Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 31, 1939.
ENJOYABLE RACING IN MACAO EXPECTED ON SUNDAY
ENTRIES UP TO MARK IN
IN APRIL MEET OF CLUB
SPECIAL DOLLAR SWEEP ON GOVERNOR'S CUP
(By "Captain Foster")
Very satisfactory entries have been received for the April Race Meeting of the Macao Jockey Club to be held at Areia Preta on Sunday. I understand that the s.s. Tai- shan will be on the run. The time of her departure is not yet advertised, but it must no doubt be the usual 9.30 a.m.
With the curtain dropped down at Kwant, Sunday holiday makers and followers of the turf will no doubt look forward to Macao to provide them with a good day's sport among the lower classes of China ponles.
The Mucao Jockey Club has left no stone tmturned, for in addition to the major contest, the Governor's Cup presented by His Excellency the Macao Guvernor, there will be a cup to the most successful jockey who scores the highest points, five for win, two for a second and one for a trd.
mile, but we needn't worry about Style, who has been given a smack in the head and la bow in the hoppy hunting grounds. The Fanling hur- dier, King's Parade, is in this sec- tion and I certainly funcy him to win. Although he was not mong the first three, I was much impressed with his running in the Oldtimers' Handicap at Kwanti on March 12. when he finished fourth in the com- pany of "D" class ruters. It may perhaps be of interest to know that this chestnut and other Fanling 'chasers such as Double Chance, Dlogenes, Ebony Idol, Sylvandale There are seven attractive events and Zero are trained by a clever and on the card, special dollar cash smart halberdier who has won a few
being
conducted on the
are too Governor's Cup which is the sixth good minor events. They
numerous to enumerate, but his race on the programme. No provatest success with Sylvandule in the afon has been made for an " class Jockey Cup at the annual big meet- event to be contested at Happy ng deserved a pat en the back. Valley during the Easter session However, I have not seen Mac's Ad- with the result that the lghfleid
his unsuccessful at- handicap has been divided into two venture after sectious owing to the many entries received for the race over the mile.
sweep
Fairy Ousel Favoured To Win Event
The
opening event will be the Rainton Handicap for China poniesi ay" class of any season that have: nol won more than $500 in slaktes since January and the run is over the six furlongs' course. It will ba an interesting race, for it will be ridden by apprentices who have not won more than ten events. Both Fairy Ousel and Victory Life are at
Lim Thlamlet entered the quarter-finals of the Colony tennis singles championship yesterday by beating E. C. Fincher in two hard- fought sets. On the whole be showed good all-round form.
Rugby League Tie Selections Won By Barrow Made By
I
In
London, Mar. 30. the Rugby League Barrow to-day- defeated Widnes by 9-2
empt in the Au Tan Handicap when he was trounced by Herlot, but lina been whispered to me that the connections expect to pull through this event on Sunday. Charybdis Is a new comer among this lot. If he should give a duplicate copy of bls form when the bay geiding Reuter, finished third behind Dekko and National Dignity in the Pokfulam Handicap on Aprli 18, last year. This brownie is very fond of twitch- cannot see anything to beat him.
ing his tail and it is earnestly hoped Lucky Eleven is now in its proper that he will not shut up like a knife class and he is worth backing $5 when coming round the bend for the each way.
home stretch. I
afraid that High Tower is not a nice animal to ride, for he is very fond of gunning in and out. The Spirit of St. Louis Jacks speed and energy.
National Dignity Well Loaded
In the second section of the same event, National Dignity has a heavy
the head of the assessment, but burden of 183 lbs, to shoulder and doubt whether the latter will accept this may hinder his chance. Both as I liave been given to understand Latitat and Persian Cat are nicely flint the owner wants to have a go-weighted, but the book form reveals at the Governor's Cup. I like Fairy that the former is not a good mifer. Ousel, but Gold Clause is a danger I have not much news about Persian provided of course he does not net Cat, which is being trained in the goat. The latter is a good buck Macne, but it will be recalled that jumper and I can silit visualise how ho tunsealed Mr. "Pinky" Batello in the Ilha Verde Handicap on Septem- ber 12, 1937, The jockey had to enso off for a few months on account of a dislocated collar bone. Merry Fatty is not a bad outsider provided Mr. Cooper can get down to the al- lotment of 140 lb.
