10
JOCKEY CLUB RACES
BIG FIELD AND DIVIDENDS THE RULE
TWO FAVOURITES
THE
CHINA MAIL,
Winner Places Mrs. Dunbar'a Hiawatha 150
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1929.
WITH ALL THE PEP
of a Jazz Band.
Winner Places
Armony
455
819
Cavaller
858
505
Amusement Tax
200
342
Duke of Milan
187
250
[ba, ...............................(Mr. Soares) 1 Ho Kom-tong's Majestic Hall
156 lbs. (Mr. T. L. Wong) 2 Eve's Grand Tattoo Eve 156
Ace of Spaces.
59
77
Loch Etive Tarmacadam
31
34
96
Cream Cracker ..^.
26
\
Zephyr
38
81
Pupaya
31
95
Chemal
20
43
lbs. ...................(Mr. Hoard), Own's Little Thunder 151 lbs, (S. Y. Liang)
8
Glory
21
90
Zircon II.
12
3
Wuchang
11
12
Desert Wind
16
17
6
92
Inco
18
47
11
11
2-4
10
23
Duke of Nieblung Sucre
10
8
17 16
Bright Prospect The Ptarmlican Dark Eyes
K. H. Kay's Triumphant Stag
151 lbs...(Mr. Backhouse) 0 Many lengths, 6 lengths. Time: 3 mins, 63 2/5 sets, Pari-mutuel, Winner $6.50; Places, 1st $5.10, 2nd $5.50.
Winner Places
1,094 83-1
304
Big fields and big dividends were the rule rather than the ex- ception when the eighth extra race meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club was held on Saturday afternoon at Happy Valley with encouraging support. Further progress hud been made with the new
Armony was made favourite. Haiwatha standa and the spectators enjoyed the greater facilities and comfort.
Next in demand was Cavalier. Majestic Hall .... The sport itself provided abundant thrills. Only two favourites Then came Amusemont Tax and Grand Tattoo Eve
Ohe Duke of Milan. The last named Little Thunder succeeded in catching the Judge's eye. Both started odds on.
won after a splendid tussle all the Triumphant Stag. of them was subsequently disqualified. Of the six outsiders to
way up the straight, with one of outsider cause upsets, one paid his supporters a return of over 50 to 1. the favourites and ди Finishes were close and the fields well matched on the whole.
MRS. DUNBAR'S SUCCESS
The local St. Leger. the longest Eve's Boxing Eve 168 lbs. .. flat race of the extra season, occupi-
(Mr. Charles) 1* ed pride of place. It was wen Chan Tiu-sion's Winsome Stag
Dunbar's
handsomely
Mrs. by Hiawatha, Mr. Soares up. This lady has to her credit already the capture of the Derby in 1928 and the Champions in 1929.
After a lean time, Mr. A. J. P. Heard delighted his many admirera by returning to winning form. Mr. T. L. Wong was also in the saddle having returned from Shanghai. But these "cracks," like others, could only win once each. It was left to the ever-trying Mr. G. U. da Roza to achieve the only double
of the day an honour which was denied to all others, although the John Peel, Lau & Lee, and Eve interests had a win and place each, Deserving Win
159 lbs.
(Mr. Soares)
Hau Un's Monterey Bay 149
lbs.
.(Mr. da Roza) Yam Man's Our Prince 145
lbr.
(Mr. Loo) Ho Kom-tong's Campbell 149 lby. ..... (Mr. T. . Wong) Liang & Wong's 0-Moon 140
lbs.
....(Ir. Proulx) Bennett & Cave's San Fran-
cisco 140 lbs.
2
R
4
0
0
0
271
113
107
77
68
14
. 12
1,602 1.202
Mount Elburz
Although several of the runnera were fractious-and boisterous- at the start they all got away nice- ly when the flag fell and any of six might have won even at the mile post.
At the distance post it was evident that the favourite, Hunting. ton, with a steadier of 167 lbs. (12 fover weight for inches), was not going to win. The Ape, carrying ja moderate amount of money, loom
ed up on the outside as a potential
dead-heating for third money.
In comparatively slow time (for challenger and passed Huntington Sucre and Papaya made the run- the class of pony) the big event of-but not Tarmacadam, which Mr. ning from the fall of the Bag. the day soon developed into a pro- Burkhouse had steered into the Zephyr was one of the beat away cession. Triumphant Stag show. atraight first. but, in view of the impost, Mr.ed the way to Grand Tattoo Eve. Tarmacadam showed out at the Frost wisely decided to hold hard. Far
Hiawatha, start but Mr. Charles speedily took Ace of Spades to the front. Hunt- Amusement Tax
running Majestic Hall and Little Thunder. was
Was third and Mount early and Duke of Niehlung and
dropping back, Dark Eyes were behind the front buschi.
