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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1937.
EASTER RACE MEETING OPENS THIS AFTERNOON
TO-DAY'S
RACING
TIPS
Bistre To Win Big Event
(By "Captain Foster")
Ten races are scheduled this after- noon for the opening of the Easter race meeting at Happy Valley, and my selections are:
CANTON HANDICAP
Expansion Timo
Hayoo Eve
Mistake Bay
SWATOW HANDICAP
(FIRST SECTION)
Diogenes
rinin View
Gold Col
ST. KILDA HANDICAP
Saucy Faco
Snowy River
Australian Boy
SHEK PAI HANDICAP
Happy Evo (if started) King's Warden Gindiator
fatshan hanDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Tyne
Kam Shan
Boolat Bay
SUB.CRIFFINS SPRING
Bistro
HANDICAP
Wild Cal
Boso Erciya
KONGMUN STAKES
Whalsey
Mac's Adventure. Nailonal Anthem
FATSHAN HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
YUDA
Flybynight Amberley..
WUCHOW STAKES
Commencement Bay Rob Roy
Centro Forward
SWATOW HANDICAP
(SECOND SECTION)
Racing Boy
Stopwatch Paran Love
DAILY DOUBLE EVENT
Tyno/Whalsey
Recreio recently completed a succtie- The ladies section of the Club de
Ful badminton tournament, Those plc. tures show a group of the competi tors, and the winning team. (Photo Tanaka.)
CURTAIN - RAISER TO KOTEWALL CUP GAME
Inskillings Win
In Good Style
Prior to yesterday's. Kotewall Cup match, a most enjoyable football game
was played he- tween the Inskillings and the Royal Navy. Inskillings up in Hongkong for the War Manoeu- vres, are reckoned to
rank as one of the best military teams; in the Far East. They won deservedly in this match by two goals to one.
Individualism-and at times very good individualism-featured the encounter, but the soldiers were more Ihrustful in attack, and enjoyed slight- ly the better of the exchanges.
They were finely served by MECUIGURNA "Tet wack, witlo McFarlane was A constructive and energetic centre-half, who spoill many Navy movement, yet found ample opportunity for providing his own at- tack with chances to score.
Callan was the pick of the Inskings' forward line, the Inside left capping a good display by scar- ing the first goal.
Navy were not at their best; neither were they are full strength. They played' prelly football at tlines, but not the sort of stuff to cause any great anxiety to an enterprising team 1 like the Inaklings.
Phillips, for the Navy, and Cailan for the Inskillings scored in the first half, and the soldiers obtained the winning goal later in the game when Luister put through his own net.
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PATRICK WONG IN HIS SECOND FINAL
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CONSOLATION FOR THE
PUNTERS
PONIES ENGAGED IN ONLY ONE EVENT OVER TWO DAYS
NEW CLASSIFICATION COMES INTO OPERATION.
(By "Captain Foster")
The first leg of the Easter Red Feather and Thunder Bay are Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey There is no doubt that we are going in the middle of the assessment. Club is being staged this after-to have a classy Beld of old timers noon, the Carnival concluding on and the youngsters of this year, and Monday.
a good race is assured.
Ön book form, the issue should be The classification of the Australian and China ponies has already been between Havoc Eve, Expension Time announced by the Hongkong Jockey and Mistake Bay, Club
and. rueing enthusiasts will have the opportunity of witnessing SWATOW HANDICAP some of this year's subscription and bona fide grillins running nigninst the old stagers.
The list is somewhat A lengthy one, there bolng no fewer than 60 Chinu chargers in the "C" class while
Pride Of Tsingtao Looks Good
+
By virtue of winning the Central in the "5" standard the strength is Ching Handicap, at Macao last Sun- just three bardots more
thap
Very Poor Entries For The Main Race
The main event is the Sub-griffins Spring Handicap for sub-grigins of this Club of any season. The race Is over the champion course, but very poor response has been received, there being only half-a-dozen entries. Easter holidays in his stall instead
Gordito is going to of wearing the silk whilst Coronation spend the
Day, Helephant, Pagan Love, Tem- in the "D" class handicap ruces. pest and n few others prefer to run
However, Bistre has something to think about when he weighs out, for he has to carry 105 lbs, ngainat Wild Cat shouldering 157 lbs. When they met in the Garrison Cup on February 22, Bistre, the winner was In receipt of four pounds from Wild Cat whereas on Saturday the adjust- lengths' beating. Wild Cat is a bet- ment of weight is 12 lbs. for three
the day, Mr. Lan's Plain View has inter pony over longer distances and
former division. Undoubtedly the
classification
had
sub-committee
curred a penalty of 7 lbs. in the he should therefore win. must Swatow Handicap (first section) over have great dimculty in separata mile for "D" class and the pony's TYNE SHOULD BE
ing the list of 52 Australian and 152 weight is now 100 lbs. He still has China pontes into varlous classes, a chance.
bul apparently the segregation has been done with cognisance to the forms displayed at the annual race meeting.
Valorous, a
former "C" rater, makes his first appearance among this lot, but there is no line to gauge his form against this class of runners. Is significant to note that Happy He is way up with the limit of 100 Eve, winner of the Hongkong Derby lbs. and this may be too much for a (and who has started. once only), is 13.3 gelding. Diogenes did not live among the "A" class China roadsters up to his reputation at Macno last while Rosemary, who was at one Sunday, but I am afraid that the wet ume much fancied for the Riband,
Blue going coupled with 168 lbs, on his is now only n rater. Of back was not to his liking. I recon other noticeable changes. Wild Lito mend $5 each way on this blackie.
rejoined the "A" brigade while Pride of Tsinglao looks good while Mistuke Bay has been demoled to Miracle and. Sylvandale have equal
Bay "gn
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division. In the Australian list, chances. Double Finesse has gone back to "A" class while Australian Boy is in a lower standard.
Hace-gots will be treated_to-day to a capital programme of ten races including eight handicap events; and there is one consolution to the bot- ting public; all the panics entered for the Easter Meeting have only one engagement. Under the circum- stances, this makes it easier for the
St. Kilda
Handicap For Aussies
In the St. Kilda Handleap for Aus-
ABLE TO HOLD
HIS OWN
ekss China ponies over six furlongs The Fatshnn Handicap for "
by the official handicapper and the has been divided into two sections inclusion of King's Coronation and Kum Shan in the first division makes the race very interesting. Tyne holds the post of honour with the limit load and should just manage to hold his own.
On his last running under the Kuldance of a novice, Kum Shan is dangerous,
I have good reason to bellevo-iliet Bonlat Bay prefers a distance longer than six furlongs. It looks as though Pontiac Day is nicely weighted. The first leg of the "dally double! event is on this race and it is a pity that we have not a long list from which to spot the winner.
students of forms to compile a rank- trallan cons over a course from the SECOND LEG OF ing list
of their own and punters may two mile post, once round and In, look forward to a good day of thrills Australian Boy and Just That are new coupled with the return of substan-comers in this division and they may prove a source of danger to
tin
dividends, It is reliably learned that Mr. Leo Saucy Face, Snowy River and Violet Frost is definitely not riding during Queen. The last three are well tun- the Meeting and his absence will noted for this event. Just That has not
DAILY DOUBLE
Easy To Spot The Winner
only be much felt by the owners, been on the "good health" trim for. The second leg of the "dally but the gap will not be so easily. some time, but should the mare strike double" is on the Kongmun Stakes
ella--Mr. P. P. Balelho is still her old form, she will
pay a good for non-winning subscription griffins
of this season over six furlongs and
the care of his medico while dividend. Mr. N. Deltz might not be back time for the Meeting. It is obvious Shek Pal Handicap over six furlongs,
in There are only six catrics for the we are sure to see a big field. that owners will have to make a good but
We need not go very far to And all the pontes are Patrick Wong qualified for his E. de Sousa and H. A. Alves.
use of the navices and it is fortunate China sprinters. Happy Eve, the cert" for Whalsey. This pony ran first class the winner and it seems a "dead The that some of the young lads have winner of this year's Blue Riband, very well in th second final in the Colony bad could not cope with the speed and that Mr. B. Proulx will be backs in weight for inches as per scale and at the wheel and Whalsey has not
lasers committed lots of errors and made rapid strides. It is rumoured has 'minton championships on Thurs- forcefulness of the opposing pair.
Tytam Handicap has to carry seven pounds over the "A" division with Mr. C. L. Gregory day evening when, with C. E.
time for the first meeting in April. The scores in this match were 15-7,
so has King's Warden, the undefeat-much of an opposition on Saturday. Chng as his partner, he helped to 15-7 in favour of Oliveira and Re-
ed champion at the Annual Carnival. Mr.
Mac's Adventure is beat T. C. Lee and P. K. Hui of medios, Oliveira thus reaching his the University in a tense men's doubles
semi-final encounter. Wong and Chng won 12-15, 15-10, 15-7,
accund Anal
:
STAFF BEAT BOYS AT CRICKET
The match produced some brilliant, and also some very bad play. Lee's smash.ng in the firs! game made him the most dangerous man on the court. Later was Wong who shone with ed an
FIRST RACE OF THE CARNIVAL THREE PONIES IN THE RUNNING
The
It will be seen that both nags are on in my estimation, not a bad merchant
the same level but the allotment of over this distance and this garron poundage to the former (a griffin of is worth the investment of $5 each this season) is unique in the annals way, Radium is a fost guy for six of Hongkong racing.
furlongs and so is Happy Venture.
Mr. S. C. Llong. has been booked Being
time
to pilot King's Warden but up to the surprise me to see an outsider.com- a sprint event, it will not of writing nothing defnite is ing in, and should the going be on known Carnival opens with a run
whether Happy Eve will the heavy side I recommend National from the iwo mile post, once round all eyes will no doubt focus on the and his win at Macao last Sunday accept. In the event of accepting, Falth. This pony is a mud-lark and we have a fascinating problem Gladiator should get a place. and in, for "B" class China ponies running of these two champions. does not preclude him from starting. In picking the winner. Expansion
(Continued on Page 13.)
The Staff of Queen's College scor- excellent victory over the his perfect placements. In the final Pupils at cricket on the Indian RC. Lame Chng came into the limelight. ground at Sookunpoo on Thursday. Hul was never at his best, though he
Time, who won the Malden Stakes accomplished several strokes of out- and 34 by U. A. Rehman
Contributions of 01 by Ismail All and was second in the Hongkong standing skill.
enabled Derby, has been allotted 160 lbs. the boys to declare at 151 for seven and Mistake Bay,
recently
demoted None of the four players served well. Mr. T. E. Yeoh and 50 by Mr. R. Havoc Eve has three pounds less to wickets. The Staff, thanks to 71 by from "A" class, bus the same load, Wong and Chng used the short ser- vice most of the time, but sent the to spare, finally hitting up 169 runs. tip the scale at 183 lbs. Dawn Star, H. Grimths, won with four wickets shoulder while Rose-Queen has to shuttle high enough to allow the opposition to rush them successfully, Ismail All captured five wickets for the winner of the Chater Cup, is set Hui was the best of the four in this
to carry 161 lbs. while Potentate, phase of the game, bul few service dellverles were of a sort to worry the receivers.
The Varsity pair started off con- adently and looked as though they would win quite comfortably. They held a long lead in the first game which was cut down, but they managed to got to their points to win the game 15-12.
Wong and Chng applied pressure in the second gamo, Bred with Lee committing errors from the forecourt, the Chinese YMCA players got on top and wan the game of 15-10.
ANTI-CLÍMAX
There was an
unexpected anti- climax in the deciding game. Lee and Hui found themselves rushed off their feet by the ferocity of the opposition attack and before they could begin
43 runs.
MACAO RACE MEETING OUT OF LUCK
(By "Captain Foster")
Luck did nol shine upon the, was responsible for several reversals Macao Jockey Club last Sunday, of forms and Shanghai 4 suffered his as an hour before the commence- first defeat since the pony landed in ment of the first race, the Xo Pel the Portuguess colony. All the races Handicap, there WAN heavy were run in exceedingly slow times, downpour. This, of course, did and it may be of interest to know not in any way dampen the en- that the last quarter of the Tientsin thusiasm of punters who attended Handicap, in which Hogmanay, on- the Race Meeting, but many would-nexed the event, was covered in 41 bo excursionisis kept away owing seconds.
to the poor facility for adequate While no jockey scored a.double, protection against the rain.
to settle down, were 13 points in ar- Club to make the Mac30 Jan MG, S., W. Tung registered his first
tours.
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am not asking
win since his return from Shanghai same canopy as we and Miss Botky. Fair. delighted her have at the Happy Valley, but, it supporters with some smart riding on
They storied a belated recovery at would certainly be in their own in- Hopefulleg to capture the Endles this stage, but it was too late.
terest to provide better shelter and It event. Is to be hoped that this suggestion From love-13 they pulled up to 5-will be taken by the Stewards in the South China Cup over a mile when Chief intercat was centred in the 13, though both sides missed chances right spirit. of scoring on service, the delivery
six runners lined up for the big race. changing hands
It was indeed a great pity that the Despite the top weight and the with bewildering Meeting was marred by the heavy heavy going. Shanghial 4 was made rapidly. Wong and Chng reached downpour, for the fields were ex-a warm favourite but this little 14-5, but the Varsity men were still tremely good and there were several fighter threw In the sponge when he full of fight and scored two
mor substantial dividends. The best for a was less than 100 yards from the
drop shot, the loser alipping in his effort to reach the "bird."
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