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ATHLETES BE DOPED TO RUN FASTER?

Let us be quite clear what exactly we have in mind when we talk about doping-of тacehorsèk;; of greyhounds, of athletes. The Oxford Dictionary de- fines dope as "a preparation of opium or other narcotic, especially for doctoring horacs; any marcotle (dope fiend, a drug addict)."

Briefly the book is caused by the right arm straightening te noon from the top of the back- aving, and the the right wrist being forced over the weaker PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. left wrist. This roll the club-face curage the best golfers in the well over the shaft, with thece evidence that will lead to the

Treasurera.

By Order,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY Club WHITSUN RACE MEETING

Saturday 31st May and Monday 2nd June, 1952 (Hold under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)

The First Bell will be rung of 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 p.m. on the 1st Day.

Defore flying to America to

Lustress

over

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he

for

was

most-check your crip. It In his cenrational letter to the astonishing how errors eren la. Press about doping on the Turf, As I explained Inst week-and Lord Rosebery clearly accepts as the photograph shows more

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interpretation since clearly-I have

iny left hand offers a reward of £1,000 but much leo soon to achieve a

knuckles showing, and with y Махка there,

conviction

of wh:ever true impact on the ball,

Faulkner compiled this special |105

left thumb the right hand responsible for administering The practical causes of this

series of Inatructional articles. de of the chart. Then I of the something to retard his horse's ore several. Usually have found "It's

to think," he said, strange

Meiency. ald, right hand slightly under the

But he also refers That victims have had their leftat (when I am 2,000 miles shaft 30 that my thumb is direct- to another aspect of the subject hand too far over the shaft

ly on top of the shaft. It's my the possibility of doing some- the right hand too far underway In America I might be

thing to make own grip, evolved through years ruring somebody's hook right

a hora run This always tends to produce here in England. But that can

of trial and error, and I can re-

faster. that diensions quick roti.

commend you to try it. It Some have drified into h

Avold works.

the hooker's leled stance. Some have deve-

erlp. (loped the habit of crouching

Don't forget elicek your stance. Stand square to the hole.

nt the address. nce that your hands are slightly in front of the bell.

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happen. The causes and cures are simple, and they are right here in this article.”.

On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and tremely bad habit of rolling the club at or near, impact, no tha! Avold crouching and, generally, crime)

the First Race will be run at 12.00 Noon. The timin Interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.) on the 2nd Day.

There are 10 races on the 1st Day and 12 races on the 2nd Day (22 in all).

Through Tickets (22 Roces - $44.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Omlee of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, scheduled

to be run on 31st May, 1952.

also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 30th May, 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 Ofces at Telephone House, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Ofees at:-

5 D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

от

302 Nathan Road, Kowloon.

TOTALISATOR

The attention of Totalizator investors is drawn to the following rules:-

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed pantes so declared by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The "All Clear" sigant will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EX- HIBITED.

Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked be- fore leaving the Selling Counters us mistakes of any descrip- tlon cannot be rectified 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 once Investurs have left the Counters.

All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be pre- sented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which they refer, but none will be paid later thari 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.be paid or refunds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be mode 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 admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 per day 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 chils, etc.

Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' En- closure will be on sale at the Roce Course,

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 10.00 a.. on both days. The Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 an, the 1st Day and at 10.00 a.m. and 2nd Day. The Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Offices 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 PRE-- MISES DURING THE MEETING,

"

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The Price of admission in the Public Enclosure will be $3.00 per day including lax for all persons including Ladies and will be payable at the Gate,

Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting will forfeit his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 In order to 'gufii `re- admission.

No re-admission tickets will be issued.

́ ́ 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' panses will be issued to private box holders only. who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and sq endorse their names on the passes. Holders of such passex are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for parsing through

on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands.

Owing to Lie congestion in the Members' Belting Hall and at Booths, adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Bax-holders an 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 in adhered to.

By Order,

POP

H. MIBA.

Becretary.

WHATS SO FUNNY ? THIS IS A VINTAGE

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the addrers. And some the club-face open on the backswing. and 50 flattening the swing and producing that same early wrist roll as they come back on to the

ball."

Perhaps as common a fault as the bad grip is the habit of the

there is nothing to prevent the right hand rolling right over.

DEPENDS ON YOUR GRIP

Every player, of course, must dingnose his or her own parti- cular fault, and then the cure is simply applied. First and

fore-

Wrong typical hooker's grip_left_hand too

far over the shaft and right hand too far under

both ready to produce a disastrous roll.

Correct at top of swing hands onder shaft, grip firm

club completely under control.

TŠEK MÁ

WHY HAVE YOU

TAKEJ "THE

KJIVES

OFF THE

WHEELS

Roamin' chariot'

To check that disastrous rull on the backwing my tip is to be conscious of pushing straighter back from the ball as you take the club back. And when you are at the top of the swing see that your hands are under the shaft with the wrists fully "broken."

And Anally cut out Joose

n fr grip on your club

both hands and developing the sense- on of PULLING the club down and through the ball. Get Into your nilad that you are going to ipropet

the boll a long way, and that to do so you must bring that Iclub head

firmly and squarely on to the ball. You can't do that with a sloppy grip.

left hand hy maintain S

Don't be put off by people telling you that your fault is "o

right hand." You can't much have too much right hand. It is the right hand that rives You your striking power. What they really mean is that your sloppy eft hand isn't letting your right do its full work.

left

I always advise my puplis to bulid the strength of hoth | hands but especially the

which

is usually the weaker, I emmad them to swing a light blick with the one hand ns often as possible. The stronger the control you develop with your hands, especially the left, The better and more powerful your golf will be.

