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HOW AMERICA

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1951.

BEATS

THE HORSE-DOPERS

By RICHARD GREENOUGH

New York. Doping, stimulating, and otherwise doctoring racehorses was a multi-million- dollar business in the United States for some jockeys. trainers, and even a owners, until only a few years ago.

few

At one time, after the New York Jockey Club lost ali-over control of racing Throughout the country at the beginning of the century and State Racing Commis

gangland were able Lo sions were set up, many of the best-known figures of seware licences to own or train racehorses.

Vers low could tell the cuff all horses given saliva 2415! ference between withers another tests al 4,776 rares during Etock, but it was a probitable: the first six months of this year, foutt i to have if they do not fouly three were bus,ness, an

then teen smulated PONTO Sal Trump racehorses.

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private rri-ne wwwn its at the 1949 has Al Capone was one of thre

labor story-range from the sim- Chicago 6gares who fale is life

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Awanced methods of testing ple

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Should We Send A

Team To The Olympics?

Soccer Team

Approximately $50,000 will be available Swedish soccer series for the "Olympic, Empire and Asian Federation of Games Fund" of the Amateur Athletic Hongkong.

dieval Fun A blanket was

placed over The horse and an alarm clock ser nearby.

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groom whipped the horse with a heavy chain

STRANGE STRATAGEM The blanket prevented mark- ing ani the se. painfully

aware of the association of bell ont chain. bruke from the starting-gate -ke a rocket when the starting-bel

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✰✰★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★★★

Tales Of Hoffmann

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illim.table. But adjectives, like jewelry. | possibilities must be used with discretion, so would be indiscreet.

with More

Michael Powell and spicing every tale--and not only it shalt suffice that here is a lim

have Emerie

Pressburger seen the highest pinnacle; a perfect synthesis of all the arts in one creation, and to bravely they have tried reach it in "Tales of Hoff- mann," which with "A Mat- ter of Life and Death" and "Red Shoes," completes #1 trio of the most outstand- ing order.

That they have not quite reached the summit with this dazzling film merely illustrates the Olympian task of such Z aynthesis i when the creation demands | the highest in music, sing ing, acting, mime and dare- ing not to mention opera i writing. choreography. composite photo- artistry. graphy and costuming.

And it is the first to made the operatic manner, sri | that the artistes could draw humi

These no previous experience. are no excuses. they are in spite ofs' for

21 remarcable achievement.

NEATLY VOICED A London eritic has neatly

faults i vaiced one of the main

in the words "A high C from a singer, yes. A high kicks front a dancer, certainly. But a dancer high while who can emit a effecting a high kick-never!!

It is an inherent difficulty in |

the effect la opera-ballet, and

salt celine

Moira Shearer dances a magnificent ballet sequence

in the film based on the incident involving the mechani- Here she is in a cal doll in the Offenbach opera.

characteristic pose.

There Was Reason

Enough To Pick Claudette Colbert

Says JACK DAVIES

all this bleating What's

as because Claudette Colbert na

£1

story

"I hope to start mine earth jin the new year," says Farrar " mas even direct it. I'd like to anywh Well, you're a big by now. David, so why don't you?

in the case of whose very Robert Helpmann.

Bh the embryonic producer anatomy ungues with the orotund

the autor

bepa have bassu profundo which emerges

supervising the writing of the Bruce Dargavel his from

lips.

is to play a British wife in er wich is new ermpleted house pul

sperd

during Helpmann moves his

Leonide Massine sounds a little "White Blood," canters qomag exercise

and

with an Owen gallops when a small plane few

incongruous low

Miss Colbert was selected from the overhead, arranged to have Brannigan and Grahame Clifford about Malaya?

! Voice. Only two of the cast- small plane fly over the track

for the part for two rea- end of the race in Robert Ruunseville as Hoffmann near the

horse was running. and Ann Ayurs as Antonia in the sons: which hus

first past

First, because executive last tale, actually use their own i bringing the animal

winner. the post like a Derty

voices. But the opera is not theurer Earl St John, well aware most important part, which is as that America is singularly ill- Apparently nobody thought of

well, for the words could not be informed

about the Malayan champ. Freddie Mills. raising an objection.

distinguished, although war and the sacrifices the British cast of "Emergency Call" which the LOCS into uretustion this

just was probably the living and fighting there acoustics on that occasion.

to endure, was determine that Nettlofold Studies. Also in the Alm are Jack Warner, Anthony the picture should have a star

ensure a Steel. Maxwell Reel and Sitnes name big enough la

throughout the showing United States.

