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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Saturday's Race Entries. HEAVY SCORING AT

Weights Announced for Third Aggregate

Excellent entries, which should ensure big fields, have been received by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the Fifth Extra Race Meeting to be held next Saturday afternoon. The entries are printed below:-

gage (185lb.); Cyclamen Bay (150); Fortune Bay (140); Gay Crusader (148): Gold Key (148); Hetman (168): King's Justice (145); Sad- ko (155); Sitting Bull' (163).

KING'S PARK.

Cumberland's Narrow Victory.

RADIO DEFEATED.

Yesterday evening, in

a very uvenly contested hockey encounter, a team from H.M.S. Cumberland defented the Radio Sports Club by the odd goal in seven. G. Singh

Mount Parker Handicap, "A" Cyclamen Bay (145); Fortune Bay (2) and K. Singh netted for the Class, 11⁄4 miles--Bag-and Bag-(145); Gay Crusader (148); Glen-Radio, whilst the centre forward (3) cagles (163); Gold Key (142); and the left wing replied for the Wild Life (148): Nippy (148) Cumberland.

For tho Radio, Valorous (145); Lonesome Life Hanib, G. Singh and R. Singh were (139); Sadko (154); Hetman prominent throughout, whilst out- (151); King's Bounty (148); Stir-standing players for the Naval ling Castle (186).

eleven were the goalkeeper, centre- Mount Davies Stukes, one mile,

Mount Parker Handicap, "C" half, centre-forward and left full- -Gold Ring (151); Just Imagine Class, 1 miles-Adam (164): back. (145); White Heather (145); Aircraft (140); Alexandra Hall King's Norton (146); Ajax (146);| (145); Bistre (155); Snappy Eve (147); Hoilo (145); Alexandra Hall (149); Cabinet Hall (145); Cebu (119);The Gad- wall (147): Christmas Joy (147); Amos (145); Venus (145) Tommy Boy (147): Silver Belle (145); Toby (145); Kate (145); Mon Talisman (145); Merry Thought (145); Blue Star (153).

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Britannic

Tai Mo - Shan Handicap, "D" Class, First Division, six furlongs. Amon (147); Banjolina (140); Bluelove (144); Christmas Belle (150); Devon (140); Echo (140);

The Hunchbacks Plate, seven Fighting Blood (140); Gallant Fox furlongs.-Gold Cup (145); Ho- 140): Just Imagine (156); Little nordy (145); Lucky Prince (145), Gem (140); Mindoro (158); Mistle- Sunbeau (149); Until Then (151); tuu 140; Pure Music (144); Malakit (145): Estrellita (145); Serappit (140); Silver Bell (181); Valley Hall (151); The Curlewi Siwash (155): The

Gamester (147): Shoveller (145); Valeto (160): Toby (149); Vuleta (140); | (145); Amon (151); Jupiter (147);| Whoopee (140).

Tai - Mo - Shan Handicap, "D" Class. Second Division, six fur. longs-Buchanan (140); Cabinet Hall (140); Cebu (151); Chiu Quth (137); Choctow II. (140); Christmas Joy (155); Cy-pres (145); De Bene (140); Espy (140); Fritillery (140); Glorious Stag (152): Gold Bar (140); Helvellyn (157) New King (140); Sonny Boy (140); Sunbeau (140); Sun- ning (132); The Gadwal (166); The Rainstorm (140); Until Then (140); Valley Hall (145).

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Return Match.

Our Sports Diary.

TO-DAY.

OB

HOCKEY-Club V. Fats U.S.R.C. ground at 5.30 p.m.

МАМАК SHIELD- St. An. drew's v. Incognitos at Caroline Hill at 5.15 p.m.

Phar Lap's Sire And Dam Sold.

Night Raid An English

Horse

Wellington (N.Z.), March 29. Night Raid, the English-bred sire of Phar Lap, who recently won the Agua Caliente Handicap in Mexico, was sold for 2,500 guineas at the sale of the Kaituna Stud to-day.

Phar Lap's dam, Entreaty, who is in foal to Night Raid, was also sold with one of Night Raid's colts at foot. She fetched 1,500 guineas.

