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HISTORY OF Bay Ponies Now Belong To "Zylch" Stable
A. Fortune Won And Spent At Happy Valley
(By "Captain Foster")
Saturday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
DUNBAR
April 6, 1940.
STABLE Eastern Soccer Team
"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:
SELECTIONS BY "EARLY BIRD”
The following selections were made
IF ANY ENTHUSIASTIC FOLLOWER of the turf should go through the programme of to-day's racing by "Early Bird" in the S. C. M. Post: at Happy Valloy, he could not fail to see that the stable | "Zylch" has nominated Baffin Bay, Galveston Bay and Hillsboro Bay for various events, and this, of course, con- firms the sale of Mr. L. Dunbar's string of animals to Mr. T.K. Li as reported last Friday.
Mr. L. Dunbar socompanying Dupont Bay in after being first past the post at the let Extra Race Meeting. This China Griffin-was one of the more successful posies of his stable.
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It would take a few columns) and Mr. Encarnacao on the same dun to compile a complete llat of Mr. pony nearly landed a coup in the Champion Stakes, for Elliot Bay
Dunbar's successes with his ex-went down on the post by a short tremely good ponies, but I can hend to Mr. T. E. Pearce's King of not let the occasion pass with Hearts ridden by Mr. Victor Haimo- known as Hammond. out enumerating his important vitch now classic victories, owing to the Chesapeake Bay with Mr. Dallas up
was third. fact that he was, without any The next victory of the Blue fear of contradiction, one of the Riband was by Diana Bay (Mr. main pillars of Hongkong rac-Hill) in 1930, and the Anal triumph Ing. The sale of his animals was by that worder pony, Liberty -will-no-doubt be a great loss to Bay (Mr. Bill) in 1932.
the jockey, Mr. D. Black, who, FIRST CHAMPION STAKES I am sure, has learned by ex-
Elliot Bay brought in the first |
CANTON HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION) Chatterbox Some Hope Talkative
BRISBANE SPRING
HANDICAP
Zlat] Bay
Amicus Curiae
Vanity Fair
FATSHAN HANDICAP
(FIRST SECTION)
Just In Time
Boolal Bay
Musketeer
HOBART HANDICAP
Murrumbidgee
Cocklerol
Sydney Lad
KONGMUN HANDICAP
Johnber
Gny Star
Distinctive Time
ST. KILDA HANDICAP
Tarzan
Amber II
Brown Derby
FATSHAN HANDICAP
(SECOND SECTION)
Cellle Star
Advancing Time
Scenic View
BROKEN HILL. HANDICAP
Flying Dutchman
Pérola d'Oriente
Franklin
CANTON HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Double Chance
Portrush
Ascot Vale
DAILY DOUBLE
Johnber/Celtic Star
CANTON HANDICAP
(FIRST SECTION).
Chatterbox
This Time
Willynilly
BRISBANE SPRING
Sapper
HANDICAP
Badin Bay
Lucky Lad
FATSHAN HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Just In Time
Boolat Bay
Tampa Bay
HOBART HANDICAP
Murrumbidgee
Sydney Ind
Vixen Tor
KONGMUN HANDICAP
For All Time
Oonagh
Victoria
ST. KILDA HANDICAP
Helax
Income Tax
Sea Urchin
FATSHAN HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Strajkhannock
Advancing Time
Celtic Star
BROKEN HILL HANDICAP
Many Thank
Flying Dutchman
GUIDE TO THE RACES
The following guide to the Races this afternoon had been complied on
Touring Philippines
Players From Shanghai And Macao Included
(By "Rex")
1939-40
EASTERN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, Shield winners and potential runners-up of the First Division League, will embark on the 9th on board the Conte Verde for a week's tour of the Philippines.
Their schedule of games is not yet known, but they the selections of three newspapers are to play six games in all, the first of which, so I am (three points for 1st, two for 2nd and given to understand, will be against an All-Manila selection. The games to follow will be against strong representative sides of the many universities of the Philippines.
ene for 3rd):
1st 2nd 3rd Pis. CANTON HANDICAP
(FIRST SECTION)
Chatterbox
Some Hope
This Time
Talkative
Willynllly
BRISBANE SPRING
Baffin Bay
Supper
Sparrow
HANDICAP
Amicus Curaci
¡Viceroy
Vanity Fair Lucity Lad ............. Triumphant Day
FATSHAN HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Just In Time ...
