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The races were run on a turf course of a mile and 1/2 in distance & everything about the crowd was quite orderly.  A Shanghai Race crowd is doubtless the most picturesque to be seen anywhere in the world.  The differences in the peoples, their dress & the colors of their garb are unique.
[[circled]] 30 [[/circled]]  I spent a rather quiet Sunday at the Shanghai Club for tiffin.  The longest bar in the world is here but was not very active today.  The library is well arranged and the books on travel very complete but I dis-