HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 24, 1940.
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"R. Abbit's Cricket Comments
"Captain Foster's" Racing Review
Attractions At Fanling
Club Batsmen Fail Before Xmas Attractions At
Kowloon Bowlers
Pearce Brothers May Turn Out For Army
Varsity Batting Improved
PLAYING FORWARD
All the senior teams were in action on Satur- day last, but one or two of them were not at full. strongth. The Club were hard put to it as there was a Ruggor match, and so far as I can make T. A. Poarco and his brother may throw in their lot with the Army. This is in no sense authoritative but I see they are not down to play for the Club
D. Hung (Kowloon C. C.) playing forward to one during on Boxing Day, and rather assume that they will be the K.C.C-Hongkong C.C. mat ch at the Club ground on Satur- D. O. Parsons is keeping wicket, and J. P. Robinson, turning out for Major Grose's side of Wanderers day last.
K.C.C. umpire, is at square-leg.-Ming Yuen. which will, I believe, be largoly an Army team, I hope to have a fairly full account of it in the Friday issue of the Telegraph, if all goes well.
The Club were not a strong side and as usual their Seventeen Entries
bowlers failed to do anything. Dewar when he went on
first change dismissed Tom Madar and Archie
For
the latter qualifying for twenty cents for the Bomber's Castle Peak Handicap
Box! But then F. J. Lay joined Anderson and they put on 122 runs. They at no time seemed to be in difficulties and Anderson got himself out bustling for runs, falling to
a nicely judged catch by Ride in the deep. Lay missed his Jack century in a most stupid ́manner owing to a misunder- standing over a second run. If only batsmen wil learn to call audibly there would be a lot less run-outs.
Club Crash
thing.
att ex-
O'Lantern v. Clowner
longs, and the contest has drawn 17 entries, which must be a record for the Fanling Club,
Opening Meet Of Hunt & Race Club: Extra Flat Events On The Card
́ ́FANLING will be the land of great sporting activities on Boxing Day. Thore will undoubtedly be a big crowd of golfers on the two links in Sheungshui, game-shooting in Kam Tin, hiking around the Lok Ma Chau hills, and the sport of kings on the Kwanti racecourse. The Fanling Hunt and Race Club could not have chosen a better day for their opening meof, and it is almost cortain that an army of Yuletide holiday makers will wond thoir way to the country course.
For the convenience of racing public there will be special trains at 1.08 p.m. to Fanling, returning at 6.20 p.m. ****USETU to Kowloon. The railway first class return fare is $2 in- cluding admission to the racecourse. Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1 and Service Men in uniform are charged at half price.
Whether or not it was due to Capt. Foster's incessant agita- tion in these columns to have! more fiat events, I must say that I am not a saxophone player, I leave to the Valley owners to show, their apprecia-. tion, for the number of land-
Curtain Raiser Is
cap flat contests has been in- Hurdle Race
various contests, and there are ten
flat"
Australian
FINAL SELECTIONS.
My sélections are as follows:
TAIPO HURDLE RACE
March Brown
Eve of Dancing Three Farthingw
HAPPY VALLEY HANDICAP
(SECOND SECTION)
'Lucky Eleven Arabian Cat
National Liberty
NEW SOUTH WALES HANDICAP
Teviotdale
Sea Urchin Spectrum
Quick Despateti Roolfly
Dick Turpin
creased to four with only one hurdling event for China ponics
THE CURTAIN RAISER and a steeplechase for Austra- lían mokes.
will be the Taipo Hurdle Race Never in the annals of Fanling for China ponies over a course Meets has such a heavy list of of 11⁄4 miles and there are 13 nominations been received for nominations. Among the list assigned ponies in each section of of entries Clowner, March Fanling cup THE BEST EVENT of the afternoon should be the Castle the Happy Valley Handicap confined Brown, Mortmain, Three Far- Peak Handicap for "D". class China ponies over seven furto "E" class China rater andicap timo" hurdlers, and it looks to things and Zero, are the "old The Fanling Cup (a
for "D" class pontes over seven furlongs has at-me that the winner is to be tracted no less than 15 entries, found in this bunch. and
a special dollar cash sweep Night and Trunkles are making their 1s Eve of Dancing, Gretber, Saturday It is learned that Sylvandale
being conducted
the event trained by a former halberdier of Denting the sate to 100,000 chances, debut over the bamboo sticks,heir the Mule Corps is not crossing the
Mr C. M. S. Alves is again the Victor's candidate is not a bad hurd- harbour on account of too much, weight, but Clowner, Double Chance official handicapper of the Fanling ler and coupled with the
make Eve of Dancing tho and Jack O'Lantern' from the same Club, and with him behind the the gat,
scene we are sure to have some fas-most dangerous contender, stable will be entrained for Fanling.cinating problems in spotting the
Of course, we have to Hear in mind i The last named won a
a good race winner.
that the bay has not much schooling, at the last meeting of the Hongkong
and he may refuse or 'shy a hurdle Club, but the opposition was Jockey
In his first public outing. Jack certainly not very strong.