Nine Ponies Assigned To
(im
A Good Field Expected For Fulwell H'cap
I expect to see a good fleld in the
he, with Mr. Cooper in the saddle. Fulwell Handicap and we shall see, ron 4 good race in the Republican a good fight among the "D" class Handicap (second section) and raters over a sprint of six furlongs, would recommend you to have some Double Chance, Flybynight, Gold money_on_this pony.
Sovereign and Good Morning do not require any formal introduction, for all of them have done well on the I may be wrong, but I will only consider the chance
Bendigo Handicap Portuguese course,
An Open Race
+
"Capt. Foster"
My selections for the Ørst events are as follows:
RAINTON HANDICAP Fairy Ousel Gold Clause Merry Falty HIGHFIELD HANDICAP
(FIRST
SECTION)
King's Parade Mao's Adventure Charybdis HIGHFIELD HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Persian Cat
National Dignity
Cloudy Star
BENDIGO HANDICAP Charcoal
High Tower
Sports Gesture
FULWELL HANDICAP
+
Gold Sovereign
Double Chance
Flyby night
GOVERNOR'S CUP
Fairy Auk Victory Life Hogmanay
K CHAMPION
FORMER PERAK
IMPRESSES ON STAND COURT
Results Of Matchos Played Yesterday
The following were the re sults of matches played yestor- day:
Open Singles
LIM THIAM-TET BEATS FINCHER IN TWO SETS Fincher 8-6, 10-8-
(By "Abo")
Playing as well as he has done of late, E. C. Fincher found yesterday that this was not good enough when he met Lim Thiam-tet, formar champion of Perak, in the third round of the Colony tennis singles championship on the stand court of the Hongkong Cricket Club, and was
Lim Thiam-tet beat E, C.
Tsui Wai-pui (holder) beat Wong Shiu-wing 6-3, 6-2.
1. M. A. Razack beat Luk Chun-cheung 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. ·
Open Doubles
Major F. C. Nottingham and
walk-over from Lt. Col. Newn. ham and Major Baines,
Capt. R. B. Lecky received a
defeated by 8-6, 10-8. As a result of this victory, game was reduced to a test of stamina
Lim enters the quarter-finals.
The scores give a good indication | and
then Won the
next point.
of how close the match was through- Had he left the ball go by in the out. True, Fincher might have taken previous stroke, the set would have the first set but he badly misjudged been hist a ball which was going outside at o
The second set was again a ding- crucial moment and the opportunity dong affair, with victory going to the
again. That Chinese in the 18th game. never came back Fincher was the more experienced was obvious right letgh the match, but his execution through
ery often was faulty.
OTHER MÄTCHES Wei-pul, of the
Razack and Luk Chun-cheung. The
and the Indian, because of his greater Inaling power, won after three sets.
In the final set with the scores deadlocked at 6-5, spectators were amazed to see Luk being given a rub- down by friends, thus breaking one of the most important rules of the game. But his five-minutes' rest, was of no avall,
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following is the programme
singles We, the hornede in to-day:
his third-round the with Wong Shia- Open Singles.-J.-M. Tomlinson v. wing, a club-mate, and won in W. J. Howard; J. W. Leonard v. H. D. straight sets, conceding only five Rumjahn.
Open Doubles.—Tsui Wal-pui and
On the other hand, Lim, who made his debut on the sland court, had all his strokes, except one, beautifully i games, under control. His drive was in On an adjoining court a marathon | Tsui Yun-put v. Paul Kong and Almost perfect order on both wings, match was played between 1, M. A.
and though he seldom went up to the: inet, when he was forced to do so he showed he had quite A relable volley and smash,
Szetb Bick.
