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THE DERBY AND
AFTER
A Worthy Winner
INFLUENCE OF MUMTAZ MAHAL
(Special Air Mall Service)
Londen, June 14.
The sporting peer who remarked at the Derby Lunch at the Press Club that this year might be remembered in racing history as one in which the Aga Khan did not win the Derby was wrong. writes a racing correspondent. As a 'fact, most people were wrong over this race, not excluding Mr. Frank Butters, who had rather incautiously stated that he expected Taj Akbar to be the best of his batch, or the jockey, C. Smirke, who had felt himself to be hardly done by when he was called on to ride Mahmoud instead of Taj Akbar. Predictions that Pay - would rise' superior to the diffeuitles of the hard ground were also wide of the mark, though Mr. Butters was right in his assumption that Noble King would aat be able to do himself" justice on the going. Students of pedi- gree, as we can now see, attached too much importance to the theory that the Americus Girl blood in Mahmoud, would prevent him from staying the mile and a half,
The victory of the grey coit was and decisive, and the clear cul fact that the rate was run in re- cord time, at least two seconds faster than the Coronation Cup and
ten lengths in the Queen Mary Staken at Ascot? In the following was lack of stamins season her clearly demonstrated, but she re- mained one of the fastest horses of her line, and it then became a of whether she would question breed anything as good as she was On the whole, her own herself. record of winners has been a little disappointing, but, as with Pretty Polly and Sceptre, her daughters are carrying on her reputation,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936.
MAX SCHMELING
OMAHA IS
FAVOURITE
FOR ASCOT
SCHMELING AND LOUIS
Joe's Intentions In. Big Fight
MAX UNRUFFLED
New York, June 17. Commenting on the chances of the big fight to-night, Joe Louis said: "If I get a clean shot at him I do not think he will get up.".
In the meanwhile Mar Schmeling
is calm and unruffled at the pros- pect of beating him up and is keep- ing his campaign plans secret. It is expected he will gamble with his dynamic right hander in the early rounds in carrying the fight 'to Louis with hit-fighting and not boxing-Reuter
Gold Cup To Be Run Schmeling-Louis
To-day
SEASON'S FIGURES
Umana, the American cham- plan, and Kentucky Derby win- Her, savourite for the Ascot Gold Cup which is to be run at ascot to-day.
world's
יו
New York. June 16. Already over £100,000 has been taken by the box offices for the cham- pionship elimination fight Here to- morrow night,
rains the Despite the recent weather report for the contest, which will be in the open air at the great Yankee Stadium, is favourable, Postponement of "the ring classic is unlikely.
Both fighters ended their train ing to-day. Joe Louis, the Detroit negro, is very fit and more impres- sive than ever in his sparring and work-outs, Max Schmeling, for- mer champion, has been taking heavy punishment from his spar- ting partners. one of whom opened up a cut over the German's eye re- Teils has fortunately
The champton had his final pub- iic race before ne big event at Kempton Park last week whan be Bobsleigh disposed of ready which had a 7-16 advantage. was, however, not a test of stamina as they did not go at any pacecently. until the last six furlongs."
it was Umaha's second win at Kempton and his connec- bens are optimistic that he will "carry off the Ascot trophy.
the Oaks, under precisely similar conditions, suggests that there is something amiss with the generally accepted supposition that our best three-year-olds are rela- tively moderate. One of the most of the race is pleasing features that last season's two-year-old
BREEDING SUCCESS form was strikingly vindicated by
To the Aga Khan it is a great The official handi- the winner. capper has been badly let down by joy to have bred the latest Derby winner from a horse who won the Bala Hissar and Abjer, neither of whom appears to be able to focus same race for him seven years ago. his attention strictly on the bust- The success of Mahmoud goes to ness of racing this year. But the strengthen the phenomenal of the
I Plassy starts Omaha will be exploits of Mahmoud can be re- Blandfords in the Derby, Since
opposed to the most improved cols garded with genuine satisfaction 1929 that great stallion had him-
self provided the winners, Trigo, in training but it is doubtful if by Mr. Fawcett, whose chief re-
Plassy will run. If not, most seri- gret is that he did not place the Blenheim, Windsor Lad, and Bah-
ous opposition is expected from grey colt in front of Bala Hissar ram. Now the work is being con-
After tinued by his sons. For Blenheim Bobsleigh, who is considered by His instead of 1 lb. behind him. all, this is a trifling difference in the result of the Derby has come owner, Lord Derby, to be a worthy just at the right time, people hav-contender to oppose the Kentucky view of the changes which so fre- quently occur in the form of thoring begun to wonder whether he Derby winner.
was really worth the fee of 500 qughbreds between the ages of two
guineas lately placed in him. and three years.
