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Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 31, 1939.
ENJOYABLE RACING IN MACAO EXPECTED ON SUNDAY
ENTRIES UP TO
MARK 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 Arcia 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 Kwanti, Sunday holiday mukers and followers of the turf will no doubt look forward to Macao to provide them with a good day's sport among the lower clussen of China ponies.
inile, but we needn't worry about Style who has been given it stick in the head and is now in the happy hunting grounds. The Fanling hur- dler, King's Parude, is in this cer- tion and I certainly fancy him to win. Although he was not among the first three, I was much impressed
The Mueno Jockey Club has let no stone unturned, for in addition to with ils running in the Oldtimers
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major contest. the Governor'sandleap at Kwant on March 12, Cup presented by His Excellency the when he finished fourth in the com- Macao Governor, there will bo i cup
raters. It may pany of "D" class to the most successful jockey who perhaps be of interest to know that scores the highest polnis, ive for a
this chestnut and other Fanling win, two for a second and one for chasers such us Double Chance, a third.
There are zeven attractive events Diogenes, Ebony Idol, Sylvandale and Zero are trained by a clover and on the end, a special dollar cash
the smart halberdier who has won a few being conducted sweep
to enumerate, Governor's Cup which is the sixth good minor events. They
numerous
are too
but his
race on the programme. No provijatest success with Sylvandale in the sion has been made for an "Es Jockey Cup at the annual big meet-
Happy ing eserved event to be contested
a pat on the back. Valley during the Easter session with the result that the Highfleld. However, I have not seen Mac's Ad- his unsuccessful at- venture after handicap is been divided into two sections owing to the marty entries Lempt in the Au Tau Handicap when he was trounced by Heriot, but it received for the race over the mic. has been whispered to me that the connections expect to pull through
Charybdls, isi this event on Sunday.
Fairy Ousel Favoured To Win Event
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FORMER PERAK CHAMPION
IMPRESSES ON STAND COURT
LIM THIAM-TET BEATS FINCHER IN TWO SETS
(By "Abe")
Playing as well as he has done of late, E. C. Fincher found yesterday that this was not good ́onough when he mot Lim Thiam-tet, former champion of Perak, in the third round of tho Colony tennis singlos championship on the stand court of the Hongkong Cricket Club, and was
Results Of Matchos
Played Yesterday
The following were the re- suits of matches played yester- day:
Open. Singles
Lim Thiam-tot beat E. C. Fincher 8-6, 10-8.
Tsui Wai-pul (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 Capt. R. B. Lecky received a walk-over from Lt. Col. Newn- ham and Major Baines,
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 sei would have the first set but he badly misjudged (ucen hist
nover
came
in
Razack and Luk Chunicheung. The
and the Indian, because of his greater lusting power, won after three stis,
In the final set with the scores deadlocked at 5-5, spectators were amazed to see Luk being given a rub- down by friends, thus breaking one of the most important rules of the game.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following is the programme to-day:
Open Singles.-J. M. Tomlinson v. WJ. Howard; J. W. Leonard v. H. D. Humjahn..
ball which was going outside at a The second set was again a ding-| Thut his five-minutes' rest was of no crucial moment and the opportunity dong oftair, with victory going to the avail.
back again. That Chinese In the 18th game.
more experienced
OTHER MATCHES Tsui Wai-pul, the holder of the player of the two was obvious right Lim Thlam-let entered the quarter-finals of the Colony tennis Fincher was the singles championship yesterday by beating E. C. Fincher in two hard-hrough the match, but his execution singles title, had a bit of practice in
faulty very often
his third-round fie with Wong Shiu- was On the whole he showed good sil-round form,' fought scia.
On the other hand, Lim, who made wing, n club-mote, and won his debut on the stand court, had all straight sets, conecding only five his strokes, except one, beautifully games. under control. Hix drive was 123 On an adjoining court a marathon almost perfect order on both wings, match was played between 1. M. A. and though he seldom went up to the net, when he was forced to do so he reliable. showed he had quite u volley and smash.
Rugby League Tie Selections Won By Barrow Made By
ነ
London, Mar. 30.
In the Rugby League Barrow a new comer among this lot, It he
9-2 to-day- should give us a duplicate copy of defeated Widnes by his form which the buy gelding Rester. finished third behind Dekko and National Dignity in the 'okfulam
Handicap on April 18, last year. This brownie is very fond of twitch- cannot see anything to hent himing its tall and it is earnestly hoped Lucky Eleven is now in its proper that he will not shut up like a knife backing $5 when coming round the bend for the class and he is worth theesel way.
home stretch. I am afraid that High Tower is not a nice animal to ride, for he is very fond of running in and out. The Spirit of St. Louis lacks speed and energy.
The opening event will be Rainton Handicap for China ponies "y" clans of any season that have not won more than $500. In stakes since January and the run is over the six furlongs' course. It will bo for it will be an interesting race, ridden by apprentices who have not events. Both won more than ten Falry Ouset and Victory Life are at the head of the assessment, but I doubt whether the latter will accept as I have been given to understand that the owner wants to have a go at the Governor's Cup. 1 ke Falry Ousel, but Gold Clause is a donger provided of course he does not act the goal. The latter is a good buck jumper and I can still visualise how he unseated Mr. "Pinky" Boletho I the Iba Verde Handicap on Septem- ber 12, 1937. The jockey had to ease!
off for a few months on account of dislocated collar bone. Merry
is not a bad outsider
1
Fat, Comper can get down to the at-
lotment of 140 lbs.
Nine Ponies Assigned To
National Dignity Well Loaded
In the second section of the same event, National Dignity has a heavy burden of 183 lbs. to shoulder and his chance. Both this may hinder Latitat and Persian Cat are nicely welghted, but the book form reveals that the former is not a good miler. I have not much news about Persian which is being trained in Cat, Macao, but it will be recalled that
A Good Field
Expected For
Fulwell H'cap
I expect to see a good field in the
he, with Mr. Cooper in the saddle, Fulwell Handicap and we shall see run a good race in the Republican a good-night-among--the "D" class and Iralers over a sprint of six furlongs. Handicap (recond section) would recommend you to have some Double Chance, Flybynight, money on this pony.
Gold
Sovereign and Good Morning do not require any formal introduction, for
n of them have done well the
Bendigo Handicap guese course. I may be wrong
An Open Race
but will only consider the chance
"Capt. Foster"
the first My selections for events are as follows:
RAINTON HANDICAP Fairy Onsel Gold Clause Merry Faily HIGHFIELD HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION) King's Parado Mao's Adventure Charybdis
HIGHFIELD HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION) Persian Cat
National Digulis. Cloudy Star
BENDIGO HANDICAP Charcoal
High Tower
Sports Gesture
FULWELL HANDICAP
Gold Sovereign
Double Chance Flybynight
GOVERNOR'S CUP Fairy Auk Victory Luc Hogmanay
Both
Open Doubles.-Tsui Wal-pui and v. Paul Kong and Tsul Yun-pui Szeto Bick.
Crews Considered To Be Below Average
But for some Inexeplicable reason he persisted with a drop shot which,! against another man, might have hud the effects of a boomerang. He has hot yet perfected the shot and pro- bably would do well to discard it in tournament play. As it was yester
London, Mur, 30. day, Fincher go to the ball nine times
Although both the Oxford and Golf out of ten and should have scored! more wipers with his return shots Cambridge Boat Race crews are con- sidered to be below the average, one than he actually did.
One has to admit, however, that of the closest races in years is ex- when Fincher failed to make an out-pected on Saturday morning when right winner of his return, Lim pass-the race will be decided, starting at ed him with splendid drives down
Cambridge were installed as slight the lines or beat him with a Anely-favourites during the early training, judged lobs
NOT A WINNER
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H. COTTON NOW LEADS 3 STROKES
London, Mar. 30. At Bournemouth to-day, Henry Cotton, with an aggregate of 144 over 38 holes, led the field at the end of the second round in the Daily Mail professional Golf Tournament,
but reports and discussion in camp, which iad 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 f-to-5 on Oxford despite the fact drop-shot with which to score win that they made the unprecedented TICTS
but as a means to lure Fincher action of changing the stroke a week up to the net. If this is correct, then before the he certainly succeeded.
R. A. Bourne, who was originally In all other departments of the selected to stroke the Oxford crew,
Cotton had a 75 to-day and is game, however, Lim seems to be ex-was deposed because of a suspected
This action three strokes ahead of Dal Rees. tremely well-equipped. He revealed weakness in stamina, no real weakness in yesterday's match, and I could not help ray breaks a family tradition; Bourne's Next are G. Knight, C. A. Whitcombe aking grand-father- -and-father-stroked and A. Compston with aggregates of
140. that he would have been more effec- Oxford tive had he forsaken his drop-shot
Others Include Reginald Whitcombo J. R. Bingham, who is substituted, for straight-honest-to-goodness ten-is considered more physically suited. 151, Cecil Denny (who led with nis. He was foot-faulted a couple of He certainly has Infused more life Cotton in the first round) 154, and times in his service, and though into the Oxford stroking and has kept Alfred Perry 185. affected by this to a certain extent he the crew well together.
Forty-nine players with aggregates Hart Massey, son of the Canadian of 158 or better qualified for Friday's showed he had the right temperament
High Commissioner in London; has Anal 30 holes.-Router. by getting over it quickly.
