THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1930.
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1S CENTRALISATION NEEDED IN ENGLAND 1
There have been many arguments for and against the centralisation of racing in big centres of population, in England, on the lines of what has been done in France, South America, and many other countries, and the balance of opinions is more against than in favour of the idea being adopted.
It is understood that neither the Jockey Club nor the National Hunt Committee favours such a drastic under change in the conditions which racing has bees for so long earried on in England, and owners of racecoumes are generally against it.
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The arguments in favour of con tralisation are that far larger at- tendances would be attracted, ex penses would be reduced, and rae ing made cheaper, while instead of portable totalisators for the numer- permanent ones could be erected..
In Great Britain there are some thing like one hundred racecourses where either flat-racing or jumping, or both branches of the spot, are carried on.
Some of these have only one or two meetings a year; but the aver age is about ten days' racing for each,
In Other Lands,
In countries where the sport is centralised there is often more than forty days racing on each track,
with the result that overhead ex renees are considerably reduced.
Opponents of centralisation say that if the smaller courses were wiped out, many devotees of the sport would never see any racing at al, the meetings which are near ones they them being the only would attend.
Thus, it is argued, local interest in the sport would tend to decrease, to ite great detriment.
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CHANCES OF THE "DUNBAR" STABLE.
DIANA BAY COMMANDS NOTICE: LOBSTER BAY AND THE DERBY,
TRAINING NOTES AND TIMES.
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[BY MORNING DEW."]
Conditions at the course,yester, reputation of his stable companions, day were far from conducive to Sitting Bull and Hiawatha. By the way, Sitting Ball is going great good performances, but notwith-
guns at the moment, and when he standing, some fast times were re-clashes with Apollo in anything turned. The rain overnight left more than a mile, the winner will
have to lower the local record. puddles of water on the sand track and the going" was very heavy, Those who make comparisons of the times a published after every gallop should bear this fact in mind.
Diana Bay from the Dunbar string, is beginning to give the glimpse of the real strength of the candidates which will carry the 11 on race pink and green hoops days. Mr. Dunbar's candidates have, so far, been left out of most calculations, as they have not pro- duced ang startling times, and have not therefore made very much im pression. But one must not forget that for the last three years most of the principal races on the card have gone to the Dunbar repre sentatives, and al hough the stable did not carry off the Derby in 1929, it made amends for this defeat in other ways. This season there is no reason whatever why Mr. Dun bar, and Mrs. Dunbar, should not repeat their past successes.
Gay Caballero.
I said recently that Gay Caballero had a good outside chance, but since then the pony has performed indifferently. Yesterday he redeem- ed himself by doing a good mile gallop in which he finished very strongly. The animal has a very good style and a useful stride, and if his condition is normal when race week comes along I can see him accounting for some of the shorter races, although the Derby might prove a bit too long for him. Mr. Collaco, Shanghai jockey, I understand, has been booked for this
pony,
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Some of the Others. African Eve did a mile and a half yesterday, and his good perform-" ance will claim for him many sup- porters in the classic race. African Eve is a hefty-looking black, and the manner in which he did his work yesterday showed him to be a dis tance eater.' He should be heavily backed wherever he starts.
quarters of a mile is given below. Readers will see for themselves bow well he did his work. The gallop is the best three-quarters so far in the Derby class.
Consistency is the keynote of the Hynes and Mackie candidates, and Picalli and Pippin, will deserve close watching.
Diana Bay's finish of 30.2 seconds in the mud and slush yesterday was
Silver Queen, even at this early an excellent performance, and it is
date, looks a sure thing for the only necessary tu add that the Maidens. He was tried out yester- animal was full of fight at the end.day morning and his last three. He is a good mover and has the cut of a stayer, and with the assist ance of "Billy" Hill, might bring home the bacon just as well as any other animal.
There is no telling what may happen!
Deception Bay also finished well. but he does not appear to be as Lobster good as a Diana Bay. Bay is another Derby candidate
The Dynasty candidates worth watching. He has not much JUDGE'S SYMPATHY WITH in the way of appearance, as he has given slow work, as was the skew. not what might be termed the bald griffin of Messrs. Tester and A JOCKEY.
classic cut" of the first-cluas per- | Abraham, The Tiger. The latter formers, but he is "game" and will did a little more than a canter över MILLIONARIE'S EXECUTORS be in the charge of Mr. Soares, Ia mile and three-quarters, but his This jockey has pre-last quarter was done in 30 seconds. The Hall" stable were galloped viously won the Derby on a pony
and that was obviously not the best on yesterday, but "Royal Hall
of the best animals in the string, were not tried the field, and history may (and is Victory Hall, two quite liable to) repeat itself,
out.
GIVEN JUDGMENT. "Having regard te all the cir- cumstances, I should have thought that the executors might have con- sidered something beyond strict legality,"
This observation was made by Mr. Justice Wright in the King's Beach Division in giving judgment, with costs, against Mr. Heary Valentine Graves, the jockey, of Wash Common, Newbury, who med
the executors of the late Mr. Rex
David Cohen," the millionaire rnee- horse owner, to recover a retaining fee of £1,000.
Mr. Theobald Matthews, for the executors: What your lordship has said will be communicated to the executors, and the question whether something can be done to compen sate Mr. Graves will be considered.
Mr. Justice Wright said that it was with regret that he felt bound to come to conclusions of law in the executors' favour, because n jockey had only a limited number of days open to him to ride, and a substantial part of his earnings must be retaining fees.
This, however, was
a personal contrnet which depended on the con- tinued life of both parties, and was not enforceable against the execu
tore..
