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· RECORD TRAINING
GALLOP
LIBERTY BAY SHOWS
GLIMPSE OF REAL FORM.
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· DERBY ISSUE NARROWING
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DOWN.
BY MORNING DEWE
FANLING HUNT:
FOX FOUND ON VIMY
RIDGE.
A FORTY-FIVE MINUTES RUN,
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Saturday's bye-day resulted in ļone of the best day's sport the hunt has enjoyed so far this season. As diversion from the usual drag lines we set out with the intention of hunting a fox more as an 63-
would get on.
Those who did not turu upperiment to see how the new hounds Happy Valley to watch the train ing yesterday morning missed the best gallop of the season.
Moving off from Sheung Shui, the huntsman put hounds in at tho western end of Orb Hili and drew towards the patrol path, "Orb "Hill proving blank, Table Hill was next- tried but without success.
Whisporod sa a likely Derby, win-Ji ner, Liberty Bay, a candidate from the Dunbar stable, confirmed all the good things that had been said about him when he was went out for his final tryout over the full Derby distanco yesterday.
Fox on the Run.
Continuing along the western Starting at the mile and three. -quarter post, Liberty Bay was takenk Ling, hounds all but ran into slopes of Vimy Ridge and near San
over the preliminary part of the
a fox who was seen to go away Journey in 35 seconds: Then cem about fifty yards ahead of them. menced his run over the mile and a Half. The frat quarter was cover and up the steepest part of the He ran atraight down the ravine od in 31.3 seconds; the first half hill on the far side, just escaping mile in 1.63. The three quarters of over the top with first Violet and a mile took 1.35.3; the mile was than Harebel all- but nipping off completed in. 2:00.3. The mile and his brush. Once more up and down a quarter took 12:42 and the full with Harebell on his heels, he jink. digranice was completed! în 3:138, “.
ed right-handed through the pass the last quarter of 21.4 being ub-
near Lo Shui Ling. Hore hounds solutely effortless.
were at inult but on being cast] right handed, again hunted him up the next valley and very slowly back in the direction from which wo had come, up on to the top of tho ridge, round 2
right back into the wind.
knoll and then
full
Analysed, the times over the mile and three quarters read, 33, 31:3, 32, 7, 34, 322, "hnd 31.4.
Outstanding Ferformance,
On his training form yesterday Liberty Bay is an outstanding pony and but for the fact that he is in the same stable as that na- beaten Champion, Diana Bay, one would hesitate to think what would happen when these two elash in
the Champions.
In saying this, I am not over. looking the fact that Liberty Bay
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A Terrific Pace.
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From here hounds went at a r rifio pace and it was quite impos sible to keep near them in the moun- tainous country and with ponies
lend beat.
They were inat seen disappearing has yet to account for Trenthridge into the blue over the next rise, in the Derby. That the latter is an nuill going strong. What happened. excellent pony there is no gainsay.after that nobody knows. Up to ing. Assisted by Mr. Y. 5. Chang, then hounds had been hunting for such
a beautiful performer
forty-five minutes; the majority of them were found later in the Tn Ko Trentbridge will take a jo: of
Lin Vale and brought home" nating. He has been very con- sistent in his training and has al- eways given a good account of him
self over the last quarter. This is a great poing in his favour, for if anyone can get a ponysto travel over the last two furlongs of race, it is Mr. Pearce's jockey
CRICKET.
H.K.C.C. TEAMS' FOR SATURDAY.
VS. Chang. Incidentally; Chang The following will represent the gave a billiant exhibition at Fan-Hong Kong Cricket Club on Satur ing when he rode Arminius into day, February 20, in their league second place. The surerss, of that matches against the ER.C. as be öandidate was due entirely W low:-
Chang's hard riding in the straight.. lat XI. at Sooltunpon:-H. Owen. Hughes (Captain), H. J. Arm- strong, A. C. Beck, E. R. Duckitt, R. P. Edwards, H. L. F. Ewin, O.
The Coming Dual,
A. Reid
2nd XI at Home:-R. S. W. Patterson (Captain), R., R. Davies, J. S. Davis, G. E. R.Divett, F. A. M. Elliot C.E. Gahagan, L. D. Kilber, P. W. J Planner, L. B. Smith, J. M. Bunley, and L. A Whipps.
To come back to the Derby issue: E. C. Marton, G. E. Mirohouse, It seems pretty obvious that there E. J. R. Mitchell, J. R. Ratten, and are now only two ponies in the race. Many will disagree with this, I feet aure, but it is this difference of opinion that makes racing the in- teresting sport it is. The Derby field is sure to be pretty big and it will be a tront to see the duel between Billy" Hill and' Chang on their respective mounts. Jockey- ship will be a big factor in, this rage and in this connection it is interesting to recall thas Hill had ridden more Dorby, winners, than any man in Hong Kong to-day. Ap for change the brilliant win with King's Service last... yonz. in still froth in the minds of race
goara,
Double Events?
LAWN TENNIS.
