United Express Expected To Win To-Morrow's Main Event
FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS
By "REFEREE"
Both Divisions of the Shield Competition are now in the Semi- Final stages and while it is diff cult to forecast the winners in the Junior division it seems that the Senior title will lie between South Ching and Eastern if they ar not drawn against each other in the next round.
over
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By far the best performanc
week the
end, was
st Joseph's victory over Sing Pao in the shield Competition. St Joseph's played hard, determined will have to still, if they still further in
football and this upset the Sing Tao
for wards but they produce better for
wish to advance the competition.
in
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Kwong Wah gave Eastern ł good game the Senior Shield and appear to have been unfor- tunate to lose by the odd goal showed 171 three. Kwong Wah great improvement, but wert beaten by a brilliant forward
line.
Prospects For Last Day Of Annual Mtg.
By "Rapier"
THE 1941 ANNUAL RACE MEETING WILL BE CONCLUDED TO- MORROW, THE LAST DAY, GENERALLY REGARDED AS AN OFF-DAY, THERE WILL BE NINE EVENTS ON THE PROGRAMME, MOST IMPOR- TANT BEING THE PROFESSIONAL CUP AND AUSTRALIAN SUBSCRIP- TION PONIES CHAMPIONS, ENTRIES FOR WHICH WILL NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE RACE.
It will take some time ran quite well, but was beaten by three lengths. Emergency Unit, if Conquering Time and Eve of Rea-ridden by an experienced jockey, for the track to recover son which dead-heated for the should also be there at the finish. back However, I un .nclined to from the rough treatment first position by a short head.
The finish in this race should be Potentate to win, with Galveston which it received during fought out between Hughber and Bay second and Emergency Unit the last two days of rac- Hillsboro Bay (Mr. Needa) which third. ing, but the going should be somewhat firmer after the short rest.
RACE NO. 1. CAULFIELD STAKES: -ONE MILE
The opening race is confined to Australian ponies, griffins of this
with meeting
winners barred. Judging by performances during
ONE MILE
came up too late to secure the
RACE NO. 7 FLEMINGTON fourth position. There is Johnber also to be reckoned with as this PLATE (SECOND SECTION): -- pony is good enough to itself if ridden by Mr. Chao. This is the first leg of the "Daily Doub- ic."
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RACE NO. 5 STAKES: FROM THE
I MILE POST
The second batch of Australian Subscription griffins of 1941 will try conclusions in this race, with winning ponies barred.
ATTACKING -TIME LAME
Attacking Time, belonging to Necan and entered for the Taiping Handicap to-morrow, was found lame after its morning gallop to-day and Mr. K. I. Ip, the rider, dis- mounted near the seven fur- longs post and led the pony
back to the Paddock.
proved since its last run and should give a better account of it- self although I cannot see it win- ning.
The shorter distance should be more to the liking of Manhattan, which I think will fight it out with Jus Gentium, the third pony in the Rooty-Hill Derby, for the third place.
RACE NO. 9. BENARBA HANDICAP: TWO MILES
This is the last race of the day and is confined to "C" and "D" Classes Australian Subscription ponies.
There is nothing much to choose
Mainsail (Mr. Yuen) put up a from in this race and I think (Mr. Needa) should great show in the Blue Mountains Venus Bay
win as it will be running against weak opposition,
There should not be much dif-Plate (First section) when it lost the current meeting. I should say ficulty in picking out the winner performance in that race, it should to Endeavour, and judging by its that the following will be prom-of this race which is confined to
Bugle (Mr. Moller) will Australian griffins of this season probably be placed again.
inent:-..
Gay Fox (Mr. Poy),
King's Welcome (Mr. Black), Oracle (Mr. Needa). Prairie View (Mr. Pih).
win.
with winners barred. After its se- cond placing behind Starlight in Vitamin M. (Mr. Black) has Royal Navy brat Royal Scots,
the Austral Grand Stand Stakes not shown us anything as yet. The but there was little difference in
over this distance, I think that best it has done was to come in the score, a late goal giving the
Nomine Poenae (Mr. Chao) should third in the Sydney Maiden Stakes Sailors right of entry into the
I favour Oracle; it was due to win, but Hascossay (Mr. Davis). (Third section) over six furlongs. Semi-Final. Royals had several bad luck in the Austral Racing which was third, should not
However, if the track is firmer scoring opportunities but failed
is also a fast-to-morrow it might easily account Stakes that it lust to Colooma by a disregarded as it badly in the goalmouth. Hos-
[short head. Prairie View
for this race. sack, on the right wing. Was al-third in the same race with Oracle
was moving animal.
ways a source of danger but he
and should do better over the Hacked support.
shorter distance.
