Above is an excellent action study of Tsui Yun-pui, newly crowned co-holder (with Tsui Wai-pui) of the Colony Doubles Tennis Championship during last Tuesday's four sets struggle on the stand court of the H.K.C.C. ("Mail" 'photo).
Racing
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1988.
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Final Triumph (Mr. Poy) dead-heat-thing, worthy of attention except win ed with Valorous (Mr. Y. T. Fung) for at Macao, and the fact that he was well backed was in itself a tribute to third place. Mr. Colson's win was res the reputation which Mr. Colson had ponsible for the biggest dividend of the
Lanca-
day, and incidentally of the year to acquired up to that stage. date. He was given a warm reception shire Chap into the lead, with Cape
Mr. Yeung Wing-sing sent as the pony was led in, and he fully Comorin, National Dignity, Astrik and deserved the applause as his last finish Tribute close on its heels. ing touch was well worthy of a good jockey.
On reaching the two mile post, Mr. Colson saw an opportunity of breaking
ANOTHER SHOCK Hardly had panters recovered from through near the rails, and with a the shock of witnessing a rank out. great burst of speed Tribute shot for- sider winning the third race, than they but the latter's efforts was of no avail ward, hotly pursued by Cape_Comorin, were called upon to share another up as Tribute was the first to finish. set. Good as Lancashire Lass has
Astrik (Mr. Gregory) was strongly been since the commencement of this! fancied in certain quarters, but could year's racing, I was certainly not pre- do no better than take third. pared for the easy manner with which
it won the fourth race.
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AND YET ANOTHER! Yet another upset had to be record- Just In Time, Mr. Encarnacao uped in the next race, the Canterbury was made hot favourite and once again Park Handicap, over six furlongs, for proved a dismal failure, and it was in-C" Class Australian ponies. As ex- deed a surprise to see it running un pected, Brutus (Mr. Proulx) was made placed. King's Justice took the lead hot favourite, but it was left at the from the start, with Amberley, Mr. post. The race was quite interesting. Proulx up, alongside, and the others with Violet Queen (Mr. Raymond) tak- were more or less bunched together. ing the lead, followed by Zodiac (Mr.
Coming into the straight, Lancashire S. C. Liang), Macquarie River Lass, ridden by Mr. Ip Kui-ying, shot Bredon.
and
out, and the race was just as well as On rounding the bend, Violet Queen over with the lead which it command-was still leading, but it was being ed. There was, however, an interest-seriously challenged by Zodiac, and ing duel for second position between these two fought out the finish at a Scenic View (Mr. Pih) and Rose-Queen furious pace. Violet Queen just_man- Mr. Poy), with the former securing aged to win by a head, and Snowy the verdict by a neck. Substantial di- River (Mr. Encarnacao) had the better vidends were paid on the winner and of Discovery Bay (Mr. L. B. Chao) for placed ponies.
third position.
“NOT LEFT ALONE" After his great, win in the third race, Mr. Colson was not left too severely alone in the "Hunchbacks" Handicap, which was the first leg of the "Daily Double." He was given the mount on Tribute, which had until then done no-
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• after another, punters were given a breathing spell in the seventh race, which was the second leg of the "Daily Double," and which resulted in a favourite responding to the con- fidence placed in it.
Gold Coin, ably ridden by Mr. S. C. Liang, obliged very nicely, and the 24 ticket holders in the "Double" were re- warded with a handsome dividend.
Ebony Idol (Mr. Proulx) was the first to run away, with Good Morning (Mr. S. L. Yuen) and Estover (Mr. Chattey) in close attendance. This position was maintained for a good deal of the distance, but on rounding the bend Good Morning and Ebony Idol fell back.
It was here that Gold Coin asserted itself, and it won without much difficul- ty. Racing Boy and Estover provided a struggle for second place, which the latter pony won, and it paid $79.10 før. a $5.00 ticket!
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In the eighth race, the High West Handicap, for "B" Class China ponies, it was a treat to watch several of the ponies bunched together until rounding the bend. The start saw Harvest View trying to make a runaway affair of the race, but Humdrum Eve (Mr. Pih) -and-New-Star (Mr. S.W:.-Tang)-were- keeping a sharp lookout, with other ponies just behind. This position was maintained until passing the Rock, when Harvest View faded out of the picture. In the meantime, Humdrum Eve was moving along nicely, but after rounding the bend, New Star revealed a great turn of speed, and despite Mr. Encarnacao's effort on Potentate, it was unable to overhaul the leader.
Credit, however, must be given Mr. Encarnacao on securing a place on Po- tentate, as the pony was carrying top weight of 168 lbs, and it was really a creditable performance.
In the last race, the Mount Davis Handicap (Second Section), Night View (Mr. Pih) was again made fa- vourite, and its failure was difficult to understand. I have maintained all along that Night View is superior to the other ponies of the same class, and yet it has yet to win a race this year. As on a previous occasion, Laughing Buddha (Mr. F. F. Li) took the lead and won the race as it liked. Here again, Mr. Pih was content to remain behind until it was too late to chal- lenge.
At one stage it appeared as if Royal Highness, with Mr. Proulx up, was go- ing to give Laughing Buddha a fight, but the latter pony had the stronger finish.
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