Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 5, 1941.
“Captain Foster's" Racing Review
Racing Season Rolls Around Again
Beas River Paddocks
Not Quite Ready Ponies Weather Summer Well At Happy Valley
ANOTHER SUMMER has come and gone, but mem- bers of the Hongkong Jockey Club have not been able to make use of their own grazing ground in Fanling, for owing to unsettled conditions the development of Fan- ling property has somewhat been delayed through lack of building materials, but it is reliably learned that the buildings and stables will be completed before the end of the year.
This huge property of the club has been named "Beas River Paddocks"-the future summer resort of our "dumb friends" during the recess.
It would really interest one to know what is the actual acrenge of Beng River Paddocks, because land in the New Territories is very cheap. I reported in my racing notes of June 9, 1939, that the Hongkong Jockey Club!
Newcomers Prominent At
had started negotiations to pur- Morning "Pows"
chase a big piece of land for ponics to graze.
Since then they have purchased additional lols and the cost of tand alone, I understand, is over $98,000. Judging from the gures disclosed by the chairman, the Hon. Mr T. E. General Pearce, at the half-yearly
meeting held In May, there is good renson to believe that there will be aeroinmodation for over Ave hundred} ponies.
Australians' Autumn Plate
On September 27
|Colossal Weight. For United Express
A FINE PROGRAMME has been framed by the racing Stewards for the extra meeting to be held on September 27, and the Double Tenth Meeting's programme of two days has also been announced.
1942 Race Fixtures Annual Meeting Brought Forward One Month
..
The resumplion of our fort-
The 120 yards medley relay at the Lai Taun-University gala last week-end.
nightly meetings will be marked. Kenneth Lo ready to take over for the breast-stroke, while Tsang Cheong-ming just
by the introduction of three divisions in the Cantala Handi- cap for "B" class Australian ponies over six furlongs coupled inaugural contest, with the Cesarowitch Stakes, a handicap for all Australian ponies over n long distance of two and a quarter miles. :
LIST of race fixtures for 1942 A under
the the auspices of
The Innovation means another Hongkong Jockey Club has been eirculated to members and it, may forward move in the interest of interest the racing pubilo to know owners and the racing public, and that there are two additional extrait will undoubtedly be much appre- meciings as ngalast 13 of the pre-cinted by the punters.
H
sent season,
Most Important been The Annual Carnival has
month, HERE is no space here to repro- brought forward almost
is THE the first
meeting extra
duce the ten interesting events.
Advice To Novices and
scheduled to be held on February of the September meeting, but the
POWS
21.
The following is a list of 1042's most important race on the card is the Australian Subscription Ponies' Autumn Plate confined to the Sub- scription ponies of this season,
SUCCESSFUL FOUR were held during the early morn-fixtures: Ings without rain to mar the un- official meetings.
I am not a Chinese scholar, but it has been represented to me out
that the word authority voort "pow" in Shanghai among the trainers and majoos means a "trial test" between two or more ponies. "dark horse" racitet in Shang-
The
A nuin of over $200,000 hod - ready been expended and the amount hal originated from these pows and includes the purchase of additional Hongkong copied the line of business lots, the cut of levelling, draining, from a turfing and tearing, and the plantingj
of trees and shrubs,
It is estimated that a further sum of three lakhs will be required for
different angle,
newcomers' д few There are worth watching among the novice events and the best three are R. Bluestone, L. G. Perkins and T. L
Tseng.
the full development of the property.
The latter rode a snort race on A When completed it will undoubteri
club in the Goal Time became his judgment of ly be the only racing Orlent that will have op up-to-date pace was certainly good and there grazing ground for the sale uke of was a perfect rhythm in the com- menibers.
Summered Well
TOWEVER, in the absence
На
luxurious
grassland, all
the (ex- did not leave the
Australian and China ponies
cepting a few)
Colony
for their holidays, and there'
bination.
The success of B. K. Yip on Odeon was matorear ride, for his mount was far too good against the other
tuners.
The Jitters
is no doubt that all of them had spent the "also rans" appeared to have the at the stables, fitters and they were certainly afrakt
to be up with the Geld.
the summer
Village Bund
Eppeara
IL
well
Annual Meeting
Saturday, January 31, ) Monday, February 2
do Tuesday,
do Wednesday, Saturday, do 7. Saturday, February 21-First Extra. Saturday, March 7-Second Extru. Saturday, March 21-Third Extra. Saturday, April 4-Fourth Extra. Monday (Easter). Apeli -Fourth Extra, Saturday, April 19--Fifth Extra. Saturday, May 2-Sixth Extra. Saturday, May 23--Seventh Extra. Monday (Whitsun, Blay (Seventh)
Extra.
Saturday, June -Eighth Extra. Saturday, September 2-Ninth Extra, Saturday, October 10-Tenth Extra. Saturday, October 24-Kleventh Extra. Saturday, November 7-Twelfth Extra. Saturday, November 21-Thirteenth Ex- Saturday, December 5-Fourteenth Ex- Saturday, December 19-Fifteenth Ex-
ira..
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Cesarewitch Stakes On October 10
STAKES THE CESAREWITCH have thing to gain in sayingį
will have its first ruining on Oc- Orst prize Is tober, 10, and the that a few apprentices among
$1,500 to the winner. Being open handleap for all comers, the contest will no doubt attract many nominations and the result of th classle will serve a good połnier for the two St, Legers confined to Australian subscription ponies aud eriffins of this season.
LI..Winston Churchill of the Fourth
the racers were de lighted to get back in harness, and. Hussars
of course, training
is now in full once swing with the work more or less)
We
confined to a collected pace, are bound to see some fast gallops during next week,
Transfers
TUIERE have been 4 good few.
now the Prime Minister,
"No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle. "Young men | have often been ruined through ouming horses, or through backing) horses, but never through riding them. Unless, of course, they break their necks, which, taken at a-gallop, is a very good_death_10
break
die."
Everybody knows that it is against the rules of racing to cross, jostle, or any act in the part of the jockey, but there can be no disqualification to be up with the field provided, of course, the novice keeps a straight course without interfering with other
transfers of Australian and China racers to several new homes. and all of them will, of course, run under their new respective racing colours at the coming meeting. The most important change is Mrs Grasell's Supper going to the stable, Tasma, Lelonging to Capt. Holmes while Lady Northente's Devonian
The incessant practice of keeping has been made a gift to Mrs W. T. Stanton.
too far back must be avoided at the The novice Jockey T. L. Treng is beginning (never to be afraid of the owner of A Good Time,mud lath" or bumping at the start) Pigtail and Pampernickel, and C. therwise one will never reach the Gregory is going to have "ago" at log of the ladder. that sulky pony, Silver Spear.
rucners.
Army Inter-Unit Wrestling League
home
a
The weight to be carried by the candidates is 140 b. with a pound penalty for every $200 or part there- of won in stakes and the Jaunt is run over the champion course of one and a quarter miles. The winner 1s 10 receive $1,500 while the second will get $600 and the third prize is $300.
The event
this classle conditions of will inhibit the owner of United Express from entering his on account of the champion sub preposterous imposition of avoir- dupois.
Probables
WE will have the entries for the
on Thursday, September 18, but in the meanwhile I append below a list of porbable nominations with their respective weights:
Stakes Welght penally $1,500 148 lb.
115 3,000 4.300 161
Amulet Star
Araxy ...
A Surprising Time
neudige
Back Seal Bona Vacanila
Bugle
Corsair
Crack Shot
Dashing Beauty Dutch Treat Endeavour
Happy Returns Hole in One Joan
Won
diving off as Lau Yiu-ting touches.-Ming Yuen.
Bumper
Entries Expected For
Colony Aquatic Championships
Chan Chun-nam In the process of breaking the 440 yards free-style re-
-Ming Yuen,
St Leger Call-Over
LONDON, Sept.
(Reuter).-
Latest call-over for the St Leger! which is being run on September,
20, was as follows:
41 (0) Ower Tudor, 13-2 ()
0-1 it & o) Chateau La Hose,
1,300 147
2,500
1,000
150
2.000
183
1.000 100
1,200 148
5,074
2.000 150 160
4.700 104
1,000
17-2 1 of Suncastle.
1,000
145
D-1 (0) Devonian.
Jus Gentium
0237
100-9 (1 & 0 Royalist.
King's Fight
3,300
157
100-9 (0) Dakhlawar.
Lex Fori
2.000
.150
3,900 100
20-1 (0) Orthodox and Ptolemy.
1,000 145
1,500
348
25-1 it & o) Felour.
Moonlight
1,300
137
Never-Never
1,500
148
Optima Fide
1,400
140
Royal Sovereign
1,800 149
Santa-Anita
3,000 153
Sydney Lady
1,000 248
Tien Tien
1,500 148
United Express
10,000
105
U.S. Tennis
to
144
1,000 145
so - nr.
Meinsalt Manhattan' Maple Lent
Vitamla M. Wayworth
I will be seen from the above that United Express (If entered) has to shoulder 195 lb. over a middle distance run of 14 miles and it is interesting that the weight over the new scale for inches is a penalty of 43 lb.
100-6 to Lambert Simne! and Starwort
23-10) Dancing Time.
25-1 (0) Feroze D,
-33-1-fu1-Royal-Academy.
50-1 (0) Feites.
100-1 (0) Ranger.
Kovacs Enters
Singles Semi-finals
3
SEVEN TEAMS will contest the championship in the Indian Army Inter-Unit Wrestling League commence
September 27-26 when three matches will be staged each day. There will be
and away
not be matches and the League, if the fix- lures are adhered to, will completed till the middle of Novem- ber.
