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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS
SIXTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 2nd June, 1951
(Postponed from Saturday, 26th May, 1951)
There are eleven races. The Firm Beil will be rung at 1.30 Et und the First Rare will be run at 2.00 p.m.
Through Tickers (11 Races-$22.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor. Telephone House, also tickets for the Cash Sweep on the last ruce of the Meeting as ell us he Special Cush Sweep on the "Kwangtung Hamheap" scheduled to bem on 6th October, 1951.
Through Tickets
tets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10 am, on Friday, 1st June, will be sold and the reserva- hun cancelled for Tutore meetings.
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A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).
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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1951, SCHOOLS' SWIMMING CHAMPIONS
The Now Method English School team who won the inter-school swimming championship meet sponsored by the Chinese Swimming Association which concluded yesterday.
From left to right are: Back row: Wong Kam-chi, Wong Kwai-chi, Mrs C. S. Wong, Mr C. S. Wong (principal of New Method School), Wong Kam-wah, Cheung Chung-ylu,
Front row: Shum Kam-chu, Woo Chl-yin, Lau Ping and Tong Cheung-sing.
Miss Fung Yec-chee of Belillos Public School, who won four first places, bettering the Chinese National records in the 50m, and 400m. free style and the inter-school record in the 100m. backstroke -and-free-style ̄ ̄ ̄events.
-China Mail Photos.
SPLASH OF SEVEN MORE RECORDS BY SCHOOL SWIMMERS
The third Inter-school swimming meet sponsored by the Hongkong Chinese Swimming Association concluded yesterday at the Chung Shing bathing pavilion with a splash of seven further record times and the crowning of two new school champion teams.
After having to be content with second place the Jast two years, New Method English School showed ex- cellent team spirit to win the boys' schools championship for the first time in the history of the school, defeating Wah Yan, the holders, even before the last relay race was swum off.
Selillos Public School on, than National record time but the 200 and 400 nexed the girls school cham- also swam
the comfortable metres
with the free style pionship by mungin of 30 points over their breast siroke all the way 10 nearest rivals, Maryknoll,
fake second places in both.
Star Individual performers of the Meet were Cheong Kin-man of Wah Yan in the boys' see tion and Fung. Vee-chee of Bellies School in the girls'.
Chaong took first places in all the four individual races he peted in, beltering the National records in the 100 and 400 metres, and Miss Fung scored the same number of first places, setting National record times in the Women's 50, 200 and 400 metres free style events.
IN A CLASS BY HERSELF
Another prominent swimmer in the Meet was the Colony breast stroke queen, Miss Kwok Kom-Ngor of Maryknoll, who not only showed that she was in a class by herself in winning the 200 metres breast stroko event comfortably In a better
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In the semi-finals today Miss Hart showed dominating form in beating the sole British survivor, Mrs Jean Walker- The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3.00 in-Smith, by 6-2 and 6-1, while Miss Fry again proved her cluding tax for all persons including Judies, and is payable at the Gate,
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BY ORDER,
S. A. SLEAP,
Secretary,
Wong Kam-wah and Wong Kwal-chi of New Method School, though winning only one first place between them, were largely responsible for their School'n victory. Their consistent performance through- out brought a flow of second and third place points and paved the way to their team's convincing triumph in the two relay races.
BOBBY LOCKE
QUALIFIES WITH 149
if he is to repeat his lust year's performance in win ning the Spalding Golf Tournament.
"Rapier" Looks Over Tomorrow's Chances
At The Races
The Sixth Race Meeting under the auspices of the Hongkong Joc key Club at the Valley tomorrow afternoon will be the last for the first part of the season. Racing will be resumed on September 22.
The First Saddling bell will he rung tomorrow at 1.30 p.m. with the Ørst race starting at 2 p.m. sharp.
The two Champion Stakes will form the main attraction in a programme of 11 events, and keen racing should be the order of the day,
Followers of Mr Cecil Renfrew will regret to learn that he will not be in the saddle tomorrow afternoon, as he left the Colony by plane for England via Rome and Paris last Tuesday on his honeymoon.
!
We have a French rider from Tientsin in the person of Mr Samarcq, who has -had a great deal of racing experience up North, making his local debut and he has been booked to ride Happy Farmers, Century and High Straight in tomorrow's meeting.
Here are my estimates of the chances:
FIRST RACE
Batterien Park Handicap Bection):-1»1/4 Miles.
