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CHASING AT KEMPTON

THE CHINA - MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1953.

D. Ancil (centre) falling on "The Raparce" while taking part in the Easter Hero Handicap Steeplechase at Kempton on January 23. --- Central -Press Photo.

Lincoln "Draw" Should Be Made A Week Ahead

Says

RICHARD BAERLEIN

London.

Lincoln councilors have a great chance to start the Coronation year with something of great benefit to the British turf. They can ask the Jockey Club to make the draw for the Lincolnshire Handicap (March 25) at least a week before the race, and so establish a precedent.

1

the position by altering the course or publishing the draw In advance.

Owners, trainers and professional backers support their Lincoln horse or fancy for thousands of pounds, and the public follow their lead.

Then-less than 45 minutes | Abraham's Stor if he had known before the ruce--the draw is it was going to be drawn No. 8? mude and can put gald to the Yet so great was the ante-post whole entertainment. For to be betting on Abraham's Stur that! drawn under No. 10 in the Lin- he still started favourite. colnshire Handicap is equivalent

not starting at all.

to

No backer would ever make an ante-post bet on a horse fer this race if he knew it was going 'to draw a low number.

Or would that

great judge and clever backer. Mr Thomas, Westhead, have invested a penny on Capsize he had known it was going to be drawn No. 1?

Yel next me out Abraham's Taking last year's race as an Star cantered in for a £1,000 race example, no borse drawn under at Newmarket, and Capsize won 18 reached the Brst six. The four handicaps during the season, Arst three

drawn ending with the Mkiland Cam- were

bridgeshire. respectively 20, 31 and 30.

BOTH BADLY DRAWN Would Mr Perry Thompson have gone for such a coup on his

wish.

[blame The Lincoln draw is of para-cous mount importance, and nobody course straight. seems prepared to try to improve Why cannot

Mr & Mrs Tony Mottram To Play Exhibition Matches At Chinese Recreation Club

Cuble confirmation has been received by the HKLTA from the English Davis Cup and Wightman Cup Players, Mr & Mrs Tony Moliram, that they will play exhibition tennis matches on Monday, February 16, against the local Champions.

are Championships in Saigon and The following Mulches lentatively arranged to be played their stay in Hongkong is limited at the Chinese Recreation Club,) to one day. commenting 3.15 p.m.

Arrangements for advanced sale admission tickets will be announced later.

3.15 p.m: Mrs Tony Mottram ved Mrs M. Chow,

4 p.m.: Koon-hung.

Tony Mottram. v ip

4.45 pm. Tony Mottram & K. C. Dao v Ip Koon-hung & Tsui Wal-pul.

5.30 pm: Mr & Mrs Tony Mottram v Mr & Mrs In Koon-

hung.

The Mottrams are on thelr way to play in the International

Saturday's Home Soccer

Fixtures

The following Br football League games to be played at} Here on Saturday, February 7:

Arsenal

Blackpool

Cardiff. C.

Chelsea

Derby

Division

V Tollenham

♥ Wolves W.

•

Preston NE,

Sunderland

Y Charlton

Manchester U. Aston Villa

Middlesbrough v Liverpool

Newestio U.

Portsmouth

Bhaeld W.

* Stoke W.

v Bolton

Burnley W. Brom, W. : v Manchester C.

Division 11

Barnaley

V Rotherham

Birmingham C, v. Notte

Plackburn Bury

Everton

Itali City

Leeds U

Lincoln_C.

Luton Town

✓ Swansea

Bouthampton

V Bren Word

V Muddersfield

v West Hart).

✔ Sheffald V.

v Leicester C

Nottingham F. v Doncaster

Plymouth

V Fulham

Division 1st (South)

Hournemouth

J'stol C.

lingham

Ipswich T

Leyton O.

7.Dwed

v Swindon T.

V Bristol R.

❤

Coventry C.

Watford

Brighton

v Exeter C.

