WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1932.
THE CHINA MAIL.
AGE SPORT PAGE EMER
Home Racing Statistics
HH. Aga Khan Heads Two Lists.
RICHARDS 20.04 PER CENT.
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The Home Flat Racing has been concluded and the follow- ing complete statistics for the sca- Bon will be of interest:"
WINNING OWNERS.
Races No. of
Wan Horses.
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28 15 57,777
HE China Pony and the Australian-The Tiger (left) and Wotin (right). out of races faller
thirds in 19 Гасея
nt the Valley this year.
The latter has 3 wins,
JOLAR STAR_(left) and Woodland Stag (right) two of the foremost Australian ponies which will rear in opposition at the Annual Meeting in February.
POLAR
GERMANY'S OLDEST HORSE Chinese Lady Attracted
DIES AT 45.
Doctors To Seek Cause Of Its Long Life.
Cologne. Nov. 24. "Nich," Germany's oldest horse, has died at a racing stud stables near Frankfort- on-Mala at the estimated age of 45. A post-mortem exa. mination will be performed to discover the cause of his long life.
Rich was born in Argentina -and-taken-to-England during the 'nineties. In 1985 he was acquired by a German racing concern and placed in the stables where he has died. Reuter,
Racing
Personalities
Mr. E. O. Butler.
Riding in his first race in the Ewo Handicap in November 1929
Mr. Buller has had a dynamic rise
to fame at Happy Valley, conclud ing this season fourth in the local jockeys' list with the
record:
following
By Shanghai Paper Hunt
Shanghai, Dec. 14.
The Master.and Stewards of the will Shanghai Paper Hunt Club
present Mrs. Y. C. Woo with a
Lord Derby......
H. H. Aga Khan
Lord Rosebery
18 13
17,407
be
Lord Lonsdale
... 14
6
15.382
Cord Woolavington . 25
13
13,971
M. E. de St. Alary .. G
4
11,928
Mr. W. M. G. Singer 7
13,029
WINNING BREEDERS
H. H. Aga Khan.... 28
15
68,666
In France..... National Stud
59
43
35,060
51 22
27,558
33
19
15,486
Although it was her first hunt here, riding against Shanghai's most seasoned horsemen and horse-
Lord Beaverbrook .. 5 4 13,632 Mrs. A. James
12.774
19
10
WINNING TRAINERS
62
72
34. 33
26 21 48 Hon. G. Lambton
2f 100 · 52 D. Pencock
33 J. L. Jarvis
WINNING JOCKEYS.
49
72,535 51,592 33,548
30.742 27,626
women, Mrs. Woo created a great Frunk Butters ..... souvenir to mark the first occasion surprise in hunting clrcles by her F. Darling
finish.J. Lawson..... on which a Chinese lady has rid-courageous achievement in den' in a local paper hunt, it wasing among the leaders. mude known yesterday.
FOUR WINNERS FOR
MISS FEARON
KWANTI MEETING
China Mail Sports Diary.
TO-DAY.
Cricket.
TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT,
+
(H.K.C.C. ground, 11 a.m.)
Hockey. MAMAK TOURNAMENT.
32,567HE remarkable success of Miss Fearon was the feature of the Army v Navy
programme of racing at Kwanli yesterday. In addition to winning the Ladies' Race on her own pony, three other of her ponies
won events. The dull weather reduced the attendance slightly, but Police. v R.A.S.C those who made the journey were well repaid.
It was the first time in the local a Chinese Mrs. Woo participated in last hunting history that Saturday's hunt in the Minghong woman took part in a hunt, and as
Wins. 2nd. 3rd.Unpl. Total country and finished 12th out of a she did so well in her first outing field of about 150 starters. Her the officials of the Club thought it G. Richards...190 151 121 486 948 re-fitting to present her with a pre W. Nevett... 97 59 65 293 514 H. Wroga...102 86 71 325 583 feat was made all the more markable by the fact that it was sent to commemorate the occasion Weston 65 80 54 384 603 a tough and dusty going with and encourage other Chinese wo- R. Perryman
F. Fox plenty of casualties.
man riders to take up the sport.
THE MOCK FUNERAL
71
78 60 65 338 531 86 68 568 793
"IN MEMORIAM HONG KONG RACES" TOTALISATOR AND PARIMUTUEL · BETTING FORBIDDEN BY SIR HENRY BLAKE: SECOND HORSE IN WALER CHAMPIONS AWARDED NO PRIZE: PARIMUTUEL TICKETS SOLD AFTER ACTUAL RACE! (By Scrutator.)