Passing the six furlongs' post, Mr. Liang shot ahead with Amuse ment Tax to lead by two lengths. The Ptarmigan and Papaya pat on a spurt up the incline and were on terms with Amusement Tax at the black rock.
The Ptarmigan showed the way into the straight, with Amusement Tax beaten. Then came a terrif (Mr. Harriman)
charge, several ponies running in *Boxing Eve disqualified but, ac-line. In the middle was the cording to the rules, the pari-mutuel favourite, Armony, and Mr. Heard had a clear course. Duke of Milan and sweep were not affected..
was brought up, heavily driven, beat the far outside, and Armony after the mile post to win by a length.
2 lengths, 3 lengths. Time: 1 min. 30.175 secs.
Pari-mutuel, Winner 38.70 Mr. McCartney won the novices' laces, 1st $5.50, 2nd $5.50, 3rd
race deservedly. But it was left to Mr. Backhouse, who is gaining in experience, to be responsible for
a dividend of $283.90 on Tarmaca- dam in the sixth event.
Several of the "A" class ponies which have returned after spend- ing the summer in Shanghal were old engaged. Boxing Eve, an favourite. ran first past the post but was disqualified.
The going was all that could be desired. Times were antisfactory, Extended accommodation under the public stand was provided for the pari-mutuel but the complaints about crushing were only partially
abated.
geon.
Pony Auction
$0.40.
Boxing Eve Winsome Stag Our Prince San Francisco Monterey Bay Campbell O-Moon
on
With one close to the ralls and the other on the outside, Cavalier (on which Mr. Harriman had had up the straight, but
Winner Places 489 398 253 460 74 102
A hard run
72
100
42
59
19
56
1
15
behind were
After 14 miles Mr, Soarea moved ington up. He soon passed Grand Tattoo Elburz, 800A Eve and beat Tirumphant Stag at fourth.
After the distance post Tarma- the village. 'At this stage
the Majestic Hall gradually improved cadam successfully resisted and took second place without ever rush of The Ape and held on to threatening danger to Hiawatha, win by a length. Running along the rails was Huntington, which the latter a hot favourite. The
was nearly displaced for third posi. other three were not far apart:tion by Cream Cracker, which Little Thunder was last.
rapidly improved on the outside. In between the two Jardine ponies, 5-Faullag Plate: One Mile.Akan Peck and Brater, were also gaining
dicap for China Ponies that have atarted in at least three Extra with each stride; they passed the Meetings In Hong Kong since winning past Afth and sixth. January 1, 1920, to be ridden by respectively, making it a very fine Jockeys who have not won five fiat race indeed and adding another
Bi anywhere any time. Ponies that have been classified feather to the cap of the handicap
Ba "A" Clase in any handicap at Ex-pers. tra Meetings this year batred. Entrance Fee $5. 1st Prize: $400.7-Shek-0 Handiesp: *D* 2nd Prize: $160. 3rd Prize: $100.
Fanling A. E. McCartney's
тасея
Stag 148 lbs. ................(owner) 1 Maj. B. C. Lake's As You Like
It 149 iba.
best were The Ptarmigan, Amuse Seth's Erstwhile 155 lbs. .... ment Tax, Dark Eyes and Papaya.
Clars:
One Mile For China Ponies. En- traneo Fee 15. 1st Prize: $400, 2nd Prize: $150, Ard Prize: $100. Yue & Lo's Pumpkin 148 iba. (Mr. da Roza) Trier's Kum On 145 lbs. ....
(Mr. Sewell) 2
1
(Mr. A. B. S. Clark) 2 was, passed) and Zephyr caught F. Lobel's Sunshine 156 lbs.. the Judge's eye together. Next
(owner) 3 Lt.-Col. C. H. Little's Sunloch
152 lbs......... (Mr. Cave) 3 (Mr. Botelho) Ho Kom-tong's Kom Tong Hall The two owner ridden ponies were J. C. Maczown's Duke of
157 b... (Mr. T. L. Wong) 4 first suc-far in the rear.
Nieblung 138 lbs. (Mr. Lee) 0 Roda's Ching Hoi 166 lbs. .... Chan Wai-yan's False Alarm
(Mr. Rocha) 0
139 lbs.
