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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, SUCCESSFUL MEETING HELD ON SATURDAY 4 AFTERNOON,
MR. RALPH'S "LUCKY ESCAPE.
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l'atron.-R.E. Sir Cecil Clementi,
K.C.M.G. Honorary Stewards.-H. E. Vice Admiral Sir Edward Alexander Sinclair K.C.B., M.V.O., H.E. Major General C. C. Luard, C.B., 'C.M.G., Commo- dore A. J. B. Stirling, C.B. Stewards-The Hon. Sir C. Paul Chater,
Kt., C.M.G., LD, Sir Henry Gollan. Kt., C.B.E., Lieut.-Colonel G. K. Hall Brutton, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Mr. R. 3. Paternon, Mr. C. A. Peel, Mr. H. P. White, Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Mr. H. Birkett, Clerk of the Course-Mr. R. J. Pater
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Secretary.Mr. C. B. Brown. Treasurers-Linstead & Davis, Officials for Extra Mlectinge-Mr. H. P, White, Mr. H. Birkett, Mr. P. Tester, Mr. F. Sutton, f. H. C. Macnamara.
Judge. Mr. H. P. White. Assistant Judge. Mr. P. Teater In Charge of the Scales.-Mt. R 1.
Dyer, Mr. F. Sutton.
Starter Lieut. Col. G. E. Hall Brutton. Secund Starter. Mr. H. C. Macnamara. Padduck.-Mr. H. Birkett.. Timekeeper.Mr. A. A. Alves. Honorary Surgeon, Dr. J. C. Macgown. Honorary Veterinary Surgeons-Major F. Hogg, R.A.V.C., Mr. L. Reidy, M.R.C.V.S.
[BY AROUS.]
The Hongkong Jockey Club were favoured with fine weather,, on Saturday afternoon for the second extra race meet- ing. The attendance,"on the whole was satisfactory, though one or two of the **regulars." were absent.
The Band of the 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment was present throughout the afternoon, and played before and between the races. The concession of "playing the crowd off the course," however, has not yet been granted.
The glass case in which the Totalisator returns are how posted, near the Judge's box, is a great convenience to the 'Press. There was the usual complaint about delay in posting up returns for the Cash Sweep and Tetalisator and in paying out dividends. The first should be easy to remedy, but the latter is more difficult and all must be dealt with in a separate article.
straight. At this point, Mr. Doyle called on The Geezer who came away to win by six lengths,
In the Empire Handicap, Dobbin led from start to Anish to win by three lengths from Loch Rannoch,
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Racing details follow
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1.-COLONIAL STAKES. grittins of this season and subcription griffins of this season-con-winners-- that have started in at least one race in Hongkong since 1st January, 182, Weight for inches as per scale. Subscription griffins allowed ba Jockey allowance. 1st prize. 2400; 2nd prize, 8130; 3rd prize, 2100,- Six furlongs.
Sir Paul's Melody Dahlia, 155 lbs.
(Mr. Brodie) 1 Dyer and Beit's Rechalfite, 145 lbs.
(Lt.Cdr. Thompson) ? Dunbar and Stanton's Roston, 153 lbs.
(Mr. Stanton). '3 Mr. A. Gordon's Fireworks, 150 lbs.
(Owner) 4 Also ran District Call 134 lbs. (Mr.. Davey), Scorched Primrose 143 lbs. (Mr. Sugden), Invader 144 b (Mr. Ralph).
Time: 32; 1.04.3-5; 1.38.2-3. Won by a neck, a length between second and third.
Places: Totalisator:-Winner, $600. $5.30: $1.70; $9.90.
Cash Sweep:-No. 5, 81,318:10; No. 293, $378.60; No. 731, $158.30.
Usplaced ponies:-Noe, 320, 212, 9,
393.
11.-COMMONWEALTH HANDICAP:
“A” CLASS.
For China ponies. 1st prize, 8400; 2nd prize, $150; 3rd prize, $100.-Bix furlongs.
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Hall and Shenton's The Gex p. 143
(Mr. Ralph) *1 Mr. R. M. Austin's Home Call, 155
1ba.
(Mr. Davey) *1 Mrs. R. J. Paterson's The Regent,
150 lbs.
(Mr. Brodie) 3 Dyer and Beith's Rothesay, 148 lbs.
