1951-06-12 — Page 7

ROYAL ASCOT MEETING

OPENS TODAY

By "CENTAUR”

The Royal Ascot meeting which opens on June 12 is the centrepiece of racing's Festival year. Although there are no classics at Ascot, it is acknowledged as the finest meeting of the year. In a programme where, every race is worth at least a four-figure sum, the Gold Cup on June 14 is the main attraction,

This race, which is over two and a half miles, will be worth about £13,000, most of which inay go to France. Every winner since the war has been a four-year- old and with one exception has been a horse who did well in the long distance clasales on either side of the Channel.

but this M. Boussar has morainated] Manour and Alizler, Scratch 11, winner d! the tace was so soon after his hard English St Leger and French rate fir the French Derby that Derby

Alizier, second in the he did not do himself justle. Grand Prix and Prix de l'Arc de He proved this form wrong by Triom

runs for Baron de his defeat of Vieux Manoir In

These two re- the St Læger. present the best of a. strong French team.

Scratch. by M. Boltique's

great horse Plert, has twice Antshed behind Alles, In the Grand Prix he was fourth be hind the stablemates Virus

Kelling Starts

Favourite For

Royal Hunt Cup

London, June 11. Kelling, whose price was clipped to nine to two at the

Victoria Club enllover to night, is likely to start the

Alizer beat him again in the Pris de l'Are de Tilinphe in October, but then probaby feeling the strain of

Samson,

Seratch was

Tantienne won this rare easily, and as Serateia at his best is his equal, he may beths citstatites.

Allzier if he Bad fir

can

THE ENGLISH TEAM The Engleh team is Colonist 11. Capire, 11

and Wellmead. Colunist is as hard a fighter as his owner Mr Churchill. In his ten victories this year and last he has never once started at odds- on, evidence that he has each time pulled out something more thai backers night confidently expect. He was fourth in the race last year and I doubt if enough class to beat he has

Alizjer. But he will Scratch fight for it.

Cagire I was 4th in Seratch's

shortest priced favourite St Leger and though he is the ever for the Royal Hunt bust

clarsic

of last year's English three-year-olds, I am

Cup at Ascot on Wednes-afraid it 15 a case now, as it day.

was then, of our best not being was god enough.

A week ago Kelling installed a 19 to two favourite! for the big

Wellmeart, by Donatello, sive Ascot sprint. is of the last two winners, may be price shortened 31 each sub- very good, but he goes to the and tonight's post without the benefit of a sequent calluver offer is the lowest yet.

News that

hat Hyperbole, last

year's starter

ix

some

now

this

year,

It is not

choose easy to

Alizier, en Seratch, and between definite

hefty but I take there in that order

of Colonist. to be struck and the in front Wagers

Hunt

Cup is a clear The Royal five-year-old second favourite with three wel handicap of just under a mile. fancied contenders-Val Dasse, last year's winner, Hyperbole, Fastnet tock and Stromboli again in the field with an extra 10. Master Vote won the third favourites.

bul Generally supported was The race in consecutive years, Moke,

of the the second time he had 8 lb. stable-mate

less than Hyperbole has here, Derby winner Arctic Priner,

Kelling the Cambridgeshire Baron Guy de Rothschild's Alizier displaced Scratch fractionally beer favourite for Thursday's Gold Cup for which hopes the three British-trained

Cagire, Colonist and Above Board were brightly backed.

a

QUOTATIONS

Prizes offered were:

Royal Hunt Cup

to 2 Kelling.

10 to 1 Hyperbole.

as a winner, Fastnet Rock,who took the Victoria Cup, the deceitful Masked Light, a very character, Socrates.

and

Art

ing Cambridgeshire favourite. a winner of the Trish Guineas, Princess Trudy,

like best is The one who has trained on well-

follow in the footsteps who

may

leading lights la a tight hand.

-and-

100 to 8 Val Dassa, Fastnet of Sterope who won this race

Hock and Stromboli.

