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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1938.

H. WRAGG'S DERBY

MOUNT

WILL PROBABLY RIDE

SCOTTISH UNION

GORDON RICHARDS FOR POUND FOOLISH?

(By "WATCHMAN")

London.

Harry Wragg will ride Mr. J. V. Rank's Scottish Union in his classic engagements during the coming season, provided, of course, he is not required for those races by Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, who has a claim on his services.

ARSENAL TOUR OF

AUSTRIA OFF

London, March 80.-Mr. George F. Allison, manager of the Arsenal Football Club, stated last night that news had been received from Vienna cancelling matches which were to have been played there in May.

The Arsenal had arranged to play two matches in Vienna, on May 22 and 25, against the Austria F.C., which no longer exists.

The London club had also arranged to play Hungary in Budapest on May 29. At present there are no plans for another tour of the Con- tinent.

Londoners' Discerning Bowling Weakness

TAIL THAT DOES NOT WAGGLE

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Sydney, March 17.

At the moment it is doubtful whether Sir Hugo will need Wragg in the Derby, though he has two well-bred colts in that race as well as in the Two Thousand Guineas. One is Finis; by Cameronian from Felkington (dam of Felstead); who had only one outing last

In London daily newspapers, most cricket writers are giving season. The other is Comana, by Manna-Constellation, who ran particular prominence to the Australians. One or two, summing four times last year and gained an unlooked-for success in the Aling-up the bowling as doubtful or weak, evidently do not discern exact-

ly what kind and quality some of the bowlers are, ton Stakes at Newmarket.

Wragg has already ridden two!

Derby winners-Sir Hugo Cun-

liffe-Owen's Felstead in 1928 and H.K.-MACAO not be found wanting by comparison with England's, even though

the Aga Khan's, Blenheim two seasons' later.

As a two-year-old Scottish Union FOOTBALL

had three outings. He was known to be backward when Bezant rode him in the Salisbury Stakes at the end of May, and in the circumstan- ces it was a remarkable performan- ce on his part to run the much- fancied Portworth to half a length.

G. RICHARDS AND DERBY Gordon Richards rode Mr. J. V. Rank's colt both when he beat

On-

races,

·

INTERPORT

XI CHOSEN

Arrangements For Visitors

The Macao team will arrive here

ager, Hon. Secretary and a repre- sentative of the newly formed Macao Football Association..

The variety, as a matter of fact, is quite good. The quality is quite good, too, though some may argue that quality is limited. Barring physical mishap to the best, this department, however, will

we may class theirs as more dangerous than many Englishmen think. The fielding will be brilliant if all the men rise to their Austra- lian quickness in getting to the ball, and accuracy and swiftness in returning it. Fingleton, Has- sett, Barnes, and Waite will win their plaudits.

COUNTRY CLUB GOLF WINNERS

LAST SUNDAY'S EVENTS

by

It is being said that the "tail" will have many innocuous joints in batting. It may. And yet it

stitute that tail!

For instance, when E. S. White and

be relieved of the reputation won in England by some recent tails. White and Waite are being practically passed aside by many Old Country critics. But

Knights of. the Order of the Rabbit. Club Championship:-1. A. W. da If we interpret Mr. William Jeanes' Roza, 2. E. Sadick!

deprecation of criticism of the team's Captain's Cup: 1. A. W. Ramsey, attitude in Hobart as representing Don Bradman's inner feelings, We may 2. H. G. Leong.

Junior Championship:—-1. H. G. whisper to Don, "Don't bother about Leong, 2. C. Kew.

the critics." The Bradman ideas are

of the team's batting. It was good Mrs. A. J. Kew.

policy to turn on the best in fielding and bowling,

The following were the prize-will depend on what joints con- slaught at Goodwood and when he The Management Committee of winners for the 1998 Annual Golf,

the Hong Kong Football Associa- and Home Competitions, of the M. F. Waite are playing the joints may gained his memorable victory over Mirza II. in the Middle Park tion, met

last night to consider Country Golf Club, held last Sun- Stakes. Richards formed a high final arrangements in connection day.

