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'MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1929.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

Also ran:Blotting Paper (Mr.

TRAGEDY AT FANLING! Flacher); Duke of Netblung (Mr.

STEEPLECHASES

FAMOUS JUMP PONY BREAKS HIS NECK

$2.70;

Platt); Caviare (Mr. Durran).

Many lengths; many lengths. Time: 3 mins. 08 seca. Pari-mutuel: Winner Places, $2.30, $2.90, $5.60.

5.-Winter Maldens: One Mile Mr. Heard's Christmas Frolle; .

(Mr. Buiteel) 1 A very

rare tragedy occurred Lt.-Col. Little's Suniach yesterday At the Christmas

CHRISTMAS MEETING HELD

(Mr. Worrall) 2 steeplechase meeting of the Fan-Mr. Davidson's Aristophanes . ling Hunt and Race Club at Kwan-

ti, Fanling, in the New Terri-

(Mr. Durran) 3

Also ran:-Bingo (Mr. Chur- lories. That hero of many a jump ch); Diana (Mr. Stanton); Sea -and also of an occasional sur- Hawk (Mr. Cave): Two Club (Mr. prise win on the flat-Ace of Laing). Spades, broke his neck when he came down badly at Lou's Leap in the principal event of the day. Ha rider, Mr. R. H. Charles, hail to be removed in an ambulance suffering from concussion.

A length; a length. Pari-mutuel: Winner $2.80; Pinces, 32.40, $5.10, $4.60,

Cash Sweeps

Race 1.

No. 160

$154

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The going was fairly firm an the fields were evenly matched.: Fast times were returned, The racing was interesting. Three hot favourites caught the Judge's eye; Nos. 146, 145, 118, 135. 94, 14, 163. Unplaced ponies, $10 each:- the winner in Ace of Spades' race was practically joint favourite: and the remaining winner was an outsider, L.-Comdr. C. F. H. Chuchill, R.N., bringing in Lt. W. G. Mattingley's Fire Call in the race for the Services.

Mr. W. T. Stanton was on twe winners and he only had three mounts. Lt.-Comdr, T. O. Bulteel claimed one first and two seconda. Mr. Fischer and Mr. Arnold were unseated but returned to the jockeys' room unassisted.

A Fine Record

Mr. J. Lowric (who is "Mr.

Uister" on the turf) deserves sym-

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Race 2.

No. 172

$265.30

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75,80

37.90

Unplaced ponies, $10 each Nos. 44. 21, 3, 91.

Race 3.

No. 94

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$325.50 03.00 46.50

$2,747.50

1,785.00

392.50

Unplaced pony $10:-No. 193..

Race 4.

No. 3449

5030

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Unplaced ponies $36.40 each:-

Race 5.

No. 147

$328.30

93.80

46.90

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pathy for the loss of his Ace of Nos. 2181. 5255, 1987, 6040. 2185, Spades. For several seasons this 1494, 5088, 953, 1533, 3125, 916, pony has done wonders at Kwan-1996. t, having come to be regarded by the public in almost the same light us

Old Bill at Shanghai. Credit for bringing Ace of Spades to, the forefront goes to Lt. J. G. Shillington of the K.O.S. Border- ers, who made him jump to per fection, won nearly every big trophy in his time and then dis- posed of him to "Mr. Ulster."

The duel yesterday between Ace

Unplaced ponies, $10 each:- Nos. 117, 177, 269, 47,

RUGBY MATCH

of Spades and Mr. Stanton's Mon- H.M.S. "Cornwall" Beat tana was eagerly looked forward

"A GREAT GAME"

to. Like some of the other Hong Kong By 5 Points favourites (and winners), Ace of Spades made the pace; but he did not appear to take the jumps es: well as he has done; and it was

Fortunes fluctuated with a venge- anybody's race when the fail came.ance when the Hong Kong Football Racing detalls and cash sweep re-Club (rugby section) met H.M.S. sults follow:-

"Cornwall" for the second time this acason, at Happy Valley

on

1. Christmas Pudding Stakes: Saturday the ground not be.

Once Round

ing required for Saturday Mr. Ulster's Erin's Isle

Boccer after four o'clock-and (Mr. Charles) the cruisers XV repeated their Dr. MacGown's Huntington

victory in what was popularly voted (Mr. Bulteel) 2 to be one of the best games in Hong Mr. Patten's Lightning

Kong for some considerable time, (Mr. Patten) 3 not even excluding the Hong Kong Also ran:-Craigavad (Mr.. Shanghai interport match last Arnold); Fern Leaf (Mr. Lang); season. Fook Shau (Mr. Alms); Grey

"Cornwall" dominated the first Eyes (Mr. Magnay); Movanagher half but the Club's sorties, after (Mr. Cave): Safety Last (Mr. "lemons," were full of vim. Оле Churchill); Social Mark (Mr. Such succeeded but the sailors, Stanton; Strathlcrne (Mr. Mat- roused by this reverse, took full toll tingley).

Many lengths; two lengths. Time: 2 mins, 12.1-5 secs. Pari-mutuel: - Winner

$3.10:

Mr. McCartney's Fanling Stag

(Mr. McCartney) Comdr. Lang's As You Like It

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Also ran:-Aristophanes (Mr. Patton); Bright Prospect (Mr. Beasley);

Brown Eve

(Mr. Worrall); James Pigg (Mr. Arnold).

$16.50;

A length; half a length. Time: 8 mins. 22 secs. Pari-mutuel:-Winner Places, $3.80, $2.50, $3.50. 3-The December Plate: 11⁄2 Miles Mr. Stanton's Montana ....

(Mr. Stanton) 1 Col. Haskard's Safety Last

(Mr. Cave) 2 Mr. Richardson's Sucre

(Mr. Richardson) 3 Also ran:-Ace of Spades (Mr. Charles).

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of blunders on the part of the civilians, scored and took the lead, and then clinched the issue, ultim- atelly winning by eight points to three. The teams in this veritable "needle" match were:--

H.K.F.C. (rugger section) -

R. J. Grieve; L. Goldman, M. D. Scott, G. A, L. Plummer G. P. Lammert; J. D. H. Hutchison, J. L. Bonnar; F. R. Burch, A. D Suttill, D. L. Mine-Day, T. Riddell, E. R. West, W. E. Peers, J. A. E. Kendrew, B. P. Massey (captain).

H.M.S. "Cornwall":- A.B. Webb; Mne. Mackay, Mae. Baylan, Midshipman, Buckley, Mishipman Biloe; Sto. Sayers, Sto. Davies; Sto. Roach, Ldg. Sto. Morgan, | E.R.A. Lord, Midshipman Grifiths, Lt. Maclean (captain), A.B. Knott, Mne. Smith, Lt. Archdall, R.M.

Referee:-H. L. F. Ewin.

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Many lengths; many lengths. Timo: 3 mina. 47 secs. Pari-mutuel:.- Winner Places, $3.10, $6.20.

4.-Noel Handicap: 1 Miles Mr. Stanton's Target

(Mr. Stanton) Major Lake's Shefla...

(Mr. Bulteel) Mr. Cave's Movanagher

(Mr. Cave)

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