MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1928.
VALLEY RACING..
INTERESTING 3RD EXTRA MEETING.
FAVOURITES COME HOME.
A "place" of $690 was the out- standing feature of some very in- teresting racing on Saturday, when the first day's events of the Hong Kong Jockey Club's third extra meeting of the season were decided at Happy Valley. There were several other big returns but favourites succeeded in six out of the nine races.
The "big event" of the day, the 2nd Aggregate Stakes, provided an oxcellent race and a fine finish with an altogether unexpected re- sult.
Racing honours were fairly evenly (listributed although three jockeys managed a double..
Siang River, in the 7th race, was the pony which paid $690 to cach of only three supporters after running third in a thrilling tussle in the straight.
evens.
A
Three winning favourites were odds on. One returned evens. A joint favourite also returned Another joint favourite paid odds of 5 to 2 against. second favourite paid 3 to 1. One outsider returned 13 to 2. And in the big race, an outsider 're- turned nearly 10 to 1.
Honorary Veterinary Surgeons; Major F. Hogg, R.A.V.C., Mr. Reddy, M.R.C.V.S.
Band Music.
The programme of music by the Band of the 2nd Battn. King's Own Scottish Borderers was as follows:-
March, "The Vanished Army,"
Alford,
Selection, "Lido Lady,"
Rodgers.
Hungarian Dances, No.'s V❘
and VI, Brahms. Selection, "La Traviata," Verdi. (a) Valse Song, "The Whisper-
ing Pines of Nevada," Nicholls.
(b) Fox Trot, "Take Your .aut Finger
of Your Mouth," Yellman, Ballet Music to "William Tell,".
Roasini.
Selection, "Tom Jones," Ger.
man.
Intermezzo, "Secrets," Ancliffe. Fox Trot, "Bid Your Troubles
Goodbye," Leslie. Bluo Bonnets O'er the Border." "God Save the King." Conductor, Mr. W. H. Fitz- Earle, A.R.C.M., Band- master.
HAVE YOU WON?
Saturday's Cash Sweeps At A Glance.
ALL THE LUCKY NUMBERS.
but was last.
THE CHINA MAIL,
stantly increasing. Duke of Northern Stag was left and Mr. Chan Tin-sion's Winsome Nicblung ran better than before Chatto also got off badly, May Stag 159 lbs...
showed out from Boukra with the past (Mr. Harriman) othera several lengths behind. Mr. H.-P. White's San Fran- cisco 168 lbs. (Mr. Charles) After passing the Rock, the rear-
Boukra had Mr. A. D. Crabbe's Warring- guard closed up.
ton 149 lbs...(Mr. Usher) beaten May, the leader, before reaching the quarter mile post Mr. Luen Yick's Warlordship and was Brat into the straight. 150 lbs.. ............... (Mr. Wong), Chatto and then Sunning also Time: 1 min, 31 secă.
May came with a came up.
3 lengths; 8 lengths. Pari-mutual: Winner second rush on the rails after being virtually beaten. Sunning's Places, 1st $5.10; 2nd 55.40;
Winner. Places. effort was fairly late but was
2,- Commonwealth. Handicap: "C" Class: Six Farlongs For China ponies. Entrance fee $5. 1st prize: $400. 2nd prize $150. 3rd prize:. $100. ⠀ Messrs. Chan and Lafeek's Nara Stag 154 lbs. ...... (Mr. Harriman) Mr. Taze U's Bright Prospect 155 lbs..... (Mr. Wong) Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes and C. Gordon Mackie's King Con- stantine 144 lbs. ...
1
2
(Mr. Clark) 2 Mr. M. D. Erskine's Easter Day 160 lbs. (Mr. Usher) Dr. S. To Wong's Grey Eyes
165 lbs. (Mr. Backhouse). O Messrs. Kong Bros.' Sea
Front 156 lbs.
(Mr. Charles) 0 Mr. R. Gordon's Fire Call 158
lbs.
(Mr. Gordon) - 0 Mr. H. A. Kelly's Barley. Grass 151 lbs. (Mr. Kelly) 0 Mr. Hce Cheong's Walchow
160 lbs............(Mr. Roza) 0 Mr. A. A. Miller's Scooter 149
lbs. (Mr. Erskine) 0 Mr. H. P. White's Sea Hawk
147 lbs..... (Mr. Proulx) 0 Mr. C. W. P. Richardson's Silver Fox 149 lbs........
