THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26,
DIANA BAY WINS DERBY
MR.
RECORD TIME.
IN
DUNBAR'S MARE EASILY LOWERS SATURDAY'S
RECORD BY PRESIDENT HALL..
SITTING BULL'S FINE PERFORMANCE IN CHALLENGE CUP
ANOTHER NEW RECORD.
"JARDINE" STRING PROMINENT.
[BY ** MORNING DEW."
Diana Bay, belonging to Mr. L. Dunbar, yesterday won the Derby, in effortless fashion, making little of the opposition, and coming home in the record time of 3 minutes und 7 seconds. The lastest time on record for the Derby until this meeting was 3 minutes and 8.1-5 seconds,'' held jointly by Local Option and Invincible King. On Saturday President Hall in a mile and half race, set up a new mark, but Diana Bay lowered the new record yesterday. She may prove a danger to Apollo in to-day's Champions,.
Sitting Bull, in the Challenge Cup, won easily and set up a new record for Hong Kong. His time for the mile and three quarters was 3 minutes and 42.4 seconds,
In The Great Southern Stakes (six furlongs) Adam beat the well-fancied Boxing Eve, and
in doing so, touched the record time for the six furlongs-1 minute 28 seconds.
Honours were fairly evenly divided, Mr. Heard being the most successful jockey of the day with two firsts, two seconds and a third. Mr. Noodt had two wins and a third, while Mesars. Hill and Frost had a couple of winners each.
The John Peel stable collected two wins, a second and a third. 'Mr. Ho Kom Tong had a first and a second, and Mr. "Eve" had one second and three thirds.
THE RACING.
The Jockey Cup.
the
Little Thunder, with Mt. S, Y. Laing in the saddle, won Novice's race. He ran a true race and accounted for Mr. Ho Kom Tong's Shiny Pearl by four lengths. Shiny Pearl obtained, third place.
One of the best backed ponics was Abel, who, however, carried his rider away for a trial spin" be- fore the race proper. He finished his effort at the rock, and could not do anything in the race.
The Exchange Plate, Royal Flush started favourite in this race but was beaten by four lengths by Majestic Hall, who hung on for the first mile at the rear and came up with a great burst in the straight. Chesapeake Bay, with Mr. Harriman up, ran Royal Flush to. A few inches in the last few strides of the race.
Fair Sport and King's Courier were unplaced after lending most of the way.
✓
The Hong Kong Derby. Diana Bay won this race in a canter in record time. Wisdom Stag was second and Peppermint was third.
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Diana Bay without applying the whip, shook off the Chinese-owned pony and won in a canter. Wisdom Stag beat Peppermint by two and a half lengths. Four Clubs was fourth.
The time was a record beating the time of President Hall over the mile and a half on Saturday last, The new record is 3 minutes and 7 seconds.
The Subscription Grifins Challenge
Cup.
race of 3.42.4 is two seconds better than the standing record.
Carnival Evo led most of the way. but half a mile from home Sitting Bull" took charge, and from that moment never looked back.
The Royal Navy Cup. scored a popular win for the John Mr. L. G. Frost, riding Noukhait, eight Peel stable. There were starters including The Ape, The Jamaica, and The Pheasant who were well backed, but with the exception of the last named, the others were not placed.
The Ape wrested the lead from King's Falloch at the Rock and looked promising but faded out in the straight.
Tango was well ridden by Mr. Noodt in a difficult race. Shanghai Benu set a hot pace with Tonbridge and Bridge Hall and Done Again chose to wait. Tango was thus between the pace makers and the plodders. He chose to throw his TheBlack Rock" Stakes. lot with thote in front, and well
Mr. Heard on The Goods, and he did for Tonbridge led into the. Harriman on The Tiger had straight alone, being followed two lengths behind by Tango, who neck to neck race up the straight eventually won by four lengths. at the end of a mile and a quarter race, in which African Eve led for The pledders" fought for third the first mile. The "Eve." could place, Mr. Heard on Done Again not keep up the pace in the last stretch and The Goods and The getting there by half a hend,
Tiger both passed him to make a great race of it in the straight, The Goods getting the verdict by a short head.
The Great, Southern Stakes.
Boxing Eve, who holds the record for six furlongs, was beaten in this race over that distance. Adam tied with the existing record.
Boxing "Eve ran a quarter of a inile following a false start. In the race, Adam had a flying start, but allowed Boxing Eve and King's Windsor Stag (Mr. Knoll up) set Courier to pass him. He followed the pace and Peppermint (Mr. them into the straight and won Noodt) took no chance and accom-easily. Duke of Chantilly also beat panied the loader. Picallili" and Boxing Eve, Four Clubs were next with Wisdom Stag and Diana Bay bringing up the
rear.
After the first quarter mile the order was the same with Picallili moving up to the leaders and Diana Bay leaving the stern for a position in the middle. He was then then moving easily.
