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Friday,
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH
May 5, 1939.
STRATHROY RETURNS TO LOCAL TURF TO-MORROW WEIGHING OUT
FOR BRISBANE Rumjahn Cousins Becoming A Spent Force
SPRING H'CAP
Good Entries Received
For Fourth Extra
(By "Captain Foster")
Very good entrios have been received for the Fourth Extra Race Meeting to be held to-morrow at Happy Valley. Nominations total 48 for the Taimoshan Handicap for China ponies "D" class, which is to be divided into two sections at the discretion of the handicapper. A programme of nine interesting events will be presented to the racing public, the major portion of the contests being distance runs and the first saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
(1937
STRATHROY WEIGHING. OUT HERE
Ho Ka-lau (left) and Leo Yue-wing, of the Chinese Rt.C., created a sensational upset in the semi-finals of_the_Colony_tennis doubles championship yesterday when they defeated the Rumjahn cousins in straight
They raised their game to great heights and fully deserved their vielory.--Mee Cheung,
Lets,
Cricket
Victories
K. C. C. TO HAVE- ANOTHER
For Surrey, TENNIS PRACTICE
Yorkshire
After a sojourn of four maths in f Fanting, Strathroy, the ex-champion belonging to Mr. J. F. Mnegregor, will weigh out with Mr. D. Black up for the Brisbane Spring Handleup for Australian ponies of any season over 14 miles. In some, quurlers, l'infarthings (owned by Major J. M Smith) is considered to have a rosy chance in the Mount Davis Handicap (Arst section) for "C" class China raters over a course from the two mila post; once round and in. En- Strathroy, by Pacolet, was one of couraged by the success of the lut-the finest Australionyrijcers that ever ter, the Kwanti racing folks have visited our shore and like everything nominated Clowner
Sub-cise the pony curatoto op for ever. griffin) owned by the stable Levis, The last public appearance was in and Juck O'Lantern (1038 Sub-
the Queensland Autumn Championa grifin) the property of A. H. P. for when he finished in the ruck and his the Trimushan Handien. In addi-previous couple of outings were just tton there is Scarlett O'Hara,
as bad. It was after the last per- carded Australian pony belonging to formance that the connections "de- Mr. M. F. L. Haymes which has been elded to send Strathroy to Fanling entered for the Charters Towers and the entry of this great warrior Handicap and it looks that we have for the Brisbane Spring Handicap to keep a sharp look-out on all these over the champion course will, no country candidates.
doubt, give a certain amount of in-
Messrs. D. J. N. Anderson, G. C. terest to the parl-mutuel department.
Burnett, F. A. Broadbridge, R. T. Last Saturday morning Strathroy Surrey scored 221 and 139 (Sims Broadbridge, K. Broch, W. Crabb, A. with his old pilot Mr. Block, was Eve for 61), against which the M.C.C. Crawford, A. Duncan, E. Eymard, E. mile made 140 (Gover five for 43, Squires C. Fincher, A. L. Fisher W. Gillard, given a sharp spin over the
W. M. Gittins, F. Grose, S. A. Gray, course and he took 1.57% to cover four for 11) and 121. the circuit, romping home in 27 seconds for the last stanza, Mr. Jinnings, thanks to o splendid century G. Philippens, B. Soltau, W. Turner, Yorkshire scored 322 in their. Arst A. E. P. Guest, B. D. Lay, N. A. E. Mackay, T. A. Madar, D. Orr, A. M. F. Macgregor's candidate stood out of 125 not out by Herbert Sutcliffe and White. quite well in mile test and the legs and 82 by Mitchell, and in reply werd in perfect order after the Oxford made only 102. Following-on,
a dis
There is no promize by the wea- ther expert that we are going to have a sunny afternoon and in the circumstance we may look forward to some general upsets,
•
Hectic View
To Shoulder Top Weight
The opening event will be the Mount Gough Handleap for China ponics, bona fide grlians of this
over
course.
London, May 4: Surrey defeated the M.C.C. by 99 runs and
Yorkshire beat Oxford University by ten wickets in the cricket matches which concluded to- day.
gallop. There is, however, one con- the undergraduates made 228 Verity solation that Strathroy will not taking six wickets for 73 runs. weigh out to-morrow with the usuni
Requiring only nine runs for vic timit of 105 lbs.. as the weight adtory, Yorkshire hit them off without Juster has taken a lenient view and loss-Reuter. the brown progeny of Pacolet has been asked to carry only 155 lbs. He has not been racing since Decem-
Champions
Following last Sunday's opening try-out for the tennis league season, the K.C.C. have decided to hold a practice afternoon on Sunday, May 14, at 2.30 p.m., when the following players who, it is expected, will participate in the league teams, are asked to turn out,
Harker, Mrs. Smeby, Mrs. Eymard,
Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Williams, Miss, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Cavern, and Miss V. Bradbury.
