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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1949.
St Leger: Swallow Tail Now Clear Favourite
STILL QUOTED AT 4-1; LONE EAGLE DRIFTS
Doncaster Track Expected To Be Firm
London, Sept. 9.—At the Victoria Club tonight Lord Darby's Swallow Tail was made a clear favourite at 4 to 1 at the final callover on the St Leger, which is to bo run at Don- castor tomorrow.
The odds against Swallow Tail were unaltered compared with Wednesday's callover, but Lone Eagle, who had been joint favourite with Swallow Tail earlier in the week, drifted from 4 to 1 to 11 to 2.
The biggest cut in price was recorded by Ridge Wood, whose odda were slashed from 28 to 1 to 18 to 1.
Hwallow Tail and Widgo
run, while the American Jockey,
Wood were the best backed of Commentary Will Be Johnny Longden, has the mount
the 14 candidates quoted.
Musidara went out a point, to 0 to 1, similar odds being offered against Krakatao, whose price was cut a point, Krakalno. who will be ridden by Gordon Richards, is the Beckhampton Arst airing, and Ridge Wood Is the second.
to
Royal Empire was unchanged at 10 1. Peter Flower's odds were reduced from 100 to 9 to 10 to 1, but the price of his stable companion, Unknown Quantily, went out from 100 to 8 to 100 to 7.
Heard In HK
The BBC's running com- mentary on the 81. fer- to be given by Raymond Glendenning and Richard North-will be relayed to- night by both Radle Hong- kong and Rediffusion. Rediffusion will be on the nlr at 11 p.m. and Radio Hongkong at 11.5 p.m
on Mon Chatelain, a 60 to 1 chance which would probably be at even longer odds if the American champion was not Iriding him,
Edgar Britt, who has ridden the winners of the last two St Legers, in hoping to equal n Every old record by winningt arnin on 1155 much-fancled nount, the French-bred Royal Empire.
The only French trained. Up to a late stage it was subred and owned horse to tako Bousshe's Prices were: 4 to 1 Swallow uncertain whether the Ameri-part in M. Marcel
Marvell, who has shown food can-bred Lone Eagle, owned Tail, 11 to 2 Lone Eagle, 9 tu
his nat William by
form in Woodward,
gallops al I Musidora and Krakatao, 10 to
of the New York Doncaster, and who will not be 1 Royal Empire and Peter Charmin
or the British without friend Flower,
100 to 7 Unknown Jockey Club,
owned by Quantity, 100 to @ Marvell, 10 bred Swallow Tail
Lard Derby, would start as favourite.
40 to I
Mr
to 1 Ridge Wood, 33 to 1 Barnes Park,
Grey Tudor and Dust Devil, 50 to 1 Lone Engle. has been Mon Chatelain, 60 to 1 Doning-favourite for many weeks. Ile ton, and 100 to 1 the others. is the more consistent of the Reuter
pair and has not run a bad race this season.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT
AT DONCASTER
over a
Swallow Tail, who was third In the Derby, has shown flashes of brilliance and has done well in his winding up gallops.
ner
and
Doncaster, Sept. 9.-Seldom hos any major British Classic
TWO FILLIES created leas excitement than the 8t, Leger, which is being run bero
mile
There are two fillies in the and three-
town feld, Musidora, the Oaks' win- quarters on the inoor tomorrow.
Unknown Quantity. The
bookmakers вау that Both are considerably, fancied belting on the race has been and Musidora negligible-not one-fifth of the wagering. what is usually expected for The champion jockey, Gordon this, the last of the five British | Richards,
on Krakatao Cinssica.
now that Royal Forest is not to
is third
beat in
's up
US Ryder Cup Players Reach Britain
"NOT TOO CONFIDENT,"
SAYS BEN HOGAN
London, Sept. 9-The American Ryder Cup team, which arrived in England today for their two-day golf contest with the professionals of Britain, are not expecting an easy victory.