100 to G The Mcke.

18 to Denizen.

20 to 1 Dorugo and Redoga!,

in 1949 after winning the bridgestire

the previous The task is not beyond him, for Sterops carried 7st, 4lb. in the Cambridgeshires and Bst. 121b. in

25 do 1 Astramante. Cabbage this race. Kellist had dll, more in the former and has 3lb. less Speech

Hispaniola, Persia and Fre?

39 to 1 Streathley, Rising in the latter. Flame, Fair Judgment and Re- fund.

40 to i Celebrate, King Ed- mand and King Admiral.

50 to 1 Merry Rose, Hutchik, Bonnie Royal and Staffordshire | Blue,

Ascot Gold Cup -

7 to 1 Algier.

4 to 1 Scratch and Cagire.

5 to Colonist,

9 to 1 Above Board.

Lacadu?.

10 to 1 Laced

100 to

8

Pan.

20 to 1 Beau Sire.

33 to 1 High Forest.

40 to Holmbush,

50 to 1 Harlech-Reuter,

There

ASCOT STAKES

London, June 11. are 25 probables for the long-distance Ascot Stakes, to be run at 3.45 pan. BST, which is one of the two big events at the opening of the Ascol 10- Royal meeting at morrow,

Badminton Interporters Suspended

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1951.

AUSTRALIANS WIN SPEEDWAY TEST AT HARRINGAY

DID HE LEARN

THAT IN HONGKONG?

of

Certain energetic Soccer referees no names no pack drill- whose antics are the nearest thing to per- petual motion I've seen, would be surprised to hear the opinion

Les Fulham whistler

back MacKay, just from the lendon tour of the Far East.

"Mack," 鉴 Says think it's mistake for the referee' to be so múch up with the play that he is on top of the players. Pro- viding he has faith in his linesmen, it shouldn't be necessary for an official to chase the ball from one end of the field to the other."

L

I wonder how many referees agree?

-DAVID JACK.

They Shouldn't

Be Allowed

SPORTS ROUNDABOUT

American Tennis

On The

Says

DAVID

Skids

JACK

Is

It looks as if American domination of world lawn can be drawn tennis has ended. What other conclusion from the fact that a strong U.S. entry could not produce one men's singles semi-finalist in this year's French championships? Leading mun of the new American con- tingent is 24-year-old, New Jersey giant Dick Savitt, who took an economics degree at Cornell University.

with

With a mop of black curly hair, reminiscent of Pancho Gonzales, Savitt has one or two of Bob Falken- burg's mannerisms, so Wimbledon fans have been warned. he's highly H:G

Burrows and Straight Maine-road, bul Clark, both fair and

bought of as trainer to Brignon ure 80 Tigers Ice-hockey team. magnificent physique, alike they've been labelled the Terrible Twins." One of them

showing bzen

Camour. queen Beverly Baker the sights of Paris, but Beverly says; "I shall stay a bachelor gin-at least untit after Wimbledon.".

h3.5

So much for glamour. Wil a fashion by Yank keep in the winning the Wimbledon singles

I think not, and I'm prepared to see the most prized in

in the

game cividual Nanour beeping the Davis Cup company in Australia, via Frank Sedg

mar..

★

Southampton are beginning

to see the wood for the trees.

HELSINKI THEN? One of the best amateur for wards in Soccer is serioudy considering burning professional North-East olub-but with a he's hoping to travel to Helsinki before joining the paid ranks.

*

Jahin

19:30e

but

Jack Parker, England's captain, and Aub Law- son, Australia's, toss the coin before the first race of the First England- Australia Speedway Test at Harringay when Aus- tralia unexpectedly won by 60 points to 48.

The outstanding rider of the match was Second Division Jack Young (Edinburgh) who paved the way

for Australia's victory with 16 glorious points.

LEAGUE TENNIS

MEN'S "B" DIVISION

CCO (2) 0, CRC (2) 3 D.

