THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934.
WEATHER FINE AND WICKET PERFECT FOR THE TEST
Mae Cheung).
REVIEW OF THE LAST
RACE MEETING
FAVOURITES GIVE PUNTERS ANOTHER BAD DAY
"STAR" NOMINEES DISAPPOINT WITH MEDIOCRE DISPLAYS
SURPRISING PERFORMANCES
(By "Captain Foster")
Atlas (W. H. S. Davies), winner of
Once again the favourites disfished me by winning the Cheung appointed us Inst Saturday at Chau Handicap, in which I thought Happy Valley, and I think the very Hetman (P. P, Botelho) had a very heavy showors we had during the good chance of beating the field. afternoon have much to account It was during this race that the for, in the indifferent display of the rain came down very heavily, and their this Instantly spelt disaster for Racing Bay (N. Daits), which won butter funcled ponies In the Lantan Handicap last Saturday, respective engagements, notably Hetman who does not relish heavy the Bandi Handicap at Happy Valley being led in after the race. (Photo: Soldier of Germany, King's Bounty, going. Cossack's Beauty (Butler) Int Saturday. (Photo Mee Cheung). Hetman. Night Star and Vriday. I gather was somewhat unlucky in Sadko has always been regarded running, otherwise the verdict may as a "mud-larker" and his poor have been different. As it was, performance somewhat surprised he finished second, beating Sadko me. Perhaps the weight told and. (Harriman) by three quarters of possibly, his hard season may also length.
for the be partly responsible abrance of the customary strong finish which has usually landed him a winner in the past.
Before dealing with the racing itself; I would like to refer to the bold policy of the Stewards of the
MAX BAER'S CONDITION
A good field of twelve non- winning "aubs" faced the gate in
Japanese Women
the Crocodile Handicap, in which Athletes
both Utopian (P.P. Botelho) and Young Hero (Carvalho) behaved badly, and were consequently left at A very good race wna the post.
TEAMS NOT YET CHOSEN
WILL BE KNOWN THIS MORNING
MYSTERY OF ENGLISH] CAPTAINCY
Selectors' Statement After Long Talk
London, June 7.
AUSTRALIA'S DAVIS CUP LEAD
WIN FIRST TWO SINGLES
AGAINST JAPAN
ANDREWS BEATEN STRAIGHT SETS
London, Juna 7. Commanding leads in second round Davis Cup ties were taken by Australia, Italy and Czechoslovakia to-day, when in their respective matches, all three nations won the first two
Big at Eastbourne, Australla
contest
Lo
the
C. E. Malfroy and E. D. Andrews,
The composition of England's and Japan started what was Test match eleven, or its cap-originally expected to En the tain, will not be known public-keenest
prior ly until a few hours before zone finals and challenge round, the start of the match at Not- but the Japanese, lacking the In the New Zealand Davis Cup players, tingham.
|spiration of Jiro Satoh, made both defeated yesterday.
rather a sorry show, and conceded This decision was reached to the opening singles somewhat
game.
NOT YET GOOD Hongkong Jockey Club which as witnessed and after a hard fought GIVE EXHIBITIONS made until to-morrow morning, turing the first act from McGrath, Menzel, who lost only seven games
resulted in placing the "Cash tussle, The Carp (Heard) emerged
ENOUGH
CAUSTIC COMMENT BY OFFICIAL
Ashbury Park, June 7.
on
2
sce
IN SHANGHAI
Shanghal, June 6.
The Japanese women athletes
--Reuter.
could only fill the second position and Y. Nakazawa, the nine select either Geary or Verity,
ed women, built on larger phys- Should Wyatt be pronounced fit,
the usual Japanese team may possibly be and Wayward Stag (Tang Man-than wa, a very keen rider of promise) women, parnded on the field and Fave a sterling exhibition of their occupied the third place. DISAPPOINTING "STAR" PONIES. through training and careful ex-
The "Star" ponies disappointed ercisca. me in the Green Island. Handicap
and
Nawab R. E. S. Wyatt,
t. Pataudi, K. Farnes F
Hammond, Walters, Sutcliffe Hendren, Ames, Bowes, Nicholls and Verity.
Youthful Fujikura could make no real impression against machine-like Crawford, who played cool, calculating tennis to win in three neta.
THE RESULTS. The results, as cabled by Reuter follow:
AUSTRALIA Y JAPAN.
At. Enstbourne:-V. McGrath (Australia) beat H. Yamagishi (Japan) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. J. Crawford (Australia) beat H. Fujikura (Japan) 6-3, 6-3, 11-9.
ITALY. SWITZERLAND.
day by Mr. Perrin and Sir tamely. Henry Jackson, members of the. It has fallen to Yamagishi and such that flattered only to deceive, Selection Committee, after they Fujikura to operate as Japan's for Hecht, calling up his reserves. had had a long talk.
singles players. Neither player simply walked away with the has had Davis Cup experience be fourth stanza, conecding only one It was then officially stated rore, and against Vivian McGrath
Andrews, well remembered in that no announcement regarding and Jack Crawford this factor
Hongkong for his exhibitions here, England's captaincy or the com-made itself apparent. position of the team would be Yamagishi succeeded in cap. could make no impression on
and went very close to winning the in the course of three sets. second: but once the young "Aus- The Italians, G. de Stefani (con- PERFECT WICKET.
tralian had got on top, he kept queror of Perry in the French Sweeps" once more
satis victorious by beating Bold Com- mander (Chanson) by 11 bare
Yamagishi on the run with his championship), and A. Rado, who factory busia,
For various reasons which, how-length, with St. Ives (Proulx) two
A message from Reuter, states powerful two-handed backhand last year played doubles, put their country in 12 Bound position ever, require no elaboration from lengths away.
who arrived in Shanghai yester-that the Australian Test team is drives and volleys.
against Switzerland. me, the prizes of the Cash Sweeps Just before the Lantao Handicap. day on their way through to com-also being selected this morning.
Both won in three sets, de The weather is fine and the COOL, CALCULATING CRAWFORD, considerable word was passed round that Racing pete in the Women's Olympics to have sadly shewn a
wicket perfect, with indications
Stefani overcoming Elmer and falling off-Meeting after Meet Boy (Deltz) was the pony to fol-be held in London next month,
Yamagishi warmed to his task Rado easily that much will depend on the luck
accounting for ing since the begining of the low, and the tip proved correct gave an exhibition at Hongkew
the quicker of the two, and Fischer, of the loss. him Park before more than a thousand
the first set quite) current year. The minimum $5 Personally I could not
The conditions would Reem to carried eff
Although without the services Max Baer's physical condition ticket had apparently lost its at-winning, but be won and with school children from the Japan-make it imperative for England to easily. McGrath, realising the of Baron H. L. de Morpurgo, Italy for his title fight against Primo traction and we now know that the plenty in hand, in fact he turned ese Premier School and the Japan play as many fast bowiera as possi- danger of being two sets in seems assured of entering the Carnera, which is scheduled for Stewards must have spent much out to be the easiest winner of the ese Girls' high school.
ble, and indientions are that Bowes, arrears, pulled himself together in third round. June 14, has aroused the in-time in thought to devise. ways and day. Valorous (Heard) was con-
Under the presidency of Mr. T. Kenneth Farnes and Nicholls will the second, and by dint of persist- dignation of Mr. Billy Brown, nean to again popularize the ceding 21 lbs to the winner and Kinoshita, and concher C. Nambu go into the side, accompanied by ent attack, managed to secure it at
found the task beyond him. He
the twelfth game. official of the New York State Sweeps.
To break away from tradition is
Thereafter the Australian held| Athletic Commission, who to-
the upper hand, and was only day visited Baer at his training ever easy, but the polley deelded upon of reducing the sweep to $1
again seriously challenged in the quarters,
of fourth set, a challenge which he per ticket has solved the problem, After watching Baer at work, and the Sweeps have again come
successfully negotiated. Mr. Brown exclaimed
into their own, Judging by the "If that is the best the chal-highly satisfactory returns paid out
Outstanding among them are lenger can do the match should last Saturday.
as neither "Bright" nor "Blue" ran the Javelin throwers with records] be postponed, or called oft
Perhaps it was as well that the by three quarters of a length of 40 metres to their credit entirely."
torrential rain came down in the Prima Donna (Harriman) third, who yesterday threw repeatedly Mr. Brown is recommending afternoon, and not in the morning, into a place. Seldier of Germany over the 36 metre mark. postponement of the fight at
Miss K. Itods, and Miss K. meeting of Athletic Com-s, in that case, the Meeting might (Soares) did not appear to relish
the
have been abandoned.
the heavy going. Brechin (Proulx) Nakamurn, two 800-metres cham- Ission which is being held to-
THE RACING.
at once assumed command and led pions, ran the course at a jog trot morrow, at which both Max Baer
then at full pace and Primo Carrera
seven the field until well into the straight, and Regarding the racing: presentReutor.
ponies competed for the Beaufort Gladiator (Heard) challenged and through with no visible signs of Handicap, in which Lemberg took the lead soon after passing exertion and should give their (Harriman) was the pronounced the mile post, and eventually won opponents much keen opposition.
