THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH., MONDAY, DECEMBER
Chemical Discovery Will Affect World's Horse Racing
PONY TRAINING TIMES
THE 1936 Griffins and subs run IN SLOW MORNING GALLOPS
PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS
With the annual meeting of the 1936 season still many weeks away, most racing owners were content, to give their new China gelülne'and subscription griffins only slow work at their morning exercise on Saturday morning. It is Idle to make any comment on them until later in the season.
Some faster times were made by the new Australian pony grifins for 1936. The performances of Able Warrior, Electron. and Violet Queen-were best on Saturday. Details of the grillins gallons appear below:
Time
Boolat Bay
Estray
Goodnews Bay
Thunder Bay
Rosomary
Donovan...
Midlothian
Cassius
Paymaster
Shamrock
Modern Hero
Busbridzo
Peter Davey
Morry
Jester
Hawthorn Chestnut Fox
Coot
Evelyn
Blue Sailor Satan
Rugby Star
Dis- 1nt. 2nd. Ord. 4th, tunco Qr. Qr. Qr. Qr.
14 48 1.04 2.19 1% 48 1.34 2.10 44 1.29 2.08 14 64 1.40 2.37 14 53 1.45 2.37
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1 53 1.38 2.10 2.67
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LOCAL YACHTING®
La Linda's Narrow Win
In "A" Class
La. Linda, sailed by Mr. R. B Williams, won the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's "A" Close" "event" on Saturday when she beat Artemis (Mr. G. G. Wood) by the narrow margin of five seconds over 9.7 miles.
Sirius (Mr. W. B. Cooper) won the "G" Class event from Gael (Capt. P. Trimble), Stella (Major B. E. C. Dixon) beat Heron (Lt. E. Moore .N.) in the "I" and "Y" Classes, and Siskin (Mr. N. R. A. Wood) secured a narrow win over Rolla (Col. Kirke).
ARMY BEAT NAVY.
Full Details Of
Event
Formula To Keep
Tracks
Permanently Dry
SUCCESSFUL TEST
AMAZING CRICKET Rain-Affected Wicket Causes Low Scores
Wellington, Dec. 21.
The popular event. Navy versus Tho M.C.C. Loam touring New Army, was sailed off yesterday, and Zealand commenced their match the Land Service and the satisfaction agabat Wellington. Hain affected of beating the Sea Service on its own the wicket, and orchons and sent
low. element, by 74 points to 84.
The visitors won the toss Wollington in to hat. The homesters wore all out for 164 runs, J. Simis took eight wickets for runa.
The results were as follow;
MORNING RACE
·
Course: Quarry Bay Mark (P), Channel Rock Mark (P), Ilolts Wharf
The M.C.C. layers had only pass- Mark (S), North Mark on Line (P)ed their opponents' score by two runs Hock (P), Club Line, when the inst wicket fell. Kowloon Distance: 8.3 mil»«.
former Cambridge Uni- Blundell, Navy
captured
throo wickota versity player, for 20 runs for Wellington.
Going in a second time, Wellington had lost three wickets for 20 runs when stumps were drawn-Reuter.
Überrver
PL.
Lt. Col.
Carrington Byken
** Capt. Quinlan
All Cir. Orr-Ewing Major D'zon
All Cur. Bedgwick Lt. Col. Griffin
Yi Le Woodward
5th. Last Qr. Qr.
2.68.2 3.31.3 33.1 2.68.2.3.31.3 33.1
2.43 0.28
'4.11.2 43.2
3.29
4.11.2 43.2
144 53 1.41 22.24 3.03
3.20.2 32.2 3.34.2 31.2
Subscription Grifina
41 3
1.22 2.00.1
38.1
Lancashire Loon
41 h
1.22
2.00.1
38.1
40.3
1.37.3 2.25
47.2
40
1.36.1 2.20
3.00.2 3.35
343
49
1.35.1 2.20
3.00.2 3.35
34.3
40
115.12.20
1.40
3.00.2 3.35
34.3
*2.20 1.40 2.20 3.07
3.07 3.41 34
Yacht Italmaman
· 8.41-
34
As Lt Moor
1.43 1.37.5
57 4 1.40 2.17
34
2.21.2 2.55.1
33.4
AD
Pay Lt.
146
1.36 2.10
1.36 2.10 3.01
McMullan
3.42
38
Alt Cdr.
3.04
3.42
1.41 1.41
5.24
3.03
2.24
3.03
14 40 14 48
1.31
21
2.00
2 TL
1.31
2.16
Ruby Star
14 48 14 48
4.10 2.07
2.65
3.31.2 30.2
3.34.2 31.2
3.34.2 31.2
35 2
Major Moutaon
Ys Mil. Clutterbuck
Capt. Thomas
Army
127
2.07
Publie Jo No.
