SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1936.
22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 29th February, 1928.
On Saturday, 22nd, Monday, 24th, Tenday, 25th, and Wednesday, 26th February, the first bell will be rung at 11.00 am, and the first race will be run at 11.30a.m.--On Saturday, 29th February, the first bell will be rung at 1.50 p.m., and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
The tiffin Interval will be taken after the Afth race on the first four
days.
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges pr
prominently displayed through. out the Meeting.
THE HONGKONG
HORSE WHICH NEARLY DIED MAY WIN THE 2,000 GUINEAS RACE
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
LEAGUE FOOTBALL
The Week-End Programme
It is well with the bounds of possibility that the Two Thoo- Land 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.comes--Football League, auch interest will pondent. When the coughing epidemic was at its height in the early autumn Desert Night fell a victim. Ho was one of the worst sufferora. For three days he had temperature of 106 degrees, and was hovering be- tween life and death, Skilful troat-
WINNING
ment slowly brought him back to OWNERS &
health, but, naturally, he could not run again last Boson
He has bad five races in all, starting amashing victory in the with Molyneux Slakes at Liverpool. He had been tried better than the useful.
mitte one without a badge will be ad-three-year-old Forty winks at level mitted to the Members: Enclosure.
and
JOCKEYS
He started at 11-8, and his ap- comment. pearances created much Most two-year-olds that run in the first week of the season are compact, in "rabbity" animals.
The latest Hat of winning owners jockeys at the annual race meet-
WINNING OWNERS continued yesterday is as follows.
so connections know th REVISED LISTS: Badger admitting non-members to they had something to be on Club the Members Enclosure Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax or $40.00 including tax for the Mooting (ladies 35.00 and 120.00 respectively) are obtainable through the Secretary upon Introduction by = member, such member to be respon- sible for all chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' En closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course,
The Secretary's Office, 1st Boor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tol. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 1260 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of tifins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21920,
On ne pretext will children be per- either enclosure during the mittod first four days of the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons including Indies and is payable at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00
day Including tax. Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will ot be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting. Tiffins will be obtainable In the Restaurant in the Publle Enclosure.
-SERVANTS' PASSES Fases for Servanta wll be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.
Any persons found loitering with Sorvants passos in their posscanion will forfeit the same and" will romoved from the Enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Bongbong, 17th February, 1936.
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Don't take Risks EVANS
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INGLAND,
'HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
AMATEUR. PHOTOGRAPHIC
CLUB
7th Annual
STAYED IN FRONT
Lau L. Dunbar Desert Night lorded it in the pad. Ea Tong-sen dock that day. Ho stood about sixteen Harbrad hands high, and would not have looked Dynasty out of place in the Union Jack Slakos Eve
Hom for three-year-olds.
C N. K.
He jumped off in front, and that Quartermaster was the last his rivals saw of him. Mrs. Dunbar The judge comervatively estimated Mrs. E. II. M. Tinson the winning margin at eight lengths. Li Po-chun Those behind included euch useful Why hornes as Stella Warden, Lyons Mail, Seven Old Melody, and Sky Pioneer. Night . E. D.
A fortnight later Desort appeared at Newmarket in the Granby Lee Stakes. Joe Daldwell rode him again, S. and odds of 2 wore laid on. HeL W. F.
but Li Shiu-pang made all the running once more, the performance did not leave the Lancashire same impression as that at Liverpool. Ling
However, judged by later events, to Ho and Wong concede Dent de Lion 13a, and beat. F. MacGregor
Kwok Hin-wang her by three lengths was no mean
Li Fook-yin effort
Desert Night was then put by for E S. K. Ascot, where he met Bassover colt, Hong Bros. Allenford, 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
Fal emphatically a top-of-the-ground par-| former, tho ficavy going also did not S. S. Li nuit him. He ran some way below Mrs. Pearce
Pau his best form.
-SANDOWN DEFEAT
Hall and Shenton Limburg C. B. Brown
Sirett was on his back for the first G. G. N. Tinson time in the coll's next race, the British Major E. C. Boyd-Shannon Dominion Plate at Sandown at the Dr. Chau end of June.
Ulster
Desert Night had 9st. Blbs. o Chit Cheong-fan shoulder, and he again set off at a Johnson and Alabaster merry gallop. Jack Strett, however, Broadway. was worried.
L. Reldy Grimage, Silver Crest, and Carioca Brish
all had a pull of 16lbs. in the weight, Young Bros. and it did not seem possible that Lady Southern Desert Night could keep up this pace Early Bird
to end. So Jack steadied him at the Rofor halfway stage.
The tactica did not suit Desert Night, but, nevertheless, he must be credited with having ran a good race, for he finished close up fourth.
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One dead Heat.
1st 2nd 3rd
WINNING JOCKEYS
Desert Night then ran at Lingfield L. G. Frost for the Great Fosi Plate. He was set F. Marshall to concede the useful Berkeley Hunt T. L. Wong 7ius. and Squadron Castle, who had D. S. Li.. run Veuve Clicquot to a short hend in C. Encarnese the Windsor Castle Sinker at Ascot, V. V. Needs was in receipt of 10lbs.
H. C. Pih Mr.
Sirett kept
Robin G. A. Harriman
'de "mino's colt in the front rank allB. A. Proulx
the way. Berkeley Hunt joined him 5. Y. Liang furlong from home, and for a few J. Pote-Hant seconds the issue was in
D. Black Buspense. The coll's detractors expected nim E. O. Butler to swerve and show the white feather, C. R. Cheape but he ran on resolutely, without N. Daltz Sirelt having recourse to the whip, G. U. da Roza and won cloverly by n lengh W. C. Poy Squadron Castle was three lengths P. P. Botelho behind third,
Y. T..Fung After this race was intended to Tang Mas-wah train him with a view to the Cham-I, C. Harris pagne Stakes at Doncaster. As I have explained above, he did not run again last season.
HE LOOKS WELL
I was at Epsom and called on Vic
EXHIBITION- Smyth, Desert Night's much-liked and
: February
22-28th
9 a.m.--6 p.m.
GLOUCESTER HOTEL
very capable trainer.
Going the round of the stables after
tea, I was interested to take stock of this son of Buchan--Polly Flinders.
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Following their two defeats in the be shown in the form of Bough China "A" on Saturday when they moet the Club de Recreio at Caroline Hill. The Portuguese team have some use- ful performers and are fully capable! af springing a surpriss on the cham- piona.
The following in the full League' programme over the week-end:
SATURDAY.
First Dividon
South China "A"-v, Club de Recreio (Caroline Hill), 4.15 pm. Referes, H. J. Smyth; Linesmen, C. Lane and T. Goldsworthy
RA. "B" Club (Clab), 3.30 p.m. Reforce, R. H. Omari Linomen, R. Bernstein and J. Charrey.
East Lancs. v. Kowloon (Bookcun- Linesmen, H. Akdridge and R. L poo), 4.16 p.m. Referee, K. K. Ip: Evans.
Police v. R.A. "L" (Kowloon), 4.15 p.m. Referee, D. Koesick; Linesmen, E. Owen and S. Lawton.
Second Divialou
Club de Recreio v. Eastern (King's Park). 4.15 p.m. Referee, W. P. Payne.
Navy v. Kowloon (Navy), 2.45'p.m. Referee, R. Chapman.
South China . Club (Caroline Hill), 245 p.m. Referee, S. Mac- Cormac
Royal Engineers University (Navy), 4.15 p.m. Referee, A. J. Stockbridge,
Third Division RAM.C. v. Police "C" (Chatham) Road), 2.45 p.m. Referee, A. E. C. Clarke.
Liga Portuguesa v Police "E" (Kowloon), 2.45 p.m. Referee, E. Richardson.
Royal Engineers v. Raliway (Boo- kunpoo), 2.45 p.m. Referee, D. W.
Ellio.
R.A.F. v. Ulster Rifles (Railway), 4.15 p.m. Referee, T. Davies.
East Lancs, v. St. Joseph's (Prince Edward Road), 2.45 pm. Referee, D. T. Smith.
SUNDAY
First Division
Rifles
Chinese Athletic v. Ulster (Caroline Hill), 4.30 p.m. Referce, H. Martin: Linesmen, T. Jones and 8. Ball.
Navy v. R.W. Fusiliers (Navy), 4.30 p.m. Referro, W. C. Twaites Lincamen, W. Crawford and T. Me- Canni
St. Joseph's v. South China ** (Kowloon), 4.80 p.m. Referea, W. R Reynolds: Linesmen, T. Garbett and A. Sandford.
Second Division
Radio v. R.A.S.C. and R.A.0.C. (Chatham Road), 4.80 p.m. Reforce, A. E. Sidebottom.
Chinese Athletic v. Royal En- gineers (Caroline Hill), 3 p.m. Re- feree, E. E. Randall.
V.
Navy v. South China (Navy), 3 p.m. Referee, A. T. Jarmain,
Ulster Rifles
Eart Lancs. (Prince Edward Road), 4.30 p.m. Let 2nd 3rd Referce, E. E. Thomas, 10 81
Third Divialon Ulster Rifles v. East Lancs. (Prince Edward Road), 8 p.m. Referee, R. I. Evans.
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AMERICAN SHOT
Mr. Vida Accidentally Killed
Shanghai, Feb. 20.
If he has grown since last I sew! him, it is certainly not perceptible. However, he has lot down, filled out, Mr. Frank Vido, aged 04, and strengthened in the right placas. prominent American ex-Jockey, was
has naturally, dono little
end with a throat wound in a work yet, but I put my hand over him, suburb of Shanghal, with a shot gun. and he is in excellent condition, con by his side. It appears that the sidering the time of year. He shows trigger was caught In a bamboo no traces of his severe, laess.
| Lence-Reuter.
He is not engaged in the Derby, and Mr. Vida igured prominently in the present plan of campaign is to run Far Eastern racing some 26 years him in the Free Handicap, in which he ago, and was a regular rider at the has Bst. 12lbs., and then in the Two Hongkong Races, where he had many Thousand Guindas,
wins to his credit.
COUNCIL MEETING
The monthly meeting of the Hong-
Association kong Football
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 16, and the Sunday Herald Charity Cup Final on March 29,
JUNIOR SECTION GOLF TITLE
Hongkong Golf Club Championship.
The draw has been made for the Junior section championship of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, and is na follows:----
First Round F.A.A. Dunnett v. T. D. Paton, W. R. Hillyar v. T. B. Low, A. T. Braley v, S. E. Edgar, J. H Gelling v. N. J. Bebbington, J. Gel- Intly 7. A. C. Sinton, C. E. Moore V E. Tuck, W. J. Buller v. A. b. Powell. Bye: A. J, Dennie
The first round to be played on or before
March
22, the second, round on or before April 5, the semi-finals on or before April 19 and the final, over 86 holes on or before April 28.
The first named in each fintch is the challenger and should arrange the date. All matches are to be played to a finish.
FEBRUARY 27, 1956.
Our Daily Golf Hint
Only strokes played with firm wrists are dependable in first class competition golf.
C. J. H. Talley,..
St. Andrew's
Big Badminton Programme
FOR 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, six 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 Hall "B". The "A" combination will also meet Ellot Hall seniors next week
RECREIO ANNIHILATE
CHINESE
(Continued from Page 8.) ing but not quite so fast or specta cular as some of us expected. But he was probably influenced by the Tict that Recreio thrive on fast play and andeavoured to outwit them with more subtle shots.
Lum in good enough to hold his own with the bost in Hongkong and I liked particularly although quite straightforward, ware effective. He insistence on lobbing to the backhand baseline is a Sensɗn several of the Colony's less maturod players might well bear in mind to Indvantage.
bis tactica, which
"BIRDS SHOULD BE TESTED
The detalled scores of, the inubela follow, i
M. A. Oliorira and J. J, Remedios (Recredio "A") bent 8. P. Chan_arkk H.-T. Woo 21-1; beat Gordon Lan and B. W. Lang 21-6; beat W. G. I A. Carralho” and A. M. Bilys Choy and II. W. Ho 214 (Recreio "A") beat Chan and po 21-7; - beat. Läâm, and Llang. 23-1); boat. Chey and Ho 21-1.
E. Silva and H. A. Alves (Beardio “A”) bent Chan and Woo 21-12; boat Lam and Lung 21-19; beat Choy and
LEAGUE TADLE
Ho 21-16.
The necessity of testing the speed C.R.O.
of shuttlecocks before starting a game Recreio "A"
Games.
P. W. L. P. A PR 14 11 3 00 96-92 10 10 0 72 11 20
16
was made pfaly evident last night. St. Andrewh "A" 12 0.8 71 00 13 In at least two encounters the shuttle Recreio "B" 10 9 9 58 123 wais much too fast and landed entaide Eliot Hall "H", 12
12 8 4 71 87 the court confines, at the slightest Ellot Hall "A" touch All four playme, of courac, St. John's ................ are affected in the same playing with a super fast but Fire Brigade ... none of them any good.
27 7.0 80 4:34. 1477 63 63 24
14 727 84'69 14 doos | V.R.C.
10 3 10 38 70 St. Andrew's 18 2 11 00 73 Kowloon Tong 14 X 13 38 BO 8. and S. Home 19 -2 11 23 87
Mixed Doubles Fire Brigade v. St. Andrew's MONDAY
Men's Doubles
St. Andrew's "A". v. Eliot Hall
*A*
FRIENDLY CRICKET ·
CIVIL SERVICE
To-morrow a mixed doubles match will be played against Fire Eliot Hall "B" v. St. Andrew's INDIAN R. C. ELEVEN TO MEET Brigade, and a further match on Friday week against Talkoo. Band- wiched between these two engage- menta are five encounters in the course of three days.
The complete list of fixtures from to-morrow until Friday, week in- clusive, is an follows,
TO-MORROW
Men's Doubles Ellot Hall "A' v. St. Andrew's!
"E"
St.
WEDNESDAY
'Andrew's Brigade
The following will represent the Fire Indian Recreation Crab 1st XI. in a
THURSDAY 6. and S. Home v. St. Andrew's
"A"
St. Andrew's "D" v. Eliot Hall
HA"
FRIDAY
Mixed Doubles 'St. Andrew's v. Talkoo
friendly cricket match against' the Civil Servico Cricket Club at Happy Valley on Saturday, February 20, kt 2 p.m.:
F. D. Pereira, 8. A. Iemail, A. 11. Madar, A. R. Ming, A. 8. Somad, A. R. Abbas, M. P. Madar, M. el Áreulli, Y el Arenili, K. Nazarin and A: R Kitchell,
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