1951-04-28 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1951.

THE SCOUT PRESENTS .

INTER-SECTIONAL MATCHES WILL WIND UP SOFTBALL LEAGUE SEASON TOMORROW

1

By "GRANDSTAND”

The stellar performances of an individual which contribute to a team's success are often lost sight of in a feverish Softball flag chase when only the final score counts, but fans will be given an opportunity this week of witnessing the cream of local diamond talent in a pair of all-star contests.

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These post-campaign exhibitions, which will wind up the senson, will see the Blue and Gold sections of the Senior and Junior Leagues cross bats to acttle dispute which has been hotly discussed by fans ever since it was decided to split the League into two sections.

Charlie Figueiredo of the Braves and Frankie-Barros of the Jaguars will pit selected stars from the Seniors against each other at 4 p.m. while Blackhawk boss- man Rene Sequeira will match his minor loop choice against Dragon coach Y. S. Liang's artists at 2. p.m.

Both tilts are slated to go the full distance of nine inuings in order that the game will not only be one of skill but niso of endurance.

men's with Joey Grac end, to wave goodbye to pennant Tony Rey drawing the slinging hopes, assignments for the Blue and Hong alabaters will be in for Gold teams, while the dis- a busy time over the weekend, tance cloulers

arc evenly

for according to the revised The wealth of material is divided between the two camps, schedule which takes care of all great and the task of selecting

Both mentors, Sequeira and postponed games, teams may be The best side from the respre Liang, are devout adherents to faced with

playing on four tive divisions will be difficult, the squeeze-play and the pat-successive days in order that the but fans may be assured that tern of the game will probably series will be completed before the seasoned campaigners de-be a bunter interspersed, be- Presentation Night on May 5. legated with the responsibilitytween the get-on-base' hitters, will choose

the best of the

for this classic showdow crop

Batting statistics, apart from those of the playoff series, do not provide a sound basis for selection as

as these ure registereti under varying conditions. A more valuable guide would be the ability of being able to de- liver in the clutch,

SENIOR LINEUPS The senlor lineups follows:

are as

BLUES: Chapple Remedios, Kassa Nazarin, Tony Kwok

(Catcher); Carlos

INTER-HONG UPSETS

INTER-HONG

Gibbs Jardines

Mid-week inter-Hong games continue to be a source of sur- prises, with NHB upsetting the

China Light applecart for pennant-bound Secony China Light by lust inning,

ning Union Insurance 12-11 noscout, while

Lowe Bingham's Union Insurance dropped down from NHB the select Cop bracket to the Shell Shell lower half when they just falled Rediffusion to produce a hitter in the seventh Caltex inning with the bases loaded and Mercantile Bank the fieing run on firsl base.

NTS

Union's 12-9 defeat was ʼn real

(Pichons); Raymond Tsao disappointment to their fans, for after trailing behind Secony Yvonovich,

Remedios, by a fistful of runs they worked Y. S. Liang to within three runs of knotting

the count when the

Wally Ma, Junior

Tony Osmund,

(In-flelders); Y. Y. Liang. Spiky Up

Guterres, Harry Ayres (out- franie came upon them.

fielders).

Jast

batsmen

RACING

ACADEMY Rides Best In July

Gordon And August

There used to be an old joke "The best person to follow on the racecourse la Lord Lonsdale, Why? Well, you'll get a chance of picking up a half-smoked cigar.”

This mania of "following" something or someone is very popular among backers. Some pick out horses at the start of the season, and back them every time they

run,

Others will have a staking system on a jockey's mounts, or concentrate on the horses trained by one or two trainers.

THE BREEDING AND PEDIGREES OF BRITISH RACE HORSES

13.

Hyperion And The Sons Of Gainsborough

By NIGEL GEE

In the whole history of racing in England only fourteen colts have won the Triple Crown-the 2,000 Gulnens, Derby and St Leger. Two of these, Gay Crusader and Gainsborough, were by Bayardo. Admittedly their victories were won in wartime when the classics were run at Newmarket, but they cannot be blamed for that.

Bayardo was a great racehorse. He won the Sb Leger, Eclipse Stakes and Ascot Gold Cup; he was in fact only beaten three' times in 25 races...Gay Crusader enjoyed a crowded hour of glory, for he was a fallure at stud. Gainsborough, however, was as successful in his retirement as he was on the racecourse.

