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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1935
MARSHALL EASILY HEADS SHANGHAI JOCKEYS
ron.
Sporting Chatter
(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)
"If anyone can do 4min. 5sec. for the mile, it is Lovélock", sald Bonth-
"He has the springiest, live-] liest stride of all the milers I have met, and takes less out of himself than Cunningham or. L. But, per-]
CRITICISM AND
NEEDA PLACED AHEAD POLO HANDICAPS IN BOB WYATT OF HAIMOVITCH
PRAISE FOR
BATSMEN FIRST
SENDING IN WEAK MARSHALL'S ASSOCIATION
WITH OPERA EVE
WEST INDIES VICTORY WELL DESERVED
SHANGHAI RACING STATISTICS
"
AMERICA
Nobody At 10 Goals In This Year's Ratings
HITCHCOCK'S DECLINE
New York, Feb. 21. The West, which last year furnished polo with the first 10- goal players ever selected from be yond the Hudson River, and the East went down together in 1934, and nine-goal handicaps are the highest allotted this year by the United States Polo Association.
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., and Win- ston F. C, Guest, both of New York and Cecil Smith, the cow-punching
TN this age of speed a mile in four]
minutes seems like a jog-trot, but if and when it in recorded by R. E. S. Wyatt is criticised for an athlete on a running track the his tactics, as captain, in the Tast THE new issue of the "Racing Record" published by the Shang [world will be astonished.
match which has just ended in hai Race Club is now out, and is a most interesting volume,
T The fascinating possibility has England's defoot at Trinidad. by full of matter that all followers of the local racing must like to again been raised by W. R. Bonth-217 runs, when a draw seemed next have at their finger tips writes “Ching" In the North China Daily Tags News, ron, the American, while discussing to assured. the qualitics of his friend and rival,. It is unfair and logical. It From I have been able to gather, the following interest Jack Lovelock.
may have been that E. B. T. ing facts relating to 1934 local racing. The curly haired New Zealander Holmes, Leyland and Iddon were The "Morn" stable heads the list of winning owners for put up a world's record mile by either injured or indisposed, which 1934, with the fine total of $43 700 to its credit in value of stakes willow-chaser from Austin, Tex, clocking 4min. 7 3-5sec., but this would explain the change in the won during the year. Followed very closely by C. S. Mao stable are ranked on top, sharing the aine has since been beaten by Glen Cun- batting order in England's second with $42,412.50 the "Ment" stable taking third place with a total goal rating with one other player in
of $30,450. ningham, the United States under-innings.
the world, the Nawab of Bhopal, There were five stables that won more than $20,000 each in graduate with 4min. 6 8-10sec.
Of the three Americana, Guest stakes during the year, with thirteen other stables totalling over alone improved his rating or held $10,000 but under $20,000 each.
fast. He moved up from eight goals. Hitchcock and Smith were Opera Eve proved to be the dropped from 10 and Elmer J. biggest stake gather, having cre- Boeseke, Jr., of California, who dited his stable during the year was selected with Smith as the with $16,800, followed closely by West's first 10-goal man last year, sonally, I think the suggestion of a that he sent in the weaker batsmen To Play For County On Welcome Morn third with a
The theory has been expressed
Castle-ribbon with $13,650, then was dropped to eight. first in order to tire the fast bow- Leaving R.A.F. total of $9,100.
Jimmy Milla of Bryn Mawr, Pa.. lars. A fast bowler thrives on!
Rochester heads the griffins of remained at eight goals; Michael and Adian Roark, Del Monte, Cal, success, and to let him, got' at the
The amateur cricketer, A. the year with a total of $7,326 but Phipps, New York and Bill Post. Holmes, who as reported recently is followed very closely by Gold Aiken, S.C., were raised from seven mand respect, but not everyone.
Wyatt's Side
may accept the Sussex captaincy, has Vase, with only: $26 less
heto eight, and with Boeseke make up will agree with him.
One would like to hear the cap-left the Royal Air Force, having winnings; Merry Bill is third with the eight-goal list. Ten years ago a 4min. 6 8-10sec. tain's side of the story. Wyatt completed his ten years' service. $6,100. mile would have been declared im-may not be a brilliant tactician,
Eric Pedley, California, and, Rube. He is therefore likely to be more
Double Brand, the Shanghai Race Williams, Austin, Tex, were reduc possible, but it is now in the record but he is usually a sound one and frequently available to Sussex if Club sub, takes first place amongst ed from eight to-seven-United books.
