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Handicap Today Selections By "Rapier" Chances
The Whitsun Race Meeting, under the auspices of Hong Kong Jockey Club will sprood over two days and will mark the penultimate stage of racing at the Volley prior to the Summer
recess.
Ten events are down for decision to-day, with no change in the time of starting, but on Mon- day there will be 12' roces and the first bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. with the tiffin interval after the fourth race;
The principal event this Race No. 2. Lantuo Handicap- afternoon is the Luntas Handi-One. Mile. ear. A Forced Entry for ali First Batch Australian Ponies of 1940 classified Class 5. The big Special Cash Sweep will be decided on the result of this race which is the second on the programme,
and
The wealchr looke
the
fortune
The biggest felt of the day will Special turn out here, and the Sweep will depend on the result. contested by This race will be First Batch Australian Ponies of 1848 classified Cinen 5, and I don't think shall be far
Wrong in saying the winner will come from
Race No. 1.
FEARLESS WITNESS
MARQUBRA
BILVER WHEEL
Qutaiders Flying Dragon.
Race No. 2.
BOOTSIE
BEAFIRE
RIFLE
Outalder: Brivisto.
Race No. 3.
ASCOT BEAUTY
THE DINGO
TWO BID
Outsider: Chlef Witness.
Race No. 4.
CASSIE
AIRFIELD
JUMP BID
Outsider: Strathnamara.
Race No. 5.
NORBE QUEEN
DAISY BELL WODONGA
Outsider:Airborne.
The contenders
with First
Butch
less, I outletpate keen racing, its qualified for boring served for Panies of 1949 barred. Cassle (Mr.
which event upsely can be ex- has been pected.
Mr. H. Maitland, who rode with fine form at the moment, I con-
Race No. 5.
ROBE EMME CROWN WITNESS V.J-DAY
Outsider: Chesterfield. Race No. 7
PINKIE
SMPERORS GATE GENTLEMAN JIM
Outsider:-Princess Delight Race No. 8.
SOUVENIR TOOTSIE COUNTESS DELIGHT
Outsider Peacock.
Race No. 9.
CONS-TANT STAR LUCKY KID INGRID
Outalderi-Shangrila.
Race No. 10.
FORT KNOX
REBEL PEGGY
can
Its
Not Bright
London, May 13. With the Olympic Games drawing near, stock has been taken in most sports, and
nt-
MAKE ANOTHER RECORD
1
Shanghai, May 14.
Indonesian, Malayan, Hong Kong and Canton aquatic stars all figured in further record smashing performances in today's National Athletic Moot swimming Övents."
tempts made to forecast Bri- The | tain's chances against the
uthletic cream of the world..
The forecast is not considered too bright, but there is a distinct chance that Great Britain will win maybe two Olymple boxing ltles
toam
County Cricket
Malayan team started the ball rolling in the morning when they set a new National record by swimming the 200 metres relay in one minute and 57.6 seconds in one of the heats.
Lawn Bowls
when Wang Chung Cheng shat-
Australia Defeats Cambridge
this morning,
the Australians
In the very next heat, Can- ton also' bettered the old, mark
Cambridge, May 14, Without much prior knowledge.
by. completing the distance in The Australian cricket tour- of the potential strength of the
one minute and 59.9 seconds. ists defeated Cambridge Uni- the Amateur Boxing
Shanghai, which hitherto had versity by an Innings and 51 Americans, Association look with sume con-
figure in the aquatic runs today. Cambridge wera The following
will represent falled to to Britain's fidence
the Hong Kong Football Club at events, then came into the ple all out in their second innings which two featherweights, Peter Lawn Bowls on Saturday, 15th ture with first place in one of the
for 196. Brander, of Slough, and Charlie
May on the Club green at 3.30100 metres back-stroke eventa, In three quarters of an hour Tucker, of the Royal Air Force, p.m. Outsider: Liberation Star. Staker Ron Cooper, the Royal Carr, A. E. Hayward, B. 1.tered the 13-year-old NAM ro-anished their match with Cams.
