THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1937.
LOCAL RACING SEASON WILL CLOSE TO-MORROW
CLUB OFFICIALS TO BE CONGRATULATED ON SUCCESSFUL YEAR
PROSPECTS REVIEWED BY “CAPT. FOSTER"
The Hongkong Jockey Club will close its racing season to-morrow when the Thirteenth Extra Race Meet- ing will be staged. The first saddling bell will be rung. at the usual time, 1.30 p.m., sharp.
There are the usual eight events on the programme including three Autumn Champions over one and a quar- ter miles, confined respectively to old China ponics, sub. scription griffins of this year and the Australian ponies of any season. These three classics are for ponies that have started in at least four extra meetings of this Club during the year, two of such previous to July 1, and two subsequent to that date.
The attention of owners is drawn
to the fact that nominations for the
Queensland
chainpion conteal are just entries. Autumn
but non-winners at the extra meet-
Ings are barred. Owners are also reminded that ponies whether Aus- for any of the tralian or China classics must be declared in writing starters by posting their names in the declaration box in the usual matt- her
It would undoubtedly give a false -colouring should I attempt to suggest that there will be no opposition in these three champion events: but the
*** convincing manner in which Gordito and Gypsy Love (ub-champion)
Australian champton), annexed the St. Legers run over a
mouth argues very much in favour of their chances of duplicating their successes The con- at the Autumn champlons. best between Bear Claw, King's War-- den and Wild Life is, in my opinion, very open; in fact punters should be treated to one of the finest champion events for China sterds seen at
Happy Valley,
+
Champions
Strathroy Unable
To Accept
+
GORDITO APPEARS
THE BEST
Hongkong Sub Champions
LEAGUE LEADERS TO CLASH
Mixed Doubles Badminton
(By "Abe")
The Club de Recreio "A" and Kowloon Tong, the two leaders of the Mixed Doubles Badminton Lengue, will closh this evening on the latter's court.
Unless something untoward occurs, I cannot see how the Club de Re creio players can Jose although I realise that the Kowloon Tong team
MATCH POSTPONED
It is now announced that the game between the Club de Recreio and Kowloon Tong has been postponed until next
We have no problem in spotting the winner of the Hongkong Autumn 114 Sub-grifios Champions over miles, for Gordito stands head and shoulders above
Wednesday. all the other candl- dates.
Coronation Day, National Anthem, Shipmaster and Whalsey. Pagan Love, the winner of the Valley is ineligible owing to the fact Stakes, that this cream pony has not turned out during the second half while Atomic Star and Tempest ure barred through not winning a race at the extra meetings. The order of finish should be Gordito, Coronation Day ant Shipmaster,
Hongkong
Strathroy is still on the walling Autumn
Champions
Only Three Runners Likely To Start
boasts of three well-balanced pairs. The Recreio ladies are too good to fear competition from any team in the Colony at the moment.
Mixed
The programme in the Doubles League to-day in as follows:
v St. Andrew's Talkoo Kowloon Tong Recreio “A” Recreio "E" v University
TENNIS ACE ON WAY HOME FRAULEIN HORN IN SINGAPORE
Cricket Notes
By "R. Abbit"
Tea Interval Just A Waste Of Time
SATURDAY AFTERNOON TOO SHORT AS IT IS
COUNTY. CRICKET CAPTAINS
Fewer Amateurs
Available
In my article of Tuesday's date I left the League
London, Nov. 20. game rather late and it got crowded out. I refer to the Although the cricket season is match between C.C.C, second eleven and the Army side. for distant, several counties will It was quite a close thing as the Craigengewer bowlers be busy between now and next rather pinned down the Army batsmen who found it dif- spring solving their captaincy ficult to score fast. Northcote alone really got going. problems.
The result was that they found themselves forced Gone are the days when young to declare at 138 for eight wickets, which is definitely on men of leisure, with rich and in- the small side.