Fincher started off the match as if the distinction of being the smallest
consistently by rough conditions,
crews.
of Flybynight if the pony is ridden several classy 'ns among the old by Mr. Peter Wel. in the Kansu subscription griffins, and if that form Handicap run on January 8, Gold can be reproduced, Double Chance The Bendigo Handicap for non- Sovereign, the winner, and Good should register la frst win for he meant business and, playing ex-coxswain in the history of the Boat
There seems little to choose be H. Oliver. Apart from tremely well, he won the first two Itaen. He stands 4 ft. 2 ins, and winning subscription griffins of the Morning, who Anished behind, were Major H
tween them. Oxford is heavier and Hongkong Jockey Club of this sea on the same level, but on Sunday the fact that she has never made games. Lim settled down after this weighs 5 st. 14 lbs-Neuter.
more powerful,' but it is doubtful son over six furlongs has attracted the former has to concede 7 tbs of the excursion to Macao, I cannot re-and tools a lead of 5-3. At this
whether she can retain the balance only half a dozen entries. It is not lead and in
was footfaulted and he the circumstance the commend Royal Highness as the stage,
to let you quickly dropped the next three
London, Mar. 30. possible to "get a line" on these six English gold coln appeals to me as mare has a propensity
when striking quickly. Cambridge well- racers, for all of them finished, I a better racer. Of course the op-down for no carthly reason. Fur games. But he recovered just in With only a couple of days left with a quick-stroking and think, nearly the tall 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 crow has reached the peak paychological rust Carnival. The ponies
have Chance who has been kindly treated. weighing out with blinkers. In my
scores deuced, Fincher took a ball strenuous preparation on the tide moment and shown fae waterman- The weight controller has assigned been given weight for Inches as per the last named with Mr. Needa ran estimation Cuban Love, Lancashire by Fincher, Leading 0-5 and the bridge crews are concluding their of preparation at a nine China ponies to the first section sale 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 been interrupted ship in heavy water-Router. of the Highfield Handicap over a coal is about the best of the bunch. in the Royal Navy Cup beating belong to another street.
First Section
at
REPULSE BAY Hotel
Geo. Pio-Ulski's String Quintette
every SUNDAY for Tiffin 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Fred Carpio's Dance Orchestra
overy WEDNESDAY for Dinner 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
A la Carte &
le d'Hote
MAIN RACE SHOULD SEE GOOD FIGHT
seven
Plotc
The Governor's Cup presented by then owned by Mr. J. A. Vietor) His Excelleney Dr. A. T. de Sousa weighed out for Pao Shan Burbosa is a handicap jaunt among over
furlongs and Una the "Y" class China ponles over the Stewards of the Macão Jockey Club mile course and the event has to be ordered the charger to carry 7 ibs.) competed every six months during extra. It was learned that the ex- Spring and Autumn. The pony, tra pouadage was incurred on oc- 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. A. Victor protested, is among the list of entries. Therabut got no redress.
is no doubt that Shanghai 4 has been
on the wane shice he returned from
The conditions of the Pao Shani
the walking list after the resump-Plate were:
tion in 1938. After capturing the
"For China Ponies, subscription
Governor's Cup with Mr. Encarna ponies of this club, 1030. Weight cao in the saddle of the fall, I was for inches as per scale.'
It must be borne id mind that the sunguine, in fact held out hopes, that Mr. Potts champion would stage a race reforred to (Poo Shan Plate) camback, but the last three subse-was an open event (not a handicap) quent outings of the Macao pride and in the circumstance the adul- were very disappointing displays. tional allotment of poundage by the His last unglaced running In the Stewards was unparalleled in the Chunghua Cup before the Chinese annals of racing along the Chilns New Year was certainly not due to coast ports. Luckily the impost of the encumbrance of the avoirdupois; 7 lbs. on Shanghai 4 gave us the and Shanghai 4 has been asked to best race of the afternoon, for he carry only 143 lbs. on Sunday Just managed to secure the verdict against 160 lbs. to be shouldered by by a short head. From that day on- Fairy Auk belonging to Mrs, F. J.wards Shanghal 4 has always been Gellion. A drop of 10 lbs. in fe- on the crest of the handicap, but lot vour of the old warrior seems to us see what he will do on Sunday 146 lbs. My fancy is suggest that the weight adjuster has with only let the pony in or perhaps ha in-Fairy, Auk. tends to put a full stop to Fairy
·LAST EVENT
Auk's successes.
Shanghai 4 made his first ap-
pearance in the Tsin Shin Plato:
(five furlongs) run on September 19. The meeting will terminate with 1930, and with Mr. Delts up the "scramble.
over half mile for
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. combination romped home first with China popies of "D" and "E" classes
a few pounds, to spare. It will be that have started and not won, Bo- Interesting to recall that in the same ing post entries, renders will have afternoon the grey golding (it was to make their own elections,
he
LITTLE TO CHOOSE
LL OVER
HE WORLD
SPEY
ROYAL
WHISKY
DISTILLED OVER 10 YEARS AGO BY GILBEY'S
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BANK OF CANTON BUILDING;
.