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"CAPTAIN FOSTER" REVIEWS RACE
* MEETING AT VALLEY
GOOD DIVIDENDS ORDER OF THE DAY
COMRIE HANDICAP PROVIDES EXCITING RESULT
King's Warden had to bow, to accepted and it was a tribute to the "The Same", there were many happy
The staff of the Pari-Mutuel de-
Despite the very liberal use of the to drive one crazy. However, all "Dend Bent" "Short Head" and Gladiator by 14 length.
Handicapper. With the exception of and smiling faces. The Fremantle St. Leger "winner Nebulny Star who had in Cold
bail stort, Morning and the sprinter Souththe rest of the deld got away ern Cross refused to accepl the well and down to the Binck Rock, Bartment, especially those dealing weights allotted and there were only Warrington was heading with 17th with Place Beting did not like the eight runners in the Coogee Hanill- of September, Gold Bullion
Fun and and
don
pretty
cap for indeed
class Aussica. It was others in close attendance. They decision presumably because they had treat to watch this event were well bunched together remix to work out dividends on four ponies. And the finish was very exciting. round the bend, and the rail-birds, There were more backers to win on Mr. Alee Fatts deserved a pat on the expecially those at the public stand, Mersey than Emergency Call and it There was really a good turn out of racing
back in sending them off
ot almost in were line and the speely merchant
started to prend out for the Daily Double Event these two ponies 'enthusiasts at the Thirteenth Extra, or as it is under the able merchant Atlas field getting very excited when the was a funny coincidonco that in the
guidance of Mr. home run.
had the same amount of supporters Proulx was first away like lightning From this point onwards, thern and paid $79.80. The betting num- better known, the St. Andrew's Meeting held Star, Shooting Star, was nothing else but shouts and the ber of Mersey was 454 and this added last Saturday under the auspices of the Hong-It was Voor won eventually. Cali, The Rain Gauge, Solar Star third navien, win on Soldier of Chinn
*en Tor and the rest following prominent ponies to be seen were together was 13.
in
n the home (starting.from the rails) Emergency Mr. H. A. Dotelho, who scored hin kong Jockey Club. It was undoubtedly the best beating Bobnink Star by three-quar-Warrington, 17th of September. Part- rode a well timed race in the last Meeting since the recess and I am sure that ters of length And the latter
ccounted for Atlas by half-a-lembership and Meracy. They were event, the Inverness Handicap and everybody must have enjoyed it.
Saucy Free lost the third place by a pretecek and Heck under hard paid the biggest dividend of the day pressure with the liberal use of the namely $83.60. There was an argu. head and Australian Boy, Racing
without the Whips and
slightest exnient after the race that it was Mr. Heart and Shooting Star were well UP. Vixen did certainly spring
the Winning Past almost in a looking up the racing record of the No-one could tell the Winner Hongkong Jockey Club, I found that there is no denying that she and the except the Judges and they took some his lirat win was on his
Comand jockey Mr. Ralph are hard to beat, good time to
own pony to deliberate. No doubt she had
City Hall In 1929 and that he roug pull of 13 lbs In the meantime, the successful Bay of Calamity to victory, and dead- m
were impatiently waiting the
hented with
IF Bay of Bellingham admitted that she was conceding decision weights to a few old timers.
of the energetic staff of "Tommy red hot favourite let the punters The best race of the day was seen Atkina" put the saddle numbers " down bally and the end of a per in the penultimate event, the Comrie (Mersey) and "1" (Emergency Call) feet day saw Mr. Li Lan-sang lead- Handicap "D" Class (Second See. horizontally in, the frame to be foling In two ponies Bright Star and
which incidentally was tion)
the lowed below with " (Solar Star) Night View, ridden by the Chey second leg of the Daily Double Evont and "11" (The Rain Gauge) horizon-brothers, who were second and third. and spotting the winner was enough taily, and under the frame with respectively.
Bistre for third placing.
(First Section) over five furlongs at- surprise in winning the race and "ention. all the panics named Botelho's first winning mount, but on
A
Judges could not separate the ponics | barrier was released. Belmont Stor from Bobnink Star but it must be punters the Judges and when one ar. Searen in 1911. ValorOur the
Found
-
As
predicted, there WHA
were several close finishes with plenty of The sprint race, Comrie Handicap thrills and exeltement, especially in the penultimate race the Comrie tracted 12 runners. There Handicap (Second Section) when the little delay in the start, but when the for the first and third places, and the did the running and was followed by
hol favourites had a red
very poor Heart's Glory, Flying
Tourist, se and others in Good dividends, although not over There was hardly any
cloac
chung dance three figures, were the order of the the corner, but after passing the day and the St. Andrew's "ball" | mie post the running of Heart's started to roll in the Ewo Handicap Glory and Rousseau was hainpered when Bootle paid $61.20 for a win, and the whole trouble was that the It was immediately followed by Har-Held of 13 did not sprend out a hit vest View in the Crieff Handicap re-when entering the straight. How turning 583 to its supporters. It was ever, it was a surprise that no one: fitting for Tillleum to register his thought of lodging a protest though first win of the year in the Comrie there were Rome heater Handicap on behalf of the President over the matter in the Jorkey's room. arguments of St.