Navy lightweight, and the new Bickford and Dr. J. A. R. Selby cord of one minute and 23.3 bridge University to win by an heavyweight champion, Sergeant (skip).
seconds with a new time of one innings und 51 runs, and record awaits the lucky person or per-one of the following: Bootsle (Mr. Teda) may have
(First J. Gardner, of the Army, are J. S. Howell, T. Wailer, B. A. minute and 21.8 seconds. something to of the Curragh Handicap
their Afth successive viclory and holding the winning Mailland). Ding How (Mr. Hodr-
and W. E. Hollands ዘያገዛ
Indonesia's Woo... Taun-yeuk tleket.
say with regard to the third posi-Section) at the 4th Extra Meet-singled out as boxers of outstand-Mansell On Monday the Whitman), Sino Marshall (Mr. S.Ction, but I don't think they can
Jing with Mr. Black up can be ing ability.
(skip).
won the first anal of the day their fourth with an innings to
spare At the other weights, Britain is H Sun Plate will be
Wooley, A. R. Bennet, J. when he nosed out Hong Kong's relied on if not for a win but Juan Liang). Senfire (Mr. B.L.
win.
Bailey, the Essex all-rounder, Fifth Alarm made not so well blessed. Even Max Prentice and C. Strange (skip). Liu Ti-ping in the Chang). Alraction:
men's 100 Rifle (Mr.. H.S.
Race No. 4. Norfolk Handicap. | for a place.
balted pluckily and claimed 32 of and Flight
the Shacklady, the Eccles, Lancashire, promising (Mr. Ostroumoft) and
(Mr.
A. 3. Coleman, J. H. O'Grady, metres breast-stroke in the new the 68 runs added today. He and (First Bection)>-One And A
show very 1
pour
in Bootsic, winner of Quarter Miles.
welterweight, who defeated
of the K. Forrow and J. Bradley, (skip). National record time
the first 25 at but the course will be on the soft. W. Lee).
Sandown
Handicap Park
by Navy champion, Johnny Ryans, A. Bailey, E.
one Pryer addel 32 in C. Kerrison, T. Mainukok Stakes (Second alde on account of the rain which Be
4th.
Pryer foolishly by In this
Extra Meeting
minute and 33 seconds, beating minutes befor race the fell the last two days. Neverthe-Section) at Easter, but inter diam Close 5, Australian Ponics running unplaced, and
does not display the class likely O. Morgan and J. Russell (skip), the old record by 2.4 seconds, unless
ran himself out. The last winket to carry him
the through to
Reserves: and bumping,
A. McAlpine, L. Australian it
of produce some
New Record
added 12 runs and then Pearsall Olympic final-Reuter.
Strange. ald form to-day over this shorter
Malaya's Kwang Hwa-wen was lofted un eBay catch to mid-off. this meet pecially this meeting. Coupled
with its 5.W. Len), which won the Hay-distance it will probably be un-
third and Philippines Chuan Mel- Bailey carried his bat for 168, scored in two and a half hours. dao was fourth. dock zome success at the Easter Ruer side that it has a good chance of Park Handicap (Second Sec-placed again.
over the
the mile at the 4th. Race No. 6. Cheater Handicap:
Led by
the Huang sisters, and hit nine boundaries, mainly Extra Meeting is the form bet (First Section): From the two
Hong Kong's quartet had it all drives.
McCool, bowling log-breaks far here, and should not disappoint. mile peat once round & In.
to themselves in the final of the
than hitherto, Jump (Mr. S
the First Section Class 2, Austra-
ladies' 200 metres relay which more accurately official winner of the Mataukok
kok lian ponies will figure In
they won in = new National achieved the best performance af Stakes (Second Section) over the event. Rose Emme (Mr. Ostrou-
record time of 2 minutes and the four in taking seven for 28 Mile at the Easter Meeting will, moff) second to Wodonga in the
36.6 seconds against the old
Scores: Cambridge-1st innings however, have a say here as the Curragh Handicap (First Section)
of 2 minutes and 39.2 167: Australia 1st innings 414 pony has improved greatly. It has over the mile at the 4th
Extra an excellent chance of winning. Meeting has
been
penalised by 4 Strathnamora (Mr. Ostroumoff) lb. but the pony is very fit. I don't can be depended on to give them think this extra weight will deter ever, Crown Witness (Mr. K.F. pony is good enough to win. V-J This is the second important Day. (Mr. Needa), third in the be followed as they are fighting race of the afternoon and is con- second section of the above race. it at the moment.
