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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
1938. OCTOBER 14,
Two-Day Race Meeting Great Success: Fast Runs Seen
Favourites Had Lean Time On Second Day Of Carnival
(y "Captain Foster")
The Double Tenth Meeting under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club held on Saturday and Monday at Happy Valley was without any doubt a huge success from every pont of view.
The attendance on the Brat day was pretty good, but on Monday the crowd was much bigger
and this could be easily gauged by the sup port received by the cash sweep de- partment. In the lust race, the fucky ticket No. 1021 which drew Mr. Li Lan-sang's Scente View in the Klangs Handicap, received $3.- 304 for an outlay of $2.
class
The truck was in excellent condi- records tion and although no new were established there were a fey faat runs, especially in the Kwangal
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China Handicap for Kules. This event was won by Mrs L. Dunbar's Red Feather, piloted by Peter Wei, from the 11⁄2 mile post (about hall mile 170 yards) 1.07% and the scramble was faster by one three-fifths seconds than King's Warden's time for the Double Tenih Plate over the same distance.
Racing was of very high standard, but the two main events, the October Handicap and the Double Tenth Plate, were poor, for there were only three starters for each race. How ever, all other eventy were keenly contented with several good Anishes and this spoke volumes for handicapping.
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Centre Court Starts The Ball Rolling
Once again the Double Tenth Plate! WORD annexed by # non-Chinese) owner and on this occasion It went) to the old stable Dynasty, owned by the chairman of the Club, Mr. T. E. Pearce. It was his first success with King's Warden in this race and the victory was due to a good start of! which Nerdin took the full advantage. Mrs. Pearce won this event in 1934) with Trentbridge.
Stake Money Very Evenly Distributed
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RUGGERITES PREPARING FOR SEASON
SHANGHAI INTERPORTERS
The rugby section of the Hongkong F.C. held their last practice trial at Happy Valley on Wednesday in reparation for the forthcoming season. Here is one of the line-outs.-Stan Photographer.
RUGGER MATCHES AT HOME
London, Oct. 13. East Midlands und Leicestershire hud a very evenly-contested game in the County Rugby eliampionship at Bedford to-day, the result being a draw of 13-13.
The Police Union trounced Corn- wall to the tune of 22-9-Reuter,
It is gratifying to note that the stake money has been well dis- iributed, no owner scoring a double, and it will be of interest to know that 30 stables have come in for the spoils. The most successful owner was Mr. Li Po-chun who has a wla, three seconds and a third and the total value of the stakes amounts to naty $1,450. Then romes the Dynasty
Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and and the owner of this stable is going to receive $1,200 collected by King's Derbyshire defeated Warwickshire Warden and King's Lead. Mr. L.
L. by 13-9. Dunbar has a
win coupled with a a third, but the sum of second and the stake-money comes to $975. It will be observed that only two
$1,000 than owners have collected
a stayer. On Monday when
for and the rest are under this figure. she weighed out
the Yunnan Hereunder I enumerate a list of the Handicap over six furlongs, Ruccessful stables:
Elizabeth was made the favourite Total and here was justification placed in 1st 2nd 3rd Stakes the mare for she, in
spite of the $1,450 load, won
she liked in easy 1,200 fashion. Considering the state of the 075 going, the race wag. undoubtedly 075 fast and the journey was timed in 925 1.20% which was really good. The
Is the brown mare is
Sir property of Sir Vandcieur. Grayburn, who christened 750 her after his daughter and Mirs 500 Elizabeth Grayburn,
who
arrived 500 here a few days before the meeting, 500 was tlekled and delighted to lead in 500 her Elizabeth.
The favourites had a loan after- noon on Monday, the crash com- Li Po-chun mencing Uke a procession from the Dynasty second event and Centro Court, with | L, Dunbor S. W. Tang in the saddle, started the Eu Tong-sen ball rolling with dividend
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$205.20 for a win in the Canberra Randleup over the champion course
Mrs. Dunbar
for "A" class Australian ponies. Cire
This was followed by an explosion
Lan
Marber
Treverton
K. L.
in the th race whca National V. M. Grayburn Guard, cleverly ridden by Young T.
wing-kwal
captured the novice Jolin Peci
event, the Foklen Plate, over a W. T. Stanton
mile and paid $530
the de- Fish
light of 23 staunch
not
only broke
supporters. Yeung Bros.
