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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH..
June 16, 1939.
CURTAIN RUNG
RUNG DOWN FOR
DOWN FOR FIRST HALF OF SEASON
MANY INCIDENTS
SEEN IN LAST WEEK'S RACING
(By "Captain Foster")
The Hongkong Jockey Club brought a suc- cossful first half season to a close last Saturday at Happy Valley and in spite of the bad weather there was certainly a big crowd of keen followers of the turf.
have renson to believe that the ex- citement of the race this first ex- pertence ahead of the pack) was partly to be blamed.
Incidents were numerous, the best would have broken his "duck" and being a dead hent for the first posi tion in the frame between Gog, with Mr. Needa in the saddle, and Phoenix, with Mr. S. C. Llung up, in the Nanling Handicap for China ponies, subscription grins of this
season. The Stewards disqualified Nice Handling By
the first pony, Boolat Bay, who was idden by the jockey-owner Mr. S. W. Lee, in the West River Handicap and also the second pony, Clowner, piloted by Mr. Hearne in the Luntno Handicap for a similar offence.
Tyne, who was made a favourite In the West River Handleap, ran out after passing the football gate and he let the pubile down very badly to the extent of 1,026 and 999 tickets for win and place respectively...
Mr. Needa
I was gind that my nomination (Expansion Time) in the Shing Mun Handicap for "B" class China ponies fait dividend of $24.10 for a win. was rightly forecast and returned a
The success of the mare was due, the nice handling by the jockey Mr. without any fear of contradiction, to: Messrs. S. W. Tang on Flybynight from the back. Humdrum Eve, who Need, who rode a well-timed race and Y. T. Fung on Gold Sovereign | *4
carried were unsented in the last event, the | SU
all the big money (2,217 Lantao Handicap, after passing the
fickets being equivalent to $11,085 seven turlong post, the former being for win) came out of the ruck 100. sent to the hospital with a broken and the chestnut gelding was collar bone and the latter was un- badly beaten by the winner by four injured.
good lengths.
Rucing on the whole was good with a few exciting finishes but the gross tracke wus budly cut up after the running of a couple of events. Several topweighters such as Anna- bella, Bredon and Brutus failed to weigh out for the Wallsend Hundi- спр
confined to “C' clasa Australian
ponies and the absence of Lovely Star and Potentate among the China steeds was, I understand, due to the slip- péry going.
POCONOS SURPRISES CRITICS
Best Race Was Lantao Handicap
The best
were
Photograph of the boxing team of the 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment, winners of the Inter-Unit Championship, 1938-39. Back Now (left to right):-Pie. Huggonson, L/Opt. Melroy, Fie. Fawcett, Pte. Moran, Pie. Eaton, L/Cpl. Betts. Bd. McDonald. Central Row;-L/Cpl. Web- sier, Cpl. Holdford, L/Cpl. Phillips, Cpl. McGrady, Lt. Col. L. A. Newnham, MG., Capt. H. Marsh, Adj., Cpl. Ents, L/Cpl. Noble, Pte. Geist Front Row: L/Cpl. Hope and Pic. Gribble.-Ming Yuen..
GREAT BRITAIN WINS DAVIS CUP TIE WITH SURPRISING COMFORT
Great Britain beat France by these rubbers to one with one to play in the Third round of the Davis Cup tie. at Wimbledon. The crux of the round was when R. A. Shayes defeated B. Destremau by 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the first of the two remaining rubbers on Saturday, May 27,
The sparkling display of Mrs. Dun- and 4,821 tickets for win and place week-end:-C. E. Hare, R. A. Shnyes, į
serve.
race of the afternoon was, apart from the Interest man)- feated by the public in the special) dollar cash sweep, the Lantao Handi- It was one of the most remarkable cap for "D" class China raters, for matches of Shayes' career, and the every punter was out to And the best selectors Indleated their satisfaction enake in the grass, There was as with the British team's performance usual an extraordinary flow of public by choosing the same side to meet money on all the roses in the, pot Germany in the semi-final next and the total chances sold 6,418
F. H. D. Wilde, with L. Shaffi re- ar's Poconos with the assistance of respectively. The total figure cannot Mr. D. Black in the opening event, eclipse the betting in the Manly Great Britain started the competi- the Carpentarla Handicap, must have Handicap run on the second day of tion well on Friday, May 20, when astounded every critic when this bay the Whitsun meeting. However, a C. E. Hore and F. H. D. Wilde scored gelding romped home in easy fashion field of 17 runners was no joke to a surprise doubles victory over Y. and paid $60.00 for a win to the de- Mr. A. H. Polls, the official starter, Petra and P. Pellizza at 6-3, 6-3, 3-0, Hight of those who stuck to the and after a couple of abortive at-4-0, 0-3. R. A. Shayes settled the American candidate. It was, how tempts the flying gate was released, issue in the first of the two singles ever, the first event for Australian Diogenes (Mr. Black) breaking the on the following day by beating B. ponies over half a mile course but as tape. He was chased by Ebony Idol, Destremau, and while high tribute. Roconos was carrying 19 lbs. of lead Gold Coin, Fel Ying and the rest must be paid to Shayes for his cour- under the scale weight, the time, following in the rear. There was age in curbing daring strokes
amely, 54 seconds cannot be ac-not much positional change as the courage that often seemed to be at cepted as a track record.
