JAMES PARK VISITS FRED ARMSTRONG
By Thunder! Is Bred To Stay
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1954.
Christened Frederick Lakin Armstrong, I have always known the Newmarket trainer as Sam. Curiously, I have never asked him the reason, though I have known him since he was in his 'teens.
Sam Armstrong is the nearest approach to perpetual motion I know. He never seems to be stli) and you have to hop along If you want to keep up with him going round at stable time,
He doesn't know how to re- Jax. He inherits his amazing energy from his father, who is HOLLY 111 and as hale And hearty ng eVOT.
Sam has
HOL together the best-poking! lot of two-year- old has ever had. I told Peless 3. and he didn't contra- diet me. They should form the foundation on which to build utoller Bag,essful season.
IA Uxeir different spheres Sum reminds me of Sir lordon Richards. Just
one lives Almost solely for the purpose of riding winners so does the other think of nothing but
neding them,
progres made by By Thuncler! vantage. Toa Marvellous and Nor will be regret having paid Fair Virgin are three-year-old 8,000 guineas for the colt as allies who have stiil to run. yearling. By Thunder is bred The pailence may be rewarded to stay and I do not think
one day. A small malden race there is any doubt that he will
Boboli enn be picked up with da No.
and Tupost.
Realising that, Sam Arm- strong made no attempt to tune up the colt as a two-year-old, but the owner got a nice part of the purchase money back over the Lingfield victory.
Vertencia, the dam of By Thunder, 103
who
NEVER SHIRKS
It makes 11/1 difference Sarn whether
Musselburgh
OT
Was i
colis
I like the two-year-old better than the allies, although some of the latter have much to commend them.
In particular I would pick out La Creole a half-sister to First Consul and Empress of France. grand slaying won the Park Hi She is a level-topped Ally af Staker and was secon;t in the the right sizo. Miscash is Comarwitch.
Fr
may
a bigger edition of her half- sister Misdemeanour, who wax a fast two-year-old.
Her nehleve oven greater fume.
ST. LEGEN He has developed into a most 1 Bogside, attractive colt and has donc Alexandra | well in every way. He is strong
fund
has a placld i orter ound Bund
Tie Nearco stock are some-
(1
Park So lang as there is Phaner of packing up a Party, Natur no malt: bow small, Sarn does not let any opportunities. through a negers
Sain
unet
ONE TO REMEMBER
To place the enlly F1 the of marit F A difficult Lask There ore severni 10 whom I took a fancy. The roft by Petition out of the dam of Golden God
well made, with
rein unple
and
good Ife has IKA yet been named, but when he is it will be one to remember.
never shirks his work
should say
quarters. he Lovers PADDY miles in a season than
anvores ejes in his Har
I will
Gesture by Beau Sabreur, is
a bit of a handful, but By Thunder! seems 10 take after the dam in temperament, It is és a stayer that I expert By Thunder to shine, and he
have to pick up a bit in While I have suggested there spent if he Is to become ດ will be some Alr winners | Derby proposition.
a well made-up colt and ay 192210A the two-year-olds, Sam It is when glamina becomes round as an apple. He stands Ja by 116 7114 9 despondent the main factor
that the colt on the best of legs and feel and about having
will come into 115 jungdom. is * well-balanced short- classies with his there-year- That may be about St. Leger coupled colt. He looks 24 L'uce-
horse lady
POWERFULLY BUILT
Vis
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that his
time.
By Thunder! nor
He realis
Neither two rolts have mething! la find, Epaulette cried a pluce in the but #panjetle will be trained! Fre Handicap, though the
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TOMORROW
By J. R. WATKINS
London.
For England's Rugby Union enthusiasts, tomorrow is THE DAY. In one match the national fifteen has a chance of, gaining the season's two top honours, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup."
The game is at Murrayfield, where England meet Scotland. Always an Important fixture, with the Calcutta Cup at stake, it has been given added stature by England's record this season,
Beating Wales
for the 2.000 Guinea, and By Patter Won twe this three Country Fair Thunder! for the Derby and St.
