1938-12-23 — Page 22

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 23, 1938

2nd Half Of Racing Reviewed

Silkylight's Wonderful

Performances

EU TONG SEN AND ENCARNACAO LEADING OWNER AND JOCKEY

Salvage Master Holds Its Own In Absence Of Louis XIV

(By "RAPIER”)

have paid a very substantial dividend. It subsequently won the Tardy Handi- cap, this time under the control of Mr. Encarnacao,

Rose Jane (Mr. Encarnacao), Jober (Mr. Raymond), Scenic View (Mr. H. C. Pih) and Just In Time (Mr. Wade} were the other griffins of this scason

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WITH the completion of the Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting at each with a win to its credit.

the Valley last Saturday the racing season for 1938 was brought to a most successful conclusion.

Arrangements at every meeting have been carried out with that degree of efficiency for which the Hong Kong Jockey Club has won unstinted appreciation, and I for one would like to extend con- gratulations to all concerned for the manner in which the general public has been catered for.

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OLD GRIFFINS Nothing much of interest can really be said with regard to the old griffins, as with the advent of Silkylight even the stalwarts like King's Warden and Bear Claw were relegated

King's seats.

Warden, under Mr. Needa, did well in winning the Double Tenth Plate, but its only opposition came from Cameronian. Mrs. Dun-

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ROYAL SCOTS INDIVIDUAL

BOXING TITLES

The finals of the individual boxing championships of the 2nd Bn.

The Royal Scots were held at Murray Bar- racks last night and resulted as fol- lows:-

The following were the results: Bantamweight.--Pte. Craig beat Pte.

140 Scott.

Featherweight. L/Cpl. McCuaig beat L/Cpl. Brown,

Lightweight.--Pte. Scots 70 beat L/Cpl. Morley,

Middleweight.-Bds. Emmerson beat Pte. McNally.

Heavyweight.-L/Cpl. Peebles re- ceived walk-oyer from Pte. Sharman.

Welterweight.-Cpl. Elliott beat Pte. McReady.

Special contests.--Pte. Bankier beat Pte. Myles; Boy Gillis beat Boy Ro back gers; Boy Martin beat Boy Maxwell and L/Cpl. Barker beat L/Cpl. Miller.

bar's Bear Claw has had two outings without success, but her other candi-

did date, Red Feather, remarkably well.

GOLF STARTING TIMES

Sunday's Pairings For Fanling

In reviewing racing activities Cup and the Surrey Handicap, in the for the second half of the season, last of which it beat Silkylight, but with an advantage in weight. Although I only propose to touch on the Confusion Bay lost to Silkylight in both It started off by winning the Kwang- most salient features.

the St. Leger and Autumn Champions, si Handicap, the Wyndham Ḥandicap, The second stage of racing was re-it was not disgraced. It simply had to and then went on to score a very markable for one outstanding feature, admit defeat to a far superior pony, meritorious win in the St. Andrew's i.e., every meeting, without exception, Expression Time, belonging to Mr.

The following are the Royal Hong was conducted under most favourable Li Po-chun, has done quite well, and Stakes, which it won for the second

Kong Golf Club starting list for Fan- weather conditions, and this no doubt its wins on two occasions were fully year in succession.

Gold Coin, with Mr. C. F. Chiu upling on Christmas Day, Sunday. assisted materially in attracting more deserved. Ridden by Mr. Needa, it earried off the Junk Bay Handicap, and

OLD COURSE patrons to the Valley, so that by the accounted for the Tweed Island Bay then, under the control of Mr. Encar- time the last meeting was held, the Handicap and the Nathan Handicap.

nacao, won the Hunan Handicap. The number of persons present constituted In Elizabeth, Sir Vandeleur Gray- other ponies with a win each are as an all-time record.

burn had a griffin which failed during follows:- Expansion Time (Mr. The track was very well nursed, and the Annual Meeting and the subsequent Needa), Tyne (Mr. L. B. Chao), Esto- its splendid condition certainly pro- Extra Meetings, but after the Summer ver (Mr. Raymond), Rob Roy (Mr. duced keen racing, with the inevitable interval it made rapid improvement, Encarnacao), Valorous (Mr. Needa) result that fast times were clocked, with the result that it scored three nice and Good Morning (Mr. S. L. Yuen). and in some. instances records were wins, all of which were over the six broken.

furlongs distance.

1938 CHAMPION JOCKEY

9.16 a.m. I. P. Tamworth, G. E. R.

Divett.

0.20 9.24

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9.28 9.32

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9.36

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NEW SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS

Louis XIV," owned by Mr. S. W. Tang, was an absentee throughout the second half of the season, and Smiling 10.82 Thru, belonging to Mr. Eu Tong-sen, failed to appear after winning the Sub- Griffins Autumn Plate. It is reported that both ponies went lame.

C. M. Gee, I. H. Geare.

C. D. N. Walker, M. G. Car- ruthers.

R. G. Parker, R. G. Gray. A. B. Stafford, D. I. Bosan-

quet,

J. W. Mayhew, G. McGrane.

J. A. D. Morrison, S. H. Dod- well.

H. Overy, W. J. E. Mac- kenzie.

NEW COURSE 9.24 a.m. A, D. Humphreys, W. G.

Adams.

