A. S: WATSON & Co.
DRUGGISTS,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, OCTOBER 31sr, 1881.
consequence an immense strain on WHOLESALE AND RETAIL the back tendons, especially at the end of a gallop when the animal is tired. All the racecourses we have seen in the East have these defects; and in almost every case within our knowledge to a far greater extent than the Hongkong course.
GENDRAL CHEMISTS,
AND
Manufacturers of the Ellowing*
AERATED WATERS, víz : SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASHI, LEMONADÉ, THNGERAD, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.
Delivories in Town and Harbour from
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end, extending from the judge's box It would appear that tlioappointment to the three-quarter mile post. The of Principal Civil Modical officor" () sharp turn a few yards past the of Labuan has, hoen netually going a winning post cannot be safely begging ono daring to take it up negotiated without causing a very wing to the nubedthy state of the severe and undue strain to the back island. Wa Loarn, however, that Dr. tendons and ligaments, and with a
Jansz, a nativo of Ceylon, has adopted tired animal finishing his gallop the topostenditionally for the torm of two These defects cannot be removed, danger is increased fifty-fold when but as there is very little in the but the ill effects arising from their the surface of the track is unevou, ma for saltinpsel oxite in that out- island to compensate a professional " existence, can to a great extent be fant full of rats, as it is at present. of-tho-way locals, we expect that the avoided, or at last, considerably It is a em a custom to finish the Imperial Govorumont will be soon in lessened by a little care and attention.gallop after passing the winning quest of another nominee for this, as it When the track is hand and sans post, and to pull up immediately is grandiloquently term in Official, baked, it will not be necessary hereafterwards, sometimes even before parlancs, Colonial Surgeonsy!. as in India to resort to "picking up," the turn out of the straight is made. as a liberal use of properly construct The ground is uneven here, and a ed water carts will almost invariably pony's forlock joints are particularly be all that is required. When the liable to a wrench or strain especially going is heavy and holling, resem-when suddenly pulled up,
The bling a bog in certain portions of the custom adopted by a well known course, the constant use of a light Fachow sparismin of invariably harrow, and a very heavy roller, finishing his training gallops on the (similar to that used by the Surveyor Black Rock hill is a very sensible General's department in the publican practical one, which ought to be roads) will work wonders.
generally followed, as the risk in The real trouble, however, of which pulling up is greatly lessened. How we have all good reason to complain over, until the authorities initiate can hardly be classed as a natural active proceedings to eradicate the defect, seeing that it is caused by glaring defects we have pointed ont, All communications should be adresse: The neglect, and can be removed with the state of the race-course will
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Notices to Subscribers.
A mass mosting of fifty thousand. persons has boon hold in Hyde Park in connection with the agimtion now going on in Ireland. The tologram states that the meeting condemol the What particular line of policy has been policy of the Government in Ireland. conilomnel wo are left to guess, but the roult can hardly be surprising, what- ever is referred to, when it is considered that the meeting was convened for tho express purpose of passing a set of re- solutions against Mr. Gladstono's, go- moral policy, and composed of sympa thisers with the Lul League agitators.
SPORTING GOSSIP.
One orquing contemporary has cong up to the scratch smiling, with a new sporting corrospandent, the usual China' Mail compotont authority on the sport of kings. This latest luminary must bo foarfully and wonderfully constituted. As we knew nothing to the contrary, ho may be an authority on aquatics, and intimately acquainted with every branch of molera athletica; but it must be perfectly plain to every person practically acquainted with the subject, that the man who observes in reference to the first instakmont of nar subscrip- tion griffins which arrived on Saturday, afternoon, that "they are on an avel- aga equal in physique, to consigamonts of previous years, although to the non- professsional oyo they look anything but racors, can only be two or three dogroes romovel from hopeless idiotcy. Wo have heard of the physique of an athlete or oarsman, but the term ap- plied to a raco-pony is one of those Callythumpian absurdities, of which the exclusive privilege belongs to that admirablo organ of the missionaries, the China Mail.
"Hongkong Telegraph, 15, Wollington very little trouble, and ar slight ex- | always be regarded as unsatisfactory ought to know something of the sub. They woro drawn for by the subscribers
Struct.
