THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, MARCH
1934.
ABLE AMAZON SHOULD WIN AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS
CLASSIC HALL ALSO LOOKS GOOD FOR SUB. GRIFFINS TITLE
PICKING TO-MORROW'S WINNERS
A DIFFICULT TASK
LEMBERG'S PROMISE TO PULL
OFF SMART WIN
MY FANCIES FOR THE PROGRAMME
(By "Captain Foster")
The outlook promises a fairly good course! to-morrow, but I do not think we shall see much reversal in form in the two principal races. Able Amazon will win the Australian Ponies Champion and Classic Hall will, in my opinion, account for the Professional Cup and Subscrip tion Griffins' Champion.
The first and second races will be the Flemington Plate; and I think The Ni Desperandum Stakes (in he will be followed home by two sections) for Buba of the Meet- Alacrity and Nell Gwyn. Alacrity, ing
that have aturted at least twice however, may be reserved for The Champlons, in and have not won, the distance be Australian. Ponies ing one mile. I do not know in which case The Goose should run which section the ponies will start, into a placo. Princess Angeline but I think the following aix pontes has proved herself somewhat of a will fill the six placen, vir:
deceiver and, although she may run well, and possibly win, I con- sider her top unreliable to follow.
Chow Fan, City View, Copper Idel.
Ironsides, Red Fox, Sara bande.
.BEST CREDENTIALS.
Race 5-For the Professional Cup and Subscription Griffins Champion, I expect to see a good
race, and the lasue fought out be- tween Tiny Star and Classic Hall. Copper Idol has the best credent-On a good course I expect to see fals and will win in whatever sec- tion he starts. In my mind, thin nony would have won either The Leighton Hill Staken or The North- ern Stakes on Wednesday last but the Owner did not enter him for either of these races.
The pony ran his first raco in The Tower Stakes on the second day, in which he ran a good, fourth to Surprise, Young Chap and Chow Fan. In his only other outing on the third day in The Peking Stakes (1 mile), he ran second to Young Chap with Sarabando in the third position.
Sarabande, has run consis. tently well throughout the Meet ing, and I pick either of these two pontes to win if they do not
HE STOOPS TO CONQUER:-Wilson, the Arsonal goalkeeper gate down to the job of clearing threatening situation when the Highbury team met and 'defented Crystal Palace in the English
RACE DIVIDENDS
FIRST DAY. PRICES NOT MAINTAINED
HYDROPLANE'S $409
Among several interesting features of the first four days of the Annual Race Meeting held this week has been the prices offered by the pari- mutuel on winning ponies.
Classic Hall win, Tiny Star second and Young Chap third, but on a heavy course, Tiny Star will be my choice, classic Hall accond and, possibly. Surprise third.. I am
The first day saw some execllont Antisfied that Young Chop is better left alone on a heavy course as he
dividends paid out, but these de- does not appear to act on it.
Race 7:-Bronze Era has dis-clined in value on successive days, appointed me at the Meeting: he land on Wednesday averaged only either a the soft going, or does not relish $10.99.
but there is no dis- puting the fact that Able Amazon in the outstanding Australian of this Senson, and that he will wla the Australian Ponles Champion. Woodland Stag may finish second and Racing Heart third.
THE GRIFFIN'S SPRING HANDICAP.
clash, but, if they do, Copper A Division:-I fancy Sadko to Idol le my fancy,
win this event and King's Justice Ironsides pulled up lame after will finish second and Blue Star finishing third to Chesterfield and third. Ponies liko Bright Star, Flying Tourist, Sarabande in The Leighton Hill Daylight Eve.
less then Last Saturday no $1,341.90 was paid out on twelve races, giving an average of $111.82 for each race.
On Monday this decreuac to a total payment of $484.30, with an average of $10.35.
On Tuesday the pari-mutuel was
Cul
TENNIS VERY· DOUBTFUL
DECISION TO BE MADE
AFTER TIFFIN.
It is extremely doubtful whether play in the tennis championships will be pos sible this afternoon. No, decision regarding the state of the ground had been reached this morning, and it will not definitely be known until after tiffin whether matches will be played..
for down The games decision aro: Capt. Cannon v Ng Kam chuẩn lu Tak. cheuk and W. C. Hung v Chiu Chun-chiu and Lee U. wing.
Home Races
still less generous, paying out only Smile At
$407.40 on the day's programme, an average of $33.95 por race.
On the fourth day, prices were very poor, the highest being $20.50 on sixth race, and during
Depression
Sergeants Win At Billiards
R. A. S. C. MEN IN CONFLICT
The R.A.S.C. Sergeants defeated the R.A.S.C. Juniors by 69 points in a friendly billiards encounter last night. A feature of the oven- Ing's play was the match between Q. M. S. Digby and Pte Land. Both players displayed excellent form, Land eventually winning by the small margin of two points. Collinson. gave a very disappoint- Ing display losing by 40 to Sat. Bowles. Detailed scores below:-
R.A.B.C. Jantars.
RA.BC. Agbe".
8/Bat Flood Q.M.S. Dlaby
8/8rt John Bat Cubitt SEL Bowles Byl Trim Q. Kirkban
Total
105 Pie Alta Ite Land
PAU KA PING MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY
IN SUNDAY'S BIG LEAGUE FOOTBALL MATCH
NO CHANGES LIKELY IN ST. JOSEPH'S LINE-UP.
(By "Veritas"), [!
Although St. Joseph's have not finally decided on the composition of the team to meet South China in the big league game on Sunday, there is small likelihood of any changes, according to Mr. Archie Goldenberg this morning
One player is reported to be the contre-forward berth, with doubtful, but it is expected that Tay at inside right, his inclusion will be confirmed to-day.
On the other hand Leung Tat- wing, the second division player, who more than once last season
creditably filled the centre-for- ward position in the senior out- fit, may be introduced.
I hear that Pau Ka-ping may be unable to take his place in the South China team. The
It should be pointed out that in former goalkeeper, now operat- ing so successfully at centre giving the week-end Axtures yes- It was Inadvertantly forward, sustained slight con- terday,
cussion
4 result of his stated that the first division heavy fall in the game last match between the Athlotic and. week, and he is still feeling the Kowloon was scheduled to be effects of the severe jar.
played on the Military ground at Happy Valley.
In the event of his being un- Actually the game will be able to play, Tong Kwan will played on the Club ground: The probably be brought into the Navy and Artillery were originally team, presumably on the left wing, intended to occupy the Military which would undoubtedly mean pitch, but their encounter had Fung King-cheung taking over now been moved to Caroline Hill.
BRADMAN IS AS GOOD AS EVER
RECOVERS HIS POISE AFTER TEST MATCH SHOCKS
The heavy scoring in first-class cricket indulged in by Don Bradman in Australia last year has led to many observers believing that he is a greater batsman than ever, writes C. J. Davis in the SydneyReferee.
The fire he underwent last season, when 'Larwood. and Voce were operating, has brought out new phases in his batsmanship, and he has now recovered his poise completely.
140
DX
100
150 Cpl Paris
124
150 Pi Cooper
1824
100 L/CDI Collinson
150 Cpl Excolt
338
11
Pie Kentes
100
B07
Total
778
On the eve of selecting the 1934 the Tests. Australian team for England we
Stakes on Wednesday last. The Jungle Jim, King's Bounty, May- with an average of was jald out, SOME INTERESTING NEW S. A. PLAYER FOR opposition to different States and of the cricketing mentality as well
$10.99.
During the four-days-pari-
connections expected to see him win flower, Mike, Navy Hall, The Tiger, and, if the pony is well enough to and Valorous, although I think will mutuel payments on winning pon- start to-morrow, he must be con- be placed in this division, passibly los totalled $2,385.55, which for
dinngerous.
a more even lot, and to pick the
an average of
$19.27.
THE BEST DIVIDENDS,
My with the exception of Navy Hall, 49 ruces gave sidered
in Chow
Fan who are not really in the same class. fourth fancy
B Division:-A more interesting also ran well during the four days.
Red Fox impressed me when race will be seen in this Division running fourth in The Leighton as the starters, In my opinion, are Hill Stakes and I think lio is run ing on. I have included City View more on his work during the train- -not on his performancea but ing and somehow I feel that the soft condition of the course la responsible, so far, for his in- different running.
In dealing with the Handicaps for the Grifins, and Old Ponies (races 3.& 8.and 8 & 9); I would say that I do not know how the Handicapper bas classified the ponies or the weights allotted to them. I have merely made a classi fication of my own so as to form an opinion of the chances of the ponies in the respective races, and this is by way of an explanation should I be incorrect in my gledne tion.
THE HAPPY VALLEYSA
SPRING HANDICAP.
A Division. I make this a very open race. Bay View, Budge, Chief Seattle, King's Fancy, Lem berg, Oak Bay, Prima Donnn, and Sporting Life have equal chances of winning. Most of these ponies have beaten each other during the past four days, and weight, will I think prove the deciding factor. Lomborg has shown consistent
Stag
Stag.
“STATISTICS
ENGLAND
Peter Jaffer Joining Bolton Wanderers
! While anything of that character may, survey the career of Don that may be legal, and otherwise Bradman, glancing at his feats in permissible, it will provide a test as skill with the bat, of not only countries, continued Davis.
Had it not been for the sharp Bradman, but of the other batamon shooting-ho, with others, under-of the team, it will this time cut went by the fast bowling attack of both ways. the Engilahmen, Bradman must have experienced an unbroken run
of phenomenal success, and that
... CRICKET PROUD., Australians play cricket just ni against all the cricketing coun-ably us Englishmen They know just as much about it as English- tries of the world.
This, with his unique skill and men. And they are just as proud his unique career, would have led of it. They are, therefore, on an to people, not ordinarily interested equality. In cricket. Accordingly, African in cricket, continuing to wonder in a matter of this kind, now that
London.
Yet another South
London. The racing calendar for 1933, which has been published, contains some interesting statistics concern- which The number of horses The highest dividend was paiding the past flat racing schoon.
on the flat last year was winner is not so simple as it looks. by Hydroplane, which, in winning ran
increase of 66 on the are Burgomaster, National Day. $409 for a win, Mr. B. Proulx was total recorded in 1982. The figures Ponica that should run prominently the Trial Plate, brought backers 4603, a
The second highest to date, also go back as far as 1797, when the footballer has arrived in England. what manner of human freak he the body-line flight has ended, they Racing Boy, Royal Flush, Solar the jockey. Star, Street Singer, Tiann, Tillicum,
only 693 including hurdle races.
land in the field whoever he may Wakelele, Warrington Wayward of horses in training was
The number of races run last League la Poter Jaffer, who is qualities his astounding success uncommon move the leader of Eng- Weybridge, and Wonderful fly (Mr. P. Botelho), who brought
Among cricketers and those who bo-may make in order to baffle of men. punters $335.50, and the next best, year was 1,971, a decrease of five joining Bolton Wanderers. He has been dus,
how the run-gotting power Tike Weybridge the best of all in again on Saturday, is Cavalcade, on the 1032 figures, this being was mot, na he left the Union understand its ane points,
P this field but I think Wakefield is ridden by Mr. H Chanson, accounted for by the loss of the Castle liner Edinburgh Castle, by ever, this fooling has never had a some of whom had a hand in Recently we published the de- Lincoln owing to the flood water
undoubtedly carried a physical sad enough to fully extend him, dividend of $318.00 to capture the first day's racing of the season at Mr.C. E. Foweraker, the Bolton break. Though Larwood's tactics astounding England in 1930, and Dunbar's Tinna or Tücum
on the course.
menace, to: Bradman, and, for the tailed scores made by Don Brad- The amount of stake money Jaffer started football as a cen-time, prevented him attaining his man in Sydney against Victoria. cannot be ignored. I think the Valley Stakes.
Buccoss These very astonishing Bgures placings will be confined to thego
also shows a slight decrease from tre-forward, but for the last three customary tremendous £696,820 in 1932 to 602,613 last years he has been playing at out the battle between the batsman have been commented upon by upon our readers, and it has been sug- refer figures
to sido right for Comps Bay team and the bowler impressed year. These English racing, hut a similar state of which his brother Michael is cricketers that Bradman was, in a gested that we provide them with of affairs is also noted in Ireland captain. Standing five feet six sense, a greater freak of the bat the detailed scores made by Brad- and Scotland, where the value of inches, and weighing ten stone five than they had actually believed man in every series of matches, in-
for him to be. stakes has dropped by £1,014 and pounds, Jaffer has appeared £2,192 respectively.
Western Province,
He is also a keen cricketer, hav-!
which
returned the handsome
four ponles but if Mr. Frost elects TURF HANDICAPS. to ride Warrington instead of one of Dunbar's ponies, then this pony automatically comes into the pic-
ture as a serious contender. Solar NON-WINNER EVENTS Star may and the distance a little too far for his liking and I think FOR TO-MORROW. "age" will tell against Royal Flush.
EXTRA RACE TO-MORROW
STARTING TIMES ALTERED
running, and I think ho will just An extra race will be run at about win, but Sporting Life and to-morrow's race meeting at the King's Fancy will prove mest Valley, according to a. notice dangerous. Oak Bay and Priinn Donna are also not to bo despised. issued by the Stewards of the
B-Division: Finding the winner Jockey Club.
168; Sandy Bay, 166; Soldier of Ger-at Epsom.
many, 168: Spinaway, 161: Sporting
Life, 161; The Rodshank. 151.
Grifins Spring Handicap, "B" Clare,
one mila:-Bayardo, Zero, 158.
manager.
DARING PERFORMANCE.
The reason
cluding each New South Wales Rorles, besides those for Australia and other incidental first-class matches.
HOLDING ITS OWN.
is that Bradman GRIFFINS' RACES
ing played regularly for Cape-attacked Earwood by strokes no We are providing this evidently Considering that 1933 was a town--Reuter.
other living man' would attempt mach-desired information to-day. Handicaps in some of the non- winner events to be contested at the year of depression, these figures
or could get away with--that is, The ground covered is in purely off-day of the II.K. Jockey Club's show that racing is definitely.
ho square-cut the fastest balls Brat-class cricket matches of the annual roes meeting, to-morrow, are holding its own in England. There
It must however be roniembered from Larwood off the stumps-private team, that toured Canada announced na follow:
Booms to be every prospect of an Grifins Spring Handicap, "A" Class, oven bettor fiat racing season in that a great many owners prefer mainly the leg and middle stumps and the United States, domestle were those of private teams that toured one mile:Banquet Hall, 146; Bay 1934. On paat form it seems not to test their two year olds too-to score runs on the off-side of matches in New South Wales, and North Queensland, being ruled out. theng In making View, 168: Budge, 168; Chlef Seattle, that Colombo should completely severely, and this is especially the field, where fieldsmen 161; Glad Eyes. 151; Gold Bullion, dominate the classic situation, true of the Manton stable. From very scarce.
In the six aerlos' played by Now 186: Hot Sun, 145; King's Fancy, 101: and is difficult to imagine one this stable Law Maker gave a strokes, Bradman. unwound un- of the field surveyed. King's Worthy, 158; Lemberg, 163; stoopiane, 146; Oak Bag, 160: Prima of the winners of 1933 as likely tolerably good account of himself canny abilities in handling the Donna, 108, Incing Pluck, 145; Ribble, to bent Lord Glanely's champion in the New Stakes at Ascot be- bat. At times it made one think South Wales, Bradman fared less hind Colombo, and his appearance that had lo adhered more closely successfully against the West in the coming season is awaited to orthodox batsmanship at Indies than any of the others, his. being the relatively with considerable interest.
