FAMOUS TRAINER DIES AT 76
MAN WITH 100
WINNERS
MATTHEW DOBSON
PEACOCK
London, Sept. 13.
Mr. Matthew Dobson Peacock, the voteran racehorse trainer, died at his home at Manor House, Middleham, to-day.
Ile was 10.
The most surprising feature of Dobson Peacock's career was that it reached its ellmax when he was 76, for at an ago when most men would think of retiring he trained 100 winners. That was in the season 1931-32, and the handicap of -henith did not prevent him carrying on his run of succEBPER,
From 1924 to 1934 he trained the winners of 688 races, carrying stakes worth £182,750.
Here is the story of his life-
fold. In his own words 'nt the time
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1935.
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CRICKET INTERPORT
TRIAL
when the racing world was paying THIRD MATCH ON
tribute to his skill in headding the
Hat of successful trainers
advanced an age.
SECRET OF SUCCESS.
at AÐ
You ask me the secret of my uccess? Well, I have had the good fortune to train for “sports- men and lovers of horses who have always been willing to give their
rss time to develop..
"I was born at Harmby, a lttle village two miles from Midillahim, in Yorkshire, on February 29, 1856. My father was a farmer **nd breeder of hunters.
"In 1873 I was fortunate enough to win the first prize for show Jumping at Belle Vue, Manchester, la clas open to all England, on my brother's hunter mare. Carrie, My weight at that time was only
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SATURDAY
A
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TEAMS
The third Interpart cricket. trial Hie Hongkong will take place on Cricket Clubs ground on Saturday, commencing at 1.45 p.m., when i team captained by Mr.A. W. Hayward will he opposed to Mr. F. E. Pearce eleven. The teams are as follow:
Mr. A. W. Haywods XI. F. 1 Pereirg, T. A.“ Penree, G. R. M.İ ticketts, E. f. Finsano, F. Bake S. Dunkley, A. W. Hayward, Major V. J. Bonavia, 4. E. Richardson, Lieu. the Hon. G. R. Cleeg 181, and F. R Fincher.
:
NATIONAL
ATHLETIC
MEETING
MALAYA STILL DOING WELL
MORE RECORDS ESTABLISHED
Shanghai, Oct. 16.
The 10.000 metres race proved the most thrilling event of the day with Shanel winning first, third and fourth places. C. L. Wang of Shanghai fell behinil and isappointed the four.
T. S. Ku, of Shunsi, the winner, returned the time of 34 minuter ti
43.
New Billiards Season In England Opens
HORACE LINDRUM AND OTHERS IN
SEARCH OF HONOURS
London, Sept. 22.
The new billiards season, which has been opened with several matches of comparatively minor importance, gives every promise of being quite as interesting as any of its predecessors. The game has made great strides in popularity in recent years, and there is a sound and healthy atmosphere which augurs well for the future. The keen- ness of the competition among the leading amateur, and professional players in more recent times has had much to do with this recovery, and now that women players are making such rapid strides there seems to be every pros- pect of this competition becoming more keen than ever before.
exception With the
of that professional and amateur players period when. Walter Lindrum was, is most marked. It alway's hos supreme, there has been no player | been, and an estimate of events an of such outstanding merit as John they exist to-day is that this dif- Roberts was many years ago, writes ference will remain.
spycini Correspondent in the
The explanation is simple. The Observe. The leading players of advantages of the professional play-
Stevenson, their time,
Inman, or are obvious. The game is an Smith, and now Davis, have all held extremely difficult one to play real- an avantage in turn, but neverly well, and it is only by close con- in quite the same degree. Of the centration that success can be at- present-day players Davis has tained. The long history of the proved his superiority in profes- game shows that. The reason is Bional circles, at both billiards and more clear that every effort should snooker and, ns Walter Lindrum be made to encourage the young will not be coming over again this season, Davis may not experience great difficulty in retaining that degree of superiority.
AN INTERESTING EVENT
player. His chances are small un- less he has opportunities of meet- ing opponents stronger than him- self. That is 'Leo's handicap at the present time. He fa much too AUSTRALIA'S CHAMPION
good for those In a class lower Additional interest however, will than himself. It will be interest- be given to the events of the seasoning to see in time, how good he by the presence of Horace Lindrum, can be when stronger opposition
in met. player, who, at an early age, has a nephew of the famous Australian achieved the reputation of being an exceptionally sound exponent of both One of the most Interesting It is a little strange that events of the season will be con- gamos. H. Lindrum is the billiards cham- veyed by the change which has pion of Australia which he won by been made in the rule governing defeating his uncle Fred but, as the baulk line stroke. The rule in the honour may, or may not, be an his other relation did not compete its varying interpretations, has had
adventurous' career. It 9 of the highest merit. The fuel, never been popular, and its de- however, that the younger member tractors are many, but that is not of a remarkable family is so good to say that it if a bad rule.
It was suggests that the English player designed for the purpose of placing may have all their work cut out to a limit on close cannon play, and, keep the honours in this country. incidentally, on a spate of four- There may be other challengers; figure breaks, which were becoming In the women's 400 metres relay too, for C. Stanbury, of Canada, is commonplace. In its original form rave Kwangtung gained, second place.expected here again to challenge the player had to make the stroke In the Women's baseball throw, for the snooker championship, and once at least in every 100 points of
un American ancoker player named scored in a break. That was alter- led second when,
Schaafer la said to be contemplated after a season's trial to every ing a visit.
200 points, and yet little satisfac-
M. T. E. Pearce's XL. A. C. 1, Bowker, Corul, Ballard, A. R. Minu Liont, C. C. Garthwaite, A. He Muclar, N. A. E. Markay, T. E. Peares, E. C Fincher, Capt. D), W. Perase, Leu.. M. Dawson and L. D. Killige.
Playing in JL maddy fold the Kwangtung Soccer team swamped Nanking by 12 goals to one,
The Hongkong women's volley ball lost to Kwangtung after a thrilling game by 2-3 and in the Women's basket ball
Kwangtung vasily beat Cheklong by 3 points
team
to 14.
In the semi-funds of the women's nnis matches, C. C. Wong, Sinusi, beat W. P. Yang, Kwang fung, 6-1, B-1.
"My first mount on a racecourse was Mr. John Osborne's horse, Charlie, Boy, on which I won # hunter's steeplechase at Catterick Chester F.C. have secured the Bridge in 1877, beating the Hon.
transfer from Birmingham E. Willoughby (afterwards Jockey William Horsman, a wing forward, H. Y. Ma, Kwangtung, guin
Club starter and later still: Loid Middleton) OR the favourite. Ballet Girl."
"Later I rode many races as an umuteur ander both rules. In
those days amateurs were allowed to compete against professionals, and one bueecss I shall always re- member is that in a race at Derby" over Jack Watta, who became King Edward's jockey.
"Jack Watts had me closed in on the right and thought he had me beaten, but he had forgotten that I was left-handed so I was able to
DANGER
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DON'T RISK INFECTION!
Remove CORNS. with the safe, scientific
GETS-IT
NEW RECORDS The following results of events of apply my whip on the sear side and the sixth day of the National Aih
letic meeting were all new National win by a short head.
records;
Women's 200 metres dash; S. Li (Shanghai) 27.5 secs. Tan (Shanghai) 60.45 metres.
Women's baseball throw: Y. T. Women's 100 metres relay: Shang "My interest in training was bai 54.53 Secs, first developed by Harry' Hall, who! Men's 100 metres: trained at Spigot Lodge. Midd. (Shanghai) 52.2 secs.
MALAYAN-SUCCESSES ham.
"My last winner as a jockey was on Grasp, at the Manchester Whit. surtide meeting in 1895. I had to waste 101b. to do the wright.
