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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 6, 1939.
ECLIPSE OF LIBERTY BAY GENERALLY REGRETTED
LOOKING BACK ON CHAMPION'S BRIGHT CAREER
(By "Captain Foster")
May I have the pleasure of taking readers back to the Spring of 1932? In that season we saw a wonderful China pony in Liberty Bay (owned by Mr. L. Dunbar) who made his first public appearance in the most exclu- sive classic event, the Hongkong Derby, which acts a ter- rific test and strain over a distance journey of one and a half miles. After winning the Blue Riband with con- summate case, Liberty Bay was turned out by the con- nections to have a good rest and his next outing was an casy passage in the Sixth Aggregate Stakes over a mile in the late October meeting, the run being merely a pipe- opener in preparation for the Hongkong St. Leger.
spare. He was a non-combatant In 1937. The "ay off" on account of belniť “kötty" war, if I may be per- mitted to say so, n terrible dinister and the end come on February 23 of last year when he met his Waterloo in Skylight, owned by Mr. Eric Moller of Shanghai. It was the one and only occasion that the gallant hero ever walked behind a China pony in procession to the un- faddling enclosure in front of the weighing room, but please remember but Liberty Bay started his racing carece in 1932 with two dozen easy wins to his credit and he has col-
However, it was after the first public performance that many com- petent judges of horse-Resh con- sidered thai Liberty Bay was one of the nest China ponies that ever raced at Happy Valley, Some held the opinion that it would be hard to find a big 'un to lower his flag whilst other followers of the turf prognosticated that the bay inllion would retire some day without suffering a defeat. Like everything else, one cannot go on for ever, but the form book reveals that on every occasion of Liberly Bay's success the decision was always by the length lected grand total of $30,148 for of a street with n load of pounds to his American owner.
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VINTAGE OF 1938
Three Outstanding Ponies
Now we jump forward to 1938. The absence of a long list of Derby griffins (China ponics) was much marked last year, but
it was fully compensated for by a fine increase in quality, the best three being Confusion Bay, Desert Chief and Silkylight.
appearance
Above are members of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps billards team which recently won the 1938 "Soldiers' Club Tournament." andre are some very fine players in the Corps-Photo by Mee Cheung,
Silkylight Wins Most StakeMoney
Last season undoubtedly brought forward some lovely "A" class China ponies, but judging by what there 130 big meet, I do not hold out are at present in training for the much hope, of seeing any to eclipse those have just mentioned.
lowered the previous record figure
Those "riders in the stand" who (2.00 held by King's Warden, have gone down the sink" may be Soldier of Britain and Soldier of interested to know that the Derby Honour) by three two-fifths seconds and the last mile was galloped in fins drew from the coffer of the
Hongkong Jockey Club tota 1,521. A note should be kept of or $49,055 and the list is made up)
as follows:
this fast run. It is learned that the stallion is no longer on the walking list.
Enough has been said about the inst named steed, but we know very little of Desert Chief who last was when the stallion Hot his revenge in the Easter Stakes over a mile, beating Bear Claw and Silkylight by a good murgin. It was indeed a great pity that Mr. Eu Tong-cen's candidate was under a cloud and the chestnut pony was Confusion Bay is another I have away from the racecourse during the in my note book. Thla bay stallion second half. It will be recalled that belonging to Mr. L. Dunbar was la best public performance was in never unplaced and he came under The Mirs Day Handlenp over a jaunt the starter's flag nine times. He is from the two mile post, once round quite young, but keep an eye on him and in, trouncing Mr. T. E. Pearce's at the Annual Carnival and also King's Warden and Lady Northcote's Camerontan who has won three Glahatur by many lengthis in a re-beautiful souvenira, the Americus cord of 2.05 which war a creditable Club Cup, the Lusitano Cup and St. run for griffin. Desert Chief George's Pinte for Mr. Eu Tong-sen.
