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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NINTH RACE MEETING

Saturday 20th & Saturday 29th October, 1951, (Held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club).

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pan, and the First Race wh

be run at 2.00 p.m. each day.

Through Tickets (at $40 each) may be obtained at the Com- pradore Ofee of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, als tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting.

Through lickels reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00 am, on Friday, 19th October, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Office at Telephone House, non-meters are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Cluby Branch Offices at

5. D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

of

382, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

TOTALISATOR

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies so declared by the Stewards when the "All Clear” is given. The "All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light and/or a white sphere at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY, THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAB BEEN EXHIBITED. ATTENTION is drawn to Rule 23 of the Totalisator Rules which reads is follows:---

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

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST war the buges prominently displayed throughout the Meeling.

NO ONE WITHOUT À BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

!

THE

Badges admitting Iddles not in possession of Brooches ar Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including fax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Telephone House, on the written of personal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced By him, and for payment of all chits, etc.

1. Only a limited number of badges admiting to Members En- closure will be on sald of the RACE COURSE,

**The Branch Offices and the Treamirers Compradore Office will close at 11.00 am, on both days. The Secretary à Office will close ot. 11:46 ja.m. each day. The Treasurers. Compradore. Once and the Secretary's Office are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone. House,

A limited number of tifins will be obtainable on the Club * ́`House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy

de ADMITTED TO THE CLUBS

NO CHILD PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

The tried of name on to the rule alone Biến ch

day Ineluiding tak toh all persons throadstar.

KONO

KURA

IN THE PUB

and 1 guyable

OF THE

THE CHINA MAH, THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 1051.

Billy Thompson Suspended

London, Oct. 17. Billy Thompson, former British Lightweight Boxi ing Champion, was suspendi ed for six months and hid manager, Mr Benny Hunt man, was suspended for 12 months by the Stewards of the British Boxing Board of Control today.

Both intend to appeal again.d the decision

Although there was official Statement from the Board after a lengthy meeting Thohypson said that his us pension was hom the 28th st, the night he was August knocked out in 43 seconds by Tommy McGovern, the present

Champion

Board

gave the reason the

that the

they want?:

ed to give menth before cont rebuild my tinuing in the ring, Although I Intend to appeal the suspension does not unduly affcet me ** I do not tend

until after

that the

sufficient time to

Board told him that he had neglected his duty, Inasmuch as

he did not make this business to discover Thompson'al weight position before the fight.

think this is a mást declaion and I shall certainly appeal weld Mr Huntre

Hardcourt. Doubles

FTING, semi-final championship garn

NABLE IN

GEORGE BROAD JUMPS 3 WAYS

FOUR years ago a youns

schoolboy had to decide

to concentrate on one short. George Broad, of West Nor- wood, was doing well at box- ing, soccer, and cricket, but it was athletier to which he decided to devote his energy and ability.

In athletics he also has variety. He is no mean sprinter He is one of Britain's best gale vaulters (see above) And long Jumpers (left). A useful Kith Jainp of 5ft, 6in. (right) is no bother At all.

Only one Englishman has done a better pole vault this year than his 12ft. Gin., and there Have been - only two long jumpa farther than his 23ft. Siln.

Now at the age of 18 he is not only an offiolat “possible” for Britain's next Olymple team, be In : practienily -2. certainty.

Pictures by WILLIAM BREEZE

*TLA BREAK 1s the did ný á norm

MRS LERWILL

taken at den klonk Chalce

track

PAYS 2d

A TIME TO JUMP

HER WAY TO HELSINKI

By HAROLD PALMER

It's a long way from Tooting Bec, London, to Helsinki. But a group. athletes in this South London suburb are working hard to reduce the distance be- tween them and the 1952 Olymple Games in Finland.

Here, in pleasant woodland, is an LCC track used by thousands, Champions train here. And so do people who can never hope to get more than fun and fresh air out of athletics..

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squad. She is one of Brain's In summer the track is like a team manager. footbridge, at Clapham Junction In his squad is George Broad, best women hurdlers, likely to in the rush hour, except that the of West Norwood, a road haul- become our No. 1 next season, movement is all in the same age clerk, who at 18 is one of now that Mrs Dyson (Maureen direction....

Britain's best long jumpers and Gardner) hus retired

LCO EMBARRASSED These athletes are the real pole vaulters.

He also has the women's world In the younger class is Matie amateurs of sport. They come from schools, offices and work-high jump record holder, Mrs Bridgeford from Brighton who who rushes down studies phylomerapy in Londen.

Ofice She

fin shed third is only 16, for training the women's pentathlost tedrally.

popularity of the track Mrs Lerwill (formerly Mis embarrasing the LOC Shella Alexander) humped 5ft, made a remodelled up-to-date

shops. Wives leave their house- Sheila Lenghtsbrid

on a track that leads, if not to she is a sect, OVER

E AIONE

work to join the hurrying crowd from her

Helsinki, at least to some spot that finds a place on the athletics calendar.

Now that the days are draw-in last July. That is an inch track in Battersen Park, evenings by dodging in the s. one of the few grod women Tooling Bec as much as they had

they are training more than own height. She

for Jun

jumping

tention is not to light up the exponents of the straddle style hoped.okhee track cost £5,050 lamps placed at. 20-yards She is so keen on training that when it was opened in 1937, Only intervals are merely enough to hists her parents at Stream charge made if for the use of show the athictes the way roundtham on Saturday night so that dressing rooms and that is only

Some of the best copches, in

than 25,000 the country give their services she can make an early start at wopence. More here. Two of them have had cut-the track on Sunday mornings. people a year use this facility.

Then she goes back to her home One hundred and forty-five standing success in their ecacheut Swanley to prepare lunch. meetings, 79 of them for schools ing-veteran Bill Thomas and George Pallet, still an active competitor at 43.

They have recently been join- cd by a famous Austrian coach, Franz Stamp.

Thomas, quietly spoken and critical, has been coaching for 50 years, Invariably wears a black homberg

great

He is a

tactician. The late Jack Lovelock was one of his pupils. In recent years he has been responsible for the sadden development of British cham- plons like quarter-mller Leslie Lewis (a schoolmaster), half- muler John Parleit (commercial artist), and miler Bill Nankeville (who sells sports goods).

MANAGER-BUNNER

More recently Mr Thomas has takra"an interest in Terry Hig= zins, of Herne Hill Harriers, a hipping clerk who has been Britain's most successful

quarter=" miler this year.

George Pallett manages to look after a small school "of young stars and get in his club ranking list in Ave differén events,

One

His club? Herne HEI Havelers

might almost say he is the club. He is president, coach and editor of the club news. In his

spare time he is Surrey's county

Mrs Sewell, better known as and junior organisations, have Shells Pratt, is another of the been held there in the past year.

COATH FALLETT, sives a lesson in Aarding style to one of

ittedal pupils, Mrs. Sheila Sewell.

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