He proved at Redear brother to the speedy
Welsh Liger
and Leicester that he has good Fairy and is a low, level-colt, When Michael Beary got off, speed, and his breeding sug-standing over plenty of ground.
and freinpel. By Thunder the other day, he | Rests he should stay a mile "if Magnum la a powerfully built
only Scotland stands between remarked to the trainer This no more.
(dark grey son ut Migoli
her and the Triple Crown. And col nugh wit The Gold Cup
He has put on weight In the | that good mare Goblet. next year Only Michaet could right places, and we shall be
He is deep through the body England feet they are just about think of that, but I am not able to judge whether there and girths well. He looks like due for the honour. They just
gained it 17 yours ago. Mrge to has been a coresponding ad-standing up to any amount of
other three lione countries vance in ability after he has work but may require time lo
have since won it-Wales and bud
and the strength to match generous frame.
Trefund wiec euch.
looking so far ahea
the put is what the colt can accomplish
MATHEMATICIAN
just back
Mr Jack Gerber, From South Africa, remarkably successful in
21 preliminary a three-year-old
for the 2,000 Guineas. Even if he falls Flo reach the top class, be can Hill prove a money-spinner.
NEWCOMERS bren
will Races hla
be found for Gullible, Curry Zarabands and Bebe Grande's brother, Nicholas Nickleby, who in taking a long thing to mature
Kithyrn
Turf venturos, 1 doni think he would agere ir k ele him ucky. Yet there is an element of luck In The perchase of yearlings.
of look
So far as the business racing is conparned, Mr Gerber employs what I would term mathematiclan
to boll It
up the ring to a merry
four-year-old better than ever. The Scarab looks
for
n worse
all
down to figures. The combina- have on occasion Uchied tune as a result of their searches.
I have never found that two make four in racing. atic two ro obviously I still have a lot do harn,
never seen
none the B busy time 0s a Three-year-old and is a hardy customer. I have
Palpitate look so well and should not be surprised if he makes a bold bid to win another Stewards' Cup.
Newcomers from the North Lebee and
Lington Brig
the Gerber to make a speech the Victoria Club dinner. They, 100, might like to know the
bookmakers asked Mr Paragonaria. Langton Brig runs
RVCIEL,
Perhaps that is why are
for at
the Lincolnshire Handicap, but but I would prefer him over a shorter distance. He has put on weight and so has Lebec, who might step up on previous form. Paragonarla is a useful colt sure to be placed to the best nd-
A HANDFUL
I should think Mr Gerber. will be well satisfied with the
Mr Jack Gerber (left), owner of By Thunder!, watches the gallops with Mrs Armstrong, and his son.
Medley Swim BOTVINNIK
Record
LEADS 2-0
5
All thief
ai
Bicester is the Ars!
On form the mulch looks living foal of that smart mare Past- good thing for England. Their bidian who did so well for only defeat this season was by Mr Claude Harper.
the All-Blacks. A son of
Tehran, the colt only wants to grow up in from to level oui,
WILL BE FIT
Signor Is one of the most forward in the team, and may be given n race at Lincoln. He will be fit enough to do himself Winmarleigh,
& half- Justice. brother to Sterope, will want more time.
|
"Scotland, playing
Inst their international of the season, rill setbacks seck a victory. Four have brought her current record
lo 14 successive defeats.
SIGNS OF A REVIVAL
There
combination.
There was little evidenier of game together can help the for-
wards Iwo weeks later.
become th formidable Improvement however, when the Scots went clown 6-0 to Ireland, but there are hopes they will be been tomorrow afternoon.
IN THE SCRUM ...
It is in the scrum, $ think, in the match will be decided. The New Zealanders were un- anbmous
that Scotland's the
forwards were the best of
four Home countries,
It's significant, too, that Seut- laud field the same side for the taled match in succession.
This vote of confidence by the electots can Have a tremendous effect on morale and inspire the players to
fire produce the
New shown
the against Zealanders,
Nothing endanger, team spirit more than constant changes.
The question is whether they can bulld up sufficient advant- age to nullify England's likely the pack supremacy behind where the threequarters, Wood- ward. Butterfield, Quinn and winn, should hold sway.