Leicester Lose Last Match
London, May 4. Leicester City, with no hope of avoiding relegation, lost their last match in the First Division of the English Football League to-day. Playing at home, they were beaten by the Wolves by two goals to nil.-Reuter.
CALL-OVER ANNOUNCED FOR DERBY
By
Completely Outplayed
Chinese Pair In Colony Tennis Championships
(By "Abo")
Probably because the Rumjahn cousins were generally expected to win their semi-final tie in tho Colony tonnis doubles championships yesterday against Ho Ka-lau and Leo Yue-wing, only a com paratively small crowd turned up at the Hongkong C.C. to see the encounter. Of those who were there, how many had even imagined that the Rumjahns might be beaten?
Most of the time he wua content merely to play a passive role, cutting his mistakes down to a minimum and retrieving in his (SIN) steady manner; but when the occasion de- monded it he also smashed with power and volleyed with incisiveness. His attacking shots were pulled out with raro judgment and seldom failed to win points.
Yet beaten the cousins were and in straight sets too, which was the surprising part about it. The scores in favour of the Chinese were 0-7, G-3, U-G,
As W. A. H. Duff and T. A. Pearce had found to their cost in an earlier encounter, so did the Rumjahns yes- terday that the wonderful retrieving qualities of the Chinese presented a stone
wall, against which, try as they
Of the former champions, neither they could not
down. Any seemed up to the old standard. best smashes were useless Their stor, which had shone so
brightly solid
defence of a pair
the last decade, la como And, adding reluctantly though it be to the con- clusion that they are becoming n spent force.
but
Ute
In
Inossibly be that could dimming, and one has to
the
They started promisingly enough and in the first set were four times wikin a point of claiming it. This was the nearest they could get to winning a set; after this they were always logging behind.
inst the
returned ever to the discomfiture of the former champions, the Chinese could very quickly turn atlet defence into attack, and carried the game
often Into the enemy's camp.
Aport
from the first ten games or 50, Lee and Ho dominated the play throughout, relying not solely on defence but also showing that when
CONFIDENCE SHAKEN mood
takes them they can assume an aggressive role. When
Their main artillery in the past one says that once they had establish-was their netplay, but even in this ed themselves at the net they were department of the game they were more dangerous than their opponents outshone yesterday, making In almost every respect, an idea of takes which they would not have how well they played together may done in former years. Their con- be gathered.
fidence was badly shaken after the Arat set, and though they fought des- parately to avoid defeat they were never able to raise their game in
Even after they had
mls.
#,"
COUSINS OUTPLAYED
Seldom did the Rumjahna -find a
latter had gained possession of the net. Drives were useless with Lee first two sets, there must have been and Ho in such good volleying form, whether the cousins would bring out a number of spectators who wondered while anything but the deepest lobs their famous act-snatching a last- were buried away for winners. And
minuto victory. But this was not to many of the lobs hulsted up by the be. And the majority of the spects- cousins were simply crying out for the punishment
tors, as one game aftor another west they received. which London, May 4.
to the Chinese, were so surprised by Lee, who had been rather nervous The following in the latest call-in the matches against Duff and the turn of events that they sometimes
way to beat Lee and Ho when the the subsequent play to prever the
over for the Derby:
Blue Peter. 7/2 (t, and o.) Admiral's Walk, 10/1 (0) Hellopolis, 100/9 (6, and o.) Fairsione, 100/7 (0) Hypnotist, 100/7 (0), 15/1 (4) Fox Cab, 100/6 (0) Bignal Light 100/0 (0) Triguero, 100/0-(0) Romeo, 20/1 (0) Wheatland, 20/1 (0) Casanova, 20/1 (0) Foxbrough, 22/1 (0) Buxton, 22/1 (0) Dladoque, 25/1 (0) Dhoti, 25/1 (0)
-Reuter.
to
the
In the first set, the Rumjahns led 5-3, but missed their opportunity and the Chinese took it after 10 games. The second set went to the Chinese without a doubt. Inspired by their success In the
opening stanzo, when they saved four set (Continued on Page 2.)
Pearce, apparently had settled down forgot to applaud.
the stand court atmosphere yester- day. He did many good things in this match and he, more than Ko Ka-lau, was responsible for causing the biggest upset for many years, He was always moving in for the winning blow and succeeded to A great extent, thanks to the badly- placed service returns of the opposi- ilon. If he was sometimes driven bock by a well-placed lob, his toss in reply was invested with a top- spla, keeping the ball within bounds.
