SAPPER QUITE IMPRESSIVE AT MORNING TRAINING BUT FAR VIEW UNLIKELY
UNLIKELY TO WIN
By "Rapier"
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1941.
H.K. AREA |___H. AREA AQUATICS POSTPONED
The Hong Kong Area Swim- ming Championships, which' Were to have been, hold, this evening at Army Pool, have, bden postponed to next Wed- nebday at 7.30 p.m.
THE SECOND HALF OF THE LOCAL RACING SEASON WILL BOXING
START ON SATURDAY WEEK, SEPTEMBER 27, AND ALL ARRANGE- MENTS HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED.
The ponies have been given harder work within the past week, and the majority, appear to be ready for the re-opening.
With the usual complement of jockeys in Hong Kong, together with the transfer back to this port of Mr. G. R. Cheape, a promising jockey who graduated up in Shanghai, owners generally should be well served in this department.
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COCKLEROI, DEVONIAN, SHUT-
TLECOCK and WINNIE are all in good shape, and I expect them to be prominent at later meetings in their respective class.
MR. I.. 13. CHAO HAS is looking very At, and its move- SEVERED HIS CONNECTIONment in morning gallops has been WITH THE MARBER STABLE | quite impressive. There is AND
HENCEFORTH denying the fact that Sapper is HANDLE PONIES FROM MR. S. hard to beat from the mile up-benefited
per carrying weight
WILL
ward
As
CHINA SUBS Amongst the Subs. still racing at the moment KING KONG, the champion Sub. which was pur- chased by Mr. S. W. Lee at the appears to have Public Auction,
from
Summer the recess, and its appearance seems In indicate that it will still have a win or two for its new owner. FAR VIEW, the ex-champion,
CELTIC STAR is being very COMING was sent out to Fanling for rest
after the Melbourne Cup at the patiently trained by Mr. Craven and should be kept in mind at First Extra meeting, when it ran
future meetings. It is now in harness
STRATHBANNOCK is coming the after being in background for sometime, and it may win a race this second half.
W. LEE'S STABLE, WHILE MR. H. S. CHANG WILL RIDE FOR inches. THE MARBER AND WHY STABLES AT THE MEETINGS
Messrs. H C. Pih and G. Tre- verton, however, will not be avail-unplaced. able as the former underwent an again, but, judging from its track operation for appendicitis recent work, I have come to the con-along again ly and the latter is on holiday. clusion that Far View is not the In this article I will give a few Far View of yore, and I doubt it be good enough to notes on the form of the old Aus- it will ever tralian Subs. and the China Subs, win an "A" Class raco. and so conclude by comments on MANY THANKS, which dead- the ponies following the Summer heated with Distant View in the vacation.
Shark Bay
the Handicap over mile in record time when carry- has shown further ing 135 lb.,
Australian Subs. SAPPER. Champion Australian pony, has changed hands and will be racing under new colours. It
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BIG HITTING IN CALE GREENGAME
GUINNESS TIME, THIS TIME and WEST LAKE are still slug- gish in their movements but will probably get into condition after a few hard gallops.
iniprovement after the recess, and MAJOR HOGG
may be depended on to give a good account of itself amongst the
A Class ponies.
Lancashire Chips Will
ARRIVES
POSTPONED
IT IS LEARNED THAT OWING TO OTHER COUNTER-ATTRAC-
CHIEFLY TIONS,
THE TIN HAT BALL, AND THE FACT ARMY SWIMMING THAT
HAVE CHAMPIONSHIPS
TO
CLAIMED THE TIME OF SOME OF THE MEN WHO WERE HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE ON TOURNAMENT BOXING OCTOBER 3, AT STAR THEA- TRE, THIS TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31.
FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
WAITS 22
YEARS FOR
HAT TRICK
No cricketer could miss a famous hat-trick by a more exasperatingly nar- row margin than to take two Yorkshire wickets
WITH with successive balls and
Still Need Watching NEW PONIES
LANCASHIRE CHIPS fell off rather baqtly when running in “A”
other
then have none than Wilfrid Rhodes drop- ped off the third.
And when a few seasons later
is
history repeats itself with Rhodes again the batsmun, missed off the third ball, the baffled bowler entitled to conclude fate does not mean him to be numbered among the first-class hat-tricksters.