(Mr. Richardson) 04 Time: 1 min. 37 secs.
2 lengths; "dead heat. Pari-mutuel: Winner. 89.00. Places, lat, $6.50; 2nd (King Con- stantine), $17.60; 2nd (Bright Prospect), $27.90-dead heat for
Winner. Places.
754
The last named was San Diego who conquered several of this
Below are given the results of year's best Derby griffins. The
he cash sweeps at Saturday's 1st Aggregate Stakes had been
second. won by the Eve stable
with races.
Drawers of unplaced starters Bengal. The Eve interests
except where Nara Stag and ret $50 each relied
Eve on Boxing
stated. New Year's Eve. Such good per-
Race L. formers as-Pickle, Duke of Verona and Chemal were unplaced; but Blackstone Hall pleased by get- ting second. The number of points gained to date follow:-
San Diego 6, Bengal 4, Black- stone Hall 2, Chow Tsze Lon 1, Boxing Eve 1.
The Leading Jockeys. Although fields were inclined to be small, there were three races in which the number of rumners reached double figures.
Conditions were all that could be desired, with the going on the fast side, accompanied by appro- The attendance priate weather. was up to normal and keen inter- est was shown by the ladies.
Mr. Reidy, Mr. Charles and Mr. Harriman cach rode two winners) and they all go above Mr. Proulx who hitherto occupied first place in the list of jockeys' successes Mr. during the extra season. Clark and Mr. Usher each had a first, the lat:er again scoring on the evergreen Mowgli who seems to have profited by his association with Fanling steeplechasing and. has obtained three firsts and a second, all in handicaps, in three days' racing.
Popular "Veteran."
A very popular victory was that of the "veteran," Mr. Harold. Seth, who also scored a second, obtaining both places on his own ponica and having to ride over- weight to do so.
$1,168.30 250,35 250.35
:.
0
Messrs. Kong Bros. Sea Front
156 lbs.... (Mr. Charles)`` 1 Dr. Pierce Grove's Little River 160 lbs. (Mr. Usher) 2 Mrs. C. W. P. Richardson's Movanagher 150 lbs....... B]," (Mr. Richardson) 0.
Messrs. Tester and Abraham's
Wine Boy 145 lbs.
(Mr. Proulx). ◊ Dr. S. To Wong's Fair Eyes
147 lbs. (Mr. S. To Wong) 0 Time: 1 min, 38.3/5 secs. 1% lengths; 2 lengths. Pari-mutuol: Winner $37.70. Places, 1st $17.20; 2nd- $84.70; 3rd $690.00,
$6.70.
1,156
446
64 67.
He
Winner. Places.
861 477
160 276
129
188
104
164
99
193
57..
69
55
127
41
67
81
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7
17
8
95
1
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good enough. He had shaken off (Winsome Stag * 762 Chatto who turned in and was San Francisco ... · 331 beaten. May stuck on gamely but Warrington ...... 99 failed to re-catch Boukra for Warlordship**** 87 second money. Behind Chatto Here the punters judged form Ploughman
A nicety-hence the small wine Boy (fourth) were Tangle, Northern to Stag and As You Like It, strung dividends. Warrington led on Skipper out in the order named, with the the rails but Winsome Stag Peter remainder far behind;
joined issue very shortly. After Fair Eyes a.furlong, Winsome Stag Was The Haugh slightly ahead and, from the Sea Front 4-Second Aggregate Stakes: Rock, steadily increased his ad-
Zin One Milc.-Value $690, For all vantage. He was three lengths in
Movanagher China ponies. Catch weights front at the entrance to the Social Call at 10 st. 9 lbs. Winners of a straight and that was the dis- Little River race value $600 or over other tance he won by. San Francisco giang River than a race confined to sub-was third till the two miles post. scription griffinis or ponies that Rounding the last bend, he had have won the aggregate prize difficulty in shaking Warrington 3iang River, for a place, receiv in the Aggregate Stakes in any off but, at the mile post, it seem-2d $690. And there was only one season, 5 lbs. extra. Non-win-ed as if he might challenge the icket on for a win! ning subscription griffins allow-favourite, Winsome Stag.
