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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOURTH RACE MEETING

Saturday, 16th February, 1952

(Xela under the tutes of The Hong Kong Jockey Club) There are rares. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.in. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 p.m,

Through Tickets (D Haces $18.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cupincheduled to be run on 18th February, 1952.

Through Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00a.in. on Friday, 15th February, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings,

THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE.

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

5. D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

or

362 Nathan Road, Kowloon TOTALISATOR

the following The attention of Totalisator Investore is drawn to rules:-

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponles so declared by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The "All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light and/or BACKERS ARE n white sphere at the Totalisator Towers. ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED.

Totalishtor Tickets should be examined and checked before leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any description cannot be rectiiled later.

Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained onte Investors have left the Counters.

All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be presented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after the time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled to be run.

In no clrcumstances will any Dividends be paid or refunds Payment WILL NOT be made unless a ticket is produced, made on torn or disfigured tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE 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 admitling ladies not in possession of Brooches or Senson ilekets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Telephone House, on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors. Introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, etc.

Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' En- eldsure will be on sale at the Race Course.

The

The Branch Oilers and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11.00 pm. and the Secretary's 'Office at 11.45 am. Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office ure situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House,

A limited number of tins will be obtainable at the Club House provided-they-are-ordered-in-advance from-the-No.-1-Boy- (Tel

27818).

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 including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

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

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

'SERVANTS' PASSES

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

Owing to the congestion in the Members' Betting Hall and at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-holders and Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use only of the Public Betting Hall. Military. Police will be posted at various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation is adhered to.

By Order,

H.

NOTICE

MISA,

Secretary,

THE HONGKONG. JOCKEY CLUB

PEARCE MEMORIAL SWEEP, 1952

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY;- FEBRUARY 12, 1953.

SOVIET RUSSIA HAS NOT YET

MADE UP HER MIND ABOUT COMPETING AT HELSINKI

Uğlö, Feb. 11.

Soviet Russia has not yet made up her mind about competing in the Summer Olymples at Helsinki, a high Nuššlak Sports öfficial said today.

A three-man delegation from the Russian Olympic Committee arrived here on Sunday to look over the Winter Olympics and, in an exclusive interview, said they had several tbhths in which to decide about Helsinki, and might not make any final decision until the last deadline-six weeks before the Summer Games. Buthad they entered the Osló Games they would easily have won.

Wearing ↓ black fur cap, the Winter Olympics, He sold, dieilles wilch have arisen in

elected inembers of the Melbourne.-Router. Constantin Andrianov, President "We

las! of the Soviet Committee, here Olymple; Committee only

And we did not have or the Interhotlona! Olymple year. Committee meetings, expressed enough time to get our men regret that Russia was not insufficiently trained."

Commonwealth

Team To Play MCC

Colombo, Feb. 11, A Commonwealth team meet has been chosen to the MCC in their four-day match starting here Saturday.

on

FINNISH GESTURE

Helsinki, Feb., 11, Finland's Parliament has de-

With a look of pride, the tallcided to lend ita hall to the Russian official added, "How International Olympic Committed for its Congress during the ever, hnd our team entered they Games here this summer. would have been easy Olympics winners."

This will be the first line in Finland's history that the Parlia ment building has been used for an outside meeting-Reuter,

as to whether The question they would definitely take part In the Helsinki Games drew

MAY BE TELEVISED whispered consultation among colleagues Adrlanov and his

Helsinki, Feb. 11, Stodek Soboles, Secretary, and

The Olympic Organising Com- Alexei Romanov, Vice-President

Olympic Com-milled here are hoping that an American televisión company of the Soviet

the Games this will televise mittee.

summer.

"We have many more months ahead to decide," enld Sobolev in German. "Anyway we don't have to give

the Finnish organisers an answer until six weeks before the opening date." Andriandy said, "We started (In-working on preparations for the soon as It Summer Games as became evident that we did not have enough time to prepare for the winter ones. But our win- ter sports athletes would have

medals." taken many gold United Press.