Northampton T. v Newport C

Queen's PIL

Readin

Aldershot

Southend U

Shrewsbury T. v Colchestar

Torqury. U.

Walisil

v Crystal P

v Norwich

Division IT (North)

Accrington 8.

Fradford C.

Chester

Y York C

✓ Bradford

- Gateshead

Crowe Alex. - Caritate

Halifax TV Grimsby Marillodd T.

Darrow

Oldham A. Wrexham

Port Vale

Hartlepools U

Reunthorpe U, v Darlington

- Southgork

Stockport G.

Workington

Chesterfield

ochdale Tranmere R

INTER-CLUB ARCHERY

ON SUNDAY

The Hongkong, Archery Club will be holding its first tournament at the Boun- dary Street ground on Sun- day, February 8.

Len Eyre-A Sprightly Figure Out In Front Who What's best in Refused To Be Caught

Kowloon?

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An hour before the start of the Inter-Countles Cross Country Championship at

floor. He had been travelling from his Harrogate home since 6.30 that morning and had spent the previous nights tending his two sick children.

Kettering on January 17 a young Yorkshire man lay sound asleep on the dressing-room MELBOURNE WILLOW INN

The man was Len Eyre, International track and cross-country runner, although as he went to the start for the race he looked anything but an international athlete. He was tired and worn,

...

Many friends suggested that he might be overdoing it. Len's reply was typical of the man:

But there was no Uredness time of 4 min. 9 see, estab, cross-country in under an hour, in the way he tackled the shed him as the fastest Bri- with the 12,000 miles journey gruelling 7-mile course, ΤΟ

tish mlier since Sydney from New Zealand separating the other 278 competitors he Wooderson; the following year, the Arst two achievements from was a sprightly gure

out in

once again on the track, he the last. front who refused to be caught. became the Empire Three-Mile Frank Sando in particular Champion; now comes his must have marvelled at Len's rots

mots-country success,

In 1050 he created a record maintain that as long as an energy. Sando, British Olymplu

Metres runner, hasuch must be unique. With frem his many fine: perform-ig a month he ran Three Miles after a race, there is no dan- on the track, cammed the 114 min, 23 sec., a Mlle inger of staleness."London Ex- reputation of being 44 min. 11.8 sec. and a 10-Mile press Service. courageous runner. Over the

10,000

arres

Northamptonshire countryside

athlete feels no undue distress

he revented his tenacity to the LAST NIGHT'S BADMINTON

full. But he could not - check Eyrc.

TERRIFIC DUEL

The two fought a terric duel. Sundo made frequent as- saulis on Eyre's leadership. Often no more than a matter

of inches separated them, but Len always kept in front.

It was touch and 80 to the end, and Eyre, despite the hard race, and lack of sleep, enter- ed the final run-in with

just that little in hand, and went on to win by 12 yards.

Besides the personal BUC- ress, he had Uie satisfaction of leading Yorkshire to a surprise victory in the team event. They beat Lancashire, their Nor- thern rivals of long standing and favourites to win the event,

for the Afth successive

SUNK

or

Chinese "Y" Beat

Recreio In Men's

66A99

Division

By "ARGONAUT”

Chinese YMCA virtually retained their Men's "A" Division Badminton League title when they defeated Recreio comfortably in a return match by 7-2 last night, Both Ramon Young and W, F. Foo collected all their four singles sets. Recreio's two points came from a third singles win by Tony Souza over M. T. Lam and a doubles victory by Francis Rozario and Souza over P. H. Wong and W. C. Chung.

A much closer finish was seen in the return match between University and Craigengower at STILL ENTHUSIASTIC Craigengower where the Valley Today, as an international Club turned the tables on the athlete, he still maintains this opponents with an identicul 5-4 early enthusiasm, In 1940,

a score.

