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"From first to last," writs the Sports Editor in Truth, "I have never hesitated to express the opinion that the man who bets persistently is
The Paftonophio Daubter.
THE CHINA MALL
condition.
HONGKONG RACE MEETING.
THIRD DAY'S RESULTS.
ALLIED KING WINS THE CHAMPIONS.
A NECK TO NECK STRUGGLE.
CHINESE CURIO DEALER WINS RECORD SWEEP.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1922
Dahlia kept a good lead until the home straight when Allied King and Sceptic Dahlia came up and made it a hard fight for places. Allied 2King got ahead by half a length and Southern Dahlia was displaced by 3 Hatton and Sceptic Dahlin, the former beating the latter for second place by a short head.
Tima 1min. 55secs.
Mr. Gilpin's Ajax, `· 158lb.
(Mr. Knoll) 1 Bir Paul's White Star Dablia (late Golden Knob), 158lb......... (Mr. Burkill) Bir Ellis Kadaorie's Repaiso Bay Chief. 1871b. (Mr. Mollar) Sir Paul's Hopa Dablia, 155lb.
(Mr. Vida) O Mr.Topside's Mountain Bear (late
Timour), 181lb...(Mr. Duprze) 0 The enforced delay which resulted from Hope Dahlia breaking away and going half way round the track did not improve the start and the 18T 2ND. 3RD. field got away raggedly. Mountain Bear went ahead straight away and kept the lead until approaching the back stretch when Ajax took over the running with the two Dahlias and Repulse Bay Chief next. Mountain Bear dropped back to last and it became a struggle for first place be- tween Ajax and White Star Dahlia. Ajax won easily by four lengths and White Star Dahlia finished five lengths in front of Repalse Bay Chief,
Time 2min. 38secs.
PLACED OWNERS.
Mr. H. Birkett Mr. J.. Bell Irving 1. Mr. Henry Humphreys 1 Messrs Stephen and
Mr. Balfour is collecting the laurels now for his work at Washington where the ex-Premier who refuses to grow old is reckoned to have achieved the triumph of his career. On tho rubmarine issue he won a great mora! victory whioli has been described an "one of the greatest personal triumphs of our generation." By his quiet sincerity and the cogency of his argamonts be WOD over the American delegates and turned the
The sport of kings drew another big į current of American thought on the subject of
crowd out to Happy Valley to-day the submarine. This
for the third day of the Hongkong Sir Paul Chater amusing pen picture of the Philosophic Doubter appears in the Jockey Club's 1922 race meeting. Dr. C. Forsyth American Collier's Weekly. "A timid, Though the sky was still overcast it Mr. Hector Sassoon puzzled peering is the attitude which was a fine morning and the track was Mr. G. C. Moxon Balfour bas chosen to assume in pub-gradually drying up into still better Mr. Topside lic life. By dint of the greatest effort in the world be manages to down into local turf bistory as
un Star's Derby yesterday will go mamble his words and stammer a little whenever he makes an address. sensational race. Mr. Moller really William Gillette, the actor who prides reserved to win. The start was such bicaself on what he calls the illusion a ragged oe that a recall seemed inevitable. Leftstanding the favourite of the first performance is scarcely had a big handicap to wipe off more adept than Balfour ja creating the impression that he is not once it was discovered that the race quite sure what he wants to say and was really begun. Length by length is plucking a word here and there out then he worked through to give Mr. Moller crept up to the pack and most momentous problem in this Sun Star the race of its life. It is seemingly impromptu spirit. I assume hard to say, even now, which is the that he first writes his speech and better pony. Though the public had learns it by heart, and then takes a pot the proverbial "shirt" on Roman little practice unlearning it, so that Pride, Mr. Doyle's victory was a it will not sound glib when he delivers popular he and both riders were it. There are times during a speech
deservedly applauded. when he will hesitate for several seconds, palpably and painfully fishing for a wrd, but if you know Balfour you realise that he has it up his sleeve all the time and is merely creating a
of the air. Balfour will tackle the
I
dramatic effect."
Interport Sport.
Mr. Dayle has four wins to his credit now and with Mr. Vida stands one behind the leading jockey, Mr. Hill, to have the knack of getting out of his mount the last
He
ounce of effort that wins the race. la the Darby he had only half a length to spare, he won by the same distance on Hurry Up in the Lusitano Cup and, riding Robbie Doo in the Royal Navy Cup he was just able to scrape home by a neck.
