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TODAY'S CHANCES AT THE VALLEY
"By "THE TURF"
Though no event has been provided for Australian ponies of Class 1 for the Fifth Raco Meeting to be held at the Valley this afternoon, there are the usual ten races on the card, and race-goers are reminded that the First Saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
Here is a review of today's possibilities:
FIRST RACE
tween Airfield, Pacific, Sans This is a mille event for Class Atout at Sino-Marshall.
7 new Australian ponies and
fold is so well the
balanced that punters may have a tricky winner. time in spotting the
SEVENTH RACE Jeep Beauly (157 ibs) will probably be favoured over Top- salt (155 lbs) In this race, for All the dntries have a place or at the Annual Meeting, un the
frutth so in their favour with the only
day at the distance this exception of Epinard. The re-
pony was placed second to 1lar- sult will probably goes to Revu-vard after a well-run race. It tallon, Good News and The should now have a good chancu Arctic (147 Hopeful, with Liberty Diamond of scoring a win.
lbs) is sure to be well up at the an outside chance.
finish. Atlantic In good Гог an outside bet.
SECOND RACE
In this race for Class 8 (1st rection) old pontes, Shangrila, after winning the six furlongs at the Euster Meeting, wit be called on to shoulder the top weight of 100 lbs, due to the fact that it has just been pro- moted from Class D.
capnot recommend this pony to win when carrying this heavy burden. Sidber (155 lbs),
CUCKOO
CUCKOO
Barny Apply
HONEST JOE
HONE
EIGHTH RACE
Anything to bent Shannon in the Victoria Peak Handleep (2nd section) for Class 2 pontes once round must be a first class mncer. With Mc Ostroumoft in the saddle the combination is well teamed. Opposition may come from Astol Beauty, Do minion Day, and Sunshine,
NINTH RACE
From the entries in this furlongs race for Class 8 section) old ponies a win
six (3rd
can
be expected from either Ame. Clipper (147 1bn), Eye Witness (147 lbs) or Trial Trip
bs).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ARMY CHAMPION
Cpl. Gajabsing Tamang, of the 2/10 Gurkhas, winner of the High Jump at the Land Forces Championships recently and a member of the Army team for the Triangular Athletic Meet with the Royal Air Force and the South China Athletic As- Hociation tomorrow.
With fine natural spring, he jumps the "scis- sors" style and should reach 5 feet and more with better timing on his approach run and leg lift. -Telegraph Staff Photographer.
(152 FRANK BUTLER'S COLUMN
Ame. Clipper, which came in a close second to Emperor's Gate when carrying 154 lbs at the Ninth Race meeting in 1940 In the Ping Chau Handlenp (131 the section) should have all advantage as it is now running in the third section, and with an advantage of
less. 7 Diamondfeld is dangerous AS an outside chance.
THAT BLINKIN' BIRD'S
TENTH RACE The meeting will wind with run from the two-mile fur post, once round and in,
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QUINING MY BUSINECE
Sprinter (155 lbs) and
Radar Easter Meeting
new ponfes. The Tigress. which has been running ngainst the top-notchers at the the "St (147 lbs) are the pick here George's Plate" over the mile, among the probable starters. A should be well fangled and win can come from any of these should have
in dimeulty three pontes,
passing the winning post first. Amsterdam. Sharpshooter or
THIRD RACE
no
A fouch and to race for this Good News should take the
lot of Class 7 old ponies (151) places.
Section) and the result should
be a close affair. Marigold (147 tba), Flying Wheel 1152 lbe) and Shahin (160, lbs) wit have a strong suy at the finish.
the
The former, ridden by novice Jockey Mr T. B. Dau, ni Fourth Race Meeling came ina m very close second to Argus, los- i only by a head, but on protest lodged by the Stewards this pony was disqualified Tor baringt crossing, bumping and
in the straight.
Flying Wheel and
hould also be
walcard
closely in this
race for
Shahin very these
Home Turf
Favourites
No. 3: JAI HIND Chestnut colt by Nearco of Sol d'Or (Solario).
