1941-04-30 — Page 30

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 30, 1941

MESSRS H.C. PIH & L.B. CHAO TAKE RIDING HONOURS

World Fair View Sets Record Despite Heavy Track Handsome Dividend Paid DAZZLING FIELDING

On The "Daily Double"

By "Rapier"

THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING ON SATURDAY WAS A DISTINCT SUCCESS. FEARS OF UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER CAUSING POSTPONEMENT WERE DISPELLED WHEN, AFTER A GLOOMY MORNING, THE SKY CLEARED SOMEWHAT AND THE AFTERNOON'S RACING PASSED OFF WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

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Racing on the whole was exceptionally keen, but in view of the heavy state of the course, it was a surprise to see one record bettered.

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Mr. H. C. Pih scored three wins and two conds to top the list of winning jockeys, while Mi L. B Choo was second with three wins and a second, the former breaking the 1-1 4 Miles re cord for China ponies, under the new scale of weights, on World Fair View.

the heavy state of the course which did not suit the pony,

There were 64 ticket-holders, : in the "Double", who had faith mi Royal Sovereign, and they were vach rewarded with $189.10.

Tien Tien's Race

Honours among owners went to Mr Li Lan Song with two wins and two seconds, including the favourite responding to covered? St. George's Plate.

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Well Handled Pony

The fourth ence, the Charter Towers Stakes, resulted according Lovely View mumped out to take to expectatiode Mountain View> the lead fel awing by Celbe Steen geve My P.h hun erond sue- CALL Botelho. Strathbaumori, ceea at the aftertioon (Me Back) and Blue Peki

order am manau ed und „te, pasting the Rock when M. RK Chur sent Lovely Star toward to take second position, which held is the last quarter, when It was passed by Hine Field and Eve of Hunting (Mr Coppin

On rounding the bend Lovely} View was well iront, but # Field had the better mph, a overhauling +1 near the band stand Went

win although to Mr. Pihninde

a great effort Lovely View.

was third.

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Vanguard's Fine Run

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GIVES INDIANS SOFTBALL TITLE

By "Grandstand"

THE INDIANS RETAINED THEIR INTER- NATIONAL SOFTBALL TITLE WHEN THEY TRIUMPHED OVER THE UNITED STATES CON- TINGENT ON SUNDAY BY 6-2, WHILST THE CHINESE CUTIES HANDED THE PORTUGUESE LASSIES A 13-5 TRIMMING IN A GAME SPARKED BY ULIAN KHOO'S BASE-CLEANING DOUBLE, TO TAKE THE SERIES FOR THE THIRD SUCCESSIVE YEAR.

thoestring | Lou La ght's blooper to short contie

In the ab ence of Willie Wilson, who patrolled the centre patch for The Stars and Stupe, fast week. the Mighty Mohawks emried the Hassan Best Batter banner for Uncle Sam If the ༣༽ f་ ! རྣ་ tite marakding Mahawk Savage Hassan hacf the best they ke were the famet bunch batting day, being good dog two t was the fir 4 away, with Corvette hujum wantin's Pop ever set my

three, whist Pete Fitch banged in orb. on, whilst mentor Mankat the only extra-base clout with a (ME Traverton and Strathalbyn

Str fnd are CM Blank in close attende

JUN coulding Te hefty triple beat last babinth, a therath The Molay kr dished up two The patrons were Baritate

nt sed dummy King's She'd fen, double can ures, when Lou Leight Bleuf your F2121322!

pelamped his hands on Husain's before y liner and pegged Abbas off first, dazzling deiding deplay the road supporters, who turned and again when Sherry Bun, whe

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win wat indicated but unidatunted. Mir Pan creuredi Catade de POB From Tien Teet winch shot forward near the end There wi hardly anything of to pass Corvelte and win by interest #1 the race begrunnel the length and a half, with Shabal-and fanned tone, whilst hurler Cy complete the double play.

that Nomine Poenao (Mr

had wheedied a walk, was tusseri Mound Vor Kassa Nazarın jout by Waggoner at second, whilst limited the Wanggren men to only Pete Fitch, who was covering the four scattered blows m a steller hag, pivoted the pill to Erme Ear- slab performance walked nonether at first to snuff Abbas Lo

The latter

many lengths

Daylight Fails

Lee) .*nch Mountain View hind, thurd. fought out the flunch. WOTS by 2 length and, bengths away. Iron Belle We › filled third place

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The Best Return

Jones was neked for four bingles.

i passed two Markermen to first Band whatfed one.

