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BLANDFORD'S REMARKABLE
THE
CAREER
(By Eric Rickman)
HE Aga Khan's Taj Akbar at 13 to 2 for the Pay Up second favourite at 100 Derby. to 15, and Noble King at 7 to 1: What are the money-making possibilities of these horses about whom the whole world is talking? In this article Eric Rickman draws on his profound turf know- ledge to tell the story of the earning capacities of other great horses.
D. F. LOPES
THEIR CHANCES IN
COMING TESTS-
ENGLISH SELECTORS SET ABOUT THEIR TASK
THE YOUNGER PLAYERS
(By Howard Marshall)
London, May 2. TO-DAY the cricket season really opens. For weeks the nets have been busy, and argu- ments have raged about the summer's prospects, but this morning the bell will ring on county grounds, and the first properly hostile ball will be bowled.
I was impressed by the glimpse we had of the Indians at Gravesend. They were naturally stiff and out of practice, but F. LOPES, Hon. Secretary they are clearly cricketers of the right sort, anxious to attack
D. FLOPS Fun Serection the bowling, and keen in the field. They will be at their best, no
The value of the Derby winner to-day will be greatly in- creased by his triumph in the world's greatest race. The result Club and a fine all-rounder in his doubt, on fast wickets, for their batsmen are essentially stroke born in Hong Kong in players, with the supple, wristy style which seems to be a national will have an extensive effect on bloodstock values and "fashion" day. was for there are fortunes to be made from racehorses without bet-1907 and educated at the Diocesan (characteristic.
Boys' School
They produced more brilliant strokes in one brief innings at ting a penny-piece on them.
One named Blandford, who died recently, was bringing to He did not, however, take an Gravesend than we are accustomed to see in the whole course of his owners an annual income of about $12.000 in stud fees. At active interest in sport intil after a county match, but brilliance alone is not enough. the time of his death he was insured for a sum which covered leaving school, when he joined the approximately what he would have earned for another three Club de Recreio and piayed hockey
His fee had been 400 guineas and was to have been inland cricket for the first eleven YOUTHFUL SIDE TOO ness also. Amar Nath kept his [creased next year to 500 guineas.
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INDIAN R.C. SHOULD FRIENDLY CRICKET TEST CRAIGENGOWER
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The C.R.C., who have held the
MATCHES
Military Teams Prepare
for the Inter-
teams
"B" title for the past 12 years, In preparation
Cricket competition will again make a bold bid for Company
on June 3, honours. and cannot see the which starts
early from the East Lancashire Regi- H.K.C.C. giving them an check. Rodger and Evans should ment are playing quite a good cricket at Shamshuipo fest the champions. but I doubt deal of whether the other two pairs will Camp at the present. hold their own, elen on Owe courts.
their
Hopeless Case
from 1928 until 1932, being Hockey Secretary for the same period.
the
of
GOOD FOR CLUB
un-
Possibly the Indians will show us that they have sound-
nose over the ball with exem- plary steadiness, C. K. Nayudu If the insurance money is in- one man who knew his history He joined the Victoria Recrea
is a great player, Wazir Ali we cluded Blandford must have thought that it would be imposition Club in 1993 and was elected
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know as an unusually stubborn to the Swimming Sub-Committee
opening batsman, Palia is a was retired from racing. His carned nearly £125,000 since he sible to train him.
as a judge and timekeeper in 1981.)
The Club were best served by levelheaded left-hander, and if original cost to his owners,} Blandford was bred at the Na-and in 1934, accompanied
Owen Hughes and Sewell in the only the Nawab of Pataudi were Messrs. R. C. and, the late S. Ctional Stud, and when he was a Hong Kong Interport team to
number of sets won-1-but able to play and add ballast to Dawson, was 730 guineas, and
the capacity year old he had rheumatic fever. Shanghai in
Pearce and McDougall were
the side, we might be sure that when they bought him at least it is said that the veterinary sur-Manager. He was appointed to the doubtedly the more polished pair.
the Indian batting would be geon who attended him thought at Secretaryship this year.
jadequate. McDougall played really good ten- A very keen follower of the is in spasms and then on other one time that he was a hopeless
As for the bowling, there is the Turf, he is a very good judge of occasions dropped points through gians Mohammed Nissar, fast and case.
horse-flesh.
lack of concentration, Pearce formidable, with S. Bannerjee to again failed to impart suffi-open the attack with him. cient speed into his shots to en-¡ Here again the assistance of sure outright winners, and he will Amar Singh, now playing for have to do so if he is to meet with Colne in the Lancashire League, success in this grade of tennis would be invaluable, and it is pro- He has everything necessary to bable that he will be included in make him really aggressi.e the Indian team for Test matches. |player-height, reach and a good With Mohammed Nissar, Amar Singh, Bannerjee, and plenty of medium-paced bowlers, the Indians
PAY UP TO WIN DERBY?
