LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST:
O.K. SAUCE
and N.E. Winds, Moderate; Cloudy with Mist and Drizzle, Probably Improving.
Hongkong Daily Press.
Begistered as a New paper at the Generat Post Office in the United Kingdom.
ESTABLISHED 1857.
Price
DIALON
DUSTING POWDER BEST PREVENTION
REMEDY: FOR" HONG KONG. FOOT PRICKLY HEAT
AND ALL SKIN. DISEASES
In All Leading Pharmselès.
(Single Copy, 10 cts.
Per Month, $3.
Served in the best places.
No. 23005. 號陸佰陸仟叁萬式第日拾式月弍年戊甲
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1934. tmm B&ƒaÆB¶¶XĦEA
Hydroplane Redeems
MR. BA. PROULX TOPS LIST OF SUCCESSFUL L JOCKEYS: RITIS FOUR WINNERS
"CAT ON BARREL" Protest In Ninth Race Upheld:
Hey Tor Disqualified
BRAND.
SOLE AGENTS
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., LTD.
Ice House Street.
Telephone 20075.
HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG, Canyon, AND MAÇAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. |
HONG KONG-CANTON LINE. "SAILINGS From HONG KONG-Daily at 8 am, and 10 p.m.
(Sundays at 10 p.m. only)., SAILINGS From CANTON -Daily at 8 am, and 4,30 p.m.
(Bundays at 4.30 p.m. only)...
HONG KONG-MACAO LINE., SAILINGS From HONG KONG 8 am and 6.30 pm.
(Week days.caly). · SAILINGS From MACAO-3a.m. and 3 p.n.
(Week days only). -
EXCURSION TO MACAO SUNDAY, 8TH APRIL, 1934
S.S. “SUI TAI”
will leave Hong Kong at 9 am, and Macao at 4 p.œ.
SPECIAL SALOON FARES,
WEEK DAYS. Single: $9.00; Return: $5.00.
• EXCURSIONS-Single: $2.50; Beturn: $4.00", NOTE.-All Steamboat Company's Steamere are ätted with Wireless.
GUARD YOUR THROAT AGAINST WINTER ILLS
taking
EVANS
SEALANTISEPTIC, THROAT
Pastilles
Made to a formula of the Liverpool Throat Hospital.
Yesterday's races at Happy Valley might appro priately be described as "Proulx' Day" for this jockey code four winners in addition to getting placed cond and third in two other races, out of a total of mine. rides.
A protest was lodged with the stewards following the race for the Boa Vista Handicap, as a result of which Hey Tor was disqualified for bumping.
The biggest dividend of the day was paid by Little Beauty, who running into a place in the last race, paid his supporters $248.30 each.
Hydroplane who was beaten on Saturday fully re- deemed himself yesterday by winning the Nicholson Handicap, (1 Miles) comfortably.
Mr. Soares Wins With Gay
Butterfly
Mr. F. ML Soares, who was Chesterfield and Young Cap led, slightly injured on Saturday ap-with Copper Idor, Chow Fan, classic Cavalcade all well peared in only one race during the Hall, and day. He started in the Boa Vista up. There was not much change Handicap on Gay Butterfly and position until the Wong Nei won the race!
Chong bend when Mr. Pote Hunt applied the whip to Copper Idol who was running alongside Young Chap, The former drew ahead at the distance post, where Tiny Star was seen to make up ground rapid- ly. Copper Idol won comfortably, while Tiny Star also had Young Classic Hall Chap well beaten. and Cavalcade finished fourth and fifth.
Mr. Pote Hunt had more than fair share of the honours, riding three winners, and getting placed an two occasions.
The Daily Doubles paid $80.30 to successful punters. Only 51 tickets were taken on the second leg. al- though 262 people spotted Gladia- tor...
FIRST OUTSIDER Electric Star and King's Bounty started favourites for the third race, a sprint over six furlongs, but both were unplaced.
Mr. Gilbert Harriman scored a popular win in the opening race when he won by many lengths with Frima Donna from a field of eleven starters. Soldier of Germany was second three lengths ahead of Ribble, another well backed pony.
King's Bounty drew the seventh Racing Pluck was fourth by position at the gate but Mr. Botel- ho who was riding sent him in front by the five furlongs post where he was accompanied by Tians.
matter of neck.
Frima Donna was sent to the front at the start and stayed in the varr throughout, drawing away from the field after passing the Rock and dropping into a canter before the race was over..
Glorious Sun was" with the leaders in the earlier part of the race, but faded out of the picture at the Rock, where Soldier of Ger- many, Ribble and Racing, Pluck began to make headway, Ribble dropped visibly back at the Rock but was sent up immediately after at the three furlongs post. The Aght for second place was short Ived.
COPPER IDOL AGAIN Mr. Pote Hunt demonstrated in the second race, that Copper Idol's victory on Saturday was no fuke, for he steered him home a winner by two and a half lengths from Tiny Star, who in turn was two lengths ahead of Young Chap.
