Saturday's Lucky Numbers,
Below are given the results of the cash sweeps at Saturday's Jockey Club races,
Drawers of unplaced starters get $50.
"ART" SMITH AND ORCHESTRA.
SET ON FIRE BY MALCONTENTS.
Tangle
The Regent
Home Call
Bing Boy
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1927.
RAN IN THE RAIN.
Saturday's Racing Results.
FEW BIG DIVIDENDS.
Fair Crowd But Unexcidify
Sport.
Mr. C. B. Brown's Tuning
Fork, 155 lbs. (Mr. Sowell): 0 Mr. Carlfred's Funchal (late
Dunwell), 149 lbs.
·
(Mr. Roza). 0 3 length; 2 lengths. Time: 1.39, Par-Mutuel Winner $28.50: Places $11.80; $18.00; $86.20.
Winner Place
138 217 69 105
Mr. K. H.'s Baccarat, 152 lbs. (Mr. Tong) Mr. Luen Yick's Macao
Beauty, 152 lba,
(Mr. Usher) Mr. Lim Kee's Shanghai
Friend, 149 lbs.
{1. Chun) Mr. U-Un's Leaf, 149 lbs.
(Mr. da Roza) Five lengths; a head. Time: 2 mins. 11 secs. Pari-Mutuel Winner $7.20;
THE CHINA MAIL,
11
Mrs. Priestley's Grande-del-
Norte, 168 lbs.
(Mr. Charles) 1 Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Hum- 0] dinger, 158 lbs.
THE CASH SWEEPS,
COMING HERE,
FOOCHOW COLLEGE.
47 68
92
199 Places 36.30; $17.00; $10.80.
(Mr. Buiteel) 2 Mr. R. M. Austin's Grey 0, Knight, 155 lbs. **)
(Mr. Gordon) Mrs. Dyer's Yorks, 161 lbs. (Mr. Reidy) Three lengths; five lengths. Time: 1.25.2/5.
8
0
Parl-Mutuel: Winner:
$8.10;
Funchal
Q
44
Conducted under most favourable weather conditions, the
Dragon Boat
51
49
Winner Place
The Goblin...
Places $6.80; $8.40,
69 120
un-
Kom Tong Hall
104
Winner Place
No. 16
123
Little Sit Tang
Brigade Call.
89
38
13.
27
Grey Knight
211 169
City Hall
459
12
15
Shanghai Friend
560 Humdinger.
170 1179, 6, 812, 203.
41
Saligin
208
847
204 Yorks
124 Grande del Norte
604 304
Race IL
105 58
Lear
52
118
No. 21
54 101
1,098 649
8 44
No. 256 No. 72
$750.40 214.40 107.20
first day's racing of the Hong Tuning Fork Kong Jockey Club's sixth extra meeting which took place on Saturday afternoon-was on the
545 Of the nine that faced the Baccarat whole successful, though unexcit. starter Bing Boy, well fancied, Macao Beauty ing. The track had received a slipped half way around, throw- good soaking during the previous Ing Stanton, without injury how- two or three days and, on and off, ever. Mesara. Tester and Abra-
quagmire.
lead and
No. 184 No. 34
Rate L'
** $624.40 178.40 90.20
The management of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. an-
Foochow, Sept. 28. After several unsuccessful at- nounce that the "Empress of Rus- tempts earlier in the week to burn sin" will bring to the Colony this the dormitory and recitation hall week "Art" Smith and his Orches of the Junior Middie Department of ira direct from the Majestic. and Foochow College the building was Astor House Hotels, Shanghai, successfully fired at nine o'clock where he has been deputising for last evening, September 27, and the his popular brother "Whitey Smith öntire building was destroyed. The and the Majcstic Music Mastora loss is about $25,000. The native Unplaced Nos.:~~7, 247, 80, 304, during the period of their recent fire department worked hard to save.
highly successful Hong Kong sea- the building but lack of water pre- BOZ.
vented..any successful efforts on "Art Smith with his combina- their parts. As the building burn- tion took Shanghai bys storm and ed one could hear frequent remarka the many, novelties they presented from the Chinese watchers express were accorded much praise. Unplaced Nos.:-273, 251, 44, natility is the hall-mark attaching should happen in their city. There Vering their regret that such a thing
Race IIL
$983.50 281.00 140.60
to "t" Smith's repertoire, built up was plenty of evidence that the as it has been under such masters populace does not support the few of symphonie jazz music as Paul malcontents who were responsible Ash at the St. Francia Hotel, San for the fire. Francisco, and Gene James at the School in the province to the regis This school is the first Mission
Unplaced Nos.: 225, 314, 194, well-known Palace in the same
City. "Art" Smith opens at thetered under the new government, Repulse Bay Hotel dinner dance an but even that did not prevent cer Wednesday, and has many naw
tain people from doing their worst uumbers prepared and novelties to destroy the school. planned designed to please Hong Kong's dancing public.
Race IV.
No. 218 $2,409.40 No. 282
688.40 No. 38
844.20 Unplaced Nos. 55, 211,
180, 44.
Race V.
No. 268
$1,599.60
457.00 228.50
Grey Knight, Yorks, Humdinger 1130 1848 and Grande-del-Norte were the There were two false starts in Yorks jumped to the front, but
only starters, From the start 159, 817, 85. throughout Saturday morning, ham's pony was then lying third, the big race, thanks, to the antics only held the lead for a dozen
No. 156 the going was consequently Regent soon jumped into of The Goblin, who would not be yards, Grande-del-Norte coming
No. 181 heavy. It rained intermittently the
maintained have. Eventually the eight run-in front, holding the head of
No. 298 during the afternoon and the last it for most of the way. nera got away with Shanghal affairs right up to the post, never few races were contested in. a Entering the straight, however, Friend well in the lead. Passing being seriously challenged after $48, 60, 238, 137.
Kom Tong Hall came along in fine the stands the order was Shang- entering the straight, up to when Times were, of course, slow. style and passed the post in front hai Friend, Baccarat, Leaf, with Humdinger had tried to give the The weather also affected the at- of the others, with Regent second Goblin fifth and City Hall (late Priestley pony a race. The other tendance, a heavy shower between and Little Sit Tang third, to pay Mongolia) last. Half
way pair kept together well behind; two and three o'clock no doubt in good dividend..
around Saligia caught Shanghai keeping away many, who would
Friend, who fell right away. All Grey Knight coming third and otherwise have made the journey 3.-Jordan Handicap: "A" Class: the time, however, City Hall was
Yorks tailing off. -- six furlongs. For China improving his position, and enter- ponics,
Entrance $3. 1st Ing the straight took the lead, prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150. romping along the level to win by 3rd prize: $100.
many lengths, with Brigade Call, Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Town Hall
who had been well up all the way, (late Manchuria), 158 lbs
second and The Goblin third. (Mr. Wong) ed by the slippery going. Other- Mr. Yam Man's Yee Yuen
(late Jolly Kid) wise the meeting was without in- cident. Form was upset, though
(Mr. Chun} dividends
in cases Mr. Tang's Sutherland, 152 lbs. (Mr. Tong) startling. Misty Eve, in the last race, paid the largest, $42.50. Messrs. Hall and Shenton's
Considering the comparative The Gomeril, 163 lbs. .....
to Happy Valley. Still, there was a fairsized crowd there, includ- ing H.E. the Officer Administer- ing the Government, with Mrs. Sonthorn and party.
There were two spills, both of
a miner mature and both occasion-
were
no
small size of the attendance, a
(Mr. Pollock) cash sweep return of over $2,000 Mr. Huen Chung's Chow. Taze for the winning number in the Lon, 162 lbs. (Mr. Wallace) Suc- Mr. Reo's Mayfair (late Sun- ig race was satisfactory.
burst Rose), 158 lbs. ................ cesses were fairly well distributed amongst the better-known
(Mr. Charles) stables, and among the jockeys Mr. Dynasty's King of Troy. the Chinese came in for more 166 lbs..... (Mr. da Roza) than the usual number of wins Mr. Chin Lee's Yuen Sin, 155 (Mr. Usher) and places. Towards the close of lbs.
the afternoon, owing to the con-Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Loch tinued perversity of the weather Tummel, 152 lbs.
and fastly-gathering dusk, inter-
race
was a
(Mr. Reidy)
21 lengths; 3 lengths. Time: 1.39.
est waned and the crowd on the Mr. Chin Lee's Chiu Chow course at the end of the eighth Ning (nte Magog), 149 lbs.
very small one.
(Mr. Sewell) Bulteel, Wong and Charles were the most successful riders, though the latter could do absolutely no- thing with Mayfair, better known under its Macgown name of Sun-) burat Rose Leaf, and one or two King of Troy Loch Tunimel others also disappointed many The Goneril backers.
1
8.-Nathan
Handicap:
"A" Class: one and a quarter miles. -For China ponies. Entrance $8. 1st prize: $450. 2nd prize: $200. 3rd prize: $100.) Mr. Eve's Misty Eve, 148 lbs.
(Mr. Chun) 1 and Beith's Messrs. Dyer
Total Abstinence, 151 lbs.
(Mr. Reidy) 2 Mr. K. H.'s Papyrus, 152 lbs.
(Mr. Wong) 3
No, 207 No. 448 Unplaced Nos.:--497, 358.
Race VL
No. 51 $1,889.20 No. 474 No. 128
391.20 255.60
Unplaced Nos.:-—-240, 274.
Race VII.
Race VIII.
3
0
0
0
5.-Nathan Handicap: "B" Class: one and a quarter miles. For China ponics. Entrance $5. 1st prize: $450. 2nd prize: $200. 3rd prize: $100. Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Dobbin, 158 lbs. ..... (Mr. Bulteel) Mr. U-Un's Dragon Boat, 158
lbs.
(Mr. Tong) Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Limestone
Hall, 152 lbs. (Mr. Wong) 3 oMessrs. Hall and Shenton's The Gnome, 152 lbs. ...... (Mr. Pollock) Mr. L. Reidy's Mowgli, 145 lbs.
No. 405 . $1,982.60
· No: 71.
No. 484
895.00- 197.50
1
Mr. Chin Lee's Hon Sin, 165
lbs.......... (Mr. Sewell)
0
Unplaced Nos.:-34.
2
Mr. U-Un's-Leaf, 160 lbs. ... (Mr. Tong)
No. 72 $1,103.20
0
No. 282
315.20
No. 388.
0
157.60
Unplaced Nos.:-258, 249,
20, 248, 401.
0
(Mr. Stanton)
0
Three lengths; six lengths, Time: 2.53.4/5.
Mr. Luen Yick's Warlordship, 157 lbs..... (Mr. Charles) Mr. Hay-Un'a Flash Star, 153.
lbs. (Mr. Usher) 0177. Mr. R. J. Paterson's August,
150 lbs. ... (Mr. Bulteel) 0 Messrs. Hall and Shenton's
The Geezer, 151 lbs.
(Mr. Pollock)
Pari-Mutuel Winner $30.10; Mr. Chan Tin-sion's Shan Places $14.50, $16.20.
0
Dragon Boat
0
Mowgli
The Gnome
Dobbin
Pari-Mutuel :- Winner $8.60; Limestone Hall Places $7.00; 505.20; $20.50.
Winner Place]
Yuen Sin
Sutherland Town Hall
Details of racing:- 1.-Jordan Handicap: "C"
six furlongs. For ponies. Entrance 35. prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150. May Fair
3rd prize: $100.
Class: Chow Taze Lon China Chin Chow Ning
1st Yee Yuen
Mr. Eve's Festive Eve, 165 lbs.
Mein. 147 lbs. (Mr. da Rəza) Pari-Mutual- Winner Places $9.00; $7.30; $7.20,
WORKMEN UNEARTH
SKELETON.
