FRIDAY. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MARCH 11,
1938.
FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET FIXED FOR TO-MORROW
A
IN REALITY CONTINUATION
OF CARNIVAL
NINE EVENTS ARRANGED IN DAY'S PROGRAMME
(By "Caplain Foster")
Although it is officially called the First Extra the race Meet- ing which will be held to-morrow at Happy Valley is in reality a continuation of the Annual Carnival; for there are a few open races confined to Australian and China ponies that started at the Annual Raco Meeting and did not win. However, after to- morrow's racing, the classification sub-committee will assemble some time next week for a new ranking list and it looks that they will have a hard job over the Australian subscription griffins of this season, Owners are reminded that no pony will be classi-. fiod within 48 hours of the time fixed for closing the entries for any Race Meeting.
be
Oxford's Boat Race
Crew Chosen
London, Feb. 28. Oxford will be represented by the following in the Boat Race, barring accidents:
Garton (Eton), (bow), Young (Westminster), Ste- word (Eton), Forbes (St Paul's), Burrow (St. Ed- ward's), Waldron (Shrew ̈bury), ́ ́Cherry (Westmins- tor), Hodgson (Eton) (stroke) and Merifield (King Edward's School) (cox- swain).
Garton, Young, Forbes and Waldron aro
now Blucs.- Router.
POOR ENTRIES RECEIVED
Race Confined To Derby Griffins
only
of Little Audrey, who The three important classic events, running
Hongkong finished fourth in the Rooty-Hill the Valley Stakes, the Derby and the Rooty-Hi Derby Derby, was a terrible disappointment have come and gone, Although he to her admirers. It may not annexed the Valley Staices quite known that all the three placed cobs, comfortably, Desert Star was not Tornado Star, Annabella and Mur-
Very poor entries-in fact the best of the flock of China ponics, ray River, in the Australian Blue subscription griffins of this season; Riband were chestnut mares, a rare ve ponies have been received for at with the exception of a few coincidence. While on the subject, the Lolierers Stakes over seven fur- steeds, the rest of the batch are, in the Australian ponies of this sea-longs confined to Derby griffins, and
the my estimation, common cargo. It is son
far below were
usual
the race is to be ridden by jockeys a long stretch to the Annual Caral-standard and with the exception of who have not won ten races any- Humdrum Eve val of 1939, but it is to be sincere-half-a-dozen animals, all others were where at any time.
the
understand that 18
but I a puller, Anished frst in the Perth Plate
handle and with a little of luck the (first section)
mile over
on nag should score his first win for 24, 1036, was timed February
Sir Victor Sassoon. Lancashire Lass 1.51.2/5 on a heavy course whereas and Handicap Eve should All the lost year Lianarmon with a jockey tower positions in the frame. allowance of 5 lbs. won the same race in 1.63.1/5 on a good track.
ly hoped that the Russian suppliers ordinary hacks. As a Lad, who the chestnut gelding is not hard to
will send along next year a better
class of animals.
It will be recalled that B1 sub- griffins were actually drawn for on November 25, and it is interesting to relate that the Nil Desperandum Stakes attracted no fewer than 75 entrics the biggest for sub races. This was extremely good on the surface, the fact being the late ar- of the consignment and owners no other alternative, but to be liberal in their entries. There were, however, 50 starters and many of them appeared only once or twice during the five days of racing. Out of this, 20 runners made their ac- quaintances with the judges and the remaining 49 were among the "Also
Bans."
Spotting the winner was difficult on the first day, but after that, the picking was as easy is drinking water and this naturally kept the dividends down, which we were accustomed to see in the subscrip- races. We all know tion grimns
Handicap is the first that the Tytam test of the official handicapper's distribution
of the lead, but it is with regret that only 33 ponies have They will be divided been entered. into two sections and this has eer- teinly not been a good response.