Owner, The Maliarath Baroda: trainer, F. Armstrong
This is a Derby prospect
of
£2,750 Job Awaits
Man' 'The Best
Tottenham Hotspur directors, who have not spent
a penny on transfer fees this season, and would appear to be more resigned to, another spell of Second Division football than their angry and disappointed supporters, are now seeking "the best man in the land" as their new manager,
Spurs approached Manchester United's Matt Busby with an offer said to be around £2,750 a year, plus a five-year contract, but Matt was not interested. Now it is rumoured Arthur Rowe, the old 'Spura centre half, now managing Chelmsford, is as good as appointed, in-spite of the fact that the club are inviting all comers.
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1949.
I shall be more than surpris-
You can't kill the Bght-game, od if the 41-year-old Rowe is because the fans
are gluttons offered a salary anything like for punishment. It's tucky for £2,750. There are few mana Mills, and Woodrock. The ap- gers today in the £2,000-a-petite of the crowd means each year class.
Joe Hulme, who was sacked as 'Spur manager In March, must be wondering why a job worth less than £1,000 a year
of them will pick up between
£12,000 and £15,000.
Tennis Court Flutters
Most indignant man in the British hard court lawn tennis championships at Bournemouth was the English internatiorul and Gloucester County player, George Godsell.
Playing in a singles Inte at night against L. G. Allbut, Godaell offect the biting wind by appearing on the pavilion court in a blue track suit, with tennis gear underneath. During the first set he was approached by an LTA official and asked to change. He complied under some protest, and won the match.
"I was never so indignant in my life," he told my reporter "Why should I be dictated to as to what I wear on the court? CENTRE COURT STRIPES
7
This alight bother reminds me of the Butter caused on The Centre Court of Wimbledon years ago, when the American John Hennessy appeared in trousers of a half-and-half mix- ture of white and light groy.
Sportsman's Diary
EDITED BY: Bruce
team would come into their
own.
Lady Aster re-elected presi- dent of the LGU, used to ip- pear in Parliamentary golf competitions. Recently she surprised the Americans by playing two rounds a day over there. She. will hardly con- tradict my statement that she is
WEMBLEY LINESMAN
petition is open to golf clubs in eligible on the score of
Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex, who are near stallons on On that occasion there was no
the former Great Eastern Rail-
Vie Rae, one of the linesmen at fuss on court but a considerable
Saturday's Cup Final between -unofficial-f
after the way between London and the
Wolves and Leicester City, re- Essex coast.' match.
wore the Hennessey
ferced his match almost in the stripes no more.
WHY NOT LADY ASTOR? shadow of Wembley Stadium. Fashions change even lo lawn wonder whom Lady Astor The game was in the Stone- tennis. Once upon a time all-had in mind
bridge when she told
recreation ground 21 white was compulsory, Conven- the Ladies' Golf Union in years ago, and he says he "got tion nowadays decrees, for men London that the only hope of the bird" so much that he de- and women, that the legs must | beating the Americans was to
elded his first game would be be clad in wille, but up above have a championship for "tris his last. Ile feels mure that a colours may be worn in pull-over 50,"
view of the great studlum on hisį overs, coats and such-like.
Dominant golf figures in both way home inspired him to carry Which, as dear old Euch countries in between the word, on anys, is absurd,
Heathcont-Amory and He has never rent a player IN HOT WATER
Mrs Glenna Collett Varc, havej off the field and has never had Another odd event at Bourne-not yet reached the half-cen-a player carried of with mouth: When Howard Waltontury. Perhaps the over 50's broken limb. was playing long
mintch who chose the losing, Curtis cup ngainst The Swede A El'ac- con he called for a bowl of hol water and dipped his feet, shoes and all, into it several Umer
"To get a grip on the court, is the reputed reason. I havo seen the world's greatest players play thousands of sets, on hun- dis- dreds of courts, without covering the need for such a Inessy performance.
Walton drank cold water from a glass while using hot for his feet. It makes my desire for his success no more than luke- wert.
OLD HANDS AGAIN Yorkshire's side against the New Zealanders was net much different from last season's XI except for the inclusion of Gerald Smithson, left-handet batamant, recovered from in- jur
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TOPSY-TURVY SITUATION
em-
News that the Lawn Tennis Association in- vited Henri Cochot and Pedro Masip to play in the British Hard Court- Championshipa phusison a topsy-turvy situation. Neither thint French gentus Cochet nor Masip can compete in Davis Cup: matches or at Wimbledon. Why?
Because they were once professionals and have been reinstated as amateurs they cannot play In. events directly authorised by the In- ternational Lawn Ton- nis Federation.
