HIGH
Eve Stable Wins Most Stake Money
A TOTAL sum of $22,100 had to be drawn from the coffers of the Hongkong Jockey Club to pay 40
owners for providing the grand pon pend below a list of the lucky sta-
at the Whlisun holidays, and I ap-
bles:
Eve
Luri
Eu Tong-sen
Marber 1
Diamonds
Sunnyside
S
Treverton
Kong Bros.
$ 2,450
1,400
1,100
900
Zylch
900
800
T. K. L.
100
Ash.
GOO
Numerals
600
J. F. Macgregor
SW. Lee
Kia Om
000
Highlight
500
000
000
G.
600
Yam Man
600
វេលា
000
Li Shlu-pang
.600
Cocon
500
Ji Po-chun
500
Fang
400
Dr. Lee Shlu-keo
400
"Mrs."Pearcer
300.
E. S. K
300
300
Brs. B. Holl
300
Mrs.
J.H. Taggart
300
Lucky..
300
300
300
Taxpayer
C. W. K.
200
200
Норс
200
Mrs. Stanton
200
Choice
200
Weetoo
200
V. M. Graybarst
200
S. L. K
500
Helcaside
Mrs. A. E, Gruset
760
$22,100
Sir Victor
Sassoon Heads
Owners' List
SIR VICTOR SASSOON has not headed the owner's list for quite a long while, but the wheel of fortune turned on his favour at the Whitsun Meeting and he scored three successes.
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Use Of Whips At Happy Valley: Champion Jockeys Are Seldom Equipped With Canes
WHITSUN MEET
DISAPPOINTING TENNIS EXHIBITIONS Filipino Davis Cup Stars Impress
Rifle Shooting, “CENTURY" BY
LUCKILY, the rain kept away again on Whit Monday. There was C/SGT. P. HALE undoubtedly a much bigger attendance of racing enthusiasts at Happy Valley on the second day, and the presence of “white drill uniform of ficers with gold braids on the shoulders and peak caps, coupled with those wearing khaki was very prominent on the lawns,
The Whitsun meeting of two days of racing was of very high standard and so were the dividends, the daily
double on the second day paying $1,905 for the combina
tion of Smashing Through and the mighty Brutus,
Punter's Assertion.
Triumph For Soldier Of
Britain
Programme For Sunday
(By “Tinker”)
ONLY 30 MEMBERS were present at. Wednesday's spoon
THOUGH on the whole the tennis exhibitions at the and practice shoot under the aus- pices of Hongkong Rifle Associa Hongkong Cricket Club last night were disappointing, the tion at the Kowloon City Range. Philippines Davis Cup pair, Felicisimo Ampon and Amada Conditions were good, although Sanchez, were impressive in dealing with the opposition scorca at 300 yards were not very provided by the Tsui brothers in singles matches. Sanchez high owing to varying light.
C/Sgt. P. Hale, of the Middlesex beat Tsui Yun-pui 6-4, 6-2, in what was the better of the Regt, secured another century, just two singles games, but Ampon was little extended by Tsui missing his possible, button at 500 Wai-pui, winning 6-3, 6-1.'
yards by one point. He won the nett spoon for aperture sight rifles. Sgt. Clarke, of the Hongkong Police,| I WAS DELIGHTED to see won the handicap spoon in the open
of sights section.
Before commencing my usual review I would like to mention that a letter has been addressed to me by a punter enquiring whether a few experienced Chinese riders have the old stinkter, Soldier been forbidden by the Stewards to carry that flexible cane Britain, with the owner's son which is known in the racing circles as the jockey's whip. (Mr. F. F. Li) in the saddle, He claimed that if (the italics are mine) the jockey on romping home first in the last Craigavad-(a-slug) had carried his usual whip, Mr. Tag-event, the Green Island Handi- gart's candidate would have won the Whitsun Plate.
I do not propose to start ajof carrying whip or using spur was The combination debate on the subject in this denied to novice jockeys in column, but in reply to the letter
I heard that a few prominent jockeys had to toe the
CHAMPION 'FOR A SPARRING PARTNER
Armstrong Trying To Help Ken Overlin
The doubles game between Dr. Diy and G. Carmona (P.L), and W. C. Hung and Paul Kong endec with each side winning one set. The second set of this game should never have been played, for not only was the tennis far below standard, but in taking the court second the light was get- ting poor by the time the match concluded, with the consequence
SUMMIT, N.J., May 16 (UP). that Ampon and Taul Wai-pui -A champion served as a spar-began their game as late as 6.30- ring partner when Henry Arm- p.m. The scores in the doubles strong, welterweight champion of were 6-4, 4-6,
In fairness it must be said that neither of the Tsul brothers were in the world, boxed two rounds with
form. Tsui. Yun-pul was able to Ken Overlin to-day.
THE STEERS CUP Concurrently with the spoon shoot, the Middlesex annual com- Regiment fted their the 1st Battalion cap (third section), and believe petition for the Steers-Cup-which me his Tommy Atkins just managed was presented by Lt. Col. D. H. to get over the barries by a neck. Steers, RE, to their Rifle Club for received a grent annual competition with aperture both ovation when they were led to the sight rides, for aggregate nett scores. cctions of the Lead Mine Handicap dismounting paddock, for Soldier of For the third year in succession over the Derby course, but the ap-Britain's lost win was in the Auld C/Sgt. P. Hale won this cup, Lt. G.
whips Chinese prentices carried
In the Reekte Handicap on December 4, C. Dawson being second.
1937.
Sunday's programme at Kowloon Shatin andienp (second section).
City will
will be arranged by the Hong- song Naval Volunteer Force and conditions will be one nighter and 10 rounds at 200 and 500 yards with a highest possible score of 100.
Armstrong is trylog to help Over-produce some measure of 'opposition in the Team Shoot, one team from wrest the middleweight crown from for Sanchez, but Trui Wai-pul was each affilated rifle club, composed of Ceferino Garcia on Thursday due to at sixes and sevens. three
Both Sanchez and Ampon have aperture and three open sight rilles, will be allowed to enter, neit the bitter fued that exists between
the Garcia and Armstrong entourages similar forehand shots #cores to count in the total. The winning team will receive a cup and over the splitting of the purse follow-flick-chop shat which went over the total ing their match in Los Angeles on net at unusual speed. But the most shot was Sanchez's back- six spoons. Winning Nett
1. scores, for aperture and open sight March
Mead, Armstrong's manager, claims hand. Tsui Yun-pul, his opponent, rifles, will receive a cup for first
that he received less on Parnassus, is a player of the same calibre and place and a spoon for runner-up.
is also possessed of" "a
very fine Garcia's manager, guaranteed.
backhand, but it could not work yesterday.
carpet after the running of the Shatin Handicap (first section) on Saturday, to explain he ex- cessive
abuse of the whip. CRAIGAVAD
Whatever transpired at the en- quiry, the decision was not made known to the racing public, but it was no doubt one of those usual findings that generally find their way to the shelf labelled "For private information only."
Though it is not nice to add fuel to the flame by publishing a list of the culprits, I noticed that on Whit Monday four Chinese jockeys faced the barrier ininus their usual whip.
While on the subject I would like to quote as to the use or abuse of
MIGHT
HAVE WON
Last Quarter Sprint Delayed Too Long
CLEMBER, the winner of St. George's Plate, was the the whip, an extraction from a Lon-only absentee in the main event, and there were nine ponies don racing newspaper, which, I am
saddled for the Whitsun Plate confined to China ponies sure, will be interesting.
Clember's refusal was due to over the champion course.
That Gordon Richards does not his whip with unnecessary
severity is shown by the fact that his services are eagerly seaght by owners and trainers, who are fully alive to the ruinous effect which the misuse of the whip may have Gladiator annexed-the-Lead-Minoon-a-horse's future."
a tendon trouble, but I understand the pony will be alright in a few days' time.