2
Boolat Bay
1
2
Tampa Bay
Musketeer
Galveston Bay ..
HOBART HANDICAP
| Murrumbidgee
3
Sydney Lad
2
Princess Claro
CANTON
HANDICAP
Cockleroi
Vixen Tor
KONGMUN HANDICAP
Johnber
2
Gay Star
For All Time Oonigh
(FIRST SECTION)
Portrush
Plet Ilein
Gold Coin
DAILY DOUBLE EVENT
Brutus
For All Time/Strathbannock or Distinctive Time
Advancing Time
Wah Yan Meet
Victoria
ST. KILDA HANDICAP
Amber II.
The fifth annual athletic meeting of Tarzan the Wah Yon College will be held Heinz
on the Kowloon Football Club ground Income Tax Thursday, April 11, commencing Colorado at 1 pm. Mr. Chan Wai-chuen will Sea Urchin distribute the prizes,
Brown Derby
THRILLING FINISH TO
GRAND NATIONAL
-FATSHAN HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Celtic Star Advancing Time - Strathbannock 1 Commencement
2
1
Bay
Scenic View... Royal Highness
1
BROKEN HILL HANDICAP
A
2
The majority of the playera After listening to both sides of the will be playing, for the first time, argument, the Association accepted a compromisothat the "A" v. "D" under are lights, an experience matches be played off at the begin- novel if not to their disadvan- ning of each half of the season.
At the first half of the present tage.
season,
South China attempted a Their captain, Lau Shih-tsang, will be unable to make the trip postponement of their intra-Club gume. The Association war adamant, for business reasous, and his and the nich was played off. In piace is to be taken over by Hsu King-sing, their pivot.
Although the team has done credit ably well in the latter part of the senson, it is felt that there are imper- fectloris still. The recruiting of Macao players from Shanghai and holds the possiblity that some of the players invited may sign forms for them for next season.
Seventeen
аге players
leaving under the managership of Hsu Hang, himself a reserve goal-keever, and
Sh
nct Po-wni will #9 secretary. The group comprises Lau Hin-hon
and
the second half, however, the wea ther played into South China's hands, and the schedule was altered. The "B" team has now a chance of tailing their sensors, and the result of their play-off will be interesting.
Owner Mourns
Horse That
"
Hsu Hang custodians, Chen Made Him Rich
Lau
Ying-kuen, Tsang Chung-wan and Lec Yee-shan (Lido) and Kont Seng-keng (Macao) full-backs; Hsu King-sing, Lo Wai-kuen and
and Hing-choi
Lau Chung-san (Macao and former South China players) half-backs. The forward
JONGKONG football enthusiasta
Ho
will be afforded the opportuni-
GRAKLE the horse that gave an Ice-cream man a turreted mansion to Iive In-is dead. National in 1931 Emilio Scala noa £82,000. To
spent part of Grrkle's "gift" on a turreted home in Honor Oak Park, S.E.
When Grakle won the Grand
Now he wants to sell it--not be-
t of watching the 1 Football cause the money is running out ("I Club, the Shanghai 1939-46 cham- still have a pound or two in my plans, in action this season. They pocket," he says), but because he is should be free sometime in May in lonely.
His two sons-part of the Grakle answer to an Invitation extended to them by the South China A.A. fortune, went on setting them up in What are the prospects of "new the ice-cream business are joining faces being in the South China, up shortly. line-un next season? It has been Mr. and Mrs, Scoln feel lonely In
vers their mansion. noticed in the past that players from visiting teams have appeared in the South China ranks some) time after they had visited the Colony.
"POOR GRAKLE"
Emilio is grateful to Grolle for |making him rich, but . . .
"I get very bored now that I don't ཁལ1|hའ ད་ 10
work." he said recently. "All I seem able to do. now is dig
in my garden or read."