Our own former Wimbledon champion Mrs Dorothy Little, is in the same situation. The Federation, hay- ing decided that former
professionals should have their cake, decreed that they should not be allowed to eat it.
The "Garden" "Quite A
-London Express Service.
Is Joint"
By STEVE SNIDER
Mòre than 5,000,000 people a year buy their way into Madison Square Garden and, as some of the visiting firemen from the West remarked during the Basketball Tournaments, it's quite a joint.
While the basketball crowd was in town, the Garden shifted scenes so often the visitors were pop-eyed. It was dressed for boxing, basketball and hockey three different times in 10 days.
Like it or not, the Garden is "We just stand around and of the wonders of the watch when the circus comes
Although a record number of 128 youngsters have been tried on:
по
on the
at the Headingley nets. oneparting world and n Mecca In," he said. "They have their has emerged as a parious chal- for Indour competitors ranging own hands and set that big In eight hours here Jeager for an immediate place from fighters to broncho busters, show up
It was rolling on 200 nights about
same the In the country beam. They need.
since
road." last April 3, despite experience.
Yorkshire kriew what
30 day shutdown for they costly want in the way of all-rounders major repairs that put the gar-
Basketball was the top show and sucessors to Macaulay and den below its yearly average of from this April to last with 34 Smailes, but they have not been 280 nights out of a year.
college doubleheaders and 25 pro found vet.
Open dates are ro few during games. Boxing had 28
shows GORDON'S PROBLEM the winter months that when lower than usual because of
place is dark the Gordon Richards, who has yet apt to call up and ask what's the boxing managers' boycott. someone shutdown for an overhaul and to win the Derby will probably wrong. be more puzzled than anybody six-day bike race, out of setion Old standbys like the
The circus is in for 33 days, the roden for 20 and else by the events of the past
two different week. When he won on three ring the war, can't even get
because the place 1ckhampton classic three-year-o
olds at Sandown he was merely calendar is jammed.
Behind
21
complicating his choice of Derby mount, for Dil three,
There are now reven
solve.
to
im-
the
And when this fight is over
the scenes
of this we'll be faced with a Septem-
rambling arena over on Eighth ber meeting of the winner with Ridge Wood, Welsh Minstrel and Avenue is a little different story to him, without contract,
Lee Savold for the Salomons
ons Krakatan, are in the Derby and tem te usual run of basket- bat, tuckey, boxing. track. outdenly becomes worth almost version of the world heavy-all won well.
treble that gure.
weight title." Bill Daly this
colts Pants and speed skating coming Obviously the
Tottenham veck turned down an offer of from Beckhampton with wint of the garden. It involves directors were of the opinion more than £15,000 for Savoldning form left In the Derby Dick Dunoprin and his Crew. that Hulme was not the man to box Joey Maxin).
Gordon's annual problem is go-
Dick has been chief scene- shifter Daly figures Savold can benting to be harder than ever
at the Garden they wanted for the job. The
for 15 question is: Who will run the Mills or Woodenck, and then
yours. team
direr. The can ask £25,000 for Lee to next season-the
Welsh Minstrel gives the
"Tightest souteze we ever had pression of being a better stayer was this winter." Donopria sald. fors or the man who, like box in America.
Rag-Time, Band,
than his brother Tudor Minstrel "We had the Sonja Henle show "Sam" Armstrong was de-Alexander's
will be the bestest in the land?
He may he only fourth best at in the afternoon and pro, basket- lighted with the shape he is. It has always been said-thal
Beckhampton-at-the-moinent, bait that night.~~We had ̈to”püt 'to
at Tottenham
but many trainers would be only the basketball court over the for in when he showed him."
too glad to have him in their and just made it in time-three me in his new quarters at could have a free hand because the late secretary, Mr Arthur St Gatien last week.
Jai Hind has built plenty of Turner, had astonishing powers. finished muscle entrants
and Perhaps the new boss will get among the 'also rans at the last quarters, and is ready to begin free hand. As the song goes: few meetings, and it looks like foster work as a good few will not be able to trainer says "Gio." last the distance, Condor, Bn!- To look 1, he is the perfect
two ponies are running very
are and probably one of the well at the moment and capable of winning. Strathna-brightest. mara (147 lbs) is a good out- sider.
