THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 8, 1939
Fairy Auk Favoured To Win Sunday's Classic Satisfactory Entries For Macao's Last Meeting
THE BIG SWEEP
Tickets for the big Dollar Sweep to be decided on the fifth race at Macao Jockey Club's final meeting of the season on Sunday, have not sold as well as was expected.
The "China Mail" was informed at 2.30 p.m. to-day that over 15,000 tickets had been sold, however, which will make the first prize something in the neighbour- hood of $8,400.
THIS WEEK AT THE
BOWLING ALLEYS
(By "STRIKE")
BIG DOLLAR SWEEP TO BE DECIDED
(By "RAPIER”)
THE MEETING to be held at Macao on Sunday will conclude the programme of race meetings under the aus- pices of Macao Jockey Club for 1939, and, judging by the entries received, should be well attended.
There is a varied programme of seven events, main fea- ture being the race for the Governor's Cup.
This cup was presented by His Excellency, Dr. Arthur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa, Governor of Macao, and in order to win it outright two successive victories by a pony or ponies belonging to the same owner or owners are neces- sary.
Mr. H. C. McComb is the holder of Jockey Club, and from the list of en- the Cup, which Hogmanay won on tries I cannot see anything to touch April 2, 1939.
Violet Queen, which dead-heated with Rooifly for second place in the Auld Reekie Handicap at the Valley last
S. S. Taishan leaves Hong Kong at
S.S. Kinshan, which leaves Macao at Saturday.
THIS WEEK I have several rather interesting matches&am, and racegoers will return on to comment upon, as for instance the first round singles handicap match between Doc Molthen and Maurice Weill, played on November 30.
Doc Molthen won it is true, but only by the very narrow margin of 25 pins. Doc's handicap was plus 9 and Welll's plus 25. which meant that Doc was giving Weill 16 pins per game or 48 pins in three games.
The final result of the match was as fol lows:
Doc Molthen M. Welli
189 167 200 164 152 167
556 531
Doc's average worked out at 185 pins per game and Well's at 177 pins per game. It was a great effort by Weill-he played much better than usual-and Doc Molthen after the match told me that he had been given the greatest "headache" he had had for a long time!
Then there was the second round singles handicap match played the same day be- tween George North, who was plus 25, and Jack Gracie, also plus 25.
The scores were:- George North
Jack Gracie
+
152 230 169 163 139 164
551 466
MOLTHEN SOLE SURVIVOR
Gene Faggiano, Dick Venezia and Meller, of the crack "Champs" Indoor bowls team,
have all been eliminaed from the singles handicap competition and the only survivor is Doc Mol- then!
two
to find It would be most difficult harder teams to beat; the average for the Alley team worked out at 88 pins per game per player, and the average for their oppon- ents worked out at 85 pins per game per player.
It will be noticed that North put up 230 in his second game, the highest score for the
One of the greatest surprises was the re- competition up to the present; it was no
sult of a singles handicap match (second doubt due to this very high score that there
round) between Dick Venezia and J. R. was such a difference of 85 pins.
It was the On December 1, there was a very keenly-Fawcett, played on December 2, fought five-game "duck pins" match played general opinion that this match would be a between U.S.S. Tulsa and a representative really close one, but Venezia won very com-
3.30 a.m. Monday, as S.S. Taishan is returning from the Portuguese colony at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday.
RACE NO. 1. KIANG WU HANDICAP:
FIVE FURLONGS.
Opening race of the day is confined to China ponies, subscription griffins
For the
second position a keen struggle should ensue between Tarzan
(Mr. Hoo Pak-ming) and Ruby Star (Mr. S. W. Pan).
RACE, NO. 5. GOVERNOR'S CUP: ONE MILE.
This is the main event of the day, and the big dollar sweep will be decid-
of Macao Jockey Club of any season. ed on it, I expect to see the follow- Gold Clause (Mr. W. N. Yeh) raning start:- second to Shanghai 4 at the least meet- ing, in
the Grand Stand Handicap, and, on that performance, should win this race.
Merry Maker (Mr. S. L. Yuen) was third in the same race, but as it finish- ed four lengths behind Gold Clause, it should not do better than again place.
Coureur Bleu (Mr. S. C. Liang), winner of the Colowan Handicap over five furlongs at the October Meeting, will be the real danger if Mr. Liang can keep it from boring out. I fancy Gold Clause to win with Coureur Bleu second and Merry Maker third. RACE NO. 2. MÔNGHA HANDICAP:
This race is confined
ONE MILE.
to China
Fairy Auk (Mr. L. B. Chao). Hogmanay (Mr. W. N. Yeh). Meadow Eve (Mr. S. W. Pan). Fairy Ousel (Mr. S. L. Yuen). Shanghai 4 (Mr. S. C. Liang). Rothesay Bay (Mr. R. K. C. Chui). Although carrying top weight of 160 lbs. I believe that Falry Auk will win this Cup for the first time.
last win in the Judging from its Grandstand Handicap, Shanghai 4, with only 146 lbs. to carry, is likely to give Fairy Auk a good run if it does not actually win. Then there is Meadow Eve to be considered as this pony lost by only a neck to Fairy Auk, winner of the Choi Ma Hui Handicap over a mile at the last meeting.
1 nominate Fairy Auk to win, with Shanghai 4 second and Meadow Eve third.
team from the Alleys. This was the second fortably by 84 pins after conceding 9 pins ponies, subscription griffins of Hong duck pin match to have been played in the per game. Total result was; Venezia 54% Kong Jockey Club purchased at Hong | RACE NO. 6. TAP SIAC HANDICAP:
Alleys.
pins and Fawcett 458 (including his 27 pins The first, on October 22, resulted in a win handicap) so actually, had Venezia played
Fawcett level he would have won by 111| pins.
for the "Tulsa" by 137 pins. The return match found the Alley team in good form and resulted in a win for the locals by 51
points which squares the issue. Scores FAWCETT OFF FORM
were:-
J. R. Fawcett.... J. H. Watts.
H. Blount
J. S. Landolt
.493 H. S. Baker......445 ..480 C. T. Christiansen 509 .504 0. F. Drewes.....488 ..471
.485 J. A. Vasko
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From the outset of the match the Alley team took the measure of their opponents and got down to some really good Bowling, as can be seen by the scores. Christiansen of Tulsa was top scorer with 50 pins or an average of 102 pins per game a really good effort while Blount of the Alley team was a good second with 504 or an average of 101 pins per game.
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Fawcett, who is one of the best bowlers
in the Alleys, was obviously off form and
Kong by members of Macao Jockey Club during 1938-9.
Eagle (Mr. L. B. Chao) has been given top weight of 188 lbs for its win in the Race Course Handicap over six furlongs, but, despite this heavy burden, it is still capable of winning. Only pony capable of extending it is High Tower (Mr. S. C. Liang), which, although not having done any-
SIX FURLONGS.
China ponies classified "D" by Hong Kong Jockey Club will figure in this race, and I don't think we need look further for a winner than these three ponies:-The Tigress (Mr. L. B. Chao), Talkative (Mr. S. C. Liang) and Plain View (Mr. S. W. Pan).
The Tigress won the Victory Handi- cap over the mile at the last meeting,
There was another singles handicap match thing of note as yet, is coming along carrying 183 lbs., and its penalty of
Dick's 3 games were made up of 188, 178, 178, or an average of 181 plns; Fawcett's scores were 140, 143, 139, and, receiving 27 pins, an average of 153 pins per game. played on December 3 between R. H. Tidd and J. M. Wright. Tidd's handicap was plus 17 and Wright's plus 25. Tidd. after conceding 24 pins for three games, won by How are the mighty fallen! On December 4, Dick Venezia played J. H. Watts in the second round of the singles handicap. Venezia conceded 20 pins per game, he be
62 pins.
ing scratch, and much to the surprise of all bowling fans he went down by the large margin of 71 pins (including his 60 hand!- cap). Watt, therefore, actually won level, by 11 pins.
The scores were:- Watt Venezia
157 198 136 60 551 480 180 158 142
On Monday a match was arranged be- tween the Champs and the "Tulsa". The occasion was the opening of the two new
the
alleys. Before finally declaring the alleys open to the public, the Manager of Alleys requested Mr. Faggiano and Mrs. Miller to roll one ball each, after which the alleys were duly declared open..
The match which followed was
really
nicely in training.
National Triumph (Mr. S. W. Pan), which lost to Eagle by three lengths at the last meeting, is also likely to be in the running for honours in view of the longer distance..
Tower second and National Triumph My choice is Eagle to win, with High
third.
RACE NO. 3. MACAO HANDICAP
(FIRST SECTION): SEVEN FURLONGS
5 lbs. should not prevent it from re- peating its success.
Talkative was placed third in the (Second Sec- tion), and on that account, the handi- Gallowgate Handicap
will not be too much over only six 1.e. 165 lbs., to handle. I am sure this capper has given him another 6 lbs,.
furlongs.
first and
Plain View has been running indif- ferently lately, but if it strikes some of its old form it will probably give the above two ponies a good fight.
I nominate The Tigress for place, with Talkative second Plain View third.
RACE NO. 7. MACAO HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION): SEVEN FURLONGS This is the last race of the day and the year, and is for the other "E" Class China ponies. Rose Day (Mr. S. w. Pan) won the Turf Handicap (Sec- ond Section) at the last meeting and will probably do so again in view of the
opposition. A struggle for second
take place should
place between Black Diamond (Mr. L. B. Chao) and Iron Knight (Mr. S. C. Liang).
The entries for this race come from China ponies classified "F" by Hong Kong Jockey Club, and it appears to me that Lucky Eleven (Mr. S. C. Liung) stands about the best chance of winning again, although carrying top- weight of 168 lbs. This pony won the Turf Handicap (First Section) at the exciting. To my recollection, the Champs last meeting and also gained second had played the Tulsa on three occasions be position in the Glassgow Handicap at fore, the result being two wins the the Valley last Saturday, when it lost Champs and one for the Tulsa, so the latter to Smiling Time by two lengths, were all out to level matters. At one stage Persian Cat (Mr. R. K. C. Chui) was it seemed that the Tulsa would bring off a win, the position from game to game being: third in the above-mentioned race at
fat game Champs were up' 49 pins Macao, and in the absence of King's good -2nd-5,440 Champs
Parade, the second pony, which has not been entered, it should secure sec- ond place with Mac's Adventure (Mr. S. L. Yuen) third.
3rd
4th
6th
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41
17 10
.. 112 ...
Champa Tulsa.. Champa From this it will be seen that Tulsa bad the game in hand on the fourth game, but failing to keep the advantage on the fifth, allowed the Champs to forge ahead and win by 112. pins,
There war no really High scoring on either
side, Venezia being top with 834, materially azalsted by 223 in his fifth game.
RAGE NO. 4. MELBOURNE ···
HANDICAP:
SIX FURLONGS.
indifferent
The postponed "B" Division League bad- 'minton" match between King's Collere, and
This event is confined to "C" Class | Kowloon Tong. will take place at King's Australian ponies of Hong Kong College on Monday at 9: