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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1937.
MR. S.
C. LIANG
Final Meeting Of
Of Year Attracts
Big Crowd To Valley
Firefly Causes Upset In Last Race Of The Afternoon
Ideal weather, small dividends, big cash sweep prizes and good riding featured the last meeting of the 1937 season at Happy Valley yesterday Dividends were surprisingly small, up to the last event the highest sum paid for a win up till then being well under $20. Mr. 8. C. ang carried off the jockey honours by virtue of three wins and has ended the season by being champion jockey for 1937.
The only real upset of the day was in the last race, the Finale Handicap, when Firefly, brilliantly ploted by Mr. W. G. Poy, beat a field of eleven to pay backers $129.20.
Mr. B. L. Tao had a nasty shaking-up when he was dismounted from Australian Boy in the Lag- gards Handicap. In spite of this he rode a fine race on Emergency Call two events later to place second in the Dilatory Handicap.
The Daily Double-Commencement Bay and a Great Time-pald successful backers: $30.30.
HONG KONG AUTUMN SUB-)
GRIFFINS CHAMPIONS .Gordito started a tremendously hot favourite for the curtain-raiser and well justified the public con- fidence. Mr. S. C. Liang had an easy ride, taking the lead from early on and keeping it most of the A short distance from home way.
Black) and Shipmaster (Mr. D. Coronation Day Mr. S. Tang) close struggle for ́engaged in a
second place, but in the last few responded lengths Shipmaster
with gamely and got ahead length and a half to spare. Only four ponles started and Tabby Cat brought up the rear. The time of 2.39.1 was quite good
1.Hong Kong Autumn Sub.- Griffins Champions (13 Miles) Mr. Gordo's Gordito, 150 lbs.
(Mr. S. C. Liang)
Mr. Wong Sui-Ngau's
Shipmaster, 161 lbs.
3
There
the Press Box Bear Claw forged shead, but King's Warden (Mr. S. C. Liang) was full of fighting. (Mr. D. Black stili Bear Claw had something in hand, however. and got home by two lengths. Wild Life, who had the lead most of the way. wound up last. were only three starters and the time of 2.28 was only secs. be- hind Liberty Bay's record of 2.24. 1-Hong Kong Autumn Champions- (1) Miles) Mrs. Dunbar's Bear Claw, 161.
lbs.
........(Mr. D. Black 1
Mr. Dynasty's King's Warden.
161 1ps...(Mr. S. C. Liang) 2 Mr. L. Dunbar's Wild Life. 161
lbs. (Mr. S. W. Tang) 3
lengths. many Won by two lengths between second and third.
Time: 2,28.
Part-mutuel:-
1
Win: $13.40. Place: $16.40.
Betting
Win..
Place
Bear Claw
786
174
King's Warden
1,240
Wild Life
358'
357 154
Total 2,382
645
(Mr. D. Black) 2 Dr. S. N. Chau, "Coronation Day,
165 lbs.... (Mr. S. W. Tang) 3 Won by many lengths. length and half between second and third.
Time: 2.39.1.
3
Pari-mutuet:- «
Win: $6.
Places: $5.80, $11.20.
Also ran-Tabby Cat.
Betting
Win.
Place
Coronation Day...
164
102
Gordito
1,313,
543
Shipmaster
.97
104
75 186
Tabby Cat
Total
1.758 900
LAGGARDS' HANDICAP
A well-contested affair, this event went to Ranger (Mr. D. Black after sustained spurt starting from just after the Black Rock. -Derby Day went off to a flying start and at one time Mr. S. L. Yuen looked as if he would spring a surprise. At the Black Rock, how- ever. a lot of things happened: The field bunched up. Mr. B. L. Tao was unseated, and just afterwards Mr. Black took the lead and kept it: Mr: Tao received a shaking-up but was not otherwise hurt." Down the stretch Derby Day, who had dropped behind, came back strong- ly to take second place. Mr. H. C. Pih was a good third on Snowy) River. The fast time of 1.48 was recorded.
. Australian Boy created much amusement. Having dismounted Tao, he ran round the course twice before he was caught.
2. Laggards' Handicap (1 Mile) Messrs. Johnson and Alabaster's
Ranger, 165 lbs.