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Scotland conceded of a points whilst scoring 19. are, too, signs east that Sam Armstrong will Scottish revival. These first
showed when the All-Blacks Results of the "no change" evident were more than relieved to polley should be most serape home by a 3-0 margin at in the pack-so long the corner- Murray &eld.
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Instrument Maint. HV 9 a.m. at AI WAAF-HQ RUKDF-8.30 p.m. Commandant, Royal Hongkong. Drem BD Clos fotigue, Transport dezven Murray Parede Defence Force. Dated March 16, Boots, white gallers & bell, Blue Grott at 5.30 D.IT
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Artillery Batteryrd Gunnery Tp Monday March 21, 1954 HQ KDY
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HONGKONG REGIMENT
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FEC. C. Qush. Sergeant of the Westerly
Hemetlen Next for duty-Sgi F. Crabb.
berels.
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March
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tioned dates. 1991-Technical Wing V. KAAF-
I don't think they can.
ing heroes, have made changes. Two are in the pack. New caps Bance and Leadbetter replace Yarranton and Kendal- Carpenter.
The new comers give the pack a more solid look. Hitherto the accent had been on speed. And the All-Blacks showed the de- Aciencies of fast, rather than powerful, forwards when they beat England 5-0.
The new line-up should
pretty well hold their own and ensure plenty of the ball for the bucks.
Here too the England changes have a safety first appearance.
Full-back King was spectacu- lar. He initiated many move- ments with sudden up,ßeld dashes. But when these dishes falled, as must happen times, the forwards were given anxious moments.
THE OPPOSITE
some-
Gibbs, his replacement, is the opposite. A brother of a former England player, he is methodical and sound. He invariably finds touch and misses few scoring chances with his place-kicking.
Dayles, the left wing-
has #190 threequarter,
been passed over in favour of slower man. This time a, former cop. Winn, regains his place.
n
Sallsbury Road at 8.45 am.
Flying Programme, Thursday March 23, 1034-All pilots-il RUKDF 5.43 p.m. Transport_leaves Murray Parade Ground at 5.30 p.m.
The exclusion of Davies has Saturday March 27, 1954–'Ä Flab! | enused much comment, Many
HKAAF Hanga 2 p.m. Trans port leves Sillsbury Road at 1.43 pm. Sunday March 20, 1954-3′ PRAAF Hange D.m Transport leaves Sallebury Hond at 3.45 a.m.
HONOKONG WOMEN'S AUXILIARY ARMY CORPS Buties Orderly NCO of the Week -Col. Butelivo, Next for duty-Cǝl Greaves..
Training Monday March 22, 1954. Signals: Personnel as
detailed Pardue 6.20 p.m. MPG for HOLF. Dress: Uniform, First Aidi Personnel parade 5.30 p.m. MPG for IQ FXDF, Dream: Unltarın. Tuesday March 23, 1924, Bignals 'B': Person- net as detalled parade 0.30 p.m. | HQLF. Dress: Uniform. Remainder parade 5.30 p.m. MPG for GLE. Presa Uniform. Wednesday March 24, 1934
rate him Britain's beat three- quarter. *
Winn, a whole-hearted player, will not let the side down. Bul his
like the play,
England victory
foresee, will be workman - like, rather spectacular.:
-(London Express Service)
WEEK-END
than
5:00 pm Thursday April 1, 1034-27, 1934-A Flight HKAAF Hongar HKAAF V. Sek Kong-5.30
2 p.m. Transport leaves Salis Thursday April 1, 1934-ME
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Trade Training Nursing Orderlies Wednesday March 24, 1934-Windsor p.m. Dr Lamier Boure-0.5 Clerks PA. Tuesday March 23, 1034 -HQ RHKDF 6.30 p.m. Transport leave Murray Parade Ground at 6.10 p.m. Fighter Controllere Bun day March 21, 11964-A_detalled- Radar Station-0.30 am. (Full Day). Transport leaven Saltbury Road at 7.30 am Thursday, March 20, 18G 8.0.0-6.30 p.m. Fighter Control- fers Inliial Course, Tuesday March 23, 1954-A daulled--HQ RUKDF- Training A Coy,Tuesday March 4 p.m. Transport jeaved Murray 23, 1954, Pay. Route March. RY Parade Ground at 0.43 p.m. Friday 5.14 p.m. MPG. Drew: BD March 20, 1954 dotslied-IIQ loaves Clean
MHRDF-6 pm. Transport fatigue, blue berets, rifle slinga de bayonet frogs. Saturday a Murray Parade Ground at 6.40 p.rs. Reims, France, Mar. 18.
