THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
9TH (ANNUAL) RACE MEETING Saturday 28th February, Wednesday 4th and Saturday 14th March, 1959
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Clubf THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 30 RACES. There will be 11 races on each of the 1st and 2nd days and 8 roces on the 3rd day.
The first bell will be rung at 21.30, 0,m, and the first race run n; 12.00 Nuon on the 1st and 2nd days. On the 3rd day the first bell will be rung at 7.30 p.m. and the first race run at 2.00 pm.
The tin Interval Is after the fourth race' (1.30 p.m.) on the 1st and 2nd days.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandre House will close at 10,00 om, on the 1st 2nd 2nd days and at 11.45 am, on the 3rd day.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO TERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Merting.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable prior to the Meeting from the Club's Cash Sweep Oflees, ni Queen's Bulldog Chater Road, D'Agullar Street and Nathan Road, Kowloon, only the written introduction of a Member, and ori plodueilun of his Gued Record Cord. Members are limited to 6 Euests each Race Day, and will be responsible for all guests introduced by them."
GUEST BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON HACE DAYS.
Tifins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72011).
The 6th Floor is restricted to Members, and Ladies wearing Lady's Broucher.
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meling. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen vrows, Western Standard,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of omission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Galer
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3 00 In order to gala re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT,
SERVANTS
Servenis murt remain in their employers' boxes except for posing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booth or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures.
CASH SWEEPS
The Thd day of the Meeting previously advertised for Saturday 115 Merel has been postponed to Saturday 14th March. and all Cash Sweep tickets tinted 71: March 1939 will be valid for the Meeting on 18th March, 1959.
Although Through Tickets ranne normally be purchased for each day of a Meeting unless there is an integval of at least five days between each day an exception is by big made for the Annual Throud Carb Sweep tickets, therefore, at $22 Race Meetines each per day for the 1st mad 2nd days and $10 for the 3rd day. or $69 for the free days of the Meeling may be obtained from the Cash Swery Offices at Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 5. D'Agullar Street during normal office hours and uni 10,90 a.m. on each day of the Meeting
Particular manberg within the sering 1 to 3,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tlekets. Such tickets will be issued conteentively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the bumber reserved in the serler 1 to 3,000.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 h.m. on Friday. 27th February, 1959, 'will be sold and the, reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but
parileula muurbera cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.
The reservation of any particular number does not conter on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unitess the ticket hearing the appropriate minnher is issued to and can be produced by the holier
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any nome from Subscription Lists without stating reasons for their netion.
Ticket; for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting at $2.00 parh and Tickets for the Speedal Cash Sweep on the Ionz Kong: Derbe schedited) ter by run on Bi May, 1958, at $2.80 unch may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offees at:-
Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 5, D'Aguilar Street Hong Kont on-
Week-days. Mondays to Fridays.. Saturday 21st February
Saturday 20th February and Wed-
negde al Marel
Saturday 14th March
a.m. to 5 pan. 9am to 12:30 pm
a. to 10 a.m.
a.m. in 11 a.m.
King's Nord, North Paint, Hong Kong and 382 Nathan Road,
Kowloon 31:
Week-days, Mundays to Fridays
Saturday 21st February
Saturday 19th March
TOTALISATOR
4 p.m. 10a.m. to
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Buckers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1939.
THE ROAD TO SUPER SOCCER
|Shot Dead For
Slapping
A Woman
Chicago, Feb. 25. Bobby Boyd,
who meets Spider Webb avar a scheduled 10 round non-titlb"middlowcight baut here tonight, lost his trainer, Cedric Harvey, in a gun fight hero last night.
The police arrested a mon called Thurman Brocks, who admitted that he had shot Harvey doad after the boxing trainer had
slapped Brooks' wife.-France- Prosse.
Italian Bridge
World Champions Upset. By W. Americans
Santa Monica, Feb. 25.
Germany's Plan Is Club And Country
By SIR GEORGE. GRAHAM
Perhaps the biggest of British football controversies over the
years has boon the annual club versus country row. Clubs are becoming more and more antagonistic to the con- tinued demands on their players' time, plus the emphasis on ideas and tactics which are perhaps different from
their own.
