THE HONGKONG "TELEGRAPH.
́FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936.
CIVIL SERVICE'S WELCOME CRICKET RECOVERY
Prospects For Fifth
Extra Race Meeting
ABLI AMAZON TO RUN
MR. PALMER
RETURNS
To-morrow the first saddling bell will be rung at the usua time, 1.30 pm, when penultimate meeting before the recess will be staged, the prc- gramme consisting of nin. events, all of them handicap races.
The ponies are settling down, but. should the going be on the soft side, for several we may look forward upsets and good dividends.
Able Amazon, whose last outing: at the Annual Carnival has been: colored for the main event, the Brisbane Spring Handicap, but Yo Ho, the winner of the Rooty Hill Derby, and Holiday Eve, winner of the Sydney Maldens, are both ab sonlees. These two ponies are now barred from the Queensland Autumn Champlon to be run at the last meet- ing of the year bat is impossible
I hear that
Mr. Choy Wing-chui, who will ride Blue Ribbon in the Pei He Handicap (second section) to-morrow,
HAD TO GIVE
IT UP
SPOTTING WINNER OF 8TH RACE
FESTIVAL EVE UNRELIABLE
count
DESCRIBED BY CAPT. FOSTER
ABLE AMAZON DOUBTFUL
PONY HAS BEEN IN POOR HEALTH
STRATHROY IS FAVOURED
1 doubt whether Able Amazon will line up for the main event; the Bria bane Spring Handicap over 1 miles for Australian Ponies of any season" After her convincing win (and only in the appearance of this year) Australian Ponies Champions run at the big meeting when he defeated Strathroy by five lengths, this brown mare of the stable "Fatshan" han not enjoyed best of health and her refusal to accept to-morrow will be much felt.
Macgre-
Hedley Verity
COUNTY CRICKET
THIRD VICTORY FOR KENT
Yorks Trounce Oxford
One Of The Season's Big Features
ENORMOUS IMPROVEMENT
to
IN BATTING
Averages in Detail
(By R. Abbit)
This week I propose to deal with the Civil Service Cricket Club, of which the first eleven has made a wel come recovery after several years of very poor showing. The causes are various. The advent of Colledge and later McLellan as regular and useful members of the side undoubtedly put fresh heart into the team, and they the young Swedish player who yes. were excellently led by B. C. K. Hawkins whose en-terday lost to G. Lyttleton.Rogers in thusiasm was infectious, while as a bateman he showed the Davis Cup, snapped with Bourus before their match in Parish recently. better form than heretofore. It was also found possible
Karl Schroeder''(facing camera),
to field a reasonably régular eleven, a matter which is of DAVIS CUP more importance than is sometimes realised.
There is a
the
At the beginning of the season the I should be glad to hear from any of team was slow in finding its feet and my renders on the point!
A GOOD POSITION their heavy defeats made it look as
There In the League table the Civil Ser- if it was the old sad story. were however three more defeats vice finished up third, winning three, which were close games and it must losing two, and drawing on their be remembered that the team was favour) one match-points ten in all rather get back by McLellan being The game washed out by weather crocked for over a month, Richardson was against the Navy and I think:
a perfect- London, May 14.
away for interport trials, and Tubby is fair to say that they had a Kent recorded their third Wood partially connected with ponies ly good six to four chance of winning, from time to time. It also took seeing that the game was found to be successive win in the county College a little time to settle down played in late March or early April. I am sure everybody in longing to
is said of the Navy that they cricket championship to-day
his first season of civilian cricket. see her against Strathroy, the pre-
when they defeated Derbyshire
But things were on the up grade don't get inuch money but they do sent holder of the track record from!
round by ten wickets.
and there was a bit more kick in the see life. The Civil Service second the "Two Mile Post, once
side even if they were beaten. But eleven don't win many matelas but and
has .in". and the latter
Strathroy
The scoring was se low that Kent's it was not until three days after they get a lot of fun, and more exer- pull of ten
after victory was achieved after a first in- Christmas that the turning point clac, out of their games. has
improved
Actually 30 wiccame. True, the game was defeat. Jolly good time and that's the main
thing But just then the Indians were carry- I have been trying my level best the Annual Carnival and it was nings total of 178.