The jockey "duck" but the pay-out was
helens
Bros.
his
T. F. PP. B. the P. P. biggest of this season, the best last Anharry being by Oak Bay who handed out Li Po-chun & Son $431.30 for win in the June Handt- E. D.
caused cap. Young's success
an-Commodity sensation, for
Guard Kong for National other was the first leg of the daily double Helenside and there were Біх backers who Dr. S. N. Chau could not connect the second leg. M. H. T. One of these BIX "unfortunates' Oliver selected Coronation Day while an-Wong Sin-ngai
View. There other picked Plain
Ellandre were two tickets on Salvage Master, Mrs. J. H. Taggart who was beaten by Gold Coin and Why one each on Valorous (third pony) and Whalsey. The most Interesting feature of the gamble was that Gold Coln was mad a hot favourite in the
department, but pari-mutuel
oven
in the marc
over
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OCTOBER HANDICAP A TAME AFFAIR
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DI the
The Book
Selections To Boat Herman Is
To Leave Hampshire
The special "Telegraph" forecast of Home Football matches was again very suc- cessful last week. Of the nine "certainties," eight turn- ed out to be correct; and of the five optional selections, four were correct.
The following are the selec tions for to-morrow:
Special Home Selections
Newcastle West Brom. Cardiff
Bradford C. New Brighton Aberdeen Clyde Hearts
Rangers
Optional Home
Selections
Charlton
Queen's P.R. Oldham Stockport
450
450
430
450
450
450!
NATIONAL GUARD
400
376
200
SURPRISES BIG
300
FIELD OF CRACKS AMERICA
273
250
PLEASED WITH THE R. AND A.
London, Sept. 30.
Herman, the Hampshire fast bow-
ler, has signed a contract to play
ARRIVE IN COLONY:
BOWLERS,
GOLFERS
Two Interport teams from Shanghai arrived in the Colony this morning. The lawn bowlers came by the Tainan and the golfers by the Rajputana.
The lawn bowlers who reached | Craigengower C. C. Hongkong to-day were 1. Wallace, Sunday, Oct. 10-First Interport captain and manager of the team, J.nt Kowloon Docks.
17. Shanghole.
M. C. Lupes, W. J. MacDermott and Monday, Oct.
K. L. Swartzell. The other two mem-Kowloon F. C.
bers of the team. J. W. Brierley and Tuesday, Oct. 10-Shanghai v. A. M. Gutierrez, have been here for
few days,
On their arrival, the Shanghal players were tel by officials of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association, including Mr. A. Hyde-Lay (Presi- dent), Mr. C. B. Hosking (Hon. Secretary), and several members of the Hongkong team.
The offelal programme of the team commences to-morrow with a match against the Craigengower C.C., but it
Police R. C.
Wednesday, Oct. 10-Second in- terport at Civil Service.
Thursday, Oct. 20.~~Shanghai v. Kowloon C. C.
Friday,
21-Shanghai. . V. Indian It. C.
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Oct.
Saturday, Oct. 22-Third Inter-
at Club de Recreio. Sunday, Oct. 23-Shanghai v Kowloon B. G. C.
F. C.
Is more than likely that the visitors Home Ct. 24.-Shanghai
V.
will be given a green for practice this Tuesday, Oct. 23-Shanghai v. afternoon.
His Excellency the Governor's team. Wednesday, Oct. 20.—Shanghal V.
Local officials are anxious to give
the Shanghal players as much prae- Yacht Club and Kowloon Tong n ttee as possible before the First Inter-Kowloon Tong. port, which will be played at Kowloon Thursday, Oct. 27-Shanghai v. Docks on Sunday.
and Hongkong Electric
The programme is as follows:
THE PROGRAMME
Taikoo
Talkoo
Friday, Oct. 28.-Shanghai Association ink.
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The following Is the programme The Interport dinner will be held drawn up for, the visitors:
arranged on Saturday, October Saturday, Oct. 15-Shanghai v. 22 after the Ann Interport.
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Now
Shanghai Golfers
Practising At Fanling
The Shanghai Interport golfern, G. ing at 9.15 a.m. and on the New
Course at 2 p.m.
for Rochdale, the Central Lancashire D. Nicholl, K. M. Cumming, D. R. League club, for the next two sca-Glass and J: K. P. Hndland, arrived sons. Herman, who has played for by the Rajputana and were joined by W. J. Hawkings and A. V. Pettitt, Hampshire since 1929, qualified from the other two members of the team. Oxford. He has taken B18 wickets They were met by Col. E. D. Mat- for Hampshire, his best season being thews, Secretary of Royal Hongkong 1937, when he took 142 wickets and Golf Club, who took them out to
for a day's practice. scored 810 runs. Last season he did Fanling.