The Axtures have been ranged that each team will be oc- 11 is without any question a terric Rivulet seems to like her new
that the pony has had a owners, Shlu Brothers, and Santa- Dancing, Eve of Hunting, Eve of cupied twice during the week-end, penalty, but one faust not overlook Anita becomes the properly. of Li Folly, Just In Time, King Kong, once at home and the other time the fact
good innings and has gained $10,909 Sam's Choice and This Time, and away. Chuk-lal.
Following are the fixtures for the for the owner. I do not expect that United Express will be entered, for As to quantity, S. W. Lee has this young novice owner
first week-end: of over three dozen racers.
The women's semi-dualists include added to his lonk string, Eve
Saturday, September 27-5th A.A., it would be wasting the nomination
Margaret Osborne and Fauling Betr R.A. v. Hongkong Mule Corps; 12th fee $5. R.A. V. HK.S.R.A.; 2nd/14th Punjabs
Other Heavies
Miss Osborne, though not ranked In the first ten American tennis players, v. Oh Regi., R.A.
Sunday,
a heavy la enjoying a brilliant season and is September 28-Rajput | LANDEAVOUR has also
capable of upsetting anybody. Miss Regt. 5th. A.A.. R.A.: H.K. Mule burden of 168 lb. to carry and
Betz is now hot favourite for
would Corps
I.K.S.R.A. the next in order comes Happy Re-tille, the winning of which V. 12th R.A.:
turns with 164 lb. on her back. A confirm the impression existing for months thal she is the Surprising Time has to tip the scale several
at present in American women's tennis. Reuter.
now has
LONDON DRY GIN
"TOWER" Brand
A SHIPMENT OF THIS GIN
MATURED IN SHERRY CASK,
HAS NOW ARRIVED
v. 2nd/14th Punjabs.
HILLS, Sept. FOREST (Reuter). Frankle Kovacs, Indoor chample, who is fancied to suc- U.S. teed McNeill, entered the National Tennis semi-finals, by beating Jack Kramer, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5.
U. S. Charity Footballtott, while Mainzal has to draw outstanding player
It is useless to discuss the pros- New York, Sept. 4. pects at this juncture, for the
the
In professional football to-day the
a fortnight to ties and 1 is not necessary to say Giants defeated the Eastern Collegians trainers have over
in the sixth annual trim their candidates. But the race that one may look forward to last night 23-3
will be full of interesting possibili-fight. charity game.-United Press.
NO OTHER RAZOR HAS THIS
big
Chan Chun-nam Ready To Defend His Titles
(By "Tinker")
THERE'S NOTHING NEW from swimming circles. The majority are awaiting the climax of the season-the Colony Championships, which will be held on September 25 and 27, and October 2 and 4.
The closing day for entries, byt new threat in Taul lian: has come the way, is to-morrow. Heats will into being.
be held hetween September and
de-0
13, but the order of events line not yet been decided. This will pend on entries.
But there promises to be a bumper entry this year. Conversation in- variably turns in that direction, while Ng Nin and one or two others have already availed themselves of the facilities of the V.R.C. for prac tee.
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the women, most improved has been Celeste Gulerres. Running a close second, however, Is Ho Wal- king of the Chinese Bathing Club. They will offer a challenge, but should not be able to beat Vivienne Churn over the 0 and 100 yards..
Miss Guterres should havo little dimculty in taking the women's 220 and 440 yards free-style events, The recent form of Chan Chun- shatters all
Added to this trio will be Ko Miu- nam, which happily rumour of unitness, has raised an-ling, of Lal Tsun, and Sa Wai-ying Club-the latter the ilcipations of yet further records of the same
back-stroke mermaid. Tsang Fung- In the middle distances.
kwan, of Lat Tsun and Li Po-luen, Twice within one week he belt South China, are the outstanding
swimmers, tered his Colony 440 time of last year, breast-stroke
thoughi though it must be remembered that Vivienne Churn must be, considered on both occasions he was swimming for the 50 yards. in the Chinese "Y" pool which is only
Jackie Anderson has been "down". 20 yards long.
for two weeks with Tu, and though The only other quarter-iniler to she returns to training to-day it is upproach within these times has been a matter of opinion how much of her Yau Sal-kwan, youthful understudy old form she can recover in the short of Chan
who has also been doing time left.
extremely well throughout the year.
Ng Nin was the great threat to WITH the
Championships, the
most titles last year, but he found W -V.R.C. will conclude a success-
himself pressed by the crowded pro-ful season, one which has been above
gramme.
condi- This year different
tions exist. The heats and finals are the average in ambition. Their best spread over four weeks. There are initiative was shown in the arrange- only three men's events on each of the ment of the Inter-Schools gala list
month. four final days. --As-regards-the-sprints, not only.
hus Davis Hutchinson been out
The Club may be suffering from a
of lack of swimmers, but there's—no-
the picture for quite some time, butting wrong with their spirit,
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