Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPHY. May 2, 1941.
Captain
Foster's” Racing Review
Large Crowd Defies Weather At Happy Valley Splendid Record Breaking Run Finest Open Badminton Tournament
By World Fair View To Win
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. Pih in the saddle în 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 couple of big disappointments to a few thousand punters.
The first sting was in the; Konin Stakes (first section). for non-winning
sub- Australian scription ponies of this season, when Bugle (Wei) became "flat" in the last hundred yards with
the result that the mare Was
Major Baseball
CARDINALS
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 und L.
beaten at the post by half length BLANK OUT B. Chao for the premier honours,
to the disgust of 3,366 camp followers. -
In the last event, Broken Hill Handicap (second section) for "" class Australian ponies, Jus Gentium (Black) was staked to win a small fortune, but the "naughty gir" let the publie down to the tune of 3,508 tickets equivalent to $17,540.
course
Fast Track
N.Y. GIANTS
NEW YORK. May 1 (UP)-St out- Louis Cardinals provided the standing result of the National Base- ball League to-day when they while- washed the New York Giants to win trounced Pirates 5-0. Pittsburgh Philadelphia Phillies 15-2, while in
the former securing the verdict on account of a better ratio.
and
·
Thrilling Finals At
K.C.C. Give Two Titles 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 tournia-. ment this year had provided the finest entertainment right from the word "go."
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In all three final matches the spectators were kept on edge.| P. K. Hooi took two titles when he and Miss U. Khoo bent K.-W. Choy and Mra 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
Joe Louis To Defend Title Again
Mr Ph scored a "hai trick" (second of this season) on World Fair View, Mountain View al Man-O'-War with two seconds while Air Chao had three wing on Blue Field, Bona Vacanta Catterick Bridge plus a a second. The latter m
must have been
nounced that Joo Louis, the star St George's Plate winner... World Fair View (H. C. Pih hong"
to some punters, for Mr Chaoi the merican League, Washington opened the meeting with a dividend up) being led in by Mr Li Lan-sang after winning the St
of $17.40 paid by Blue Senators provided the second wash-Catterick Bringe closed the afternoon George's Plate in record time at the Valley Race Meeting last out of the day when they beat Chlea-with a pay-out of 598.10 which was
the biggest of the day. go White Sox 7-0.
Scores were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R 11 E
St Louis
Battery: Warucke, Mancuso. New York
3 $ 1
11 9 D
0
,7
0
16 23
1
2 B
1
CONSIDERING the heavy down
pour at 7am. on the day of the meeting, one would have expected to see a slippery grass track, but the was certainly not on the slow side because the St George's Plote was run in a record time.
The Broken Hill Handleap (first) section) for "" class Australian also fast run over a ponies was distance of one and a quarter miles in two minutes 13% seconds, but it Brooklyn could not be accepted on a record be- cause the winner, Man-O'-War, had abonkl 7 Ib. 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.
Battery: Hubbell, W. Brown, Danning. Cincinnati
Battery: Walters, Lombardi.
Hattery: Davis, Owen. Pittsburgh
Battery: Bauers, Lopez. Philadelphia
Battery: Johnson, Pearson, Bruner, War- ren. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington
7 0 0 Battery: Leonard, Ferrell,
8 1 Chilengo
Bottery: Dietrich, Appleton, Tresu,
malch The Boston-Chicago
WAN post-
20 2 poned, on account of rain. 13orton
Flattery:
Battery: Sufilvan
Fleming. Bridges, Trout wat
Trout, White, Tebbetis,
I was surprised to see that Blue Field was not innde the favourite in the opening event, for the bay an- nexed the Talmoshon Handleap for "D" class China ponies with the Detroit
of ease.
However, as a re- greatest suit of his fine performance Blue Philadelphia Field has been drafted to "C" com- Battery: Knott, Johnson, Besse, layer, pany, and in that class he will give Lewish
good account of himself.
Cleveland
Battery: Felier, Desautels..
B
10
It was no disgrace to Prairie View Josing the Canterbury Park Stakes to a third place in this event to earn Vanguard by three lengths because $350 for the Singapore millionaire. This grey by Balkan King was pur- the winner had a pull of a stone.
By the way, Gay Fox, who has chased for $1,700 at the auction and had five unplaced 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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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
TENNIS REPORT
The Sports Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Sir, Your article on the tennis match yesterday between the Tsui brothers and Sewell and MacDougall
Special Cash Sweep 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.
I doubt if Lancashire Chap is in which you state "The losers bad hardly a winner in their make-up going to Macao and in his ab-
the
MY selections are as follows:
P. K. Hool and Miss U. Khoo beat K. W. Choy and Mrs Castro 15-12, 15-9.
JUNIOR SINGLES
T. S. Young beat A. L. Fisher 12-15, 15-0, 15-12.
SENIOR DOUBLES
P. R. Hool and II. F. Chew beat K. W. Choy and K. B. Low-15-8, 11-15, 18-14.
CHOY, perhaps, was unfortunate In his partner in the Mixed Doubles. Mrs Castro was unaccountably weak
NEW YORK, May 1 (UP).— Mike Jacobs, promoter, has an- world heavyweight champion, will defend hla tle on June 18 against Billy Conn at the Polo Grounds.