COLOURLESS BRITISH ISLES PRO SQUASH TOURNAMENT
·THIS YEAR·
London, Feb. 25.
The withdrawal of Hashim Khan, who will be flying home to Peshawar on Sunday "for a period of rest", of his brother Roshan, who is already in Pakistan, of Jamal Din of India and that of John Giles, the United Kingdom champion, robbed the first day of the British Isles professional squash rackets champion- ship at the Royal Automobile Club, London, of much of its interest.
matches were played today, which com
of the pleted the first round tournament.
Well, on my recent tour of the Continent I found what 1 believe to be the perfect answer. And I found it where !
In fact only three in the country where last-detail might have expected it organisation is a national characteristic, Germany.
In fact, I believe Britain has more lessons to learn from Ger- many than any other country in the world. Their economic set-up is almost lent!eal to Britain's; the big difference is that they have harnessed it to their needs.
In Britain they appoint a team manager or a trainer on sume- one else to take charge of the international side. Then they
ou! leave it to them to work the T
idens own
with the players. How much better is the German systean.
They, too, have a national The world famous An American Western All- team boss,
Star team upset the world Sepp Herberger. But he starts champion Italian contract with a dar bigger advantage than any British team boss ever did bridge team by 29 Inter-he knows in advance that any national match points/in a player selected for Germany, has already been coached along the match concluded today.
lines wanted. The Americans were leading into the 20 final hands of the 20 match points today going 80-band laternational competi- Hon.
The tollans cut the margin to six points in the first seven hands, but four hands later, the up eight Americans picked points by defeating a contract by The contract, three tricks. In the Italians were doubled on four heart bid and were vulner- able.
Teach Same Ideas
Every
The reason is simple. first-class club in Germany has a ccach. All those conches teach
same Idear. And the
the Herberger, tas national boss, constant conferences with the club men to make sure that the methods training schedule and always remain the same,
Every club coach is expected to help in the preparation of the national team. Each of them STAR PLAYERS ABSENT
Americans is instructed on the methods to After that, the patted away, extending the vice- be used with club players of Thus tory margin to 20 points. The international potential.
works to victor credited their success to the whole country more direct bidding methods gether un a well-defined plan.
Thus there is no need for in- than those used by an Eastern US team which was beaten by terference with club routine. No the Italians for the world cham-need to take players away for special training spells, because plonship.
It was also pointed out that everybody knows what is re- three star players of the Italian quired,
Does the German plan work? team were unable to compete In the California contest, with I non-playing Captain, Albert Perroux taking over as An active member of the visit- ing foursome. He was paired with Eugenio Chiaradla. Others were Giorgio Belladonna and Walter Averelli.
is 121 only say that they Curt won the World Cup in 1954 and
were semi-finalists last year.
Basic Wage
Yet there is not one single full-time footballer in all Ger- many. By rule, every footballer must have another job.
The US team members from California were Lew Mothe. (captain), Meyer Schlelter, Don All are signed under contracts Onkie, Eddie Tuylor, B for a delinite period and are free Hanna and Paul Allinger.to leave their clubs when
contract expires. Yet at UP.1.
that the
ERSKINE NOW JOINS THE
CONFUSING WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT MARKET
London, Feb. 25.
end of last season only 110 d in fact change chibs.
They are paid a basic wage of to £15 month, but can add that by bonuses and appearance money up to maximum of £30 a month. Incidentally, they are not paid a farthing for playing in International matches. But they can all manage to be champlons at the world.”
And their average rate last season for all their First Divi- ston matches was only 12,800.
Full Of Lessons
Gales are not divided in Ger- many. The home club keep the lol and must live on their own cornings.
Germany is full of scrcor leas, Consides, for instarwe. how alt their (ootball is integrated, from the schools up- wards. The German F. A., os distine: Irom our own, get 100 per cent co-operation from their éducation authority.
Every First Division club In Germany box at least 20 teams and the biggest over 30-from schcotboys up to the top. Half nre of school age. the players
are receiving All of them
on the same inter- coaching hational lines,
Next Week's Sports Feature
With today's drticlo Sir George Graham con- cludos his serios "The Road to Super Soccer".
