Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 5, 1940.
THIRD
FIRST LEG OF
"Captain Foster's" Racing Review
EXTRA
TWO MILES'
MILES' RACE
DAILY DOUBLE FOR AUSTRALIANS
THE KONGMUN HANDICAP for Chinn ponics, the Afth race griffins of this season that have won less than $1,000 in states, hus 'been well responded to wil 20 nominations. I have seen much bigger entries before, only to be disappointed in the end with non-acceptances.
Incidentally the first leg of the dally double Is on this event, and
in my estination the winner is to be found among Distinctive Time, For All Time, Gay Star, Johnber, Oonagh,
A Time, Donagh and
Ronson and Victoria, My best three are For Victorin
Good Response To Revival
Of Endurance Contest
MEETING
SECOND LEG OF THE DAILY DOUBLE
THE SECOND LEG of the dally: double is on the Fatshan Handicap (second section) for "C" class China ponies, the seventh race and the Jauni is over 14 miles. Strail- trannock has let us down badly at the Easter session, but I think Mr. Mac- gregor'a candidate will make up to-
Time and Celtic Star,
NINE HANDICAP EVENTS for Australian morrow to be followed by Advancing and China ponies comprise the programme of the Third Extra Race Meeting to be held to-morrow at Happy Valley, the main contest being the Bris bane Spring Handicap for Australian ponies of any season over two miles.
Last longest distance run was in 1929, when Coos Bay
GOOD MILERS Encarnacao) by five lengths, and the time was 4.35.2/5 for
IN HOBART HANDICAP
(Mr. Hill) won the Foochow Cup, beating Town Hall (Mr.
two miles. In the following year the Foochow Cup' for
China ponies was shortened to one and a half miles, but last February the event was further reduced to one and a quarter miles.
will be
may
WEATHER PROBLEM
Fatshan H'cap Over Champion
Course
THE FATSHAN HANDICAP (Orst section) for "C" class China ponies,
Sprinters To Watch In
TO-MORROW
GRAND
NATIONAL
MacMoffat May Bring
$480,000 To Local Ticket Syndicate
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, the first Grand National was run at Aintree. The winner's name was Lottery—an apt name for the winner of the biggest lottery in racing. The hazards of that lottery include thirty fences, and nearly four and a half miles of country. Anything may hap- pen, though the highest fence is only 5 feet 2 inches high, and death may
attend either horse or rider.
This Grand National, however, is of interest to the Colony in that two tickets in the Irish Sweepstake were drawn for people here. The "Brewery" Syndicate, c/o. H. Ruttonjce and Co., have drawn MacMoffat, third favourite, and have every chance of winning $480,000, first prize.
71-
Out of The original 59 tered, only 29 have accepted. Workman, last year's win ner. has been with-
drawn, as has Royal Mail. Both horses suf.
from
the third race, is over the champlon course, but I am afraid that there are Ia few ponies which will not be able However, very good response | weeks ago, is now another animal. THE HOBART HANDICAP has been received for the revival understand that Mr. Needs will be to tast the distance,
of the endurance and stamina Lucky Lad while Mr. Hearne
Baflin U] CHA
Musketeer, Oak Day, Rose Evelyn for “B” class Australian ponies, test over two miles, and the former has no doubt won some good and Rose Fiana have rejoined their
Bay. The the fourth race, should be an Brisbane Spring Handicap for races, but Lucky Lad is getting no old section, and none of them is yet lack stamina due for a win. 1 fancy Just In Time Australian ponies has attracted younger and he
against the new generation. Battin with Buolal Bay and Tampa Bay to interesting event, there being nono less than 14 entries.
Bay likes lung puting, but he was follow in the rear. less than 21 entries. There are
The Brisbane Spring Handicap not at home at the Easter on a going
17 over the champion which threw up mud and water. a few good milers, and it is not was first
course of 1% milles on May 10, 1934, when Able Amazon with Mr. Butler easy to pick the best.
up was the first winner. Last year When they
Courting Eve ( Puch fonded the Royal Observatory has not Broken Hill Handicaps surprise, beating the much been very promising, and nobody winner (Murrumbidgee) was in re- Lucky Lnd (MIP, Needit) by one and jean predict what the Weather Clerk ceipt of 15 lbs. from the second pony, a half lengths. The mare has been will favour. On a going similar to I AM SURE that students of form been won twice Sydney Lati, whereas to-morrow the nominated for tomorrow's rice, but that we had on the first day of the will not healiste to back Flying by six horsus. fatter has to concede only 5 s. for Courting Eve's chances of renewing. Easter session, Sapper will give an- Dutchman, Many Thanks and Spring- These a defeat of two lengths.
