THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER
RUGGERITES
PREPARING. FOR SEASON
Two-Day Race Meeting
Great Success: Fast Runs Seen
Favourites Had Lean Time On Second Day Of Carnival
(By "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 altendance on the first 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 fast race, the lucky ticket No. 1021 which drew Mr. Li Lan-aoug's Scenie Vlew in the Klangs Handicap, received $3,- 304 for on outing of $2.
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Once again the Double Tenth Plute; Wos annexed by non-Chinese owner and on this occasion it went to the old stabic Dynasty, owned by the chairman of the Club, Mr. T. E. Pearce. It was his frat success with King's Warden in this race and the victory was due to a good start of which Nezdu took the full advantage, Mrs. Pearce won the event in 1834
The track was in excellent condi- with Trentbridge. tion and although no tiew records were catablished there were a few! fast runs, especially in the Kwangal Handicap for “y”
ponies. This eve
class
China
event was won by Mrs. 1. Dunbar's Red Feather,
her, pllated by Peter Wei, from the 14 m.le poat (about half inlle 170 yards) in
Stake Money
Very Evenly
1.07% and the neramble was faster Distributed
three-ths accords
than
by one King's Warden's time for the Double
Tenth Plate over the same distance, Is gratifying to note that the has been well clia- Racing was of very high standard, stake money but the two main events, the October tributed, no owner scoring a double, ffandleap and the Double Tenth and it will be of interest to know Plate, were poor, for there were only that 30 stables have come in for the
The spalla.
most successful owner three starters for coch ruce. How-
were keenly was Mr. Li Po-chun who has a win, ever, all other events contested with several good Anishes three seconds and a third and the and this spoke volumes for the total value of the stakes amounts to
$1,450. Then handicapping.
Centre Court Starts The Ball Rolling
The favourites had a lean after-
noon on Monday, the
crash
comes
14, 1988.
SHANGHAI INTERPORTERS
The rugby section of the Hongkong F.C, held icir Inst practice trial at Happy Valley on Wednesday in preparation for the forthcoming season. Here is one of the line-ouis-Staff Photographer,
RUGGER MATCHES
AT HOME
London, Oct. 13, East Midlands and Leicestershire had a very evenly-contested game in the County Rugby championship at Bedford to-day, the result being à the Dynasty draw of 13-13, and the owner of this stable is going Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and to receive $1,200 collected by King's Derbyshire defeated Warwickshire Warden and King's Lead Mr. L.]by_13-0. Dunbar has a
win coupled with a second and a n third, but the sum of the stake-noney comes to $975. It observed that only two will be
The Police Unlon trounced Corn-] wall to the tung of 22-9-Reuter..
owners have collected over $1,000 than a stayer. On Monday when and the rest are under this figure. she weighed out for the Yunnan Hereunder I enumerate a list of the Handicap successful stabies:
com- Li Po-chun mencing like a procession from the Dynasty second event and Centro Court, with Dunbar S. W. Tong in the saddle, started the Eu Tong-sen 'ball rolling with a dividend of Mrs. Dunbar $205.20 for a win in the Canberra
Lan
Handicap over the champion course Marber
for "A" class Australian
ponies. Cire National
This was followed by an explosion G. Treverton
in the fifth race when
onal V. M. Grayburn
Guard, cleverly ridden by Young T, K. L. Wing-kwal
the
captured
novice John Peel ovent, the Fokien Plate, over a W. T. Stanton mile and paid $530 to the de- Eight of 23 staunch supporters.
jockey not
broke his only but the pay-out was the P. P.. biggest of this season, the best laat
7210
"duck"
Young Bros.
T. F.
uh| Anharry
by Oak Bay who handed out Po-chun & Son 30 for a win in the June Handi-TED.
cap. Young's success caused an Commodity
alx
"unfortunates"
Oliver
Total
Elizabeth
over six furlongs, was made the favourite) und here was justifleation placed inf 1st 2nd 3rd Stakes the mare for she, in spite of the Won as she liked in easy 1,200 fashion. Considering the state of the WAS undoubtedly 925 g, the race
1 3
1
1 $1,450 lund,
1
1
OCTOBER HANDICAP A TAME AFFAIR
075
fast and the journey was timed in 935 12 925 1.28% which was really good. The
251
825 brown mare is the property of Siri 750 Vandeleur Grayburn, who christened 750 her after his daughter and Mis 500 Elizabeth Grayburn, who arrived 500 here a few days before the meeting, 500 was tickled and delighted to lead in: 690 her Elizabeth.
