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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH January 31, 19413
"Captain Foster's" Racing Review
February Meeting At Fanling This Week-end
Kwanti Cup
Need To Improve Starting Method: Queensland Heap
EIGHT ENTRIES FOR Congested Travelling Conditions STEEPLECHASE FOR FANLING will be alive on Sunday when the February Mooting of AUSTRALIAN PONIES Brutus Hard To Beat
THE MAIN EVENT New Scale Of Weights
THE MAIN EVENT, Kwanti Cup, a handicap flat for "D" class Australian ponies, has not drawn more than eight entries. There would have been more nominations were it not due to the proximity of the annual big meet- ing at Happy Valley.
The Fanling Club hus also
adopted the new scale of weights San Wai H'cap revised by the Hongkong Jockey Club. Circe holds the post of
honour with a limit of 159
and the bottom weight of 135
Good Race For
b. is shared by Schmetterling, China Ponies
Sea Urchin and Tarzan,
At the lust meeting on Boxing Day, Schmetterling weighed out with 150 lb. which was 15 lb. in excess of the allotment. He was not among
Over One Mile
the first three placed ponler, but Several. To Watch
Schmetterling was well up behind
the fourth pony, and he may upset
the applecart on Sunday. provided,
WE SHOULD SEE a good
the Fanling Hunt and Race Club will be staged at Kwanti, first saddling bell at 2.15 p.m. sharp.
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Grand National
- Probably Postponed
For Duration
LONDON, Jan. 30, (Reuter). -The world renowned Grand National steeplechase will not be run this year, and probably not again until after the war,
Mr Herbert Morrison, Minis- ter for Home Securty, told the House of Commons that he had
considered a proposal to hold
the Grand National at Chelten-
There will be the usual express train leaving Kow loon at 1.08 p.m. and returning from Fanling at 6.41 p.m.
THE QUEENSLAND HANDICAP. A steeplechase for The first class return fare of $2 includes admission to the Australian ponies over a distance of 13 miles, has attracted race-course, but it is hoped that the Kowloon Canton the entry of Brutus belonging to Mr G. Traverton. This bay, Railway will provide enough carriages to accommodate to be ridden by the owner, is a brilliant 'chaser, and coupled all passengers.
with his speed the combination is hard to beat.
The return trip at the open- ing meeting on Boxing Day was a very unpleasant ride to many unfortunates who had to stand up anywhere and who were like mules packed to, gether returning from a sham fight in the country. It was beyond reason why the· rail- way authorities did not pro- vide more cars, for they cers venue, Aintree, but he hadtainly knew how many holiday reached the conclusion that makers had left by the noon
and 1.08 trains. this race fixture was undesir.
Attention of owners is drawn to the fact that starters must be de- clared on the forms provided in the Weighing Room before two o'clock for the first race, and for all subse- quent races 43 minutes before the scheduled starting me.
ham instead of the normal
able.
of course, the jockey can get down race in the San Wai Handicap, to the weight,
la flat race for "D" class China
Royal Shataukok Hurdles panies over
a milo. Highness and Phoenix were looked together at the finish in
Circe Fancied
IRCE has come along nicely in the
early morninga gallops and the the Yunnan Handicap (half Jack O Lanternkeys must provide their own
bay mare is behaving much beller,
I fancy Circe to win with Colorado mile) run in Macao on Janu-
Stur und Schmetterling to fill the Mower positions.
ary 19, and the result of that event has forced the handi-
For The
Opening Event
for
"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:
Lo Wu H'cap (Second Section)
INTERESTING SPRINT
THE LO WU HANDICAP. which must be of a type approved by the Hongkong Jockey (second section), a flat race for Club. The Fanling Club will pro-"E" class China ponies, should' vide spurs, which also meet with the be an interesting sprint over six Hongkong Jockey Club's require-
furlongs. ment.
At three are Arabian Cat, Lucky Eleven and National Liberty are they should cross the wire in the order I have named.