her he
the judges other win to Mrs. A. E. Grasett. He burst in the eighth race, the Broker Peter Simple in
had such a comfortable victory Although It works out in favour of are not Sydney Lad, I prefer Murrumbidgec. To-morrow's rucing should be on the Albury Handicap over a course H Handicap aver six furlongs, but 1849 and 1859, Bruno created a great impression entirely duterent altair, for it opens from the two mile post, phex round be careful with Fair Chance, Franklin Abd-el - Kader when he
mvice Cabramatta | with
event, the Canton and in, and
the extra "once and Princess Claro, all of whom are flat Handicap for "C" class ponies over landicap (first section) for "D"round" should not trouble Sapper. peedy merchants. six furlongs, but Mr. Treverton's Jass China panies, and the meeting brown gelding has been promoted to will close with the second section
to be ridden by
mei in the Calliope Handicap run an Easter Monday, the
won
the
acquaintance
a higher standard and he will be the same contest
withs
of
O-DAY'S forenoon
forecast
up against a much stronger opposition. jockeys who have not won ten rancs Badminton Singles
He may spring a surprise, for Bruno anywhere. The run is over a dis-
15 well keyed for the event.
tance from the two mile post, once round and in, and there are a few racers with equal chances. Of the lot, Chatterbox has been running ST. KILDA HANDICAP quite well in his last two outings, Tarzan Should Have and as a result the chestnut gelding This Time has been highly rated. and Willynlly are good.
Easy Passago
think he is dangerous.
by
in.
P.H. WONG TO MEET C. AU IN FINAL
K. L. Yong And H. Eardley Beaten At Recreio
_(By_“Tinker").
fered great race, how-
strain. Thin
ever, has only
were
1850 and 1851. The Lamb 1868 and 1871, The Colonel 1869 and 1870, Mani-
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festo 1897 and 1899 and Ray-¡ *****« noldstown 1935 and 1936.
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POLT
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compete are six- year olds (of. which there is only one) and up- wards, who, at the time of entry have been placed frst, second or third in a steeplechase of three mlies And upwards, or in a steeplechase' n t Aintree, or have. wan auty sleep- lechase value
C500..
new
One noteworthy rule is that "riders must have won live" "chusen ander the recognis
ed rules of 'chas».
Ing in any country to be qualified to. ride.' it is markybles that this rule has not been introduced before.. 19
For the race cficult and dan- erous enough without having The added hazard;
***** {of inexperienced ridera.
The Entries And Call-Over
7/2 Kilstar (Archiald), 10/1 The Professor (Owen). 12/1 MacMoffat (Alder), 12/1 Royal Daniell
(Moore). 100/0 Milano (D. Morgan). 100/7. Symaethis (Geakes), 100/6 Sterling Duke
(Hyde). 100/8 Rockqulila (Carey),
Of these famous six, it will be seen that the ruce has only been won twice in succession by three.
It costs £100 to send a horse to the
past
the in
Grand National, which is made up from £10 on a Drst forfeit of £50 due entering, on after the allotment of weights,
final forfeit of £40. Conditions and rules for the race have been altered this year, partly on necount of the war,, but since it will be run over the usual course
25/1 down in the and distance,
Kots records as a proper National and not a-substitute,-as-was.run_in..1910-17. and 1918.
OPEN TO ALL
Last year, for instance, friends of one rider bet him £100 to £10. that he would not negotiate the first fence the rider lost.
The eighteen who Dil last. year, and the order of their finish, are: Workman (1), Mac- Moffat (2), Kilstar (3), Symae- this (5), Dominick's Cross (6), .. West Point (7), Royal Mail (9), Bachelor Prince (10), Under Bid (11), Inversible, Milano, Tuck- (Wilson). Redmill, Dunhill-Castic, Second Act, Cross Red Freeman, Rockquilla, Royal Eagle (Elder);
Away (Muir), (Mitchell),
arc- Danieli and Black Hawk, Venture-
20/1 Black Hawk Prlor-Palmer). 25/1 Takov Pucha
Bid (Nicholson). Under 28/1 Bugskar
(M. Jones).
33/1 Inversible (Hogan).