(Lt.Cdr. Thompson) 4 Also ran Bay of Bellingham 145 lbs. (Mr. Stanton), Arabian Parrot 149 be. Mr. Reidy),, Daisy Dablia 154 lbs. (Mr. Nemäzce).
Time:-202-3; 1.00-2-5; 1.39. *Dead-heat for first place. Third lengths away.
Totalisator:-Winners: Goblin, 83.70; Home Call, $7.70.
Places:Goblin, $5.80; Home Call, $0.80; The Regent, 29.80.
Cash Sweep:-Nos. 367 and 312 $1,009.33 each; No. 341 8224.30.
Unplaced ponics--Nos. 50, 518, 207,
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V-DOMINION PLATE. For China ponies, winners only. Weight
for inches as per scale. Winners of two races this year 5 lbs. extra; of "three or more races 10 lbs. extra.. Jockey allowance. lat prize, $400; Sad prize, 8150; 3rd prize, 8100 From the two Mile Post once Round and in (about 1 mile 165 yards). Mr. R. M. Austin's Brigade Call, 183
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(Mr. Davey) 1 Stanton and Dunbar's San Diego, 166 (Mr. Staaten) Lady Chater's Sandpiper, 147 Tba.
(Mr. Nemazee) 3 Mr. R. Paterson's September, 150 lbs.
(Mr. Brodie) 4 1.47.3-8; 43; 1.15; Won by 1 lengths. One length. Totalisator:-Winner; 834.10. Places $3.90: $5.30."
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Time:-13.2-5¦ two grievances
In the race for the Aggregate Stakce, Mr. L. P. Ralph was fortunate to escape with only a zhaking when Saracen fell with him passing the furlong post. Mr. Ralph was thrown into the ditch and as he was not seen to rise for quite a couple of minutes, there was much anxiety among his friends. As a matter of fact, Mr. Ralph, though badly shaken, was lying "doggo until he was satisfed that Saracen was also "coming over" the rails. 1 visited the spot afterwards and it was evident that Saracen had got his off bind leg under the rail. This brought him down and also knocked down the rail, which struck Mr. Ralph on the knee, as the pony fell.
In the last event (before the start), Mr. Nemarce, parted company with Sun. burst Rose, but the pony was soon caught and eventually finished third.
The going
was fair, but sticky in places and slippery round by the &-furlong post.
THE RACING.
Out of the six selections given in the Daily Press on Saturday, five won while Brigade. Call, as indicated, found the drier course more to his liking and turu ed the tables on San Diego.
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The opening event fell to Sir Paul Chater's Melody Dahlia, red hot favourite. Events proved that the public were somewhat overconfident, as Kocha. bite ran the winner to a neck and in my opinion Melody was all out.
"In the second event, after Home Call and The Regent had made the pace to the turn for home, the Goblin (Mr. Ralph) came with a great run down the straight to make a dead-heat with Home Call in the fast time of 1.32. Goblin's last quarter must have been well inside 30 seconds.
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The result reflects the chief honours on Home Call, a sub-griffin who was conced- ing 11 6 to the Goblin, on whom a reserve of $2,000 was put at the auction. The Goblin did well to make a dead-beat of it, as he was, badly drawn and away very slowly when the dag fell
The Pole Scurry attracted eleven ponics and provided plenty of excite
Col. Hall Brution got the eld away at the fourth attempt to an ex- cellent start, Conquistador, ridden by Mr. Beidy, was first into the straight Land, hard ridden, remained there till the winning post, Blue Monday failing by I length, with Mark II. close up third.
The dividends en bloc, it is under- stood, are a record for the course. Place money was chiefly on Racehorse (289), Shot III. (168), Hailsham (188) and Christmas Eve (44). The favourite finished fourth.
Saligia won the Aggregate Stakes by! three lengths from Total Abstinence, but the time was poor. Had Saracen stabd
2.20.3-4.
HI-POLO PONY SCURRY. For bond fde polo ponies approved by the Committee of the Hongkong Polo Club. To be ridden by playing members of the Hongkong Palo Club. Winners of any polo pony, scurry barred. Catchweights 168 lbs. Post entries. 1st prize, $200; ad prize,318, $100; 3rd prize, $50.-Three Fur longs.