Doubtful Starter O'Lantern has been penalised 8 lb.
Quick Despatch Eligible Though
J. M. Gosano played cellent knock for 88 and E. M. L. Soares (30) helped him to add 85 runs for the second wicket. Recreio declared at 150 for four wickets and
Promoted the Army never looked like pulling up a fight.
speed an
CASTLE PEAK HANDICAP
Clowner Wilber
The Leopard
| HAPPY. VALLEY HANDICAP.
(FIRST SECTION)
Zero Lancashire Chap Ascot Vale
etc. and can never turn out regular side. Denyer seems to With a score of 181 for 5-wic-have lost his form and none of keta declared, the Club put up the other bowlers could do any- a sorry show. I stood from the fall of the second wicket. with Francis Zimmern bowling at my end and there was nothing demoniac about his deliveries. He has a trick of shifting out
Dry, Hard Track - occasionally close, but inside, the return crease, and he occa- Webb (23) and Logan (13) THOUGH, Quick Despatch
WING to the long drought, the
DOUBT that Greiber will go to' sionally turns the ball quite alone
for that victory, but on Boxing Day grass track will, I am afraid, not figures, been promoted to "C" class after he is up against runners from the bo to the liking of jumpers and the post. The mare was one of
Lie Lingerers' sharply from the off-Dewar was Ozorio was once again in form, tak-successful. run in
ing four for twenty-seven while L. Handicap Happy
at
Valley
on first section, and it would be advis-judging from the forecast it does not those unfortunates who have spent a a victim to one which pitched G. Gosane took three for fourteen. December 14, Mr Kwok Hla-wang's able for him to keep a sharp lookout took that the weather clerk is going few weeks on the walking list, and outside the off stump and hit it is interesting to note that Recrelo candidate is sill eligible for the for Clowner and Wither.
to provide soft landing stoge. It appears to me that Mr Bradbury's class I see Bistre is at the bottom of the Attention of ownern is drawn to candidate is not fresh on her lega THE MEETING will terminale the top of the leg. But I saw over 22 overs averaged approximate- Fanling Cup confined to
the fact that starters must be and it to carry 100 lb. Personally with a scurry for "E" class China y 6.5 runs and the Army over only Australian ponies, because the nomi- ladder with the lowest weight, and two les overs could only manage nation is protected by that clause I am afraid that this sub of 1932 class declared on the forms provided in I would not like to take the risk. ponies in the Happy Valley Handicap 3.6,--this excludes extras of course."at date of entry."
has seen kia beat days. The Leopard: the Weighing Room before two
Cale Prince (Orst section) over half mile. My is a good outsider,
o'clock for the first race, and for
no awerve and rather got the idea that the batsmen were short of practice and were not watching the ball properly. Four of them were caught in the slips i playing at an off ball and get ting it on the edge of the bat.
Goodwin's Return
friend Frank Goodwin ont again
reached
double
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Dull Cricket
However the post of honour has fallen on Quick Despatch and Nocifly, Craigengower seem rather in both sharing the limit load, and they the doldrums this season and will cross the line in the order I have named. Amber If and Rising Star' 1.R.C. are rather tending that have been kindly treated by the way-The-whole-trouble-I-sus-weight adjuster-and-they-are-danger- pect is over cautious cricket oua dt 155 lb.
It was pleasant to see my old though Craigengower have been and he bowled preity nearly in his unlucky in losing people.
length and tempting the batsmen
But
I am not suggesting that Dick Tur- pin is going back to his native land,
best form, keeping an excellent an average of three runs for an but this guy of Mr. Alee Potts loves eight ball over is ridiculous in the country course and this alone is Saturday afternoon cricket. a good recommendation for
not prepared to admit money.
on the off-X think he was perhaps making the ball coras a little with his ar
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that the bowling is as good as Circe and Heinz may also be Ride and Killer bola fell to him in all that, think all the bats bracketed wider the same category, the slips and he should have had an men adopt a safety first policy and I believe Heinz is the best moke other as Parsons (I think) was bad- and wait for a long hop or full toss to follow. ly dropped at first slip off him. The to leg before trying to store. The Trouble started when Owen, Hugues result at Craigengower was another for four played ever the plich of the ting though not enterprising, was not after cutting Zimmern vers, prettily of these dull draws. The IR.C. bat- next balf and touched it sufficiently Read elther and apart from a to bring it on to his off stick. Ride no one did anything. For Cragen: and Haynes left shortly after und no one
43 by
though Parsons and Ilsley hung on Sower only E.: Zimmern (20) George a bit and Dewar also got into double Souza (17) and Hulse (17) got dou- ble figures, but they managed to Agures it was rather a procession.