Having defeated Hankow at Rugby and narrowly missed vanquishing Hongkong at goll, Shanghai is feeling quite elated at its interport prospects for thu sear.
As the Shanghai The Derby disposed of, all eyes wete Mercury puts it, 1922 has opened turned to day upon the candidates for 'not at all too badly" for their inter- the Champion Stakes. Those who had porters. Now that the weather gives qualified during the first two days' promise of warmer days, the same casing were-Hurry up, Kiangsu paper makes, the "always welcomed King, Mountain Bear, Stephanotis, suggestion of a visit from Hongkong's Fenz, Empire Dablia, Bull Finch, cricketers and adds that if Tientsin Roman Pride, Repulse Bay Chief, can participate about the same time Hatton, Honesty Dahlia, Miserrimuus so much the better. "The interport Doleful, Sua Star, Sportsman Dahlis, conteste of years gone by have done Robbie Doo, Speckled Mouse and much to keep the spirit of good sports. Kilmarnock.
By tiffin time to roauship property kryed up-from day Wildfire Dahlia, Ajax, Mosaie Singapore to Yokohama and, in- Tile and Allied King had be: n added cidentally it has been the means of to the list, promoting not only good fellowship
At the close of yesterday's racing but a fine understanding of the programme Sir Paul Chater stood business realities and necessities of the at the head of winning owners with different porta." As our Shanghai four wius, three firsts and an equal contemporary adds, the interport trip number of thirds to his credit. is itself a sp.endid holiday for those talk last night was that his “Empire travelling to represent their own Dahlia" or " Honesty Dablia" would special port but "business taipuns. we pull off the Champions for him to may assume, do not overlook the fact day.. that the good sportsman is the more His Excellency the Governor and valuable, as such, in daily life and the Lady Stubbs arrived in time to see broadening his outlook by the Ladies' Purse won by Mr. Hill on travel is as much for the good Allied King and subsequently they of bis hong
himself." were present in the central stand
Miss All very true, but were interport when sport organised as it should be to over the prize. The band of H.M.S. cover Yokohama in the North and Hawkins" furnished a capital pro- Singapore in the South, not to men-gramme of music on the lawa. tion Manila, Saigon, and Bangkok, Hongkong would more often be the bost than the guest, and would be-{ come the great sporting centre ite handy location deserves.
Still Damp.
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PARI-MUTUEL.
HIGHEST DIVIDENDS,
WINNER.
The
handed
Reference was made in these Mountain Bear-'7th Race--$123,90 columns on Monday to the crime Sun Star Derby$ 44.00 wave sweeping the United States, and Kilmarnock -11th Race-$ 40.10 it was mentioned that the Washington Attorney General had been impelled to
PLACES.
balance of wine produce £132 178 8d & profit of £68 odd. This "aatisfactory and very fortunate result" was largely due to Iduminator paying fifty to one in the Royal Hant Cup. Such odds, it may be remarked, are rare here, and request bis New York colleague to call Mountain Bear- 7th Race- not reckoned upon by local systematic a conference of all public prosecutors sportsmen. Without that "flake,'
to consider action for the better Hope Dahlia the gentleman's winnings would have enforcement of the criminal been by so much the less, and certainly law. Later
advices report that The Don not enough to satisfy anyone engaging the public prosecutors, duly assembled in the game with the idea sad purpose in conference at Albany, agreed and hope of winning money. It that "the derison and comtempt with be supposed that if which citizens in all walks of life all his bets had failed,
be regard the prohibition law is chiefly
ia
to
$10.30-1st. 2nd Race-
$13 80-2nd. lat Race--
$17.10-3rd.
CASH SWEEP.
BIGKEST DIVIDENDS.