(Mr. D. Black) 1
Dr. 6. N. Chau's Derby Day, 145
Ibs..........
(Mr. S. L. Yuen) 2 Mr. P.A.P.'s Snowy River, 141-
ibs.
(Mr. H. C. Pia 3
Won by two lengths, length and half between second and third.
Time: 1.48.
Pari-mutuel:—
Win: $15.50.
Places: $7.70, $21.10, $7. Also ran Australian Boy. 155 lbs. (B. L. Tao); Aztec, 162 (8, C. Liang); Bag Tor. 145 lbs...(L. P. Ralph); Perfect Day, 144 (B. L. Chao).
Betting
Australian Boy Aztec
Bag Tor
Win. Piace 497 538 180 213
130
160
Derby Day
47
05
Perfect Day
303
Ranger
768
570
Snowy River
173
760
Total
2.698 2,843
HONG KONG. AUTUMN CHAMPIONS
DILATORY HANDICAP Ebony Idol (Mr. B. A. Proulx) was favourite in this event despite the fact that she was carrying top- eight and though she gave her backers a bad moment near the end,, she responded gamely to Mr. Proulx's call a few lengths from home and got there by short head. Just beating Emergency Call Mr. B. L. Tao). Lancashire Tich J head (Mr. Tang) was third, separating him from Emergency Call. The time was 1.33.4. 4-Dilatory Handicap (6 Furlongs) Col. H. B. L. Duwbiggin's Ebony
Idol, 163 lbs.
IS
Won by two lengths, a head be- tween second and third.
Time: 2.04.4, .
Pari-mutuel:-
Win: $12.
Places: $7.70, $9.40."
Also ran:-King's Bounty. 143 lbs. 4C. L. Cheape): Tyne. 168 (R. M. Wood).
1937 CHAMPION
9.-Finale Handicap (1 Mile)
Mr. B. de Robeck's
Firefly. 140 lbs.
(Mr. W. G. Pos) 1
Mr. L.T.F.'s Gold Sovereign. 149
ibs.
LOCAL YACHTING
JOCKEY
TENNIS TITLE
........Mr. B. L. Tao) 2 Second Championship Rumjahn
Mr. H. A. Browning's Sylvandale, 151 lbs. Mr. B. A. Proulx) Won by two lengths, half length between second and third.
Time: 2.04.3.
Pari-mutuel:-
Win: $129.20.
J
3
Places: $34.90. $45.40, $15. Also ran:-Daylight Eve, 140 lbs. (D. Black); Diogenes, 140 (S. W. Tang): Gold Coin, 145 (F. F. L); Good Morning, 151 (S. C. Liang); Laughing Cavaller, 151 (P. P. Botel- ho); National Spirit, 155 (H. C. Ph: Royal Consort, 163 (A. D. Coppin): Valorous, 143 (Y. T. Fung); Voltaire. 148 (K. S. Shu).
Daylight Eve
Diogenes
Valorous Voltaire
Race Results
4
The Second Championship race of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht, Club was sailed yesterday after- noon, with the following results: "W" Class-Started at 09.50
Finished Oorr.. Pos. Typhoon ... 17.00.49 18.10.33
(Miss O. Patchett).
16.55.15 16.02.05.5 1 Curlew
(Mr. R. G. E. Innes), Tern........... 18.51.15 18.09.07.5 3
(Mr. J. L. Anderson). Monsoon
16.54.25 16.04.54 (Mr. H. W. Dulley). Nordwester ... 17.13.51 18.29.28
(Mr. W. Sporleder).
V
2
Betting
7
Win. Place 333
391
315
291
Mistral
......... 17.02.44 18.35.40
8
Firefly
147
139
(Mr. A. M. Mack),
Gold Coin
183
187
Cutty S
16.57.58 18.15.02
6
Gold Sovereign ...
124
103
(Mr. J. D. MeCatchie),
Good Morning.
892
588
Laughing Cavaller
178
153
Penguin 18.54.53, 18.12.28
(Capt. D. M. Eley).
5
'National Spirit ...
106
83
Sal Long." D.N.F.
J
Royal Consort ....