8. К.
hnu
The game of snooker has in-tion was obtained, creased in popularity considerably It remains a question of whether in recent years, and evidence of the rule should be retained, but a this is provided by the fact that, compromise has been effected. The dutside the championship, a number rule has been altered to the extent of matches have been arranged that the stroke now, in profession- which will be confined to snooker the last twenty points are scored during the first half of the seasonal games only, has to be made while
Tat play. The previous method was to In every 200 points made in a break mix the games; but in those cir- between 180 and 200: 380, and cumstances-the-shocker-was-not-400,-and-so-on-The-Idea-is-that- taken very seriously by the com-the game will be made more dif-
tent on simply potting the balls, The higher-class players are cap- and were not unduly concerned able of overcoming any difficulties with the finer, and perhaps more with which they are confronted. dificult, points of the game asso-The players showed that when the elated with safety play.
rule was first introduced. The The first half of the senson will rule, good or bad, will remain, but He had been for over a year, placed third, in the 400
was be devoted chiefly to matches at it is satisfactory to know that it but still took an active interest in relay race. C. C. Fu; (Malaya), was both games between the leading does not affect the amateur game, English players and Stanbury, and only to the extent that the struke the has to be made only ones in every during the second half of season the gold cup sealed tournn-400 points scored in a break, and ment, which proved such a success that is not likely to cause many Flast season, will be played. In this amateur players very much con-
it is probable there will be seven cern.
"I suppose I have won presteni. The two Malayan representatives all the principal handicaps in the in the tennis singles emerged vic-petitors, who were rather more inficult, but that remains to be seen. North and Midlands, but the one torious when the third round was
played off. race I especially delight to win in
B. S. Lin. playing defensive The Northumberland Plate at New-game beat H. sich (Peiping); 6-3, custle."
G. A. Chen (Malaya) beat Y. W. Yen (Peiping) 1-0, 6-4, 8-6.
The Malaya wameu's team
•
HIS LAST SUCCESS
metres
100
the training of his horses. It was placed second, in the men's his custom, whenever possible, to metres, and Y. C. Teng, Mainya), watch them from his motorcar fourth in the women's 200 metres their work on Middleham Moor.
Ilja interest in his horses
re
race.--Reuter,
mained to the end. On Wednesday MAMAK HOCKEY players, including the
Dalzell.
younger
Lindrum, and the extension of the
evening he inquiret engérly whayi had won the last race at Donenster, and was delighted when he was told
programme will mean that some of POLO GYMKHANA In their opening Manak Tour-the games will have to be played that it was Grand Coup, whom he ment fixture the Police "A" team trained for Lord Hamilton cdefeated the Royal Corps of Signals concurrently in London and the
|hy two goals to one 'on the Marina
provincés. He leaves two sons and Furround yesterday afternoon.
The Police atineked strongly, and daughters. Matt Pengoek Pas scored a goal in each half, The managed the stable for same time. game was played at a fairly fast The other son, Harry Peatuck, are throughout. trains at Spigot Lodge, unt far from his father's establishment.
CLUB . H.M.S. MEDWAY
AN IMPROVing player
Entry forma for the Polo, Club Gymkhana which will be held at Boundary Street on October 20 have It is a fact that the game has been issued, and it is notified that never been more rich in talent, and entries y will close at noon on October it is a matter for regret that suchThere will be eight events in the a Hound young player as Lee can- The story of a septuagenarian's
programme, not be embraced in more of the race, Ladies' and Men's Bending Race, including a Tent Pegging ambition is told in these few Hongkong Hockey Club
The following will represent the against
chief events. He is M figures: 1029-30-09
Julies' Football and Polo Stick Race, winners; M.S. Medwt, at the Royal Navy Player not merely of promise, but Handy Hunters Competition, Musical | 1930-31--98 winners; and the next Ground, Khig Park, at 5 pau. to- of high efficiency. Since he found Chairs, Jumping Competition, Polo season, ambition fulfilled-100 win-day. F. Shields; . E. Potter himself superior to all of his rivals Goal Searing and Bare Back wrestl ners. He headed the list again in worth, W. A. Reed, R. E. Cotter; the game professionally, Lee hus Mr. D. L. Newbigging, c/o Jardin, (Capt.), J. L. Tetley, J. G. Cutes in the amateur class and took up. the following senson, with 78,
M. A. E. Mackay: D. Carey, G. E.
Entry forms are obtainable from Dobson Peacock's personal popu-R. Diveti, K. G. Woodhouse and made rapid strides. The differ- Matheson and Co., or from Meser Jarity was immense.
L. Noay.
ence in the standards attained by Thomson and Co., York Building.
senson's
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
The Prize
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