Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May, 2, 1941.
"Captain Foster's" Racing Review
Large Crowd Defies Weather At Happy Valley
Splendid Record Breaking Run 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 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 Koula Stakes (first section) før non-winning Australian sub- scription ponies of this senson, when Bugle (Wei) became "flat" in the last hundred yards with the result that the mare was
Major Baseball
Top Jockey Honours To
H.C. Pih
AMONG the jockeys Mr Black was the only non-Chinese with
CARDINALS a success, this on Angel of Glory,
but there was a good tussle, be tween Messrs II. C. Pih and 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 H Handicap (second section), for "1" class Australlan ponles, Jus Gentium (Black) was staked to win a small fortune, but the "naughty girl" ict the public down to the tune of 3,508 tickets equivalent to $17,540,
Fast Track
CONSIDERING the heavy down
pour at 7 am, on the day of the meeting, one would have expected to see a slippery grass track, but the course was certainly not on the slow side because the St George's Plate was run in a record time.
N.Y. GIANTS
May
NEW YORK.
1 (UP)/St the ont- Louis Cardinals provided standing result of the National Base- ball League to-day when they white- washed the New York Giants to win
Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0. Philadelphia Phillies 15-2, while in
trounce:l
the American League, Washington Senators provided the second wash out of the day when they beat Chica- go White Sox 7-0.
Scores were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Battery: Walters, Lombardi. Brooklyn
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A 8
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0
0
7. 0
I 7 0
15 23 1
St Louis The Broken Hill Handicap (first
Battery: Warneke, Mancuso. section). for "B" class Australian, New York
Battery: Hubbell, W. Brown, Danning. ponies was also n fast run over a
Cincinnati distance of one and a quarter miles in two minutes 13 seconds, but It could not be accepted as a record be cause the winner, Man-O'-War, had aboned 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
I was surprised to see that Blue, Field was not made the favourite in the opening event, for the boy an-
ponics
Battery: Davis, Owen, Pittsburgh .................................**
Battery: Bauers, Lopez. Philadelphia
Battery: Johnson, Pearson. Bruner, War
ren.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington
Battery: Leonard. Chicago
7 $
.0
Q
1
Ferrell,
flattery:
Tresh. The Boston-Chicago match was post- poned on account of rain. Boston
....... 18 20
nexed, the Taimoshan Handicap for Battery: Johnson, Fleming. Pytlak
class China
Battery: Bridges,
2
2
A a 0
with the Detroit irides, Trout, White, Tebbetts.
Sullivan.
"D" greatest of ease. However, as a re- sult of his fine performance Blue Field has been drafted to
to "C"
com-
pany, and in that class he will give
a good account of himself.
Philadelphla
Battery: Knott, Johnson, Hesse, Haye", Lewish. Cleveland
Flattery: Feller, Desautels.
the former securing the verdict on account of a better ratio.
Mr P scored a "hat trick" (second of this season) on World Fair View, Mountain View and Man-O'-Wor with
KeCouls AWO wille Mr Chao had three wins on Blue Fleld, Bona Vacantia and
Bridge plus a second. Callerick Br The latter must have been the "star hoon" to some punters, for Mr Chao
$17.40 paid by Field nnd
Finest Open Badminton Tournament
St George's Plate winner. 、、
World Fair View (H. C. Pih
of the meeting with a dividend up) being led in by Mr Li Lan-sang after winning the St Catterick Bridge closed the afternoon George's Plate in record time at the Valley Race Meeting last with a pay-out of $08.10 which was
the biggest of the day,
Saturday.-Ming Yuen.
Macao May Meeting
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TENNIS REPORT
13 18 The Sports Ediilor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Sir, Your article on the tennis match yesterday between the Trui
It was no disgrace to Prairie View losing the Canterbury Park Stakes to a third place in this event to earn Vanguard by three lengths because $350 for the Singapore milionaire. the winner had a pull of a stone. This grey by Balkan King was pur-brothers and Sewell and MacDougall
By the way, Gay Fox, who has chased for $4,700 at the auction and bad-Avo-unplaced outings managed_with_n_few more placings the owner to end his spell of bad luck securing will be able to balance his book.
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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.
the opposition, and took the oats/furlongs.
