Acropolis May Prove As Good As His Brother
Says JAMES PARK
George Colling would get a pleasant surprise when he looked at the entries for the Ascot Gold Cup. They do not include the finllan crack, Ribot. The trainer of Acropolis was not alone in forming the opinion that Ribot was the outstanding three-year-old of last season on the Continent.
He retired for the season with an unbeaten record after a storming victory the Prix de l'Are de Triomphe.
Ribol treated the best France could put in the field with seant seretnony and, from this side of the Chamel, Elopement, Zara- thrustra and Hugh Lupus were virtually unsighted.
in
until he won the Princess of Waless Stakes at Newmarket as
that conce a three-year-old
truc the coll's tions realised worth,
Doug Smith has always mul
It had been taken for granted fained that Alyeldon would that Ribot would attempt to have won the St Leger if he had follow up the vie ory of Botti-had a pacemaker. It looks as if ell and try to
win the Gold
Cup for Italy for the second con- secutive year.
THE CHINA, MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1956.
SPORTING SAM
Wolves And Honved May Meet Again Under Floodlights In March
Says ROY PESKETT
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Honved, crack teams of England and Hungary in 1954 who put up that never-to-be-forgotten performance under the Molineux likely to repeat the lights, watched by TV millions, on December 13, 1954, are
that task will be left to Lovely Vatel in the Gold Cup at Ascot,
Axture. The absence of but he is not in the same clase the the pacemakers Alyclden had. Ribol makes it clear that colt
Is not regardid us an ou! and out stayer
The only engagement I cat trace at the moment that
TuS made for
I would have liked something better thon Lovely Vatel
Acropolis, as it can be great help to genbine stayer to have a pacemaker who can set and maintain a good gallop for close
been
Ruot Britain is
In the Coronation Cup at Epsom
Acropolis
in
13
on two miles.
He
not entered in that race will be kept to longer datanets thon a mile and a half and I avtr sure that is the right policy
PACEMAKER
It could well be that M. M. Bodasue can be of somne assist- No definite plate have been ance in that direction, na hơ in made for Acropolis, but he will always out to get a well-run probably have his first race as a race, Chaulie Elliott's patron has I four-year-ol ir one of the four in the Gold Cup), und weight-for-ake inces at New-should guess that the presence of Alugar can only be that of a market in the spring
pacemaker.
He has already been port- The others, Elpenor. Estremo- nated for the Winton Churchill dour and Mucip, all stand for a Stakes at Hurst Park on May goost class, and one of this trio 10 at a distance of just
will be the main hope of over
The two miles. I expect we shall | Bosac stable also find him in the Yorkshire Cup at York and other able races.
I always regard the training of stayers as the true art of the profession. There is an old say Ing that anyone can troin sprinter, but it requires an ex- pert to get the best out of a slayer. That may not be strictly correct, as even sprinters have; to be studied and dealt with in accordance with their needs.
PREPARATION
It requires * long. steady preparation to fit a horse for a two ond balt-mile race <
the fat, and it is no easy matter to keep him at his peak for u lengthy period.
If all goes well with Acropolis
I am hopeful he will prove every but as good as Alycldon, whom 1 gard as the best stayer ped- Britain since the
duced
war
I was successfully accom- plished with Alycldon, who was unbeaten as a four-year-to old. His victories included the
~London Express Service).
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OLYMPIC BASKETBALL
Complete New Formation In Soviet Team
Moscow, Jan. 23.
Cup races it Ascot, Goodwood. Olympic Games u and Doncaster,
I am hoping Acropolls. will prove just such another as was his brother. They are unf quite alike in temperaiment as "Acro- polls is much more free at home and on the racecourse.