I have seen Leo in the League and In the Colony championships for several years, but I have never teen him play as well as he did yesterday. Indeed I doubt who- ther he has ever played better tennis in his life.
Three Pairs Tie In Golf Pro Foursome
Any of these players who cannot play on Sunday, May 14, are request- ed to inform Mr. G. C. Burnett, the who finished, I tennis convener. ber. It will be seen from the listing's Privilege,
It has also been decided, owing to that of handicaps senson, that have not won more than has a pull of the poundege against whereas to-morrow Dynasty's repre- lack of entries, to cancel the Ameri-
the ex-champion think, in the middle of the last row, $1,250 in stakes and the faunt
sentative has a pull of over a stone can tennis tournament at the K.C.C., the champlon
After such stalwarts us Lancashire Chips, two successful outings Hectic View Lucky Lad and Snowy River and against Mr. Eu Tong-sen's candidate. originally arranged for Sunday next. has been set to shoulder the top am sure that we shall see a good was officially fourth in the Mel- At-subsequent meetings Blandford weight, but there is good reason to race. The contest is
over a long bourne Cup and the Australian problem to be believe that the course of 14 miles journey of 12 miles and the form Ponles
solved. but it will is too long for Mr. Lan's stallion. I shows that Lucky Land has proved that accounts for the difference of It is much easier to cut a passage and I suppose scratch the head to spot the winner. Anticit prefer his other candidato, beyond doubt that he is a hard nut Peaceful View, who ran a good race
through than to follow up the line to crack over a distance. The Rooty- weights. behind the winner (Lilliber) in the Hill Derby winner, Triumphant Day. Criffel from the John Peel's stable of the handicapper's conduct. Griffing Spring Handicap at the well in on the handicap and he is is certainly well keyed for the run,
It requires a lot of space to delve Annual Comivat. The third pony worth on investment of $5 each way, but I am inclined to believe that the into the pros and cons of all the mare prefers a sprint to an endur- entries, but if we take the results of was English Cavaller. The Intter
ance contest. There is something in has not appeared in public after this
the Boa Vista Handicap at the the air that Centre run and it seems to me that English
Court has Easter session, we will not be far out Cavaller will be Mr. Poy's mount,
sporting chance of registering her of the range. In that run the win- Mr. Encarnacao riding Rose Emily.
irst success of the season and Irer (Strathbannock) was receiving would like to include Aztec's pros-7 lbs. from Sylvandale, who was Of the two from Mr. Eu Tong-sen's
pect. At this time last year, Aztec second and they are now stable, Rose Emily is no doubt a
if Rose-Queen does not win the carrying 153 lbs. was second in the same peg. each with 168 lbs. Valorous
Not only was his defensive play better pony and the mare is my
Charters Towers Handicap, but the has 7 lbs, less to carry for coming in
irreproachable but his work at the fancy. Forgotten Star is not a bad Mount Davis Handfenp (second set- outaider, but cannot say whether the lion) to-morrow, it would be advis-run was then over the mille and the third and this means that he has a
not left little to be desired. He volleyed well and smushed with stoppy course is to his liking. Galven able for the mare to join up the additional 171 yards for to-morrow pull of a stone against Strathbannock ton Bay is at the
of the Fanling force and I am sure the en-will not make
precision, and provided the finishing much difference to which is something to be considered. The Indian R. C. annual athletic blow to many a fine rally. His only ladder with only 140 lbs, to carry vironment there will do her a world the pony. It is a good outsider.
Portrush, the property of Mrs. Tag sports will be held at Sookunpoo on weakness lay in his service, but and, should the going he firm, tot
good. Rose-Queen was twice
gart, has been kindly trented and If Sunday, May 7, commencing at 1.30 nevertheless he managed to hold his of Sale, had rounds of 71 and 71, would recommend $5 each way on second in her last two outings and
Mr. Encarnacao can get down to 145 o.m. All members and their friends service games with surprising re- while Henry Cotton, of Ashridge, this moke.
she has a good chance of making
ibs. It is not a bad bet to follow up. are cordially invited to attend. amends. Bright View is a good
gularity. I will make my final selections to- Prizes at the conclusion
and Shepard of Radlett, had rounds mudder with only 147 lbs. to shoul-
Though lacking the brilliance of of 70 and 72, and Cox of Blackpool meeting will be presented by Mrs. C. his partner, Ho's part in the combina- and Topping of Bolton registered 72 but be careful with Bistre
Rahim. should the going be nice. I have not
tion's victory was far from negligible, and 70-Reuter. seen much of Tyne, who is a new- comer in this section, but I am afraid
boltam
Makes Debut In "C" Class
der,
Good Chance For Rose-Queen
FIRST LEG OF DAILY DOUBLE
tnorrow.