Road
184,
THE BLIND HOME,
We take the following from St. Andrew's "Monthly Messenger:
Even the towns and villages Just a few miles from the city are not free from bandit raids. A few days' ago a band of brigande attacked a small town nearby and after dia- arming the soldiers looted the town. the region up country continues to be in terror from many small banda of lawless men. A few men mis- sionaries are returning to their posts up river, but for the most part the mission stations are news come in of Chinese pastors vacant. Many encouraging bits of
and teachers carrying on their
"I didn't know you had such beautiful knitted clothes! What a nice costume! Can you knit one for me?"
"It seems early to talk about work. Christmas presents, but one of those Fair Isle pullovers or carded here in Foochow. The confer
A week's coference has just clos- gans will make a lovely Christmas ence was held for evangelistic work- gift; I'll bring along one of his olders ones, then you will know the exact size."
in North Fuklen. Chinese Pastors came in from a large area. Many of them came long distances "How long will it take? I want through dangerous territory. The to send one to England, there is whole spirit of the conference was no duty on wool. It is so difficult hopeful. There is a strong nucleus now-a-days to send something of Christian workers in North. 215, really nice."
Tukien, Even if the foreign work. want to send several of thoseers never returned to their stations dressed dolls, my nieces were de- there would be Christian church lighted with those I sent last year,
In Fukien that would grow and because the clothes will take on serve this province. When an and off."
offering was taken at the conference for the Chinese Home MissionaIY Society some of these poorly paid pastors emptied their pockets that their workers might be sant into far West China Shanghai Times."
0 Workmen excavating on the London Road through Sitting- oborne, the site of the ancient
built $42.50; Watling
by the Romans, have unearthed a six- Winner Place foot skeleton. It is believed to 88. have been one of the noted Can- 221 terbury pilgrims whose tales were 125 perpetuated by Geoffrey Chaucer. The skeleton--that of a man-is
Winner Place
97
177
120 176
148 140
147
142 Shan Mein
416
311 Papyrus
69 239
Misty Eve
110
31 56
.986 891 The Geezer
82
61
102
159
Out of five starters Dragon Total Abstinence
-338
104
154
Boat got well away and scored a Hon Sin
$9
5
23 long lead which he held until most Flash Star
19
18
58 of the journey was over. Lime-August
.90
471
438 stone Hall was inst when they got Leaf
$1
76
89
94away. First time past the stand Warlordship
23
32
ing toward the east.
9 22 the order was Dragon Boat, Dob-
1,040 955
515bin, The Gnome, Limestone Hall
908 1170
"Aren't the bables things fas cinating."
"Those Shetland coats are just the thing for Hong Kong evenings, they are so light to slip on after tennis or when driving; one needs something to avoid a chill"
"It is quite easy to get to the Blind Home now-a-days,, the No. 8 bus from the Star Ferry and the No. 4 bus from Yaumati both pass the hill every few minutes.
It
213 in a remarkable state of preserva- quite repays for the afort climb up
34 tion. It was only two feet below
the hill to see the girls at work
15 the surface, with the hands cross- and to hear them sing and then pay
90ed upon the breast and feet point- a vtait to the room where the work
time
124 151 and Mowgli well behind. At the From a bad start in indifferent half mile The Gnome came up light Total Abstinence took the This race also witnessed a fall, well, only to deceive. At the lead, being followed first 1 (Mr. Charles)
challenged past the post by Shan Mein and Chow Tsze Lon throwing Wal Monument Dobbin 2lace. The pony, however, went Dragon Boat and took the lead Flash Star, with Hon Sin fifth and before entering the straight, go- the rest altogether. Bad visibil- on to come in fourth. King of 3 Troy stepped out from a gooding on to win by a fair margin ity renders impossible an accur-
start and led for half the dis- from Mr. U-Un's pony, tance. Then Sutherland challeng- Limestone Hall third, Mowgli last oled strong and at the last bend to the end.
Mrs. Bernard's Barley Grass,
159 lbs.
(Mr. Pollock) Mr. G. W. Sewell's Circe, 150
lbs.....