Ploughman was favourite and ed 5 lbs.
finished three lengths behind the Wine Boy next. In demand. Cup to be run for five times, or as further three lengths behind. Peter, Fair Eyes and Sea Front winner and Warrington was aNeither was placed. Skipper, decided by the Committee, called the Aggregate Cup, will be presented at Warlordship brought up the rear each had a measure of support the end of the Season to be won by the whole distance and was three Only Skipper was placed and he the pony scoring most marks in the lengths behind Warrington. The won. Skipper was the first to races for the Aggregate Stakes at first half mile was run in excellent show out but The Haugh made the extra meetings during the time. ron, counting 4 points for a first;
he pace a fast one. Fair Eyes for a second; and 1 for a third. The
had been badly left but it romped. benefit of marks already scored to
uppast the field and ran second be pass with the pony on a sale. Any Empire Handicap:
Entering the hind The Haugh. winner of the race this season Class: One and a Quarter straight, The Haugh still led but
to Carry 6 lbs, extra for each win fa Miles For China ponies. En Fair Eyes was done. Skipper leading on the outside. The two subsequent starts for the race, but
trance fee $5. 1st prize: $450 came through and easily passed raced neck and neck for over five in the event of
pony carrying the
2nd prize: $200. 3rd prize: The Haugh. There was no doubt furlongs. Ibe, to be
After going once $100.
then about Skipper's victory, round, Coos Bay gradually estab But there was an exciting finish lished a lead and appeared to Have with a
fine struggle for place won. At the two miles post, Peck back with a determined money. Wine Boy was prominent came at the distance post. At the mile challenge. At the distance post, were locked together Post Peter came through with a the two burst. These were all closing on again. At the mile post, Peck The Haugh. Siang River also had forged ahead and subsequent- dashed up on the outside and just ly finished strongly, winning by beat Peter for place money, but two lengths. Warrington. was. failed to reach The Haugh. Peter outclassed. The winner paid just was fourth, with Wine Boy and over ovens,
penalty not winning,
deducted next time he starts, such
2 lbs, to remain deducted until he Mr. F. Usher's Mowgli 160 lbs.
on.Mrs. E. J. Paterson's Dobbin accumulative
up to 15 lbs. event of two or more ponica tying with the same number Mr. Hee Cheong's Man of War of marks after five races have been
520
Easter Day
298
361
Walchow
76
176
No. 434 ·
8069.50
King Constantine.
60
D3
189
277.00
Sea Front
28
80
296
138.50
牙医
Unplaced
runners
Nos.: 291,
Bright Prospect
24
51
Harlene
14
60
122
Scooter
11
58
Race 11.
Fire Call
10
67
Penalties
again, when he will carry the without deduction.
(Mr. Usher)
1
No. 123
In the event
157 lbs. ...
(Mr. Reidy)
2
Sea Hawk
7
30
82
11
Grey Eyes
4
29
163
1)
4
23
run
the owners shall
alther
divide
145 lbs....... (Mr. Clark)
3
the
-
2
11
Hall 160 lbs... (Mr. Wong)
(Mr. Roza)
Goods 153 lbs.
0
0
Unplaced runners Nos:-184, 119, 189, 52, 292, 338, 224, 404, 342, 137. Race III.
No. 426
30
256 317
runners
Unplaced 19, 286, 164, 398, 10, Race IV.
No. 351
126 48
$1,500.10 428.60 214.30 Nos.:-101, 109.
$3,096.80 884.80 442.40
Unplaced runners Nos. inch):-362, 251, 248, 446.
Race 'V, No. 203
$1,855.00 » 4
G30.00 579
265.00 Unplaced runner No.:-413.
Race VI.
$1,541.40 440.40 220.20
No. 79
440 319 Unplaced rupners 112, 288, 470, 136.
Barley Graes Silver Fox .....
Only two out of the thirteen starters received much support. Nara Stag was favourite, at just under evens.
He won. Easter Day was well backed. But he was fifth or sixth. The remainder were outsiders.
Two of these dead-heated for second place and
of the Cup which is hereby. He Kom-tong's Kom Tong
at $1,000, or shall run off
placed at day to be
on a
to be fixed by the Committee, not
not Mr. Splits's Pegasus 158 18.
being the same day as the last race
for the Stakes but within two weeks Mr. B. Gordon's Damaged therefrom. In the event of a run off the weights shall be weight for inches as per scale. Entrance feo $5. 2nd prize: $300. 3rd prize: $150. Mr. L. Reidy's San Diego 154-
lbs.
