1941-02-17 — Page 49

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RACING EXTRA

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1941

Price 10 Cents

UNUSUAL INCIDENTS

Pride Of Moller THE CASH SWEEPS

Stable Beaten AUSTRALIAN CRACK, IN

LEAD, THROWS RIDER

THE OPENING DAY OF HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB'S ANNUAL RACE MEETING PROVIDED AN UNUSUAL VARIETY OF INCIDENTS, OUTSTANDING AMONG WHICH WAS THE DEFEAT OF LOVELY. LIGHT, THE PRIDE OF THE MOLLER STABLE AND FAVOURITE FOR THE HONG KONG DERBY TO-MORROW.

DERBY SWEEP

mammoth

run

$1.00

The sweep on the Rooty-Hill Derby, to be

on Wed- nesday at 4 p.m., has topped the 930,000 mark; and the first prize is likely to be valued at close on $400,- 000.00.

The clash between Oolong and Lovelylight in the Maidens robbed the Trial Plate of all its signi- ficance. Velvetlight won the event in a field of four, An accident, necessitating the destruction of a pony, marred the early events, Jungle Princess coming down on the Golf Club corner and giving its rider, Mr. D. G. Woo, a severe shaking, while the Austral Trial Plate provid- ed a sensation when Nomine Poenae (Mr. Chao up) threw its rider over the rails when leading the field and with less than a couple of hundred yards to go. The rider, however, was able to walk back to the Jockey's Room,vincing win over Fleetwing after apparently none the worse for his experience, and the pony was unaffected by the incident. O-Lan caused a big surprise when it clip ped 6-2/5 secs. off Liberty Bay's 1933 record when winning the Challenge Cup from Eve of Harvest.

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Dividends were on the low side, rai's, much against the pony's in-

• although Mr. D. H. S. Craven pro-¦ elinations, while Confusion Bay vided returns of $102.60 (New was running on the outside. born Star) and $84.60 (Amulet the football stands Happy Eve Star). Cash sweep prizes were dropped out of the race, and by not as high as expreted, due to the time the Rock was reached the fact there was not a very | Burford and Confusion Bay ap- large attendance. on account of peared to be drawing away from the threatening weather.

the field. In the home stretch, however, O-Lan (Mr. Needa) | came through with a great burst | and won narrowly from Eve of Harvest, which also came up strongly, with Burford third, Navylight fourth and Confusion Bov Ath..

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H. E. the Governor, Lt.-Gener- al E F. Norton, arrived just be- fore the tiffin interval.

Leader Throws Rider

The Austral Trial Plate reveal-

ed that Nomine Poenae is in the

The time of 3.26.1 bettered Li-

top flight. only an accident rob-, berty Bay's 1933 record by G-3/5 bing it of victory.

secs.. and the following compari-

It led the field at the mile son in times makes interesting gate and with less than 200 yards; reading: to go it threw its rider, Mr. Chao. over the rails.

First Love was fortunate to se- 1st Qr. cure its first win, beating Prairie 2nd Qr. View by 3 lengths, with Marsh, 3rd Qr. Warbler, prominent in the carly 4th Qr. stages, third and The Nineteenth 5th Qr. Hole fourth.

Small Crowd At Start

O-LAN LIBERTY

BAY

28.4

30.3

58

1.00.4

1.29.2

1.31.1

2.01

2.00.3

2.29.2

2.67.4

2.31.2 6th Qr.

3.02 7th Qr.

3.26.1

3.32.4 Four ponies

were led in after. the event, the fourth for purposes There was only a small crowd of weighing-in in the event of a when six of the cleven entries faced | disqualification. This procedure the starter for the Challenge Cup, will be followed in all races. won for the last two years by the Cire Stable, and Confusion Bay, ridden by Mr. Pih for the first time, was made hot favourite, with Burford, last year's champion and taken out by Mr. S. W. Tang, second in favour.