Both Crews Considered
To Be Below Average
But for some inexepltenble reason he persisted with a' drop ahol which, against another man, might have had the effects of a boomerang. He Jins- six not yet perfeeled the shot and pro- bably would do well to discard it in tournament play, As it was ýester- day, Fincher got to the ball nine times out of ten and should have scored more winners with his return slots Cambridge Boat Race crews are con- sidered to be below the average, one then be actually did.
One has to admit, however, that of the closest races in years is ex-. when Fincher failed to make an out the race will be decided, starting at pected on Saturday moruing when right winner of his return, Lim pass-
London, Mar. 30. Although both the Oxford and Golf
ed him with splendid drives down 11 4.m the lines or beat him with a finely- -judged lobs,
NOT A WINNER
H. COTTON NOW LEADS 3 STROKES
London, Mar. 30. At Bournemouth to-day, Henry Cotton, with an aggregate of 144 over 30 holes, led the field at the end of the second round in the Daily Mail professional Golf Tournament.
Cambridge were installed as slight favourites during the early training, but reports and discussion in camp. which had an upsetting effect on the On the whole, one formed the im- crew, caused the betting to veer pression that Lim did not use the B-to-5 on Oxford despite the fact drop-shot with which to score win-that they made the unprecedented ners but as a means to lure Fincher action of changing the stroite a week up to the net. If this is correct, then before the race. he certainly succeeded.
R. A. Bourne, who was originally In all other
departments of the selected to siroke the Oxford crew,
tremely well-equipped. He revealed weakness in stamina. This action no real weakness in yesterday's breaks a family tradition; Bourne's Next are G. Knight, C. A. Whitcombe match, and I could not help thinking grand-father and father stroked and A. Compston with aggregates of that he would have been more effec- Oxford crews,
game, ho
however, Lim seems to be ex-was deposed because of a suspected
tive bad he forsaken his drop-shot. J.-R. Bingham, who la substituted, for straight-honest-to-goodness ten-is considered more physically suited. nit. He was foot-faulted a couple of He certainly has infused more life times in his service, and though into the Oxford
Cotton had a 75 to-day and is three strokes altead of Dai Rees.
14B.
-Others Includo Reginald Whitcombo. 151, Cecil Denny (who led with Cotton in the first round) 154, and
affected by this to a certain extent he the crow wellstroking and has kept! Alfred Perry 155.
showed he had the right temperament by getting over it quickly,
over six furlongs has attracted one the same develobet den Sinn, of the cut sont to bag, even at a games, Lim settled down after this weistis 5 st. 141⁄2 lbs.--Reuter.
of At
of Flybynight if the pony is ridden several classy uns among the old
well together.
Forty-nine players with aggregates by Mr. Peter Wel. In the Kansu subscription grimos, and if that form
Hart Massey, son of the Canadian of 188 or better qualified for Friday's High Commissioner in London, has anal 36 holes/Router. Handicap run on January 8, Gold can be reproduced, Double Chance Fincher started off the match as if the distinction of being the smallest The Bendigo Handienp for non- Sovereign, the winner. and Good should register his first win winning subscription griffins of the Morning, who finished behind, were Major 11. H. Oliver. Apart from tremely well, he won the first two Race.
for he meant business and, playing ex-coxswain in the history of the Bant consistently by rough conditions.
