THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1936.
MAGNIFICENT TIMES RETURNED AT THE VALLEY
Bear Claw, whose fine running in fen- the Hongkong St. Leger was a ture of Saturday's race meeting, re- corning to the paddock.
Who Opens England Batting?
AN ANALYSIS
(y 10am Pollock)
Perth, Western Australia,
Oct. 13.
The first Test starts at Bris bane on December 4 and the amateur selectors are busy trying to pick the England eleven for it,
Only one of the tourists is so far ertain of his place, and that is G. 0. Allen. As explain of the side. he must-bar accident or illness-}}" in the elev'erz
After that, it remains to be seen," he said to me. "No one is going to play in Test unless he is really palling his weight."
Walter Hammond is much stone-rold eertainty for England as Don Bradman is for Australia; and if Maurice Leyland is it and in form he can hardly be felt mul of the
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But who will be our opening tats In the Testa? It is one of the most
vitally important
and most
It- ficult questions of the whole tour. I should say that Nos. 1 and 2 are these free; Fagg. Barnett, Wor thington. There is Some talk of Fishlock us also a possibile opener. It is an idea; Austrália had_a_great. No. 1 in Warren Bardsley.
LIKELY NAMES
SENSATIONAL FIGHT DISPLAY BY YOUNG LIVERPOOL BOXER
(By Fred Darineli)
London. Nov. 3.
They say a prophet has no hon- our in his own country, but thei Idra, no far as Refer Kane, the Liverpool fty-weight. Is concerned. may be reversed. Kane, who is 18 years of age, had only lost one Belit in 60 bailles,
and
fhe North, where they hold a mono- poly of our tritish boxing cham. 3 pionships. Капе is everywhere regarded as a future tile-holder i
MY TIPS
FOR MACAO PROGRAMME
Liet night he made his Lonloa! NOMINATIONS IN
debut at the N.S.C. show at Earl's Court. At twenty minutes past nine)
FI
SEVEN RACES
My selections for the seven racɛa
dark-haired lat with wide-open
Link storing eyes took the seconds before his opponent. Pat are as follows: Warburton, than Welsh champion, i The went the top-liner on the bill, but for all the puldietly given to his come?
and despite his wonderful lit
of 60 yhts the youngster was one! Joten He sat in his corner, greek- ed as the comedians say, with comes t of stence,
Less than Bye mautes afterwards; Kane left Car ring to a salen of cheers tout performante That ervetel in Ile of the rat round, nine revonds) short to be precise, he had kneeked! Warburton out. Old statera at the alterside and they had not seen anye Wade's Jampiy meat days.
Make no mistake about this nighter! It was on flash in My pin, j Be beat Warburton, who has 'thra-
ared for with Credit against the j
In the division, such as Benny Lynch, the work's champion, Pot Palmer, of Ballerzen, sand Jim War- nock the folsh ebampion.
THREE RAPID PUNCHES
He tried to make a tight of it withi Kane, but the Lancashire Bad smashi fal hume punishling blows from the 1.1 met The tranght left is the sout
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last of Kane's belllinnt boxing, is cool, knows how to ride or dadze a punch and is an quick kas lightning to hit with both hands, and with what fore he hits, to be sure,
The last three punches, a right to the body, a left to the chin and a right to the same spot were de-, livered with the rapidity of a triple! pustman's knock.
Warburton began to crumple flown={ words; he hung for a second round Kane's knees, then rolled over and! over on the canvas hopelessly beaten,
It was not until he left the cernej of his dazzling triumph that the boy; Kane, young in years but a veteran in temperanecht, coolness and skili, permitted himself the semblance of!
smile of satisfaction. London will want to see more ca Kany
HOME RUGBY
LEICESTER LOST:
OXFORD WIN.
London, Nov. 26
CHU KIANG HANDICAP
The Hiero
Copper Idol
Ocean View
TSIN TANG KIANG HANDICAP
Brown Ber
Shi Yin Grand Victory Life
TUNG KIANG HANDICAP.