3 will be Hau Ching-to. Woo Chi-tsong, Tsul Ah-fal. Lee Tack-kee, Cheung Kam-hoi, Chung Yung-sum and Tso Chan-ting and Hui Man-fel (Lido).
The team has not been chosen yet
Mr. Scala alghed.
"Poor Grakie," he said. "Ho seems very young to die. He was a beautiful horse."
Poor Grakle! Ike ran so hard to give Emillo his "boring" life of
to meet Manila, this will be done on arrival but I will not be at all fur prised if the following take the feld felsure. for the Initial match.
Lau Hin-hon; Cheng Ying-kuen | --- and Trang Chung-wan; Lo
Hsu King-sing-and-Lau Hing-cho-SPORT ADVTS.
in place of Lau Shih-tsang. Chung
Flying Dutchman 1 Many Thanks Peroin D'Oriente Franklin Springhurst
2
2
1
2
CANTON HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
B
Double Chance
The other players will be given a workout in subsequent matches,
THE THIRD EXTRA
Bogskar's Time Almost Equals Golden Miller's 1934 Record
LONDON, Apr. 5 (Reuter).-With a thrilling finishing perience the difference between TE year 1028 was a good one, for burst along the final flat, Bogskar, owned and trained by en "arm-chair" ride and a gee-Champlon Stakes for the American Lord Stalbridge, won the Grand National steeplechase-to- Portrush ges with only three lega (the owner, but Mrs. E. Dunbar was the day beating Captain Scott-Brigg's MacMoffat by four italics are mine).
first successful lady owner The American owner (should my the 1025 Hongkong Derby with her lengths, with Mr. J. Neill's Gold Arrow third, six lengths Piet Hein memory run right) commenced to Sitting Bull, ably assisted by Mr. H. behind.
Maitland, and also the Champion race in 1925, with Mr. W. T. Stan-
Thirty ran, and Bogakar covered the course in 9 mins. Gold Col ton on joint account, with two China Stakes.
From 1030 to 1936 Inclusive, no 20.6 secs. pony griffins named Chicago and Tacoma. The first sleed with Mr. Tracing owner could take the Cham- Doyle won the Jockey Club Stakes, plon Staktes away from Mr. Dunbar, and that was nil their luck at the Dinna Bay scoring three successive Annual meeting..
to win
Royal Danieli, the favourite, { wins and Liberty Bay registered the led for nearly the whole of the In the following year, San Diego next four, making in all seven con- first circuit, the lead disputed by
secutive wing. was their
and the 1938 was
a fatal year to the MacMoffat for most of the way. next exci
small owner, tron grey gelding
for Liberty Bay met his The latter took up the running event, the Loiterera Stakes, on the Waterloo with Silkylight, and after at the beginning of the second off-day. The 1920 Challenge Cup this knock-out the bay stallion never circuit, but was overtaken by saw Tacoma (Mr. Dallas), Onishing second behind Local Option (Mr.in appeared in public and is now Gold Arrow, which looked like Maitland), and ot
the
in the stud.
WONDER HORSE
we
never conte
providing a sensational finish.
MacMoffat, however, regained the
Tournament Tennis
Results Of Yesterday's Singles
Deckso Ascot Vale
Golden Cow
Badminton
University Beat Recreio In "A" Division
Yung-sum, Cheung Kam-hol, Lee
Tack-kee, Tsui Ah-fal and Hou Ching-to.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
RACE
They are an Impressive group and MEETING will be held weather have every confidence in their nbill-, permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on ties, and I think football fans will SATURDAY, 8th April, 1940, com- Join with me in wishing them the mencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1,30 best of luck in Manila,
D.m.
