THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
1938.
TWO ST. LEGER RACES ARRANGED FOR TO-MORROW
LOUIS XIV AND SMILING THRU NOT STARTING
AN EASY TASK AHEAD OF SALVAGE MASTER
(By "Captain Foster")
St. Loger is one of the five classics in England and every owner's great ambition is to annex one of the triple crown events owing to the huge stake-money and eventually the profits derived from the winner out of the stud fees. Racing in Hongkong is on a much smaller scale, but there has always been much interest manifested in this endurance contest and to-morrow the Hongkong Jockey Club will be staging two St. Legers-one confined to China ponies, subscription griffins of this season, and the other to Aus- tralian cobs.
The distance of this great test In | King's Warden and there remains only two
furlong more than the maly Cameronian who has a pull of Derby course, but it in interesting to stone. However, 1 expect Silky- relate that since the inception of the Hight to win by lengths.
genson,
LARIN
XIV, who
Sub-rhus St. Læger in 1031. Racing Boy (1932), Warringing (1933) und Gordito (1937) were the only China ponies to cross the wire first in both the Sports Club Cup over 11⁄2 miles (n substitute event for Derby) and the 51.
51. Leger. The champion sub-grifin of this won the Sports Club Cup quite comfortably by five length, has not been entered for St. Leger confined to Chinn pontex as the pony is still on the walking list. 1 sounded a discordant rdant note in this column on April 1, when
much I stiel Louis XIV had hid too much racing without
brenk saman February, but it is to be hoped that he will return to the course very
, SOOR, Silling Thru, the best sub-pony of this year's batch tch and owned by the Singapore pliifan- thropist, Mr. Et Tong-ren, is also under
secund
GOOD ONES NOT STARTING HERE
Although 11 China ponies have been assigned to the first section of the Norfolk Handicap for "D" class ruters, the non-uçceptance of Final Triumph, Gulden Cow and Tribute
is almost certain lu this event as ull of them have another engagement in the Sub-grifas St, Leger and there-
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fure I refrain from discussing their prospects Coronation Day and The Leopard me well in on the handicap, but as the juan li from the two mile post, once round and in, they may find the listonce a wee bit too on Pain View has not been in the limelight since the recess, but the black stallion has been kindly tren treated und : a good outside bet. cloud and the absence of like Estover who been
tiven this brown golding will, I am afraid,
the same weight of 154 lbs. when give
lo Salvage an easy parange
he annexed the Jordan Bancap at Master.
the Double Tenth Meeting, but he has to keep
sharp look-out for Valorous who Roes well with Needa in the suddle, Royal Highness and Toy Star have not the mit load to carry and the latter is looking extremely well.
BETTER RESPONSE Better response has been received for the Fremantle St. Leger confined to Australian ponies of this reason; Tornado Star, the winner of the Rooty-Hill Derby, is among the list 10 tire Annabella and of entries and Murray River who were second and
in the respectively
third
Game
classle. It is reliably learned that all
the three
ree placed ponies will have
new Jockeys rund the change will no
BEST TWO PONIES
doubt evoke interest in the part- ABSENT
mutual department.
are Elx handicap events and
of
meeting will
the
bo
In addilon to the two St. Legers, there the best race the Queensland Handicap for Aus- tralian ponies. Puntern will no doubt be pleased ta hear that i
Strathroy, who disappeared from the course long before the rat
storting for
stralian
TUCO
been entrusted
Face
19 tie-
mount has
how
and the mou
Salvage Master Should Win
Two hard-working offelals of the Hongkong Rifle Association, Mr. Hargreaves (left), the Hon. Treasurer, and Major G. P. Murray, the Hon. Secretary,--King's Studio.
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Arsenal
Everton
Fulham
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Gateshead
Rotherham
Celtic
Kilmarnock
Optional Selections
Portsmouth
Chesterfield
Darlington
Southport
The Sub-griffus St. Leger over and three-quarter miles has one altracted only seven entries and the to Capt, A. F. D. absence of Colson, R.