Wister
Monoplane
Soldier of Peace
SOUTH CHINA HANDICAP
Racing Bay
17th of September Gold Coin
PEK KIANG HANDICAP
Old Star
Shanghai 4 Blue Ribbo
WHAMPOA Kiang plate
Merry Doer
Lonely Heart Coureur 15teu
LADIES HANDICAP (UNOFFICIAL)
Houkra Wisdom Stag The Goods
Macao Soccer
Team Coming
To Hongkong
TO PLAY LIGA AND RECREIO
Grupo Desportive Teachrase Macna, potential champons of the Mucas' Football League are invading ! Hongkong on Sunday, November 20 to play two friendly matches with Club de Recreio (Reserves) and the Liga Portuguesa,
The find game will take place against the Liga on Club de Recruit Englund's middle batting---Leom Leicestershire, though playing on ground at 3.15 pan, on Sunday the No. 3 to No. ought to be very home territory at Leicester to-day, 11th, and the second encounter will Arong Given good wickets, there could make ng impression un. the be against the Recreio on the follow- should be a century in every Test powerful North Midlands rugby team | ing Monday, kick-off at 4.45 p.m. from
butting between those and were beaten by 25 points to six. numbers. Just think of the likely Oxford University received Mr. R. names; Hamatotul, Leyland, Hard- (Continues on' Page 99
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hard
V. Stanley's XV and scon match by 12 points to nine.--Reuter,
Discontent Over Football Free-Kick Procedure
CRITICS. URGE
NECESSITY OF AN F. A. RULING
By Charles Buchan).
There is growing discontent in the football world bath among the players and officials about procedure adopted when free-kicks are taken. Some referees allow the kick to be taken promptly, gle-
the requisite signal as soon as | they have blown the whistle for an Infringement; others wait until the players have taken up their positions before allowing the ball to be set in motiga,
LADIES' TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Strathroy, winner of the Fremantle St Leger in record time, being led in after the race last Saturday.
MACAO SEASON CLOSING
Last Meeting On Sunday BIG SWEEP
(By "Captain Foster")
The Macao Jockey Club will close their racing season on Sun- day when the Autumn Race Meeting will be, staged at Arcia Preta and the first saddling 'bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
ut will leave The Kinshan 9.30 am.. and it is learned that all the cabins have been fully hooked.
Very good entries have been re- exived, the man event, the South China Handicap over 1% miles, tras attracted 37 entrants and the Chu King Handlers for "D" clara racers will have 17 starter.
The Club is conducting a special the
$2 cash sweep on main event undi be worth winning. the first prize will be
The curtain-ruiser will be the Chu for "D" class over Kiang Handicap for
mile. the most likely candidates being Donovan, Roussenu and Vic- toria Hall. These
These three will have to shoulder 108 bs. while the lowest of 142 lbs. has been impost
allotted be to Copper Idol who will probably looked after by Mr. Black. This pony has another engagement in the I have reason to believe main event. that Copper Idol will accept here and if he does he will be a menace to the rest of the field.
Burgoinaster is now stabled at the Mayor's (of Taipo) residence school- ing over the fences and I have not heard that he will be making the trip. However it is to be borne in mind that Burgomaster loves the Macao course and should he weigh out, an investment of $5 each way
strongly recommended.
I hope that Cavnicade will stage a come-back for he has not, this sun-
Dates For Semi-Finalsson, shown his 1834 form. Several
And Finals Put Back
it
ponies in this event have also been entered for the South China Handi- cap and under the circumstances in very hard to predict which race they are going to accent. Judging The tennis sub-committee of the from a racing point of view, it is United Services Recreation Club has almost certain that the good n decided to make the following alter-s
as Diones. Donovan, Gold ations as regards dates for the Co-Coin, Pluin View, Racing Boy, Rous- lony ladies tennis championships. seau, 17th of September and Victoria
Semi-finals in both singles and Hall will strip for the blg race. doubles to be completed at
Although he hasn't much of a lond competitors! convenience before
to carry, I am afraid that Don is December 5.
about to take in sail, while Thu Hero In the 1930 Cup Final between be held at the USR.C. on December Lin's outfit, I prefer Ocean
Final of singles championship to ts well on the
handicap
and out
out of Arsenal and
View. Huddersfield, Alex James practically won the match 12, at 3 o'clock.
