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MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1925.

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TUESDAY, 7tu * prți, 1925,

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A Large Quantity or

Jute, Jute Cuttings. Hessian Cloth Myrabollan &

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((More neless damaged byFire and/or Water, Talmo ")

The love are stered outside Godowas No. 1 to 6, Timber Yard at Blackhead's. Point and No 18 Godown...

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au The Hole Wharf, Kosloen,"

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THE CHINA'

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HOW THE SUB-GRIFFIN, HELPS SMALL OWNER.

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The second part of the above letter is so much a matter of opinion that it may be left for others to discuss if so minded. The first part is a very definite So long as the pony who is statement as to which there is ns raced in China is bred practically yet no proof, for the simple wild so long as there is lacking reason that a stud farm has not anyone who will come forward been tried. It is difficult to see and give a definite scientific why it should be labelled as im description of him as a type-if possible because of prohibitive there is a type; and so long as the costs. When men pay Tls. 4,000 various clubs, in the absence of a at auction for untried griffins and Jockey Club to control all, each apparently regard Tls. 400 have differing rules as to what about the lowest price for one: ns ponies they will accept for Tls: 1,000 and more for an ordin- racing, for so long will the con-ary selling plater; and up to troversy as to what is a China Tis. 10,000 and li has been more pony continue. The argument-for ponies of proved merit. it again has cropped up in the fol- does not seem right to talk of the there is no one to keep him out of (Three minutes from Kowloon Ferry Wharf & Railway Station.) lowing letter received by the prohibitive cost of breeding. The the side. He is the ideal build for Entirely under English Management Electrle Light & Fans Throughout.

THE SUB-GRIFFINS,

at

keeper is another instance of how C. Spiers, Aston Villa's goal- the Midland team have the cour age of their convictions, when once they decide to place a young fellow in the first team. had "shaped so well in the re- serves that wise footballing heads Spiers

Spencer's realised that there was such as Jack Devey's and Howard great merit there. Spiers was **** Broken, in gradually by inter- mittent appearances until, now,

CRICKET.

22 DAYS RAIN OUT OF 39. PLAYING DAYS.

shire County Cricket Club states The annual report of Warwick- that on 22 days out of 89 last

"N. C Daily News," from a first 50 undoubtedly would be player in his position, being tull correspondent:

"It was not so very long ago ponies could be bred at some with which he frets either hand expensive, but surely after thatnough and active enough for that we heard considerable dis- thing under the average price or foot to the low ones has highshots, while the ripidity. cussion upon the advisability of paid for racing animals the local race clubs taking an auction, and, of course, they

astonished active interest in the improve- would be of a better type than we When he drops on one knee to many a forward. ment of the China pony by estab-get now, or they should be.ave shot it is usually the left lishing a stud farm in or near However, the foremost authority one. Shanghai at which breeding by in Shanghai first brought up the pads if I were him, and practise I should weir two knee selection would be carried out suggestion, and he now has, fut it going down on the right knee. under expert supervision. This trop, so probably there is a hitch experiment world have resulted somewhere. most probably in the success anti- cipated so far as the Improve- ment of the animal is concerned.

The 1924 sub-griffins, and more but it would have been achieved particularly the 1925 spring sub- at very considerable cost, Ingriffins, have given tremendous fact, at a cost. which would have satisfaction to their owners and made the price of the animals there cannot be any doubt, if it is produced so prohibitive that it intended to assist the small man, would have placed them far that carefully selected sub-griffins beyond the means of the much-are the medium. Ceur de Leon spoken-of small owner

is not the only one who could race "Be that as it may, those who out of his class, but he is an out-fered with play Apart from-the- season ruin prevented or inter- thought of the idea had in mind standing example. Cœur de Leon- as the most important factor the also is one of many proofs, that heavy imonetary losses conditions: improvement of the breed by a the men who are credited with were not helpful" from a playing process of breeding by selection, being good judges of a racing tinued to be a fast-wicked side, point of view. Warwickshire con- This same process is going on ima very often fail. He came to-day in Mongolia and is being down as an auction griffin, und, and, lacking a matchwinning slow- carried out at no extra cost to incidentally he changed hands in wicket bowler, the team did very local rate enthusiasts,

the northern market for $65. He well to finish no lower than ninth however, seem to be desirous to who, have nothing to do with the out- would believe it down here.

was known to be good; but no one in the championship table. The come of this natural process. In was offered several times with £3,175, but an appeal for help had Hectual deficiency on the year was fact, it would seem that it is minor reserves, but could not be yielded over £3,500. desired to place a local ban upon sold even when offered without any of the Mongol breeders at reserve.

The number of persons who tempting to improve the so-called inclusion

Then he was bought for paid to watch matches was 61,428, China pony or get him to return, griffins. Were he to be offered gate money, less entertainment amongst the sub-compared with 39,410 in 1923, and in appearance at least, if not in now he certainly could be priced tax, amounted to £2,682 against style, to his Arab origin. tide of progress has set in in Then Baccarat, with 10 lbs. over-scriptions reached the

The at T. 3,000 as a minimum.40,477, but receipts from sub- Mongolia and it is having its weight, run off half a mile in time figure of £4,127. effect upon pony and cattle breed- that would have won any race at ing as in other directions, and the distance on such a course. nothing can stop it. Any attempt The Bright Spot, Salmon Trout to do so would be in the nature and several others could be named

C. Long 6 Caine Road from TUNG SANG mand to the sea, "Thus far shalt the auction class.

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Tu Fans (3) from Amos.

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E. V. JESSEN,

Superintendent.

doogkdag Station. 3rd April, 1925

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could acquire them cheap. rides on the course every morning and he would never think of miss- worst weather. After long years xxxxxxxxxxncisco aing a paper hunt even in the

griffin who has won two good of no luck, he acquired a sub- races for him, and his comment two more." was: "Now I shall be able to get spirit.

That is the sporting |

of King Canute's majestic com-as quite equal to racing amongst thou go and no farther." and it would be every bit as effective. It will not be the Mongol breeders who will be left in the realms of medievalism but those who think they can check the natural process of domestication and its conse quences.'

That the ownership of Successful sub-griffin does make for added interest in racing and therefore for improvement in the sport may be understood from the remark of one fortunate owner. He is not a rich man, but he has bought all sorts of ponies when he

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