4
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No really big dividends were returned, but they were mostly, quite substantial.
RESULTS.
J. A. L. Schreiber's Piccalill 168 lbs...... (Mr. Schreiber) The Volunteer Corps Steople A. J. Stocker's Bay of Calamity chase (Unofficial).-Winner $150, 168 lbs. ....... (Mr. Stocker) Second $75. Third
For R. F. F. Gillespie's Happy Hit
168 lbs.
China Ponics. First Division. To
be ridden by members of the Troops.
G. P. Ferguson's White Star D. B. Evan's Social Mark 156
1
2
(Mr. Ingram) 3 Won by, length; length. Pari-mutuel:- Winner $3.90; Places, 1st $2.70; 2nd $8.10; 3rd)
Second
Chan Wing-yung's Tien Feng
Shan 147 lbs.
I
2
(Sookunpoo, 4 p.m.)
TO-MORROW.
Billiards.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Sgt. Buckle v A. H. Oswick
(St. Patrick's Club, 8.30 p.m.),
Cricket. TRIANGULAR - TOURNAMENT. Army v Navy
́(H.K.C.C. ground, 11 a.m.)
FRIDAY.
Billiards.
Cricket.
146 lbs...... (Mr. Ferguson) 1 $9.
STELL, COULSON LEAGUE. lbs. *
(Mr. Evans) 2 The Christmas Plate-Winger (Police' Garrison Sergeants. Mackinlay's Peler Duvey 167 $200. Second $100. Third. $50. Palace Hotel v Borderers
lbs......... (Mr. McKinley) 3 For China Ponies classified by the Royal Engineers v C. & P.0, Club Won by length; 3 longths: Hong Kong Jockey Club as "E" Royal Artillory v St. Patrick's Pari-mutuel:-Winner $11.82; Claas. To be ridden by Jockeys
.... Hockey. FRIENDLY MATCH, THE last decade in the history of heavily as the winner was disquall-, only remained in force for that one Pisces, 1st $4.07; 2nd $11.87; 3rd who have not won 10 races any- The Hong Kong Jockey Club fled for not having his saddie mesting as public opinion WES $14.56,
where at any time. One and a H.K.H.C. “A” v Lincolnshire aroused.
Quarter Miles.
(King's Park 5.15 p.m.) has been essentially one of pro-girthed.
Mr. C. B. Brown, who was then; To force the Governor to rescind
The Tally Ho Steeplechase (Un
SATURDAY. gress, and there are By in the Colony to-day who can recall the Secretary, pointed out that the rule the order, a number of young bloods official).-Winner $150. disastrous
(Mr. Chanson) 1 race-course fire, which of "first past the past" receives bet-arranged a mock funeral, the coffin $75. Third $25. Weight 168 lbs.
Heard's Christmas Belle 152 resulted in the building of the ting dividends, did not operate in bearing the inscription, "In Memo- Two Miles.
that race since it was a "stunt" riam Hong Kong Races."
Miss Fearon's Black Marin 168 lbs...... (Mr. Ferguson) 2 TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT. magnificent stands of to-day.
Sir Henry, however, heard of the
lbs. .....
(Mr. Schreiber) 1 Mias P. Scott Harston's Im Hong Kong C.C. v Navy In the year 1923, new arrange race.
plot and sent his A.D.C. to make H. R. Prior's Duke of Normandy perial Hall 162 lba: .......... ments were put into operation in THE STARTING GATE.
(Hong Kong C.C. ground) He II. 168 lbs. ...(Mr. Kemble)
(Mr. Dey) 3 Kowloon C.C. v Army, order to allow for freer movement Much controversy occurred after terms with the ring-leaders.
Won by a length; 2% lengths. League II Na in the enclosures. The meeting that meeting, with regard to the promised that betting should be Comdr. J. B. Newill's Mell- 1st 2nd 3rd Uup. Tul.
gard's 168 lbs.
Pari-mutual: - Winner $8.20: Civil Service v R.A.S.C."(L). 12 13 18 57 140 in that year consisted of three days starting methods, and the urge for allowed in future if the young
(Mr. Ferguson) 3 Places, 1st $2.50; 2nd .$2.40; 3rd|-
Football. From December 1928 to Septem-of racing at the big meeting and an a starting gate was made by many. bloods would abandon their plana
Won by 8 langths; 5 lengths., $5.20.
FIRST DIVISION. off-day the same week. Nothing The only adverse comment on the, for the "funeral."
Pari-mutuel: - Winner $9.64; ber 1930 he did nothing at all. At outstanding occurred, but
Despite official ban at that "tote-.
