THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1933.
CAPTAIN FOSTER'S
TRENTBRIDGE
Entries And
The
Handicaps
COMPLETE LIST
Handicaps and entries for the Twelfth Extra Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockoy Club, to be held to-morrow are as follows:
LEGER DAY
PUNTERS WILL BE EN FETE
NIGHT STAR MUST WIN
TRENTBRIDGE
And
In
THREE ST. LEGER WINNERS
First Three Selections Every Event at the Valley To-morrow
HONGKONG Autumn Classics-the Hong- kong, Freemantle and Sub-Griffin St. Legers -are the big attraction in to-morrow's racing programme at the Happy Valley. And here are .my
selected winners:
Hongkong St. Legar
· Freemantle St. Legor
Sub-Griffin St. Lager.
Trentbridge
Night Star
Warrington
BELOW will also be found my analyses of the
afternoon's card, together with three selec- tions for each event.
Tknown pesterday, when it was announced HE unhappiest news of the week was made that Golden Dragon, one of the entries for the Sub-Griffin St. Leger went lame in his final gal- lop on Wednesday morning, and that not only will he be a non-starter in this event, but will not be seon on the track again this season.
She-0 Handicap, "A" Close. TO BE FOLLOWED ce with the issue in doubt until
One Mile-Blue Star. 164; Cos.
sack's Beauty, 154; Dinna Bay, 168: Hetman, 158; King's Justice, 154; Sako, 154.
Fremantle St. Leger, One and Three Quarter Miles:-Ration, 151; Night Star, 160; City of Brisbane, 151; Tecumseh, 146;
Portia, 156; Sunup, 161; Ngtuk, 151; What's That, 161; Rony Morn, 151.
Castle Peak Handicap, "B" Class, Five Furlonga:-Charming Star, 108; Chateau Bay, 145; Don, 152; Flying Tourlat, 157; Jungle Jim, 146; King's Bounty, 168; Navy Hall, 166; Pride of Tsingtao, 150; Royal Flush, 150; The Tiger, 152;
Valorous, 158; Wonderful Stag
140.
Hongkong St. Leger, One and Three Quarter Miles:-Charming Star. 151; Cossack's Beauty, 156; Mayflower, 166; Per-so; 146; Solar Star, 158; Trentbridge 156; Wid- ties, 151.
JINGLE'S 103 Iha.
Black
(By "Captain Foster").
Castle Peak Handicap This should be a weil contested the last stride. The Handicapper has done his work well and it will not be easy to pick the winner with niy degree of certainty. In short race like this the start means see King's Bounty, "Flying Tourist, The Tiger and Valorous fighting it out at the finish. Of the four 1 fancy King's Bounty the best of
all.
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To-morrow is Hong everything, but I think we shall kong Leger's Day, and speculation is rife as to whom will win the Sub-Griffins classic. which, in my opinion is a very open race.. Warrington
is my fancy, although De Minimus will have a large following. Trentbridge
should win the the Hongkong St Leger, and
Night Star ap-
Fanling Handicap, Three Quar tor Milo:-Bagulo, 158 Rock, 150; Black Volvol, 145; Bold pears to be the General, 168; Charming Face, 163; only genuine Darien, 160; Disorderly Conduct, stayer for the 156; Fry Grey,' 159; Jingle, 166:
Iron 168;
Freemantle St
Krata Viz, 150; No Fear, 183; Leger.
Now's The Time, 166; Paul Jones, Luiden Dra- 168; Poverty Bay, 156; Swale, 145; gon untortun- Ta Peastie, 140; White Butterfly, ately went 140.
Lame after his Inst
Shum Chun Handicap, "C" Class, gallop One Milo:-Alexandra Hall, 168: Wednesday. Brechin, 161; California, 150; Gold He was much Key, 162; Mike,: 106; Mon Talls. man, 147; Nippy, 140; Por.se, 140; Philanderer, 160 Solar Star, 100; would have I Spotted Butterfly 158; Tenorio, think finished 162; Widnes, 140.
amonget the
fancied and
Sub-Grifos SE Logor, One' and placed ponies. Three Quarter Miles:-Bola Gen- With the eral, 161; Burgoniaator, 166: De exception of Minimia, 156; Gay Butterfly, 156: the Shek-O King Salmon, 150; Melody, 151;
handicap, Partnership, 156; Vigilance, 156; Warrington, 166.
which will re- sult in a run-
Taipo Handicap, "D" Class, Five Furlongs: Adam, 153; Alda, 161; way victory Ajax, 140; Amoy, 145; Banjolina, for Diana
105; Cobu, 145; Festival Evo, 158: Bay, the re- Helter Skelter, 154; King's Parade,
160; Maria Potra, 156; Mignonette, maining three 161; Orlando, 166; Powerful King, races should 146; Snappy Eve, 147; Stickypast, produce good 160; The Crook, 140; The Gadwall, | finishes. 160 Valloy Hall, 140; Wembly' Stag, 164.
