THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1986.
EYE-OPENING DISPLAY OF TENNIS BY TAVARES
Prospects For The First Extra Race Meeting
Now that the
Annual
Carnival of the Hongkong Jockey Club is over, let us concentrate on the Extra Race Meetings, first of which will be held tomorrow (First Saddling Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.) and sub- sequent Meetings will be on the following dates:
Second Extra Meeting, March
28.
AS DESCRIBED
BY
CAPT. FOSTER
ALL-OUT STAKES
Locksley Hall's Venture
runciers,
It is Interesting to note the entry Third Extra Meeting, April 11 of Locksley Hall (rub-griffin or inst year) in the "All Out" Stakes and 13. (Easter)
aver six furlongs, against such stal Fourth Extra Meeting, May 2.
warts as Hetman, King's Bounty: Fifth Extra Meeting, May 10. King's Fancy, King's Justice, Sixth Extra Meeting, May 30 am Soldier of Germany, and The Mistake Bay, Pantine Bay, Sadico, and June 1. (Whiteun)
Tiger, and he certainly has a chance for a place, should there be only three There are nine races to be contest- el to-morrow the main event being the Bangkong Handicap "A" Divi alon over a mile. Few years ago, the "Hay and Cor" Stakes, the "Loiterers" Stakes,
"All out" the Stakes and the Randwick Plate were run on the afth day of the Annual Meeting, but, owing to large number of entries, these four races transferred to the First Extra Meet ing and to-morrow the conditions of these events have debarred all thu winners at the Annual Carnival, Under the circumstances, spotting the winner is not so easy as one would think and race-goers are assured of a } good day sport with plenty of thrills and handsome dividends,
were
As and in my last notes, Mr. Leo Front will not be weer in the suddle and also Mr. G. R. Choape, who has been transferred and is now on his way to Hankow. Mr. Ip Kul-ying, who was on the sick list during the second half last season, will take out Cavalcade in the first event and there is every possiblity of Mr. W. H. S. Davis riding to-morrow.
OPENING EVENT
Philanderer Is
Good Thing
We should see a good race in the apening event, the "Hay and Corn" Stakes over five furlongs for Subscrip tlon Griffins of any season that have started twice and have not won, and there are no less than 10
entries. Being & sprint race, anything may happen. Belmont Star is very good over short distance but has no ad- vantage in weight. It will
be recull- ed that at this time last year, Cavalcade just managed to nese out Philanderer in the Hay and Cork Stakes and the latter accounted for Young Chap by a neck,
Philanderer is now in better condi tion than what he was a year ago and last Saturday, he covered the mile in 2.21.1/5., finishing the home run in 31 seconds. His last half-a-mile was in 1.08.1/0., and Mr. Blesk will be at the tomorrow. Copper Idol and chance.
Double Chance have a good
I am afraid thal Partnership has
Jost
However, there are several speedy merchants in this race, but, all of them don't like the heavy going. Hetman, and likewise his stable mate King's Bounty, gave a very poor per- forinance at the annual meeting, but with a firm going to-morrow, these two ponies should be in the limelight. The danger Is from King's Justice and Macaroni. I do not know who is going to ride Mistake Bay but this pony is certainly worth $5 each way. Soldier of Germany is another pany that is worth backing and Saiko is also to be considered.
NOTHING TO BEAT ZODIAC
In Mile Race For
Randwick Plate
There should not be much trouble
in picking out the winner of the Randwick Plate over a mile for Aus tralian Ponies of this season, and I
LIBERTY BAY NOT RUNNING
Hongkong Handicap Is Open Race
Mr. Dunbar has been sporty enough not to enter Liberty Bay for the Hongkong Handicap over the cham- plon course and we should therefore see a good field in the "A" Division. Gladiator and King's Warden have been asked to carry namely,
168 lbs, and it is learned the both will
up will accept. Mr. Y. T. Fung
on Gladiator and King Warden will have back his old pilot
G. Mr.
Roz
who steered him to victory in the Autumn Champions about three months ag
ago. These Lwo Ponies met in
the a mile at the Annual Race Meeting when Gladiator VictoriaTM Stakes over
beat King's Warden by two lengths and it will be remembered that the latter's:
that the pony let ailure was that not keep a straight course in the home run. It seems, however, that on ac- count of this run, the handicapper has put them on level terms, być prst record shows that King's Warden is a better animal, at least over
champion course.
the
Cyclamen Ray has been kindly treated by the oflein! weight adjuster and is set to shoulder only 150 lbs. King's Jubilee is also nicely weighted at only a pound more to Cyclamen Day's allotment, and feel that these two ponies will be a source of danger to Gladiator and King'a ng'a Warden. Bright View Is not to be overlooked! on a heavy going and Soldier of China is not bid spee, on n fast course. A good race in na sured.
WHICH PONY HAS NOT A CHANCE?
Tytam Handicap "B" Problem
The second leg of the "Daily cannot see anything to beat Zodiac. Double" is on In the Perth Plate (Second Section) "B" Division
tho. Tytam Handicap over a milu and the over the same distance, she way
task confronting me is to find out second to Yo Ho, winner of the Booty which pony has not a chance in this Hi Derby, and as all winners have been barred for this event, Zodiacrimis of this season and it stems Thin event is for subscription should have no difficulty in making that all will accept. It may be of her acquaintance with the Judges.
interest to know that none of them has been placed at the Annual Meet- ing and some of them anished way down
Tinamith and Violet Queen should follow in the rear. It is interesting to recall that Centre Court put up some wonderful performances during the training, but, she let the punters down very badly at the Carnival and no doubt her failure was due to the heavy going: If "Mr. Clerk of the weather should give us a fast going to-morrow, Centre Court is surely worth $5 each way.
ROSE EVELYN''S TEST
In First Leg For Daily Double
his sense of racing and Racing Boy
The first leg of the "Daily Double" Wadebridge is on the Tytam Handicap "A" Divi has seen his best days. had a load to carry at the Annual alon over a mile confined to Sub- Meeting but to-morrow he has to Griffins of this season and a good field shoulder only 161 lbs. and he should in assured. pass the post first with Mr. G. Ruza as his pilot.
SIX RUNNERS
For The Loiterers Stakes
In the Lolterers Stakes over Seven Furlongs for non-winning Grifins of this season, this race is to be ridden by novice jockeys and the following is a list of probable starters with their jockeys:
Benerth M. Weed. Amberley-Mr. Harris, Donovan-Mr. Poy.
Miracle Mr. LI.'
Silversmith--Mr. Yuen. Splendid View Mr. C. Choa. Should the going bo firm, Miracle has every chance of presenting his curd to the Judges; and both Amberley and Donovan are dangerous to upset
the apple cart. I predor Donovan, !!!. be remembered that at the
and
it
last mosting this pony ridden by Me Por lost to Royal Highness (Mr. Cheapo
the Jockey Cup by only In
neck. There was no doubt that the Jockey was very nervous in the home run, and at about 100 yards from t finlaking line, Mr. Foy lost his sense
se
of balance and strength of grip. If he had only sat etil the "diri" would have hoon over $150..
the street. Balios put up some fast gallops during the training, but, gave a very poor performance in all his outings and let the punters down very badly. If this pony intends to stage a come- back, I cannot see anything to oust his claim for the first position. There ja very little to
to choose between Fidelity, Lancashire Loom, Merry Jester and Strathalan for minor places. For an outsider, I strongly recommend Supercharge.
THE PENULTIMATE EVENT
Some Interesting Entries
There are 13 ponles in the penulti- mate event, the Hongkong Handicap Rose Evelyn, who was crowned { "B" Division over 11⁄2 miles and it is "Miss Champion" of the Annual interesting to note that King's Lead Carnival, has been given the post of and King's Sceptre bre included in the honour with 168 lbs. and the mare is list. The inclusion of these two set to concede 18 lbs. to Blue Ribbon, ponies makes the face not only in Judden and Public Hero No. 1-all | teresting but very open and it is not being winners.
cany to spot the winner.
Harvest Vlow met The Tiger in the Wild Cat, who was second to Rose Evelyn in the Professional and Sub-appy
,
Griffing Champions, gets 10 lbs. for and as y Handicap "A" Division,
Latest study of E. C. Fincher, KC.C.`and Interport tennis player, taken during his championship match this week with A. Crawford.
THIS
(Photo: Mes Cheung).
MORNING'S GALLOPS
GOOD TIMES RETURNED
AT HAPPY VALLEY
HE VERY NEARLY BEAT
SIRDAR RUMJAHN
MANILA EXPERIENCE MAKES
HIM A NEW PLAYER
CARELESSNESS AND GALLERY PLAY LET HIM DOWN
(By "Veritas")
If the form shown yesterday by J. Tavares is any criterion, clearly the best method of raising the general standard of tennis in Hongkong is to send our most promising youthful talent to Manila for a season.. A year ago Tavares gave a second rate showing against a schoolboy in the Hongkong championship. Yesterday, following a recent return from the Philippines he gave S. A. Rumjahn the game of his life over three sets, and, I say it. without prejudice, should have beaten the Colony champion. The difference between Tavares the boen a quick starter and doubtless his tequia player of a year ago and the game will show that customary im- Tavares of today needed to be seen provement as the tournament con- Lo be believed. There wero times tinues. yesterday when it seemed he could Beat Rumjahn just when and how he liked. And then, playing as though he refused to take himself seriously he fell into tactical and stroking errors which completely negatived his previously imposing work.
Very often Tavares flashed out such lovely shots that they nearly atoned for his Rizal Stadium idiosyncracies;
HIS BIG ASSET
that Ramjahn is sure to have a big Perhaps the one thing to reveal
way in, the destination of the title which was his ghting qualities,, appear to be as good now as they havo ever been. After the first set he was which only served to make him lift faced with a desperate position
a display of mannerisms without his game to a higher level where which, it might be said, he would be other players would have fallen away, a better and more successful play excite any
The only other match of the day to But that is by the
interest TAS the ap. the purely pearance of the Shito twins against his performance way. Regarding tennis viewpoint full marks must be the Teal brothers in a first-round Riven Tavares for a very entertaining doublen match
The
Tsul combina- display, marked by excellent stroke tion won easily and as last year, production and ruined by somewhat when they met the Rumjaha cousins,
houghtlers tactics.
this match
proved simply
what great possibilities there are in tho MOST PLEASING STROKE
schoolboya. Their stroke equipment and knowledge of the game were Tavares most pleasing, stroke was insufficient to permit them to win his backhand drive, a weapon_which often became effectively offensive any extended rallies, but they did score a number of points with some against a player who was inclined to remarkably fine shots shots which rush the net a little too hastily more matured players would be glad Chiefly though he utilised the stroke to boast about.
The following are the times returned during this morning's gallops at Happy Valley in preparation for the First Extra Race means of keeping the ball in
Meeting to-morrow.
Sat
Double Chance
Honey
Wild Cat Herod Macaroni
Stopwatch Hopscotch
King's Bounty Trial Day Mayflower Heriot Cassius Cavalendo Ribble Amberley
Kino's Jubiles Philanderer Emergency Call The Rain Gauge Zedine Tinmith Goldemich King's Scentre King's Lend
play, making the shot a little moro than ordinarily defensive because of his good placements from it.
But throughout the match TavaTOS
The full results of the day's programme follow
(Continued on Page D.)
tinged his work with carelessness. REFEREE ON CLEANER
other
have gone to a two-love lead in the f second set, but sok his right for a potage of gallery play. He had opportunities, notably a lead of one- love in the final set against servico.
Then again he falled to appreciate that Rumjahn is one of the fastest players on the court in Hongkong and that undisguised drop shots hold no terrors for him, but generally permit
FOOTBALL
Spectators Urged To
Demand It
"A. unanimous appeal from specta him to turn them into boomerange. tors for cleaner play by both teams Nevertheles Tavares, persisted in will do more in one season than all theso tactics despite being several the legislation the Football Associa times "aced" by the returns.
tion can deviso in a hundred years," His other falling was indiscration referee of last year's Cup final sald Mr. A. E. Fogg, of Bolton, in attacking the net. He continually speaking at the footballers annual went up on the wrong shot offering rally in Sheffield.--
"It is no uso spectators blaming the
ho players,"
Nald. "The players the managers, the managers
on well-angled drives to the corners blame
he generally scored with nice volleys, blame the spectators and Coroner's while his smashes were usually well juries blame the referees.
placed even if they did occasionally lack decisivoness..
Tavares was the More stylish player and if, as it seems, he is still Improving his future tennis career should be interesting.
RUMJAHN TYPICAL
"Wo aro all in it, bat spectators can do
more in a minute towards
cleaner football than we can ever do. Accidents do happen t and they happen in all manly games."
Football was never botter governed. than at present, said Mr. Fogg, but ho wondered how many people had Rumjahu played typical early-stage- ever seen a book of football rules- of-the-tournament tennis. It took not ono in thousand. Yet they had him a whole set to get his strokes the effrontery to criticise both the Into working order and even then players and the referos,
Dis- let.
2nd.
Last
tance
Qr.
QT.
Qr.
37.4.
1.08.3
30.4
There was the time when he should
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- 32.4
1.02.2
29.3
25.2
25.2
30.1
30.1
28 4.
GR.2
20.3
28.4
58.2
20.8
31
1.00.2
29.2
31
1.00.2
20.2
Rore Evelyn
31.1
31.1
Renorth
31.1
1.01.2
Exteny
31.1
1.01.2
Soldier at Victory
32.2
30.1 30.1 32.2
Snowy River
34.1
1.00.3
King's Warelon
32.1
1.00
24.2 27.4
32.1
1.00
27.4
40.3
1.13.3
33
304
30.4
32.3
1.03
30.4
"Rumjahn yards of room in which to
32,3
1.03
30.2
31.1
1.00 3
20.2
make his passing returns, When Tavares chose to raid the forecourt
33.2
1.02.4
29,2
31
1.00.2
21.2
31
1.00.2
20.4
30
1.05.4
29.4
43.2
1,044
31.2
33.2
1.04.4
31.9
41.1
1.09.2
28.1
30.1
56.2
20.1
27.2
27.4
30.2
69.3
28.1
34,2
58.3
28.1
Donovan
37 3
1.08
30.2
17th of Seplenibor
31.3
1.014
30.1
The Hero
313
1.01.4
30.1
Misiake Bay
31.2
1.01
20,3
Ponting Bay
31.2
1.01
20.3
Selendid Vlow
29.4
20.4
Kino's Justice
29.2
58.1
28.4
Fly-by-Night
31.3
1.03
31.2
Public Hero No. 1
32
*2
Blue RL.
12
Conner Idol
30
*30
32
1.04.2
35
1.04.2
29.2
30
a0
31
31
30.2
1.04
201
20.1
Merry Jestér
31.4
1.02.1
30,2
Celebration Time
31.4
1.02.1
30.2
Lancashire Loom
31.4
1.02.1
30.2
31
34
1.04 -
BO'
20.4
30.3
1.02.1
10
1.02,8
30
1.02.8
TO
514
20,1
58.4
20.1
1.07.4
314
64
27
30.4
38.8
1.07.4
29.1
38.3
1.07,4
20.1
20.3
29.J
29.3
29.3
29.3
Shamrock Wadebridge Foxbridge
Mirace Яalmont Star Blandford
Peter Davey
Strathalan... Victoria Hall Violet Queen
Sadko
Ballog
Juden
Racing Boy
of
Derby Day
of them finished nowhere,
pony la certainly well treated by the 108 be. In looking over the book a beating of three lengths and this they are now in the "B" Division holding the post of honour with handicapper.
form for 1935 wneing, I found that Unicorn, who was second to Rose The Tiger, who had a pull of 4 lbs. Evelyn in the Sub-Griffins Challenge boat Harvest View in the December Cup, reecives an allowance of 12 lbs. handicap run on December 14, and on the basis of weight for inches for they are now on lovel terms. It is a thrashing of four lengths. It seems just a toss up which is a better pony: that Gold Sovereign has been let in both are set to concedo 7 lbs. to the with only 148 lbs. and it may intercat two Kings.
reality, being
puntors to know that he has a Pulsarlier pony, has a little more round-
a sharp
com.
Night Blar Rugby Star Morry Time Unicorn
Gold Soveralgn Gold Coin High Honour Fidelity Soldier of Peaco
inches.
age to shoulder than Harvest View It must be admitted that Rose but the former is more than Evelyn won all her races in easy pensated by having Mr. Ph at the
wheel. However
last Wednesday last year. The Tiger carrying fashion, but, she has not the same cox Whe for to-morrow's big handicap event morning King's Land (Mr. G. Roza) 168 tbs. Just managed to noso him and no doubt Mr. Dietz will be all out and King's Sceptro (Russian Boy) 1155 lbs.) out in the Kellet Handicap
Tho BC
class run on April 22, and they spin over to steer the strawberry roun mare to were given
the same wolght to- victory. She will have to produce her mile and both finished gamely, the are set to carry th
morrow. best form to stop the challenge of former won by a good half-a-length.
adju,
weights in the Cat and this race, I am sure, will be King's Lead and King's Sceptre will Moonie Panda Handicap over a milo the best event of the mooting. Both not accept I am sure everyone is for Australian poules has not left any Gold Sovereign and Wild Cat, had looking forward to see, this pony loophole and there should be a good porformed some good gallops during pitching up against the old stagers, race between Derby Day, Night Star, the training and I firmly believe that Harvest View and The Tiger, and Racing Heart and Saucy Face, It these two ponies will turn the tables a more inclined in favour of King's rooms the Judges will have a nice job
Rosa Evelyn'
Lead. Bistro la vory dangerous as to separate those four ponies.
Gold Sovereign, Unicorn and Wild
on
It
Iourned that Mr. Roza prefera
The
of wel
· 20,3°
SOMERSET BEAT KENT
he was none too confident and was
constrained to adopt safety tactics
more than is his usual want.
Once
again his, splendid stamina, his quickness of
eye and his vast match experience came to pull him out of an awkward situation. There were flashes of the true Rumjahn in his performance, notably when ground shots began to function with regularity.He also "connected" with
a fow lovely "kilis" and kis cross-court out-off volleys rarely failed.
29.2 his
27,3
In Rugby Match
London, March 12. Somerest And Kent played a keenly contested rugby match at Yeovil to day before Somerset won by elever points to eight-Reuters:
TWO SWIMMING RECORDS
Jean Taris Beats 220 Free-style
Two English swimming records. wore broken at Marshall Street Baths, Londen, when the Empire S.C. met Taking the large view of his dis- Paris in the fret gala of the year. play, however, one's imagination is Taris, the French International," somewhat stretched to discover in it swimming alone in an unofficial at- the stamp of a reigning or potential tempt, beat the English 220 yards champion. But this no now free-style record by 3-Becc., finishing....
feature of Rumjahn. He has never 2min. 18sec. The previous best was
THE SHUTE TWINS
Bet up last summer by N. Wain- wright at Blackpool,
The National Junior Women's, 100 yards back-atrako record was broken by 2 4-5sec. by Miss L. Frampton (Hounslow SC.), whose time was imin. 12 4-5sec,
The gala ended with victory for the Empire Club by Ava swimming events to two. The water-polo match- was won by Empire by dive goals to nil, Mitchell scoring two and Temme
three,
ARGENTINE RUGBY TOUR
Manager Chosen
Mr. F. D. Prentice has been ap pointed manager of the Rugby: Unjon "Foam that is "to tour Argentino this:.
year.
ve International Trials for next sea- son have been arranged as follows: --In Cumberland: Saturday, Decem- ber 6, 2014 let *-In's „Gloucestershire: Saturday,
December 10, 2018