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Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 17, 1941.
Captain Foster's” Racing Review
Revised Weight Scale At Fanling
Top Weight Not To Exceed 159 lbs:
Minimum To Be 135
135 lbs Change For The Better
QUICK DESPATCH, owned by Mr Kwok Hin- wang, can be recorded as the last Australian subscription griffin that had carried the top weight of 165 lb. to victory in the "Fanling Cup" (seven furlongs) at the Boxing Day Meeting of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club, because we are going to start a new racing season with a lower scale of "weight for inches."
As from January 1, the scale of weights has been revised as underw Australian Ponles
14 hands 3 inches 152 th. (reduced by 3 liz)
F14
140
140
143
China Ponies
do
du do
14 hands 1 inch 132 1. (redured by 9 10)
142
**
110
143
140
du 40 dn
In all handlesps both for Austra- Ilan and China ponies, the top weight allotted will not exceed 150 Ib. and the bottom weight will not be less than 135 b.
In the past the top weight for China ponies in the handicap events was 100 lb. A close study of the altera- tion of weighis shows that the revi slon has favoured the China mokes more than the Australian cobs, -1 may be wrong, but in my humble opinion "a preferential tariff" should bo given to our "dumb friends" fron the Antipodes,
Change for Better
HOWEVER, we are all unanimous
'Tantmieux' Destroyed
After Accident
BOMBAY, Jan. 16 (Reuter).
--The famous Indian race horse, Glory of India (late Tantmieux) met with an acci- dent to-day preparatory to the Eclipse Stakes of India and had to be destroyed.
An offer of 150,000 rupees: is said to have been mentioned for its sale.
Famous Eire Horses To Be Sold
EXCELLENT PONIES AMONG NEW AUSTRALIANS
Black Seal Prominent
I HAVE BEEN watching the
Australian subscription ponies over a month, but I dare not venture to nominate the win- ner of the Rooty-Hill Derby because there are at least.over ten worthy contenders.
I believe that the following aro stayers, namely, Black Seal, Corsair, Endeavour, Dutch Treat, Fresh Air, Lex Fori, National Welfare, Royal Sovereign, Santa-Anita, Syd- ney Diamond, Sydney Lady, Strathalbyn, Vitamin. M., and Zadderday,
It appears to me that A Fine Time, Amulet Star, Bendemeer, Bendigo, Castle Hill. Corredoo, Crack Shot, Friday, Happy Returns, High Int, Hote in One, King's Flight, Look See, Mainsali, Manhattan, Moonlight, Never-Never, Optima Fide, liver- bridge. Snow White. Seal River, United Express, War Tax, Wayworth and Willow are first class sprinters.
Fastest Gallop
At the time of writing the fastest gallop over the Derby course was performed by Black Seal, who covered 11 miles in 3.17 with 20% seconds for the last quarter, it was certainly a wonderful show, but I do fame In Reveral not like him on account of his colour. Sonin-Anita was asked to show parts of the world for their fumping
Thursday what he could do over the champlan is to be hoped that owners | feats will be sold on
Prince Charles took 2.26.2 to
that the radent change will be for the better owing to the fact that all the extra meetings of the Hong- itong Jockey Club are held during the most tiring summer months, and I ans sure we shall find few stiff ponies on the walking list.
But it is
DUBLIN, Jan. G (Reuter)-Horses which have won
For
KOVACS TRIUMPHS—Francis L. Kovacs 2nd, of Oakland, Cal., loft, with Wilmer L. Allison of Austin, Texas, former national champion, whom Kovacs defeated in tennis singlos in invitation tourney in Seabright, N. J.
New List Of Records
Jel. 28151.
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Fast Times Anticipated
THE REVISION of "weight for inches as per scale"
will avoid the absurdity of putting up following the decision of the Elre course of 14 miles and the chestnut means that the Hongkong Jockey Club will have to com- Jockeys who cannot get down to the Department of Defence to close they
cover the circuit. The time was, pile a new record list of fastest times, both for Australian weight. We have,
I must admit, a Army School of Equitation.
