THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1936.
ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL RACE MEETING PROGRAMME
CRICKET NOTES
CLUB'S BIG GAME
SHIELD DESTINATION MAY BE AFFECTED
ARMY WITHOUT BONAVIA ́WILL HAVE HARD TASK AT CRAIGENGOWER
(By R. Abbit)
Before continuing my notes on last Saturday's games I purpose briefly to run through the programme for to-morrow. There are two League games down for decision in the senior division. The one that affects the destination of the Shield most in that between the HK.CC., who are at home, and the K.C.C. Unless there is a change of the weather the pitch should be in good order and a draw may well be the result,
Donald Budge, red-headed, giant from California, who gate second, „pizca in the U. 5. National Tennis Rankinga,
U.S. TENNIS RANKINGS
WILMUR ALLISON TOPS LIST
WITH BUDGE SECOND
It is
MIXED
trying to finish things off, was bowled mittee has recommended the follow- TENNIS
The game between K.G.C. and 1.R.C.
MATCHES
I do not think the Club are likely | Jength and did excellently with 5 for. to be beaten, as they really are bat- 3. At one time, with Colledge and ting all through. I have not yet seen Sayer doing well it looked as if the the teama but if Kowloon have their C.N. would win. With two wickets to best side out there should be some go only a dozen or so were wanted
New York, Jan. 8. Then when the ninth wicket fell, the very interesting cricket,
learned from reliable
1 Another good game should be that score was 120, Amild great, exelte. between the Army and Craigengowerment the last man wont in and sur-source that the United States Lawn at Sookunpoo.. The Army batsmen Vived the over, but Rabbington, in Tennis Association's Ranking Com- have been running into true form lately. though they have suffured by Billard. A great finish. severo loss in the departure of their opening batamun, Major Ilonavia. e kenior division was not unlike There is also, I suppose, the chance of their team being further weakened hy the absence of members of the team in camp but I am not sure about for 8 and 130 for seven. The chances ha. Craigengewer have a very use-of the second eleven were better. ful silo-they did well against the The only first hand information Club last week-and the match should have is that ur the senfor game the prove very interesting. Just over the 1.R.C. batsman found vins very hard fence the LR.C. are at home to the to get, and could not score fist en- Civil Bervice, and, I expect, wil beat ough to force a win. thom though the C.S. are doing much|' better this season, in play "if not actually in matches gron. This latter. game is non-league.
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THE JUNIOR DIVISION
At Kowloon the second elevens of K.C.C. and 1.K.C.C. da battle in the league. The home site have a slight ly better record in paints, but it is Rever safe to be against the Cla
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that in the Junior division. The two- K.C.C. teams made respectively 145 and 155, while the Indians had 1303
JUNIOR LEAGUE
of the three Junior longue games, I see that in the case of tecreio and Navy II the home side won, while the Police survived thejë journey to Pak- fulam and won, though they only
mine 78. According to a report their. last four wickets fell at the same total, three of them to C. Teoh, Abra ham had 4 for 18. The Varsity collapsed for 50, Baker doing the second eleven. It should be a hard-damage with 7 for 21 in 15.1 Overs- fought context. The Civil Service at home to the LA.S.C. and here god bowing! again the game is. very open but the C.8. have improved in their second atring also. Or the non-league game Cralgengower should beat Recreio and I fancy the chaneca of the Navy
who is the beat bowler the Navy against the Sappers at King's Park. have here at present-took eight for The other four sides have no ́engage-¡ 57, nients so far as the cards show.
The Club bad to postpone their ixture with the Rt.A.S.C. Who were doing something about a trooper. So
they took on a Navy side that was rather too much for them. Tufnell
Ranked-Frank Shields
1.
CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS
(By "Veritas"). The semi-final of the Mixed Doubles Tennis Championship of the Colony will be played at the Chinese Recreation Club, Bay, Causeway
to-morrow afternoon.
AL 2 o'clock. Goldman and Miss Haneack (holders) will play Captain Milne and Miss Soville, and this game will be followed by 1. D. Rumjan and Bira. Chiu Chun-chiu against W. C. Hung and Mrs. N, Wilson.
Although not yet announced the final will probably take place on Saturday week.
of
THREE GRIFFIN'S RACES ABOLISHED
All Owners Want Valley Stakes... Honours
SOME PONIES TO WATCH
(By "Captain Foster").
ELIGIBILITY QUESTION
SETTLED
NEW WEIGHT REGULATIONS
(By "Captain Foster")
The draft programme of the Annual Race Meeting to be held at the Happy Valley on Feb- ruary 22, 24, 25, 26 and 29 has been issued and space does not permit in publishing the long list However, of the events in my racing notes. there are the usual twelve races on the first four days and nine on the last day, aggregating in all 57 events.
