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Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 25, 1939.
STAGE ALL SET FOR ANNUAL RACING CARNIVAL
RECORD CROWDS
EXPECTED ON
ALL
FIVE DAYS
SILKYLIGHT AND ROSE ELECT SHOULD WIN
After a lapse of over two months, racing in Hongkong will be resumed at Happy Valley to-day when the annual Racing Carnival organised by the Hongkong Jockey Club will open. saddling bell will be rung at 11 a.m. sharp.
The stage is all set for the event, fund With the increased population in the race). Colony, is confidently
expected
The first
the Bendigo States
(twelfth
been co-
Sillylight, which has
the Foochow Cup, should have an Silky- tas victory. In view of light's presence, there will probably to be many starters, but King's Warden and Moonlight View pay fill the other two pinees.
that a record-breaking crowd will
present at the Race Course to-tered for the first race of the day, day to enjoy the "Sport of Kings." Alrently good prizes are assured for the cash-sweepy, which have been selling extremely well, and if the present interest taken in racing in Houghong is
indication, the any part-mutils will also return good. dividends.
The main event to-day is the Valley Stakes, which is confined to Chins ponks, subscription grimas of this season. This race will be No fewer than 64 at 1.34 p.TE. entries, representing the erean or the subscription griffing imported for have been ro- this year's racing,
for this race, and a good ceived fight for Best place should be seen. PROBABLE STARTERS
It is certain that though 64 ponies have been entered for this classic, face the the majority
will not starter. As far as
be ascer- can tained, the probably starters and Jockeys for this race are as follows:
$1
PONY
Avalon Celtic Star Chatterbox Heiden Kut Cheung
Marksman Millenye
Musketeer
JOCKEY
P. 1. Botelho S. W. Pan
B. L. THO
1. J. Heari
T. Y. Wouh Tong Ming-wa V. V. Needa S. C. Liang
National Honour H. 1. Chanson
Oranje Boven
Pawnee
Sea Captain
Sports Venture
The Grey Tiger
This Time
Tiny Tim
Wilber
C. Encarnacao
P. Y. Wet
13. Proulx
F. Marshal!
H. C. Plb
J. Pote-Ilunt
T. L. Wong? D. Black
Of course, there may be additions
or deletions from this list: owners their do not announce Tule nominations for each race In ad- vance. But if this list is anywhere correct. Chatterbox, Oranje Loven. Musketeer, Milleaye and Wilber will have a lot to say at the finish. Last Wednesday, Chatterbox went over the Valley Stakes distance In 1.30% If this Manetia candidate re- produces the same form, the race may well be hers.
accs.
Of the 12 races arranged for to- day, eight arr for punies which have never raced before. The period of training has not been as long this but year as in former seasons, trainers have worked very hard with their seeds, most of which are now in good enough condition.
OLD FRIENDS ABSENT Old friends will be seen in only events, the Foochow Cup (first race), China Stakes (fourth Race), Curragh Handicap (eleventh race)
Another pony to have entered in only one event to-day is Rose Elect, which has been entered for the Mal- den Stakes. There seems to be no opposition for her here, but a big field may start as owners will pro- bably want to see their candidates get staried.
FINE JOCKEYS
We have with At the annual meetinut several fine Jockeys from tile.
north,
being amongst them Messrs. F. Marshall, R. B. Moller,
J. Pate-Hunt, C. Encarnaçao, P. L. Chiu, T. Y. Wouh, H. J. A. Ilearne. Apart from these, we have our own ent stalwarts, some of whom com- favourably with the pare very
rtherners.
質
An excellent view of the saddling ring, stands and enclosure of the Hongkong Jorkey Club at Happy Valley where the annual racing carnival is being held. Today, Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday and next Saturday, the racecourse will be the scene of considerable activity and great crowds gathered for the "Sport of Kines,"
TAKE THIS GUIDE TO THE RACE COURSE
The following are the entries for races to-day in which those other than griffins of this season take part:
FOOCHOW CUP
Harvest View, 10 lbs.
King's Lead, 142 lbs.
Lancashire Boy, 155 lbs.
30 Laughing Buddha, 140 lbs.
B Laughing Girl, 140 lbs.
National Defence, 140 lbs.
0 0 U
0 1 3
(One And A Half diles)
0 3 0
2
3
2
Bear Claw, 181 lbs.
0
1
2
3
Cameronian, 161 lbs.
I
0
0
2 2
Confusion Bay, 101 lbs.
0 13
Night View, 140 lbs.
0
Happy Eve, 158 lbs.
0
3
12
Rose June, 147 lbs.
00
Honeymoon Eve, 181 lbs. Jaber, 181 lbs.