However, it was a grand race
the running
Successful Jockeys' List
P. Y. T. Wei Fails To Ride A Winner
SPOON EVENTS
In addition, there will be spoons presented for the highest nett score Golf
wich class at each range, together with one sealed envelope competition for each class, open only to those who have not otherwise won a prize at this meeting. Handicap
spoons, will es usual, be given by the As- will also be two
saciation. There
spoons for claybird shooting, which
will take place later in the morning. No competitor will be eligible to win more than one cup and one or (wo spoons,
Mrs. Petrie, wife of the command- ing officer, will give away the prizes at the conclusion of the programme, which will be approximately at 12.30
p.m.
Handicap (first section) over the There is an old saying that good from start-to-finish.There is Derby course, Eve of Renson captur ponies make good jockeys, but belleve no use crying over spilt milk, ing the Stonecutters Handicap over me more races are lost than won by but I cannot help thinking that
excessive use of 14 niles, and Eve of Harvest won the
the whip a delay on the part of the jockey the main event, the Wiltsun Plate. Those who blend the meetings of not, taking up
WEDNESDAY SCORES for China ponica over the champlon the Hongkong Jockey Club regular-
Lending scores on Wednesday were as course, beating the hot favourite ly must admit that champions such earlier was responsible for Crai-
follows: Craigavad by a length and a half in as D. Black, C. Encarnacao and V.gavad's failure.
Mrs. Taggart's candidate was not
Aperture Bights 2.19%, which was faster than the V, Needs, have not much use of the present record of 2.20% set up by whip, and their successes were due within striking distance when the
H'cop Burford at the Spring meeting. to hard driving coupled with good pack came round the bend and the judgment of pace. A few years ago first to catch my eyes was Eve of
C/Sgt. P. Hate Ser. the public Idol, Mr. Leo G. Frost, Harvest followed by Dupont Bay.
1. W. Kifford Ser MR. DONALD BLACK heads the Lt. G. C. Dawson I who holds the record of riding 57 Grether, Johnber, O-Lan and the
Jockey 1st with four wins, three pl. R. Langford 2 winners in 1932, carried a whip to others.
F/SA, P. II. Thong Ser, In the straight Craigavad came on seconds and a third, and then comes complete his paraphernalia.
J/Bgt. Henderson Another incident, which came under the outside with a terrible burst of Mr. Hearne with a ratio of 2-3-1 Ct, F. P. Sequler Scr." my observation, was that the privilege speed, which I expected from a crack mounts An interesting feature of 9.1. A. C. Chan Ser.
miler, but was too late as Eve of the Whitsus Alcating was the failure K. J Blake Scr. Harvest had too much of lead.
of Mr. Peter Wef to ride a winner. win with bus Mr. Proulx registered a three thirds out of four starts.
Sir Victor's candidate was carry ing a pound less than a stone below as per scale the weight for inches and in the circumstance the fast run could not be accepted as a new track Agure.
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It may be of interest to know that the official last quarter was 2745 seconds, matician, Craigavad
must
300 500 600 Til yda, yds, yds.
33 34 33 100n
33 20 03
Open Sights Cpl. Naranjan 8.6
J. Johnston B
and though am no mathe- Mr. H. 6. Chang, who came from P.C.O. Bachan S. G have Hankow, made his debut as a jockey St, G. G. Clarke 11 covered the home run of two fur with two wins and two thirds, while Whyte erreira 15****
Tie N. scored his first
20 50
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ជនអ៊ឌន
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Winner of h.cap spoon will have heap
longs in the vicinity of 20 seconds. | Mr. H. M Rotologaduating to seduced by one pl
If the pony was only together with success on Brutus after the crowd rounding the corner, Craf-the "black-letters class.
There were gavad, in my estimation, would have
22 jockeys -placed
Jed the procession first to the dis-during the two days of racing and. mounting enclosure _outside the the fist ls made as follows:
weighing room,
Sydney Lad
Beaten By Brutus
IT WAS NO DISGRACE to Syd- ney Lad losing to Brutus by a neck, in the Dianly Handicap for "1" class raters, because the Australian boy had to concede 15 lbs, of lead to the Irish-owners.candidate.
was another run in Here agains which Sydney Lad was lying too far back after passing the black rock of the second round.
"D" Division
League Matches
Matches in the D. division of the tennis league yesterday resulted:
KIT.C. V. C.CC.