SILKYLIGHT TO START
We will have to exercise patience
running of Lancashire
A
In
The absence of several Shanghal GLADIATOR
TO BEAT
be
OAK BAY
Absence Of Mr. Davis May Make Difference
crack jockeys, who have gone back to the north, will be much felt, but it is learned that there is a poss!- bility of
of Messrs. Encarnacao and Pote-Hunt returning to the Colony in the near future. It is to hoped that the presence of Northern Carnival has Annual jockeys at our been the medium of some good rid- ing lessons to our novices. Mr. En- carnacao is to be congratulated on heading the list of jockeys, but after all Hongkong has not done too bad-
We should see a good race be
Gladiator ly, for our Mr. S. W. Tang was tween Lady Northcote's fourth with five wins, two seconds and Mrs. Stanton's Oak Bay in the and four thirds to his credit. Mr. "All Out" Stakes over six furlongs. Oak Bay has lost his usual skip, Mr. H. P. Chanson, who does not re-
who has been in hospital quire any introduction, will be seen Davis
and whatever his since his nasty accident and in the in the saddle
worth is going to be, is mount
I much prefer Lady circumstances
It will be up, for the jockey has North
candidate. Northcote's following
that Gladiator ran a remembered made some wonderful strides in his
Needa and Ray- good riding. Messrs.
nce behind the 1933 Derby race mond will be riding to-morrow,
OPENING-RACE
winner, Trentbridge, in the Conor lat on Stakes and he went down by only
length. three-quarters of a. Saldler of Britain has lost some of
a bad bet as an outsider.
Lloyd Thomas, British Minister Picture shows the late Mr. H. Plenipotentiary in Paris, riding his horse, Royal Mall, last year's winner and this year's favourite in the Grand National, In the Cloister Steeple- chase at Lingfield last month. He finished fourth. A cable sent out from London yesterday stales that Royal Mall will shortly be auctioned without reserve, probably at lurst Park on Saturday. Mr. Thomas was killed recently while riding his famous horse.
Louis XIV To Have A
Big Test
Many Rivals In Tytam Handicap
Badminton Championship Programme
Dates Announced For Concluding Matches
Cricket Notes
By "R. Abbit”
Vital League
Matches For Week-End
Championships May Be Decided To-morrow
The remaining Senior League Inst Saturday was one which had no bearing on the shield result, as neither the Civil Service nor the Navy ure in the running. But for Whitmarsh, who knocked up a stout 96 before being bowled by Perry, the Navy would have made a sorry mess of it.
JUNIOR LEAGUE GameS
and two
Dre
08
Only Nave and Paxion got double beaten by R.C.C. I see Sargent has Bgure besides, but, as it was, they been promoted to first wicket and he declared at 140 for 8 wickets. Haw-gol 26. The bowling figures kina sadly needs another good bowler, curious but I take it that Coombes
bowled
very steadily his figures as Baker, Perry and McLellan aro over-worked and the former two are were 16-2-26-5-and that most of the very much alike. A sound left runs came off the other bowlers. The Arrangements have been made for
hander would help a lot. The Civil Army batting they had lost Car- the Colony Badminton Champion-Service failed to get the runs as they poral Webb to the first-just wasn't Louis XIV holds the post of ships to conclude by Friday, March found it difficult to score off both there and Sargent proceeded to Paxton and Corless, and could do no diddle them out with his leg breaks honour in the Tytam Handicap "A" 25,
matches will be The semi-Anal division
beiter than 122 for 7 when the close-10-2-14-7 A pretty useful bagi over a mile, It being the
next week at Talkoo, the first important handicap race among
played
of play supervened.
INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT the China ponies, subscription singles on Monday, March 14; the griffins of this season, after the An men's doubles on Wednesday, March nual Carnival and the Arst leg of the 10; and the mixed doubles on Friday, daily double
is on this event. Louis 18. XIV has been set to shoulder the The anal of the singles will be on Wednesday, limit load of 168 lbs. and the chest decided at Taikoo
exhibition match nut gelding, belonging to Mr. S. W. March 23. An
In the pro- Tang, who is going to ride himself, will also be included has a big tasks before him. For the gramme. Jast few years all the champion The finals of the men's and mixed sub-grimns of
of the season met their doubles will be played at the Club: "Waterloo" In the Tytam Handicap de Recreio Friday, Murch 25, and it is to be hoped that Louis which will also be the Presentation
will get
get the better of the weight Night. An exhibition will be play- djuster. In
ter in 1936 Rose Evelyn had ed in addition to the finals, tokow tow Wild Cat by a neck Admission fee to the final of the whill last year Gordito was out-singles at Talkoo will be 20 cents, short and to the doubles finals at the Club witte by Pagan Love by a short head I don't like the idea of Louls de Recreio on March 25, 60 cents. XIV having to concede over a stone to Ali Baba, Borrachito, Golden Cow, Salvage Master, and The Leopard and it looks that the winner should be among this lot. The Governor's Cup over a mile was won by Smiling Thru in very good time, namely, 2.04.4/6 with Golden Cow and Sai vnge Master following in the rear and though
It is on the strength of this run, may be wrong, that the adjustment of the poundage seems to be in favour of the Tow weighters. Planchet has been
inconsis running
VIV
Attractive programmes have been drawn up for each night and the badminton promises to be more than ordinarily interesting.