Mr. H. Macnamara's Conquistador,
166 lbs.
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Cash Sweep-No. 69, 9,138.50; No.
3811.00: No. 231, 305,60, Unplaced pony-No. 385. VI-COMMONWEALTH HANDICAP:
"B" CL499.
.... (Mr. Reidy) 1 Mr. W. T. Stanton's Blue Monday, For China ponies. 1st prize, $400; 2nd
(Owner) 1.
168 lbs.
Major Bennett's Mark II., 188 lbs.
(Owner) Also ran: Dragon River (Mr. Ede), Black Mouse (Mr. Mande), Racehorse. (Capt. Sturges), Shot 111. (Mr. Sugden), Toomai (Major Paterson), Christmas Eve (Mr. Cabbold), Pegasus (Capt. Howard), Hailsham (Mr. Kendall).
Time: 13.2-5: 46-3-5. Won by length. Half a length. Totalisator: Winner, 935. Places 3230 $15.00; $42.80.
prize, $150; 3rd prize, #100-Six Furlongs.. Hall and Shenton's The Geezer, 158 (Mr. Doyle)
lbs. .........
Capt. R. G. Sturges' Reynolds, 153 lbs.
(Owner) 2
Mr. Bernard's Barley Grass, 150 lbs.
(Mr. Brodie) 3
"Mrs. R. M. Austin's Grey Streak, 154
(Mr. Davey) 4 1b8 Also ran: Golden Pheasant 132 lbs. (Mr. Nemazee), Craigavad 146 lbs. (Mr. Sewell), Blotting Paper 365 lbs. (Lt. No.Cdr. Thompson), Folly 145 lbe. (Mr Ralph), Tutix 156 lbs. (Mr. Cobbold), Beldorney Star 143 lbs. (Mr. Stanton).
Time: 31.2-5; 1.04; 1-35.2-5. Won by six lengths. Half a length. Totalisator:-Winner, 87.90. Places 88.70; $13.20; $28.10.
Cash Sweep:-No. 532, 81,587.00: 91, $453.60; No. 144, 8226.80.
Unplaced. ponies:-Nos. 22, 20, 30, 338, 324, 986, 397, 410.
VI. SECOND AGGREGATE STAKES. Value 8500. For all China ponies. Catch weights at 10 st. lbs. Winners of an open race or open griffin race Cash Sweep:-No. 249, $1,773.80; No. valued $600 or over or ponies that 215,506.80; No. 181, 8253.40.
Laplaced ponies:-Nos. 242, 302, 278, have won the aggregate "prize in the Gymkhana Stakes or Aggregate 015, 2009, 165, 175. Stakes in any season 5 lbs. extra,
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VII-EMPIRE HANDICAP. Non-winning subscription grins For China ponies. 1st prize, 8450; 2nd
allowed 5 lbs.
A Cup to be run for five times, or as decided by the Committee, called the
prize, 8200; 3rd prize, $100.-One and & quarter Milen.
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Aggregate Cup, will be presented at Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Dobbin 151 lbs. the end of the season to be won by
lbs.
the pony scoring most marks in the Dyer and Beith's Loch Rannoch, 145 races for the Aggregate Stakes at the Extra Meetinga during the season, Mrs. Bagram's Sunburst Bose, 148 lbs. counting 4 points for a firet; 2 for
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(Mr. Brodie) I
(Mr. Reidy) (Mr. Nemazee) 3
(Owner) ibs. Also ran: The Gowk 143 lbs. (Mr. Ralph).
a second; and 1 for a third. The Mr. W. T. Stanton's Wimmera, 149 benefit of marks already scored to pass with the pony on a sale. Any winner of the race this season to carry 5 lbs. extra for each win in subsequent starts for the race, but 2.49.2-5. in the event of a pony carrying the penalty not winning, 2 lbs to be deducted next time, he starts, such $5.40; $7.00.
Time: 32; 1.02.3-5; 1.36; 208.2-5,
Won by three lengths. A neck. Totalisator:-Winner,: 85.50.
Places:
250, $574.00; No. 186, 8287. -
Unplaced ponies:-Nos. 200, 377.
HIGHWAY. ROBBERY SEQUEL.
