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RACING IN CHINA
THE SUPERLATIVE MONGOLIAN
PONY.
One of the most firmly established in stitutions in the Far East is the racing of what we call the China pony (writes the Peking correspondent of The Times) The beast concerned is not a China pony at all, but a Mongolian pony, and why be ever came to be known under the former style is one of those mysteries that arise in Oriental lands Anyway, the story given by the correspondent will awaken many an echo in the minds of former China hands.
From Hongkong all up the coast to Dalny they race the China pony, and in Harbin, Peking, and Hankow as well They used to race him regularly in Japan mtal the Japanese imported thorough bred stock and now ran their own animals in preference. This racing is no email
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CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIA- TION GRANTS FOR 1919-1920.
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The following grants have been made by the Committee for the year ending February 25th, 1990:--- Victoria Home and Orphanage
(earmarked) Evangelistic work and Eyre Refuge,
Hongkong
Educational work, Canton Canton Pastorate fund mää Canton Women's work....... Canton St. Andrew's Hall Pakhoi Pastorate Equipment of school in the Rev. G.
Blanchett's pastorate mod Pakhoi and Liemenow, general work Liemehow Preaching Hell Nanning work Teang Thing work Yunnanfa
Total
1920
SPORT.
TENNIS.
HONGKONG C.C."TOURNAMENT. Nearly all the courts were ocoupled yesterday, but the tennis witnessed was ordinary, exceps in the mixed, handicap 80-doubles, in which some of the ladies show. ed superior form to last year's contestants
follows:- 195. The resulta were as
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.-M. W. Lo beat
BILLIARDS
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY.
The challenge: round of the competiton for the amateur billiard championship of the Colony, between Mr. P. A. Ivanovich and Mr. . . Leung (the holder) was played at the V.R.C. last night, when a vary fair gathering of billiard enthusiasta attended Incidentally, the V... charg E Takenaga, 6-4, 6-0, 6-8; D. Blenkironed an admission teo of a double the 100 bead G. Akai, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2.
Fee charged for the semi-finals and finals. CHAMPIONSHIP DODDLER-M. M. Mans The general opinion, freely expressed be
for the game started, was coat Loung would retain the championship, and Yvanovich sprang a genuine surprise.
The first few minutes of play were very
100.
78
-100 and Capt, Monteith wo from M. P. Lo
100
130)
200
NG
is considerably less than in former years, as many subscribers have recently given very largely to the special collection towards making up loss on exchange The Bishop hopes the Association will be well supported this year. Majoy Walmsley, of Queen's Gardens, is the Treasurer.
· BAIGON · RICE MARKET.
The Compagnie de Commerce et de
Navigation d'Extreme Orient, of Saigon, in their report dated March 15th, state
Important business has been booked these last few days for all destinations capecially for America and the Straits Bottements
6-3, 6-0,
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.
HOLLAND. ENGLAND,
ENGLAND DEFEATED BY A GOAL TO NIL.
and Chus. Sin Kab; R. Hancock and J. S. Jennings wo from Major Bagnall and Major Hickling E. de Sousa and F. 125 Prata beat Weo Lai San and Yew Man disappointing to theen who expected. Tsum; 6-1, 7-6, 5-7, 7-5, PORANGA FLeung to start off in the form that won -HANDICAP SIXÜLİS AG. Miskin him the championship last year. On the 100 (rec. 4/0) beat Capt. Davies (owes: 2/6), other band, his opponent got a fine start with a break of 34 in the first five minutes HANDICAP DOUBLE-Lieut. Col. Taylor of the game. Thus started, Yvanovich. 81,405 and Col. Humphry (ser.) beat J. B. Pen-continued to pile up his points. Thanks
man and L. Forster (owe 15), 7-6 to a break of 18, followed w.few minutes: The Bishop of Victoria, thanks the Asso, M. Hass and A. B. Raworth (owe 3/8). Inter with a break of 33, Yvanovich, was aport, for is absorbs a large part of the cistion for their help, which from his bent A. C. Leith and R. Bruce (rec. 4/8), leading by 97 points to 8 after the game energies of the foreign commercial and other magnates of China for twice, two nersonal observation is greatly needed MIXED HANDICAP DOCHES-F. A. Rad- had been in progress for 20 minutes. His months in each year namely spring and and much appreciated in each case. It is mond and Mrs, Winslow (owe 15) beat many very confident that he would wrest fast scoring thus early in the game made, autumn, when the weather is of the kind regrettable, though perhaps not surpris Capt. Gray and Mrs Gray (ree. 15) 6-3.the championship from Leung, and these that intoxicates the beart of man. Ob
og 6-9, 0-4: Major Ardoino and Mrs. Moron. those mornings when the bitter of wintering, that the amount distributed this year frowe 18) beat G. R. Bayer and Mra Sajer hopes were increased when, for the next is being driven away by the growing
(ter), 6-4, 5-7, 6-1; Major Greenaway need at successive visits to the table. After twenty minutes, Leung failed to get start power of the sun! And those other morn
Mrs Greenaway (ore 15) beat E... Day half an hour of play Leung had collected ings when the cool begins to replace the
and Mrs. Day (rec. 1/6), 6-5, 11-a fery heat of summer! Racing in China
30 points, while Yvanovich had scored 159, especially in some places, is quite a big
making a skilfully compiled brank of 98. business, as much because of those lovely
Just about three-quarters of a hour passed mortiings as for the sport itsel You
when Yvanovich had increased his lead see, it is all amateur, and the noble owner
to 200, a break of 30, in which there was Fout here superintenda every bit of work
more than one fluky stroke, bringing this that his horses do in training, as well as
about Leung was still in the fifties, and the stable management All our jockeys
It was not possible to become enthusias. undoubtedly playing much below form. It Fare G.E's, the very same follows you meet
tie over the "international" football was ghout this time that Leing begon" ta in office, in clubs, and in drawing-rooms.