Their non-playing captain, Ben Hogan, said at a reception in London tonight: "We are not too confident.” ·
Declaring that the men had had a sea voyage and had not played golf for some days, he added: "Tell your, boys not to play too hard against them."
the Ryder
Cup, the Martin, and plays the Coombe American professionals will apprentice, Ken Bousfeld, take part in the Dally Telegraph and the Yorkshire amateur, JS,
After
tournament at the Moortown Golf Club, Leeds.
Bethell
Jimmy Dentret,
the United
FORLORN HOPE
There
is one
Erry in mee. Grey Tudor, one forlorn hopes.
ba of the
Among the other probablea there Ridge Wood, at the provalling odds possibly the best outsider, as he has won his inst four races and will be rid- den by the evergreen Irishman, Michael Benry.
cx-
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anjun 144.2
"That's fine, Bobby, but all you're supposed to do Is direct traffle so the children can cross the street
safely."
KIWI VISITORS WIN LAST
GAME OF TOUR
BEST RECORD OF ANY
NEW
ZEALAND SIDE
US TAKES WIGHTMAN
CUP LEAD
of
Haverford. (Pennsylvania), Sepl. D-The Unked States team, with superior power shot, took a deserved 3-0 lead over Britala on the opening day of the Wightman Cup lawa tennis match liere,
They need to win only one of tomorrow's remaining four matches to relain the trophy for the 13th
3th consecutive Ume.
The matches were played in a strong breeze, which made the ball difcut to control. Only a small gallery was present.
tho
Miss Doris Hart FAVO United States n good start by bealing Mra Walker-Smith by 6-3 and 6-1 in 48 minutes, but needed clght match
clinch the issue.
points to
The United States champlon, Mra Margaret Du Pont, played a fine attacking game. Sho took 43 minutes to beat Mrs Betty Hulton, Britain's No. 1, by 6-1 and 6-3,
In the doubles, Miss Hart and Miss Shirley Fry defeated Bri- toin's lend'ng pair, Miss Jenn Quertler and Mrs Molly Blair. by 6-1 and 6-2,-Neuter.
UK Speedway Riders Leave
For Italy
London, Sept. D.-Speedway riders of the Tamworth and
Southampton teams left by air for Millan today to show off
Scarborough, Sept. 9. By winning the last match of their English tour here today, the New Zealanders brought their record in first class games to played 32, won 13, lost one, drawn 18.
This was easily the best record of any New motor cycle racing on a cinder Zealand side visiting this country. The only de-track to tallans. feat came from Oxford University in May, when the New Zealand batsmen were caught on a rain-rides in the newly built dirt damaged pitch.
Especially strong in batting, the side produced two players, Bert Sutcliffe and Martin Donnelly, who each passed 2,000 runs, the first New Zealand touring players to do so.
317
plan
Six riders from cach team to give demonstration
track stadium in Minn.
Tiger Hart, of Birmingham, the Tamworth team, leader of
who has a wide experience of mater cyclo
cle racing abroad, said: "I have ridden in every European country which
speed- goes in for way racing and I think that the has Italians, with their great interest matches beginning of August he scored 1,386 runs,
In car racing and mechanical
to thould take Graveney was were
also dumped ability, at 178, but Brown and Hard-sport.
the staff took
along "I hope we shall soon see them
over here with their own team.") steadily until the declaration.
The tourists won the match-Associated Press. with two minutes, to spare.
some
BCore
THE SCOREBOARD-
The final scoreboard read: Leveson Gower's XI-Ist tutugs 348 for 5 declared.
2nd fnningN
four Test All the were drawn.