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Louis XIV Undoubtedly Best Of Sub-Griffins: Absent In Second Half
The same story is told every year, j that is, one subscription grifin among the China ponies turns out to be head and shoulders above all others, Louis XIV owned by the Jockey Mr. S. W. Tang collared $6,333 for his seven outings during two months, but the chestnut gelding never appeared in public again after the March meeting. His absence, coupled with that of Smiling Thru who pulled up lame after the Sep- tember meeting, ve Salvage Maa- ter owned by Mr. T. 1. G. Brayfield two
clussles, the Sub-griffins St. Leger and the Hongkong Sub-grins Autumn Champions. This luck at the wheel brought in $4,900 wille Smiling Thru made $4,700 for Mr. would Eu Tong-sen, Louis XIV have piled up more if he had started after the recess. However there is not much prospect of Lout XIV appearing at the Annual meeting, but Smiling Thru, it is learned, will be donning the silk, Plet Hein of the Hollandia syndicate is fourth in the undermentioned list with balance of $2,044 to his credit.
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Flying Trapeze Full Mark Gobl Star Golden Brew Golden Cow Golden Idol In The Bag Iron Knight Jack High Labour Day Lancashire Chap Louis XIV Lucky Eleven Lucky Seven Mae's Second Venture Macau Star Meteor Mongolian Cat
Mustard National Dignity National Force National Guard National Triumph On Your Toe Palmer Piet Hein
Platinum
Star Salvage Moster
Sea Dragon Smiling Thru Split Hand
Słymic Sunshine Susle
The Great Triumph
Urber Wenning
Acmo
$ 175
African Cat
BOB
The Leopard
All Baba
100
The Scholar
Arabian Cat
Tommy
Tribute
Astrik
425
Be Yourself
175
1,250
Cape Comorin
050
Cuptain Blond
Celebration Day
Charyllis
675
Cleeve
176
Cloudy Star
325
Cricketer...
300
Cuban Love
800
Daddy Longlegs
120
Dark Hazard
376
Dekko
1,078
Deport Star
2,338
Double Up Eagle
Easy Time
Ferrybridge.
Finni Triumph
Fei Ying
Five: Kaluri)
250
607
1074
2,027
070
2,400
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$49,401
The form book shows that In The
Bag and Tommy weighed out once during the season, but Wenning holds the record of starting 22 times. Cape Comorin. Lucky Eleven and National Dignity came under the atorter's orders on 21 occasions, the latter two running in Macao and Fanling. Natonal Force und Sca Dragon have each a win, the rest of their outings being unplaced and Slymic registered five wins in Macoo and one in Fanling. He has no liking for Happy Valley. The best
dividend of the year was $530 pald
Advancing Time *Cameroniun
Confusion Bay Deseri Chiet
Elizabeth
$
5,300
4.243
2,800
1,550
Expression Tline
2,875
Fowey
Hint-Moon Eve
1.700
Handicap Eve
1,100
Humdrum Eve
2,050
J. C. Jober
2,925
Jud In Time
2.550
Lancashire Boy
200
Lancashire Lass
2,600
Lucky
1,000
Moonlight View
2.575
National Defence
500
National Bride
1.200
Pinfarthings
1.060
10.731
Sunlight View
Tampa Bay .....
2,000
$49,965
Rose Jane
Silkylight
The Giant Panda
Donald Budge Again Beats Vines
San Francisco, Jan. 5.
In their second professional encounter, Donald Budge again beat Ellsworth Vines by three straight sets,
The lanky Californian has won all six sets so far played against Vines.United Press,
MAKING GOLF HARDER
Football
Manila Asked To
Come Here
HOW DAVIS BROKE THE WORLD'S SNOOKER
RECORD
For the eighth time in his life, Joe Davis, world snooker champion, broke the world's record for the highest break at snooker. In the fifth frame in the afternoon of his heat with Alec Brown, in the Daily Mail Gold Cup tournament, at Thurston's Hall, Leicester-square, he potted every ball on the table in a break of 138. Brown, however, won the match in the evening.
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Three weeks previously created a record of 137 at Leicester. In 1937 he made 135, to beat a break of 193 by Sidney Smith made, in 1030, which at the time it was thought would never be beaten.
The highest possible, under normal circumutinees, is 147.
The record run consisted of the 15 reds, 11 blacks, one pink, two blues, one green, and all the pool balls.
The frame went this way: Davis
Candidates
For Sullivan 1938 Award
broke: Brown played a safety shot; Prominent Golfers
Davis tried a long pot and misced; Brown failed at a cocked-lint double and left a ret near the top left pocket.
