1937-12-31 — Page 27

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 31, 1937.

1937 RACING SEASON REVIEWED

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fins Cup for its owner, after which It took second place in the St Leger. INCONSISTENT:

In Havoc Eve, the Sassoon Stable has a pony of indifferent merits, al- though at one time it was strongly supported as a leading candidate for

the Derby. It won the Trial Plate, ed as being the next best to Liberty and has since done practically no-Bay. thing worthy of note Out of the

PAIN IN THE NECK”

other China panies of this season, I Soldier of Britain has had many

It failed to win races for its owner, its absence, 1 both

Since then, however, it has been of September and Bistre, of the old given real hard work and the result brigade, have also done nothing revealed, has been remarkable. Tabby worthy of mention.

Cat was another pony which failed NEW AUSTRALIAN PONIES. to come up to predictions, but in this Among the Australian ponies of case the pony met with a slight ac-this year, there is no denying the cident, which naturally retarded its fact that Gypsy Love has proved it- progress in training.

self outstanding. It won the Rooty- IN FATAL ACCIDENT

Hill Derby without trouble, and has since annexed the Freemantle S With patience and perseverance, Leger. Its best effort, however, was its stable connections have succeeded.

when it dead-heated with Strathroy

think that King's Coronation, be-ups and downs; its form in racing in bringing it up to fine condition, in the Canberra Handicap, but its longing to Mr. Dynasty, has made is most difficult to judge, as evidence as a result of which it has won quite failure in the Queensland Autumn the most distinct improvement. of which, it was not until the Twelfth a few races. This pony, however, Champions was most surprising

It will be recalled that at the An-Extra Race Meeting that it revealed was partly responsible for the ac-

Next to Gypsy, Love comes Lan- aits true form. When Mr. Dunbar cident in which the late Mr. S. Y cashire Chips, which has done nual Meeting, this pony Was source of bitter disappointment, but disposed of his fiver, Oak Bay, Liang was thrown, and which re- markably well. It has not been too

sulted in his demise. under capable and patient guidance, very much doubt whether he ex-

successful in long distance events, In Yum Sing, again, we have in but even against the best Australian it has since done remarkably well pected that one day his own dis- Ridden by Mr. Benny: Proulx, it won carded pony would give him a real new another pony which failed at ponies of past seasons it is undoub-.

the Annual Meeting, and it has taken tedly hard to beat over short races. the Island Bay Handicap, the Carnar-pain in the neck.” von Handicap, and dead-beated for This actually happened, when, in practically a year to win a race for

had a win to its credit during the first place with Potentate, in the the Double Tenth Plate, Oak Bay its owner. For short distances, I Despite the fact that it has not

consider that Whalsey is most dif- Sussex Handicap In Potentate and created something of a mild sensa-

season under review, I believe that ficult to beat, and it proved its pro- Home Brew has been showing gradu- Rob Roy, I believe that Mr. Eu Tong tion by defeating Bear Claw, Sen has every reason to be satis- which the hopes of the Dunbar Stable wess in this respect when it won

al improvement, as evidence of which fied. Potentate, of course, is the were so confidently placed. Whilst the Human Handicap (Second Sec-

I need only refer to its third place tion) with Mr. Proulx up. better of the two, having scored in no way disparaging Oak Bay's

in the Saughton Handicap. Ridden merit, I think I am not far wrong) OLD SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS by Mr. C L Gregory,

a novice in stating that the benefit of a

Here again, nothing much, can be jockey, and in a race confined to good start enabled it to win. said regarding the old subscription "A" Class ponies, Home Brew's griffins, as not many of them were success, although a minor one, was on view during the second half. Tiny quite good...

more wins..

