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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 15, 1940
VANITY FAIR JUST MISSES TRACK RECORD FOR MILE Blocked Twice When Attempting To Take Lead
EXPANSION TIME GALAXY AND BOOLAT ONLY FAVOURITES
NOT TO RECORD WINS
HO
(By "RAPIER")
TH
BOWLING ALLEY
JOTTINGS
By "STRIKE"
HERE was quite an interesting five game Ten Pin match played on March 7, between the old stalwarts, Joe Harvey and his men the regular "Asheville" ship's team and another team from the same ship who had challenged them; the latter team was styled the "Asheville Champs."
As was expected, Harvey and his men won very easily by the large margin of 504
although the "Asheville pins,
Champs"
ONG Kong Jockey Club held their First Extra Race
Meeting at the Valley last Saturday in warm and played quite well. sunny weather, and the fairly large crowd which attend- ed enjoyed a good afternoon's racing.
Mr. Donald Black scored two wins and a second to top the list of winning jockeys, while Mr. H. J. A. Hearne was second with two winners.
The individual scores were as follows:-
ASHEVILLE ASHEVILLE CHAMPS L. S. Pawloskl...760 B. M. Johnson...736 V. V. Vining. W. E. Wood
W. J. Balski......863 c. a. Cunning...843 M. O. Gray......817 J. A. Harvey....782
$305
Summers of the C.P.O. team was top scor- er for his side with 780 or an average of 157 pins per game-a good effort. C. S. Edwards was second with 736 or an average of 147. pins per game.
The C.P.O. team, with more practice at of our local the game, would give some talent a run for their money.
On March 10; there was an Impromptu friendly five game match arranged between Royal Signals and Mindanao. This resulted in a decide win for the Royal Signals by 192 pins, the individual scores being as follows:-
ROYAL SIGNALS.
.680
620
H. Blount........807 G. Somerville....751. J. H. Watts. D. J. Hall
.761 .709
2801
3018
:
MINDANAO
F. P. Hollis.....759 J. R. Tood.......713 D. M. Kaplinger 695 J. C. Thomas....659
2826
Corp. Blount of the Royal Signals was the only player to reach the 800 mark-he made
per
As can be seen by the scores Harvey's team was too good for their opponents. Balaski's score of 863 was the highest of the match, being an average of 173 pins, per 807-an average of 101 pins per game, H.
a very game, while Cunning was
good Hollis, of Mindanao, notched second highest"-
score of 759 or an average of 152 pins per second with 843 or 169 pins per game; ac tually the total score of 3305 works out at game. Somerville and Watts tied for sec- an average of 150 slightly under 100 pins per man per five ond place with 751 or
these players All
can do game.
.Hall is 2 new- much better than this, BALASKI'S FINE SCORE Balaski was the only player in the match comer to match play, but did quite well to to score over 200-he made 230 on his third make 709 or 142 average per game, and I game, which was made up as follows:-expect this player will be in the headlines commencing with two strikes, one eight on before long. The Mindanao team did very
two then
strikes, well to make 2828 or an average of 141 pins frame; his third.
out the striking
with per player per game. two spares, five strikes in a row; but this is not unusual can always be depended for Balaski, he upon to be in the running where high scores are concerned.
Mr. L. Dunbar headed the list of successful owners with two firsts, won by Dupont Bay and Galveston Bay.
Corn (Mr. Black), Hopeful Star and Rob Roy. The first race, the Hay and
On reaching the football stands Mr. En-games. Stakes, was a sprint affair from the carnacao sent Rob Roy forward to take the 11⁄2 mile post ridden by Novice joc-lead and it was running so strongly that it keys, and resulted in an easy win for looked as it it was going to win. Mr. Chao
resulted in the effort
pony showing the ex-champion sub., Rose Evelyn, rode. Galaxy hard up the incline, and this once the straight was signs of tiredness with Mr. Treverton up,
with Piet Hein reached, and, although it led on coming The race started '(Mr. Sequeira) taking the lead, fol- down the home stretch, it could not stave off the challenge from Avon on the rails and lowed by Portrush (Mr. Yeung Wing- Hopeful Star on the outside.
In the meantime a spirited fight ensued kwai)
(Mr. Ho Hong and Wilber ping), with Rose Evelyn in the mid-between Avon and Hopeful Star for the first dle. Coming into the straight, it be-position and it ended in favour of the latter by a neck with Red Feather third, half a came evident that the finish was go-length behind. ing to be a tame affair once Rose The fifth race, the Moonie Ponds Handicap Evelyn got into line with Portrush, (First Section) for Australian ponies of any season that had started since February 16 which it did near the mile post and and not won, which was also the first leg of won as it liked by 11⁄2 lengths, with the "Daily Double", saw Lady Northcote's Devonian cover the mile in the fast ume of Wilber third, another
lengths
1.44.3, being 1/5 of a second outside Strath- behind Portrush, just nosing out Piet roy's record for this distance, though out 5
lb. below weight for inches. Hein.
two
The Loltèrers Stakes was another sprint. event, with non-winning griffins of this sea- Here again the favourite son taking part. scored, and those who backed Dupont Bay were not disappointed. Whilst I for one did not expect Dupont Bay to win so easily, I -at the feeble challenge was surprised made by Possible (Mr. Tang Man-wa).