Mr. C. Nambu, their coach has to Baer's training camp was made favourite. To a good start, What was finishing fast but could not
methods of his own to train women as a result of an announcement A Chance (Pronix) immediately quite get up. by Baar's manager, Ancil Hoffman, jumped into the lead, with that the challenger had not yet others close up. There was little soon in the Juling Stakes and the appearance and the rigidity with SOME ALTERATIONS bination ever to have been sent
was ponies more or less ran true to which they keep to instruetlone,
London, June 7. reached the peak of condition, and change until the straight
Half-way down the they should have every opportun-
The following alterations in the be therefore asked for a week's reached when Lemberg and Bay form. View
took command. straight, at least six ponies could ity of returning with laurels. postponement
fuht to
Following are the members of probable startern nad jockeys for at Epson were allow his protege time to develop The latter settled the issue in a have been named the potential
as the full
team and their previous the Oaks classic announced to-day. few strides, and won very easily by winner. Excitement ran high
Jones will ride Shining Cloud and Baer, who it was stated some three lengths from Lemberg. Wil the winning post was being reached recorda:
Miss K. Itoda, 800 metres, 2 min.
Fox mounts Call of Duty. time ago had become a "playboy" inm Osler (Heard) bont What A and the luck of the stride went to
Powerful King (Heard) who even-28 3/5 nec, of Broadway, being extremely Chance for the third place.
Mian F. Inai, 60 metres, 7.8 sec, popular with the women and one Atlas was well ridden by Mr.tually won by a head from Warring-
Miss S. Watanabe, 100 metres, who enjoyed New York's night Davis to win the Bondi Handicap, ton (P.P. Botelho) with King's life, temporartly forsook the box-In which Night Star (Butler) dis- Parnde (Soares) half a length fur- 12.2 sec ing ring for the Alms, and was appointed nie. Just That (Soares) ther away. St. Joan (Proulx) led featured in a full length produc- ran up to form to finish second and from start to finish and easily won 2 min. 28 ace. tion entitled "The Prizefighter Saucy Face (Deltz) was half the Manly Handicap by
A hundred lengths. Australian Boy (Taylor) Hec. length further away. and the Lady,"
finished second and was two lengths Miss T. Yanamoto, Baer, who is a real fighter and yards from Hume, It looked
throw, 40 metres, 64 c.m. has a terrific punch. is generally easy win for Just That as Atlas in front of The Goose (Butler).
A no burst of speed Innded Mas Y. Nakino, 200 metres, 27 considered the most likely con had been hended, but Mr. Davis Helter Skelter (Heard) a winner sec. queror of Carnora, the Italian had his mount well balanced for a
Mies M. Maho, Javelin throw, giant, who held on to his world Goal burat and landed him a win of the last race, the Lama Handi- heavyweight crown somewhat pre- ner by three quarters of a length. cap, by a length, and in which Gay 30 metres, 34 cm.
Butterfly (Soures) and Fudge Mies K. Hirashing. 200 metres, The consistent performer King's curiously during the Inst twelve. months.
Justice (Heard) somewhat aston (P.P. Botelho) finished second and 27.5. sec.
third respectively,
#
will bo
BAER THE PLAY BOY.
The Commission official's visit
his condition.
of
the
(Liang)
Macao's Next Meeting
SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME LÅST FOR
FIRST HALF OF YEAR
Next Sunday at Macao will bring an end to racing for the first half of the year, and it is expected that a large attend- ance will witness an enjoyable afternoon's sport.
A large number of ponies-in fact I understand a record number have been entered and close finishes should be seen in the majority of the events.
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A new departure has been made,
I notice there is a race confined
to "riding boys". These lads have been hard at work at Happy Valley trying out their respective mounts. and I think they will account. for! an Interesting and exciting race.
SELECTIONS
13T RACE.
Sen View. Potadam. Sporting Chance.
2ND RACE.
King Salmon.
Now's The Time. The Carp
.. 3RD RACE.
Pie Face. Racing Triumph. Powerful King.
4TH RACE.
Buy View. Macaroni. Daylight Eve.
STH RACE.
Wayward Stag. West Parade. Banquet Hall,
Esk.
6TH RACE.
City of Shanghuni.
· Black Velvet.
