SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
"ANNUAL "RACE MEETING,
1030.
22nd, 24th, 25th, 16th and 20th
February, 1936.
On Saturday, 22nd, Monday, 24th, Tuesday, 25th, and Wednesday, 26th February, the first bell will be rung at 11.00, and the first race will -ba_run_at_11.30a.m. On Saturday, 29th February, the first bell will be rung at 1.80 pt, and the first race will be run at $2.00 p.m.
The tin Interval will be taken after the fifth race on the first four days.
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members are reminded that they and their Indies HUST wear their badges prominently displayed through out the Haeting.
· THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY,
HORSE WHICH NEARLY
DIED MAY WIN THE 2,000 GUINEAS RACE
It is well within the bounds of possibility that the Two Thou sand Guiness this year will be won by a horse whose life was almost despaired of six months ago. I speak of Mr. Robin McAlpine's Desert Night writes the Daily Express racing corres pondent. When the coughing epidemic was at its height in the early autumn Desert Night fell a victim:
He was one of the worst sufferers. For three days he had a temperaturo of 100 degrees, and was hovering bo- tween life and doath Skilful treat ment slowly brought him back to health, but, naturally, bo could not run again last season.
He has had five races in all, starting smashing victory in tha with Molyneux Stakes at Liverpool. He been tried better than the useful had No one without a badge will be ad-three-year-old Forty Winks at level mitted to the Members Enclosure.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Rooms at
at $10.00 per day including tax ---Or Including tax for the (ladies $5.00 and $20,00
$40.00
Club
weights, so connections know that they had something to be on
WINNING OWNERS & JOCKEYS:
He started at 1-8, and his ap
comment. pearances created much Most two-year-olds that run in the Brat week of the season are compact, ing
zy) are obtainable through | "rabbity" animals,
the Secretary upon Introduction by a member, such member to be respon- sible for all chits, etc.
STAYED IN FRONT
REVISED LISTS
The latest list of winning ownern
jockeys at the amiual race mecz continued yesterday is as follows. 1st 2nd 3rd
WINNING OWNERS
Len **** L. Dunbar Desert Night lorded it in the pad-Eu Tong-sen Badges admitting to Members' Endock that day. He stood about sixteen Harbrad closure will NOT be on sale at the hands high, and would not have looked Dynasty Race Course.
out of place in the Union Jack Stakes Eve for three-year-olds.
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tol. 27704) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 sm. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00
NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21920.
Hem
He jumped off in front, and that Quartermaster was the last, his rivals saw of him. Mrs. Dunbar The judge conservatively estimated Mrs. E. H. M. Tinson the winning margin at eight lengths.L! Poschun Those behind included auch useful Why horses a Stella Warden, Lyons Mail. Soven Oid Melody, and Sky Pioneer.
O. N. K.
W.
mitted in either enclosure during the and odds of 1-2 were laid on 2 Shlu-pang
On no protext will children be per- 'firat four days of the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Pubile Enclosure is $200 per day including tax for all persons including ladies and is payable at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sallers in uniform are admitted to the Publie Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.
Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting. Tifins will be obtainable in the Restaurant
in the Publie Enclosure. BERVANTS' passes Panes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.
Any persons found Toitering with Servants' passes in their possession, will forfeit the same and will removed from the Enclosure.
By Order,
C. D. BROWN,
Secretary, Hongkong, 17th February, 1936,
take
Don't take Risks EVANS
THROAT MADE
IN
Pastilles
INGLAND
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
CLUB
7th Annual EXHIBITION
February 22-28th
a.m.--6 p.m..
GLOUCESTER HOTEL
A fortnight later Desert Night E. D. appeared at Nowmarket in the Granby Lee Sinken. Joe Caldwell rode him again, S. L. K.
more, but rumming once made all the
did not leave the Lancashire the performance same impression as that at Liverpool. Ling
However, judged by inter events, to He and Wong concede Dent de Lion 13lbs, and beat J. F. MacGregor her by three lengths was no mean Kwok in-wang
Li Fook-yin effort.
Desert Night was then put by for E. S. K... Ascot, where he mot Bossover colt, Kang Bros. Allensford, Mahmoud and other smart Tester and Abraham
K. W. Fung horses for the New Stakes.
He was badly drawn, and as he is V. M. Grayburn emphatically a top-of-the-ground per- Fat. former, the heavy going also did not S. & LI zult him. He ran some way below Mrs. Pearce
Pau his best form.
SANDOWN DEFEAT
Hail and Shenton Limburg C. B. Brown
Sirett was on his back for the first G. G. N. Tinson time in the colt's next race, the British Major E. C. Boyd-Shannon Dominion Plate at Sandown at the Dr. Chun
end of June.
Ulster
Desert Night find 9st. Bibs, to Chia Cheong-fan shoulder, and he again not off at n Johnson and Alabaster merry gallop. Jack Sirott, however, Broadway was worried.
Reidy
Grimage, Silver Creat, and Carioca Brish
all had a pull of 16lbs. in the weights, Yeung Bros. and it did not seem possible that Lady Southom Desert Night could keep up this pace! Early Bird to end. So Jack steadied him at the Rojor half-way stage.
These tactics did not suit Desert Night, but, nevertheless, ho must be credited with having run a good race, for he finished close up fourth.
• One dead heat.
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WINNING JOCKEYS
Desert Night then run at Lingfeldt. G. Frost for the Great Foal Plate. He was sat. Marshall to concede the useful Berkeley Ilunt T. L. Wong 7lbs. and Squadron Castle, who had D, S. Li aça run Veuve Clicquot to a short heed in C. Encarnacao the Windsor Ourtle Stakes at Ascot, V. V. Neoda was in receipt of 10lbs.
H. C.
C. Pih
Jack Sirett kept Mr. Robin G. A. Harriman McAlpine's cott in the front rank all B. A. Proulx the way, Berkeley Hunt Joined him a S.-Y. Llang furlong from home,, and for a few J. Pote-Hunt seconds the lasuo was in suspense.. D. Black
The colt's detractors expected him E. O. Butler to swerve and show the white feather, C. R. Cheape but he ran on resolutely, without N. Delts Sirett having recourse to the whip, G. U. da Roza and won cleverly by lengh W. C. Poy Squadron Cutle was three lengths P. P. Botelho behind third.
Y. T. Fung... After this race it was intended to Tang Man-wah train him with a view to the Cham-I. C. Harris pagne Stakes at Doncaster. As I havo explained above, he did not run again! last season.
HE LOOKS WELL
I was ut Epson and called on Vic
Smyth, Desert Night's much-likes and
very capable trainer.
Going the round of the stables after
I was interested to take stock of thir son of Buchan-Folly Flinders. .
LEAGUE FOOTBALL
The Week-End Programme
Following their two defeats in the Football League, much interest will be shown in the form of South China "A" on Saturday when they meat the Club de Recreio at Caroline Hill. The Portuguesa team have some une- ful performers and are fully capable.
surprise on the cham of springing plons.
The following is the full League programme over the week-end:
SATURDAY
First Division
Bouth China "A" y. Club de Recreio (Carolino Hill), 4.15 pm. Referos, H. J. Smyth; Lineamen, C. Lano and T. Goldsworthy.
A. "8" v. Club (Club), 3.30 p.m. Referes. R. A. Omar; Linesmen. It Bernstein and J. Charrey.
East Lancs. v. Kowloon (Seokun poo), 4.16 p.m. Referee, K. K. Ip; Linesmen, R. Aldridge R. L. Evans,
and
Police v. RA. “L” (Kowloon). 4.10 p.m. Referee, D. Hossick; Linesmen, E. Owen and 8. Lawton.
Second Division
Club de Recreio v. Eastern (King's Park), 4.15 p.m. Referee, W. P.
Payne.
Navy v. Kowloon (Navy), Referee, R. Chapman.
South China v. Club
46 p.m.
(Caroline
FEBRUARY
Our Daily Golf Hint
1936.
Only strokes played with firm wrists are dependable in first class competition golf.
C. J. H. Tolley.
St. Andrew's
Big Badminton Programme
· FÖR· NEXT WEEK
St. Andrew's are involved in a particularly heavy program!» me during the next nine days, being due to play no less than eight matches, siz of which are in the men's doubles.
The "B" team will fulfil two engagements with Ellot Hall "A" as well as a game with Eliot Hat! "A" combination will "B". The alsky meet Ellot Hall seniors next week.
To-morrow A mixed doubles. match will be played against Fire Brigade, and a further match on. Friday week against Talkoo. Sand- wiched between these two engage course of three days. menta are five encounters in thei
The complete list of fixtures from
clusive, is as follows.
HIU), 2.46 p.m. Referee, 8. Mac-to-morrow until Friday week In-
Cormac
Royal
Engineers University (Navy), 4.15 p.m. Referee, A. 4. Stockbridge.
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Third Division R.A.M.C. v. "Police "C" (Chatham Road), 2.45 p.m. Roferee, A. E. C. Clarke.
Liga Portuguesa v. Pollca g (Kowloon), 2.45 p.m. Referea, E. Richardson.
Royal Engineers v. Railway (300- kunpoo), 2.45 p.m. Referee, D. W. Ellis.
·R.A.F. v. Ulster Rifles (Railway), 4.15 p.m. Referee, T. Davies.
East Lancs. v. St. Joseph's (Princa Edward Road), 2.40 p.m.. Referos, D. T. Smith.
SUNDAY
First Division
Chinese Athletic v. Ulster Rides (Caroline Hill), 4.30 p.m. Referee, H. Martin: Linesmen, T. Jones and 9. Bail.
Navy v. R.W. Fusiliers (Navy), 4.30 p.m. Referee, W. C. Twaites; Lincamen, W. Crawford and T. Mc-
Cann.
St. Joseph'e v. South China agn (Kowloon), 4.80 p.m. Referee, W. R. Reynolds; Linesmen, T. Garbett and A. 'Sandford.