dulgent fathers, could captain a county cricket team from May to When Craigengower came to bat the days when he
few exceptions Private September, With was they found Hatfield in his usual good Secretary to Sir Henry May and for England's amateur cricketers have to kept most of them a year or two at least he used to work for their living and every
G. pretty quiet. D. Hung and A play for the Civil Service Cricket
the task of Anding a man LAY were the only balsmen to do Club on Saturdays. He was a really
form und he
season
much, but they did enough to runj fine wicket-keeper who never used who can afford the time to lead a the Army very close, lung made pads and, I believe, in his younger county eleven becomes more difficult. 49 and Lee 22. I notice that therr days seldom wore gloves. As 1 were no less than 25 extras. By. the own
bowler of tobs he was perhaps moreR way, may I mention for the informa- unexpected than dangerous, but as a
The latest skipper to drep out is A. Ingle, who, althought the tion of one of the scorers that "played batsman he was indeed a thorn in changes were rung so frequently on on" is recorded as "bowled"? About the bowlers sides. Crouching low his players, made such an excellent
gaine, I have heard
some down he played an entirely defen-job of piloting Somerset. The usual of the hardy annual remarks
rks sive game-indeed when playing reason-increasing business ties... about the Waste of Lime on back he had trick of slipping his
this
the tea interval. I have never been hand half-way down the blade of the has caused him to relinquish office.
to understand why it should bat and patting the bail to rest in
it
quarter
would
list and her inability to accept the Queensland Autumn Champions over 15 miles will not only, add interest ath to the pari-mutuel department, but will make the classic very open. 1
Surrey are still searching for a be necessary to have tea at all on his bluck. But when the do not expect to see a good turn out.;
impatient K Saturday afternoon as It would
bowler sent down a full less it was captain, for E. R. T. Holmes has yet but it is the opinion of regular föl-
seem to be an apology for your lunch well and truly dealt with and I have to contradict his statement that he I cannot see more than three run-
and an
an insuli to your dinner, apart never seen a man take so many im- cannot handle the side next summer, lowers of racing that it will be one
ners, Bear Claw (Mr. D. Black).
Contrary to expectations, Fraulein frem
wasting
of an pertinent short runs with impunity. though there is hope that he will of the best Australian Champions King's Warden (Mr. S. C. Ling) and ever run at Happy Valley. It has Wild Life (Mr. S. W. Tang), in the Marie Horn, who wants, dild not con-1 of an all-too-shart afternoon "Pon Pon", as he was affectionately change his mind.
It necessary In Hongkong last month, for
nicknamed, was one of the members been a walk-over htfair in the past, China ponies over one and a quarter
Hongkong Autumn Champions
the other be perfectly, with
easy for the tinue to Australia
bat
Kent were in difficulties all last There will be no more that racing but with the regrettable absence of miles, but should there be any inore
club rule that if struck the summer over nore Cernan tennis nees, Baron Gottfried ting side to have tea lust before of the 1. Zinguri who strictly obeyed
their captain. They von Cramm and Henner enkel. declaration, while the fielding side player must
for the after to-morrow, but we will only i
not rub the
injured could not get one to act regularly, a litle patience Strulbroy, we shall certainly see a starters, they will be out to make up
on coming in spot, 1 have to exercise
seen him take some and several took a turn. They have the feld. Bear Claw has not been She went with them and the manager could have theirs until the Annual Coralval in Febru-grim battle between the following running too well after the recess, of the team, Dr. Henreich Klein Everyone has admitted this for years terrine blows quite imperturbably since been informed that R. T
has ever been chroth, as far as Manila, and from but nothing ary, and I sincerely trust that during probable starters:
done It is probable that as a
a cricketer Bryan, who acted in most 1037 but to-morrow Mrs, Dunbar's candi- the interval I shall be able to spot
can only suppose that Ponsonby Fane never passed the matches, will not be avaliable, owing date will face King's Warden on level there she embarked on the Nord- about it. the potential winners of the 1938
deutscher Lloyd liner Greisenau for the home side is afraid of appearing good Club standard, but few men to his duties in the banking profes- terms on the basis of weight for
Germany.
to be inhospitable if the teams do have ever surpassed him in his love slon: but happily F. G. H. Chalk Valley Stakes, the flongkong Derby
inches as per scale and I will cer- and the Hooty-Hill Derby. I will
down together. Personally of the game, and by no one was the has agreed to step into the breach. tainly be a fine struggle between start to discuss the prospect of vari-
these two steeds. The book of form
I think it is all nonsense. cricket match, not a garden party. from cominencing candidates
shows that, King's Warden was a bet- ter animal at the Annual Carnival, val, but when Euster came along, Bear Claw gave King's Warden a good knock out and, judging by the early it looks to me morning performances, that King's Warden
will make amends. Wild Life will have a new
vus
January 1.