fined to Australian Ponies Class should not be disregarded as this Race No. 3. Gloucester Handi-] 1. I expect to see the follow-pony is better over д longer cap-(First Section):-Six Fur- facing-the-starter: Norse distance. tongs.
Queen
(Mr. D. Black), Daisy This race is confined to Class 6. Beil (Mr. Needa). Lily (Mr. S. W Australian Ponies. Looking over Lee, Wodonga (Mr. K. Kwok). the entries, the two best pontes Fifth Alarm (Mr. B.L. Two) and here for this distance are un- Airborne
The (Mr. Maitland). doubtedly Ascot Beauly (Mr. only pony capable
ble of extending over this sprint race. For its Young Peter) and The Dingo (Mr. Mr. R. Johannessen's pony is fecond placing behind Wright In R.K.C. Chiu). Ascot Beauty came
Tialsy Boll, belonging to Mr the Beacon Hill Stakes (Second
Fight are two good outsiders
ins
This
Race No. 7, Suffolk stakes.
(Second Section)-From the 1-1/2 Mile Post
Middlesex In
Winning Form
London, May 14.
Middlesex, in championship winning form, whipped Worcestershire by 10 wickets at Lords on Thurs- day to chalk up ifs second successive win. - Warectershire, on a tricky pitch in afternoon sun
shine, never looked like making a fight of it when they faced first innings arrears of 125. This Middlesex lead was built up by Denis Compton and Walter Robins in a stand of -bright botting.
Mills, b McCon! Pryer, not out,
Extras
Meeting has arrived back in the scoring a win here, but there Colony and will be sesti in ue-ne doubt that it will meet with
serlous opposition. Ding How Race No. 1. Guffolk Blakes.-
■n much Improved pony and al- (Firat Bection): From the 1-1/2 though I ran unplaced at the last Mile Post.
meeting should not be ignored. The opening event this after-Sino Marshall and Sentire are посп
is confined to first section good over this distance and can Class & Australian postes. Weight be clepended to give a good Aght 147 ib. 1tb. penalty for every $100
to the end. Rifle has regained or part thereof won in stakes some of its old form judging from since 1st January_1048. Limit to its run at the last meeting when A good as this pony is more it from winning. There is, how- penalty 12 lb, Over this short it came in second to Richard 1 insulted over this distance, distance the best thing to do is the Mount Porker Handicap Race No. 6. Whitsun Handicap:-Chiu) to be reckoned with. This Brivisto -and Six Furlonga. to look for sprinters. Maroubra (Second Section). (Mr. C.L.
