1933-12-28 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL

THURSDAY, DEC

ALESporting PageN

AUSTRALIANS FOR 1934

Mares Will Probably

Prove Best.

NELL GWYN AND PRINCE ANGELINE OUTSTANDING

Dinty Serious Challenger

(By "THE SPIDER")

ONE does not need to be very

bold to forecast that all exist- ing track records of Australian ponies will be smashed at the forth- coming Annual Meeting when the 1934 batch are raced. ̈·

At the pony auction the other day City of Brisbane fetched $180. Many people were inclined to think that the pony was a gift at the price, but those in the know shook their heads and probably thought that the expenditure was wasted. Events will prove whether City of Brisbane can win a race next sea- son. Unless the Australians. are. divided into three classes there is little chance.

Of the 37 Australian ponies now in training seventeen are mares and I think it is amongst these that the new champton will be found.

From what little we have seen

of them, it would appear that Nell

GAINSBOROUGH—the Champion English Sire.

ACCIDENT AT VALLEY

General's Adviser Falls From Flying Boy,

HEAD HITS IRON UPRIGHT

MBWong Kis Sho, adviser to

General Chang Ming Sku, met with a nasty accident at the Valley Christmas Day when he was from Mr. H. S. Chan's Fly.

ag he struck the iron up- on the outside zaila, inflicting two hig gashes on his head which necessitated his immediate removal to the Yeung We Nursing Home.

After an examination it was dis- covered that he had sustained slight concussion and an injured arm. He is now progressing favourably,

[NO WINNERS

OWNERS AND GRIFFINS ENTERED FOR

IMPORTED

DISAPPOINTING 1933 BATCH

Gwyn, a 14.3 belonging to ILE. Sir MR. HO

William Peci, and Mrs. Dunbar's

Princess Angeline, a bay, also of

can easily do a mile under two min-

KAM TONG'S' COMEBACK

(By "THE SPIDER")

A

ST. JOHN'S CUP

New Year Meeting

At Kwanti

FIRST SINCE MARCH 26

NOT One of the 26 "entries" for the St. John's Cup over two miles at the Fanling Hunt and Race Club's New Year Meeting at Kwanii on Ban-

NEW RACING RECORD R.A.S.C. HOCKEY TEAM

5 Furlongs in Less Than

Minute

On December. Bat Bombay, Mr. 6. Askuran's Fings, a bay Austra-- Han mare by Claro-Lover's "Land set up an India record for 5 furs Jongs when she covered the da

old record held joys: 2008. JA

betur ent and Chieftain by lungs, 23 yday held by Jarny Ceylon record in 1 min, for 8 fur

KumBak

The local Australian's record. I

1.00.4 by Night Star, while King's Bounty holde the China ponies re- cord of 1,10,46: 2212

RACING HEARTS

GOOD GALLOP.

Atlas Does Well And One Pony Covers

Half In 0.51.0.

FOR MACAO

TRIANGULAR TOURNEY DATES FIXED

"Y" LADIES SKIPPER LAID UP

(BY STICKS)

ME Royal. Army Service Corps

hockey team will visit Macao during the New Year Holidays. They will play against the Macao Hockey Club on New Year's Day. Lt

H. Jeffers will be in charge of the R.A.3.0. team.

The Y.M.C.A are sending a team to Macao on January 19,

One of the most important naval fixtures of the season; between the

Mrs. 8. W. Tang's Racing Heart provided the outstanding gallop Navy Officers and the Navy Lower yesterday morning when, after cantering over the first quarter in 0.38.0, he clocked 2.02,0 for the last mile of a 1% maile gallop,

Deck, will be played at King's Park on January 5. A

very strong team of officers has been selected as follows:

Wood (H.M.S. Rainbow) and Surg. Lt. Lt. Cavaya (Medway) goal; LA Comdr. Phillips (Suffolk), backs; URBACHAN SINGH, who la at Musprate (Suñolk); LA Binciale (Med-Gr present leading the goal-scor 0.58.0 way) and Lt. Larken (Berwick)

He covered the last half mile in 0.58.0 and the last quarter in 0.27.1 On Tuesday, Mr. Stephen Lam's Ating sunrted slowly on his 14 miles gallop, but sprinted over the last half!⠀

An Australian,” as yet un- known, clocked; 0.51.0 for the half mile yesterday morning. His or her quarters were 0.25.0 and 0.26.01.

halves; Lt. Donald ;; (Medway); Lt. Ing list in the Mamak Hockey Tour- Eaden (Medway) Lt Alexander-Sin-nament, will be leaving for India clair (Barwick), Lt: Bartlett (Medway) early in the New Year: Last sea- and Lt. Anderson (Eagle), forwards.

son he scored 138” goals for the Radio.

Curray An Absentse

H.M.S. Kent entered the semi-

day have won a race at Fanling this I will endeavour to find out the Lt. E.-N. V. Currey (Medway) is final round of the China Fleet Hoc- name of this future record-breaker unable to play, having sustained a and hope to publish it within the injured shoulder at Rugby last course of the next few days. Saturday.

conducted.