on the
Canterbury Park Handicap
The first leg of the daily double that the weight may hinder his is on the "Hunchbacks" Plate con- chance. Annas Bay and Lady Love fined to China ponies, subscription are not yet ready and The Tigress is griffins of this season, that have noti What is the matter with Soldier of attempting to win out of her class. won $500 or more in stakes and Britain? If memory recalls, this Soldier of China has lost all his sense being a sprint over six furlongs, It Australian ponies of this season that China pony was a hot favourite for of racing.
the 1934 Blue Riband but he finished among the "also rans" owing to a soft going. He has, however, a few classic events to his credit. Soldier of Britain will make his debut to- morrow among the "C" company and he holds the post of honour in the Mount Davis Handicap (Orst sec- tlon), à run. from the two mile post, once round and in. "He has certain. ly last a lot of his dash and energy
and furthermore the old soldier In
Big Field Expected To Accept
hng
The Canterbury Park Handicap for drawn no less than 30 entries have not won more than $1,000 in We
have certainly a fine list from stakes should be a gift to Candleight which to find the first leg of the (who has earned exactly one thou- combination, but there is a dearth in sand bucks) but It is rellably quality. A red pencil can be drawn learned that Mr. Moller's charger is against the
under a cloud and the prospect of of the entries and of the remainder, is very remote. The race should be appearing before the official starter the winner will be found among between Bruno owned by Mr. G. Green Bay, Pall Mall, Sea Horse and Treverton and Sydney Lnd belong- Some Hope. The last named has been knocking at the door; in facting to the "Lucky" stable. Ruby Some Hope was very unlucky to Star is good for a long shot. succumb to National Service in the
chances of about 90%
not a good mudder, I like to see There is reason to expect a good Kongmun Stakes at the last meeting. him win to-morrow. The champion field of "B" class Australian ponles My choice is Some Hope, Sea Horso pony, Mariaman, is only 3 lbs be in the Charters Towers Handicap and Green Bay. hind hut the sub-grifin is on the over a trip from the two mile post, mamo leyel with Rose Jane, both once round and in. The ban of
Having, bean allotted 165 lbs,
22 Ponies Assigned To First Section
Milleaye May Be In The Limelight
The meeting will terminate with a largo deld, the best of the afternoon, in the Taimoshan Handicap (second section) for "D" class China pontes and anything may happen. On post
winners of 1,250 or more in stakes It has been whispered that Marks since January has precluded tho jaman will not accopl; but I doubt the entry of a few good 'uns such as rumour, for the pony was out doing Chiltern, Cocklerol, Devonian. Snowy his stuff during the early mornings River, Triumphant Day and Vixen Should they meet, It will not sur-Tor and we should therefore see a prise me to sea Marksman turning one race. Blandford is at the head ho tables on Rose Jane, Celule of the assessment and there is no Star King Kong and Scenic View doubt that the distance is to his are dangerous to upset the appiccart.Ilking. While it appeals to me as At the last meeting Pinfarthings "dend cert" I cannot recommend Out of the 48 China ponies in the nerformances: Milenyo, should be in win a sprint in a lower division, but anyone to have his shirt on Bland-" class entered for the Talmothan the limelight at the finish provided 10-morrow he will be in the first ford owing to the presence of Handicap over a mile, the handicap he can give weight to February Rection and he has to meet severol King's Privilege, who will un-per boa nasigned 22 racers to the Fourth, National Service, Phoenix, Arst class runners. As he has been doubtedly offer a strong challenge first section and incidentally the Sports Venture, Starlet and Tiny allotted weight for inches, some of for the first position in the frame.second leg of the dolly double is on Tim. The return of Clowner and the early risers believe that he has When they clashed in the Bendigo this event. It looks that inclu- Jack O'Lantem from Kwant will, ⠀ been 'let in and. I am sure, he "was | Stakes over a mile at the annual slon of Gold Coin and Night View am sure, find some backers. Racing. not, the first animal 'to bo, so for meeting, the winner. (Blandford) (both demoted recently from the Boy, the pubile Idol, is on the walk- 1unhte.
was almost on the same level with standard) will not only, present aling list.
Indian R.C. Sports Meet On Sunday
of the
SERVICE WEAKNESS
London, May 4.
At Birmingham to-day, three pairs tied for first place with aggregate scores of 142 for 30 holes in the £1,- 000 Professional Golf Foutcomes at Sandwell Park.
They are replaying to-morrow over 18 holes,
Robson, of Addington, and Burton
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