THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 2, 1941.
FAIRY AUK FAVOURED FOR GUEST GIVES PAGH A
MACAO MAIN EVENT
Big Dollar Sweep
To
Be Decided
By "Rapier"
Macao Jockey Club will hold their May meeting at the Areia Preta Race Course, Macao, on Sunday and the first bell will be rung at 2.30 p.m., the first race starting punctually at 3.00 p.m.
There are altogether five events on the programme, and it is ex- pected that many racing enthusi- asts from Hong Kong will make the trip. The s.s. "SĂI ON" will; leave Hong Kong on Sunday at 8.00 am. and will return from Macau in Monday al 3,00 a.m.
The principal race of the day will be "The Chairman's Cup.
has special $1.00 Sweep and a been organised in connection with this event.
RACE NO. I THE KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
SIX FURLONGS
Mae's Adventure (Mr. Botelho), which won the Chinshan Handi- cap (Third section), will probably take second place, and National Authem (Mr. S. W. Pan) should not find it ton difficult to take the other minor place.
RAĆE NO. 3 THE KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (THIRD SECTION) -
SIX FURLONGS
Another sprint race for the third section of "E" Class China ponies will night out the issue here. Judging from the entries, Eagle is the best recommendation for a win here in view of its success in The day's programme
opens the Shekki Plate (Six furlongs) with a sprint event for "E" Class; at the last meeting. It has been China ponies classifled by Hong given top-weight of 158 ib., but Kong Jockey Club. Piet Hein (Mr.
as it will be ridden by Mr. W. N. Botelho), for winning the Chin-; Yeh, it will have an allowance of shan Handicap (Six furlongs) at 5 th, the last meeting, has again been¦ The Mermaid (Mr. S. W. Pan). allotted top-weight of 159 16 and; which was secund in the above in view of that success, I believe race, may not be able to win, but it will win again.
Bit should be near at the finish. Dow-Jones (Mr. Pan) was a while Cloudy Stur (Mr. R. K. C. short head behind
in the above race and, given a good start, may turn the tables, National Success 1Mr K. 1. Ip), winner of the Sze- chuen Handicap (First section) over this distance, must also com- mand attention.
However, I feel that the most dangerous contender here is Lan-, cashire Chap (Mr. Chao), Its chances of winning are by the menus negligible as the pony is quite fast in a sprint race.
Piet Hein is my selection, with Dow Jones second and National Success third,
RACE NOT THE KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (NECOND
SECTION; SIX FURLONGS
Second serlian "E" Class China pothes of Bung Kong Juckey Club will figure in this chee, which is another sprint affair, and, in view at is second placing to. King's Worthy in the Republican Handi-
cap (Sovetki stetion) over six fur- longs, Hopeful Time, if taken out
Chuil, with only 141 b. to carry 'on account of the 5 b allowance for a novice jockey, looks danger- mus and an upset from this direc- tion is possible.
My nominationa are Eagle to i win, with
second The Mermaid and Cloudy Star third. RACE NO. 4. THE NAM WAN HANDICAP --SIX FURLONGS
The entries in this rave come from China ponies classified by Hong Kong Jockey Club us "D" Class, and it appears to me that Lovely Star (Mr. Botelho), win- Ti of the Langman Handicap (Pive furlongs) in record time ut the last meeting, should have no
difficulty in carrying off the first prze. Next best pony is Portrush, winner of the Taiwan Bay Handi- cap (Second section) at the Valley duing the Easter Meeting, which will be taken out by Mr. Chang, while West Lake, if taken out by
Mr. Chao, should also be in the picture,
by a strong jockey, should have My choice is Lovely Star to
no dificulty in accounting for this
ruce.
win, with Portrush second and West Lake third.
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A. CRAWFORD NEW K.C.C. CHAMPION
Something
of ап upact was causad at Kowloon Cricket Club on Wednesday when A. Crawford boat A. E. P. Quest, holder for the fast two years, in the final of the genior championship by 6-2, 6-3, 1-0, 1-6 and B-4,
Crawford was loading by 4-2 in the final đét but Güest drew level at 4.alt and thiên faded out.
RACE NO. 5. THE CHAIRMAN'S CUP:-ONE MILE
This, the last race of the day, is the main event and is a handicap for "Y"
RUN FOR HIS MONEY
'By "'Adrem"
Co
{M. Pagh, the holder, and C. H. R. Oxlade enter- ed the final of the Club singles championship on Stand Court of Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday when they beat Capt. R. E. Guest and Lt. F. W. Carter respectively.
PATERSON RATED WORLD BEATER
Pugh won 6-3, 6-4 and Oxlade's score was 6-3, 6-1.