Space does not permit at this junc-
lure to review the 1937 racing season, but, it must be admitted that tie Hongkong Jockey Club has had a
successful yenc and
very
the
died out their duties to the entire satisfaction not only to the members,
Able Amazon (Mr. S. C. Llang) Blandford (Mr. N. Deliz) Centre Court (Mr. W. H. S. Davis) Gypsy Love (Mr. 1, L. Tao) Lancashire Chips (Mr. H. C. Pih)
on
She arrived in Singapore December 6, but did not play any
tennis there.
not sit
It is
AN EXPEnsive miSS
hove
spirit of cricket more clearly ex- pressed. Nor did he love cricket)
Essex are in a dilemma of another for himself alone. He was an in- kind. Last summer they had to use evenis against Mr. Black's reserva- tion of Shipmaster, Bear Claw and
defatigable coach and It is impossi
si- two captains, T. N. Pearce and D. R. Ranger-it does make me feel that Kilbee got a very hard hit cen- bie to praise too highly the splendid Wilcox, and the arrangement worked Mr. Liang's chance is very bright. tury (101) against the Indian Re- and untiring work he did for the well, Pearce, who is in the wine trade I am not accepting any wagers, but,
evention Club and as he was dropped cricket of the Hongkong University, taking one half of the scuson, Wilcox that the with his score at one I have a strong hunch
It is easy to He raised its standard to one well pilot Tsingino rider will
three see how expensive
with that of other First these fielding matched
Now Wilcox, who is a master at
but to the general public as well.ssic event and this young during extremely well and is in One Leo Frost got very near to It In 1933, remarked, the
-We-have-hud-remorkuble-"sunshine"
weather for this year's racing, the only "wet" meeting being at the Sixth Extra, and that was not too bad at all.
The main aspect of to-morrow's necting is that many pontes of dif- ferent. classes have been barred from the handicap events so as to give other steeds, a chance of making a few dollars to provide for tiele up- keep; and, under the clrcumstances several public. "Idols" will not be seen in Retion. The fields wil be on the small side, but the writer is pre- pared to guarantee that we shall see ine racing and a good day's sport.
CHAMPION RIDER
Black And Liang In The Running
within
TO-MORROW'S GAMES
So far as the
by
the
The
the other.
New Scrum Laws
Being Broken
Electron and Home Brew are in- eligible owing to the fact that they have not won a race at the Exten Meetings. After her easy run in the Stewards and the Omcials have cor- Fremantle St. Leger when she romp toskey. Mr. S. W. Tang, but must not Autumn champion winners. Should errors are. As a matter of fact I League teams and so thorough was a Westcliff school, Ands he can de-
ed home first, ahead of Lancashire Chips. Gypsy Love has been held be discounted and I would strongly he be successful. Mr. Liang will be was told that the catch though a per- his work that it lasted long after vole the whole of next season to back
especially for to-morrow's big recommend her to those who are out the first Jockey to perform the feat. fectly simple one was right in the he had passed on from the Colony cricket so it looks as if Essex will
damsel for handsome returns. She is look-It is interesting_to_relate that Mr. eye of the sun and, as someone lle was one of the older generation make a definite cholce. by Backwood is looking extremely C
ball might just as of cricketers, of a type we seldom well. Gypsy Love has never failed
but was frustrated by the withdrawal well have dropped on the fielder's see in these degenerate days. Cric- to run to at place since February last.
of Diana Bay after "weighing out" face for all he knew about it. Kil-ket has lost much by his death, but ENTREPRENEURE! but she has not won n race over the
will long be remembered owing to an injection of arteyl hav-bee was also dropped at 11, 27, and 47 he champion course and this little wan-
ing been administered
the but seeing he was hitting against many of us in Hongkong, derer has to keep a sharp look-out
prohibited period. A staternent was time and that he scored 101 out of for Able Amazon whose capability
Issued by the Secretary of the Jockey the 151 runs scored by his side, hel over 14 miles requires no comment.
Club reading as follows:
deserved his good fortune. Actuai- The latter ran a wonderful race at
with
cards show "By order of the Stewards Dlana ly the Indians had put up 145 the last meeting, but she was under
Bay was withdrawn from the race. R. Abbos, S. A. Esmall and A. Army and Recreio first elevens have the weight for inches, and specula- To start with, we have Messrs D, nions owing to the fact that an in- were, however, not at full strength teague encounters and us the Tri-
for the Hongkong Autumn Cham-Baker playing good innings. They no engagements to-morrow.
other six teams are engaging in non- tion is rife among the early risers Black and S. C. Linng racing neck as to whether the can carry eleven and neck (each having 22 wins) for
jection of Arley! had been admtals-and missed Nazarin a good deal, pounds more against a young lady the honour of being champion rider;
tered within the prohibited period. The Club had a very weak side with angular Tournament is of this year. My reply is in the affir- but judging by the booking of mounts
The Stewards are fully sailsfied one Kowloon man, two of the cut be regarded in the nature of u
Navy and Club game will no doubt mative and I fancy Able Amazon will the latter has Gordito, King's Warden
that there was no intent on the lar second and one or two infrequent by their selectors. It is on the Club irlal
-Says R.U, President win.