DIFFICULTIES

year, From

Into second place. time to time. Lincoln City Council, whe run the race

From his

Len. carly days course, or the clerk

who is a civil servant. has of the course, threaten to remove the

loved

AL running. school, offending elbow and make the

whenever there was a race on, "straight mile really straight, no matter what distance,

They have many dimculties in whether it was on a track or their way, and are clearly unable to take the action which they

nver cross-country, Len was in It. would

They must, be excused from all for not making their But what of the alternative? the draw for the Lincolnshire Handicap be pub lished a fortnight before the race? I have never had a satis factory answer to the question.

The drow for the Durban July Handicap, £10,000 race,

is made 12 days before

the

event. Betting is then fast and furious, and backers know they are on a runner, unless something excep- ilonal happens, for

withdrawn permission

↓

not be suS SPEC 22 horse can-

except by

from the veterinary surgeon.

can surely be done at Lincoln.

When a

MELBOURNE SEEKS IOC

APPROVAL

Sydney, Feb. 2.

Craigengower's Bill Funk took up the challenge of the under- grads with a last minute turn-up, and repeated his singles triumphs over both L, H. Ton and .H.” T. Heah to pave the way for CCC** win.

THE SCORES

Men's "A" Division:

· CCC 5 - University 4 Bill Funk (CCC) beat Tan, 15-8, beal H.. T. Heah,

15-0.

B. Gilles (CCC) lost to Tan, The Melbourne Confer-11-15, lost to Heal, 8-15.

Jimmy Koo (CCC) beat M. T-] ence today decided unani-Yeow, 15-10.

Bill Funk and Jimmy Koo mously to seek international

CLEAR CASE What can be done in Durban

a South

uth African newspaper approval for the Melbourne (CCC) lost to H. T. Heah and M. T. Ycow. 7-21, beat Y. P. prints the programme for a day's cricket ground to be the Young and S. T. Hool, 21-8. racing, it is published four days site for the 1956 Olympic

meeting, and yet Cames. before the race the draw is given in front of each horse's name.

Have the Lincoln councillors ever sought Jockey Club permis- slon for such a move?

There is a clear case for the publication of the "Lincoin"

draw in the Racing Calendar of March 19. This is only six days before the race.

It would be better to publish the week before that, but the inci and only acceptance is on March 17, leaving no alternative this ycar.

What a service Lincoln could render to racegoers it only--by their example-the pre-race draw could be established.

•

-(London Expters Service)

K. C. Wong and K. C. Wong (CCC) lost to Heah and Yeow Mr J. Cain, Premier of Vic-17-21, boot-Yoong and Hogi, 21-

15.

and Soares, 21-17, lost to Rozario en Souza, 6-21.

Men's "C" Daubles Nav Bharaj T-St. Tereza. 2 U. S. Dillon and M. Singh (Nav Bharat) beat MacMahon and R. Soares 21-17, beat P. | Gardner and E. Rozario 21-18, beat D. Castro and J. Assumpeão 21-17,

Y. Khan and Jagdish

(Nav

Sonrost to MacMahon and

18-21, beat Gardner and Rezario 21-18, beat Castro and Assumpeno 21-18,

D. M. Hegde and Dr M. MacMahon and Soares 15-21. Singh (Nav Bharat) lost to best Gardner and Rezarlo 21-10, beat Castro and Assumpcao 21-3.

Handicaps For Saturday's

Race Meeting

The 8th Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club will be held on Saturday, February 7. Following are the list of handl- caps. There will be no Cash Sweep for the Extra Race.

torla, immediately sent a cable to the President of the Inter-

CYMCA 7 Recreio 2 nottoral Olymple Committee. Mr Avery Brundage, In Chicago, Ramon Young (Chinese YMCA) Inviting him to come to Mel-bent F. M. Rozario, 15-2, beat bourne to inspect the ground. A. . Soares, 15-10.