(EXCEPT DEBBY). 8th Race,
Stitt
Mr. Alleure
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Messrs G.H. Potis and
Ellis Hazim Lady Chater*
Hon. Mr. A. G. Mr. Dyer
Stephen Mr. John Peel Mr. Gilpia Mr. Towers Mr. A. A. Alves Dr. F. H. Kew
Sir Edward Stubbs Mr. G. B. Hartford Mr. Soares Mr. Dynasty
Mr. R. Macgregor Mr. C. R. Thompson
Mr. Duda
6: THE AMERICAN CUP.-Pre- sented by American Citizens resident in Hongkong, with $400 added to the Winnet. Second to receive $200. Third $100. For China Ponies bona fide Griffins on date of entry. Weight for inches. as per scale, Winners of one Race 6 lb., of two Races 7 lb., of three or more Races 10 lb. extra. Subs- cription Griffins of this Season 1921- 1922 allowed 7 lb. (Jockey Once allowance.) Entrance $10. Round. Par-mutuel :-
Winner. Places 1st
►
1
3
3
2
1
2
i
2
2
1 2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
$ 16.90
1
4
1
5
2
2
13
1
3. THE HONGKONG STAKES.-- Winner $750. Second $250. Tlird $150. For "B" Class Subscription Cash Sweeps:- Griffins. Weight for inches as per scale. Winner of the Subscription Griffins Challenge Cup 7 lb. extra; winners of other Races 5 lb., unplaced runners at this meeting Commission allowed 3 lb. (Jockey allowance.) Entrance $10. One Mile and a half. Pari-mutuel ;-
Winner, Places :-ist
$
9,10
2nd
ន
97.70
M
3rd
1
2nd
$ 7.90 6.40 $ 5.90
1
Cash Sweeps:-
1
Ticket No. 693 1st $ 1,939.00
Total
}
296 2nd $
554.09
593 3rd $
277 00
$
50.00 705.00
.$ 3,525,00
;
$ i1.90
Ticket No. 978 Jet $ 3,801.00
1124 2nd $ 1,086.00 543,00 ., 1026 3rd $ Unplaced ponies $ 150.00
Total
$ 1,395.00
$ 6,976.00
Unplaced ponies, $25.00 each, ticket Nos. 396, 1305, 7, 363, 557, 687.
Mesara, J. Bell-Irving & J. J. Paterson's Multum in Parvo, 156lb.
....(Mr. Gill) 1
Sir Paul's Jewel Dahlia 1471b....
(Mr. Sewell) 2 Sir Paul's Defiance Dahlia, 158th
(Mr. Burkill) 3
Mr. H. Birkett's Shining Star,
185lb.
..(Mr. Doyle) 0
Mr. Cottager's New Year Gift,
350lb..... ..(Mr. Nemazee) (
Mr. Duds' Toyshop, 180lb..
* One dead-heat for third place. 1.-THE GRAND STAND Unplaced ponies
STAKES.-Winner $600. Second Commission $200. Third $100. For China Ponies bona fide Griffins on date of entry. Weight for inches as per saale. Winners of one Race 5 lb.; of two Unplaced ponies, $25.00 cach от anure Races 10 lb. extra, ticket Nos. 142, 344. (Subscription Griffins of this Season Mr. Tower's Mosaic Tile, 10216. 1921-1922, Winners no penalty,
(Mr Remedios) 0 (Mr. Knoll) 1
Mr. Henry Humphreys' Flying non-winners allowed 5lb.) Entrance Mr. Allsure's Robbie Doo, 157lb..
Mouse, 155lb $10. Three quarters of a Mile.
(Mr. Doyle) 2
Sir Ellis Kadooris's Lantao Chief, Pari-mutuel :-
Mrs. G. B. Hartford's Kinsha,
155lb Winner,
$ 243.00
165lb.
(Mr. Dupree) 3 Places :- 1st
18.90 Messrs Hosie and Lay's Deuces 2nd $ 6.60
Wild, 155lb....... (Mr. Soares). 0) 3rd
$ 10.60 Dr. F. H. Kew's Kangaroo, 150lb. Cash Swerps
Ticket No. 347 lat $1,116.50 169 2nd $ 319.00 230 3rd & 159,50 $ 225.00 $ 455.00
13
Caplaced ponies
Commission
Total
$2,275.00
(Mr. Knoll) 0
(Mr. Moller) O
Mr. R. Macgregor's The Dunlin,
149th
(Mr. Doproe} O Multure in Parvo led from a bad
(Mr. Thompson) 0 start and kept a good lead with Flying After one false start the field got Mouse running second and Lantao away well, Kangaroo leading with Chief coming up into third place Robbie Doo and Kinsha next and In the home
straight Multum Mozaic Tile last. When they had in Parvo was keeping a head reached the back stretch Robbie | easily with the two Dahlias and Doo bad come to the front Flying Mouse struggling for second and Mosaic Tile had worked place. Multum in Parvo won by four up to second place. Down the lengths and Jewel Dahlia got in $25.00 each; home straight Robbie Doo and second balf a length of Defiance
Mosaic Tile fought it out for first Dahlia. place, but Doyle's mount bored right out and finished many lengths behind the winner, only in fact managing to run into second place a head in front of Kinsha
Unplaced ponies, ticket Nos. 464, 627, 180, 218, 853, 362, 151, 52, 201.