The Interport zerics commences the hat-trick against Glamorgan and took more than 100 wickets for the to-morrow. third year in succession. Earlier
The following arrangements have Singles (six-a-side) will be played on the Old Course on Saturday start
this week it was announced that been made; Arnold, the Fulham footballer, was leaving Hampshire.
Fourballs (three matches) will be played on the New Course on Sunday commencing at 9.15 a.m. and on the Old Course at 2 p.m.
Singles matches count one point,
fourballs two
All points. and matches are over 38 holes (18 on. each Course) and no match will be played beyond the 30th. hole,
Those selected to represent Hong- kong in the series are O. E. C. Mar- ton, T. A. Pearce, A. E. Llasaman, F. Groves, S. J. H. Fox, D. J. GII- more, P. H. Scoones and R. Young.
EDRICH OUT FIRST BALL IN
FAMILY MATCH
London, Sept. 14.
A thousand villagers gasped in astonishment at Blofield (Nor- folk) yesterday when William John Edrich, England Test cricketer, was out first ball.
They braved an incessant drizzle to see the hero of Norfolk cricket lead on to the pitch an eleven composed entirely of members of his family.
After a sequence of four unplaced 125 outings National Guard, with Yeung 225 Wing-kwal up, presented his creden 225 lial to the two judges and the pony 200 came home first in the Fokjen Plate for "E" class China ponics and sub- 2001 for
season, I 150 griffins of this
London, Sept. 30, amazing feat, for there were several good 'uns in the field such as Dark The decision of the Royal and
'Falcon's eleven had declared at Double Chance, Easy Time, Ancient Golf Club to follow Ameri- Weaning and Yum Sing and, being ch's example by limiting the man- 132 for & in order that the drenched ber of clubs a player may carry to
Blofeld is the
the home of Edriches, and this match was against
an eleven skippered by Mac Latest Call-
was un
must
Falcon, Norfolk's captain.
CAUGHT FOR NOUGHT
a novice event, some allowance 14, has been great with enthusiasm spectators might see. Edrich bat.
was
Hearly cheers greeted him as he went out to the crease with, his father.
be given. Dark Hazard unscated would none of these six backers
his pilot after passing the judge's in the United States. place any confidence
but luckily Gene Sarazen is reported to have with a crack jockey
Ilke En-
The October Handicap, which pro- box for the first time, carnacao. The pool of $3,704 will be mixed to be a great event, turned out nothing happened to the jockey, said in New York "I think it is a was riding in the rear. good thing where caddien are con-
William Junior faced the bowling a tome affair and Mr. Moller's Silky- Chiu who carried over to the next meeting on
ot G. E. Pilclt, snicked a short bail, October 22 and it is interesting to light had an easy canter to win by The novices were out to kill cach cerned, and too many clubs make
other and n fast race
scen. the game complicated". relate that this
be the third four good lengths. Owing to the low Timing was not necessary and the will
Jesse
C. W. Sweetser, former and was promptly caught by Rooney since the inception in 1833. The last imposition allotted to King's Warden at half of the circuit was run in British and American amateur cham-C. Rought-Rought, Cambridge Blue, pool carried over was on November and the pony being ridden by Needa, 2 in 1935 when punters failed to the Dynasty'a candidate had some 1.05, the last half being covered in pion, who is now treasurer of the playing his first game of the season.
1.07%. The result was that the United States G. A. said "We have
The Edriches made 65 for six be- connect Night Star with Beginner's support in the betting but the grey
were crawling down the had the best possible results this year Luck.
stallion.could not put Bght. It was pontes
last quarter being through limiting the number of clubs fore rain caused on abandonment. indeed a great pity that Desert Chlef straight, the
However to 14, and there has been only the could not weigh out owing to a stiff chinged in 33 seconds.
on, Nitional Guard paid $530 for a win, silghtest adverse criticism." shoulder and the other nomination, Cameronian, belonging to Mr. Eu the best of this season. There were Tong-sch was considered by the only six backers on the pony for the connections to be a sprinter. How- Arst leg of the daily double, ever, Bear Claw with S. W. Tang up.