The reds were well placed, Davis played swiftly and surely, had a few awkward moments, and when, with the pool balls left, Chambers called the score at 111. Davis looked up in surprise and exclaimed: "Why, there is new record here."
DIFFICULT SHOT
One last and most difficult what awaited him, Pink, last ball but one, was an almost straight shot into the bolton pocket, and to get on to the black with certainty, Davis had to screw the cue ball back.
Also Mentioned
Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. A list of ten vndidates for the National Amateur Athletic Union to 1038 Sullivan Award, made by the the athlete voted as the year's cut- standing sportsman or sportswoman, has been handed to the A.A.U. by the Sullivan Award Committee.
The list is us follows:- Charles (Chuck) Fenske, miler from University of Wisconsin.
Joc Burk, National Sculling Cham- pion, of Philadelphia.
Charles E. Yates, British amateur golf champion and Waiker Cup team stor, of Atlanta, Georgia.
Mrs. Katherine Rawls Thompson, swimming star, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
He looked at the black, smiled confidently, and stood away to chalk his cue. Then he banged the black into the middle of the bag, and with a brond grin stood back while the crowd elicered. Chambers waited patiently for the cheering to die Adolf Kiefer, all-round swimming down and then announced quietly star, of Chicago. the new record.
Fred Walcott, Rice University
Ray Mallott, Stanford University
Only once was Davis's superb con-hurdler. It was decided, ut a meeting of Adence affected. As he passed the the Hongkong Football Association, 100 there was a burst of applause, quarter-mljer. held on Wednesday night, to invite and as he was addressi for his Manila here during the Chinese next shot New Year Hoildays and to send silence with a shout,
team to the Philippines at the end give him a clap, Brow don't you
of the season.
Ben Johnson, sprinter, formerly a spectator brake the of Columbia University,
Don Lash, former Indiana Uni- versity middle-distance and distance This was Davis's 89th three-gure running star. now a policeman in break, and his tenth since the pre-indiana. Negotiations have been going on
sent season opened. He has high for some time between the two hopes that he will make his hun- hodles and Hongkong were wait-dredth before the season ends, a ing for certain Information from record without parallel in this game,nounced early in the New. Yeur.
and the equal of any sporting record in the world,
Manlin.
New Par Figuros Ruling view
For U.S. Women
Though no reply had been re- ceived from Manila, the Hongkong Football Association, decided, in of the short time left for arrangements, to Invite Manila and proceed with the arrangements.
THREE-GAME SERIES Edinburgh, Dec. 7. Women's golf will be made slightly Confirmation of Manila's accept- more dificult from January 1, ac-junce is expected in a few days. coriling to an announcement of the The visitors are to play three
United States Golf Association, act-1
first will be Ing on the recommendation of the Sames here. The
against the Colony, the Women's Committee of the Associarainst the Combined Chinese and second tion increasing the number of yards the third and last game against the suggested as a guide in computing Reserve team of the Colony. women's par un American courses.
For a par 3 hole the recommend tion increases the yardage by ten, and for other holes by about twenty- Ave, as follows:-
It was decided that all the games be played at Causeway Bay.
Miss Patty Berg, national women's golf champion, of Minneapolis.
The winner's name will be an-
Don Budge, tennis star, received the word last year-Reuter,
TENNIS STARS RESIGN FROM COMMITTEE
Because they felt that they had been slighted by the. regular members of the Lawn Tennis Association's Solcc- tion Committee, tennis stars H. G. N. Lee and E. R. Avory, co-opted members of the committee, have re- signed.
Lee and Avory were appointed lost The following were chosen As year on the recommentation of the
selectors of the tenm: Messrs. seeded players as being in touch HOCKEY MATCHES Par 3-Up to 210 yards (instead Wong Ka-tsun and R. M. Omar. with modern conditions and having of 200.)
Cap. E. H. P. Neill and Commis-a better knowledge of the players Par 4-211 to 400 yards (instead stoned Gunner H. Cooper. of 201 to 375.)
Par 5-401 to 575 yards (instead
of 370 to 550.)
Par 6-376 and over (instead of Badminton
551 and over.)
These figures are not arbitrary.