NATIONAL GUARD
Selections To Beat
The Book
The special "Telegraph" forecast of Home Football matches was again very suc- cessful last week. Of the nino "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
Heart's
Rangers
Optional Home
Selections
Charlton Queen's P.R. Oldham Stockport
450
จอม
450
4501
450
400
375
300
SURPRISES BIG
300
300
FIELD OF CRACKS AMERICA
275
230
250
Goth
After a sequence of four unplaced
PLEASED WITH THE
200 for closs China ponies and sub- R. AND A.
was an
Herman Is To Leave Hampshire
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 atrived in the Colony this morning. The lawn bowlers came by the Tsinan and the golfers by the Rajputanus.
The lawn bowlers who reached | Cralgengower C. C. Hongkong to-day were II. Wallace,
captain and manager of the team, J. at Kowloon Docks,
M. C. Lopes, W. J. MacDermott and
K.
Sunday, Oct. 16-First Interport Monday, Oct. 17-Shunghal v. Tuesday Oct. 18-Shanghal v.
L. Swartzell. The other two mem- Kowloon F. C.
bern of the team, J. W. Brierley and
A. M. Gutierrez, have been here for Police R. C.
a few days,
On their arrival, the Shanghal
nt Civil Service.
Lawn Bowis Association, My Na Oct.
10-Second In-
players were met by officials of the Hongkong
including Mr. A. Hyde-Lay (Prest-
c. c.
Oct. 20-Shanghai v.
Friday, Oct. 21-Shanghai V
dent), Mr. C. B. Hosking (Hon. Indian R. C. Secretary), and several members of the Hongkong team.
The amelal programme of the team
Saturday, Oct. 22-Third Inter-
Oct. 23-Shanghai B. G. C.
ort at Club de Recrelo,
commences to-morrow with n match undoy,
ainst the Cralgengower C.C., but it in more than likely that the visitors will be given a green for practice this afternoon.
the
Munday Oct. 24-Shanghal Hongkong F. C.
V.
Tuesday, Oct. 20-Shanghal v. His Excellency the Governor's team.
Local officials are anxious to give Wednesday, Oct. 20.-Shanghai v Shanghal players as much prac-Yacht Club and Kowloon Tong at lee as possible before the First Inter-Kowloon Tong port, which will be played at Kowloon Thursday, Oct. 27--Shanghal v. Docks on Sunday.
Taikoo and Hongkong Electric at Talkoo.
The programme is as follows:
THE PROGRAMME
The following is the programme drawn up for the visitors:
Friday, Oct. 28. Shanghai V. Ascociallon Rink.
25
The Interport dinner will be held arranged on Saturday, October
Saturday, Oct. 15-Shanghai v. 122 after the final interport.
Shanghai Golfers Now Shanghai Golfers
Practising At Fanling
The Shanghai Interport golfers, G. ¡ing at 9.15 am, and on the New for Rochdale, the Central Lancashire D. Nicholl, K. M. Cumming, D. R. Course at 2 p.m.
League club, for the next two sea-Glass and J. K. P. Hadland, arrived the Rajputana and were joined by sons. Herman, who has played for by W. J. Hawkings and A. V. Pettit, Hampshire since 1920, qualifled from the other two members of the team. Oxford. He has taken 818 wickets
They were met by Col. E. D. Mat- for Hampshire, his best season being thews, Secretary of Royal Hongkong 1937, when he took 112 wickets and Golf Club, who took them out to scored 810 runa. Last season he did Fanling for a day's practice. the hat-trick against Glamorgan and The Interport series commences took more than 100 wickets for the to-morrow,
thed year in succession. Earlier The following arrangements have
this week it was announced that been made; Arnold, the Fulham footballer, was leaving Hampshire.
