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BRITISH GAZETTE NO. 480.
Booking at BOBINSON'S.
There were overal false starts. When
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB RACES.remaining first places going to Mogara.
and Burkill. The John Peel Anally the ponies got away, Maybe took
IAUSPICIOUS START OF 1919 MEETING.
A DAY OF SURPRISES.
The first great surprise came in the Victoria Stakes, whon, contrary to all. expectations, Malcolm beat Sandy, the favourite, and Spotted Sand, a pony that was very heavily tracked on account of its work on the training truck. Mal- colm's win must be put down to the fine
judgment which its rider displayed,
Stewards.-B-E. Sir F H. May, ***K.C.M.GH.E. the Officer Adminis
tering the Government (the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G.), H.E. Vice Admiral - Bir F. C. T. Tudor, K.O.M.G., C.B., H.E. Major- General F. Ventris, Commodore V. G. Garner, R.N., Hon. Sir C.
Almost to the very end the race seemed Paul Chater, K., CM.G., His
to be between Sandy and Spotted Sand. Honour Sir W. Roos Davies, K., Grey Goose, another much fancied pony, Major L. Cassel, D.A.A and Q.M.G. did not finish in the first five The Pari- Mr. T, S, Forrest, Mr. H. J. Gedge, mattel paid a dividend of $215.30 on Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Mr. G. C. Malcolm for a win, only eleven tickets Moxon Mr. D. M. Ross, Mr. N. J. having been taken on his chances. Stabb and Mr. H. P. White Curiously enough, however, it was backed Stewards in Charge of the Scale-Hopso heavily for a place that a dividend of
Mr. D. Landale and Mr. G. 9 || only $7.00 was poid.
Moxon.
Handicapper-Mt. D. M. Rosa. Judge-Mr. F. B. Marshall, Assistant Judge Mr. W. D. Jupp. Paddock.-Mr. H. P. White. Starter-Mr. H. J. Gedge.
Spend Starter. Capt. C. H. Goode Time Keeper. Mr. M. S. Bissoon," Secretaries and Treaturers-Mears.
Linstead and Davis,
Vlerk of the Course--Mr, T. F. Hough.
The victory of Smokebox, in the next rice, we only a little less surprising than had been that of Malcolm, Accord- ing to the experts' there were only two ponies in the race, Burat Length and Cassius, but the former could only finish a poor second to Smokebox, while the latter, owing perhaps, in large measure, to a miserable start, was nowhere at all, Smokobox won casily, and the Pari mutuel paid 805.70. The time for this race was only a second behind that re corded in the Maiden Stakes. It will be worth while to watch Wedding Bells and Gris-gris to-day,
4
WAS
Stables, Mr. G, H. Potta and the Cire Štablos each enjoyed two victories yester day.
THE
THE RESULTS.
up a good position on the rails, with Essex Chief and Spotted Sand together in second place, Grey Gooms and Dainty- |light just behind, and Sandy and Mal- WONG-NEI-CHONO STAKES.Winner colm bringing up the rear. Maybe only 2000 Second #200. Third $100. For kept the lead up to the three-quarter-mile China ponics, subscription griffing of any sonson Don-winters. Weight for post, where it was assumed by Spotted inches as per scale. Jockeys who have Sand. It was noticeable that Grey Goom never had a winning mount in Hong- kong, Shanghai or Tientsin allowed lbs. Half-a-mile.
Mr. lbs.
was improving its position, while Sandy was also coming up on the outside. No material change in this order occurred (Mr. Hill)ill the beginning of the bend, where (Mr. Moller)
B Basto's Victory Star, 10st,
Mr. Ciro's Moonlight, 10st. llbe.
Mr. 11. B. L. Dowbiggin's Dalesman,
1st. lb.
(Mr. Reid) Mr. Adams' White Fang, 10st, 10lbs. Mr. Billiards' Losing Hazard, 10st. (Mr. Adams)
10lb.
Mr. Buxey's Excelsior, 10st. 12lbs.
0
(Mr. Doyle)
(Mr. Burkill) Mcasre d'Almada & Rocha's Castello
Branco, 10st 12lbs. (Mr. Kremer) o Mr. Dach's Gadfly, 10t 12lbs.
(Mr. Sutton) 0: Mr. Dryasdust's Pecksniff, 11st 4lbs.
(Mr. Crokam) 0 Mr. Four-of-a-Kind's Diamond, 10st
13lbs............................. Mr. Four-of-a-Kind's Spade, 10st 19lbe.