Sutcliffe and Donnelly largely responsible for the New The going is expected to be Zealanders' victory over Leve- firm, which will be to the liking son Gower's XI by six wie- of the American candidate, Longkets today when given a chance Eagle, Reuter.
by Norman Yardley's declara- tion, which left them two hours 17 IN FIELD
to get 213 runs
The tourisis played Associated Press adds from London that 17 horses are
bright crickets and showed that they were not afraid to accept pected to go to the post and a crowd of 300,000 is anticipated 83 out of 151 in 20 minutes, in
the challenge Sutcliffe scored The winning purse is £14,000, cluding one six and 11 four, Most danger to Swallow Tail and then Donnelly come along is expected to come from Lone with 53, which inclurled six Eagle,__who_beat Swallow Tall foure. Altogether Donnelly. over a mile and a half at Ascot scored 198 without being beaten on not out- in July. Lone Eagle's trainer, in the match. making 145 in Captain Cecil Boyd Rochfort, is the first innings. confident that he has an out»
Leveson Gower's XI declared standing chance of landing his owner, Mr Woodward, his second 202 for three, leaving the New their second innings closed at successive St Leger. Mr Wood. ward's Black Tarquin won lastZealanders to get 213 runs for
victory in about two hours. year, and he also scored with Bonwell in 1930..
GORDON'S LUCK
follow blindly the horse ridden Many bettors will probably by Britain's champion Jockey, Gordon Richards. The "Leger has been Gordon's lucky classic and his horse, Krakalaa, probably be widely
supported. America's champion Jockey, Johnny Longden, who will be riding Mon Chatelain, has al rendy been beaten by the British champlon in (wo races 'ni Doncaster this week. It will be
vill
the surprise of the season if he
wins the "Leger" on Mon Chatelain
PROBABLE STARTERS
Probable starters with riders are: Swallow Tall (Doug Smith:), Lone Eagle (Harry Carr); Musidora (William Evans), Kra- katao (Gordon Richards), Royal Empire (Edgar Britt), Peter Flower (Billy Rickaby), known Quantity (Eph Smith),
Here, the professionals will States Ryder Cup player, has Marvell (Charlie Elliott), Ridge take part in a match-play con- drawn the British Walker Cap
amateur
partners reserve,
test with
自监 Millward, against professionals and partner. They play the Edin-
STRONG PAIR
Wood (Michael Berry), Barnes
hila Park (Art Mulley), Grey Tudor (George Littlewood). Dust Devil Rae Johnstone), Mon Chatelain (Johnny Longden), Donington (Billy Nevett), Geissen (Tommy Gosling). Forethought (C Gibson), Ugenge (Tommy Low- rey).
Each horse carries 128 pounds. --Associated Press.
amateurs, The partners and burgh umateur, C. D. Lawrie, opponents are drawn against and the professional, Charies each other out of a hat,
Donny. has drawn Clayton Haefner the local amateur, A. Turnar, and plays the Scot, D: Cameron, and John Burton, brother of the British Ryder Cup player, Dick Burton.
Lloyd Mangrum, the Ameri- cao, has drawn to play with the Scottish amateur, O. Rold,
and meets one of the strongest
Skip Alexander has drawn pairs, the young Walker Cup the English international, D. olayer, A. R. Perowne, and the
WEEK-END SPORT
TODAY
Football-Army Soccer Trials
at Sookunpoo, 4; p.m,
LATE SCRATCHINGS
London Sept. 9.-The Agi Ryder Cup player, Dal Rees, of Khan's Moondust and Lord Rosebery's Forethought are noл. for tomorrow's, St
Wales.
J. Dutch Harrison, of the starterE United States, seems lucky to Leger.
C.
All
THREE STUMPED
the three victims went the same way,
stumped by Mooney bowling of `BuritTM-------
Hutton st Mooney b Burtt 75 Simpson st Mooney Burtt 58 Graveney st Mooney b
Burtt
Hardstaff not out
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Stan Rowan
Well Beaten
this
West Hartlepool, Sept. 9 Stan Rowan, the British and Empire bantamweight champion, 37 lost on points to Teddy Gardner,
Jockey
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