Class. but regained its old form Major F. Hogg, Jockey Club's when it dead-heated with Main-veterinary surgeon, who has been sail for first place in the Manley away on a holiday in Australia, Handicap (First Section) carry-returned to the Colony yesterday, ing top-weight in a "B" Class en- On the same boat were the 30 counter in record time. However, Australian ponles, the last of the
This happened to Nigel Halg, this pony is still showing good importations for the 1942 racing
1 morning gallops After being on military duty all form
and season, the first two batches hav- and I am telling the story because the famous Middlesex skipper, at borne in mind
uvering arrived earlier in the year. night,
Sutcliffe should be Major Herbert
the age of 53, has just achieved in travelled more than
"The ponies were in a very ex- hundred short distances. a miles
VICEROY to take part in a match;
him does not seem to cellent condition all the way, but a club match at Middleton, Sussex, at Cale Groen, Stockport, for the move too well at its morning I am afraid they have fallen off the hat-trick which eluded
War Comforts exercises, and I
afraid "Daily Dispatch"
its a little, due to the buffetting ex- through 22 years of all grades of
first-class Fund.
chances of winning a race in "A"perienced after we left Manila,
Manning. Class are rather remote. In "B" the weather all the way up from Class, however, it may bring off there being very bad indeed," said a win or two.
Major Hogg
His enthusiasm gained its own reward, for it is expected that the Fund will benefit by more than .£300, and his eleven beat Jack Iddon's team by four wickets with 10 minutes to spare.
am
BAFFIN BAY has not summer-
ed too well and seems to have lost a great deal of flesh. Judging from its workout last Saturday,
cricket.
V. writes L.
Curious how the drama of his two Yorkshire "near things," with travelled Rhodes featuring in both, escaped Major Hogg said he about a great deal while in Aus-the recorders all these years. tralia. and as a result had time to take in only one
meeling
race
A crowd of 5,000 saw some fine batting, the players being spurred it cannot be compared to the pony "a country meeting at Albury." Y.M.C.A. Hockey Club's first practice on by offers made by various which won the Brisbane Spring sportsmen to pay one shilling a Handicap over two miles in re- run to the Fund for innings play-cord time. ed by their favourites.
The new Australian ponies are match of the season will be held at 4
on September 20 on the
** now being landed and taken to p.m. the Jockey Club stables at Happy ground. King's Park. Players are re quested to bring both Club and white shirts.
A GRAND TIME, another Valley, The biggest innings was played former champion, is regaining
V by W. Barber, the Yorkshire some
of its old form although,
Captain Elsey. Multon trainer, says Mr. J. Skinner, chairman of Hong Batsman, whose first scoring good as this pony is, I am afraid strokes were four 4's, a 6, and that it is not good enough to win that instead of £400 and E50b races, Kong Football Club and League Mah- Northern trainers, would prefer: addi-agement Committee of Hong Kong then another 4, and he hit alto- a race in its present class.
tional races of £200 and £250 each, Football Association, is endeavouring. tó gether two 6's and twelve 4's in
making seven or eight, races a day. get all clubs, with enclosed grounds to South-country competition, for the big-ngree to a uniform price of admission ger prizes was very strong, lie hdds. to football games.
his '82.
George Cox hit a 6 and five 4's, George Pope a 6 and four 4's, While on Iddon's side Paynter hit a 6 and six 4's, Iddon a 6 and ten 4's, and Butterworth ten 4's.
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Cheerful Star In
First Class Condition
CHEERFUL STAR; which won the Bond! Handicap for "C" Class ponies over the Champions dis- tance to equal the record, is at the moment in first class condi- tion and should win a race or two in "B" Class.
CATTERICK BRIDGE is quite tuned up for
of
LEN HARVEY TO
RETURN TORING?
action and should Pilot-Officer Len Harvey, Bri-
..
HARVEY DECLINES
OPENING
FOOTBALL FIXTURES
on
Following are the opening fix- tures in the Hong Kong Football League, which commences Saturday, September 27:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 First Division
Police
V St. Joseph's (Boundary Street, 6.45 p.m.)
V Club (Kowloon, 8.45 p.m.)
V Eastern
Kowloon
Middlesex
(Sooltunpoo, 5.45 p.m.)
Sing Too
V Engineers
(Club, 5.45 p.m.)
Police
Kowloon
Seadra Division
♥ Service Corps
(Boundary Street, 4.15 p.m.)
V Club (Kowloon, 4.15 p.m.)
V Eastern (Sookunpoo, 4.16 p.m.)
Middlesex
Sing Tao
✔
(Club. 4.15 p.m.)
7th R.A,
Engineers
V Ordnance
(St. Joseph's, 4.15 p.m.)
Kit Chee
V 13th R.A.
(Caroline Hill, 5.45 p.m.)
Third Division
University
V
V
20th R.A.
12th R.A.
(St. Joseph's, 5.45 p.m.) 905th R.A,
(Stanley, 4.15 p.m.)
24th R.A.
7th
ν
Medicals
(Military, 5.45 p.m.)
R.A.
Pung Ngai
V Signals (Military, 4 13 p.m )
V Shell (Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 First Division
Royal Scots
บุ Navy
(Sookumpoo. 5.43 p.m.)
South China
V Kwong Wah (Caroline Hill, 5.5 p.m.)