FOURTH-RACE--- The Mount Davis Stakes (1st secilon) for unplaced ponies of this season Is a run from the two-mile post once round and in. All the
and a win may probably come
from one of these four,
over
his back
soon as
tits
manager
Perhaps Perhaps Pethaps!
MILLS RETURNS
Back in London from Johon-
after six months' sofi
lyink.
-London Exorest Service)
Schoolboys Draw Huge Crowds
varde as their first string.
KEN WRIGHT UBIQUITOUS and half hours."
Normally, it's an eight hour, It takes a 100 men four to clear away the lee
п
Ouse Catchment Board draughtsman
is job, Ken Wright
hours making a new place for himself Four nation-wide Or.
in West Ham football club. He show stuff and 14 skilled hands ganisations cater for the is "Ang in the gap-outside can rlg up n basketball court in
hours. Dick training in football and box- left, inside left, centre-forward-four lorina, Happy Farmers and Jor-Epsom pd medium-size, lithe,
combined rocks seem to be the best here nid etive. He has the right
labour forces and set record. Once a utility player, always If the Karden is vacant to sort of low-tosthe-ground petion: neshing is Freddie Mills whing of the youth of Britain and now centre-half.
today the National Asso-a utility player, and this part- start, Dick and his breeding passes muster will shortly begin the task of ciation of Boys' Clubs, the time footballer, coached at Cuming arena
set can
up on the count of stamilan.
In an hour. He The trainer gotting Into fighting shape for Sea Cadet Corps, the Army bridge by an old West
Hom make Temperament?
it ready for hockey in is satisfied, so why should I is heavy-weight championship Cadet Force, and the Air favourite, Victor Watson, is no two and a half hours or knock expressny doubts?
Training Corps.
exception.
out the hockey set up in two West Ham need a centre-half hours, including metting the ice Nonetheless, I thought June 2 detected the merest, suspicion) Out of England since the end These organisationg deal with Now that their local find Keith with hot water and clearing
in his be of the month is Woodcock we boys from the time they leave trouble.
Branicy has some duodenal
away the slush.
But the roden lant Services at the age of 18.
FIFTH RACE
On prezent form, Blue Sky (155 lbs) is likely to be the favourite. This bay mare at the Easter Meeting, won the inile and a quarter, with Mr it.
R. Holgate up, in easy fashion
of waywardness
last year.
date with Bruce Woodcock' on
there 1s no second
with many lengths to spare ahu! Inviour at post at Goodwood! is setting up open-air head- school until they join one of the string to first team captain Dick |
is
l out to accomplish the
double.
qirters
In that dent
If he had not been by across The Irish Sea where, i Nearco this minor display of after a day's work-out be car
the Adgets would propably watch the Fun go down amateur associations, the have to tales over there.
have passed unnoticed.
against moderate
Galway Bay.
can
Arthur Peall says.
WARDED • "tres waif * knd will
striker decided to neglect safety Dia: and went all out to clear the boar
A excellent Andokeri prospeci
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ice shows take up 30 more dates, And b between are Buch items as political ralifes, conven. --- tions, dog show, horse show, fashion show, the Harvest Moon Bull, unlique show and even a poultry show.
Yep, It's quite a joint.—Valted, Press,
British Sport
& Television
Sport, always a highapot in Britain's radio
pro- is becoming an grammen, equally popular feature of the television service of the British Broadcasting Cor- poration..
Following the recent success- ful television ricord of the Ox- ford and Cambridge boat raco 01: London's river Thumes, television cameras have been races, boxing visiting horse championships and other events.. Indeed, until a few days ago, basketball was one of the few ports that had not been, tele
from hampering yellow, and thenvised in the United Kingdom.
potted on to win.
Uko thear
Arangements were made to evaluarie, and huid over be repair that omission on Aprik
are
overlooked when the emratiaj pôt la kuro. If thua tangled bati la moved a foot that will generally be enough. In loft bulk pocket corner li a nearly straight run-through white billard slot that requires minute's to learn, Alra, supons full- ball on white with ample tere dang "wide" And the score is certain overi time.
Rely on that left "wide" and be chary of toppla which may take the cuc ball through too quickly apo bring about an unwanted “Klis."
27 and take viewers to see a match in London between the Polytechnic team and the Cen- Iral Young Men's Christian As-- sociation.
Laier, the television cameras. vill
be
England's: visiting famous Ascot Tacecourse for- the royal meeting which lakes. place from June 14 to 17.