South Chinn v Kowloon 2 big possibilities of a starting gate, was
The Christmas Steeplechase St. Joseph's v Police, the end of September he again took dropping off in the Derby and that "China ponies would not face less" meeting, however, punters Places, 1st $3.35; 2nd $4.04; 3rd
were accommodated by a number of $8.35.
Winner $200. Second $100. Third Borderers v Boyal Artillery: up training, and the August of the Champion Sweepstakes was record- a gate."
$50. For China Ponies. Two Recreto v Chinese Athletica Much, damage to the course was local amateur bookmakera..
Undoubtedly this WAK another following year saw him making biged. In the first named sweep only
Miles. 1,832 tickets were sold as against done during the year by water, and
Lincolns v Club The Ladies' Race (Unofficial).— atrides in the Novice Class. It was 2,000 the previous year, while the was attributed to defective Govern-factor towards convincing the Gov Winner $150. Second $76. Third Miss Fearon's Lock Byan 150
'lbs. One ernment that you cannot legislate $25. For China Pontes classified
........(Mr. Schreiber) not, however, until the last meeting number of tickets sold in the Cham-ment drains and in November that he registered his plon Sweep slumped from 6,230 to section of the course, from the win-to eliminate what some are pleased by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, as R. H. Charles's Rooslan 167 Jbs. (Mr. Charles) ning post to the mile post, was de to call "the betting evil," Mr. Class at time of entry. first win on Wise Stag in the Ewo 4,208.
Turning to
Bouth China v Chinese Athletics the racing itself" scribed as "partial swamp and Humphreys concluded.
Weight 150 lbs. One and a quar W. Hope'a Duke, of. Milan EMPRESS DELAYED.. Handicap, the unofficial event in the China Mail of that year states, partial slush," while a quagmire
ter miles. A Cup will be present-
(Mr. Hope) 3 Royal Artillery v Lincolns The year 1924 went down in his ed to the Winning Rider.
Won by 4 lengths; 3 lengths. Navy v Tsung: Tsin which he had made his debut two "the plums have all fallen to the was in great prominence at the en-
Pari-mutuel: Winner $7.80; Other parts tory as having provided the wettest Miss Fearon's Festival Eve big stables." Sir Paul Chater's trance to the stables. years before.
152 lbs...... (Miss Fearon) 1 Places, 1st $8.20; 2nd 35.60; 3rd stable was particularly successful. of the course were described as a race day on record, the sport and
crowd suffering in consequence. By Hall & Shenton's Wembly Stag $2.70. His first official win was recorded
PONIES LOSE VALUE. "sea of slime." in December 1991 when he piloted
The annual ponr roup of 1928 In connection with the many con- the third day of the meeting, how 150 lbs.... (Miss Shenton). 2
conditions were excellent, Mrs. A. M. L. Soares's Golden The Christmas Hurdle Race Mesere. Newbigging and Gordon's was held on March 10, and a controversies regarding the conduct of ever,
Arrow 180 iba.
Winner $200. Second $100. Third Grey Dawn past the post to win the aiderable drop in prices paid for the racing and all that pertained to it, but the funeral of Bishop Pozzoni, Mr. the Roman Catholic bishop, which
(Miso" Alabaster) 3 | $50. For China Ponies. One and the fall on the same day, reduced the
Won by 2 lengths; 4 lengths." a Half Miles. Norfolk Plate from a field of eleven ponies was noted, the highest price the China Mail interviewed belog $540 while several ponica Henry Humphreys, one of
Pari-mutuel; Winner $4.10; Tally Ho's Daylight Eve 145 lbs. In that year he also had a win and only fetched 85.
staunchest supporters of racing, attendance considerably. It is
Interesting to note that the 5.3. Finces, 1st $2.54; 2nd: $2.95; 3rd Mg(Mr. Ferguson) 1 two thirds of Fanling and a third at Mr. Silas Sassoon, at one time an during that year.
A. L. Birt's Cloudy Eve 140 lbs. " He stated that he was in favour Empress of Australia was delayed $4.56
(Mr. Schrieber). Macao, but his Valley record read assistant in the firm of E. D.
Sassoon and Company and for of giving the starting gate a fair especially for the purpose of taking as follows:
trial. Mr. Humphreys sold that the Shanghai jockeys back home.
