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No. 25,793 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

HOW THE DERBY WAS WON HAVE YOU WON?

SITTING BULL'S VICTORY.

Local Winners of Big Sweeps.

MOST THRILLING RACE FOR YEARS.

MR. DUNBAR'S TIP TO "CHINA MAIL.”

Undoubtedly the best stayer among the Hong Kong griffins of 1928, Sitting Bull deservedly won the local Derby to-day, on the second day of the Jockey Club's annual racing carnival. But such a thrilling race was seen, with the issue in doubt right up to the last 200 yards, that even those, who lost joined in a hearty cheer for those connected with the winner.

Record Dividend?

The winner in the last race paid on the parl-mutuel $1,432.50, which is considered a record dividend. The field was unusually large.

To-day's Cash Sweeps

at a Glance.

ALL THE LUCKY NUMBERS.

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Below are given the results of the cash sweeps at to-day's Taces. Drawers of unplaced starters

1.-JOCKEY CUP--winner $500,

second 3200, third $100, a Cup will get $50 each except where be presented to the winning jockey. stated. for China ponies, that have started in and have not won a race at this meeting and that have not at any time won three lat races, to be rid-' den by jockeys who hare not won five flat races in Hong Kong, Macao

A Race Linge $1,139.60

$25,60 162.80

No. 169

80 418

20

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Unplaced $50.00 each Nos

or China, weight for inches as per (223, 222, 199, 220, 127, 420. scale, winnera 5 lb. exira, Jockeys 2 Ib. extra for ench flat race won, en- trance $3. One mile.

MF. Luen Yick's Warlordship

163 lbs.

Mr. F. Usher's Warrington 167 (Mr. Usher)

lbs.

Mr. K. H. Kay's Captain 158

(Mr. Proulx)

$1,943.20 555.20 277,60

Race II.

No 72

74

+

(Mr. Loo) 1

**

267

Race III.

No. 1023

2

12

1234 507

$7,140.00 $2,040.00 1,020.00.

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Hall 152 lbs. ..... (Mr. Ho)

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Sitting Bull was speedy enough to return good time for the one mile and a half.

lbs. But the light had been hidden under a bushel during training, It won yesterday and gradually commanded more support until it started joint favourite with Peck..

The "China Mail" congratulates two very fortunate local gentle- men on their extremely good fortune in annexing between them the two biggest cash sweep prizes in the Colony.

SHANGHAI JOCKEYS SHINE.

Several candidates were confidently backed this morning so that chances were very open. Even the ladies were making calculations based on yesterday's times and making an- xious inquiries.

Mr. Wong Kam-fuk, J.P.. for | Apparent failing to secure a place. years compradore to the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd. drew Sitting Bull in the Chin ese Club sweep, winning a prize of $100,800. The winning ticket war sold to Mr. Wong by his son, Dr. S. To Wong.

Mr. M. Rafeek of the Oaska Shosen Kaisha, who has for years been an ardent follower of the local turf, drew Sitting Bull in the South China Athletic Association sweep, winning $151,200.

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Mr. Dynasty's King Sol 161

lbs.

(Mr. Wallace)

Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Fame

Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Artistic Hall 160 lbs...(Mr. Liang) Mr. R. J. Paterson's August 160 lbs..... (Mr. Erskine} Mr. Tang's Sutherland 155 1. lbs.

(Mr. Botelho), 0

Dr. S. To Wong's Grey Eyes'

(late Horner) 155 lbs...... (Mr. G. da Roza) Time: 211.2/5.

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Unplaced $100.00 each: Nos. 258, 588, 628, 1074,485, 1295. Į Race IV,

No. 12... $2,485.00.

445 M

710.00 306

365.00. Unplaced $50.00 each: Nos. 298, 851, 178, 888, 393, 968, 394, 86, 71.

Race V.

No. 1383 $4,425.10

.301

1,264.40. 1429. 632,20 Unplaced $50.00 each: -

1458, 674, 1322.