PHAR LAP'S CAREER.

It will be recalled that Phar Lap, the wonder horse of the Aus- tralian turf, died from cholic quite recently. It came as a great our prise to both trainer and owner as

Although in the Agua Calienta Handicap Phar Lap had to carry A return match will be played

top weight of 9 st. 9 lb., he was Hall (140); Chivalrous (155); at Caroline Hill gröund, on Friday,

favoured, inasmuch as 14 miles Cloudy Eve (140); Hollo (140); 5.15 p.m., when the Radio will

was just about his bost distance. Imperial Hall (145); Indians be represented by the following: the animal had swept over the His record for the mile and a quar (153); Kate (153); King's Norton

A. Spary; B. Singh, J. Singh; | Agua Caliente Handicap, to not ter in Australia was 2 min. 2.5 (140); King's Parade (150); Little Hanib, G. Jack, M. Singh; Surgin $50,000 for the owner and to make seca. The record for the Agua

Little Thunder Beaver (155);

Singh, J. T. K. Gilchrist, G. Singh, history by smashing the existing | Caliente track was 2 min. 8 sec., (165); Marquis Hall (152); Merry Kalwant Singh and H. Singh record for the course. It covered but Phar Lap clipped it by one- Thought (145); One Third (140); Reserves: Atta Singh and Jugeet the 1 miles in 2 mins. 24/5 secs. | fifth of a second. Paul Pry (149) Peppermint (165); Singh.

By winning the American classic Mr. Davis, its owner, is a San Philanderer (165); Punch (140);|

Phar Lap almost passed the record Francisco business man, AL-2 Snappy Eve (140): The Plover

for stake money previously held by though the cost of conveying Phar (140); Tommy Boy (144); Wembly

an American horse, Sun Beau. Lap to America was over £1,000, Stug (154); Wonderful-Stag (140).

That horse retired with winnings all expenses were borne by the amounting to $71,000. Phar Lap Americans, who were anxious to won £65,000.

I see the wonder horse in action. The Australian wonder horse } After the shots that were fired was bred in New Zealand by an 'at him prior to the 1930 Melbourne English sire, Night Raid out of¡ Cup, this unsuccessful attempt ̋be-;} Entreaty, and had in his veins the ing made owing to the vast for- blood of Spearmint, the famous tunes which would go to the back- English Derby winner, Night Rald ers if he won, as he easily did, do being by Radium out of Sentiment stone was left unturned to see that by Spearmint.

he got to the post at Agua Caliente "Phar" is said to be Senegalese in safety. Five attendants cross- for "Wink of the Sky" (or "Light-ed the ocean with him and he was ning") and the famous horse was never left unattended, day or nick-named "The Red Terror."

night, one attendant even sleeping Phar Lap ran 51 races in his in his stable. This was specially career, and of these, he won races built on the after-deck and he had at every distance from six furlongs a parade of saw-dust laid down so to two miles. Only nine times was that he could take his daily exer- he unplaced; he had 37 victories cise. Special food was taken from to his credit, three seconds and New Zealand to last him the trip. two thirds. In these 51 races he Steve Donoghue, who, made a special trip to Agua Caliente to look at Phar Lap, was much im- pressed by him. "They tell me," he said, "that Phar Lap not only stays well but has the speed of a sprinter. I should say, from whit I saw of him, 'that he is a horse of the highest class and a weight! carrier. Reuter.

Hirwego (147); Dan' Whiddon (145); City of Shanghai (149);} Firefly (145); Jimmy (147); The Rainstorm (149).

Mount Gough Handicap, "E" Class, seven furlongs.-Blue Plane (140); Celerity (140); Dan'l Whid- don (140); Estrellite (140); Fire- fly (140); Friar John (140); Gee Gee (140); Gold Cup (140); High- jinks (140); Hirwego (148); Ho- Bordy (140): Jimmy (149); Jupiter (146); Kanpaz (140); Lucky Bird

TO-MORROW, CRICKET-Interport Neta at H.K.C.C. at 4.30 p.m.