RIDING TACTICS
I would not seek to detract one lota from the credit due to Mahmoud for his storming per- nimest formance. That he was certain to play a prominent part in the race Was insisted
Yet I can- not so very long ago. not refrain from supposing that Thankerton would have made it a much keener finish had he been ridden with greater discretion. Nothing is easier than to ride a race from the stands, and the most experienced
naturally racegoers have an abhorrence of criticising the work of the jockeys. Yet one cannot help wondering whether Thankerton would not have been better served had his tremendous until speed been held in check later in the race.
"Had that remarkable daah be made at Tattenham Corner been left to the last two furlongs, might not the result have been different? Those who were watching the race at the turn into the straight de- clare that the North Country colt Went into a lead of from eight to ten lengths. T. Burns, the victim of a nasty blow in the mouth at the start, says that he was faced with the alternative of going out
WINNING OWNERS
third
Frank Butters 219,210) heads the winning trainers list, followed by C. Leader with £18,774 and J. Lawson with £15,871.
With 16,013, the Aga Khan Last week's race indicates once heads the list of winning owners again. that the medium-sized this season. Lord Derby is second
Lord Astor horses have an advantage over with 14,361,
with £10,504 and Sir Abe Bailey those of more substantial build on the Epson course. The Derby fourth with £9,378. winner measures leas than 15 hands 3 in., and Taj Akbar is even lower to the ground. Which shows that while the best thoroughbreds of to-day may possibly be of im- proved quality, they are certainly lot bigger than the cracks of by- gone years Mahmoud is of ap- proximately the same size as Blen- heim at the corresponding stage of his career. It will be recalled that the activities of the Derby winner of 1930 ended with that race, as he jarred himself in the course of his preparation for the Eclipse Stakes.
Whether 'Mahmoud will go on
Gordon Richards is far in front He on the winning jockeys Ilst. has 57 wins and his Dearest pur- suers is J. Sirett with 29. Then follows W. Nevett (27), P. Beasley (24), R. Perryman (21), E Smith (201 and H. Wragg (18).
C. Smirke is far down the list with seven.
Despite its Derby win, the Aga Khan's Mahmoud is only second on the winning horses list, stake winnings being only £9,934 against beyond the end of the present Lord Astor's Pay Up whose win
in the Free Handicap and Two season cannot yet be stated. I am
have earned Thousand Guiness to know he is nothing the glad worse for his effort in the Derby, £10,504. Sir Abe Bailey's Lovely Rosa with £7,609 from her Oaks and while he is certain to run at Ascot it is still undecided which. win is third.
To all race he will compete for. probability it will be the St. James's Palace Stakes, won by Balram. last season. There are no penalties in this event, though maidens are allowed 7 lb. Mahmoud's other engagements at the Royal meet-
in front or or, being shut in. Buting include the King Edward VIL why go out so far? It needed an Ormonde or St. Simon to maintain that terrific spurt to the end, and Thankerton, of course, is not com- parable with either of those cham- plons. Still, he is undoubtedly a very. good, colt, and I am forced to the conclusion that he would have had a better chance had his rider not endeavoured to, win the race
Lop span.
Fairway beads the winning stres. eight of his progeny having wo 11 races worth £25,600.
that
A year ago the success of Quash- ed in the Oaks was widely thought to be a fluke. Many held Ankaret was desperately unlucky to lose. Now we know that the
Stakes, the Waterford Stakes, and the Rous Memorial Stakes. He was not entered for the Eclipseaner prevalled on her merits, S.akes at Sandown Park on July and Ankaret would have no chance with her to-day. Is it possible 17. Rhodes Scholar is engaged
We shall that in the same way Lilere, and it is hoped that by that. time he will have fully recovered eventually come to regard Lovely
the troubles
Rosa as a worthy winner of the which kept trom
Oaks? Most people did not ex- him out of the field for the Derby, Thankerton is another pect her to stay the course, but, as a leading member of the Jockey notable entrant for the Eclipse,
Club remarked after the race, how and Boswell, who faded out so
can owners tell whether their completely half a mile from home at Epsom, is also a probable com-filles are gifted with stamnia if petitor. Among the older horses they are not specifically trained Theft and Fair Trial will be the
over long distances of ground? We now have to accept Lovely Rosa best in the big Sandown race,
as a reasonably good stayer, and possibly she will affirm that re- putation if, like Quashed; slie la
healed.