... (Mr. Reldy) 1
2
0
Please phone or call: K.661 No. 2, Saigon Street, Yaumati or
C.2560—No. 36, Tung Man Street,
Jockeys' Form This Season.
Mr. Reidy
Harriman
1st 2nd 3rd
5
3
4 3 2
4 2 3
Little River in close attendance. Next weré Zin and Fair Eyes. Places gained by jockeye; în Ploughman, the favourite, finish-1 extra meetings this season are as ed literally nowhere.
follow:-
o-Dominion Plate: One Mile.
For China ponies, subscrip tion grifins of this Club of any scason. Winners of two races, weight for inches; winners of three or more races, 5 lbs. pen- alty; wincers of one race, al- lowed 5 lbs... Jockey alllowance. Entrance fee $5. 1st prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150. 3rd prize: $100.
(Mr. Morgan) Mrs. Priestley's Mysterious (late Masonic Hall) 150 lbs. (Mr. Proulx) both paid well on the "tote." Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Black-
Mr. S. K. Tang's Sutherland Waichow had a length start and
143 lbs. ... (Mr. Harriman) stone Hall 149 lbs. ... was on the rails when the field;
(Mr. Wong)
Time: 2 mins. 46.3/5 secs. ($100 got off, but was not speedy Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve 156 lbs. 3 lengths; 1 length.・・
Pari-mutuel: enough or failed to stay the dis-:
Winner $10.60, (Mr. Charles) 3 Lance. Nara Stag was in the van- Mr. Eve's New Year's Eve
Places, 1st $6.40; 2nd $7.40; 3rd guard.. throughout, coming
154 lbs. .......(Mr. Proulx)
0/$24.00, through strongly near the dis-Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes & C.
Winner. Places. tance post and winning in-com- parative comfort. Bright Pros- pect set out early to chase the Mr. K. H.'s Chemal 149 lbs. Icaders but fell back to fourth
(Mr. Roza) place at the quarter mile post, Messrs. K. C. Lau and H. C. King Constantine was second
Lee's Duke of Verona 149 Nos.:-150, after a furlong had been covered.
Ibɛ....... (Mr. Harriman) He and Nara Stag swept past
Time: 2 mins. 05.1/5 secs. Walchow in the straight. Bright
14 lengths; u neck.
Most of the support for Mowgli, Prospect came up on the outside
Pari-mutuel: Winner $53.60, the winning favourite, came from The issue was left to the three laces,. 1st $10.30; 2nd. $9.90; ard the public stand. Next in demand last-named with no doubt about
was Kom Tong Hall who was 70.70. Nos.:-191. Nara Stag. Bright Prospect was
Winner. Places, braten out of a place, with Dob
bin in equal demand. 723
Race VII.
No. 403
440
►
528
$1,417.50 405.00 202.50
H
Unplaced runners
Dobbin Perasus
Charles Proulx Clark
→ Usher
-"". Sath
0 0
2 5 1
2 1
2 1 8.
#
Gordon Mackie's Pickle 154 Ibs...
(Mr. Clark)
Mowgli
T. L. Wong
1 5
5
603
717
#
Kom Tong Hall
G. U. da Roza
1
54
406
424
"Bulteel
1 1 1
930
418
11
Sewell
0 1
0
· 101
169
Sutherland
56
100
Mr. Seth's Erstwhile 152 lbs.
17
Mysterious
46
BT
(Mr. Seth) 1
#
Loo
Erskine
0 .0
0
.0 1
of Man of War
Damaged Goods
8
53
4
Mr. L. Reidy's Tarzan 157 21 Ibs.
→ Morgan
Q
1
2
Mr. Moon's
3
the second day, to-day.
Mr. Chan Tin-sion, who has 198, 400, 126, 369, 188, 297, 429, a little behind King Constantine Boxing Eve
done well in his first season as an 63.
owner, claimed one first and was
also interested in another winning
pony.
Mrs. R. J. Paterson, who is ab- sent from the Colony, had a first and two seconds. A. first and
Mr. second,
Reidy's among mounts, were on his own ponies. The Hynes-Mackie atable claimed
a first and a second (dead heat)
.. (Mr. Reidy) O-Moon 158 lbs. (Mr. Wong) Mr. Eve's Festiva Eve 160 lbs. (Mr. Clark) Time: 2 mins. 10.3/5 secs. 4 lengths; 2 lengths. Dobbin
Pari-mutuel: Winner laces, 1st $0.70; 2nd $6.80.
