Friday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 7, 1940.
"Captain Foster's" Racing Review
FIRST HALF OF THE PRESENT SEASON
Liberal Contributions To JUNE Charities And War Fund
MEETING AT MACAO
WE ARE ENTITLED to remember that the first half of the racing Burford Has Earned
season that concluded quite recently at Happy Valley has been a great deal
Excellent Nominations
moro satisfactory than any of the previous years on account of the liberal Most Money To Date Received: Special Sweep
donations made by the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club to the British War Organisation Fund and the local charitablo institutions.
DONATIONS EXCEED $200,000
It will be recalled that the first donation made was a sum of $50,000 given to the War Charities at the inaugural meeting held at Government House, then came the juicy proceeds of the Hongkong Derby special dollar cash sweep amounting over $100,000, and the last was an aggregate payment of $51,500 to various local charitable institutions.
It will thus be seen that the Hongkong Jockey Club contributed grants well over $200,000, and we may look forward with a great deal of confidence that the amount of next year's donations will be maintained, if not in- creased..
award
However, the Hongkong Jocthree of which were handicap key Club started a new life last events. A dead-heat February, when, after a con has never been very popular, tinuous run of more than. huif but punters must not overlook a century, the two most popular the fact that the two judges in events, namely the Wong-Nei- the hox are the only men in a Chang Stakes-and-the Valley position to be certain, their de- Stakes, died a "natural death" cision being final. owing to the non-delivery of China ponies, subscription grif-defeals among the winners with the fins of the current season, by a Russian donker.
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It did, of course, cause anxiety to the Stewards, but with i new classification list of Australian and China ponies of all classes coupled with this season's lot of juveniles from the Antipodes, the Annual Carnival's programme of five days of racing was, without any question of doubt, much appreciated by the racing public.
It requires quite some spises to cover everything in one article, And, therefore, my review, which Interesting brings to light some Axures and facts, will have to be published in two parts or Edote:**
I have segregated the margla of
following results:
Dead Heat Short Head
A Head
A. Neek
Half Length
31
do
A Length
114 do
do
214 3
do
do
do
do
Many Lengths
Probable Starters And Jockeys For Derby
LONDON, June 6 (Reuter)- Probable Derby starters And their Jockeys are:
Black Toni (Beary), Golden
Hipplus Tiger (Beasley),
(E. Smith), King of Trumps I (Nevell), Lighthouse II (Perry- Morababad (1. Smith).
man).
Ollden (Lane), Pharatly (E. Ellol). Font Leveque (Gordon 12ichards), Paques (Weston), Ridley (Taylor), Stardust (Harry Wragg), Turkhan (Smirko), Tant Mieux (Sammy Wragg),
Other probable starters whose Jockeys have not yet been named are
Cavalry King, Dinahaw, Romulus, Solway Firth, and War Lord.
The Derby will be run on Wednesday at Newmarket,
SEVERAL
NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED
Fine Figures By Satinlight and Burford
THE EXCELLENT STATE of our grass track at the Annual Carnival was a 128 races great help to the China pony griffins to demonstrate their
It will be seen from the above horse-power and there were that 87 events (representing 87.95%) several new records estab- were won by two lengths and under. and the balance was from two and lished over various distances. a half lengths upwards. There were
With a fine and fast track, Mr. (including only two victories under the heading There were, as usual Use annual big meeting), 13 days of of many lengths, and they were Moller's string of Derby candidates racing with 128 events at Happy Murrumbidgee in the Canbelego grasped opportunities; Spicylight be- Valley. The biggest field was seen Handicap and Advancing Time in ing the holder of the fastest tune of
Grifins Spring Handicap over the Fatshan Handicap. the a mi
mile when 21 youngsters of the China class were saddled for the
in
paid $11.00 for a win.
in
1,02% from the 1 mile post (about half mile 170 yards) by annexing the Chater Cup, but on the day previous Reylight won the Lustiano Cup over the same distance in 1.04% beating Desert Chief's time by
tlint But second.
two-fifths All. not W23
event, and the winner, Cratinvad, FOR-the-first-time in the annals of Hongkong's racing There were, however, only two the Jockey Club published a list runners in the Warwick Farm Handi- of names of the sires of the Satulight, the winner of the Bluc cap over the champion course, in China pony griffins, and it is Riband, cut Rose Elect's figure by which the Australian pony, Rowan, learned from a reliable source four three-fifths seconds to register with Mr. Hearne the saddle scored her first success in the fourth that some of the progenitors two minutes 50% seconds for a run oating.
were the offsprings of English-over the Derby course of 1 mlles.
Mr. C. B. Brown's Burford, who We were royalty treated by the breds imported by the Japanese.
was short of a gallop, was unlucky to weather clerk with the result that
go down on the post by half length we had only one "wet" meeting Government some years ago.
