Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 21, 1940.
"Captain Foster's" Racing Review
PROSPECTS OF EASTER MEETING Selection Of Winners Difficult:
DAILY DOUBLE FIRST LEG
THE FIRST LEO of the daily double event EN on the Rosehi
New
Classification Of
fo
Winners
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS tho Easter Mooting has provided some Stakes for Australian ponies of this beautiful golden eggs to the punters in the way of some handsome 1990 in slakes, and the trip is a mile dividends. Going over my "dead files" I found the following big dividends
We have not to go very far to End paid during the period:
season that have not won more than
the winner, and my best three are Lucky Lady. Flying Dutchman and Maple Biar. I expect to see them in the order. I have named, and I would recommend Rowan for a long shot.
MIRS BAY STAKES
C. Encarnacao Absent From The Colony
1935 Touchstone (Mr., Proulx)
1936 Herod (Mr. Harris)
1937 Potontato (Mr. Poy)
1938 Salvage Master (Mr. Black)
1939 Discovery Bay (Mr. S. L. Yuen)
A capital Easter programme of ten events each day will be contested at Happy Valley during the holidays, and
$495.10 for a win,
100:80 do 477:40
80.50 do do 434.30
do
it is carnestly hoped that Mr. Clerk of the Weather will ALBURY
kind enough to provide us with a good grass track. On Saturday, the first saddling bell will be rung at noon, and the meeting will continue on Monday. The tiffin interval will be immediately after the second event on each day, and the third race is timed to be run off at 2.30 p.m. THE OPENING EVENT, the Mirs
Stakes. for China Bay
ponics. Personally, I cannot under- grins of this season, is A short
big guarantee any ouling over a mile, and there are 27 take to entries. Mr. Eu Tong-sen has enter-dividends, but judging from the ed half a dozen grimas, but his first new cinssification list of Aus string Jockey will not bo scen. In action as Mr. Escamacão has gone to tralian and China ponics issued by the Hongkong Jockey Club Shanghat on businema,
it leaves Mr. Poy to do the rest,
and it looks that he will take out Ronson, whose chance for a place is not yet due.
Distinctive
and
TAIWAN BAY HANDICAP
under the date of March 11, IDemoted Ponies Should
Improve Betting
pontes
· over
the
DAILY DOUBLE SECOND LEG
double on
THE SECOND LEG of the dally Has Handleap for "class China is mine to be a scramble from
the Gla Drinkers
poules to be ridden by' novices, and
the half mile beacon,
Anything may happen and tot depends upon the start. The biggest deld of the day will be here. Lanen- shire Chap. Radium Star and Sun skine Susie are my choice, and I shall be disappointed if they fail to turn up.
HANDICAP
FOR AUSTRALIANS
PERUSING ANY HANDICAP is a matter of interest to those who do understand handicaps, but at the same time it is boring to those who do not. The Albury Handicap, the second event, for "A" class Australian ponies over a distance from the two mile post, once round and in, has attracted no less than 19 entries, and this must constitute a record nomination.
The handicapper has rated Far View to be a pound better animal than Baffin Bay, and
DUPONT BAY
SHOULD WIN
THIRD RACE
OR
have no hesitation in assuring
these two most dangerous can- didates are to carry the top readers that spotting the win- ners is going to be a nasty
IN THE TAIWAN BAY Handicap weights of 165 lbs. and 164 lbs. Time, Hopeful Star, problem. The creation of a "D"
(first section), the sixth event, for respectively. Jolinber, O-Lun, Smashing Through section among the Australian China
Excepting Sapper, who has been Wilte Dlamand are, in my ponics, coupled with the segre- mile, the Inclusion of Hopeful Times, given 100 lbs., there are ten ponies opinion, the only ones to be congation of this season's bunch of soldier of China, Sunlight View and sharing the allotment of 155 lbs., and sidered. The cream is O-Lan, with White Diamond and Hopeful Star for Australian subs and the Derby Tim (all demoted from "C") In this this, of course, is above my level of
RIGHTLY the understanding. We leave it at that, no doubt pep up
WRONGLY griffing of China steeds into division will the minor positions:
FAR VIEW'S TRIAL
Clembor and Dupont Bay Osage (late Rosy Time), who was various classes, will be the other betting department. How good they
are, it is hard to get a line, but 1 MR. Lan's Far View made a name (two griffins of this season) entered at the big meeting as the side issuO.