Singles (six-o-side) will be played on the Old Course on Saturday start
Fourballs (three matches) will ba played on the New Course on Sunday commencing at 0.10 am, and on the Old Course at 2 p.m.
Singles matches count one point, and
fourballs two points. All matches are over 36 holes (10 on each Course) and no match will be played beyond the 36th. hole.
Those selected to represent Hong- kong in the series are O. E. C. Mar- ton, T. A. Pearce, A. E. Lissaman, F. Groves, S. J. H. Fox, D. J. Gil- 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.
Blofeld is the home
of
the-
Edriches, and this match was again Latest Call-
an eleven skippered by Michael Falcon, Norfolk's captain.
CAUGHT FOR NOUGHT
Falcon's cleven had declared at
132 for 2 in order that the drenched spectators might see Edrich bat.
other sensation, for National Guard Kong Bros. was the first leg of the daily double Helenside and there were six backers who Dr. S. N. Chau could not connect the second leg. M. H. T.
225 outings National Guard, with Yeung One of these
255 Wing-iwol up, presented his creden-" aclected Coronation Day while an Wang Sin-ngau
225 tlal to the two judges and the pony other picked Flain View. There Ellandee
200 came home first in the Fokien Plate were two tickets on Salvage, Master, Mrs. J. H. Taggart who was beaten by Gold Coin
of this season. It 150 grims and Why one cach on Valorous (third pony)
amazing feat, for there were several
London, Sept. 30, and Whalsey. The most intercaling
good 'uns in the field such as Dark The decision of the Royal and feature of the gamble was that Gold
Hazard, Double Chance, Easy Time, Ancient Golf Club to follow Ameri Coln was made a hot favourite in
Wenning and Yum Sing and, being ca's example by limiting the num- the
department, but pari-mutuel
a novice event, some allowance musi ber of clubs a player may carry to none of these six backers would
be given. Dark Hazard unseated 14, has been great with enthusiasm place any confidence in the mare
his pilot after passing
the judge's in the United States.. even with a crack jockey like En- The October Handicap, whleh pro- box for the first but luckily Gene Sarazen is reported to have carnaçao.
The pool of $3,704 will be mised to be a great event, turned out
nothing happened to the jockey, sald in New York "I think it is a carried over to the next meeting on a tome affair and Mr. Moller's Silicy The novices were out to kill each cerned, and toe many clubs make Chiu who was riding in the rear. good thing where caddies are con- October 22 and it is interesting to light had an easy canter to win by
William Junior faced the bowling relate that this
was seen, the
the game complicated".
of G. E. Pllch, anicked a short bail, will be the third four good lengths. Owing to the low other and a fast race
Jesse C W. since the inception in 1933. The lust imposition allotted to King's Warden Timing was not necessary and the
Sweetser, former and was promptly caught by Rodney British and American amateur cham-C. Rought-Rought, Cambridge Blue, 2 in 1933 when punters falled to the Dynasty's candidate had some)
last bring covered in connect Night Star with Beginner's support in the
betting
but the grey 1.07%.
The result WILS that the United States G. A. sald "We have Luck.
down were not put fight. It was pontes stallion could
crawling
the had the best possible results this year a great plty that Desert Chief straight, the last quarter being through Kniting the number of clubs fore rain caused an abandonment. ndeed
However to 14, and there has been only the could not weigh out owing to a stiff chinged in 33 seconds. shoulder and the other nomination, National Guard paid $530 for a win, slightest adverse criticism." Cameronion, belonging to Mr. Eu the best of this season. There were Tong-sen was considered by the only six backers on the pony for the connections to be a sprinter. How-arst leg of the daily doubic.
in
Hearty cheers greeted him as he went out to the crease with his father.
pool carried over was on November i and the pony being ridden by Needa, first half of the circult was runnion, who is now treasurer of the playing his first geme of the season.