Needa
V.V.
Best Jockey Of Meeting
I append below a complete list of
the successful riders:
V. V. Nceda
P. Y. Wel.....
C. Encarnacao
A. W. Raymond
H. C. PI
S. W. Tang
11.
J. Hearne
B. Proulx
Yeung
Wing-kwal
P. L. Jui B. L. Tao
W.
Wade
W. Cotham
Po
P. P. Botelho
R. P. Chanson
5. W. Lee
C. L. Gregory
1st 2nd 3rd
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3 .4
3
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The champlon jockey of the meet-
ing was V. V. Needa who has a ratio
broke the tape first with Silkylight Favourite Not
And King's Warden hanging on be- hind. At the football gate Needa his mount forward and ho
sued the lead until the 1%
mlie benc saw the
beacon was reached when we transformation scene. At this juncture Silkylight was given stroke, of the cane and the brown
stallion responded gamely
$0
[hauling |
that
Backed In The Daily Double!
It was not very edifying reading had no difculty in over to those EIX punters when they
Warden. In less than
found in the gambling sheet issued)
King's o second Proulx got on level terms by the Club showing that Gold Coin with the leader and thereafter he had not been backed in the second Handicap had an arm-chair ride down the selected race, the Hunan straight, winning by four lengths. for "D" class China-poni
ponies, and the In fact Proulx eased his mount in pool of $3,704 was to be carried over the last 100 yards from the touch to the next meeting, it was Im- line and the whole distance
was possible to understand, for Gold Coin covered in 2.30% which was two-was made a hot favourite in the Afths of a second faster than the Nathan Handicap (first section) for Pari-mutuel and she was neglected In the second leg of the daily double. SPECIAL SWEEP
"B" class China pontes,
FAITH IN
of 3-3-4, followed by Peter Wel who ELIZABETH
rode three winners with two seconds and a third. It will be seen that Weeda was placed ten times out of
a toinl of 10 events and those who
had backed his mounts must have
JUSTIFIED
The main attraction to the Ninth Extra Race Meeting to be held on October 22 will be the Kwanglung Handicap for "D" class China ponies ové à mule in which a special dollar cash weep
1 being conducted by the Hongkong
Jockey Club. The anle of this special lottery has ex-
boon on the right alde. C. En- Judging by her performance in the ceeded 180,000 Uckets and it is ex- carnação Sgures. third in the list Nathan Handicap (second section) pected to reach the 200,000 mark ere while Allan Raymond is closely be over a distance faut, the opinion long. Should the sale reach this
by punters WAS hind, losing the position by only a formed
that figure, the first prize is guaranteed khird.
Elizabeth wa more of a sprinter over $80,000.
In the Edrich team were the Test player's father, his three brothers, three cousins and three uncles,
Over For The Cesarewitch
London, Oct. 13. The following is the latest call- over for the Cesarewitch:
100/0 Dubonnet (a), 12/1 (t) 100/8 Black Speck (0) 100/7 Solonaise (t and o) 100/0 Sulpewood (t and o) 100/0 Snoke Lightning (0)
20/1 Fet (t and o) 25/1 Contravent (0)
28/1 Nettle Weed (u), 33/1 (1) 33/1 Earth Stopper (0) 33/1 Punch (0), 40/1 (1)
-Reuter.
Captained by W. J. Edrich, the Middlesex and Kogland cricketer, the Edrich family toman, including his father, brothers, uncles and cousins, played a match at Blofeld (Norfolk) last month against an eleven skip- pered by the Norfolk county espialn.
"LADDER"
SCHEME REJECTED
London, Sept. 30. The British Boxing Board of Con- trol have rejected the ladder" scheme submitted to them by the National Boxing Association
(the toxers union) for the rating of boxers. In a letter to the
on they state that, after GE
the proposal clause by clause, the
bc
decided it involved and would pro
over the present champions The ste-
area
vide no scheme, of
champions. and national wards were of opinion that the mul- titudinous challenges and
contests Involved, and the necessity for arbl- trary
discrimination**In
placing baxers On their "Indders" "would cake the scheme impracticable and would result only in endless contro- versy.
COMING SOON !
AMERICA'S LEADING LOVE TEAM IN THE COMEDY HIT OF 19381
CLAUDETTE
COLBERT COOPER
and QAXY
"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE