THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1941.
PLACE FOR WHIRLAWAY AMONG GREAT CUP HORSES: IN HISTORY OF U.S. TURF
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ACCIDENTS ASIDE, WHIRLAWAY, AMERI- CAN RACE WORSE, SHOULD TAKE HIS PLACE AMONGST THE GREAT CUP HORSES, WRITES A NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT.
Like Exterminator, Crusader, Reich Count and Twenty Grand, Whirlaway has a blazing turn of speed for a distance horse.
Now that he is a model of deportment, his tendency to run wide at the turns corrected, it is only a question of the jockey giving him his head at the proper time.
Few thoroughbreds have been capable of running the last five-eighths of a route faster than Whirl-
HOCKEY ON ROLLER SKATES way. CUP RULES
"Rules"
Following
the are drawn up by the sponsors of the "Chi Yin Yat Po" Cup Hockey (on roller skates) Tournament; -—
1. The puck is always in play and should be flicked but not hit,
2, Hooking, obstructing or tacking
from behind is not allowed; the stick but both sides of the stick can be used 3, Allacking players inust not be over The line designated on the rink, other- wise it will be called off-side
should not be lifted above the abdomen,
Hle last quarter in the mile and a quarter Kentucky Derby in 24 reconds, without being touched, gives you a rough idea of how dark chestnut rapidly the little
can
The real racing begins.
Gold Cup
E. S. Abraham (with pipe), H.K.C.C. skip, and his opposite number, L. de Rome. (Electric) caught by our cameraman at Chater Road last Saturday, when the home team, won by 2 rinka to i, de Rome being the only visiting skip to be "up." In the background are
J. K. Sloan, Electric R.C., getting ready to bowl, while A. Nissim of H.K.C.C. looks on. Nissim won 27-20.
RUMOURS OF H.B. STARS JOINING OTHER CLUBS
"ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED"
RUMOURS TO THE EFFECT THAT SOME OF run over tiring horses when THE BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO TURNED OUT FOR H.B. IN THE LEAGUE HAVE APPLIED TO JOIN OTHER CLUBS (THIS TEAM WITHDREW LAST WEEK FOLLOWING DISAGREEMENT The Travers at a mile and a quarter at Saratoga in August, the WITH HONG KONG BASEBALL ASSOCIATION Saratoga Cup at a mile and three- AS A RESULT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S REFUSAL quarters, the Lawrence Realisa- tion at a mile and five-eighths TO THE H.B, REQUEST FOR A POSTPONEMENT and the Jurkey Club Gold Cup OF THEIR GAME AGAINST MINDANAO), “ARE the autumin would be to Whel- ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED," ACCORDING TO MR. DHUN RUTTONJEE, SPONSOR OF THE H.B. TEAM.
4. In cases of off-side, the puck mustat two miles at Belmont Park in be bulled-ufY
5. The goalkeeper is not allowed to He across the goal and must always be on his skates The suck must not be laid on the ground and must be kept
in his bands at all times
6. The goalkeepri is allowed to hold the rack and throw at sideways but not to a front
7. the puck is above the head it
can be stopped with hands or feet, but
kicking is not allowed.
8. If a player is sent off the rink for fouling. The time must not be more
than two minutes
9. Every team consists of alx players but [I case of 16 smaller rink, five players will be played instead.
10. The oftleia! (me for each gaine is limited to 30 minutes
GOLF STARTING TIMES
on
Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's starting
for times
Fanling Sunday are as follows:----
OLD COURSE
9.16 a.m. T. E. Pearce, K. S.
Morrison,
A. B. Purves, R. For- rest.
S. L. Lloyd, I. H. Geare.
H. F. Phillips, J. A. Parrish,
B. O. Hewitt.
Rowland.
Baldwin,
away's hiking.
