THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1959,
Washington International Tomorrow ENGLAND MAKES FIVE
- 12
HORSES TO CONTEST AMERICA'S RICHEST RACE
Tudor Era Starts As Favourite
Laurel, Nov. 9.
A little before 4 p.m. (2100 hours GMT) on Wednesday, 12 horses under the colours of nine countries will break away in the eighth Washington D.C. International — richest inter- national horse race in America — at Laurel Park in this suburb of the American capital.
The mile-and-a-half race on turf, in which the European "Tele- graph Wire" gate system will be used at the start for the first time, is worth $100,000. The winner will get $70,000, the placer $15,000 and the shower $5,000.
The American horse Tudor | Era, belonging to Men Herve:1 Hert of Memphis, Tennessee, is ) the favourite with probable starting odds of eight to Ave. Mrs Herft hopes that nn [to- eldent in last year's race which prevented her horse from win- ning will not be repeated. Tudor Era Bnished first, tree and a helf lengths ahead of Sailo Guide, but was disqualified for taving brushed the Australian horse ut a tum.
The
Soviet Union represented in the race for
kecond straight Garnir, one of the two Soviet horses which finished last and next to last in the 1958 race
the
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NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
11
year.
4TH RACE MEETING 1st Day-21st November,
1969
The following conditions for 1959 Ponies, for the above
meeting, entries
race
whit again t the stark Aggressor, Britain., 130, four. With Gamle and Flang, the Sir Harold Wernher, James Soviets She determined to | Lindley, 15-1. improve on last year's poor showing.
Up and Coming, New Zea- land, 119, three, Maria Ugarte De Bava, Silvio Quinetcro, 20-1. Vogel, Australia, 220, Ave, Roy Faircloth, William Gamer, 120-1.
Second Favourite France, whose horses won the International tavice--Worden In 1953 and Mader
1956-is the only other country Boing in besides the Soviet Union End the United States with two entries.
Mr Francois Dupre's Midnight Sun is the recond favourite after Tudor Era with probable start. ather French entry, Mi Carina, ing odis of three to cue. The
is the third favourite at four to one and will be mounted by the celebrated American jockey Etidie Arento,
Britain, Venezuela, New Zea- land,
Mexico, Australia and Peru with ՈՒ horse aplece complete the Reid, Japan had to withdraw its entry, Kuripero, who was injured dining train- ing before leaving for the Unit- ed States
of
Previous Winners Other previous winners the race were Wilwyn (Britain) 1952, Fisherman (U.S.) 1954, Chama (Venezuela) 1955 ard Kaban (U.S.) 1957. Wilwyn set the record time for the race with two minutes 30.8 seconds pounds.
E
for
on
which close at NOON Wednesday, 11th November, 1959, are announced:-
1950 PONIES
carrying
126
The track record was met by Glider in 1955 with two! minutes 29.8 seconds.
(read
CLASS A (1st Day)
LAYTOWN PLATE.. Wednesday" starters Winner $6,000. Second name of horse, country, weight)
in pounds, TEG, ONTH $3,000.
Third $2,250.
jockey und probable odds) are: Weight 150 lbs. Win- Tudor era, 1.5. 120, three, pers of not more than Mirs Herbert Berit, $1,000 in stakes allowed Harlock, B-5.
France,
J
Midnight Sun,
Bill
122.
Lightning, Peru, 126, fivé, Col, Clyde Text, Howard Grant, 20-1.--AFP.
A CLOSE SHAVE
Kitchee goalkeeper, Wong Shlu-woo, just manages to clear the ball away from the nimble feet of Tung Wah inside-left and Hongkong Footballer of the Year, Yiu Cheuk-yin in the first division league match between Kitchee and Tung Wah last Sunday. Kitchee won by 3-1-China Mail Photo.
BRITISH FLAT RACING ENDS ON SATURDAY
Trainer Noel Murless's Record Stake Winnings The Main Highlight
By VERNON MORGAN
London, Nov. 7.
The 1959 British flat racing season ends next Saturday with the customary two meetings-in the north at Manchester, where the November Handicap is being staged, and in the south at Lingfield near London.