.(owner) 0 S. To. Wong's Fair Eyes 162 and a Quarter Milen-For China. T. Fung'a Ullswater 130 lbs. (Mr. Backhouse)
less
3.--Shatin Handicap: "B" Class: One
Boxing Eve was the cessful favourite to return than evens in three meetings. At the head of the straight, it looked
Pontes. as if he could not catch the leaders,
Entranco Fee $5. lat who
Prize: $450. 2nd Prize: $200. 3rd Increased Winsome Stag.
Prize: $100. second best backed, on which Mr. John Peel's Noukhall 155 lbs. Soares had cracked a fast pace. It
(Mr. Heard) was otherwise. however. Mr. Dynasty's King's Falloch 157 Charles appeared to desire to come hs... (Mr. Newbigging) through on the rails. Failing to Roda's Delaware Bay 152 Ibe. (Mr. da Roza)
do no, he burst up on the outside
cidentally. The others were not in
where Boxing Eve was more than
(Mr. Charles)
Two grey ponies, as yet unnamed, were auctioned by Mr. "Tam" Pearce, on behalf of the Jockey of Winsome Stag what time one K. H. Kay's Szatmar 146 lbs. Club. They had come down with of the three ponies carrying red!
(Mr. Backhouse) the 1929-30 batch of subscription colours (probably Monterey Bay) Li & Kitchell's Duke of Mel- griffins but had not been drawn for faltered and swung out, possibly ac-
rose 160 lbs. as they were out of condition and
(Mr. Harriman) failed to pass the veterinary sur-the run up from the mile post Ulster's Erin's lale 154 lbs.
For the annual meeting they will be classed as griffins, but not as subacription griffins. One of 13 hands 2 inches was purchased by Dr. S. To Wong, who won Mr. Heard's cup as the most improved novice rider. for $220, after one wag had facetiously opened the bidding with $5. The other also went to Dr. Wong, but for $150; the first bid this time was $50. The pony measures 18 hands 0 inch. Racing details follow.
n length In front, He went on to Hinson & Yam Man's Monk win without the whip being ap- 1.14 lbs. pled.
:
0
Ibs.
(owner) 0 F. Lobel's Mountain Air 165 11⁄2 lengths, many lengths.
lbs.
(Mr. Harriman) 0 Time: 2 mins. 102/5 socs.
W. G. Fischer's Tornado 147 Pari-mutual, Winner $20.70;
lbs.
..(owner) @ Places, 1st $5.90, 2nd $5.40, 3rd 286.00.
Winner-Places
1
1⁄2 length. 1. length. Time: 2 mins. 12.1/5 secs. Pari-mutue}, Winner $42.80 places, lat $12,80, 2nd $15; 3rd $10.10.
All the Poise
of a
Drum Major
The Assurance
of a
Radio Announcer.
:
The Attention that
a Manipulator Caught Short in the Market
Gives the Ticker
The Perseverance and Optimism of an Ancient Pedant learning to Play Ping Pong
and the Pride with which a
Bride Ties, Her New Hubby's
Tie,
As You Like It ... 627 571 Fanling Stag
256
243
4 Sunshine
146
149
Winner Places
Erstwhile
69
93
Kom Tong Huli
344 315
Duke of. Nieblung
70
111
Mountain Air
833
406
0 False Alarm
11 35
Sualoch
› 216
247
Ullswater
10
27
Pumpkin
134
162
0
With the exception of Ullawater Kum On and False Alarm which were talled Ching Hoi off, the other ponies ran a good race Fair Eyes and the jockeys rode well.
106
126
76 27
48
20
THE STAFF
Tornado
19
26
0
Total
1,275 1,439
...(Mr. Loo) Bulteel & Pilling's Samaritan 153 lus. ..(Mr, Bulteel) C. M. Leitao's Wuchang 149 lbs....... (Mr. Proulx) 1 length, 4 lengths. Time: 2 mins. 44.4/5 secs. Pari-mutuel, Winner $28-10; End $8.80, 3rd
After being passed, Winsome Stag galloped on to finish a good Monterey Bay stayed off second. opposition from Our Prince (which Was one of the vanguards at the fall of the flag) and the other three unplaced ponies passed the Places. 1st $8.00, winning post very close together. $15.50. Altogether it was a fine race and Cash Sweep Figures
a testimonial to the Duke of Melrose The cash sweeps of the day re- the finish waS
King's Falloch joint handicappers. aulted as follow:---
Noukhail Samaritan Szatmar Erin's Isls Delaware Bay Monk Wuchang
Mr. F. M. L. Soarca lodged an objection against Mr. R. · H. Charles for bumping and boring. The ominous blue flar indicating that the protest sustained by the was hoisted after
Race 1.