think Sunlight View should be the
at the big meeting as the best property of Mrs. L. Dunbar, did not
'un from the Antipodes, but all her have been set to shoulder the ince the start, but the maro hna now There are two first-class handicap pick.
performances were on the basis of limit load of 168 lbs, in the third a new stable. The new owner. Dr. events on the card; the Albury
For D win in the Chefoo Handicap weight for inches as per scale, and race, the Hongham Bay Handi- Lee Shiu-keo, has found a new name Handicap for "A" class Austrailan and she is to be known-Emergency ponies, and the Easter Stokes for by a length and a half. This Time we have to discover whether Miss cap (first section) for "B" class Jins been penalised 1 lbs., but Australia can carry the extra lead. China ponies over six furlongs, Unit. All can say is that the mare China steeds. The latter to be con Willynlly, the winner of Taiping Lancashire Chips is not only a is going out for the classification tested on Easter Monday has drawn sub-committee to have a "look see." the nominations of Burford, Con- Handicap, has to carry 13 lbs. extra good miler, but Mrs. Taggart's can- and the next on the handicap pro-didate hos a pull of 10 lbs. against list comes Bear Claw with 164 Blue Field and Blue Gate are not fusion Bay, Craigavad, Eve of Har-and in the circumstances their
For View, and Lady Northcote's Ibs... vest, Eve of
Gretber, Mount speels are not rosy.
Devonian has to draw only 150 lbs. Hope Bay, Satinlight
and Spicylight, Night View a nicely weighted, but he last pony put up & As Dupont Bay is a good lady over and the run is a sprint over the he has let his baekers down before mile course. The Easter Stakes is and might do so again. Some lope worth $750 to the winner, and it is appeals to me on the handicap, but almost positive that we shall have he did not go too well over a mile a nice field. For the time being last Saturday morning, and perhaps Budford, who holds
post of the heavy
going wns not to honour, is my fancy.
Hiking.
Should the toing be on the soft! Chatterbox has come nicely and he side. please do not forget our sister
--Courting Evo;? may be a menace to all.
yat ready.
Hongham Bay H'cap For Sprinters
THE HONGHAM BAY Handicap (second section), ninth race,
for be
"" class China ponies should Interesting, because we have here a
nice batch of printers, and the faunt
is over alx furlongs. To make my
the
PORTRUSH FOR
THE LAST EVENT
PORTRUSH has a good chance
point that we should see a good race, to make amends in the last event, we bave in the flest place King Kong, the Taiwan Bay Handicap (second and we really do not know the true section) for "D" Class China ponies over a mile, and he should be follow- value of this pouy.
As a sub of 1939, the bay pony of ed by Gold Coin and Golden Cow. Double Chance and stover may
Cocou picked up all the good money
in races confined to the subscription cause an upset.
grins, but King Kong has now to appear in the "B" class and some
his
show in the Moonie Ponds
Uls' distance, I nominate her to win. Possible is no doubt good (first section), winning the mile race in 1.44.% (which was a fifth of a sprinter, but I prefer to see another the record), and Jockey in the saddle before I cast second outside Devonian should be oho of the my vote. Galaxy has a good nitside
chance.
favourites.
Sydney Handicap For
New Classification
Of Australians
Cricket
SAPPERS LEAD ON FIRST INNINGS
Small Units Final At Sookunpoo
THERE ARE 20 COBS entered for the Sydney Handicap, eight races, confined to "D" class Australian ponies over six furlongsites for winning the and it is to be hoped that the inauguration of the new standard the will bring out all the nominations.
Inny be said of Musketeer. At thin two dangerous candidates in time last year King Kong put up a upper portion, while Musketeer, Oak I said in my last that the result of good fight against Jennifer.
Bay and Rose Jane may upset the the Kwanti Cup at Fanling would
Looking over the handicap list. If applecart. The last three are very provide us with a line, but the first Strathbannock
rate Jennifer and Lancashire Lass as low in the allotment of weights..
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two ponies (Dick Turpin and Perola entered o'Oriente) have not been and this means that we are again up in the air.