Made Last-Minute
Favourite
On Monday the Headquarter TO-DAY'S CLASSIC AT EPSOM Wing played "A" Company, but
London, To-day. The CRC. second string will neither side was at full strength.
The following is the final call- entertain the K.C.C., who are con- Headquarter Wing scored 203 for ceded an outside chance of win-nine wickets declared Dr. John-jover for the Derby which will be ning the title, and a
Eds. Botting 54, Pte.ran oa Epsom Downs to-day:- rare battle son 62.
Pay Up. 6 to 11 and o between experience and youth will Grifin 3 for 64. Lieut. J. P. Wi-
Taj Akbar, 100 to 14 t and o. probably result in the visitors just liams for 72 and Pte. Badman
Noble King, 15 to 2 t and o Boswell, 8 to 1 t and o. winning.
Balabissar, 100 to St and o. Mahmoud, 100 to 7 t and o. Barry Star, 25 to 1 o, 28 to I t Carioca, 28 to 1 t and o Abjer, 28 to 1 t and o Thankerton, 28 to 1 o, 33 to 1 t Midstream, 28 to 1, o, 33 to 11. Couvert. 33 to 1 t and o His Grace, 35 to'l t and o. Raeburn, 40 to 1 t and o. Fearless Fox, 40 to 1 o, 50 to 1 t. Belaethel 45 to It and o.
Recreio Favoured
The Recreio should not have
3 for 20), while the "A" Company replied with a score of 207 for 9 wickets (Pte. Nolan 64. Lieut.
much difficulty in accounting for J. P. Williams 24, C. S. M. Elvin
The
up
5 for 72).
the CBA., although the latter team's hard-hitting tactics may quite easily cause an upset. Civil Service, who finished third last year, are even stronger this season and a handsome vic- tory over the University is expect. (Continued from Page 4) ed of them. Shute and Todd will take some
beating in this
Brewer and Stapleton v ere not and sion, and if Bendall and Agafu-suited to each other's play roff can show any improvement on their understanding
INDIAN R.C. WIN “A” DIVISIONÍ TIE FROM US.R.C.
divi-
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LOW SCORING BOWLS
MATCHES
(Continued from Page 4)`
Low Scoring
Head
L. Glendinning J. D. Thomson
and
and J. Shepherd G. E. F. Thompson
Head
0
17
18
19
20
Magnet, 45 to 1 t and
was con-
Haul Fryn, 55' to 'It and o. Walvis Bay, 66 to 1 t and o. Mendicant Friar, 100 to 1 t and o. Squadron Castle, 100 to 1 and o. Spin-a-lat, 100 to 1, t and o.
Head
last year's form the Valley Clubsequently very poor. Poaching was are going to prove formidable ri-frequent and they were invariably
vale.
The Teams The following teams for to-day:--
are
was
the
outpositioned, Brewer steadier of the two, possessing a selected formidable backhand drive which
scored several well-heeded points.
C.R.A.-R Blyth and N. Whitley: J. M. Wilson and B. 1. Bickford; F.
D. Angus and J. J. Ferguson.
Other
Poor Service
Hoosen, who has been promoted; C.R.C. (1) Lee Yu-wing and Leung
first team, played aj Ping-chiu; Choy Ping-fan and Lau to the I.R.C. Man-kwong: lu Tak-lam and A. Nuseful game in his debut appear ance in the premier division, al- Craigengower:-J. W. Leonard and though he was very weak in bis Y. Hachiuma; G. Lai and W. J. Ho-service, invariably foot-faulting. ward; F. R. Zimmern and R. Choa.
LR.C.. D. Pereira and T. el He has a promising forehand abot Arcalli: A. E. Kitchell and S. A.. R. and volleys and half-volleys well,) Bux; M. E. Abbas and M. el Arcalli. but his backhand is his weak spot) K.C.C.-S. A. Gray and A. Craw Pereira was his usual self and ford: A. W. Ramsey and G. C. Bur
steady as a rock, his baseline nett: L. Jack and N. A. E. Mackay.
Civil Service (Probable):-R. Todd drives being his best stroke. and E. L. H. Shute; J. A. Bendall and L Agaduroff: J. Bradley and G. Pengelly.
University-T. C. Lee and H. N Lee; K. T. Kwik and J. Hau; Y. C. Lau and S. Linz
The Programme
The following is to-day's and the week's programme, commen- cing at 5.15 p.m. sharp on each day:-
"B" DIVISION To-day C.R.C. (2) KC.C.
C.C.C. v L.R.C.
(Causeway Bay).
(Happy Valley7.
