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TODAY'S RACE MEETING PROSPECTS.
(SEASON TICKET AND WOODLAND STAG TO MEET
AGAIN: INTERESTING RACE AHEAD.
SOME TIPS AND SELECTIONS FOR PUNTERS.
[BY MORNING DEW."); ·
Nine out of the ten races on the card this afternoon at Happy Valley are handicap events and there should be some very good sport especially since the weights have been very judiciously handed out.
The main exent pf the day is the rage over a mile and a quarter between Woodland Stag and Season Ticket. This should be an interesting affair and though Season Ticket is conceding good deal in weight he ought to be able to hold Woodland Stag down.
QUTSIDERS LIKELY TO BE PROMINENT,
Du the whole the day's racing looks very much as if favourites are not going to have things all their own way especially in the
E class .events,
The programme opens with a six furlongs sprint for this cinse and Pocahontas at 180 pounds with Mr. Frost of the saddle looks a very "good bet and ought to just about win Firefly is also in
This weight and with Mr. G. L. da Roza look ing after him, he should dot be far away at the finish. Valeta and Blue Plane are others which might scramble into a place
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of 175 pounds. Anniversary Eye is in this race add is down to 10 pounds. This pony is always, dan gerous when he is running at any thing anden 100 pounds,, so that an odd ticket on him will not be very Pik 16 another Choy Pak lar wrong, pony that has been given a small weight, so look out for him. On the whole however, The Giraffe and Lucy Glitters appeal best to me.
Lucky Prince appears to be the best of the entries in the Fossumun Handicap E" Olhas and in spite of the fact that he is carrying top. weight he should have much to say at the death, Karipaz is in great fettle at the moment and is sure to live Lucky Prines a good run for his money though he is hardly likely to best him. The Wind another pony which might con ceivably upset calculations and should be backed each way,
Pineapple Plate.
In the second race, six furlongs for C cluse, Punch at 153 pounds, with Mr. S. N. Pan on the saddle tooks as though he will take a lot of beating. The pony is very At at the moment and on his recent performances should command a Intge following. Wembley Stag, Mr Frost's mount, has alan im proved tremendously of into and Mr. Butler on Workable Stag is with a good steet, might have big my choice for the last race of the show. Kate ran a very good second day, but the pony will have to run to Helter Skelter the last time they up against Indian and Cabinet were out and should not be entirely Hall. The last named won such a overlooked. He will be ridden by good race at Macao and subse Mr. Fung as M. Ip Kui Ying, quently did so well here that he following his recent injury, will not is sure to make things hum and Mr. Botelho appears to have a very good. ride this afternoon.
chance of coming home winner. Ajax is in this race too and, it suitably mounted, might make a big laim for honours, though his 163 pounds does not appeal to me,
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dan, Princess Hall Win?. Carrying top weight in the "B" Class, Princess Hall has little op position here, but the pony ran dis appointly at the last meeting and doch, not seem to be on the. top of his form. Under the circum
iances, Although he appears to be the pick of the bunch, he might
SELECTIONS.
KONG DAIL
RETURN OF
SATUR
VICTORS
ES FLYIN
FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED": BY R. ABBIT.
The Second Anook.
It was with considerable surprise him a four, a six, and gave him that I heard from the Editor that wicket. In all one six and four I have boat taken to task for not fours wors hit in the innings. having written eulogistão: columns Isaded analysis was M.I.M.. and about AH Madar and Athon eight mors Maidans Leach Manu, and that the presumedanu Mansel-Smith dach bowled reason that it is because they twelve maidens out of twenty-Ave bolong to outside Clube" But 1 and twenty-seven overs respectivo- must say that it is about the lyi It, was stupendous, but 1 funniest thing that I have heard doubt if it was cricket.
except perhaps the recent wonther forecasts) for a long time I am. afraid that the gentleman who wrote the lottor must make up is mind to the fact that I do not be long to the school which writes glowing account of an innings of which they have only seen the total on paper. I prafer to know some thing about the facts before I start chucking bouquets or rotten eggs, even if it is only hearsay from a credible witness
An Early Betura. It was for facts. I was waiting it way this parsust that dragged me from my bed yesterday morning at a most unearthly hour and took me to the Empress of much improved by the EKO.C. Canada whose appearance I thought flag flying above the B.C.C. trophy, The scam, or those of them who I saw scomed very fit and, as they ed with themselves. I managed to had every right to be quite plons get quite a lot of information The gist of it was more or less as follows. If there was much luck going one way or the other we had
All my former considerations of our second knock wera messed up by the fact that the lunch-time score of 113/7 Was colegraphed as the fall
the seventh wicket. Actually the Shanghai bowlers must have bean feeling pretty pleased with them. selves when Minu, was seventh out.. for fifty-three on the board: Elliott had three Manuel Smith, two Isance, one and Booth, one, Then esma the historia and glorious stand of Burneth and Madne, and, not only does it look on paper, put our people confirm that Leach made far too much und of Ianacs and for tou little of Booth, himself, and Manssi- Smith, I did not see the wicket or but set down what Hong Kong the game so I cannot do anything
thought. Our Bowling.
It seems that the fielding in their believe, the ball was a bit slippery Grst innings was bad though I at first. There were twenty runs, which might have been vital, lost when Isaacs was dropped off a sitter from his first ball. The last wicket.. I don't mead so much the toss took the score from 111 to 131! akne, though it in the sad it proved Minu bowled very well indeal and to be very useful Mitchell, told I learn he had two catches dropped me that he was a good deal criticiz-off him. So did Burnett, but he was not until the pitch dried out which does not appear in the score ed for taking first knock and it sent down four no-balls, one of with the knobs on (as he foilcizousy as a batsmen was rude enough to assured that he was right and the rect figures I publish in the BCOIB. phrased it) did he feel comfortably hit it for six runs Bence, the cor oritics were wrong. The taaru seen Unless these runs scored from uo agreed that the wicket was popping balls are brought to the bowler's badly in the fourth minings and debit in these shortened analyses we tais, coming after the most depress publish, the true figures are jost. ing experience of seeing a certainty (This habitasily takes place in fade into a catastrophe, was the Languo scoring) Hamilton bowled deciding factor in the result. My excellently, but sent down two randers will recollect that I sug- gested the possibility of this in my notes published on Tuesday lust
no balls one of which was hit for because Kermani does not like bum a single. Beck was put on specially bore and he did his stuff. Ta fact the tean Beeinto unite in the opinion that Mitchell managed his
The Batting bowling in a most strategic way,
All Good, Some Excellent. It was made quite obvious to me that Madar and Minu, and, in a less degree, Barnett and Hamilton were the heroes of the game. But As for the batting there is less it must not be assumed that the to say. In the first two innings the rest were failures. Fincher had a hitters did best. But I was amazed poor match, as his fielding or to And that Minu had nothing big- rather entching-went to pieces,
The selections for to-day are as but he stopped in a good time each ger than a two in his seventeen,
not start such a hot favourite. It follows
will be interesting to see how be will figure in this mile race, as the pace is sure to be pretty hot. Helter Skelter at 140 pounds is surely a tempting bet, but isn't the. pony running out of his class? Mike is in at 145 pounds and cer tainly looks a good thing. Yalorous with 155 pounds only is another pony which appeals strongly to me and Nippy also is sure to have something to any in this race.
Marquis Hall.
After his brilliant performance at the last race meeting. Marquis Hall, in spite of his big weight..is sure to command a good deal of support. and should just about win the "Lead Mine Handicap over a distance of a little pver a mile. The big danger. in this race, I am given to under- stand, is Adam, as the pony has only 147 pounds to look after und is very fit, Vhivalrous, too, after. is many good performances this aeason, should not he entirely over look and The Plover, with only 180 pounds to-day, seems like a good thing. Wonderful Sing also. appeals, as does. Little Beaven with only 150 pounds to look after."
The Australians.
It seems that the races for the "A Class Australian candidates Aave evolved into struggle be-1 tween Woodland Stag and Beason "Ticket, and there is no reason for thinking that this afternoon's event will be any different, as these two, ponics, in spite of their weights. should be able to hold down all the opposition. Sessan Ticket is undoubtedly a better pony than Woodland Stag and in spite of the conecasion of 11 pounds, which makes the favourite carry no lose than 180 pounds, ho is my choice. Even Star, if started, ought to fil atffird'' place..
Bag and Baggage...
Race 1,
Pocahontas.. Firefly. Blus Plane.
Race 2
Punch. Kate: Wembley Stag.".
Race 3. Princess Hall.. Valorous. Nippy.
Race 4. Marquis Hall. Adam Chivalrous.
? Baca 5. Season Ticket. Woodland Stag. Evening Star..
Race 0 Bug and Baggage. The Tiger. Royal Flush.
Race 7. The Gadwall. Gold Bar. Cebu,
Bace_8... The Giraffe." Lucy Glitters
Kitron.
Race 9, Workable Stag Indiana."
Cabinet Hall.
Race 10... Lucky Prince, Kanpas The Wind
MOST INDIGESTION REALLY ACIDITY.
innings and made double Agners Leach misses little. He had Elliott each time. That was no un-useful down as sumber nine; but whon things started to look bad he feat in a small-scoring match. Richardson batted an hour for brought him up to number seven whore I learn he stepped away. four runs in the first innings and a yard to leg and slashed at every was unlucky to get a fast swerving thing." Anyway he hit two sizes delivery in Elliott's fourth over in the second knock. He made and a four Mangel-Smith; Divecha three catches; the last one, I and Isaacs got two fours each. gather, finished the game and he Kermani I gather should have been secured it in the deep on the point run out much earlier. of his right index figar-cr so it is eaid. And it was just as well as we won just before lunch as It started to pour again immediate ly afterwards!
Slow Scoring.·'
Our Becond Enock,
The last fifty minutes on Sunday and the first hour or Monday must have bean Hades with the lid off for Hong Kong, but the morning bate- men hung or while the wicket im- Particulars of the Boors."
proved. Then came the Homeric As I suspected, there are all soris stand between A. II. Madar and, of errors or misleading arrange if I may say so, the worst hat who, ments in the tables and I print the over made a century in Hong correct scores hereunder. It may Kong. Only he wasn't in Shang- Heem to some d work of supereroga-hai. Mader was in over twenty tion but I know there are many of minutes before he scored. I expect my readers who keep score-books ad to see a row of tours for Burnett and like to have. the correct scores but it seems he kept a streight bar and played excellently. ile A to cut of and gum in!
H. was placing them beautifully on the leg (he would-I've bowled to I have already referred to the him and can just imagine it) and singularly slow scoring in the never gave the ghost of a clance, Saturday when I was somewhat de Burnett made his on the off. And, feated by the fact that we took so what wore they 1 Ons (qur, two long to get rune on a rain-sodden two's, and twenty-one singles, it pitol which usually is greatly in you please Shanghai didn't please favour of the batsmen." It seems much,, and I hear their faces were that the fact was that the batsmen as long as could be when the eighth could hardly get a stance and foot-wicket took the score from $3 to work became well-nigh impossible: 132. An epic stand. Then Madar Mitchell, for instance, could have and Beck, who played some beauti- got back to his ground easily if he ful shots on the off, put on thirty- had had a firm staner. At the same five for the ninth wicket, and the time the ball would not travel over tenth added a useful thirteen the ground at any pace and the Shanghai fielders were well in to aave the single every time. At the same time. I cannot help thinking that it was where a genius would have taken a well laid-back iron or even a meshte-niblick and tried to any the hunker for two's or even Laura! But 1. admit it's naking lot to try this on early in an Inter port. Those who did it, in several casos brought it off
The Shanghat Bowling
The Final Tuninga.
It was a disgruntled side that went in to get the runs, and they soon found that, instead of gotting easier, the pitch was getting worse
They started all right with 27 up for
who for
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wicket, but three fell st that total. Minu got Robson and, two balls later fitted one off the pitch Nearly everybody suffers at times
which never one more than an inch Bag and Baggage Carries top Weight in the Shatin Handicap and after eating. Some folk call this
and took Stokes lag stick. Back bowled Karmani and things looked good Divechs and Elliot, conceden z lass than ten pounds indigestion, some dyspepsia, some
In analysing the stelt feel some cherezadson tried to play to the next pony but in spite of heartburn, others gastritis, but no this he is sure to start a hot matter what you call it the chap favourite for this event and right ces are ten to nue that the cause compelled to start with the bowl cricket instead of wiping, both wohl so, for his performances mark of the trouble is acidity. Ex. ing. It held the upper hand for all at 3, and Donald Lench was bowled him he bring hond and shoulders cess stomach acid sours food be hit a brief suns in the middle of by beauty from Hamilton at afty better than the others. The Tiger fore it has a chance to digest Monday's play and some of the Booth and Barson put on thirty- likely to go out here, but does fermentation die in and painful figures are amazing though I would two but at the end- there was A not stand a chance of beating Bag Bases form. The surest and only not for a motasut suggest they are crowning mercy when the Lan and Baggage Royal Fluth, I start gical way to relieve digestiva records. Funnier things have hap- cathiret League, axpert was unlucky trouble therefore is to remove the pened in cricket before than happen to get ons popping up and was The slips of what my in- typical ed, might get third place.
acid that causes it. Bisurated, these days The main feature of We Warwick Farm Handicap.
not only does this in the Shanghai bowling in our brat tormant dass Magnesia Here is a good race for Australian atantly, but it also soothes, heals innings in the amazing number of Honk Lude ponies with the chances very open and protects the inflamed stomach maidens sent down Making all Aber his beautiful run at the last lining so that healthy digestion allowances for everything is a per- meeting The Giraffe bught to ap follows painley and naturally febtly absurd that ninetyloight overa pen to many and in truth he has Get package of Bisurated should be sent down for a hundred. the biggest chance of winning here. Magnesin from your chemist to and eight ritm Lucy Glittorale in here at 165 day; it is the one thing that will There were bounds and ought to make things really help your stomach and rid eldentally
and two hid Both Kilrea and Uity you of digestive troubles complete twenty-two Melbourne are in at the top weight
Boath
nino and I pa
was wrong dot
a chance higher dr L he canst bat but he can and does. geb runs, especially agains Hong Koog Minu, in spite of a couplo. of sixes off him late on returned six for fifty-one and his record, for the match was top wicketa, aight bowled), for a hundred and three runs. To him, to A. H. Madar, to Burnett, and to Captain Mitchell
ABBIT especially take of my hat.
THE SCORES;
1st Innings of Hong Kong. C. R. Sayer, bw,b Manspl
Smith garden
J. E. Richardson, a Barson,
Booth." D. Fincher, o Coward
:19
P. Madar, 1.b.wb Booth... 14. E. J. R. Mitchell, at Coward;
b. Divecha
A. O. Hamilton, è Elliott, b
Booth
AH Madar, o Isance,b
Leach
A Beck, c. Barson, Man
sel-Smith
A. R. Mina, e Stokes, b. Man
901-Smith
p
W Paterson, hit, wkt
Mansel Smith G. C. Burnett, not out....
Extras! Eyes,4, Eng byes 4,,
No-ball 1-
Bowled one no lbs.
WE Robsony
on, & Burnett
SR. Kermani, d Linu-
L. F. Stokes, o Hamilton, b
P Madar
A. J. Barson, b Minu
Booth, Burnett, b Pi:
D. W. Leach, b. Minu
10
15
R. S. Elliott, b Hamilton. W. Mansel-Smith, b/w,
Hamilton16
M. J. Divecha, e Mitchell, Frib Burnette, some
H. A Coward, b.Minu. J. A. Isaacs, not pựt leas
Extras Byes 4, Leg Bye 1,
No-balle 4
Total
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Fall of wickets: -3/13; 2/98; 3/43; 6/55 5/85; 6/84; 7/88; 8/110; 9/111 10/131,
not out.
b: Leach) byer 2 Vide
Total d
Fall of wickets:-1/32; 2/15 ; 3/18-4/3740/41;, 0/40; 7253; 8/132 8/107; 10/180.
Bowling Analysis
R. S. Elliott 188 07
JR Booth 23 37
* A. Ianacs4643-
M. J. Divecha 30
W. Mansel-Bmith 18
3
D. W Conch 10 3. 24 LF Stokes
Bowled one wide.
Ind Innings of Shanghai,
C. GW. Robson, b Minu
Sv R. Kermani, 5 Back...
L. F. Stokes, b. Minu
D. W. Leach, b Hamilton.. 18
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Bowling Analysis,
.0. M. *CC Burnett. 8.2 9 A. R. Minu 19 6.
Madar TA. C. Hamilton 13 6 17
"M. J. Divecha, b Minun
R. S. Elliott, heMinu 19. A.. J. Barton, b Hamilton. A R. Booth A. H. Madar, b
Hamilton
des
32.
W. Mansel-Smith, o Richard-
son, b Minute
A. H. Madar 4 2. A. O. Beck
G
Total 108 Fall of wicketa:1/13; 9/30) 3/49; 4/50; 3/70; 0/50; 7/88% 8/800/91; 10/108.
Bowling Analysis
G
0. M. R. W.
4 0 22.
3. A. Isunce 1910 R. S. Elliott... 3 H. Mansol-Smith 27 12. R. Booth 93.15 *D W. Leach 12
M. J. Divecha... 6
T
27
3
31
3
*Bowled 3 no bails.. Bowled po ball
And Innings of Hong Kong.
G. R. Sayer, a and b Elliott 11 A. E. Richardsonjrb Elliott. E. . Fincher, Manse
Smith
P. Madar, e Eooth, b Elliots A. C. Hamilton, & Coward,. fb Isaacé
EJR. Mitchell, b. Mansel
Smith
****
A. H. Madar, e Barson, b
Loach
HEY knew. As soon as you came into the club they knew you'd
had good news."
Didn't old George immediately order Johnnie Walkers all round? There's friendship for you, there's understanding 1
For there's something about supremely Johnnie Walker s
when fitting in that moment
your own good fortune has given pleasure to your friends.
H. A. Coward, o Richardson,
b. Minu
J. A. Isaacs, pat out o
Extras: Byes 6, Wides
Total
Fall of wickets:-197 3/27 4/36; 5/36; 6/50; -8/04; 0/103; 10/113.
Bowling Analysis.
115
O. M. R. W. GCBurnett.7 214
#A. R. Minus ... P2.5 7. 61. 6.
A. C. Beak 8223 A. C. Hamilton 12 3 21 3
A. H. Madar... 3 91
* Bowled wides
JOHNNIE WALKER
BORN 1820 STILL GOING STRONG
Agents for
Caldbeck. Macgregor
Shanghal--*· Hong!
Tientsin
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