Race VIII.
No. 360
$1,527.40
No. 137
643
13
108
90 495. Unplaced runner No.:-287.
Race IX.
$1,814.40 $518.40
259.20.
436.40
218.20
was also fairly well up. Fire Blackstong Hall Call was going nicely behind the Duke of Veront first three when his jockey, Mr. Chemal R. Gordon, had a nasty fall al- most abreast of the judge's box.
until the last few strides. Scooter Pickle ran impressionably and Waichow New Year's Eve was not disgraced. Easter Day Sari Diego
874
-232
831
203
290
138
242
might have won if he had had a clear run up the straight. Dobbin made the pace from Man of War
121
236
65 13
312
.71
and Pegasus. Mowgli, Kom Tong Tarzan Hall and Sutherland ran in the Erstwhile rear. After half a mile had been O-Moun
order of finishing was:-
San
H
and the Eve stable a first and a-Colonia! Stakes: Five Fur-
third.
were
Once
handicap again, the events
hotly contested. There was a dead heat for second place in one race and finishes in most of the races were close, Place dividends included a num ber of surprises, Members of the Fanling Hunt were immense- ly pleased with the place gained by Siang River, which is owned by Dr.. F. Pierce-Grove, the Joint Master.
The Officials. Patron: His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.
longs For China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Entrance Jockey allowance.
2nd fee $5, 1st prize: $400. prize: $150. 3rd prize: $100. fr. Eve's Boxing Eve 158 lbs.
(Mr. Charles). 1
Ir. Hau Un's Little Sit Tang
155 lbs. .....(Mr. Roza) 2 Ir. Huen Chung's Chow Taze
Lon 155 lbs... (Mr. Wong) 3 lessrs. K. C. Lau & H. C.- Lee's Duke of Nieblung 153 lba......... (Mr. Lee) '0 Ir. F. Usher's Macao Beauty
155 lba...... (Mr. Usher) 0 Time1 min. 16.2/5 secs. Many lengths; 6 lengths. Parl-mutuel: Winner, $5.20;. laces, 1st $5.80; 2nd, $12.30.
Winner. Places.
911
524 68 101-
Jay
Honorary Stewards: His Excel- lency Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bt., K.C.B., D.S.0, D.C.L. (Oxon), His Excellency Major-General C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., Commodore J. L. Pearson,oxing Eve ......
Iacao Beauty. C.M.G.
how Tee Lon.. ittle Sit Tang.. Duke of Nieblung
Stewards: Mr. H. P.. White (Chairman), Mr. B. D. F. Beith, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Sir Henry Gollan, Kt., C.B.E,, Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, Mr. C. GS. Mackie, Mr. R. J. Paterson, Hon. Mr. W. E. L Shenton, Mr. F. Sutton, Mr. P. Tester.
Clerk of the Course: Mr. C. G. Mackie-
Secretary. Mr. C. B. Brown. Treasurers: Messrs Linstead and Davis.
Judge: D. E. Clark. Assistant Judge: Mr. P. Tester. In charge of the Scales: Mr.
R. M. Dyer, Mr. C. B. Brown,
Starter: Mr. W. D Fides Wilson.
Paddock: Mr, F. Sutton. Handicapper: Mr. C. M.
47
89
28
46
24
2
After an excellent race, the covered, Mowgli improved his Festive Eve
Erstwhile
The
There are also nine events on
first saddling bell is at 2 pm, and
the first race starts at 2.30 p.m.
By Lusitana Sweepi
The Result of the Club Lusitano drawing was as follows:
First Day. 18,870 Tickets Sold on the 4th Race "Second Aggregate Stakes" One Mile..
'Ponies' Names,,
$20.00.
Winner. Places.
817
440
857
228
Ticket No.
