Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 1941
66
'Captain Foster's" Racing Review
Large Crowd Defies Weather At
At Happy Valley
Splendid Record Breaking Run
World Fair View To Win
By
St George's Plate
DESPITE THREATENING WEATHER a very large crowd turned up at Happy Valley last Saturday to see the running of St George's Plate con- fined to "B" class China ponies, and the classic handicap was won by World Fair View, owned by Mr Li Lan-sang with Mr H. C. Piĥ in the saddle in a record time of two minutes 23 seconds for one and a quarter miles.
Every race was keenly contested and the day's sport proved very enjoyable, but it was somewhat "marred" by a couple of big disappointments to a few thousand punters.
The first sting was in the Koala Stakes (first section) for non-winning Australian sub- scription ponies of this season,
when Bugle (Wei) became "flat"
in the last hundred yards with the result that the mare
Was
beaten at the post by half length
to the disgust of 3,366 camp, followers.
In the last event, Broken Hut: Handicap (second acction) for "B" class Austrailan ponies, Jus Gentiam (Black) was staked to win a small fortune, but the "naughty girl" let the publie down to the tune of 3,508 tickets equivalent to $17,540.
Fast Track
Major Baseball
CARDINALS
BLANK OUT
N.Y. GIANTS
NEW YORK,
1 May
(UP),—St Lite out. Louis Cardinals provided standing result of the National Base ball League to-day when they white- washed the New York Giants to win
Scores wore:
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
5-0. Phisburgh Pirates, trounced Philadelphia Phillies 15-2, while in CONSIDERING the heavy down-the American League, Washington pour at 7 a.m. on the day of the Senators provided the second wash meeting, one would have expected to out of the day when they beat Chea sce, a slippery grass track, but the go White Sox 7-0. course was certainly not on the slow side because the St George's Plate
run in a record time. was
The Broken Hil Handicap (rst section) for "B" class Australian fast run over a ponies was also D distance of one and a quarter miles In two minutes 13% seconds, but it would accepted as a record be
not be cause the winner, Man-O'-War, had aboard 7 lb. lead less than the weight for inches as per scale. The record for this course is two minutes 14% seconds held by Mr Eu Tong-sen's Fleetwing.
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Balty: Warneke, Mancuso. Newark
Battery: Hubbell, W. Brown, Danning. Cincinnati
Battery: Walters, Lombardi.. Brooklyn
Battery: Davis, Owen,
Pittsburgh, Lopez.
Battery: Bauers, Philadelphia
ren.
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Top Jockey Honours To
H.C. Pih
AMONG the jockeys Mr Black was the only non-Chinese with a success, this on Angel of Glory,
but there was a good tussle be-
tween Messrs H. C. Pih and L.
B: Chao for the premier honours,
the former securing the verdict on account of a better ratio.
Mr Pi scored a "hat trick” (second of this season) on World Fair View, Mountain View and Man-O'-War with LWO seconds while Mr Chao had three wins on Blue Field, Bona Vacanta and Catterick Bridge plus a second. The latter must have been the "stur to some punters, for Mr Chao opened the meeting of 17.40ting with a dividend Catterick Bridge closed the afternoon with a pay-out of 598,10 which was the biggest of the day.
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a good account of himself.
it was no disgrace to Prairie View losing the Canterbury Park Stakes ton third place in this event to earn Vanguard by three lengths, because $350 for the Singapore millionaire. the winner hnd a pull of stone.
This grey by Baikon King was pur- By the way, Gay Fox, who has chased for $4,700 at the auction and had five unpinced outings, managed with a few more placings the owner to end his spell of bad luck securing will be able to balance his book.
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Finest Open Badminton Tournament
St George's Plate winner
World Fair View (H. C. Pih
up) being led in by Mr Li Lan-sang after winning the St. George's Plate in record time at the Valley Race Meeting last
Saturday.-Ming Yuen.
Macao May Meeting
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
TENNIS REPORT
The Sports Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Cash Sweep Special On Chairman's Cup
THE MAY MEETING of the Macao Jockey Club will be held at Areia Preta on Sunday, the main contest being the Chairman's Cup for "Y" class China ponies, and there is a special dollar cash sweep of 50,000 tickets on the event.