Indians Take Lead

The Indians shot into the lead with a whoop as Jindoo "Muscle · bound" Hussain dented the count- bied Marker Jr.'s dump. ing-station when Cy Junes fum- whilst Markar crossed the pan on Savage. Hassan's

blistering grounder

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CHINESE OUTHIT

PORTUGUESE

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In the ath race, the St Kilda Stakes (Second Sretion) over the Pih's "Hat-Trick" x longs, Daylight (Mr. We

; was made firm favourite. but it The first leg of the "Daily Dou- failed distnally. On the rise of the ble" was decided on the Broken gate, Ophir (Mr. Hoo Pak-ming) Hill Handicap (First Section) for jumped out Arst followed by Eve of Hunting Class Australian ponies. Much Googly (Mr. K. I. Ip) and Tobac- through the keystone to chalk up

was expected

of The Nineteenth coship (Mr. Botelho). On reach-two tallies in the first frame. Hole (Mr. Hearne), but after run- |ing the Rock. Ophir gave up the

By "Grandstand' ning well up to a certain stage, il fight

Waggonermen's home Googly and

took the half of the inning, Hank Sperry faded out of the picture.

followed by Tobaccosh Pspanked Nazarin's A Hap-lead,

Outhitting an erratic easy offering

the Park Stakes, punters By Time (Mr. Tao) made the ruti-Angel of Glory (Mr. Black) and for a single, but was caught pil- Portuguese squad, made Vanguard favourite on thening fairly fast and led until the Twinkling Star (Mr. Craven). fering second. strength of

Joe Morris next Chinese maidens slugged In the straight Googly was still succumbed when he rolled an easy their way to a 13-5 vic- its last performance home stretch, at which stage Mr and they were not disappointed as Ph. on Man-O'-War, took com-ahead but Mr. Black applied pres-bounder to second-sacker

mand and romped home to win sure on Angel of Glory which res- the pony came out with flying co-

Abbas, and although Johnnie tory, to annex the Mol- lours to win from Prairie View, by length and a half to complete ponded magnificently to pass To-Schaberg sing'ed to centre, Pete

his "hat-trick." National Cour- | baccoship and then Googly, the second pony, by three lengths.

Fitch grounded out, for a two-hit then trophy. On

was third an- reached home an easy winner by the lise of the barrier,ase (Mr. Chang)

no-run inning.

Mary Ng, for the winners, whiff- King's Welcome

other tour lengths away. Needa)

two lengths from Twinkling Star.

In the next chapter, both sides ed two and walked. Ave, whilst went into the lead, followed

which came up in a belated rush paraded three batters to the plate Thelma Collaco, who toiled on the Prairie

to take second place from Tobac-and View (Mr. Pih)

Favourite Only Second and

back again in an air-tight slab for the losers, fanned one and coship. Amusement Tax (Mr. Wei), After

fielding display, high-lighted by passed one. The Koala Stakes (First Sec- passing the Rock, King's Welcome

Arst-sacker Markar's brilliant Playing heads up ball for the fell back and Prairie View came tion), over the 14 miles distance,

catch of Molthen's foul fly, which first two frames, the Tortuguero up to first position with Vanguard found punters betting strongly. în

The last race of the day, the, he chased all over the park.

defence busted wide open in, the but it disap- Broken Hill Handicap (Second) (Mr. Chang) in close attendance. Bugle (Mr. Wei),

In the third heat Kitchell sin-third, as the Chinese femmes only securing Section) provided On entering the home straight pointed badly by

the best win gled, but was forced at second by chalked un a cluster of four mar- Vanguard came through strongly second place.

dividend of the day--$98.10—Mr. | Buby Abbas, whilst a brilliant kers on three miscues and two to pass Prairie View and win quite Seal River (Mr. Black) took Chao riding a clever race on double-killing retired the side blows, including Ulian Khoo's easily; Gay Fox (Mr. Poy) was the lead at the outset, followed Catterick Bridge to beat Contact without further damage. The Ruthian wallop which cleared the

by Casino (Mr. Pih), Archber (Mr. Needa).

Mohawks threatened in their half, crowded bases. (Mr. Greg) and Bona Vacan- The race started with several but Johnnie Schaberg only tapped In the same inning, Therese St. George's Plate tia (Mr. C b). On passing the ponies bunched together. On out a slow roller with ducks in Noronha, who now knows the

six furlong post, Casino overtook | reaching the straight for the first the pond.

reason why the third base has The St. George's Plate, over the Seal River to take the lead up to time, Joan (Mr. Yuen) took the

been named the "hot corner," Champions distance. was the the half mile post, when Archber|lead, followed by Happy Returns

switched with left gardener principal event of the day. World forged ahead to assume command,│(Mr. Wei) and Lex Fort (Mr: S.

Theresa Maroues, Fair View (Mr. Pih), mude hot | followed by Bona Vacantia and W. Lee).

Two hits and a sacrifice, assisted Another splurge of five runs favourite, fully justified the con-Bugle. Coming Into the home On passing the six furlongs post by two miscues, produced another. dented the pay-off station as the fidence placed in it. The race straight, Bona Vacantia with Lex Fori shot forward to take the three counters for the Indians in Chinese Cutles plastered hurler started with Avon (Mr. Black), Bugle in hot pursuit, overhauled lead which it kept to the Village the fourth, but the lead was slim-Collaco for three blows, and sewed Sam's Choice (Mr. Hearne), Archher, and, although Mr. Wel bend, when Catterick Bridge came med as the Waggonermen staged the game up with three more Hughber (Mr. Treverton) and tried hard, he had to be satisfied out of the ruck to overhaul Lex a two-run uprising on two blows, tallies in the sixth on a pair of World Fair View bunched together with second place. Seventy Six Fori and take first position, with including Pete Fitch's wallop with singles-and-three Portuguese bob- with the remainder of the field a¦ (Mr. Hearne) was third, just hav- | Contact; Vixen Tor1(Mr. Hearne)|none aboard, which dented the bles. couple of lengths behind.

ing the better of Archber by the and Venus: Bay (Mr Pih) in at-left; field fence and would have After passing the Stands, World narrowest margin.

tendance.

been good for a four-master, only

Two Runs Scored Fair View took the lead, follow-

In the straight Catterick Bridge | The Big Chief skidded at third and ed by. Eve of Dancing (Mr. 'Double' Pays $189.10 had the advantage of a few lengths had to be content, with a three- The losers left two stranded on Yuen), Hughber;- Sam's Choice

lead from Contact and despite Mr, bagger.

the base-paths in the first, and and Galaxy (Mr. Wel), but on Those who success ully nomin-Needa's determined effort to malte | :: A single and two fielder's choice two frames. Two bingles and one passing the half mile post Mr. Wei ated Man-O'-War to win the first up the leeway, it went on to win plays presented manager Chuck Chinese miscue netted them two sent Galaxy forward to take se-leg of the "Dally. Double" were with a length and a half to spare Heh, Heh!" Waggoner the op- scored one in each of the next cond position with Hopeful Star not presented with too great a Vixen Ton was third.

portunity to be the golden haired more runs in the fourth, and added (Mr. K. I. Ip) and Johnber (Mr. problem in making the right Catterick Bridge's win was herp, of the day, but he only suc-only one more in a hitless sixth Chao): following.

choice in the second leg, which well-merited, and it was to a great ceeded in forcing. Ernie Hearther inning Hilda "Bembina" Soarce On rounding the Village bend was the first- section of the St. extent due, to the superb riding at the plated on a feeble bunt. pinch-hitting for: Ding Lopes filed Galaxy, on being passed by John-Kilda Stakes.

of Mr Chào..

Hank Sperry filled out to end the out to deep right. ber, and So Nice,...gave up, the The race was won by Royal Prior to the start Y; K. Tu was chapter,

Although Thelma Collaco, was struggle. Coming into the straight Sovereign (Mr. Tao), which over-taken for a joy ride to the Foot-: The Indians chalked up another guilty of four of her teammates' " World Fair View had such a com- took Newborn Star (Mr. Proulx) ball Stands by Optima » Fide, marker in the fifth canto to cinch errors, she atoned by cracking out manding lead that its win was a on rounding the Village bend, and where the pony, refused to move, the game, Abbas making second two singles in as many trips to foregone conclusion, and it reach- never looked back. Mr. Hearne The pony collided, with the stone on a bobble, and trotting home on the plotter. whilst Ullan Khoo ed the winning post six lengths made a great effort on Anzac Day wall, and Mr. Tu had to dismount, twirler Jones', wild heave.

connected safely three times in ahead of Johnber

but was unable-to-make-any-im-and-as-it was getting lato, and the For the remaining three semen fue changes, Including a double For third place a great tussle pression on the winner, Newborn pony was becoming more and ters, the Americans were shut out which chased in three of her ensued between So Nice and Avon, Star was third. The Koala Bear more restless, Mr. Walker was in a perfect fielding display, cen-mates. Doris "Mar poled out the which came up with a terrific (Mrs. Wei)'r the, favourite, was a sent to recall the jockey, the pony tre-fle der Big Boy Bakar coming longest hit of the fracas with none üburst, but, the former had the bet, I disappointment, probably due to thep being led back to the stables, up, with a fielding, gem, when he aboard,

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