It may be of interest to know that Porola d'Oriente, who was second, carried 7 lbs. overweight, and she beat Tarzan (130 lbs.) by a neck. reason to believe Perols d'Oriente is no mutch against Aus- irallau Prince, Franklin, Income Tax, Many Thanks, Pumelo, and Shuttle-
I have
cock.
DI
Favoured By Readjusted Weight
Keason.
course.
I DO NOT EXPECT to see a big Macquarie River, who had a pull feld in the fourth race, die Sub,
a few pounds, was badly beaten Griffins Spring Handicap for China by Quick Despatch, who was fourth. ponies, subscription' grifiles of длу
time highly Franklin was at one
over the champlon considered, and there la a good Marksman, the best of last year, has chance for him to show his true been nominated, but the champion is colours, and Many Thanks can also still under a cloud and he can be be included. Shuttlecock is worth left out. the investment of $5 each way,
When Mr. Macgregor declared Strathbannock for the Royal Navy Cup, the owner was not aware of the
THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, favour- Small Units Knock-out cricket competition, led at the end of the first day's play of their two-day match with the Ordnance Corps by seven runs, and have four wickets in hand. The match com menced yesterday, and is the final óf the competition.
The scores were:
Ordnance
Capt. Bridge, b Parsons
7
Sgt. Gardner, e Pope, b Denyer 20 Pte. Reynolds, e Tropp, b Parsons
ង
CDL Boocock, Megson
Sgt. Munton, run out
"Jefrey,
5. Sgt. Emberton, b Denyer Cpl.
b Megion 1.b.w Pic.
Bailey, b Megcon Sgt. Vaugulaux, b Megson.
C
Pte. Stephens, b Denyer
Ple. Pinder, not out
Extras (B6, NB1)
Megson Shipp Parsona Denyera Tropp
O. M. R. V. Bowling Analysis
7.7 Q 20
13 0 1 12 3 2 18 8
Engineers
STARTING TIMES : penalty incurred by virtue of Capt. Freeman, not out
FOR FANLING
the pony annexing the Curragh Spr. Pelham, C Gardner,
Emberson Handicap on the first day of the Annual:· Carnival. There was no Sgt. Megron, e. Gardner, other alternative but to start Strath- Boocock bannock with a colossal burden of Spr, Balley, 1b.w., B Emberse 171 lbs., and he received a beating Sgt. Denyer, & Emberzon from Guinness Time by three lengths Sgt. Shipp, a, Munton, is Boocock 130 mm. B. Andrews, Burg As the matter of the lead has been Major Parsons, 1.b.w., b Boocock
Nicholson, t
The following are the Hogel Hongkong | 961) Gott-Club Starting times, for the Shanghal Visitors Cup: to be held at Fanling en
Bunday, March 24:
9.25 am. A Makelinr. 17. K. Littlejohn 150 a.m. D. Humphreys, K. TEMCatullon,
readjusted, Brathhannock should pass
Spr, Tropp, not out
the winning post first with Guinness Extras (W2, BB, L91) 925 m. 1. IL. Prophet, W. Hewitt. Time and Celtic Star to follow the 9.40 am. 8. 1. Butlin, klan, Au Mills. 945... A. D. Humphreys, 1. D. Evus. trail,wal 9.30 mar. W. J. B. Kay, 15 W/ MayBOW. 0.63 m. A. Sommerfait, K. 6. Harrison.
10:00 am. H..onall, J.-T. Smith." 10.00 am. 10.10. D. 1. Sinclair, J. M. Pouruzn. 10.10 am. Wing Cdr. Steals Parking, COL Alattherton.me, dig
10:20 am. TMEKITTY,”1). M. Bémeņotigali. 10.13 m. A., H. Mobride, XA) Jaciencies: 10.30 am. R. Young, F., dreven. 10:35 am. 1. P. Tamworth, J. B. Mackie, 10.40 4.r.: W. W. G. Shewan, Davi,
Edward,
10.45 am. TE, Foares, C. C. STACK. 10.50 am. T. A. Paires, F, D. Hunter, 10.85 am. 11. 11. de La Léoschung, 0.
A Price, PARA
11.00 am. 1. 1. Munay, K. 8. Robertson. Alan Mani D. #. Robu, W. A, stomat 11.30-am. Comdr. Hole, Lâu B. Pueris. 11.38 mmm. W. Sharp, T. Law, 1130 km. 'FL
11.30.