But there is talent in the side, and fur them to comply with the condi- "get a line" on all the ponies certainly not a fair test when thesej kets fell in the match for 439 runs.
to
ing all before them and though the Little A. P. Freeman wrought the tions of the classic race.
I saw Mr. J. J. Palmer at entered for the second leg of the two ponies met in the Aussie Cham-
players who can coach them and one Lie has been double event, the Fel-he Handicap pions last February, for Mr. the last meeting.
ONE MORE LOSS ONLY
who knows something about transferred back from the LLC. (Second Section) for "D" class over gar's brown gelding was a tired pony. damage in Derbyshire's first inningside only made 82, the Indians after if they ever want to play good cricket mile but I regret that I had to give the heavy state of the going at the which closed at 119, the spin bowler losing Ave of their best wickets still they will have to and one or two old For the rest of the season only one rudiments of captaining the side. Hankow, and
it up as a had job. If appearances annual meeting was tus, much for taking 7 for 29. In their return to required two runs to wint lins had several wins up North
for anything, Festival Eve the youngsters of this season, and the crease Derbyshire fared even
who ultimately won the League--you're 'appy? not returning should have no dificulty in walking when Strathroy weighed out for the worse and were all out for 90, Wright am told that he the saddle just yet but it is hoped away with the race, but is he relin-hig classic event, he had already two securing five wickets for 31 runs. more' game was lust when the K.C.C. However what's the odds so long as
against a fresh pony Able Kent's first knock produced 179, beat them by eight wickets-though that he will don the elk after th ble? I must confess that I don't runs recess. It will be recalled that the know what to make of him and Amazon. This pony has not been and, left with the task of scoring 42 even in this game the C.S.C.C. made a decent canter during the to win, they obtained the runs without a total of 142 runs. But their bowl- biggest dividend paid in 1932 was that's the long and short of it. One given
ing falled against A. T. Lay, E. F. and and it seems to suggest ORN. $1,605.10 for a wis when he piloted day he is brillant and the next he week
Flücher and Norman Mackay. Daylight Eve to victory in the firs
VERITY AND LEYLAND
League games were won in excellent Bay Handicap run on March 8, am lets you down for no earthly reason. that the connections, are afraid to
Festival Eve's last win was in the overwork her.
However, in the event It may be interesting to know that Taipo Handicap run last November
Verity and Leyland dominated the style against the Army-n very quick scoring game-Croigengower, and the refusing to there were only 11 lucky backers out when he beat Flybynight and Copper Amazon
A. Perry of a total of 3,763 tickets sold.
Idol, and he paid $198.30 for a win. weights are to be raised by 10 lbs. friendly match between Yorkshire Club. It must be a quarter If he can reproduce the same form, and Strathroy with the able guidance and Oxford University which ended century since the CS.C.C. beat the Ar
Club in a League game. It must be W. 11. Culledge one each way is worth the Invest-of Mr. Black who la row O.K., should today with an innings and 40 victory
confessed that the Club team was but. Mellan But the R Sayer K. M. Wool ment,
have no difficulty to register another for the county team.
Grand Time and Elec win with A
Verity had two amazing spella of a shadow of Ita real self. places. assessment and 1 will pass him as Both King's Bounty
8 for 66, Oxford being dismissed for at 175 for seven and still lost. recently demoted from "B" 160, and later on he captured 7 for: I print hereunder the League aver-3. M. Wion.... the distance is. I think, beyond his wors
Warrington does noti endurance. require any introduction and he would standard and they are set to a 73, Oxford's tatal being 160.
for "C" class over a course from have paid handsomely if he had won opweight in the West-River Handi-
cap he Northern Stakes at the Annual the two mile post, once round and in were only 21 sup I am afraid that the distance is a bit feeling. There orters out of a total of 2,961 tickets long for King's Bounty, Harvest sid, and for a place he remunerated View was a big disappointment at the 81.20 to the delight of 44 backers, lost meeting but I think ho will make
amends to-morrow. itowever, Warrington has not much
VERY POOR ENTRIES
FOR THE FIRSY EVENT
ROYAL SCOT'S CHANCES
of Able
all accept,
Three
of u
SWEDISH TENNIS WONDER BEATEN
In Cup Game
Dublin, May 14, Karl Schroeder, the Swedish Bash, who has leapt to the forefront of international tennis during the last few months, was somewhat unexpectedly beaten by George Lyttelton- Rogers, and giant Irishman in the Davis Cup to-day. They met in the first rubber ba
and Sweden, Ireland and Lween Rogers won after facing a two sets to one donelt at the interval. It waA. a lempestuous match which went the' Not Hight Inne. Out Boore lluns Aver. full distance, the final reores in favour 1 102 405 400 of Rogers reading 9-7, 2-6, 1-6, 6-3,
} give now the complete figures. AVERAGES FOR THE 1935-6 SEASON
First Eleven. All-Matches Played 13. Won 4. Last
Drawn 2.
Datilg
7.
270 20.77 6-3, says a United Press message.
17
D 品
341 29.49
Q
20 DA 16.13
я
32
60 14.00
to 0
50
14D 14,00
20
121
Philanderer is at the head of the tron to All the minor and New Stari bowling. In the first innings he took fact remains thai Hayward declared B. C. K. Hawkin ti
Altogether Helley Verity secured 15 wickets-for-129-runs-brilliant, but typical feat by the famous York- shire trundler.
ages.
BATTING
Lengte Matches
J. E. Richardson W. H. Colled o 1. C. K. Kawid Yorkshire did not find the Univer-11 3. Cruttwell..
with A. Perry Flybynight,sity attack very difficult and
D. McLellan 356. Leyland's contribution was 11, Toker ... and it succeeded his last knock of 203 6. Bayer.....
N. 3. Bebbington against Essex--Reuter.
of a burden to shoulder and the field Miracle and Ribble should be well Leyland again in form, put together. M. Woud to-morrow is not a classy one.
up at the finishing line:
Eve
Jany
What I nye. sald about Festival' also apply to Dimble Very poor entries have been re-Chance, but please bear in mind that I have no prejudice; but I have rea opening event, the ceived for the Shing Mun Handicap for "A" China sons to dislike ponies running with Parade was back- Ponies over six furlongs and there blinkers. West
CENTRE COURT TO BE WATCHED
is no doubt that owners are reserving ward in form at the Easter Meeting
Mention was made in my last notes | Cossack's Beauty, Diana Bay, Herod and I do not expect her to win to and King's Warden for the Whitaum morrow. Mr. Choy Wing-chlu with Meeting to be held at the end of this be up on Blue Ribbon 140 lbs. and to keep an eye on Centre Court and the pony is not in the same street this maro has been fairly treated in month.
Although Honeymoon Eve holds with those mentioned above but he the Wallsend Handicap the post of honour with only 163 lbs., is in concert pitch.
sto is in roality 8 lbs. under the weight for, Inches scale, and both Royal Scot and Soldier of Britain are 10 lbs. below. On account of the heat, I presume that the handicapper has avoided the top-weight limit but It is not likely that a record will be established. All the five competitors ard spoody merchants and we should Bee a good race.
"B" class (Continued on Pago B.)
THE PENULTIMATE EVENT
Twelve Entries With Some
Interesting Weights
owned by Mr. Reidy
Judging by the training times -ra- turned by Royal Scot last Saturday morning, she certainly has the best claim to pass the post first, and her gallop over the mille in 2.04.1/5 was The penultimate event, the Yang-and his absence from the course has aereditabla performance. It cannot teze Handicap for "B" class China been owing to a leg trouble. The he contradicted that the cinder track Ponies over five furlongs has drawn pony is now last Saturday was not last, buz, it 12 entries and a comparison of the and it is
ran in the accopt," must be admitted that it was a fine weights of those who gallop. It may not be known that High West Handicap and what they the last half circuit was negotiated are set to shoulder to-morrow will in 57.4/6 seconds and the last three- undoubtedly prove interesting figures: quarters were covered in 1.29.4/5.
CAN'T AFFORD IT-
I have every reason to believe that be asked to steer Mr. Harris will Honeymoon Eve as he can claim G Iba allowance, and Mr. Harriman will be at a disadvantage should he weigh out on Royal-Scot -The lowest... Mr. Harriman could ride at the last meeting was 154 lbs. when he was a pound over-weight on Royal Con- sort in the Mount Davis Handicap, and assuming he cannot tip
the
Acale
less than 164 lbs, to-morrow, he has
1. King'a Justice
2. King's Lead
3. Sadko
4. Bright View
Bear Claw (Fell) Cyclamen Bay Jungle Jim King'a Jublico. Mistake Nay Rone-Queen Boldler of China- King's Fancy
Soldier of Honour
not certain that he will
Mistake Bay has certainly no
High West Yungisze Difference of weight
155
plus 161
Iba,
154
161
161
Nil
160
minus 147
3
169.
1G1 J51
Nit
158
158
..155
minue
lbs.
153
150
154 151
168 151
101
150 151
151
161
It will be seon that Bear Claw, or
to poncode 8 lbs. to Iohoymoon Eve who unseated his Jockey, has the
of lead. and Mra, Dunbar's Bear
PROBABLE K.C.C. TEAMS
FINAL TRIALS ON SUNDAY
Faker...
Schraeder has been hatted as the
DB 14.00 "discovery" of the year. During the
*32 -0.33
11.00 winter, the young Swede has beaten
The following batted in less than torpor Jean Boretra and Gottfried von the matebee
2. F. McGowan
. J. Cruttwell.. 11
Wallington
Not Highest lank. Ost Senre Hum Aver... Bebbington
104 340 08.00 R. A. Simpson
ان
12
Cramm as well as Christian Bousaus,
8.50
19.0 while later he went over to America
7.00
and won the American Indoor men's 2.06 doubles and mixed doubles champion-
-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-9.00 ship-o-was-beaten in-tho-singles
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14
D
+
Bowling
0. M. it.
W.
λ
147 114.3 16 37
19.86
30
1 10% 4 27.43 D211
42.20
by F. J. Bowden after reaching the
17 140 3 28.30 quarter Anals,
0.00 The following bowled in less than 40% of
2
*
BELGIUM TAKE THE LEAD
Oslo, May 14.
After sharing, the first two singles 14.00 tehes,, Belgium took a lead from 15.00 Norway in their Davis Cup tie to-day when A. Lacroix and Leopold do Borman defeated. Jensen and Haares in the doubles 6-1, 6-2, 7-0, 6-3.
BB
153 26.50
29
72 24.00
1
14
24 22.00 F. Baker
0
20
126 21.00 A. E. Perry
GS 21.00 11, G. Hawking
33
11.003, Rishardson
38
4.00 the matelsen--
J. M. Wileen ....
2.50 W. Kamilion .... 2.00 R. A. Simpson
t 20
20.00
H
0
BOWLING
Lengua Atvykgen
A. R. Perry...
0. M. 1. 47.5
16,00
E. W. Hamilton
D
Inn
60
#. J. Ling
H. D. 1
IB
13
П
0 121
49.50 | 11, 11. Davies
10
2
F. Strange.... It
9
-0
0
IL F. Harper
14
(Contimied on Page 9.)
F. Baker
R. C. K. Hawking ...
D. Melellan
J. Itiche:don
G. It. Sayer................
W. 11. Colledar
1. Jone
Richardson's figures of course sur- pass all the others and he is to be congratulated on sume brilliant per- formances. Were it not that he has a fatal tendency not to put his left leg across enough, and to filck at a rising Kowloon Cricket Club selected their ball on the off early, in his innings last he would be one of the best batsmen probable league tennis teams
In the Colony. evening, but the final choice will not bo nade until after Sunday's Irinis, which start at 3 o'clock. All players selected are asked to be present at the club for these matches,
The probable teams are:-
MEN'S DIVISION
"A" Team..
It is seldom that anyone can pu up three scores, two over a hundred and one over ninety in one season's League's games. It is I think merely lack of care and, when one turns to the 'all games' figures it will be seen he drops a bit.