Sir Paul's Wildfire Dahlia, 155
Messrs. G. H. Potts and Ellis (Mr. Burkill)
Hayim's Kiangan King, 166fb
(Mr. Hill) 2 Mr. H. Birkett's Shining Star,
1561b.
(Mr. Doyle) Messrs. J. Bell-Irving and J. J. Paterson's Pull Devil Pull Baker, 1551b.........(Mr. Bell Irving) o Mr. Dude' Toyshop, 155lb.
(Mr. Remedios) Mr. Dyer's Killiecrankie, 155lb.
3
(Mr. Bulteel) 0 Mr. Henry Humphreys' Flying
Mouse, 1551b.....(Mr. Knoll] 0 Sir Ellis Kadoorie's Shek O Chief
149
...(Mr. White) Mr. R. Macgregor's The Mango-
steen, 15116...(Mr. Moller) 0 Mr. Nemazee's Lenjan, 1521b. (Mr.
Nemszee) 0 Hector Sassoon's Roman Dusk, 152lb.
Mr.
Time 3min. 25 1/6secs.
4. THE LADIES' PURSE.-Pre- sented with $400 added to the Winner. Second, to receive $200, Third $100. For China Ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners at this Meeting other than Subscription Griffins of both Classes 5 lb. extra. Jockeys who have had three or more winning mounts in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin 5 lb. oxtra. (Jockey allowance.) Entrance $10. Once Round, Pari-mutuel-
Winner, Places:- 1st.
2nd 3rd
Cash Sweeps:-
77
$ 11.40
Time 1 min. 57. 2,5. secs.
6-THE PHAETHON STAKES. —— Handicap. Winner $600. Second $200. Third $100, For China Ponies that have run at any Gymkhana Meeting and Griffins on date of entry. Non-starters barred. Entrance $10. One Mile and a quarter. Pari-mutuel :-
Winner, Places :- 1st
$ 28.40
$
11.70
2nd
$
10.30
3rd
$. 8.90-
Cash Sweeps:--
Ticket No. 660 1st $3,295.50
**
428 2nd $1,113.00
1419 3rd $ 556.50
"
$ 6,00 9,90
Unplaced ponies
$ 175.00
Commission
$ 9.00
Total
3 3rd $ 314.80
200,00 -$ 837.00
..(Mr. Moses) 0 Ticket No. 706 1st $2,203.60 Mr. Towers Ecamelled Tile, 155157
646 2nd $629,60 (Mr. Thompson) 0. Roman Dusk was left behind from Unplaced ponies a poor start and the two favourites, Commission Flying Mouse and Kiangsu King took
Total charge. They kept in front till the village bend when Wildfire Dahlia and Shining Star camo up. On the home
.$ 4,185.00 Unplaced ponies. $25.00 each:
run it was a neck and neck ticket Nos. 132, 350, 452, 744, 636, race for first place between Wildfire 347, 213, 038
$1,435.00
$7,175.00
Unplaced ponies, $25.00 each; ticket Nos. 648, 871, 609, 1015, 389, 372, 177:
Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen's Hatton, 1621b. (Mr. Pinkerton) Mr. Henry Humphreys' Speckled bound to come off a loser in the end." would still have considered that he responsible for the conditions which
Mouse 1581b...(Mr. Knoll), Sir Ellia Kadoorie's Hongkong His advice is to put a hit to the had had value for his £89. How do to-day threaten the civilination of the number of beta to be made, thereby, our local men feel about it, both at constry." This opinion is strongly
Chief, 180lb (Mr. Moller) in the event of a run of bad luck, start and finish. We suppose this vindicated by the report reviewing Robbie Doo, No. 209-1st $3,885.00 on Shining Star trying unsuccessfully Hayim's Allied King, 160lb,
Mr. A. A. Alves Boishovic, 152th Dablis and Kiangsu King with Doyle Messrs. G. H. Potts and Ellis Home sportsman has his local equival- the results of prohibition enforce- West River, No. 1,2352nd $1,110.00 to get between the pair. The Dahlia
(Mr. Doyle) setting a known limit to the amount enta, in men who figure that ment in the present fiscal year Kangaroo,.. No. 356-3rd $ 555.09 pony got there first by a short Lead Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen's Hatton,
Mr. John Bell-Irving's Miserrimus (Mr. Hill) 1 lost. "Even so the chances are they can afford to pay $712 when
Doleful, 1481b (Mr. Bell-Irving) not leas than 35,000 B season's flutter. Beyond arrests were made under the probibi We take it that for
Mr. Cottager's The Ameer, 1481b. against him."