Surprise Again was another racer capper in allotting the same
Method Of Starting which carried 0 ib, extra at the last weights to both candidates. meet. An the mare is now running
But a close study of the allotment with a hood, she is also dangerous,alows that liberal allowances have THE CURTAIN RAISER will beT HAVE been holding my longue
Race
anent the starting of races at with a proviso that no additional been given to Double Chance, The the Shataukok Hurdle lead is put on board.
China ponies over a course of 1% Kwanti racecourse by the official Mr Leopard and Wilber..
list of entries A. H. Potts "mounted on his bay The most dangerous la The miles. Among the Leopard and should the owner de- Rob Roy, Venture and Viber are re-charger." In the past when the fat Hockey elde to take the pony out, Mir S.ing to make their debut as hurdlers, events were in the minority coupled W. Lee is entitled to claim the but the first named pony is not the with small fields,. It was alright Rob Roy of Happy Valley. The (though not right) for the official Jockey allowance, whleh means 59
starter to lower his red flag mounted other two are not good Jumpers, ib. less.
However, at this time last year on a pony. Double Chance has not lately been March Brown and Jack O'Lantern in the limelight, but the dun canhad play an important role if he makes up his mind to run.
Lo Wu H'cap
(First Section)
ONE STONE PENALTY FOR NATIONAL SUCCESS
Wilber is nicely weighted, but the grey appears to be off colour. Royal Wedding Eve is meeting a new class of runners, but I have no news about her because the mare is trained in Fanling.
NATIONAL SUCCESS, after her fine success in the Szechuen Handl cap (first section) run in Macao on January 19, has been penalised al- most stone for the last event, Lo Wu Handicap (hest section) for "E" Success is a dead certainty. Heddon class China ponies over six furlongs and Desert Stor will trail
However strong the opposition may rear, come from either Asco Vale, Desert Palmer to now in-its-proper-class, Star, Heddon or Lancashire Chop, but I prefer to see the grey over t am of the opinion that National shorter distance, say half mile,
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Colony Team To Meet "Y”. To-morrow
Apart from the fact that there are now more Bal events than steeplechasing. It should not be the overlooked that punters are club's beat customers and in the
Eleven of the 17 players selected to circumstances the importance of securing a fair start cannot be represent the Colony at Hockey neglected.
agalust Macao some time towards the end of February, will be seen in ac- tion to-morrow afternoon when they will meet the European Y.NL.C.A. frat eleven at King's Park at 4 p.m. The Y.M.C.A. Seniors will be repro- sented by:
ding-dong Aght in the Lo Wu Hurdle Race over 14 mllcs, and the former won by half length after ar
finish. exciting
Ely annexing the Taipo Hurdle ace on Boxing Day, March Brown
stand should do not suggest that anything to beat Jack O'Lantern for has been barred, and I cannot see the opening event with Zero and be erected at every starting post, Mortmain following in the rear,
Junt
game what we have at Happy Valley, but a starter on horseback cannot do Justice with a big field.
I would strongly recommend that the Valley method at the 1 mile post should be adopted..
Navy Rugby Team
at
The following will represent Navy in a Rugby match against Club Boundary Street to-morrow at 3 n.m.
P. O. Clough; S/Lt McGil Tel. Honey- will, Cut Lemble, Sub-Lt Kennedy: Lleut Carter (Capt.), A/L Tel, Howden: LSA,
Bam. O, Castleton, Sub/Lt Winter,
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Special Sweep
THERE, are six attractive contests THERE, are ed ho anin Baht be
Wir King. L.A.C. Blockham, Sub- ing the Kwanti Cup confined to "D" Lt Poole. Sub-14 Eager. A, B, Hughes. class Australian ponies over a mile,
Reserves, F/Lieut. Wright, E. A. Wand it is learned that the
special P. D. Wilson, SDA. Flynn,
dollar cash sweep la selling well, Carey.