Hardly a year goes by when a flat racing season is not notable for some new milestone of history, but this last season has been an exceptional
one.
most
Perhaps the
striking though the Irish did fairly well one and a half miles. Judged feature has been the record in at Ascot where the French hors by the wagering there are those market trainer Noel Murless, his award, the stake winnings by the New Wallaby Look the premier who think Paul Jones, a four- Gold Cup, beating year-old son of Mossborough charges having won no less than Alcide by a short head in one of the sire of Ballymoss, can do it £2945,720. Last year his total the best races of the season. The with only another five pounds British horse got his revenge on on his back. Chief Barker is ning the same course later by win- one of the outsiders.
Is winners of not three, Francols Dupre, Jacques was only £24,531.
7
more
$2,250
than
in Faire, 3-1. stnken allowed 12 lbs. Mi Carina, France, 119, Purse, Allowances not cumula... | Greentren Stable, tive. No allowance for Acaro, 4-1.
Eddie
pies which have pre-Coin Hoy stable, Manuel Yeaza, Bald Eagle. U.S. 120, three, viously started less than 8-1. three times. Entrance $5. ONE MILE.
CLASS B -- 1st Day)
PROUDSTOWN PLATE, -Winner 35,000. Second $5,000. Third $2,260. Weight 147 ba. Entrance $5. ONE MILE,
By Order of the Stewards,
A, E, ARNOLD,
Secretary.
9th November, 1959.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Programmes
and Entry Forms for the 4th Race Meeting 1969/60 to be held Saturday 21st and Saturday 28th November, 1950 (weather permittlag)
on
123.
Pensilvania, Venezuela. four, Custavo Rotundo, Gustavo Avila, 8-1.
Cinmir. USYN 120. fout, USSR, Niola, Wasibay, 15-1.
Flag, USSR, 126, four, USSR, pavel Soroval, 15-1.
did
The star of his stable was the lovely Krey Ally Petite Etoile, a daughter of Petition who won all her six Trees, among them the Oaks.
have not
a
the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Wallaby among the also-rans.
for a quarter of a Fields were thus
Irish Challenger
There
Manchester Handicap Callover
London, Nov. 9.
Anthelion, who finished
second in the Cambridge-
CHANGES IN SOCCER TEAM TO PLAY IRELAND
London, Nov. 9.
The England soccer selectors, who received a ham mering from the critics after England's recent defeat by Sweden have made five changes for the side to meet Northern Ireland at Wembley on November 18.
Hopkinson
The team was announced to- goalkeeper Eddie das as follows;
and rentre-half Trevor Smith Ron
Springett (Sheffield Wednesday), Don Howe (West)
Baker, the free-scoring co- Bromwich Allon), Tony Allen the-forward with Hibernian, the (Stoke City), Bonnie Clayton Scottish club, has been closely (Blackburn Rovers) (Coplain), wached by the electora là Ken Brown (West Ham), Ron under-23 games. I young Flowers (Wolverhampton Wan-Baker has a good game against derers), John Connelly (Burn-Ireland, he could settle one ley), Johnny Haynes (Fullam),
the team's greatest problems in
You Baker (Hr), Roy attack.--Reuter.
Parry, (Bolión Wanderers),
Edwin Holliday (Middles- brough).
Springett, Brown, Baker and Parry are new "caps."
Recalled
Johnny Hayes, the Fulham fido-left, has been recalled. Against Sweden, Extind badly vilseed a schemer of Haynes' ablity.
recon-
Main fcatine of the stituted team is the complete change nt inside-forward, where Hayne Baker and Porry
of
FA Cup Starts
On November 14
replace Jiminy Greaves, Brian First Round Draw Clough, and Bobby
Charlton.
The other men dropped are
Jockey Club Classifications
The following are the altera- shire Handicap recently, tlong to the HKJC Classification WIN installed
civar List favourite
at 100 to To Class 1: Good Fan, Re-
9 tonight at the Victoria bellion from Class 2 Club callover on the Man- chester November Han- dicap. The one and half malle race will be run at Manchester on Saturday.
To Class 2: Edinburgh, Newington from Class 3.
Anthelion had been on offer at last Monday's callover at 100 to 7 and was tonight backed to
win £8,000.
5.
To Class 3: All Happy from Class 4; Sure Goal from Class
To Class 4: Curtain Calla, Ivan-lo, Temptation from Class 3.
To Class 5: Ambition, Con- fuser, Mascot from Class 4; Satellite, Sinclair from
London, Nov. 9. There are no English league fixtures for the third and fourth divisions for Sa- turday, November 14, ow. ing to both leagues being engaged in the first round of the Football Associa- tion Cap competition.