Gantner
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CALIFORNIA
the
and
or-
For a 'time Woodcock his opponents wanted to train at Galway.
murder, Through working contact with Walker. In fact, if Walker were with pens, stys, troughs and
injured, Norman Corbett would various professional
mangera to be built for the Hvestock. Takes about three So there is particular interest weeks all told, but most of the ganisations are doing much to further improve the standard of
In Wright's form in his new work is underground so the aport in Britain.
position, He made a promising regular Garden Programme is The Air Training Corps,
start on Saturday. for
not disturbed. stance, develops youthful talent
PIPE DREAMS
Dick likes the circus best of all.
Latest swimwear styles
for men women and
children at all first class
The Baroda rächtig policy has f
you:
Rose Emme with only 147 lbs te carry will have an excellent opportunity of upsetting the
However, his three cusy wins i applecort. Amazon with 159 lbs to shoulder due to her de- should have given him a whole-Now he has got his wish-and motion from Class 1, will find some appetite for racing. Hls if he does stop a M. left it difficult to do better than 1949 career is one of Intimite book don't blame the lepre-in local teams which link up If you were young, and fit, probably secure one of
the promise.
with the nearest Royal Air and skilful, which herole prak places.
fantastic set-up about Force station for technicnt and would you rather gain; would Cooper (144 lbs), Happy veered slightly and he go this ght is that already 75 per-oports training. Valley (130 lbs), Jeep Lee (159phasis now is not on quantity cent. of the 40,000 tickets The pick of the boys are ibs). Lily (148 lbs). Lucky but on quality. Jai Hind a avaliable have gone, and that chosen for teams which take Strike (143 tbs), Richard (140 10,000 gulnens yearling, exem by next week Bob Broadribb, part in the national champion- lbs) and V-J Day (145 lbs) are plites the latter point. the other entrants.
There is no 1940, Derby, celt Sclumens
bux-office manager for King ship. Schoolboy football matches
begin refunding now draw huge which I shall watch with closer money to disappointed fans.
crowds-08 SIXTH RACE
interest in the preliminary testy.
many as 50,000 and 60,000 Another close and
Bob reckons the only tickets despite the fact that the players exciting roce should be served up by
not over-applied for are those are not more than 15 years of this second lot of Class 7 ola
at 108, and 10 guineas. Yet lost joge. Football and boxing finala ponies, and in a ràce like this 11
December the people who saw are held in London's biggest is hard to predict which will
the. Woodcock-Savold flusco has and thus acts as a tres win. I have a notion that the
left Harringay grumbling "Never mendous Incentive to the boys postcard and I will quote some National result will probably rest
to improve their skill be-
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Wimbledon lawn tennis cham- pionship, a big boxing cham- pionship.
Ride a Derby winner.. Pare a fraction of a second off the world sprint record;
A new agreement recent- ly concluded between Br[- tain's Lawn Tennis Associa- tion and the Queen's Club of
win the Olympic Marathon. London provides for the
Swim the Channel.
Let me have your ideas on n playing at the Club of the Covered Court
of them. Despite the headline, Championships for the women are not barred; let theirs years 1949, 1950, 1951 and be cigarelle dreams.
1952. CLIMBING GOLFER
Golfers often Bend balls crash- ing into trees, but seldom is the situated
The Queen's Club. which in In West Kensington. ball caught in the branches. This Tondon, is the only covered happened at Enfleid in the first round of the Thornton Cup which the championships could
when the local club were de- feated by 8% polats to polnis by Muswell Hill.
courts club in the capital at
be played zince the destruction 32 of the Dulwich courts in an alr
Joo Hulme, former Middlesexrald during the war. cricketer and Arsenal footballer, Queen's Club also suffered and Ron White were paired for from bombing, and only two Muswell Hill in the foursomes of its five courts were available While, when playing Hulmo's
will
drive at the 12th, hit the ballast year, but three ate how in
full use. into an oak tree. It caught in a fork. He tried to retrieve it by This year the English Cover- throwing up a club, but this also ed Court Championships Axed latif in the branches--to be held at Queen's Club during White had to climb the free for the week beginning October 10, his club and ball.
and it is hoped that J. Borotra, Muswell Hillare, holders of who has held the title since the Thornton Cup: Enfield were 1930 and is now 52, will defond runners-up last year. The com- hit championship.
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