THE CARD
EIGHT EVENTS TO BE DECIDED
Here is the programme for the 12th Extra Raco Meeting which starts at 2 p.m. to-morrow,
Race 1, 2 pm.;-Shek-O Handicap, 1 Mile
Race 2, 2.30 p.m.:-Free. mantle St. Leger, 1% Miles
Race 3, 3 p.m.:-Castle Peak Handicap, Five Furlongs
Race 4, 3,30 p.m.-Hongkong
St. Leger, 1% Miles
Golden Dragon.
Shek-Q Handicap
very
The Tiger is going great guns
may at the moment and easily win. He put a rattling good gallop with Mr. Frost up the other morning, the time he took to negotiate the mile being 2.09.
Valorous is in good hard can dition and on Wednesday niorn-. ing he covered six furlongs in 1.32 3/6, but his finishing quar- ler was poor-33 secs, all out. Ile is slow at the gate but if he
should get of well. I think he will be concerned with the finish.
Flying Touriat has done every- thing that has been asked of him recently, but I really cannot see him winning. Navy Hall I gather will be a non-starter, otherwise I would have given him pride of place. Don, will I think find the distance- too short for him and this remark also applies to Pride of Tsingtao. The latter pony has vastly Im-
APOLLO BEATEN BY CYCLAMEN BAY
HONGKONG PONIES DO WELL
...IN TIENTSIN.
has
Apollo who mado a great name for himself at Tientsin by winning race after race, met his waterloo at the- last Championship, being beaten by another Hong- kong pony, Cyclamen Bay.
Both these ponies are very well known in
and Hongkong
won many good races here.
WARRINGTON
Gray and Dairen, both good ponies
for the distance. No Fear hus credentials and might eaally upset the apple cart. Now's Tho Time has disappointed so often, but I hesitate to leave him entirely out of the hunt.
I understand Mr. Frost will have the mount and the change of jockeys may prove beneficial, in- dicating as the name denotes, Now's The Time to have your flutter. Per- haps it may be as well to take a sporting chance on him and if successful, the return will be pro- fitable. Likely Result:
1 Jingle 2. Iron Grey.
3 Now's The Time
1 Warrington
2 Vigilance
a De Minimis.
Taipo Handicap
THE DOUBLE.
NIGHT STAR
The selection of to- morrow's double calls for some rather serious thinking. Nevertheless I feel punters would do well to choose either
King's Bounty The Tiger Valorous or Flying Tourist
for the first leg, and to back
Warrington
or if an alternative is felt in be needed
We should witness a close finish in this scurry. Wembly Stag will be there or thereabouts. Festival Eve and Stickypast have also great speed and we cannot ignore Covu and Helter Skelter. Adam has 1 also to be considered. I feel sure that there six ponies among them: will fill the three positions but the puzzle is in which order? The year's English Derby and, in the
abart again will prove the deciding
Vigilance
for the second half of the bet.
KSCERATATOUIL
factor but assuming, they all get opinion of Meyrick Good, is the best two year old he has seen for: many years.
off well I would be inclined
place them in this order.
1 Wembly Stng
2. Stickypast
3 Helter Skelter
The Double
to
The son of Manna (the winner of the Derby of 1026) won all his seven races this year and over: £17.000 in Staken. He was pur- chased by Lord Glanely at the Doncaster Sales Inst your for under 600 guineas, who luckily. We certainly cannot put on our entered him for the classics of Betting Boots, to-morrow.