Satiolight in the Hongkong Derby, However, there is no doubt that the first day of the Easter session
kept many we have not seen a better class of but the stallion got his revenge in the and this, of course,
grimns than the present lot, and this Champion Stakes, and captured the people away.
can be well gauged by the action of classic, beating Mr. Moller's candilate the classification sub-committee. by two lengths in record time of WE had innumerable exciting
Never has there been such a bunch 2.20% for 14 miles. In addition finishes, there being no less of grimas, namely, Burford, Clem-Burford is the holder of a mile re-
Distinctive Time, cord in 1,51%. than half-a-dozen dead-heats,ber, Craigavad,
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Spleylight won the Malden Stakes over six furlongs in 1.22% clipping Rose Elect's time by a second but four days later Mount Hope Bay lowered the former's record by one two-fifths seconds.
Southampton Beats Fulham
LONDON, June 6 (Reuter)-In the
Satinlight A Close Second With $5,176
THERE WERE 55 GRIFFINS which faced the barrier. Sir Victor Sassoon's Eve of Dancing had 14 starts earning only $500, but Mrs. Taggart's Patricia lined up once, and so did Rose Elegant owned by the Singapore millionaire.
Burford heads the list of stake money with a total of $5,661, while Mr. Moller's Satinlight and Spicylight occupy
second and third positions.
There are quite a few earning over $1,500 but there are 26
steeds which have not as yet Lawn Bowls gained a cent.
Pairs Tourney
Hereunder is an interesting
$ 200
300
CHALMERS AND MELROSE BEAT
LAM AND SOLINA-
J. C. CHẢIMERS and W. Melrose gained a two-shots' vic-|
On Chairman's Cup
SOME GOOD NOMINATIONS have becon received for the Juno meeting of the Macao Jockey Club to be held at Areia Freta on Sunday. There are six attractive events on the card, the major being the Chairman's Cup confined to China ponies "Y" class over a mile, and to stimu- late interest the Chairman, Mr. F. J. Gellion has kindly presented a silver cup to the winner.
A special dollar cash sweep is being conducted on the above contest, and it is learned that they are selling fast.
The curtain raiser will be the Lappa Handicap (first section) for "D" class China ponios, and the run is once round the track. Night View should be a paper- certainty, but I fancy Jack O'Lantern, who has improved to such an extent that it is not possible to be measured" "in avoirdupois.
Little Princesa and National Suc-
thin
tory over S. R. Solina and Dr. C. ceus (both grimns of this season)
in are making their debut W. Lam in a tense Open Pairs division, but it does not look to me Championship lawn bowls match that either will upset the applecart.
list:
Attacking Thine
Blue Field
Blue Gate
Blue Skies
Bronze Arrow
Burford
5,661
Care Free
Clember
2,250
Craigavad
2,518
Dingo
Distinctive Time
Dupont Bay Emergency Unit Eve of Dancing
1,000 1,850
200
500
Eve of Folly
850
23.
Eve of Peace
Eye of Reason
1,400
For All Tune
250
Gay Star
1,300
Gretber
1,100
Hillsboro Bay
400
Hopeful Stur
1,030
1,200
1,150
Eve of Hunting
Hughber Hurricane Jane Doe
Johnber Kentucky
Lauraber
Little Princess
Lusitania
Mount Hope Bay
1,850
National Success Ohio
Olibway O-Lan Qinalia Oomph Oonogh
1,000
1,000
1,900
Racylight
2,200
Resisting Time
Ronson
900
Patricia Possible
Rose Charming Rose Elegant Rose Perfect Satinlight Silver Wings
at the Civil Service Cricket Club yesterday. The scores were 25-
Melrose and Chalmers commenced with a rush and scored 4,2,0,5,1 to load 12-2 on the 5th head, but there- after over the succeeding nine heads could only add three shots to their total while Solina and Lam scored 10,3,1,0,2,0,5,2 to take the lead on! the 14th Iwai 10-15,
Namtao Handicap (Second Section)
HAVING a better "average" of placings than any of his classmates, Dow-Jones has been assigned to the first section of
On the next end the Talkoo pair the Namtao Handicap for "E" added another three but on the 16th class China ponies over six fur- Lam and Solina scored two to level longs.
the scores 18-18.
The 17th head was disastrous for He will have to be at his best to the Crutgengower pair. They drop-stave off Radlumn Star, and another ned five shots, and with one on the strong contender is Lancashire Chap. succeeding head were 18-24 behind
at the commencement of the 19th. A 3 In his last two outings Tim has and a 2, however, brought them once been favoured for big money, but as ngain within shooting distance--23-24 he is now in the same.street, $5 in- but with fine bowling Melrose and vestment each way should be a good been whispered Chalmers scored one for victory,
that Dekko will not accept as the chestnut is against stepping out wi top weight aboard.
Prison Officers Beat Government House
GOVERNMENT HOUSE entertain-
ed the Prison Officers in a friendly game of lawn bowls yesterday and lost 55 slots to 71: The only Gov.
speculation. It
Lappa Handicap (First Section)
ernment House rink. to win was that MY best three for the Lappa
which included His Excellency Mr.
Handicap (second section)
N. L.. Smith, and which beat W. 3. confined to ""D" class Bagley's four 27-15.
5,170
Smashing Through
600
Spleylight
2,750 000
The scores were House first):
2,250
W.
