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Bookmakers Cheered, Backers Groaned

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(By Vernon Morgan. Reuters Sports Editor)

Epsom Downs, June 7. Bookmakers cheered and backers groaned as the 40 to One French outsider, Pearl Diver, romp- ed home in the premier British Classic, the Derby, with the odds-on favourite Tudor Minstrel. believed to be the champion of champions, only fourth."

Bookmakers cheered because it is reckoned that Tudor Minstrels defeat meant a difference of £5,000,000 to them. Backers groaned because few of the huge 400,000 crowd were on the winner although there were those who, backed" Pearl Diver because he was bred to stay, be-' 'cause he was French, because he was an un- known quantity and Newmarket touts, where he finished his trainings said that he had been going great guns on the heath.

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NIPPON DERBY

Tokyo, June 8

Batsumidori" "grundson: "af" the British ence horse Priony Fark, today was the Nippon Derby-Japan's biggest horse race-from a field of 24 be- "fore an estimated crguys of

60;000“ „one day "after"

The

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1947

Goddard's Grand Performance

London, June 7.

Apart from the Test match at Nottingham bowlers had a good day in other first class cricket matches today, many of which were played on Thin-affected wickets,

Bowling on the ground on which he first learned to play cricket, and in his native city." Tom Goddard, the Gloucestershire off spin bowler, accomplished yet another grand performance when he captured eight Leicestershire wickets at Gloucester for 26 runs.

Hat Trick Of Penalty Goals

Derby our of Eprout formber Viserunt H. Kun kont manager of the Specie Bank in London anth Vice-President' of 'the. Horse-racing. Asao¬ riction told Reuter today that the racing Pules"in Javna ure based on thonut, Newmarket. „He is campaigning to put

meing on a more formal foot-Milburn, ing in England, with me

enclosures fur tophatted. graing-coated scegoers Reuter

during the afternoon and the race was rum in hot sunshine. The

E crowd was big but in spite of the fact that, it was a Saturday, It was not record.

BLUEBIRD

TESTS

Reigate, Jene B. *** Sie "Malcolm Campbelt said on Saturday that he would'

eve first thing tomorrow

morning" for Coniston Water" in the North of England Lake, district to begin, testing his new jet-propelled Epeadboat,

Haluaidhë: woulch, “frizle sometime sext week,

depending on the weather, but ** thought he would be able to give the boat its friť vacing: fert on Tuesday or Wednes-

Associated Pream."

HOW THEY

He ended the innings der at eally by taking the last fivem. „Kela for nine runa in eight overs, He bowled or a pitch which gave him much assistance and his final analysis was '17 overs. 7 maidens, NAT 28 rana 8 wickets

Bowlers also had a happy day Lords, where both Glamorgan and Middlesex batsmen were in trouble on rain-affected pitch

Glamorgan were dismissed in

STAND

Blackpool

First Division

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Shemaid U

Preston.

Sunderland

Aston Vilim Middlesbro

DISTINCTIVE

PORTRAITURE

ASIA STUDIO 10 Ice House Streets

Just How Good Is

Imprudence?

London, June 7.

The French tilly Imprudence, the easy winner o the Oaks, is either a very exceptional horse o British fillies this season are of a very poo class. Possibly something between the two is near the truth although there are no means telling just how good Imprudence Is

She has won all her four will-be a live contender for races this season and the way year's event, she won at Epsom must have

surprised even her most Charlie Hannam optimistle supporters. To any

She could have been bought that she won in a canters no exaggeration The home-bred for about 30,000 after the horses were all struggling half-ruce but the party Interested way up the straight, but without thought that this was too much pressed, Imprudence They would think different being galloped along as if in a train after his facile win today Ing spin and the margin of five. Among the two year-oles lengths could easily have been running at Epsom with distine exceeded had jockey Tobation was the French-bred colt Johnstone wished Lerins, half-brother to Sayany "Her record of winning the being out of the same mart