R. A. The old
great
the champion warrior, Louis XIV coupled with
pony Racing Boy, sub-grifins of 1932, Smiling Thru will
Liz of provide Sal- will be seen in action in the Norfolk
vage Master (1). L Tao) an Handicap (second section), but the
easy This grey mare belonging to ferences Paddock Handicap for "E" d
of the poundage, but 1 China ponles to be ridden by novices. T. 11. G. Drayfield can be relied
not leave
loophole, con- very
Strathroy (A. F. Colson) oppents not
Small Field Certain For
any
COCHET OPENS TENNIS FARM
WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS PLACED
FIRST IN TENNIS
SOFTBALL TOUR'S
AIMS EXPLAINED BY PROMOTER
Socking To Stir Up Intorost In Gamo
Manlia, Oct. 31.
The forthcoming visit of the American girls' softball team which is arriving in Manila un November O is more than just an ordinary that athletic invasion of the kind huppens every once in a long while. Jess Cortes, promoter of the team's Oriental tour, revealed yesterday that two outstanding purposes lay Lebind the plan of bringing the team out.
RANKING LISTS
Dominating Year For U.S. Men And Women
By A. Wallis Myers
London, Oct. 4.
To grade individual form in the world of lawn tennis does not become easier as the years advance. A quarter of a century ago, when I first attempted a classification, players of outstanding rank were confined to a few countries, and their relative skill could be appraised, more or less accurately, by contests in which all took
part.
To-day, competition, although its edge may not be sharper, is far more widely distributed. Arenas for blg match play have, like the number of Events, increased. If the Orid of talent has broadened its refinement is neither as quick nor as sure as it was when the giants were more con- fined.
forced to yield up the fifth set. As at Wimbledon against the Germans Just year, this red-headed fellow rose to the occasion.
While the idea of a trip through the Orient in itself appealed to the 32 member of the feminine aggre-
A clans divides Budge from his gatlon, the promoters, of the tour bad
rivals. Renshaw and Tilden had the in mind primarily the building up
same "gloribus Isointion" in
their of interest in the game which has
prime, but the gulf between Budge taken the entire Pacific Coast of the
and his contemporaries is wider. It United States by storm. They hupe Wimbledon remains the clearing creates the Impression that modern that
American the visit of the
house of skill and its Influence in evnditions for amateur play do not
for promoting a high standard has not, make players will arouse interest in the
progressive emelency. various cities visited and lead to the
as some predicted, diminished be- Neither in physique nor in strategic formation of similar teams and
cause some of its more recent chum- | Intelligence is the standard quite as in time. bring about
regularly plons, have joined the professional | high. scheduled International contests. rank. These men, profiting by their H. W. Austin was finalist at lame as amateurs, may share out
Wimbledon and holds the covered follows thu The second purpose
gate money, but their competitive | courts championship. If he has only first, in the toads of the promoters ardour has, in nearly every ense, | defeated one player on the 1st, he
With teams or- of the present tour,
| been reduced.
has only lost to the first and the last ganised in such cities as Honolulu, Professional lawn tenn's is not like in omited international year. He Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe. Shanghal, professional golf, in which deteriora- is probably playing more confidently
Manila and Hangkang,
tion of form can be detected instantly to-day than ever. Singapore. periodical
by by card and pencil. The incentive invasibly
maintain perfection must be girls softball aggregations of foreign o
romote. greater when low-scoring figurea territories would be easy to promote. These international
would contests
are a perennial sine qum non. In interconcen
lawn tennis the figures "on the bring about greater amor girls of different nationalities board" are to guaranter of quality, instine! for the same. No lad of 19 A close match, even between cham- in the Pacific basin and help pro
plons, is not necessarily mote lasting friendships of the kind that carnes only from keen, whole-match.
Below is athlette competition on the
sone fald.
girls'
Paris. Henri Cochel, the former world
Reports from Japan indicate that amateur lawn tennis champion, who
idea uf has since turned professional, has the
organising softball retired to a farm at Bazoches, near leagues, such os are in existence on
the Pacific Coast is fust
Raining Paris.
the Philippines He intends to have tennis courts favour. In built there,
and hopes to organise softball contests in the schools have amateur championships and train been known for. years, although in- terest in the game among the fairer young players. In the spring, uc-
to have lagged lately. sex seems cording to the Paris Soir, he may go
However, this interest can be revived to Russia.
and the forthcoming visit of the American girls' team is designed to among other accomplish just this,
things.
and several pontes among the 16 entries cannot lost the Jaunt, Araxy is not a stayer and the weight will Word received by Cortes said that hinder
chance. Ebony Idol, the team of 32 hard-hitting girls is Morning. Good
Lucky Eleven, arriving in Manila on November 6. Meteor, Split Hand and Zero belong They expect to be here for at least to the flying squad and we can eight games and show Manila base therefore leave them out of the ball fans what possibilities lie in reckoning. 1 fancy Racing Boy and the field of softball not only as a Tempest, but Emergency Call who wholesome sport for girls but also bolds the past of honour has some as a builder of goodwill and inter- weight to think of.
national friendship.