Louis is an odds-on favourite at one to four, and one to ten in the New York negro quarter. Harlem. But the Detroit brown man, for the first time in two years, has not predicted the round in which be will knock his opponent out. His previous predictions were always
correct.
Louis has developed a new right
new uppercut and Schmeling a left Jab
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JOE, LOUIS
SWIMMING
Results Of S.C.A.A. Championships
TENNIS LEAGUE
Surprise Defeat Of" Craigengower
A Surprise victory wat registered" by, the Univers ty Tennis team yesterday in the "B" league when they defeated the CCC, team by the score of 51 sets to 31. The ful scores Wera;
Y: C. Lau and T. K. Lang.
HKU
J. Hsu and
lost to J. W. Leonard and
• Y. Hachluma
3--8
beat F. R. Zimmern and
R. Choa beat W. 7. Howard and
H. N. Chung
6-1
6-3
P.
(H.K.U.):-
lost
P. Kho
Leonard and
Hachiuma beat Zimmern and Choa drew with Howard and
Chung
4-8 6-2
P.
C. Lee and H. N. Lee (H.K.U.)-
lost to Leonard and
Hachiuma
LAWN BOWLS
Open Competition
Results.
At the Kowloon Docks, R. Dun- can and S.. Randle proved too strong for K. C. Hamilton and J. G. Meyer, winning by the score of 35 shots to 11.
L. C. R. Souza and R. F. Luz scored 34 and T. Grimes and W. Welr 3 after sixteen heads at the 0.8.0.0. when the game abandoned.
RINK GAMES
3725
J. Watson, R. Hall, J. Fraser and W Macfarlane beat V. Sorby, N, M. Currie, A. R. Micu-and C. G. Silva by 25 shots to 12 in a rink game at the Folice R.C.
LJ, Silva, L. F. Xavier, F. V. 6-6 Ribeiro and H. A. Alves beat C. Pile,
1-6
beat Zimmern and Choa 6-3 beat Howard and Chung 6-3
RECREIO v. C.S.G.C.
Yesterday was the second day of the Swimming championships of the South China Athletic As- soclation. One of the surprises of the day was the defeat of Norman Lee la the 400 metres by Chan Wing-ki. In the rather bad time ol 6 mins. 29 seconds. It was a close finish, Lee being beaten by B Division Lawn Tennis League less than a yard.
The times were not very good. Miss Yeung Sau-king is not
present moment. "Miss swimming, she bethg in Shanghal at the Yeung was invited to Shanghai to open a new swimming pool. She will return to Hong Kong about June 22 in time to prepare for her journey to Berlin towards the end of the month.
The Ladies 400 metres was won by Miss Au Yan Chui in the time of 8 mins. 146 secs. Miss Yeung's best time for this event is 6 mina.
17 sec
Ladies
At the Valley yesterday, Club de Recreio beat the Civil Service Cricket Club by 5 sets to 4 in their
encounter.
Agafuroff and J. A. Bendall were the outstanding home pale and won all their matches with the exception of that against J. J. Re- medios and L. F. V. Ribeiro, which ended in a draw.
The full results were as follow:.
Open Relay:-1. C.B.C. "A"; 1. S.C.A.A. "B"; 3. CRC. "B", Time: 2 mins 27 secs.
Men's 200 Metres Breaststroke: 1. Wong Hak-kwong; 2. Chan Man-po: 3. Tsai Kum-moon. Time: 3 miris. 15 secs"
The usual pre-fight controversies have started. Schmeling's sup- Ladies 400 Metres Freestyle:I. porters accuse the negro of put-1. Au Yan-chui; 2. Lee Ol-ying: ting on extra tape under his gloves 3. Poen Kwal-hung. Time: 8 and request that they be taped mins, 14.6 secs. the ring.
Louis has replied: "I don't need extras to beat that man.”—» Reuter,
2.