The Gymkhana Stakes. Boxing Eve, after disappointing carlier in the day, again failed to win in spite of the assistance of Mr. B. II. Charles who is accus. tomed to this animal, Pickle beat Boxing Eve in the straight, after the latter had led most of the way.
Misty Eve took third place, dis- backed posing of several well favourites in Christmas Chimes, Monterey Bay, etc. Dividends were fairly generous as a result of this upset.
The Peking Plate.
With a field of 25 starters there was much delay before the ponies were sent away. Peter Guerney quickly jumped into the lead accom.
The Lusitano Cup... King's Colour, with Mr. Haimo itch in the saddle, won this race for Mr. Dynasty, Gay Caballero set a long lead but was overhauled in the straight by several ponies including Marquis Hall, one of the favourites, who, however, Was beaten out of a place by Christmas At the six furlongs pest, Wisdom Frolic and Silver Queen. The last Stag moved up rapidly and a fur-named paid his supporters $57.40 for panied by, Thracian, long Inter saw this pany accompany Peppermint in the lead. At the Viliage, Diana Bay joined the lead- ers and stayed with them for a hundred yards. Peppermint then gradually alid back and the two grey animals (Diana Bay and Wisdom Stag) entered the straight together.
third place.
The rest of the field ran close together, but when the straight was Challenge Cup.
reached, Mr. Frost brought Loch- Sitting Bull established a new re-Fyne through to win comfortably cord in the mile and three quarters from Thracian, with Peter Guerney in this race, running like a true third.
The winner paid over 880 to each champion and accounting for Car) nival Eve easily. His time for the of his backers.
THE RESULTS.
Tuesday, February 25.
1.The Jockey Cup: One Mile. Winner 8500; seccad 3200; third 8100. A Cup will be presented to the winning jockey. For China ponies that have started in and bave not won a race at this meeting and that have not at any time won three fat races, to be ridden by jockeys who have not won five flat races in Hong Kong, Ching or else where. Weight for inched as per acale. Winners 5 lbs. extra. Jockeys 2 lbs. extra for each flat raco won. Entrance $5.
Mr. Own's Little Thunder
(Mr. S. Y. Laing) 1 Mr. Ho Kom Tong's, Imperial
Hall(Mr. Ho Sai Man) 2 Mr. Ho Sai Man's Shiny Pearl
(Mr. S. T. Wong) 3 Also ran-Abel (Mr. A. E. Ara- bold); Diana (Dr. J. C. McGown); Amusement Tax (Yue Shun Wa); Tomato (Fue Yi Chaak); Christmas Belle (Mr. H. C. Lee); Delaware Bay (Mr. R. M. da Rocha); Glorious Stag (Mr. W. E. Tingle).
Won by four lengths; a length be- tween second and third, Time: 2mina. 6.3-5secu. Pari-mutuel:-
Winners: $12.90.
Places: $7.80; $16.50; 874.80. Betting,"
Abel
Win. 333
Place. 837
Imperial Hall Diana
67
.133
81
370
Little Thunder
336
870
Amusement Tax Tomato .........
3
8
3
13
Christmas Belle
73
119
13
42
S 34
83
70
Shiny. Helle Delaware Bay Glorious Stag 1-The Exchange Plate: 12 Miles.
Presented by the Bankers and Exchange Brokers of Hong Kong. Value $1,000 to wizner, Second to receive $300 and third $300. Far China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners at this meet ing 3 lbs: extra. Pories that have started in and not won a race of one mile or over at this meeting allowed 3 lbs. Griffins of this meet ing allowed lbs. Ponies that have run in at least three extra meetings in Hong Kong during the season 1929, one or more of such meetings previous to July 1, 1929, and one or more subsequent to that date, allowed 8 lbs. Subscription griffins of this meeting allowed 10 Ibs. Allowances accumulative. En- trance 810; ..
Mr. Ho Kom Tong's Majestic
Hall(Mr. T. L. Wong). 1 Mr. John Peel's Royal Flush
Mr. AJ. P. Heard) 2 Mr. H. S. Chan's Chesapeake
Bay....(Mr. G. A. Harriman) 3 Also ran-King's Courier (Mr. Haimovitch); Fair Sport (Mr. Bowling).
Won by four lengths; a head be- tween second and third. Time: 2mins. 35secs. Pari-mutuel :-
1930.*
total amount Weight for inches as per scale. Ponics to be ridden by jockeys who have won at least five) official flat races in Hong Kong or China, or jockeys approved by the stewards.
Mr. L. Dunbar's Diana Bay
(Mr. W. Hill) 1. Mr. Chin Tin Sion's Wisdom
Stag...(Mr. L. P. Quincey) 2 Messrs. Hynes and Mackie's
Peppermint...(Mr. F. Noodt) 3 Also ran-King's Bounty (Mr. M. Haimovitch); Picallili (Mr. Y. S. Chang); Four Clube (MF. T. 0. Bulteel); Chivalrous (Mr. W. Bowling); Windsor Stag (Mr. Knoll).