Mr. Graves relied on an agre ment of December 17, 1927, under which he gave Mr. Cohen first claim on his services for the flat racing season of 1023 for a retainer of £1,000. Mr. Coarn died before Mr. Graves rude any of his boraca, and his exbentors contended that his death terminated the agreement.
ILLEGAL BETTING AT SINGAPORE.
TURF CLUB'S WARNING TO MEMBERS.
A warning against receiving money from non-members for bet ting is conveyed in the following letter which has been sent by Mr. A, H. Todd, secretary of the Singa pore Turf Club, to members:-
"The Chief Police Officer has reported to my tominitiee that.. from observations kept by the police during race meetings, non- un-members have been observed hand. ing money over the enclosure rails to members inside for the purpose of purchasing cash sweep and totalisator tickets.
A difficult in the way of amal gamation and centralisation doubtedly is that so many of the racecourses are owned by com- panies, and that dividends have to be earned for shareholdere.
A. S. WATSON ed gradually to buy out the vari- this
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To overcome this it has been 30g- gested that a fund should be form- ous interests, and that the ruling hodies of the sport are, those who should take the matter in hand.
"I am instructed by my com- mittee, to draw your attention to complaint by, the police authorities and to state that this practice is to be deprecated as a hreach of the privileges of member- Should the totalisator not prove ship of this club. I am also direct- the success anticipated, it is posed to state that the police have ble that in due course some such instructions to report any future plan will be adopted, but for, the cases of this kind to my committee present there seems to be very who will be compelled to deal with [50] little hops of any change.
the offending member or members."
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Mrs. Dunbar's Little Beaver is also a very sturdy looking fellow, The times taken yesterday on the and should be able to uphold the sand course were as follows:-
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Dis. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Last tance. Qr.
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Qr. Qr.
Qr.
Qr.
I 42 1.18.2
1.53.2
2.27.2
34
1
1.21 31
2.01
2.32
31
1 36
1.10.2
34.9
42
1.21
2.00
2.33.4
33.4
45
1.39
2.10
2.45
33
35
1.08.4
33.4
38
1.15
1.48
33
37.2 114.4
1.49.2
34.3
1 40
1.16.3
1.53.3 2.27
33.2
* 38 .115.1 포 13
1.55
30.4
1 45
1.22.1 1.25
1.55
39.4
243 1.22.1
41
2.04 2:37 1.55
33
32.4
i 38
1.21.4 1.13 3.2 1.14.4
1.56.2
34.3
1.50 2.23 1.49.2
33
34.3
26
1.10.2
34.2
1 46
1.2.1. 1.58.3 2.30
33.2
2 38
1.15.1
1.57
41.4
42
1.22 1.57
36
42
1.22
1.57
35
34.3 1.09
1.44
2.18.3
24.3
41
1.29
1.50
2.34
35
Penshop
34
1.00
1.42.1 2.50
37.1
Shanghai Beau ......
41 1.20 1.54
2.24.2
32.2
Siamese Shop Snaefell
46
2.02 2.38
36
I 30 1.10
1.57
2.31
34
1. 42
1,25
2.03
2.30
32
1 43
1.22
1.50 2,34
1 39 1.16
1.51
2.24
33
? 35 1.10
315
1.18.
1.55 2.97.3
32.1
35
1.10
38
1.15.1
1:59
35/
1.05.4
33.4
43 1.29
1.50
1 .50 / 1.37
2.23
2.34 ..2.55.3
25
32.3
1 43
1.23
2.02.2
2.35
22.3
} 39
1.14.3
1 40
1.40 1.10.3 1.53.3 2.27
34.2
33.2
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1 39
1.90
1.57 9.30.2 1 41 1.19 1.66 2.35
13.11.07
33.2
3.13.1 3.47
33.4
1.41
34
2.25
3.07 3.43.3 1.15.1
31.3
- 33
13 48
1.30 2- 24.1 1.07 1 39.3 1.17
2.10 1:41.
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3.23 3.53.2
30.2
34
1.51 2.21.4 1.44.4 2.10.3
30.4
31.4
35
1 10 1.37
2.23
32.3
1 43
1.23
2.00
2.32.
32.2
1 .30 1.15
1.50.1 2.23,2
25.3
39
1.15.4
1.80.2 2.213
31.1
1 43.3 123
2.00 2.37.1 3.00.3
32.2
37 1.15
1.50.3 2.92.4
39.1
37
1.15
1.52 2.23.3
31.3
1 27.1 1.12
1.47.2 2.18.3
31.1
38
1.11.2 1.44
2.14
32
38
1.141.80
2.32.2
32.2
.33.1 1.05.1 1.36.2
31.1
37.3 1.13.1 1:43.4
30.3
40.2 1.17.2 1:50.1 34 1.06.2 1.39.3
2.21
30.4
33.1
36.1 1.12
1.45
33
37
1.23
1.47
2.20
33
Sonny Boy.... Surprise Eve Tango..... The Chanilon The Dodo The Teal Third Key Tighto Tombola Tonbridge. Tuechit Ugly Eyes What's Yours
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African Eve Barca Hall Deception Bay Diana Diana Bay Empress Hall Four Clubs Giny Caballero King's Bounty King's Consort ..... Little Beaver Lobster Bay Marquis Hall Orlando Peppercorn Peppermint Picallili Pippin Shining Pearl
Silver Queen ......... The Albatross The Goods Windsor Stug Wisdom Stag Witty Stag
1 59 1.41
37 1.15.3 1.50.2 9.93.9
33.4 1.09
AB 1.35
2.22
2.57
2,55.2
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26 1.10.2 1:43 30.3 1.15.9
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323
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343
43.3
34.3
1.00
1.44
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34.3
1 47
1.23 1.57 2.28.2
31.2
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