Men's 100 Metres Backstroke (Handicap)-1. Lum Chi-hung: 2. Yum Chi-kok: 3. Wong Hok- kwong.
Scores were:-
LH. Shute and R. R. Todd (C.S.C.C.):-
lost to J. J. Remedios and L. F. V. Ribeiro a beat W. A. Reed and A. A.
Remedios
lost to L. A. Carvalho and.
M A., Olveira
R. Pengelly and F. H
Bradley (C.S.0.0.):— drew with Remedios and
Ribeiro
last to Reed and Reme-
dlas
R. H. E Marks. A. E. Carey and W. Mair by 24 shots to 15 at the LR.C. SINGLES
A. Hyde Lay beat F. J. Jones by 21 shots to 18 in their second meet- ing at the HKFC in the Open Singles Championship. The decl- alon was gained after 28 heads.
beat Wilson and Bickford 64 drew with Angus and Fer-
guson
* 68 C.R.C. v. KC.C. At Causeway Bay yesterday, the Chinese Recreation Club. "A" team beat the Kowloon Cricket Club by 8 sets to 3 in their "B" Division Lawn Tennis League match.
Scores were:---
P F. Tso and Lau Man-
kwong (C.R.C. "A"):—
3-6
7+~+5
beat A. W. Ramsay and
G..C. Burnett
16
lost to S.A. Gray and
Crawford
4-8
beat G. Polglase and N. A.
E. Mackay
16
lost to Carvalho and Off-
veira Agafuroff and J. A. Ben-
dall (C.S.C.C.):-"
3-6
drew with Remedios and
Rubelro
66 beat Reed and Remedios 6-1 beat Carvalho
velra
and Ol!-
7-5
IR.C. 7. CBA
C C. Luk and Iu, Tak lam
(C.R.C. "A");
beat Ramsay and Burnett 6--1☛ beat Gray and Crawford 6-4 beat, Polglase and Mackay 6-2 Lee Yu-wing and P. C. Leung (C.R.C. "A");—
.......agakusein
lost to Ramsay and Bur-
nett
5-7 lost to Gray and Crawford 4--6 beat Polglase and Mackay. 6-1
C.R.C. Y., H.K.C.O. The Chinese Recreation Club "Over 40" team secured á mért- The Indian Recreation Club torious win in the "B" Division of secured a comfortable victory in the Lawn Tennis League yesterday HOME CRICKET mons; 3. Leung Ying-fong. Ilme:
the "B" Division of the Lawn Ten- when they defeated the Hong nis League yesterday. when they Kong Cricket Club by the odd set Men's 400 Metres Freestyle defeated the Central British Asso in nine. 1. Chan Wing-kai; 2 Norman clation by 7 gets to 11 at Sooki Lee,.3. Kok Hon-ming. Time: 6 mins, 29 secst
Test Trial Ends In Draw
•
London, June 16. The Test Trial between the North and South, In which there was no
ended. to-day in a draw. The play on Saturday owing to rain,
North scored 321 towards which Hardstaff contributed 89 not out," while Robins took 5 for 78. The South made 383 which included 106 by Turnbull.
The following were the results of other matches-
At Newport, Gloucester beat Glamorgan by 97 runs. Gloucester:
313 (Neale 97 not out) and 89 for 1 dec. Glamorgan: 182 (Sinfeld: 3 for 60 and 103 (8infeld 7 for 58).
Ladies 109 Metres Backstroke:- 1. Lee Ol-ying: 2. Kwong Yee-
Z rains, 28 secs.
poo, F. D. Angus and J..J. Fergu-W. son being the best of the visiting
Ladies 100 Metres Breaststroke (Handicap):1. Sun To-ying: 2 pairs and securing their only wins.
Scores were:- Leung Yin-long and Keng Tee-M, R. Abbas and M. el
wun, dead heated.
Fancy Diving:-1. Stanley Lee, 66 points; 2 Yip Hen-chuen, 54 points; 3. Wong Wing-ki, 63 points.
TIGERS NOSED
OUT
BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, June 16. The following were the results
At Manchester. Lancashire drew of the League baseball matches with Middlesex, Middlesex, 114. played to-day:- Lancashire: 110 for 6.
beat:
At Horsham, Warwick' Sussex by 5 wickets. "Sussex: 233
(Mayer for 51). Warwick: 104 Cook 85; Santall 5 for 59) and 109
and 239 for 6. (Santall 104 not out). At Dudley, Hampshire beat Wor- ecster on the first innings. Wor- cester: 206. Hampshire; 207 for 4.