The tiam, announced today

Saram

(Ceylon), is F. C. de Captain; K. Miller, N. Harvey and G. Hole (Australia); V. Mankad and R. Umrigar dia); Imtiaz Ahmed, Fazal Mo- hamud (Pakistan): Gunasekera, Navaratne and, V. G. Prins (Ceylon).

Twelfth man is M. Kasipilla (Ceylon)..

There are eight powerful bats- men in the side-Miller, Har- Imtiaz Umrigar, vey, Hole,. Ahmed, De Saram, Gunasekera Dлk Prins,

เ

Offers have already been sent to America, mentioning $500,- 000, which has not yet been ac- cepted.

The Games will be filmed in Helsinki and then shawn-over television newyork in the United States. Reuter.

39,000 BEDS READY

Helsinki, Feb, 111 Nearly 38,000 beds in private homes have been reserved for foreign visitors to the Olympic Games here this summer, the Organising Committee said to- day.

COMMITTEE MEETS

Oslo, Feb, 11. All six members of the

of the Earlier the Foreign Ministry Executive Committee

Com-announced that foreign visitors Olympic The bulk-of-the-bowling is International expected to fall on Millar, Man-mittee attended a meeting In Will not require entrance nor kad. Fazal Mohamud and Hole, their headquarters here today residence.visas between June

when they spent five hours dis- and August 3-Reuter. but Prins, and Gunasekera can also be called on for offspinners cussing Olympic problems, and legspinners respectively,

The wicketkeeper is Nava- ratne, who has been described as of world class by Sir Don Bradman.

The mbeting was strictly private, and no statement was issued although It is known that one of the tasks was to draw up the agenda for the Congress, which it be ofcally opened The captain, De Saram, is an by Crown Prince Olav in the Oxford Blue. He is an ortho-Town Hall tomorrow morning, dox bateman, attacking strong. ly on the let side.

In the midst of their discus- In 1834 he scored 128 for Ox-sions, the meeting was acquaint- ford University against Wood-ed with the news that there was

over the Melticurne - full's Australian team.Beu- trouble

verite for the 1050 Games, tar.

FIJIANS AT LORDS

The message was handed to Lord Burghley, the British Mr P. A. Snow, who captained delegate, who read it and passed a Fijian cricket team in New it to the President, Mr M. 3. Zealand recently and now on Sigtried Edstroem. It was then leave in England has suggested handed round the table to other that a

a Fijian team appear at delegates. Lords, says Peterborough in the Daily Telegraph.

Negotiations are taking place with the MCC. If they go through there is no doubt the tour would attract interest..

Fijian cricketers, says Pelor- borough, have heads of hair like small busbies. They play bare- footed and in white skirts.

The Sale of Cash Sweep Tickets on the above will as they can they believe slow

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Telephone House, at 6.00 p.m. on 15th February, 1952. The Draw will be held in the Public Betting Hall, at the Race Course, ut 12.00 Noon on Saturday, 10th February,

1952.

By Order,

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Special: Cash Sweep

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NOTICE

and

Tall and powerful they hit the ball very hard and bowl as fast

have bowlers muscles. Their feree

is

In New Zealand they attracted large crowds and beat the Arst- class provinces of Wellington and Auckland. An obstacle to their tour in England would be the heavy cast of return passages from the other side of the world. MANKAD TO RETIRE

The arrival here. of the Australian delegate, Mr. Lewis Luxion, is awaited with keenest Interest for further news of the

ASIAN TENNIS

TOURNAMENT

Colombo, Feb. 11,

BRUSSELS &

THE SPRINGBOKS IN FRANCE

A Springbok gels away with the ball in a closely fought game in France Southeast against i French Selection, The Springboks triumphed by nine points to three, but the French team offered ätübbörn Feislants and went down Oghting.- France-Presse.

TOM PEARCE

MAY GET

THIS PUT

WASTE NO PITY ON TURPIN-HUNTING ALEX BUXTON

Says GEORGE

WHITING

Waste no pity on Watford's Alex Buxion, who nghts & World Champion Randolph Turpin at Harringay on February 12. He wants none of it, and regards as slightly eccentric those well-meaning friends who seek to show sympathy.