English" One Perfume but by Diebpl. He 4 1039 41.35 French and

Guincas and, the owned by the Gaekwar 46 16 6 930 Thousand 41 1 1

te, R6 79 47 English Oaks is likely to stand Baroda, who should win so 42 28 30 13 76 74 E 42 18 18 67 6347 for very many years and the good races with him. He work 42. "188-16 66. 4only pity is that she will not be the valuable Woodcote Stakes 12-178 1775 asked to race in the French over six furlongs in great style

The British turf lost one ch 41 17 & 15-5861 Oaks, for the should surely win 12 16-177 72 7641 43 10 7 29 29 84 19 49 18 17 16 86 18 12 13 12 17 63 82 28

just over two hours, J. Young, the Inverpool London, June 7.

left arm low bowler, taking severalynn A hat trick of penalty wickets for 46 runs, while Wilfred Manchester U12 22 22 895-54 56

Woolier, the famous Welsh Rugby Boke goals, all scored in the international, was just as devas second half by Georgie tating, when Middlesex went in

He took seven wickets for 60 Chesterfield's

George Heath was mainly res- full-back against Shef-ponsible for Derbyshire's collapse field Wednesday was the against Hampshire at Portsmouth Everton

The batsmen could not stand up Derby outstanding incident in

to his right hand medium paced has the dying soccer season balls, and he finished with seven Portsmouth

wickets for 43 today bo

Close Of Play Scores

As they conceded more than

tree gratarine Cup ties. Burnley's defence has yielded only 32 goals in 51 games this The police handled the crowd season and never more than nicely and it took only an hour two in a match.

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Close of play scores today wċrni AL Lords Glamorgan 99 Young for 461 and 83 for (Davies 66) Middlesex 102

Wooller 7 for 52)..

Arsenal

Grimsby Belton W. Huddersfield entford

Bilburn

age.

4215 5 10 74 43′|

Charlton M249711 12.

429 25 45 8 25

There is romance in this fine its most famous figures th brown filly for not only was she week with the death of Charlie born near the Falaise Gap with Hannam, perhaps the greatest

battle raging all around her professional backer in the world.

47 18 ST but her sire, Cannt, by Nung by in his day. Hannam, known

Clarissous, would almost cer- Old England who would-be 42 28. T 79tainly not have been sent to this no limit on any even mone

chance, died at Harrog 426 623 14 22 13 Normandy stud but for the war

and the fact of German occupa Yorkshire, aged 88. Second Division

on. Further, her dam Indis. Manchester C. (1 25 10: 1. 12. 14, 37retion was bought from Lord 85 29 30 Rosebery at the Newmarket 42 25 5 1 75 345 sales for 700 guineas when she

Birmingham..s

FW. D. I FAP

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He would, wager fearless 10,000, on a horse not vo

that many shillings and annual turnover was more

Richards is, universally popular." League record but failer] tó 142 (Goddard 8 for 26); Gloves Wenn Bram 2 2016 78 was in foal to his St. Lever #2,000,000 on which, he reck

Women Backed him because, | The Aga Khan, who came to they like his nanje and those whổ, sun Migel run, "watched his grey. raw him in the parldoek. coilbrok

stay on strongly, as his hive thrown away' suminthing, bending suggested, "to take; sec. ́on, him because, herits one of joyd place just in front of Soyau The best built and striking horses ifto a fult brother to Dante

in the Beld.