No. 121
$716.80
415
204.80
+
17
102.40
Unplaced runners ($50.00) each,
had been
Race 2.
Stewards,
No. 8
$847.00
321
242 00
217
60.50
362
€0.60
Nos.: 181, 390, 20, 414.
Unplaced runners ($50.00) each, Nos.: 78, 276, 172, 413, 475, 414, 190, 222, 289, 418.
Race 3
No. 452
F
316 79
$1,852.40 386.40 193.20
Unplaced runners ($50.00) each. Nos. 314, 278, 26, 122, 246, 879. Race 4
As You Like It was made favour- Ite, odds on, ard looked like doing the trick until Fanling Stag came With the two favourites, literal- Into the picture at a late stage. The ly, "nowhere," big dividends pre- favourite and Sunshine were in the vailed again. Mountain Air lost six van mostly but Mr. Botelho, riding lengths through being left at the nicely in spite of the weight his poot and never made up the deficit. pony carried, was in the thick of Kom Tong Hall had a straight run Winner Places affairs at the rock and was still peg, and could have won had he been
ging hard round the last bend. good enough.
372 469
247
227
392 498
181 223
113 238
101
115
83
145
65
87
16
13
home.
Here Fanling Stag headed As You Fair Eyes (on the raila) and Kum Like It and never looked back, al-On led until the critical stage. With though the latter hunted him hotly a little more than 4 mile to ge, Mr. Ploughing a lonely farrow Sewell forged ahead stride by stride on the rails, Sunshine justified ex- and had taken the rails, leading at pectations to capture third place. the distance post, where Mr. da Erstwhile was not disgraced. Duke Rosa began to creep up on Pumpkin.. were locked together of Nieblung was outclassed with These two
Five out of the field of nine re-the weight he carried and ran fifth, until the winning post, with Pump- a long interval. Boxing Eve
therefore.
ceived fair, if alightly diversified, This was the best novicen" event kin perilously close to Kum On WIA.
disqualified.
Two of them were in of the second half of the 1929 flat The former stuck in front by half a The race was awarded to Win- support.
length. some Stag. Monterey Bay became the first three but the victory of racing season. second and Our Prince third. the "John Peel" colours was a gur-
Kom Tong Hall (driven) and -Shek-O Handicap: "B" Class: 8ix Sunioch (ridden with the hands) Farlongs For China Ponies. En had a merry duel which the latter trance Fee 15. 1st Prize: $400.just got the better of. The others 2nd Prize: $150. Brd Prize: $100.
2--Shok-0 Handicap: "C" Class: One Mile--For China Fonios. En trance Fee $5. Eat Prize: $400. 2nd Prize: $150. 3rd Prize: $100, Lau & Lee's Duke of Man 149 lbs. .............(Mr. T. L Wong) Mrs. R. M. Austin's Armony
165 lbs.
(Mr. Heard) W. T. Chung'a Cavalier 143 lbs.
(Mr. Harrimani) *8 Unplaced runnore ($100 each). Mac's Zephyr 103 lbs. ....... Nos.: 208, 145.
No. 92
120
68
Race 5
No. 258
229
.. 396
$2,816.80 804.80 102.40
Own's Amusement Tax 147 lbs.
ן.י
1
2
(Mr. Frost)
$1,708.00
(Mr. S. Y. Liang) 488.00 Lt-Col. C. H. Little's Bright 244.00.
Prospect 187 lbs. (Mr. Cave)0 Unplaced runners"($50.00) cach, | W. G. Fischer'a · Chems! 163 Nos.: 406, 347; 624, 455.
Iba,
... (owner) o Race 6
Dynasty's Dark Eyes 145 lbs. (Newbigging)
No. 824 -91 .582
$1,342.60 883,60 191.80 Unplaced runners ($50.00), each. Noa, 248, 470, 154, 191, BB2, 384, 404, 11, 428, 218, 817. 2,
Face 7
No. 495
547 808
81,482.20 409.20 204.60
Unplaced runners (850.00) cach, Nos.:—500, 872, 95, 206, 178.