FREMANTLE ST. LEGER VERY OPEN
it great a ladder, built with material collected both in Europe and America, of the world's first 10 players of both sexes: WOMEN
MEN
1. J. D. Budge
1. Mrs. Moody
(U.8.) 2. Miha H. Jacobs 2. II. W. Austin
(U.S.)
THE RISE OF BROMWICH
John Bromwich is à recruit to the First Ten and one with an assured
ever had such cool resource under the pressure. He will need, American championship indicated, to strengthen his service before he can climb to the top, and he prefers a fast attack to a slow,
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The limitations of his double- handed strokes are there for the greatest to exploit. Yet this young player's genius is undeniable, and he very nearly won the Davis Cup with (U.S.) his own racket.
Of America's three other repre- (England)sentatives, Robert Riggs has an en- vlablo, record of tournament suC- cesses in his own country, but hi versatile and compact game has yet to mature. He was vulnerable both at Philadelphia and at Forest Hills In his backhand corner to controlled aggression.
(Australia)
3. Miss A. Marble 3. 1. Bromwich
(U.S.) 4. Mrs. Sperling' 4. R. L. Riges
(Denmark)
(0.9.)
(U.S.)
5. Mme. Mathieu 5. S. B. Wood
(France) G. Mlle.
6. A. K. Quist Jedrzejoweka
(Australla) (Poland) 7, R. Menzel
In
the American championship Sidney Wood, one of the world's 7. Mrs. Fabyan (Czechoslovakia) | Alnusť strøkemakers, revealed himself
(U.S.) 8. J. Yamagishl as a greater player,
(Japan)
9. Miss Stammers
(U.6.) (England) 10. F. Panceo 10 miles N. Wynne (Jugoslavia)
(Australia)
8. Mrs. Miller
(5. Africa) 9. C. G. Mako
Donald Budge is, as lust year. the Indisputable No. 1. His victories have been so full
and of France and Australia; and the nearer he has come to each of these itles the more unfaltering has been his progress.
JAPANESE RECRUIT
Out of competition last year, Adrian Quist showed the need of stern match practice. He had a re- cent victory over Budge and saved the cult Davis Cup match against Japan by defeating Yamugishi, who, with
a victory over Bromwich, comes into the table for the first time. No Oriental player has a more refined talent.
continuous and chance in the Rooty-Hill Derby, but, | that, “staled by
shrunk by as the luck at the wheel of fortune "usage into come, they 23- was not on the
mare stable, the
cape adequate praise. He has been unbeaten on any turf court in Eng- Roderich Menzel had a relatively pulled up lame after her first outing will not be easy to spot the winner,sistent in all her outings among this yet ready to shoulder the limit ford
for she has been upon, for
brief season. A (third) in the Perth Phate (second land und America for two years.
finalist In the section). Her next two outings bechampion of this country, of his own
be-
In one year he has been crowned French championship, the merit of person's. bh of China pontes and after a "lay off" and his chance is
his game remains. I Include Mako fore the summer holiday were Is without any question stayer.therefore a matter for punters to
no importance and judging by the
because of his skilful play in singles The result of the Sports Club Cup decide. Lancashire Chips must not
both at Wimbledon and Forest Hills. of her training times over the Derby course was Louis XIV, be underrated
Speculation is rife among the touts publication nor Eleetrun, who who make the morning pilgrimuse during the last two months, King's
The doubles partner of Budge beat Smiling Thru and Salvage Master
Puncee and Bromwich In three sets. to ster finished a good second behind Cen- to Happy Valley s whether Privilege has not performed any fast
On a Continental hard court the and with the first two ponies out of tre Court in the Canberra Handicap. Tornado Star will be able to resat gallops to warrant her claim for the BUDCE STILL ADVANCING
champion of Jugoslavia has few the road, I cannot see anything to I will make my final selection to the challenge of King's Privilege in Fremantle St. Leger. However, it is
superlors, but Punces has construct- touch the mare. Final Triumph,morrow.