Silver Fox la good enough to the lust meeting, will figure in win as it is capable of lasting the finish for main honours in (Fint the full distance coupled with this race, with the latter my
its good form at the moment. fancy for the first position. The day's programme opens
Ringmer should also be worth Stralgin Flush (Mr Oliveira) with a race over the Champlon consklering over this distance should not be overlooked. distance for class 4 Australian as the pony has regained some von unplaced the last time out, Ponies to be ridden by Novice of its old form during morning but may came off tomorrow
crowd this gallops, Jockey's.
I don't Among the entries, think we need look further than Empress of Peace (Mr Chin Kit) and The Hopeful (Mr Yen Ching Lan) in search of the winner.
afternoon ip racers.
It
of
FIFTH RACE
Torfer (Mr Tsai) has im- proved a great deal and should Champion Stakes:-1-1/4 Miles,
be near at the Anish. This is the first Champions For an outsider keep Ken- race of the afternoon and is con- tualey Lad (Mr Maitland) in lined to Australian Ponies of mind, as an upset here is quite previous seasons, winners and possible. placed ponies at race meetings club hold since Decem- Australian
of
This
Empress of Peace for its win in the Sheffield Handicap (First
NINTH RACE Section) for Closs 5 ponies at
Battersea Park Handicap (Second the last meeting with Mr Robert ber 31, 1950 only.
1051 are barred. Section): 1-1/4 Miles, Tsal up has incurred a 2 lbs. Ponies of penalty and will be carrying 147 Weight 147 lbs. Ponies are to be
This event will be contested ibs.
ridden
Riders approved by by the second lot of Australian the Stowers. Even in spite of this extra
Ponies Class 4. expect to see the following weight its stable connections are
For its win at the Fourth Race starter: Skymaster fully confident that it will walk facing the
(Mr Tao
Panda (Me Liu). Meeting in the Mount Davis away with this race, as the on Bashful Beauty (Mr Oliveira). Handicap (Second Section Dor will be taken out by Mr Chun Kit who requires one more win Clonfeckle (Mr K. Kwok), High them has beet pro-
| (Mr T. L. Wong) Speed Novice
M Ostroumoff) to graduate from the
Vagabond King (Mr K. F. Chiu) with a genalty of 7 lbs. and on moted to a class higher coupled The invious crone to its win that account I am not placing In the Sassoon Challenge
much rellance on Honey Dew to win. over this distance.
etass
for a give it
(Mr
and
choice seems to
Cup
Dobutante (Mr Ostroumo). which came third in the Mount Gough Handicap (First Section) over the mile ut the Fourth Race Meeting with Mr F. Noodt
It will be strongly challenged by The Hopeful, winner of the Manchester
(First Handicap Section) at the last meeting for
Pands, however, mast not be Class 6 ponies, which is sulted
race and may disregarded as Mr Liu handles gruelling
good night, Mr Auchnie this pony perfectly and I think will take out Brivisto although it has more than an outside it ran unplaced with Mr
chance. Boycott
up is penalised by 3 lbs, and is On the other hand, there are a decided danger. It has a good up the last time out. This pony is quite at home over this Bashful Beauty and Clonfeckle| chance of winning Lanes and may create an upset.] both to be reckoned with, as Harmony (Mr Robert Tsal) The Stranger (Mr C. A. Lee) they are now well tuned up for has been steadily improving and and United Victory (Mr Tseng) this race and should give the I expect it to give a good ac- can be relied on in do well. above two ponies a great battle, count of itself over this distance.
Regarding High Speed and Vagabond King, I am
afraid they can be, left alone.
SECOND RACE
SIXTH RACE
Grimas Champion Stakes: 1-1/4
Sec. Graan Park Stakes (First tion): From The 1-1/2 Mite Post.
This race is confined to Aus- tralian Ponies Class 10, Weight | miles. 147 lbs. 1 lb. palty for every $100 от
in thereof won This is the second Champions Part stakes since 1st January, 1951. race of the afternoon and is confined to Australian Ponies of Limit to penalty 12 lbs.
(Mr
Then there is My Darling (Mr Shich) to be considered as it is good over this distance.
Xerxes (Mr Oliveira) is an- other pony to bear in mind as an outsider as it is carrying only 137 lbs!