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Race VI.

No. 891

602

H:

532

6 lengths; a neck. Pari-mutuel Winner $72.70; Places: 1st $6.60; 2nd $5.70; 3rd The $5.60.

*

Poetic justice was done. joint favourite made the pace scorcher and lost and the other joint favourite romped home.

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by

The Classic Described. There were nine starters for the Derby.

the

Young Pretender led from Sit- In Smashing Style,

ting: Bull at the start, but New Of the field of nine in the Derby, pace. Feck was also well placed Year's Eve immediately made the three were not serious contenders and at the Rock had taken and finished where everybody ex- pected them to. Of the other six,.

lead. Young Pretender dropped Sitting Bull won in smashing style

back to the bunch. November but the race was full of thrills and mile post where Coos Bay had just was running well at the quarter excitement prevailed all the way up the straight. Peek may have done managed to dispossess Peck for the

Guild Hall and Harlene were tailed off early.

lead, better; one section of opinion is that he lost through faulty tactles that Mr. A. J. P. Heard made the fatal mistake of setting the pace. Young Pretender stayed the gruel- ing race fairly well but was defeat ed in the final set-to. New Year's Eve, Coos Bay and November were beaten for speed and on their merits. There was no fluke about Sitting Bull's victory.

It was the most thrilling Derby since 1923.

The griffins in the three seasons preceding this one may have been of a higher clase generally and Mr.

· L. Dunbar's Eillet Hall (laat year's winner) may be a better pony than Mrs. Dunbar'e Sitting Bull but this year's race had much interest.

"Tlp" for the Champions.

more

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Coming up the straight for the first time, Coos Bay, Peck and November were running almost neck and neck, hotly pursued by Sitting Bull and New Year's Eve, with Young Pretender and Manor Hall in the rear,

Guild Hall gave up hereabouts.

Peck, had taken the lead again after going once round, followed closely by November, the being still at their heels, except. others

ing for Young Pretender who, with leeway of three lengths, began to move up now.

That Final Burst.

Peek and Young Pretender led to gether when passing the quarter mile post for the last time, with

$8,885.00 $$1$110.00 656.00 1418, 696, 646, 811, 1859.

Unplaced $50.00 each:-

Race VIL

No. 1285

1458

.238

$4,503.80 1,286.80 643.40 Unplaced $50.00 Each:

2-EXCHANGE PLATE-presented the Bankers and Exchange Brokers of Hong Kong, value $1,000 to winner, second to receive $300,413, 894, 457. third $200, for China ponlen, weight for 'Inches as per meale panies that that have started in and not won

race of 1 mile or over-at- this meeting allowed 3 lb. grifins of this meeting allowed 5 lb., subscription

griffins of this meeting allowed 10 Ib. entrance $10, about one mile. 165

yards.

Mr. R. J. Paterson's August Mr. L. Dunbar'a Elliot Bay 158 lbs..... (Mr. Maitland)

Race VIII. No. 680

$4,270.00 .1,220.00 610.00

Nos.

Nos.

Nos.

BIG DIVIDENDS.

Yesterday's Was Not A Record.

PERSONAL HISTORY.

Ring Of When A Pony Paid

Over $700.

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SWABUE SOVIET.

ACTION BY CANTON GOVERNMENT.

FIGHTING STARTS.

quires if the part-mutuel "win- Army Division Ready To Press Home Advantage. her dividend of $569.40 paid on

the 8th race yesterday (Chater Cup) to the fifteen backers of

Little Sit Tang is a record for BIAS BAY MAY BE THE NEXT OBJECT OF ATTACK. Hong Kong is definitely informed

{that it is not. *

A bigger dividend was paid in 1918 which, incidentally, recalls the fact that this is the tenth anniversary of the Race Course catastrophe when hundreds loat their lives through a row of mat-

MAY CHANGE

Misty. Weather Predicted.