越
The draw for the first round follows: Accrington
Stanley V Mansfield Town
Bradford
Barusicy
Salkbury v Barnet,
City, Bath City
✔ Millwall, Bedford Town v Gillingham, Bradford ▾ Scar borough, Brentford v Ashford Town, Cheltenham Town V Watford, Bury V Hartlepools United, Burscough v. Crewe Alexandra, Colahoster United v Queen's Park Rangers, Coven- Clasery City v Southampton, Crook Town v Matlock Town, Crystal Fatica v Chelmsford City, Dar To Class 8: Ever Yours, from lington y Prescot Cable, Doa Class 7.
caster Roversy Gainsborough Town. Dorchester Pown v Port To Clans 7: New Delhi from Vale, Durham City or West Class 8.
Auckland v Stockport County, United, Exeter City v Barnstaple Enfield Town v Headington.
Town,
Paul Jones and Hugh Perch-- J'A'. mained at 100 to 8 in the bet- Jalut favourites last week-re-
ting and were joined as joint second favourites by the Irish-trained
PRICES
American-owned, Ross Sea, who was previously on offer at 100 to 7.
Best backed of the other 20 horses quoted at the callover was Operatle Society, whose has been a lat of odds came down from 20 to 1 money for the Irish challenger to 18 to 1 after being taken to Rosa Sca, owned by the win £6,000, American C. Mahlon Kilne. This three-year-old by Arotic Biar will be ridden by The English Jockey Geoff Lewis. He is trained by Vincent O'Brien, the Tipperary wizard. O'Brien has not met with much luck in England this year but there is considerable confidence behind this one.
Three others who have come In for considerable support in High Perch, three year-old son of Alycldon who is of beller class than most mainly thodo with smaller of his rivals Admiral's Lark, a three-year-old colt by Infatua- Lion In the Epsom stable of "Boggy" Whelan; and the Ally Anthelion, runner-up In the Cambridgeshire handicap.
Ascot, and many other meet- She is owned by Prince Aly affected by the extremely hard ings as well, was considerably Khan and enabled" him to top going, the summer proving one the wiring owners with more of the finest experienced in than £100,000 in spite of the Britain failure of a number of his horses, century. trained in France.
extremely small. Indeed foreign elrallengers
Though the autumn continues good year, to be a fine one, the going is now good, even too Bort, and there are huge fields for the "Corn-Stakes.' This 15 the popular name given to the back-the market are end races in which the aim of large number of trainers,
strings. is to pull off a long priced winner to pay for the corn during the winter months.
He Refuses To Sell
His Squaw Valley Land At Any Price
Squaw Valley, Nov. 9,
next
Record Field?
High Perch is owned by Sir Harold Wernher, trained by
It is thus that the Novem-Major Jack Gosden and will be ber Handicap al Manchester on Saturday might produce trio are hopeful of a few days ridden by Jiany Lindley. This record field. At present 59 of the 130 entries are still eft in. Some will not accept in the Anal forfeiture on Wednes-a day but there could be more runners than the record of 42 which faced the starter 1031.
carlier winning the big Washing- ton International at Laurel Park
great and with Aggressor and bringing off historic double.
In
To Class 'A': Certified Cheque, Lila, Okay from Class 'B'.
Gateshead v Hatfax Town, Hastings United v Notts County,
Famous Brazilian Kettering Town V Margate,
Footballer Dead
King's Lynn Aldershot, New- port County v Hereford United, Norwich City v Reading, Peter borough United v Shrewsbury Prices at tonight's callover Rio De Janeiro, Nov. 9. were:
Town, Rhyl Grimsby Town, Heleno De Freitas who cap-Rochdale 100-9 Anthelion; 100-8 High
V Carlisle tained Brazil's football leam 18 Shildon
United erch, Paul Jotes and
Oldham Athletic Ross times died today in a mental Southend Sea; 100-0
United Admiral's Lark:
v Oswestry. home at Barbacena, Mias Gerais Town, Southport v Workington, 18-1 Operatic Society; 20-1
state. Yga; 25-1 Amazon's Choice,
South Shields or Consett ý De Freitas who reached the Chesterfield, Swindon Town Gaymoss, Dalrialaton,
Pinky,
peak of his career in 1934 later Walsall, Saphira, Soltanello and Sunrise: left Brazil to play in Argentina Northampton Town, Tranmere
Torquay 28-T Fampered King;
United 33-1 Elysium, Golden Flush, Jock's
and Columbia.