Punters will no doubt, be surprised to see the entry of Glen Shee and I am sorry that I have no riews to pass about his form. His last public ap- pearance was at Macao on March 25, LU34, when he won the Spring Handi- cap.
know exactly what to do.
To show how important the point really is. I shall give two examples.
for Arsenal by taking a free-kick Final of the doubles championship
ball
promptly. He gave the
10 to take place at the U.S.R.C. Bastin, received the return pass December 10, at 3 o'clock.
and shot into the net before the Huddersfield defenders had realis-
ed the danger.
The Instructions to referves stivon Then
recently
Derby County
by the F.A. on this point is confus-snatched point from Chelsea ing. It says that referees have a at Stamford Bridge because Sammy' duty to see that free-kicks are takenj Crooks placed the ball quickly,
F.A. SHOULD ACT
tuken.
CHAMPIONS LOSE Royal Ulster Rifles Cricket Tourney
ол
A good race is assured in the Twizt Tang Klang Handicap for the sub- scription ponies of the Macno Jockey Club, I fancy Mr. Geo. Potts' Brown Bee as he has the advantage of lead over Shih, Yin Grand. I am not
In the second round of the Roval under-estimating the latter, but, the
on
as quickly as possible but not before slipped it to Nicholas and it was in he has given a signal, the usual ong the net before the Chelsea defence being by blowing the whistle. Ithod summed up the situation.. also says that it is unfair to delay Both were perfectly good goals, yet the kick. Be I can understand why there are many referees who would ster Riftes Company cricket former was not, in my opinion, right- referees vary in their interpretation have ordered the free-kicks to be re-knock-out championship, played at ly handled at the last Macao meeting. 'of the instruction.
Wednesday, "B" The "pilot" on Sunday is Mr. N. In these days when matches) Spelunpeo can be won by one quick movement Company defeated H.Q. Wing, last Deltz. Victory Life is capable of
upsetting all calculations. there should be uniformity in the year's winners, by 68 runs,
IQ. Wing have always been top- In some matches I have seen the rulings on such points.
There is another side to the matter. notchers in this competition but on referee has not allowed the kick to If a player sees an opponent is golug Wednesday they met their Water- be taken before he has run into posi- to take a free-kick before his de-lo. tion to note what is happening. A fendera have got back to their places, ployer has kicked the ball from the he is liable either to kick the ball ran until of 199 in spite of proper place, but the game has been away or prevent the kick from being the fine bowling of Hanna, who stopped and the kick relaken. In taken by standing in front of the captured eight wickets for a runn others the referee has allowed the ball.
[Osborne (37), Ilgham (20) and kick to be taken at once. Se there Some players would yield to the Cochran (10) were the principal is real confusion.
temptation. Then the referee, ac-scorers, "
"D" Company batted first and
THE TUNG KIANG HANDICAP
Mr. Black To Ride. Bistre?
Laat Wednesday morning Mr. Black It is such an important polat that cording to the recent memorandum The champions found the "g" had his legs over Bistre for a gallop the F.A. should issue immediately a issued by the F.A., would have to Company bowlers in fine form and over the champlon course and there deanite instruction telling referees in caution him for ungentlemanly con-suspe nli out for 57 runs, Higham fore I infer that he will ho riding plain words thint ́n, free-klek must duel. Yet the player by his action dismissing alx batamen for only 29 | this mug in the Tung Kiang Handicap not be taken until he has blown the would have rendered his side a ser- runs, while Rush had four for nine. over 14 miles for "C" clays. This whistle. Then the referee" would | vice.
(Continued on Page 9.)
Strathroy Establishes
A New Record
KING'S WARDEN AND
BEAR CLAW BURN
UP TRACK
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Four Wins For Leo Frost
(By "Captain Foster")
The outstanding feature of the Eleventh Extra Meeting held at
the Happy Valley last Saturday LIVELY
was the amazing fast times re- Lurned in all the events, on an undoubtedly fiery race-course.