331
233
Sylvandale
667
416
1.185
1,041
66
25
Betting
Win. Place
Total! 4.282
3,556
Jungle Jim King's Bounty Soldier of China... Tyne
1,058 523
628 427
"A" Class Started at 10.10
Finished Carr. Pos... Nereld II... 16.10.03 16.10.03 (Lt.-Comdr. Sprague, R.N.). 16.10.15 16.10.15 Redshank.....
(Capt. R. H. Bower).. Kittiwake..... 16.18.06 16.18.08
(Miss P. M. King).
12
2
4
CASH SWEEPS
238 :: 215
Jean .......... 18.17.40 16.17.49
(Col. G. C. Gowland).
3
.556 415 487 365
RACE 1
"E" Class-Started at 10.00
"
No. 453
$1,747,20
3057
Total
2.862 2,120
1398
499.20 249.60
Finished Carr. Pos. Azuma. 16.00.27 15,57,17
(Mr. E. B. Lambert).
18.11.55 16.11.55 (Mr. N. V. A. Croucher'. Mel Wha...... 18.13.35-15.48.40.5 1
(Mr. E. Cock).. U. & 1.
2
5
16.13.02 16.03.42.5 3 (Mr. H. S. Rouse).
Sea Rover...... 18.12.38 16.58.44 13
(Mr. N. W. Dinsey). Wanderer..... 16.28.37 16.22.08
7
Commencement
Bay ......
QUEENSLAND AUTUMN
CHAMPIONS
Able Amazon was lucky to win in the Autumn Champions. From the
start it looked as though Blandford would win but he had to
content with second place. ) be Lancashire Chips, who with Gipsy Love was doing most of the run- ning in the first half, took the last place.
6.-Queensland Autumn Champions (11 Miles)
1
Mr. Fatshan's Able Amazon, 155 lbs. Mr. S. C. Liang) Mr. Eu Tong Sen's Blandford...
152 lbs... Mr. N. Deltz), 2 Mr. Lancashire's Lancashire
Chips, 152 lbs.
(Mr. H. C. Fih) 3 Won by a length, two lengths between second and third.
Pari-mutuel:-
Win: $14.30.
Places: $10.10, $19.50. Also ran:-Gipsy Love, 155 lbs. (B. L. Tao)..
Unplaced Ticket No: 204 gets $50. La Cicale......
RACE 2
No. 450
1907.....
$1,828,40 522.40
1241 ........ 261.20
Unplaced Tickets Nos. 2579, 2414, 2449, 3209 get $50 each.
RACE 3
No. 3195
1803 1742
.*$2.088.10 596.60 298.30
RACE 4
No. 3315
2511
$2.051.00 586.00
2473
293.00 Unplaced Tickets Nos. 2830, N112, 1450, 1815, 185. 1257 get $50 each.
RACE 5
$2,230.00 637.40
No. 4166
1836
**
3493
318.70
יִן
Unplaced Tickets Nos. 104. 313 get $50 each.
RACE $
No. 2542
190 3669
$2,319.10 662.60 331,30
Unplaced Ticket No. 2445 gets $50.
1953
RACE 7
Betting
Able Amazon
1
Win. Place 1.163 480 170 204 1,548 743 460
No. 4277 ........$2,478.70
3082
708:20 354.10
Unplaced Ticket No. 4344 gets $50.
RACE-8
No. 2452 2892
$4,890.00 1,340.00
(Mr. B. A. Proulx) Mr. Metcor's Emergency Call, 149
lbs. ............ (Mr. B. L. Tao] 2. Dr. L. Reidy's Lancashire Tich.
140 lbs...(Mr. B. W. Tang) 3 Wan by short head, a head be- tween second and third.
Time: 1.33.4. Pari-mutuel:- Win: $13.20.