D. Chen and

King (CRCI lost to T.H. Hsieh and B.W. Choy 2-0 drew with L.J. Wade and E. Pereira 6-01

7. Chau ana beat 11.11. Thou 0-2.

C.W. Chu and W.JC, Ma o to Usich and Choy 1-0 beat Wade and Pereira 6-4; lost tv Chao and Tsou 2-8,

drew lost to

F.K. Lau and M.K. Tam with sich and 'Oliny 0-0: Former Kilmarnock Inside Wade and Periera 5-7: lost to Chao

and Thou Z-a. forward

Thompson-

with- dhras

CCC 7, LRC Z famous

R.O. Baker and H.A. Noronha Cheshire League champions (CCC) lost to JA. Ash und S

scout fousin 3-0; beat E. Zulauf and E. Portsmouth Ri Hughie Bone would like to fix Story 4; beal A. Dow and P.V. him up with a peg at Fratton Haw 6-3. Park,

Bl Lane is still being con- fenty tipped as Brighton and

Sid Conn, in the role of timber-Hove's nox manager, but ap-

de Souza 3-0; beat best Dow

D. Leonard and L.F. Jost to Aph and Hodsia Zulauf and Story 0-1: and Haw 6.4.

J.M. Liu and F. Isu beat Ash and best Zulauf and loosin, 6-2; Story 0-1 beat Dow and itaw 0-1. SCAA 5-KCC 34

jack, has picked up two young parenty the seaside club direc- saplings from the New Forest tors are going to take their lime centre-forward Walter Juck! and in naming Don Welsh's succes-249, beat E. C. Fincher and A. V

P. Poon and H. K. Ho (SCAA) lost 10 A. Augestad and J. Lerlou

To Walk Suffett, Cardiff for. it a good and

Says McDonald' Bailey

Well, would you believe

of

it, Roger Bannister and John Wilkinson, both whom are. expected to be included in the British athletics team touring the Balkans later this summer, are saying that they will walk home.

Four Filipino players' who were scheduled to play in last night's Interport Badminton Kames against Hongkong did not take part Their non-partiel- pation was. It was learned, the result of a request from the Philippine

Athletic Amateur

the Hongkong Federation to Badminton Association.

Roger and John are two of It, was reported that they had

д best athicles been suspended by the PAAF

respective distances, and they failed to obtain because

believe in taking their training permission to take part in games

very seriously, but I played outside the Islands.

somewhat anxious about The four players are A. G. Torres, Jr, Q. T. de Yachausti; M. S. J. Yanga and R. B. Cortes.-

513-

For the other event, the Gold Vase, the Aga Khan's Shahan In consequence of the

players shah and his wife's colt, Simba, pension, only Ohinese

which are both probables. There are from the visiting team took part 16 probables for this two-mile In the interport series event, which is timed to start last night was reduced to one singles and one doubles instead at 3.05 pm, DST.

The probables for the Ascot of two singfco and two doubles,

Stakes, a 20-furlong race, are (with jockeys);

Honourable (A.

Results were:

Foo SingesWF.

(H.K.) beat Sy Khim Piao 15-8, 15-2. Breasley), Doubles R. Young and KS. Arinks (P. Blanc), French Low (K.) beat So Khim Plav 15-0, 13-18, Squadron (C. Smirke), Napoleon and Simon How Bonaparte (W. Itley), Lo Tellier 15-0

Gosling), Barnacle

Exhibion Doubles R. Veuillin (Gordon Young and C.K. “Leo beat H.T. Richards), Royaliste Weah and K.F. Low 15-12, 15-7.

Forethought

(E. Hongkong tits won the attics Cantarella (Douglas by six matches to one. Smith), Mosquito (J. Sime), Assown Prince

(3),

(Eph Smith), Mon

--

(H. Packham) Bilull Terry Allen Wins

(N. Sellwood),

Red Stranger

(T. Carter), Flyweight

Crosa

Title Handley

· (J. Sko

Leicester, June 11. (W. Drake's Drum

Greening),

•Akara

Gros Terry Allen, of Islington, the (D.

won Chou (R-Reader), Guerrier (T. former World Champion, Mahon), Common Sense (A. the vacant British Flyweight Garson), Forret (J. Mercer), title when he out-pointed Vie Tak Yat (B.Arold) and Many Herman, the Scottish Champion, Collage (nd Jockey yet) Heu over 10 rounds here tonight.***.

Router.

bur

whether

tzg

Spiers wanted if they told Bill now City's Cyril

or not he's going to get the job? young Water who scored 27 Combination goals kast season. Tht "acting

manager" but he preferred to stay at The means precisely nothing. Dell.

Full-back Sillett, son of the pre-war late Charlie Siled. Southampton favourite, helps his mother run a New Fores: Inn when he isn't playing Soccer.

These are troubled days for Sussex, but surely the courty is not too poverty-striken to let heir masseur, former Manches- ter Cy dot Sam Cowan, travel to away matches?

Perhaps 's new possible tu arrange for all infurtes to be picked up in home fixtures.

Cowan has had very 10le to their do with Soccer since his undor- theytunate experience as manager at

feel this

Idea of theirs. Either they are The Rugby League

practical Jokers or just crazy and I do not think they are

were

crazy.

remember I seem to when the Achlites club touring Greece last year Roger had similar lucas about "walk- ing home," but evidently

Council's

View

On Broadcasting

Lawn Bowls Teams

The following will represent Hongkong FC in League bowls

maiches:

W.

Lapsley 6-1.

E. Chan and 1. K. Chang lost to Augestad and Leriou 2-B, beat Fin ciler and White 6-4, beat Leonard and Lapsley 6-1.

George Lin and C. L. Ke lost to Augestad and Lerou 3-6, led with Fincher and White 0-8, beat Leonard and Lapsley 1.

Recreio 5. K Tong 3

A. E. Noronha and A. V. Reme dios (Reccelo) beat A. Chau and M. C. Hung B-1, beat C. M. Tsang and J. Hsu 0-3, beat C. Y. Wong and L. Chen 6-2.

A. Bayot and 11, A. Barros bent Chan and flunk 0-3, lost to Tsang and su 4-6, lost to Wong and Chen

3.0.

L. Vieira and J. J. Remedios lost to Chan and Itung 2-0, lied Tann and Hau 6-8. bent Wong and Chen

USRC 1-CRC (1) 8

W. X. Thomson and N. Cooke (USC) los to J. K. Lieu and T W. Choi 4-0. beat T K. Chel and C. H. Lee 7-5, lost to P. F. Chol and K. M. Au 1-8.

Capt P. Bird and FILI P. E. Crossley lost to Liott and Chol 2-6, tast to Chod and Les 0-0, lost to Chol and Au 1-0.

LADIES' "B" DIVISION

(Away) at Against Recrek "D"

0-4. tomorrow. J. Howell, 120 Paids.

Dr. Shaw, E. Green- wood. F. Strange. AL. Roberts,

Pite. J. Watson. T.

N. Rakusen F. Tuck, B.A. Mansell. B.I. Bkk ford. Reserve. C. Sargison.

Against Reorcia (Home) at 5.30 D.m. to-morrow.-N. Craig K.A.

San/Ldr R. Kingsford and Capt Baker, R.C. Butter, K.W, Forrow.

M. Seaton lost to Lieu and Chol 5-7, McAusland. lost to Chol and Loo 3-0, lost to 8. Cautir. R.

1. Carrel. | Chol and Au 3-0. Barnes. Skinner, D. Rendell, C. Strange L. G. Reserver. F Young. P. Young Cotiler, 12.A. (Away) at

Against Recreto

J. Howell. Saturday. 3.30 p.m.,

E. Green- W. Fields, Dr. Bhaw. Wood, B. Strange, A... Roberts, J. Watson. T. Pile. N. Rakusen, E. Tuck, B., Mansell. D.. Bick- London, June 11.

ford. Hererve. C. Sargiaan.

Against Flipmo, Club (ilme) at he The Rugby League Council

K.W. K.A. Baker, n.C. Butler, was persuaded to change his will constiler, the question of 3.30 pm on Saturday: N. Craig.

Gauller, K.B. Baker. Mims I. Soares 6 sako permitting future broadcasting Forrow. mind. I hope for their

on Dames, J. Skiner.

Carrel, C. Strange. L..G. and for the sake of the sport of running commentaries

under

control. Rendell. their minds matches that they change their

when

the summer conference Young, Reserves. BigAurland, F

Young, P, Cattler, P.A. Bates. again.

opens at Manchester on June 23.

RECREIO

bowls Mr W Fallowfield,

In their League lawn Also on the lighter side of secretary of the Council, sald matches tomorrow the Club de Re- be reprezented by the sport. I hear that Derek that 'People with wireless following:

"Alue" v Jat Division.~~~Recreio Pugh, European 400 metres television sets should be pre-

at now studying champion

pared to pay something if big Hongkong Football Club (home): events. which cost A. E. Pereira, N. A. Delirao, J Paris University, likes to spend sporting

LUE, I. F. Jus; A. A. Lopes. 11. A. his week-ends climbing more money, to stage are taken into ozarlo, C. C. Pereira, F. E. Noranhat Men's "A" Division

OA Guterres, . fubeiro, inins.

CLIMBING, TOO

theft homes,

theso

the

บ

He is welcome Personally, I think

2nd Division-Recreio y Hongkong boys, would do much better ifThis could be done by In-L PASO, they avoided the risky busienased tee. The British Broad odiball Club (away) L. Baiva. M. Silva: A. G. Silva, J. Bliva, P. casting Corporation could then. Pinton, M. L. Hoza T. X. ness, of mormiain climbing

pay more and we could use the A. Costa, L. 3. Silva: L. M. Rodel

A. Danonberg; LA P

Geros Continent walk oney for the development, of ↓ ques, A. A. Guterres, 8. E. Bouza,

Even though those

A Eve

rotivillám provide relaxation football |

KCC 54; Reer. W 3% Mlas N. Lambert Baker and Mes F. J. Boraman (KCC) beat Mira A. Silva and Bliss M. Xavier 6-1, beat M D. Silva and Miss M. Fuciredo N. Remedios and 7-5, beat Mrs

Mrs J. Lewes and Miss L. Coxall Wed with Mrs Sliva and Miss Xavier 6-0, hent Mra Rilva and Mia Figuel redo beat Mira Remedios and Miss Santer 0-2.

Mias H. Banbernard and Msn M. Fisher Inst to Mrs Silva and Misa Xavier. 3.0, lost to Mrs. Bilva and Miss Figueiredo 3-6. lost to Mrs Remedios and Miss Boaren 4-0.

MATCHES ...POSTTONED

Postponed matches. In the will bo played as follow:

Temor: KCC V CRC BCAA

KU: Urban C. v Recreio. Friday: SCAA. "I" V CRC: inroc

V. SCAA "1"; Rearelov KCC; JIKU

· Mutual ́areanicomenta: should be

Urban C

- following made to play, off, the

matchies 3rd Division tecreidy Kowloon posinoned.

ponible Recreio y.IKU HKCC Cricket Club (away)) 1, AVictor

Kavier, 882Acrafor 2KU HECC: KCC V Division matches Will-Ze

"from" (bin somewhat dull and The Football League at the dreary rouling of the athlete, beginning of this morn placed. Collacop I would buy forgot it and stick 4 ban on "live" broadcasts for Harlos Ik A. Campos,

EH. Carvallio, to the Cirack..

League matches-Routar

Ferreira,

PESUKAAVOIN postponed from May 19

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