1951-09-14 — Page 6

Colony Swimming Championships

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1951.

NEWCASTLE UNITED

MONTEIRO BREAKS IN ON A MONOPOLY

By “RECORDER”

The Cheong-Eager monopoly on record-breaking was broken into at the Colony Swimming Championships yesterday by F., X, "Sonny" Monteiro, a forgotten man and almost a historical character, "Sonny" set the Colony record for 100 Yards Free Style at 55.8 seconds two years ago. Last year Cheong Kle-man won the 100 Yards, also in 55.8 seconds to equal the record, and, "Sonny" was second.

The VRC swimmer had given up training. He found that a working day and swimming so many lengths after it did not agree. His views on the matter remain unchanged.

Yesterday Cheong Kin-man won the first heat of the 100 in 90 seconds. It was the first time out that he did not come out of the pool with another broken record.

and

the

Vanessa won the second heat of the 100 in 72 1/6 seconds, a performance that hasn't been benten by half-a-dozen girls in local history.

Chan Chiu-cheong (58.8) and leam, discovered to her delight both of yesterday that she had under- Lau Kam-par (59.6),

Chinese YMCA, did not estimated the capabilities of her

slar entry, Vanessa Giles, quality for the Anal,

ANOTHER FROM CYNTHIA

Eager returned to Cynthia record-breaking by again clip- Then in wen: Monteiro the stop-watchts ilcked up to 65 seconds

und on to 56, but then the old Mrs Mead mark in the 100 Yarda Free Style, this 07-4/5 He had broken time officially, with a Tace was over.

record in the new age of re- seconds performance. cord-breaking monopolles. was an improvement of only of a second, but the one-fifth record is now Drain solely

has been in better in this year's heats

form in

than

She had originally intended to go all out for the record, then changed her mind and ap- her mind parently changed twice in the pool.

It didn't look like going to be

not

Though Bgures are available, within memory the only swimmers capable of that me bave been Cynthia Eager, Shauna Anderson, Mamie Leung and Vivienne Churn.

Though Cynthia Eager was almost certain to maintain her A record and monopoly on all the free-style "Lucky" Rose, who was timing titles, the European YMCA in first appearance in the the race unofficially, kept up a their

It Colony Championships ehunt of "Yes, it Is-No, isn't" while it lasted. It finally full team are likely to tuke and was.

he was last year and the in- teresting point arises that train- more harm than ing has done good to many a great swimmer,

Alex Jany among them John Marshall.

OVER-EMPHASIS

The best coaches are inclined to over-emphasise training for In athletics the

swimmers.

It was rather suprising be- cause, first, Cynthia was guilty of one of the worst turns the wool has ever seen and then, with about 20 yards left to go she seemed to ease up and only changed her mind with fva yards to the end of the pool.

wit

emphasis to:lay is to work man up to peak form and in the normal California season.

How far down Cynthia which lasts to the middle of bring down her records this June, training is broken off the season is An some athletes as early as the tion. She is latter part of April or

no more

for

Man tilles.

03 D

They

may win the diving and with the quartet of Helen Bendall, Heather Giles, Molly And Vanessa Glles Williams they may take the relay.

The first series of finals will be swum of on Saturday, September 22.

THE FINALISTS Finalists and their times yesterday's evenis wero

interesting follows:

reputed to

in

Men's 100 yards free-style — F.

58 1/b

been timed unofficially in the beginning of Muy. They con-e

***220 Yards In 2 minules 30 | Monteiro (VRC) 18 3/8 secs; Cheong tinue competing but there are 220

seconds in a practice spin. That Kin-man (Fortuna) 50 recs; Wong tore mid-week workouts.

Lau Yue-wel (Ho! Tien) The return of Monteiro as a would have won her the British Kam-wah (Chinese Y1 57 4/8

Championship last year and here: Wong Kwai-Chee (Chinese X) present record of 2:47.0 would 5 2/8 secs.

Home final.

have

recond swimmer in laternation- a more im-

than Cheong

Women's

portant influence on improved have easily placed her in the Cynthia Eager (VRC) 67 4/5 ees.

al class may

standards here

100 yards free-style-

Wong Yuk-ping (Chinese Y) 74 2/5 Her best time to date for the secs: Venes Giles (European V Kin-man's one-man show. 100 is well behind Home stanno recs: Kwok Ngan-hung (Chinese Y) 74 3/5 secs; Chan Ting- man shows tend to dampen dards, not even good enough for (Chung Sing) 75 secs. interest in a sport.