Bores Out Badly

Araxy I was entered by mis- take for the first section of

the Sydney Maiden Stakes, for which United Express (Mr. Ip Kui-ying) Mr. Black, who has ridden both was made hot favourite, a conf- Burford and Confusion Bay, was dence it fully justified, after secur- without a mount for the event.

ing the lead from Royal Sovereign Burford went out into the lead, at the 1 mile gate, winning as followed by Happy Eve, Confu-

it liked from Fresh Air, with sion Bay, Navelight, Eve of Har Newborn Star, a rank outsider. vest and O-Lan and at the 14- third and Optima Fide fourth. mile gate the position was uhal- Royal Sovereign, favourably tered, six lengths separating the paced on entering the home lender and the last pony. Pass-stretch, bored out badly, and there- ing the stands for the first time, upon lost all chance of even plac- Mr. Noodt was seen to be holding The 15 supporters of Newborn Navylight well in check on the Star for a place were rewarded

with, $102.60 each,

DETAILED RESULTS IN.. PAGES TWO, AND THREE.

ing.

Mr. Holden's Debut. The Austral Valley Stakes saw

Mr. Holden make his debut on the local track and he rode

the favourite A Happy Time to a con-

overtaking Colooma just past the

ver Mountain View, with only 26 place tickets on it, was just nosed out of third place after

being prominent throughout.

The second section of the Syd- ney Maidens was delayed when (Continued on Back Page.)

Following ᎬᎿᏅ the winning Nos. 5043, 5531, 6002, 1740, 1348, numbers in the Cash Sweeps: 1855.

Race 1

No. 201

$1932.70

1402

552.20

307

270.10

Unplaced runners ($50 each), Nos.: 4082, 2792, 495.

Race 2

No. 1704

4+

526 3859

$1661.80 474.80 237.40

Unplaced runners ($50 each). Nos. 1721, 3952, 1916; 3015, 1768, 2758, 3028, 2825, 2889, 1595, 2621, 162, 3733, 40, 2746.

No. 1993

1026

H

2180

Race 3

Unplaced runners

$2006 20

573.20

206.60

($50 each).

Nos.: 1231, 1538, 1872, 697, 1377 1052, 3248, 3569.

Race 4

No. 946

1194

4710

$1852.60 521.60 260,80

Unplaced runners ($50 each) Nos.: 4424, 6761, 545, 650, 1045, 53 4548, 2070, 4608, 2341, 3318, 2172. 3380, 2747, 4092, 3185.

Race 5

No. 3433

1640

$2135 610 305

1652

Unplaced runners ($50 each), Nos.: 2772, 1688. 4404, 2630, 1030, 1448, 3738, 4713, 780, 4564.

Race 6

No. 1224

4964 882

$2062.60 743.60 371.80 Unplaced runners ($50 each). Nos.: 1485, 4169, 343, 3344, 1581, 1822, 4062, 5571.

Race 7

No. 5421 4934 5731

Unplaced runners

$2821,70 806.20 403.10

Race 8

No. 6197

2381

$2901.10 854.60

5892

427.30

Unplaced runners ($50 each),

1357, 1792, 1090, 3655. Race 9

Nos.

No. 3022 3890 2098

$2690.80

768.80 384.40

Unplaced runners ($50 each), Nos.: 6152, 4206, 5789, 1598, 2669, 6087, 5079, 901, 2498, 4727, 2787. 3148, 5402, 4906.

Race 10

No. 237

4174

$3096.10 884.60

3665

442,30

Unplaced runner ($50) No.:

1369.

Race 11

No. 4549

$2620.80

2691

748.80

+

1635

374.40

Unplaced runners ($50 each), Nos.: 5778, 363, 176, 2612, 1926, 1881, 5245, 2335, 6139, 1648. 1684, 516, 3662, 2240, 2266, 4637.

INQUIRY

INTO

MISHAP

An announcement by the Ste- wards of the H.K. Jockey Club states:

The Stewards held a prelimin- ary inquiry into the cause of the accident in the 7th race when Jungle Princess fell at the 7-fur- long post. The inquiry was ad- journed pending further investi-

($50 each), gation,"

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