(Mr. Brun) 0
(Mr. Dalgleish) 0:
Mesers, G. & G's. Second Fiddle 103.
9lbs.
(Mr. Knoll) 0 Messrs. Gay Birde' Swallow, 11st, 4lbs.
(Mr. Gegg) 0 (Mr. Sedgwick) 0 Mr. John Peel's Perhaps Not, 10st
12lbs.
(Mr. Johnstone) Mr. Soares Tambourine, 10st. 10lbs.
(Mr. Soarca) 0
Mr. Goahead's Jossbox, 10st 9lbs.
Grey Goose dropped slightly back and Malcolm was seen to take a good position on the outside of the others. Down the straight it seemed as if Spotted Sund was going to win, but Malcolm came up with a rush in the last 200 yards, and not only challenged Sir Paul's pony but also beat it by half-a-length. Sandy finished a good third, a length behind Spotted Sand. Daintylight and Grey Goose were fourth and fith respectively.
Time: 2mina., laces. Pari-mutne), Winner: 8246.30
3,
2
<
3,
7.00
6.30 6.70
Cash Sweep.
Ticket No.
189, $870
124, 248
285, 124
THA VALLEY STAKES. Winner 8600. Second $200. Third $100. For China ponies, subscription griffins of this Benson, 1918-1919. Weight for inches as per scale. Three-quarters of a mile Mr. Goabend's Smokebox, 11st. llb.
(Mr. Knoll) I Mr. Fireworks Burst Length, 10st.
*131b.
(Mr. Johnstone) 2 Mr. F. S. Gibbings' Torbay, 10st 12lbs.
(Mr. Hill) 3
The unusual number of ponies that faced the starter made a really good start impossible. Finally, about ten Mr. Adame' Cassina, 11st, 11h
animals got away together, and it was Mr. Buxey's Victor, 10st 121be.
(Mr. Vida), 0
noticeable that Victory Star led with
(Mr. Burkill) 0 Burst Length and Second Fiddle in close Mr. Four-of-a-Kind's Club, list llb.
(Mr. Dalgleish) O attendance. Rounding the band, Jozebox Mr. Lux's Gris-Gris, 11st, 11b. came out from the bunch and joined the
(Mr. Brun) 0
(Mr. Doyle) 0
(Mr. Ofokam) 0
(Mr. Gegg) o
The Hongkong Jockey Club Baco meet ing for 1918 opened yesterday under circumstances which, in spite of duties able lack of support by the Chinese com-
The Challenge Cup went, munity, augur well for a successful nåd
to Standard enjoyable four days' racing. The guber generally anticipated, ing was thoroughly representative of the Dahlia Burning Daylight was also European and the Portuguese commugatrongly favoured owing to the fact that ties in the Colony, but the almost total Johnstone was riding it. All through absence of the most prominent Chinese the race Stepdard Dahlia was in a good seems to indicate that the rumoured position, and though at one time it look boycott of the races has materialiseded as though Black Jack was going to
The Grand Stand presented a very maintain the lead it had secured, Burkillain that with a better start the race animated appearance in the latter part came to the front at the right time, and of the afternoon, while the enclosure was kept there. Tytam Chief, last year's thronged with an immense number of Derby winner, found & good number of Chinese of the labouring classes. Of the bankers, and finished fourth. six stands erected by the Club for the e of the public, only three were taken up by Indiane, Japanese and Portuguese The remaining three, presumably fatandterest. Considerable interest was also ed for the Chinese, were unccupied
two in front. The race down the Mr. Nemates's Jeyboon, toss. 12lbe straight saw Victory Star winning in Mr. Nemo's Blighty, 10st 19lbs, canter, about six lengtha ahead of Moon- light. Dalesman, a much fancied pony, Mr. Boares' Tarantula, 10st. Bibs. Enished third, in a manner that made it Mr. F. W. Satterle's Sea Band, "11st
The Trial Plate, in which those Derby ponies which had not run in the Maiden Stakos were running, croated great in
centred in Alexander and Footlight, but the former finished a splendid second to Mr. G. H, Potts' Derby candidate, while Footlight was not within the first four. It is now no easier than it was befort to spot the Derby winner.
train
would have been a gift to it. Time: 1min. 01 8-öseca. Pari-mutuel. Winner: 15:40
1,
8.20
2,
3,
18.80 10.30
Сиаһ Веер. Ticket No. 244, 8520
237, 160
76 40, THE MAIDEN STAKES.-Winner $600. Second $200. Third $100. For China ponies bona fide griffins on date of entry. Weight for inches as per scale. Subscription grilling of this season 1918-1919, allowed 7lbe. Three-quarter of-a-mile.