་ ་ ་

"People ask me what it feels like to be fighting Turpin," he told me, beföre stripping for sparring in a West End gymnasium.

RIGHT, TOO W

My answer

in

Is that it feels Whatever we think of Bux- By Hylton Cleaver

Bre, I've been after Randolph aton's chances at Harringay, we all credit for long me, but he side-stepped must accord him Tom Pearce, once one of me twice. Now, at last, I've got consistency. In the. 42 nights he

hed

Britain stace 1018, he had. lost only two to. the MCC selection com-him in the ring and I am 1:64

"Don't ask me about what is Vince Hawkins and Ron Pud- 1mittee, has told me that as certain I can beat him.

a rugby referee he only once going to happen if Turpin hits ney. had to warn a player that if me. Ask Turpin What lie is I catch him." certain going to do he continued a offence He would send him off the field.

ROME WANT That player

1956 GAMES

Oslo, Feb. 11. News that the 1956 Olym pic Games could not be held

Melbourne

Cricket at Ground, with the consequent danger that they might be lost to Australia, caused dis- may in some quarters and delight in others here.

'The President of the Belgloń said that Olympic Committee

was prepared i everything Brussels to take over the Games for 1956. He fell that Brus- sels had the money, the fuel- litles and the ability to run an Olympiad.

The Australian delegate to Com- the Olymple Executive

be asked mittee will probably

Australia to state whether wished to withdraw from staging The Asian Tennis Cham- the 1950 Games

M. Otto Mayer, the chancel pionships today were mark- ed by the victory of the tot, said that to fins extremely Japanese player, Nagano, uskely, that any definite de Straight Clark of cision would be taken in Oslo, America by 6-1, 6-0, 6-3.

over

AND OTHERS Brussels is not alone in the besteld to take over if Melbourne, Is out. Buenos Aires is likely to make a strong bid and United sovitral cities in the,

understood to be States are willing to stage the Games for

Other results were: Sedgman (Austrija) Miyagi (Japan) 0-1; 8-1; 8-b; : Madras, Feb, 10. Manked,

one of the

Tony Mottram, and red all-rounders, tald Palsh (BHtain), beat Naresh world's best

that he intended Kumar and Soe (India) 8-3, 3-6, Reuter teday retiring from Test cricket after | 8-1, 8:4; this year.

Vinoo

W. Skonecki, (Poland) and This implies that though he H. Remain (Germanis) beat has decided not to undertake the G. Vasirt, and Vishal Mohan full tour of England with India (India) 6-3, 4, 1-2, 10-12 and next summer.. he would to avall -6. able for the Tests If required by his release by Indla, subject. the Lancashire League Club Reuter.

H.K. AMATEUR SWIMMING

ASSN. REPORT

1050.

Rome, which is "out" for the 1950, Games, might also be in-. terested in advancing her claims by four years. Her vast new atadium would almost certainly be finished in time for 1956. F. Tregonning and J. Chw

The Winter Olymples of 1958 thotho (Austria) beat D.. L

have already gone to Cortina Fohsin and L. Pauto (Cey-Ampezzo, In Italy, which might (lon)·8-5, 4-0, 6-0 und 0-3

COURAGE

when

We must also pay tribule to This kind of pre-fight talk, of course, is all too familier. In valour. At the beginning at Buxton's case, however, it comes last year after his battles with quietly and confidently from the Kid Marcel and Pudney, he was as is walking about with a broken was iter, an boxer himself, and not, England rugby selectori No fur- usual, from a noisy, belligerent jaw lield together by gold wire. To be fighting Randolph Tur- ther hint was needed, but the manager.

pin within a year of that kind of story illustrates; the ratity of

alsaster indicates courage. the necessity, when a fèferee Is good enough.

-(London Express - Service)

DIPLOMACY

Pearce has been most sought bites with the whistle because With His erudition, he combines good humour and diplomacy. He is particularly

France.

:

EVEN CHANCE-

Buxton, assisted In his training by an Empire squad from Ire- land, Australia, South Africa and Jamaica, seems genuinely to be- lieve he has an even chance with the, champion.

"I respect Randolph Turpin,

Saturday's

popular int need never have taken this Home Soccer

Yet it's in Paris that incl dents occur to him not equalled anywhere else.