Second Division
Radio v. R.A.S.C. and R.A.0.C. 1st 2nd 3rd (Chatham Road), 4.30 p.m. Referce,
A. E. Sidebottom.
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4 4
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One dead heat. AMERICAN SHOT
Mr. Vida Accidentally Killed
If he has grown since last I saw him, it is certainly not perceptible.
Shanghai, Feb. 26. However, he has let down, filled out, Mr. Frank Vida, agod 64, and strengthened in the right places, prominent American ex-Jockey, was He has, naturally, done little fast found dead with throat wound in a work yet, but I put my hand over him, suburb of Shanghai, with a shot gun and he is in excellent condition, con- by his side. It appears that the aldoring the time of year. He shows | triggor was caught in a bamboe no traces of his severs Winess,
fonce--Router.
He is not engaged in the Derby, and Mr. Vida figured prominently in the present plan of campaign is to run Far Eastern racing some 25 years him in the Free Handicap, in which he ago, and was a regular rider at the has 8st. 12lbs., and then in the Two Hongkong Races, where ho had many Thousand Guineas.
wins to his credit..
Chinese Athletic v. Royal En- gineers (Caroline Hill), 3 p.m. Re- force, E. E. Randall.
Navy v. South China (Navy), 3
p.m. Referee, A. T. Jarmain.
Ulster Rifles V. Fast Елися, (Prince Edward -Road),-4.30p.m. Referee, E. E. Thomas.
Third Division
Ulster Rifles v. East Lanes. (Prince Edward Road), 3 p.m. Rofarec, 'R, I. Evans.
COUNCIL MEETING
The monthly meeting of the Hong- kong Football Association Council will be held at the Sports Club on Monday, March 2. Included in the business of the meeting will be the arrangement of grounds for the Shield Final on March 15, and the Sunday Herald Charity Cup Final on March 29,
FRIENDLY CRICKET
INDIAN R. C. ELEVEN TO MEET
CIVIL SERVICE..
"
The following will represent the Indian Recreation Club 1st XI in a friendly cricket match against the Civil Service Cricket Club at Happy Valley on Saturday, February. 29, at
p.m.
2
F. D. Pereira, B. A. Ismail, A, H. Madar, A. X. Minu, A. 6. Bufflad, A. R. Abbas, M. P. Madar, M. el Arcullt,
Y. el Arculli, K. Nazarin and A. R. Kitchell.
TO-MORROW Men's Doubles Eliot Hall "A v. St. Andrew's
*****
RECREIO ANNIHILATE
CHINESE
was made plainly evident last nighti. In at least two encounters the shutik (Continued from Pape 8.) was much too fast and landed ontdik
the court confines at the nightgii ing but not quite so fast or spects touch. All four playon," of semeno, cular as some of an expected. But he are affected in the same way, Did was probably influenced by the fact - playing with a super-fart "bird" dan that Rocrelo thrive on fast play and | none of them any good..
endeavoured to outwit thom with The detailed scores of the mechade more subtle shots.
follow
Lum is good enough to hold his own M, A. Olloriza and J. J. Remsðuri with the best in Hongkong and I liked | (Recredio "A") boat 8. P. Chax mid particularly
his tactics, which | H. T. Woo 21-1; beat Gordon. Tänu although quite straightforward, were and S. W. Lane 21.5; beat W. E effective. His insistence on lobbing Choy and 11. W. Io £1-1. to the backhand baseline is a lesson several of the Colony's less matured players might well bear in mind to advantage
""BIRDS" SHOULD BE TESTED
The necessity of testing the spood of shuttlecocks before starting a game
Mixed Doubles
Fire Brigade y. St. Andrew's MONDAY
Men's Doubles
St. Andrew's "A". v. Eliot 'Hall
"A" Ellot Hall "B" v. St. Andrew's
"p"
St.
+ WEDNESDAY Andrew's "B" v. Brigade
THURSDAY
Fire
S. and S. Home v. St. Andrew's
"A"
'St. Andrew's "B" v. Ellot Hall
"A"
FRIDAY
Mixed Doubles
St. Andrew's v. Taikoo
|
A Carvalho, and A. M. Bra (Recrolo "A") beat Chan and ho 21-7; beat Lum and. Ilang 21-13; beat Choy and Ho 21-3.
E. Bliva and H. A. Alves (Ecentio "A") beat Chan and Woo 21-12; hous Lam and Liang 21-19; boat Chey cal Ho 21-16.
C.R.O.
LEAGUE TABLE
Rocroio "A"... St. Andrew's "A" Recreio "B" Ellot Hall "p" Ellot Hall "AN St. John's
Fire Brigade V.R.C.
Gamion.
P. W. LF. A. Pin. 14 11 990 DE 22 10 10 0 79 19 20. 12 0 3 21 DE 2
12 8 72 100 14.77 63
10 9 10 33 736 St. Andrew's “B” 13, à 11 80 24 Kowloon Tong . 14 FHM 92 S. and B. Home 12 117 287 2
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