Colledge was an excellent opening
¡ partner for him' and Hawkins, Crutt-
"B. C. and E. F. Fincher, G. Clark well, Perry, and R. M. Wood all or A. W. Ramsey and G. Bodavacnged over twenty in the Lengue. A. E. P. Guest and F. Grose.
**8" Team
9. A. Gray and A. Crawford, G. C. Burnett and Bamsey or Clark, N. A. E. Mackay and L. Jack. "C" Team (1)
A sixty-eight and live over twenty act of averages is a bit of a novelty from the Civil Service.
OTHER BRANCHES
The fielding, though it could not be called really good, improved a good deal, but a study of the bowling analysis will show where the great wenkness lay Ferry did best in C. E. Watson and R. S. Capoll, Agures. Baker was the better bowler G. A. White and A. Phillipons, F. A but he had poor luck in the League Broadbridge and J. 9. Smith
**"C" Team (2)
W. Gittins and A. L. Fisher, 5. Kirby and N. J. Bebbington, W. Orr and Freeman.
"D" Team
F. Goodwin and W. Hirst, Broch
Mixed Doubles (1)
he comes up in the all-out though Agures.
Jamu I included Hamilton's ewe
L.wicket as it keeps up his record. He CS.C.C. every, season since that of has played at least one match for the 1014-5, and it would be correct to say he had played at least one league tha match but for, the fact that League was in abeyance during 1914 that ho played a few matches in the 1912-18 season.
Several others have been playing E. C. Fincher and Miss Olive longer than that T. E. Pearce and I should, Dalziel, E. F. Fincher and Miss M...
as a matter of personal Interest, ba Interested to know if anyone has actually played for the same team fackenzie
every season for the last twenty-two, C. E. Watson and Mrs. Stokes, A. years. Pearce has played longer for Clark and Mrs,” McGaw.
Ho cannot, to my estimation) afford same weight and King's, Fancy, who Krouse in the matter to give this concession. Soldier of was promoted from "C" class, is in either she or Britain does not like a soft going with 10 lbs. below the scalo for Claw should pass the post first. Both and Gladiator in worth 15, each way inches. King's Fancy is well treated these ponies aro good sprinters but and Blum, Pengelly and A. E. Ferry.-1010 owing to the war. To offset on secount of the tow Inpost. on the handicap, and an oxamination profer Bear Claw, the winner of We have the form of Humber when of the book of form shows that she the. Maiden Stakes last February.
In the Morrison Hill Handicap over remembered he succumbed to Stopwatch who won was third to Soldier of Britain and thelunchbacks Plate at the last Gladiator in the China Staken over six furlongs, it will Maoting, but; 16-4śorrow he will have Ave furlonga run at the Annual that Mistake Bay (second) and King Grinthe, G..Bodikor and Miss Allson, IL. Sayer for instance, but
Mame runners in the Nanling Meeting. She was then running in Justice (third) were on the name a pull, of 10 lbs. and I presume the Handicap over mile and I cannot butter fald and therefore should torms, but, to-morrow the former has adjustment of weight was on account
thin
sus anything to. best ilm. Iris chief have some say in this event. rival Shinrock." Gold Eagle, who
Mixed Doubles (2)
Was lame after the big meetings in The last appearance of Soldier of of the smart performance of King' now in good fettle and is expleted Honour was when he won the New Justice easy win. In the High West E. P. Guest and Mrs. Hosford, G. the same team but I am not quite to upset the applo-cart.
Zealand Handicap on May 4, 1936 Handicap.
Buro if he has not missed one season.
G. 1. Bayer ****** 14 0 70 SECOND ELEVEN Played 15: Lost 12. Drawn 3.
atting. All Matches
Not Highrel
Out Srore Ruta Avet.
In earlier matches says United
43 111 14.75 Press Andro Lacroix beat Johan 16 102 12.50 Hannes 4-0, 0-8, 6-0, 6-2, while Friyz 35.00 12.00
21 154 12. Jonson of Norway evened the scores
334 107
11. by beating Plerro Grelhand 6-4, 4-0,
16-3, 6-4.
Marshall adds another classic to his record. The popular rider is shawn abors being led in after his fine victory on Radiant Mora fa the Criterion Stakes, which, he won by five langths from Rochester
at the Shanghai races last week.
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