U.S. BASKETBALL STARS
PASS ON TO MANILA
THE 20TH CENTURY FOX Film Corporation's Basketball stars, Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Union Champions, left the Colony yesterday vin the Pres. Cleveland, en route to Manila to participate in the Philippines annual winter tourna-
ment.
This quintette, made up of former college stara, was chosen
by the AA‚U. to represent Double-Header
America in the Far East. They
are booked to play twelve games At Chinese "Y"
against the cream of the Islands.
Managed by Al Shaffer, the care stars are headed by coach and eap- tain Carl Knowles, former U.C.L.A. letter man and a member of the Champion American Olymplo team
at 1936,
fornia.
For Charity
| SHATAUKOK HURDLE RACE.
Jack O'Lantern Zero Mortmain
LO WU HANDICAP (Second Section)
Arabian Cat Lucky Eleven National Liberty
QUEENSLAND HANDICAP
Brutus Teviotdale Sea Urchin
KWANTI CUP
Circe Colorado Star Schmetterling
SAN WAI HANDICAP
The Leopard Royal Highness Double Chance
LO WU HANDICAP
(First Section)
National Success Heddon
Desert Blar
United Services Annual Golf Meeting
Cleggett; Taylor and Yourleff: Jordan, Coombes and Waldron Spencetayh,
The annual golf meeting of the Gemmel, ichcock. Morgan and Dunne.
A13 p.m. 180 Y.M.CA Juniors will United-Services-was held at the meet a team yet to be nominated, and Royal Hongkong Golf Club yester will be represented by:
day," and the prize winners were: Cleggett; Grant and Rallion; rominson and Gorman; lacey. Olson,
paro, Pacey and Banks.
Baxby,
Thirteen Entries For Junior Chess Championship
Eighteen holes medal play from acratch-Major R. E. Giles, R. M. (Old Course) and 2/Lt J, D. Clogue, RA. (New Course).
hotes medal play handl- Corpa (Old Course), and Capt. J. F. Lawrence, R.1.A.S.C. (New Course).
capol. J. S. Smith, Dental
Bogey Stableford competition. Capt. J. G. Whittaker, R, A. (Old Course) and. Major E. J. Curran, The flest junior chess championship R.A.M.C. (New Course). of the Colony, which is being held under the auspices of the Kowloonana and Victoria Chess Clubs, has al- tracted 18 entries-over twice the number for the senior championship.
The entries are:
J. I. d'Almeida, R. C. Danenberg D. Drake, R. C. Gardner, J. Grefalda, V. V. Kolatchoff, William Lee. A. Marion, E. Petrove, A. C. Poupard, J. Taurz, To Yu-lau, Un Kwai-yung-
London Scouts'
Bravery
The boy scouts of London are setting a fine example of cour age during air raids.
They do not talk about it. The
A FINE back'ball doubleheader will be staged at the Chinee Y.M.C.A Other stars on the team are Johnny Erkdg 8t. on Monday, Feb. 3, by Ball, all West-Coast Conference star the Chung Sing Charitable Society in from U.C.L.A. Paul Cloyd, Univ. of aid of the Chinese Solülers Reller.
At 7 pm, the classy Sing Tao tale of their bravery might not Wisconsin atar, Ray Wildle, Cana- dion ace from U.C.L.A. Scarlet cagers, one of the Colony's leading have been revealed but for the O'Gara, Pasadena J. C. hoop-sinker, quinteltes, will class with the strong fact that the scouts of Newbury Charlle Perrin, Univ. of Arizona Eastern Athletic Association hoop-Invited certain London scouts varsity man and Lee Woodward of sters. Both aggregations have been down there for a week-end rest. Whittier College in Southern Cali-practising consistently for this Uit and Here are some Instances of what should be in the pink of form at the
the boys are doing: Most of the players have been in opening whistle,
Bing Tao have signed on Ip Fel-
Gave His Blood action against Honk Luisetti, famous Stanford Univ. miracle cage artlet
star and. Chan loong, Singapore
Four scouts entered a house to and
player the, dream
Yu-ching, brilliant centre, to its rescue a paralysed man. A bomb of all basketeers. He is now starring with roster and are favoured to come fell. They put the man on his back the Olympic Club in San Francisco, through with a win..
and threw themselves over him as a Girls' Game Type of Play
protection. All escaped Injury.