Kastle Peck Harlic.p tlino prules),
Atr.
Kands Warden won the
Jums sent to 140
HONGKONG
ST. LEGER ·
BEST RACE
OF THE MEETING
Fremantle St.
Leger STRATHROY'S
GREAT RUN
The best race of the meeting was without doubt the Fremantle St.
class FAST PACE SET er for Australian ponies and t
TOP-
I may be of interest to know that in the Fremantle St, Leger, Mr. J. F. Macureme's Strathroy lowered the Cord of Cold Morning's time by five four-fifthe * Curtis, while in the
T E. Pearce's seven fors as against the re- 4 of 1,92.3/5 set up by Glengages. ku, owing to the fact that King's Warden
DOUNCES was running six under the scale of weight, the time could not be considered as
as official. Mrs. Dunbar's Bear Claw, winner of the Hongkong St. Layer, was only second outside af the four-ths of
BEAR CLAW WINS PULLING UP
record held by her husband's Inces It was in 1920 that she just
proguable Liberty Bay, while Mr.
was voted by all the racing fans oE one of the best St. Legers ever wit- The Dunlin, who was to be ridden by Mr. Frost, wis the only absrates. white flercules and Ronger the There was a little more life tr
were so badly left at the post that subsequent race, the Hongkoru? SL
both the Jockeys turned their Lexer, and Mrs. Dunbar is to be con-
for duplicating her suc
of gratulated
chargers to the stables instead won the classic with Hiawatha, but, giving them a canter.
first class animal,
At the fall of the red dog, Double II. A. Browning's Sylvandale, w "Dear Claw is also
no trouble
the command of Be rater, anored the last rnce the Mr. Alee Petts had
ending off
off the field of Birce runners Finesse took Handleap in 1.29.3/5 for six and at the fall of the red flog Bear held and at the rock, the order of furlongs.
Claw jumped out to be followed by running was Double Fincase, Centre The return of Mr. Leu Frost in the
Honeymon Eve and Dawn Star. It Court, l'erfect Day, Strathroy. Holi- muddle was a big success, for he
from the start that the jockey day Eve, Electron and Gold Dragon. started to open his
account in the
on Honeymoon Eve had apparently As the cobs flew past the judges box received instructions to make a fast for the Best time, the same column. race, but, Sir Victor Sassoon's mare of route was inaintained, but, at the Pontiac Bay was not good enough for had to give up the sponge while go-erth gate, Perfect Day displaced Black Rock on the Double Finesse and Centre Court for Bright View and Jungle Jim. Howing up to the
Ast position and was chased by ever he was good form and anish- Honeymoon Eve kept well up with Strathroy, Holiday Eve and Electron. ed the meeting with four wins to his Bear Claw for the first 14 miles and credit. By riding four winners, Mr the pace set, believe me, was not
first (wa.races, but, his sequence of n that trick" was frustrated in the
mount third event when his
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Len Frost is
is not very much behind
seemed
serond
time.
the leader though it looks to the thatny.
of
he will finish the season behind Mr. Black. The following is a list jockeys who have len wins and over since January 1,
23 wins
Mfr. D. Black... Mr. P. P. Botelho Mr. N. Deltz Mr. L. G..Frosi Mr. S. Y. Liang Mr. 1. C. I'
The Stewards
of the
to
.
21
in
Throughout the race Strathroy was The quarters were 28.1/5, always within striking distance and 30.2/5, 31.3/5 and 30.4/5. It when entering the stretch for the will be seen that the first mile was home run, Mr. D. Black gave the rein 1.58.4/5 while the 14 and in no time Strathroy was lead- galloped miles were run in 2.20.3/5 and this ing the puck, Believing that he had At the race well in hand. Mr. Black wonderful was a w
performance. this juncture Mr. Frost on Bear Claw eased off but, to his consternation a thew for certain that he had the race spirited challenge was issued by Mr. well in hand and he eased off to Deitz on Electron and there was a
Lought
duct down the finish the last half-a-mile in 1.04. bitterly The whole distance (1 miles) was straight. Hongkong run in 3.33.3/5 and it was only four-
The rim battle for the highest Jockey Club are to be congratulated fifths of a second outside of the honours of the year started at the of 3.32.4/5 held by distance post or thereabouts, and it for the display of two bit birck record time Liberty Bay. weighing- (one opposite the
did not end until the finishing post and the other in the room
little delibera- was reached. After members' enclosure) exhibiting the TYNE SCORED A
lion, the judge awarded the classic drawn for in cash sweep numbers
race to Strathroy by HANDY WIN
a short beard was much!
the decision received
being
with great every race; the innovation
by the public.