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Next Thursday China Mail bogins another weekly sports feature ontitled "The Men on Patterson's Trail" by the well-known sports writer.Dennis Hart.
The only Asian compólitor in action today was Indin's Khan Din of the Abbeydale Club, Shefeld. The
ensity Indian disposed of Englishman, R.S.V. Holsey of the Naval and Mill- tary Club, although the Ecore of D-7, 9-3 and 9-5 suggests a faitly, hard match,
Favourite
US Swimmers
Praise Ilsa
Konrads
Sydney, Feb. 25. Stor United Stales girl swim- However, Dlu showed his true mers, Sylvia Ruuska. 10, and ability in one brief spell when Chris von Saliza, 15, returned he went from three-all in the home by air today, overcome by second game to four nil in the the "tremendous lisa Konrads." third game in one hand.
Azam Khan of Pakistan, the title holder and favourite in the absence of lushim, reached the quarter-final stage without hav-
a single ing to play
withdrawal through Jamal Din.
the
stroke,
of
"She is unbeatable," enthused Sylvia, while Chris nudded in dumb agreement..
"Why, in the 880 yards in Hobart bettered my own best by 12 seconds. spurred on by
Azam should have no difficulty a." Sylvia said, "Yet she beat in reaching the semi-finals for me by another eight seconds."
his next opponent, Englishman Phillip Elfs of the West London
better known as an international Club, is not expected to offer
him very serious resistance.- referee.
France Presse.
Dr Bauwens became president of the Gennan FA in 1949. He bezan as ik German Inter- ilonal centre forward ns for After taking up back as 1910.
at no refereet he officiated fcwer than $2 Internationals.
Bauwens and Dr all the help Both Dr Nor is that
gel. youngsters can Germany Xandry have built on the prin
an 14 sports clple that football is still a has no fewer schools, aMached to the various sport and can be maintained as
such, So far ellies.
as Germany is They are used regularly
is Do doubt by the clubs, mainly for the concerned, there
about the success of their youth loams. They are super-
Öve the vised by
10th c. regional assoelations, with all of therm the control of the under national association.
The German System
It is in these schools that. the World Cup lessons are first learned.
The German system produces its own stars, and there are no costly foreign importations inte Germany, like most Con- Ainental
Foreign countries, players, are not needed pl though they are not barred.
For futball purposes, West Germany is split into Ave re- gions, each with 1 10-club league except Berlin, which is restricted in twelve clubs. In three regions, they also have 18-club Second Divisions with two up, two down promotion und relegation.
UK Soccer Results
London, Feb. 25. Results of today's English and Scattist matches were:
LEAGUE FOUR
0 Carlisle U. Torquay U
SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division 1 Third Lanark 0 Hearts
(Postponed from January 17).
--Reuler.
0
4
Sylvin, in her last swin In
work 440 yards medley record Australia last night, broke the i solo swim.
The same girl holds two Australion titles-440 medley
and
110 yards butterfly-and broke three world records-220 yards bultery and 448 yards and 400 metres medley.
All
for
these have been done the since
Brrived LEL Girls Australia on February 2.
The manager-chaperone the girls, Mrs B. Philcox, sald the Australian trip had im- proved them immensely.--China Mall Special.
Clash In
World's Top Skiers
The American Nordic Championships This Weekend
Squaw Valley, Feb. 25.
With expectations of relatively slow times because of the altitude of Squaw Valley, top skiers of the world gathered here, today for a gala Olympic preview in the North American Nordic championships, scheduled for the weekend,
Basilio Issues Challenge To Archie Moore
In Berlin, they have a unique system. The 12 clubs play each and other three times-home
and BW23
neutral once on This is a novel ground. “nitractive-way--of-discovering CE
the best team fri the League.
and
The German champions are
Syracuse, Feb. 23.
The cross-country competition competitors down, but pointed Includes a glittering array of out that proper "waxing"
05
siding champions, among them usual would be an important
Finland,
stars of Norway, Sweden,
the Soviet
Japan, Canoda
States
Union,
and the United
The 30-kilometre
race -
fuelor.