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pense. It is neither to the hari, }
weather, nor the heavy going after a inelastic nature of the track in dry
and unsafe.
Says an old London coadjutor, who
joct; if a life long experience goes for ought-What is a real Havannah oi-
delightful after dinner dream, a whiff of wsthetic bliss, au othereal experience, cream of the most superb feast, and a
Ramos null addresses with all communications in Corrents are requested to forward their tended for insertion, nos necessarily for publication, rainfall, that we attribute the many round to Aberilean Docks early this gar? Years and years ago it was a
but as evidence of good faith,
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Notice to Advertisers.." Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixat poriod will be contlined until
break-downs for which our racecourse has obtained such an unenviable no-
The Clerman ship Why was towed
morning.
Mr. Anselmo Ferroirt Pinto Bastos
toriety; but simply to the many ir-has been appointed Consul-General for regularities on the surface of the Portugal in London. track. We have carefully gone over the ground times out of number, and as a result of these inspections have frequently called the attention of the racing authorities, through the me- At St. Peter's Church, Hongkong, on thedium of the public press, to the ne- 17th October, Robert Crisp Hurley to Matil-
cornterande.
MARRIAGES
da Eliza Griffith.
cessity which existed for something
We learn from the agonts, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., that the stoarnors Glenavon and Sazz left Sin- gaporo for this port on Saturday and yesterday rospectively.
ship Company's steamer Oiais, with Tho Occidental & Oriental Steam
soother of all troubles. Now it appears
to be a stick of vegetable leaf made in Bremen, shipped to Caba by the gross, taken out there, stuffed into Havannali bundles, and "baptised" with Havan. unh trademarks. Those of the Havan- nah cigars which are not made in Whitechapel, so that lovers of a really Bremen are possibly manufactured in
good smoke-if they wish to be sure
On the 15th October, at St. Johu's Catha. being done in making the course as mails from San Francisco to the 8th what they put into their lips-had
Chaplain, F. T. Pearce Foster to Auna, third surviving daughter of Bloomfield-Dougins, Esq., H.B.. Resilent, Selangor, Straits Settlements.
DEATH.
At Maono, on the 26th October, at the residence of his uncle, Camillo L. de Souza,
Esq, Evaristo Francisco da Roza, Interpre ter Sinologue, age 27, deeply rogrotbed.
THE
Songkong Telegraph.
levels possible. Nothing however
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year: -
and
honey-dow.
season.
The first instalmont, numbering one dozou, of the 38 subscription griffos purchased in Shanghai, safely arrived by the Khiya on Saturday afternoon.
at Kennedy's Horse Repository at 5.30 in the presence of a fair sprinkling of well known sportsmen, amongst whom we noticed Captain Brennan, of Foo- chow, who will be remembered as having croato a bit of a sensation at our races four years ago by running the
Jambaree. This popular north-country Foochow Cap, with the cream-colored
mighty Egmont to a short head for the
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sport " is now en route to England by the steamship Glenorchy on a well earned holiday, which wo trust he will thoroughly enjoy.
fairly good looking all round mob, The first instalment of griffias are a without there being a sign of anything
conspicuously racing-like. They are in poor condition generally, and we roally feel inclined to grumble at the manner in which they were sent down. The ponies cost laid down here about $150 each, which is a pretty stiff figure for a large lot of untried ponies bought ut public anetion, and on that account, as well as for other importaut reasons, it was surely worth while providing each pony with a coarse blanket before shipping them in Shangliai. It must be rather coll out at sea during the partridge, woodyock, and teal were fair-night betweon Shanghai and this port, Sason 1 Principal, H.... Comp. W. M. B. Arthur. First Principal, M.E....Comp. W. M. Danne.ly plentiful. The thirty odd worshippers and we all know how susceptible any. Thiri Prinsipal, F..
at the Shrine of Diana kept hard at thing in the shape of horse flesh is to work from early morning up till four chills, and bad colds, with their atten- Saribe ....
in the afternoon, and with very success:
dant evils. It is surely an ansound ful results. This is the best season in policy to run any risks of that kind for our locality for shooting, as tlie wonther the sake of the two or three dollars As previously announced in our col- is not inordinately warn, and there is uns, H. the Governor has kindly plenty game to shant, to say nothing consentol to lay the foundation stone of the healthy recreation afforded by of this now Roman Catholic College at the trip up the river, and a gool teamp Glonely on Thurolay next, the 3rd November, at 4.30 p.n. The Rev.through that country. I have beou out Father Burghgnoli requests us to in-months, and feal wonderfully braced almost every Saturday for the past two form the general public of Hongkong ap after the long tedious sammor. that the Boman Catholic community will fool honored by their presence of that occasion.