Walker,
Newton
$44,005
W. J. Bagley 27-15.
Thirty Six Vletoria White Diamond Xenophon
White Sox Nose Out Yankees
South "C" Section of the English NEW YORK, June (UP)
to-day, Chicago White Sox nosed out Regional soccer leagues
in New York Yankees by 4-3 Southampton beat Fulham by 2-1.
Billy Conn Retains Boxing Title
tho
tho
| American 'Baseball League to-day. The Boston Red Sox regained their lead by beating the St. Louis Browns 3.1.
The complete scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
E
1
R. H. Detroit, June Chicago
4 0 Billy Conn retained the world
Battery: Rigby, Appleton, Tresh cruiserweight championship when he
0 1 won on points against Gus Lemovich New York
Battery: Chandler, Murphy, Dickey, over 15 rounds--Aleuter..
1 St. Louis
Battery, Bild, Swift. Boston..............
Battery: Grove, Desautels. Detroit
Dupont
Bay,
Greiber, Johnber, Mount Hope Bay, O'Lon. Oonagh, Ancylight, Satinlight, Spleylight: and White Diamond, all being drafted to "A" company. •
It may be of interest to know that in former years we certainly did not. see more than a handful of young- slera, of the current season in the "A" class, but the drafting of 14 China steeds as mentioned above But spoke volumes for the dealers.
at the same time there was, believe me, a good gang of stumers, Mr. Eu Tong-sen's roses never. bloomed at
all.
The "C" class is overcrowded with this year's Juveniles and there karo a tow In: the "D" division.
China
raters are Double Chance, Gol- (Government den Cow and March Brown, and
His Excellency, Dr. their saddle-numbers will, in my opinion, be holsted to the frame in and J. Deakin beat S. Marvin, W. E. Webber, F. N. Hill and the order I have named,
E.
A. Fraser, F. Filppance, Searle and H. H. Pegg lost to A. W. Hircock, S. Hodge, J. McCutcheon and C. Gowland 11-25.
W. A. Cornell, G. A. Arelibutt, S. H. Dodwell and A. L. Shields lost to V. Freeman, W.-Hutson, S. McGrath and T. Pile 17-31.
EAST ASIA
Namtao Handicap
(First Section)
¿
LUCKY Eleven should give a good account of himself_in
the Namtao Handicap (second section) over six furlongs.
He has some weight to think ́at and it may be a menice to his vic tory. I prefer National Anthem,
ATHLETIC MEET who has a pull of a few pounds, and,
OPENED
Filipino Tennis Stars Win Doubles Match”
TOKYO, June 8 (Domel)-Follow
furthermore, the distance is to his king. King's Envoy, Mac's Adven- ture and National Honour are dan- gerous.
Chairman's Cnp
N the "book" (which I have always found the surest | Ing the opening ceremony yesterday,
the East Asia athletic Meet sammen guide), Shanghal 4 should run at! 12.30 pm. to-day, when away with the Chairman's Cup thousands witnessed baseball matches over a mile and logmanay is the between teams of Japan and lawall only steed that may put a spoke in and Manohaikuo and the Philippines. one's wheal. Fairy Ousel should fill as the Me1f1" Shrine Diamond. The the third position.
oed
At the Stadium of the Shrine's
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first ball was thrown by Air, Tomejiro Okuho, Mayor of Tokyo,
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outer gardens, there were staged heavy gyrasiles...by
the Japan A
Limchow Handicap
GOOD field should be seen in
Battery: Newsom, Denton, Tebbeta. 1,200 girl cague, mass exercises by L▲ the last event, the Limchow⋅ students, demonstrations of Handicap for China pontes be-
Philadelphia (11
Battery: Ross, Dean, Hayes,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Selections
My selections for the six events are as follows:
LAPPA HANDICAP
(FIRST SECTION) "
Jack O'Lantern Night View
Phoenix
NAMTAO HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Radium Star Lancashire Chap Dow-Jones
LAPPA HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Double Chance Golden Cow March Brown
NAMTAO HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
National Anthem
Lucky Eleven
King's Envoy
CHAIRMAN'S CUP
Shanghai 4
Hogmanay
Fairy Ousel
LIMCHOWTM HANDICAP
Eagle
Iron Knight
- Cloudy Star
Swimming Contest
At Chungking
Chungking, June. 4.
A swimming contest and a boat reco across the Kialing River in Chung- king, will be held on June 9, spen- sored by the National Association for the Promotion of the New Life Movement and the Chungking Muni- cipal Athletic Federation. Central. News.
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golian wrestling,
The field and track sports, flowery events of the Meet, were carried out in the afternoon by Japanese, Man- chukuoan Chinesa and Philippine athletes..
Japanese Beaten
over five furlongs,
On his last display Eagle appents to have the best outstanding chance! with Iron Knight to follow in the rear, Cloudy Star Was certainly under a cloud at the Inst meating and should be improved in the mean- The first tennis match between wille, the pony is worth following Japán and the Philippines in the I have not been able to ascertain Battery: Pearson, Nicholson, Blast Asia Athletic Meet was won by any Information regarding eliher
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