He slands 4 ft. 2 ins. and There seems little to choose be- son the former concede 7 lbs. excursion Macao, I cannot took a lead
tween them. Oxford is heavier and only half a dozen entries. It is not lend and in the circumstance the comment Royal Highness as the stage, he
more powerful, but it is doubtful was foolfaulted and he
LITTLE TO CHOOSE
whether she can retain the balance to let you
dropped the next three reason. Fur-games. But
London, Mar. 30. Of course the "op-down for 'no "earthly
quickly
when striking quickly, Cambridge think, nearly the tail end at the An-position comes from, I think, Double thermore I have no use for any pony time, thanks to an error of judgment for practice, the. Oxford and Cam- balanced crew has reached the peak he recovered just in With only a couple of days left with a quick-stroking and well- nual Carnival, The ponies have Chance who has been kindly treated. weighing out with blinkers. In my been given weight for inches as per The last named with Mr. Needa ran estimation Cuban Love, Lancashire Flacher. Leading 0-5 and the bridge crews are concluding their of preparation at a psychological nino Chinn ponies to the first section scale and it looks to me that Char-a good second behind Salvage Master Chap, National Anthem and Tribute which would have gone out by a yard, way which has
scores deuced, Fincher took a ball strenuous preparation on the tide momerit and shown fine waterman- of the Highfield Handleap over a coal is about the best of the bunch. In the
been interrupted ship in heavy water-Router. Royal Navy Cup beating belong to another sirect.
First Section
The weight controller has assigned
racers, for all of them finished, Ength gold coin appeals to me at mare has a propensity
better racer.
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MAIN RACE SHOULD SEE GOOD FIGHT:
The Governor's Cup presented by then owned by Mr. J. A. Victor) His Excellency Dr. A. T. de Sousa weighed out for Pao Shan Plate Barbosa is a handicap jauni among over seven furlongs
and the the "Y" class China ponies over the Stewards of the Macao Jockey Club; mile course and the övent has to be ordered the charger to carry 7 lbs. competed avery six months during extra. It was learned that the ex- Spring and Autumn. The pany. Lra poundage was incurred on ac- Merry Doer, which annexed this count of the pony. winning the Tsin event last May, is not in existence,Shan Plate, and not unnaturally the but Shanghai 4, the Autumn winner, owner Mr. J. AVictor protested, is among the list of entries. There but got no redresd,
is no doubt that Shanghal 4 has been
on the wane since he returned from The conditions of the Pao Shan the walking list after the resump-Plato were:
subscription
tion in 1938. After capturing the "For China Ponies, Governor's Cup with Mr. Encarno-ponles of this club, 1938, Weight cno in the saddle at the fall, I was far inches as per scale." sanguine, in fact held out hopes, that It must be borne in mind, that the Mr. Potis' champion would stage a race referred to- (Pao Shan Plate) comback, but the last three subse- was an open event (not a handicap) quent, outings of the Macao pride and in the clrcumstance the addi- were very disappointing displays. tonn allotment poundage by the His Jast unplaced running in the Stewards was unparalleled In the Chunghua Cup, before the Chinese annals of racing along the China New Year was certainly not due to coast ports. Luckily the impost-Gr the encumbrance of the avoirdupois; 7 lbs. on Shanghal 4. gavo us the and Shonghai 4 has been asked to best race, of the aftemoon, for he carry only 140 lbs. on Sunday just managed to secure the verdict against 100 lbs. to be shouldered by by a short hend. From that day on- Fairy Aule belonging to Mrs. F. J. wards Shanghai 4 has always been Gellon. A drop of 10 lbs. in fa- on the erest of the handicap, but let vour of the old warrior seems to us see what he will do on Sunday suggest that the wolght adjuster has with only 140 lbs. My fancy is let the pony, in or perhaps he in-Fairy Auk. tends to put a full stop to Fairy
Aak'a sucCESSES..........
LAST EVENT
Shanghai 4 monde his first ap- pearance In the Tsin Shan Plate ivo furlongs)"nun on September 13, The meeting will terminate with with Mr. Deliz up then scrambio · over half a mile for combination romped home Arst with China ponies of "D" and "E" classes nfow pounds to spare. It will be that have started and not won, Be- interesting to recall that in the same lag post entries, readers will have afternoon the grey gelding, (it was to make their own selections.
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