(Mr. Sewell) Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Loch
Rannoch, 157 lbs.
(Mr. Reidy) Mr. K. H's Easter Day, 155
lbg.
(Mr. Usher) Mr. R. M. Austin's Fire Call, 150 lbs.... (Mr. Murray) Mr. Albert's Arabian Parrot,
130 lbs.
(Mr. Roza) Mrs. R. J Paterson's Scooter, 140 lbs. (Mr. Bulteel) Mr. H. P. White's Salvo, 147
lbs.
(Mr. Wong) Mr. H. Seth's Perversity, 140
lbs.
(Mr. Wallace) Four lengths; five lengths. Time: 1.40.
looked as if he might take the
with ate description of the race. Even- tually Misty Eve came first home,
this year. Weight for inches as
lead from Mr. Dynasty's pony, 6-Gascoigne Plate: one mile.— then dropping behind. Then
For China ponies, winners of 0Town Hall (late Manchuria) came jup to take and hold first place, o winning rather easily, with Yee Yuen (late Jolly Kid) second and Sutherland third.
0
04.-Fifth Aggregate Stakes: one
0j
#Pari-Mutuel:-Winner $29.20;
Places $10.80; $11.00; $11.00.
Winner Place
with Total Abstinence second and Papyrus third.
Race Officials.
The following are the officials
per scale. Winners this year, for the meeting of two races, 5 lbs. penalty; of
three or more races 10 lbs. pen- Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.
Patron-His Excellency Sir alty. Entrance $5. 1st prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150. 3rd prize: $100.
Honorary Stewards:-His Ex- cellency Vice-Admiral Sir Regin- ald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bt., KCB., D.S.O., D.C.L. (Oxon), His Excel at 10 st. 9 lbs. Winner of an Mr. L. Dunbar's San Francisco
160 lbs. (Mr. Bulteel). 1lency Major-General C. C. Luard, open race or open Griffin race
C.B., C.M.G., Commodore J. L Boy, 168 lbs.
Pearson, C.M.G. (Mr. Charles)" 2. that have won the aggregate Mr. K. H.'s Beautiful Terrace prize in the Gymkhana Stakes
(late Sart), 152 lbs.
mile-Value $500. For all Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Ukelele, China ponies. Catch weights
(Mr. Tong) son 5 lbs, extra. Non-winning Mr. Eve's Bright Eve, 155 lbs. subscription griffins allowed 5
(Mr. Wong) lbs.
Mr. Yam Man's May, 155 lbs. (Mr. da Roza)
value $600 or over or ponies
*
Silva
0 52
or Aggregate Stakes in any sea-
Perversity
32
14
Barley Grasa
0
94
Arabian Parrot
4
32
Festive Eve
50
Circe
17
94.
Fire Call
63
8
Loch Rannoch
39
84
Easter Day
4
14
32 204
157 692
Scooter
96A Cup to be run for five times, or ás decided by the Committee, called the Aggregato Cup, will be presented at
Ten turned out for the first event, Festive Eve being favour: ite. At the 'start Loch Rannoch got badly left and the tussle even- tuated into a fight between Fes- tive Eve and Fire Call until approaching the straight, when Fire Call fell away, Festive Eve coming along to win easily. Circe same up strongly at the elose and ran well into third place.
2-Jordan Ilandicap: "B" Class: Bix furlongs. For China. ponies, Entrance $5.
1st
prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150, .3rd prize: $100, MEN Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Kom Tong
Hall, 155, lbs... (Mr. Wong) 1 Mrs. RJ. Paterson's The Re
gent, 158 lbs.
the end of the season to be won by the pony scoring most marks in the
8 lengths; 4 lengths. Time: 2.16.8/5. Pari-Mutuel:-Winner
races for the Aggregate Stakes at Places 38.60; $9.00.. the extra meetings during the
the sea-
son, counting 4 points for Arat; 2 May for a second; and 1 for third. The
marks
benefit of
already scored to Bright Eve
pass with the pony on a sale. Any Ukelele
winner of the
race this season to Beautiful. Terrace.