D. Blick
H. J. A. Hearne
H. C. Ph
H. S. Chang
Chao
V. Needa 5. L. Sang S. W. Pon B. A. Proulx
W. G. Poy
R. M. Wood
Yeung Wing-kwa
H. M. Botelho FEU
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Liang
A. D: Coppin
G. Troverton K. F. Chiu 7. Bartow H. A. do Botelho 'S. L Yuen: 1.
Tɛl 2nd Bri
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Jalan Bad, and B. S. Hussain lost to
Ca tameon and Zummor 1-8; beat
umbhoy and Yue 6-3; boat Leonarda 645, KOWLOON V. CHINESE R.C. Kowloon lost to Chinese 33 4-5.
G. Glied and M. Eynard best K. M. Wong and C.-Y. Tso 41 boat Y. V. Lau and Y. Chung lost to Y. Chau Ballah and M. Ramzan boat A. B. and C. Y. Two 2-0. Tarson and K. Kimmern - best 9. A. L. Yack and R Turpin lost to Wong and Casmimblioy and B. C. Yus 6-3; best if. Awe 1-7: bet to Lau and Chung 1-6; beat Lag und Bil Leonard God GAIN JANKOon Chau and Two 0-2.
GM. Khan and M. 11. Haman lost to Ah, hơy and H.. W. Crabb beat Wond Elamusors and Timmern^^.5-FONDIAL CUS und 790 83; Your go- Law Rd, Chung-5-6; Kumbhoy and Yus 1-3; best Leonarda, 6-3, Lows to Chana" azsí ̈= ̈290*3+8.!
Matches
Washed Out
Valley Summer
Foursomes
Following the draw for the
Spectacular
sort of
and
Sanchez commanded omazing pace of the court with this shot, scored repeatedly with very fine accuracy.
The outstanding feature of the doubles game was Dr. Dly's service. He sent the ball over with great accuracy and a great amount of
Otherwise, twist.
however, the tennis was very poor,
fast
Youthful Ampon proved extremely
about the court. The light was but, occasionally, Rood,
were
executed.
nopa too brilliant shots Ampon was able to find the back corners of the court with his deep
Happy Valley summer foursomes, the fast drivnig, but Tsui was unable to produce anything like form good first round of which will be played before June 9, the second by Jane enough to extend his opponent. 23, the third by July 7; the scial- Roal by July 21, and the final by 3. E. Dovey (12) and 1. 2. Trevor (17); August 4:
J. W. Mayhew (1) and A. V. Greaves (12) Bye into meond round., M. Park (0) v. A. 3 Dennis (6) and W. S. Huller (8): and B. Pollock (10) v, A. J. MacFayden C. C. Stark (9) and C. H. Stark (8) ▼ 130) and N. J. Bebbington (12).
E. T. McMullen (6) and R. G. Parker First round.-F. Bucklo (12) and E (0); 11. Smith (B) and E. Greenwood (18). Tuck (14) v. J. Linaker (12) and B. H. v. A. C. 1. Bowker 1 and 3. K. Valentine Puckle (15): W. V. Ahern (9) and F. C. (7): Y. A. Redmond (9) Red 1. P. Ta BATTY (91, If. C. Watson (12) and 3 worth (0) v. s. 7. Chubb (b) and W. H. M. Thomson (9); G. E. Willerton (12) and Jowit (11); H. A. Mills (10) and 8. T T. J. Price (5) v. A. D. Humphreys (8) Butlin (12) v. T. B. Low (11) and W. H. and D. Humphreys (7): W. W. C. Bhawan Hillyer (15): F. Groves (3) and W. Cdr. (6), and K. S. Robertson (5) v. G. W. Steelo-Parking (12) v. E. Richardson
J. W. (8) and H. M. Wood" (in) Reeve (13) and J. de Rome (8): 3
Bye into second round. H. Mundy Macdonald (2) and G. Davies (0) v. H.
Phillips (0) and L. M. 8. Lloyd (12) and W. Stoker (18) v. Mejer Harvey W. A. Stewart (9) and T. Low- (8) v. and Major Bowie (12).
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