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SPORTS
PROSPECTS FOR ANNUAL RACING Leading League Squads
CARNIVAL AT HAPPY VALLEY DISCUSSED
Most Attention Centred On Rooty Hill Derby: Debut Of Mr. C. B. Moller
BY "LAST QUARTER"
PREPARATIONS HAVE LONG BEEN UNDER WAY FOR THE 1941 ANNUAL RACE MEETING AND THIS WEEK HAS SEEN THE FINISHING TOUCHES being put to the months of hard work on the part of trafnėrs and Joëkëyà, not to mention, the Hongkong · Jéckey Club staff. While the ponies have been steadily doing their work on the track since November, the stands and precincts have come in for their share of attention, and which the first saddling bell is rung at II a.m. next Saturday, Feb. 15, the sight will be one of glistening paint and varnish," with a profusion of flowers on display and a well nigh perfect grass track.
Shanghai will not be as well represented as in former years. and, so far, only four visiting jockeys will be doing service. Messrs. C. B. Moller (brother of the redoubtable R.B. of Silkylight and Satin- light fame) and Francis Noodt, will be wearing the chocolate, gold. braid and red, sleeves of the "Cire" stable. The former will be mak- ing his debut in the Colony, but Mr. Noodt was a participant in the 1930 and 1932 Annual Meetings, when he met with some well re- membered successes.
SPECIAL $1 SWEEP SELLING WELL "In passing, I would mention that nearly 600.000 tickets have already been disposed of in the Special $1 Sweep on the Rooty Hill Derby and it would not surprise me to hear later that the sweep has been closed with sales amounting "to" one million tickets or more.
Mr. M. M. Sokoloff, another old
one that has gone off somewhat of late,
On View In Sunday's
FULL LEAGUE Softball Card At K.F.C.
SOCCER
PROGRAMME
CANUCKETTES AND WAHOOS TO
A full programme of League CLASH IN NEEDLE ENCOUNTER
soccer matches is down for de-
cision this week-end,
On the Club groundSING TAO Į
BY "R.O.Y,"
will entertain Kowloon and should Football Club will be the Cannekettes-Wahoos clash, a needle match The main feature of this week's softball card at the Kowloon have no difficulty in obtaining
・
easy
task
full potits, while SOUTH CHINA that will have an important bearing on the Ladies' pennant race. willi also have
In the Men's first division, the three leading teams will all be against ST. JOSEPH'S.
enraged, and keen tussles should be witnessed when the Indians An even encounter is indicated clash with the Chinese Baseballers and the Hongkong Baseballets at Boundary Street where POLICE tangle with the Cyclones
are meeting ROYAL SCOTS. A Opening the programme, the who, despite having a number or win for the military side, would | league-leading Wildcats have an individual stars, have had a most not be a surprise.
easy task against the Little Flower | disappointing season. Their orily In the only Senior match to-Club who are but one step out of feat worthy of mention was their morrow, NAVY will face a tough the cellar. As the latter's mound odd-run victory over the Mohawks proposition in EASTERN,
stat and general defensive ability earlier in the campaign, since is still very weak, the WEdcat when they have shown no signs of sluggers will have to co-operate reproducing anything near their with the oppositon If the final form on that occasion. count is to assume respectable. Tomorrow, Mentor Abe La ex- proportions.
pects to be able to line up his strongest squad and if all his available strength is arrayed
LAI WAH CUP FINAL
At 3 meeting of the League Management Committee of the Hongkong -Football Association yesterday the final of the Lat Wah Cup Competition was axed for Sunday, Feb. 16, on the Club ground; at 3.30 p.m. Admission will be $1.10, 55 and 35 cents.
Civillans,
The final is between Army and H. E. Major-Gen. A. E. Grasett will give away the trophy.