Schoolboy 100 yards brearl- The

situation here at the a third place in the Junior 100

but good enough for the Junior stroke-Wong Tam-ching Salesian moment in swimming is paral. It will not be particulür-School) 85 215 secs: Alan Ne Koon. (New Method College) 65 This healthy.

in the 100 Yards ly surprising if she comes down 2/5 Dec; Tong Cheong-sing (New by. Wong Kwal-chee in the very season is over. She looks cap-scan (Ling

was

en the third was won to under 65 seconds before the Method) 77 475 secs; Leung Hin-

respectable time of 60.4able of it. seconds. In all seven of the

SURPRISING VANESSA

entries in this event broke 00 Lucky" Rose, who is respon- bible for the European YMCA seconds,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS SEVENTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 22nd September, 1951

There are ten races. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

and the First Race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

Through Ticke.s (10 Haces-$20.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Telophone House, piro tickets for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Moeting

Ying School) 80 4/5 ccs: Robert Xavier (St Joseph'), 185 3/5, new.

Men's 200 yards breast-stroke- Au Young-Bun (Chinese Y) 2 mins 61 soc: Loung Hin-kin (Chinese Y 2 mins 41 4/5 secs: Kwok Wing-kok (Chinese Yi 3 mine 48 secs; ThİES Rit-wan (Unattached) 2 ming 47 3/6 recs Yeung Ying-chat (Chinese Y) 2 mina 45 4/5 seca.

Women's 100 yards back-stroke- Fung Ying-chee (Chinese Y) 1_min 21 1/8 secs: Joan Eager (VAC) 1 min 27 2/5 sec; Kwok Ngan-hung (Chinese Y)_1_min_21__ sees: Chan Ting-mul (Chung Sing) 1 min 20 1/8 secs; Lorna May back (Euro- pep 1 min 30 1/5 wees.

SPURS

Simpson, the Newcastle keeper who deputised for the injured Fairbrother, making one of his many brilliant saves of the game, on this occasion clearing the Spur's centre-forward, McClellan (seen arms outstretched), with Newcastle's de..

· fenders in attendance. Newcastle won 7-2,,

Hardcourt Tennis Championships:

Norman And Rita Lo Score First Upset

Of The Tournament

Blazing through with a whirlwind attack from start to match point, youthful Norman Lo and cousin Rita Lo eliminated the third-seeded pair of Taul Yun-pul and Mrs Helen Lo in two straight sets, 6-3 and 6-4, yesterday to produce the firsį major upset of the current Colony Open Hardcourt championships.

THE WORLD OF RACING

FOR

AUSTRALIA HORSE-RACING

IS A "NATURAL?

By NIGEL GEE

The Australlans are a vigorous people; they cherish enterprise and they thrive on excitement. To them horse-racing is what the Americans describe us "natural" Today largely through popular, enthusiasm It has become a major national sport.

Such Indeed is their enthusiasm that an Australian told me bluntly: "We consider. racing in Australia three lengths in front of England." You could not have it more plainly. In the light of that challenge I shall try. to place Australian racing in the pattern of the world of racing.

of the (Victoria), ham" champion Comle Court. In later

The country geographically is Frank won the St Leger on vast, and racing consequently is Swynford, and was second in the decentralised into the more Guineus on Sledfast who was destined to become the great- manageable unit of the state.

The principal racing-centres grandaire of the Australian are Melbourne

Caulfield years ho turned to riding over and Moonee Valley courses hurdles. Sydney (New South Wales)

Stanley His brother

was a where racing is held principally first-class jockey, but increasing at Randwick; Adelaide (South weight terminated his career Australia) and Brisbane prematurely. He is still a (Queensland),

and is one of the finest The meetings are organised by coaches of young Jockeys in the

His former the several racing clubs, notably world.

pupils the Victoria Racing and Amateur Include riders of the calibre of Turf

Clubs, the Australian Charlie Smirke. Jockey Club (Sydney), the South The Wooton era was followed Australian Jockey Club and by the two Australian rivals, Queensland Turf Club.

"Brownie" Carslake and Frank

trainer

Australian racing, being later Bullock. Carlake won all the inte the field than England, has Engilsh classies except the Derby more up-to-date amenities for and was successful in six al both horses and spectators of told.

its leading courses, some of which Then there is Rae Johnstone, a are the finest in the world.

man with mixed feelings about. The Australion racing reason his career in England. A follows the natural season brilliant jockey, who as I have which

Are the

meetings rider in France.

Europe's. The Spriposite DI | said earlier, In the outstanding

arc

to

held from September November, while the autumn from February. campaign lasts

to April. The scason opens on August 1st, the official "birthday" of all Australian horses.

