UNITED EXPRESS WINS SWEEP FORTUNE FOR NO. 538127
its 37
EXACTLY
A MILLION
CHINA MAIL RACING EXTRA, FEBRUARY 24, 1941.
The sale of tickets in "The Big Sweep": was stopped at 12.15 to-day when exactly 1,000,000 tickets had been sold.
TRANSPARENT
"The speech, repeated many de- captions, which events tend con- stantly to make transparent even to Italians at home,' says
the New York "Times" commenting on Mussolini's speech.
"It is plain that it is Germany that must save the Mediterranean situation, if it is to be saved, but Mussolini knows, as on Sunday he confessed, that whatever the outcome it will be a hard fight and probably a long cue."-Reuter.
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(Continued from Front Page.) I drew first position, and King's At back straight and watch the field Welcome in close attendance. go by on their way to the Rock. the Rock King's Welcome was se- Saratoga, Friday and Gossipercond, but at the 14-mile starting) were left badly at the start, but gate Ratio Dicendendi was second Tobaccoship, which had previous- to Distant View, only to be dis- ly failed twice at the barrier, was placed by King's Welcome on the away to a flying start, and pass-bend into the home stretch. Dis- ing the Stands for the first time tant View went on to win by 5 leading, followed by Strathalbyn, lengths and Fleetwing came again two Archber, Casino, Angel of Glory, to secure second place by
lengths from Misty View, which and King's Flight.
Catterick Bridge was leading, lowed by Manhattan, Mainsail and
in the Endeavour, Mr. Needa sent King's Flight finished strongly to give
King's Wel-though Double Finesse was only a into the lead at the Rock, follow-backers $31 each.
head behind. Two lengths farther straight Endeavour went up on the third position and Jus ed closely by Lex Fori, and at the cone was fourth and Ratio De-
back came Cockleroi and Shut- rails to 14-mile starting gate Bugle came cidendi fifth.
tlecock. In the home stretch Cat-Gentium began to move up quick- toly, being fourth at the Rock, where up strongly. Coming into the home
lerick Bridge just managed straight King's Flight had plenty
of United Express was leading from late challenge shake off the
hot favourite, and Endeavour, with Manhattan third. in reserve and won by four lengths,
Venus Bay.
Coming into the straight, Unit- with Bugle 12 lengths behind Lex
Cheerful Star produced a power-
ited Express was too far ahead to Fori, with Angel of Glory fourth
burst that gave ful finishing
be caught. but Mr. Ip Kul-ying The truck is still very wet and
third place over Bruno.
was taking no chances and he rode was churned up badly at the end
Catterick Bridge paid $53.10 for
determinedly to win by 14 lengths of this race
from Endeavour, which was being tapilly caught by Jus Gentium, an outsider which paid $29.50 for its place. Manhattan was fourth.
Glossylight Fails
Distant View thus won its third successive race, having previously?
Maiden Stakes won the Austral
Derby and has and the Austral now won $7,000,
Challenges Too Late
The Victorin Stoker attracte only seven of the 18 entries and Eve of Harvest was made Levour
Palber (Mr. (hao) was made; it, with Spirylight second hot
Cor favourite
the Racing Dupont Bay third, Stakes, following its run in the Maiden Stakes on Monday.
The start saw Clay Star badly but 1. it
Raylight took the lead fo it disappointed. Mr Chao leaving towed by White Lamond, Spicy his final effort too late and being light. Dupont Bay, Confusion Bay fortunate to secure second placet and Eve of Harvest. Going up
th Rock Racylight was heading by a head.
The race was delayed by World Ly length from Spylight, Fair View, which was held by a winch was a length ahead of the
It was at mafoo and which twice refused to remainder of the field. face the barrier
this stage that Eve of Harvest and Glossylight third favourite, went } Contusion Bay moved up, the Eve out in front from the start, with candidate being third, six length; World Fair View (Mr. Pih), se-behind Racylight, at the 14 mile cond favouriate,
on its starting gate. running outside. Sam's Chuire was thirdl and Iron Beauty fourth. football stands from Beauty had secured third place, and going up to the Rock it went up to second when Glossylight faltered badly World Fair View was by now well ahead
the bit by and it won on many lengths, with Palber, which was only prominent in the home stretch, second and Sun's Choice third. Iron Beauty was a poor| fourth, followed by Glossylight.