Scribe N Principal Sojourner,
....Qomp. Dalton Saylo. ..Comp. Paul Jordan. .....Comp. G. Orley, ...Comp. W. Windrum.
involved in the parchase of a course borse-blanket!
has ever been attempted, and this will leave for this port to-day. neglect, for it is nothing else, hus
We matico that the Spanish stoainer been the direct cause of many high
A correspondent writos:-Yoster: class race-ponies breaking down dur-folono which we announced on Satur- ipg training. It is a recognised factay as having departed for Manila is day was one of the bust sporting days amongst all practical horsemen, that still in the Harbour. Wo un lerstood we havahad daring the proscat shooting Our party went up to Castle that sh his ben dolayòl owing to these irregularities on the surface of some defect in her machinery.
Peak, where we found a goodly number a racecourse lead to many serious
of sportsmen, thors boing three stoarn accidents through stumbling and Ata Regular Convocation of Victo-landichos, and three or four Hakka slipping up, besides being a frequentria Chaptor of Royal Arch Praonasons boats at anchor in the bay. Snips cause of sprain to the back tendons, hold on Fri lay evening last, the follow-were rather scarce in the fields, but suspensory ligaments, and fetlocking offivors were olocted for the current quail wore in great abundance, and HONGKONG, Ster Ocrosek, 1881. joints. A well kept race-course is as level as a bowling green; ours on Tur beau ideal of a racecourse is one the contrary is so full of ruts, holes, that will neither jar the joints and and irregularities that it is impps. suspensory ligaments of the race-sible to gallop at full speed without horse by its hardness,, cause an un-running a great risk both to horse' necessary strain on the back tendons. and rider, As already stated in a in galloping by being what is called previous article, we have recently heavy going, nor shorten the stride experienced both the bodily risk, and
The lucky (?) drawers on Saturday and make it "dwell," in the re-
the misfortune of losing a valuable
wave Mr. Paul, who drew thres, Mr. covery by a wint of elasticity in the racer, solely owing to the imperfec-
Grammont and Don Enrique who had turf. It is needless to say that a
tions on the course to which we have
Kabo, Poesnecker, Theo, and Reiners each a couple, and Messrs. Manger, racecourse answering all these re- just alluded. quirements is not be found in the The remedy for all this is not far
with one each. Mr. Paul had a racing Far East, nor are they very numer to seek. There is no actual neces-
-like groy in his lot, and a compactly ous at home. The various courses sity for the whole length of the track
Me. Dauby's quotation in his pam- built dan with the Tajmahal "chop" phlot, which we noticed the other day, on his hind quarter; the latter although on Newmarket Heath, especially the being re-turfed as appears to be the
The Danish stormor Aeliu, Captain regarding tho enhancement in the July Course, the Curragh at Kildare, general opinion. The soft tur af Rovesbeck, which arrived here on Savalas of proporty in the suburbs,
rather unlor-sized, has a hardy wear anl tear look about him, and a general and Epsom Downs are probably the fords fairly good going, and with turiny afternoon, reports: Left Ma was rather unfortunate, having set conformation which looks like gallop- best stretches of sound turf in Great ordinary attention would leave little nila on 16th instant with fresh N.W som folks thinking, who now asking. Mr. Grammont's pair are a grey Britain, although there are undoubt-room for complaint. Certain por-winds which continued up to the 18th whether the main object of the local and a dun, the first named a promising edly scores of pretty little courses tins of the course would certainly whon it began to blow hard from scheme may not be the improvement of looking pony, standing on a set of clean, scattered throughout the kingdom | require levelling and re-turfing, and N.N.W. veoring round to N. by E. property at East Point? We, of wall made limbs, bat somewhat short which are almost all that could be a free use of manure or tan, and con- with high son. On the 19th the wind course, scout, the idea of such a mer in the middle piece to please the eye of desired. The natural defects of thestant harrowing and rolling would' was blowing hard from N. to N..conary motive! We may, however, a fastidious critic; the other, a hardy Wong-nel-cheong track, such as they do the rest. The irregularities on with very high sea, and on the 20th supplement our previous comments by animal, with a great shaggy coat which are, unfortunately cannot be reme- the surface are generally caused by from N., N. by E., and N.W. with adding that the ferry fare to Kowloon prevents anything but the baziest idon died. No amount of skill, trouble, the heavy rains, and could easily be heavy squalls and rain. Experienced for Chinese is only 2 cents per head, boing formed as to his shape. He labour, and expenditure could over eradicated, and prevented for the
