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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

EASTER RACE MEETING

Saturday, 12th & Monday, 14th April, 1952,

(Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)

The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the first race wil be run at 12.09. Noop, each any. The tifin intervol is after the fourth race (1.30 phi.)

also

There are twelve races euch day (24 in all).

Through Tickita nt $48.00 each may be obtained at the Compradoro Ofice of the Freasurers, 1st floor, Telephone House,

tickets at $2.00

each for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting on 14th April as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the "long Kong

Derby" scheduled to bo run on 31st May, 1032. Through Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00

a.m. on Friday, 11th April, will be sold and the reserva- tion cancelled for future meetings.

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

6, D'Aguilar Sirent, Hong Kong or

382, Nathan Road, Kowloan.

TOTALISATOR

The attention of Totallator Investors is drawn to the following rules:-

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies Ao declared by the Stowards when the "All Clear" is given, The "All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light at the BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO Totalisator Tower. DESTROY OR TIMOW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED, Tatalizator Tickets should be examined and checked before leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any description cannot be rectified later.

Cush 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 once Investors have left the Counters.

All winning tickels 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 circumstances will any Dividends ba pald or refunds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be made on torn or disfigured tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THE 1952 SETS OF MEMBERS AND LADIES' BADGES NOW SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS ISSUE.

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 admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary

House, on the written or personal introduction of Member, such by him, and for payment of all chits, etc.

THE CHINA" MAIL," FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1952

Colony Badminton Championships

RAMON YOUNG RETAINS

OPEN SINGLES

TITLE

Ulian Khoo Regains Ladies' Championship

By

"ARGONAUT?”

Ramon Young retained his Men's Singles title, and Ulian Khoo regained the ladies' title which she lost last year when the finals of these two events of the Colony Open Badminton Championships were decided at St. Tereca's Hall last night.

The two other semi-final games on the programme saw C. K. Lee and Patrick "Wong- eliminate the Philippine pair, M, Yanga and A. Torres, after three hard- fought sets and Ullan Khoo and Winnie Cheung enter the Ladies'. Doubles final with a two-set win over the sisters, Mrs Elvie Tsok and Stella Correa.

in

Helen

Colony Athletic Championships Tomorrow

Once again Ramon Young's Young's greater staying power of stamina stood took him to a 13-7 lead against vaet storage

good atend thes tiring opponent, Toy drow was unable to Men's Singles final, giving him up to 9-13, but

17-10, 13-9, victory over stop Young from taking the sot and two points for a

Colony. Champion next

match. former Robert Tay.

Tay followed short-route

BETTER THAN EXPECTED tactics, adopting short services

greater part of the Helen Kwong gave a much fight than expected for the game, and had the game well better under control in the first set against her faster and stronger

The Colony Athletic when he led 5-0, 18-10 and opponent, Ullan Khoo. 14-12.

took an initial load of 6-0 in the Championships will start at first sot, but Ulian played moto 2 pm on Saturday__and carefully to draw level at 3-5. Sunday, April 6 and 6.

Helen resisted strongly unill 7-7, then Ullan streaked ahead Competitors and officials are to 11-7. Helen again stood up asked, to be on the Army went well to the champion up to 3-3 Ground at Sookunpoo not to 2-2. Again two changeovers the second set. From then later than 1.30 p.m, and in. of services followed

of competitors however, Ullan concentrated Young scored the set paint with on her opponent's weak back the a good sideline smash.

hand and ran away with an 11-3 earlier if possible in order to get their competitora The strong resistance put up by the champion for every point in the first set despite Tay's at

numbers. First call for the

began to tell on Tay in second set. Young went into a5-1 lead, but Toy drew level at 5-5 and 7-7, after

Young, however, came Back strongly at this stage, and kept his opponent from scoring the set point with no less than two services. He caught up to 13-14 and 14-14 and the score

before

on,

Score.

The Men's Doubles. semi-final

gaw an exciting three-sex turte,

casa

LAST

FOUR IN THE SINGLES

These four were the semi-finalists in the Men's Singles Colony. Badminton In the final played. yesterday, Ramon Championship for the 1951-52 season. Young (fourth from left) defeated R. Tay (second from left) to retain the tille for the second year in succession. The other two semi-finalists were H. T. Heah

(first from left) and Bill Funk (third from left),

CRICKET The Grand National Is TEAMS Notoriously Unkind

The following are Club selec tions for cricket matches this week-end:

Army "" v Club de Recreio at

King's Park on Saturday at 145 om. Bally Deghion, Fearson, Nicholson,

at Telephony, member to be responsible for all visitors introduce tempt to cut the rallies short,eatured by some fast and long first three events will be at Zawards, Pavno, Edensor. 12th man.