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Some thrilling games are pro- mised in the Junior Division as ill the surviving teams are almost of equal
Tao and strength. Sing South China may be handicapped if the ground is heavy but Ser- vice Corps and Navy are able to
them extend
dry ground.
even on
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The draw for the Semi-Final will take place at the Council meeting on Wednesday, March 12.
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Misty View (Mr. Pil:) should find no difficulty in getting the minor position.
RACE NO. 6. TAIPING HANDICAP: - ONE MILE
Gay Fox ran very well up to the Rock in the Austral Hopeful Stakes, but it then faded out of the picture. It will probably This is the second leg of the make amends to-morrow.
"Daily Double" and is confined to King's Welcome has been a dis-"C" Class, China ponies, with win- appointment so far but, given aners at this meeting barred.
the winner of With Gladiator, its i firm track,
the Jockey Cup over the two mile I nominate Oracle to win with post, out of the way. I should not Prairie View second and Gay Foxbe far wrong in nominating Po- third.
true form.
it should reveal
RACE NO. 2. FLEMINGTON PLATE: ONE MILE
RACE NO. 8.
CUP AND
PROFESSIONAL AUSTRALIAN
SUBSCRIPTION PONIES CHAMPIONS: — IV MILES
This is the main event of the afternoon and I expect to see the following starting:--
United Express (Mr. Ip Kui- ying):
Endeavour (Mr. Moller); Jus Gentium (Mr. Sokoloff); Black Scal (Mr. Noodt); Manhattan (Mr. Hearne); tenate (Mr. Poy) to win this race. Dutch Treat (Mr. P. P. Botelho); It will be recalled that this pony Never Never (Mr. Black); was leading on coming down the Santa-Anita (Mr. Liang). straight in the final run for home United Express has three wins when it lost to Gladiator, a few to its credit and judging from its Volunteer camp has again re- This race is confined to Austra-yards from the winning post, by run in the Rooty-Hill Derby, sulted in the pustponement. of lian Subscription ponies of 1941 half a length.
must tip it to prove Its superior- several
this weck end, that have not hitherto secured a
There is Galveston Bay games
(Mr.ity again, There are still a number of post-win,
Needa) to be reckoned with as this Endeavour, the second pony in poned games to be played but it The following will probably be pony was third, losing by another the Rooty-Hill Derby, has im- seems that, in spite of these post-well up at the finish:--- ponements, the seuson will finish
as scheduled.
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SIGNALS' HOCKEY
1
WIN
At Sookunpoo yesterday, Royal Corps of Signals deleated Royal Engineers in the Third Round of the Small Units Knock-out Hockey Competition, by the only scored by Husband.
goul
A Surprising Time (Mr. Black), Corsair (Mr. P. P. Botelho), Optima Fide (Mr. Sokoloff), Sydney Lady (Mr. Hearne). A Surprising Time was third to Endeavour in the Blue Mountains Plate (First section) over the mile, but as this pony is more of a
sprinter, I cannot see it winning, although it will probably place again.
Corsair was third in the Warre- go Plate and over the shorter dis- tance I think its chances of win- ning are very bright, and Optima Fide, second to Maple Leaf in the Sandringham Plate, may do better over this distance.
Sydney Lady was second to Lex Fori in the Blue Mountains Plate (Second section) and should give Corsair a good fight for first place My choice is Corsair for first place, with Sydney Lady second and A Surprising Time third.
RACE NO. 3. NIL DESPERAN- DUM STAKES: - FROM THE TWO MILE POST ONCE ROUND AND IN
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RACE NO. 4 HAPPY VALLEY
SPRING HANDICAP:
ONE MILE
This race is confined to "B" Class, China ponies, winners t this meeting burred. Over the same distance in the Gymkhana Handicap, Hughber • (Mr. Chang)
3 IS GOOD
4IS BETTER
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The only danger here is War- rego River (Mr. Black) which is good over this distance.
Cheerful Star (Mr. Tao) should not find any difficulty in taking the third position.
INTERPORT HOCKEY TEAM
Following have been select- ed to represent the Colony in the forthcoming hockey Inter- port with Macao on March 9:
V. M. Benwell (Club) V. C. Bond (C.B.A.)
J. Gonsalves (Recrelo) R. Marques (Recreio) W. A. Reed (Nomads) N. B. M. Whitley (C.B.A.) Kaminder Singh (Khalsa) Gurbachan Singh (Khalsa)
B. Gosano (Recreio)
H. L. Ozorio (Recreio) W. Brown (Police)
Manager:-D. T. Smith. Reserves:-A. E. P. Guest (Khalsa), E. Fowler (C.B.A.) and A. N. Alves (Recreio).
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