Andrew's Society, Dr. J. C. Tillicum certainly selected an auspici Macrown and rewarded with $41.10, ous day to register his first win of After this, the excitement ressed_a the year for the President of St. bit. The main event over the Derby Andrew's Society and the chieftain, distance was the only race in which Dr. J. C. Muegown was showered the favourite, Ribble, owned by Mr. with congratulations from menibers V. M. Grayburn, did not let the pun of his clan.. ters down, and remunerated thram with $12.70. The lowest "diy" of the I predicted the order of the finish day namely $12.40 was hunded out in the St. Andrew's Stakes would be by Mr. Len Frost on Gludintor in the Ribble, Matake Bay and The Tiger Glasgow Handleap and in the next but the result was Ribble, The Tiger race Vixen Tor enlivened the meet- and fistake Bay, and the old stager
with $77.00. The dead-henters
ters Hetman came in fourth. There were Mersey
and Emergency Call in the seven acceptors for the main event penultimate event the Comrie Handi- against four last year. Ribble was enp (Second Section), could not pay made hot favourite and the public; more than $18.00 and $26.60 respec- were Justified in placing their con- tively; and Mr. A. Botelho, where his A For the leaf and his third novice win on Soldier King's Bounty taking the lead and of China, closed the meeting with then came The Tiger, $83.00 to the delight of 97 punters.
Hetninn, Mis.
LUCKY TO WIN
NOT FAR WRONG
take Bay and others. Going down Proulx pulled up King's Bounty, and the decline for the first time, Mr.
Mr. Leo Frost was lucky to win the Glasgow Handicap owing to a mis-diemounted, this being due to u understanding on the part of Messrs. broken stirrup leather. Proulx and Roza on the two Kings. Passing the Judge's Box for the and it WAA
could seare doing that no jockey first line, the order of running wa
At
After passing the Black Rock, let- man shot ahead to be followed by Mistake Bay and Ribble, and The Tiger dropped to fourth position, and there was no change round the bend.
The
Tiger, Ictuan, Mistake Bay and This was the second occasion that Bright View, and Mr. Botelho on two ponies have end-heated in the Ribble was quite content to watch the second selected race of the Daily field from behind. Up the incline Double Event, the other time being at The Tiger was still leading the pre- the Eleventh Extra Race Meeting cession but Mistnice Bay moved up to held last year on November 17 when second position and was followed by Oak Buy and Brechin Anished to- Hetman with Ribble chasing. gether in the Castle Peak Handicap. this juncture, Bright Vlow and Sol- I understand that the Oeist dier of Germany were labouring and Handicapper, Mr. C. M. Alves has it, could be seen that they had no given an undertaking to the mem-chance whatever of getting a place. bers of the betting public that he will not frame any more Dead Heat and not to spoil their dividend. The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson enter tained members of the staff of the Princely House la lunch at his
When entering the straight. Het this pri vate stand before the great classic race man petered out with the result that and it would interest, one to know Mistake Bay took command of the whether the "good eats were respon-
situation but only for a couple of sible for the unseating of Messrs. seconds as before reaching the his Gardiner and Nicholis on Wisdom tance Post, Ribble passed her with Stag and Silver Fox respectively in out much diffleulty. It could be seen the
Ewo Hundien. Mr. Leo Frost that at this point Mr. Botelho had on Locksley gave a
very dis the race well in hand and won com appointing display but in fairness to fortably by lengths. There was him. It must be said that it was more a gay between The Tiger and to the pony than the Jockey. Mistake Bay for second honour and The winner Mr. Hopkins just man The Tiger secured the verdict by a nged to
TO SIL
on and won comfortably. hend. Mr. Botelis rode a well timed The soccer player Mr. Hill on 3don race on Ribble and the combination Hunter, who came in second, said gave Mr. V. M. Grayburn hand- after the race that it was easier to some Silver Cup. I believe this is play football than to kick a pony. his
first
racing trophy. GLASGOW HANDICAP It could hardly
be called a field in charge of handing out then there were four
Luckily, Mersey
by Mr. Gau-
but therwise the gentle- |
was
poundage, would have to uppeur. thethe Glasgow Handicap confined to
fore the Stewards to answer the pro- "A" Class Fonies and this was the test lodged by the owner for allotting first leg of the Daily Double Event. 180 lbs. After all, is China Pony a In a good start, King's Justice took weight carrier or not?
the lead and was followed by IN FINE FORM
Cyclamen with King's Warden Harvest View reproduced his fine and Galdiator (close the rails) in the form when he ran second to Pontiac rear. The same position was main- Bay in the Hongkong Girtins Captained right up to the Three Furlong and won the Crieff Handicap in ensy
POSL und after this, Mr. Proulx who fashion. He took the lead from the knew that he could not win with word Hen" and was never at any time King's Justice, decided to give the of the race seriously challenged, rails to
Warden, but instead Monoplane could not do better than Mr. Frost helped himself. In a flush finish second. Pride of Tsingtao he was through with Gladiator and (Mr. Frost) the hot favourite with King's Warden lost good bit of the 129 backers to win had to bow to ground by coming on the outside.
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