Times are slower in England than favour that we have not heard.
there may well be much in his required next summer, as in his the 1934 subscription griffins with press,
Capacity ae captain of R.A.F. $6,405, followed by Malko with in sunny California," but there are
Regarding his putting the West cricket he did not have much oppor- $8,195; High Way takes third several English runners who lean to Indies in to bat in the Arst laninge, tunity for county games.
place with $5,725, beating the crackf the view that a 4min. mile is porno one who has played on matting
Sheng Hu by $25 only. During the aible.
4min. mile is fantastic."
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He is an excellent bat and fields-year 56 ponies won $3,000 or overį To do it a man would have to run A good matting wicket does not man, and the R.A.F. will miss him, each, .98 $2,000 or over; and 254 to the clock-60 seconds s lap. normally deteriorate, and there is: For the past three years he acted $1,000 or over. There must be hundreds in the a good deal to be said for taking as flying instructor at Wiltering, world who can lap a quarter-mile in the second innings, by which and it is not unlikely that he will 62sec., and the record for the dia-means it is possible, other things enter the civilian air service... tance is 48 4-10sec. by Ben Eastman, being equal, to keep a better grip the American.
on the game,
UNEVEN DRAW FOR THE 1935 So 60sec, per lap twice round, is
Whatever one may think of reasonable enough-but would it be Wyatt's decisions, everyone will be
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China Mail
Sports Diary
TO-DAY
F. Marshall heads the jockeys Football-Senior Shield Competition with 68 wins, 48 seconds, and 85
Royal Artillery v. South China "B" thirds, out of the 372 mounts he Junior Shield Competition
(Sookunpoo, 4.30 p.m.). had. Followed by V. V. Neede with Royal Artillery v. South China 56 wins; 88 seconds and 47 thirds:
(Bookunpoo 2.30 p.m.) out of 423 mounts. Then comes
Punjab Regiment v. Hong Kong Victor Haimovitch with 48 wina, 31
-Hockey Club Seniors seconds and 36 thirds out of his
Races And Dividends
P
The highest, winning dividend to be paid out during the year was
Hockey.
(Marina ground, 5.p.m.) TO-MORROW
R.A.M.C. v. Central British School:
(F)
FRIDAY:
first success in Test matches, for, nearly all the stronger nations being 288 mounts. from all accounts, they seem to in the lower half of the draw. It have played the batten cricket and is unfortunate that New Zealand to have been well worthy of their should have to meet Australia in On all three courses 784 races Fricket.
the first round, and that the win-were run off during the year, for
which 10,487 ponies weighed out, Hockey. ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
ners have to play France in the giving an average of 14 starters selected to lead England against as a leader with the Eastern Coun-second.
East Lancashire Juniors v. Punjabla for each race.
Juniors ties, Leicester, and the Army, Wales... Telephone 21322.
There should be a good match in
(4.30 p.m.) Kendrew has a nickname—a sure It was as a schoolboy at Upping-the second round between, Japan sign of popularity. He is called ham that people first started talking and Czechoslovakia, presuming "Joe." and is generally admired as about his football. He played a that each of them comes through when Mr. Winds' Spinner, ridden by Badminton-Mixed Doubles a grand type of forward who will great match for the Woodford club the first. The winner of this Huang at the C.J.C. on June 3. St. Andrew's v. Club de Recreio "AN, pack into any row of the scrum and team against an international alde match should reach the final, for in a half mile race against four- work like fury,
led by W. W. Wakefield
South Africa, though they teen others managed to win, and Hockey Not only is he the senior "cap" Kendrew used to be a good place-likely to defeat Poland easily, do total of 1725 chances taken in the are returned his one backer out of a in the England team by two years, kicker, but he does liftle of it these not seem quite strong enough... but he has had plenty of experience days,
The lower half presents a more dimcult problem, but if the Aus tralians are in their best form they
either Germany or Italy.
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CONSIDERABLE
REDUCTION IN
BANK OVERDRAFT
KENNEDY TO HAVE TESTIMONIAL FUND
BOWLEY ENGAGED AS COACH
Hampshire maybreak new ground by meeting, Surrey at Basingstoke next summer, matches previously having been played only at Southampton, Bournemouth, and
Portsmouth.
