ALARMY SPORTS
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1955.
Round the Stables with JAMES PARK
Boussac challenge
will come late
The French challenge is likely to be stronger this season than for a few years. That opinion is prompted by the belief that our three-year-olds are not up to the usual standard.
★TODAY'S HEPORT
The Boussac börsen trained by Charlie Elliott
to England, it will not be until
Whether or not that 'is so show in advance of three-year- has still to be proved, and the old rimning now he has matured, I am sure there will be few complaints at my French assessment probably but it is appreciated that they decision to divide the Spot of Honour this week arose because Tamerlane and all have Yorick II to beat,
Noble Chieftain failed to between two very different sorts of achievements. Anish in the first six In
Arenys was also a runner in the the St. Leger, but went wrong by JAMES PARK First of all, I.take the unusual step of putting at
Prix Moray at Deauville in after that race. He is not yet in August. the top of the Sports Parade Jock' Mullen, the ex-
some time There may be several French work, so it will be
before he strikes form. The REME boxer, who gave us so many thrilling nights Clean, an own brother to the
runners in the 2,000 and 1,000 present idea is that he might be late in the season. when he was serving in the Colony,
M. Marcel Boussac will be re- Prix de Deauville or the presented. "Those races come Churchill Stakes at Royal Ascot impression that he would be too late to participate in the Charlie Elliott. But plans have He is also in the Gold Cup, but The colt had a setback last year:
too early for me," sale trainer He been made for some of the later would be started only and thing went wrong with Eipenor races.
or Estremadur
"Mullen left Hongkong a few weeks ago, under the Scottish Amateur Boxing Championships. But a change of arrangements saw him flying from Singapore, being accepted as a late entry, for his National championships, and making it a storybook finish by winning the Light Middleweight Championship of Scotland.
Sharing "top
with won the event last year. Burch Mullen are the
players of the will also have tough opposition 1972 LAA Reg, RA who fought in the 1,500 metres when L/Cpl. their way through to victory in Smith, who beat him in the the final of the Seven-a-Side"| Land Forces Cross Country
championship, will be in action
Smith is also entered for the 5,000 metres but special Army They were worthy and popu-interest in this event will be lur winners and now have the centred on the Terrible Twins pleasure of seeing their name added to the list of winners im mediately behind the Muscious Welch Regiment, last year's
rugby tournament and so won
the coveted Blarney Storie Shield..
holders.
HEALTHY RIVALRY
Football is very much in the soldiers' mind at the moment and there will be
of a great deal
Eealthy regimental rivalry at the Club Stadium today when two Royal Artillery teams fight out the final of the Major Units Knock-cat Competition.
25 Field Regiment will prob- ably start as favourites but this will have little effect on the play of 21 HAA Regiment who have shown a particular liking for starting off as under-dogs in such affairs,
Army players Crowhurst, Kenny and Norris will be in the 25. Field Regiment line-up but they will have to be in their
L,
Scott and Tulloch...from 173 Location Battery, R.A.
Low
In the two hurdles events the Army will be prominently repre- sented by Bell in the Hurdles and Mulvanney, "the present kelder, in the High Hirdies.
Speaking to one of the or ganising offcials I was told that they expected some really thrilling racing in the various Relay events.
Seven teams are entered for the 4 x 100 metres and it looks as though the winners will come
among SCAA...
from HKAAC, and Army, while in the 4 x 400 motres Army, Police and HKAAC, may have to battle it out to the bitter end to find the witper........again in' a field of seven teams.
SURPRISE ENTRY
There is a somewhat surpris- ing entry for the 1 Mile Walk. This is Grant, the Army boy who
very best form if they are asicnished everyone last year by Overcome their regimental colleagues from across the har-winning the $,000 metres run
According to reports Grant will get plenty of opposition to his new ambitions with names like Kennedy Skipton and Inspector Moss of the Hongkong Police in the entry list.
and
This game
to which samission is free, will start at 2.30 p.m. there seems certain to be big support for both teams. Licut. Stewart of the Essex referce anif he Regt will have able assistance from RSM Cab of HQLF and Major Letch of HKCTÚ who will be running the lines.