106.(Mr. Pinkerton) 2 and Shining Star came in third a In the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th races, all length behind. Jomally this excellent advice, works the winners of the big sweeps, tion. laws. Illicit distilling, it was the available tickets-1,400-wele
Come Bir Paul's Sceptic Dahlia (late
(Mr. Spragge) who must represent an insignificant stated, was now far more prevalent in sold, reaching total of $7,000.
Tims 1min. 36secs.
Exchequer Bill), 16015) .
Afr. Dada Pawnshop, 150lb. minority as compared with the army the big cities than in the mountainous
2. THE GREAT ́ ́ SOUTHERN
(Mr. Burkill) 8 Mr. Harley's Manhattan (late
(Mr. Boures) 0. of hopeful investors, the likely districts to which it was previously
STAKES Winner $600. Second Mr John Bell-Irving's Scamper winnings connot represent a high per- confined. With leading citizens
Tuckshop late Only Hope), 140lb $200, Third $100. For Chins dale (late Javelin) 155lb centage on the sums investol, judging winking at the violation of some laws,
Ponies, Weight for inches as Mr. Dads' Pawnshop, 160lb...(Mr.
(Mr. Bell-Irving) 0 Sir Paul's Sincenty Dahlia, Jolib Seat) (Mr. Harriman) of the game. Anyone who risks more must not be forgotten that any emphasized, there was sure to be by the average "tote" dividend. It the public prosecutors conference
scale Winners at this Meeting
(Mr. Burkil) than he can "afford to lose" is a winnings at all
Sir Paul's Martial Dablia, 13016. must depend increasing disrespect for all laws, The gambler for whom reason and self-on the presence of participants who Go-orament must either enforce the
(Mr, Sewell), 0. control (and probably morality) have are less prudent, who pant more or prohibition law at all costs or repesl less wildly Let us suppose that all it What the first course would no appeal.
It is interesting to note that portion of the ponies equivalent to Government of entering the dry lawe res Tinted their support to a pro entail is indicated by the cost to the the Truth expert adhered to bis Truth's salected fifteen, and con- last rent. More than £40,000,000 was opinion on top of a testimonial show tented themselves with one ticket spent, and as one obssever put it; Doyle Ing a succesful year's tipping by him.or each appearance. What many placed are still very damp...
{Vide would happen! Would the
automatically. That is to say, that the "limit" of our batters is the amount they can afford to pay for the fun and excitement they get out
Before the flat racing began in 1921 he dents become still smaller? Add gave a list of fifteen horses it
presumably, the interest so
bould pay to follow, end ment much less ↑ These are specul one of his readem consistently tions and calonlations to be pura followed the list, putting on a pound by local sportsured in the day a cách ino uns of the fifteen
tu chine, when they with one will be Agbting their
rau. That meant an investment man. At the moment,
of £89. Bixty four ul
wore they are too lisy
DEBBY, DIVIDENDS.: Ticket No. 620-14t $11,155,20 890-2nd 3,187/20 1,123-8rd $1693.00 Number of tickets sold: 2.48
$20,420
PLACED JOCKEYS.:
Hill
Mollers
DONT RISK PNEUMONIA
Pinkert Thom 250 Hanil
cold a quickly na Dupron
Ball Irvin Borande
Knoll)
of one Race Sb., of two or more Races 101b, extra, Goffins allowed Mr. Henry Humphreys, Speckled
Mouse, 1551b (Mr. Thompson) 0 536. Subscription Griffins of any Season non-winners allowed 10 lb. Sir Paul's Sovereign Dablia, 16818 Entrance $10,... One Mile and, a' "quarter.
1ST, 2ND 3RD Pari-mutü
2
7:80
- Ticket No. 54 let | 1609.00)
244 2nd $400,00 446 82d
Unplaceo
329.00
230,00
688 00
(Mr. Vida) Sir Paul's, Delight Dahlia, 147b (Mr. Spinks) Mr. Hector Sassoon's Roman Dawn, (late Daybreak) 187b
find (Mr. Moller) Mr. Soares Spotted Sand, 160lb.
(Mr. Bourek) Mr. H. Spragg
A bad start gave Hatton a good lead followed by the two Dabling. Past, the of past for the “fimt time the Dablias had been dis placed by Pawnshop and fis serimus Duteful. Hatton still Erpt ahead And then Hongkong Oblef
Speckled Mousa came up nearlys ovel. The Trio, cams Bbr
hers and.
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