Rovers v Chester, Walthamstowe Lodge, Midlander, Mosale and
Ho abandoned sport in 1951 Avenue v Bournemouth, Wrex- Mungo Park; 40-1 Rockella and placed him in a mental home.Wanderers v
and three years later his familyham v Blyth Spartans, Sycombe Woodside Terrace. Reuter,
Wisbech AFF.
York City v Barrow-Reuter,
New Boxing
To
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Group Formed
Promote Big-Time
Fights In New York
New York, Nov. 9.
A new boxing group, headed by a former Commission official, Joe Tepper, and a prominent attorney, Shea, has been formed to promote big-time fights in New York City, it was learned tonight.
Alexander Cushing, a local land owner, has refused to sell his property at any price despite the fact that the state of California has indicated its intention to vote a sum of $5,000,000 to buy the real estate of proprietors here where the 1960 winter Olympic Games are to take place, it was learned today.
A Great Duel The recalcitrant Cushing is should be held there
Admiral's Lark who will be may be obtained at the none other than the man who year.
ridden by Lester Piggott has wos Secretary's Office, Alexandra
his personal efforts put He had succeeded beforehand That was the year the York-
his last two races and is nicely House:
Squaw the
hundicapped. Valley on the mop of Club
In convincing the State to votashire horse North Drift won and House, the sports world. Scarcely five the Happy
Others in the large field with for the brought E one of the biggest good outside chances of winning Valley;
money and
necessary the years ago the valley was prac improvement of "his
of the century. thus Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
valley" coups itcally unknown and deserted, where he is today proprietor of proving the old turt adage "the Lodge
are Saphire, Miclander, Jock's Lut Cushing *EE aheady the "Squaw Valley Lodge".
bigger the field the bigger the
and the topweight Entries close at 12 o'clock established and knew the plare
Trimmer. certainty." But after spending NOON on Wednesday, 11th
50 much
The end of the season sees It is not easy at this stage to another great duel between Doug
to for development, the money
Ingemar November, 1959.
State would like to boy all say what will be favourite for South und
Patterson Australian remaining privately owned land this year's race, but there are Scobie Brearley for the honour kee Stadium next June-as its | heavyweight title fight at Yan- It was his love for the region in order to make a National
be a number of big of being champion Jockey. The first objective, International
odds are do Smith retaining his Olymple the Olymple Games.
Paul Jones, winner last year, title with Pizzoit taking third Secretary. Committee that the Comes Cushing has refused to sell his 1987 are both trying to make Manny Mercer who
and Chief Barker, whmer, in place. This inst year went land at
atry
price, even history for no horse has twice 'tragically
WAS |$4,000,000,-AFP.
won this tricky handicap run over
killed at Ascot,im Reuter
By Order of the Stawards,
weli.
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sire to
A. E. ARNOLD, that made Cushing convince park out of the valley following gambles. There always are.
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lo obtain the contract for title of prompter, was executive the Johansson-Patterson bout, secretary of the New York State Athletic Commission until his 'However, since the backing Robert Wagner's baseball com
Bhéa is chairman - of
Mayor was "intelligent", the group will
'Intelligent' text expired last August.
not pay the $325,000 reportedly mittee and chairman of the An informaat disclosed that asked by Vincent J. Velella and Continental Baseball League,
founders
group of the Bill Rosensohn for all clock in
the new promotional outil the corporation that owns the He is the attorney for the new has "unlimited but intelligent dght contract, the source said. backing" and la now trying
boxing butt.
by Barry Appleby
HERE YOU ARLEROWODÓ
CRYING
LATER
Tepper who will have the
Cooking Problems Solved
WITH GAS
The names of wealthy Beckers », con; the head of a departmani elinia" are 'expected to.be Rondolné a prvan Dara: ference.next week.
Praise
Tepper returned last week from a trip to Gothenburg Sweden, where he discussed 185 Jobanan-Patterson fight adjuk- tion with champion inaana E adviser, Edwin Antovie. Durga
Ahlqvist, maids
ments praling Tupper and attung to become a prosto the Johann-Pattersoni Ahlstand Jobang
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