match played yesterday on the Hongkong wake up. A break of 34, his first decent The talk about it is incessant, everlasting and absorbing. In those wo periods of
Holland and England. Only occasionally When Leung reached his first hundred, FC ground between teams representing break, gained him encouraging applause. two months every foreigner who is not a
did the game become at all interesting. Yvanovich was leading by 130 points. Sindlegue, or mad, or religions, geta hiz
The Dutchmen did not disgrace themselves. Loung struck another bad patch while self to the racecourse at cockerow, on foot or on horseback, for the renovation of his
Most of them seemed to be thoroughly con- Yvanovich made several productive visita health prejudiced by cocktails and Iste
versant with the game, but they lacked to the table, his best efforts between 200 speed and go. The Staffs team which and 300 being breaks of 30 and 24. After bone and in preparation for the high
included Lt. Hammond, missed Townsend 70 minutes play the store stood at: Notwithstanding the abundance of the with whom they would have won, Taken a plateau 4,000 ft. above sea-level, a huge in presence of an abnormal situation, the afected by their absence from the foot When he rattled off 43, the biggest break Mongolia is nearly as big as Europe, orop prices have advanced. We are now altogether, their play appeared to bsvanovich 318 and Leang.144. Then, for a while, Leung played like a champion. plain frost-bound and dry as a bone in price of the rice being firmer in spite of ball field for several weeks The best made so far, he brought off some extremely winter, a veritable carpet of green grase the considerable quantities of paddy players on their respective sides were and glowing flowers in spring and sum coming from the interion This situation Boysen, Zeveryn, the centre half and the delicate shots, and when he followed this mer. The inhabitants, are nomads, their is caused by the sellers who have contract outside left (Holland) and Knight and "p with another break of 88, he had con-
siderably business pastoral, their wealth horses and
reduced the leeway which cows, sheep and camels, as with the wand for large quantities in sight of a drop, Sconler (England).
Ivanovich had gained, and after 80 dering Israelites of old. The tribe that but the time of delivery being near, ther hain' the run of a region as big as Great prefer to buy at any price to limit their
minutes of play Yvanovich (323) was lead- Britain is a pretty peer one. The Mongol risks In these conditions we must not
ing only by 93. The rate of scoring by who owns less than a hundred horses is a expect a large drop in prices as more than
both men, became rapid for a while and pauper. The more the wealthier, for the May and already soils for April and
one again Yvanovich increased his lead with two breaks of 18 and s. At the end grows by itself, costa nothing to keep or house or propogate. The horses never
Leung's 261. The play was punctuated of 30 minutes piny Yvanovich had 381 to ges anything to eat except what they can
with frequent bursts of applause, of which pick off the ground, and all the owner
Leung got the greater share, for he war iks to do for them is to corral them at
now playing more like his real self. After night against wolves, and to march them
100 minutes of play, the scores were Loting on the graze in the direction of water.
298 and bia opponent 388. Though he was yapidly creeping up, Leang was taking risks at this time, and, on two occasions. at least, took and missed hard shots when there were easier openings before him. When Yvanovich reached 400 Leung was in the region of 320, and once again the former obtained a lead of 100 with a very confidently compiled break of 38. After 110 minutes of play Yvanovich had 440 to his opponent's 324 The rate of coring decreased for a while, and it was 8.10 p.m. when the interval was called, the scores being
old
ZUGENICS UNKNOWN.