Just for one -moment," when Ben heard of one persun Tudor Minstrel was obviously „who had a good unch way wager, beaten, it looked as if Sayojiran pla Tom him as he saw a map on" on the rails might make a race his way to the course and Pearl of it but this expensive 28,000 Diver's colours were "black and guinea purchase just had not en white But the masses were onough réserve left, 1 though he Tudor Minstrel and apart hozan in the hands of capable Aus.I this easy Two Thousand Guineas tralian jockey Edger Brit. -winner, nothing was really seri-k The winning jockey, George

ously backed

Brekla. Was born in the Mid to get to the course from London Doncaster, who were present- At Partsmouth Derbyshire Tudor. Minstrel looked a picture barels although he, races chiefly by ear. As the crowds graduallyed with the League Three North 125 (Heath 7 for 49); Hampshire Burnley In the padlock before the race in France, so Britain can make dispersed, the general remark Shiell during the interval today, 48 for 4. and behaved like a perfect gentle sume crumb of this nearly all was "Poor Gordons Richards for needed six goals to beat

the At Gloucester Leicestershire purs

ed to make about five per cen man, which was one reason why French victory.

Coventry 12 16 13-13-66 39 15 winner Sandwich.

profit. He retired from bettin he went to seven, to four ow. But, j Before hace, all jockeys. Superstitious ones said it was score, They had the consolation tershire 143 for 4 (Barnett not Chesterfeld 42 18 10 10 70 50 5

a few years before the last. Selousters 146 E drew 13, for the of taking their points total, to out 861.. us some feared, he failed to stay were taken before the Stewarts because be

"Sayani" Lieux

The last survivor of the At Dudley-Warwickshire 162 Bernales 42 17 8 · 17 · 79 78 42 "this" gruelling, mile and a 'half and and were giyên a warning to see favourite was drawn Number 13 || 72, which is a new League re-

18 70 76 (Hill 57 Jackson 6 for $6); Wort Hat 42 177 crest fallen Gordon Richards; his that the

Since Pierre Cordiere, noted betting giants, Hannam stu race was tun fairly, at the start. He carried Number cord.

cestershire 46 for. 0.

Newcastle #2 '19" 10 13 05'57 · 40

breeder,out

60 years. rider, who hay béen :19 tiinos. Never has there been less scrim. Eight on his saddlecloth.. It was Drawing at Millwall, Burnley At Brentwood-Essex 277 for Puham 42 15 8 13 54 14 38 bought her, she has not dropped

Southamptes.. 42 16 6 19 70 75 French owner ind champion jockey and has yet to maging, and there were no hard Grand Weather that carried 13. completed their programme 6

His System ride the winner of the Fierby. Juck stories. This is what some of Tonight in pubs all over the with a remarkable defensive retoorsfall 63, Clack 69): Sussex Luton

Bradford summed up his fälture in-dive them said 'alter the race:

country, there will be the usual cor In conceding only 29 At The Oval-Lancashire 167 B Bridgland: "I could sec Tudor Derby post-mortem including League goals, they have

for 3 (Place not out 77.. Ikin 68); Millwall

When Richards -rounded Tat. ter entering the straight. I took favourite would not win-Reu-since the off-shic rule tenhari Carner in front riding the lead and knew that the Derby ter comfortably, it looked as if Steve was mine. I was never serious- Donoghue's lucky bonts with ly challenged."" which he wor'un Manna and

Number 13 which Gordon was wearing, were Douglas Smith: "Migoli uniy going to help Richards to his life's ride out in his own style on anibition. But one could see half-meeting the rising ground. He way up the straight that he could might have

level nos win,

track."

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42 36 719 71 7350 a single laser a remarkable

41 24 11-19 45 2140

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feat. She has no two year old. There have been many

words. "He just did n Minstrel was weakening spon afthose who said: "I told you the tablished a new League record Surrey to bat Services †Batts Forest. 41 24 101785442 to Imprudence, who will go into Charlie Beatty, John Hanamond 3

Steve's Boots

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Irish Sweep

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li changed, in the season of

and 1926-Reuter...... Dublin, June 7.- Three New Yorkers each wor upwards of $100,000 in the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes to- day when Pearl Diver won the Derby at Epsom Downs. a

Peart Diver, who had been up Edgar Britt: "Sayajiraä had with the favourite coming down every chance but could never get the hill to Tattenham Corner at the Frenchman." after a slow start was storming

Tom Burns said, that the Irish up the straight on the outsidecat Chrond Weather ran and stay: just like Airborne last yeared on strongly. "I did not give And it was obvious that nothing him a hard race when he had no could level with him

lighting chance.”