Chalic
Dunhill
Dominick's
BRISBANE SPRING WITH Springhurst and Aus
HANDICAP PROSPECTS tralian Prince out of the road,
IT cannot be said that there is Tarzan should have (D easy
not a good lot of stayers in passage in the St. Kilda Handi- cap for "D" class Australian (the Brisbane Spring Handicap ponles, the sixth race, but I would for Australian ponies of any ike to know whether-the-brown season-over-two-miles.——— gelding can last another extra two:
To start we have Lucky Lad, the furlongs over his lust outing. Heinz
UNLIKE the Colony Tennis Tournament this year, looks good on the handicap, and winner of 1038 Fremantle St. Leger,
but the success of Ball Batten the Open Badminton championships, have featured ex-THE race is now virtually open to some Knight (Tweedle), Litigant same classic at the fall has not been
all-comers. Horses eligible of the turf cellent matches almost from the first round, and at the Club forgotten by the men because the pony paid $410.30 for a de Recreio last night, the semi-finals of the singles, P. H. Next comes Tornado Star, who Wong v. K. L. Yong and C. Au v. H. Eardley, in no way captured the Rooty- Derby in lowered the standards previously set. Both matches were 1938, and followed by Triumphant Duy wills the lowest impost. On the decided in straight games, but they were games replete MY CHOICE for the closing event, top of the tree is For View, whose with excitement. the Canton Handicap (second section) recent display does not require any -for "D" class China ponies, in introduction.
Portrush, Piet Hein and Gold Coln, Sapper, who went down to Far and I expect that they will cross the View by three-quarters of a length bar in the order I have named. in the Rooty-Hill Derby about six
Portrush For The Closing Event
win,
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Workman and Royal Mail were
(R. Morgan), National Night (Hthe only two previous winners
Jones), Corn Law (McNeil), Lux borough (Brown), Lazy
Boots entered this year, and with their (Ward). Bachelor Prince (Poewen-scratching, there are now none. stein), Downright (Seeley), Tuck- inill (Kelly), Golden Arrow (Lay), Second Act (Dowdeswell), Red
The following will represent Hongkong Freeman (Redmond). Cricket Club against Kowloon A. Pearce Ser on Saturday at Cox's
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G. G. Alkenhead, n. L. Boronquet. D. B. C. Fay. Surg. Comdr. Finnic, M... Haymer. 11 Gwen Hughes, A. K Mackenzie, J. L. C. Pearce and A. H. Boxing
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CRAIGENGOWER ELEVEN
P. H. Wong beat K. L. Yong|but Wong then climbed to 12-9. 17-14, 15-3, and C. Au beat H. vice changed hunds, und Yong threw Eardley 16-10, 16-11. To most everything he knew into his lust people, the Au-Eardley match at effort, and went up to 14-12.
Wong reclaimed service, und at may have been the more thrill-14-all Yong setted at three. This, ing, but for brilliantly bewilder- perhaps, was indication, that he was ing tactics and stroke-play feeling the strain, and it was inade gower against Civil Service Cricket Club would give the palm to Wong and Yong for their first game.
Au and Eardley took to the court
There was nothing to the second. Arst. Au, mainly on very finely Yong was quite exhausted, judged angle shots, ran into a 10-1 ettered little resistance.
lead, at which 1 stage Eardley came
into prominence with powerful and
accurate smashlug. He several times
most apparent in the second game. Wong won all three points and the first game.
manoeuvred Au to the side line, and Colony Tennis
then took the points with excellently placed smashes to the other corner. Though he collected the points, at the rate of two to Au's one, he had concede the game at 15-10.
to
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The following will represent Craigen-
In a First Division League cricket match on Saturday at the Valley R. H Emall Capt.). P. J. Bullmoria, A. B. Homson, A. J. Hulse, A. K. Initial, C. W. Lam. E. A. Lee, A. M. Dinar, W. Hong and Sting. G. Souza and J. L. Young Saye.
CIVIL SERVICE TEAM
The second stame brought forth all DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL
the fighting qualities of the Chinese.
Eardley led 7-2 and then 9-3, when
IN STRAIGHT SETS, the
Rumi-
Au began using drop shots from the baseline with amazing accuracy. Hic fahn cousins, II.D. and 8.A., entered crept up to 8-10, and eventually led the semi-finals of the Itongkong Open 11-10. Those short drop shots caught doubles. tennis tournament at the Eardley almost every time. He only Hongkong Cricket Club, beating lang managed to collect one more point before losing the game.
R. Scots Win Inter-Unit Tournament
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SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 6th April, 1940, cam- Imencing at 2.00 pm.
The First Bell will do rung at 1.30
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
In the presence of many people af
No One without a badge will be Nanking Barracks last night, the Royal Scots beat Middlesex 23 points Permitted to the Members Enclosure. The following will represent the to 22 to win the Hongkong Area Such must be worn throughout the Inter-Unit Team Boxing duration of each Meeling in such a Civil Service Cricket Club in League (Army)
Championships. cricket this Saturday:
Good hard hiiling manner as to be readily identiäed.