Eugenics are unknown in Mongolia, The Mongolian pony has no pedigres, He is purely a product of nature, in winter a bag of bones, in summer balloons fed to the bursting point by the super- abundance of green meat., Bhaggy as a Highland steer straight in the shoulder, high in the hocks, short in the neok, goose rumped, one would think the very last thing on God's earth meant to race. But the Mongols race him, any distance from five up to fifty miles. Their system of training would make a vegetarian laugh. They let the little beast eat grass in sum- mer until he is swollen to the maximum Then they begin working him harder and harder, until the grass belly on him has all gone into muscle on back and lega They then tie him up to a tree for twenty four hours, so that he can get no more grang or water, whereafter he is fit to run his life and the glory of the proud owner.
The total amount of rice exported from January 1st up to March 15th is $12,898 against 184,003 tous in 1819.
We quote to-day: T No. 2 sifted Japan. $11.88 per picul fo.b. and April shipment.
HONGKONG VOLENIN
ORDERS FOR CADET
4. O. BRA
#THEN OTH
LIKUT.
Cadet G. Puncheonjoined on March Sist
1920, and is posted to Section 4.
PROMOTION.
PARADES.
The Dutchmen showed up quite early in the game, and it undoubtedly surprised the Englishmen when the visitors sedred their first goal. Zoveryn got the ball in put in a long dribbling past, Bamiond
in a long ahet. Glenny, the goal gut, for he did not attempt to save and keeper, evidently thought it was going the ball entered the corner of the net. The arrival, a minute later, of two of the Englishmen who were late, made a decided ference to the side, and the Dutchmen pced Back into the defence of their the vicinity of which the ball minutes The Dutch wer, shle to keep their goal the main to the very a the English forward line. the play wax dull, for it was song and the players did not hidhemselves much The catly in midfield, and when it the vicinity of one goal or the cks proved bsq, good for the
atarted
on as they meant to score, and the Dutch goalkeeper was applauded for a Acting Bergeant R. Bontley is promoted very fine sare After thin the gamenglowed to Sergeant with effect from March down, except for an occasional incursion
· 1st, 1920.
By the Engraben, who at times played so ineffectively that it seemed as of this Sections Band and instructors at did not wish to score The Dutch-go
Headquarters on Monday MarchKeeper served his side wall, The Dutch 20th, at 5.15 pm. This will be the forwards could dot get past the English Inst Parade for drill this season back When the finalistle went the All should attend.
All
Church Parade on Easter Sunday Ks
semble, at Headquarters, at #101
This
SWIMMING.
course will begin at about the middle
of May.
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.D.C. Hongkong, March 26th, 1990.
GOODWOOD ON A SMALL SCALE,
scores were:
3 HOLLAER
ENGLAND
GOLF
"ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The March Bogey Pool was won by Mr. F. B. Marshall, 1 down. Eighteen cards
were taken out..
BASKET BALL.
In the Basket Ball Open League game yesterday, between the South China and queen's College at the YM.C.A. Gymns mum; the scores were:
SOUTH CHINE.---..
18 points. QUEEN'S COLLEGE : 15
CRICKET.
UNIVERSITYR.GA.
*
Mr. P. A. Yvanovich 502 points Mr. K. K. Leung 301 point. Leung reached his 400 with his second visit to the table after the interval, and was presently applauded for a 6 break, with which he raised his score to 439 against Yvanovich's 569. Two fruitful visits to the table, giving him 18 and 22 respectively, a Ivanovich once again assume, a load of over 100, and when on his next visit Yvanovich compiled 37 points, it was felt that he was on the high road to victory, and that Leung, would have to make very strenuous efforts if he was going to win. The scores now stood, after 150 minutes play, 591-430 in favour af Ivanovich. When the Portuguese player had reached 600, the Chinese WAS about 150 behind, and playing patchily. It was undoubtedly Yvanovich's day in, for he brought off a 33 break in fine style, taking his score to 640 and getting a com fortable lead of 188. A couple of minutes. later Ivanovich von well deserved ap plause for the biggest break in the match
faultlessly compiled 62, thanki, when in the thirties, to a lucky kiss. Yvanovich's score increased to 704 with his last effort and he was no leading by 217 Big breaks from Yvanovich being now. the order, it was not strange that his noxt affort should have brought him 28. The Chiness player had struck a barren patch, and except for an occasionally versity, on the University ground, in the Indeed, he seemed to be disheartened at above League match to be played to-day the persistency with which some of his not J. D. Wright, F. A Redmond D. Kimpossible shots failed to come off. When Frecuotu. K L Sun, TL Cheah, minutes, the scores were 744-505 in lavour Samy, 8. K. Shua, M. H. Boffey, J. H. play had been in progress for 170 T E Ison, H. G. Hout, and J, T. Pun.
of the Portuguesa, and, ten minutes Inter, CHAIGENGOWER 0.0.. R.E. AND LA.