1/4 51
1.40
2.24 8.05
Blue Ribbon
14 51 1.40
3.24 3.05
2.45 3.19 34
9.19.3 34.3 3.89.9 34.3
Australian Fonics
372 1.08
1.36.2 2.06
20.3
37.2 1.08
1.30.2 2.08
29.3
4 87 1.12
1.42.1
30.1
1.22
1.50 2.24.1
48.1
28.1
ទវ
1.05.3 1.39.2 2.03.3
30.1
30.1
47
1.20 2.10 2413
31.3
40.
1.17.2 1.61
33.3
40 1.17.2 1.51
33.3
น
35 11.07 135.2
28.2
Navy
47 1.30.1
2.12.1 2.46.3
36.2
1
403
1.17 1.51 2.20
AS LL Brennan
Major Booty
20
14% 41
As Pay. Lt.Cdr.
Bow min
Lt. Ramus
114
41
40
1.20.2 1,58 2.12.2 3.02.2 30 1.20.3 2.00.2 2.30.2
30
Able Warrior
Film Star
Ranger
Douala Finesse
Electron
Centre Court
Canberra Girl
Brenta
Violet Queen
Moonlight
Gold Dragon Lancashire Lad
A Morry Time
A Grand Tinie.
3.31.2 30.2
84
2.45 3.10
1.20.2. 1.58 2.32.2 3.02.2 30
Yacht · felmomen
AZ Major Boly AB LL H
419 Lt. Cooper
Major Thesis YI Capt. Newman 13 Major Edwards
Observer
Lt. Drennan Pay. Lt.Cdr. Впритек
Lt. Winter
Total
1
10
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FRIENDLY CRICKET ·
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On Saturday on a sodden ground, at the Club de Recreio played a friendly cricket match against the China Light P and Power Co. Recreation Club at King's Park and won by 41 runs,
4
1935.
San Francisco.
The horse racing world sat up and took notice recently when promoters of the Bay. Meadows Race track on the San Francisco península an- nounced they had a formula assuring them a permanently dry track, regardless of rain or
snow.
able, will revolutioni e racing formi The discovery, if it proves practic- and performances, especially on the winter tracks.
track
No longer would followers of the ponics pin their hopes and dollars on the offspring of Stimulus and other noted mud-runners when the gots soft and switch to other strain when the racing strip is hard and charts fast. No longer would the record auch descriptions ps "muddy,
low, drying out, sloppy, fast."
It would be "fast track” -1l-cho timo/ and speed burners to the fore.
NEW CHEMICAL TREATMENT
A new chemical treatment is sold to have transformed the Bay Meadows
track to one which will shed rain
tiku a duck shakes off water.
The formula was scheduled to re-
The Club de Recreio made only 85 runs against the bowling of M. Rceive its acid test during four weeks 13 Swain, who took three wickets for 20, of the Bay Meadows winter
+45
meet
and R. A. J. Simpson, who had three beginning in November. Last year for 28. E. M. L. Soares was top-frequent rains marred the racing and scorer with 19 and J. Alves made 17.
provided many form upsets.
Capt. Murray Bub-let. Dulles Sub-Lt, Beckwith
Total AFTERNOON RACE Course: Kowloon Rock (P), Holts Wharf Mark (P), Quarry Bay Mark (S), N. Mark Club Line (9), Quarry Bay Mark (P), Club Line. Discover with 11.. tance: 8.0 miles.
Yacht Heimaman Observer
A10 Lt. Winter
412 Capt. Murray
Yi Enb.L. Bailey
Lt. Cooper
Major Theyus Capt. New
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(Continued from Page 12.) losing valuable ground and Sandford did not have the best of luck with
wo excellent shote.
CLU
Higgins got his toe first-time to a centre, and-that-produced a draw.
Aformances Higgins more or leas AFTER several Inconspicuous pers
Steady bowling by tho Club do
Recreio dismissed the China Light players for 44, 11. F. Shields being top
Y# Rab-Lt.
Backwith.
Tachi
..
Major Edwards, Point for Art-rboon Brew Points for Morning Baca
.. Total
Army
Helnaman
Observer
"
A4 LL Col, Cari
rington Bykes . Lt. Moore
Ao Capt. Quinlan Pay Lt. MrMalian
All Majar Diaon
A14 Lt. Col. Grims
Y4 Major Moulson Ys Capt. Them
Cdr. Orr Ewing
Cdr. Sedgwick
Lt. Woodward
Mid. Chatterbuck Points for Afternoon Race Points for Morning RADE
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RS
J. Wilkes Jones, chief agriculturist of the Portland Cement Company, supervised the treatment which it la cialmed accomplished, the near- miracle,
"We control the soil," Jones expidin- ed. "We take samples of the track 74 and test it thoroughly in our Inborat- swan mehand to oxidise the Pts.soll through chemical reaction aided 1 My Bina mulierais spread uniformly
on the surface,
11
#
“Total
0
Ármy lenda by 10 points.
This is incorporated with the top soll, half inch at a time and worked in. It destroys the coll structure, acutralises the sodium and effects a change of base.
Any course can be made like Bay Mondows,
Following a recent rain Jones and
came into his own. He was the live was a game easily, and much better Bay unows officials, examining the llest forward on view. Ridley lapsed forgotten.
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result of eight weeks work, reported hat the track was lightning fast."
horses ran over it in preparation The soll did not cake or become soft
LUB and South China "B" nowxclusively into the part of schemerAST Lancashires conceded their Join Kowloon and South China but tended to frustrate his own efforts third point of the season in the for the winter meeting, "A" first round Senior Shield by hanging too far back. winners. One other match-Recreio
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second division when they drew with We put on a total of three inches | GOOD SUGGESTIONS v. St. Joseph'e-has still to be decided. JOHNSON was prominent in the the Lincolns. But they have still to or chemicals in eight weeks," Jones
Police attack, but few of the be beaten. Fusiliers lost the oppor-said. TT has taken South China "A" eight players enhanced their reputations table on goal average by being held tracks are constructed on deep nand,
tunity of going to the head of the Except on Long Islands, where the AND VALUE AT
· matches to obtain the league leader-and altogether it was a somewhat till
to a draw by the Athletic, ship. They are there now on goal affair. average, but it won't be long befor
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the second or third divisions.
they have a margin of points in hand. NAVY had things all their own way THERE were no surprises in either It is now a foregone conclusion that ainst the Stonecutters outfit of Kowloon, Club and Radio all lost as they will finish the sepson as cham-the Royal Artillery. Netted five plona, Chief interest lies in their times without realy, Cannell (2), expected, although the Engineers per- hity to maintain 100 per cent. Baxter (2) and Crawford were the formed creditably to beat South China:
piled Bgures.
goni-getters, but the personalities of Lincolns third string
Five he innfch were Clarkeson at right goals against the Railway.
players
shared THEY have been hustled a few times, half and Crawford at inside right.
the goale, but only once do date have they
and Bar
each netted two and stared defeat in the face. This was T. Joseph's and the Athletics con- East Lancashires accomplshed a fin Lilly, Chapman and Griffin one each ainst the Lincolna at Fookonpoo,tributed nothing towards the erformance in defeating the Chinest While Ice Wai-tong is in the tem it Brighter Football movement, It was Police. The result is a big help to seems they must win, for the centre-n wearisome game with the reforme's the the Fusiliers who now lead the forward is always capable of scoring "all clear" whistle the only consoling rest of the division by three points. goala
no matter how evenly the teams factor. are matched in other respects.
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Amer.con racing tracks have been subject to mud in wet weather. United Preat.
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Three Matches Played Yesterday
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beat the Departmentals on the home- Tround et X ́ne's Park by two goals. to nil G. H. Fowler and 8. Fowler were the scorera,..
Friendly Match
London. Des. 21. ham to-day, an England XV defeated In a Rugby trial held at Twicken-
the Rest, of England by 26-12.
Three matches in the Mamak docided Many matches were scratched to Hockey Tournament werd POLICE lost a good chance of taking THE Saints appeared at one time COALS were quite plentiful. The
In a friendly hockey match on the to the an the rand to success, but and league encounters aggregated 70. are the results of the first-class defeated the Royal Engineers, by two Saturday, the Police Indians won
to Senior Shield ties produced 14 day because of frost. The following yesterday, over second place in the league the Athletic brought about a swift Twenty five were scored in the first watches played to-day:
In the "A" Division, the Argonades Y.M.C.A. ground, King's Park, off tablo when they drew with the change in the closing minutes and division. 27 in the record and 18 in Blackheath Lincolns verterday. It was por finally won thene veals to one. What the third. Altogether 18 games pro- Harlenuins rame. Pore he'd an odd gont nd-itle football there was to sustain induced 84 goals, an average of Just Redruth vantage until the last minute and then terest eamo from the Athletic, but it
under five goals a match.
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