CLASSICS AND CUPS

on

MIGRATION TO ENGLAND

After the second war increasing number of Australian Somo riders came to England. jlike Edgar Briti and W. T. Evana have made their home there, others like Billy Cook, Arthur The now familiar Aystem of Breasley, Jack Thompson and five three-year-old classies, as Neville Sellwood come and

and go. practised in England, is followed it is

It is impossible 10 choose

choose be in Australian States, but the tween them, for they are all first These are handicaps In which Their three-year-olds meet their elders at home.

Cup races are of original design. | class expoco left no shortage

Ther

of their stylu. ›

were fine ridera

and are run over varying, dislike James Pike and Jameo tances each state. The Munro, and the latter's brother principal Cup races carry a stoke "Darby" Munro, the idol of of £10,000 or more.

Australian crowds today.

of

In the spring Melbourne stages These Australians are charge- the big belting double, the terised by their dash and quick Caulfield and Melbourne Cups,

wife

They ride with "short decided within about a fortnight leathers and sit with a very low

ach other. cach

The former is

speed, .but over 12 furlongs and the latter couch, gaining

sacrificing some control, two miles.

As many

** 500

In any country which is proud hores may be entered in each

of its horses, you will and con- event, and

this

double is the

siderable difference of opinion biggest feature of the year.

In England

over the question "Who was the and It is exceptional for a greatest of them all?" Australians classic winner lo

Some will Gordon Lum and Mrs Joan Mrs Cooper dropped her ser

andicap class, in Australia tay Carbine who won 33 Facu

perform in are no exception and overheads at the net.

including

the Melbourne Cup Mary Chow survived a Joan Wong-Sue, whose

Tsal started rather erratically is the rule,-Indeed the VRC under 10st. 6lb," in record time”

Derby winner ot Flemington the losing his opening service, and

and found fame of stud in Eng- will often turn out again a few land. For others it will be the Mixed yesterday's

Lum-Sze enabling Dao to draw ahead to a matches before qualifying to combination up to this stage, 3-0 lead. Mrs Took lost her ser-

cach other in the semi-served through a love-game to vice meet

With a love game, and Anal on Monday.

take her side to 5-3.

servers' games

in the next three

The Los will meet the holders, K. H. Ip and Mrs Ip in the semi-final of the Mixed Doubles event on Monday. The Ips gained an easy 6-0, 6-1 win over George Lin, Jr. and Mrs Mortha Young yesterday.

relentless with his all-out volleys

A well as the Specini Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap Malaya May Send Wong-Sze and Edwin Tsai and vice by 50-15,

1951.

Mrs

Through Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not hold for by 15 To The Gameslinger-final round in study baseline play of the Doubles feature

10.00 a.m. on Friday, 21st September, will be sold and the reserva- tion cancelled for future meetings.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Office at Telephone House, nca-members ara requested to purchase their sweep lickels at the Club's Branch Ofces at

5, D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong.

or

382, Nathan Road, Kowloon. TOTALISATOR

Manila, Sept. 14,

Dr Charles Paglar, Malayan legislator and member of the

Olympic Singapore

Sports Council, sald today that Malaya would send a

to 15 Helsinki next year.

men to gallon of 10

Olympic in

Dr Paglar, a noted physician, Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies so

enthusiast, sports

said declared by

The Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The und "All Clear" signal will be Indiented by a white light and/or a Malaya planned to send a team white sphere at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE AD-of two or three swimmers and weightlifting, track and VISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS also

SIGNAL HAS BEEN EX-field and badminton teams.- UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" HIBITED. Attention is drawn to Rule 23 of the Totalisator Rules United Press. which reads as follows:-

In no circumstances will any dividends be paid or refunds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment will not be made on torn or disfigured tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

Members and guests are reminded that they and their laica

MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout, the Meeting

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

possession of Brooches or Badges admitting ladies not in Season tickets and gentlemco, non-members of the Club, to the Members Enclosure, and. Club Rooms at $10.00. Including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Tele- phone House, on the written or personal Introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for visitors Introduced by him, und for payment of all chile, lot budges admitting to Members' Enclosure will be an at the RACE COURSE.

Only a limited number of

sale.

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11.00 am, and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am. The Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office are aluated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy

House

(Tel, 278181,

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3.00 in- cuding tax for all persons including Indies, and is payable at the Gato

HOME RUGGER

. RESULTS

London, Sept. 19, The following were the results

RUBGY UNION Stroud 3. Gloucester 3, South Wales 25, An interna tional side 11.

of rugger games played today.

The match between Neath and Abertillery was cancelled. RUGBY LEAGUE Doncaster 7, Leeds 10.-Reu-

ter.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Special Cash Sweep) on the

Kwangtung Handicap Saturday, 6th October, 1961.

Tickets in the above, nt: $2.00 each may be obtained

second

from

WAR

a fast pace with the Lum and Sze pair service, and although Tsai held

and

3-2,

his

winner of

days later in the Melbourne Cun,

After the St Leger has been versatile Windbag. decided, at Easter, Randwick almost 280,000. Then there were

and Shannon

Bernborough. Sydney puts on the £12,000 any sold to

where Ameries,

the By July 01 Cup over two miles. July

Dat

Tacing has practically closed/former was actually

down,

above the Horse of Citation, by one handicapper

except

Brisbane in which stages the Doomben Ten

Thousand sprint, a race of the weldings leave nothing behind

value of its name.

FINE JOCKETS

their reputations, but the Australian memory Lingeijs on

Phar Lap with his

his giant's stride, and the rivals Gloaming and

Nowhere in the survey of the Bentford. The younger D

CUR

nations has jockeyship deserved tion might settle for Comic greater prominence than in this winner of the Melbourne review of Australia. For the Australian fockey is the finest under 9st. 61, and a fine race- in weight-for-age events. nese of his country's racing prout the only one which has champions.

are the Australian

Whether their re challenged the

the world putations would have been and proved itself,

high in the face of the best From soon after the turn of European composition, is another the century English peing how matter. The evidence on either been favoured by a succession of alde is purdy circumstantial. great Australiafe riders.

Frank-Wooton came to Eng- land with his father Richard and brother

four her Stanley For muccessive years he was chame pron jockey, a place of honour no Australian has held, sincë, due chiefly to the intervention of Steve Donoghue and. Gordon Richards,

Except for a short period in the Jack Cooper falled to hold his games brought the score up to

set, the Los were not own, losing the next game by 4-3. seriously extended in their up-60-15 and set by 0-3. With the Mrs Teck rose to the occasion set victory over Tsul and Mrs advantage of the opening ser-by taking the 8th game on her Lo.

Maintaining

up their lead 1-5, 2-1 and his service on the Bih, it was all-out valleys, overheads and

when Cooper dropped drives, the

deuces.ted that Dao would clinch Los, after breaking service

after gamo

four

first set Issue by 8-4 on. his through

Tsui's opening service,

Surprising tactics by Jack service. led all the way in the first set Cooper at this stage were the Stray first services and a

2-0, 2-2, 4-2, and 4.3 to

constant direction of his shots determined resistance by Tsai 0-3.

to Gordon Lura on the back- and Mrs Chow, however, en- Though the dominating figure hand forecourt."

abled them to brenfe through In the winning combination was The winners stretched their his service and draw level to Norman Lo, whose forecourt play | lead" to 8-2, again after a 6-3. turned in repeated winners, gruelling game that went tu Mrs Chow took her alde to a tremendously improved Rita gave three deuces.

0-5 lead, but. Mr Took again all the necessary support.

Another hotly contested came back fighting. From 0-4, Matching Her cousin in fore- deure game on Mrs Cooper's she served to deuce and game ful volleys and overheads at the service went to the Coopers, to make it -0. Tsal survived net, her steady services and but Lum, though again ext

deuce ground strokes at the base gave

game, and

Dao, ap- lended

dauce, pulled through parently to

tired out, gave away the combination a decided ad- his service game to win ret

his service game rather easily vantage against a shaky

and match by 6-3,

by 50-15 for the first set. crratle Mrs Helen Lo.

Bouquets for the day go to

Keeping The Tsui-Lo pair

uptheir relentless made a C. Das and Mrs Elvie Tsok attack in the second set,

K. comeback in the second for their gallant though une winners jumped to อ com-

Ing stand

against the manding 4-1

lead, and al-· Lo, however, lost the fourth game on her service and Norman

and Tsal

Mrs Mary Chow, unavailing bid at 4-2 in the held his own to forge ahead to

In the runners-up

Mixed

xed 7th

game, which, went to sle deuces, Trul again drew level to 3-3 Doubles event for the last two

romped home by 0-3 for set and match, service. The score was again deadlocked at 4-4 as both In her first competitive game, lady contestants won their ser- Mrs Tsok made an impressive after only one year of tennis, vico games, put. Norman broke

debut. with his 100s0

Though a little weak on the devastating services to take the backhand, her forehand ground beat K. C. Dao and Mrs. A. Chok ninth game without conceding strokes were steady.

Particu-8-0, 6-3. a point, "A tired Tsul

■ Mr and Mrs K. H. Ip beat G. his servico in the 10th game tourly brilliant were her forestin Jr., and Mrs M. Young 0-0 Men's Singlea); TJ. Gould & by the Itulah, G. Morle, who,

hand cross volleys at the net, 8-11 ago 1ose by 60-15 and set by 0-4.

which caught Edwin Thai fint and Mrs W. J. D. Cooper Jont MATCH OF T THE DAY

footed on a number of occa to Gordon Lum and Mr.J; W. Fi Match of In the bost

the match

sions and evoked the comment

Norman Là and Miss'R''ZO' DIRE the day. that went to a hectic three-set |

she 6-4 ho

expected that nover

strong

the

set to take a lead of 2-1. Mrsand-seeded pair of Edwin though the losers, made a final

5-2,

on his

Kama

dropped

years.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS The following were the results.

of yesterday's gamess

Colony Wired Doubler Edwin Tal und Mira bi. Chow

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BY: ORDER,

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5 D'Agullar Street,, Hong Kong

the next two

by. 0-8 and

TODAY'S TENNIS

Drobny Beaten By Unknown

Venice, Sept. 13. Felicisimb Ampon.......(of 1: the Philippines, entered the quarter final of the men's singles when the International Jawn; · tennis tournament was continued today beating R. de Bello, The Italian

Davis Cup player, 6-0, 0-0.. F.S. Stuckey v S, Houssin The biggest surprise

the Club H'cup Men's Singles); J. day was the defeat of

Jarpalay Ewing v AS. Cutcher (Hoop Drobny (Egypt) 6-4; 2-0, 20

At LBC 5.15 p.m. Club Tourney

Mra J. Anderton v Dr & Mrs together with Sven - Davidron G. S. Watson (Club Mixed); Lt. (Sweden) and Philipe Washer Cindr Cool & Mr Slagter v.P.V. (Belgium) also qualined for the Shawe & Mrs. Scholes v. Mrs &

Quarter-final-Router. Mrs K. M. Getr. (Club Mixed) A W Culcher v1.0. Hughley (Heap Singles): H.W.E. Heath v.A.P · Jessen (H'cap_Bingles);| Mr & Mrs W. J. D. Cooper V E." Zulant & Mrs Calderara (Club Mixed),

. Club Men's Singlar') dora, Omeo, 1st Floor, Tele-seeded pair of Gordon Lum and could have taken those shots, Burg. Cmdr' E. Blockier Dust, G.

Joan Wong Szo came back phone House, and at the strongly from behind after los Big hearted Dao, never gave B. Smart C47-8;, &. Haut, Det

drying, and was all over the Torp 64, 68 Club's Branch Ofess situateding the first set by 6-3 to win place in a gallant exhibition of it and curtora

Doubles and court coverage, Dao had more beat 3. Texter and A Bontour #3

services and in a ting in his ret The Coopers, after win and to his drivesatedly in bis, first two tennis match played in importhe

but after

Also folkwing' are the results of:

At CRO 5.35 pm. load in the opening

acing #01, 41

Championships in the first set, Open Hardcourt

Colony, Men's Doubles yesterday: Maintaining gedhete. Drinfant was unlucky to lose the crucial wont salu wing and It Thing 3 N. Lo & D. Lo,

Choy Ping woon & Bo K kamo, in which ask Cooper was service game when he and his cheuk beat ... Wang and C. La

R. C; Deo l&, W, 6- with point scoring partner were leading by 5-4 crieung Chiu and Cheung Chow conspiciaverheads and forehand

The winners, however, were pst.10 C Kotwald J. C Coopers closed the superior psa combination, with ranton S

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Over 100,000 tickets kold) to date,

8. A. ELEAPA

Cooper

Mrs Chow sheet-anchor at D Yin and Yaon si DAYS. both the base, quoeing on the kill C Cheng and Chung Wing Awang Hisz with her deadly forehand drow kee

whenever the opportunity i bent da drives presented and Edwin (isa une: 7.

Fritz Lin & George Lin Jr.

HOME SOCCER RESULTS

London, Bep): 18. "The following were the resulta of football matches played to« day: NEW SECOND DIVISION.

BwbnocaENT West Ham U.

THIRD DIVISION" ((SOUTHERN))}}

Colchester U Plymouth

10 Shrewsbury THIRD G DAVISION.

【NORTHERN