--- Currey was also unable to represent the Navy Just" week against the Army, as he was then suffering from a twisted

CHRISTMAS

GOLF MEETING

AT FANLING Bis place is being taken by Lt.

seasome. It is on this race that the 14.3. are the two outstanding

big $10 sweep

is bellsanti Meet mares. Nell Gwyn has been doing

This will be the first. ing since March 26, very well in her training gallops

The following are the entries: and has not been extended. She MRS. Pearce's Trentbridge, very useful string of Derby ponies,

The Volunteers Hardle Race (Un Derby and St. Leger winner, the most outstanding of which ap-

pears to be a grey named Soldier of official) 1% Miles For China Ponies utes on the sand track, and if the proved head and shoulders better Britain. They have also, Soldierine Gun Troop a bona Bde. Troop mile is not covered under the 1 than any other pony in the dis-of Germany, a bay, and Soldier of ponies:

Machine as

Catch weights Machine 165 lbs. to he minute 80 mark at the Annual appointing batch of griffins this America, a black, and I believe ridden by Members o Meeting, I will be very surprised.

Soldier of China will also sport Gun Troop Mayer * AnCup: End their colours at the Annual Meeting, and 3rd Silver Souvenirs. Entries The last named is reputed to be are: Anson Briannic: Hall, Firefly, Jack O'Lantern, King's Counsel, Mou- smasher," but I will not commit che, Pater myself until later in the season.

Star Pater Davy, Bocial Maric," White

The New Year's Eve Hordle 1 Miles For China Ponlea

́K. S. RÓBERTSON WINS for inches as perzscale plus 6 lbs.

| MEDAL ROUND Winner A, Cup not exceeding $50 in valuer 2nd and 3rd-10% and 30% of Entry Fees

The entriesHE following were the results respectively

of the Royal Hong Kong Golf and Canary, Cloudy Club's Fanling Christmas Mesting÷| Eve, Festival Evo, Potadam, Smiling

DUNBAR CRACK

year.

Trentbridge remained in the "A Princes Angeline in not such a Class throughout the season, but he good looker as Nell Gwyn, but on was the only griffin of 1933 to be the few occasions when she has reckoned an "A" Class pony. Jack, been given a stretch she responds who finished second in the Derby beautifully. With Woodland Stag and won a race later, did not start in attendance the Dunbar stable again. Charming Star was - die- should have a big finger in the ple, appointing in that he had to as they should monopolise all the abstain from the extra meetings big races for China ponies with for some time. Liberty Bay and Diana Bay.

Cossack's Beauty, winner of the After these two mares I like Maldens, showed considerable im- Fatshan's Able Amazon, a 14,8 provement at the end of the season (brown). She has a very long stride when he found his way into the and shows plenty of promise over "A" Class. Here he is outclassed the middle distance. She has some by the "Dunbar cracks, Liberty Bay! very excellent training perform-and Diana Bay, while Trentbridge | 'ances to her credit.

and Sadko, to say nothing of King's

This stable has also Alpha, 'a. promising looking ・ chestnut,' Beta and Thela, two others of which more will be heard.

Are: Amos,

bella, Heather Leaf

Donna-

S. H. Dodwell Excels In Big Fields,

Alexander Sinclair (Berwick), who also plays for the Club.

The dates for the actual Trian gular Tournament matches between the Navy, Army and Club areas follows

key. Tournament by defeating HMS, Medway by 2 goals to nil at Causeway Bay last Sunday. HMS. Cumberland will meet ILM. 8. Eagle in a replay encounter to- day, and the winners will meet H.MS. Berwick for right of entry Into the Semi-Final round.“

Navy Lower Deck Team

The following will represent the Navy Lower Deck in a hockey en counter against the Hong Kong and Singapore Brigade R.A., on the Marina ground to-day at 4 pm. ¿Navy: "Army, April 6 and 17- McMeekin (Berwick); Steers (Med- Navy v. Club, April 9 and 16. way), Orlin (Berwick); Mordy (Cam Army v. Club, March 7 and March 21 barland); Reid (Kent); Hodge (Med- The Matches will in all probabili-way); Burdett (Cumberland), Hether- Johnson (Berwick) and Walls (Cum- berland)..

Commander, Sweat Life, San Fran 8. H. Dodwell (7) wid Fr D. Hun ty be played on the Nayal groundington (Cumberland), Tarr (Medway),

cisco, The Gadwall."

The Tai Po

ter (scr.) ended 3 up to tie and at King's Park, Steeplechfie 1% Miles divide the first two prizes in the For China Ponies Weight for Inches Bogey Pool (Par) over the... Old as per scale plus 6s. Winner Course,

Cup not exceeding of Entry Fods

$50 in value; ZDA Brd-70% and:

O. E. C. Marton (scr.) won the 80% respectively. The entries are: Devon, third prize with 2 up." Duke of Milan, Marqui Hall, No Fear, K. S. Robertson (8) was 2-up;] The "Wuang and Li Stable San Francisco, Sweet Life, Toby. Another very nice mare belongs Justice, are also able to account for whose Wild Life raced here with · The Tally-flo ·· Hardle

Race.

| A.. E. Lissaman (2) 1 up; and, T. 1% to Mrs. D. J. Lewis a chestnut of him.

such success a couple of season's Miles For China Ponies approved by A. Pearce (scr.) was all square in 14.3 which she has named St. Joan. At the beginning of the season. ago, have High Life and Sporting the Master of the Fanling Hunt as a field of 112, While I would not like to say that a good deal was thought of May Life, while "LTF." has a fairly in an official race this year barred. won the Medal Round on the Old

Hunters

Winners of stake: money K. 8. Robertson, Club finalist, this candidate is as good as Nell flower and Mignonette. The long string, most of which are un Catchweight 168 lbs. Winner Car Course with 77-869.41737 Gwyn or Princess Angeline, she former was not bad and ran

ardding $50 in value; 2nd and appears very mascular and should couple of good races, but figno- do well. Watch out for her at the nette was a big disappointment and extra meetings next season.

never made any kind of a show », The only cream pony In batch in that of Mr. Ho Kom Tong who has named his candidato Danc-

named,

not

and 309% "uf Entry Fens Other leading scores wate 0E, entries are: Anson, G. Marton (70 scr.), F. D. Hunter Dunes Escalado (70 ser.), A. B. Lissaman" (74-2m the over a distance more than six fur-To show the challenge of the Cock Manager Patch, The Cur 12), T. Megarry (80-14-72), and T.

Only Chinese Derby Winner) or [respectivS PRES

Chinese owners, it is only neces

Auction.

lew. Tommy Zephyr,

longs.

The St. John's Cap (Unodicial) | A; Pearce (74 ser.) in a field of 87. Brechin also won a couple of sary to add that Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Over & Miles of fair hunting country S. H. Dowell (75-7=68), won the ing Hall. The pony does not ap races, but did not win again until the only Chinese owner to win the starting and finishing on the Race Bogey Pool,

Derby (with President Hall in Course. For China. Ponas, Catch HL Dodwell (7) with one down peal, although the next few weeks de appeared in the "C" class.

1929) has returned to the fray this and 3rd-Silver Souvenirs. The en won the Bogey Par over the New

The Winner A Cap: 2nd weight 163 year with a string of five grifins, teles seer

MR. SUNG'S MOUNT.

ED. Hunter and Mrs. Hon

*The Roundhead, Tigre Toby,

Stag Bay of Par, over the New Course from

Loch Ness, entries

Robert Rad The Putting competiti

PP. Valeta

cancelled Venue, Wisdom Stag:, White Heather,

Leuven,

may prove I am wrong. Mr. Dun- Coo Coo Bay's Failure 7 – bar's Mutiny Bay is in the arme We wniknes which he has named Radio Hall, category,

Mr. Chan Tin Son's only grima Banquet Hall, Music Hall, Albert last season. Wayward Star. El Hall and Victoria Hall Two Tom Cobley Winches though well thought of before the these are very good lookers and Calamity Messrs. Li & La Gamma does Annual Race Meeting proved should carry his colours to victory Meihahton not appear as though he is going "C" Class pony, while The Godwit during the Annual Meeting. to set the track on fire, but Mr. L. The Loafer, The Cavaller were The "Star" stable are not likely T. F's mare, Managed Currency, very indifferent. The samo". re-

to be, left in the cold as they, haya a bay of 14.8 is a stylist and may, marks apply to Coo Coo Bay, once with Mr. Sung looking after his considered a real threat to Trent five candidates lined up for next chances do very well; Mr. S. L. bridge in the Derby, while Tillicum Year, These ponies, have not all K. (Kong Bros' stable) has a mare proved to be good only over short been named, but one of them, an named Glorious Star, but it la dif- distances. The Dynasty ring ron-grey is a good mover who ficult to see how the pony can up- King' Company, accomplished should do well, bas

hold the good record of Polar Star, nothing, and of the rest thi] 2. Mrs. Samson's "Naughty

held over, from last year, or the equally brilliant record of exception, of Spotted Butterfly

excellent condition.

Night Star,

Menses, +Hal

mare; The

the small side,

and at prese

Mr. H. P. Streak Lesio "Fam not very

way she gallopa Widdecombe quite a nlos poný

won the Macao Derby)

and the

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Six Shanghai Riders Are Booked For February

Hill And Clark Not Coming

PREPARATIONS

The above team which played to a. goalless draw against the Army at Sookuppoo last Saturday: were

ed the decision. They pressed the

marksmanship proved their undo- jing?

FOR AUSTRALIAN very unfortunate not to have rain- LADIES' VISIT Army goal continuously, but poor

Three Players Selected For Each Position.

FIRST TRIAL ON SUNDAY

(RSTICKR)

view of the propos the Australian

Commencin

The following are the select

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Bird (Hody Kong, Zidite ada (Club že Kacrilo).

ka 8 Helblinger Hos

Miza Gray

Halford, the back who also plays tral British doubtedly the field for the Navy And, shone EFI

half

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the C.B.A at

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