(Next week: Getting out of those bunkers).

Wightman Cup Should Remain

With America

By CHARLES STEPHEN Miss Susan Partridge is the only newcomer in the British Wightman Cup team which plays America Wimbledon on June 18 and 14. She replaces Mrs Kay Tuckey Maule.

at

The team is Mrs Joy. Mot- tram, Mrs Jean Rinkel, Mes Jean Walker-Smith, Miss Par- tridge and Mirs Pal Ward, with Mrs

D. C. Shepherd-Brown as man-playing captain.

Miss Partridge, who la 22 years old. has undoubtedly gained her place through her excellent displays on the con tinent this, scason. In Italy che won the Women's Singles Championship..

TRONICALLY

$1.

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Ironically, the day her Wight- man Cup selection was L11- nounced, she was beaten in the | French Championships by tho

unneeded Mme Charlotle Gazaani.

This

perhaps the strongest British team since the war. But It seems nothing short of a minor miracle will provent them being overwhelmed by the Americans, who themselves wil be even stronger than ever this

or in addion to Louise

Brough,

1, Doris Hart and Shirley Fly, all top-ranking world players, the side at Wimbledon will include Maureen Connolly, the 17-year-old US. National Champion.

(London Express Service)

Be Save

Your Eyes

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·In a state of eye, strain there is no salas zor more 'guro tomady than correctly

fitted glasssa. We have. had 40 years experience in Hongkong, testing syusight.

CHINESE OPTICAL CO

(765, CHUREHR HOWO, CEHTBAL, HOWE körd..

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Of the heinousness of admin- istering a narcolle to a raco- horse for greyhound) there can he no question, and it is not surprising that the offence (or regarded by the Jockey Club demanding: the most severe punishment. For apart from the dishonesty and the financial complications that nuturally result, there is the element of cruelly.

unscrupulous

⚫ INDUCES STUPOR

It is unnecessary to refer in detail to the nature of such substances. A harcatie je a zene which, according to the quailty employed, Induces stupor, steep, Insensibility, respiratory failure, and death.

No doubt the maiofactors engaged in their nefarious prac- tice are experts In setecting the particular substance most uit- able for their purpose in case of administration, and adjustment to the constitution of racehome or greyhound. And doubtless, too they are skilful in estimating the dosage to produce an elect upon the animal to suggest it is just out of form.

In prychological............ I have seen

on mole than one occasion Me .considcrabia

tow

beneût;* derived from the Ingestion, of a grain of sugar or salt dissolved in a tablesp:onful of chloroform water if the right personality. were behind the administration.

Of course, this will not do in the case of the horse who can hardly be educated up to this stale, of suggestibility. In wher way then might he be drugged

by Sir Adolphe towards increased emciency?

ABRAHAMS

Hon. Medion! Advisor to the International Athletics Board

It is a matter of common experience that in mements of stress an increased capability inry be displayed, hitherto un- suspected, and, almost unholey- able..

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And the explanation is re The alternative procedury, To protect us from dangers that of attempting to increase and Injuries, Naturo imposes efficiency, is mo.0 debatable. Inhibitions which become In- Condder a certain foodstuff or grained and automatic. alleged stimulant which in take a simple example: we creases the appetito and im learn to block out from the proves the digestion and there sensorlum a greater part of the fore the general health, so einds of every-day 11f for ensuring an optimum physical otherwise life would be un- efficiency. Would adverse crearable. lelam ba directed, to a trtínez, whether of animals or human beings, for taking steps which had to reasonable a motiver

So with exertion, a "governor" is imposed by the unwillingness to put forth a maximum effort, an Inhibition which If removed would lead to the engine racing and tearing Ilself to pieces.

REDUCES JUDGMENT

And yet ethically and selenti- fically we дго ch uncertain ground: we may be a little casulstical when deciding where legillmato *tenics"

end enu more dubious reprehensiblo "deping" begins. What are we

A drug which removes this to say of a dose of brandy:

Inhibition, will diminishi Ben- sitiveness, paralyse the appre MORE EFFICIENCY? ciation of fatigue, and eliminate the faculties of judgment and There will always be a par-self-preservation - donable disposition tobellovo

doping in very Booth, There is such a in the ability of some more or.

drug. lop myster.čus drug to Increasu ciciency directly by its action on muscles or nervės, During Use 1014-18 wor phosphate of coda was czministered to the German "storm troops," from personal experiment I evn affirm that although an uninc»- taletde effect is produced; It, 18 "deyer Increasing staying Hot h the direction of imparting

power.

but

The immorality of susè is self-evident. An animal Ja not a free agent, it cannot debate the dangers and disadvantages, ils opinion and permission can not be sought.

How does the matter stand in might be contended that anyone relation to a human being? It

fully alive to the risk and willing to accept that risk and nfl that it embodies to Justified In doing what he likes, teams

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One recalls how shortly before the last war one of the” leading This form of doping does not professional football apply to the hutan athlete.

cla'med phenomenat results Providentially the financial side from a mixture of glands does not operate sufficiently to hormones, or

perhaps it WUB tempt anyone, however criminat both. and callous, to take a rond Icad- ing to a long term of imprison- ment, er even the gallows,

In general, the only advantage. ef taking any such preparation

So far as I know and claim considerable experience→→ ΠΟ athlete in Britain has ever Indulged,

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