,
without any doubt, fast, but there and China ponies, at the Spring Meeting and we may look good bunch of feather-weight juckeys, many years the Eire Army was no finish in the home run. but no one can convince me that there team has distinguished Itself In in-
forward to see some very fast runs. has not been a nice string of "beef ternational jumping competitions In aleak" riders. For better proof, one Europe and America. has only to look over the racing re-
The
of international suits and it will not take him long tournaments, owing to the war, is no to compile a lat of "overweight" joc-doubt responsible for the closing of koys.
the school,
Billiards
cessation
CORPORAL HARVEY WINS
GARRISION TITLE
CORPORAL J. H. HARVEY, Royal Army Medical Corps, took senior billiards honours in Area sports last night, when, in the final of the Individual championship of the Soldiers' Club, he beat S.Q.M.S. Wood, R.A.S.C., by 500-378.
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As a matter of news, I append be- a complete list of Australian
Sydney Diamond has the appear- ance of a Brst class animal and he Is certainly a fine galloper. About a fortnight ago I enw National Wel- Iow fare cover 1 miles in 3.25 with 28 seconds for the last quarter and The last mile was galloped in 2.0046. This mare is by Midnight Frolic, who also sired Quick Despatch.
I like Royal Sovereign's style of galloping and her recent display over the Derby course in 3.244 was n good show. There was nothing to write home about Zadderday's canter over the St Leger course in 4.00 but it appeared to me that the pony loved, the Jaunt and he finished on the -hit-
gave à demonstration of their won-
Dale
Dislance 3.12.38 From the 145 Mile Post 20.0.30 Five Furlongs
4.6.38 Six Furlongs 17.2.40
11.5.40 One Mile
20.3.37 From the two mile).
post, once round and in.) 27.2.37 14 Miles 20.2.40 115 Miles 21.11.30 1% Miles
64.40 Two Miles
ponles fastest. times for various dis- tances at the old scale weight, which way in force from January, 1934, tu the end of December, 1940:
Pony
Lancashire Chips
Strathroy
Courting Eve
For View Sopper
Strathroy
Strathroy
For Viow
Strathroy
Amicus Curiac
Weight Time
152 lb. -.59% 105 lb. 1.02%
105 lb.)
155 lb.) 1.10 103 lb. 1.42%
105 lb. 1.35%
152 lb. 2.10% 155 lb. 2.414
150 lb. 3.11%
155 b. 3.38
Though the brown progeny of place them in the archives for safe Pacolet is no longer on the "active
Hist," it will be seen from the above
that Strathroy belonging to Mr 3. F
custody,
China Ponies
HER
EREUNDER is a list of China ponics fastest times for various distances at the old scale weight,
1931, to the end of December, 1040:
The best sprint gallop of last Tuesday was by Hole In One (a sub) accompanied by Miss Chal- font (a grifin) and they certainly dertul legs over a mile in 2.02% Macgregor has four track records to coming home In 30 seconds with a his credit and the Stewards of the On form 1nst night, Harvey consequence the highest for the even-few pounds to spare, Vitamin M: Hongkong Jockey Club will have to which was in force from January. deserved this success. He took aning was only 31-this by Harvey. and Mainsall had a "look see" over carly lend and maintained it to the fairly rapid. The match lasted almost the last mile in 102% was vary Scoring, on the other handa, was the champion course in 2.485 but end. The standard, however, was two hours.
fast and the last half mile
was run not very high. Both players broke
in 56% Harvey's best breaks were 21, 24,
seconds, wh
which was un- down on easy shots on several occa-31 and 25, Wood's were 22, 23, 21 Castle Hill and Seal River had a doubtedly grand performance. sions when set for a break, and as a │und 21.
nice spin over a mile in 2.07 and both will be Mr Black's mounts t the big meeting.
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Sussex County C.C. Appeals To Members To Assist Finances
County
LONDON.-Sussex Cricket Club are faced with a possible deficit of $150 and the committee, through Mr W. L. Knowles, the secretary, aro ap- pealing to members and all followers of Sussex to help tho club balince its accounts with- out a financial loss by the end of the year.
