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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1955.
TODAY'S CHANCES
AT
THE
VALLEY
***By "RAPIER”
The Hongkong Jockey Club's Easter Race will be continued today at the Valley and, given fine weather condition will again draw a large holiday crowd of racing fans.
The Sassoon Challenge Cup will form the main attraction in a programme of twelve events and keen racing should be the order of the day.
The first saddling bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. with the first race starting at noon. The tiffin interval will follow the running of the fourth race, and the first beil after tiffin will be rung at 2.30 p.m.
Here are my estimates of the chances:
FIRST RACE
in
which can be relied upori to do 14 Miles at the 8th Race Meet- well here.
21 FIFTH RACE Rednaxela Handicap: Oue
West End Handicap: One Alie
Mlle.
Ing with Mr Tsal up, Barbarian, which will again be his mount, scerns to be the best bet for a win. The strongest opposition will come from Beautiful
the
A perusal of the entries in Phoenix (Kr H. K. Hug), al- this race gives me the impress- The curtain rises with this lon that one need not look fur- though it was unplaced event for Class 7 ponies. Judg-ther than Another Victory (Mr last time out from the 14-Mile ing from its last outing. No Robert Tsal) to win, judging Fest. Then there is Tayber (M: Regrets, which will again be by its six furlongs run in the H. "K. Chuang) to be cons dered.
as this pony
is quite reliable aken out by Mr Botelho, will fine time of 1.24.3-est quarte
Supreme 28.2 seconds on April 7 during over this distance. probably do better here and a
Command (Mr Botelho) is also training. win' is quite
possible.
and should not be the dangerous in view of However. truck work of Good Girl (Mr everlooked. Samarca) on Wednesday, April over six furlongs in 1.27.4
27.4 seconds last quarter will find
(Mr
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Real opposition should come
Tip from
(Mr C. La Liu) which disappointed badly by unning emplaced over six fur- longs at the last meeting. It should not be neglected, how ever, as this pony was badly left when
went up. the gate Timber (Mr C A Lee), V. I. P.
(Mr H. K. Chuang) and Blossom Time (Mr H. C. Woo) are three other con- tenders which should not be disregarded.
SECOND RACE
Clarence Handicap: 1%-Miles,
Class 2 ponies will gather for this event and I strongly fancy Field Marshal (Mr E K. Tu) as the distance is well suited for this pony although it failed the last time to gain a place
Rainbow (Mr Wei) is, of course, the danger and I ex- pect to see it fighting out the finish.
out.
Clonfeckle (Mr Samarcq) is also in the race, judging from its
third placing in the Shaukiwan Handicap #t the last meeting over the two-mile post. Fenchurch (Mr Oliveira) is the best outsider.
THIRD RACE
14-Mile Post,
i
10TH RACE Breezy Handicap: From 12- Mile Post
Free Ring supporoft) contested by Class 5 ponies. In
in mind.
..
Six
last
This sprint event will be
also did well over the mile on spite of its defeat at the
50,
and may be worth Meeting, I I fancy the chances of April 6
For 3 Fighting Spirit (Mr Shin), as following for a place.
suggest keeping this pony is fast over this dis long shot Marine Charger (Mr Starr Liu) tance. Hiram C (Mr Renfrew) will carry 159 dbs. In view of the apposition, It SIXTH RACE
may have a say here this afternoon Prince Sassoon Challenge Cup:
Dahlia (Mr H. K. Hung) looks Furlongs.
dangerous Charleroi (Mr C. L. Lin) looks E, Wong) may yet spring a and Silver Dahlia to have the best, chance winning this race. Aviemore surprise as this pony is 1- (Mr Oliveira) may prove daa- cubtedly good gerous with Fire-glo (Mr Kwok ales having a say in the matter. are looking for an outsider. Straight For ward (Mr Ostroumoff) is the one to follow.
For those
who
SEVENTE RACE
in
Coronation Handicap;
the
should win. Meeting
11TH RACE -Albion Handicap: One Mile. This
be contested race will
by Class 4 ponies. Locking over the entries, it would appear that How Do I Know (Mr C. L. Liu) the logical choice for first place. Spinning Wheel (Mr. has shown improve- ment during morning gallop and Chuang) it should be very near at the finish. Then, there is Same Again (Mr Plumbly which is also a danger here as it is good enough
be
Len Hutton
Trouble? Not This Year
Says 'Silent' Lester
By THE SCOUT
Nineteen-year-old Lester could be described as most silent of all our front-line riders..
Perhaps the newspaper headlines over the last years have expressed all there is to say about fantastic success story, with its many sharp ups downs.
But Lester himself, although he keeps all cuttings pasted neatly into scrap-books, is in the syllable class as a conversationalist.
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Now It's "Good Old Len. Give Him A Knighthood"
Say English Cricketers
Midsummer sun drenched the Brisbane cricket ground. Into its glare Len Hutton led England's cricket team for the first Test of the Australian tour,
For a change Button had won the tess. He put Australia ín, Australia - piled up 601 runs. England replied with 190 and 257.
A crash at the first hurdle. The Ashes so grimly gained the previous year seemed lost. Few hesitated to say so...
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Last week, that same England It was common gossip that he memorable day in August, 1838, "team, skippered by Hutton, did not like fast bowling, and in when, in a 13-hour 20 minutes played the last match of the Lindwall and Miller Australla vigil he took 984 runs of Aus tour. It was against New Zea-had as good an opening pair as tralia's attack. Not even Brad- land. England shot the home side cricket has ever seen. Hutton is man in all his glory hit a Test out for 26, the lowest score ever not robust, and Australian tours, score as big as that. in a Test and won their ath test the fittest. Raised in chilly
Hutton has been scoring runs. Test in five months,
Five months In which Eng-cessive heat, and most Austra-ever since getting his county cap land's cricket stock has jumped, lian grounds are sun traps, at 18, and playing for England a
year later...
Old Len.
and with it Hutton's.
Now it is "Good Give him a knighthood.”
Hutton is used to bobbing up and down in the popularity stakes,
"Magnificent leadership." was the 1953' verdict after he had led England to Ashes victory for the Orst time in 21 years.
Yorkshire, be does not like ex-
Ho had had a good innings, that tour might prove an anti- climax.
Vice
over as
Being passed Captain, the job going to a pro- fessional junior to himself must have increased his" doubts.
Hutton's answer knuckle down to it.
Was
to
He has scored over 40,000 runs including 128 centuries,
through They have соде quickness of eye and deftness of touch. There lies the secret of thes: fluent off drives, those deli cate late cuty. ·
What makes Hutton tick as a "Welcome back to a hero,"
And how magnificently he did Captain? Undoubtedly, it is his said the headlines when he re- so.
He soon settled old scares thoughtful approach to the game. turned for the West Indies.
with Lindwall and Miller and And now, "Way.
not Snished with a Test average of
Not one to make inspired Len?"
moves, Hutton considers a posi 83.83, more than twice that of tion from all angles. As a result
other player on either
It has been said that he lackes a prize of
In between, just about every-an one in cricket
has explained side. He won where he went wrong in losing £1,000 for the best player of ideas. That is wrong. In Aus these first two Tests in the West the series. The MCC commis-tralia he has proved himself in Indies; how he sipped up in sioned artist Hetry Carr to paint when to make bowling changes. the most testing art of Captaincy only drawing the series against his portrait on returning home. Pakistan, and how even the ce
In that dinal telumph, for in- On the field, skipper Freddle cent Australian
could successes
Zealand's middle Brown constantly sought Hubstance, New have been better organised.
bon's edvice. Australia could batting crumpled before Bob He has been the centre of
The spinner. why Rution Appleyard. controversy. In 1953 the gues- tion of whether or not he should was not England's Capinin. Now three wickets in four balls. Hution took him off, brought 16ad England split cricket in they are even more puzzled..
back Statham and Tyson. MEMORABLE DAY As a batsman, of course, son Button is immortal. He without addition. and of Yorkshire who just lives for made sure of that * that
cricket. He has kept his feel-
the
five
wet, throughout, Hutton. has his remained the quiet-spoken
his
ings to himself, let others do the talking and got on with the one-o
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
It has not been casy. Last
bot understand
ar:
tools
The last two wickets feil
-Londen: Expres: Service.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
EASTER RACE MEETING Saturday 9th & Monday 11th April, 1955
have been fair year his pent up feelings forced (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)}
to Mr Murless to have gone an riding" he said.
Seymour Plate (First Section) From 2-Mile Post.
This is another event for 1955 ponies which have started in. a race, and which have not won
He has little time for small, Newbury in December. $1,250 in stakes. Weight 147
"It wouldn't lbs. Looking over the entries, I to cause an upset. Citation (Mtalic. In the dressing-rooms be- fore a race most of the other don't think there is much doubt K. Hung) should also
kept in mind as it is quite cap jockeys will be chatting gaily, but that Super-King (Mr H. Kable of extending the above
other, perhaps "kidding" each From Chuang), which was fourth
indulging in mock scrap. So he went holiday-making to (Fourth mentioned ponies." the Hopeful Stakes
This serious-faced boy, who Switzerland, did not like it, and over the mile at
12TH RACE In this sprint event for Class Annual Fan
Section)
has found himself, to his sur-returned home within the week. 7 ponies, I think the result
(Mr Chanson) Seymour Plate (Second Sec- prise, the centre-piece of so
One factor, above all others, much racing drama, sits quietly will be decided between Fleet- should have difficulty ition) From 2-Mile Post,
makes him a live contender for master (Mr Samareq), Invin taking second, place. Full-of- This is the final event of the apart.
He is handicapped in Chuang). Spirit (Mr Shih)
the the championship his weight. cible
and Quick- Easter Meeting and among the (Mr H. K
Glxdsie Ture-phone (Mr C. A. Les) silver (Mr Wei) will battle out ponies entered,
(Mr i same way as Eph Smith, by "Eight stone 41b-probably do So Nice ¿Mr and Festival View (Mr Botelho). the third position.
8st. 2b.." he announced. poor hearing. Brantome (M: That coupled with his brevity Fleetmaster is in splendid condi
ome tion and if it should secure a
and Resurrection (Mr as a speaker, has been partly his officially good start it may wih, while I
a "black" record. expect to see Invincible offer a challenge.
mot
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Tune-phone should disregarded as this pony is good over this distance. As an out sider Festival View is worth following.
Span
no
EIGHTH RACE Alveston Handicap: From 1 Mile Post.
Confined to Class 2 ponies, will be no easy task to pick the winner of this race as several good ponies are included here, I believe, however, that the fin- Skýten (Mar Plumbly),
Sa Liu) are undoubtedly the responsible
ish will foc fought out into distance
In
for
About his prospects for 1955: I don't know enough yet about Mr Murless's horses to say.'
The best horse he has ever
bost. Cladsie is probably Hittle better than the others in This young genius on horse- view of its fine form at the back has at times been unable ridden? Strangely, despite win- moment during morning gallops, to argue his case fluently when ring the 1954 Derby on Never.
Involved in trouble.
Say Die, he places Zucchero should have no dificulty
more of first. "Won't have any accounting for this race.
So Nice is not bad over this that this year," he prophesied
and will be in
the as he sat in the living room of but may find strong his parents' Lambourn home. running, olality (Mr Samareq), Star-gio (Mr Ostreumat), and Ambition opposition from Brantome. Re (Mr Kwok). Skyfor
which surrection is good, but came second in the Leopards-afraid it is not good enough in town Handicap at the 6th Race Meeting with Mr Boycott up, will probably start favourite as the distance is to its liking.
FOURTH RACE Knutsford, Plate: One Mile. This race is confined to 1955 ponies which have started in a race, and which have not won $1.500 in stakes. Weight 152 lbs, won have not Ponies which $1,250 allowed 5 lbs.
Potentiality Is also in this Among the entries I like the race if it starts well, as it was chances of Five Gold (Mr Yen halt a length behind Beat That Ching-lan). The pony is in dine the winner in the Pokfulam condition at the moment and Handicap. over six furlongs at on that account alone it-should the
win
last meeting. Star-glo should be placed and Ambition Amapola (Mr Shih) was a may be worth. following as an disappointment the last time out eutsider. but may probably extend Five showing Gold as it has been improvement during morning gallops.
NINTH RACE Bute Handicap: One Mile. This event is confined to Class
Jemima P. (Mr. Ostroumoff) 4 ponies. Judging from its last and Amusement (Mr S. W. ouling, when it came second "in Tang) aro two other ponies the Mount Davis Handicap over
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HURDLES-RIDING Lester cut out his burdles riding programme after a fall at
That was the wayward, in calculable colt which Piggott helped to make and in return helped to establish his boy-rider on the placacle of fame,
AROUND HOLLYWOOD
London Express Service)
Good Queen Bette Of New England
Hollywood.
"I often look 47," said Bette Davis who is in fact 47 years young, "in private
life as well as on the screen. But I don't feel 47-yet."
Absent We were chatting together in her suite at the Bel Air Hotel here. from Hollywood for three years, primarily owing to illness, she has returned to the film capital to portray, again, Queen Elizabeth-to Richard Todd's "Sir Walter Raleigh."
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slouch than before, "I do like the role, You know, not year. Oh, yes, we shall a pelvic
long in the neck, a nose that! Michael, that I played the Queen co-star."
She suddenly caught me by looks incongruous by compari- Elizabeth and in proviously
"Come here and see son, with her eyes, blue mad Basex! She was then 60," said the arm.
You out protruding somewhat, and This time I'm where we live now. the actress.
think New mouth that seems small in re playing her about my own age, here in California between 45 and 50, and I don't England is a sort of bleak wilder-lation do her cheeks.
Test. I have a passion for living
BOLLICKING PEALS expect to portray her again."
She took a cigarette, lit it with in New England. I was born.
gesture and and brought up in New England. She wears no make-up except nervous a quick,
My roots are there, The same for lipstick and a little mascara paced the sitting-room.
with Gary. Here,"
on her eyes. Her hair is a sort "I'll wear a red wig, flatteri
She showed
A large photo-of-well, dark, mouse with a hint this down." Indicating her short bob, "wear tight corsets to pull graph of a magnificent country of silver at the temples.
this in," hands at her waist. It's house sat around with vast lawns by no means a comfortable role and great trees beyond.
I lost 12 pounds when I last played Queen Elizabeth."
NINTH ACADEMY AWARD
A quick review of the past four years of Bette Davis's life
What would she like to do reveals that she did "All About row, well again, free again?
Her voice is deep and her laugh is hearty, rising and fail- Ing in rollicking peals..
She is enormously proud of her three children.
During her film career, in Eve, appeared bricay in Phone which she collected two Oscars,
"I would like to come to Cali From a Stranger" with Bette Davis also collected about Hollywood to do one fim a year, hutbend, Gray, Merrill, whom three milion dollars. #But I
in 1950, but I should not like to devote sig married
end haven't so much, to show for it. "The
Star" for all my time to movies or the then filmet
Taxes took a lot of it, and I every tervision. which she stage,
got her ninth
have no complaint against taxes, Television? I think it is Academy Award nomination.. wonderful medium
the for
"Then I decided to return to here part of this life, and young, the talented and the am- the theatre in a complete switch they compel you to work when
you're w
working. In a revue Twds Company at bitious, but not for me.
What does she enjoy doing "Being a housewife and clever writer said, Bette Davis turas from Busicin to Bumps. most!
had to leave the show due bringing up my children and to an Infected jaw which was living warmly and pleasantly discovered after the extraction with my husband in Maine.
a wisdom tooth. That'a bad We're short
"It is just too rigorous, top de-a manding Clary, my husband, has done a great deal of talevi
sion and becomes exhausted
dal distance fron
when I went back to Broadway | 100 we had made VANDIA SU gio me it a good place
a
# found the theatre delightful time with it and had to rest New York by plane or car of
an absence in October, 1952, after.
great
reto bring up a family and I love
the sald, with of I think 22 years. But is covery and today seems just S For playing Queen
Bnality Test exacting and demanding. vitalas she was 20 years 020 Actually, Gary and I have two when I first met her. Sheds Elizabeth the is being paid stories on which we are working just as handsome decidedly seventy-five thousand dollars. We hope to produce one of them plumper, hes wide bire less of Also enjoyable.
their way to the surface. He had a nervous breakdown,
But he got the job he wanted
Captain of England.
tradition
If any one factor decided that
should throu Englaze overboard and appoint a Fro- day. fessional Captain it was Hut- ton's form on the Australlan tour of 1950-51.
At 34 he went to Australiu, his cricket future in the balance,
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
The Programmes and Entry Forms for the 10th Race Meeting 1954/55 to be held on Saturday 23rd April, 1955, (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Alexandra House; the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Tuesday, 12th April, 1955.
By Order of the Stewards,
H. MISA,
Secretary.
Harry
Odell
Jaya
Don't Miss "THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW"
NOW SHOWING
at the
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THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 24 RACES. ;' The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the First Race at 12.00 Noon on both days.
The Tiffa interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 pan.) each
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10.00 am. on both days,
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PREVIOUS ISSUE,
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Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day "are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him,
Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811)..
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age. of seventeen years, Western Standard.
·PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
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