Guest, on his display yester- day, would not have won a prize for fluency of stroke but he play- ed a particularly thrustful-game that gave Pagh some unhappy moments and which would pro- bably have met with some success against a player less consistent.
In the first set Guest went away like a house on fire and, mixing
In Jackie Paterson, his shots well and making good Class China ponies of tough little "south-paw" and bid fair to break up Pagh's Macão Jockey Club that have started at a race meeting during from Glasgow, 1940.
Fairy
use of spin, he took a 3-0 lead
The champion, however, Britain game.
then settled down and swept the
the both
probably possesses the sidelines with powerful drives on
world.
flyweight
in
He definitely established him- self as the best at his weight in
Great Britain when he retained
On the result of this race the best big $1.00 Sweep depends. Auk (Mr. R. K. C. Chut) won the Lung Chen Handicap (One mile) at the last meeting carrying 144 lb. on account of-5 lb. allowance, whereas if again taken out by this Jockey on Sunday it will only be penalised by another 3 lb. which I think should not prevent it from winning again.
However, it should stern opposition from Fairy Ouse, the second pony in the above race, which will again be taken out by Mr. Botelho although carrying the same weight of 159 lb. Its chances of winning are not altogether out of the question as it was only a lengh behind in the previous race, For third place Meadow Eve (Mr. Chap) and Hogmanay (Mr. Chang) should fight out the issue.
receive
TAIL SEEN AS
IMPORTANT IN
HORSE RACING
Now I'm positive there's nothing new in racing.
hands.
not
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was Guest able 10 stand up to long rally and Pagh reeled off six games in a row, after breaking through in the fourth game of the set in the face of fierce opposi→ tion from Guest.
his British and Empire champion- ships by beating Paddy Ryan, of
at Although Guest took four games Manchester, in eight rounds Nottingham.
in the second set, he did not play Americans have rated Paterson as well as he had been doing ear-, Pagh was very inconsistent as the leading challenger for the lier. vacant world title, but the Scot with his serving and, having es- realises that before he can achieve tablished his superiority, went for this.shots that I feel certain he would his ambition of fighting for
tried under different there is another and greater fight not have to be won.
"It's a bit idle thinking about the world title yet," he told Reuter after his victory over Ryan. have heard about the Americans' best flyweight, Little Dado, and I should very much like to
meet him, but I am of military age, and in any case I have got another job on at the moment that takes all
me helping to bui'd ships.'
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A Brilliant Future
However, Paterson is young enough he is not yet 21-to make up for lost time when the greatest battle of all time is over, and tw can look forward to it brilliant future. Paterson is working
time by knocking him out. But
circumstances.
Pagh, in the course of the match, chowed more confidence on the volley, and willingness to attack from the forecourt, than I have ever seen him dis- play before.
Oxlade beat Carter in a match of very low standard.
BOWLS TEAMS
The following have been chosen to represent their respective clubs League on Lawn Bowls
M.K.C.C. Division {v Club de Recreio A D Morrison, P S. Cus- Davies and G. E. Costello
R R Davies, E. Hospes, R. A. Ed- wards and A. W Brown (Skip)
Valentine,
the shipyards, and rivetting and weld ng seem to have sharpened his sense of thing and given him in the Just when Ben Jones
greater punching power.
Saturday. had sold me on the idea Ryan, a private in the Army,
went thirteen rounds with Pater- Second that long tails had some-
in son in Glasgow September, Away): -J. thing to do with it, Whirl-1939, when the latter won the Bri-stly, J away was flattened out tish and Empire titles for the first (Skip!. like Gus Dorazio, writes a this latest contest never Tooked L. A R Duncan. G. G. Ankenhead, correspondent from New like going as far. Paterson, with T. R. Rowell and F Goodwin (Skip).
his right arm and foot forward. Third Division (V Club de Recreio York.
had the initiative all the time, and Home):-P Morrison, D. J. Now when Ben Jones tells you ty and so much the harder that
was punching so much more crisp-E. S Doughty and W A. Cornell (Skipi. HB. Dowbiggin, W. R. Lambert, that long tails permit horses to there was never any doubt about
Mitchell and E. S. Abraham protect themselves from something
(Skip). other than tantalising flies, a bloke the result long before the finish.
J. C. Halg. 1. E N. Ryan, J. B. GH- The champion's terrific left swings roy and A. McKellar (Skip). is likely to listen.
After all,
brought out old cuts above Ryan's Whirlaway was
the
T.D.R.C. eyes, and in the sixth round Pater- best and lending money-winning
the chin, juvenile of 1940. The son of Blen-Son with a right
Whirl belongs
knocked Ryan right through the heim 11-Dust
ropes and on to the floor. Warren Wright, the baking pow- der king who has some 40 odd nugs quartered at Hialeah, Jones, the old Missouri farmer, brought Lawrin down in front in the Ken- tucky Derby.