The number of Subscription Grifina (Chins Ponies), fast "year was B1 and owing to hard times, we have this senson only 55 decrease of 26 ponies. Out of the original amount drawn for it is with much regret that five ponles (Branded Nos, 2, 5, 27, 51 and 26) have already been discarded by the nwners s "an good" and this is rertainly no compliment to Mor-years, the Stewards
alternative that to abolish dovitel, ke xupplier.
Owing to the mumber of Derby of one race 5 lbs., of two races 10 Griffins being less than the previous b
threa or more races 44 hnd no other b, at this Meeting 5lbs., penalty. In reality, it is an additional race three for the old Sub-Griffins and in pre-
However, they are an average lot Grits: races, namely, the Hopeful vious years, they had only two races, and there is no denying the fact that Stakes (one Mile); the Tyre Stakes the Garrison Cup and the Royal Navy the Sub-Griffine' TACUR generallyivi Furlongs), and the Tientsin Cup It may be worth noting that provide the best thrills of the An- Stakes (One file), and the introdur-Partnership, who has not won a race nual Meeting coupled with handsome tion of three new events will unduring 1915, will weigh out at only returns of good dividends. It will obtedly be received with open arms 149 lbs. be recalled that last year, Strathaird started the hall rolling in the first event, the Wong Nel Chong Stakes, by paying out $344.80 to the delight of eight backers.
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the small owners. The stakes have not, in any way, been reduced and there are the wound Cups pre- sunted by the various Clubs,
THE NEW RACE
It has glways been the ambition The new race on the "First Day" of every owner to annex the Valley, the Bendigo Stakes over a mile Stakes confined to Sub-Grifins over for Australian Ponies that have
There is only one division in the Grins Spring Handicap for China Ponien, bona fide Griffins, which have started at least twice and have not. won, as against two divisions of Inst year, and in the Phaethon Handicap which is a new event, pontes clasa- fed "A" and "B" as at 31st. Decem ber are barred.
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QUITE ELIGIBLE
n distance of six furlongs but for started at least in five Extra Race what reason I really do not know meetings of this Club during 1936, As an instance, Mr. Ho Kom-tong and have not won more than $3,000 was in higher feather when he twice in stakes during 1935. The weight Thote was, only quits recently, an annexed the Valley Stakes with is 149 lbs. with 1 I. penalty for argument in a certain sporting. Club Kom Tong Hall in 1927 and three every $200 or part thereof won in whether, a Subscription Griffin was years later with Bridge Hail, than mukus since January 1, 1936 and this cligible for the Hongkong Derby. when he won the Hongkong Derby event is in place of the Hopeful Under the heading "General InforIND-
President willi
Hall. Very few Stakes which hitherto was confined' tion", on the last page of the draft owners can claim the distinction of to banu file Griffins.. Able Amazon programme, Clause "4
twice in scoring
the
Valley Stakes. Ineligible for the race. It may be follows:— It may not be known that in 1931 of interest to rnefag fans to know Mesars. Hall and Shenton won the that the Foochow Cup for old China Wong-Net-Cheong Staken with The fontes over one and a half miles was Quall (Mr. Frost) and the Valley run last year as the sixth event, but Stakes with The Groust (Mr. Frost) this year it will be the curtain raiser. and this, I believe, has never been achieved by any owners.
I RECOMMEND THESE
It would be attempting impossi bility at this juncture to predict the
reude na
"Subscription Griding messa all China. Ponles Imported, sa Hongkong "Subscrip. -
* Grimne during 1930-1936 or the previous year All fubuerfation_delfiną * DE PAG-1986, however are eligible for any open Grima Ilace.""
The Curragh Stakes over a mile which will be contested on the second |
From the above, it is obvious that day in for China Pontes "C" Class and under, and the weight is 145 lbs. 4 Bub. is not only eligible for the with 1 lb. penalty for every $200 or Hongkong Derby but for all races pårt thereof won in stakes since confined to bona fide Crimine. January. 1, 1935. Thla
event sub-
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(the Albury
of
British Team Beaten By Visitors
ing rankings for 1005, the players'
To-morrow's games promise a lively rankings for the previous five years entertainment. Special Interest ist,
-1101 vested in the appearance also being given:
1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 Captain Milne and Miss Saville in winner of the Valley Stakes as none stitutes the Tyro Stakes which was
of them has really stretched their for bona fide Grifins. The conditions DUTCH FOOTBALLERS · view of their splendid second round legs, but, I would like to recommend of the "Binck Rock" Stakes have win against M. K. Lo and Mrs. Latton, to the students of form to watch the been slightly modified, that is, win-
"aceded" pair. Goldman and Miss
following:
are to be penalised 7 t. as Hancock will have to be on their best
against 6 lbs. last year, Rose Evelyn, Midlothian, The The fourth event behaviour to resist the challenge.
Gorilla, Wild Cat, Paymaster, Blue Stakes over five fürlongs for Aus Probably even better and, more
Griffins Ribbon, Juden, Stopwatch, Potlatch,tralian Ponles, exciting tennis will be served up in
this the second match in which Hung and Peter Davey, Public Hero No 1, meeting) on the Third Day is an Mrs. Wilson potential successors to
Balios, Gold Sovereign, Silver Lin meet H Goldman and Miss Hancock,
Staker con- and Mrs. Chiu, Hung D. Rumlahn and Wilson, in view of their fine dis- play against Lieut. and Mrs. Kayll, and general form of late, will start favourites, but if Mrs. Chiu can re main steady from the baseline and formed by Mountain View last Sun 11
Rumjaha recapture something of his old brilliance at the net, the result may easily go the other way.
1936 1 Wilmer L
Allison
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2 J. Danaid
Budge
Beyan M. Grant
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Wood
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5 Franels X.
Shielda 6 Frank A.
Parker
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And that reminds me, while fram- MR. A. W. HAYWARD'S LETTER ing this articlo I discovered-I had no Ja another column my reply to Mr. University card and put out an S.0.3. Hayward's letter appears. I am very It to my friend the Registrar-who sorry about the whole business. obliged nobly. At the very same time is my honest idea that the control the card, which the Cricket Secretary of the League wants adjusting, so had already sent me via the Telegraph able. At present quite a lot of people that cricket may become more enjoy- | arrived. I therefore owe hearty
openly say they don's enjoy League thanks to both gentlemen.
games, and I think this could be set LAST SATURDAY'S CRICKET right. It soine one who writes about Lericket does not raine the point, who And now to: hark back to the is going to do so? There is, very cricket on Saturday last The Civil properly, no Cricket Association here. Sorico ad very huck in not The II.K.C.C. as doyen of Clubs is our palling of a win at Happy Valley, Interport authority. But you cannot though admittedly the Army lacked expect them to interfere in the mat- the services of Gorthwaite. Batting ter. The trouble is that I apparently first-they would have been in rather missed, in trying to present a properly a mess but for Captain Perase-who argued statement, the fact that my kit mightily and lifted one almost words might be misconstrued, so as to acrons the Police Green-and Corp. be taken personally, I shall enden- Ballard who inade runs inter on after your in future to gauge the suscen- 10 John Van wickets had begun to fall fast. The Uibilities of my fellow scere reached 131. Baker found his accurately.
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Mangin 13 8 J. Giberi
Tiall... 14 9 Wilmer
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-United Press.
Gordon Lum Playing
Badminton League
Playing In Colony
TENNIS STAR, ON VISIT HERE, TURNS OUT FOR CHINESE RECREATION CLUB
(By "Veritas").
CORRESPONDENCE
R. Abbit's Reply
Ing. Hamber, Shamrock; Gunsmith, additional race for Aussies and is
in
Rotterdam, Jan. 9. The Dutch National eleven boat Ocean View, Celebration Time fined to bona fide Rugby Star, Casslun, Hellbender, Governor's Cup last year, all win Reuter's Bulletin. Hawthorn, Mountain View.
ners had to carry 10 ba, extra where
of the Tiental In the Lincoln City by four goals to two..
an, this year, the penalty is only 7 The best gallop to date was perlbs. In the Racing Stakes last nea
day, covering 1% miles in 2.05,4/5 son,
winners of ong
-race were
AN ALTERNATIVE ·
Winners are ineligiblu for the Blue Mountains Plate over 14 miles confined to Australian Poņies, Grimns
SHIELD SOCCER
Eastern Players For To-morrow
The Eastern Football Club will be
and he finished the last quarter in penalised 7 lb., of two races 10 lbs. 31.2/5 seconds. The inst
and at the coming Meeting, they are half-a-
barred. mile was done in 1.04.4/5 and the last mile was in 2.17.2/5. It must be admitted that it was a good per formance and Mountain View has all the good points in him.
Wild Cat, who is a stable com of this Meeting, to be run on the playing their quarter-final shield panion to Mountain View, is another Fourth Day and last year, winnerground, Causeway Bay, at 2.30 good animal and is much fancied by of
10 iba. extra, the owner. Midlothian is owned by and of two or more races, they were against the Royal Weich Fusiliers a syndicate and I understand that barred. The Nothern Stakes (One and will be represented by the fol- Mr. D. Black has an interest. This Mile) last year was for Subscription lowing players: Yun-fook; Ng Ying-kay and Chau Koon-pingį Sir:It is with much regret that mare likes the work and is not a Griffins of the Mecting, and this has Tsang Tsun-wan, Słu Ping-shun and now been changed to Sub-Griffins of Chung Kok-chal; Cheng, Sul-hop, A. I and that a passage in my cricket
Humber, owned by Mr. V. M. Gray- any season. The weight is 149 lbs M. Omar, Tain Lin-sing, Chaney article which appeared in your issue
and winners anywhere during 1936, Chan and M. Sabhan the care of Mr. Dunbar's
The Sports Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
the person
bad mover.
Is
and
of Tuesday Inst has given cause for burn and Mrs. Dunbar's Potlatch are offence to Mr. A. W. Hayward; buff under
am very glad that he has adopted trainer and I prefer the former.
Messrs. Tester and Abraham have the course of writing and saying so frankly. After the usual mass of a beautiful bay pony. The Gorilla anonymous back-hiting. It is refresh who is only four years old and I am ing to be taken to task openly by afraid the youngster will not put
mind to has the best right, his who
racing. Juden four years old pony so to do. Diferencas ventilated may another bo composed, or, if not, may exist, same remarks apply.
Stopwatch is owned by a gang of I trust, without," rantour,.
In the first place I cannot help "Early Birds" and has the making of Chineso Recreation . Club
C.R.C. aggregated 12 points com- Andrew's) bent Koh and Smith 21-14; feeling that despite my protestations, a first class pony. Last Saturday served up a pretty little surpared with Ellot Hall's 176. None of lost to Kwok and Smith 8-21; beat fr. Hayward fools I have made some he and Hopscotch owned by "Sevens" ,prise for Eliot Hall "A" when Eliot Hall demonstrated their won-
the pairs secured clean sweep] Kwok and Ladd 23-20,
reflection upon the good faith of the galloped 14 miles in 3.05 flat and ILK.C.C., though how,
this can be although the last quarter was not they met in a men's doubles Jarful balance by all three pairs win-
C.R.C. v. ELIOT HALL "A" I do not know. I will quote my own very impressive, the last half-a-mile badminton longpo match ataing two games.
S. P. Chan and H. T. Woo (C.R.C.) words. "Now, I am not trying to stir was done in good time of 1.08.3/5,
Busbridgy and Peter Davey aro Causeway Bay last, the C.R.C ST. ANDREW'S STILL TOP,
Jest to T. C. Lee and P. K. Chan 6-21; up any dust-except that lying on the including Gordon Lum, Shang-
lost to C. O. Lee and C. S. Heng 12-21 League Rules and if I do gusto not bad looking animals hai ·Interport tennis player, in beat St. John's 0-3 and thereby again 23-24.
St. Andrew's "A" entertained and lost to: K. Y. Leo and K. S. Llen case in point let it be clearly under latter is a better pony.
stood that there is no imputation of their team. N
take over the leadership. Surprise of G. Lum and S. W. Liang (C.R.C.) unfairness" I think that to anyone, Lum is on an extended vinit to the the evening was two roverses sus-best Loo and Chan 24-23, beat Led who read the article with reasonable Colony having arrived a few days tained by Guest and Broadbridge. and Hong 21-12; lost to Loo and Lien attention, it must have been obvious that my point was that the rules of Ago, and last night he coupled with Best performance by the Wong (7-21.- 8. W. Ilang to take two games from brothers who won games from the tretan te bevolle and utrument still more. A TO
WC. Choy and I. W. Ho (C.R.C.) the Lengua want revising.
Mr. Hayward
aragraph. the redoubtable University-player
But as a team tho C.B.C. were not F. H. Kwok and G. A. Smith and Heng 14-21; bent Lee and Lien potamy "argument "star atrong enough to overcome the played second string for St. John's 21-12. polished precision of the Eliot Hall but they could not overcome the solid
Pairs
the final result being 6-3 in Fincher-Kew combination, who won a favour of the champions.
grand gamo 21-16, the Complete detalls of the two matches boosters was the obliteration of S. follow.
Biggest disappointment to
ST. JOHN'S
he indicates, proposal and seconding
and the
WELSH RUGBY
FIFTEEN
PLAY ENGLAND NEXT WEEK
to had to
soccer match to-morrow at the Navy
AUSTRALIAN SUB-GRIFFINS
PUT THROUGH PACES
MANY SHOW EXCELLENT FORM OVER DERBY DISTANCE
(By "Captain Foster")"
Drs.
Croot,
Several Australian Sub-Griffins three practitioners, were sent over the Derby distance Lang and To.. last Saturday and some pretty There were no sensational gallops good times were returned.
last Wednesday and the best time, Lancashire Lad continued to plonac was done by Sir Victor Bassoon's his owner, and he galloped the dis- Holiday Eve' who took 2.47.3/5 to tance In 0.98.2/5, finishing, the last cantor 1 miles. The home run of quarter in 28.2/6 seconds and the two furlongs was done" In. 29.3/5 last half-a-mlio was 68.2/6 seconds. seconds and was very impressive. like the gallop of A Grand Time Holiday Eve was aired, by Promised who together with
covered Land (not kifown here) and being from with: Brutus, milu was done in 2:08. It inay be rode him the other morning, this worth noting that the last one and pony will surely be among the list a quarter miles were timed, in 2.88 of winners, flat and it seems to me that A Grand
Able Warrior cantered 14 miles London, Jan. B.
Time is a stayor. This pony was In very slow time and the Russian The Welsh International rugby fred by David whose progeny has niding Boy had his hands full in P. W, L., F. A. Pis.viates the need for a ballot. There: team to meet England at Swansea never raced here and Mr. Li Tse holding the pony. I was not present 6 6 6 46, 8 12, foro the words "duly elected" are on January 18, has been selected, and Fang's Gold Dragon is related to A but it has been represented to ma 76.1 46 11 12 teennically incorrect. One cannot, I is as follow 5-6 0.38 7 10 submit, bo 'elected' if there is no Jenkins (London Welsh), Ciule Grand Time.
on good authority that Able Warrior, 642-37 17 8 ballot. Co-opted one may be, but Davey (Swanson); Wooler (Cam-
prior to It is with regret to report that 1.58. flat finishing
Xmas, had done:/he mile In that is very distorent thing to bridge), J. Roes (Swansea), McCall Mr. Pau's Double Finesse, daughter 27 seconds and I am passing on this
the last
ast quarter in that is, my whole (Welch Regiment), Tanner (Swan of Double Court and sister to Derby gelected. And 3 original point. I any Law Six wants sea), Clif Jones (Cambridge), T. Rees Day, has gone lame and I hope it is However I do not doubt it owing to information for what it is worth. amending
and that it should be done in Newport), Bryn Evana (Llanelly); not too serious, some way so as to eliminate the words T. Williams (Cross Keys), Thomas
the fact that Able, Warrior in brother "has been duly elected."
(North), G. Williams (Aberavon},
Perfect Day, who finished the last to Bobriak Star who la the present.
LEAGUE TABLE
Gaines
P. Chan and II. T. Woo, first couple, ST. ANDREW'S
St. Andrew's "A" who lost all three games. The match, don
Roerelo "B" Recreto "A"... however, Indicated that Eliot Hall aro E. F. Fincher and H. Kow (St, C.R.C...... vulnerable despite an effort to tighten Andrew's) boat Roland Koh and Nor- Fire Brigado so the team by a con
change in partner-man Smith 21-4; beat F. IL. Kwok and St. John's
G. A. Smith 21-10; beat D. Kwok and | Eliot Hall "A Two of the games were "sotted", G. Ladd 21-0.
St. Androwa "B" one going to Eliot Hall and the other
up
ships.
A E. P. Guest and F. A. Broad- Taiko R.C.
to C.R.C. Three other games saw bridge (St. Andrew's) lost to Koh and Ellot Hail "g" the lesers reach double figures. It Smith 21-23; lost to Kwok and Smith V.R.C.
was a finely contested match, with 12-21: hent Kwok and Land 21-14. S. and S. Home Gordon Lúm as the big luminary. R. H. Wong and F. V. Wong (St. Kowloon Tong
7 27 8
8 44 31
13 4 0-2 4 21 33 6.2.4 10 36 4 110 72 2
1 018 45 2
0 0 0 17.37 0.
7 21.00 0.
of a visitor by two members of the H.K.C.C. Committee makes the visitor abona-fido visiting membor; but; an rightly says, this procedure ob,
Mr. Hayward's statement in his Lang (Lianelly). A. · Rees. (Lendon quarter in 27.3/5 seconds: last Satur- record holder of alx furlongs third paragraph that I was duly in- Welsh) and Long (Swanson) ~Ret. day, seems to me that he is a sprintor 1.17.2/5 established on February
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and so is Electron, who is owned by last year,
10.