and Able Amazon in the three major
part of the owner or his representa pinyers turning out for them. Stor Ground and should be very interest-sident of the Rugby Union, speaking Major-General B. A. Hill, pre- tives to contravene the Rules."
bowled very well to take five ing as there seema more keenness at the jubilee dinner of the Lydney It was therefore, a techinical point, 41, but he is apt to be erratic. but and the mare faced the starter,
In the Navy than anywhere else in R.F.C.
criticised last night, Diana Bay would have won with the
the local cricket world at present! methods employed by scrum half- are at home to the backs and forwards,, greatest of ease and this, coupled
Craigengower with the success of Worrington and
Last Sunday on paper the Volun- Kowloon Cricket Club and the latter ought to slari shalting Woodland Stag, would have given teers appeared to have had quite a side
"From some parts of the country," into Mr. Leo Frost the honour of riding strong team though admittedly their dow
regular" league he said, "reports are coming in that weak.
Navy team. three champion ponies in one after-bowling
The fewer changes in per the new laws regarding the putting knocked
them about all over the sonnel during the season, the better of the ball into the scrum ore not place. Whitmarsh was as usual get results on a rule. Civil Service go being followed in that the ball is near to a century when they down to Sookunpoo to play the I.R.C. still being rolled in. I want to take declared while Cotman knocked up and If the latter are not at full this opportunity to say that this is 43.
Facing
a total of 209 the Voiun- strength they might win, as they inexcusable and most deplorable. teers went all to pleces before the are a much improved side. fast bowling of Sub.-Lieut. Kyrke
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VOLUNTEERS DEFEATED
Wis
The
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at hand
the
the
"Surely it is simple enough for a half-buck, with a little practice, to throw the ball so that it pitches in- The only friendly is between ride the scrum? If it does this, it
who shot out Teddy Fincher, Perry, THE SECOND DIVISION Tom Mndar and Kilbee almust immediately. He then went off and Cotman continued the good
I have good reason to believe that do not know who captain, 11 K.C.C. (at home) and Cralgengower. gives less time for unfair looking.
weighis altolted to them in the Lag-
OBITUARY
the In the league game some weeks ago and, if it is thrown with moderate
all the eight entries will accept the Volunteers, but if current form has KC.C. were lucky to avoid defeat speed, it cannot pitch too for
anything
and they have not been too convinc- to do with 1. McKenzie
the four league "Why isn't it done?" asked Major- gards' Handicap over a mile for Aus might well have gone in second wie- lately. Of
teara first-Recreio General Ill. "Is it not their sense- tralian ponles of any season. Ranger ket and one or two of the others #ames-home
just beat University, and less desire to get the ball at any halds the post of honour with the last. They were all out for 71! It should
the the Navy have been doing so well price, fairly or otherwise? Let us limit load of 165 lbs. and if this re- was a poor performance, for presentative of Messrs. Johnson and side should have been worth at least think they have a good chance of get back to proper serumuaging.” Alabaster can break even with the a hundred and fifty.
Pope hus defeating the Police unless another field day. Between Army barrier, I think it is a good bet la
"A" and the Club there should be of starters in a mile race, murmured have your money on. He is a terrl- bly bad starter, but is a good animat
game unless the Club firmly "None of them can possibly good level It was with the deepest regret second gets weakened by calls from wint Both eldes are weak and if capecially among this lot. Rncing that I read of the death of an old a depleted first cleven. As regards the C.S.C.C. had any batting I would Heart will be the mount of Mr. H. C. friend Richard Arthur Brabazon C.S.C.C, and Army "B," I feel re-back their bowlers Pih instead of Mr. B. Proulx who has Ponsonby-Fone.
to pull them It is aver twenty minded of a friend of mine at Happy) through. Unfortunately they have gone north on business. This chest- years ago since I first met him in Valley who, after regarding the list no consistent rungetter. nut gelding has been kindly treated and so is Bag Tor. The latter has only 144 lbs. to shoulder and Dag Tor is due for a win. Aztee will be running under the new silk of the stable Hung instead of Mrs. Dunbar's colours, but I am afraid the mile is not to her liking.
QUEER ALLOTMENT OF WEIGHTS Ebony Idol Has A Heavy Poundage
The official handloapper has fram- ed a funny allotment of the pound- (Continued on Page 9.)
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