THE '- HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936.
ST. ANDREW'S STAKES IS BIG RACE
Clubhouse Chattor
By "Voritaz
Promotion-Relegation System Ruining Football
H. K. CHINESE
HAVE
OF
I have no hesitation in publishing
In this particular column, with. due acknowledgment to Reuter the following London statement concerning the system of promo- tlun and rolegation and its effect upon frat-class football in Eng-i
of the land. It is an analysia position, vitally interesting and brilliantly nearching.
Itere in
what is said: When the pioneers
FOOTBALLERS
NO TRANSLATION
THE RULES
Our Daily Golf Hint
If the head is lifted before
or just at impact the swing is wrecked. Few have ever looked up to sec a good golf shot.
-Grantland Rice.
OXFORD!
Victory Over Cambridge
London, Dec. 3. Oxford University to-day actu- ally defeated Cambridge in an inter-Varsity contest.
Meeting at Cambridge in the inter-Varsity Relays, Oxford won by five events to two.
TO-MORROW
Classic Event Originated In 1922
AND NEVER YET WON
BY A SCOTSMAN
NO CLANS
REPRESENTED IN The St.
|RACETO-MORROW|
(By "Captain Foster")
To-morrow the first Saddling Bell will be rung at the usual time, 1.30 p.m., when the Twelfth Extra Race Meeting
Andrew's
Stakes
will be staged and the main 7 Likely
event will be the St. Andrew's Stakes over the Derby course.
This classic event was originated in 1922 by the Inte Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, who was then the President of the St. Andrew's Society, talpán of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation and a keen racing owner himself. To further interest, the late Mr. Stephen kindly donated a handsome silver cup to the winner and this has been tallowed up by all the Chiefloins, it is strange to say that no Scotch owner has as yet figured among the list of win- nera since the inception of this great race; furthermore there is no repre- sentative of any Cinns among the fist
of entries for to-morrow.
L
Starters Very Open Race
is n10
The conditions of St. Andrew's Stakes over the Derby course were; altered last fall from a term race to
handicap event and there change this year. With the elimina- "A" clasa pontes, coupled with ton the winner of 1038 St. George's Pinte, the main event has attracted nine entries and Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Rose- Queen holds the post of honour with 160 lbs. However, there are a
few stayers
entries
Space does not permit a list of the winners of the St. Andrew's Stakes but, the feld had always been a
among the list of classy one, and
while Mr. Grayburn's Ribble, the and a race which every owner was proud and very keen to win. winner of last year's classic, will weigh out with the same jockey Mr. Mrs. Dunbar's Sitting Buil annexed the cup twice in 1930 and 1931 wille "Pinky" Botellin. The following are Liberty Bay was the winner for three probable starters and jockeys: Years since 1932. Mr. Grayburn gured in the roll of honour lant year with Ribble.
of the Football League Introduced commumeent the system of promotion and rele-
interest applies to football; which makes all
since the inception of the race, EL 21 gation they created
more curious the fact that in which they could neither foresee the
sign- the Hongkong Football Association nor could they judge ita
handbook not a single rule is trans- ficance. It is still regarded the life stream of the game. principle it is splendid. It fires the ambition of the clubs and gives them scope for development. In It has effect it is disastrous. brought the game to a state when
as Jated Into Chinese. The season's
In fixtures have been nicelý set out in Chinese ideographs, but uf vies,
The Oxford quartet established whether they pertain to the game, or
a new inter-Varsity record for to the liongkong F.A., and its conte
the two mile relay, returning the petitions, there is nary a Chi
n Chinese sign. which to me seems a great pity, for splendid time of 7 minutes 56 surely u !! assuming rather too much | seconds-féruter. the winning of points is the first to expect the whole of the Chinese and lust consideration. It has footballers longkong to be able atruck fear into every team-fenr | is read no understard the rules that they may be beaten and drop the gume set out in English, I am into a perilous place in the tablo | not conversant with the possible and all their endeavour are put dificulties of translating foot
football-rules forth to avoid the danger.
into Chinese, but I cannot believe they are greater than translating a Govern- mut Ordinance in the Gazette, which seems to suggest that the football rules-at least the rules of the game'
Two Objects-Win &
Draw
MRS. WILSON
REACHES
-could-be-set-ul-in-Chinese THE FINAL
seems only fair. that it possible the Chinese players should be able to LUBS to-day have two styles. All study the rules of football in their home they sat out to try to win.) cwn national heiroglyphics, and the Away their object is to draw, and Honkong TA, might well devote they marshal their forces in such attention to this point when they next "way, that they may get a point. produce their handbook. Altmna-
Under these conditions it is inevi:-vely they could issue separately a able when each side is out to stop Chinese text of the rules and circulate other, the play should inevitably them free, or offer them for sale, to the other deteriorate. In offelal circles it is the Chine
fully realized how
the Lame is mov
ing along these unfortunate lines, but
no one has the courage to try to
bring it back so that the play should
Freeman Retires
An Easy Win Yesterday
(By "Veritas")
face
Bright View-Mr. Y. T. Fung Dawn Star-Mr. Xp Kui-ying Harvest View Mr. S. V. Llang King's Justlee-Mr. It. C..PH King's Lead-Mr. L. G, Frost Kibble-Mr. P.F. Botelho. Rosé-Queen-Mr. N. Deltz
.
The Europain Y.M.C.A. hockey team which last weak met and de- feated the Young Men's Sikh- Association.
FOR NOVICES
SECOND LEG OF DOUBLE
BIGGEST FIELD
The biggest fleld of the afternoon will be seen in the Comrie Handicap for "D" class raters from the two mile post, once round and in, and
In this is a novice event which cidentally is the second leg of the dally double.
Macao's Racing Season Ends
(By "Capialu Foster")
The Marno Jockey Club held a very successful meeting at Arela Perla, last Sunday, and there was a good attendance of the Hongkong- nites.
Mr. H. C. Pih's "hat trick" was the result of his sound judgment of pace, especially in the Tung Klang Handl- eap when he steered Soldier of Peace to victory and pald $21.20 for a win.
three By winning at Mocto last Sunday. By riding winners, Mr. Pih
is Gold Coln and Victoria Hall have now on level terms with Mr. D. incurred 7 lbs. penalty and I am Black, both having 23 wins to their afraid that this little extra lend will credit, and it is not an easy matter hinder their chances, especially Vic- at this juncture to predict who is toria
The most successful owner was the stable "L.T.F."
owned by Mr. Li, Tse- fong who annexed three races with Gold Coin, Victory Life and Victoria Hall, the latter winning the maln event, the South China Handicap, by half-n-length.
EWO HANDICAP
IS FIRST EVENT Pontiac Bay and Sadko will not all who has to carry 168 lbs. going to finish at the top of the tree.
owner-jockey Mr. Browning will accept. It will be recalled that no doubt take out Sylvandale, but, ON PROGRAMME
Bright View ran second to Hydro- the book of form shows that this plane in the Hongkong Derby 1934 chestnut gelding prefers to run under The opening event in to-morrow's while Ribble was second to Soldier a mile. His last three outings were of Britain in the Hongkong St. Leger, quite remunerative and I hope he card is the Ewo Hundicap of (Unofficial) over a mile, and with and Rose-Queen lost to Herod by will score again.
in the 1935 Blue half-a-length due respect to the official handicap- per's judgment, it would undoubted Riband. It may be remembered that ly interest members of the bening little boring towards the rall at the cost Mr. Pearce the Derby public to know on what book of form nh
when his King's Lead succumbed to has he framed his distance handicap,
Honeymoon Eve by a short hend The race is to be ridden by mem- bers of the staff of Messrs. Jardine while Dawn Star was omeinlly third Matheson & Co., Ltd., and the in the Hongkong St. Leger run on Jardine Engineering Corpornton
and with the excention-of-1
November 21,
I will
e ́seen that we have five ponies of long distance's calibre. Ribble, who won this classic lost tall for Mr. Grayburn, was in receipt of
On her last running Laughing Buddha, who was third in the Taipo Handicap, is capable of turning the tables on the winner Sylvandale, for the former was ridden by a novice against the past champion jockey and this must be considered. Mr. "Bill" Poy has the choice of Donovan, Laughing Buddha and Rousseau and I feel certain that he will weigh out on Laughing Buddha.