He also Indicated that should
Buddy Baer beat Louis on May 23, Baer would fight Conn on the June date.
It is believed that Abe Simon will 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. Rumjatus, champion, will meet Txul Wal-put. These were last year's finalists, and
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,
p.m.
Miss Khoo rose to the occasion and featured prominently for the final three polnis that gave her and her partner the game. Her final drop from mid-court left Mrs Castro standing,
Second Game
The latter, however, was playing a really great game. In the open- 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 stic Improved, and at one stage WAS playing directly against Choy and, what is more, coming out on topl The opening rally was
happy augur of the evening. The shuttle CHOY rolled magnificently in the flew_back_and_forth across_the_net second game. Hool and Miss Khoo
hands. Choy worked like a Trojan greatness of Choy made itself known, on the baseline, but was matched by and with brilliant variation of shots Hool on the other side of the net. he forced the score to 8-all. The latter played a fine defensive To 8-ali
they went, with their next game behind Miss Khoo, and though lead, 11-8, Hool and Miss Khoo were nothing was able to cope with Choy's able to maintain the advantage, and great amaah, Miss Khoo at the net though Choy accured 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 15-0. initiative in the first game and led
the occasions on which they really sence my fancy is Dow-Jones for Final Selections many times before service changed jumped or to a 6-1 start, but the Wan a point could be counted on one the opening event, Kwan Chap hand. The Tsui brothers toyed with Handicap (first section) over six
and took the oppor furlongs, tunity of
Postedging in
in practice shots
Piet Hein will carry Mr Nolas- and service
ele.," your com- 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 justified as well as unsporting.
Quite a different report is given should fill the third place.
by the "South China Morning Post" Hopeful Time should win the which states:
Kwan Chap Handicap (second sec- "Although the standard of the Teution) provided the chestnut does not brothers' play was far above that of throw his legs too high in the air. I their apponents, the game was not prefer Sports Venture, and I think entirely devold of interest. There Mae's Adventure has been kindly were a number of hard-hitting duels trented. National Anthem is dan and spectacular volleys in which erous at 140 16.
Sewell and MacDougall acquitted | Eagle should have an casy passage themselves creditably. Sewell was in the third section of the Kwan fairly successful with his forchant Triumph and Cloudy Star to follow Chap Handicap with National I drives and
and MacDougall brought off
behind. some excellent
smashes." Because of volunteer
very
Lovely Stor should run away with
other and war dution, the entries this year were the Nam Wan Handleap for "D" poor, and although Messra class Chinu ponies over six furlongs, Sewell and MacDougall had not en- with King's Worthy and Royal rear. II tered for the Open Doubles on entry ghness trailing in the closing date, the former
put down
makes the excursion trip,
his and his partner's name at the last the chestnut is worth following. minute to increase the number of Meadow Eve has a good chanen entries, as the tournament was in aid for the Chairman's Cup over the A novice of the Bomber Fund (Wednesday's mille. Foley Auk with match netted $45.40).
should run very close and so will They were fortunate in getting a Fairy Ousel. bye in the first round and in not meeting the top-notchers in the next two rounds which brought them to the semi-Anol. As It was their firsti 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.
ABANAC.
Man-O'-War Gives. Promise For The Future
KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Dow-Jones
- Piel Icin
Ileddon
KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Sports Venture
Mac's Adventure
National Anthem
KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (THIND SECTION)
Eaglo
National Triumph Claudy Star
NAM WAN HANDICAP,
Lovely Star
King's Worthy Royal Highneas
CHAIRMAN's cur
Meadow Fairy Auk
Falry 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 $91
On the book there was no justi-year Mr Pih, on White Diamond, fention for the confidence placed in was beaten by Mr Chao, on Clem- World Fair View. because the pony ber, THERE WAS no doubt that was never placed in a race longer Successive Successes
MR Ph followed up his success
the encumbrance of the lead was than a mile and the result of the V with an armchair ride on Moun-
too much for A Happy Time classle seemed to suggest that the (The) who went down to Man-sprinter has developed into a dis-tain View in the Charters Towers O-War (Pih) by one and a half tanco runner.
Stakes, and the mile was covered in longths in the Broken Hill Handi-race on Johnber, but the Chinese not too bad.
However, Mr Chao rode a hard one minute 47% seconds, which was cap (first section).
owner's candidate was too good. It Contrary to expectations Misa The time over 1 milea was two was Mr Li Lan-sang's first St Chalfont weighed out, but the minutes 13% seconds, and there was George's Plate, and he is the fourth "spring chicken" was so badly left reason to say that the bay finished Chinese owner to win this nice plate of the post that she had only a "look on the bit. 3
aince the inception.
see" over the mile course. Though We have not seen the best of this It was alan the jockey's first suc- the mare finished down the straight, youngster and she should be watched, céss, and a coincidence is that last her style was that of a nice animal.
...
6-2, 6-2, but Hool and Miss Khoo
drew nearer to 6-7 and eventually
took the lead at 8-7, Points levelled
Junior Singles
THOUGH the Junior Singles
at Ball and again at 10-all, and then could not comparo in brilliance
once again at 12-ail ench Ume Hool
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