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

The

The Branch Offices, the Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Onice will close at 10.00 a.m. each day. Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.

A limited number of tiffins 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 Pubile Enclosure will be $3.00 including tax for all persons including Lodies, and will be payable at the Gate.

Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting will forfelt his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re- admission.

No re-admission tickets will be issued in future, BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF 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 ate 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 Publio Betting Hall. Military Police will be posted at various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation is adhered to.

NOTICE

By Order,

H. MIBA,

Secretory.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Attention is drawn to the following regulation regarding admission to the Public Enclosure on race days, effective as, from 1st April, 1952:-

The Price of admission to the Public Enclosure will be $3.00 including tax for all persons including Ladies, and will be payable at the Gate.

Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting will forfelt his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3,00 in order to gain re-admission,

No re-admission tickets will be issued in future.

By Order,

H. MISA,

Secretary..

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DECLARATIONS-

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the

Dressing rooms and other ac- be clearly commodation will which

marked and will be available in marquees.

Czech Runner To Stay In France

race

The Philippine pair of 1.45 p.m. rallies. A. Torres and M. Yanga gave a much more impressive display than in their previous round, and combined yesterday their excel- lent defence with a blistering;

offence.

The general public is cordially invited to attend. There is no admission fee but there will be a programme on sale for $1.00 in aid of the Association's funds for running the meeting.

Campbell, aycraft, Goodgo, Buckley, Maddak Umpire. Copt Brition. Scorer-SS Shipley

Army "A" v Indian RC at INC on Sunday at 1.45 pm-Bally, Deighton, Pearson, Nicholson, Campbell Hay

Goodge, Buckley, Edwards, Payne, Maddox, 12th man-Edersor. craft, Umpires. U. llall, Scorer.-SSM shipley.

Dockyard RC RAF at King Park on Sunday at 1.45 p.m.-B.C. Tucker (CAD), W. J. Barber. C. Hughes, G.G. Harries,

To The Favourites

The Grand National, toughest of all horse races, is once again at hand. Tomorrow fifty picked horses will engage in a test of speed, stamina and jumping ability over four and a half miles of the most gruelling course, in the world..

Watched by thousands, varying from the top-hatted- punter who stakes a fortune to the man risking a shilling each way, the National is rightly claimed to be the greatest steeplechase race, in the world.'

three

Tomorrow's. race will be at Handicap, the Irish Grand Na- far ery from that day in 1702 tional and the War Union Hunt crack gentlemen within a space of three and a when riders raced cross-country from half weeks,

Royal Tan is one of the most Barkby Holt, in Leicestershira to Billesdon Coplow four funded horses. This is not-sur-

They were rather unlucky to lose to the local pair of P. H. Wong and C. K. Leg by 14-18,

and 15-3 and 6-15. Torres Paris, Apr. 3.

Yanga led 13-8 in the first set, Czech runner Emilo Bacial, but a brillant recovery, by Wong 23, who was 14th in a cross- 3nd Lee gave the nine points

bv. sponsored country

was called. A strong finish gave newspaper the Communist

'Humanite on March 18, has them the set by 18-14,

Wong and Lee led 3-1 In the been

a.residential per- granted mit by the French authorities second set, but Yanga and Torres and will not return to Czecho-smashed their way to a 7-3, 12-

3 and 15-3 leed and closed the-Qualifying Round: Men's 200 slovakia, it was reported today.

110 Metres Bacigal, who is good aver set at 15-5. The third set, was (Metres Flat First Round, middle distances, is reported to evenly contested up to 6-6 and

Round, be anxious to join the Racing Club de France athletes ace-

Hop, Step tlon-Associated Press.

Back

Horwood, J.M. Adle, R.F a Harvey 1. Sezan, R. Mod W.J.B. Lewle. 12th man.-P. For The following is tomorrow's rett, Umpire-F, Langmead, Scorer.

.8. Fyng. Club de Reorelo v Army "A" at programime,

7 2 p.r.-Men's High Jump-King's Fark on Saturday at 1.43

M.A, A Remedios, in a row 40 lead 15-13 after deuce | Qualifying; Men's 100 Metres p.m.-E.L. Gosano (Capil 1.E.miles distant--and, back again.