Some unhappy backers, who had a poor view of the race, mis took Pearl Diver's, white jickat- with black dots and white cap for Tudor Minstrel's white jacket | with tartan cross and white esp, j and thought the favourite had

won.

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the son Pearl Diver is France's immortal Pearl Cap. reckoned one of the next, fillies the world has seen His · sire Vatelloy has St. Simon bigad in his veins, being by Katges qur of Lady Elinor, a Teddy mare. As Vatellor twice won the Prix! Cadran, French Ascot Gold | Cup trial race, there was every reason why Pearl Diver should stay, as stay he did.

His record is not very illustri- ous in France as he was beaten by the Oaks winner Imprudence

There were BO, other first prize winners from the United States, Canada or South Ame- rics:

Two Canadians

and two Americans, each war around $40.000 second prize money, and two other New Yorkers won third prize money of ap-

American Baseball

es

was

1925

training next year. At Oxford Combined

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12. 11

7 24 55 23, 29

$ 28. 80,125 (245

New York, June 7. Pitcher, Shea of the Yankees scored the first run after doubling Browns at St. Louis 3-1 Joe or Henrich's fly defeating Dimaggio hit a home run in the tourth.

Athletics at Cleveland, Red Sox

Although it was horribly wet proximately $20,000 each at Detroit, Cardinals at New

in the morning, the sun came out Press.

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

LOAN HANGS

FIRE

Washington, June 8.

41 147 25 55 73 in training this year but there spectacular backers on the Plymouth. 47 14 5 23 79 96 53 is a yearling colt, a full brother world race courses, Fred Parker, 84 (Sutton 4 for 2 Kardar, 3 for day-12 12

Bob Slevier, Tom Wilson ande The Oaks winner is rather Captain Mitchell of England 7) Oxford University 181 for 6

At

nicely named for indiscretion in "Bet you a million Gates an Cambridge Cambridgeport 41 10 University 160 for 3. Free Fares- Third Division South'

canoe (Canot) would be Im Chicago O'Brien of the Unite ters to bat.

P W D L F A Pl prudence. Special credit for States, but Hannam was the big

Swanse

P. Rangers 4223 21.8 24 40 6ther win must go to her trainer, gest of them all. Bristol City. 20 11 11 54 47 81 Joseph Leux "Sayani" Lieux "Although he was an intrepi

winden 42 1 11 12 84 78 40 as he is now popularly known gambler, he was really a very

his big win with the careful and calculating back Ipswich 42 16 1412 01 03 44 after

At Gravesend Nottingham-cardit City 42 30660336-65. shire 182 for 54 (Harris not out 64 Hardstaff 61); Kent to bat. At Leeds-Yorkshire 521 for Halliday 58, Sellers 52, Lester not out 85); Somerset to bat. Reuter,

Sing Tao Win 4-0

Southed.

22 1713 13 46 French colt Sayani in last year's which caused the

Walsall 2. 42,

trainer Charles Morton to say.

Bournemouth. 42 188 1872 56 Cambridgeshire. Port Vale. 42 12 16 48.63 \ 43 This young trainer turns his of him; "He is easily Torquay 42.15 12 15 62 61 42 horses out a picture and only he cleverest backer the turf

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44 10 10 15 22 12 knows how he gets them so ever known".

Randing [Bristol, R. 42 16 18 18. 6a, da zu

Northampten 41 15 16 17 72 15 46scular and strong.

Good

*Hannam began life as a rá

42 16 18 60 6 9rench feeding obviously has way lerk and set up as a boo Watford 43 17 8:20 41 763omething to do with it but may maker in a small way. He soo Notts County 47 14 16 18 42 66

Brighten 43 13 12 3264 72:19 Palace Manila, June 8..