Race B
No, 129
$1,675,80 47880 289.405
C. M. Leitno's Desert Wind 150 1b8, ..................................... (Mr. Loo)
J. C. Macgown's Duke of
Nieblung 140 lbs.
(Mr. "Proulx) ** (Mr. Stanton) Hynes & Mackie's Papaya 149 1b8... (Mr. de Roza)
Ip & Mo's Inca 145 lbs.
C. W. P. Richardson's Sucre 158 lbs... (owner) W. EL Shenton's The Ptar
migan 143 18
(Mr. Backhouse) length, 211⁄2 lengths,
keat for ordi
0
0
0
prise.
On Szatmar, Mr. Backhouse made a valiant attempt to run away with the race, applying the whip K. H. Kay's Tarmacadam 164 were several lengths and more—
behind. after three furlongs had bean
lbs. (Mr. Backhouse) 1 covered. Delaware Bay was at the Tester & Abraham's The Ape head of the bunch, several lengtha
161 lbs. (Mr. Harriman) behind the leader.
John Peel's Huntington 167 Iba. Going up the incline, King's
(Mr. Heard) a Falloch was sent ahead and drew Mrs. K. E. Beith's Cream alongside of Szatmar but falled to
Cracker 153 lbs. (Mr. Frost). 4 Yam Man's One Third 168 lbs. shake off the latter patil passing Ulster's Ace of Spades 154 lbs. the last bend. Delaware Bay was
Mr. Charica)
still in the fight, but, after lying W. T. Stanton's Buster 161 lbs. last moat of the way. Mr. Heard
(owner)
The
28-Shatin Handicap: "A" Class: One and a Quarter MulesFor China Ponlea.
1st Entrance Fee $5. Prize: $450. 2nd Prize: $200. Brd Prize: $100.
had swept up on the outside and Chan, M. & A. E. Rafeek's challenged King's Falloch.
Glorious Stag 158 lbs. favourite, Duke of Melrose, show-
(Mr. S. Y. Llang) 0 ed up but it was a flash in the Cheng & Ng's Glory 152 lbs.
(Mr. McCartney) 0 pan..
Noukhaft "crossed from the out-Dyer & Belth's Loch Etive 150 side rapidly to the rails, swerving
The T
(Mr. Newbigging) || 0 probably because the heavy pace K. C. Lau's Mount Elburz 149 set by Szatmar had told its tale.) Iba,
(Mr., Lee) 0 Meanwhile, King's Falloch swerved Hynes & Mackfo's Peck 168 jbg. outwards, ~-away from the rails, 5-lbs. 75,...), (Mr. da: Roza) (-0. behind Noukhall. These two N, Hashim's Sunning 148 lbs. Donfor had the fesue to
(MrT. L. Wong) 0 themselves. But King's Falloch, C. M. Leitao's Wuchang 148 under pressure, "rolled inwards lbs. (Mr. Proulx) once more and ftalehed almost on C., M. Leitao'a Zircon II. 140 the haunches of the winner..
Abs (Mr. Loo)
1length, 2 lengths. Time: 1 min. 84 secs.
0
Delaware Bay was assured of
third money after the mila" post
but Szatmar was stil game enough
dead
10.8/5 des Winner
1) 1940) (Cavalion);
(Mr. da Roza) I Lau & Lee's Duke of Chantilly
154 lbs. ..........(Mr. Heard) 2 Eve's Misty Eva 151 lbs......
(Mr. Harriman) * 3| Harbot's City Hall 154 lba..
(Mr. Charles) 4 Yam Man's Fifty Flity 144 lbs.
(Mr. Loo) 0 Eve's New Year's Eve 158 lbs.
(Mr. Backhouse) 0 Ho Kom-tong's Town Hall 145
0 Iba (Mr. T. L. Wong) Dynasty's Young Pretender 165
lbs. ................ (Mr. Nowbixglug) "0 I length, 4 lengths,
Time: 2 mina. 30.8/5 secs.
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Winner Places
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FIRE IN KOWLOON
Owing to the prompt response of the Kowloon Fire Brigade on Satur day afternoon, a fire at 72, Portland Street, which promised to be anvers, was quickly extinguished by two ap- pliances and a street hydrant, og
It was revealed after the flames had been subdued that a quintily of mosquito netting and bedding had, been damaged in the front cubicle to the extent of $50. -- **
two; Eves spread out along the straiglin - One Are Appliance was sont ty New Those in the vanguard were not con- | the Mongkok Taul Sub-Statión, mak». SOL) Icerned with the finish. -
Ing, the number three,
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