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As though sailing a flimsy 40-foot balsa raft across 4300 miles of Pacific Ocean wasn't hair-raising enough, Thor Heyerdahl and his intrepid companions amuse themselves by catching sharks with their baro banda. Sceno is from Heyerdahl's "Kon-Tiki," actual film record of this exciting 101-day adventure, presented by Sol Lesser, released by RKO Radio.
The World Of Racing
Grand Opening Tomorrow
1951.
"DOC" MOLTHEN'S HOLLER
WILL USHER IN NEW SOFTBALL SEASON
By "GRANDSTAND”
Commissioner "Doc" Molthen will pitch the first ball tomor row afternoon to start off the fifth postwar official season of the Hongkong Softball Association, while arrangements have been made for the traditional march past of all teams in their full uniforms.
Several distinguished personalities in local sporting circles have been invited to witness this auspicious ocasion and music will be supplied by a band through the courtesy of the Filipino Musicians. Union.
The Summer League trophy donated by Messrs. A. S. Watson will also be presented to the Pandas, who are the first holders of this award, having wrested a decision from the Overseas last week in a decisive playoff encounter.
Was
The Braves and the Jaguars pennant auccesses in the Seniors, divisions biting, cricism have been selected to stage an will it a dlaniond, aclence levelled. exh bitten elated for "Play against mentor Eustacio The matter was, however, relin- Ball" time at 4.00 p.m. to high-"Frankie" Barros, whose inspira-settled by the Council light the afternoon's activities 11onal leadership has attracted quishing the right of closalfes- at King'e Park, while lens and sufletent players to flock to his tion to the Senior League mano-
to provide threatening gers involved. shutter artists will have a field camp day collecting pictorial records team in all of the men's divi- of this important event.
Charlic. Figueiredo, who led the Braves to two conseculive
Italy Ranks Third In European Racing
By NIGEL GEE
Italy takes third place behind England and France among the horse-racing nations of Europe. The sport there takes on more modest proportions; for Italy has only about one fifth of the number of runners annually in Britain and roughly a Yet within these limits Italian breeders quarter as many organised racecourses, and owners have played a significant part in international, racing.
The racing of horses was not new to Italians at the beginning of the nine- teenth century, but it was the English who laid the foundations of the well- ordered sport which exists today.
century here and a Naples,
alsewhere theand
A the turn of the
italy Northern crossroads Southern Europe, meetings.
meeting place for English high roclay, diplomaz and adven-
Leghom In the autumn Milan stages *Wo -year-old Gran stage regular the
Criterium.
In shaping the annual racing the Italians have turers. In Milan, Turin and programrane Florence they practised the Laken the best from the French
English
systems. The fashionable diversion of English and Efc, among which horse-racing familiar English patern of five considered an agreeable classics has been capied faith
fully; the Guineas for col's and filles, the Derby, the Oaks and the St Leger.....
was
pastime.
English thoroughbreds were Increasing brought
in over numbers to satisfy their needs, and under this English patronage the new sport was born,
The regular pattern of racing, however, has existed for tle more than 10 years, and indeed the evolution of Italian racing was not completed Anally until after the Great War.
SELF-CONTAINED
COPIED FROM FRANCE
FIFTEEN "CLASSICS"
rions.
A' re-classification was made at a lengthy meeting, and the A REVIVAL
divisions had very much the samo composition as originally Although the pending, till is selected, except that the Mad- in the nature of an exhibition caps, St. Joseph's and Canadians, of diamond wizardry, to the who were considered doubtful fonts of these two teams It is candidates originally, are now a revival of their feudalistic classified as "A" division ma- tendencies and, despite the terial while the US Navy has earlier than usual opening, been relegated to "B" standing, record crowd of spectators is with the proviso- that any dis expected.
have team would the right of appeal.
In order to cater to the com- fort of the softball public, n stand was erected last year, and
salisiled
JOURNEY TO THE MOON
It is understood from Don Robbins, Chairman of the A lot of hot air has been Development Committee, that expended over the matter and several Improvements. have in these days of jet propulsion, been added as a result of popu-it all the hot air could have lar demand,
beca compressed and channelled into suitable jet pipes it would Honorary membership to tho have provided sufficient thrust Hongkong Softball Association for a journey to the moon and
on application
back. is obtamable through aný of the team managers or Council members, and all such members will be entitled to seating accommoda-
tion.
VIN
It is also understood that n section of bleachers will be anded to accommodate children, soft
that the playing area will be spectators while kept clear of
It is game is in progress.
are also learned that plans being formulated to extend certain privileges, to playing members.