V. V. Needa
Best Jockey
Of Meeting.
over, Bear Claw with.S. W. Tang up, broke the tape first with Silkylight| and King's Warden hanging on bo hind. At the football guto Needa
1.05
Favourite Not
took his mount forward and he Backed In The
maintained the lead until the 1%
I append below a complete list of mile benton was reached when we
the successful riders:
V. V. Needa
P. Y. Wel
C. Encarnacno
A. W. Raymond
II. C. Pih
3. W.
Tang
H. J. Hearno
B. Proulx
Young Wing-kwai
F. L. Ju!
B. L. Tao
L. Wado
L. W. Cotham
W. Pay
P. Chanson
P. P. "Botelho
8. W. Lee
C. L. Gregory
Ist 2nd 3rd
0
3 4
2
t
The champlon jockey of the meet,
Log was V. V. Needs who has a ratio
of 3-3-4, followed by Peter Wei who
rode three winners with two seconds
and a third. It will be seen that
saw the transformation scene. At Daily Double!
this juncture Skylight was given a stroke of the cane and
the brown
stallion respondrá co
xo gamely that
по
It was not very edifying reading Proulx bad
diflculty in over- to those six punters when they hauling King's Warden. In less than found in the gambling sheet larued a second Proulx got on level terms by the Club slowing that Gold Coin with the leader and thereafter he had not been backed in the second had an arm-chair ride down the selected race, the Hunan Handicap straight,
winning by four lengths. for op class China ponies, and the In fact Proulx cased his mount in po
was to Dool of $3,704 was
be carried over the last 100 yards from the touch to the next meeting. It wasim- line and the whole distanco wan
va possible to understand, for Gold Coln the covered in 2.30% which was two was made a hot favourite in fifths of a second faster than the pari-mutuel and she was neglected Nathan Handicap (first section) for In the second leg of the dally double. "B" class Chino ponics.
FAITH IN
ELIZABETH
Needs was placed ten Umax out of JUSTIFIED
ચ
total of 10 events and those who
bad backed his mounts must have
SPECIAL SWEEP
.
The main attraction to the Ninth Extra Race Meeting to be held on October 22 will be the Kwangtung Handicap for "D" class China ponies over mile in which a special dollar cash sweep le being conducted by the Hongkong Jockey Club. The sale of this special lottery has ex-
boon on the right sido. C.En- •Judging by her, performance in the ecoded 180.000 tickets and it is RX- carnacso Agures third in the list Nathan Handicap (second section) pected to reach the 200,000 mark ere while Allan Haymond is closely be over a distances jaunt, the opinion long. Should the sale reach this hind, losing the position by only. * formed. by punters was that gure, the first prize is guaranteed
Kizabeth VRA "itiors of # sprinter - over: $80,000,
The Edriches made 65 for six be-
In the Edrich team were the Test player's father, his three brothers, three cousins and three uncles.
Over For The Cesarewitch
"LADDER"
SCHEME REJECTED
-London, Sept. 30. - The British Boxing Board of Con- trol have, rejected the Indder" scheme submitted to them by the National Boxing Association (the boxers union) for the rating of boxers. In a lotter to the Associe- tata that, after examining tion they stata the proposal cinuso by clause, the stewards unanimously decided it would be "cumbersome, involved and quite unworkable." It would pro- vide no advantage over the present scheme of finding area champions national champions. The sle- call-wards were of opinion that the mul-
iitudinous
challenges and contents involved, and the necessity for arbi- trary discrimination In placing boxers
on their "ladders" would make the scheme impracticable and would result only in endless contro- versy.
13.
London, Oct. The following is the latest over for the Cesarewitch:
100/0 Dubonnet (0), 12/1 (1) 100/8 Black Speck (0) 100/7 Solonaise (t and o) 100/0 Snipewood (1 and 0) 100/0 Snake Lightning (6)
20/1 Fet (t and o) 23/1 Contravent (0) 28/1 Nettle Werd (0), 33/1 (1) 33/1 Earth Stopper (0) 33/1 Punch (0), 40/1 (1)
Reuter.
Captained by W. J. Kdrich, the Middlesex and England' oricketer, the Hürich farsity tesni, Inaldding hits father, brothers, uncles and cousins, played n'match at Biofeld (Norfolk) last month against an eleven" "skip- pered by the Norfolk, onuniy captain.
and
COMING SOON !
AMERICA'S LEADING LOVE TEAM IN THE COMEDY HIT OF 19981
COLBERT COOPER
`and GARY: HASSAN
"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE