THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
26, 1937.
AUSTRALIAN REPORT SAYS BUDGE WILL TURN PRO
CHANGING HIS STATUS AFTER THE NEXT DAVIS CUP SERIES? FOLLOWS FOOTSTEPS OF VINES AND FRED PERRY
(By "Abe")
Donald Budge, the fiory-haired young Californian triple champion at this year's Wimbledon, and winner of the American championship at Forest Hills, has re- vealed to Australian newspapers that he will follow in the footsteps of Ellsworth Vines, and Fred Perry, and turn professional after the next Davis Cup series.
Since his successes at Wimbledon and Forest Hills, the leading amateur tennis player of the world has been Inundated with offers to turn "pro." A recent report stated that Francis Hunter had made him a good offer to foln his troupe, but the champlon demurred, saying that he preferred to defend the Davis Cup for Uncle Sam.
Ale-mail formalian from Aus- tralls
Is positive that he will change his status, The message states "Budge has revealed to Aus- tralian newspapers that he will
turn professional after the next Davis Cup series."
At the moment, Budge is on his way to Australia, together with Gene Mako, to take part in the Australian left Tennis
Championships. They Son Francisco on November 10.
In a recent interview, Budge said he rated Make with Adrian Quist, the former Australian champion, "We regard John Bromwich as the best Australian player we have met," ho zald.
OPINION CONFIRMED This opinion has been confirmed
Itenner Henkel (left) and Baron Gottfried von Cramm
SLAZENGERS
make the world's best rackets'
Fraulein Horn
doubles title
New
at
SIR VICTOR SASSOON ANNEXES HONGKONG ST. LEGER AT LAST
Havoc Eve Pace-Maker For Winner
BEATEN INTO THIRD PLACE
As was anticipated, Havoc Eve weighed out for the Hongkong St.
ול
but. Havoc Eve was
HAPPY EVE WINS IN A CANTER
Fastest Time For Race
"Capt. Foster" Reviews The Races
DOUBLE FINESSE CAUSES UPSET
Favourable Start A Great Help
a half and paid cut $70.00 for a win.
trust that
red
bot
NEW OWNER'S GOOD LUCK Royal Highness Wins Despite Weight
Carrying eight pounds over the allotment of the lead, Royal High- Nc63, with Mr. Tao up, won the Sham Chiun Handicap (second sec-
beating Night View by three tis and to spare. She was re-. cently taken over by Mr. Kwok lling-wang from Mr. G. A. Harri- man, who is not racing next season. and no doubt the now slik Jacket. has brought good Jack to the new
owner.
WILD LIFE BEATS A GOOD FIELD
FINEST FINISH OF THE DAY
Leger to do the running for his stable The main feature of the Eleventh companion, Happy Eve, wito won Extra Race Meeting; held Inst Satur- with the greatest of ease, but credit day was the easy win of Happy-Eve must be given to the pace-muker for (Mr. F. Marshall) in the Hongkong the manner in which he held the St. Leger. It was undoubtedly one
The Barrier Reef Handicap for "A" lead practically all the way and he of the fastest St. Leger events ever} was only beaten by the second pony, run at the Happy Valley, the time class Australian ponies provided the Expansion Time, by a short hend. being two-fifths of a second faster upset of the afternoon when Double Scenie View refused to take up his than Bear Claw's performance of Finesse, with the help of Mr. Pib position at the starting post, but last year; incidentally Happy Eve's annexed the event by a length and after a delay of a few minutes Mr. full time of 333.1/5 was two-fifths Potts lowered his red flag and
alt the runners had a decent send or of a second slower than the present A favourable start was in a certain truck record of 3.32.1/5 for one and mensure responsible for the success, The rat to break through was three-quarters miles established by but anyhow I sincerely Expansion
Time,
Mr. L.. Dunbar's Liberty Bay on some readers of The Telegraph took after her
like
a shot and was follow-
February 26, 1933.
my lip that it was a good bet to
the ed by Happy Eve. Going up the hill It has taken Sir Victor Sassoon follow. Electron, for the Arst time
Hayor Eve was ten yen
Amazon, the years to put his name among the favourite, and Able
were with
fast not already leading
favourite, Kecond
The Castle Peak Handicap for "A" Expansion list of winners of the Hongkong St. Time, Happy Eve, Scente View and
move when the closs China ponies was one of the and it must Leger,
enough have been aj King's Coronation following in the
to the barrier was released and both ran finest events scea for a long time; the source of great satisfaction rear. In _order_to_gatige the fast stable connections to register their unplaced to the disappointment of three ponies contested the issue good w whleh was open untli the end, running of Havoc Eve it might in first, success. Sir Victor's first at- punters who invested some terest one to know that the rst tempt in this classic event was in money on them. Double Finesse was Diana Bay was the only absenter, half-a-mile was galloped in 59.2/5 1027 when his Misty Eve (Mr. K. II. by Double Court and it is amusing but the Dunbar outfit sent out two Wild Life and Beur seconds while the first mile was done Chun) ran second to Town Hall, another winner, Derby Day, in the Claw and the former owed her suc-
to relate that the same sire provided candidates, in 2.01.1/5 which was certainly his silk jacket was not shown to the Bridge Handicap over a sprint cess to the fact that she was racing creditable performance over
public the following year And tances. A note of this run should Grand Talloo Eve (Mr. Heard) from the mile post for "B" class along the rails. Cindiator and be kept. Realising that the pace set finished a poor third in 1920, was too hot for the mare, Mr. Llong Eve stable was not represented in
LEADING JOCKEYS on Expansion Time had no other alternative but to follow Havoc Eve 1930, but Daylight Eve (Mr. Soares) was awarded a third place in the within striking distance and Mr. 1931 St. Leger, ure Beds Mr. Black Catches Up Marshall on Happy Eve was on the qua
of the winner. Bright With Mr. Liang look-out As the steeds passed the Star, for bumping against Gold Key.
qualification
bi
The cobs.
on the
21 wins
16
21
Oak
Bay did the running and was chuset by Bear Claw, Wild Life, Soldier of Britain and Cossack's Beauty. There was no change
change in the order of run- in at the foot of the hill, Gladiator (on the rails) ила d Oak Bay were racing neck and neck, and
passing
but
thie
judges' box for the Arst time, the Sir Victor did not have a runner: Mr. D. Black opened fila account after this pair, about two or three ponies were not kirung out, big at nguinst either Liberty Bay (1932) or with a win on Wild Life in thei lengths behind, came Bear Claw, the mite staff, Havoc Eve was Trentbridge (1933), but in 1934 he opening event and closed the meet-going strong. After about two lengths ahead of Expan-
Just race. By level with the leaders at the Black (Mr. covery Bay in the by results of matches played Aston Time and the same distance and a third interest in the Hemsing with an armchair ride on Dis-mile standard, Bear Claw drew ved Rock and the three ponies were tralia in recent weeks. On tire day separated the second from Happying of ponies. Gladiator
BUY T
Fung) dend-healed before he celebrated his nloeteenth Eve who
with riding two winners, he has improved was well nursed by the Soldier of China birthday, Bromwich won the
for third place, his position among the list of suc-negotiating the bend in pretty fast ten wing and strides, the third stanza of the dis- South Wales singles championship at Shanghal Jockey. At this juncture whilst Macaroni finished in the ruck, cessful jockeys over Sydney by defeating Quist 4-6, 6-4, it could be seen that Seenie View and The stable's luck was dead out in Mr. Diack is on level with Mr. S. C. Lance being run in 20 seconds flat.
having 1 King's Coronation were but of the following season when their Liang, both
winning At the head of the home stretch -1, 2-6, 7-5, Previously he lnd won
Dlay flung down the gauntlet the South Australian and Queens-
race entirely and they were drop Derby winner, Herod with Mr. Fung mounts to their credit since January Oak
was badly beaten by King's 1. The following is the position up which was to be expected as the first land titles, and therefore he is prac-ping back quickly. Down the hill
after af to date:
six furlongs were covered in 1.24.3/5 Jubilee and Pontiac Bay, ticully
fast for Mrs. nd this was too entitled to be ranked as Aus- the three ponies were getting closer, P
Mr. Black but as they need the distance, Mr. disappointag display Last year tralin's No. 1 player.
to the Derby
Mr. Deitz (Mr. Black), an-;
Stanton's grey gelding. Mr. Marshall Eve Honeymoon Budge and Mako, who together Marchal gave the reins led the other winner of the Bluc Riband,
and soon Happy winner
Mr. S. C. Lining
on Gladiator and Mr. Yuen on Bear now hard at work on hold the men's
Mr..Marshall Wimbledon, expect keen competition held for the first time, and secured succumbed to Bear
There
their respective steeds and it was a the verdict by many lengths,
last Saturday!
the Shanghal and exciting matches in Australia.
great sight to watch they will I am sure
get them Expansion Time and Havoc Eve for prize with ease.
was, however, a great fight between cicar lengus, but
Eve for Happy Eve annexed the much coveted
I will be seen that Mr. H. C. Ph crack duing his best to draw away, and Baron Gottfried von Cramm
facing was as usual of very high is behind the two leaders with two but the young novice, Mr. Yuen, Henner Henkel, the German stars, the second place, the former manng- who are due in Hongkong to-day, ing to nose out the pacemaker by standard and there was a good crowd less. We have only two more extra stuck to his nog without losing an short head. It was without doubt ct regular followers of the turf meetings and it is pretty hard at this inch. Instead of keeping the rails, are also on their way to Australia a for the Australian national and State really fast jaunt over 14 miles present. There was no three gure juncture to predict which jockey Gladiator and Bear Claw were now the winner's last quarter being dividend, but two ponies paid out will be at the top of the ladder at running almost in the middle of the championships. Von
cash the termination of the 1937 racing truck, though I might be wrong, Henkel defeated Budge and Mako in 29.1/5 seconds and this was a grand over $70 for a win and the
well pat-season. sweep department was the final of the doubles at Forest show.
The list below enumerating the Hills Tast"September, and will-againers and thel times since theronized, the first prize of the last
the challenge to
race being $3,782.00 for serious
Inception of this great endurance
at $2. Americans, who have been regarded in some quarters as the greatest test will no doubt be of interest to
regular followers of racing: doubles combination in the world..
EXHIBITION TO-DAY
offer
Cramm
Local tennis enthusiasts will have an opportunity of seeing the Ger- mans in action at the Hongkong C.C. afternoon. Apart from
this
1920 Mr. J. M. da Rocha's 1927 Mr. Ho Kom-tong's 1028 Mr. 1.. Dunbar's 1920 Mrs. Dunbar's 1930 Dynasty's 1031 L. T. F's
1032 Mr. L. Dunbar's
1933 Mrs. T. E. Pearce's
VUI
Cramm and Henke), Fraulein Maric Horn, foremost German Indy player, will also participate in the exhibition,
Is of which the
programme follows:
115
1930 Mrs. Dunbar's 1037 Eve's
Mrs. Baron G. von Cramm and Rice Evans v. 13. Henkel und Frau- leh Horn.
Von Crainm and Henkel v. Tsul Wal-pul and W. C. hung or von Cramm and H. D. Humjahn Henkel and Tsui Wal-pui.
1.
Von Cramm v. H. Henkel, Re-arrangement of the programme may be necessary.
1934 Mr. Li Shui-pang's 1035 Dynasty's
This was Bright Star's me. The
winner was disqualified for bump-
Ing.
It will be seen from the above that the slowest time was returned by: Coos Bay in 1920, 4.01.1/5, the fastest was by Happy Eve.
NEW BRIDGE HANDICAP
while
Hiawatha King's Colour Gold Key
Claw by three
Mr. H. C. Pih
Mr. Proulz
an
Lady Luck
3,51
Town Hall Coos Bay
4.00.2/5
4.01.1/5
3.53.2/5
3.45
3.47.3/5*
Liberty Bay
3.37.475
Trentbridge
3.36.1/5
Soldier of Britain
3.36.2/5
King's Jubilee
3.38.4/5
3.33.3/5
3.33.1/5
Bear Claw Happy Eve
outlay
BOOLAT BAY LETS BACKERS DOWN
Harvest View Wins In Easy Fashion
Bollat Bay failed to justify the! confidence placed by the public and
for "C"
PEN-PICTURES OF VISITORS
The New Bridge Handicap for some heavy money was plunged on BARON GOTTFRIED VO CRAMM
Shum Chun "B" Australian ponies over a short this racer to win the one of the most distance from the 111⁄2 mile post drew Handicap (first section) Without doubt classical stroke players of the decade.
long all the entries and it was a treat to class China ponies. The jockey rode His rhythmic game has
Being challenged the acknowledged beauty ace 11 cobs facing the start.
very hard of Bunny Austin's stylish play and a sprint event, it was not an easy
runners Harvest View, was only other, job to follow, but as the when these two face each tennis is usually raised to its highest neared the distance it could be seen from "B" class about a fortnight ago that Derby Day had the race well point of aclhetism.
#
race.
The
winner, demoted
As al
'Sfüzenger's rackets can't guarantee you a place on the In the course of a brilliant career, in hand and she won eventually by and it was strange to see that he was!
von Cranim has suffered one big 'dis-one and a half lengths from Vixen neglected in the pari-mutuel. Centre Court,' says Fred Perry, whose unrivalled record appointment. He has not yet won Tor who, was somewhat late in get-result he paid the biggest dividend the Wimbledon singles title, though ting through the bunch. The going $81.00 for a win, but the poor chap includes three successive Wimbledon championships, for three years running he has Was exceptionally fast and the tail has received orders to rejoin the All figured · n the Anal. Most of the time of this race was 50 seconds, It "B" company and will again be up class of ponies, but they will make it a whole lot easier to get there as European championships, have would interest one to know that the against a better
final. Most of the last half mile was covered in 49.4/5 However, the mile was Just to grip a Slazenger in your hand makes you feel Agured in, the
amateur champlon of the world. seconds (averaging about. 24.4/5 per 2.00.3/5 and it was certahily a grund points to the good, and, when you feel like that, better He was ranked third in the World's quarter) and it was certainly some show for a "C" class steed carrying,
108 lbs. (Continued on Page 5.)
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