Melbourne,
The Soviet basketball (van is be completely reshuffled into new formation for the 1954
Serge Bestonov, President of the Soviet Basketball Federation, told Agence-France-Preste to- day
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"While we were shaping Wolves manager Stanley Cullis told me recently: our floodlight programme for the second half of the season, I was told that Honved would dearly love another crack at Wolves, so we wrote suggesting to Honved they should come for a night match carly in March.
even
not
0 to do
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CIVIL AID SERVICES ORDERS
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Servico January 21, 1980,
Training Allowance Instruction Allowances for the mouth of De- cember,
1958 fire now ready for collection during usual training nighta until February 6, 1956,
Prasing-Got Extentation: The following members are intructed to present themselves to the Training batcer for Possing-out Examination at Then Wan Fire Station on Tuva dao, January 31, 1500 at. |hours--Jy Ching-chu_king Foo-JU,
Mar Bing-Jeung. Yu Yih-Ling,
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Ho Wan-tong (bisa), 33032 Lo Chiu- through so, inter-games called off-wo garians have
n heavy
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other National
and the starting bod
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their opponents
33243 Ma Ri-wan, 2385 K Bhiu- am because
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Forings Appointmentes (A) aure we ehall be able to meet engaged in an FA Cup-tie.
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light, with the consent of their 33786 Ng Chow-lam, 33331 Wan Yuet K-10 (A), 8.0. (K) Cheung Pak-htm 33833 Tam Wat-lal censed to bo 5.0. Ve of Platoon opponents, but without consult-klog (Mike).
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mentioned members w... 17,1.50--- chan, 30352 Wat Pul-lum, 30425 Tang
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When I was in Budapest ติ So far, only nine gunes have off through bad Tow
months
Hungarian been called
Fourteen still await Soccer offcials made no secret weather,
Bgo
of the fact that they regarded decision because of interference Wolves' 3-2 victory as almost by Cupties. an international defeat.
captain
Four of the home teams in- volved in weather-bound games have floodlights fed and may to the Football League apply for permission to use them
fixtures. and the rearranged
Per mission is not certain to be the granted, Because the Manage-
DID THE IMPOSSIBLE
l'uskas. Horwod's told me how much he enjoyed playing
against Wolves, added: "When we come back to Wolverhampton I поре ground is a 1tle more to our favour." The heavy going was a big handicap to the lightly shod Hungarians.
That famous night Wolves did
a thing I thought
In- possible. They "guve" Honved, whose team included seven of the national team, a 2-0 lead then came back in magnificent alyle to win what was prob- ably
the most exciting and most importang friendly gume staged in England.
For Roy Swinbourne, fame- haired Wolves centreforward, that was a night of triumph, for be scored twice In a minute in the victory burst.
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Now it is a fight back Ainess for Roy. Top scorer in the League on November 6, with 17 goals, two spells of In- Jury have since caused him miss 11 League games and the home Cup-tle in which Wolves by West Brom- were beaten wich.
Good news for Wolves fand is Throughout his life Alycidon He said the Soviet Union that the plaster covering the knew the difference between hoped to retain the title as the tibia fracture is off and Swin- Kullops and the racecourse. He European Champlona, this year. bourne is back in light drain- simply would not exert himself The national team will also ing. He moy be out for an- on the heath ul Newmarket, und play friendly International other month
ite said the reshußle will be made before the Olymules in July and August, this year.
to come back
no matter how moderate were inatches against India, Korea, just in time for Honved? his galloping companions he Fentice, Italy and Buigarlu, he never won a gallop. It was not added.-France-Presse,
BRITISH SKATING
HOPES
Smiling goodbye before taking off fr
Fond
Airport for Paris are Miss Erica Batchelor, left, and Miss June Malcolin, "who are to rebre the Edropian Ice Skating Championshi the Paris competition, they will focon Itab Forte" Wintar. Olympics in whi
POSTPONED GAMES
1
Although the list at post- poned games 13 surprisingly light
unlucky Beason, Southport, who have been chal-
this
DRAW FOR 1956 DAVIS CUP TOURNAMENT
Melbourne, Jan. 23. The draw for the first round of the European Zone of the 1956 Davis Cup Lawn Tennis competition was made here today.
Eight countries have byes into the second round--Belgium, Britain, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden.
The draw is: (Matches to be played by May 1),
Czechoslovakia, versus Pakis ton; Finland vermus Irelançi, Luxembourg versus Switzerland; Monaco versus Spain; Norway
versus Israel; Yugoslavia vertus Egypt; Turkey versus Holland.
SECOND ROUND
Second round" (lo be played by May 18):
in
This became law at the annust meeting of the clubs in London last June. The Swindon- from Millwall game postponed January 7, when
Third Round | Cup games Were played. has already been rearranged by the clubs and will be played under lights next month.
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