Ivanovich was leading by 233 points By now it was recognised that the match In this League fixture, to be played to ing at every visit to the table Presently
would go to the Portuguese who was scor the home team will be composed of LE Loung's first hig break after a long ip-
It is a very different story when this funny little ellow comes down to China He arrives looking exactly like a Teddy Bear, a mot in his tail to keep it off the ground frightfully timid, astonishingly hungry The taste of grain turns bim into a tiger for food. For a fortnight he does nothing but eat and walk. Then the mafoo (native groom) is put up. In a month he is being regularly hacked, and in two months be is as hard as nails
with continuous fast trotting. Then be is clipped, and the transformation is mar vellous. Behold now the incarnation of spirit, stuffed to the, throttle with oats, Twice a year in China we have our two eager, lively, "nervous, round as a robia, muscular, shapely, a miniature war horse or three-day meeting of nine or ten mos of the kind the Greeks-put in their battle daily, four before lunch, six after. Banks charter, and ready for a period of hard are closed and all foreign business cantering and galloping. Height 13 spended. These two months of early hands, all the canons of shape and make rising, abstemious living, and anxious forethought have led up to the grand riclated, but a living horse, bold of eye denouement. Everybody has luncheon satin-coated, clean-limbed: No more is he parties on the course, and the whole of saked to gallop bens of miles, The shortest miles. The minimum weight for a 19in the beauty of the trees that surround The following will represent the Uni brilliant stroke, he could do nothing! race is the half-mile, the longest two the foreign community is there, rejoicing the racing track, and in the loveliness of hander is 10st. The average 13-hander
the emerald fields, tremulous under the 'carries 10st. 12lb.; these weights because spring breeze that blows over them. The of the amateur jockeys,
Now when you compare the time of our the lotteries, the ladies carry bags full of men have done their betting previously on China pony with that of a thoroughbred dollars for operations on the totalisator racehorse or even with that of ponies raced in other lands, you will smile good. There are no bookies, except an occasional naturedly and hint at bumble puppy munities a successful owner can rake
amateur. In wealthy commercial True, Ivanhoe won the Cesarewitch in 20,000 in the lotteries, but in the less 3min. Usec, while, it took a little fellow tance. A good 14-hand Arab in India political hangers-on, it taken a terrible day on the Craigengower ground at 2 pm he reached his 800 with a 19 break. here 4min. Sised, to cover the same die opulent capital, where we are mostly will do his mile in 1min. Bisec whereas at of luck to make a few hundreds. The Lammert, E. Thompson, U. M. Omar,terval, was greeted in silence, the score et record here is barely under 2min, 200c, Sport, nevertheless, is there in the highest W. Hall, S. Jer, D. K. Kharas M. H. this stage being 815-574 in Yvanovich's Quite so but Ivanhoe is 16 bands and degree, together with overflowing boy Abbas, Up Abbaar: 1. Goldenberg; favour. A break of. 44 by the Portuguese carried at 12lb while our China pony Goodwood on a small calea Bemedios and E. Bass,
pitality and frocks to beat the band carried. 10st. 191b, The Arab also has & There is on record an event which re hand to the good in height and three stona advantage in weight. The marvel is that little a horse with so big a weight, ean do what our Chien ponies do. Moreover, you can pull out the China pony twice a day for three days in succession, which no thoroughbred in the world would stand It happened hers that an owner with more The distance is exactly 78 miles, and it faith than knowledge ran his beast in the was complished by the leader in he morning over a jolie and & quarter with Bowing the second and third being only unfortunate financial results. Still cons fident, he had him out over six furlongs passed the condition test, and one of them A few minutes behind.” All three ponies in the afternoon, thinking the shorter played polo the day siter. Probably distance would suit him. batter. More nothing better of the kind has ever been disaster. Now patished that his animal done anywhere else in the world. It re-imes the was a stayer our noble owner weighed mains to be said of our China pony God Wednes him out for the third time for a 1 mile bless him that besides racing, he plays rao alushod a bottle of whisky over rump pola, goes across country like bird, and withers, and was hatified by seeing makea -7
ible charger, and an incom- bis property win in's canter:
(Continued at foot of net comme)
our
10
increased his score to 802, and markably indicates the stamina and
UNIVERSITY "B". NAVY "B" it was not ten minutes later that powers of the China pony. After the The following will represent University he was londly applauded he passed with a break of 63, for which Boxer Rebellion the Germans organised in their match against the Navy 900. The scores now were 940-507 in favour a race between Tientsin and Peking, on to be played to-day on the Navy of Yvanovich and Leung, who was play the lines of the military trials which take ground. W Barney K. 8. Cheab ang markee fashion, missed several enzy place in Continental armies Weight 11 C. H Yeoh 8. W. Chan, TL Youngrase, shots The match was now all over bar stone, the winner to pass a condition test. A. Basto, TU. Yeon, KH Ooon, the shouting, and presently the champion- B. H. Lim, M. K. Yue, and J. J. Bastoship of the Colony changed heads, the
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