At the beginning of the year] Sussex Invited members to send at least one half of their usual sub-
Distance
Date 25.2.30 Half Mile 20.2.40 From the 14
Mile Post 20.4.35 Five Furlongs 20,2.37
21.2.40 Six Furlongs.
10.11.32 Seven Furlongs
20.2.35 Once Round
20.2.40 One Mile
10.4.38 From the Two Mile Post,
Once Round and in,
14.12.40 11⁄4 Miles 19.2.40 1 Miles
20.2.35 14 Mlles
Boldler of Britain (winner of 1934 Hongkong St Leger) has re-
Pony Portrush
Spicylight
Oak Bay
Bear Claw Mount Hope Bay Gleneagles
Soldier of Britain Burford
Desert Chief Confusion Bay Satinlight Liberty Bay
Weight Time 155 lb. 58
104 lb. 1.02%
161 lb.) 161 lb.) 1.00% 101 lb. 1.21%
105 lb. 1.42
100 lb. 1.44%
101 lb, 1.31%
164 lb. 2.05 161 Ib. 2.18% 101 lb. 2.50%
161 lb. 3.324
cently been demoted to "D" class, Chinese. R. C. Meeting
but I have not been able to dis- cover when the great warrior is
going to be discharged as "medic-| The Chinese Recreation Club will
unflk" The
revision of the hold their annual general meeting at weights has done a bit of good in the clubhouse, Causeway Bay, on that neither his name nor that of Sunday at 4 p.m. Liberty Bay
can
be expunged from Among the items on the agenda are the fix which will have to be kept proposals to increase the entrance fee on file permanently. The latter from $30 to $50 and
to admit lady bony was, in my estimation, one members.
of the greatest China cross-breds that ever raced at Happy Valley.
Old Weight Limita
scription and cut of a membership of IT may, perhaps; not be known that 3,000 about 1,200 responded by giving prior to 1934 an Australian pony £1,200. Many paid their full sub-mensuring 14 hands 3 inches had to scription.
shoulder 161 lb. whereas in the Now the committee appeal following year the weight earnestly to those members who flowered to 153 lbs. and, that pre- have not subscribed to send availed up to the end of last Decem- donation to the secretory, so that [ber. there shall be no deficiency at the end of the year-Our Own Corres- pondence.
COUNT THE
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EVERYWHERE
Club Soccer Teams
The following will represent Hong- kong Football Club against Police and Navy in the fret and Second Divisions respectively of the Hongkong Football League to-morrow: was
. H. Strange and loan; J. Skinner. 18 XL (1oundary Street)-J. Odell; Upton
11. Millington: Fowler, Unvies. Reiertson, Senti and Bickford,
2nd XI. Caroline Buter; MeEwan and Grattani facfarlane, Carr: Haynes. Foullard. Lodge, A, Odell Gilchrist and and Hopkinson,
As to China ponies, the limit height in 1830 was 13 hinds 3 Inches) carrying 101 lb. and Diana Bay (the winner of langkong Derby) was the Inst carrying that weight. There n lou cry for bigger animals and we anw 14 hunds China griffins entering the arena. The weight on the basis of the 1030 senle should have been 104 lb., but the Stewards lowered it to 158 ib. for 1931 racing.
10
carrying 101 lb, was the first to an- nex, the Hongkong Derby,
A 14.1 Clilah pony at the coming annual meeting will have to Boulder only 152 lb. and we shall certainly see some fast runners. It is reliably learned that there
and King's Service (14.0), belonging are over 350 Australian and China to the Chairman,
was the first to ponies training hard for the Annual capture the Blog. Riband. In 1932 Race Meeting and I am glad to re- the height went, up another Inch, port that Mr Erie Moller's string of limiting all China ponies to 14.1 and over a dozen animais arrived here under thle category Liberty Bay, last week.
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THE PHILIPPINES 1898-1946
What is Amorica going to do with the Philippines ?
Will they bocomo a U.S. Dominion or a Japanese Colony in 1946)... or will they be a freo and independent nation ?
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