Second Division
V
Royal Scots
Signala (Sookunpoo, 4.18 p.m.) South China V Kwong Wah (Caroline HIL. 4.15 p.m.)
Third Division
30th R.A.
V 30th R.A. (Stanley. 5.45 p.m.) Air Force
V Service Corps (Chatham Road; 6.45 p.m.) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Second Division
Sing Tao
V South China (Caroline Hill, 5.45 p.m.) Engineers
↓ Kwong Wah
(Military, 5.43 p.m.)
Kowloon
Club
V Royal Scots (Kowloon, 5.45 p.m.)
V Signals
(Club, 5.45 p.m.)
7th R.A.
น Police
(Boundary Street, 5.45 p.m.)
V Service Corps
Ordnance
(Military, 4.15 p.m.)
Kit Chee
V Middlesex (Sookunpoo. 5.45 p.m.) 12th R.A.
V Eastern (Chatham Rond, 5.45 p.m.) Third Division
965th
R.A.
ν 24th R.A.
(Stanley, 4,15 pm)
12th R.A,
30th R.A.
V
V
Medloats (Stanley, 5.45 p.m.)
V University (St. Joseph's, 5.43 p.m.) 36th R.A.
20th R.A. (Sookúnpoo, 4.15 p.m.) Pung Ngai
Air Force (Prince Edward Rd., 5.45 p.m.) Signals
V Laneford (Military, 5.45 p.m.) Shell
ν
V
Service Corps (Ground to be notified later.)
V
AVERY SCORES CENTURY
A crowd of 4,000 at Warrington saw George Duckworth's XI (226. for six declared) draw with un R.A.F. XI (171 for seven); ina match in aid of the "Dally Dis- patch War Comforts Fund. Eddie Paynter hit four 6's and nine 4's In scoring 84 for Duckworth's XI. A. V. Avery (Essex) hit 103 for British Empire XI who won by 138 runs, at West Wickham, C, B. Clarke, West Indies Test bowler, took 5 for 20 and was then, hurt' in falling on a coll of barbed wire..
It will be recalled that Ayery visited Hong Kong with the Islington Corin- thiotis touring football team and play-
WORLD TITLE BOUT a une innings at Kowloon Cricket Club.
Lên Harvey, British cruiser weight and heavy-weight champlón, has refused, an offer to fight Billy Conn in Cahada for the world light- heavyweight title, which both claim.
be borne in mind for races over tish and Empire heavy-weight champion and R.A.F. since the the mile in its present class.
ROWAN, which was a skeleton first, siren is at last persuaded to
a pony before winning the defend his title? Manley Handicap (Second sec- The whisper is persistent, that tion), for "B" Class, has put on a fight is well on the way to a great deal of weight, during the being fixed up, writes. L. V. Summer interval, and I am afraid Manning, and that Tommy Farr is it will not be ready in time for the opponent. If not Fare, It would the coming meeting.
bo olther Jack London or Doyle. SPRINGHURST is also tuned The news, if it materialises, is up for action, and it should be all the more startling because Har- worth following whenever it ap-vey had made no secret of the fact pears in races of a mile and less that, he had no intention of de- CONTACT, which lost to fending his, title during the war. Rowan and Springhurst over six Moreover, he felt strongly that he beat McAvoy, and Farr not since furlongs when ridden by Mr. ought not to be expected to do so. November 10 same year, when Craven, is looking much better In peace-time the matching of he defeated Manuel Abrew in since its last run and, from what these two would be hailed as a I have seen, it will be a strong "natural," and even with a war contender in the "B" Class race on it would stir the alley like no at the coming meeting, especially match has done since September
2) 3, 1939, S with Mr. Davis riding,
CONNIEBER, PICCADILLY JIM, ROOIFLY and NATIONAL VICTORY are not as good as they should be but may improve as time goes on...
Dublin,
CRICKET
LEAGUE MEETING
The annual meeting of Hong Kong Cricket League will be held Whether Tarr has, gone back in the Urban Council Chamber, during his enforced absence from Post Office. Building, on Thurs- the ring, and whether the always day, September 26, at 5.15 p.m.
In view of the fact that the At Harvey can still make it at the age of 34 are the intriguing Urban Council may be removing, queries which would make the to their new headquarters, next fight a stll-out at top prices.to Supreme Court, on or about The idea is an open-air night that date, the venue for the meat- show. Where is still hush-hush," ing may be changed. In which Tel. 21800 **BRUTUS, CRIFFEL, PUMPER-ring for a serious contest for two but I can say it won't be Wem-case a notification will appeur in
the press. NICKEL, CENTRE COUR T|, | years—July 10, 1980, which he bley White City, or Harringa
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Lookhart Rd.
Venue Secrét Harvey was 34 yesterday. Farr Is 28. Harvey has not been in the
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