Only just year Pearce noticed that the score-board was show- ing incorrect points and told an official so after half-time; he was assured that no one dare alter the figures, which show- ed France to be ahead. Fortun- ately they scored again, and so no disturbance arose.

were

job. I could have gone carning living, against easier opponents," says Buxton. "But nobody could pass up such a chance as this.

Fixtures

The following are the Home "Twin, I shall start chasing

for Ran Football League Bixtures Turpin for a title fight.

the Saturday February 16. The in brackets are the dolph's brother Dick was first coloured boxer to win a figures

for the corresponding Lonsdale Belt. I want to be the scores

match last year. Arst to win one for keeps,

"Unfortunately, Randolph can

Blackpool Chelsea Derby Hudderfield Liverpool Manchester C Portsmouth Bundesland Wolves

go on' fighting against Empire, Artenal European and American middleton Villa weights without risking his Bri- But Pearce in any case would tish title. But I do not see how have taken no further action he can be allowed to dodge me Rugby Union if I eat him in this overweight because under laws the referee was not then match.

"I he will hot give me a required to keep the score!

championship fight I shall go When Pearce pointed this out after the big boy-Ray Robin- Barnsley,

Blackburn Buy people

astonished so Turpin fight is not over Coventry that the matter was at once put right, and this season score. yet

and I have plenty of sup- Huu

Lanon It keeping has for the first time porters who think I can put Not C become the referee's official re-off. They stop me on my road-queen's P.R.

work in Brockwell Park every Sheffield U sponsibility.

What has this year brought morning and beg me to get them tickets. We wanted to buy seats forth? Pearce refereed last to the value of £2,000, but Bournemouth Week's tame between France have had to be satisfed with Brighton Bistol, C £230 worth

Gullngham Ipswich daily ma French sporting and Ireland, and a rugby writer

"I'll beat Turpin. There is Millwall the Paris, public declares that booed some of his decisions in too much of this business of Newport

dis- sitting Ught on a tle. The box Northampton

Port Vale and very ng game wants opening up reading cause they did not of would Whatever happens, you will not Southend obliging manner" simply not understand his reasons. find me sitting about. I shall Torquay

be boxing again; at Nottingham a SHOWN TO CRITICS

Chener fortnight after the Turpin Aght"radford C

Crewe Well, Alex Buxton could cer-parlington

a "scandalous

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All his rulings, according to

Division 2

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v Chariton.

v Tottenham

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v Bolton

v Newcastle

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v Everton

▼ Leicester

v Cardif

Bouthampton_(4-2)

Natte (m)

♥Doncaster

V-Birmingham (0-1)

v Brentford

v Leeds +7 (3-2)

Swaneen West Ham

V Rotherham, (—)

Division

♥ Walinit

1 (other),

v. Hwindon'

v Norwich 422

V

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V Bristol R

V Plymouth..

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Shrewsbury

v. Colchester

Division

III (Northern)

v Mandeld |

v Bradford

Workington- Carlisle Rochdale Vhaterfickt :

X

this writer, were absolutely, cartainly drop one of the biggest Gateshead

or might not be a point in favourrect, as was proved by a fim boxing bombshells of all time Hartlepools

shown later to the critics.by carrying out what he says he Oldhana cake, intends to do. The most scandalous we, read, "occurred in the 60th supposedly minute when Mas

the referee scored a try which disallowed for a knock-an.

In the Women's Doubles, of Rome, being given the honour Doris Hant, and Shirley Fry of having the Summer Games. (United States) beat Mra-Reuter, Murdoch and Mrs Wiwowardena (Ceylon) 6-0 and 6-1..

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"His view was shown to be man, who, like his Harringay Celilo Dilip Bose of India and his

The Erst annual general meet partner, Miss Danshaw (Pakis ing of the Hongkong Amateur tan), were beaten 6-4 and 0-4 by Swimming Association will be F. J. de Serum and Miss. Shella at the Victoria Recreation Roberts (Ceylon) in the Bref Club on Friday, February 28, at round of the mixed doubles,

France-Pressa and Reuter. Absorinit RASIL

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1052 22nd. 28th and 19th March Pearce Memorial Cup

MEU Saturday, 16th Feb, 1952. Hong Kong Derby1st May

-1952 Draft Programmes 32.00 each may be obtained Entry Forms for the above at the Treasurers' Compra-

Thay be obtained at the 8.30 pm Omeo, dore

1st Floor,

report states Telephone House, and at the Secretary's Office, Telephone.