North-east winds, fresh, fair at first, overcast, some drizzle or miat later, is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

The Ishigak depression has mayed to the cast north east of Oshima. A new anticyclone is formed over N China. Fresh monsoon may be expected along the S.E. Coast of China and over the China Sea.

shed bootha (which has not been in existence since) collapsed and immediately caught fire.

!

One body of Nationalist troops is already engaged in skirmishes with the small hordes of the Swabue Soviet between Blae Bay and Swatow and General Li Chai-sum, chief of the Kwangtung Govern ment, has ordered one of

OWD divisions to move against the Reds from another direction and thus press home any advantage.

Against regular troops who considerably outnumber them and are better trained and equipped, the Communists are unlikely to put up much resistance and it is felt that their doom will be sealed shortly. There is also a hope that General Li Chai-sum's division may wheel, later, on Bias Bay, for action against the notorious pir- ates of the China Sea..

Further afield; it is reported that the revolt in the "Christian General's" ranks has become so serious that he is threatened on several fronts and has ordered a general withdrawal. The Nation alists are believed to have re-entered the war, and further successes for Canton's allies in the Hunan zone are mentioned.

THE FENG REVOLT.

At present one division of the 11th Army from Swatow keep ing a watch on the Commulets of the Hoifung, and Lukfung dis- tricts, but only getting into con- The Derby in 1918 was won by tact in isolated places, with very the late Bir Ellis Kadoorie's

Sensational Race..

Tytam Chief, ridden by Mr. little fighting. The pro-Canton "Knoll," who was better known to regulars number upward of 3,000 his friends as Mr. A. David. The return was over $700. It was

men.

818 Unplacer $50.00 each: Nos, about either $710 or $720, and divisions, also of about 8,000 men, One of General : Li Chai-sum's 1173, 1099, 1580, 1134, 1602, there were less than ten backers, has been ordered to trek south- 1213 1592, 985, 376, 1276, 815, only one of whom, an interpreter ward overland from the upper 1464, 421, 648.

in the Police Department, held reaches of the East River basin

1 No. 881

155 lbs..... (Mr. Erskine). 2 Mr. Hee Cheong's Walchow

152 lbs..... (Mr. Charles) 3943, 203, Time: 2.25. Many lengths; many lengths. Pari-mutuel: Winner $5.10;

Places 1st $5.80.

185 1284

No. 802 440 177,

Race EX.

$3,595.20

$8,010,00 860.00 `430.00 Unplaced $50.00 each: Nos. 1123, 635, 212, 1145, 1168, 775, 1007, 228, 982, 604.

two tickets.

Reds..

"Boxer Principles,"

Both in the south of Chihli and an General's" units have been the west of Shantung, the "Chris- ordered to withdraw, saya the "Kung Sheung Yat Fo..

The conference at Hsuchowfu,

where the "Christian General" was to have met his ally, General

sima Chiang Kai-shek of the Nationalists, has been called off as the result of this sudden de- velopment,

Fighting Reported.

Nanking, Yesterday, Nationalists and the Peking de- Fighting between the Nanking

That was a sensational Derby; mountains, to get into the Com: fenders is reported from the

over several ranges of hills and The favourite in the ante-post munists' rear. 1,027.20

northward of Hsuchawfu, on the befting had been disgraced the 518,60

Tientsin-Pukow Railway, Bri- Unplaced $50.00 each: Nos. first day and, if memory is not at

tish Naval Wireless. fault, Mr. John Peel's Domino, The foregoing indicates that

[Note: Hauchowfu: is in the Race X.

ridden by Mr. John Johnstone, the present Canton. Government, north of Kiangsu province, a point. was made the favourite. Domino having got rid of rivals elsewhere, ofmuch strategic importance forced the pace after seven fur-is now diverting attention to the about, 200. miles north by west of longa and had a clear lead. Tytam very serious problem of the Nanking as the crow flies, but. Chief drew up at the last bend but Domine was 3-HONG KONG DERRYA sweep-

seen to forge The Reds have only about 2,000. ahead again. In a ding-dong fin- stakes of $20 each with $9,000 added, for China ponies, bona de griffins

sh up the straight, Tytem Chief fighting men, made up of 700 for- of this meeting; firat pony to receive

No. 797 $2,469.60

won with very little to spare.

mer Ironsides who were cut off 70 per cent., second 20 per cent.