will be
น
The Army will also be re- presented in at least one of the Ladies events as Captain Gar- rard. lé entered for the 100 metres. Captain Garrard has had lots of experience in big runner-up to and was
the Army
Army boxers will again be events in action at the MacPherson Audrey Williamson, Stadium on Saturday evening Champion,.. when the energetic officials of occasion.
on more than one
the REME Colony Corps Boxing Well, all-in-all, this looks Team stage another Triangular like being an excellent meeting. cause for the end if there is any Tournament. This time participants will be drawn from pisappointment, it is surely in the cycling events where up to Staffordshire Bn North
were only Regt, The Athletic Boxing Club the week-end there
three entrants.
1st
from the REME team.
of Hongkong, and of course Cycling has had such a burst The ball is stated to be a most of popularity in the Army that attractive one and special attonit is really a big surprise to find that the cycling events at the will be focused on. the AAA meeting have been so meeting of Sgt Instr Weaver, the Land Forces Lightweight poorly supported. Champion, and local cél, Hairy Wong. The
has Chinese boy
tion
show
starts at 8
had
a most successful season against service, opponents "and it will be most interesting to see how Weaver tackles the job of clever and crafty beating the Wong. The o'clock.
Army fencers are being kept very active by reason of their participation in the Colony Foil League.
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3
There
of
The
Altogether M. Boussac has 97 are with Elliott in
in training, of which 84 the two stables, Villa Djebel and Villa Pharis, at Chantilly.
weather has made early morning exercise out of the question. So the schedule was altered, with the first lot going out at 12.30 and the principal ones between 2.30 and 3.00, by which time the frost has gone out of the ground.
In
training
ON THE MOVE that way it has been possible to keep the
horses
on the move and they are ready to step along soon as conditions become more favourable.
Thero..are 15 horses above three years of age ir. Elliott's team. Last year's Ascot Gold Cup winner, Elpenor, has wintered well and will again be. trained for the Gold Cup.
So will Estremadur, who finished third in the St. Leger when still little more than a racehorse in the making There are hopes that Estremadur will
Bruce Out Of
Boat Race
London, Mar. 22.
J. N. Bruce, who had been rowing bow in the Cambridge final preparation for next Satur University crew during their
day's race against Oxford University, has developed chicken pox and is out of the boat race. His place this morning was taken by the President, D. K. Hall, who himself had to leave the new when they were train-
Henley
because Ing at sume complaint,
Coming within a few days of the race, however, the change cannot help Cambridge's chances and the crew outing today was confined to paddling exercises in grder that Hill could accustom himself to the boot again.
of the
Oxford meanwhile rowed 'a stretch for which the record is two minutes and seven seconds, in two minutes and 11 seconds, and again showed that they are very fast off the mark-China Mal Special
Olympic Participants
3.
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The Bousome Derby hope is
1950 1980 Derby winner Galeador. and could not run. But he has wintered well and is doing good cantering work. As he is still something quality, it may be best to await his
appearance before
to
of
ZA
uzknown.
"KARALI :="", "will make another Gold Vase bid at Ascot
There are no early plans for the five-year-old Janitor. After
Arst running Aureole to a short head pasting an opinion at 7b, in the Hardwicke Stakes
Arlať
of that famous mare, Astronomie, an own brother moderate race at Royal Ascot, Janitor ran & Coronation, is getting over the dam of Marysas, Caracalla, Core VI and Queen Elizabeth or the French Derby year-old bears a resemblance to
the King bad cough. - in
He is
Arbar and Azmena. The two- Stakes over the same course. and would be switched to Epsom his own brother, Arbar, rather only if anything went wrong than to his other brother with Olean.