Aldershot Before an estimated crowd of Drin

| Manufivid¦- 15,000, Sing Tao football team

Norwich

47 17 11 28 49

47 10 12 21 48 17

43 12 22 56 75

9 10 23 48 96 23 100$. -24 64 100 28

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Division North

there not be something in the made up his mind that he could general, French iden that hories make more money as a backer should be made to work for and the system he employed was 32 their living?

backing three or four horses fif This may well be one reason each race to bring him an even British turf, notably over longer was at Liverpool one year, whe for the French success on the money win. Typical of his betting

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6.5 122 40 12 distances, that French trainers he fancied nothing for th 41 28 511140 race their charges as often as Grand National. He do 4224810 95 54 56 possible and keep them sharpen-wager on the race but 41 19 10 15 19 47 46 must make them big and strong,Bet you a million Gatea on 42 24 2 14 78 63 62ed up by constant gallops. This 10,000 to his American-fri

York, Cubs at Brooklyn" and Pirates

at Philadelphia - ́were rained out. Reds at Boston was

■... | 1 night game.

Today's scores follow:

continued its winning vein by Third National League beating the Athletic Club one

RH. E. of the strongest teams in the Doncaster New York Yankces 370 Mania Football League by four Motherham St. Louis Browns ... 1 2. D clear goals after leading at the Cheater

Yankees: p. Shea; e Robinson.interval by two goals. Bradford Stockport Browns: p. Porter, Zoldak: Sing Tao scored in the first Bondale

Early:

minute of the game through we Chaw Man-chi, and before half- New Briation, 43. 13:13 2 66 75 of good food. One wishes that He would be thousands Washington Senators..

time Lai Shui-wing added an- 63 37216 1024 Imprudence had been entered game of billiards or on the tos other

3 Hall

41 168 13 49 53 41 for the St. Leger. Lai, who led the attack, re-Tranmere 1. 41 17 4 13 66 17 19 gistered a hat trick by scoring: Hartinpoolada 42 18-9-18 14 73 33 both the other goals in the Calabrid. 12:42 16 18 20. 62 12 28 'second period.

merely will prevent the Bank from making other loans which are more in line with it? origin- al purpose to stimulate the United States export and im- port" trade.

A Precedent The reaction of the United States public, press and Con- greas to the American policy of rapproachment with Argen- tina may have some effect or polly statement....

An official source indicated today that the Chinese are holding up submission of specific projects for expending the Export-Import Bank loan nending a policy re-statement. An Export-Import Bank offi- cial said the Chinese bave sub mitted no projects as yet and be fore they do it was expected that President, Truman will re- on his first outing this season state, the United States policy. this shows, just what a brilliant The fact that the Chinese for Ally Imprudence, and his only the past two weeks had some previous win was on an objection.projects here ready for sub

Hoodoo Race

mission but withheld them," "ap- He is trained by the famous peared to substantiate indica Frenchman, Perry Carter, whs Lions that they are awaiting a used to train for his owner. Baron policy declaration. President Truman's George' de' Waldner's father-in Even after President Truman law. Mr. Edward Esmond: jmake his new China po

Baron de Waldner, one of the icy statement it will still be is no great reaction against As one source put it, if there foremost owner breeders in necessary for the Export-Im- France, bred Pearl Diver himself port Bank to approve individual coming to harmonious terms While he thought that softer go projects and to

with Argenting and placing her extend ing would suit, his colt, he had termination date on the Chin States arms, under the hemis- In a position to receive United only £50 each, way on him be exe har beyond the present cause he thought Tudor Minstrel June 30 deadline. However, it pheric agreement, there will not was sure to win.