·FULL POINTS
GOOD SPRINTERS Among those that appead to go better over sprint d'stances, I like Buckfastleigh, Fresh Air, Bence- meer, Double Dutch and National Welfare. They can all cover ground quickly and with a little luck at the gate, should be very near in
Full points were awarded to the sprint events. Amulet Star Middlesex against Kowloon who appears to be the best, in that falled to turned up at Bookinpoo stable.
on Jan 18. Bendige, Strathalbyn and Cor-
RUGGER XV
friend, will have charge of the S. sair are others who can be de- COMBINED SERVICES W. Lee and Lee Bros, stables and pended on to meet with a fair will have his hands fairly full, as measure of success. The last there are a large number of ponies named appealed to me very much
The following have been selected entered from these two connexions. [right from the beginning, but she to represent the Combined Ser- Mr. H. Holden, a new-comer with has developed some leg trouble vices v. Combined Volunteers in a a fair measure of successes up lately and may even not start at Rugby match today at Sookunpoo, North, has been booked to look the meeting. However, she is kick-off at 4.15 p.m. after the "Time" stable.
working again in the mornings and Tel. Honeywill; A/Ldg. Tel Bow- The Stewards have decided that if you are out for big dividends, den, Douglas, Coombes, Richards; children will not be admitted to do not forget this racer. Arazy Lt. Carter. Morgan: Sutherland, the Club premises under any pre-II is a good mover but somewhat Ford, Manfeld, C.P.O. Wtr. King.
xt whatsoever on race days, and "green" and may not come up the Millan, Heath, Bompass, Page. therefore the usual 'off-day" picnic first time out. promised by many a fond parent.
etc.
AUSTRALIAN GRIFFINS
HOCKEY TRIAL
The following are requested to
to their offsprings will have to be Some fancy prices were paid at cancelled. The ruling is a very the various auctions for these wise one and will undoubtedly re-pantes and though they may live turn out for the "Probables" in a lieve congestion not to mention up to their "money value," I am hockey match against the Com- minimising the danger of possible afraid some of the lesser lights bined Indian Military team at 3 accidents due to fractious pontes, might spring a surprise. I honest P.m. today on the Navy ground:
y think that Marsh Warbler and M. Benwell; V. C. Bond, J, B. Distant View are amongst the best. Gonsalves: R. Marques, W. A. Reed, The Eu Tong Sen stable has N. B. Whitley: 2/Lt. N. 3. Cole, T. confined to China pony griffins is three very good ones in Fleetwing,! S. D. Whitley, Gurbachan Singh,. called the Hongkong Derby and al-Gay Fox and Gloaming and I have B. Fowler and W. Brown. ways regarded in the past as the placed them according to my es-Alves, D. T. Smith and W. Parker. blue Riband, the race that is at-timation of their capabilities. tracting most attention at the mo-Gloaming was the most expensive ment is the Rooty Hill Derby for one but has not turned up quite
AUSTRALIAN, SUBS. Although the Derby which is
Reserves: A. E. P. Guest, A. M.
The senior League football match
1941 Australian Subscription ponies. to expectations, though I am in-between Police and Royal Sects, One of the reasons for this is the clined to believe she is more back today has been postponed. Special $1 Sweep referred to above ward in form than the others and and also the fact that there are may show them a thing or two as many as 66 entrants for this when she is properly primed up.
event.
THE "BIG NOISE" -
SPORTING
FIXTURES
TODAY
"A" Division: Kow-
loon C. C. v. Civil Service . 'C:
From what I have seen of morn-
T. K. Li's best is Oracle and this ing since early December, I make chestnut mare should do well, es- Endeavour and Vitamin M as the pecially in the short distance two best subs of the year. Both events. A Happy Time appears to CRICKET," are undoubtedly first class ponies be the best of the La Po Chun) and have some outstanding gallops string, whilst Vis Major is the "big to their credit, Mr. reter We will noise" in the 8. W. Lee stable. First have charge of Endeavour, while Love is a first class animal and Mr. Donald Black is the lockey no-dangerous in any
race she is mimated for Vitamin M. Of the
started. Cire's Sunlight and Star-FOOTBALL. two, I have a slight preference for light have not shown their real Endeavour and believe he will be powers in training as yet but I am difficult to beat over middle and impressed with their style of gal- long distances.
United Express is the one that comes next in my opinion, since that fast 1.55 mile some two weeks!
lop.
The Gredmake stable
King's Welcome is nice compact pony, with some very good track" performances to her credit and ago was done very convincingly should be able to secure at least and the Russian riding boy, someone race. what on the heavy side, was quite are represented in this class by content to sit still and come home Colooma and Canberra. They are In easy fashion. Mr. Ip Kui Ying both useful should have quite a successful meeting with this contender.
and the former is worth following in sprint events. Hascossay is a veritable "ayer" and Black Beal has also been impre will be one of the more prominent sive and I have been given ones in the short races, Hornpipe understand, will be Mr. L. B. Chao's and Pigtail are the pick of the mount. Manhattan and Seal River others and together with the Nine- should also show up well, while A teenth Hole, are quite capable of Surprising Time is also worth rat-
upsetting... Ing near the top. Santa Anita, Mainsail and Hole In One will have a good following, though the last named is rumoured to be under a cloud at the moment. Never- Never, King's Fight and Corriedao
are all trained in the same stable and their owners should be more
CHINA PONY GRIFFINS
Y.