Flat First Round; Men's Shot d'A. Remedios, A.P. Pereira, L.G.

Denund. Goranu.

AR Put Final

2.30 pm-Ladies 100 Metres (Guterres, A.A. Remedios Fr.. G.E.

Roza Poreira, A.E. Noronha, Flat Hcats.

&

2.50 pm-Ladies' High Jump

3pm-Men's

3.30 lat Semi-finals. Flat-

160

A.M

C.A.

That

prising. In last year's race only field', though small, he and the winner, Nickel Code, course without completed the was historic. For the event

by Mr Meynell, son of falling.. Thus his staying power cannot be doubted. This year Indian RC 1st XI v Army "A" won

famous Quorn Master at Sockumpoo on Sunday at 145 the

the National was the first recorded steeple too, Royal Tan has shown good p.m.-A. mumjahn, A.R: Abbas, A.E. Kitchell, S.H. Khan, S.K.

M.I. Samad. A.H. Imall chase in Britain, the curtain-form. He won

National Hunt Hunt Handleap in convincing Khan,

fashion. Mimis, Ador raiser to the A.K. Ismail. A.B.

Umpire racing of today,

Until recently, Freebooter, Rumjan, S.A. Imali Q.M. But. Scorer, Adam Khan.

Indian RC 2nd XI v Palten RC at

Eighteen years later, in 1810,

favourite. some 40,000 sportsmen flocked one of the only two previous

Στατι Huppy Valley on Saturday at 1.65 A.E.M. Bux,

to Bedford to watch another winners, p.m.-B.. Barone, 200 Meters.A. Bux. MY. Samad, A. Ras-

hid Abbas, Ador Itumjahn, E.&.c. historic race the first steeple Then, funning in the Gold Cup, Too much M.A. Wahab, chase run over a prepared cir- he fell. So did his popularity Javelin Kader, S.K. Khan,

with the backers. cult. Sr., M. Samy, T.E. Chiba,

By modern standards, the importance should not be attach- course was easy. Eight jumped to his Gold Cup running, how- had to be cleared, cacr 4ft dine ever, as he is seldom scen a Cheltenham his best high.

p.m-Men's

8-7 before Yanga and Torres Hurdles Henis; Men's Discus cracked up to lose by 16-5,

3.15 Stella Cor- Mrs Elvie Tsok and rea, though beaten by 15-7 and 15-6 in the Ladies Doubles

champion final by the tion of

of Ullan Khoo and Winnie Cheung, put up a much closer indicated by the score. Night than But for a great number of errors The Hongkong Cricket Club on their part, they might have been able to fully extend the

4.20 p.m, Ladies Long Jump--- beat "Rest of Colany" S-2 in a squash match at Victoria Bar-holders, whose stroke accuracy

and experience gave them a de-Qualifying Hound. racics last night.

cided advantage.

HKCC Wins Squash Match

Results werÜ****

Lt Col Fyler

D.I. Bona, 9-3, 3-0, 0-0, P. (KCC) lost to Holmes beat Lt Carne 10-8, ul. Dad O.H.P. Pritchard lost to San/Ldr

TONIGHT'S GAMES,

8,00 p.m. Men Doubles-

Throw-Qualifying Round

p.m.-Ladies 200 Metres. Flat Heats.

4.15 p.m.-Men's 400 Metres Flat--First Round,

4,50 p.m. Men's 400 'Metres Men's Long Hurdles Heats; Jump Qualifying Round..

Colony Snooker Championship

In the final of the

course.

Was

on the

Much tougher was the affair in 1823. held at Roscommon

The other winner is Russian when a steeplechase was staged over a six-mile circuit intersect- Hero. He was perhaps the un- and six luckiest horse in last year's ed by, wide ditches

flosco. Uni brought down at Colony stone walls.

took the fifteenth jump, he was going In 1830, the army 5 pm. Men's 400 Metres Re-Snooker Championship, played at

Club Lusitano last night, A. P. step in popularising the sport, well, and loolted all set to add Pereira defeated. S. P. Pong by when sixteen Life, Guards of- to his 1049 elccess. His form

Regimental this year has not been impres steeplechase at St. Albans. This sive, but his experience in break was 27.

Billiards led to similar final of the

ing previous Nationals should stand mentings being ve frames to three. The biggest eers rode in championship will be decided to-held in many other parts of the him in good stend, night at the same place between country. C. C, Lam and S. P. Pong in two sessions, at 6 pm, and 0 p.m.

