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THE CHINA MAIL OCTOF

KEEN RACING EXPECTED TO MORROW

Mr. Ip Kui Ying Not Riding

TABBY CAT AND YTHAN FAVOURED FOR THE

You Si

In view of the heavy weight T. Kwok which Wild Life has to carry, cou of experience pled with the fact that the distance jockey I

DOUBLE

over such a short distance.

(By "RAPIER)

is far too short for its liking, Yam Sing out of have my doubts as to whether it After coming in

he lack

par of the afely leave

Whal

HERE is every reason to anticipate that glorious conditions for will be fast enough against two sey in the Human Handicap (six THERE is every tomorrow when the rous, cong. Jocker such oprinters, al Bar and serom

Club stage their Ninth Extra Race Meeting, the first saddling bell for which will be rung at 1.30 p.m. There are altogether eight events on the programme, the most interesting of which are the first three races The Wyndham Handicap, The Queensland Handicap and the Hong Kong Griffins Cup,

Gladiator.

QUEENSLAND HANDICAP: SIX FURLONGS

The best of the Australian ponies

Entries on the whole can be regarded as quite satisfactory, will figure in this event, but I un- and with the track on the fast side, I expect recorded, in addition to keen and exciting

It is indeed most deplorable that the limited number of jockeys now available should suffer another depletion as a re- sult of Mr. Ip-Kui Ying's unfor- funate accident

Medical examination has re- vealed that Mr. Ip is suffering from

dislocation of the shoulder, which is sufficiently serious to keep him out of riding for an indefinite period.

(Mr. K. LIp) should not have much difficulty in winning here, leaving Declasse (Mr. C. L. Gregory) and Ebony Idol (Mr R M. Wood) com, ing in second and third respective ly..

see good times derstand that Strathroy will not BALLARAT HANDICAP: FROM

start, in which event, all weights) THE TWO MILE POST ONCE are raised by 7 lbs.

ROUND AND IN

In the absence of Strathroy, the

At the previous meeting, Dis race for supremacy should resolve

the into another battle between Double covery Bay (Mr. Black) won Finesse (Mr. Pih) and Lancashire Katoomba Handicap over one mile, but was later disqualified To Chips (Mr. Proulx)

It will be recalled that the last morrow it will have to carry top time these two ponies clashed, weight, but in spite of this I still Double Finesse won by a short head think that it is capable of winning. after a great struggle, but the dis- In my opinion, Discovery Bay is tance was only about five furlongs, a "B" Class Pony, and if it should contested over six furlongs. As promoted. whereas to-morrow the race will be win to-morrow, it will inevitably be Lancashire Chips is the holder of Bratus (Mr. W. HS Davis) is After its brilliant win in the the record for this distance, I am the danger here, and it should come going to nominate it to win, with in second again, with Violet Queen

are barred. Only five ponies are qualified to participate, with Happy Eve and Wild-Life each having to carry 163 lbs.

Double Finesse second.

+

The distance may prove just a

but, given a strong jockey, this pony little too short for Able Amazon, may be well worth following as an

(Mr. Deitz) third..

KWANGTUNG HANDICAP- ONE MILE

I am sure racing enthusiasts will join me in expressing the hope that Mr. Ip will soon be well on the road Double Tenth Plate, Oak Bay (Mr. to a complete recovery. There is, W. H. S. Davis) should naturally however, one consolation in the command the most support, and I fact that Messrs. S. W. Tang and think it has a good chance of win WG. Poy graduated from the Noning, but it has to be remembered vice Glass after the last meeting, that, although it may be more or over five furlongs, and in view of the rapid improve less supreme ment which they have made they Oak Bay may find six furlongs just HONG KONG GRIFFINS CUP: which the second leg of the "Daily will have to be given full consider ation henceforth.

WYNDHAM HANDICAP: SIX FURLONGS

The day's programme opens with

a little too long

In the event of Happy Eve not accepting, I would then recommend Gladiator (Mr WG. Poy) as the one capable of upsetting Oak Bay

ass China Gladiator is fighting fit at the mo a race confined to "A" Class ponies, in which winners of four or ment, and it can move fairly fast more races since January this year

outsider.

14 MILES

this race, on the result of

Double

Out of the five ponies that have di entered in this race, it is quite ob- Ivious that the finish will be fought Coin

out between Expansion Time (Mr.

will depend, we have the which paid the biggest end at the last meeting clash- oronation Day and Gold

will

riding Gold Mr. but I have ES

Co-

her of them ceess? It is

IS. G. Liang) and Havoc Eve. Un-tion

less ridden by a jockey who knows ronatio how to handle Havoc Eve, I cannot repeat

at Gold Coin may be see why Expansion Time should not just possible-

able to do it, but I rather fancy the chalk up another win to its credit.

VINTAGE BURGUNDIES Havoc Eve is a powerful pony chances of Ythan, which will again

WE HAVE A FINE SELECTION OF THESE WINES QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE

IN STOCK

THE

OF

IN

WHICH ARE UNSURPASSED

HONG KONG.

Ithan and has to be well held, and, but, be ridden by Mr. Black given a strong jockey, I think it came second in both its previous "down has a good chance of repeating its outings, and as it has co previous win over Expansion Time. to 161 lbs. I think it is due for a

For third place, Rob Roy (Mr. win.

watch are Dio- Deitz) is the obvious nomination, Other ponies to w as it is better than either King's genes (Mr. Tang), Plain View (Mr. Coronation (Mr. Proulx) or Scenic Pin) and Valorous, with Sylvandale

(Mr. Pranks) as an outsider. View (Mr. Tao).

CONNAUGHT HANDICAP (FIRST)

SECTION) 1

MILES

CONNAUGHT HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION) 11⁄21⁄2 MILES

Although Soldier of China - (Mr.

The final race of the day will be Tao) only just managed to beat

contested by the second lot of "C Boolat Bay (Mr. Black) at the pre vious meeting, which was contested Class ponies. As a result of its am in- previous win, Night View has been VOLNAY 1929 from the Two Mile Post,

clined to believe that to-morrow, in penalised by 10 lbs. but as it won

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Bouchard Pere Et Fils

BEAUNE 1929 view of the longer distanc

result is likely to be reversed. any rate the finish should

he fairly easily and as it will have At Mr. Pih as the jockey, I think it be should about do the trick again.

POMMARD 1929 fought out between these two pon-

ies, with Boolat Bay having

CHAMBERTIN 1929

THE CONNOISSEUR COMES

то

CALDBECK'S

g

istance is also more Lead's liking, but

better than Frecommend Apilas

Liang).

PADDOCK HANDICAP

the first leg

and

I believe that Commencement Bay is not quite it, and will probably not start Rose Evelyn is also an unlikely starter, thus leaving only

few other non

Lon

их вес-

(Mr. S.