694

705.60

from their main column in the re Griffin of 1917. third 10 per cent. of the total

1021

362.80

The fourth race follow and then der Pang Bai, the Chinese Soviet cent_fighting, about 600 men un- amount; weight for inches as per Unplaced 360.00 each: Nos, came the tilin interval. As the Commissar (some of whom have acate, ponies to be ridden by Jockers: who have won at least 5 official Ant 121, 979, 190, 546, 224, 1132, ponies races in llong Konor Chins. ar 419, 1055, 787, 284, 1092, 629, fifth race, disaster overlook the belief in immunity to shot and were going out for the professed "Boxer" principles and jockeys approved he the Stewards. 830, 855, 1049, 420, 1042, 569, 27, meeting and the remainder of the shell) 600 bandits and querillas

programme was abandoned.· ́

and 200 out of work peasants. Tytam Chief had been entered

One mile and a half.

1012.

1

Mrs. E. L. Dunbar's Sitting Mr. Dynasty's Young Preton- Bull 158 lbs. (Mr.. Maitland)

der 155 lbs... 、 Mr. Dunbar will now have a tig four challengers in attendance. Mr. Eve's New Year's Eve 166.

2 (Mr. Haimovitch) voice in to-morrow's Champions the big race of the third day. His Young Pretender had seemingly

lbs...... (Mr. Pote-Hunt) B answer to the "China Mail" is that won at the two miles post

and Mr. L.Dunbar's Coos Bay 158. Peck had shot his, bolt. Sitting

lbs......... (Mr. Charles)

168 lbs.

...(Mr. Wong)

he will send Chesapeake Bay, who Bull made his effort at the distance Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Guild Hall was third in last year's Champions post and burst through in beauti to King of Hearts and Elliot Bayful style. Elliot Bay beat King of Hearts yes to hang on next to the rails and terday and won another race to-day. Coos Bay was also battling gamely At present, therefore, it seems

if Mr. Dunbar will rely on Chen-i on the outside.

peake and not Elifat! At any rate,

1.

20

"Race XI.

as a griffin in 1917 but did not face the starter, because of lame- Messrs Dyer and Beith's Loch.

ness. And there was nothing Tay 152 lbs... (Mr. Usher)-0whatsoever to lead one to think

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Mr. Richardson's Movanagher 165 lbs... (Mz. Ha(ziovitch) 0Messra. Stanton · and Reidy's

Tarzan 162 lbs.

Mr. Eve's Gala Eve 168 lbs... (Mr. Pote-Hunt) Mr. F. C. Hall's The Gannet

156 lbs. (Mr. Sewell)0 Mr. Moon's O-Moon 158 lbs

(Mr. Wong),

0

0

0

Mr. R. J. Paterson's November

158 lbs..... (Mr. Bultecl).. 0 Mr. Seth's Harlene 165 lbs.

(Mr.: Loo)

Time: 8.11.

FACTOR OF REVOLT.

"Christian General' Orders Withdrawal

considerably longer by railway. It is the Nationalists base for operations against the Peking units in Shantung province, a few Bundred miles south of Peking the Nationalists" final objective.1

Nationalists Get Troops From

HUNAN'S WAR. "

Ichang

Ichang, Yesterday. Troops are reported to be mov- ing from here down the Yangtaze Niver British Naval Wireless. that he would even get a place in

[Note Ichang is on the upper the Derby, I had the pleasure

Yangtze, about 370 miles above of, a small share in one of the

Hankow From Hankow, Wu- tickets, and a "place", all to my self, but the latter paid, compara-

dr Han Nationalist.. detachments Generals. who formerly served have gone up to Iching to dis- 0tively, very little, because the the "Christian General" in: Hopan Posess General Yang Sen Units

favourite was placed.

