1941-02-18 — Page 65

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RACING EXTRA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1941

Price 10 Cents

OOLONG'S DERBY TRIUMPH Velvetlight Beaten In Straight DISTANT VIEW CARRIES THE CASH SWEEPS OFF AUSTRAL DERBY

Keen Racing In Heavy Downpour

MR. T. K. LI'S OOLONG, RIDDEN BY MR. V. V. NEEDA, WON THE HONG KONG DERBY THIS AFTERNOON UNDER DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS, STEADY RAIN FALLING THROUGHOUT THE RACE AND THE TRACK BEING IN A HEAVY STATE.

U.S. MAY SEND FLEET TO FAREAST

THE FAVOURITE, which provided Mr. Needa with his fourth Derby triumph, won by a length from Mr. Cire's Velvetlight (Mr. Moller) with Mr. Cire's Lovelylight (Mr. Noodt) third and Mr. Marber I's Charlsber (Mr. Chao) fourth and World Fair View (Mr. Pih) fifth.

Following are the winning Unplaced runners ($50 each), numbers in the Cash Sweeps: Nos.: 3731, 2328, 4927, 4837.

Race 1.

No. 1369

2920

1551

$1547.70 442.20 221.10

Race 7

No. 2791

$2751.70

331

$786.20

1-

3026

$393.10

Unplaced runners (350 each), Unplaced runners (550 each). | Nos.: 60, 1086, 783, 794, 1469, 3314 Vos.: 3342, 3410, 2621,2217, 2486, 5819 and 1661, 1944, 82, 3109, 2184, 3621, 3830, 3895, 1458, 90.

Race 2

No. 2283

$2032.10

2899 1080

$580.60

$290.30

Unplaced runners Nos: 3606, 2716, 3403.

Race 3

No. 2853

4181 343

1.

Unplaced runners Nos.: 3560, 522, 1325,

Race 4 No. 3692

7.

3706 774

Unplaced runners Nos.: 4483, 1463, 3779.

Race 5

No. 1704

3281 4723

($50 each)

$2061.50

589.00

294.50

($50 each): 1030, 4302.

$2230.90

.637.40

318.70

($50 each),

$1,215.00

Charlesber set the pace, but it faltered badly in the back straight, where Velvetlight took the lead, only to relinquish it to Oolong on the bend into the Nos. 1434, 104, 2459, 4164, 3187, home straight.

When the ponies were led in Mr. Noodt was not on Lovelylight he was walking beside it and it was later revealed that the Cire crack had gone larne.

Fresh Air (Mr. Ip Kui-ying),

it

The possibility of the following its second placing in the American battle fleet be- rst section of the Sydney Mai- dens yesterday, was made ing sent to the Far East to favourite for the Ørst sec-

tion of the Perth check Japanese aggres-

Plate, and looked every inch a winner just sion overshadows consi- before entering the stretch, only deration in Washington be beaten into third place, despite of European war ques- a spirited comeback bid.

•

Roosevelt intends

to bore out towards the nullah and

was

tions, according to some favourite, was first away from the Moonlight (Mr. Moller), second newspapers in the Ameri-1 barrier and held the rails position throughout to win by two lengths can capital.

from Bona Vacantia, which The Washington Times-Her- not favourably placed in the ear- ald" says flatly: All the evidence ly stages and which paid $30 for available indicates that President a place. Fresh Air, almost under to order the the Judges Box, was third, a short Fleet to the Far East if Ja-head behind, and Bendigo fourth. pan attacks Singapore, or attempts Strathalbyn, fancied in some to occupy the Dutch East Indies.

quarters, drew ninth position and The Far Eastern crisis has was never in the picture. pushed the threatened Invasion

Tobaccoship did worse than it of Britain out of its place as the did yesterday-it refused to run at chief news of the day and edi- all after being held behind torial comment reflects the serileld by a mafoo. iousness of the threatened spread of the war to the Orient. It is recognised that while the

The Moller stables secured their climax seems to have been post- second success of the day when poned, the crisis itself exists and Navylight (Mr. Moller), third fav persists while the basic clash of ourite, won the Foochow Cup by Interests between Japan and the a head from Eve of Harvest in the Western Powers remains.—Reuter. most exciting finish of the meet-

Ready To Mediate!

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ing.

Clever Riding

the

Dupont Bay, rails, and Racy- light, the other Moller entry, went out in front from the start and, passing the winning post for the Arst time; were six lengths ahead, followed by Gay Star, Navylight. Eve of Harvest and Confusion, Bay, the hot favourite. In the back straight. Confusion` Bay be

half a length ahead, and the race

ready to gan to move up, but at the Rock “in any war" if Eve of Harvest had shot to the Eront with a great burst, followed and it the situa- closely by Confusion Bay.At the tion is favourable, the Ja-1-il, gate Eve of Harvest was panese Government spokesman told foreign correspondents in Tokyo this morning.

The spokesman read a prepared stalement deploring, the various alarming reports" concerning the situation in the Far East, and

1. He sought to

seemed as food as won for Con-

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desire for peace In contrast to the “warlike preparations by Britain and Amerios – to meet. supposed "Contingencies in the: Pacific and South Brae,"ETER He added: “We are utterly un- able to see the good of prolong- ing war Reuter..

1,215.00 270.00 Unplaced runners ($50 each),

5669, 1404, 1162, 3599, 2246, 611, 3807, 4745, 972. 1099, 1751, 3274.

Race 6

No. 5184 5193 973

17

$2843.20

755.20 377.60

Race 8

No. 3936

$2716.70

5319

$776.20

"

1229

388.10

Unplaced runners ($50 each),

Nos.: 4693, 3446, 5568, 712, 5415, 2518, 3206, 1207 and 1625.

Race 9

No. 2771

$2696.40

3575

770.40

052

385.20

Unplaced

runners ($50 each); Nos.: 3065, 4090, 4924, 3578, 1217, 5708, 389, 3307, 5314, 1843, 4645.

Race 10

No. 5923

$2677.15

1886

764.90

1

4566

382,45

($50 each),

Unplaced runners-

Nos.: 2151, 3345, 3118, 3585, 2065,

5884, 5594 and 4943.

No. 2613

5721 438

Race 11

$2032.00

750.00 376.00

Unplaced runners ($50 each),. Nos. 5106, 970, 5994, 2100, 1451, 4526, 470, 3359, 3287 and 1363.

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