275
184
Winsome Stag
7607
139
86
Coos Bay
8002
or, rather, his
New York's Eve
20818
Boxing Eve
18635
Little St Tang
12709
Blackstone Wall
18658
Chow Taze Lon Pickle
22758
29688
Chemal Duke of Verans Warlordship O-Moon
14617
16602
2307
8415
16176
16162
:San Diego
Ban Francisco Chatto
position and was third to Dobbin and Man of War. at the Rock."veteran" owner and jockey, up- Diego, Blackstone Hall, Kom Tong Hall had gone up to set the odds on Tarzan in convinc 3.- Commonwealth Handicap: Boxing Eve, New Year's Eve, fourth and Sutherland was nowing fashion. From a very level "B" Class: Six Furlongs For Chemal, Duke of Verona, Pickle. fifth. Rounding the village bend, start, Erstwhile was the first to China ponies. Entrance fee $5. The order they were placed in Kom Tong Hall showed a strong stretch out, followed by Tarzan
2nd prize:. by the public was;--- 1st prize: $400..
burst and passed all the leaders and Festive Eve. O-Moon was Boxing Eve, $150. 3rd prize: $100.
Pickle, New but crossed in to the rails as he kept well in the rear. At the five Mr. N. Hashim'e Sunning 159 Year's Eve, Blackstone Hall, San entered the straight. In the furlong post, there was two
lbs.
(Mr. Charles) 1 Diego and Duke of Verona, middle of the straight, Mowgli lengths' difference between each Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Boukra Chemal
steadily gained ground and took pony, the order being unchanged. 154 lbs...(Mr. Clark) It will thus be seen that a the lead. Here Kom Tong Hall C-Moon then ran past Festive Eve Mr. Yam Man's May 154 lbs. great surprise was created. The fell back. Dobbin came again but and got on terms with Tarzan. At (Mr. Roza) 3 time was fairly good. The start failed to get on terms. Pegasus the bend, both Tarzan and Major B. C. Lake's As You was creditable, both the Eves and was blocked just as he was being O-Moon were gaining" on Erst
Like It 158 lbs.
Blackatone Hall being just a little ridden well. Finally, Kom Tong while. 0-Moon drew away from 1st-16176 0 behind, Pickle led with San Hall, Pegasus and Man of War Tarzan and got to within 1% Diego close at his heels. New had a ding-dong tussle down the lengths of Erstwhile. Tarzan 0 Year's Eve was moved up early straight for third money was struggling gamely on the 2nd-18555
and was side by side with Pickle Pegasus got a nose in front but outside and Festive Eve was not 0 after a furlong?
Man of War was not to be denied doing badly on the outside. At Chemal was, favourably placed. and won by a nose, with Kom the distance post, Erstwhile was 3rd-18585 Duke of Verona and Boxing Eve Tong Hall less than a neck be sent out and won strongly. Tar- 0 (the latter hard pulled) brought hind Pegasus who was fourth, zan passed O-Moon in the last Jup the rear, At the six furlong Sutherland, Mysterious. and hundred yards and Festive Eve 0 post New Year's Eve was making Damaged Goods were tailed off in was just beaten for third place.
the pace and San Diego had also the order mentioned. Man of got ahead of Pickle. San Diego War paid exceedingly well.
(Mr. Shillington) Mr. H. L. Yung's Chatto 156
lbs.
...(Mr. Wong) Mesars. Dyer and Beith's Tangle 155 lbs. (Mr. Reidy) Mr. H. T. C's Benhur (late
Bright Eve) 154 lbs,
(Mr. Backhouse) Nr. C. T. C.'s Northern Stag 150 lbs. (Mr. Harriman) Mr. R. M. Austin's Grey
Knight 150 lbs.
(Mr. Gordon) O gained on New Year's Eve at the Mr. F. Usher's Castle 150 lbs. Rock. Down the incline, the field (Mr. Usher) 0 bunched together, San Diego led Time: 1 min. 86.8/5 secs. into the straight and was never
length; a neck.
caught. New Year's Eve receded. Pari-mutuel: Winner $17.40. Boxing Eve and Duke of Verona Places, 1st $10.00; 2nd 10.90; 3rd (the latter on the outside) show
jed promise. At the distance post, Winner, Places Blackstone Hall threatened dan
Boxing Eve had the best of he start, made his own pace, yon as he liked, was pulled up a aw lengths after passing the ost-and returned a dividend of $88,50. 5 to 1 on, in the "winners" tote. hose who backed him for a place Sunning von 60 cents against 20 cents for Chatto..