Whirlaway perhaps is the finest race horse in America at any dis- ! tanec
from Ave-eighths to | Mr. Ruttonjee said that maybe HORN! miles, but distance is his some of the non-playing men- forte.
bers of the club had voiced such While my no sense a płudder like | intentions, "but I can assure you Gustu and Dauber, Whirlaway is that they do not include any uf not cut out to set the pace and the present crowd." run his own type at race, meet- Enquiries from Mr. Roy Lau, ing and repelling all challengers Hon. Secretary of the Baseball as they come along as did Man Association, elicited the Informa- u' War and his fine son, War tion that "no such application Admiral.
had been received,
Whirlaway must be carefully
rated.
He must not be called upon too soon or too late.
He requires an Arcaro in the pilot house.
"If we do receive any, though,' Mr. Lau said, "there is no reason
next
AIR FORCE CRICKET WIN
OVER ARMY
There was a Test Match flavour at Lord's on
why they should not be granted, about the cricket For instance, there must be some June 21, where 10,000 watched the of the H.B. players who will want first of four matches arranged be- to take part in the International tween the Army and the Royal
early On the small side-standing no series which begins
Air Force in aid of Army charities
A, B, Sellers, Yorkshire captain, more than 15 hands 3 inches, the month. Applications from them blaze-faced Whirlaway
skippered the Army, which also includ- is deep to play for the different sides led Leyland and Verity, both of York- through the heart and shoulder will most certainly be granted, shire, P. Smith and Nichols, both of
for His and exceedingly well made.
cannot hold anything Essex, while Royal Air Force included just because Barnett of Gloucester and Toid of conformation and appearance sug- against the players
the
club Kent, Matthews of Northamptonshire, gest power plus, but he is a ner-
management of their
Washbrook of Lancashire and Gregory vous fellow.
saw fit to withdraw."
we
SHANGHAI GIANTS OF THE PAST
the with
late Jimmy
Writing
in his daily feature and says there isn't any fast bowler W. under the heading of "Random comparable
Quayle. "There was something really Shots" on July 6, the Sports
to watch then with Capt. Barrett, the P. M. Cotton, H. M.Editor of the "China Press' late Harry Ollerdessen, Willie Cifford, Shanghai, bemoans the fact that the Lanning brothers. To-day, we just handful with Donald Leach present-day players in the various have felds of sport do not compare leading the few." favourably with the giants of the past.
J. C. Taylor, R. Young.
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C. W. E. Bishop, Woodward.
L. A. R. Duncan, J. G. H. Lander.
J. G. Jensen, Capt. Barclay.
Capt Young. E. G. Price.
Dealing with tennis first he says:-*
City's "Carson may be the
tennis champton but if his performance in the
A. E. Lissaman, D. S. Mixed Doubles Championship be any Robb.
criterion I am afraid he would have
W. been outclassed by the veterans in their heyday. Toussaint ruled the roost for
a
The writer. after asserting that the feats of the sportsmen that have gone shine witth a lustre that cannot be matched, charges the youngsters of to- their attention to day with turning
fantastic" "tripping the light
rather than getting out in the early morning for a spell of hard training,
a number of years, after which we had Mackerel, the filly which tied the Sheldon, Putts. Tanaka, Roberts....... Belmont Park juvenile course record Zeke Bonura is batting at a 400 pace Again among the fair sex, none of the for five furlongs in 0:59-3/5, is from for Minneapolis.
local stars to-day would stand up to a the last crop of Equipoise, which died match with Mrs. C. D. Pearson."
as he was about to win renown "as"a The writer then goes on to cricket progenitor.
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With the introduction of hockey and basketball on roller skates, some the more enterprising young sportsmen have been talking about starting a soft- ball competition on the same lines.
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The annual general meeting of Hong Kong Rifle Association will be held in the Jacobean Rooth, Hong Kong -Hatel; on Thursday, July 24, at 6:30 pm The election of a Council President, Vied Presidents. Auditor," Legal Adviser Hon. Secretary and Hon, Treasurer are Items on the "ngenda,
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When the H.D. squad falled to put in an appearance at Rall-
Corner for their match against U.8.8. Mindanao last. Ohung Hwa stopped into the branch and were beaten photograph shows the Hwamen on the benches during With ""Grandpa. Loung in the middle of the group,
sting him foot" on
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