10TH RACE
A good start here will make 1951, (winners and placed Hyde Park Siaker (Second Rec- all the difference between win- | ponies only.) Weight 147 lbs. tion): One Mile, ning and losing, and I would
Ponies are to be ridden by riders; This event is confined to the suggest that a careful note be approved by the Stewards.
second section of Australian taken of the draw for positions.Judging-from-its-lost-outing, Ponies of 1951-whether they
Harvard
Tseng) and when it came first in the Hong- have started or not. Ponies that Jetleg (Mr Liu) will be carry kong Derby at the Whitsun Race have won $1,000 or more in ing tipweight of 159 lbs. and Meeting over 11⁄2 miles, but was stakes are barred. Weight 147 for that reason alone I don'! later disqualified owing to in- lbs.
at the bend approach- terference think they can win,
The best bet, however, shoulding the 1-1/2 Mile Past, I think Fleetmaster (Mr T. L. Wong), be Mercury (Mr Maltland). I
the last
Worthing, May 31. Bobby Locke, South Afri- can holder of the British open title, will have to pro-am nominating it to win in spite Landon 17 (Mr Hsu) is the best. by virtue of its fourth placing Without belittling the opposi- In the Somerset Stakes (Third meeting golf of the terrible manner in which
fion duce some shattering
I am of the opinion that Section) at let its backers' down at the London 17 should it let
win, and over the two miles post, will no Mount Nicholson
Handicap probably without much dif- douby be, in big demand, (Second Section) over Six Fur-
culty
I Irowever, prefer Prince longs with Mr Kwok up at the
Gold Medal (Mr Tuo), which Dahlia (Me Kwok), although Fourth Race Meeting when it
was second in the above race unplaced in the above race ran unplaced.
Big Bluff (Mr K. Kwok) and but officially declared the win (second section), as this pony Happy Farmers (Mr Samarca) ner, should give London 17. a has been running quite well in are my selections for the other good run up to a certain stage, morning gullops followly the positions with Krazy Kat (My but I do not think it is good meeting under
enough to extend it.
It should take the second Holgate) as the outsider.
position with Squadron Leader (Mr Kwok) fighting out the third position with Norseman (Mr Pote-Hunt).
Locke was among 47, cluding two amateurs, who qualified today for the final 30 holes with an aggregate
of 152 or better. Locke had 149-seven strokes be hind the lender, John Hargreaves, member of a Midlands clubs.
A 30-mile an hour wind with of double that velocity #cross the Worthing
gusts
She had Mrs Du Pont worried swept
The men's singles semi-finals were also due to
be decided from the start and her. steady course and yesterday's leaders today but heavy rain stopped me forced the American No 1 found it tougher going today. play half-way through the first player into errors, Mrs Du
FALLEN DEHIND seml-Bnat between Erle Slur-Pont made a fine rally in the gess (South
Africa) and Ken second set, which led the 8,000
Normon
(Aus- Von Nida crowd to expect McGregor (Australia),
a reverse in
tralia), Laurie Ayton (Worlli- Sturgess was leading 10-8, 7-9 fortunes but Miss Fry hung on ing) and the Worthing amateur, and 4-1 in the third set when grimay and after being 3-1 Steve Tredinnick, had fallen rain stopped play for the day. down levelled at three all, The match will be resumed to-
Mrs Du Pont became erratic morrow afternoon, it will bo
Miss followed by
semi-in but led 7-0 before the other Anal
between Jaroslav Drobny Fey took the next three points
for set and match-Reuter, (Egypt) and Frank Sedgman (Australia).
In beating Mrs Walker-Smith, Miss Hart confirmed her win over the British girl in the Anal of the British Hard Courts
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behind. Ayton was the best of them with 144, Tredinnick bad 145 and Von Nida 140,
Last year Locke and other leading players were scoring in the sixties, but today no one broke 70.
Those on the 182
and themselves mark must have been glad to among the qualifiers.
New York, May 31, Miss Althea Gibson, the only negro player to compete in the U. S. National Tennis Cham- the pionships, leaves tomorrow for Von Nida never struck Wed- Britain where she has been nesday's form of 30 strokes for Invited to compete in the All the inward nine holes. Nothing England Championships al went right for the little Aus-
tralian who once had to ad monish talkative spectators,
defeated
Mlas 1950 John Hargreaves had a con- sistent 72 as the result of ex- cellent woodwork and putting
The American girl was relent-Wimbledon. less in attack and did not allow Mrs Walker-Smith to strike a She almost length. Her volleying broke up | Louise Brough, the the rhythm of the British girls Wimbledon Champlon, in the play and she conceded only last U. 8. Championships. --- three games.
Stronger opposition appears Fing out the best in
to
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THIRD RACE
Ityds Park Stakes (First Ber- tion): One Dilje.
This race will be contested by Australian Ponles of 1951 whe- ther they have started before or not. Ponies that have won $1,000 or more in stakes are barred. Weight 147 lbs.
Looking at the entries, I don't think I shall be far wrong in stating that the ponies to watch
SEVENTH RACE
Green Park Stakan (Bṣcond Roo- ton): From The 1-1/2 Mile Post,
Second Seation of Cines Australion Ponies will try con-
clusions here.
