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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1940.

Burford, Sapper, Confusion Bay, Baffin Bay And King Kong The Best Mr. Black And Marber Stable On Top

ONE RECORD IS BROKEN FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MEETING

(By “Rapier")

THE SIXTH EXTRA Race Meeting, held last Saturday, brought the first half of the season to a close, and racing will not be renewed at the Valley until the latter part of September.

There was only one day on which racing was actually hampered by inclement weather, and there were two oc- casions when rain fell intermittently. Despite hard usage, the grass track was kept in excellent condition.

Mr. Donald Black tops the list of most successful jockeys with 18 firsts, 9 seconds and 12 thirds. This has been achieved in spite of the fact that mounts from the Dunbar stable were not made available to him for three meetings. There is no doubt that Mr. Black is now a rider of the front rank, and if he maintains his recent form he will undoubtedly enjoy the honour of being champion jockey for a sec- ond time. Mr. Wei, though four wins behind Mr. Black on performances at the Valley, has four wins to his cre- dit at Macao, where Mr. Black has not ridden since 1936, and as a result he has the advantage over Mr. Black by two second places in the race, for jockey championship honours.

The Owners

Bay (2 wins), Gay Star (2), White Diamond (2), Distinctive Time, (2) Eve of Reason Hopeful Star, Johnber, O-Lan, Oonagh, Ron- son, Thirty Six, Smashing Through Possible with one win each.

Old Griffins

and

The best performance was undoubtedly put up by Confusion Bay, which formerly belonged to Mr. L. Dunbar and which was subsequently sold, among other ponies, to the Zylch stable. In the Easter Stakes Con- fusion Bay had to compete against Burford, Satinlight, Mount Hope Bay and Spicylight, The the best among this year's griffins. race was contested at a very fast pace, with Mount Hope Bay and Spicylight taking the initiative. Before rounding the bend Confu- slon Bay snatched

a commanding, lead,

that

with Burford in hot pursuit, and, in my opinion, the latter's ability to secure a dead- heat was primarily due to the fact Confusion Bay bored out, thus losing valu- able ground. It was indeed a great race, well worthy of two such stalwarts.

to Eve of Harvest, belonging the Eve This great-hearted After the completion of the Second Ex-Stable, comes .next. tra Race Meeting, Mr. L. Dunbar announced pony's best performance was in the Whitsun the sale of his entire stable, with the ex-Plate, over the Champions distance, which was covered in record time, though the time ception of ponies belonging to Mrs. Dunbar, These to the newly formed Zylch stable,

could not be regarded as official as Eve of ponles have not done too well, but they Harvest, was carrying only 145 lbs. Craiga- should be borne in mind during the second vad, third pony in this year's Derby, was beaten in this race. It was ridden by Mr. stage, of racing, after the summer recess. Despite having sold his stable, Mr. Dunbar Pih, who kept too far back, otherwise the is at present heading the owners' lists with result might have been different. seven wins, though Morber and Marber 1 combined have nine wins to their credit.

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One Record

Only one new record was established after the Annual Meeting, and this was accom- the crack Australian plished by Sapper, pony of this season belonging to Mrs. Gras-

this

set. In

distance, a race over the mile Sapper competed against the best of year's Australian griffins, amongst which Far was Far View; the champion pony. View had to carry top weight of 105 lbs., conceding 3 lb. to Sapper. The race was 50 a terrific pace, so much fought out at that the record for this distance was low- It was in- ered by no less than 1 4/5 secs. deed a meritorious achievement, and Mr. Black, the jockey, deserves credit for the very able manner in which he handled his mount.

New Griffins

Humdrum Eve came into the picture by

only

winning the First Section of the Mount Davis Handicap (one mile), when carrying 143 lbs, beating the old-timer Bear Claw to pay a $43.20 dividend,

Jober had two very nice wins, the second of which, in the Boa Vista Handicap (second section), was due to the disqualification of Jennifer (Mr, Black) for crossing.

Other old ponies that did well were Galveston Bay, Valorous, Jennifer Blue Diamond, Just in Time, Advancing Time, The Tigress, Gladiator, Soldier of Britain and Avon.

Subscription Griffins

King Kong, property of the Cocoa stable, must be regarded as the best subscription griffin, as, although it has not won a race this first half of the season, it has been placed on a few occasions when running against second section "B" Class ponies.

Rose Evelyn, owned by Mr. Eu Tong Sen, won the Hay and Corn Stakes at the First Extra Meeting, and then came second to

Gladiator in the Lead Mine Handicap. It was also running for a time in "B" Class, but later was demoted.

By virtue of its great win in the Champion Stakes, Burford, belonging to Quartermaster, must be given pride of place as being the It best among this year's new griffins.

The next best pony is Musketeer, and then again demonstrated its racing ability when, carrying 168 lbs., it dead-heated for first comes Celtic Star, which won the Sub Grif- position over the mile distance with Confu-fins Spring Handicap over 14 miles. slon Bay. This was in, the Easter Stakes

at the Second Extra Race Meeting. Just when it appeared as if Burford was likely to be beaten, it responded with a mighty rush and just managed to secure a dead- heat. In this race Satinlight, the Derby winner, ridden by Mr. Hearne, ran last.

Clember, belonging to the Marber Stable, won the Griffins Consolation Stakes (one mile) at the Annual Meeting, and it did not make any further appearance until the Fourth Extra Meeting. Evidently its stable connections Armly believed In its ability to win the St. George's Plate, and it was re- served for this event accordingly. That it fully justifled the confidence thus placed in it was revealed when this pony, produced a wonderful turn of speed, despite having to carry 168 lbs in weight. Clember simply. walked away with the race. Although en- tered for the Whitsun Plate at the Fifth Extra Race Meeting, Clember failed to ac- cept, due to a weak feflock.

The three ponies belonging to the Cire Stable, 1.0.. Satinlight,. Racylight and Spicy light, which swept practically everything before them, excepting the Champion Stakes, did not take a prominent part at the Extra Meetings. Satinlight and Sploylight, ridden by Messrs. Hearne and, Wet, respectively, went but in the Easter Stakes, but falled to produce even a glimpse of their previous sparkling form and both ran unplaced.

Other ponies of this year's griffins that have done well are the following:-Dupor

To West Lake fell the distinction of pay- ing out the best win dividend among sub- scription griffins. Ridden by Mr.. Pan in the Shatin Handicap (First Section) at the Fifth Extra Meeting, when it beat Sunlight View and This Time, it was responsible for paying out $222.20 for a win ticket.

Ridden, by Mr. Black, Emergency Call came surprisingly into the limelight of the Fifth Extra Meeting, in the second section of the Shatin Handicap. Emergency Call's win paid out $207.50. Others to do well were Chatterbox, Phoenix, Fel Ying, Wilber, Guinness, Time, Portrush; Smiling Time, March Brown and Talkative..

New Australian Ponies

of speed before going up the incline, and later information revealed that it was cros8- ed by Ascot Day. There is no shadow of doubt that Sapper and Far View are the two best ponies, and a clash between them later on will be worth seeing.

Amicus Curiae must be regarded as the next best. It won the Brisbane Spring Hon- dicap (two miles), which was the first time-

that Australian ponies competed over this distance. There was a grand finish between keeping too far back and finding. Amicus

ARMY TENNIS

tennis Two junior Army League matches were played yesterday.. Fol- lowing were the results:

R.E. V R.S.

Playing at Sockunpoo yesterday, Royal

Engineers beat the Royal Scots Regiment by 7 sets to 2 In a Second Division Army

Amicus Curiae and Baffin Bay, the latter | League tennis match.

Curine had the stronger last quarter run.

At the Annual Meeting Many Thanks fail-

training of its owner, Dr. L. Reidy, resulted in a gradual improvement, and it went on to win three races in succession, the first of which was nullified by disqualification for boring out,

ed to reveal its true form, but the careful

Others that have done well are Vanity Fair, Albury, Lucky Lady, Springhurst, Ascot Day, Shuttlecock, Franklin, Fair Chance, Rowan, Australian Prince, Piccadil ly Jim and Brown Derby.

Old Australian Ponies Baffin Bay, although it did not win a race during the first half, should be considered the best amongst the old Australian ponies in view of its grand run in the Brisbane Spring Handicap.

Courting Eve comes next. This pony came back into form with a vengeance when it won the Sharks Bay Handicap (one mile) in the fast time of 1.43 2/5, leading from start to finish.

sprang

a

Happy Landings (Mr. Davis) surprise in the Charters Towers Handicap (from the 13-mile post distance), beating Flying Dutchman and Derby Day, to pay $100.40. In this race Double Finesse (Mr.

Capt. Bird and Capt. Martin (R.E.) beat Q.M.9. Green and Q.M.S, Graham 6-0 lost to Pte. Jenkins and Pte, Gilroy.. 2-8 beat Sgt. Taylor and L/Cpl. Downing 6-1

Q.M.S. Rivett and 'S/Sgt. Quinnell (R.E.) best Green and Graham beat Jenkins and Gilroy beat Taylor and Downing

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L/Sgt. Spencer ́and. L/Cpl. Shaw (R.E.) beat Green and Graham lost to Jenkins and Gilroy beat Taylor and Downing

24TH BATTERY V 8TH REGT. In another Army Second Division League tennis match, 24th Battery, Royal Artillery beat the 8th Regiment, R.A., by 7 sets to 2 at Sookunpoo yesterday.

Capt. Macmillan and Gnr. Denton (24th) lost to Sgt. Banham and Gnr. Ward.. 4-6 lost to Bdr. Freer and L/Bdr. Donne 4-8 beat L/Bdr. Tuckley and L/Bdr. Col-

thorpe

beat Banham and Ward beat Freer and Doane

64 L/Bdr. Thompson and L/Bdr. Hannon (24th)

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beat Tuckley and Colthorpe

L/Sgt. Warder and Bdr. Pidgeon (24th) beat Banham and Ward beat Freer and Doane beat Tuckley and Colthorpe

Pih) was a red hot favourite, but, aufferings 25.40-King Kong (Chao) and Courting

from a bad start, ran unplaced.

Bruno, ridden by Mr. Treverton, its owner jockey, surprised critics by winning the Cabramatta Handicap (six furlongs) for "C" Class ponies.

Centre Court showed a glimpse of its old form when it won the Bondi Handicap over the lead from stari 14 miles, taking to finish. Amber II, with the new Jockey, Mr. H. S. Chang, on top, created a surprise when it won the Spencer Handicap. It paid out $137.60.

Eve (Pih).

$ 17.40-Satinlight (Moller) and Strathban.

nock (Black).

$ 13.70-White Diamond (Pih) and Mur-

rumbidgee (Black).

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* * The prizes in the Hong Kong Derby Sweep were worth: 1st. $297.020; 2nd, $65,120; Ord, $42,500. Entered ponies $3,432.26 each.

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Riders At Macao Following table shows how riders have fared at Macao this year:

1st 2nd 3rd Unp. 4 2 1 9

Brutus was the surprise packet of the lot when, with Mr. H. M. Botelho, in control, it defeated Sydney Lad in the Manly Handl- cap, and was instrumental in the payment of $193.80. This happened in the second leg of the daily double, and only four per- L. B. Chao sons managed to make the right connection, H. C. Pih with the result that each of them received 8. W. Pan the handsome dividend of $1,905,

P. Y. T. Wel Lancashire Chips, belonging to Mrs, J. K. Taggart, showed its old form when winning Yeung Wing Sing the Hervey Bay Handicap in the record Chanson Feng time of 59.2 seconds for the half mile and H. S. Chang 170 yards, one-fifth of a second inside its G. Cooper own record, established under Mr. Proulx | R. K. C. Chui in December, 1838. The time will not be J. Barrow. recognised, however, as it was running 7

C. L. Gregory lbs. under weight as per inches.

S. L. Sung Bredon, which has not had a win to its credit for quite a long while, had to wait Ip Kul Ying until the last meeting for a success in the Young Wing Kwai Wallsend Handicap, when it was ably ridden ] J. Nolasco by Mr. Chattey over the mile.

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Derby Day won the Great Bight Handicap | Hoo Pak Ming over six furlongs at the last meeting the F. A, Sequelra time being only one-fifth of a second outside Chan Of Wan the track record of Courting Eve and Far C. F. Chlu View, though it was out 10 lbs. below weight ns per inches.

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Following were the three-figure mutuel dividends: $281.20--Ajax (Liang)..7 Furlongs 40 Yards, $222.20-West Lake (Pan), 1 Mile 170

Yards. $207.50-Emergency Call (Black), 1 Mile

170 Yards. $103.80-Brutus (H. M. Botelho), 11⁄2 Miles.

137.60-Amber II (Chang),

1 Mile 171

Yards, $100,90-National Pride (H. M. Botelho),

6 Furlongs, $100.40-Happy Landings (Davis), Milo

170 Yards.

“Double” Returns” · Following were the "Dally Double". re- turns: $1,005.00 Smashing Through (Chang) and

Brutus (H, M. Botelho). $537.20-Lancashire Chips (Wel) and Talk-

ative (We!). $370.20-Willynilly

(Chiu) and Palmer (Wei), $340.80-Donagh (P. P. Botelho) and Ad-

www.vancing Time (Chad). $273.10-Thirty Six (Yeung Wing-kwal) and

Centre Court (Sung), ' $184.50 Smiling Time (Wel) and Fair

Chance (Proulx), $167,70--Many: Thanks (Davis)' and 'Valor-

ous (Trevorton).

and Phoenix 67,30-This Time (Wel)

(Liang).

Sapper, belonging to Mrs. A. E. Grasett, must, by virtue of its magnificent perform- ances, be given pride of place among this year's Australian ponies. This pony came in second to Far View in the Rooty-Hill. Derby, and was third in the Australian Ponies Champions. In the Albury. Handicap (from the two mile post distance) it showed its superiority over Far View, although with a slight advantage in weight. This race was run in pouring rain, and, ridden by Mr. Davis, it infileted on Far View its first defeat. Then in the Whitsun Plate: over one mile, this time piloted by Mr: $ 70,40-Lucky Lad (Needa) and Lanca- Black, it again" defeated Far View: How ever, in this race, it must be admitted that | # 26.20-Devonian (Black) and Far View's defeat was due to, a slackening

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