Places: $7.40, $12.50, $16.40. Also ran: Happy Venture. 150 lbs. (N. Deltz); Mac's Adventure. 135 (B. L. Tuen); National Faith 140, (H. C. Pih); Popular Star, 140 K 8. Sha): Racing Strain, 140 D. Black); Radium, 142 (Y. T. Fung),
Betting
Ebony Idol ...... Emergency Call Happy Venture ... Lancashire Tich... Mac's Adventure .. National Faith Popular Star Racing Strain Radium
Total
Win. Place 1,020 973 269 310
343 213
342 203 67 142
351 413
119 149 570 595 78 123
3,030 3,255
TARDY HANDICAP
The first leg of the Dally Double found Commencement Bảy (Mr. 8. L Yuen) warmly backed, but it was until the Rock was well passed, and backers were just beginning to feel qualms of uneasiness,, that the pony looked like a winner. There- after it never looked back, the mar- gin being two lengths. Mr. Yuen indeed rode a fine race. Though
his backers may have thought he 309 cut it rather fine, his spurt was timed to a nicety. Mr. Ip did his best on Jungle Jim but was beaten by two lengths. A head separated Soldier of China (Mr. C. L. Gre- Kory). The time was 2.04.4.
Mr. Donald Black rode a magni-
5-Tardy Handicap (1 Mile) Mr. L. Dunbar's Commencement ngent race to bring Bear Claw Bay, 140 tbs. home in this event. Content to lle behind in the Black Rock was passed, he commenced a spurt from
Blandford Gypsy Love Lancashire Chips... 844
3,759 1,863
Total
LAST CHANCE HANDICAP Mr. Donald Black might have won this had be timed Discovery Day's last dash better. As it was, he left it too late to catch A Great Time and Mr. Llang got home by two lengths It was a good battle between two Jockeys, fighting for leading honours. Mr. Benny Proulx on Llangollen brought up a bad third.
1
With Commencement Bay. A Great Time paid $30.30 for the Dally Double, ....-
1--Last Chance Handicap (1 Mile Mr. Li Po Chun's A Great Time, 165 lbs. ...(Mr. S. C. Liang) Mr. L. Dunbar's Discovery Bay, 165 lbs. (Mr. D. Black)
Mr. Van Woerdon's
Llangollen, 144 lbs.
1
2045........ 670.00 Unplaced Tickets Nos. 783. 299. 3413, 4761. 735, 1305, 1822, 1722, 3826 get $50 each.
LOCAL RUGGER
The Army suffered another over- whelming defeat in the Triangular Rugby Tournament on Saturday when the Hong Kong Club swamp- ed them to the tune of 47 points to 11. The feature of a one-sided game was the fine work of the Club forwards, and a brilliant try by 2/Lt. Chiverall who ran some Club line. 60-Odd yards to the
2 This was early on, when the Army were getting a fair share of the game, but from then on the Club forwards took charge of things
Teams:-
3
(Mr. B. A. Proulx) Won by two lengths, dve lengths between second and third.
Time: 1,50.
Pari-mutuel:-
Win: $11.60.
Army:-8gt. Gul (R.A.O.C.); Fus Watkins (Fusiliers), Capt. Maisey (RAM.C.), Pte Rainey (Seaforths) and 2/Lt. Chiverall (Middlesex); 2/Lt. Gudgeon' (Middlesex) and Lt. Also ran:-Strathcarrick, 185 lbs. R. D. Maciagan (Beaforibs); Sergt. (C. I Gregory),
Places: $8.10 $8
Betting
A Great, Time Discovery Bay Llangollen
Strathcarrick
1
Win. Place 1,301 1,460
678
118
381
297
260
205
Total 3,402--1,894
FINALE HANDICAP-
More (Middlesex), Bergt Marshall (Middlesex), Lt. D. C. Lincoln' (Rig des); 2/Ltd 1. A. Maclagan, Cpl. Wainscote (R.C. of Bignals); Lt.. Beadnell (Middlesex), Capt, Gilles- ple (RE) (Captain) and Lt. Grow-.. ford (R.C. of Gignals).
Club 1st XV:-W. M. MacGrath; D. H. Stewart, H. D. Bidwell, W. E. Grieve, and H. Van Leeuwen; C. W. Lyle and J. L. Bonnar; RA. Wat- son. K. 8. Balter, A. W. Holden; W. Upsets ruled in the last event E Peers, B. Hynes: J. C. Miller before the break in the season. (Captain), A. J. O. Taylor and F. A. Valorous, Good Morning, and Byl- Redman. vandale, hotly backed, brought up the tall of the field, the last-named just managing to place. Firefly Navy (Mr. W. G. Poy) scored a sensation- Club
in to bay hia 147 backers Army al' win to 2si2920 each. Gold Sovereign, finely piloted by Mr. B. Two, was second
(Mr. L Yuen) 1 Mr. Lan's Jungle Jim, 154 lbs.