Its Third Win
its win.
Al the tiffin interval Mr. HC Ph was leading the jockeys with fwo wins in as many starts, while Mr. Needa, leading jockey to date. had a win and a second in four starts. Mr. D. Black, the cham- pion jockey, had yet to record his first win, having a third in four starts up to this interval he had had five thirds in 19 starts.
Big Sweep Closed
Far View Beaten
STOP PRESS
12-8ANDRINGHAM
PLATE.
1
2
3
81x Furlongs. Kwok Yee Chan's Maple Leaf,
149 lb.
(F. Noodt) S.W.'s Optima Fide, 152 lb. (M. M. Sokoloff). S.K.'s Fresh Air, 149 lb. .... (V. V. Needa) 25 starters. Won by 12 lengths. 3 lengths. Time; 25.3; 52; 1.20.2.
CASH CWEEP
Race 12
SF100 60 1171,60
No. 3663
+1
5066 6844
Unplaced runners
585.80
($50 each),
The Kara Kara Handicap saw Nos. 3795, 5380, 7027, 5937, 4953, (Mr. 4820, 713, 2338, 6496, 3920, 8246, an upset when Far View Pih) which had an indifferent | 5964, 170, 6789, 5144, 9422, 389,
Was beaten inte second 6101, 5587, 6947, 3240, 5793. The Lan Stable headed the own- | start,
(Mr. Black). ers' list at the interval with two place by Viceroy wins and a third, while the Cire There were no fewer than 3584 Stable had a win and a third. win tickets on Far View, and the
total win pool was only 5612!
Lucky
Australian Lady and Diamond were first away from the barrier, with Far View third. however. At the 14-mile gate, Lancashire Chips was in the lead and Far View was fourth, but it was coming up rapidly bend into the home stretch and actually led at the mile starting gate. Lancashire Chips then being recond. Fifty yards from the Far View was post, however, overhauled by Viceroy, which had just managed to get through.
run At the
Mr. Li Lan-sang's Distant View (Mr. Pia) was backed to win the Chater Cup to the extent of $17.-
435 in a total win pool of $21.160,
and it did not disappoint. Draw ing second place it got away to a flying start with Fleetwing, which
Eve of Harvest made a great effort in the home stretch, but its bud had been made too late and Racylight, with only 134 win tire kets on it, won by a length after Mi. Nooit had given up riding It
for a win,
the tt paid $171.20 highest dividend of the year
Spicylight, 11 lengths behind. was third and Dupont Bay fourth.
Venus Bay Beaten
and
The start of the Canbelego Han- dicap was held up for several mo- ments due to Centre Court Venus Bay, both of which rearing to go.
were
When at last the field got away Cocklersi was in front followed by Double Finesse, Catterick Bridge, Cheerful Star.
mam.
on
At 12.15
p.m. the moth $1.00 Cash Sweep the Rooty Hill Derby, to be
at 4
p.m. to day, was closed at exactly one million tickets, thus making the first prize worth $397,600, the se. cond prize
the $113,600 and third $56,800. The remaining 63 entries for the race would receive $2253.90 each.
Pari-mutuel: winner, $52.80;
on the places, 1st $12.60; 2nd 99.30: 3rd
$6.00,
Again Refuses To Race and the ex-champion had all its
work cut out to beat Brown Derby
Variety Fair was fourth:
An even larger crowd was pre-by a short head for second place. sent after tiffin and not for some years has there been such an at- tendence at the Valley,
The Royal Navy Cup attracted 15 of the 65 entries and Wayworth, belonging to Wayfoong, was again
race.
Viceroy, which gave the cham- pion jockey his first win this year. paid $42.80 for its success.