C.: Recreio V. Craigengower. “B” Division: Craigengower. v. Re crelo: Indian R.C. v. Civli Ber- vice C.C.
First Division: Sing Tao v. Kowloon (Club), 4.15 p.m. South China Y St. Joseph's (Caroline Hill, 415 'pm. Second Divison: Kit Chee v. Service Corps (8t. Joseph's). 2.45 p.m.. Bing Tao v. Club (Club), 2.45 p.m... Ordnance Engineers (Military), 4.15. pim.. Police v. Kowloon (Boundary Street), 2.45 p.m... 30th RAY Middlesex Stanley), 2.45. p.m South, China" v. Kwong Wah (Caroline Hill), 2.45 p.m. Third Division: 12th RA. 7. Service Corps (Stanley), 4.15 p.m.. Shell v. Engineers (St. Joseph's). 4.15 p.m., Medicals v. 35th. RA. GOLF. Royal Hongkong Golf
(Military), 2.45 p.m
Club 'Stubbs Shield Competition. Semi-final round...
If punters were to gauge RUGBY.-Combined capabilities by looks alone, then Continued Page 12 Col. 3
C.B.A, HOCKEY. XI TO MEET KHALSA
Volunteers
"A" T. Combined Services "A"
· (Bookunpoo) | 3 p.m.; Combined Volunteers v. Combined Services (Sookunpoo) 4.15 p.m.
TOMORROW
than satisfied with their training The following will represent FOOTBALL, First Division: performances. Royal Sovereign is Central British Association in * Navy 7. Eastern (Causeway
also worth remembering.
Hockey Association Tournament!
I had a very high opinion of match against Khalsa to be play- Sydney Diamond at one time, but ed at 10.30 am on Sunday morn this chestnut has come downing on the Police, Ground. Boun- somewhat in my estimation recent- dary Street:-
ly as he appears to have lost a
T. Lockhart; V.C. Bond, D. Tay- little "fire.". However, do not neglor. D. Parsons, N. B. M. Whitley Tect this pony as he is a top fligh- and G. Ainside; D. T. Smith, TSD. ter and should do well at the meet-Whitley, E. Fowler. W Ure and ing Snow White is another good F. "Fowler.
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Bay), 415 p.m., Second Divi- slon Navy v. Royal Scots (Causeway Bay), 2.45 p.m., Third: Division: 36th R.A. v. Bignals (Sookumpoo), 415 p.m., 20th RA V, 7th R. A. (Sookunpoo). 2.45 p.m., International "ASA. (Chatham Road) 2.45p.m., Air Force v. 24th R. A. (Cha tham Road), 4:15 pm
The second match will find the Canadian Chinese lassies opposed to the Wahoos
against the Indian lads, the latter In their first round meeting, the will have a hard time clinging onto the Canuckettes nosed through to a the runners-up position in 7-6 triumph, but on this occasion league standings. will be without skipper Jean Lee whose heavy stickwork will be sorely missed. The Green Owls. on the other hand, appear to be plons, should come home on the
another team since the return of
verdict..
EAST POINTS St. Joseph's, the potential cham-
bit," against the
nese aggregation.
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on little of the incentive that served as a spark plug in their early sea- son drive to the top of the league tables.
Filipino boys Big Chief Therese Noronha, so in-whose only points this season have
teen garnered at the expense of Leonard's hard-hitting outfit dications are that the Aghting Wahoos will reverse the previous the cellar-bolding Canadian Chi-the sweeps,
·MOHAWKS v. CYCLONES The Jolin' Boeys go into this With their championship hopes game holding cards, spades and resting on the ability of the In- At 12.30 pm., the second-place little casino and no-one will be dians to beat St. Joseph's next Indian Softballers go into action more surprised than the Filipino week, the Mohawks go into their against the Chinese Baseballers boys if they manage to beat Dave match against the Cyclones with
MEN'S GAMES
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