ז', י
1lb.
been
...... (Mr. Kremer) 0 Mr. Wayfoong's Wedding Bells, 11st.
1lb.
(Mr. R. E, Sedgwick) 0 A straggling start. Burat Length and Torbay secured a good position, with Smokebox on their heels and Gria-Gria and Jeyhoon lying third. Before a quarter-of-a-mile had
traversed Smokebox joined the leaders. When ne- gotiating the bend, Wedding Bells cama out of the ruck and joined Jeyhoon, and Smokebox drew level with Burst Length Burst Length had such a good position on the raile and was running so strongly that it appeared as if the race would end in its favour, but Mr. Knoll rushed his mount in the two hundred yards and a won in very convincing style by a length. Burst Length was second, three-quartera of a length in front of Torbay, Torbay's running in this event was not quite clear, owing to the glare on the course,
Time: min., 3674-560cm. Pari-mutuel. Winner: 805.70
Cash Sweepe.
Ticket No.
138, $825
848, 246
His Excellency the Officer Administër- ing the Government, who was accom. p nied by Mrs. A. H. Lemon (the Hon. Mr. A H. Lemon arriving a little later) and Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, arrived
Mr. John Peel's Wisdom 11st. lib.
(Mr, Johnstone) Mr. Henry Humphrey'e Grey. Monse, shortly before mid-day, and was received
Mr. Moller sprang a distinct surprise! 10st. 19lbs. (Mr. Knoll) by Mr. T. F. Hough, and other officiale of the Club. The Band of the 18th on the gathering by winning the Garri- Mr. Cire'a Firelight, 10st. 12lbs.
(Mr. Mollar) Infantry played some familiar and son Cap on Starlight. Cornbill, who had Mr. Fash's Ducky, 11st. 4lbs.
(Mr. Dalgleish) 0 popular taxes during the afternoon, and achieved a good reputation on the added considerably to the liveliness of ing track, Doubtful, of the John Peel-Mr. T. F. Hough's Bend Or, 11st, 1lb.
(Mr. Gegg) 0 stable, and Black Cat were the most Bir Ellis Hadoorie's Congo Chief the proceedings.
10st. 12lbs. (Mr. Croka) 0 fancied of the eight ponies in the race.
Mr. Doyle) 0 Mr. Moller used the whip freely in the Mr. Nematee's Meymoon, IDst. 121be. straight, and managed to head off a deir Paul's Purity Dahlia, 10st. lbs.
(Mr, Vida) 0 termined challenge from Cornhill. The Mr. D. M. Ross' Grouse, fish, 1lb. Pari-mutuel paid the highly satisfactory
(Mr. Sedgwick) 0 dividend of $63.70;
The ponies got away to a good start, Valley King created a very favourable as far as one could see from the Grand impression during its training and its Stand. Grouse, Purity Dablia, and Fire- admirers must have been delighted at the light, assumed good positions, while Grey manner in which this pony, so splendidly Mouse early, obtained a good place near ridden by Mr. Hill, won the Professional the rails. When the half-mile past was Cup. For the greater part of the race reached Grouse had fallen back to second it was a long way behind the others, and or third place, while Wisdom was grad- it must have covered the last quarter of ually forging ahead. At one time it a mile in the neighbourhood of 30 seconds, seemed like Grey Mouse's race, but when Crest and Olympic Dablis disappointed the band was being negotiated Johnstone Mr. F. S. Gibbings' Standard Dahlia,
1st. 7lb (Mr. Burkil) 1 their supporters. The former, however, joined the leader, while Firelight took Mr. Fash's Black Jack, 11st. 11b. will yet win something.
the place of Purity Dahlia in the front Mr. John Peel's Burning Daylight,
(Mr. Dalgleish) 9 11 1lb (Mr. J. Johnstone)
The racing was full of "thrills" and the entire unexpecterness of some of the results gave a rest to the sport. The "certainty" very often disappointed its supporters. The going was Wellhed to be heavy for the first two races, owing to the rain on the previous afternom, hut it improved greatly as the afternoon wore on and, if there is no more rain, the racing to day should be excellent from every point of view. On the whole, those who backed the "safe" ponies for places, being content with the prospect of small dividande, did well.
THE SPORT.
༣་
No less than sixteen ponies faced the starters in the first race, and Victory Star and Dalesman were hot favourites.