TRIPLE TIE
I was most interested to see the I never had any reasonable doubt
names of the English selection Com- that Craigengower would beat the mittee. Plum Warner is 'there Recreio second eleven and GO usual and Percy Ferrin. But it is proved. The Recreio could only gel interesting to note that they have BD of which L. G. Gosano had 37-included two youngish players, who (I see there were three Gosanos are both-or were captaining county playing in the second
in the
A. B. Sellars of Yorkshire and sides, A Arst Recreio tearn which is
M. J. Turnbull of Glamorgun. This a bit hard on a poor cricket scribe!) and should keep the balance pretty true remained undefeated at the close between the d.y.f. and the s.o.b. The
other only
double
Agure
scores clement. Of course whatever they were Carvalho (15) and Mr. Extras do there will be the usual howl of 13! Craigengower got the runs easily execration. I cannot clearly remem- enough for five wickets. This vicber whether it was so forty years tory puls them level with the Navy ago when I began to take a very and I shall discuss their later in this article.
chances keen interest In
in county cricket
4
(especially Hampshire) but now at any rate people are amazingly parti- UNIVERSITY'S GALLANT FIGHT
san and the fact that a player comes Undeterred by the large score of from their pet county makes lots of 192 for 5 declared put up by the people dogmatic about his claims to
tackled their represent Club, the University
England whereas, as job so stoutly that they might con- matter of fact they are no judges of fact that many In view of the
ceivably have won had there been the game and have never even seen other candidates playing. You members of the University "A". Re-
more time, though I rather doubt it. the creio "A" and Chinese Y.M.C.A., the They owe very much indeed this year have only to mention the name of three teams in the triple tie in the to their first pair--Tsul (85) and Gover Copson and you have a "A" Division of the League, will be Fong (29) and in this game they had mass of positive asseveration as to up over a hundred for the first their undoubted right to be picked. Oguring in the remaining matches of
Bicice. Wodehouse had rather Champion-
The same applies to a lot of other the Colony Badminton
day out as he
wickets for cricketers and I sometime wonder be played before March 25 unless
60 in 17 overs. more I dislike a pony masquerading private arrangements can be made
by the three clubs themselves.
1
for another ten months or so before Some Fast Ones In Hav his prowess, but this Tommy is not tently in his training and further ships, the play-off is not likely to we can start discussing the prospects And Corn Stakes
The
RANDWICK PLATE
Mile For Non-Winning Australian Ponies
in a hood. Much confidence cannot therefore be placed on a pony run ning with a mask, but be careful with this clinker, for one never knows when he is going to turn up.
Planchet is in receipt of 20 lbs. from Louis XIV and that alone should be a recommendation for anyone who is out for a long shot.
of the 1039 Blue Riband, Mean- while let us concentrate on the ex-
The meet will open to-morrow tra fat racings
under the auspices
with a sprint from the 1% mile post (about five furlongs) and the Hay of the Hongkong Jockey Club and I am glad to say that this year's and Corn Stalces is for sub-grifins Derby winner, Silkylight, deBnitely
of this club of any scuson that have starting to-morrow in the Hongkong started at the big meeting and have Handicap. in which event he has
After running to a third place in not won. There are several speedy "A" division. been assigned to
(Arst merchants among the list of entries, the Sydney Maiden Stakes mount, I understand, has been en- the best being Araxy, Coronation section) Lucky Lad pulled up lame trusted to Mr. B. L. Tao, but the Day, Gold Sovereign, Mac's Adven- but if he is sound now, this chest SILKYLIGHT Shanghal entry has caused the
ture, Tabby Cat and Yum Sing nut gelding from the Lucky stable, weight controller to frame two al- After her fine show in the Royal should run away with the Randwick lotments of the poundage and no Navy Cup and her subsequent out-Plate over a mile for non-winning BARRED FROM doubt this was done in fairness to Ing in the Northern Stakes, it looks Australian ponies of this season. a good thing for Coronation Day, Chlef opposition will be Mocquaire
and "Tabby
other starters should Silkylight ro fuse to accept,
but the real danger Gold River, who finished behind the win- THE BETTING?