The Polo Scurry (Unofficial). many years Official time-keeper at the Valley, retired in May, and he prior to 1923, there was a totalisa- It was during this year that the Winner $150. Second $76. Third $25。 Weight 168 lbs. To be will be remembered as one of the tor in use on the course, but what extra meeting ceased to be called At the Annual Meeting this year keenest supporters of the race-club happened to it, he could not say, the Gymkhana Meeting and the ridden by playing members of the he was booked to ride Bright Star since the year 1880. Asked how a totalisator could dis- term Extra Meeting, now in use, was Hong Kong Polo Club, Half a
1st 2nd 3rd Unp. Ttl
1
0
18
culverts.
in the Jockey Cup, but the p The extra meetings of those days appear, he related the following adopted. On June 11 of that year, Mile
pony were all held under the auspices of story of how Governor Blake sarthe race course was closed in order
155 lbs.
SECOND DIVISION. 1Eastern v Ewo
Club v Kowloon
2 St. Joseph's v Borderers
THIRD DIVISION. Royal Air Force v University Chinese Athletics v South China
Rugby. H.K. Rugby Club v Navy
(Happy Valley, 4 p.m.)
SUNDAY.
Cricket. University Past" Present
Miscellaneous. J. W. Hope's Celerity 154 lbs. Kowloon Cricket Club Children's
Helene (Mr. Hope) 3 Sports.
Won by 6 lengths; 1% lengths Racing, Pari-mutuel Winner $2.80; Fanling Hunt and Race Club Places, 1st $2.50; 2nd 33.40; 3rd Steeplechase Meeting (Kwanti)
$5.10.0.3
Cash Sweeps At Kwanti Yesterday
Race 1.
No. 97
485 433
$350.85 100,26 50.18
wont lame thirty-six hours before the Gymkhana Club, and according rendered to the youthful section of that repairs might be undertaken
his day.
and a new drainage system laid. the race. Mr Butler, however, was to the China Mail the pari-mutuel.
These repairs were contracted to GAMBLING ABOLISHEDİ
be finished within six weeks. but fortunate enough to be offered arrangements did not work as
smoothly as the system does to-day, "Soon after Sir Henry Blake many vexatious delays, arising King's Service and won com
****There appears to have been con- arrived in the Colony as Governor chiefly from labour troubles occur- fortably.
siderable delay in paying, out win-in 1902, an order was given that no red, and it was not until: during Workable Stag gave him his ners, while several other unpleasant gambling would be allowed on the August that the track was again tenth win to emergo from the incidents over betting transactions race-course. In consequence the open for training. Complaints Novice Cluss in the first half of this took place. Wrong change figured Club was forced to remove the were many when finally the inner Unplaced ponies ($25 each)
prominently and one punter refused totalishtor and close down on pari-track, with its six-inch Band Bar Nos. 372, 182, 352, 278, 378, He won his first classic on Polar to accept small silver among his mutuel betting also, The natural face was opened for training, and
Race 21ASA Star when he beat Mr. L. G. Frost, winnings,
Bad result was that the Club, was com- finally Messrs. Leigh and Orange
No 27
$422.62 the champion, jockey, on The Still Inter In the year, at an pulled to curtail the prize-money. were called in to make alterations Giraffe, in the Australian St. Extra Gymkhana Meeting held in At the Annual Meeting, my horse, of permanent benefit. It was not Leger last month. He went one July, astute punters made easy Bay Romald, an Australian galle, until the end of September, how- afterwards when he money in one race when they die way, ran second, ln the Waler ever, that it was decided to use sift aught Polar Ster first past covered that parkmtituël, Elekets Champlons, but was awarded- no cinder for the surface.
to (win"", "the Queensland were being sold many minutes after prize as the Cláb could not afford - THE of surface Is: still
mn -- Champions from Lucy the actual" race was finished to offer place money.?! ALAML Although some profited, others lost| "However, the ban
on betting
use and, has proved satisfactory.
(To be Continued):
108 322)
120.76
60.08 Unplaced ponies ($25 each): Nos. 85, 294, 79, 288.-
Race No. 244 454
3494,99
€14142
70.713
Unplaced ponies ($25 each). Nos. 406, 178, 475, 123,
Race 4
No. 156
$1,007.86 287.96.
143.98
Unplaced ponies (860 each). Nos. 322, 88, 1, 49, 120, 250 125, 228.
Race 6
$478,52 $188.70
68.87
Unplaced ponies (825 each) Nos. 267, 382, 496, 284, 47.
Race 6.
3581:16 151.26
75.88
Unplaced ponies Nos. 179, 522, 349,
́each)
Race 7.
8622,12
$177.90
119
Unplaced, ponles (525 each): +108. 140, 881, 42, 240 601, 247.