BELATED FORM ·

Mr. L. Dunbar has not met with any degree of success within recent years, as far as his Griffins are con-

On

RAPID IMPROVEMENT Mr. Dunbar certainly knew what cerned Commencement Bay failed he was doing when he brought Wild

"

Star was certainly in brilliant form In Strathcarrick, Mr. J. F. Mac- when it won the Jordan Handicap gregor has a pony the exact opposite to come up to scratch at the big Life into his fold. This pony has (First Section) for "D" Class Fonies of Strathroy. It started with great meeting, but it has since redeemed made rapid improvement, and it is at the Eighth Extra Race Meeting promise in the early part of its in- itself with a couple of wins. Mrs no doubt within the recollection of

Rose Evelyn, the 1936 champion itial training, but it was reported to L. Dunbar's Red Feather also re my readers that Wild Life and

has not met with much success, have gone lame, and consequently vealed belated form, and it was not King's Warden provided thrilling principally due to the heavy weights did not appear in racing until the until the Twlefth Extra Race Meet-finishes, on a few occasions, with which it had to carry. Its best ing when, cleverly handled by Mr. honours equally shared since

the

effort was in the Shum Chun Han-

S W. Tang, it carried off the St. /Commencement of the Annual Race dicap, (Second Section), for "C" |

Andrew's Stakes-

OLD GRIFFINS

Meeting.

la foregone conclusion.

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DEVON'S RUGBY

VICTORY OVER GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Class Ponies, when it came in third SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS There is not really much to say about 10 lengths, which was certain- after having been left behind for regarding the Subscription Griffins, Some of the best and most excit-

ly a great effort. as practically all the important Racing Boy is probably feeling the ing finishes of the season under re-

events have been annexed by one effect of old age, but it will be re- Union Championship

London, To-day-In a Rugby view have been served up by the old-stagers among the Chinese Grif-lished its superiority over the others it was supreme in its own

pony. Gordito has so strongly estab called that not so many years ago Gloucester yesterday, Devon beat replay at

fins, and in this respect, it is in-that in any race confined to subscri-Wild Cat has been conspicuous by Reuter.

class. Gloucestershire by 13 points to teresting to note that such races tion griffins, of this season, iz have been confined to only a few of which it appeared, the result was them in the "A" Class, and they are as follows: Bear Claw, King's Warden, Soldier of Britain, Oak Bay, it is indeed a pity that no probation It has proved itself supreme, but

Gladiator and Wild Life. It will be recalled that at the Annual Meeting, it could be given an opportunity of has been made in any race in which Bear Claw, which was then ridden running against the subscription by Mr. L. G. Frost, was beaten by griffins of past seasons, such as Rose King's Warden (Mr. Marshall). It Evelyn, Wild Cat, Racing Boy, was a good race until within the Tiny Star and Bistre. Whether Gor last 50 yards, when Bear Claw crack-dito is better than any of these ed up and allowed King's Warden ponies is hard to tell, although I am to romp home the champion for the of the opinion that it is capable of 1937 Annual Race Meeting.

beating any of them

Since then these two ponies have Gordito has turned out to be a clashed in several events, in the veritable gold mine for its joint majority of which Bear Claw turned lucky owners, none other than Mr. the tables on King's Warden. Bear R. M. Lasala and Mr. Eddie Souza, Claw did quite well in the first half both "Gordos" of the local turf. They of the season, and it was not until have more than good reason to be the Autumn Champions was reached satisfied with their investment, and when it re-established its superior- this will be more than justified with- Ity as the Champion. In this race, in the next few years, as I have no Mr. Black revealed clever strategy doubt that Gordifo will continue to by taking the lead before rounding win some more races, even in better the bend, which took Mr. S. C. Liang company. on King's Warden completely by surprise

YEOMAN SERVICE

SHIPMASTER IS NEXT BEST

Shipmaster came in second in the Autumn Champions, and so must Since making its appearance on be regarded as being the next best the local track, King's Warden has to Gordito. Shipmaster has not done rendered yeoman service for its so badly within recent months, but owner. It has won a considerable to Coronation Day must be given amount in stake money, and I reckon credit for making the greatest im- that it will continue to do so for provement. Prior to the Annual another few years.

Race Meeting, Coronation Day was There is no doubt that King's generally regarded as being, the best Warden, by virtue of its sturdy build of this year's lot of subscription and unlimited stamina, is a most griffins, but it turned out to be a difficult pony to defeat, and although disappointment.

it has lost to Bear Claw on a few It was evidently not trained up

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