1937-11-22 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 22, 1937

YARCHER'S SUCCESSOR TO RETIRE

A. Ward, above, St. Joseph's in- side-right, is one of the cleverest. schemers in First Division football and should secure an Interport trial this season.

PROGRAMME FOR 12TH EXTRA RACE MEETING

The following is the programme for held at the alley on Saturday, Decem-

the Twelfth Extra Race Meeting to be

ber 4, 1937:

1-2 pm The "Ewo" Handicap-

(Uneficial)- For China Ponies Classic

Winners, barred To be entered, and

STEVE DONOGHUE HAD BRILLIANT CAREER

RODE SIX WINNERS IN

THE DERBY

TO SET UP AS A TRAINER

Sydney, October 12. A CABLEGRAM from the "Herald's" special re- presentative confirms the earlier report that Steve Donoghue, the most famous English jockey since Fred Archer, is to retire from race riding at the end of this season. Donoghue, who will be 53 bles Lawn Tennis championship years of age this month, will set up as a trainer, and among the first batch of horses he will train will be those owned by Sir Victor Sassoon, a loyal THIS friend and his principal patron during his last six years as a jockey, and for whom he rode the winner BADMINTON

ridden by Members of the Staff of of the Oaks, Exhibitionist, in June..

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd...| and The Jardine Engineering Corpora- tion, Lid, Ponies to be the property

Mile.

20-2:30 Auld Reekie Handicap. Wirmer $600. Second $300. Third $200 For China Ponies, "A" Class.

Entrance $5. S Jockey Allowance. Furlongs

AV. Remedios, above, has en- tered for the Colony Mixed Don-

with Mrs Wagstaff.

WEEK'S

PROGRAMME

The following is the Badminton

MONDAY

*A* Division

DONOGHUE WAS A RESTLESS INDIVIDUAL IN HIS BOY- of any Owner or Owners. Jockeys to HOOD. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER BY BEING INDENTURED

times of starting-- be nominated with Entries. A cup will TO THE LATE JOHN PORTER. FROM WHOM HE ABSCONDED. League programme for the week w be presented to the Winning Jockey. No Entrance Fee. No States. One HE TREATED HIS NEXT MASTER, M. D. PEACOCK, SIMILAR- LY. HIS STEPS TURNED TOWARDS FRANCE, AND HE BE CAME ASSOCIATED WITH EDWARD JOHNSON AT CHAN- TILLY, FROM WHOM HE WENT TO GEORGE DODD AT LA MORLAYE, AND THEN TO JOHN MOORE, OF MARSEILLES. IT WAS IN FRANCE THAT HE RODE HIS FIRST WINNER- 3-3 pm St. Andrew's Stakes. IN 1905. HE WAS THUS 21 YEARS OF AGE BEFORE RACE A cup presented: with $750 added for Winner Second $300. Third $200, SUCCESS CAME HIS WAY. (HOW THE 15 AND 16 YEAR OLD A Handicap for China Ponies. Winner APPRENTICES OF SYDNEY WOULD SCOFF AT SUCH A BAR- of the St. George's Plate 1937 and REN PERIOD!). ponies classified "A" Class, barred. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $10. One and a Half Miles.

Recreio "B University "A"

King's College -

St. Andrew's (8.00) Recreio A” (6:00) Chinese YMCA

*B* Division

St. And

St. John's

Recreio (815) WEDNESDAY-

-"B" Division

T Recreio

FRIDAY

From France, Donoghue went to the Irish stables of Philip 43.30 pm Sanghton Handicap. Behan, and he had his first mount in England on that trainer's Kowloon Tong v St. Andrew's Winner $500. Second $300. Third Christine in 1908, finishing third at Liverpool. His first win in $200. For Australian Subscription. Ponies, "A" Class. Jockey Allowance England was at the same meeting on Behan's Golden Rod, who afterwards won the Goodwood Stewards Cup twice. Donoghue's Entrance $5. One Mile.

