y track in three strides.

"THE BRIGADE RACE MEETING.

"In February the 14th Cavalry Brigade held a Race Meeting on a
short grass track of two and a half furlongs, discovered hiding
among the rocks. A 'totalisator' run by an Australian in the
interest of the Brigade, was run on sound lines, and if your horse
won you got your money back and a little over, which isn't the case
with some totalisators that we know of! Several 'scurries' and mule
races took place, and everyone enjoyed the fun thoroughly,
especially the mules. The machine-gun element sprung a surprise on
all by winning the Grand Prix, open to the 5th Cavalry Division,
with 'Nobbler,' a horse which was to have run at Gaza in 1918, but
was 'scratched' owing to lameness. 'Lion,' a mobilisation horse of
the Sherwood Rangers, and a prime favourite, came in second, and
both horses were ridden at 11-7.

[Illustration: Aleppo.

Squadron camp in the town.]

"THE FIRST ALEPPO MEETING.

"In March the 14th Cavalry Brigade took over its Aleppo quarters
from the 13th, and the latter were moved many miles to the north,
where they also held a local meeting. Capt. Fraser of the R.H.A.
was now given the task of turning a waste piece of ground on the
western side of the town into a racecourse, and, by dint of much
hard work and begging of materials, he completed a quite good
course of four furlongs. The Royal Engineers erected a grand stand
of sandbags, and a totalisator. The first Aleppo Race Meeting was
held on March 8th, and a goodly representative gathering of the
army and civilian inhabitants of Aleppo assembled. After this, race
meetings were held regularly every alternate Saturday throughout
the summer. The course was laid on fairly level ground, and at the
start of the season had a thin covering of grass, which,
unfortunately, soon was burnt up by the fierce sun and worn bare by
frequent use, being replaced afterwards by litter. Though at first
only a four furlong 'scurry,' the course has now been extended to
eight furlongs, and laid much in the same fashion as Kempton Park
with a 'straight' of four furlongs and the remainder an oval. One
drawback to this course is that it crosses a high road in two
places. On race days mounted military police are stationed outside
the rails to keep