Kingsford 9-6, D-4, 2-0, 49. 90; RFinals: R. Young & W. F. Foolay Heats. Macphemon beat Erie Cumine 6-D. 8-3, 7-8, 9-8, 9-0: H.A.0. Hubble beat Li-Cindr Cook 9-6, 9-2, 0-4.

HOME SOCCER RESULTS

P. Wong & C. K. Lee,

8.30 p.m. Ladies' Doubles

Finals: Miss W. Cheung & Miss COLONY FENCING

U, Khoo v. Miss D. Lam & Miss H. Kwong.

9.00 p.m. Mixed Doubles Finals: Miss W. Cheung & R. Young v Miss II. Kwong & W. Foo.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Winners of the Sabre Fencing semi-finals held at the Euro- who pean YMCA last, night, would be going into the finals pool were BI Docherty, Maj.

The

Filipino Club

The Championships conclude

Lawn Bowls. the re-tonight when the remaining Cowley, QMSI Day, Lt Daniels, three finals will be played off. F/Lt Templing. Lt Strange, SSI At the conclusion of these games Coady, Cpl de Courto Marcal. prizes for the various compet!" Winners of the Eppe Preliminary game tions during the year will be Pool were:

2.

A MILESTONE : -

L

The National, however, notoriously unkind to favourites. It would not be in the least surpring if the 1052 winner came from one of the less fancied entries. Of these, none looks better that Brown. Jack;

1830 was a milestone to Na. tional, Hunt racing. For the London, Apr. 9,

first time, a meeting was held The following were

af the little imown village of sults of featball matches played

A lawn bowls Weppinshaw Aintree near Liverpool;

will be hold at the Three youts Inter the stat III. today:

THIRD DIVISION

Filipino Club on Saturday at 4 Grand National was run there, (Southern)

Pool Dyer, Samway, Templing. pm Members who will be though it was then known as Pool Cales, nocherly, Cowley playing in the Deague this sea- the Grand Liverpool Steeple Colchester U. 4 Reading Nowport C Leyton 0.

Pool 3-Wake, Day, Marcal.“ 3 B'ton & Hove 1 Hongkong Badminton Associa-

Pool 4-Pte Tarlor, SAC Taylor, son are requested to attend for chase, and

this game. Watford.

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The four-mile course lay over Grand National prised plough, scrubland and To Be Broadcast

along

pasture, Rules forbade com- patitors taking easy routes bridiopaths, roads or avoiding Jumps opening convenient gates.

RO

by

London, Apr. 4.

After protracted discussions. over the question of copyright. the British Broadcasting Cof- Today, the 4-mile course porntion have announced that consists of two laps of the they will broadcast “common- Ainirea cireult, and 30 obstacles tory of tomorrow's Grand Nă- have to be cleared.

ticual Sleeplechase at Aintree As always, Ireland is well A recordet commentury will represented, but this year's be made by the owners of the ta challenge from the Emerald Te Aintree: courdo daril wi is by horsee little known in broadcast almost simultaneously, Britada............

with the co-Reuter

One of these, which has gained great favored with home bucicers, is Jey-Calm Reason for this is that, although!: ha

he

Won the Irish Netlobni, over

TODAY'S SPORT

NTR Lawn Tennis

Colony Open Championship Double

thres, and a balf miles Icy Calm by been given one of the bot-rma- Roon-bang & Edwin Tel tom weights at Aintron, For Tut Wal-pet & Tailyun-pui es the englong Cricket Club, Cluster, iq Trial) *- National Heade 10 pmya

despite

slicnega," he failed a 'his, other Hongkong Cricket Club Tourritos six outings last bensky, Chater Rond

-Besides Icy · Calm thtro“ are | Calony Open Championship Finale two other filth National Win-at 6 Totems Church 17mif; pomeneno-

ing 2 pan nors, Hemstar (1948) and Do- minick's Bar (1050)3)

·✨✨ REMARKABLE ENTRY

xhibition Table Tennis matches featuring Marty Rabemann

Doupine Couriendin Southorn Brglind - Indoor

Hamster is a remarcabledingt 7 pm) vint entry, In nearly four years he lins run - in two races and was - and D. pag.

unplaced. Pelor to that he ac

Colony Opers Clampionym final t Club Zazito : (two session). 6 pan.

Colony Opens.... Chame

complished the astonishing feat ATOPCAT YMCA, Kowloon,

of winning the Hilstar Hurdle messing,