AV Cambridge, the Light Blues drew with the Free Foresters. Cambridge: 228 (H. T. Bartlett 120; and 132 for 3. Brown 7 for 881 Free Foresters: 335-(Brown 81) — Reuter
ALLENAS CAPTAIN
Condon, June 18: G. O Allen, the Middlesex fast bowler and skipper, has been ap- pointed captain of the England I o'meet All-India in the first Test: -Reuter
SOUTH CHINA A.A. JOTTINGS
As Mahmoud was unsaddled at Epsom, and owner, trainer, and rider were being overwhelmed with well-deserved congratulations, my mind went back to the day, many years ago, when I Brst saw his
ONLOOKERS ASTOUNDED grand-dam Mumtaz Mahal. It was in the paddocks of the Bledmere The result of the Oaks left most Blud, and when the filly came out of the onlookers speechless with as-given the proper chance.
I hope to see Quashed in the for inspection, it was realised that tonishment. Among the seventeen
feld for the Gold Cup. It is a "here was something altogether out runners Lovely Rosa was one of
of the ordinary. Already she had the least considered,, 8he was long time since a fly has WOO the size and development of many perhaps, a lucky winner, in that that race, but how few have been Allies twice her age, and she had Barrowby Gem might have. beaten trained for it. Fossibly we should that about her which made one her had, she not been baulked of not have found Lord Stanley's
an opening several times; but T.. | grand filly, leased from Lady Bar- The Chinese Harbour swim feel instinctively that she was a
lly destined to create Turf mis- Weston must be complimented on bars Smith, in action this sensor takes place on June 28. This race tory, just as her sire, The Tetrarch having, ridden a superbly timedhad she been in the Stud Book is swum from Channel Rocks: to had done! That she made the race. It was just such an effort The temporary low of the blood-the South China Pavilion It will the biggest price of her year at on his part which enabled Robin stock paddocks has been the gain be keenly Doncaster was not surprising. Mr. Goodfellow to run into second of the racecouse. Plasey did not Stapley Lee (brother of Norman George Lambton was happily in-place in the Derby last year, and antred when, on the Aga Khan's it was again largely the tactics. of behalf, he resisted all opposition. this jockey which helped Mendi Boon came, her parkiing, two cant Friar to take a fairly promin year-old performances. Who has ent position in the great race on forgotten her amazing success by Wednesday:
greatly impress me by the manner of his victory in the Coronation Cup, and it is not inconceivable that the dlly will prove herself bet ter than her stable companion over the Gold Cup course.
Forthcoming Events
contested between
Lee) and Shek Kam-pul.
The Ladies Harbatir swim will be competed for without the op- position of Misa Yeung Bau-king who alla for Europe on that day. It is, nevertheless, hoped that
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E.
4 9- 2
St. Louis Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnatti New York
Chicago Philadelphia
Arculli (LRC.-
11
beat N Whitley and R
Blyth
Scores were:-
E. Cheung and C. M. Tsang (CRC. "B"):--
lost to J. Rödger and T. C.
Monaghan
lost to B. O. M. Déane and
G. 3. Gable
5-7
beat V. R. Gordon and W.
M. Barton
B-3
P. F. Wong and M. K., Tan
81
(C.R.G. "B
beat F. D. Angus and J. J.
Ferguson
lost' to Rodger and Mona-
.......
Bar]
ghan
4-6
lost to Deane and Gam-
ble
beat J. M. Wilson and B I.
Bickford'
A. M Ramjahn and A. R. Suffad (LR.C):-/
beat Whitley and Blyth
%
... 11-3 beat Wilson and Bickford lost to Angus and Fergu-
Son
16
8. A R. Bux and A. R. Kit-
chell (IR.C:~~
beat Whitley and Blyth ...
$-3
10 17 1
9 12
2 5 0
35 beat Gordon and Barton 8-3 L. F. Hon and F. K, Lau
(C.R.C, "B"):
beat Rodger and Mona-
ghan
beat Deane and Gamble 6-1 beat Gordon and Barton 6-4.
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