and Shenai provinces, are report are now going back, ostensibly, ed in overnight cables to have to strengthen the hands of the thrown in their lot against him, Wu-Han Nationalists in Hunan now that a revolt has been start province, against the Humanesc.] ed;

Near Canton's Frontier... It is believed in a well- It is authentically", reported

Hankow, Yesterday. informed source that friends of that the Wu-Han Nationalist the Peking Government are forces under General Pei Chung- backing revolt; and this post her have captured Hengchow and bly explains Peking's apparent General LI Ping-hsien (of the lack of interest in the campaign Hunanese Army) is, retreating to so far as they may have re the Kwangtung border lled on the factor of revolt:

How (Mr. Stenton) Mr. Wayfoong's Brown Jug

155 lbs. ́ ́... (Mr. Wallace) 0 Time: 2.43.4/5.

2 lengths; I length. Pari-mutuel Winner $18.40; Places: 1st $6.70; 2nd $8.60; 3rd] $29.40. A

6 lengths; 1 length. Parl-mutuel :- Winner $18,40:| FakeNE Kështu ta Placos: 1at $7.20; 2nd $8.60; 3rd 5.—GREAT SOUTHERN STAKES. $12.10.

yliner $800, second $209, third $100,

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1— SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS CHALLENGE CUP-value $1.000. for *subscription · griffins? of-this meeting, weight for inches as per scale, to be won two years consecu-

-W.P.C

TOURISTS LEAVE,

PLEASANT RECOLLECTIONS OF HONG KONG.

SHOPS GOOD HARVEST.

The two tourist vessels, the

for China ponies, weight for luches "Belgenland" and the "Empress of as per scale; winners at this meeting

6h, of two or more races 7 b. Australia" lett Hong Kong, yester erira; griffins sllowed 3 lb., subscrip- day bearing with them the seven

tion griffins of this meeting, allowed hundred tourlite who for four days cruises to arrive in Hong Kong, is 10 by jockey allowance, entrance $10. Have been visiting places of inter due here early in the morning of Bir furlongs

New Year's Eve tried Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Manor:

Hall 168 lbs... Neither of these Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes and C. (Mr. G. da Roza) two caught Young Pretender who his stable has an excellent oppor- but beat New Year's Eve by

Gordon Mackie's Peck 158 lost by six lengths to Sitting Bull,

Iba

...(Mr. Heard) tunity of bringing off the great double; in which they just failed in length for second place. The last 1927. Prospects of further thrills named just staved off Coos Bay for and big dividends are still good. place money. November was fifth and Pack Bixth with Manor Hall Shanghai jockeys, again mono- polised the honour to day but Mr. seventh. Harlene was a very poor W. T. Stanton scored one masterly, eighth. victory. Dumfries was a very po Sitting Bull and Peck were about

Général Hu Tsung-hi (also of pular winner among the military equally backed in the park mutuel community and Bengal was given Next in demand came Young Pres

the Wu-Kan Nationalist forces) a rousing cheer on winning his, tender, and then Coos Bay and

has tatlitned to Hankow with the 19th Army from the Hunan front second race in Hong Kong. New Year's Eve with about equal

and is leaving Generals Cheng Appropriate acttings greeted support; and next was November.