10
Kingfisher (Mr Kwok) has
rather
the
guidance of Mr Kwak.
careful
Ringway will again be taken out by Mr. F. Noodt, but this pony has disappointed so many times that I am not too con→ fdent regarding is ability to beat the above two ponies.
Beautiful Star (Mr Chen Poo) ron unplaced the last time out with Mr Hsu up and is good enough to extend those named above as mount and jockey foren a good combination.
11TH RACE
This is the last race of the day and will be contested by the second pection of Australian Ponies Class 7.
Souvenir (Mr Holgate), after coming in second in the Rocky
in this race are John Halifax been knocking at the door of (Mr F. Noodt). Cooktail Teal success for a long time and I.
M
Kogenis Park Handicap (Bicond H. C. Woo), Geronimo (Mr, think its chances are
It came fourth at the section); From The Two Mile Post T. L. Wang) and Filibuster If bright.
last meeting in the Birmingham One Round & In, (Mr B. L. Too).
Handicap (Second Section) and, John Halifax is my choice and I think it should win, but provided Mr Kwok can get it Cocktali Tea is not to be ignor off to a good start, it may win.. Siber (Mr Pih) is the next ed, as this pony is quite depend-
to be considered although! pony able over this distance.
Geronimo and Fillbuster II it failed to gain a place the last may have something to say with time out. regard to the other position, but Flying Wheel (Mr Liu) is a Day Handicap (First Section) I am afraid they are not good fast mover and can be depend- over the Champlon distance at
the Fifth Rece Meeting ed upon to make a fight of it,
with enough against the above men-
Fearless Witness (Mr Heu) is Kwok up, has been penalised tloned two ponies.
another likely winner as
As the distance tow this by. 5 lbs, FOURTH RACE
pony is fast over this distance marrow afternoon is shorter, it and It should certainly be well should stand a good chance of Regents Park Handicap
winning, (Firat backed. Section); From The Two Kille" Post | I think this combination I Once Bound' & 'In.
well
worth
a ticket each way.
Mr
Kwong Loung. (Mr Shích) was-
third in the above race and will.
In this race for the first lot Small Drogon will again be in prove a menace to Souvenir.
of Australian Ponios Claas 7, the change of Mr Tao but I doubt
Bonnie Byos will again “be
the italy winner should come if it is good enough to give the taken out by Mr Ostroumon. from among Southeast Wind (Mr above-mentioned ponies any Although unplaced in this same Oliveira), Crown Witness (Mr worry. L. Tao) and Ringmer (Mr F. Robert Taal) Silver Fox (Mr B.
stroke behind him are '/ Wood)nst Wind, in view of its |
EIGHTH RACE
St. James Park ́Siakes: 1 MLIO,
race, it is
is good over this distance and has a good chance of creat ing an upret
Hun
accuracy. One
Kook), Miss CANDY DEATS ONG
which lost to Crown Witness bý Smithers, Wally
Antonio In the Egyption Cham-
This race will be contested by a short head in the above race win in the Roclay Bay Handicap pionships earlier this year, she
Surbiton, Surrey, May 31.
Cerda, from, the Argentine, Dal
(First Section) over the 1-1/4 Australian Fontes of 1851, win (socond
section) L
not bad. In defeated her compatriot, Miss Ong Chew Bee, the Malayan Rece, Tom Haliburton and miles of the Fifth Race Meeting, nors only. Ponies that have won view of the distance, I recom Louise. Brough, Wimbledon Champlon, was beaten by the Ar
Arthur Lacz..
is the likeliest winner, while more than 45,500 in stakes, are mend bearing it in mlad." in Australian, Don Candy, by 0-4, Locke found himself a qualifier second action Champion, Ranked eighth
***Not for a long time has
Crown Witness, which won the barred.. Weight 147 lbr.
Wonderful Coin
(Mr
Chuang) the United States, Vilas Fry 6-0 and 7-5 in the quarter-
of the above. Lake Success (Mr. Chuang) despite. Its poor performance the produced some excellent pass-finals of the men's singies in by only three strokes, ile was race, can be depended on to and
Triomphe (dar: last time out with Mr Young up, ing shots and made some in- the Surrey Grass Court Lawn out of touch on the trees and make good fight of it. If i Kwok), which game in first in should not be dimregarded t telligent placements, to defeat Tennis Championship today single pulled at only one fold,, does not win is should at least the Somerset Stakes Curse and goes well with Mr Chuning dura NHI DO PODE..
place.
Bacona Becilon), respectively sting morning, gallops,"
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