Won by three lengths; two lengths and a half between second and third.
Time: 2mins. Tsecs. (record)." Pari-mutuel :-
Winners: $8.50. Places: 85.40; $6.90; 85.00.
Betting.
Wisdom Stag Peppermint
Diana Bay
Wia.
Place.
349
834
306
833
..1,937
1,702
King's Bounty
83
970
Picallili
106
373
Four Clubs ......
02
85
Chivalrous
01
198
Windsor Stag ........
4.
72
4.The Subscription Griffins' Challenge Cup: 11 Miles. Valuo $1,000. For subscription griffins of this meating. Weight for inches as per scale. To be won two years consecutively by ponies the bond fide property of the same owner or owners. Winner to receive $600 and 70 per cent., second 8300 and 20 per cent., and third $900 and 10 per cont. of the entrance fees until the Cup is finally won when the second pony will receive 75 per cent and the third pony 25 per cent, of the entrance fees in addi- Entrance tion to the place mousy, $10.
Mesars. Sturt and Lobel's Tango
(Mr. F. Noodt) 1
(Mr. V. M. Haimovitch) 2 Mr. John Peel's Done Again
Mrs. Pearce's Tonbridge
(Mr. A. J. P. Heard) 3 Also ran:-Shanghai Beau (Mr.) T. L Wong); Gay Toreador (Mr. Collaco); Bridge Hall (Mr. C. Encarnacao); Snaefell (Mr. A. E. Arnold); Mountain Oak (Mr. E. C. Leighton); Martini Cocktail (Mr. G. U. da Roza); What's Yours (Mr. Y. S. Chang); Blotto (Mr. R. H. Charles).
Won by four lengths, two lengths and a half between second and. third.
Time: mins. 40.3-5eees. Pari-mutuel:-
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Winners: 218.70. Places: 87.20; $12.50; $10.
Betting.
Win. Shanghai Beau 147 Gay Toreador ........ 4 Bridge Hall
.1,107 1,363 Dane Again......... 268 Snaefell
€42
44
194
Mountain Oak
41
133
Tango
701
1,432
Martini Cocktail,... 30
42
Tonbridge
244
443
Winners: 811.00. Places: 25.60; 3.60.
Betting.
Win. Place,
926 Majestic Hall........ 805 King's Courier...... 210 Fair Sport Royal Flush
What's Yours.... 175 Blotto
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Chesapeake Bay........
3.-The Hong Kong Derby: 11 Milen.
950 153
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6.The Great Southern Stakes:
Six Furlongs.
Winner $750; second $300; third $200.
For China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners at this meeting & lbs., of two_or more races 7 lbs. extra. Griffins allowed 5 lbs. Subscription griffins of this meeting allowed 10 lbs. (Jockey allowance.) Allowances ac cumulativt. Entrance $10. Mr. John Peel's Adam..
(Mr. A. J. P. Heard) 1 Mesara. Lau and Lee's Duke of
Chantilly...(Mr. Y. S. Chang) 2 Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve
(Mr. W. Bowling) 3. Also ran-King's Courier (Mr. V. M. Haimovitch); Tarmacadam (Mr. C. E. Backhouse); Orange William (Mr. R. H. Charles)..
Won by five lengths; a length be- tween second and third.
Time: 1min. 28accs. (equal re- cord).
Pari-mutuel:-
Winners: 816.70.
Places: 85.10; 86.50; 85.20.
Belting.
Adam Boxing Eve
Win. Place. 848 *1,365 ..1,710 2,178. King's Courier ......: 190 Tarmacadam d
- 560
34
154
Duke of Chantilly... " 134 Orange Williams...
425
43
148
6.The Lualiano Cup: One Mile. Presented by the members of the Club Lusitano. For China ponies bona fide grillins of this meeting, with 8600 added. Second 8300, third $200. Weight for inches as per scale. Subscription griffins of this meeting allowed 5 iba. All winners 5 lb. extra Entrance $10.
Mr. Dynasty's King's Colour
(Mr. V. M. Haimovitch) 1 Mr. Heard's Christmas Frolic
(Mr..A, J. P. Heard) 2 Mrs. N. Hashim's Silver Queen.
(Mr. R. H. Charles)" 3 Also ren--Marquis Hall (Mr. T L. Wong); Witty Stag (Mr. Y. 3. Chang); Gay Caballero (Mr. Collaco); Orlando (Mr. L. Reidy); } Grey Dawn (Mr. L. G. Frost); Victory Hall (Mr. C. Encarnacao); Peppercorn (Mr. F. Noodt).
Won by one length and a half;" two lengths between second and third:
Time: 2mins. 5.3-5ecca. Pari-mutuel
Winners: $10.40.
Places: 87.10; 819.20; 854.70:
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