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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2, 1940

Sing Tao Lose To All-Malaya In Match Full Of Incidents Linesman Stoned, Local Player Almost Assaulted

CALIFORNIA THE MECCA FOR HORSE BREEDERS

CALIFORNIA HAS reverted to an old tradition|

- horsebreeding $50,000,000 industry.

which has developed into a

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Mak Shui-Hon Meets

ARMY SPORTS With Nasty Accident

FEATURE

We regret that it has been found neces- sary to suspend the feature "Army Sport- light." It is hoped that it will be possible to announce shortly the revival of this column, or something

the same catering to the Army sportsman.

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”). THE STONING OF A linesman and the preven- tion of a riot by the timely intervention of the Police were the outstanding incidents in the football.game between Sing Tao and the All Malayan team at Singapore on Wednesday when the visiting team were defeated by the odd goal in three:

Mak Shui-hon of Sing Tao was however, doing-most of the at- badly hurt in the second half when tacking.

he came into collision with Yahya, and

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the opposing outside-right,

Half-way through this period had to be carried off the field; he Mak Shui-hon met with his acci- took no further part in the match. dent. lines.

Sing Tao dominated the play in

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the first half and only the brilliant The home team scored, the win- goal-keeping of the home team ning goal through a penalty Iprevented a score.

against Soong Ling-sing for dan- The Malayan team soon settled gerous play. down and were for a long time. very aggressive, raining in shots

Back in the Days of the Dons every man had a horse, and that horse was his proudest possession.

On the great ranchos of that by- colts sired by Time Supply and gone day the ancient art of "im-other noted stallions. Over at proving the breed" was of para-Stockton is H, C. Hill's big farm, mount importance. These nether-which produced Sweepida, day Californians had justifiable California bred colt that defeat- pride in the splendid animals ed smart Kentucky and New grazing in their limitless pastures. York colts to win the Santa Anita A man's worth was measured, not Derby, and $50,000, this year. In

At the end of the game a lings- so much by the boundaries of his that race Sweepida showed his

nearly assaulted and only sayed estate as by the horses he bred, superior class, and his heels, to boom in good saddle stock of all from all directions and keeping man was stoned while Yahya was

kinds and, of course, the. Palo-Cheong Wing-choy very busy. their quality and temper, endur- some of the most costly purchases mino, California's Golden Horse, through their inside left but be-who soon got the crowd under The home team opened the score by the intervention of the Police, is enjoying an unprecedented

fore the interval Fung King-control. The Roth and Spreckels All this activity in horsebreed-boom.

[cheong equalised. stables still produce splendid car-

Sing Tao will shortly leave, for ing hasn't been confined to racing riage and gaited animals, and an

Rangoon, where they are due to stock entirely. A horse-conscious increasing number of horse shows The second half was a ding-dong play several games there.--(Copy- public has created a tremendous have record lists of participants. Istruggle for a long time, Sing Tao, right by "Sing Tao Jih Pao").

ance and beauty.

Second Only To Kentucky

Now, the breeding of thorough-| breds has come back to California

in startling proportions, and the State ranks second only to Ken-: tucky hopes soon to pass Ken- tucky as it did in the "champagne days" when "Lucky" Baldwin, Senator Hearst, Leland Stanford and others dominated the turf.

The new impetus to the revival of this grand old industry has been provided chiefly through the co-operation of the State's magni ficent race tracks. Breeders have received every encouragement and assistance designed to put Cali- fornia-bred horses to the fore- front of the rating world. Ordin- ary daily races command ex- tremely liberal purses and the huge rewards for various handi- cap winners have get a new standard throughout the world.

Consequently, vast breed farms have spung up all through the State, covering thousands of acres and representing a tremendous in- vestment. Scientific breeding bas been combined with old-time "horse sense" to produce a strain of horses unequalled in Cali- fornia's history. From these farms are coming thoroughbreds which achieve national fame and write _new_pages in racing records.

There is a total of 112 stallions now standing in the State, accord- ing to the latest figures, with more than 1,000. California bred foals expected to arrive this season.

Crosby Keen Breeder

In the south are the elaborate stables of Bing Crosby, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis B. Mayer, Charles Perkins, and many others! Famous horsemen have great breeding farms scattered through- out the State; in Santa Barbara and northward. to Norman Church's fine - estate near San Jose, and others in the Pleasanton district.

At Curtis Clifford's hacienda, near Sunnyvale, where Xenomay, the "wonder mare" was. foaled and trained, is a hundred acres #devoted to breeding of thorough- breds and there are numerous other fine breeding farms in the Pleasanton area.

Biscuit Retires To North!

In the north, near Willits, is Charles S. Howard's Ridgewood Farm--where- Seabiscuit-has-been retired to the. stud. Over at the great. Shasta Farm, Howard Oots has transplanted his famous Ken- tucky horses and is already one of the state's major breeders.

Up in Grass Valley is Errol MacBoyle's beautiful breeding farm, where 18 brood mares this scason have foaled thoroughbred

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