with the forthcoming Interport opinion of the colt in those

The prizes were distributed and I imagine he would like to ride me wtih Macao, on the Kowloon Mrs. E. Leitao the wife of the pre-they are good cricketers, who are not him in the classics, but the multi-Football Club ground on Sunday, sident of the Club. plicity of prior claims on the cham-May 8, at 4.30 p.m. pion jockey's services prevents him from riding the Druid's Lodge colt. on Saturday afternoon and will stay at the Hotel Cecil. The party There appears to be no colt at

will consist of 11 players and four Beckhampton for whom Gordon

reserves, together with the ̈man- Easter Cup-1. A. W. Ramsey, 2. right. The Tasmanian saw sufficient will be wanted in the. Derby, but Lord Astor, who has second claim

Mixed Foursome:-1. Mrs. A. J. Kew on him, is almost certain to need his

and H. Kew, 2. Miss A. Roza and F. E. A. Remedios. \services. I understand that at __On_Sunday_the_visitors will be Men's Foursome:-1,B.-Basto-and present the most promising of this the guests of the Football Associa-E, Sadick, 2. M. Pinna and F. X. Silva. owner's three colts in the Derby is tion, at a dinner held in their Long Driving:-A. Urquhart, 2. A. game. Pound Foolish. His name is un honour, at the Hotel Cecil, and at J. Hall and F. E. A. Remedios. familiar to the racing public for which it is hoped that the Presi-Ramsey, 2. Mrs. A. J. Kew.

Tombstone Competition:-1. A. W. the simple reason that he has not dent, Mr. N. L. Smith will preside. appeared on the racecourse so far. SIRED BY BLANDFORD Last year he was backward, and J. Lawson decided that it would be inadvisable to attempt to do any- thing with him so far as racing was concerned. Pound Foolish's pedi- gree is good enough for anything. His sire is. Blandford and his dam) the Oaks winner, Pennycomequick.

I liked this colt when I saw him for the first time, as a yearling at the Cliveden Stud, and recently his. trainer assured me that he is going| on satisfactorily. I think it is tolerably safe te assume that he will be Gordon Richards's 'mount in the Derby, a race which the leading jockey has yet to win.

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ANOTHER GOOD YEARLING. Pound Foolish's contemporary, Legal Fare, was another striking yearling. There were high hopes of him at Manton last year until the colt met with a, mishap which threw him back. I am glad to learn that he has made a good recovery from the trouble, and his first ap- pearances on the racecourse will be awaited with interest..

Legal Fare is by Manna from the St. Leger winner, Book Law, so he is nearly related to that brilliant but unlucky horse, Rhodes Scholar, now standing at the Littleton Stud. Lord Astor's third Derby colt is Cave Man, by Mannamead-Miss Cavendish, who had two unsuccess- ful outings in the autumn.

The team will leave for Macao Silva. on Monday morning.

represent

The team chosen to Hong Kong is as follows:-

Smith. (R.A.S.C.). Box (R. E.).`·

Chung Failum (Kwong Wah).

Fisher-Cooke (R.A.O.C.). Yeung Tse.tsong (Vice Captain).

(Kwong

Yau Wah Hing (S. China). Marshall (24th Bty., R.A.). Lau Fook-chuen (S. China). Izzard (Middlesex).

Wah)

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A.

Clock Golf:-1. J. J. Basto, 2. F. X. Ladder Golf:-1. Miss G. Ablong, A. Lopes and A. W. Ramsey tied.

Approachig and Putting-1. A. A. Lopes, C. Anderson and F. E. A. Re- medios tied.

Duffield (R.A.0.C.).

This team will reveal to Englishmen that there is, after all,_some_joy_in Australian methods of playing the old

The men will show that fielding is as satisfying as batting, and as delightful to the spectator; that runs got speedily and well are better, perhaps, than runs got laboriously and not too well, and that in cricket the whole eleven can and does help a bowler to get his own and success for the side.

The Australians play Western Aus- tralia at Perth this week. For the first time, perhaps, on record, some will Calvert (5th A.A. Bde. R.A.) (Cap-Easterners are wondering who

constitute the eleven. Many are de- tain).

siring to see all the new men playing Reserves: Hall (20th Bty, R.A.),]-Hassett, Barnes, Fingleton, White, Haig (Middlesex), Maxwell (Kowloon), Waite, Ward, to mention half a dozen.

The "Brass Hats" however, and Scott (Club).

will be Referee:-Finch.

most in demand by the local organisers, 'Right, too.

Linesmen: Havelaar and J. Silva.

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