sport Is Clean.
A number of interesting figures as to
winning horses. owners. and Jockeys
are published by the Indian Sporting
Times. Ideal morals may not yet have
been reached IN Indian racing just as
they are unattained in other countries.
son Just concluded has been notable
for singularly few happenings that can
be brought under the category of un-
pleasant. One or two stewards in
quiries have taken place In reference
10 giaring and inexplicable inconsist-
encies In form, but there have been no
'hangings."
The winning owners list is headed by
u n q
Kagal. the sporting brother of the
Maharajah of Kholapore. His horses
have won IL ,l50 rupees, the chief win
ming animal being the Australian i'm
portation. Chassepot, who won the
season.
Veteran at Top.
Tom Nelson. who first came out here
as Mr.. Bass Jockey. and was 70 ride
Carabine in the Viceroy's Cup race. had
all gone well. ties with Jimmy Robinson
at the head OF the winning Jockeys
list Nelson WAS connected In England
with Mr.. Johnstone's stable at Sails
bury, and at scale. he can do a stone
or SO less than Robinson The latter,
the finest professional horseman IN In
dia. he-s been riding in the country for
over twenty years. and is riding now
with all his old dash and skill
Nelson and Robinson were each on
the back Of fourteen winners. Next 70
them came Hoyte. the Australian light
weight. with thirteen: Southan, an Aus
tralian attached to the Kour Sheb of
Patiala's stable. with eseven, and Ames.
the American. with ten Kamad. a
lightweight. has done the best Of the
native Jockeys. with nYe wins to his
credit. w. Anderson. a son of Col
"Joe" Anderson, retired A V. D.. has
done the best or the amateur riders IL
~ gratifying TO refec, that the past
season has Unearthed quite a good num-
bcr OF promising gentlemen riders.
Killed Rogue Elephant
The Hon. H. Howard. who went to
Ceylon recently from India for the pur-
pose OF destroying the dangerous and
Troublesome elephants proclaimed by
the government. has succeeded in shoot
ing one at UIpasai, a place between
Pottuvil and Pairama. The n-st bullet
penetrated the animals skull and the
second lodged an inch below the, first
wound In the center % the forehead.
Mr.. Howard cut or the tail and the feet
and has gone to Kumanai TO try and
bring down the other rogue.