The
FOUR NEW JOCKEYS
AT HAPPY VALLEY TO-MORROW
MR. P. BOTELHO'S GREAT PROMISE -
MR. SHUEN DOWN FROM NORTH
(By "Captain Foster")
We welcome three new riders at the Valloy in the per- sons of Davis, Deitz and P. Botelho, and I am sure that they will all be public favou- rites before long,
Mr. Davis is an experienced
1934. His last outing was in the Double is very open especially for Imperial Produce Stakes at Kemp-jockey and has had many accesses the first leg where I would be in ton Park on September 80 last and both on the flat and over stickḤ clined to back King's Bounty. The Meyrick Good, the Sporting Editor-at Shanghai, Tientsin Tiger, Valorous and Flying Tour of the Sporting Life writes:-
ist, and Warrington for the second,
If another is required for the lattor I would suggest a chance on Vigilance,
TURF TOPICS.
WHEN BRONZINO NEARLY WON
COLOMBO & THE 1934 CLASSICS
(By "Captain Foster")
In his book "Man and Horses I have known" the Hon: George Lambton-the trainer of Swynford--the horse which beat Bronzino, in the 1910 St. Leger-says-
Having an idea that Lemberg was not a great stayer I told Frank Wotton to make the pace as hot as he could from the start. In. the race he had the field on the stretch in the first furlong. Coming to the Red House, Danny
Shumchun Handicap moved up on Lemborg, but when.
ever he got to Swynford's quarters some of in Mr. P. Botelho will have the the latter put in Blue Star and Cossack's Beauty to see him returned a
proved and it will not surprise me
winner handling of Brechin and I think great bly strides and went away will, I fear, be outclassed. Diana before the season closes. He will the combination will prove success agdlu. Day, will win in a canter as she is be dangerous in any finish of a ful Gold Key is quietly fancied Two furlongs from home, Maher known to be in Ane fottle, Sadko mille or over. Selection.
on his last running cannot be seriously considered for second place, and think both Dynasty's candidates will follow the mare home. This is how I expect them to finish:
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1 Diana Bay
King's Justice .3 Hetman
Freemantle St. Loger
1 King's Bounty
2 The Tiger
3 Valorous ·
Hongkong St. Leger
A small but selected fold will
and 'Mike should also be conalder- was following dead in his tracka.
ed. Mon Talisman I fear will be Although he was sitting atli, 80 outclassed.
1 Brechin
2 Mike
3 Gold Key
Sub-Griffin St. Lager
well did I know Danny's riding, that I was certain his horse was tiring and I said to Bob. Vyner, who was beside me in the stand "I've got him, we should win."
Nearly Caught
faco the barrier for this ·Classic.
This is a very open race. War-
Frank Wotton was but a boy at Trentbridge is going strongly and rington has been going woll and is the time, riding 7 st. 4 lb, and by "his gallop last Wednesday of a my first choice. Do Minimis must this time he was a passenger on mile in 2.16, with the last half in be concerned at the finish, Golden Swynford, who was hanging away Hero wo shall also see a tame 'ong minute and kyst quarter in 20 Dragon had an exceedingly good on the ralla, where the Yorkshire Antah, and Night Star will win by seconds, was most impressive. He chance of annexing this ráce, and crowd was shouting and waving whatever margin Mr. Pan desires. should account for this race and race-gecra, will be sorry to hear their race cards according to their City of Brisbane should fill the will be followed home by Charming that he lamed himself after the usual custom. There was plenty Race 5, p.m.-Fanling second position, and it will not Siar and Mayflower. The distance, final gallop last Wednesday morn- of room for Lemberg to come up Handicap, Six Furlongs
on the inside, had he been good. Race 6, 1.30 p.m.-Shum amongst the placed ponies. She is Cossack's Beauty to have ony any.
surprise me to ace Rosy Morn I think will be too far for ing.
enough but he wng nət—his bolt Chun Handicap, 1 Milo
He will not be seen on the course was shot.
As it was, Bronzino a horse of Mr. Jimmy Rothschild's, came with a tremendous rush In the Inst hundred yards, nearly catch- ing my horse on the post, but the head was the right way,
Colombo for Next. Year's Classics Colombo goes into winter quare as the favourite for next
Race 7, 5 p.m.:-Sub-Grifknown to be woll, but the distance with the finish.. I'anticipate the for the remainder of the season..