Cat.
Mac's ner, Annabella, in the Ferth Plato
Tornado Star was undoubtedly Sovereign the best of the Australian subscrip- Adventure and Yum Sing are not tion griffins of this season, but the bad for big money.
(first section) but Colorado may spring a surprise.
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COLONY TENNIS TITLES
Tourney To Resume
If Conditions Allow
Weather and permitting,
ground conditions Colony Tennis
OPENING SINGLES
the Championships at the Hongkong Cricket Club will be continued to- The Derby winner and the cham- day. At the time, of writing, the pion
been ground is still rather wet and pros- pony, Silkylight, has asked to give ten pounds to Desert pects of play are not bright. Chief and King's Worden in is as follows:
.the It play is possible, the programme Hongkong Handicap "A"
д division over a distance run of 14 miles and, Judging by his brillant win over Liberty Bay, Mr. Moller's candidate should have no difficulty in crossing over the wire, first in the major test. We all know that Liberty Boy could in his prime give two stones
F. H. Kwok and S. W. Linng v.İ to any China pony but under the circumstances I cannot see anything] Capt. L. J. C. Loch and J. M. Tom-j to beut Silkylight. The club's lingon.
con
Taul Wai-pul v. A. Chon.
S. A. Rumjahn v. W. A. Land. OPEN DOUBLES
handicapper has ranked Desert Chief J. W. Leonard and G. Choa v, A. and King's Warden on the same Crawford and G. C. Burnett. level, cach carrying 168 lbs, and no
A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedios
CLUB SINGLES
doubt all eyes will be focussed on v. H. A. Barros and J. Gonsalves. the running of these two stords. There is good reason to belleve that Silkylight will be barred from bet- and I would not venture an ting and opinion which is a better pony be tween Desert Chief and
den? The former is coding's We
Brst
J. A. H. Douglas v. W. Sander. G. W. Sewell v. R. M. M. King.
CLUB DOUBLES
class animal, but the latter is
is not L. R. Andrewes and E. H. Williams
as yet on the wane. Taking every-v. A. T. Dow and II. D. Bidwell.
thing in the balance, Desert Chief.
J. J. Ferguson and J. M. Wilson v.
is much younger and should not be W. Wooding und E. Laidlaw.
a bad speculation for a five dollar
bill each way.
SECOND LEG OF
DAILY DOUBLE
Charybdis May
Do The Trick
The second leg of the daily double will be on the "B" divizion of the Tytam Handicap and we have * llat
RUGGER FIXTURES
AT HOME
London, Mar. 10. Two non-championship caunty
of 18 entries of this year's sub- rugby fixtures were played to-day: griffins to consider the other half of Hat Bridgwater, Middleses defenfad the combination: All the ponies in Somerset by 30-10 and Falmouth, this section have not been placed Cornwall Beat Rent, during the Ave days of using and
(Continued on Page.
Robes Upfer inaten Nosily due fested Pontypridd by
KOL
RVE
or
I know why if it is very good for a coming man he was only third change personally to get a collection of fans that would
I should open with him. Possibly, not demean a minor film star. however the fact that he had already Talking of selectors the Australian gentlemen seem to be getting it in made 59 not put had something to do with it. Stokes made 54 and the neck over Grimmet, Oldfield and Peterson 29 for the Club who are Gregory. I cannot help thinking, atting very much more stoutly now, however, that there must have been Service, now Daniells very good reasons for the omissions. has been required by the Arst eleven, Is it not possible we are judging have rather relapsed in their batting Grimmiet too much on his work when but in any case they were up against he was lust in England? Age will some good balling by the Police who tell! have a very useful side this year. Carey (60) and Pope (38) were their principai
scorers in 189 for eight
TO-MORROW'S GAMES
wickets declared. The Civil Service The games in the first division of made only 07,-01. which MacGowan the League are of the greatest In- terest to-morrow. Of the two ker had twenty seven.
match between (Continued on Page 9.)
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