C. de R. v C.B.A.
(King's Park). H.K.C.C. v C.R.C. (1)
Probable Starters
London, to-day-The following are to-day's Derby probables:
Squadron Castle (Dines)
Pay Up (Dick)
Mendicant Friar (Weston) Barry Star (Marshall) Couvert (Beary). Abjer (Elliott) Noble King (Perryman) Bis Grace (Harry Wragg). Walvis Bay (Lowrey)] Magnet (Carsiake) Raebarn (Sirett)
Taj Akbar (Gordon Richards) Ballahissar (Jones) Mahmoud (Smirke) Haulfrys (Lane) Carioca (Arthur Wrage). Spinalot (J. Ellias) Midstream (Fox)
15 16
K.C.C. Pair's Big Win
N. Bebbington S. Houghton
and and
A Hyde-Lay T. Ferguson
0
0
0
1
0
1
Low Scoring
S. O. Bax V. C. Labrum
and A. Q. Minu
1
and
J. Jack
0
0
1
i
0
1
eye.
Wrong Policy
Owen Hughes and Sewell
:
die jare quite capable of pressing s
not make a very sound partner bard.
ship in view of the fact that Sewell Finding England Team generally hugged the base-line
This brings me to the real pro- with Owen Hughes at the net.blem for the England selectors There were several interceptions will spend an anxious summer try- by the latter, but they did not ing to collect a team which will justify the one-ap-one-back policy-do us credit' in Australia next They never gave up trying and it winter. I do not envy them their was mainly due to this that they task, for the nucleus round which they have to build is uncommonly small Sutcliffe, Leyland, Hat- very inconsistent, particularis the mond, Wyatt. Ames, Verity- these players we may write down In all, it was an enjoyable en-las certainties, but where are counter with the right spirit pre-to look for the rest, and who is
won 1 sets..
Bathurst and Harrison were
latter.
Detailed scores:-
A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves (Recreio) :--
10
vailing.
11
12
12
Civil Service
beat T. A. Pearce and D. Me-
Dongall
P. E. Knight
and
best G. W. Sewell and H. Owen
Hughes
L. Collyer beat E. Barthurst and J. Harri-
and
Head
I. Hollidge
J. Parves
'I -
1
0
16 17
Good Civil Service Win
A. W. Grimmitt T. E. Parks
and
and M. Ferguson Head
Thankerton (T. Burns)
Fearless Fox (E. Smith)
(Hong Kong C. C CS.C.C. v HK.UT.C.
Belaethel (Steve Donoghue) Boswell (Pat Beasley)---Reuter.
Head
C. Strange
D
2
3
(Happy Valley). "C" DIVISION
To-morrow
KIT.C. v LR.C. K.C.C., (1) S.C.A.A. K.T.G.C.A. v C. de R. H.KU.T.C.C.C.C. C.R.C. Y A.T.C. C.S.C.C.K.C.C. (2)
"D" DIVISION
Fr'"ay
P.R.C. v LR.C. KLT.CAT.C. C.C.C. KC.C. C.B.A. v S.C.AA.
SWEDISH FOOTBALL SIDE
LOSES TO CHELSEA
Stockholm.
overwhelmed
May 20-Chelsea 17
a Swedish side by four coals to nil in.a.soccer match lat Gothenburg, to-day,"
CARPAENI NA
23. 22
Uncompleted Game
Son
to be our captain?
We
R. W. V. Robins cannot make the trip, and any prognostications about the captaincy may be regard- 7-5 ed as premature shots in the dark, Apart from the captaincy though, what are our prospects? 7-5 The pundits, let me admit, are de-
6-2
C. A. Barretto and A. V. Gosano pressed. Our greatest players are (Recreio):--
beat Pearce and McDougall
Jour veterans. Our youngsters ma- 6ture slowly. It would be difficult
lost to Sewell and Owen Hughes 1-6
beat Barthurst and Harrison.. 6-indeed to pick an MCC. team for
F. J. Remedios and H. A. Barros Australia to-day.
(Recreio)
lost to Pearce and McDougall. 36
with Sewell and
drew
Hughes
beat Barthurst and Harrison
Police Pair Win
M. Y. Adal
and A.E. 'Dallah
H.E. Strange Head
and
W. Mair
snd
E. R. Wood
1
Q 0
Owen
Our Young Players
Why this should be so it is 6-3 hard to say. Young cricketers like Washbrook and Hutton have been heralded as the natural successors to the Old Guard, but somehow they do not fully consolidate their positions. They are still promis- ing, and it may be that this sum- mer they and others like them, with proper encouragement, will step into their kingdom.
There is Oldfeld, of Lancashire, for example, a 25-year-old batsman who played a remarkably fine in- A. F. Paal nings against Surrey last season.
and
W. Greig W. Macfarlane on that performance he is, per- haps, the most promising of them 2 all
1
L
Q
0
0
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
13
12
•
12
15
(Not yet completed)
There is Hardstaff, of Notting- hamshire, who did extremely well during the recent M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand. There is N. S. Mitchell-Innes, the Oxford captain, plagued by hay-fever last season, but potentially a great batsman. Mitchell, of Yorkshire, Todd and Fagg, of Kent, Smith, of Derbyshire, and bowlers like Copson, of Derbyshire, said to be fit again, and Pollard, of Lanca- shire-there are other young players who should give us hope for the future.
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