St. Leger, 14 Miles
may find her weakness. I cannot following order of finish. soe Portia with the loaders at the Race 8, 5.30 p.n.:-Taiponish. She is on past perform. Handicap, Flve Furlongs
ances-vory, fast for short
a fleld consisting
The Daily Double selected races tancos," but in
Trentbridge
dis
2 Charming Star 3 Mayflower
Fanling Handicap
are the Castle Peak Handicap and chiefly of non-atayers an upset the Sub-Grimné St. Leger.
inight easily occur. This is the likely order at the finishing post:
The band of the 1st Battlion South Wales Bordorers will be in attendance..and by permission of Lt. Col. G. T. Balken will play a programme of popular music.
1 Night Star
2 City of Brisbane 3 Rosy Morn
Burgomaster won' impressively the last time out and I make him......' a genuine stayer. King Salmon is shaping well and cannot be left out in one's calculation, I am not koon on Partnership as I think tho, _A_little_luck_will be required distanes is beyond him. Vigilance, in finding the winner of this event wil be plloted by Mr. Shuen and nå there are at least half a dozen may snelly spring a surprise. ponics that have equal chances. They may past the winning post. Jinglo Impresses and so doos Iron in the following order. De tore
and
|Poking whore his services have. "Those who questioned the always been in great demand. He merits of Colomba must have has not been too well served herd.. been satisfied with his sterling in the way of mounts, but he gave performance in the Imperial as a taste of his qualities in the Produce Stakes.
way he steered Festival Eve and "In giving two such smart Burgomaster to victory.
In Mr. P. Botelho we have the best novico rider I have seen at
youngsters as Valerius and Arelitenan, 17 lb, Lord Glanolya-Mr-Deitz-has-been-more--for Colt accomplished what St. tunato in mounts but he has also Frusquin failed to do in the shown us that he is a cool: and same event in 1895. He was capable jockey, a good starter, beaten by Tonfel, who received always in a good position in. a 12 lb.
race, and gets every ounce out of "With 9 st. 6 lb., Colomba wonja pony in the finish., in 1 min, 12.3/0 secs., a record for the course. Donoghue's Clever Raco the Valley for the past ten years "Donoghue rade a clever race at least, and his capabilities now on the Son of Manna. Close as rank high amongst the experienced was the tussle with Valerius in Jockeys. He has good firm scat the last half furlong, he refrain and rides a strong finish: he also ed from using his whip, being shohra good judgment of pace in content to swing it to let Colom a race-in fact I consider he has bo know what was required of all the qualities of a rider of classy him.
A Note of Warning
That fine judge of pace Carslike, who surprised at the
GRIST AND BECK...
IN LUCK
CAPTURE OFFSRING OF FAMOUS BRONZINO.
Messrs. Grist and Beck have drawn a very fine Australian this sea. son and he impresses one immensely. These doserve Some luck as they drew a par- ticularly bad animal last
year,
owners
I understand their pony is called. Bronze Era, and is a son of Bronzing.
If he turns out half
as good as his sire be
will undoubtedly make. history at Happy Valley next year. Bronzino was only beaten a head by Swynford in the English St Leger of 1910 with Lemberg (the of
winner the Derby that year) third.
He is in the beginning of his racing career and in wishing him success, I would like to Bound a note of warning. Never. forget that there is always some- thing to learn in the art of race riding, and that it takes years of constant and Incessant practice to become thoroughly proficient. Winning twenty or thirty races. does not necessarily mean that a man is a good jockey-párhaps morely successful la mounts only and if he relaxes iu his endeavours he will hardly. rise. beyond the medicore stage.........
Mr. Y. S. Shuan nrrived today from Shanghai He is a well known and successful jockey. on. the Klangwan Course. I under- stand he will be riding at to- morrow's mooting for the Li and Lf's stable and will have Don, Mayflower and Vigilanco,ns his mounts,
The Return of "Bob"
I have been wondering how long Mr. Bob Charles was going to remain out of the saddle; I' have felt all along that he could not entirely forsake the pigskin, he being far too keen a rider to become a spectator, and It is therefore pleasant to see the Interest ho is once, more taking. In the netivities at the Valley, He has also been quietly gotting his woight off and will ride Or Inndo to-morrow I realize that great pace that Colombo set he had the mount of Duplex in the "When first I saw this Colt Challenge Cup last September, but win I expressed the opinion that it was accoptol of the spur of e ho was one of the boat two the moment, and he was then not year-olds I have seen för years: taking race-riding seriously, dur