(8 p.) H.KA.R.A. v. East Lancashires
(Marina, 4.80 p.m.), Punjabis junior v. Hong Kong
· (5 p.m.).
win pari the fine dividend of $7,881 Hockey Club seconds for his $5 investment, paid out; when Times Square, riden may be of interest, to look back
The highest place dividend was
by Y. K. Tu in a nine furlong race and give their racing record to at Klangwan on October 6, for run-gether. F. Marshall first put his ning into 3rd place returned his two leg over Opera Eve in a race on supporters $844.80 each for their June 10, 1988, since when no other 85 Investment.
has ridden him in a race, .. The average, dividend for a win Their, record together is 18 starta,
42
Mr. J. English, manager to paid out on the 784 races came to resulting in 16 wins, and 2 seconds, Northampton Town for the past $62.40 with the three places re-a record of which both are justified Somerset Make 1,156 four seasons, has announced his in-turning an average of $17,60 for in being proud. The wins include Somerset C.C.C. annual report, tention to retire from the post next each of the three places. which was presented at the general month. As a player, Mr. English Leading Pony And Jockey meeting at Weston-super-Mare on was with Sheffield United, and later January 31, stated that the over-he managed Darlington and Nel-
traft had been reduced from £1,905 500.
In the annual report of the to £880. Hampshire County Cricket Club, it)
Excess of income over expenal- is' announced that Sir Russell Ben-ture was £1,156, without taking into craft, who has taken açtive part in consideration the county's share of the management of the club as Test match profits, £1,620, which
A.G. DONN HONOURED
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classic races on each of the three local tracks,
As Mr. Eve's Opera Eve heads From reliable reports, the pony is the list of winners for the year and at present very well, and can be his rider, F. Marshall, takes a relied on to continue his winning similar place amongst jockeys, it sequence this spring.
Tribute To Jack
Hobbs
player, captain, secretary, and will be credited to this year's As Mr. Donn is leaving the INGLISH first-class cricket has in one match on six occasions, hit chairman during the past 59 years, account.
Colony on Wednesday next, Mr. ENGL intends to retire from the chair. Match receipts totalled 3,826. F. Selk was appointed Hon. Tre lost it Grand Old Man as the three centuries in succession on manship of the committee. against £2,395 in. 1988, the improve, surer, pending confirmation at the result of Jack Hobbs retirement at four occasions, and four centuries
in a row on two occasions. Sir Russell will at the annualment being due largely to the Aus- next meeting
1925 he hit five centuries, in siz In the words of Percy Fender matches and registered 16 three- Surrey's former skipper Jack as figure innings in that season to beat
meeting be put forward for election strálians match at Taunton and The programme for the the age of 53.
coming, vear, and the activities of the past year, including the stag
l
as president.
games at Downside, and Bath. Mr. E. G. Burnett, Hampshire's) s Middesex Loss treasurer since 1914, is also retir At the annual meeting of the g of the attempts of the World he is to everyone, is so familiar to W. G. Grace's long standing record ing, H
Middlesex County Cricket Club at records by the Japanese swimmers, the sporting public as to be a na of 126 centuries first-class Last summer Hampshire made a Lord's, Mr. A. J. Webbe, the 83-aid the entry of Kwok Chun-hang tional institution. Of him it may cricket. profit of £2,185-due largely to the years-old president, said the comat the Melbourne Centenary Cham-truly be said: "He who knows not One of the few feats which the record "gate" when the Australians mittee had agreed, in recognition pionships, were discussed. Hobbs has not lived.""..
Hobbs, who never had, an hour's visited Southampton, and the sum of Hendren's attractive cricket and
first-class cricket
He played in
of £1,518 received as the county's of his having represented England WACK DEMPSEY'S RESTAURANT coaching, acored 197 centuries share of the profits from the tour. against Australia in 1994 on four The bank overdraft how stands at occasions at the age of 45, to set £968. Membership last year. In aside the Whitsun Bank Holiday creased from 1,081 to 2,102.
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match at Lord's against Sussex na On the site of the old "Mornin Kennedy, who has become a testinominal-net a benefit to Telegraph," a newspap coach at Cheltenham College, is to him,
many of th have a testimonial fund in recogul- tion of his long services to the county
Bowley the former -- Aussex cricketer, now at Winchester, Col loge has been engaged as coach for two weeks at the beginning of the
accounts which showed the season
Surrey man has never accompli
and which has been done by other players.
1,000 runs, before the end of month of May. That record shared by Grace, Hammond, Brad-
ring in his first-
(terhim
greatest