H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT OPENS.
The ball was not a-rolling las! evening in the tennis tournament rua by the Hong Kong Cricket Club, whin no fewer than eight matches in the Open. Singles Chata. pionship were played. Thers WAS, Liberty Bay's training gallop is a very encouraging turn-out to the best recorded in recent years. watch the games and everything Eren the redoubtable Diana Bay points to a very successful tourna had never, in the course of trainment again this year.
ing, returned such a beautiful "gal The results of yesterday's matches lop. Mr. Hill, who was amongst
wore:-
thoas on the rails to see the pony's " G, W. Sowell boat E. S. Howard,
bryout, certainly has a good mount 6-4, 6-2. -
this years and it remains to be seen Wong Fuk-nam beat R. Chos,
whether, once again, the Dunbar 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
stable will sweep the board
粗气 P. R. 8 Walsham beat Lak
the Annual Meeting. The stabla
has so far won both the Derby and
Champions on dvd ocensions, Elliot
Chan-cheung, 0-1, 4-8, 8-8.
H. Lo beat R. M. Wood, 6-0, 6-4,
W. Wirth beat C. L. Chan, 6-3,
Bay, winning the Champions the 5-7, 7-5,
year when Sitting Bulb won the A. E. Guest bent D. 8. Green, Derby and Diana Bay getting both 6-1, 6
ross all by herself in 1930, Thoy 3. J. Waite boat. D. Kolumned, "have a splendid chance of carrying | 6-2, 6-2:
off both these, events this year. As F. H. Kwok beat C. O, Stark, Liporly: Bay and Diana Bay apr (6-3), 6-0, -
near At the moment the best J W. Leonard received a walk-
double:Prin training. makeover from W. J. Howard.
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NINTH, LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP.
The 9th Ladies' Championships war suited yesterday and resulted as follows:-
The course was:-1, Channel Rock, (P.); 2, Kowloon Rock" (P.); 3, Cust Rock Murk (P.); 4, Channel Rocks (6.). Distance: 7.3 miles.
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Yacht Sailed by
Rolla (Mrs. Sheidon)
Siskon (Miss Mackie)
Diana (Mrs, Bingham)
Dorothea (Miss Blaka).
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TIMES.
Total Finished Corrected Pan. Pts, Pis:
3.05.19 6.00.42 1 Q 5.58.44 5.33.59 8.3.18 5.19.3 2.. 7 AD 5.30.59 5.22.01... 3 0 40 Classes (Started at 3.05 p,m.)
Trea. Finished Corrected Pen, Pts Pts.' 6,00;46 6:00.48 ። 14 IT 0,22,07 0.29.07. 6.31.21 6.30.45 0.90.00 6.19:944 3.39.19 $.37.38 116124
313 116 “
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Yacht Sailed by Daphno (Miss Stokes) Ailsa (Mrs Lambert)
Why Wondor (Mrs. Fowkes)... Bluejacket (Mra'Adamas) Boojum (Mr Pickering) Spoodwell (Mra. Stewart) Eunice (Mrs. Rose)
Total
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9 73
12 110
6.19.28 | 6.1.3,5% 0,50,45. 6.84.55
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| ENGLISH FOOTBALL
CUP
DRAW FOR 6TH ROUND-
(THROUGH RETTE'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Feb. 15,
The draw for the 8th round in
the English Football Cop, to be played on February 27, is as fol
lows:
Liverpool. Shefield Wed. or
Chelspo
Bury v.. Manchester City,
Huddersfield v. Arsenal
Newcastle Walford.
OBITUARY.
MR. F. MUNFORD,
The funeral took place on Sun- day evening of Mr., F; Munford; who died at the Kowloon Hospital on Saturday, the remains being in- tarred at the Roman Catholic Ceme tery. The Very Rev. Fr. G. M. Spada officiated at the graveside.
SHOWING WED,, 17th Feb.
AT THE
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THEATRE ALL BRITISH
The inte Mr. Munford, who was NEWS REELS
40 years of age, arrived in the Colony from. England in 1924 a architectural assistant to the Kow- loon Tong and Naw Territories
Development Company. He joined the China Light and Power Com- pany, but shortly afterwards pom- menced private practice. He was a prominent member of the Kow, Boon Cricket Club. Ha leaves a widow and a child to whom the
sympathies of a large circle of friends will be äxtended in the los they have sustained.
P.O. John Fallows.
Petty Officer John Fellows of H.M. Submarine Proteus, 36 years pt age, passed away on Saturday night at the Royal Naval Hospital,
after
a protracked illness. He leaves a wife and three children at Home to mourn this lom
A, keun athlete, P. O. Jabar For lows, who arrived" in the Colony
Fast Aprils took a keen interest in
football and erickét.
The funeral with full Naval hon- burs took place at the Protestant
Cemetery on Sunday, the Bar. H. F. Foley of HMS Medway! conducting the funeral service. Tho firing party was also supplied from the same ship. All HM. Ships in
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