The Jockey Club Stake, were annexed rank. Mr. Jolinstone anatched a good Victory Star won maily, but the result by Night Hawk, which was almost a wis by a length from Grey Mopise, which would probably havà Béon reversed if Mr.. Dowbiggin's pony had obtained anythin- great a favourite as Triumph, MADY finished only half a longth in front of like suok, a good start as the winner. It were hard hit by the failure of Mr. Fivelight. Purity Dahlin was Aft was Mr. Basto's first success on the local Bärkill's mount to win this race. Mr. turf, and he was heartily congratulated Johnstone rode finely and had no difloni- Perhaps Not was another pony fancied ty in winning.
sway and was never in the race.
With sixteen ponies facing, the starter
Time: 1min. 55 4-baoce.N Pari-Mutuel.
Cash Sweep. Winner: "#10:30
Ticket No. 117, 6781 250, 293: 30; 111
1,
80
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2,
6.30
2,
€1,90
I, 11.40
2,
0.80
3
12.10
216, 132 THE CHALLENGE OUF-Value one hundred guineas For China ponies. Weight
for inches as per scale. To bo won two years consecutively by a pony or ponies the bona fide property of the same owner or owners Winner to receive $500 and 70 per cent, second $250 and 20 per cent, third 8125 and 10 per cent of the entrance fees until the
oup is finally won when the second pony will receive 75 per cent and the third pony 25 per cent of the entrance fees in addition to the place money. One mile and three-quarters.
Bir Elle Kadoorie's Tytam Chiaf, 11
(Mr. Knoll) o Mr. P. K Anticipation, let. 11
b
} (Mr. Kremer) o Anticipation got the worst of an un- satisfactory start, and was never in the race. *Black Jack took the lead by a couple of lengths followed by Standard in the Inst race, and many of those ap-
Dahlia, Tytam Chief and Burning Day- The Maiden Stakes, in which bight pearing for the first time, it was not THE VICTORIA STAKES.-Winner 3000 light. This order was maintained till Becond $200. Third #100. For Chins the pontes reached, the winning post for ponies faced the starter, saw the first easy to pick the winner. The largs num. public sppearance of several of the Derbyber who booked Fictory Star found that ponies. Weight for inches se per scale, the first time, except that Anticipation
Bona fide griffins on date of entry
lowed sibs Subscription griffins of was further io the röst, And Burning ponies General fancy was divided that pony was not so good over seven between Wisdom and Purity Dahlia, and turlongs, wo as it had been over a mile this season, 1918-1912, allowed 101 Daylight closer to the leaders. Going on
COão mila, EDA
"to the three-quarter mile post, both Grey Mouse had a Targe Following. The Turt King was a disappointment. I
Mr.. Horstord's Malcolm, 10st, tálbs,
Tytam, Chief 'had Standard Dahlia came race proved a fairly nagy thing for the became bunched up in the crowd and washed metu (Mr. Hill)
out and for a while this pair led, with John Peal candidate, Wisdom, on which never able to get clear. Mr. Moller Sir Paul', Spotted Band Xint Alb
(Mr. Vida)
Black Jack on their tools. In the bend Mr. Johnstone soored kis best win during win on Moonlight was not entirely un-Mr. John Peel's Bandy, 10, 191be. Standard. Dahlia took free place, mail the afternoon. Both Grey Mous and Farported, though the para-mutuel pald effa7 49 (Mr. Johnstone) in the straight. Baishakuso strongly, tha Wisdom ran up
expectations, but the dividend of $80.80.
there was no other pour in. The Draờn, TAN AUCE Veg Me Cires Daintylight (late Dainty Band), 10st 19lbs. ........ (Mr. Möller)
inishing, two cistyksiin front of: Black pony that Antibed warprisingly well was Analysing yesterday's results 16 will Me Dryasdual's Maybe 10st. 131b.
Burning Daylight was #Hoog Firolight it is a pony that is well worth
be soon that Mr. Hill was
Mr. Tah's Grey Goose, 11th, 11b
(Mr. Grozim) watching. Mr.
run of bid look-uccessful rider, getting 4 firsts and 14 was a noticeable feature of the after thirds, Mr. John Johnston ha
(Mr. Dalglolab) Mr. H. Hancock's Dun Duke, 11st 16, noon-commenced with this race. Parity is woonde sad a thirds; Ma, Mal
(Mr. Feld) Dahlia should have infsbed belter, that
Bärsis, one second and ons talid, bhe iwe Bir Ellis Kadooriv's Emex Chief, 10ub:
to
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