3 lbe. to remain deducted until be! Cash Sweep-No. 94, 82.009.00; No. wins again, when he will carry the fall. penalties without deduction. Penalties accumulative up to 15 lbs. In the event of two or more ponies tying with the same number of marks after five races have been run the owners shall either divide the valus of the Cup which is hereby placed at $1,000, of shall run off on a day to be fixed by the Committee, not being the same day as the last race for the Btakes but within two weeks "there- from In the event of a run off the weights shall be weight for inches as per scale 2nd prize, $500; 3rd prize, $100. One mile
up, a very different result might have to Hall and Shenton's Saligia, 150 lbs.
(Mr. Doyle) be chronicled as he was running VE kindly in the bands of his new pilotze Dyer and Beith's Total Abstinence, 149 In the Dominion Plate, Mr. Nemasse lbs. (Lt.Cdr. Thompson) on Bandpiper led the field a merry dante Mr. W. T. Stanton's Bluegrass, 149 (... (Owner) until the 3-furlong post was reached,
when Brigade Call was sent up to the Mr. Dryasdust's Baracen, 149 lbs. lenders. He came away from the quarter mile-post to win somewhat handily from San Diego, with the Sandpiper one length away.
In the B" Class Commonwealth Handicap, Craigavad led, from a strag gling start, to the foot of the hill, where Reynolds took command and led into the
(Mr. Ralph) Time-31; 1.02; 1.35; 2.09.1-5, Won by a lengths. Many, Totalisator: Winner, 86.20. Places: $0.10 $6.10.
Cash Sweep: No 703, $1,786.60; No 41, $1,081.00; No. 304, $340.80, Unplaced pony:-No. 144.
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·ALLEGED EXPLOITS OF A JAPANESE.
The alleged exploits of a Japanese will be explained at the Central Magistracy to-day when he will be charged with having snatched a lady's handbag, and with committing highway robbery. »
The man, who was captured on Thurs day night following a chase in the Cen- tral district, was accused at the time of snatching a Chinese lady's handbag. Upon his arrest, it is stated that he was further identified as being implicated in attempting highway robbery......
On Wednesday afternoon,s cook of No. 6, Felix Villas, was held up in Jubilee Road by a man who produced a lagger. He, however, managed to escape →Bgon after the cook of No. 1, Felix Villas, was similarly held up, the robber this time getting away with $150. The cook, will be a witness in the case against the Japanere
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A SWINDLE EXPOSED. FRENCHMAN SENTENCED FOR POSSESSION OF HEROIN.
Joseph Torre, a Freach commercial traveller, who had been residing at the Astor House Hotel, again appeared be fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy on Saturday, charged with the possession of a quantity of heroin.
It was stated that altogether 215 one- ounce bottles were examined by the Im- ports and Exports Department and the total quantity of drug covered by the Analyst's certificates amounted to 31 ounces, valued 380. "The bottles were labelled Heroin Hydrochlor."
Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, who prosecuted, said that some of the bottles had been most ingeniously made up and contained precipitated chalk and starch. There was only one genuine bottle and this Mr. Lloyd said, accused would show to a customer. When a bargain was struck he would hand over the faked battles.
Accused said that the bottles were given to him in Shanghai to take to Canton and he did not think there was any harm in taking them through Hong- kong. He had nothing more to say ex- cept to express regret for what he had done.
His Worship remarked that not only had accused been handling a pernicious drug but he had attempted a swindle by having a small quantity of heroin with the rest of the bottles filled with starch. Accused replied that he was only en gaged to carry the bottles and not to sell them.
Mr. Lloyd said that he had reagon to believe that accused was concerned in a local arms case in 1923 and also that he was wanted by the police in Saigon. In the present instance the value of the seizure was small; otherwise he would have asked for a committal.
His. Worship, imposed a fine of 81,000 (or six months' imprisonment) and also sentenced prisoner to six months' hard
labour in addition.
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THE BATHING BEACHES.
SEASON OPENED ON SATURDAY.
The bathing season officially opened on Saturday, and the warmer weather added considerably to the number of bathers.
The beaches on the island, the one adjoining the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, and the one at Kennedy Town, are open to the public.
At the East Point beach, the fee for use of the dressing room will be ten centa as formerly, and at Kennedy Town, the charge is five cents.
The public beach at Stonecutter's Island will not be opened until May 18th, but from then on the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., will ran the following service.
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