Long Tail
t'
No horse running at present has a tail as long as Whirlaway which until the aforementioned pancaking - by four-and-a-half lengths was one of the winter book favourites for the Kentucky Derby.
to
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Terrific Battering
Friendly (v H.K. Electric Home):- F. S. Thomson, J. J. . E. Wilson. Whyte and JC Chalmers (Skip).
F. J. Jenecek, H. Kew, R. Main and W. Melrose (Skip)
W G McKe. D Coull, C. Bovaird and J. A. Waisun (Skip).
Reserves:~~A.
N.
MacArthur, and L.
K.F.C.
Ryan, after gathering his senses, managed to climb back as the Gibson. count reached nine, but for the next few minutes he took a terri- Second Division (v H.K.F.C. Home): fle battering and orily his will-w Lapsley. V Attenza, V. Chitten- power and dogged determination den and W. V. Field (Skip). kept him going.
Nael, A. L. Eastman, E. Kern By the eighth round he had practically no de-, and T. Younghusband (Skip).
A. Dand, C. Dowman, J. Fergusson fence at all, and his manager and and W. Simpson (Skip). chief showed the towel to the re- Third Divielen (v M.K.F.C. Away);— feree who intervened to save Ryan Cross, Thompson, Macintyre and Ogden from a certain knock-out.
(Skip).
been Williams, Frost, Abbas and Smalley
(Skip).
Evans (Skip).
Woodcock, S. C. Wong. Fuller and
Reserve:-W. Ogley.
Paterson, since he has Whirlaway's appendage mea-champion, has improved both in sures five feet, has a golden colour punching power
and toughness, and is as fine as silk. It has the and at the moment he stands su- care of a special groom, whose preme in his class. He has not sole duty is to brush and wash the much boxing ability yet-that will
First Division (v Recreio "A"); hair daily. The swipe is forbid- come later-but what he lacks in J. W. Leonard, L. C. R. Souza, A. E. 'den to swing a comb, lest some of this he makes up for in the power Coates and B. V. Bradburý (Skip).
the precious hair be pulled out. of his punch.
A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, R. Basa and 0, M. Omar (Skip).
Tail Means Plenty
More surprising, however, was Paterson's use of his right, hand. For a man who stands as he does,
"Many a race has been won the wrong way round," this is because of a lengthy tail," said Ben Jones, before his noble ani- usually a defensive weapon, but mal ran into the Shadybrook he used it as a straight punch to Farm pair, Agricole and Cadmium, the jaw and troubled Ryan with It
on innumerable occasions, the other hitternoon. "While run-
Paterson succeeds a great line ofj ning, the tall naturally comes on Scottish champions such as John a level with the horse's back"and, waving about, it prevents horses ny Hill; Elky Clark and Benny coming from behind from getting Lynch, but he is not, yet within too close on either side and cut-striking distance of the latter as ting down the horse in front. a complete champion. Reuter,... There would be less accidents on the place for the currycomb. the track if tails were left as
Despite Ben Jones' theory, the long as nature intended them to old school knows best. be."
The only part of a hoss where Now I'm afraid "that Trainer length is advantageous is the
G.C.C.
Y. A. Razack, W, K. Way, J. S. Lan- dolt and C. S. Rosselet (Skip). A
Second: Division · (v. Pridon Officers"
chub) L. Gaddi, W. E. Broadbridge, G. S. Ladd and T. L. Lock (Sidp)
D. A. Rozario, A. E. S. Alves, L. E. Lammert and M. J. Medina (Skip).
8. R. Solinn, H, G; Forman, W. Ward and H. W. Randall (Skip):
W. J. Card, A., Kitcholl, Dr. C. W. Lain Third Division tv Kowloon B.G.C.);m=" and Dr. N. P. Karanjia (Skip).
L. M. Roza, M, A, Baptisin, F. X. Delgado and A. J. Coelho (Skip). ~`E.* J, Todd,” F= £@o‚,"F\"K" Modi' and J. Pau (Skip).
K.D.R.C. .Firat Division (v Kowloon · Bowling - Green Home)!--J. Vandorlely W. C. Mackle, W Houston and J. Kempton, (Skip).
R. H. A. Lapsley. W. McMaster, H.
| Jones, with all his experience, | nose, and 'he'd bettor have it up G. Cooper and T. Coleman (Skip); pa
has running "hoggos" mixed "With] there at the wire........... or else stick show hosses. The show ring is cut his tongue.
J. V.Ramsay, M Ferguson, F. Cul-
!! "let and R. Morrison (Skip), **