The
applause to the delight of 1,486 appreciated
of the dollar cash sweep
backers. It was a close shave, and, popularity -can-be-well-gauged-in-the-penulti-
Mr Black who rode a hard race. would be well advised not to case of mate event when the first prize was,
bis mount until the beacon ""W.P."* $1,444.10 and eight unplaced runners
has been crossed. received 550 caen.
for
non-
.
And Paid Out The Best Dividend
Mc. V. M. Grayburn had two start
As was expected, Cyclamen Bayers. Tyne (Mr. P. P. Botelho) and; could not line up for the opening than (Mr. Frost) in the Shum Chun
"C event, the Sheungshui Handicap for Handicap--second section for "" class China ponics, while Bis- class raters over a mile and obviously
the public Lake Bay hud no difficulty in anne-
their confidence on placed the ing the race as she liked. She pass the rst string Jockey, Mr. L. Frost, ed the wire five lengths ahead of Ythan was made a warm favourite, Mose-Queen, who in turn was four but Tyne turned up in its place Mr.
Botelha timing his. win to length in front of King's Justice. It was a tame affair.
CHANGE IN JOCKEY
DID NOT HELP RIBBLE
SC6.50, the best of the day.
nicety
I tipped Tyne and the dividend paid places Flybynight and Amberley, wnd
For who
were second and third, paid New Star was officially fourth. A note should be made of the lust
Those Five Pounds Make All The Difference!
An allowance of only five pounds
named who ran well from a bad to the best ponies is usually sufficient place at the start and was under ato turn the tables and this was seen novice.
in the Castle Peak Handicap for A
win.
The biggest field was seen in the class China ponies over seven fur- The change of jockey on Ribble last event when 15 "D" class racers longs. At the previous meeting in King's Warden did not meet with any success in the Ined up for the Trips Handicap over the Surrey Handain were conced-
six furlongs, and Mr. Frost made noļand
and Soldier of Shum Chun, Handicap (first section) mistake with the red hot favourite, ing 21 lbs. and 23 lbs, respectively to for "C" class ponies over a mile, wille Mr. P. Botelho, who weighed Sylvandale to hand out $15.80 for a Gladiator who passed the wire first, out on Boolat Bay, had to carry four
Last Saturday King's Warden, who was carrying 155 lbs., romped home pounds overweight, the steed Anish-all the runners were well bunched first while Soldier of Britain, who ing a good fourth.
together at the Rock and entering the tipped the scale at 158 lbs., finished At the release the barrier, King's Straight Bright View forged ahead to secon
second, and Gladiator at the sumu Jubilee made the running followed win comfortably by three clear impost of 140 lbs, collected the third closely by Bright View, Fontiae Bay, lengths. There was, however, an prize. To these who still advocate Soldier of Peace und Boolat Bay. exciting finish for minor places and that an allowance of five pounds does There was hardly any change as the Jungle Jim Just secured the verdict not matter a straw, the above might pack passed the Football stand, but, by half-a-length over Pontiac Bay. be worth remembering.
THRILLING FINISH IN
SHANGHAI NATIONAL
Just how close the finish of the big race in the final day of the Shanghai R.C. Autumn programme was, is revealed in the picture taken as White Sc up, on the inside, and White Major crossed the line. The judges decided on White Major, which in spite of the flash of grey in front of his nose is possible, for White Major is shown back on his hind foot and; another step probably would given him the win by a short head. Right is shown the leaders going over the water jump the first time round, White Scamp, 'in the air, being on the poin. of taking a lead which he never relinquished until the Gral.step.