Is known the State Department, be much opposition from the While the going was not heavy, through, the President, will American public on the neces continuous rain had made it bring pressure on the Bank to sity of aiding the Chiang Kai- shek Government United

the

softish, but this would not ac extend the deadline and take Press count for Tuder Minstrel's defeat a liberal view of the projecta There are those who are saying Businesslike View

that the Derby is a hoodoo, race

··tor Gorden Richards and that

The basic conflict between

he will never win it, but none the views of Secretary of State

could criticise his riding of the George C. Marshall and Bank

Chien te x 41 Senatore: Haefner, Candini

e. Evans, White Sox: p. Rigney, Haynes;

c. Trent United Press.

Standings

New York, June 8. The Major League standings including June T games, are as "follows:

American League

Detroit New York -Cleveland

Boston Philadelphis Chicago Washington

St. Louis

...Wow - Löst.

26

25

19

18

17

21

21

National League

Brooklyn New York Chicago Bestan Philadelphia Fittsburgh Cincinnati

St. Louis

Associated Press.

20%

MANGRUM AND SABRE FENCING

LOCKE TIE Lisbon, June 8Landover, Md. June 7 Belgium defeated Great Bri National Open Champion

Mangrum and

ith Champion Bobby Locke

colt today. He rode a perfect race officials on the loan was said to taip in the International, sabre Lloyd He gave Tudor Minstrel every lie in the fact that the former fencing Championships by nine Afri chance but the colt was just not is looking at the matter from points to four and Italy defeat moved into a tie for the lend good enough. He was soundly its broad international poiffical ed Britain 11 to 5 after three unds

Bellum de tional Capital Openst

de Sammy Snead, pace setter or

the first two round

Khan an

His hom bred, aspect, and has become con- Sayajizat who vinced that

ncer Aga well as economic ald to China

Baro 15 nec

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Вактом

Lífodia

Sing Tao play their last game Darlington" in Manila on Wednesday, when York C they meet All Haulla. The team

leaves for Singapore on Thurs-Southport day Reuter and United Press, Inditex,

at

41 "20, BUT 13. 77 #147)

17 12 17 59 #146 supported as they are by plenty game of darts

171 18 54.67 42

641:17 6 20 34 85. 37 242,148, 1921 9827

of a coin. At one Ascot meeting wh

ly every favourite wass

he lost 450,00

Well Beaten

While she might not have settling

42 165 21 68 semulated the feats of her world Mond

"paid

Pretty Polly and, more recently day afsnarket 41 13 19 76 32 as famous predecessors, Sceptre, In 1925, he lost £1

Sun Chariot, she would certainly "Old England"

41 12 21 13 111-11-24 21

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VRC NIGHT FETE

The first Inter-Members Night Fete of the Victoria Recreation Club will be held on Wednesday this week at 9.27 p.m. The following is the programme

of events

1. Members' 60 yds. Free Style

Handicap "B" Clasa: Boys 25 yds Bick Stro

Members

„Stroka Eländicap.

5. Boys' 25 yds. Breas

Handicap

6.Ladles 50 yds

Style

Handicap.

Memb

Members Exhibitio

Medies

Member: Bwchibiti

Style Handicap will be swam off today PAKIET BASF ram will provide music ing in the Hall after the

have given the colts a run for their money in the last British classic. She would have had many supporters and would not have been at a long price.

RADIO

There were no hard luck Oaks ZBW Hong Kong stories ausing the home-bred on frequency of 84 horses and Netherion Maid and from 12.30 to 2002 lo 1100 p.m., and Mermaid finished accond and megacycles in the 31 third on merit

from #12.30 to 1.15,77.30- ind 0.15 to 11.00

KTVUONG

Netherton Maid showed that many Nesres horses are endowed with plenty of stamina for was ington

Merm

ution of prizes having

Exhibition Med-fashion tires teams, are Peter

Club's best Although etion, with ARV:

did not suggest tha

yot

and

Roza

the Back Stroke be placed

Lawrence and seemed

f the Butterfly sented the

Saunders, and she was mes in the on the totaliss