Moscow, Mar. 18. Sunday March 27 & 18-Week End Equipment Assistante Haturday March Storemen-}IKAAF Maurice Luslen broke.
20, 1984-Duty Ex. Warning Order, 'B' Coy-Montay the The world chess cham- Marcia 22, 104, MG, PW's. RV 535 Hangand_p.m. Tansport leaves world's 400 Metros Medley
Salisbury Road at 1,3 p.m. Sunday Mikhail swimming record here today. pion,
Botvinnik, p.m. at MPG for HQ. Drom Cleaz
Merch 5, 1954-Duty Storemen — fatigue (Overalia), "C' Coy-Tuexlay his second straight 25, 1964. Drill. Edcraft. V HKAAF Hangar- .m. Trasport
leaver 9alisbury Rood at The former record, set by Jan game in the present Work at MPG for HR DIASE:
rife aling HD Clean fatigue,
Thunday, Mar 19 Andsberg of Sweden on October Championship here tonight man will bring his identity Cards, baronet
Identity
1langar-6 p.m., Frogs.
Transon leaves
Training All! Leaguo matches and umpires for 20, 1933, was five minutes 31 when his challenger, Vassilly Card
Balisbury Road at
pirado 5.30 p.m. MPG
the week-end: fur clrecking. Auxillary Police Turday March 25, FDF. Dreka: Uniform, Thursday seconds.
1034-114 No. 3 IAF Police Distric March 25,- 1954 · Cierta: "Field Day. Lusien's intermediate times Smyslov, resigned on the Drill Trim AV 5.10 p.m. at −0.43 t/m Transport leaves Mur-
'D' Coy--Wednesday, March 24, 1984,
Farpde p.m. HQ RIKUT. Dựns: were: 100 metres butterfly 80th move.
ray Parade Ground at 5:30 pm. Uniloem, Bignals "A't Personnel as MPG for 119. Dres: Drill Order. 1:14.5: 100 metres backstroke
19 Coy. sit PinWiedaenday March M., Section Sunday March 31, 2004 detailed parade 5.30 p.m. MPG for Botvinnik won his first game 1999, Iner on my car. Ciren 9 um, rull Day). Transport Harde 0.30 p. MPG for
Section JIKAAT. charging. RV
Honga QUF. Drew: Uniform, Stores: 2:4781 100 metres breaststroke against Smyslov yesterday, 5.30 p.m. mi 3477. 4:11.2 100
MTP-Wednesday metres freestyle During today's match, Bold Bute 304
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had the white pieces and out-
DRGN XXX Clean" SKAAF OSA 0 p.m. - Tradingbet pelas detailed i porede 8.30;p.m. played Smyslov by demonstrat- | wilgue, MT Fi-Thursday March 20, lenver Saidury Ston at. 1.4 p.m. | MPG for HOLY," Dress Undyim. ing better theoretical knowledge. 154. Duz Instr (Lesetter dvr only) wireless: ppersfors mriday, March 20. ↑ (8gd) 04 [NEWTON DUNKS LA-Col..
#t. MPG for HQ; | 10mA, HQ & RAJ Hai Taka 8. jaan, Deputy Commendants, KitDY...... | Honniball, - Ľ. Tai He played costly, spending one 0.10 p.m.
Drent Clean Belimie (Overall) Transport depves Bolisbury Road Ja and a half hours for thirty Mea dre-Wednesday March 30,304 545 pm. ATC, Saurday Mert 20. HUNDE, RINGTONEHE moves, whovens Smyslov AM MIT for ATEER peared in trouble and found wors: 24,16€, zire
ture en Altnok. ↑ BY himself in time difficulty with MP for 19 Dewd only several minutes feft, to | (overall): Cayma make ton moves when he gavo | 22, 1961, is Deill, de
1,48 p.m. BUN up.
Dremi WT, Or
with five minutes 27.3 seconds. Won
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