A hoavy wosterly gule on the st, despite which some of them prefer the certainly looks coarse and unwieldy in transform the course into the beat future by the aid of a heavy roller, when the ship was put back through old" pull-away," by the use of which the rough, but we shall expect to ses stress of weather and want of coals.. a saving of one pont can be effected him strip a good-looking griffia, not- ideal of a galloping track, judged which would keep the ground por-
We arrived in Manila the same night. This sponks favorably for remunerative withstanding his also being undersized. from from our English experiences. fectly level, if used immediately after Inft again on the 22nd, aut on the returns!
the heavy rains. Accidents very following day had N. by W. and N. business for a very long period in this groy is a fine upstanding pony, with A gentleman carrying on Of Don Enrique's brace the big iron the beginning. The Happy Valley, rarely occur to the racer in training E. winds with fine and clear weather; colony, whose premises are situated a pleaty of length, and a set of legs which although a very unsuitable course for excepting when the animal hits 24th and fine weather and N.NE. few yards up-a-side lane loading from may carry the Manila sportsman's race horses, is in many respects an himself by cutting or over-reaching, winds; 25th had four hours fine wen-Queen's Read, remarks on this head :-. jacket to victory notwithstanding the admirablo track for China ponies or puts his foot on uneven ground, ther, although the sky looked dirty. My goods are landed and stored at objectionable colour. The other one, not losing -sight of the natural de presuming that he is sound to com- At 5 p., it commenced to blow froin the Hongkong Pier. I have only to also a gray, is the smallest of the mob, fects above alluded to, which are ir-mence with, and we feel quite assured N. to N.W. by W.; sot sails to keep send a comprador, who collects a score too small in fact to race against the big.. remediable. The turf possesses none that breaking down would quickly steamer steady na it was blowing very of coolies, at three conts each, who ponios with any prospects of specoss, of that elasticity; that "springiness," be reduced to a minimum in Hong to the 27th when the weather began place, and there the matter onds: Will second Red Robin. This pony is re- hard with a high son, which continued bring them right into my business unless he should happen to turn out a which is rightly considered an essen kong if our proposals were adopted to moderate during the afternoon. At the Tramway Company pick my goods markably well shaped, but he is not tial for an English racecourse. In and carried out effectively.
pan. tiro ship went aground on the up at the godown, load them there, or quite soqnd on his legs, whether owing continued dry weather the going is
Pentas Roof. At 2 pm on the 28th unload them at the by-strest junction to stiness, or to some natural defect hard and “dead,” very trying and
got her safely off and proceeded to Even if they wore to do all this-public wo have not yet been able to ascertain. tiring for horses of every description
Hongkong with fine weather, Ar-obstruction" aside--I would still have Mr. Manger's grey is the shapeliest to gallop on; in wet weather it is
rived in port at 6.30 p.m. on the 29th to transfer my goods by coolie agency and most racing like of the whole dozen. both heavy and holding, causing in
instant.
into my house of business!" Oui bono? Although rather leggy, and light lim
It is better to recognise this fact n
The most dangerous portion of the race-course, and where the majority of cases, of break-down have occurred in the past and are likely to occur in the future-is that at the western