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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 11TH, 1925
SHANGHAI RACES.
OLD BILL VICTORIOUS IN GRAND
NATIONAL .
The concluding day of the Shanghai. Spring race-meeting took place on Satur day. The chief event was the Grand National Steeplechase, which" was won by Mr. Campor's Old Rill, ridden by Mr. E McBain
Through the courtesy of the Hongkong Jockey Club the cabled results of Satur- day's racing have been made available! to the Press. The results follow:- THE. Senike GRIFFINS HANDICAP.-1 mile Mr. Liddell' Wheateroft
Mr. W. S. Dupree) 1
(Mr. A. N. Dallas)
Mr. Day's Shadowland
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Menara Winsome and Hasty's The
(Mr. E. McBain) 3
Chas-11
Time: 207.3-4.
"
THE SPRING HANDICAP: "A'
Mr. Alexander's Talisman.
(Mr. A N. Dallas) 1 Sir Paul's Mystic Dahlia (late White
Dablia)...........(Mr. E. Moller) 2
Mr. Torg's McKenzie
Time: 421-2
(Mr. W. G. Crokam) 3
THE SPRING HANDICAP: B" Class-1
miles
Mr. Harry White's King's Cross (late
Sunlight)
(Mr. Bauld) 1 Mr. Reykeol's "Five Cents (late The
Stonechat). (Mr. Pete Hunt). 9 Mr. F. B. Marshall's Courtfield
(Mr. A. J. P. Heard) 3:
Time: 2.43.3-5.
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THE SHANGHAI SUB-GRIFFINS CHAMPION WAARPETS for Packing Purposes, No
Sweepstakes-1 miles.
Mr. G. C. Purdue's Coeur de Leon
(Mr. H. Maitland) I Mr. F. Hinode's Picardon
(Mr. A N, Dallas) 21 Misses V. and D. McBain's Grey Duck
(Mr. E. McBain) 3
Time: 241.4-5 THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE-OVET
Morriss Water Jump, twice Round! and in.
Mr. Campox's Old Bill
ad
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(Mr. E. McBain) 1 Mr. Day's Theatreland
(Mr. H. Maitland) 9 Mr. Henry Morriss' Chesterfield
THE
(Mr. C. R. Burkhill) 3
SUB-GRIFFING NIL DESPERANDUM
CUP
furlongs.
Mr. R.B.V.'s Salmon Trout
(Mr. Maitland) 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. V. White's White
Copper
(Mr. White) 2 Mr. S. B. M. Bremner's Glengorso
(Mr. W. 8. Dupree) 31
Time: 59.9-5 THE CONBOLATION CUP.-1 miles. Mr. Harry White's Den Alphonso
(Mr. M. O. Springfield) 1 Mr. Day's Forestland
(Mr. A. N. Dallas) 9
Roman Oriole..............(Mr. E. McBain) *1 Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Whites White
Ensign (late The Koulan)
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AT MODERATE PRICES.
(Mr. White) • At the Sign of the Lantern,
*Dead heat for third place, Time: 233.4-6.
THE MANCHU STAKES.-1 miles. Mr. Birdrake's Sea Eagle
(Mr. E. Maitland) 1 Messrs. Winsome and Hasty's The
Ortolan (Mr. E. McBaip) 2 Mr. Day's Turfand
(Mr. A. N. Dallas) 3
Time: 2.43:1-5, THE NIL DESPERANDUM CUP.-mile- Mr. Toeg's Grande del Norte (late The
Goshawk)......(Mr." W. G. Crokam) 1 Mr. C. E. Whitmore's Rollo (late
Clanfield) (Mr. M. O. Springfield) 2 Mesars. McBain and Sokoloff's Vete
rock
(Mr. E. McBaio)
Time: 58.4-3.)
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THE GRIFFING NIL DESPERANDUM COP-H° of the MEFLINGS
mile. Mr. Alexander's Sultan
(Mr. A N. Dallas) -1 Mr. Alexander's Te Kooli
(Mr. Bucknell 2
(Mr. A..J. P. Heard)
Mr. Dod's MacNob
Time: 58.3-5. THE MAFOOS' RACE-1 miles Mr. Liddell's Young Grey
Mr. M. O. Springheld's Harry M.
(late Goonfeld)
Mr. W. N. Wells-Henderson's Arabic
Ole Kettledrum, late Roman --- Victory) Time: 241.35
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Hongbong and Shanghai
3
CLOSING - QUOTATIONS.
MAY-9TH, 1925,
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1,000 b Canton Insuranc$785 b, 800 Hongkong Fire InFRIRADE 8655- bi Traba Ibarranc DE
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Mangkata (combined)
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$120/120 **** 1906.
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Orientals
318‡ b.1030/16
$0 b.
201 b.
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8.30
Cements (combined) .......... *** China Lights (combined) ...$34
Providents (combined) $46, 345 en Dairy Farms.$264 b
Electrics 5 & HK. Ropes (combined) $54 NOTE. "Tramwaya wa Amani
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A steamer arrived at. Whampoa on Friday, from Vladivostok with a cargo of Russian kerosene oil, gasolene and other oil products, states the Canton Gazette, which adds that with arrival of this steamer, the (Canton) oil dealers' strike may be confidently said to be broken. The public need have no further anxiety about the sale and purchase of these commodities hereafter.
HONGKONG IMPORTS.
The following notes are from the fort nightly circular of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, dated May 8th:
Cotton Picco Goods and. Fancy Cotton Goods-Apart from a few tentative enquiries, probably made in order to test prices, our market remains un- changed, and affiaks is poor. Mid. "Am. cotton was quoted at 12.61d. in Liverpool on the 7th inst., and Eg. Bakellarides 32,2d. The market continues dull ad stagnant and there is nothing freeh to report.
Woollens-Market dull.
Raw Cottons-There is no change to report
Metals-Business remains stagnant, with local prices inclined to sng.
Flour Market Report-Stock: 450,000 sacks Market: steady, Quotations (per Back): American Patent, 75 American Straight, $3.75; American Cut off, $3.05; Shanghai Flour, $3,60; Australian No. 1, 83.70; Canadian Cat off, $3.40
Sundries-Market quiet. Saltpetro-Stock 11,000 baga. Vory dull market since last report,
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