Mr
Choy Wing-chlu, who has re-
18 lbs. from Bright View who finish-turned, from Shanghal during the
The main event was the best race of the afternoon while the finish was a tribute to the handicapper. All the ponies were well clustered when entering the straight for the home run and after, a ding-dong race. Victoria Hail (Mr. P. Botelho) just managed to nose out Spinaway (Mr. Davis) a. margin of three- quarters of a length separated the latter and Seventeenth of September under the guidance of Mr. Pih.
tend
Newbigging, Frost und Butler, all of the jockeys ara practically unknown, llowever, the event itself is sure to provide a lot of fun and amusement us in past years and from the list of ed in the ruck To-morrow the hd been booked to steer Night YTHAN VERSUS entries before me, it seems that the Mrs. Nora Wilson (holder) yester-
animal. It is learned that prior to be open singles tennis championship of the race, all the jockeys will Hongkong when, in a semi-final entertained to lunch at the Hon. Mr. match at the Kowloon Cricket Club. 3. Paterson's stund. she defeated Miss Allson Mackenzie, 6-2, 6-1.
SEVERAL SPEEDY
be more important than the game. Wo great figures will be lost to day reached the final of the ladies plon jockey hus a three-legged to Ribble; but the issue stake is black pony will do. Pride of
Suspension Of Scheme
יי
that he cannot bowl more than spectators
#
In the second set the winner went
a three-love lead before
and Mrs. Wilson won the next three
MERCHANTS,
Handicap
I
white
comes under that
of
a
TYNE
JOCKEY'S CHANGÉ THEIR MOUNTS-
latter is set to concede seven pounds Vlow and we never know what this
take full 10 will be looked after by whether the jockey can advantage of the pounduge,
Wood, the pony's last outing being in Kent county cricket next summer.
The lowest Mr. Botelho was able the Suffolk Handicap. Pride Recently both A.P. ("Tich") Free-
to ride this season was In the Klangsi Telnetao is net at the top of the man, wizard spin bowlers, and A.
1landicap run on October 10-when-assessment and I am extremely-con- Chapman, one of the cheeriest men
his pal Ribble had only 149 lbs. to fident that he will run to a place. THE
HE remedy to suspend the ever to captain England and county
carry and I have roason to believe Owing to military duties at Fanling. Mrs. Wilson was not seriously, ex-
The union of Leo Frost and Ythan promotion and relegation scheme teams announced their retirement
that the Jockey will not be able to hear that Diogenes will not line up for, say, two years. In this time from the game. Freeman, I believe, tended, although the loser played
was a great disappointment to the tip the scale to-morrow at 140 lbs. and the owner has certainly lost clubs would change their outlook, is suffering from malignant rheumat-pluckily ngainst በ much better
punters at the last meeting, but to If Ribble can go to the post at 140 lbs. The privilege of carrying a whip
good chance. teams would cease to practise their ism, which so seriously affects him equipped player. Gumes were evene Entered. For Coogee
morrow-Mr-Botelho will ride than I am sure that Bright View will not
while Mr. Frost will declare on Tyne or spur is denied to all the jockeys in the Crieff Handicap (second- stopping methods, and
apprec, these two
his appearies will find in the novice event whereas in the section) for "C" class raters over would be treated to some real fool- few overs at one stretch Time was first srl, but then Mrs. Wilson twice ball. Mr. James Taylor, the Preston when the little man sent down 30 broke through service, her searching
a Firong opposition in Dawn Star open races they are allowed them, drives to the corners forcing errors
seven furlongs. I North End leader, has made propo- to 40 overs a day without thinking
It is a pity this rule cannot be res-
remember saying and King's Lead, both well tuned to
In my notes that the combination of Bals
cinded, We have several speedy merchants concert pilch. of this sort to the League. Most anything of it. His retirement from from Miss Mackenzie.