My selections are as follows:
I doubt if Lancashire Chap is in which you state The losers had hardly a winner in their make-up going to Macao and in his ab-
hich they really sence my fancy is Dow-Jones for Final Selections the occasions-on-which-
a point could be counted on one the opening event, Kwan Chap won a hand, The Tsul brothers toyed with Handicap (first section) over six tunity of indulging in
in practice aid service
Piet Hein will carry Mr Nolas ete."
your
our com- ments on the low standard in Hang-co's colours instead of Hol- kong, together with the general tonelandia'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 sex- "Although the standard of the Tsuition) provided the chestnut does not brothers' play was for 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 devoid of interest. There Mac's Adventure has been kindly were a number of hard-hitting duels treated. National Anthem is dun- and spectacular volleys in which gerous at 140 lb. Sewell und B MucDougall acquitted Eagle should have an easy passage themselves creditably. Sewell was in the third section of the Kwan fairly, successful with his forehand Chap Handicap with National drives
and MacDougall brought off Triumph and Cloudy Star to follow some excellent smashes."
behind. Because of volunteer
und
other
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rear.
If
Lovely Star should run away with war duties, the entries this year were the Nam Wan Handicap for "p" very poor, and although Messrs class China ponies over six furlongs, Sewell and MacDougall had not en- with King's Worthy and Royal tered for the Open Doubles ou entry Highness trailing in the closing date, the fortner put down Fortrual makes the excursion trip. lls and his partner's name at the last the chestnut is worth following. innute to increase the number of Meadow Eve has a good chance entries, as the tournament was in ald for the Chairman's Cup over the of the Bomber Fund (Wednesday's mile. Fairy Auk with 0 novice match netted $45.40),
should run very close und 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-final. As it was their first untch 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
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KAYAN CHAT HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Dow Jones
Piet Hein Heddan
KWAN CHAP HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Sports Venture
Mao's Adventure
National Anthem
KWAN CHAP HANDICAI
(THIRD SECTION) -
Eagle
National Triumph Cloudy Star
NAM WAN HANDICAP
Lovely Star
King's Werthy 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 $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 Successer the encumbrance of the lend was than a mile and the result of the MR Ph followed up his success too much for A Happy Timo classic seemed to suggest that the with on armchair ride on Moun- (Tho) who went down to Man-sprinter has developed into a dis-tain View In the Charter Towers [O'-War (Pih) by one and a half tance runner.
Stakes, and the mile was covered in However, Mr Chao rode a hard one minute 47% seconds, which was lengths in the Broken Hill Handi-race on Johnber, but the Chinese not too bad. cap (first section).
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 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 ho and Miss V. Khoo beat IC, W. Choy and Mrs Castro in the Mixed Doubles, and when he and II. 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. Hoci and Miss U. Khoo beat K. W. Choy and Mrs Castro 15-12, 15-0,
JUNIOR SINGLES
T. S. Young beat A. L. Fisher) 12-15, 15-9, 15-12,
SENIOR DOUBLES
P. K. Hool and II. F. Chew beat K. W. Choy and K, E. 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 Joe Louts, world. heavyweight champion, will defend his title on June 18 against Billy Conn at the Polo Grounds.
He also Indlented that should Buddy Baer bent Louis on May 23, Baer would fight Conn on the June date.
It is believed that Abe Simon will receive a tille bout in July and Lou. Nova in September.
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To-day's Tennis
The second semi-final of the Colony Open Singles will be played this afternoon on the Stand Court.. 8. A. Rumjahn, champion, meet Taal Wal-pul.
wil
CHOX, perhaps, was unfortunate In his partner in the Mixed Doubles. | Mrs Castro was unaccountably weak at the net, and gave way time and again before her opposite number, The game should commence at 4.30 Miss Khoo.
These were last year's Analists, and. another great match is anticipated..
p.m.
Miss Khoo rose to the occasion and featured prominently for the Anal three points 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-j ing phases of the match, her drop; returns were slightly on the higk side, presenting airs Castro with
at comparatively easy "kills" the nei, 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! The opening rally was a happy ugur of the evening. The shuttle CHOY rallied magnificently in the _flew_back_and_forth_across_the_net second game. Hool and Miss Khoo many times before service changed Jumped off to a 0-1 start, but the hands, Choy worked like a Trojan greatness of Choy made itself known. on the baseline, but was matched by and with brillant variation of shots Hool on the other side of the net. he forced the score to G-all. The latter played a fine defensive To d-all 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 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 15-0. Initiative in the first game and led 6-2, 6-2, but Hool and Miss Khoo
drew nearer to 5-7 and eventually
took the lend at 8-7. 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; Column Three
BUDWEISER
TRADE MAR
KING OF CANNED BEER
SOLE AGENTS:
owner's candidate was too good. It Contrary to expectations Miss CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd.
The time over 1 miles was two was Mr Li Lan-song's Arst 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)eretnja reason to say that the bay finished Chinese owner to win this nice plate at the post that she had only a "look Z Chater Road on the bit.
since the inception,
* Boo" over the mile course. Though It was also the, jockey's first suc- the mare falshed down the straight, cess, and a coffeldenco is that just her style was that of a nice animal.
∙Wò, have not seen the best of this youngster and she should be watched,
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