Mr. Black Wins Again
The "Double"'—Eve
of
Peace
sent out-it went out in the first Bredon, Shuttle-race under Mr. Wood but failed to cock and Venus Bay. At the Rock run--but not even the champion and Viceroy-paid $114.50.
jockey, Mr. Black, could get it to The Austral Racing Stakes at- tracted only eight of the 40 entiles Battle. Moonlight, Dashing and resulted in another upsel, Beauty and Bendemeer were 10 Oracle (Mr. Needa), hot favour- the fore in the early stages, butite, being beaten into second place at the 14-mile gate Happy Re-by a short head by Colooma (Mr. turns was well out in front with Black). third favourite, and Bendemeer second. Happy Re- Nomine Poenae, second favourite, turns went on to win by a length running fourth. despite boring. out slightly 100 Having broken his "duck" in the yards from the post. Santa-Ahl- ta, the hot favourite, was second Previous race, Mr. Black showed and Sydney Lady, which finished strongly, third. Moonlight was fourth.
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return to his best form when he rer Colooma into the lead at the 1-mile starting gate and vent on to win by a short head from Oracle, which finished very Cup Presentation
strongly after being badly placed in the early stages. Prairie View, Following the race Capt. Collin- whien made up lost ground at the son, Commodore, Hong
Kong. Rock was third and Nomine presented the Royal Navy Cup to Poenac, pace-maker in the eariy Mr. Li Chi-chok, owner of the winning pony.
of
stages, a poor fourth.
Colooma paid $49.30 for a win.
Mr. Needa's Gesture
Mr. V. V. Needa made a sport-
Mr. T. E. Pearce, Chairman the Stewards, in calling upon the Commodore to make the presen- tation, said it was a happy omen indeed that the' Cup should be won by a pony called Happy Re-ing gesture in the Hopeful Stakes when he gave Captain M. M. Soko- turns for that was what Hong Kong was waiting to say to the luff, a rival of his former Shang- hai days, a mount on Oolong, con- Navy here.
Capt. Collinson congratulated sidered a certainty for the event, Mr. Lee on his pony's success and while he himself rode Odeon, also stable. Oolong said it gave him great pleasure to from the same hand over the trophy on behalf of was made a hot favourite and just the Royal Navy.
managed to win by the margin of a short head. Velvetlight was second, and Charlesber, which only impressed between the Golf Club Corner and the back straight, was third, with Odeon fourth.
Second String Wins Despite being the second string
a poor
which
New Market Day was expected to start in the 11th race went lame in the paddock and was withdrawn.
BALKAN CRISIS NEAR
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
The London "Daily Ex- press" reported yesterday
of the Eve stable. Eve of Peace (Mr. Coppin) was made favourite for the Chefoo Handicap, and it won as it liked after taking the when Charlesber shied at the bar- that the Germans have
of rier close to Rock, where Eve
The start saw B
Eve
near collision
of
lead at the
Paradise, occupied four Sofia rail-
Hunting accepted the challenge which was well behind the field but had to concede ground before throughout the race. the straight was reached.. Eve
way stations and have re- quisitioned hundreds of
of Peace then went on to win ens-] FIVE JOCKEYS NOT villas in preparation for
Ily, with Eve of Hunting Just beat-
ing Royal Wedding Eve. The Ti- gress was fourth.
All first three ponies were heav- ily backed.
Rooty Hill Derby
.
There were 11 acceptances for
TAKING - PART
the imminent arrival of
Mr. Peter Wei, who was involv- masses of troops in Bul ed in the accident that marred the garia.
last race on Tuesday, did not ride
IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT to-day, although he was present in GERMAN SIGN POSTS HAVE the role of spectator.
BEEN SET UP THROUGHOUT
Mr. Woo, who was injured when BULGARIA. INTERNATION÷ the Rooty-Hill Derby, on which Jungle Princess (later destroyed) AL NEWS SERVICE. ORAN some fortunate person or persons came down on Monday, was also won $397,800, and United Ex-not riding. Mr. H. J. Holden and press was made favourite, with Mr. D. H. S. Craven, who broke Endeavour second in demand, fol- his arm on Tuesday, Mr. H. J. lowed by Manhattan and Vitamin Holden and Mr. B. A. Proulx were
other absentees.
-M.
Meanwhile, it is reported that officers of the German General Start have entered Sofia....
Traffic in the Bulgarian capital was halted early yesterday morn- Hingg
PREDICT
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