THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1939.
RACING
Mr.
Black's Great Riding In St. George's Plate Gallant Effort After Being Left At Gate
MR. B.A. PROULX GOES OUT FOR NOVICES' RACE!
(By "RAPIER")
THE
THE Third Extra Race Meeting held at the Valley last Saturday was marred by unfavourable weather, conditions being far from pleasant. Rac- ing generally was most keen, however, and some exciting finishes were seen.
Upsets featured the meeting, as was only to be expected on the heavy track.
On the rise of the barrier, Eve of Harvest was left standing, and by the time it got moving, the others were well away.
D. BLACK
pectations. Jober (Mr. Raymond) followed by Potentate (Mr. Encarna cao), with Just In Time (Mr. Needa) being content to bide his time,
Out of three starts, Mr. C. F., of Harvest, the winner, by Mr. Don-made the running from the very start, H. Churchill scored two deserv- ald Black, ing wins, but for sheer determin- ed riding, honours must go to Mr. Donald Black, whose win on Eve
of Harvest in the St. George's Plate was a creditable achievement.
Mr. B. L. Tao caused a pleasant surprise by winning on Triumphant Day, which thus repeated its suc- cess in the Rooty-Hill Derby.
Mr. Li Lan Sang headed the list of successful owners with two wins, the catching victory of Moonlight View punters napping.
With so much distance to make up, many jockeys would have given up the fight, but, undaunted, Mr. Black kept at it to find in Eve of Harvest
pony.
a truly great-hearted
In the meantime, Blue Express, rid- den by Mr. Encarnacao, was out in front, and coming into the straight it was still well in the lead. Eve of
with Harvest fought back gamely, however, the and step by step it drew up Blue Express, flashing across winning post a head in front,
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the ponies Once
came into the straight, however, Potentate took the race in hand, despite Mr. Needa's ef- fort on Just In Time. Jober did well to take third place.
Pinfarthings,
ARMY CRICKET
DENYER'S SPLENDID BOWLING
Fortress Company, Royal En- gineers, yesterday entered the final of the Army Large Units cricket competition when they beat the Combined Small Units at Sookun- poo by 38 runs.
For their success, R.E. have to thank Q.M.S. Goodger (48) and first- (43) for a fine Spr. Shaw wicket stand of 85, and Cpl. Denyer (9 for 36) for some really splendid bowling.
in his the found
Goodger hit six fours innings, while Shaw ropes on five occasions.
Denyer was practically unplay- able. At
took 4 one stage he The next race, the second section of wickets for 10 runs.
For the losers, Logan, the Army the Fatshan Handicap, resulted in a surprising win for
opening batsman, batted steadily by Mr. which was capably handled C. F.. H. Churchill. In this case, pa- for 35, and he was well supported Army cricketer, Cpl. tience in the training of this pony was by another
Webb, of R.A.M.C.,' who made 28. well and truly rewarded.
These two added 47 runs for the the second wicket. Murphy was. most successful bowler, his wickets costing 43 runs.
A truly great finish, and one of the Intermittent drizzle fell before the
best ridden races I have seen for a commencement of the first race, the St.
Mr.
it. Kilda Handicap for "C" Class Austra-long time. For his fine riding,
received unstinted lian ponies over six furlongs, and this Black time it was left to Perfect Day, ably when the pony was led in.
In taking third place, Jennifer (Mr. ridden by Mr. S. W. Tang, to spring
Proulx) created a minor surprise, as a surprise.
not expected that the pony when it was On
occasion, the previous practically the same ponies competed, could last out the long distance. Discovery Bay brought off a
Grand Performance tional win, but on Saturday, it not at its best on a sodden track and failed badly.
sensa- was
The race started with Bredon (Mr. Proulx) taking the lead, followed by at least four other ponies in a group. one of which was A Great Time (Mr. Needa). The latter ran quite well up to the two mile post, but then faded out.
In the meantime, Perfect Day went through with a great burst of speed, and once it had taken the lead the race was over as far as it was con- cerned.
There was a tense struggle for se- Star cond position between Twilight (Mr. S. W. Pan) and Murray River (Mr. Wei), with the verdict going to the former by a short head.
Annabella had a bad start, but over a little longer distance, and on a hard race in the near track, it should win future.
Surprising Win
Now
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Pinfarthings, in previous outings, had shown a profound dislike for the starting gate, but this time it was in a good position when the field got away.
Once started, there was no holding
FORTRESS, R.E. ・・ Q.M.S. Goodger, e and b Blount. Spr. Shaw, c Whatman, b Webb.. Spr. Ratcliffe, b Murphy
st. Logan, Q.M.S. Moreton,
Murphy
I fully sympathised with Mr. "Billy" Poy. Whilst he was endeavouring to pilot his own pony, Rose-Queen into position, the gate went up, and it was a forlorn hope on his part to run after Spr. Bailey, b Blount Pinfarthings. Many lengths in ar-Sgt. Carpenter, e and b Murphy. rears, Rose-Queen's task was well-nigh Q.M.S. Buckle, b Wrye impossible, but it did remarkably well Cpl. Denyer, b Murphy to take second place, with Laughing The First Section of the Fatahan Girl, also suffering from a bad start, Handicap, over six furlongs, was an-filling the other position. other keenly contested event, but once Hectic View (Mr. Pih) took the lead, it remained in front until the end.
There were 10 tickets on Pinfarth- ings in the Double, and the holders were paid a very handsome dividend.
Mr. Churchill Again
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Q.M.S. Bartlett, c Boocock, b Murphy 2 Spr. Cork, run out Spr. Heath, not out
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Bowling Analysis
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Hectic View and Rose Emily shared the honours in betting, and despite having to carry maximum weight of 168 lbs. the first named pony gave a grand performance. It went straight in front, and although hotly challeng
After his success in the previous Blount ed by Rose Emily and King Kong, it
with race. Mr. Churchill was not neglected Murphy was far too good and finished 14 lengths to spare.
in the betting when he took out Bruno Wrye Spirited fight ensued between Rose in the Hobart Stakes, a sprint event.
second King Kong for
Dr. Reidy's pony Helium, ridden by Emily and position, the result being a dead-heat. Mr. Proulx, took the lead, only to fade
the exception. of Rivulet, out long before the race was over.
Bruno was left behind, but it did which did not accept, the best ponies among this year's Australian ponies not take Mr. Churchill long to move were brought into action in the Brok-up, and once in front he had the race en Hill Handicap, from the two mile in his pocket. post distance.
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With
Triumphant Day's win was well merited, and it was to a great ex- tent due to superb riding on the part of Mr. Tao.
I certainly did not expect it to win, as it was, carrying too especially weight of 165 lbs.. but the soft track evidently suited it.
than
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35 Drv. Logan, b Denyer Cpl. Webb, c Heath, b Denyer.. L/Sgt. Patterson, c Cork, b Goodger Capt. Whatman, c and b Denyer. L/Cpl. Blount, b Denyer Major Swire, c Bartlett, b Denyer Sig. Murphy, st., b Denyer S/M White, c Bartlett, b Denyer Pte. Boocock, c and b Denyer L/Cpl. Martin, not out Cpl. Wrye, b Denyer
Extras (B24)
Moreton
Mr. Wel made a great effort on Baf- Cockleroi (Mr. Needa) was acclaim-fin Bay, which was second. Ruby Star ed favourite but the pony gave a mis-shared the honours in the betting with The first section of the Canton Han-erable display, a hard track being more Bruno, but could do no better
third. dicap, from the Two Mile Post dis- to its liking.
The last race of the day, the Kong- tance for "B" Class China ponjes, re-
mun Stakes over the two mile post dis- sulted in a surprising win for Moon-
tance, gave the novice jockeys an op- portunity of revealing how well they light View. In the absence of Rob Roy, betting honours were shared by
can ride.. Humdrum Eve (Mr. Pih) and
Before the race started, Bogey, an- Cork Star (Mr. Pan),
Despite the state of the track, the
xious to get moving, collided with the Goodger gate and Mr. Payne was unseated. The Denyer race was contested at a fast pace, with
pony ran back to the stables, where it Shaw Oak Bay. (Mr. Proulx) attempting to New Star
was caught, and to the accompaniment | Ratcliffe run off into a big lead.
by
of cheers,, was ridden to the starting was running strongly, followed
post by Mr. "Benny" Proulx! Humdrum Eve and Moonlight View.
Coming into the straight, Moonlight and View responded most gamely, after it had passed New Star,. its stablemate. Humdrum Evo. was the These two bnly possible challenger. fought out the finish, with Moonlight View securing the verdict by a neck, with New Star a longth behind.
The third race, the St. George's Plate, over 1 miles, caused much
The race was fought out at a very fast pace, and, repeating the tactics employed when it won the Ronty-Hill Derby. Triumphant Day shot forward after rounding the end, despite all Mr. Encarnaçon could do on Chiltern which had to be satisfied, with second place, and. coming forward with
Northcote's. Devonian spurt. Lady took the other position.
Another Grand Race
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Bogey took the lead, but before the Rock was reached, it became evident that the finish would be fought out between Some Hone (Mr. K. I. Io),. National Service (Mr. Yeung Kwol) and Thanksgiving Day Chiu Ki Fan).
Wing (Mr.
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TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS
London, To-day,
Alterations in the list of pre- bable starters for the Two Thou
Some Hone was leading on round-sand Guineas, to be run at New-
ing the bend. but it was being strong, market to-day include:Pat Boas-
There was another grand race in the ly challenged by National Service. The ley to ride Casanova, Seblat to excitement, and the finish of this second section of the Canton Handicap latter went into the lead at the mileride Dispenser and Nevett, to ride event will long be remembered if only in which Gladiator (Mr. Tan), carry-post with Some Hope a beaten pony: Diadoque. — Reuter, for the magnificent handling of Eve Ling 165 lbs., failed to come up to ex- Thanksgiving Day took third place,
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