0
U
3
Rose-Queen, 153 lbs.
1
1
Salvage Master, 148 s.
0
9 9
Scenic View, 147 lbs.
1
12
A notable absentee this year is !.! Maltland, who rode with such suc-12 come in former years. It is rumoured that Mr. R. B. Mailer, who rides for his father, Mr. Eric Moller, is not feeling too well at the moment, and it 200
is possible that another Moller boy Jungle Jima, 101 lbs.
may be summoned from Shangha3
to ride for the "old man."
Moonlight View. 161 lbs. King's Warden, 161 lbs.
1 Red Feather, 161 lbs.
Silkylight, 181 lbs. Wild Life. 101 lbs.
20
Many punters will be pleased to 01 learn that Me. T. L. Wong, nge of 2 the most well-known Chinese Joc- keys in China, who has not been elding in Hongkong for a long time, is now back again to the fold.
DANAHAR
WANTS A RETURN FIGHT
London, Feb, 24.
CHINA STAKES
(From The 14 Mile Post)
Bear Claw, 161 lbs. "Cameronian, 161 lbs.
•Confusion Bay, 101 lbs.
1. Desert Chief, 101 lbs. 00
1
0
193
+
Fel Ying. 150 lbs.
Gladiator, 158 lbs.
0 Half-Moon Evc, 101 lbs. Happy Eve. 158 lbs.
Bundrum Eve, 101 lbs.
*King's Warden, 181 Ibu.
Oak Bay, 101 lbs.
0 0
£1
Red Feather, 161 lbs.
(
The National Sporting Club, who are the sponsors of Arthur Dunahar, who was defeated by Eric Beon In0 the British lightweight title fight on Thursday night, announce that he will not fight as a lightweight again.
They have Issued a challenge to Boon, requesting a return fight in the welterweight division of ten stone for £1,000 a side.
They suggest that the contest be held three months hence.-Reuter.
Rothman
White Horse
Rothmana
JALANTER
Made in London
Only Rothmans can sell an Imported clarette at the price-
and they are good.
10c. for 10 55c. for 50
0 2 Soldier of Britain, 161 lbs.
Sen Foochow Cup.
CURRAGH HANDICAP
0 0
0 D
ረኝ
(One Mille)
Advancing Time, 181 s. Amberley, 145 lbs.
Bistre. 145 lbs.
0 0 Gold Coin, 140 lbs.
-
11 Smiling Thru, 151 lbs.
0 3 2 Soldier of Chini, 147 lbs. 200 Tampa Bay, 108 lbs.
3 1 0 Tyne, 157 lbs.
0 * 2
BENDIGO STAKES
(One Mile)
A Grand Time, 142 lbs. 2 3 2 A Great Time, 144 lbs. 030 Annabella, 140 lbs. 2 2 0 Aztec, 147 lbs.
Bus Tor, 141 lbs. Blandford, 147 lbs.
0 0 0
0 0.0
1 0 1 Brutus, 150 lbs.
Criffel, 150 lbs.
1 )
0 0 1 0
0 1
Discovery Buy, 145 lbs. Katinka. 147 lbs.
0 0 1 King's Privilege, 140 lbs.
30
0
" 43 14
2
Q
n9
Macquarie River, 148 lbs.
Murray River, 149 lbs..
D 0 Perfect Day, 140 lbs.,
3 Ranger, 144 lbs.
143 lbs.
Rex, Q
3 Snowy River, 148 lbs.
0 2 0 Tornado Star, 150 lbs.
0 1
Vixen Tor, 149 lbs.
2 0 0 Zodiac, 141 lbs.
have
Numbers In front of the ponies' names indicate where they falshed in their last three starts in the past few months.
PONIES TAKE FINAL
SPRINT BEFORE THE
ANNUAL RACE MEET
Five Diamond
On the eve of the Annual Race. Rose Jana Meeting, trials at Happy Valley yes-Tight Star terday comprised short sprints of a A Ring Star
The com-Finders River quarter and a half mile.
Plain View plete limes were as follow:
Honeymoon Eve Last | Galventen Day
Qr. Bolat Day
Gladiator
Good Morning
Gallant Marstall
Some Hope
Sports Vrature
New Bedford
Fair Child .... The Buccaneer Marksman ... Patriotic Day Charcoal Starlet Trub Love Tieddon
Navy Light
Dow Jones Ascot Vald Rose Fiana Snowstorm Ruby Star Tornade Star Wad Life Galaxy Taksilve King's Privilege Triumphant Day Musteleer Criffel Tyne
Piet Hein
Viber
Iranian...
mile
1.02
Helturn
30.2 Pumpernickel'
1.03.1
30.4(Vixen Tor
30.4 Willynlly
1,07
34.3 Thanksgiving Day
1013 31 National Honour
King's Lead
3855 23885
1.03
1,03
1.00.2
1.01.3
1.00.