The start saw Eve of Dancing (Mr. Proulx) get away first, but it was not long (Mr. Black) forged before Dupont Bay ahead with Possible hot on its heels: This except that position remained unchanged White Diamond (Mr. Pih) came up to third position after passing the Rock and on en- tering the home stretch Dupont Bay had a clear, two lengthe lead from Possible, with White Diamond coming up strongly. Dupont Bay went on to win in a canter, but a battle royal was fought out between Possible and White Diamond, which the judges could not separate when the winning post was reach- ed, the result being a dead-heat.
Double
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On turning up his match games I find that
was 7944 pins or an average of 79.4 pins per for the last 10 matches his total pinnage match. Joe Harvey's score of 782 was not very good for him, but this no doubt can be accounted for by the fact that he started off Pawłoski for the Asheville Champs was in his first game with 112 only!! top scorer for his side with 760, or an aver- age of 152 per game, and B. M. Johnson. was second with 735 or an average of 147 pins per game.
CHALLENGE MATCH
+
...HEARTHER'S FORM
On March 12, there was some really ex- veteran bowler, cellent bowling, by that
has got back his old form again. It was Ernie Hearther. There is no doubt that he the consensus of opinion before he went on home leave that he was easily the best bow- ler in the Alleys and now that he has got his land legs back after his holiday, he has got his bowling harness on again.
On Tuesday, while playing three ordinary games, he put up three good scores, that is 212, 285 and 226 respectively. The total for the three games was 703 pins, therefore his average for each game was 234 pins. This is a record for the Alleye. His 265 is the record score for this month and with a little
luck he might have beaten the record score in the Alleys for a single game which was put up by Corp. Watts last month.
Feature of this match was the friendly Double Finesse (Mr. Tang Man-wa) took badinage, razzing, and barracking by Chief up the running from the start and so fast a Petty Officer Summers at the back, such as pace did it set that the first half mile was your Slipping; Oh! Boy that was a sloppy one etc., etc. However it was a thoroughly clocked at 50.2, and it held a commanding
Ernie's effort was as follows:-starting off sides did not seem to heed the heavy bar- lead, but on passing the half mile post De enjoyable game, and the players on both
overhauled (Mr. Black)
with two spares on his first and second vonian
Landolt's scoring, which was performed un-frame, he then made B strikes in a row. Finesse to take the lead, followed by Tor-age from the rear-to say nothing of Joe nado Star (Mr. Proulx), A Great Time (Mr. der very trying circumstances! Wei) and Triumphant Day (Mr. Botelho). by Triumphant Day surprised the crowd
Criffel (Mr. taking third position ousting Needa), second favourite, to pay $36.90 for the highest parimutuel dividend of the day,
EXPANSION TIME'S FAILURE. Punters were due for a second shock in the Hong Kong Handicap the next race,
over 1 miles. Ex- (Second Section) pansion Time (Mr. Tao) carried the bulk of the money and failed dismally. This pony, ridden by Mr. Wel, dead-heated with Poten- tate for second position in the Ichang Han- dicap from the two mile post on the fifth
and yet day of the Annual Meeting Saturday, running practically in the same field, it was unplaced.
on
and finishing up with an 8 on his first extra ball to get a spare with his second extra ball, but even had he struck out with, his The Chief Petty Officers of the Asheville last two balls he would still have only been best score had challenged the winners of the match | 277, one pin short of Corp. Watts' score. It between the Champs and the Alley Team. was a good effort and is the and as the Champs were successful in beat Ernic has made in these Alleys, his next best ing the Alley Team on March 5., the C.P.O.being in April last, when he notched 259 played the winners (the Champs) on March pins.
Mrs. E. Stevenson has realised her ambi- 8.
This resulted in a win for the Champs by tion and has reached the 200 at Ten Pins.
This she accomplished on Wednesday morn-. THE CHAMPS ASHEVILLE C.P.O.ing, March 13, when she made the very fine. 254 pins, the scores being:
C. J. Summers...788 score of 202 and is therefore now a member Ernie. Hearther.830 Dlok Venezia.....801 C. 6. Edwards...786 of the 200's Club. She is the third lady to Doc Molthen...
G. C. Merkel....711 reach this high honour, Mrs. Ismail and 633 Mrs. Horton having been members for some Chas Milior......728 E. L. Wood.
time.
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.761
2860
VANITY FAIR'S BAD LUCK The third race, the Randwick Plate (First
3120 Section) over a mile, for Australian ponies
Jober (Mr. Chao) took the lead from. the
There is no doubt that had the Champs of this season that have not won, a race, was quite interesting to watch up to a cer- start, followed by Peaceful View (Mr. Pih) tain stage, but the finish was rather tame on the rails and Taxing Master (Mr. Black) played as well right through as each plaver came Expansion Time. played in their first four games, the differ- have been much ence in scores would nce the favourite, Vanity Fair (Mr. Ip Kul- alongside; then ng), took the lead and it won as it liked, Coming into the home stretch Jober had a Ascot Day (Mr. Chao) was first away, fol commanding lead, followed by Peaceful greater; as it was Ernie Hearther and his men registered only 514 on their last games lowed by Pumelo (Mr. Proulx), Shuttlecock View and Expansion Time, which was ex-
or 129 pins per player, Hearther recording 110 and Molthen 109, (Mr. Wel), Vanity Fair and Franklin (Mr.periencing difficulty, and had to be whipped, Needa). On reaching the seven furlonge but even then Rose Jane (Mr. Poy), which post, Vanity Fair was seen trying to take had been lying fourth all the time, came up the lead, but it was blocked by the ponies with a fine burst of speed over the last 100
The start saw Galveston Bay take a length ahead of it, and Mr. Needa, who was on the yards to secure third place. outside, sent Franklin into the lead with a The Randwick Plate (Second Section),
for non-winning Australian lend from Boolať Bay and it maintained this terrific burst of speed. After passing the over a mile,
lead,
tickets respectively for a win.
11⁄2 mile post Vanity Fair again tried to subs. of this season, was the second leg of advantage until passing the half mile post, come forward but met without success-it the "Dally Double", and it certainly pro when Boolat Bay began to creep up along- was again blocked but fortunately only for vided a tame finish immediately the favour-side it and ran neck and neck to within 50 the better of the argument by a short head, a short duration, as it got through on near ite, Albury (Mr Encarnacao), got in front yards of the post, when Galveston Bay had Rose Queen was third, six lengths behind. ing the Rock and, after overtaling Franklin, at the two mile post.
Income Tax (Mr. Llang) 'took the
In the last race, the Moonie Ponds Han- it ran home an easy winner by three lengths from Ascot Day, second favourite, which but before the half mile post was reached, had the better of Princess Claro by two Sea Jay (Mr. Proulx) dispiaced it, followed dicap. (Secord-Section) for non-winning Aus lengths, Had Vanity Fair not been blocked by Maple Star (Mr Tao), Spring Shine (Mr. tralian Subscription ponies of any season twice it would certainly have smashed Pih) and Albury. On rounding the bend that had started since February 16, provid
"Time, Bue MEHANSpeed Strathroy track record for the mile dis- Sea Jay was still leading, but it was being ed another win' for the favourite A Roaring strongly challenged by Maple Star and. Al-
Pumpernickel (Mr. Froulx), as usual, took sande; as it was only 1-1/8 seconds outside sury. The latter went into the lead at the the lead followed by A Roaring Time (Mr
Backers of the favourite in the fourth race: two mile post and never looked back, ca Wel), Happy Banding (Mrin Davis), and. the Hong Kong Handicap (First Section). Jay coming in second and Maple Star third. Derby Day (Mr. Chao): This position was were badly let, down. It was dontested over There were 308 tickets on Albury in the maintained approaching the last quarter, 114 miles, and Galaxy (Mr. Choy carried Double, and the holders were paid the mea when Derby Day Went up to challenge Pum
pernickal for a short spell and then faded 1,899. Hckets to win and 1,003 to place, only fire sum: of $36,50, for a $3.00 ticket. to run most disappointingly. It was left to GALVESTON BAY'S FIRST WINGS out of ther picture on rounding the bend. Hopeful Star, a griffin of this season cleverly The best race of the day, was witnessed in Pumpernickelgan bored out on rounding ridden by Mr. Hearne, to spring a surprise, sha All Out Stakes, confined to China ponies the bend and, in doing so it lost a great deal Galaxy's failure in this race is hard to un-" that had started, and not won since February of ground to A Roaring Time, which bugged. derstand, but it was probably due to 16, with ponies-classified: "A" and, ""31" the rails into the home, straight and went on Mr. Chao misjudgment when trying to classes: barred. Anis fraco raya Mrs. Li to win by two Tuatha from Happy Landingan catched Bob Roy (Mr. Encarnacao), a little | Dunbar's Golvaston Bay lle dink win, in its which so had the better of: Pumpernickel
racing order; and it was very ably handled in the last few striden, Bed, Teather (Mr. Wel) was away from by Mr. Keime Boolat Bay. (Mr. Ts6) car, fitingVending sto, at day of the gate first followed by Galaxy, Avon ried 2,847 tickets and Galveston Bay 1,47% which favourites had "m
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