Ythan and "Pinky" was hard to beat, the first-class cricket robs the name of club officials, however,
the Coogee Handicap for "A": laugh at
Seventeenth of September am Inclined to believe that Miss class Australian ponies over five fur- Harvest View is not the type of antion of the whip, his chances are this season Ythan has given three is in in fact stronger than the Hongkong which they call quixotle and very real personally. His many 19
fine fettle, but, without the applica- Bank. It is interesting to relate that Idea
Mackenzie broke through service, longs and of course a lot depends Impossible of realization. Yet, in little Idiosyncrasies-letting the ball but the check was only temporary.} upon the start. We all know that animal to last the distance the Peter McWilliam era, at Totten-re up his foot and leg into his hund
very remote and this will be Mr. most to
Yuen's mount. Mr. Gregory will be has been registered by the first string winners to Mr. Botelha willo a single were the ham, the 'Spura popular team in the country and how to save him from bending down and games with unexpected ease, She Derby Day does not shy the gate, but.g's Justice is dangerous to upset!
they picking.it the ground-his hitch
she has been asked to concede 20 lbs. the apple-cart. I have no prejudice
up on Wadebridge and I saw the com-jockey. A good finish is guaranteed against Rose-Queen, but, somehow or attracted record gates wherever they of the trousers before he started its began to advance to the net and to
to Austrailun
will Boy who be ridden other I have no use for a moody pony
bination go well last Wednesday between Amberley, Flybynight, New morning over a spin of a mile. went. They never wan the cham-sun to the wicket-his playfat threats make one or two good smashes,
Earlier in the match she went to by Mr. Black and this jockey can tip and this, mare
Star, Tyne, Valorous and Ythan. pionship, but they played real foot to throw down batsman
wicke!
the scale at 138 lbs. without any category. ball-and people flocked to see them. even though it hadn't moved out of the forecourt but was twice very
trouble. Bobnink Star nicely In cleverly passed by ideal lobs, and his crease his curious flick of the she was also made to commit errors at the lowest impost while Vixen Tor Artifical Football
ball with his land bent backwards as
Kus only 144
and there is a on the volicy. he returned to send down the next delivery; these and many
Miss Mackenzie might have done possibility of Mr. Ralph riding this other THE game is now living in arti- mannerisms never failed to amuse the better had she endeavoured to force mare. The combination does not require any formal introduction and cinily inspired excitement, and a crowd, and I can remember the time some suhe god drive to the once if Mr. Ralph weighs out, $5 each way The reaction may set in. The day may when it only required the captain to quite good drives to the back-is worth the investment
hand corner, while she thrice miss- come soon when, spectators will fire row the ball to Freeman for him ed fine opportunities of scoring with of all the spoiling that now goes on, to go on to bowl,, and thousands of drop shots when Mrs. Wilson was The league has already been brought spectators would break
into yards out of court. Thunderous applause. Freeman's But it was plain that Mrs. Wilson stalo-that-there-is-not-a-Ørst to-the
cricket ure team in it, nong with consisten- achievements in Arst-cla
was not going all out, and as the cy, none who can be depended upon remarkable, but they are also too well can be expected to in the final, there to win, even at home. All are vicllms Known to need recapitulation. All is little doubt that she will retain the of the point analchers.