Chien and Pot Chung-hsi in con- Happy Valley for Derby. Day and

trol of affairs in Hunan province, -No Protest. yesterday's fine attendance was, if It was mentioned yesterday that, nerty of the same owner of owners;

tirely by pinkes the bona dié pro- M7. Eve's Bengal 168 lbs.est in the Colony and neighbouring March 1. Her stay la of short

To Join Handst anything, exceeded. Many were in arising out of the 9th Race, Rac-

↑ districts. Cook side the enclosure long before the ing Stakes, a protest had been en-

duration, the scheduled day of de Generale Ho Chien and Liu winner to 500, and 70 per (Mr. Pote-Hunt) opening event, add hundreds were tered by the connections of Novem-

Local establishments have done a parture being the afternoon of Halang (of the Hunanese Army) cent second 800 and 20 per cent, Mr. L. Dumbaria Bakers Bay third $100 and 10 per cent of the 168 lbs. (Mr. Maitland) 2 good trade during the tourists stay March 2, 2 either inside or close to the course.ber (placed 3rd) against the win-

are still holding Changteh (en entrance fees until the Cup is finally, Messrs. K. C. Lau and H. C.

here, the visitors have expressed Mesara Thos. Cook and Son are the Yuan River in north central Poetic Justice.

ner, Young Profonder. The "China

won (when the second pony will res ceive 75 per cent, and the third pony

"Lee's «Dike, of Artagnan

their appreciation of their enter managing the cruise which com- Hunan, not directly in the path of H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil, Mail" has been informed that no ob-

tainment in no uncertain terms menced at New York on January 7 the Wo-Han.drive southward 25 per cent of the entrance fees (late Sunbeam Dahlia) 158 Clementi), accompanied by Lady Section was lodged but that an in- In addition to the place money subs(Mr. Reidy) Clement, Capt. A. J. L. Whyte, quiry, was instituted spontaneously france $19. One mile and a quarter. Mr. N. Hashim's Chick. To A.D.C. and Captain B. R. Forster, by the Stewards who found that Major Lake's Dumfries 158 162 Ihs (Mr. Charles) Privata Secretary watched the,no blame whatever is to be attach- Thân. Đi (Mr. Hattand) 1 Mi Hien Chuang Chow Tate Derby. The party was met on ared to the riding of Mr. V. M. Mr. Seth's Erstwhile 165 lbs. Lon 1558 (Mr. Wong) rival by Mr. H. P. White (chair. Haimovitch, who was the jockey of GARAN (Mr. Heard) 2 Mr. F/. Usher's Loongwa 158 man) and the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes Young Pretender. However, it Mrs, R. J. Paterson'a Spinnerbs, (Mr. Usher) of the Stewards. Both the Regi- should be mentioned that the white. 158 lbs. (Mr. Bulteel) 8 Time: 181.2/5.5ONT mental and Pipe Bands of the 2nd flag was noticed above the judge's Mr.: Carifred's Madeira 155 21% lengths 16.lengthe Batt. King's Own Scottish · Bor | box which, according to the official derers were in attendance, race book, meant:—"If the objec« The main problem of the Derby i tion.................,be disallowed, a white had been solved overnight by Heir flag (will be holsted),”

3 and, as the weather was fairly good the "Franconia having touched at Renter. wysph

on the whole, they leave with the Madeeras, Gibraltar, Monaco,...). [Note General Pet Chung-hat pleasant recollections of their stay Mediterranean and Egyptian ports, is a colleague of General El Chat, hang

India and Ceylon, being due in sum of Canton. He is driving the The "Belgerland" left for Manila Hong Kong from Malaya, and firm. Hunanese towards the Kwang- on her way southwards to Europe After visiting Hong Kong and tung frontier because be wishes 0 via the Stralia and India, willst China ports, the "Franconia"-is-to to get through to Join landa with

the "Em of Australia has go to Japan, turning south for the Canton quo, y

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left for

lbs. ..... ... (Mr G. da Roza) – 02 Pari mantual; Winner. $12.10; *** Mesara. Dyer and Beith's Loch Plates: 1st. $5.50; 2nd $5:40; 3rd

Lomond 1155 lbs TU 87.10.

(Mr. Reidy)

(Continued on Fage 9.)

on

Philippines and Java, before going (1) be pa

on to Mauritius, South Africa, east On Thursday at 5.80.p.zz. Lucy coast of South America, the West Tyrwhitt will distribute the prizes well known Indles and back to the starting at St. Mary's School, Canossian In round the world point:

stitute