REASONABLE SOLUTION
the
of
the the
What constitutes a classic in
A reasonable solution to a matter of differing Italy
As many da fifteen apparent deadlock between pinton. races rejoice under this label, General Council of the Asscela- which means that, particularly lion and the team managers in with fewer horses in training, an the matter of segregation in the stems to have Italian "classic" winner has Senior League
been renched by compromise. less merit than his English or French counterparts.
As
result
scme lep-sided Senior League last An Baliary champton, there- games in fore, can be best judged if he year, the only factor of interest From France Italy has adopted submits to the acid test of meet belog as to how many runs the competition on its winners will score, it was de the equivalen: of the Prix de ing foreign
at thei several
cided by the Council cases l'Arc de Triomphe, the long disown seil. In ance Prix Gladiateur, the Grand Italian owners have not been frs: meeting to split the League, Criterium, and the Prix de la afraid to make this challenge and several teams have indicated Forc This Icht race, named and they have been successful, their Intention of being classified the Premio Chiusura, in Italy, particularly in France. has become more important than the French original model.
In a weaker division.
.
has
•
which Their principal target
This progressive step,." been
the Prix de l'Are de was planned in the off-season, did Triomphe, in which
with any noticeable both Or not meet
It is a seven furlong race in tello asd Crapon carried stallan opposition, and it was only after which two-year-olds meet their colours to victory, Nearco, prob- the Ctunell met on the closing elded a weight for age, and it ably the greatest horse ever date for Leagu: entries and the has been centested as three-bred in Italy, won the Grand businers of classifying teams was to that an objection year-olds suceersfully by such Prix, in which he beat both the attended as Nearco and not so frulifully English and French Derby win-was raised. by the great Ortello.
ners, Bols Roussel and Cillas.
are
The Derby and the Gulneas Milan run at Rome, but
venture
Italian horses seldom ve so far afeld ns England, but their success here. is high in proportion to their appearances,
Milan is today the most im porlant racing venue. The San Siro course here, built, after the Great War, leaves nothing to be
Whether the. Council was, or desired. It is self-contained
the was not, right in adopting racing centre with several stables
step of segregation this season is adjoining the course. There are
matter of opinion, but it must be remembered that the Coune!! two seasons here, from March to stages the other major events
constitutionally elected July, and from September 10 including the Onks and St Leger. In 1908 Signorinta performed is the
seircled at the Annual the are double of the Oaks and body. Derby, for which her owner General Meeling to govern Sofi- There are, however, races of The Capanelle course at Rome Italian origin. There are for Chevaller Ginistrell, not it seems, ball and as such their decision a trial before Copia1 of photographs
's more picturesque than Milan instance two Derbys. When the a generous man, is reputed to should be given
atmosphere le Sum Siro course was opened have given the jockey his legal being condemned. taken by the South China and the
Lense, There
courses Milan introduced Morning Post, South China menopolise the important races Premio D'Italia, an exact copy of
bo.h and
latter and in generally the harder Teslo sint his dine horse Tenerant Council
beat
November.
bre
and steeplechasing.
equipped
the
Gran fez and a glass of sherry.
FURTHER AGGRAVATED In more recent times Signor
the The for the Rome Derby: It follows the
position vis-a-vis
and team' · manageri Sunday Post-Harald,
England. He
the was further aggravated, when s race to win, as the Man course to
subsequent
Leser winner recommendation by the fram China Mail Staff Photo- Barbaricina. near Piss, has a la mare Levere,
Block Tarquin at Arcos, and later managers was outvated at a the winter The Gram Premio Di Milano beat the Asce Gold Cup winner subsequent meeting, graphers are on view in the mild winter climate and for this
reason serves as
In the middle of June is perhaps Arbar in the Goodwood Cup, In quarters for Lalan horses,
Mutterings of, dizcontent grow the most important race in Italy. the latter ever he may have been
the Council hud Morning Post Building.
event lucky for Arbar finished. tome. and after The old centres at Fior:nce and It is a weight-for-age" Turin have declined in imover 15 furlongs for three-year-Nevertheless, he was a fine horse, reiterated their desire toor- sonfor ganise two. separate equal to the best in. Europe. once, ahough the courses/olds and upwards.
ORDERS. BOOKED
POP
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The task of drawing up the League's fixtures in being at- tended to by the Management Committee and with the pre- sent league composition it is learned that the "A" division will play off two rounds while the "B" section will be active in three rounds.
With only four teams in the Lau es' League, each team will meet the others four times, making a total of 24 games in all for the women.
The Juniors will be engaged in the usual two-round affrir and the whole programme is to be completed by the middle of March, thus scheduled
Jon providing time for the organisa
of the popular Inter- Hong League.
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