Badges admitting Non-Members to 2nd XI v. 1.I.C. (Home). E. Strange fights were seen and the final deel- Capt.). G. Almalle, G. P. Stone, T. Lsion was not reached until the last the Membera Enclosure and Club Lockhart, A Watson, I. G. Bobertson,
$3.00 for Ladies (both Including tax) M. 3. Wright, II. F. Hatut, and F. E. D/MJr. Holdford in the welterweight are obtainable through the SECRET- MacGowan, V. G. Stitchell, About when Set, Elliott (R.A.) beat Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and Lawrence. Reserve: A. F. Sheppard.
Regional Soccer
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ARY upon the personal or written There were two knock-outs, both application of a Member, such Mem- suffered by the Middlesex in the ber to be responsible for all visitors introduced by and for Payment
him. first bout of the bantamweight nec intr
of all Chits, etc. tion Ple. Balley (RS.) landed a punch on the solar plexus of Pte. The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Hope (Middlesex) who fell down Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will und did not. rise again. In close at 12 o'clock NOON.
Timns are obtainable, at the Club LONDON, Apr. 4 (Beuter).-The the middleweight fight, L/Cpl. Moore Ol-lam and Leung Ping-chiu by 6-4, following were the results of matelies (RS.) knocked out Ptc. Roberts House provided they are ordered in played in the Soutit "D" Division of Middlesex) in the first round. advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel.
21920). Though the result was a foregone the English Regional football league:
Major-Gen, A. E. Graselt pre- conclusion, the Chinese put up good
SOUT!! "D"
sented the prizes.
Results.
6-4.
game In-
BEST OF EVENING - THE BEST GAME of the evening, struggle which made the however, was the opening one beteresting. They lost out in accuracy, Norwich tween Yong and Wong Bath used but held their own in several of the Clapton O. every shot in their repertoire; and the sustained ratiles that marked the extraordinary speed with which they game. H.D. was particularly deadly! moved about the court made one with his volleying.
quite dizzy. Yong's great failing
was his delayed pick-up off the base-{
line.
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The Rumpaling led 6-1 in the open-
Kowloon Football Club
On no less than ten occasions ing set, but stayed there while their shot. On eight the opponents collected three more gaines shuttle ended in the net; on one it before lasing at G-4.
he tried this
just managed to clear the net, and Dn In the second net, Pang and Leung: the other an easy smash was pre lost when they conceded the seventh Bented to Wong. It is a shot that and eighth games to give the cousins requires the utmost delicacy of touch n 5-3 lead. Up till then play had to just clear the net; and the most been very even. powerful of wrists to flick the "bird" back to baseline,
SECOND DOUBLES'
Nallies were long and brought In the second doubles match, T. A. forth much applause from the crowd- Pearce and D. C. Fay beat Maralaad ed hall. From 4-all, Yong led 9-6,1 Ma and TTC, Chan 0-4, 3-0, 0-4.
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Feather-Weight-ts, Corrigan Rs. Ladies, and is payable at the Gato beat Pte. Noble Middlesex): Cpl. Brown Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are
lost to Cpl. Phillips (Middlesex). admitted Half Price. Light-Weight-Cpl. Barker" (R.8.) lost
to L/Cpt. Willrey (Middlesex); L/Cpl Wiseman (NB) lost to Pie. Gribble (Mid- Alesex): Pio, Cavansch (R.B.) beat L/Cpl. Williams (Middlesex),
Wellor-Weight--Pie, McGready (1.8.) beat Pte. Geist (Middlesex); Pte. Callegar The following will represent Kaw-3.) lost to Pto, Eston (Middlesex); Cpl. loon Football Club in a friendly bowls Ritchie (18.) heal L/Cpl. Wilson (Mid- maich against Kowloon Cricket Club lenoxi: gt. Flitet (1) beat D/MJr.
Ifoldford (Middlesex). at Cox's Road at 3,30 pm. on Satur-
Middie-Weight--Bdme. Emerson (N.A.) lost to Cal. Meɑracy (Mihidlesex): L/Cpi Moore (8.) knocked out Pte. Robert
Middlesex) Cpl. Cooper (11.8.) beat Pte. Bridle (Middlesex).
Light Jeavy-Weight-Pte.
dav:
a. Frost, J. Dobson, P. Morgen and C. Dowman kip) D. Thomson, P. Young
and W Bimpson and J. C. Brown fexin); J. Gibeon, J. Bmalley, Hull and V. Atienza (akip) G. Cross, C. Woodcock, R. Hughes and V. Chillenden takip) Reserves, C. Tuller and W. Groves,
(S.) lost to Cpl. Fox (Middlesex).
Hoary-Weight-Pte. Alexander" lost to Pte. Moran (Middlesex).
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(R.B.)
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Secretary.
C. D. BROWN,
'Hongkong, 1st April, 1940.
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