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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 1937.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING REVIEWED

One Of The Best In Recent Years

KEEN STRUGGLE FOR

JOCKEY TITLE

LOCAL RIDERS SHOW GOOD RESULTS

GYPSY LOVE, HAPPY EVE AND GORDITO BEST OF 1937 BATCH ·

(By "RAPIER”)

7ITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SECOND AND FIFTH

Derby.

Mr. E. C. Leighton has not done too badly, considering that he was riding on a strange course, and had not fully recover- ed from the effects of a cold which he contracted on the voyage down to Hong Kong.

A perusal of the list of successful jockeys, however, reveals the plea- sant fact that our local representa- tives have certainly done extreme- ly well when compared with the re- sults achieved by the contingent of Northern jockeys. Apart from Mr. Frost and Mr. Pih referred to above, Mr. Don Black, our cham- pion of 1936, had three wins, while Messrs. Norman Deitz and I. C. Harris had two each...

Four Jockeys Thrown Four jockeys were thrown dur-

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Mr. Ip Kui Ying, above, had a win, a second and three thirds at the Annual Meeting.

Champions race, Strathroy,`rid-

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W DAYS, WHEN THE RACE COURSE WAS ENVELOPED IN ing the five days of racing, Mr. R. Champ Mr. Black, clipped 1/5 sec. FOG, THE 1937 ANNUAL RACE MEETING, WHICH TERMIN M. Wood from Petroushka (a new ATED LAST SATURDAY, WAS FAVOURED BY GLORIOUS Australian grifin), Mr. Deitz from off its 14 miles record, and later. WEATHER QUITE A HAPPY CONTRAST TO THE PREVIOUS Mariposa (a new subscription grif-in the day Mr. H. C. Pih rode a YEAR. IT WAS UNDOUBTEDLY A SUCCESSFUL MEETING fin), Mr. F. F. Li from Mayflower grand race on Soldier of Britain to IN EVERY RESPECT, AND THERE IS NO DENYING THE FACT (an old griffin), from which they equal the record of King's Warden

over the mile and 171 yards. suffered no ill effects THAT IT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE MOST

The New China Griffins CLEAN, WHOLE- vond a shaking up. A word ENJOYABLE WITHIN RECENT YEARS.

My observations of the new sympathy must, however,

China Griffins during moming SOME SPORT PREDOMINATED, FOR WHICH FULL CREDIT. of

expressed regarding Mr. MUST BE GIVEN TO THE OFFICIALS OF THE HONG KONG be JOCKEY CLUB FOR THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE ENTIRE H. A. de B. Botelho's unfortunate training led me to state that this ORGANISATION AND THE HARD WORK WHICH CONTRIBUT- accident, which was of a more seri- Fear's lot could only be regarded as moderate, and this was more ED IN NO SMALL MEASURE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MEET- ous nature. Riding High Honour

than confirmed during the five days in the Jockey Cup race, Mr. Botelho ING.

A great deal was ex- of racing. CAREFULLY NURSED FOR SOME MONTHS BACK, THE was violently thrown opposite the pected from Rosemary, belonging GRASS TRACK WAS IN SPLENDID CONDITION, RESULTING stables and was rendered"

Mr. Eu Tong-sen, but in the IN FAST TIMES BEING RECOPDED. THE ATTENDANCE ON scious. Medical attention was im- Hong Kong Derby this pony lacked THE WHOLE WAS CERTAINLY SATISFACTORY, ESPECIAL mediately forthcoming, and he was stamina and ran unplaced. It was LY ON THE LAST DAY, WHEN, AUGMENTED BY AN INVA- found to be suffering from concus left to Happy Eve to spring the SION OF KIDDIES, WHO THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THEM- sion through his head coming into surprise. Intended as a dark horse, SELVES, THERE WAS AN ACUTE CONGESTION. THE CASH contact with the railing, while he this pony was kept away from pu- SWEEPS WERE IN GREAT DEMAND, AND IT MUST CONSTI also sustained a dislocated elbowblic scrutiny in training, but in a TUTE A RECORD FOR A $2.00 SWEEP TO PAY THE PHENO- It may not be generally known that trial gallop Mr. Needa let the cat MENAL SUM OF $5,737.20 FOR A WIN ON THE LAST RACE High Honour, belonging to Mr. Li out of the bag, after which it was Tze-fong, was responsible for fatal confidently expected to win the OF THE MEETING.

ly throwing a riding boy one morn- Derby. Havoc Eve was consistent- ly trained for long distances, ing last year.

The Records

whereas Happy Eve had not once. When three records are broken heen seen to take a trial spin over and two others equalled during an the Derby distance.

be By virtue of its easy win in the Annual Race Meeting it must realised that racing was exception- Derby, Happy Eve must be regard- ed as the outstanding new griffin ally keen..

On the first day, in the China of the year, but it was really a2

Mrs. L. Dunbar enjoys the ther he would be able to maintain happy distinction of heading the that slight advantage. Requiring list of successful owners with one to tie and two to win, Mr. five wins, three seconds and one Marshall brought this keen competi- third, although the Dynasty tion to an interesting stage when Stable have a similar number of he had an unexpected win on King's wins, but with only one third. Coronation in the third race, thus Mrs. Dunbar owed her success to placing himself on equal terms with Bear Claw (3), Red Feather his sporting opponent. Even after ! and Aztec, whilst the Dynasty Stable had to depend on King's Warden to bring in four wins, in- cluding the Champion Stakes, and King's Coronation, whose win on the last day was some- thing in the nature of a surprise after its previous failures.

In the absence of Liberty Bay, Mr. Dunbar was deprived of at least four certain winners, in consequence of which he takes third place with four wins, five seconds and three thirds. Mr. Li Lan-sang and the Eve Stable. follow in order with four wins each.

Mr. Ling's Wild Cat, seen above running second to Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Rose Evelyn in the Pineapple Handicap last year, had two wins over the 1936 sub. champion at the Annual Meeting. ("China" Mail” photo). ·

pity that it was kept away from the Champion Stakes, when a clash between it and King's Warden would have been fought out to an exciting finish. However, the time will come sooner or later when these two ponies will have to face the starter together.

Mr. Li Po-chun had the satisfac- tion of leading in the second pony After in the Hong Kong Derby. winning the Maiden Stakes, when it finished as if it was tired out. Expansion Time was not conceded much of a chance over the longer distance, but, nursed carefully by Mr. Pote-Hunt, it came in second, beating Havoc Eve, which was rid- den by Mr. D. S. L. Having pre-. viously won the Trial Plate, Havoc Eve was expected to give a better display than coming in third in the classic event

Apart from the ponies named

To Messrs. R. Lasala and Eddie Souza, joint owners of Gordito, the champion subscription griffin of this year, hearty congratulations must be extended on their outstanding success. With only one

pony at their disposal, they carried off no less than four wins and one second, Mr. Frost took the lead again with Stakes, Bear Claw, ridden by Mr above, I have no doubt that Mr. thus giving them an exceptionally another win on Double Finesse, the Frost, equalled the record of Oak Eu Tong-sen has two good griffins handsome return for their invest result was still in a state of un-Bay over five furlongs in 1.09 2/5 in Potentate and Rob Roy, and they certainty, as Mr. Marshall was con- Under the hard riding of Mr. D. should be well worth watching in The Jockeys*

ceded a good chance of scoring a S. Li, Gypsy Love took off no less forthcoming Extra Race Meetings. Those who backed King's Coron- Once again Mr. Leo Frost, the win on Pontiac Bay, but a bad start than 4 2/5 seconds previously set local favourite, heads the list of in the last race robbed him of the up by Cold Morning in the Rooty-ation when it refused to run dur- most successful jockeys at the An opportunity of obtaining equal rid Hill Derby. The time for the ing the first four days must have nual Meeting. This was all the ing honours with Mr. Frost, whole distance was 243 3/5, as cursed hard and loud when more creditable when it is realised Messrs. T. L. Wong, D. S. Li and compared with 2.48.

changed its mind and won on the that he won this distinction with VG Sung come next, followed by Then came Electron's magnificent last day. This pony simp

on the fused to, run in the comp out the assistance of Liberty Bay. Mr. H. C. Pih. To the "regret of win over Able Amazon At the conclusion of the fourth his numerous admirers, Mr. V. V. fourth day, when, ridden by Mr. other ponies

ment.

day's racing, Mr. Frost was only one Needa, from whom a great deal was Norman Deitz, it broke Strathroy's the Dynasti

win ahead of Mr. F. Marshall, and expected, has not enjoyed a success-record by 3/5 secs for the mile and brilliant plan with another day to go there was ful meeting He had a solitary win 171 yards. considerable speculation as to whe land this was on Happy Eve in the On the last day, in the Australian

Highway, its stable

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