7TH RACE.
Sen View. Harbour View, Arraiatice Day.
the The best race of the day was athletes and judging by his tearn's
an
CLASSIFICATION LISTS
Alterations And
Additions
Latest Oaks Probables & Jockeys
Spendapenny, Solitude and Moon- stone have been withdrawn from the race, and the following will
Miss K. Nakamura, 800 metres,start. four Miss K. Kazuo, 100 metres, 12.6)
Javelin
RADIO SPORTS CLUB
Officers Elected
Annual Meeting
at
The following alterations and fourth annual general meeting this The Radio Sports Club held their additions to the classification lists week, the business of which was of the Hongkong Jockey Club, formally discussed and the follow- ing oficials elected for the enauing
dated March 19, are announced.
AUSTRALIAN PONIES.
High Finance
Polar Star
CHINA PONIES.
Bay View
Gleneagles High Speed King's Fancy Spinaway Fiving Tourist Fudge Gay Crusader The Tiger. Banquet Hall Boxing Eve
Mike dol
The Redshank
Tillicum Amoy
Bold Marshal Britannic Hall Corrie
year.
"A" Class Mr. F. A. Kemp, President; Mr. "B" Class D. W. Waterton, Vice-President;
Mr. G.W.R. Griggs Vice-President;! "I" Class Mr. J. S. Logan Vice-President;
"T"
"
7
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*
Mr. F.J.F. Elms Hon.. Secretary; Mr. J. S. Growal Hon. Treasurer; Mr. M.H. Hinggan Asst. Hon. Secret- ary: Mr. M.H. Bux Asst. Hon. Class Treasurer; Mr. G.W.B. Griggs Bar Steward; Mr. Surjin Singh Hockey Representative; Mr. M. Sherlif "Cosmos" Representative: Mr. "D" Class Lung Chiu Kit Chinese Representa tive: Mr. G. W. R. Griggs Grounds Representative; Mr. M.H. Haasan Football Representative; Mr. " C.A.K. Jeffery Tonnia & Badmin- ton; Mr. Mohinder Singh Basket- "E" Class ball' & Volleyball; Mr. Kalwant Singh Indians Representative; Mr. Jahan Dad Committee; (Vacant) European Representative.
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"D"
"
"D"
"D"
Irustantaneous (Dick) Shining Cloud (Jones) Campanula (Wragg) Fustic (Sam Wragg) Light Brocade (Carslake) Kyloe (T, Burns) Call of Duty (Fox) Zelina (S. Donoghue) Mistor (G. Richards).
-Reater.
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Fujikura made his big effort in the third set, which he took to the twentieth game before ad- mitting defent. But Crawford always had the exchanges well in hand, playing well within himself. ***Australia may not have" quite such an easy task in the doubles against Nishimura and Yamagishi, who are regarded as the best com-
out of Japan, and should the Japanese win that tie, they will have a distinct chance of carrying the decision to the last singles, ass Fujikura can, on form, hold his own against McGrath.
E. D. ANDREWS OUTPLAYED.
At Rume:G. de Stefani (Italy) Ellmer (Switzerland) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. A. Rado (Italy) hent H. Fischer (Switzerland) 6-1, 6-0, 11-9.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA v.
NEW ZEALAND.
At Prague:-L. Hecht (Cze- choslovakia) beat C. E. Malfroy New Zealand) 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) bent E. D. Andrews (New Zealand) 4-1, 6-3, 6-3.
FANLING GOLF
STARTING TIMES FOR
SUNDAY
Old Course.
At Prague, the New Zealanders, C. E. Malfroy and E. D. Andrews started poorly against Czechoslo- vakia, and now have only a very slunder chance of winning the tle., Heckt and Menzel, who per-i formed so creditably in the French Championships won the opening singles, Malfroy taking a set from 9.28 8. H. Dodwell, J. B. Ross Hecht, but Andrews being beaten G. M. Bryden, T. Addis Martin
A. T. Lay, 1. H. Gearo in three straight.
5.40 C. W. Sommers, A. Rodgers Malfroy was two sets down be- |644 R. C. Webb, D.T. Keogh fore he got into his stride, but 9.48 7. M. Brown, D. J. Shannon his success in the third set was (9.59 C. 11. Bradley, E. D. Matthewn
0.36
Thousands who turned out for the opening programme of the Maryland Jockey Clubin Pimlen, were rewarded with; stelling track competition of which this soone is typical. Mrs. John Hay
ulok March", was the winner in the Patapsco Steeplechase.
Whitnay's