1937-03-05 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 1937.

ANNUAL

RACE MEETING

REVIEWED

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(Continued from Page 18)

King's Coronation then con- tinued running merrily on and gave its owner his fifth win of the meeting.

Mr. L. Dunbar's Commencement Bay was a disappointment, but, as I have stated before, there is some- thing in this pony which has not been properly revealed, and it may take another few months hard training before it is developed. Red Feather did very well to beat: Rosemary.

The Old China Griffins In the absence of Liberty Bay, King's Warden monopolised atten- tion in the events confined to old- China Griffins. The long sequence of wins previously enjoyed by Mr. Dunbar in the Champion Stakes was broken when King's Warden withstood a challenge from Diana

for 1937.

S. A. Fowler, above, the Club right-winger, has secured his first Interport hockey honours and will be seen on the right wing of the Colony side against Macau next Sunday.

Amulette in mind, as I believe that further training will bring out the best in this pony.

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BODIKER DEFEATED BY F. H. KWOK

FINCHER ELIMINATES WILLY HUNG

G. CHOA'S FINE DISPLAY

(By “ADREM”)

THE only upset in the tennis at the Hong Kong C. C. yesterday afternoon, was the surprising defeat of G. Bodiker by H. Kwok. Bodiker start- ed off well, and won the first set fairly easily as the result of powerful driving on both hands. Kwok then found his touch, retrieved everything and combining a subtle variation in length, with an occasional net sortie, completely demoralised Bodiker who, in the last two sets, when he only won two games, could do nothing right.

THIS MATCH SERVED AS A VERY APT ILLUSTRATION THAT EVEN IN HONG KONG, TO BECOME A REALLY FIRST- CLASS TENNIS PLAYER, ONE MUST DEVELOP AN ALL- ROUND GAME. BODIKER IS COMPETENT TO INDULGE IN AGAINST A VARIATION OF LENGTH AND PACE AS EX-

GOOD LENGTH · DRIVING BOUTS INDEFINITELY. BUT

|PLOITED BY KWOK, HE HAD NO COUNTER.

BEST GAME

Iu and Luk Chun-chung was not played. I understand that Tsui and Kong will probably be given a walk-over.

Old Australian Animals Bay and thus became the champion Strathroy, belonging to Mr. J. F. Macgregor, stands supreme. The In the Foochow Cup, which was long awaited clash between it and won for the past few years by Li-Able Amazon took place in berty Bay, Mr. Marshall on King's Melbourne Cup over 144 miles, and Warden very nearly had a rude Strathroy proved its superiority shock when he took things a little in no uncertain manner. There is too easily. He did not expect to no doubt that Strathroy will con-

In excuse for him, however, Lau and H. N. Lee, of the Univer- tinue to win races receive such a grand challenge by

for its lucky it must be borne in mind that hesity beat Barton and Bowker. Mr. Frost on Wild Life. The great-owner for some time to come, and

Owing to the death of the father er part of the journey was done in although it was defeated by Strat- has played a great deal of tennis a canter, but these two ponies broy in the Australian Champions, on hard courts and on the soft of Iu Tak-lam, the match between I think that Gypsy Love, when spongy surface yesterday, he was Tsui Wai-pui and Paul Kong, and came down the straight abreast, and it was with a great effort that fully developed, will be the only obviously handicapped. King's Warden secured the verdict pony to extend Strathroy.

The finest singles game to date Electron came second to Strat- by a head. These two ponies again formed the opposition in the Chal-hroy in the Melbourne Cup, but it was seen between Teddy Fincher and Willie Hung, which the former mistake about winning lenge Cup over 13 miles, but this made no

won after a keen struggle. Both time Mr. Marshall made no mis-the- Adelaide Stakes, inflicting a take about it and won with half a second defeat on Able Amazon in players made attack the basis of record time. Electron also did well their play, and took the net at length to spare.

every available opportunity. After In the races confined to the old in taking second place in the Aus-

a ding-dong battle in the first two tralian Champions, beating Gypsy sets, which both went to 14 games, griffins quite the best finish was witnessed in the Chater Cup when Love.

Fincher's superior ground-strokes Dawn Star, ridden by Mr. D. S. Li, snatched a great win from Bright longs, Holiday Eve, ridden by Mr. Won him the day, and by dint of some miraculous return volleys View by a head. Boolat Bay, rid-Marshall, won fairly easily, but and half-volleys, he completely

Y. C. Lan and H. N. Lee beat W. M.. den by Mr. H. J. Hearne, paid the had it not been for the fact that swept Hung off his feet to win the biggest win dividend when it sur-Double Finesse was hampered by final set, with the loss of only one S. A. and HD. Rumjahn beat J. W. prisingly defeated Wild Life in the a bad start, there might have been

Leonard and G. Choa 6-2, 6-4, a close finish. Double Finesse, how-

Club Handicap Singles Gymkhana Stakes.

The feature of the encounter be- In the Happy Valley Spring ever, made amends on the last day tween the Rumjahn cousins and Read (+1/6) 6-2, 6-1.

W. Wooding (4-3/6) beat A. S. Mr. Frost was given the Leonard and G. Choa, was not the R. M. Wood (3/6) beat F. A. Dun- Handicap "A" Division, it was a pity that, due to a misunderstand-mount and it won the Flemington victory of the former, which was nett (5/6), 6-4, 6-0.

Plate fairly easily. Due to its ing, Honeymoon. Eve was not en-

a foregone conclusion, but the V. Gordon (Ser.) beat E. H. Wil- tered, otherwise, instead of the re-numerous failures at extra

race excellent form displayed by George

liams (4/6) 6–2, 3–6, 6–1. cord being only equalled, it might meetings last year, Saucy Face was Choa, who is making his first ap not heavily backed in the Bendigo pearance in championship tennis. easily have been broken.

Stakes, and it came as a surprise New Australian Ponies Coming now to the new Austra-when it won, beating Snowy River lian ponies, it has been proved be-after a fast race.

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In the Coral Plate over six fur-

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game.

VERY COOL

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In the remaining games, W. M

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS The following were yesterday's Results.

Open Singles F. HL Kwok beat G. Bodiker 3——6, 60, 6—2..

E. C. Fincher beat W. C. Hung 8-6, 68, 6-1

Open Doubles W. M. Cheung and M. C. Hung beat F. P. Zimmern and D. J. N. Anderson 61, 75.

Barton and A. C. I Bowker 97, 62

MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON

Two Fixtures For To-night

RECREIO SHOULD WIN BOTH

Two fixtures in the Mixed Dou-

Cheung and M. C. Hung accounted bles Badminton League will be de for F. E. Zimmern and Donald cided this evening. Club de Recreio Anderson, more through superior “A”, who are visiting the Univer- combination, than skill, and Y. C.sity, should encounter no difficulty in retaining their unbeaten record.

At King's Park, Recreio "B" will entertain the St. John's Club.

A youth of only 16 years of age, he showed remarkable coolness. yond a shadow of doubt that, New Subscription Griffins and refusing to be upset by the whilst there are several speedy After coming in second in the formidable opposition and the huge animals among them, there is not Valley Stakes, Gordito was a mark crowd of spectators, played a most one which is capable of extending ed pony, and it soon became evi-dashing game. He has modelled Strathroy, and it may even be dent that there was nothing to pre-himself on orthodox lines, has a doubted whether any one of them vent this sturdy little animal from fine service, severe ground-strokes can beat Electron. In spite of its winning races. Gordito has turned and hits his volley. I see in him a win in the First Section of the Syd-out to be the champion subscription champion in the making. ney Maiden Stakes. Gypsy Love griffin, and it must have been a was not regarded as being superior source of gratification to its joint to the other entrants in the owners to have led in this pony on Rooty-Hill Derby, but full credit each occasion it started. Hele must be given to Mr. D. S. Li, who phant, as it came in second in the handled his mount so well that the Professional Cup and Subscription record for this race was easily Griffins Champions, must be re- as well as Tze Tin. shattered. Lancashire Chips is the garded as the next best to Gordito. Old Subscription Griffins next best, as it won the second Then comes Coronation Day and During morning training Wade section of the Sydney Maiden Pagan Love. I may be wrong, but I bridge appeared to me as if it was Stakes and came in second in the cannot help feeling that Coroas in fine-condition, and yet it failed Rooty-Hill Derby. For the classic tion Day was not given sufficient miserably at the Annual Meeting,

TO-NIGHT'S TEAMS Discovery Bay and Courting Evely hard training before taking part as was the case last year. It was

Recreio "AM-A OFiveira and were strongly fancied, but the in the Valley Stakeer It showed im- certainly a disappointment: Bistre Miss M. Silva; J. J. Remedios and Miss initial pace set up by Lancashire provement later, and. In another proved itself the best among the C Silva, LA. Carvalho and Miss Olga Chips and Aztec was so fast that few months more I expect to see old brigade, and its win over Wild Ribeiro Jur

University KL Tong and Miss they were unable to keep up, al- it giving Gordito a better fight. Cat in the Garrison Cup was a fine though Courting. Eve secured Pagan Love proved dangerous over piece of work. In the Royal Naval Uhan Khoo, P. K. Hai and Miss

Choa, and T. C. Lee and Miss J. An- third place. The ponies named short distances, but it has yet to Cup, Wild Cat came into its ownderson. above, in addition to Katinks and develop its staznina.

with a brilliant win over Rose Eve- Recreio “B”A E. Xavier and Miss Llanarmon, turned out to be the In order of merit, Mariposa lyn, which in tum defeated Tin S. Remedios, B. A. Barros and Miss M. best. In appearance Dick Turpin comes next, followed by Tempest Star in the same race. The table Ribeiro, E da Sousa and Miss 0. looks a beauty, but it has as yet and Atomic Star, but special at were turned, however, in the NorSt John's D. Kwok and Miss

Osmund. be fully developed in its last tention must in future be paid to thern Stakes, when Tiny Star won Melaw, A. J. Bennitt and Miss ML quarter run. I recommend bearing Shipmas Badium and Whalsey, fairly easily.

Smith, G. A. Smith and Mrs. Penny

Although the Portuguese are favoured to win, their guests will probably put up a strong resis- tance, and may cause an upset.