Carry 6 lbs. extra for each win in San Francisco Bay subsequent starts for the race, but
in the event of a
a pony carrying the
Stewards:-Mr. H. P. White. Sir Henry Gollan, Kt., C.B.E., Lieut. Col. G. K. Hall. Brutton, 3 Mr. R. M. Dyer, Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Messrs. R. J. Paterson,
0 C. A. Peel, M. T. Johnson, H.
Birkett, F. Sutton..
Clerk of the Course:—Mr. R. J. Paterson.
Secretary:-Mr. C. B. Brown. Treasurers:-Messrs.. Linstead
| and Davia. ·
0
$13.00;
Winner Place
7/4
104
118
118.
358
227
215 197
275 205
son
1,039 861
Officials for Extra Meetings:- Messrs. R. J. Paterson, C. A. Peel; W. T. Stanton, F. Sutton.
Judge: D. E. Clark.........
Assistant Judge:--M. T. John-
In Charge of Scales:-Messrs.
penalty not winning, 2 lbs, to be Five got off to a good start R. M. Dyer and C. A. Peel. dedacted next time he starts, such over a mile and first time past Starter: Lieut. Col. G. K. Hall
2 lbs. to remain deducted until he the post San Francisco Bay led, Brutton.
the
wins again, when he will caution followed by May, Bright Eve and Second Starter:--Mr. H. C.
penalties without Penalties accumulative up to 15 lbs. Beautiful Terrace, with Ukelele Macnamara.
In the event of two or more last. Mr. Dunbar's pony continu ponies tying with
with the same number,
Paddock:Mr. F. Sutton.”...!! Handicapper: Mr. C. M. 8. Alves.
of marks after five races have beened to lead the field, not being run the owners shall either divide i
e the headed until the Monument was value of the Cup which is hereby reached, when out of a bunch of Timekeeper: Mr. A. A. Alves. placed at $1,000, or shall run off on a challengers Ukelele took the lead, Honorary Surgeon Dr. J. W. day to be fixed by the Committee, not running into the straight in fine Anderson. H being the same day as the last race
for the Stakes but within two weeks style, followed by Beautiful Ter Honorary Veterinary Sur- therefrom. In
In the event of a run race, whose challenge was not geons: --Major F. Hogg, R.A.V.C.,
of the weights shall be weight for strong enough. San Francisco Mr. L. Reidy, M.R.CVS.
inches as per scala Entrance fee 15 Bay finished into second place KAN DIKE (2nd prize: $200.- Red prize: $100.
half-way down the straight,
Mr. Ho Kom-tong's City Hall
in displayed."
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DONNELLY & WHYTE
POLAR CAKE
ITS QUALITY · TEAT COUNTS
(Mr. Bulteel)
2
Mr. Hau-Un's Little Sit Tang,
(late Mongolia," lata Glorl-
160 lbs. (Mr. Roza) 8
ous Dahlia), 154 lbs.
A
(Mr. Wong)
Mr. R. M. Austin's Home Call
181 lbs (Mr. Gordon)-0 Mr. R. M. Austin's Brigade
Messrs Tester and Abraham's
Blag Boy 160 lbs
DNS (Mr. Stanton) 0
Mr. U-Un's Dragon Boat, 158 (Mr Tong) Dyer and Beith' 415746-5M" Rady
Call, 154 lba (Mr. Gordon) Messrs. Hall and Shenton's
The Goblin, 149 lbs
(Mr. Bulteel) Messrs Hall, and, Shenton
but have not won a race'isipco January 11927 Weight for the body, shoul
as per scale. Subscrip" wit tion griffins of this Club of this Owing
circulation isti year allowed71b2
congested
folats of hands, feet or other.
Carnarvon Stakes: five for FOR STIFF, SORE MUSCLES TRY
CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM longa ——For ponies that have
Who will be pleased to
supply your requirements.
started in Hong Kong this year "Bruises; and, straina
vollen
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