Estremadur
In his only later outing he fished behind his stable com panion, Shaker II, in the Grand
do Vichy. Prix de
We may not see anything of Janitor until the autum
The Champlon Stakes at Newmarket the main objective.
with
Now six years old, Shaker II looks as well as ever. He won four races last year, including one at Ascot. He is a genuine type, who not only stays but can and a turn, of finishing speed,
The five-year-old Karali is
The Aliles, who outnumber the LITTLE IS KNOWN
colta, are a grand-looking lot. I Some store is set by the three-was impressed with Janinri, year-old fillies and several of who, if she fulfils expectations, them have still to run. will be trained for the Queen Koulouba, an own sister to the Mary Stakes at Ascot Sho ទេ Eclipse Stakes winner, Argur, own sister to Cordova II. boasts of quality. There is also
to much to like about Carabel, lovely daughter of Djebel out of the Pharis mare, Caramida, who won the Newmarket Oaks:
Little is known about the two-
One who may not come hand so early, but who is highly rated, is Apollonia,
a beauti ful filly by Djebal out of the Pharis mare, Corejada,
I would also like to mention
sister been out of a canter. Several Galcador and are such taking individuals that filly of good quality and splen the trainer will be disappointed did action. Galmena is a charın if they do not prove as good using filly by Galvador out of the they look.
1950. Oaks wisser, -Asmenia.
still a maiden, but has had little year-olds, as they have not yet Doxara, a stylish She is *
racing. He has taken part in only six races in his life,
Another attempt will be made to win the Gold Vase at Ascot, He was a good favourite for the corresponding race last year but, after locking a winner half-way up the straight, was run out of it by Prescription.
The four-year-old Cordova II, who is not a very good traveller, will do most of her, racing in France. If she comes
half-brother
to
One of the most attractive is
This is an interesting peligree Alcanor, a
10 and it hoped the ally will live Altana by Galcador out of up to it. Palenciar by Pharis, He is a Elliott has his horses La robust grand-looking colt with a touch health and the Boussac colours of class.
may well be to the fore once I shall be interested in more this season. Floriados, who is by Djebel our? -(London Express Service)
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It seerns that whenever there's a problem over a screenplay, readers dig into the storage rooms and bring out scenarios filmed 20 years ago, like "The Great Mouth- piece. once a Warren William starrer, now in the re-make stage with Edward G. Robinson as the lawyer, Nina Foch as the girl, Hugh Marlowe as the young district attorney, Albert Dekker as the gangster chieftain and the girl who currently boasts of Hollywood's biggest bust, Jayne Mansfield.
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Joan Greenwood South Vietnam has sccepted London with an invitation to participate in playing a child. That was way
in +39. at Mel- back
directed "I the 1956 Olympics today. bourne, it was announced here! Pride and Prejudice.
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Another re-meke planned is BETTER STAY HOME
I wonder why H of the King's How," which originally
Hollywood can-
Sheridan. This year's version delightful "Genevieve" which I will have Montgomery Clift, Eva saw for the second time at the Marie Sainte, and possibly Frank Academy Awards Theatre with Sinatra and Bob Cummings.
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Jay And the most expensive re- Robinson, Bing Crosby, Ray "I was associated with Gilbert make of all last year was "A Milland and Gary Cooper sit- Vietnam took part in the
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Joan Collins has a smart part writes.
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FLAG DAY
SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH
Army cricketers throughout the Colony will want to join with me in extending our sincere congratulations to the Kowloon Cricket Club on their the Senior Division of the winning of the Championship of Colony League. Army South and, Army North have fought good them
but the all the way and consistent play of the Cox's Road team has taken them, to a well deserved honour. is a very close bond between KCC and the Army. The Club NEXT MATCH
has always been most helpful assisting Their next match in this com- in
many ways In petition will take place at the soldier cricketers to get a game Central Police Station against under decent conditions. the swordsmen of the Hongkon The success that has come ta Starting time for this the side this season has brought Police, encounter is .pm.
great satisfaction to many places The Hongkong Sword Club and we couple our current con-
word will provide the opposition in gratulations with next week's engagement at the appreciation for the many ser European YMCA. This will take victs that this me old club has place on Wednesday, March 30, rendered to Army cricket and and once again the starting time cricketers,
KCC .... Well played is 6 'P.T
The eyes of all fencers are
Army motor cycling enthusiasts now fixed on the Colony Senior Championships which are will pretty certainly make the scheduled
as trip to Shatin in goodly numbers be staged follows:-
at the week-end for the Annua April 17, Colary Senior Eper Mo'r Cycle Gymkhana of the out on top in the first match of Championship
Motor Sports Club of Hongkong. the afternoon.