31.1
1013
31.1 Tabby Cat
204 atticship
204 English Cavalier
1.04.4
203 Rose Queen
20.3 Fel Ying,
29.3 Conquering Time
3.05.4
1.03.4 31
1.03.3
1.20
301
104.2
Salvare "Master
1yndford ridge
King's Warden
Kut Cheong
1.04.2 30.1 wilber
1.00 34.2 The Leopard
50.3 27.1 Eve Of Heaven
603 27.1 Sea Horse
1.02.2 292 Hectic View
30.1 28.2 Scenie Vlow,
07
20.1 Lancashire Chap
29.1 Gaucho
21.3 Caliento
20 Black Diamond
332 20.1 Mercury
1.04.2
1.04.7
30.1 Janber
30.1 Doube Finesse
1.00
312 Plus Express
002
233 Cairnsmore
Eve of Harvest
1.03.3
30 Avon
30.3
Humdrum Evo Winfred
Cyclone Welcome Taxing Master Jungle Jim Chatterbox
Amberley Pawnee
Green Bay
203 Red Feather
1.00.3 2.1 Old Fashioned
1.003 28.1 National Liberty 202. This Time
30.2 Culness Time
1013 282 Smiling Time
30.3 Fargotien Str 2.3, Routhern Star 203) Eve of Shynean 104.3 20.4 Chiltern
104.3
Biaindor
Colden Caw
African Diamond
Lilüber
Jober
1,03
1.1
1.4 Sydney Lad
20.1 Jennifer
20.1 Bing Master
21,4. Will Near
50
*
Wild Bull
10 20 Flybynight
Devon Dumpling 54.6 212 Torridge 84.4.27.2, Cindrella
503 25.1 Mayfair Court
Geordie
203 Avalan
NETTE SOFT, AN GULISAN 1, 18, LVN
PALL HALL
MADE IN LONDON BY Romans of PALL MALE
Rose Emily
Cockle fol
Achmetterling
A Grand Time
Lan At That
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33.3 1.05,1 29.3
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32.1 1.01.4
69,2
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1.12
"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:
1-FOOCHOW CUP
Skylight
King's Warden Moonlight View
Z-MAIDEN STAKES
Itose Elect
Avon
Lilliker.
3-SYDNEY MAIDEN STAKES
(FIRST SECTION)
Ruby Slar Chiltern
Devonlau
A-CHINA STAKES
Camerontan
Bear Claw Gladiator
5-WONG-NEI-CHONG STAKES
(FIRST SECTION)
Portrush
Kul Cheung
Lambeth Bridge
6-WONG NEI-CHONG STAKES
(SECOND SECTION)
Ascot Vale
Bressay
Patriotic Day
7-SYDNEY MAIDEN STAKES
WEEK-END FOOTBALL PROGRAMME-
|Charity Match At
Caroline Hill
The following is the suever pro- gramme for the week-end:
TO-DAY
Flest Division
Middlesex v. Royal Scots.
⚫ (Sookuinpoo, 4.15 pm.) Refereet-Hinchliffe,
Lineamen:-Barretto and Wyper. Police v. Kwong Wal
(Boundary tond, 4.15 p.m.) Referee:-Kossick.
Linesmen:-Demmee and Somer-
ville.
Club, South China "A"
Club, 4.15 p.m.)
Referee: -Omar.
Linesmen: Gibson and Rorlock. Eastern v. South China ""
(Club, 2.15 p.in.) Referee:-Clarke,
Linesmen:Baker and Wilkins.
Second Division
Club v. South Chinn
(Caroline Hill, 2.45 pan.) Referee: Havelaar. Middlesex v. Royal Scots 2.45 p.m.) (Svokumpoo, Referee: Molyneux. Police v. Kwong Wah
Boundary Road, 2.46 p.m.) Referee: Phillips. Kowloon v. Engineers Kowloon, 2.45 p.) Referee:-Ip.
St. Joseph's V. 5: R.A.
(Caroline 11, 4.16 p.m.) Referee:-Silva
TO-MORROW
Charity Match in Ald
(SECOND SECTION) Pumpernickel
Laffat That Sydney Lad
8.WONG NEI CHONG STAKES
(THIRD SECTION)
Magog
Mutador
Some Hope
9.-VALLEY STAKES
Chatterbox Oranje Boven Muskeleer ·
10.-TRIAL PLATE
Myndford Bridge Blue Express Conquering Thine
11-CURRAGH HANDICAP
Tampa Bay
Rose Jane
King's Lead
| 12.-BENDIGO STAKES
Criffel
Tornado Siar Snowy River
DAILY DOUBLE EVENT
Pumpernickel/Chatterbox
GRAND NATIONAL FAVOURITE RUNS BADLY IN RACE
London, Feb. 24. The Manchester Stayers' Handicap Chase over a distance of three and a half miles was won by Hundy Mundy, n 5-1 bet, enrrying 10 st. 1 lb.
Selections
Made By "Early Bird"
"Early Bird" of the S.-C...M. Post selects the following winners
lo-day's races;
ist Race
Silky High!
Hather
Moonlight View
2nd Race
Rose Elect
Lilliber Penetful View
3rd Race
Murrumbidgee
Serenade p¢་་ Cocklerol
4th Race
Desert Star Bear Claw King's Warden
Portrush Smiling Time Phoenix
5th Raco
6th Race
This Time Patriotic Day February Fourth
7th Raco
Laff At That Pumpernickel Sidney Lad
8th Race
Some Hope
Heddon Avalon
Dil Raco
Oranje Boven Millcaye Chatterbox
10th Itace
Hyndford Bridge Nuvylight Conquering Tinie
Rose Jane Tampa Hay Kings Lead
11th Race
12th Race
King's Privilege Vixen Tor Blandford
DAILY DOUBLE
for
!
Laff At That and Oranje Boven
Soccer
Strong Teams
Chosen For Charity Game
Two very strong elevens have been selected to take part in the charity soccer match to-morrow in ald of the British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China. The game will be played at Caroline HI at 4 pm. between teams representing the Ret of the Colony and the South China A.A.
The following are the teams: Rest of Colony-Hartley (K.F.C.); Yung-song (Kwong Wah). Hou
(Middlesex); Honniball (K.F.C.), Beltrao (St. Joseph's), Isu (Eastern); Emberson
Whoahun
Inversible, at 0-1, carrying 10 st. 10 lbs., was second and Frankie, 20-1,(R.A.O.C.), Courtney (Middlesex).
carrying s. 12 lbs., third.
A, V. Gusano (St. Joseph's), Capt., Five horses ran in the race. The Saw (Middlesex) and Moss (Police). South China Cheung Wing-chol:
time was G inins. 3 secs.
The Grand National Favourite, Mak Slu-hon, Li Tin-sang; Lal Wal-
of the Royal Daulell, carrying 12 st. 7 lbs., bui, Leung Wing-chlu, Lou Hing- British Fund for the Rellef of Dis-starting a 4-7 favourite, did not jump chol; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung King- tress in China,
Rest of Culony v. South Chinn
(Caroline . 4 p.m.)
Referee: Glover,
Linesmen:--Adtain and Ford,
First Division
St. Joseph's v. Royal Navy
(Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.) Referee:-Goss,
Linesmen: Dove and Wilson.
Second Division
Eastern v. R.A.O.C.
(Causeway Bay, 2.45 p.m.) Referee: Farr.
Third Division "A"
Electric v. Kit Che
(Seokumpoo, 2.45 p.m.) Roferee:-Edwards, P.W.D. v. R.E.
(Sookunpoo. 4.15 p.m.) Referee:-Mellgrew..
37.3 Pall Mall
29.3 Magon ...
35 Millenyo
Rose Evelyn
Opening Batsman 313 The Grey Tiret 34.4 February Fourth 31.4 Goll Coin
313 1033 34
33.3
Radium Stor Commencement Bay
34 32.4
1.07
1.05.3 31
67.1 20,3 Amber H
30.3
507
313 Rostrevor
35.1 1.08.
1.01.3
30.1
Hurricane
33.1
1.01
Spirit of St. Louis
50.1
20.1
Moonlight View
1.03
02.1
20.1 Candlelight
37.1
112 Tampa Bay
34 1.07
203 Port Rush"
1.04.3 30.3avely Star 2.04.3 20.3 Tiger Eyes 1.0.3 593 Gold Tower
Bislam 1.033 20
1037 20
1.033 30
54.1
Alpha
Tiny Tim
20.4
Phoenix
1.4.1 26.4 Olympiad Couri
2. Skip
Bressaу
Advancing Time GOR ......**.***
1.01
1.08.1
1.08.1
31
1,053 21
34
33
37.4 Bilkylight
King's Envoy
Lambeth Bridge
Victory Day
59,6] Oranja”- llaven -
ldier of China
Lancashire Chip
1.37
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well from the start and unseated its cheung, Lee Wal-tong, Lai Shiu-wing jockey in the fourth jump-Router. and Lau Chung-sang.
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