The two led up to the bend, where King's Bounty began to fall back. Tiana stayed on and figured in a thrilling finish with The Tiger who came through on the rails with a great burst of pace.
Navy Hall came up very late in the race to snatch third place from Electric Star.
LIBERTY BAY'S WIN There were only three starters in the Easter Staxes, over a mile, Mr. Proulx on Liberty Bay being a firm favourite. The other star- ters were Trentbridge (Mr. Heard) and Cossack's Beauty (Mr. Fote Hunt);
Liberty Bayled, all the way home. with Trentbridge close up In the earlier stages of the race, but long before the finish it was
Himself
evident that the Champion was too good for Mrs. Pearce's pony. Cossack's Beauty was a good third
ST. KILDA HANDICAPT
"(Five Furlongs)
There were nine starters in the Australian sprint race and from the time the gate went up, to the close of the race, there were only two ponies in it-Glorious Star and Diary. They finished in that order, coming in many lengths ahead at the top of the straight, where Dinty swerved to lose several lengths of valuable ground to Glorious Star who ultimately won by three lengths.
Flummery was third entering the straight, but was beaten by St. Joan. who put up a good race in the last stretch to finish two lengths behind Dinty and about the same distance in front of, Flummery,
GLADIATOR'S EASY WIN Gladiator had nothing to beat in the Kellett Handicap which he wan comfortably, beating Olsd Eyes, who had been accompany- ing Chler Seattle in the vanguard. easily. The two leaders headed the field into the straight but
Gladiator
Chief easily. won Seattle had to give way to Jungle Cim for third place..
OAK BAY ROMPS HOME Oak Bay romped home in the six furlongs race, where the start found the second and third favourites, High Speed and Racing Pride facing the wrong way.. By the time these ponies had righted themselves. they were many lengths in areas.
...
Meanwhile Oak Bay and Way- ward Stag shared the lead, the former staying on to romp home
easy winner, while the fatter was beaten out of a place in close struggle in which Spinaway, The Redshank and Solar Star figured. There was very little in it Spinaway getting second place with The Redshank next and the others close up...
no
* HYDROPLANE COMES IN
made Mr. Benny Proulx- mistake with Hydroplane in the Nicholson Handicap where he went to the post conceding weight all round. He kept the pony well up all the way and drawing ahead three furlongs from home, woh comfortably.
Soldier of China in spite of a ten pounds advantage could not on the make any impression
งา leader. He Anished second, pass ing Budge in almost the last stride. The latter kept a fast pace throughout, but at the end of a mile had had enough. The last quarter found him tizing rapidly, and he slowed down visibly. The other three ponies were not in the picture at all...
HEY TOR DISQUALIFIED The Boa Vista Handicap pro- vided a win for Gay Butterfly ridden by Mr. Soares. There was rather a close finish in the home stright, several ponies disputing". the issue. Hey Tor was second past the post and Fartnership. third, with Iron Grey well up. Following the race, there was a protest and later a notice was put un to the effect that Hey Tor was disqualified for bumping. The official result, therefore, was Gay Butterfly, Fartnership and Iron Crey.
GOLD BULLION WINS In the Kellett Handicap, Gold. Bullion won a popular race from
Continued on Page 10)
AMONGST DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS and ALL PEOPLE using OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS LEITZ HAS A REPUTATION TO BE
ENVIED.
THAT 18 WHY THE LEICA CAMERA & LEITZ BINOCULARS ARE 80
GOOD THEY MUST IMPRESS WITH THEIR PERFECTION, THEY MUST BE UNIQUE AND THEY MUST BE BEYOND CRITICISM:
WE ARE PROUD TO SHOW THEM TO-YOU.
SCHMIDT & CO., Gloucester Bldg.
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA KOTKE,
HOTEL, KEPULER BAY
SHANGHAI-
WHOM HOURE; PÁLACE HOTELĮ
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In namöciation with the Grand Hotel der
Rata
SHOE SHOP & REPAIR SERVICE. CHIROPODISTS.
We are moving to China Building, Queens Road Central (opp. King's Theatre), for the convenience of our customers.
Opening in a Few Days.
THURSDAY KING'S
...AT
THE
Charlie Mary RUGGLES BOLAND
IN
Mama Loves Papa
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REFAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL
NEERS.
DRY DOCK
Length 787 Feet
Length on Blocks 50 Feat.
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
WIRELES4 DA4L**
Salvage Tug “Taikoo"
V.P.G.N. 600 Meraga,
Depth on Centre of
{S}}} {H.W.Q.ST.):34 12-6 ins.
-THREE SLIPWAYS,—
Capable of Handling Ships Up to 4,000 Tons Displacement
Electric Crane al Se Wall.
Capabla of Lifting 100 Tons
at 70 Feat Radius.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN, TEL ADDERS TAILOODOOK, Hone Kosa. Tezarnomst, 20211,
CALL FRAM: “ NUMERAL ONE" OLE ANE PINKANT
الأمير