A CONTEMPORARY has published letters from disgruntled football tona with regard to the ticket ramp, They picked on the Association, to become the scapegoat,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be permitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified. Money collected for tickets sold Badges admitting Non-Members to is entirely in the hands of those the Members' Enclosure and Club responsible for the ground. The Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and Association's duty is to see that $3.00 for Ladies (both Including tax) none pass the barriers without aare obtainable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal or written A gang of some is to 17 astute application of a Member, such Mem- FURTHER PROGRESS was made versity) beat J. J. Remedios andrascals work in rotation. One of her to be responsible for all visitors L. A. Carvaihe 21-16; beat M. A. them aproaches the booth and usks introduced by him, and for Payment Oliviera arki 1. M. Silvn 21-17; beat bucce seller of all Chits, etc.
end of that season the partnership of Dunbar and Stanton was dispíved, but Son Diego become the property
of 10 sum up the wonder horse had lead, and was two lengths ahead of in the Hongkong lawn tenals cham Messrs. Stanton and
125 outings, with 24 wins and a Bogskar when but two fences from pionships yesterday at the Hongkong Lou Reldy. The Inai named owner was rsepon-solitary second. The "lay off" on home, where Royal Daniell fell. Cricket Club when two Open slagles sible for the training of the pony, nccount of being "dolty" was res- MacMoffat was first over the last matches were held. but Mr. "B" Stanton piloted San ponsible for Liberty Bay's defeat fence, but was unable to resist the Diego to victory in the Foochow Cup and
across strong challenge by Bogskar, whose
was he that the bay pony was outside Golden Miller's 1034 record, bored in the betting department. Kilstar, the hot favourite
It will, however, be seen that Mr. night, finished 12th. Dunbar has won three Blue Ribands
The winning jockey, Mervyn Jones, THE famous silk (pink with green
hoops) came into existence and cight Champlon Stakes, and he 4027, when Mr. Dunbar, started his as in addition a few each of such is a Sergeant in the Royal Air Force, never previously ridden classics as the Governor's Cup, the and Bay of Fundy, Chater Bay's able with
inter Cup, Double Tenth Plate, over the course, Chesapeake Bay, Elliot Bay and Sun Easter Stakes, ilongkong St. Leger, Francisco Bay, and he was certainly St. George's Plate and St. Andrew's endowed with beginner's luck, for Stakes
and the Challenge Cup at the 1938 another of that calibre. Solitme was, only one-fifth of a second reappearance after an
Annual Carnival.
FAMED COLOURS
and
hod
REDUCED CROWD
over-
LACK of travelling facilities rather bila new stable cleaned up $0,084, Excepting Bama Bay who gave him than a fear of Hitler's bombs reduced plus the American Cup, at the big meeting, I append below a lat of the Fremantle St. Leger at the fall, the normal crowd by 25 per cent.
successes gained by three ponies!
Chesapeake Bay
First, Maiden Stokes First, Explonge Plate
$1,000
1.000
Elbot Bay
Third, Champion Stakes
400
First, Trial Plate
First, Hongkong Derby
B00 1,034
Second, Champion Stakes
780
San Francisco Bay
Third, Racing Stakes
100
First, Great Southern
First, American Cup
HIS FIRST DERBY
400
may
of the
i
University "A" beat Recrefo “A” 7-2 in the men's doubles section of | the- Badminton League yesterday,
P. K. Hul and K. L. Yong (Uni-
21-8.
pass.
1. D. Norenia and C. C. Pereira does not enquire who they are for, his The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, lob is to sell only. The next one Exchange Buliding, (Tel. 27704) will P. F. Bun and M. S. Lin beat follows and further tickets are bought, close at 12 o'clock NOON. Tennie Kwok, who is making Remedios and Carvalho 21-17; beat When the fifteenth has finished the Tiffins are obtainable at the Club absence of Oliviera and Silva 21-11; beat Nor-first one comes up again, and so on. House provided they are ordered in several seasons, accounted for Wel onha and Pereira 21-2.
The ticket seller is not expected to advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. H. F. Chiu and C. K. Lee lost to
31020). Chung in straight seis by 0-1, 7-5, Remedios and Carvalho 18-21; lost
remember the face of every buyer,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE while Pang Ol-lam beat A. Craw-to Oliviera and Silva
In the same way, the compliment- ford 6-3, 11-0.