that one needs to say is that Free- tle. Sunderland have
preserved
reserved their style, but they man's retirement from the game is
Her opponent will be Mrs, W, E. the greatest blow to Kent cricket since Dowling, cannot command the success
who struck a good patch mxpect
Mrs. Litton this week and ed. The Arsenal have lost much of the day Culin Blythe was idlled in against
France 18 years ago. their distinction
won after a hard tbree-set match. the general deterioration that has taken place, are unable to outwit opponents who fight them merely for a draw There are occasional exceptions such as Brentford. It is exhilarating to watch their all-out-to-win style. Brentford, at present, are the most the League, dangerous team
Aper
and
The
In
same features are evident in the Second Division. There is not a really outstanding team, unless Bury pre
riven this distinction, and already
out
READY FOR SEVEN-DAY
TESTS
THE CRIEFF HANDICAP
4
·VERY - GOOD-RACE-
IS PROMISED
DAILY DOUBLE FIRST LEG
Hero Said To Be
A "Cinch"
The first leg of the "Dally Double" -is-on-the-Uddingston Handicap-opon. to sub-griffins of this season that have not won more than $1,999 over the Valley Stukea.course and it may be of interest to know that we have n list, of only seven entries
from which to spot the winner. At the last meeting we had a small list of By virtue of his win at Macno, five runners for the first leg, but, Soldier of Peace has incurred a the combination paid $535.50. Ji AL penalty of 7 lbs. In the Crieff Handi- has been whispered in the Coffee спр (first section) for "C" class room that it is almost a cinch for China ponies over seven furlongs and The Hero, but, I would like you to furthermore he will not be ridden by bear in mind the prospects of Blue Mr. H. C. Pih who has promised Ribbon, Cassius and Stopwatch. My judgo Tester to take out The Tiger, fancy Is Cassius. Soldier of Peace is coming back to form and he should not be ignored.
The first Austraila v. M.C.C. Test | pair of boots made to withstand the who has been promoted to a higher
•Sunahing points to one of the Bercest match of the present, four, begins at shock of bowling on hard grounds the last meeting, we should see a
atruggles for promotion among teams Brisbane on December 4. As with who will, be compelled to fight for all the Tests, the game will be played their roward Instead of being able to to a finish. claim it by the excellence of their
play.
A GOOD FIELD
For The Hotham' Handicap "B"
At the
HONGKONG HOTEL
in the
ROOF GARDEN
AND
THE "GRIPPS"
DINNER DANCES NIGHTLY
SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER
WITH
EULA HOFF and BOB BURNETT BOB and BERTIE HELLMAN ART CARNEIRO and HIS BAND
IN THE ROOF GARDEN EXTENSION TILL 2 A.M.
With the exclusion of Bright View standard after, his convineng win at}
He should know what he is about; good race between Jungle Jim, as he bowled 383 six-ball overs in Pontiac Bay and Boolat Bay. Junglo the last Test series in Australia, and Jim did not run very well at Macao We shall certainly see a good fold W. A. Oldfield, the Australian wie- faces the prospect of bowling even because he had a heavy load whereas in the Hotham Handicap cap for "B" ket-keeper, is of the opinion that more eight-ball overs in the coming to-morrow this pony will carry 11 lbs. class Australian ponies over five fur- the Brisbane wicket is the best in series..
less, Mr. Leo Frost has decided to longs and it seems to me that the Australia, and will give Httle help
pilot Pontine Boy and it is to be race is very open. All the ponles to bowlers.
One more point. The radio cen- hoped that this mare will cut the ice are well handicapped while Iloney Sydney's wicket is said to have sorship in Australia is going to be to register her first win of the year, and Racing Heart have been kindly
much more striet thia, season,
Boolat Bay had the satisfaction of treated. deteriorated, due either to exccssive
When they met in the beating Royal Scot in the Lusitano Katoomba Handicap run on October use of the ground for football or to
Cricketers may not THE one axiom drummed into all a new type of top dressing which without the Board of Control's per- he can reproduce the same form. he enlevel terins, but to-morrow Centre broadenst Cup at the Annual Carnival and it 10, Ranger and Centre Court were players of competitive sports is may not have mixed well with the mission, and they have been warned must pass the wire first. The Tiger. Court has a pull of 7 lbs. and should "Read and learn. your rules." and original Bulll soil that made Sydney that any boosting of players or ad- as sald, will be under the guidance therefore be dangerous, like the THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. usually speaking overy facility is n batsman's paradise.
vice to the selectors will lose them of Mr. Pih and those who back him two daughters of Double Court as offered for participants to follow this O'Reilly, Australia's chief hope in any chance of playing themselves will get a genuine run for their the distance is to their liking. I will excellent advice. This particularly the bowling line, is having a speciali for Australia--
money.
make my final selections to-morrow.
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