MEPC ZEME, KL Ip)
that point and pasalng the Public Mr. T.KL's Soldier of China, 158 stand anything was possible. At
ibs.
anti
(Mr. C. Gregory) 3 to pay $43.40.
TABLE TO DATE
PWLDF.A. Pts.. 2200 63 16 4 21 10 80 93 2 2 0 2 0.14 88 0
3 3 0 137 137 6
(Mrs. D'Arcy Evans). Quest, D.NF.
Sea Lark V... 17.09.03 16.44.01 12
(Mr. T. D. Trasy), Cherub
And Mrs. Chui In Final
By scores of 4-6, 6-4, and 6-1 H D. Rumlahn and Mrs. Chul Chan- chul beat "A. E P. Guest and Miss Madge Grimths in the 'semi- finals of the Colony Mixed Doubles Championship on Saturday after- noon, and thus enter the Final of this competition for the fourth year in succession.
The winners were given a very hard fight in the first two sets and at one stage looked as if they would be beaten, but Miss Griffiths was not at her best and once the eritical stage in the second stanza was weathered. Rumjshin and Mrs. Chul had things much their own way. The men both played well, but Rumjahn's greater versatility gave him a slight edge on his opponent,, and with Mrs. Chul definitely the better of the two ladies. the re- suit went as expected..
Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY
Badminton. - Badminton in Cathedral, Hall, 8.30 p.m.
Softball
Meeting.-Hong Kong League, at Höter Cecil, 5.30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22
Kong Hong Shooting.-Hong Rifle Association Weekly Spoon and Practice Shoot, Army Range, Kow- loon City. 2 p.m.
FRIENDLY HOCKEY
MATCHES
A weak Central British School team were beaten by six goals to nl by the "Y" Ladies, Caer Clark a friendly Cup champions. in hockey match at King's Park on Saturday. Despite the wide mar- gin, however, the match was not entirely one-sided. The champions were all over the girls in the first half, but later on the losers fought back and nearly scored on one or
Rumjahn and Mrs. Chul will meet E. C. Fincher and Miss Rose Perry in the Finals, the latter pair having been awarded a walk-over: two occasions. by the C.R.C. Committee against 'Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Burnett.
GRAND RETURN TO FORM
A feature of Saturday's 'racing, last meeting of the year. was the very nne performance of that gal- lant old timer, Able Amazon, who Autumn the Queensland won Champions over if miles against a Held which included fine perform- Lancashire like, Blandford,
era Tich.
at King's In a scrappy match Park Hong Kong Ladles beat Cen- tra British Association Ladies by four goals to nil, and on a neigh- bouring ground "a depleted Recreio men's team lost to the YM.C.A. eleven by three goals to nfl
MISS
COLLEDGE
RETAINS TITLE
London, Dec. 18. The world champion figure skater, Miss Cecilla Colledge, suc- cessfully defended her English title at Wembley Stadium against the skating elite of the nation.".
It will be recalled that for some years Able Amazon was one of the, leading Australian ponies at Happy "Valley, but of late she had not been doing any too well, so that this pony's return-to-farm-has! points, achieved a higher score in
compulsory figures. proven tremendously popular.
Graham
bis Sharp defended title and, with 1926.8 points, defea- ted Frederick Tomlins (1852.2 points,)
Cecilia dbtained a total of 1946.8' points, although Miss Megan Tay- lor, who came second with 1883.8
17.03.22 16.21.02 (Mr. I. W. Shewan).
16.58.32 16.06.13 4 Tyrone
(Mr. G. V. T. Marshall). Norena.......
B
15.44.32 18.24.44.
8
Fei Loong
(Mr. 8. Berg): Pungl
17.12.33 16.29.18
9
(Dr. L. D. Pringle).
18.07.24 16.31.47 10
·
(Col. G. Lammie). Highwaymen... 17.12.01 16.86.01 11
(Mr. D. J. Lamdale).
Leslie and Violet Clif easily won the pairs skating event.- Fransocean
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