least, as he can expound orthodoxy average Another dark two year old is and as S. J. McCabe, perhaps, modest one of 44.50. From this ho had expounded it in his very wonder there is nothing vital or instruc bore is still more difficult. Heart's It has been found necessary. Fint Section,
Happy Valley Spring Handicap, Umidwar, who won in such Glory and The Redshank will I owing to the large number of 101; Bold Marshall, 181 Calambo. think be placed in this category, ponles qualified to compete, to sub- 101; Diego, 158: Ebony Idol, 165: Gold "A" Class, Once round and In:-Blue vincing style at Hurst Park. But ful first Test innings, he would tivo, to deduct, becausO
have been the South Australians, and I fancy they will both run woll, utvide the B Division of the Currency. 168: Great Hall, 101; Het Star, 150; Boxing Eve, 140; Bright at this probably have mastered Larwood, only four innings. The next most
will Glad
Eyes, Pio Face, Grimins Spring Handicap into two Heels, 101: Jolly Bullerby, 165; Lucky Star, 140; Daylight Eve, 146; Flying country for a classic event to be that fierce body-line notwith-successful bowlers against him
Face; 161; hidday Son, 101; Morning Tourist, 140;Gay Crusader, 146
Reflections of this nature load to his average in their matches being William Oaler and Zere. There is sections,
IR doubt that The Redshank,
has averaged 72 por innings. 161; Tho 168; 155: Mayflower, 145; Navy Hall, 160; a maiden at the close of his two view of this, the starting Sun, 168; Music Hall, 168; Pie Face King's Bounty, 146: King's Justice, carried off by a colt who is still standing. William Osler and Zero bays not run Umes have been brought forward. 158; Rose Lan, Vest Trade, 101: Sadko, 108: The Tiger, 146, Valorous, year old carcer, though it will be an attempt to peep into the future 69.45. Against English teams he
recalled that Felstead did not as this will be revealed in the next Weybridge, 146, 145; up to form and, the heavy going The first saddling bell will be what A Chance, 168; William Oslor,
: Happy Valley Spring Handicap, win a race till his second season six months in England. Though may have accounted for this, as rung at 1.15 p.m. and the first 18. they are all fightly made ponies. race at 1:16, and it should be noted Griffins Spring Handicap, "B" Class, "B" Class, Onco round and In in training, and it was the same actual body-line, as we know it
milo:Both. | Alexandra ́11all, 158;' Black Velvet, with April the Flith. In France last season, will be barred and victoria with 148,21: për innings;
olds are Glad Eyes, is big, lumbering that adjustments in the advertised Second Section, eno
given much ropugnant to cricketers and sports- 161; Copperfield, 156; Dawn View 140: Durgomaster, 140; California, two year animal and I think water muited:by, starting times of all rates arè con-1165: Falr View, 101; Fudge, 158; 140: Fl Fa, 140; Gold Key, 157; Jungio Jess racing, and it is not infromth in England, wo are likely to then Queensland, with 144; and avents to be hear of England-if Jardine be South Africa, with 128 por Innings. The extra race, known as No. Glorious Sun, 101; Heart's Glory, Jim, 188: King's Parade, 140; Mike, quent for classic
201; High Life, 168; June, 101; 160: National Day 140 Racing Boy, carried off by horses who have captain going nap on some form In all these series of matches for To, will be run at 5.15. p.m.
public during of log-theory with a view to ham- the State he has scored at the Limelight, 158; Mortmain, 158; Racing 140; Royal Flush, 154; Street Singer,
(Continued on Pago. 9). Owners are asked to note these Lack, 1011 Theing Pride, 1011 Racing Waywary, Stag, 101, Widnes, 145; not appeared lo
Renter's Sport Service,
down moro cheaply than usual, In changes ab that they may soo their Triumph, 161; Shaughraun, 101: Sweet 109 to their first season in training poring. Bradman and bringing him phenomenal rate of 09.48 per declarations are made in time Life; 1015 Vage, 1681 Waterloo; 1551 Wonderful Stag, 167.
60
no
the course. Ikb Heart's Glory."quently necessary...
* OTHER EVENTS,
Race 4-Atlas on his runding in The Bydney Maldens abould have no dimculty in Cantoring away with
con-
BEST AGAINST VICTORIA.: Bradman has done best against
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