Sir, Your article on the tennis match yesterday between the Tsui.
I doubt if Lancashire Chap is f brothers and Sewell and MacDougall state "The losers had you in which hardly-a-Winner in their make-up going to Macao and in his ab- the ecensions on which they really sence my fancy is Dow Jones for Final Selections won a point could be counted on one the opening event, Kwan Chap land. The Tsul brothers toyed with Handicap (first section) over six the opposition, and took the oppor- tunity of indulging in practice shots furlongs.
Thrilling Finals
Finals At
K.C.C. Give Two Titles To P.K.
To P.K. Hooi
(By "Tinker")
NO TRUER WORDS were ever spoken by Mr S. A. Gray, President of the Hongkong Badminton Association, when, at the conclusion of the Championships at the Kowloon C.C. last night, he remarked that the tourna ment this year had provided the finest entertainment right from the word "go."
In all three final matches the spectators were kept on edge, P. K. Hooi took two titles when he and Miss U. Khoo beat K. W. Choy and Mrs Castro In the Mixed Doubles, and when he and H. F. Chew defeated K. W. Choy and K.. B. Low in the Senior Doubles. T. S. Young, as gener- ally expected, won the Junior Singles, but was forced into a magnificent fight by A. L. Fisher to do so.
Complete results were:
MIXED DOUBLES
P. K. Hool and Miss U. Khoo beat K. W. Choy and Mrs Castro 15-12, 15-0.
JUNIOR SINGLES
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T. 8. Young beat A. L. Fisher 12-15, 15-0, 15-12.
SENIOR DOUBLES
P. K. Hool and fl. F. Chew beat K. W. Choy and K. B. Low 15-8. 11-15, 18-14.
Joe Louis To Defend Title Again
NEW YORK, May 1 (UP)- Mike Jacobs, promoter, has an- nounced that. Joo Louis, world heavyweight champion, will defend his title on June 18 against Billy Conn at the Polo Grounds.
He also indicated that should Buddy Baer beat Louis on May 23, Baci would fight Conn on the June date.
It is believed that Abe Simon wil receive a title bout in July and Lou Nova in September.
To-day's Tennis
The second semi-final of the Colony Open Singles will be played this afternoon on the Stand Court. 5. A. Rumjalin, champion, will meet Taul Wal-pul.
CHOY, perhaps, was unfortunate) in his partner in the Mixed Doubles.
These were last year's finalists, and Mrs Castro was unaccountably weak at the net, and gave way. time and another great match is anticipated. again before her opposite number, The game should commence at 4.30 Miss Khoo.
The latter, however, was playing In the open- a really great game. ing phases of the match, her drop. returns were slightly on the high side, presenting Mrs Castro with comparatively easy "kills" at the net, but as the game went on she Improved, and at one stage' was playing directly against Choy and, what is more, coming out on top!
happy augur of evening. The shuttle few baelt and forth across the net
The rally was
p.m.
Al Khooroso to the occasion and featured prominently, for the final three points that gave lier and her partner the game. Her final drop from mid-court, left Mrs Castro standing.
Second Game
CHOY rallied magnificently in the second game Hoof, and Miss Khoo
many times before ser
service changed jumped off to a 6-1 start, but the
Piet Hein will carry Mr Nolas. My
selections are as followe:
on
and service
your com-
ལས་ ments on the low standard In Hong-co's colours instead of Hol- kong, together with the general tone landia's and the bay will be a of the article, are, I consider, un- menace to Dow Jones. Heddon Justined as well as unsporting.
Quite a different report is given should fill the third place.
Hopeful Time should win the by the South China Morning Post" which states:
Kwan Chip Handicap (second sec- "Although the standard of the Tsuition) provided the chestnut does not brothers' play was far above that of throw his legs too high in the air. 1 their opponents, the game was not prefer Sports Venture, and I think entirely devold of interest. There Mac's Adventure has been kindly! were a number of hard-hitting duels treated. National Anthem is dan and spectacular volleys in which cerous at 140 lb.
KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Dow-Jonca
Piet Hein Heddon
KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Sports Venture Mac's Adventure National Anthem
KWAN CHAP HANDICAP
(THIRD SECTION)
Eagle and MucDougall brought off Triumph and Cloudy Star to follow
behind.
Sewell and MacDougall acquitted Engle should have an easy passage themselves creditably. Seweli was in the third section of the Kwan
with Handicap
National! fairly successful with his forchand Chop drives some excellent smashes."
Because of volunteer and other Lovely Star should run away with war duties, the entries this year were the Namn Wan Handicap for "D" very poor, and although Messrs class China ponies over six furlongs,
and Sewell and MacDougall had not en- with King's Worthy Royal If tered for the Open Doubles on entry Highness trailing in the rear. closing date, the former put down Portrush makes the excursion trip, his and his partner's name at the last the chestnut is worth following. minute to
to Increase the number of Mendow Eve has a good chance entries, as the tournament was in aid for the Chairman's Cup over the * novico of the Bomber Fund (Wednesday's mile. Fairy Auk with match netled $45.40).
should run very close and so will
They were fortunate In getting a Fairy Ousel.
the
bye in first round and in not meeting the top-notchers in the next two rounds which brought them to the semi-final. As it was their first match on the Stand Court against the former champions of the Colony, I think their performance was rea- sonably satisfactory and certainly not deserving of such a write-up,
ADANAC.
Man-O'-War Gives Promise For The Future
National Triumph Cloudy Star
NAM WAN HANDICAP
Lovely Star
King's Worthy
Royal Highness
CHAIRMAN'S CUP
Meadow Fairy Auk Fairy Ousel
Punters Show Better
Knowledge
I WOULD HAVE considered the success of World Fair View (Pih) in the St George's Plate as that of an outsider, but the pari-mutuel department showed that the blackie was, a hot favourite. The winner paid only $9!
On the book there was no justi-, year Mr. Pih, on White Diamond, fleation for the confidence placed. In was beaten by Mr Chao, on Clem- World Fair View because the pony ber.
hard
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THERD WAS no doubt that was never placed in a race longer Successive Successes- the oncumbrance of the lead was than a mile and the result of the MR Ph followed up his success too much for A Happy Time classic seemed to suggest that the with an armchair ride on Moun- (Tao) who went down to Man-sprinter has developed into a dis-tain Vlow in the Charters Towers O'-War (Pih) by one and a half fance runner.
Stakes, and the mile was covered in However, Mr Chao rode.
one, minute 47% acconds, which was lengths in the Broken Hill Handi-
race on Johnber, but the Chinese not too bad. eap (flrat section).
owner's candidate was too good. It Contrary to expectations Miss
wolghed out, was Mr Li Lan-sang's first St Chalfont
but the George's Plate, and he in the fourth "apring chicken" was so badly left Chinese owner to win this nice plate at the post that she had only a look since the inception. Best word see" over the mile couras. Though It was also the jockey's first suc- the more Anished down the straight, cess, and a coineldence is that last her style was that of a nice animal.
The time over 1 miles was two minutes 13% acconds, and there was reason to say that the bay finished on the bit,
We have not seen the best of this youngster and she should be watched.
fine defensive
hands. Choy worked like a Trojan greatness of Choy made itself known,
the
baseline, but was matched by and with brilliant variation of shots Hool an the other side of the net. ho forced the score to 8-all. The latter played
To 8-all they went, with their next game behind Miss Khoo, and though lead, 11-8, Hooi and Miss Kioo were nothing was able to cope with Choy's able to maintain the advantage, and great smash, Miss Khoo at the net though Choy secured one more point, was the deciding factor of the match. on the next service the University
Choy and Mrs Castro took the pair went out 15-9. Initiative in the first game and led
0-2, 6-2, but Hool and Miss Khoo drew nearer to 5-7 and eventually
took the lead at 6-7. 'Points levelled
Junior Singles
THOUGH the Junior Singles
at 8-all and again at 10-all, and then could not compare in brilliance
once again at 12-all each time Hool
and Miss Khoo having taken the lead. TURN to Page 5. Golumn Three
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