steeds raced up the incline, but com-breaking-point-it will remain one ing down the hill Diogenes and Ebony of the strangest matches ever played
Boolat Bay Disqualified For Boring
with
Idol began to flag. Owing to the in the competition. This good and
rain visibility was very poor when its astonishing phases of the runners came round the bend, bad, beggars description. The strain but the first to catch my eyes was of the occasion rested heavily upon Valorous.
followed by Dekko, both men, and it was really Destre- Clowner. Gold Coin, Night View and mau, whose nerves.failet him in the Royal Highness. Half way down the crisis, although Shayes was far from straight Valorous dropped the anchor being without his purple patches. and that was the end of Mr. Wood's The anest thing about him was that mount. Taking the advantage of the he could pull himself together just Mr. S. W, Lee did not have any, the rails in a most remarkable way
opening Dekko shot forward through as he seemed to be going to pieces. duck with his new acquisition-Boo- and after passing the public en-
STILL THE ENIGMA
Shayes remains the enigma of the
for ten years and Britain for four in an unbroken run of European do- nination, France has seemed to possess the more promising material, but they are not yet the giants on grass that the three "musketeers" were. This was the first meeting at the new Wimbledon of the two na- tlons. Our Own Correspondent,
LIGHT BLUES GIVE RIVALS
BIG FRIGHT
By winning the last singles match played, J. R. Briggs the Oxford golf Blue, gave his University victory over Cambridge in the annual lawn tennis match which was finished at Oxford on May 20. At the close of play on May 19. Oxford led by 8 matches to 4, with nine to play, and thus they required only three of these nine to give them a winning lead.
But Cambridge were in a fighting mood, and after their captain G.
at Bay-who bored so badly in the closure it was impossible for Mr. T. West River Handicap for "C" class W. Lee's candidate to lose the race. China ponies that the racer was dis There was a good ding-dong tusslo British team. There is. so little ata-
qualified after an inquiry hold by the between Clowner, Gold Coin, Night bility-about-ils gone, which-is-as-Nicolaidis, and beaten hls-Oxford
tewards. The official result was View and Royal Highness for the likely, to touch the heights--for a laughing Girl, Bright View and An-minor positions, all fighting in a row period, all too brief as the depths. Jus Bay. It was, no doubt, rather in the last 50 yards from the touch sheartening to the owner who line. Dekko crossed the wire by two
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Boussus, the "veteran" of the French side, massacred him by 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 in the second single. Shayes was completely nonplussed and altogether too strained by the angles of a left- harder. L. Shaff wiio deputised, found the steady, accurate Boussus far too much for him, though he mode a gallant fight in the third set, a fight which should do him a world of good. He has the shots and the speed of stroke but his ground work is scarcely sound enough to worry such a seasoned campaigner as this left-handed Frenchman. If he could tighten things up, a bit he might easily go a long way.
As Hare beat Destremau after a long and fighting match, he took a well-earned rest from a match with Boussus whom he has so far never were: (G.B.) beat B, Desire- 0-2, 6-3, 3-6, 14-12:
lost (G.B.) (France), 2-6, 4-6, 0-6; beat Dea
beaten. The complete results
C. E.
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R. A.
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tremau, 6-3, 4-8," 074, L. Sham
(G.B.) lost to Boussus (Franco),
0-0. 2-0, 6-7; Ilare aid. F. L. D. Wilde (G.B.) beat P. Pellizza and Y. Vetra (France) 6-3, 6-3, 3-0, 4-0, 0-3.
So the match turned out to be a fino fight between two countries who are still trying to build up youngi teams to replace the men who won the Cup and held it so well-France
lengths' ahead of these four pontes, but after a few minutes' deliberation Clowner was awarded second place and a short head. separated him and Gold Coin. It was a fine finish, but the Fanling hope was'disqualified by the Stewards for boring and the of fleinl result of the event was Dekko, Gold Coin and Night View.
It may be of interest to know that! the last named pony has started seven times this БСОБОМ and has
three placed outings. Dakko presented a fat cheque of $69,843.20, to the Jucky drawer of ticket No. 136,147, and the amount was $11,004.86 more than the sun handed out by Mrs. Dunbar's Red Feather at this time last year.
rival, L. E. King, an Australian, and two other Hght Blues and won their matches, it did not look too good for Oxford who might have. to rely on winning one of the three remaining doubles. However, Briggs fought back after losing the first set, and being 4-1 down in the second to beat the Dane, H. Grut; by 4-6, 12-10, 0-1, thus giving Oxford their all-important 11th match.