This information was revealed at the monthly Coup cil meeting of the Hongkong Football Association which was held yesterday with Mr J. Skinner in the Chair

The question as to whether, played to-day.

will meet

the

er not Hongkong should send a winners of the Civilians v Army

to the team

Olympic game. yoccer

DRAW SHIELD Helsinki next year Games at

for the Quarter- The draw was discussed at length by the

Finals of the Senior Challenge meeting.

Shield Competition resulted as follows:

Certam members of the Coun- they unless Hangkung til fest was able to send a team which

Kowicen Motor Bus v Easteru; Tho v Army: Kwong Wah Sing would be a credit to the Colony, K Chee, Police v RAF there was no purpose in taking' part in the Games,

send a

!

A simple and practical safe- guard against doping or tamper- ing with horses before races was established recently by the New York State Racing Association, and is copied elsewhere country

in the

tracks

casily

EACH FULFILLED

and

the Offenbach's music half-forgotten tales of a German lawyer who strangely blended are put the mystic and the res) in his

each stories and poems,

fulfil

A: the New York

wire mesh screens of on all horse-stalls, which

Lan

for

an

race.

are

hour or 80 before the who first suggested

be combined He became

tion

three

Beecham

years

wide

el

after

pro

bave

nerve-

THAT MILLS BOMB The ex light heavyweight

is in the

at

James.

no-

Freddie. Lo absolutely body's surprise, will be slaving Should be a a champion boxer knock-out

the

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Secondly, both he and direct- or Ken Annakin consider Mass

CONTRACT AT 18 Colbert the most suitable setress also lockable. Thus all starters themselves in the combination.

for the part. Which should be

To 18-year-old Marie Ger- most the reward can be kept under lock and key

For most maine comes it was Sir Thomas

good enough reasons that they people. Who

young actresses seek--a contract The mesh of the screens should

on the The following is the draw for

Playing opposite Miss Colbert with a major fim company.

Marie. allow for

the daughter the Second Round of the Junior is large enough to

Supreme in this story of a rubber plant- screen. ventilation but 100 small to

Musical Director for the produc- er and his wife Hving under former musical comedy actress Challenge Shield Competition:

introduction of any

Just

and an ex-student of the RADA, the most difficult and Wayfoong v Taikoo or China allow the

matter into the stall

the directing

music for the racking conditions will be Jack had appeared in only two ms. Motor Bus; Police v St Joseph's foreign

Paradise" (in W Jaguars: There is only one key to each A". St Joseph's "B"

teach magnificent Red Shoes," a fim Hawkins, who finally gets a part "Laughter

which will inevitably Gymnastic Sing Tao; RAMC stall and that is given

worthy of

considerable which she played George Cole's talents.

girl friend) and "Cloudhurst,

from: was selected Meanwhile, Annakin is off to when she

Blm Jungle back-hundreds of applicants to play Malura to

in Where's Charicy?" with Ray grounds.

Bolger. a result of her per-

As a

in this formance

be com-

his

in

Alm

the

Me Skinner said that it was trom in necessary to order that the youngsters night see for themselves how football was played in other countries.

He said

said that the experience v RNFB: Western v Tramways: trainer, who bears full responsi-pared with this. gained would

v CAA; Solicitors vbility for the horse's condition. A prologue to the tales shows invaluable and Kit Chee be that when they returned to S. Ching.

As any effective stimulation Hoffmann making for Luther's interval of the for the Quarter- The draw Hongkong,

the player's could

which he has impart the knowledge they had Finals of the Junior Competi-must be given within two hours lavern in the

of the "off" the trainer can thus Dragonfly Ballet

HAVE A GO, DAVID gained to other players

1.on resultert as follows:

Latest star with ambitions Brothers Warner have put her It was decided that the mat- Winners Kit Chee/CAA be confident that outsiders have been watching in the Nurnberg the horse, eve Opera House, and there, excited ter be referred to the Olympic Winners of Solicitors/S China; no access to

cannot be by the Prima Ballerina of the to be a producer: David Farrar. on their contract list.

Also signed by the Warners: to seems

him to He tells me he has bought thei show who Games Sub-Committee,

Winners of Gymnastic/Sing Tan though he himself

stand guard the

other leading lady embody all his past loves, he Alm rights of Norman Collins's Bolger's MI Skinner said that they Winners of St Joseph's "B" present and whole time.

novel, Shall not Want," the Allyn McLerie, who is at pre- The New York Jockey Club tells three tales of his life. Hongkong Table Tennis Assocla- Jaguars: Winners of Police/St

SEEMS UNNECESSARY story of a draper who, over the sent playing opposite Richard tion was sending a team to take! Joseph':

of also recently laid down a rule

famous de- Attenborough in To Dorothy, a for Through them all goes Pamela years, builds up a the World Champion- RAMC/RNFB

forbidding any instrument

Son." Winners

*8 Brown

the Gentleman-In-partment store. iministering stimulants or any

IL stimulants being brought within waiting, the boy Nicklaus. the

without au- seems unnecessary that such an race tracks thorisation. Anybody

found actress should take such a part; }

is not even as if the soprano carrying these faces

were her own. sentence, also a stiff fine.

part in

!

"A"

ships at Bombay and bad ap- Western/Tramways proached the Amateur Athletic of Talkoo/CMI Federation of Hongkong for as- sistance.

ther

in

Winners

Winners

of

23 FOT

а prison

the same sphere as the Games /visit Maçao “2. olaying a matcha urine test of every horst that

Hoffmann as a young student

in Paris is the time of the first tale of Olympia." The tale of Gufulietta shows Hoffmann

in man-of-the-warld

young Venice, and in the third, that of Antonia, he is established as a writer and poet.

DANISH VISIT

FUNDS EARMARKED

The meeting also decided upon the following dates for the games

RULES THEY FOLLOW As monies donated by differ- against the Danish team, which ent organisations to the Amateur is due to arrive here on January

23: Sunday.

January 27, Mon- Two years ago the Louisiana Athletic Federation of Hong- kong were earmarked for the day. January 28; Wednesday: State Racing Commission drew A fourth match up rules for the prevention and Asian January 30. Olympic, Empire and

will be Federation

played, the date detection of horse-doping. They Games, the

WIS which will be arranged later. have since been copied by other seeking clarification DS

to whe- South China Athletic Associa- States. The rules call for:

One of the cleverest scenes of Worki any recognised

all is Champlonship would come with- tion were given permission to

is the end of the first tale, on December

(1) A saliva and, if necessary,

when

his Coppelius destroye the purpose of indicated.

shows reversal of form or aus-

doll

Olympla, who, to do Moira Following discussion on the in aid of Macso charlties.

Shearer full justice, is almost of picious performance. The meeting also approved point, it was agreed that the

(2) The establishment of up- human.

Ludmila Tcherina is HKFA give its consent to the the visit to Macso of a teamh

the Federation assisting the Hong- from the Hongkong Chinese to-date technical methods for

enslaving Venetian courtesan in Footbril Association for the tests. kong Table Tennis Association.

(3)Keeping secret the identity the most exotic tale of all, where charity purpose of playing a The question of referees not match to raise money for the of the horse owner, trainer, and graceful, mist-wreathed gondolna attending before the Emergency Macne Rotary Club's Children's Jockey from the chemists mak-gilde, where there is the power

Hades ing the tests.

reflection on the Sub-Committee on the day for Christ Fund.

(4) The scaling and tagging of water, and sparkling delusion in hearing of a report sent in

ENGLAND'S TEAM all test samples in the presence candle-wax from many coloured

burning candles. It has The following have been of the awner.

(5) An 18-month suspension illusive magic of dreams.. represent England refereo who sent in a re-selected to any

INTO HER OWN port must attend on the day pp in the International Charity for the first offence and a life-

From a small part in "Red pointed for hearing the report Cup peccer match against China ime ban for the second.

December 20:-Gumman or send a letter to the Associe on

In accordance with these rules Shoes," Tcherina has come inte tion.

(Army), Chicago Jockey Saminy Luce, in her own. She is beautiful. But Rumbelow May this year, was barred for there is the horror of a night-

in the last tale (Army) life. Weller (Club),

The pakny days for dopers Antonia tries to run from the sulted as follows: carollos (Atmy), Higgins (Army), and Baltimore in 1047 'when : nine | form of Dr Miraclo awaits g

Hillard (the record was probably set at room in which evil itself in the Civillans v. Army at

only to And that every door Hi Kowloon Chinese v. Houg Timmon (Army). Reserves doped horses all won raden at Kong Chinese at Boundary Bourton (Army). Andrews the Belair Meeting), for fast leads back into the same YOUR. Street.

(RAF) Kirkland (Army), W-operators, chiselling, owners, and Robert Helpmann is the very evil! The winners of the RAF 890 -(Army), "Tean manager-uhrorupulou trainors are over rich, black velvety, satanic; he

in the United, Biales.

does wil but grow horns while v. Navy match, which will be Mir, W. B. Foster.

player came up for

ngsins It was decided that

(RAF). Diherlige

(RAF), The draw for the Memorial Darnicle

Tennucl (Police). Competition which will be

Спр

played on January 1, 1902,; ro- | Lelshley Navy),,

Coates

of

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in

the

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