'...',
Gr
Xinaker, loya, C, whowsermon.
Fotenik,~42; M. Park.
Six for
97
Sgt. Carpenter, Spr. Goss, and. Lt.
Bowling AnMİTKİS
OMR. W 11 7 48 3. 12
Hongkong CC. Team v. Popo did not bat.
Capt. Grose's XI
The following will represent HongkongK Cricket Club in a friendly two-day fi ture, on Friday and Saturday, Capt. Groma-djeven at Chater, Road!
2. A. Pearce (Capt.), 0, 0, Altkenhead, D. T. Bosanchet. D. G. Day. 3. C. Try, TV. Fortsicus, n. 1 Crimine, t Owen-Hughey, A. K. Mackenzie, J. L. 5. Peares-and-F. Robinson, inn
Play.In the above match will commence st 12 noon on Friday 'and, 11,30 am, on Maturday, A
PKI GA PERTOR, 22, L. BOWLEISES.
Boocock- Emberson Reynolds
Recreio Cricket XI.
The following · will represent Necrolo seniors in's League cricket match_against Univenity on Batturday, at King's Park; an A. M; Rodrigues (Capt), E. L. GosKTIO, P. M. Nada Hitra, fra Di 0. Gowano, Wi- A: Rood, G, N. Gotano, IL. La, Chorfos M. Goseno, M. Ku doaras, A..P. Perwies and N. Baltriq.;
Tournament Tonnis
SIRDAR RUMJAHN AND TSUI YUN-PUI WIN SINGLES GAMES
(By Tinker")
.......
AS ANTICIPATED in the Open Singles tennis tournament at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday, S. A. Rumjahn accounted for S. A. Gray by 6-0, 6-2, and Tsui Yun-pui boat J. L. C. Pearce 6-4, 6-0.
A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves received a walk-over from Paul Kong and Bick Szeto in the Open Doubles, the last named player having sprained his ankle.
conditions, and struggled gamely against hle superior opponent. To-day's Programme
OPEN SINGLES
A. Crawford v. Pang Oklam Wel Chung v. Tennis Kwok J. S. Theobald v. T. C." "Chan,
OPEN DOUBLES
The Rumjahn-Gray match at-¡ adverse tracted the most attention and though as can be seen from the scores, Rumjahn had the last | word in most of the games, Gray provided spirited but in- consistent opposition. The most exhilarating phase of the loser's game was his service. His second service lost none of the speed of his first, and though a fair number went over the net, far more than was favourable On for victory went into it.
than one occasion ho
moro
"aced" Rumjahn.
It was, perhaps, tribute to the loser, that Rumjahn refused to relax. He hammered home his advantage
Taui Wal-pui and Taul Yun-pul v. A. R. Kitchell and I, M. A. Razack,
Ranking American Boxers
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20
on every occasion. A more necurate (UP).Tho National Boxing opponent with strokes would have given the win-Association of America has rank-
лег
Gray's" freedom of
very good struggle for honours. ed the challengers to Jos Louis As it was the height of the net was for, the heavyweight champion- In Rumjahn's favour, The latter's
passing strokes down the side-lincs ship of the world as follow,
1. Arturo Godor: 2, Tony Galento; were very fine, but on one or two occasions he was left standing by the 3. Bob Pastor; 4, Lou Nova; 5, Tommy
Farr; G, Max Baer: 7, Red Burman.
same shots.
Rankings for the Lightheavyweight
Neither the light, nor the ground, nor the colour of the balls after ale are: short contact with the ground, was conducive to good tennis. Footholds 3, Bettina; 4, Len Harvey. were insecure, and the ball simply slithered off the court in disconcert- ing manner.
1. Billy Conn; 2, Gus Lesnevich;
Lightweight rankings are:
SECOND SINGLES
1. Lou Ambers; 2, Davey Day: 3, Ungott.
Featherweight rankings are:
1, Archibald; 2, Scalzo.
Bantamweight rankings:
1. George Pace; 2, Saltch..
Flyweight rankings:
1. Little Dado: 2, Enrico Rabinati,
TN the second singles match, Teul F
never gave the impression of trying. Pearce seemed to find the round more difficult to stand on than any other player around. After two boxers for the a while he resigned himself to the sometime in the near future.
It is hoped to match these latter flyweight utle
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