D. S. Robb hit vallantly for 17 and stuffie a draw.
was out to a hurd drive to mid-off which Lloyd took. R. G. K. Thomp
'Level Pegging
son, who took the last two wickets, The junior teams of the afore- in a Malayan cadet: 1
1 understand, and was impressed at the beginning said Clubs also drew. The of the match as KC.C. were one I.R.C. batted first and their first
hort He has played for the Civil five batsmen falled. Service and I'm not quite clear why They have M. R. Abbus (46)
Interesting Scramble For China Ponies
Tony Night
THE FINAL EVENT
and Trunkles (late Morn best three are Zero, Lancashire Chap all subsequent races 45 minutes be-ing Glory) were griffins originally and Ascot Vale and I think they will fore the scheduled starting time. owned by Mr Eu Tong-sen, but they finish in that order. Don't forget Jockeys must provide their own have never raced at the Valley for Geordie as a good cutaldee on Roxing whips, which must be of a type ap- want of speed, and Mr J. Barrow is Day.
proved by the Hongkong Jockey now the new owner. This is all the
Club. The Fanling Club will pro-news I have about them.
vide spurs, which-also-meet-with-However,-my-fancy is March stays for ever. Hein-one-at-least, the Hongkong Jockey Club's require-Brown who jumps Ilke 'cat ́ and with solid qualifications: ment.
win's chestnut created a sensailon by THE HAPPY VALLEY paying $396 for a win.
I like him for Boxing Day's fight, HANDICAP (second section)
for "E" class China ponice but the handicapper has not been Lucky Eleven has a pull of 9.lbs. should be an interesting scram too kind in. the matter of poundage. and with Mr Petet. Wel up the com- ble over half mile.
It will be recalled that in the bination should be one of the hot Dublin Ilandicap run on the country favourites.
course on March 17. Arabian Cal Gallant Marshal has been whis- crossed the wire Best beating Lucky pered a good dark 'un, but I much
GLORIOUS STAR MAY Eleven and Heddon, and Bliss Bald prefer National Liberty.
NOT START AMONG
AUSSIE HURDLERS
THERE is a possibility that Glori nus.8lar (the winner of Australian Grand National) will not be saddled for the New South Wales Handicap, which is a steeplechase over a dis tance of 14 miles Air Watson's
laser is under suspicion, and it is to be hoped that his mare will be ready and fit for the next meet
he was not playing for the Club. and J. M. Rumjahn chictly to thank Sea Urchin is one of those stumers
They could have done with him.
· University Delay
Declaration
THE VARSITY batting has
greatly improved and...they
for being able to declare at 145 for that cannot get beyond half mile on D. wickets, Craigentówer were very the flat, but over the birch and brush in and out,, but A. Hung (38) W. K. Mr S. T. Williamson's mare is Hard Way (27) and T.-Locit: (29 not out) to beat, and it is learned that Lt did well for them and they saved Commander Craven the match by two wickets.
Army Beat Recreio
801
will be the jockey.
The combination will not, by any means, have an ensy run, for Teviot managed to hold the fort against The Civil Service second kangaroo, She
dale can get over the fences like a was not seen In the Civil Service bowling for long enough to make a draw. eleven got runs against the action during the last 'charing sea- but I can still vistfalise her They had 31 overs for their Valley and Watson, Lawrence, success in the Melbourne Cup on score of 138 of 9 declared, and the Barrow and Cunningham all got March 12, 1930, when she gave CB.CC. only bad time for twenty into the twenties.
terrible thrashing to Spectrum, and one. Excluding extras, which hap
L But they rooted very slowly Sen Urchin, Colorado Stor new pened to be 17 on each side, the fand had to declare at 121 for to the game and so is Bleyenburg. Varsity avenged runs per over six wickets. Naranjan Singh was and the C.S. 5, which is very poor for by far the best Varsity bowler taking the size of the ground. Actually the 5 for 17 in 6 overs. I was glad to Givil Service lost the game when see Barrow, getting runs again as the they let Cupla But, on Carty for the diglth, har hacke und Bath Wicked Irene
Chin and S
bad-patch. Univer wickel, Atwell wit and were end enough to draw with 80 for a dull form this year got 41 and I wa to see. Griffiths Blow ga of return-Performance,
Ing to the form of which bo is capa-1. Police Come Back
blo by making (30′′tima.“ Howovor. C.S. were still 18 rums behind when stumps were drawn
PLANING
Army Fail
I am afraid I am rather out
of touch with Army cricket but
I suppose they are pretty well
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