Gregory) Is long overdue for a win, und judging from its fourth placing in the Beacon Hill Stakes (Second Sec- tlon) at the last meeting. I think its chances for to-day are rather bright. Mr. R.K.C. Chul has two ponies in Golden Eagle and Silver Wheel to choose from, and as the latter Is much better pony over this, distance, he will probably take it out. If it does not win it should at least place. Fearless Witness (Mr. K.F. Chiu) which in second to D. Day in the Gate-S.W. Lee, which at the 4th. Section) at the last meeting Compton batted faultlessly 1 was third in the Shamshulpo wiek Stakes (First Section) fron Extra Meeting just scraped home Emperors Gate (Mr. Needa) has until he made the bad stroke Stakes (Second Section) at the the 2-miles post at the 4th. Extra to bent its stable Mate, Meteor, been penalised by 12 lbs. This which cost him his wicket Eustern Meeting over this dis-
dis- Meeting of scoring
it certainly has a by 5,4 Length to
win the may seem a her
heavy Impost, but tance, should be well up at the good chance of
awin Sandown Park Handicap over the the pony is now in fine form, when he had 94. Robins hit Anish, while Kookaburra
Dar here. The Dingo was second 2-mile pest. Lily, winner of the ard it will be surprise if it three sixes and, seven fours in Needa) and Flying Dragon (Mr. the Hunghom Stakes (Second Curragh Handicap (Second should fail to account for this a hard driving session at the Ostroumoff) which failed so bad-Section) at the Easter Meeting, Section)
the mile at the event this afternoon. The only crease. at their lust outing may make and must therefore be seriously 4th. Extra
has been
Lancashire and Yorkshire will come from Pinkla nursed danger amends 1_thing_the_latter is considered. Chief Witness (Mr to concert pilch but, I doubt (Mr. Maitland) which was second too, appeared well set for wins. worth following if the course is K.F. Chiu), Two Bld (Mr. S.C.if it can do batter than in the Mount Davis Stakes over and the Australians against University will Llang) and Autumn Leaf (Mr. ploce. Wodonga, surprise winner the 2-mile post at the last meet Cambridge
ing penalised 8 lbs. Over the shorter probably have to field for about distance, it should give Emperors 30 minutes on Friday morning Gate good fight for first position to round off the game with an-
actually Mr. other convincing victory. if it does not
Lancashire piled up 470 against the choice on either Warwickshire, got out the Mid- Miu_has_ the Patina or Gentlemon Jim, and ho
dry."
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Second Section of Class 8, Aus- tralian ponies will try conclusion
and as it has only
win
been
will probably take our the latter; landers for 202 and, in the fol- which is better over this distance. low on, ahared three wickets for For a long shot I suggest Princess five runs. Delight (Mr. C. F. Ng) as this
pony
an
15
Total (for 7 wkts.),144
AUSTRALIANS
6
Morris, Pearsall, b Mills 20 Brown, e Pearsall, b Grif-
Aths
Hamence, e Infole, b' Grif
fiths
Harvey, run out
Hassett, not out
Extras
02
16
01
19
Total (for 4 wkls, decd) 414
| Bulley
left arm ROM
"BOWLING
Q. M. A.
W.
15
13
32 4 138
13
1 50
25
ая
mark
ecconds.
for 4 declared; Cambridge 2nd Misses Tseng Fong-chung and innings.
Kao Miu-ling, were the other Pepper, st. Saggers, b Me members of the Hong Kong team. Cool
A
Hong Kong also dominated in Dewes, c & b McCool
tha semi-finals o! the 1,500 Doggart, st. Soggers, b. Me-, meires and 400 metres, although Cool
Philippines Chuan Mel-doo was Shuttleworth, b McCool Arst
one of the 400 metres Balley, not aut FRCES..
Elgood, b Miller Indonesia's Che Lit-sao and Li Insole, b' McCool Wen-hauan lost the first leg to Mills, C Substitute, b Mc- the tennis round-robin-Bral When
“Cool- they succumbed to the Shanghai Pryer run, out champions K. C. Dao and V. T. Grimis low, b Millor Wang, representing the Police, Pearsall, e Miller, b McCool after a gruelling struggle, lasting three and a quarter hours. The score was 7-5, 3-6, 4-0, 0-4 and 7-5.
Both Malaya's women and men's doubles teams were elimin- 1 ated today by Canton and Hong Kong respectively. In the ladies' basket-ball, Indonesia beat Fu- kien by 40 to 33.-Reuter.
La Salle
Wins School
League Final
Extras
Total
108
----Router.
G.B. Shaw Praises Stalin
London, May 14. George Bernard Shaw sald to day that Soviet Premier Joset Stalin is socialism's most sensiblo and-practical representative__In_ European statesmanship.
Shaw, writing in the Dally Herald, opposed the British Gov- omment's anti-Communist for eign policy.
He praised Stalin as "by far the most sensible and practical
In representative
European elatesmanship of socialism Ja - The Schools' Football season | single country as against the ended yesterday when the catastrophic revolution of Trots- finals of the various competi-kyltes." tions were played at Sookun-
poo
Shaw wrote: :;"As
Russia
Yorkshire had to fight hard for Griffiths
ต Com- Arst innings lead over North- Pearsall is capable of creating
4 88 amptonshire but, in the North- Mills upset.
second Innings
59
and the trophies and munist, he believed, of course so do 1-that Communism will per- 1 Race No. 8. Norfolk Handicap-amptonshire
Hargle.
medals were presented to the meats and convert the world. But Yorkshire's (Second Section); 1-1/4 Miles bowler and Coxon, routed the
LORD: Worcestershire respective winners by Mr. H. he knows an attempt to impose This rate is confined to second batsmen. With one wicket stand 157 (Gray five for 25) and 132 K. Lee, chairman of the Hong it by force would ruin section of Class 5, Australian ing Northamptonshire lead by (Edrich three for 31. Young two-Kong Football Association.. and himself."-United Press. ponies with first batch Australian only 140 runs.
for 18, Compten four for 36), The standard of play in both Ponles of 1948 barred. Judging from its last outing, when it
Middlesex 282 (Denis Compton games yesterday was very high 04, Robins 87, Howorth five for Players showed they had been third in the Mo
Mount Parker Handi- A crowd of about 12,000 at 76, Peaks four for 59). And fitted
by competitive (Second Section). Tootsie Fenners, Cambridge, saw Aus-eight for no wickets. Middlesex school football.
cap
(Mir.
Came
Big Aussie Hitting
wickets.
FANLING STARTING TIMES
lines
Meltland) should command | tralian batamen unmercifully flog| WO MANCHEBTOR: Lanca~ Jumlor League Championship, L (New Course) tomorrow and- Good as this pony is, Home: 73
atrong support in the
the Varsity bowling,
by tan
AT
AT HUDDERSFIELD: Nor-Jattack.
SUNDAY
M. S. Lloyd-5, ^ §.
Buchan,
In the deciding game for the Fanling golf starting Bill Brown, opening basman, shire 47, (Washbrook 110, Edrich Salle beat Wantsal School by the Monday: don't think it will win over this made 200, Ron Hamence made 02 108, Ikin 60, Cranston 68, Prit-only goal scored by Ip late in the distance. Souvenir
(Mr. Black), and Lindsay Hassett 61 not out chard, four for 119. Hollies, four second half. Outstanding players 9.20- although it ran unplaced in the Australia declared, at 414 for
for 119).
for La Salle were Justin Chan at Gordon, four: above race, first section, is my HOOVE
Warwickshire 202 (Ord 54. back, J. Rodrigues and AA, R. 9.24-DL, Milne-Day-G. O; W. Brown hit 18 fours in a model Pollard, three for 68. Cranston, medios, in the Intermediate Une, is more ched as the distance
Slowart, (Mr. Innings of drives and concise, four for 03) and five for three. and Machado and Barrades in the 9.28-W, H. Lydall-BQ. Y.K. Tu), which was unplaced strokes while Hamence, a power- at the last meeting may do better fut driver, counted fore and thamptonshire 33-(Brokes 53. For the Wantsal School Tong 9.82-A. McKellar-W. 5. Vaug over this distance and on upset nine fours a his chief strokes. is not impossible.
Cambridge went in needing 247 Race No. 9. Gloucester. Handi- to save and innings defeat and cap(Second Section) al Fur-found McCool, the leg break bowler; in tip top form. With longe
Second Section of Class 6, Aus-three wickets to fall; Cambridge tralian Ponies will battle out the are still 103 behind. finish in this sprint event, and A Scoreboard, my advice is to look for the Details at Cambridge Univer- position of the draw as a good sity versus Australians, stort will probably, mean win-
W.; 0.
har, Clarke 49, Whitehead, four for in goal and Leung Cho-kit ald
well.
0.44-W, O. Davies-K, S. Robert- 88) and 184.for nine.
Yorkshire 247 (Hutton. 72. An early lucky goal against St. Bon. Watson 11. Garlick, four for 58, Joseph's in the opening minutes 9.48-G. G, D, Cartor
Robertson. Nutter three for 66, Clarko two of the game played a great part for 45).
in their game against Queen' 9.52—J. M. Pattinson R. GA AT OXFORD. Oxford Univer- College in the final of the Knock Gray,
MONDAY sity 293 (Kardar 80. Knott four Out Competition for the cup pro- for 85) and 108 for seven.
sented by the Hon. D. M, Muc-] 0.44—3, 8. Dunnett,, G. Gray. Owen-Hughes, 6, Hampshire. 151, (McCornell 17, Dougall,
Gordon. Cambridge 167 (Miller fiya for | Kardar, four for 41, Travers ning the race. Constant Star (Mr. 40) and 144 for seven.
two for 31)-Associated Press. Shich) recently demoted, Is given
Pepper, St top-weight of 159 [DEN SOVEL
Saggers, b. McCool the heavy burden
Dewes,
cand b McCool hamper its chances of winning
Boggart, St. Saggers, b Mc- (provided it can pl to a good
Cool start). On the other hand, Lucky Kid (Mr. Neoda) must not be overlooked, despite its failure in the Newbury Stakes at the th Extra to win. Shahin (Mr. Hodg man) although it ran Indifferently
har
Shuttleworth, b McCoi ̈ Beller, not out, Elgood, b Miller Insole, b McCool
40
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ENGLAND
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Robertson,
The greatest credit must go to St. Joseph's for their, magni- ficant display throughout.
were in.
They
BITCRIT 'throughout the
game and tapite of some-hearte
rending mistakes, by thale goal- (keeper" never gave up trying.
Two
JOCKEYS THROWN
novice jockeys werO
. Tokyo, hay 14, That they lost by tour goals to Lieutenant-General H. C. H. two was no disgrace as on the thrown by their ponies at Happy
Commander-in-Chief general play they were thele op Valley yesterday
of the British Commonwealth ponenta" equal but they did not Occupation Force, leaves Japan have much luck. tomorrow by air for England,
General Staff: · conference.
The fockeysH. W. Mok and J. Queen's College, with the as- Fonseca were out on trial in its last three outings, quite clude with a race for the second where he will attend the Imperial Ristance of several players of the Rallop for to-day's Tince Meeling They were riding Elmer and likely to extend them as the pony section of Class 2 Australian Exercise Bamboo sa exercise xpected to winy but they war Me. Mok was unlajurod but Mr.
South, China Junior team were Sprinter, respectively regained some of its old for Ponies. Many will remember the on modern warfare technique. during ...morning
while great display put up by Fort He will attend at the invitation given a great fight by St. Joseph's Fonseca was picked up in a dared Shangrila (Mr. Gregory) Jaane Knox (Mr. Black). In the Stof Flald-Marshall Viscount Mont-Joseph's was Guterres at back.
The star player for a condition and was assisted back other pony to watch me it la fusf George's Plator at theṇfast"meet" | gomery, as Chlot of the Imperist He was the great stumbling a Laff and Kwok
to the Jockey Room by Moses. over-sprint-evinthorpe me when it ran second to Black General Stats expected block to the Queen's forwards. CALEN
Bad No: 105 Dhjete: Hart)?] Market,... In viêw of that "per- General: Robertson is dapt Gecond patthard ron/formance I should say that Fort id beturn to Japan in a tonth: Stephen Chan, in the pivotal The Two Mife Pest Onge Round Knox is due, for wing Rebel During his absence, the Ciller-of-position, played a great captain's
(Mr Hodgman) sad Masterploce start of the SCOF: Air Avice: game. He never stopped trying werk: The Naturam, nakaryota 1 The day's programme will con Mr. Castro) must of course, be Marshal McCaulers will be sting and his exarople was followed by WALTER WAKE UKRAINIAN UND
pal Commandan
Lake Beutered, the rest of the feaIL.