Solario, who died

was the first

with

In 1945, ypericum won the 1,000 son of Galne Guineas, Hyellla won the Oaks, borough to win a classic. In Godiva and Sun Stream won 1925 ho ran fourth in the both

these Inces and Sun Guinens and Derby, but won Charlot won the St. Leger es the St. Leger and the following well as the two earlier classics. year the Ascot Gold Cup. Sun Chariot was mated

At stud he got two Derby Blue Peter and produced Blue winners, Straight Deal and Mid-Train, who was unbeaten before Naturally, these various This warning

Day Sun, neither of whom so it was found impossible to train 667 appointment. They ignore the been few better boy riders in many devotees. There are sen- their descendants. Mid-Day Sun to racing at the age of seven.

that has transmitting their ability to tired to stud, but now returns 067 over-riding influence of luck on recent years than Jimmy Walk-Bible, reasons behind this. Not got Sterope, dual winner of the

only do some horses prefer cer- Cambridgeshire, and has gone af Hyperion to win the Derby.

STANDINGS

Won Lost Peog

4

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4

2

3

Colonist II, and owner.

theory la oc

667 methods usually result in dis-ly to upping applies especial. THE "Horses for courses far has been memorable for him for the Derby. He was re-

1000

.687 the Turf, 3. .625 At some time or other jockeys

.000 and trainers strike

CT

But in

1949 he struck that

444 takes of judgment, such as try-showed he has not lost his skill, 000 ing to force his mount through when winning

5

4

15

0

9

9

.000

a race over

most The last year

particular t

AGE HINT

gap between two horses who hurdles. promptly veer towards each other and shut him off.

When he returns he will prob Another point when following ably

by owner. jockeys is--remember their age. be criticised and trainer.

to tell The error upsets Brawnie Carslake used his self-confidence, and he may me that he was 10lb. better not regain it for days or weeks, rider in warm sunny weather.

The mistakes which can be made by trainers are manifold. A simple example is that of a trainer who bought a consign- ment of inferior oats.

1.000

Owen Tudor is the only son

but

fain types of course, but owners, to New Zealand. a period patch. He rode more than 100 with local associations, 671 when nothing seems to go right. consecutive losers.

He was successful in 1941 and often Dastur by Solario finished the following year won the Gold The Jackey will make mis- ,550

It was only recently that he a winner at one second in three classics. His son Cup. At stud his greatest off- Umiddad won a wartime Gold spring so far, mainly due to the stayer Cup, but Dastur has achieved Influence of their dams, have WIS Mr Winston tie at stud, although his son been short of stamina. Churchill's Colonist

Tudor. 11. His Dhoti peculiarity is that he is useless record as a stallion in Australia, canter when he won the 2,000

has

eet up a prizewinning Minstrel was never out of a on left-handed courses. The only Exhibitionist,

daughter

of Guineas by eight lengths, bad race which he has ever run Solario

won was at Lingfield in 1949, when and the Oaks in 1937.

the

backed down to odds-on Guintas when

in the Derby he failed to say beaten by Setarah II.

Singapore by Gainsborough and was only fourth. He won al He is doing steady work now won the S. Leger and his son a mile later, but failed again I think that is true of most which has never been attempted ple. Neither was a great success

in preparation for double Chumleigh followed his exam in the 10-turlong Eclipse Stakes. of the dressing rooms. Have you before by ever noticed, for instance, that horse-the

English-trained as a sire and both were even- Gordon Richard's best months Longchamp and the Gold Cup America,

Prix du Cadron attually

exported

South

Abernant by Owen Tudor are July and August?

at Ascot. Both races are run on

won 14 out of the 17 races he Orwell by Gainsborough was About following individual right-handed courses.

Hc a brilliant two-year-old, in fact contested in three years. horses Pick

was only he won £18,013, a British re-the best in the world since the one with

a sprinter, probably Q. & A. putation for being honest and

card for a horse of that age war, though he put up a hard consistent and which

makes money

out of The following year he won the fight before Nimbus wore him from a stable whose patrons are racing? THE SCOUT will an- 2,000 Guineas, but although his down in the 2,000 Guineas, Both not heavy gamblers.

his son Rosewell won the Irish he and Tudor Minstrel are now

Derby, be has not achieved similar fame at stud.

IT DID HAPPEN

Playing on the New South Wales Club's course at Sydney, Mel hooked his tee shot at the sixth. The ball sailed over the edge of a cliff, struck a rock in the sea, re- bounded high into the

The first two ballors hit away GOLDS: Joey Franco,

Saunders Vie at their first sight of the ball Pedruco, Jock Brown (Pitchers) and were easy outs, but the Frankio Correa (Catcher); C. M. next four succeeding

K. T. Leung, Teang.

Benny patiently waited out a tiring Omar, Gerald

van Langenberg hurter and drew four passes to Steven Xavier, Umbe (In-Helders); K; D, Chan, Shops nudge home another run,

boot All, Rene Sequeira, Lionel

Alle Pereira (Out- Umbe

nir, had

Next at bat was clean-up Mose whom fate All players have been picked for the story-book. set- requested to turn out in the fulling, but when everyone was antform of their respective set, Umbe was nowhere around.

substitute, Joey Re The th

cama

The Golds have the edge as for medios, was the only reserve pitching is concerned with available to Union and was called in to the breach-the rest everyone knows by now, for Joey didn't even nick the ball for a foul!

a trio of fastball hurlers on tap, but this is offset by the multi- tude of sluggets backing up the Blues nine.

JUNIOR TUSSLE The Junior tussle appears to be well-matched in all depart-

NHB also suffered another set- back on Wednesday when they bowed do. Lowe Bingham's 7-6

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS ́"FIFTH ̈RACE MEETINGTM Saturday, 28th April, 1951

The First Bell, will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

Through Tickets (10 Raets-$20.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Telephone House, also tickets at $2.00 each for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run on Saturday, 12th May.

THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE OF THIS MEETING,

Through Tickets reserved for this Meating but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 27th Aprli, will be sold and the reserva- tion cancelled for future meetings.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephone House, Club's Branch Offices at:---

5 D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

or

382, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

came down on another flat-topped rock and bounced 20 feet over the cliff on to the green. Two putts gave Saunders a par 3.

His patrons lost thousands of pounds betting on his horses In the next

fortnight.

LUCK ANGLE Other easily made mistakes are in the potual training of horses and in the entering of them for races. A trainer whose luck is "out" is more likely to continue to saddle losers.

a re-

W10

comes

My favourite stable in this respect is that controlled by Captain Elsey.

That is why I strongly, advise you not to follow jockeys or shall certainly include one trainers blindly, or to start or two from this stable when doubling up after a succession compile my "Twelve to Fol- at losers.

low."

An

swer this question in RACING ACADEMY series.

Why Kent's Cricket Is

Attractive Golfers Are Disgruntled

With The New Standard

Scratch

Score Scheme

Says JAMES GOODFELLOW

All is not yet running smoothly with the new standard scratch score scheme which has raised the handicaps of thousands of golfers up and down the country. Clubs are dissatisfied and players disgruntled with their new ratings.

West Hill, Brookwood, cut to 72, are, as far as possible, ignoring the scheme. Handicaps have been raised 2 to keep their players in line with others, but the club have gone back to their old bogey of 76.

Sald secretary Mr A. Palmer: RAC, Epsom, who pleaded British Amateur championship.

in oured to go on with the plan, are are taking no notice, ylow the grouping of the dif-altering their handicaps at the Cup team. at Liverpool on May ferent court09 is wrong. Wend of the month, no doubf5, five days before the contest are in group dour, where the feeling they have no option. at Birkdale (Lancs). This is run of the ball is 30 yards. We should be in group three."

the day when our players also move in,

MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THE 1951 SETS OF MEMBERS/ "We don't like the scheme and for delay to fad if clubs wish-He arrives with the

ISSUE:

AND LADIES' BADGES NOW SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Badges admiting ladies, not in possession of Brooches or

Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the

ali

for their courses.

BAFFLES THE BEST

NOT IN FAVOUR

not

Walker

Wentworth, Virginia Water, All top amateurs do with 1,000 members,

The Americans leave South- are favour continuance of the 38-port by coach on May acgotiating the proposed scores hole stroke qualifying competi-St. Andrews, where the Royal 13 for

Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at 310,00 including tax, for

tion for 64 places in the England Ancient ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the

lish Amateur championship be

are meeting the wrkien

or personal introduction of a member, such member to be

Kimming at Hunstanton

next

United States Golf Association responsible for all visitors Introduced by him, and for payment of Now handicapo were allotted sons, this may help to recount

week. Apart from money rea- team. chits etc.

and score cards printed, on the Badges

admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale@gures agreed by Sunray Union for the small entry of 143. Next move is to Porthonwi at the RACE COURSE.

Malate 76, a cut of one shot,

for the Amateur Championship Advocates for the West, and 72, a out of which was introduced at Deal (May 21-20), and with the

of the system, three, for the East,

Now the English Golf Union duces the best players.

last year, contend that it pro- strong United States team play- A limited number of timing will be obtainable at the Club state that the figures should be are competitors however, who again be an all-American final, Thereing, one, wonders if there will House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy 75 and 71.

consider it is more fun to have. (Tel. 27810)

agat 9-Andrews-lost-year- The heart-breaking Burma match-play from the wond go.

It is a pity that our greatest STRANAHAN ON MOVE best of professionals. Only two

playen of all, Ronnie White, players in a field of 182 in the Now for the movements of

will not be avaliable. The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is 43.00 | Surrey championship beat 76. Frank Stranahan, hekler of the

-(London Express - Service) including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

The Treasurers Compradore Omce will close at 11.00 am. and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 a.m. Both offices at 1st floor, Telophone House.

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE-Road (Wost course) baffles the MISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

BOOKMAKERS TIC TAC MEN ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED, TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING.

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

SERVANTS' PASSES

Servants' passes will be boued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes, Holders, of such purses are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through on their duties and must remain in their employers stands.

Owing to the present congestion in the Members' Betting Hall, Box-bolders and Members are requested to ensure that their servants: make ; uso - Only of the Fubilo Bešling' Hall, bilikary Police will be posted at various entrances to the Members">Hoil to enwire that this regulation is adhered to."

BY: ORDER,

Aleap

Hecretary.

POP

WHY ARE YOU

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THE · BRAKES HAVE FAILER

AND, I WANT TO

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FURIOUSLY

GET HOME

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HYPERION

to

BRILLIANT SPRINTER

at stud.

All there successes of Hyperion's stock except Hyperl- cum's were gained during the The greatest con of Gains-war when the Derby, Oaks and borough was Hyperion, He was St Leger were substitute races not a record prizewinner (his at Newmarket, Gulf Stream was total fell just short of £30,000), second in the Epsom Dosby in but he won the Derby in 1933 1046 and later won the Eclipse by a very caay four lengths and Stake

Stakes. Unfortunately he has that success was followed by the now gone abroad. Si. Loger. Felicitation, who was Apart from

the winners. second to him in the St. Leger Hyperion's offspring have been Scoring rate in county severely,

turnid the tables on him placed in the classics on 23

k the cricket is a subject of un- Cup the next

Ascot Gold occasions. year. ending argument - particu- - 19 stud record

His blood continues to thrive is worth

all over the world. He is re- larly among those who seek it proves him to be an outstand- / presented by numerous stallions giving in some detail, because to "liven the game."- ing sire, Whereas, other stel second in the Guineas and St. in Britain, notably Stardust, "The Speed of Scoring" a lions have review in the Spring Anual of supremacy due to an outstand-ger and sire of Bright News,

enjoyed brief The Cricketer (33. Gd.), analyses ing crop or even a single off winner of the Irish Derby; the subject on the basis of over-spring, Hyperion has been con- cipitation and Persian Gulf, and Casanova, half-brother to Pre- age runs scored per 100 overs. sistently successful.

sire of Cassock, Irish St, Leger

run-id

1947.

In 35 years (1895-1959) Kant In 1939 when his first three- top the county list with 313 runs year-olds ran he was runner-winner: Rockefella, out of the tor, a batting average of 26.58, up, in 1940-2 he was champion and Devantan. Strictly speaking Oaks winner Rockfel; Orthodox Surrey are second; Middlesex sire, he was third in 1943, third.

For the last five years Mid in 1945-6, end fourth in

ner-up in 1944, champion again one of these is a lively sire of

classica winners

In England, diesex (303) load from Surrey There followed two

though Gardust and Kent. Hampshire are

relatively

15 capable with 244. Here again is support and seventh and in 1830 he was the United States. Pensive, dred

last lean years when he was ninth

ninth getting good horses.

Hyperion's line flourishes in for Kentish claims that no mat ter where they finish

runner-up, Jess than £1,000 county table Kent are one of

in the behind the champion Fair Telal. in England but born in America.

it is a marked feature, and infant which his.

won the Kentucky Derby, the most attractive sidesa to the watch,

matter

of succession a re-

Ponder grettable one, that nine of the Blue Peter's Derby, was run

emulated: Hallopolis, third in eleven succosses of Hyperion's ner-up in the sire's champion- offspring in the classles been gained by allies.

have ship in 1949, Alibhai, bred by the Aga Khan, is also a leading sire.

-(London Express Service.}

The brilliant mller Tudor Minstrel, a grandson of Hyperion. He won the 2,900 Gulsens by eight lengths, but falled to stay in the Derby

Road block(a)head.

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The most successful Hyperion stallion in the British Empire is Helios In Australia. He has already got Carbon Copy, who up a new Australian record for stakes won.

Bet

Hyperion's daughters have been as fruitful at stud as they were on the courer. Alyeidon and Superiello, winners of the Ascot Gold Cup. were from Hyperion' mares, and Hydro- plane, dan of the American champion Citation:

WRS

by Hyperion,

Women Put Cricket

In Uniform

The Australian women's cricket team now on its way - to Britain is going to make history. The players will.. wear uniform throughout the tour.

It is to consist of gored, grey skirts; white blouses burtoned

the neele; gray Australian hate;: brown shoca, stockings and

to

gloves, and blazem

national crest, non

The Arst appearance on the cricket faid is in Kent on May 10.

The baby of the tram le 10- year-old Gladys Philing, whb wall colebrate her 10m Birthday. on Juna 5. She is a right-hand bat, *. Now bowden and naricheta New South Walsguls the carta