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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936

UMPIRING IN

LOCAL BALL

ENCOUNTERS

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AGA KHAN'S THIRD TRIUMPH

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end, but a Estle more co-operation from the members of other teams

As Donoghue was not asked to Boswell's action began to falter Įshould have been shown läst Sun- ride him in, the Derby he took the on the ground after the turn and

day, when, after playing a

hard mount on the French colt Bel he dropped-back beaten. Once in game in which he was pitching, Aethel, and he was naturally en- the straight, Abjer would have no Thompson undertook to start um titled to be registering veration more of it, and he also retired. piring the next game so that there after the race yesterday.

Pay Up became second, and he would not be any unnecessary de- Heavy Support For Abjer had every chance. lay. When he asked for some one. "And now to the preliminaries. Mahmoud's Challenge to relieve him there was no one It was a perfect Derby day, and Then Mahmoud began jsporting enough to do so, though the crowd seemed immense the paralysing run. Smirke did not there were many in the stands who largest, I should say, since the want to come so soon on a colt not could. if actuated by a little more hectic post-war years. In the betwell documented to stay, but he

1, a point shorter than Taj Akbar.for the gap between them when Tulsa's Visit

Boswell "eased. to nines and he began his run was a wide one. THE presence

of the U.S.S., (started off the same mark as No- In less than two furlongs there Talsa

here provided base-ble King.

20 gap and be swept past ball fans with an opportunity of

There was an immense amount Thankerton as if Mrs, Shand's colt seeing an excellent game on Sunday of money for Abjer, which brought had been a mere plater. It was afternoon, though it was unfor-him from his callover price on then only a question of whether tunate that in the return game on Tuesday night of 28 to 1 to 100 to Mahmoud could keep up this hur- Tuesday the Chinese were not at 8, the same odds at which Mah-ricane gallop. If he could, the fall strength.

moud' started. Bala Hissar was Derby was all over-and it was. Every opportunity should be the outsider of Butters quartet." He kept it up, could have kept it taken of the presence of American No colt attracted me so much up for another quarter of a mile, warships in the Colony for the in the paddock as Pay Up. This and was the easiest of winners.

son of Fair- arranging of friendly games, for beautiful bloodlike

·It was so sudden and so striking i

able to provide much can be learn-jon his toes, and on the best of pay the usual tribute to the merit ed by the local players to the bet-terms with himself, and the por-of a good colt. terment of their game.

tents for him could not have been Winner Technically French Bred

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Why The Favourite Failed

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Of the Aga Khan's two other) Derby winners, he bought Elen- heim as a yearling at auction and given by the Volunteers on Sun- Pay Up had every chance, was bred Bahrain in Ireland. As well, day when they beat the Americans. beautifully ridden by Dick, was however, as his enormous stud in (Though credit most be given to well placed in the leading division Kildare the Aga Khan has a Bowen, the entire team showed a all the way, and moved into second breeding stud in Normandy, and marked improvement in their play, place for a moment after turning it was there that Mahmoud was especially in their batting-

into the straight. Then he appear-raised, so that he is technically The Canadians seemed to beed to lose his action on the road French brec. completely put off by the depar-like going, and could not improve] He is by Blenheim, by Bland- ture of Dreary, their pitcher, andļa yard

ford-although Blandford is dead) He finished fourth, and I at his blood goes on and on-from s did not show the same spirit as in their previous games. The Cana-ftribute his defeat to the state of grey mare, Mah Mahal, by Gains- ¡dians have not won a League game the going and not to lack of borough out of great Mumtaz since their entry into the local stamina. He was the one cult in the Mahal, the first spectacular win- League last year, but they have race that seemed sure to beat ner that his Highness owned, Mr. always been a very keen and Mahmoud, for he seemed to be Lambton having given 9,100 gs for{ sporting, crowd and a pleasure to staying on the better of the pair her on his behalf as a yearling. play against inasmuch that their when he beat the Aga Khan's colt Some of her sons and daughters sole interest in the League is far in the Guiness.

have been very moderate animals, the game's sake.

There was about five lengths be-but the blood has come up again Mikuni, who was injured a fort-tween them yesterday.

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Abjer looked particularly well. | For the most part it was a moder- ate-looking Derby field, but there were some good ones among them and, as I suggested would be the brated his third Derby victory The Aga Khan last night cele- case, it was won by one of the with a large party at the Embassy good horses.

Club. He and the Begum entertain-| The rank and file, "if we exceptjed about 90 guests. The tables day...at the Kowloon Docks, Thankerton, who had finished were where L A Guttierez, of the Be third in the Guiness, never

decorated with the Aga

OPEN BOWLS UPSET

(Continued from Page 4) There was only one upset yester-

creio and a former champion ofed at all, the Colony, eliminated his club- mate, F. X. da Silva.

The full results of the matches were as follows:

OPEN SINGLES

W. Maicahy 21, J. Hoosen 14 (19

|heads) at C.C.C.

Start Delayed

show-Khan's racing colours, chocolate

and green. OTTAANI

Earlier in the evening the Aga The start was delayed a little by neur News Theatre, Piccadilly, to Khan went alone to the Monseig- Abjer, whom Elliott had much dif- ficulty in bringing up to face the

see the film of the race which was gate. It was one of the French shown at 6.15 pm, only three hours after the result. He express-

A. S. Gomes 21, E. Overy 12 (21/Colts bad days. In a start thatled his intention of seeing the pic-||

heads) at C.S.c.c.·

was good, Abjer was one of the

ture again to-day in company with J. Fraser 21 R. Ellia 13 (21 beads) last away, bat he was no worse

the Begum at HKF.C

off than Taj Akbar, on whom Gor-

W. V. Field 2, L. Collyer 16 22 don Richards had elected to ride] Green and chocolate were not heads) at PRC

A. S. Russell 21, S. J. Hoaghton 13 colt won at Chester.

the same waiting race as when the only used in West End hotel de- corations last night, but many wo- (19 heads) at Recreio

LA. Guttierez 21, F. X Silva 10 Actually, the first to leave the men contrived to wear these (19 heads) at K.D.R.C.

gate was Carioca, a sound stayer

lours.

EL A. Alves 21. G. E. F. Thompson whose jockey was attempting to 11 (19 heads) at K.D.E.C.

N. J..Bebbington 21, T. R. Hunter cut the field down. He was fol-

19 (25-heads) at K.B.G.C.

Co-

Mahmood Cocktails "Mahmoud"

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lowed by Barrystar, Midstream served before the gala dinners,

C. H. Basto 21, M. White 18 (23 and Pay Up, with Couvert on the and at the Savoy, where three In- hends) at KC.C.

The matches between J. Shepherd and A. R. Dallah, (HEC) and D.] Rumjahn and J. Watson (LLC) ware not played.

-OPEN PAIRS

outside; fairly well up.

dian Princes-the Maharaja of Once Abjer had started, he made Rajpipla, the Maharaja of Jodhpur UP ground rapidly and had taken and the Gaekrar of Baroda fourth place at the top of the hill- were entertaining after-

Barrystar had then gone and Mid-the-Derby parties, a thousand stream was second, with Carioca horses' heads delicately carved out

S. A. Bright and J. Henson 24, F. A. Machado and EL. P. Ozorio still leading Pay Up was in the of wood with reins in the Aga fat K.C.C.

first four, and Bala Hissar was Khan'a colours were used, as flower

vases on the tables. running on strongly,

This match was started on Monday when it was abandoned at the 16th head owing to darkness, the scores then being 19-11 in favour of Bright and Henson.

Thankerton Takes The Lead Mrs. Shand, owner of Thinkerton, Carioca could not sustain the which came in third, gave a large) pace, and, coming down the hill to party at Grosvenor House. Five Tattenham Corner, Thankerton years ago she dreamed that she TWO SURPRISES AT CHISWICK and Baia Hissar had dashed past would win the Derby this year,

him. Boswell was then fourth. though she did not then own (Continued from Page 4)

· Pay "Up was with them, and horne. Mrs. King was defeated in the close behind there came Mab- morning. It was a pity her con-moud, while Taj Akbar was steadi- queror could not have received ly improving. The others were

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