Volleying was responsible for the Soccer Blue R. G. Sturdy, beating H. N. Dhamija, a typical Indian stylist, who tries to break his op ponents hearts by keeping the ball going. Dhamlju, won-a-long-first set through his patience, but once Sturdy improved on his ground strokes, Dhamija was hardly in the plcture for Sturdy's volleying' was of a very
Another Unusual Bet At White's -Club
London, May 29. White's Club is famous for its bold gambling spirit, Re- cently it was told how Mr. Toby Milbanke bet Mr. Rich- ard Sutton that he could not play a golf ball from the Tower Bridge to the steps of the Club in under two thou- sand strokes. The other night another unusual bet was made. Two members wished to play "double or quits" on £25. They decided to play seven-up at billiards. Instead of stringing to decide who was to start, they tossed." The member who lost was com pelled to begin and, to the amazement of the onlookers, he proceeded to make three successive glorious flukes off red and won the bet. Yet so rare is it to score off an open. ing shot at billiards that ex- perts invariably play a "miss" into baulk.
DERBYSHIRE WIN BY AN INNINGS
London, June 15. Derbyshire defeated Surrey by an innings and 43 runs in the County Cricket Championship to-day.
In their only visit to the wickets, Derbyshire scored 247,. Parker taking six wickets for 34 runs.
Surrey, however, were dismissed for 77 and 127, A Popq taking six for 44 in the first innings and G. Pape five for 40 in the second.Reuter.
high class indeed, and his smashing decisive..
The Oxford captain, Klag, was not in his best form against Nicolaidis, who had really only to keep the ball in play to win. The first set of 6-love to the Cambridge man is true picture of the play, for King hardly hit any balls into court, and although he made a brief stand to win the second after being 5-3 down, he returned to his erratic play in the final set.-Our Own Correspondent.
and;
A. E. Kumjahn, the young V.B.C. swimmer, winning the 100 yards backstroke very tally yesterday in the gala, between the 'V.R.O Chung Shing. Rumjalin took 77.2 seconds here whereas in the relay - was timed at 73 secs, for the same distance-Stof Photographer
Bookies
AMERICANS TO MEET IN FINAL
French Tennis Championships
Paris, June 15.
Two Americans will meet in the final of the men's singles in the French Tennis Championships now in progress. This was assured when Otto Szelgetti, of Hungary, Was beaten in the semi-finals to-day by Bobby Riggs, whe won easily by 6-3, 0-0,
0.4.
The other semi-final match is be tween Donald McNeill and Elwood Cookie, both of the United States.-- United Press.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Paris, June 15. In the semi-finals of the women's singles, Madame Mathieu (France) bont Mademolcolle Pannetler (France) by 0-2, 6-2, while Mademoiselle Jedrzejowska (Poland) beat Madame Leballly (France) by 6-3, 2-6, 6-3,
MIXED DOUBLES
Purls, June 16. The American combinatlon of Elwood Cooke and Mr. Sorah Palfrey Fabyan entered the final of the mixed doubles by beating Smith (U.S.) ond Mademoiselle Goldschmidt: (France) by 6-2, 0-2,-Reuter.
Satisfied
After Three Days' Racing at
Ascot
London, June 15.
The majority of book-makers at Ascot to-day were well-satisfied with the culmination of the third day's racing which was again held in cool and sunless weather.
The majority of the women favour; Loan, 8-1, took the Rousmoorial thick overcoats and mackintoshes in Stakes. preference to the usual Ascot crea- tions.
Was Lord beat
A successful outsider The Hon. Mr. Peter Beatty's two- | Mrs.
Astor's Fullham, 100-2, wha
James Corrigan's odds-on year-old. Tant Mieux, ridden by favourite, Signal Light, 8-11, by a Gordon Richards, starting at 13.8, was length in the Waterford Slakes, the winner of the New Stakes and giving Richards his double. was the only successful favourite.
Diggest surprises were the defeats of Mr. James Rank's classic four year-old, Scottish Union, 13-8 favourite in the famous Gold Cup event, and Mr. Dunne's Portobello, 4-7 on favourite in the Granville Stakes, which was won by Mrs. Bar low's Cosmolone, at 5-2.
Portobello was
was badly left at the post and finished last.
Scottish Union, ridden by Carelake, endeavoured to make all the running but Flyon, ably ridden by Ephraim Smith effectively took command close to the finish, comfortably beating Marunta, owned by Sir Abe Bailey, who made a great bid to bring off the Hunt Cup and the Gold Cup double, into second place.
UNIQUE FEAT
E. Smith thus completed a unique treble, having previously ridden the winters in the Derby and the Ascot Stakes.
Smith ended with a further success being the winner in the Cork and Orrery Stakes on Old Reliance, 8-1, beating His Majesty's three-year-old, Cosmopolitan, by three lengths.- Reuter's Special.
Lord Milford Wins Ascot Gold Cup
London, June 15. The weather was duti at Ascot to-day when Lord Milford, with his four-year-old, Flyon, won the Gold Cup, the most coveted trophy of the meeting, by Ave lengths from Sir Abc Bailey's Maranta, who was three lengths ahead of James Rank's Lord Portal's Mobro, starting at Scottish Union. 5-1, was a comfortable winner in the Ribblesdale Stakes, and his trainer, Scottish Union started' favourite `nt Mr. Boyd Rochfort, had a further 13-8, while Fiyon started at 100-6 and success when Mrs. Murray's Glen Maranta 20-1-Reuter,
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