Arrangements have been made to keep the competitors inform- cd with up-to-the-minute weather bulletins
which will 30 minutes bring together Jernberg and throughout the weekend. This Larsson of Sweden, Olymple Will enable the sclers and their Medal winner, Hallgein Brender trainers to determine the war
downhill, uphill and level will be posted every
well our the "all clear signal has been exhibited Gentle Joe Erskine's comeback by his clear cut round from that competition America's former world, we af Norway, Yelkko Halsuline for 10 tips
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LÅTER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.
PAYMENT WILL. NOT BE MADE ON TORN. OR DISFIGURED TICKETS.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precinets of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
By Order of the Stewards,
Hong Kong, 21st February, 1959,
A. E. ARNOLD,
Becretary.
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CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN-
It is usually dangerous
points decision at Wembley last night over. In which the best eight teamsterweight number five world heavy, Willie Pastrauo, take part. The National Cup is boxing champlon. Carmen Basl-Fnland and Russian champion, ure-France-Presse,
run on the same basis, with 1o. today challenged America's Nicolai Ankiu. The top Ameri- has thrown the already complicated heavy-cach region first finding its Cup "Old man of the mountains," can competitor will be Tod Far
Archie Moore, to put his light-well of Denver, a veteran of two wiuncr.
heavyweight ille on the ine. Olympic competitions, weight market here into chaos.
Japan's hopes will be curried by "If Ray Sugar Robinson can Alo Kawamura. For former British chainpion, Aghis between Patterson and
meet Moore, no cun 1", boasted stake his London, Cooper and Erskine, will now
All the regional competitions Basilio, who took and lost the Ingerar. Johansson. claim to a ille fight with the champion,
aro under, the ultimate jurisdle- middleweight world crown in The total 1st of competitors, reigning champion, Henry and Patterson and Cooper con-
tinue. Erskine will just muscle lion of the National Association, his two clashes with Robinson.
in addition to 12 foreigners, in-reply to an attack on one of your pieces with an attack on Cooper.
beadquarters arc in
eluded 27 Americans. Erskine belleves he could into this epnfusion-and make it whose
Frankfurt. There is no separate "I am tougher
as in this son," added Ballio, who pointed the Swedish Ski Association, gal (Duras v, Horta) illustrates: Sgige Bergman, President of one of your opponent's, as the following gamelet from Portu- again beat "Our Henry", the worse.
League set-up such man he twice won an points.
country.
out that he would still be worl told reporters that the course I P-K4, P-K3; 2 P-Q4 Kt- middleweight champion Ir Robinson had not closed one ef for the competition including KB3; 38-KKU, B-K24 the 16-kilometres competitics B-Q3, 0—0; § KL-QB3, KtX his eyes during their last light. scheduled for Monday was P2: 0 BxB. KtXKi; 7 BXP Robinson would also like to good," outside of the fact that chi, K-R1; 8 Q-RB Resigns.
Solution No. 5570 1 x? meet Moore for his light- the altitude has bothered most
tthreat 2 QxK), Kt Kts; 2 heavyweight crown. The cham of the competitors. The men behind the new plon sald he would take Robin- Wendell Broomball, who de- QXBP, or 1; HI-Q6; 2 0- [04, or 1... KIXkt, 2 R-K3, Germany.are Dr George Xandry sad on if he was sure of getting signed the course and who is an
Pine, interference play by the -a very old friend of mine 40 per cent of the gate money. old friend of Berginan's, agreed
that the elevation will slow the black knight. and Dr Peco Bauwens, perhaps -Erubre-Presse,
London presu Säteich.
a
London In Pain May Gain Listing Meanwhile, Brian London sits
at home in an arm their in I am bound to say I greatly Erskho may also gain
German set-up. listing among the world's top severe pain from a forn back admire tho ten heavies, joining not only muscle. His father, Jack Lon. There is more emphasis on the don, has asked for his boy's fight' playing of the game than on Cooper but another British champion Brian London with American Harold Carter onnance. (who last his crown recently to March 10 is he put back. If he wins against Carter, London will of course strengthen his case to a European or world title tilt- France-Presse.
Cooper).
career
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former.
Six months ago Erskine's B top-line heavy footed washed up but now his connections will push him into the welter of negotiations of fighters, who are seeking a title bout with American world king, Floyd Patterson.
But meanwhile, the inter- minable dreary negotiations for
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