In the earlier meetings of the to do. Suddenly Shelley began says he'll make five films in five would put my husband, Tyrone April 19 20. Colony Senior Service cyclists gave this event
this season Army to weep convulsively. Director years and star in three of Power, in a higher incorde tax Foil Championship.
plenty of support last year and two teams
beat South China - 3-1-ak Caro- Stuart. Heisler motioned to them" What about Mrs Sinatra, level. And we'd both lose, at April 22-23, Colony Senior it is hoped...and anticipated.
that they will be to the fore inline il but South China got Palance, cameras moved in, and that is Ava Gardner? Will she the year's end," the practical Sabre Championship.
The Aizy will be strongly re- the various competitions that their revenge when they scored Shelley wailed, "Don't send me be in any of them: The silence Linds said.
No been organised for next a narrow victory in the return away. If you do I want to die.. was deafening. Big laugh. presented when the ERAAA have
The tussle at Sookunpoo.
I'm no good..." (word for word comment.
Vic Damone told me that Pler holds its annual Colony In Sunday's programme.
There are many clever playeri from the 1940 script). dividual Championships Meeting organisers promise plenty of
Since they sold their restau- Angell won't lose the baby as She clung to Palace, tried to at Caroline Hill on Saturday good entertainment and enright this 'B' side, and exhusiasti cnd Sunday this week.
riding to test the skill of the cally led by skipper Jones, they triss him but
rant, "The Trails and the motel a result of the accident in the aeroplane bound for Palm will net
down without way. A hard shove to the for adjoining, Esther Willams and Sorlogs, "but Pier will be on Cin. Petrie will make Empire competitors.
husband, Ben Gage, have gone SP great fight Games
Stepher. Xavier run Lite in the 100 metres..]
The big thought in the minds The Senior team has been she grabbed his knees, walled into the do-it-yourself misins crutches for a month. She had In of Army fossal folks at the 't rend me away with a plastic swimming pool, two clean fractures of the pelvic will probably be the most you can build it in your own base. She'll be all right, thank
the the United Kingdom and it is
God room, the will be a strong favourite to moment is centred on the Junio, any star players returning 20acbrymuse scene of the year garden, if you have: glingh the title and maybe... as Senice Shield is alust algnificant that one for Sinatra and Doris Day, is a rocash Cilst: £240,
Young at Heart, with Frank energy, the know-how--and the
For art's Ike Rita Hay- if conditions
are suitable on Saturday..
South China at the Club Stadium
players who
available establish a new Colony
Saturday's big match were in make of "Four Daughters, Esther's next film is Back to worth has had her hair cut into the side that opened the season, suchplay by Lenore, Coffes, Nature which concerns a health a short bob, so that she can Nevertheless it would be wrong who wrote the script for Graham resort for women, "with lots of comfortably wear the Egyptian title, Lt. Burch, will be all out The Army 'B' side which has to thing that this Amy side can Greene's End of the Aftale, swimming for me Esther told wigs for the part of Poliphar's His to defend his present laurels enjoyed a most successful sea-be taken lightly for all can with Deborah Kerr and Vart to Her last "Jupiter's Dar wie in "Joocph and
a strong field which son must be regarded as having be assured that they will fight Jenson, "In Your Daughters Ing, is a pleasant confection in Brethren. But there is still no Please includes Paddy McMahon who an excellent, chance of coming, every inch of the way, d Love created a character for John colours cinemascope, with pink Joseph
for his
to
for the distance.
The holder of the 800 metres
against
Reuter.
The set was quiet. Jack Palance paced about, also get- ting up steam for this emotional
4.
the
Two more actors have entered
independent producers' Tronier Linda Christian had to ranks. Cornel Wilde, with his decline several offers of televi- Theodora Productions, partner is sion shows" (and' a scries based Blonde wife, lean on the radio programme done for his pretty
and Frank Sinatra two years by Marlene Dietrich:
Inc.
Frankle-boy
"If I did them, my earnings
SOCIETY
for the
PROTECTION
CHILDREN
gene VERY