A scout who saw an incendiary In winning the West Coast Cham- In the second game, Ping Ching plonhip last year this 20th Century Girls' School of Accountancy, Colony bomb fall on some flats over shops Fox quintetic played a fost breaking, Champions will play Sing Tao's girl tried to get inside through the win- deceptive game, employing an inter-starlets. Featuring Miss Chan Chia-dows and doors, Finding this im-
climbed the Ping possible he
a pipe which changing mobile defensive system cheng, dynamle forward, with emphasis on checking in the Ching cagerettes copped the league gave way. He was just able opponents defensivo area, to stop
throw championship this season in a breeze, clutch the roof gutter and drag him- plays from getting started. They and are all set to chalk up another self on the roof. Then he
broken bricks and slates
on the also use modern screening plays with Victori
by the brilliant Miss Lee Sen-bomb. the
centre
anchor man around the
Sing Tao's court artists play a The scoutmaster with the boys bucket.
All the players live in and round fast-break close passing game with from London gave two pints of his Los Angeles and expect to be back emphas's on climax shooting. A real blood to a hospital, then went on in California by March to defend their classy game should be dished up by with his rescue work and later had Pacific Coast title..
these two hoop tourns.
to be rescued.
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It will be recalled that Brutus was almost certain of capturing the Aus-, tralian Grand National at the St Patrick's moeling, but a misjudgment in taking off saw the pony brushing the top of Lou's fence and, the Joe key-owner came to grief on the Jonding stage, Luckily, Mr Trover- ton was not hurt.
Glorious Star reached home first with Sea Urchin second finishing many lengths behind. However, the lutter with Mr Gregory in the saddle won the New South Wales Steeple- chase over 14 miles without any trouble on December 20, beating Teviotdale by a distance, but Sca Urchin will find the opposition much stonger on Sunday.
A Menace To All THOUGH badly beaten, there was reason to believe that. Teviotdato was nothing like "ready" on Boxing Day. The chestnut mare has been kindly treated by the handicapper, and she may be a menace to all.
It is learned that Glorious Star will not accept as the Blue Riband winner not yet all to carry, weight over the fences,
Colorado Star has been schooled, but I doubt the chestnut will accept because he has also been nominated for the Kwant! Cup. In the latter, .Colorado Star has only 137 lb. Lo carry, and I have reason to believe that he will weigh out for the flot.
Week-end Cricket Teams
The following will represent Hong- kona C.C. against Army at Chater Road to-morrow:
11. Owen Hughes (Capt.), G. G. Allken. head. C., Finnie. ML. Haymes Bishop. N. D. Bonker, J. Brown, TO. G. Knight, D. O. Parsons, D. B.
Robb, C. M. Stark,
DECREIO 2nd XI
In their friendly game against Army 2nd XI A Kings Park to-morrow. Recrolo Juniors will be represented by:"
E. A. R. Alves (C■pt). A. E. Noronha, P.M.N, da Silva, 11. A. Barros, F. J. Re medior, A.J.bd. Prain, J. A. Soares, A. H Hemedios. L.A. Remedion Lopes, M. Mendonca.
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VARSITY XI
The following will represent Uni- versity 2nd XI in a League match against Indian RC. nt Sookunpoo to- morrow: ...
R. M. Soares, T. C. Lo, TUT. Chin, IL 5. Gill. S. Amplavanar, F. Moxur, Ameerall. A Ahmed, K. B. Cool L Tun, D..Chaillah.
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