1941-02-25 — Page 8

CONFUSION BAY WINS CHAMPIONS IN GRAND RACE

(Continued from Front page,) start otherwise it might well have won. Iron Beauty was fourth.

Third Time Unlucky Heavy rain was falling when nine of the 19 entries accepted for the Ladies' Purse, which was over two miles, thus marking the first occasion which a race over this distance has been included on the Jockey Club's Annual Meeting

programme.

Piccadilly Jim, winner of both The two other two mile events previously held at Extra Meet- ings last year - was again taken out by Mi Chao and was in great demand, having half the win

tickets on it.

win and some

favourite beaten by two lengths over two miles.

Angel of Glory set a fast pace at the start, followed by King's Flight, second favourite, Casino and Moonlight. which went up quickly on the rails to take third p'ace to Angel of Glory and King's Flight at the football stands. At the Rock Angel of Glory was still leading, followed a length behind by King's Flight, which was an- other length ahead of Moonlight. At the 14-mile starting gule, however, Moonlight faltered was not again among the leaders. Passing the stands for the second time Angel of Glory was leading, followed by King's Flight Corsair and Santa Anita.

and

still

CHINA MAIL RACING SUPPLEMENT, FEBRUARY 25, 1941.

FOUR POWER PACT

IN PACIFIC SUGGESTED

The formation of a four-power alliance in the Pacific, comprising Britain, the. United States, Aus- tralia and the Dutch East Indies, by the nfluential is suggested

daily. the Chungking Chinese edition of the "Ta Kung-pao."

The journal points out that in their mutur interest, these four Pacific powers must combine preserve their possessions, rights

in the Pacific. and interests Reuter,

the back straight was

to

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Mountain View third. Passing the stands for the arst time Gay Fox, run- ning on the outside, was leading

by Marsh Warbler, followed

and there was no head behind, difference at the fuutball stands, where Mountain View was three lengthis behind.

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One

PRESS

It was learned in Lon- don this morning, says Reuter, that both Britain and the United States have warned Japan of the further dangers of any southward drive.

Britain communicated this warning through Mr. Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassador (who had an

A the football stands Santa- Devoran went out at the start

Anuta, the favourite, had gone up as if it was attempting a runaway to second place to King's Flight distance behnit and Angel of Glory was third. At vane A Roaring Time with the Rock Santa-Anita had esta Springhorst, followed by Brutus. [blished a big lead over King's Trumphant Tay, Busylight, Pie- | Flight, which appeared to have Going up the back straight Mr. cadilly Jun, Connieber and Vixenshot its belt. Never-Never, how- Pih whipped Mountain View and Tor. which was being held in Fever, was then beginning a chal- the Lan candidate was leading al several lengths further behind lenge that was to take it to a two the Rock and led Marsh Warbler PLATE. (Second Section). Going into the back straight De-lengths victory, with Corsair third by a length into the home straight, Mile., woman's big lead had been de-, and The Hawk fourth.

only to feel the effects of his ear-Lee Bros.'s Lex Forl, 152 lb.

1 (M. M. Sokoloff) creased to four lengths. A Roar-1

ly challenge and he beaten by 21⁄2 Mr. Black showed very fine ing Time being second, three f

the second favourite Lucky's Sydney Lady, 152 lb. lengths by this Face

National Courage

(H. J. A. Hearne) lengths ahead of Connieber. Pass-judgment throughout ing the stands for the second time, and fuhy deserved his success.

Friday was withdrawn after be lengths behind and Gay Fox was, C. H. Chan's Bugie, 149 lb. .. (C. B. Moller) Devonian, on the outside, was half!

some distance further behind. a length ahead of A Roaring Time, ing found lame in the paddock. rails, with Connieber less than a length away,

Going up the back straight for the last time Busylight stopped and Mr. Moller went back to the

Purse Presentation

was mally

The Champions

12.8 L UE MOUNTAINS interview yesterday with Mr. Winston Churchill personally) and through. channels in diplomatic

2 Tokyo, while the United

3

States Government has taken identical action.

15 Starters. Won by 14 lengths;

1 lengths: Time: 27, 54.4, 1.23,] Reuter.

The Champion Stakes did not 1.53. attract any of this year's griffins and Mr. T. K. Li's Õ-Lan, which

l'ari-mutuel. winner $19.60:

Just before the tiffn interval Miss Joan Smalley presented Mr. Paddock. The pony hart apparentes Purse on his own pony Bru- record in the Challenge Cup event $5.40.

G. Treverton, who won the Lasmashed Liberty Boy's 14 miles places, 1st $5.86; 2nd $5.50, ly gone lame.

away

to pay

went

pay

lus, with the purse.

a week ugu yesterday, was made up Mr. T. E. Pearce, Chairman of the favourite, with Confusion Bay, the Stewards, introduced Mr. Tre-a'so of the same stable, second in verton to Miss Smalley and after demand.

the trophy the he had received successful jockey-and he rode an race presented Miss excellent Smalley with a beautful bouquet her to luncheon in and escorted

In Correct Order

Triumphant Day quickly at the Rock, but Connie- ber was leading and going away from the field at the 14-mile starting gate, where it was lead-

Burford was an unexpected ab- ing by two lengths. It was first

sentee, and Mr. Black was again into the home stretch, but Brutus

on top of Confusion Bay, which and Springhurst were coming up

gave him many successes in Mr. Dunbar's colours--it was ridden fast, and Brutus, which had been cleverly nursed by its owner-rid-| Sir Vande leur Grayburn's box.

by Messrs. Pih, Needa and Yuen in its three previous outings this er, went on to win comfortably by three lengths and

$64.70.

year.

Racylight dashed Springhurst was second and Con-

tway into The weather had cleared slight-big lead, followed by Navylight, nieber third, on'y half a length ||

and the sun

and was Dupont Bay, Confusion Bay its 57 supporters ly after iffin

Going into the S04 20 each. Piccadilly Jim was attempting to break through, but Eve of Harvest.

there was a cold wind blowing back straight, Racylight was lead- and the attendance, though slight-ing by 12 to 15 lengths, but the ly better than prior to the inter-field were closing in on it by the val was below expectations. time the Rock was reached, where

Mr. Tinson's

(Mr.O-Lan was lying last. Confusion Longdon Noodt) was made favourite for the Bay uroduced a brilliant burst of and, despite speed at the 14-mile starting gate Adelaide Handicap Advancing Time

in being poorly placed in the early and succeeded in passing Racy-

from the post front at the football stands fol- stages, it never looked like los-light 50 yards lowed by Jane Doe. Rose-Queen.¦ing when it shot to the front in win by 2 lengths from Navylight, Guinness Time and Celtic Star the back straight, robbing Sur- | which beat O-Lan by a length. At the 14-mile starting gate, prise Again of the lead and going Racylight was fourth and Eve however, Rose Evelyn had shot on to win by 5 lengths from Rooi- Harvest fifth. into the lead and looked every fly, second favourite. The third inch

winner. In the home favourite, A Good Time, was third stretch, however, Gladiator (Mr. and Ruby Star fourth.

fourth.

Spectacular Debut

The Jockey Cup provided a real tipset when none of the first seven favourites placed.

WIN out

Chattey) came through perfectly¦

Favourite Fast

while

Cash Sweep

Race 12

No. 5528

6929

37

5309

Unplaced runners

3rd

$3208.10 916.60 458.30 ($50 each)

Nos. 6613, 6541, 6180, 6345, 2432.

to

4146, 6198, 5178, 4812, 3658, 1519, 5361.

of

This was Mr. T, K, Li's first Champions success,

Don champion Jockey

Black also recorded his first triumph in this classic. Confusion Bay, which has al-

the

was

to win by half a length from Ro- tentate (Mr. Chiu Ki-fan) and pay a dividend of $102.70. Galves- The Austral Hopeful Stakes at-ways been regarded among ton Bay (Mr. Yui, who was mak-tracted only four of the 35 entries first fight China ponies, despite a ing his debut on the track) was land, curiously enough, Gallant disappointing Derby debut, third and paid $128.20. Emergency | Fox was made favourite despite | originally owned by Mr. L. Dun- Unit was fourth and Eve of Folly no previous form to justify such bar, winner of eight Champions fifth.

confidence.

events in nine years-Mrs. Dunbar won on the ninth occasion.

Advancing Time, Jane Doe. Po- tentate. Strathbannock and Rose Jane, which finished sometime after the others, were heavily backed but finished nowhere.

Mr. Black's Fine Win

Warrego Plate

The

saw

Though there

four were only runners the start was a poor one, The Black-Confusion Bay com- Mountain View being left badly bination has always proved a and National Courage being little most reliable one and Mr. Li will better off. At the football stands no doubt retain it whenever pos- Gay Fox was in the lead follow-sible.

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keyship. Yesterday. Mr. Needa gave his mount on Oolong to M. M. Sokoloff, and so gave him an easy winner. To-day he gave the Mrs. A. E. Grasett's Sapper ride on Oclong to Mr. G. Pollock, (Mr. Davis) was made favourite, a well-known Shanghai owner- for the Australian Ponies Cham-rider and a Steward of the Shang- pions, but there were many who hai Jockey Club, an elderly rider. thought the hitherto unbeaten Distant View (Mr. Pih) would do

the trick.

The result was that many pun- ters switched their bets, although Oolong went to the post a strong favourite.

Distant View went out into the lead and was leading by five

Mr. Pollock took him out in lengths when passing the Stands front at the start. with Velvet- for the first time, Sapper, Viceroy, light close behind. Mr. Needa's Fleetwing and Baffin Bay follow attempt to get out in front on ing in that order. In the back Odeon to set the puce falled. straight Sapper moved up and World Fair View overtook was only a length behind Distant Odeon and at the Rock Oolong View at the 14-mile starting gate, was out in front a length from where Viceroy was overtaken by Velvetlight, with World Fair View Fleetwing. Supper gained on

the challenging. bend into the straight and won Velvetlight began to come convincingly by three lengths, through on beading the back while Distant View was 5 lengths straight while World Fair View ahead of Viceroy, which had made dropped backed.. A grund neck a comeback to beat Fleetwing. ond neck fight between Velvet- Baffin Bay, some distance further light and Oolong in the straight. behind, was last.

roused the stands to a high pitch of excitement. Velvetlight, how- ever, grandly coaxed by Moller, gradually got the upper hand and won by half a length. Charlesber was third many lengths away.

H. E. Major-General A. E Grasett was given a big ovation when he lead in Sapper after the

race.

This was Mc. Daffy Davis's first Austratian Ponica' Cham: plons success, although he has had a Derby win, on Herod, and he richly deserved triumph.

Oolong Beaten

his

Another Moller Win

In an indifferent start, Hascos- say shot out in front, Misty View, among the more fancied candi- dates, being left in the rut. Has- Oolong received his first defeat in cossay led into the straight when the tenth race of the day, on joc-Moller challenged from a favour- able posillon and just managed to Printed and Published for the get home by half # length, Proprietors, The Newspaper Enter- prise Ltd., by. GoaDON CAD BURNETT, Windsor House, Vic toria, Hong Kòng.

Nomine Poenae had the lead in the straight for a short time, and pipped Hascossay by a short hend for second place,

Reuter's New York corres-- pondent says that a generally phlegmatic reception has been

accorded to

Hitler's speech.

Attention centres on threat of

intensified

U-boat warfare

which New York "Times” and the "Herald-Tribune”

terpret DS

to

the

United

il

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in- challenge capacity

the- States to deliver war materials overseas, “There are signs of scepticism regard- Hitler's real intentions which sonte commentators believe the speech attempted to conceal. It is significant that no men- was made of invading Britain or of the Balkan situa- tion. American opinion awaits action rather than talk.-Reu-

tion

ler.