FRIDAY.

CHESS-Open Championship. HOCKEY-Club "A" v. R.A.O.C. at King's Park at 5.30 p.m.

SATURDAY. CRICKET Interport United Services.

RACING Fifth Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley.

XI.

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(165) Lucky Prince (140); Mala- CHESS PROGRAMME covered 65 miles 7 furiong, and

kit (140); Movie Star (140); Po- cahontas (163): The Wind (155); Trigo (140); White Label (158).

Charters Towers Handicap, one mile 171 yards-Evening Star (165); Fritz (150); Kobibel late High West Handicap, "B" Class, Winter's Tale) (152); The Rain-1 mlle 171 yerde-Blue Star drop (170); Wotin (165); Canny (135); Gold Digger (125); Joaquim (120); Kilrea (160); Retha (150); The Rainbow (195); Tin Tac (120) Westland Stag (145).

If the Top Weight does not arcept, all weights to be raised by 5 lb..

Third Aggregate Stakes. one mile. Bag and Baggage (148);

SOUTH AFRICAN TENNIS:

Davis Cup Players Out of Championships.

TWO BIG SURPRISES,

(P.A.F.S.)

Johannesburg, March 31.

The defeat of the 1931 members

FOR THE WEEK.

Friday.

(155); Bright Star (165); Cham-A. C. Ridlington v. G. W. Greene pagne Bay (140); Chateau Bay D. E. Carvalho v. H. W. Randall

v. S. L. Husain (140); Daylight Eve (150); Doc- B. W. Paul

tor's Mandate (153); Don (159); C. M. Sequeira v. P. T. Rozario King's Service (144); Meridian Star (162): Mike (150); Nippy (155); Tiana (162); Tontine (140); Valorous (162): White Jade Stag (158); Wild Life (165); Workable Stag (140).

MANCHESTER CITY FOR FRANCE.

Two Engagements in Early May.

INTERESTING MOVE.

(P.A.F.S.)

Paris, March 31.

Manchester City, according to

of the South African Davis Cup the "Auto," have accepted invita- in the South African tions to play in France against two tennis championships has of the leading French Association confounded all the experts, clubs,

team Jawn

Ranked

No. 4. C. J. Rob- On Ascension Day, May 5, they bina knocked out South Africa's play the Racing Club de France in No. 1. Louis Raymond, in the a match to celebrate the fiftieth second-round, and-in-the-semi-final anniversary of that-famous-club, Robbins defeated Norman Farquand on May 7 they will meet the harson, the old Cambridge Blue. Red Star Olympique at Saint-Ouen.

Robbins will meet Max Bertram,, the 21-year-old player who made his name when he reached the final last year and then lost to.Raymond. This year Bertram repeated his victory over Kirby, who played well in England last season, winning the semi-final against him by 64, 6-4, 7---5.

CANADIANS LEAVE OXFORD.

Finest Ice Hockey Combination.

AMERICA'S CUP SOUVENIR.

Sir Thomas Lipton's

Gift Goes Back.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH WILL...

(Reuter.)

New York, March 28.

It is stated that Lord Inverforth, who fa staying in Washington as the guest of Gen. Dawes, has brought him the cup. which the United States people presented to the late Sir Thomas Lipton on the occasion of his drst attempt to win back the America's Cup 'In 1899.

The Oxford University ice hockey team, who won the League cham- pionship with a record of 12 victories in 12 games, will not be seen in action again. The players the New York Yacht Club in con- are all Canadians, and all, with formity with Sir Thomas Lipton's

The 'cup is to be handed over to

one possible exception, have anlah will

ed their studios at the University,

and are returning shortly to speak somet

Canada. This is a pity, for the || land.

It`` seema" unlikely that

Dark Blues team were the best that Dxford will ever have such a strong

khan ever played regularly in Eng- side again.

won roughly ten shillings" for every yard he ran. For his 37 victories, his average time works out at 38 miles per hour.

Among his more notable wins were those in the Melbourne Cup. A. J. C. Derby, Victoria Derby, and Victoria St. Leger.

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