5-4pm-Dumbiedykes Handicap first mount in the Derby, in which he was afterwards to set up a

Winner $450. (First Section). Second $225. Third $125. For China record that will probably stand for all time, was in 1910, on Charles St. Andrew's Ponies. "D" Class. Subscription Grif- O'Malley, who finished third to Lemberg and Green Back.

fims of this Cimb of this Season that have won less than $2,000 in stakes, barred. Jockey Allowance Entrance $5. From the 12 Mile Post (About Five Furlongs). “

Note: One Entry only will be made for the Dumbiedykes Handicap (Races No. 5 and 8). Entries will be divided into First and Second Sections at the discretion of the Handicapper.

Por

B Class Jockey Alle

One Mile

Duusappies

Second

Ponies

of this Club of this

Jockey Allowance. Entrance

An English reference book con- tains this item about Donoghue

Visited America at the end 1931, and was asked to remain that country to ride the crack Planes

Mixed Doubles

Y. Recreio. "B" v Free Lances

University

Taïkoo Kowloon Tong

(6.00)

CLUB HOCKEY XI FOR WEDNESDAY

The following will represent the Hong Kong Hockey Club against the of Royal Engineers, on the Cinh Ground, in at 5 pm on Wednesday November 24: -VM Benwell, G. Sommer and E. V. Reed RA Bates, WA Reed and J. E. Potter, S. Fowler, 1 Whitley G. E. Divett B 1 Bickford and V. Bond hero-(Captain):

He began to ride regularly in A memorable episode in Donoghue's England in 1911, becoming first career was his visit to the United jockey to H. Persse's stable. For States in 1923 to ride Papyrus in that trainer, Donoghue rode The that Derby winner's unsuccessful Tetrarch, the "Spotted Wonder," series of match race against Zex. in most of his seven successes. REMARKABLE DERBY RECORD Donoghue first headed the list of 6-4.30 pm. Murrayfield Handicap. Winner $500 Second $300 Third winning jockeys in 1914, and occa $200. For Australia Subsc

the position of honour for the ceeding years. He tied Elliott, în 1923- His Derby

LATER VICISS ere Pomern (1915), Cay Even allowi

jockey (1917), Humorist (1921), worship always ass ted: of $2,000 or more in st Captain Cattle (1922), Papyrus successf riders, there has pro- $5. From the 1% Mile Post About (1923), and Manna (1924). His long (bably never been an English jockey

sequence of successes in the Derby who has so captured the imagin Five Furlongs).

8.5.30 pm-Dumbiedykes Handi-was probably attributable to his ablation and gained the confidence and cap. (Second Section). Winner $450. Second $225. Third $125. For China solute fearlessness on the Epsom popularity of race-goers as “Steve." The Kowloon Chinese Football Ponies, "D" Class. Subscription Grif-track, and to his ability to balance & There was universal regret when, Club suffered another crushing de- fins of this Club of this season that horse over the gradient and to drive for a period of years in the 1920's, feat when they lost have won less than $2,000 in stakes, it at full pace down the hill to Tat- Donoghue met with a series of trou-ern Athletic Association by 5 goals

to 1 barred. Jockey Allowance: Entrance $5. From the 12 Mile. Post (About tenham Corner without getting his bles. A broken shoulder as the re-

The Kowloon team played well in mount out of its stride.

sult of a fall in the Grand Prix of Five Furlongs).

Daily Double Events Fifth

Donoghue rode the winners of all 1925, a broken ankle caused by be the first half and came near scor- Seventh Racer:

the classics at one time or another, ing unseated shortly before a race ing on several occasions, but faded and also most of the principal han- 1929; and a broken leg (which out badly in the second period.

Wong Chung, in goat, played well dicaps. Among the prominent own-kept him out of the ers whose colours he wore were King long George V. Lord Derby, Lord D'Aber-mis The annual golf match between non, Messrs. J. B. and S. B. Joel, by the St. George's and St. Andrew Major McCalmont, Lord Londonder-

INTER-SOCIETY GOLF MATCH RESULT

and

was played at Fanlingry, Lord Carnarvon, and yesterday, and resulted in a win Queensberry. Another of his

Andrew's by the substantial was an Anglo-Indian, Mr. Galstaun

of 53 points to 254 who originated the slogan, ading one match, the result of on, Steve," that is still called on

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