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Abirami Cinemas, AGS Cinemas: T. Nagar, Villivakkam, OMR, Navlur,

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Woodlands Complex

KATHANAYAGANKURANGU POMMAI

SMALLSCREEN

Jackpot since 1777Cut to presentThe club now has more than 600

horses in station, three stands and boasts of the best race track in the country. The racing season begins in November and goes on till March after which races are conducted in Ooty between April and June. A monsoon season has been intro-duced with races being conducted between August and October.

SANTHOSH MATHEVANThe Madras Race Club is not just

an identity of the neighbourhood but for the entire city. When one comes across the name Guindy, the fi rst thing that hits the mind is horse rac-ing. This event has been happening in the race course grounds in the neighbourhood since the late 18th century.

Although the club was officially constituted in 1837, its origins go back to 1777, when 81 cawnies of land was granted by the government to conduct races. The proof of this is in a letter written by the then Collec-tor of Chingleput dated June 1825, mentioning the grant.

The land was taken from the Ad-yar villages of Venkatapuram and Velacheri. Racing became irregular and almost stopped soon after it had begun in 1770s. This was a result of Hyder Ali, who came within striking distance of Madras. A few years later, 35 cawnies were added and two race courses came up - a smaller one to train horses and the other with a stand to watch the game.

The club functioned till 1875, when the Prince of Wales, Edward VII visited Madras. Racing again went

through a tough phase and fi nally in 1887, the club was revived.

A balance of 11 rupees, 13 annas and 12 paise was carried forward to a new club called Madras Race Club with 50 members.

One of the former offi cials of the club told Velacheri Talk, ‘this is the oldest race course in the country and we completed 200 years recently.’

He added that in those days, there were no electric trains and the race course used to be near St Thomas Mount, much further down from where it is now. In the 1900s racing continued, but on a low key. World War I brought a temporary halt till Lord Willingdon, the Governor of Madras, revived it in 1919. In 1920,

a stand was constructed with funds provided by two patrons, Maharaja of Bobbili and Maharaja of Venkatagiri.

In 1931, the Guindy Lodge was built in the club’s premises for the secre-tary. In 1933, the weighing room was constructed. In 1966 MRC became an independent turf authority.

‘Till 1952-53, Madras Race Club was under the Calcutta Turf Club after which it came, like all race courses in the south, under the South India Turf Club. As each one gained a separate status, the South India Turf Club be-came redundant,’ he said.

The Ooty Race Course, the coun-try’s only course on a hill station, is

under the MRC. Classic races were introduced in 1958-59 .

‘In the 1970s we had a setback when the government banned racing. We went to court, received a stay and racing continued. After 1985, the government took over racing and this lasted a decade. MAM Ramaswamy was the backbone of MRC during this time, he not only went out of his way to help win the case but has sup-ported us throughout our journey. Our bi-centennial stand was named after him,’ he said.

‘Sir Lester Piggott, who is consid-ered the world’s greatest jockey, has ridden here and commented that MRC has the best track in India,’ he said.

The 200-year-old Madras Race Club at Guindy.

Queen of squares

B A Arputha Jasmine is known as a silent student in the school. But not many know that she is a great observer. It is only those who witness her game who would know that she is a seasoned chess player, scaling great heights.

The 15-year-old stu-dent of Modern Senior Secondary School from Nanganallur has many prizes lining her living room cupboard.

Chess for her is not just a game but a way of life as she has been associated with it for the past eight years. In a recent addition to her credits, Jasmine is one among the two to have been selected from the Kanchipuram dis-trict in the under-17 category. She also emerged fi rst in the under-14 category of the inter-national tournament conducted by MCA ICS at Kodaikanal recently. The competition saw participation of more than 250 students.

Jasmine, along with three other students, bagged bronze in the CBSE national chess competition in December last year.

Her father, B T Antonysamy, is proud that Jasmine is goal-oriented. He said, ‘She devel-oped interest in chess when she was seven. Her continuous practice and dedicated efforts has paid dividends.’

She is being trained by V Ravichandran, international arbiter, who has produced prominent chess players.

‘He is the best coach we have ever got. He sculpted many players, including Pon N Krithika, who is an international master,’ said her father.

Arputha Jasmine has won fi fth place in the under-15 State championship held in Tenkasi recently. The class 10 student is a perfect example of how to shuffl e between academics and sports.

-NT BureauA crow has built a nest right between the electrical lines of an EB pole at Sathyapriya Nagar in Urapakkam. It is, indeed, living a dangerous life. Photo: C SANTHOSH

POWER HOUSE

� Meet Jasmine, who has won

many chess tournaments

� World’s best jockey raced at Guindy MRC

B A Arputha Jasmine

Chess for her is not just a game but a way of life as she has been

associated with it for the past eight

years.