The Association points out that some WANDERERS
( value of three Cups included). It will be seen that Silkylight heads the list with $10,751 and the | amount is $562 higher than that won by Trentbridge belonging to Mrs. T. E. Pearce in 1933. It is interesting to relate that five Chilsa ponies out of 25 falled to collect a cent, but Jolier and Lancashire Lass weighed ¦ of the hazards, especially at a hole out 16 lines.
allowance should be made for the nature of the ground and other dim- cult conditions, such as the severity
where the par is doubtful,
by National Guard in the Tokion Lieut. Waltern, of HALS. Medway, the Navy Inft-wing three-quarter, Plate over a mile ridden by a novice, who has been playing consistently well for the Navy rugger fifteen in the Mr. Yeung Wing-kwal.
7 | Triangular Tournamens this season. Photo by A. A. Kahn,
BEATEN BY SAINTS' "A"
likely to be chosen for International matches.
WITH MACAO
Macao, Jan. 4. Keen enthusiasm has been the
Avory said that, in addition to keynote in local sparis circles over their feeling that they had been sighted, they felt that the L.T.A.
was out of touch with modern con- ditions.
"When the mixed doubles team, to represent Britain in the forthcoming tour to South Africa was selected, neither Lee nor myself was invited to attend,” Avory added.
the announcement that the Macao Hockey Club's first cieven will en- gage a team of the Royal Navy con- fisting of officers on Sunday, Jan. B. The match will be played in Macao.
Other fixtures for following week- ends have also been arranged and it is learned that the Hongkong Police (cam will visit Mucno on Jan. 15, and "The omission to ask us was put the 1st and 2nd clevens of the down to a slip, but nobody at that Y.M.C.A. will play here on Jan. 22. At St. Andrew's Church Hall yes meeting seems to have asked, 'Where A further match scheduled for this 'crday evening..
St. Andrew's "A" are Lee and Avory? beat Wanderers by 6 games to 3 after been done to explain why we were leading by games to 0.
W. C. Choy and F. V. Wonis. (St. Andrew's) bent E. Zimmern and J. S. To 21-12 lost to S. W. Liang and E. S. Ho 15-21; beat T. J. Ong and C. Y. Yung 21-7.
not asked.
Nothing has month is to take place on Jan. 29 when the team of the 1st Kumaon Rißes will be seen......Our Own Cor- respondent,
"Lee and I were appointed to re- Present the players because, being big Inwn Younger and recently in tennis, it was supposed that we knew more about modern conditions than E. F. Fincher and II Kow (St. the regular members who have Andrew's) beat Zimmern and Ho served since the war.
21-12; beat Linng and Ho. 21-14; lost;
to Ong and Yung 11-21,
W, M. Gillie and A. E. Brown (St. Andrew's) lost to Zimmern and Ho 13-21; beat Liang and Ho 21-13; beat Ong and Yung 21-12.
MIXED DOUBLES
"But what is the good it no notice
In taken of what we say?"
II. G. N. Leo is an old British Davis cup player and E. R. Avory is an International.
There are no netive players on the selection committee,
Two matches in the Mixed Doubles St. Andrew's Hockey
Lare down for decision this evening,
the programme being as follows:
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St. John's
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v. Kowloon Tong
"A" Division Fixtures
On Monday
Teams Announced
The following will
represent St. Andrew's in the Caer Clark match against the "y" Ladles to-morrow at 2.45 .m, on the "y" Ground.
J. Int), M. Hozu, G. White: H. Reid,
The attention of Badminton players J. Wong, P. Petigurra. F. Wong. E.
In drawn to errors in the handhook Churn, P. Gittins, A. Greiner und 7.
concerning the dates of the "A" Divi- Gitlins.
sion matches. According to the bookt, matches in 1939 will be played on Friday, January 6 (to-day), and on each tubsequent Friday
ruary 3.
DRAWN CUP
The following will represent St, until Feb-Andrew's in the Brown Cup match against Recrels "B" to-morrow at 4
These dates are wrong. The first pm. on the C.B.A. Ground. matches will be played on Monday, R. Hose, D. Chow, J. Broadbridge, January 9, and on every subsequent M
H.
Newman, M. Vessoona, Monday until the conclusion of the O'Sullavan; P. Jeffreys, Y. Ho, M.
Churn, S. Roberts and T. Jex.
schedule.
Miss Maton, the youngest member and "right-winger" of the Seaforth
Ladies' Team. Bhé to only 13.
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