TAMPA BAY Tampa Bay, belonging to Mr. L. Turning first of all to the Jockeys, Dunbar, was another pony which was Mr. C. Encarnacao deserves congra- not a success earlier on, but since then tulations on having attained the title it has had a few wins, in one of which "Champion Jockey for 1938." He has it was unfortunately disqualified for had 25 firsts, 19 seconds and 17 boring and bumping. thirds to his credit, with 42 unplaced Yet another pony in Lucky, owned In their absence, Salvage Master, by Mr. Eu Tong-sen, only manifested owned by Mr. Brayfield, has had prac Up till Saturday last, Mr. Encarna-its racing ability well towards the end tically no opposition, resulting in three 10.32 cao only had Mr. A. W. Raymond as of the season. It was conspicuous by wins and a second.

outings.

9.28

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Mrs. Humphreys, Mrs. Adams,

Mrs. Overy, Mrs. Mackenzie.

his nearest rival, and between them it its absence for several meetings, and, In the big sweep, over the Kwang- STONECUTTERS

was a case as to which one would score it was not until the Twelfth Extra that tung Handicap, Salvage Master was the most wins on that day. Mr. En- it very nearly created a minor sensa-responsible for paying out the huge mond on Double Chance, but neither of den by. Mr. Roy, the pony came second the St, Leger and Autumn Champions. them could improve on this, with the to Tampa Bay and was later adjudged In all its outings Salvage Master was result that the former emerged winner, the winner as a result of the latter's ridden by Mr. B. L. Tao. one victory ahead of his rival. Mr. disqualification. Had it won, it would (Continued at foot of next Col.) Raymond has also done remarkably well, with 24 firsts, 17 seconds, 12 thirds, and 73 times unplaced. Needa occupies third position, followed by Messrs. B. A. Proulx, H. C. Pih, S. C. Liang and P. Y. T. Wei.

carnacao won on Lucky, and Mr. Ray- tion in the Portobello Handicap. Rid-prize, and it then continued to win both AND 30TH R.A.

Mr.

Riding only from the commencement of the second half, Mr. Wei scored 11 firsts, which represents a very good re- cord.

THE OWNERS Among the owners, Mr. Eu Tong-sen secures top honours, for which he has had a good deal to thank for the superb riding of his stable jockey, Mr. Encar- nacho, assisted to a certain extent by Mr. Poy.

Mr. Li Lan-sang comes next, follow- ed by Messrs. L. Dunbar, and Li Po- chun, and Mrs. Dunbar, As the owner of only one pony, Mr. Moller can claim to having accomplished the greatest achievement with Silkylight, a pony that has established itself as being the most outstanding abong the griffins, China ponies.

NEW GRIFFINS

In dealing with the griffins, China ponies, of this year, one cannot help being impressed by the wonderful per- formances of Silkylight throughout the year. It started off by winning the Maiden Stakes, the Hong Kong Derby, and then inflicted on Liberty Bay its first defeat, in the Champions at the Annual Race Meeting. It then cop- tinued merrily on to win other races, including the St. Leger, in which the record was lowered (unofficially), and at the last meeting it capped Its bril- llant career by winning the Autumn Champions.

It not only won this event fairly' oasily, but it smashed the record for the distance, which had been proudly held by Liberty Bay.

CONFUSION BAY'S IMPROVEMENT The next best pony in line of merit is undoubtedly Confusion Bay, which has made steady improvement after the Summer interval. It had two wins to its credit, the Hong Kong Griffins

THAT XMAS DINNER

SOCCER WINS

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Two Third Division Football matches were played at the valley yesterday and in the "A" section, 30th Battery R.A. beat Stanley by a goal scored by Cook in the second half.

In the other game, Stonecutters

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SWEETS

Sauternes

CHEESE Offleys 1924 Vintage Port

F.O.V. Brandy

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Division, when they defeated Medi- cals by one goal, netted by Chap- man in the first half.

MARRIED v. SINGLE AT H.K.C.C.

A match has been arranged between married and single members of the Hong Kong Cricket Club to-morrow, commencing at 2 p.m.:

Married.-E. J. R. Mitchell (Capt.), S. J. Cooke, L. A. R. Duncan, G. P. Longfield, Major G. P. Murray, A. E. Perry, L. T. Ride, D. S. Robb, W. Stok- er, F. H. Stokes, Major J. E. Sawyer. Single-A. C. Beck (Capt.), Lieut.- Comdr. Glenister, R. H. Griffiths, M. F. L. Haymes, R. M. M. King, D. 0. Parsons, J. L. C. Pearco, J. E. Potter, P.. H. Scoones, C. D: N. Walker and Capt. Whitmarsh..

BIGGEST DIVIDEND

came

The next best performance from National Guard, a pony that fail- ed to impress at earlier meetings. In winning the Fukion Plate, with Mr. Yeung Wing-kwai in control, National Guard was instrumental in paying out the biggest dividend, i.e., $530.00. At a later meeting, with Mr. R. M. Wood up, it won the Taipo Handicap, this time paying out only a nominal divid-

end.

Mr. C. F. Chiu scored a good win on Piet Hein in the Tyrecastle Handicap, and this pony later camp second in the Autumn Champions. Easy Time (Mr. Neoda) and Wenning (Mr. Wade)

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