win The dividend on the Boukra econd pony-there being only Tangle, Eve runners was quite good. Grey Knight
£70 897 ger and at the mile post, was alongside Boxing Eve: San Diego
177
458
169 146
288
108
108
178
utside of the hot favourite, Northern Stag lacao Beauty received most sup As You Like It... ort: he was second when the flag MayWWWA
69
175
19 £100
82
61
all but could only finish a poor Benhur urth Next in demand was Castle
M
19
83
16
Entrance
9Empire Handicap: “A” Class One and a Quarter Miles For China ponies. 7-Union Plate: Six Furlongs fee $5 1st prize: $450, 2nd. For China ponies, non-winning prize: $200. 3rd prize: $100, subscription griffins of this Hon. Mr.. A. C. Hynes and C. Club of this season. Weight Gordon Mackie's Peck 165 for inches as per scale. Un- lbs. Wow. (Mr. Clark) 1 placed runners allowed 5 lbs. Mr. L. Dunbar's Coos Bay 158 Jockey allowance. Entrance lbs. (Mr. Roza) ⠀⠀2| fee $6, 1st prize: $400, 2nd Mr. A. D. Crabbe's Warring prize: $150. Brd prize: $100.
won by 1% lengths but could have Mrs. R. J. Paterson's Skipper done even better. Blackstone 150 lbs. (Mr. Reidy) 1 Hall beat Boxing Eve by a neck Mr. Seth's The Haugh 152 lbs.
ton 150 lbs. (Mr. Usher) 8 Time: 2 mins. 43.8/5 seca.
2 lengths; many lengths. Pari-mutuel Winger $10.10.
In a driving finish but neither Mr. Seth) 2 Places, at $10.00M pony had an altogether clear run. Dr. Pierce Grove's Siang
New Year's Eve, on the rails, was River 145 lbs. *.*..... S................. Coos Bay fourth. Next were Chemal, Duke (Mr. Morgan) 3 Peck -.... 29 of Verona (who had shot his bolt Mr. R. M. Austin's Social Call | Warrington
in the straight), and Pickle, last
Second Starter: Mr LA Mhow Taze Lon who had a bit of a Some very open betting, a close "ght with Macao Beauty at the and exciting finish, and surpris- Boisragon. A
end of the straight to get third ingly ? good dividends were the Sace Little Sit Tang lost a features of this race. Sunning 5
Couple of lengths at the start but Chatto and Boukra
oom went up to second place and most money, Tai Grey tayed there with the gap be Knight, Northern Stag and As
Alves.
Timekeeper: Mr. A. A. Alves. Honorary Surgeon Dr. J. W
the
Commonwealth Handicap:
Class: Six Furlot Chiria ponies. 1st prize
Ticket No.
14092 Names.
of Winners. 89,510-Mr. Fung Yim
c/o Mercantile. Bank, H.K. ..$2,715—Mr. Wong Cheung, c/o Mr. D. Sherman, HK-
$1,350-Messrs. Wang Cheung & W. Sze c/o A, S. Watson & Co., HK Other Ponies entered, bach $125. Second Day, 14,072 Tickets Sold: on the Last Race, "Mira Bay Handi- cap "A" Claas, One Milevya.
Ticket No.
Ponies Boxing Pickle
14067
0189
New Year's Eve (........ 101184. Peck...
16885
San Diego Duke of Verotis
15072:
*1259*
Winsome Stag San Francisco
.7868
16817
Coos Bay
1290
Chemal
$1245)
Blackstone Hall
19767,
Chow Taza Lon
[8847€
Winner. Places.
U Un II
18884
082 642
289 183
Macao Beauty
5906
Little Sit Tang
12756
12844
Warrington
14488
-O-Moon &
13704
9780
12446
1707
149 lbs. (Mr Kelly) 0 Coos Bay carried Just a shade Mr.Dowbiggin's Ploughman^^* more mờ than did Peck but
155 lbs. (Mr. Harriman) 0 Peck won handsomely. Warring Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes and Cton was considered an outsider Gordon: Mackde's Peter 162, and ran as such. Coos Bay dash- 1. (Mr. Clark) 0 ed out at the start but Peck was, Mr O. Kitchen's Zin 150 lbs. hot on his heels: Entering the
Arst tima Ferk was.
Mongolian Stag Warlords King of the Plaids 1st Prize 2nd Prize.$2,025. Brd Prize 1,010
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