the Fremantle 5. Leger, the run a source of great regret that Anna- A greater player than last year, cd his game on a high-bounding ball, who will be ridden by Encarnaces,
being 1 miles. ! an glad that bella, who was second in the Rooty- the Californian has Increased both
and on turf he offers nothing like the will undoubtedly put up a good Bitht
there Is a division
top. Hill Derby, cannot be trusted even in the catop,
ven the variety and severity of his
same menace to his opponents. while Plet Trein (H. C. Ph) of the
otherwise there will not be any for a place as the mare has of late strokes: to every parry he has a dis-
H. Henkel, the German champion syndicate should be
interest at all In the big classic | been very naughty, giving her sup-arming reply. Incidentally, he was
of 1037, was, through over-atrain, out event. The order of the finish in porters a sequence of five unplaced the saviour of the Davis Cup.
of form this year. A player of his There is little doubt that but for all-round gifts will doubtless regain the Rooty-Hil Derby fun last outings. In a racy such
as the The first leg of the daily double February was Tornado Star, Anna-Fremantle St. Leger for the best his supreme effort during Indispost-ft. The
two lon at Philadelphia
French players, Y. the American Petra and B. Deatrumau, have claims very will be
Handicap bella and Murray River and the re-off-springs that were sired by "un- on the Norfolk
defending tearn would have lost the for Inclusion; only their failure to (second section) for "D" class China sult certainly confirmed the general known" thoroughbreda, I am not
team championship to Australia. clinch matches has kept them out. ponies and
certainly a impression that Tornado Star was a proposing to delve into the pros and we have
Young Bromwich was distances, cons of all the entries, but, my big within a stroke of squaring his en- four times fascinating problem to find the win-good animal over any ner. The excursion trip is from the
THE WOMEN However, King's Privilege was con- three lite Tornado Star, Murrny
counter with the champlon. two mile post, once round and in, sidered to have had a good sporting
(Continued on Page 9)
First Race
First saddling bell for die opening Hallandia
remote.
avent, the Surrey Handicap over pleased with the lowest position in mile for "A" class China ponies, withe frame. Golden Cow, who will be be rung at 1.30 p.m., but i am afraid piloted by S. C. Lang, seems to be there will not be much of a swing off-colour and his chance is In the curtain raiser for there are only four entries. Contusion Bay, I wna given to understand, will not accept as the stallion will be re- served for the Hongkong St. Leger to be contested on November 10, and the next best is Cameronian who is not a good substitute to tackle Mr. Moller's candidate, After his won- derful performance at his outing
Strathroy Comes Back ·
in the October Handieny, Sillelight In This Race
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We are bound to see a good feld of "A" class Australian ponies in the Queensland Handicap over mile and an excellent fight is as- sured, Strathroy's last public pearance was in the Brisbane Spring Handicap over the champlon course on May 21, when she got a trouncing from Courting Eve (first) and Blandford (second), At that con-
test Mr. Macgregor's candidate was conceding 17 lbs. to Courting Eve who won by six length, but to- morrow Strathroy has been set to give an allowance of only Ave pounds. Centre Court made hack of her sister Courting Eve when they clashed in the Canberra Handicap over the same distance, but the fornier was In receipt of 20 lbs. whereas to-morrow Centre Court
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lbs. Both Centre Court and Court- ing Eve (II. C. Pih) are well keyed for the mile run and it is pretty hord at this juncture to say which maro is in better condition. It looks that the adjustment has been neces- sitated to bridge over the wide dif-
FIRST LEG OF DAILY DOUBLE
macy
A group of the rifle shooting enthusiasts from the Royal Souls who took part in the Hongkong. Riffe Association Shoot last Sunday. Major 8. While is sitting down on the extreme left of the picture, King's Studio.
The American captain admitted afterwords that Budge, physically weak, would probably have been
In the women's rcalm, where fluctuations of form have again been (Continued on Page 9)
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