House; the Club House, that as a fault of drperience Happy Valley and the Stables, died during the past year Shall Kwong Road:

Been

Executive Entribs close to the

the coming year, Committee the most Important of

of which the provision of a Junior Invårday amvikst the

Club's Branch situated at

Omees

6. D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

of

382 Nathan Road,

Kowloon

1,000,000

Over möld to date.

Brighton And Hove Captain Fractures His Cheokbönė

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Falkirk

Mother veil. Third

V. Arbroathi

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'PIRATE' And it would certainly be a Atting climax to the career of a Airdrie Dundee rival

began his fighting in the East Fife

Marton carreet by the dim, ond on an- streets.

Aberdeen Narlick other becastor a player was

Reorte Most of our top professionals queen o'South

v Rangers ruled not to have made a mark threw their drst 'prentice punches Mirren

the

Bcottish League " because he was tackled before under

benevolent ban-

y: Clyde, his feet touched the groundner of the ABA-But not 23- Allo

Dumbarton after jumping for the ball year-old Buxton. At 10 he was a beath

The crowd disapproved of losing his first professional fight Forfar

with Teddy Waltham, how Timliton v Dunfermline 12-0)

Dundee, this, as they likewite did when secretary of the BBB of C as queen Park V Btentrile an Irahman intercepted a pass referee

Et Johnstone Albion 2), (0+3} only amateur exe Buxton's only they cried loudly, for offside and "bered" Tom Pearce," In all perience, was gained at "puthte” cases the nim supported the de tournaments, and in Ceylon, elsion. Now two courses of AC- whert, as. Itoyal Marines des tion have been taken ontch rider, he won a wartime afted as follows to co

Dundee v. Alloa Athletic or. Ber-. ve intereservices trophy, Thờ Vrênch Feneration have

Buick Rangers::- Dynformilne. Auly, It was 'ng a tharink hogun to print certain lows, on fox had the first of his twn fights Motherwell Arbroaths Louth V all the backs of ticket and one in sumtrain with Dave Samis, ohnstone of Supan, of the

Bearte; 7. Dumbarton. Vi Palkirk or "hás | diwapoper liða begun a series of Ulla beat him on beinte än idik Suzing Albion; Dundeo: United V. Farilélés So Fences To keep the family Aberdeen Albion Rovered of Sicans Bankthink dise pa greglinth square, Buxton red fees tamilton, Bezird 7-mark,

Airdribonians.v. Storton for 220S buty Santa's

The matches are to be payed on

(rdcommendations and Irish Cup Replay at Northampton on Saturday.

London, Feb. 11. Johnny McKichel Brighton And Hove Albion's captain and Inside right, fractured his check- band during the League match It is probable that he will undergo an operation in Quech London, Feb. Victorin Hospital, West Grit Glongvon beat Crusadern 4-1 insteadcutor

today. Th

"JOINS BRENTFORD:

Feb. 11. London,

Becretary, Tolophane Housborahipas dimetha. the Iriah Cup-first round replays pass

1st floor, at NDON on Tues-i day, 10th February, 1982.

Plenge enclose entry for Founder pulmimay disid give rovlood draw for the

them an opportunity of particl

In the green envelope pro-sating under Randall compel

tickets vidcd..

H., MISA

Secretary.

By Order, PA

EMISA

Secretary,

five to

Brian Grem, second round matches, to be Blayed next Barurilay, February | koalkeeper from 16. 1. Brantwood versus Ards, Joined Brentfolti

for the year and Githavasi, Enfield VOZIL

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versus | formiēt. Hounglow

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London Erpres arrose) – bibther Ritchie,

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Queen's

SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

The draw, for the third found, of

Laidon, Feb, 11,