21-23; beatary tickets are special ones issued to The price of Admission to the Noronha and Percira 21-11,
vendors of delicacies. The practice Public Enclosure is $1.00 including is to gain admittance on their pass, Tax, for ajt Persons, including Tennie Kwok was never in dif- ************************** md drop it over the embankment Ladies, and is payable at the Cato, Aculties and stroked perfectly, tak NOW YOU KNOW
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform aro ing the side lines with unerring ac- curacy, while his stop-volleying and overhead work were fairly accurate,
Pang Ol-lam and Alec Crawford it nat be known that Mr. Dunbar (Khaki and Navy blue uniforms made
were featured in a marathon match has no Valley Stakes, neither the the meeting reminiscent Garrison Cup nor the Navy Cup, or Grand Military Meeting at Sundown. In which neither player excelled. any other sub-classic events to his
There were too many mistakes by name, for he never had a decent Arcond Act was badly Injured both playero and the second set luck out of the barrel in drawing | following fall, and had to be drugged on.
+ either an Australian or China: pony destroyed. during his racing career of over 10 years.
STAKE WINNINGS
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in my estimate. Ho must hove anent the same amount on the ex-
000 BEFORE ending the story book of endure side, but a rond volume of the money went down tho Alnk an owner's luck at Happyder the healing of subscription Valley, Mr. Dunbar must have $0,604 credited his racing account with China and Australian pontes,
Answers from Page 7 1.-Artillery. 2.--Above the
hee 3.-Kourniss 4.-Foreign
Alaira 5-Eat it (a
fruit). 0.-Ephon 7--Mexico 8.-Perfume.
In an or-
chestra, 10.-Raling the
spirits of the dead. 11-Dollars and
cents. 12-Inlaid brass-
ware. at 2 p.m. 13-Major-
Come
General, China 14-Bretloven. consented to.15-Portugal.
C. B. S. Sports At 2 p.m. To-day
The annual athletic meeting of the Central British School will be held over $100 000 received In stakes Whether she is rolny to spend her this afternoon on the School's alone, for Diane Bay retired with an-box money" in purchasing new ground, commencing callertion of $34.003 and Liberty Bay, I am not in a position to why Lady Noble, wife of the ALLIOT Bay, with Mr. Dallas in contributed $30.140-the total of the of this timeture, but Mrs. E. Dunbar mander-in-Chief of E the saddlo, captured the Hong- two racers being $73.201. In the cir-will continue to pure win her near Station,
has kindly "Kong Derby for Ulie American owner, cumstances I have not exaggerated Claw, Jane Doe and Ojibway. present the prizes.
the
C. B. BROWN,
Hongkong, 1st April, 1940,
to someone waiting outside.
Tha
publle has been continually admitted Half Price, warned against buying tickets from
By Order, 10.-Army corps; unauthorised sellers. The Aerpelating
d'vision;
Ens done its quota to defeat these rascals by allowing peopực through batlallon;
gratis, after ! tickets have been sold. The publle can co-operate it they will but refrain from buying | from outsiders.
company;
patoon. 17.-Canada, 18.-Lamprey
(fish), ospray (bird), pal- frey (mom- mol). 10.Anne
Boleyn, 20.-Music. 21-Mercury, 22.-Ballistics, 23-An Indian
religious
mon.
24-A small and
mal. 34.-1022.
THERE were murmurs of discon- T
tent a few sencons ego over the Hongkong Football Association's ne- ceptance of South Chinn's two trams In the First Division of the League, Theor have been revived, and repre- sentations may soon
bon be made In an effort to have one of the teams dropped next season.
South China's contention is that
they
are - flooded with first-clas
Secretary.
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
THERAPION IG1 THERAPION No. THERAPION NĚ.3
No, I Curse Deckarena. Ha, Ovipun Blood pultoka Nova Cursa Chrende weakneGINES Saatuk Price So. Chemists, or sithne Ho, return Maids
Nilionage—weekkidneys &ktadded.
COUNT THE
players, and the only way out for TELEGRAPH S'
them la to run two teams, Dut, It: is claimed that "needle" games aro sometimes given away by the one if there are prospects of thus enhancing the other's chances,
EVERYWHERE
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