There had been much discus W. F. Foo (Chinese YMCA) sion as to determining the beat F. M. Rozarlo, 15-8, beat irked by Australia's uncertain Olymple slte. Mr Brundage, A. J. Socres, 15-11.

M. T. Lam (Chinese YMCA) preparations, had hinted that lost to A. J. Souza, 9-15. the games might be to some other

city. Mr Brundage mentioned Gonsalves and A. J. Soares, 21-3, Rome and

practically ready to handle Souza, 21-15.

Los Angeles as beat F. M. Rozario and A. J.

the 1050

P. Wong and W. C. Chung games, The Melbourne

Conference (Chinese YMCA) beat Gonsalves Handicap, (11 Sections) Class 6 hai to decide whether to hold the games at the Melbourne cricket. ground or the Cariton

"Prizes MANKAD MAY football ground,

will be given for the first

three men and the first BE UNFIT FOR three women competitors.

This tournament is an inter- club one and is being held to give members an idea of tourna- ment procedure.

SECOND TEST

Barbatios, West Indies,

Mankad, is váll

being

transferred (Chinese YMCA) beat H. F. Fening View 141, Ewing Saucer 147,

R. Young and W. F. Foo

the original

site.

The conference estimated the cost of holding the games in Melbourne at £850,000,--Asso ciated Press.

India's celebrated all-rounder, England's Rugger

Team To Play Ireland

Vinoo The competition will start at worried by the injury to the 10 a.m. There will be only one little finger of his right hand shooting line and two targ sustained on the last day of the lines. One target line will be First Test here and It is feared for the women competitors and that he will be unable to ap- the other for the

The pear in the Second Test against method of shooting will be as the West Indies, fold down by the Grand Na- The Anal

decision will tional Archery Society of Eng-mode by the team manager, the land.

Indian captain and the team's doctor.France-Presse.

mon.

Arrangements are being made to hold a bufet dinher dance

after the tournament.

The rounds to be shot in the

tournament are as follows:

Aten

American Round: 30 arrows

be

10

од

Arsenal Are

Favourites For FA Cup

Extra Race. 2 p.m., Wolverhamp ton Plate, 1st Section) 1033 Ponies.

Mile-Boyne 17, Dark Fury 147.1 Forty Thieves 147. Invincible 147. Magple 147, Many Returns 147, Never Mind 147, Outrider 147. Queensland Boy 147, South Peele 147, Tom Thumb 147, Whisky 147,

Race 1. 2.30 p.m., Newmarket

Fur-Belle Fontaine 148, Corrth 154, Debutante 145, Diana 148, Eleanor 154, Fleeting Aoment 155. Golden Dragon 144. Minx 147, No Regrets 157, Norse Viking 147, Peart Diver 147, Shun Lea-12.

Race 2.3 D.m.. Wolverhampton Plate, 2nd Section) 1953 Pontes, 1 Mlle. Attractive Power 147. Den Ledi 147, Field Marshal 147, Firestone 147, Flims 147. Fox Hunter 147, Lead- ing Lady [47, Monetary Fund 147, Peony 147. Prosperous 147, Quielewood 141, Blst-glo 147 Tune-phone 147. Wild Oat 147.

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Record Crowds Expected To

Watch Australian Cricketers

In England This Summer

London, Feb. 3.

As the English Football season approaches its climax, cricket is already preparing for the summer and the eagerly-awaited visit of the Australians-now only three months off.

(1st Section) Cyr Handicap. nearly £7,000 sterilng has beep will make their opening ap

London, Feb. 2.

,. 12 M.1. - A Arsenal remained favour Grand Time 141, Amber 139 Care Free 130, Courtier 143, Exquisite Love ites at 6 to 1 in tonight's 54. Gladiolus, Goodwood 140, callover on the Football As-Jennifer M. Lami Beauty 141, N

tional Income 142, Roce d'or 147, sociation, Cup at the Vic-Vocal 144. Race 4. toria Club, London.

4 pm Wolverhampton Plate, (3rd Sectiuni 1933 Ponies, i With seven replays to be held | Mite.-Bright Knight 147. Evergreen 241. Flahting Byril 147, First Lady before it is known what teams 147 Heroic Leader 147, How Do enter the next round, backers Know 247 Huntington 147, Jeanne Chiew Fille decurs to bet.

D'ATE 147, Moonrum 147, Preoccus Blackpool were made second Mine 147, Queenoots 147, Royal Con- mand 147, Three Stara 147, Universal Cavourites at 7 to 1, from 100 to Beauty 17, Winning Rush 147. 8-at the last callover a fortnight

London, Feb. 2. This England Rugby Union team was

today named meet

Ireland at Dublin February 14:

N. M. Hall (Richmond); J. E. Woodward (Wasps); A. E. Agar (Harlequins); L. B. Cannell (St. Mary's Hospital); R. Barley ago. (Waterloo); H. Regan (Liver- Burnley, at home to Arsenal pool); P. W. Sykes (Wasps); W. In the next round, were quoted A. Holmos (Nuneaton); E Evans at 15 to 2. (Sale); R. V. Stirling (RAF and beer. Leicester); Skins (Reyal Navy) J. Askina (Coven». try); D.

COMB. CHINESE TEAM TO PLAY

AUSTRIANS.

The

following have

at 60 yards; 30 arrows at 50 elected to represent Combined

against the

(Commenco at 00 yards).

yards; 30 arrows at 40 yards. Chinese in a football game and United Services (Portanouth);

visiting Austrian D, F, White (Northampton);"3 Linz team on the Club at 4 pm. M. K. Kendall-Carpenter (Bath); on Tuesday, February 17:

A. O. Lewis (Bath):--Associated

Ladies

Columbia Round: 24 arrows at 50. yards; 24 arrows at 40 yards; 24 arrows at 30 yards (Commence at 50 yards).

Clout Shoot

Cheung Koon-hing (Kilchre Press

Hopying (a/Eastorale Lee Yuke Snooker Results

In a

-- QUOTATIONS

Quotations werez.

0 to 1 Arsenal,

15 to 2 Burnley:

7 to 1 Blackpool,

17 to 2, Manchester United,

9 to 1 West

Bromwich

100 to 8 Preston North End and Tottenham hotspur, ["

20 to 1 Belton,

20-to-1 Aston Villa,

33

to Manchester City;

Race 5, 4.30 p.m., Ayr Handicap. (Ind. Bection) las 9. 235 MH... Aeroplane 165. Al Fresco 15%. Bonnie 147, Chlet Withers 109, Czarina Delight 137, Fortune Teller 148, Gold en Wing 140, dracechurch 152, Iron- side 145, Phoenix 141, Spanish Onion 152, Windchamer, 140.

Large crowds are likely to, world, including India, Ause zee the Australians in úction tralla end South America. next season. Their drawing power is seen by the fact that

As usual, the Australians

received

already for reserved | pearance at Worcester - an seats at the Fourth Test be- | honour which has sometimes tween England and Australia cost the Worcestershire County at Headingley, Leeds, next June. Club dearly through bad

Although applications began | weather.. only at the beginning of 'fast week, nearly 4,000 reserved zeals on the main stand have boca heavily aversubscribed.

Another area is being re- served in front of the score box on the popular side of the ground, where thero are on- other 2,000 meals,

Applications have been te- ceived from many parts of the

This was not the caro when the Australians wore, last in England five years ago. On that occasion their Worcester attracted

vtalt to 32,000 spectators for the three a total of days-a record for the plesur- esque Cathedral grotind.

Major Bryan Baylet, the pre- sent Worcestershire Secretary expects that,granted: fair weather, even

this figure can exceeded.

be

Sheffield Shield. The demand for seats for the

Brisbane, Feb. 9.

match beginning on April 29 fa impressive, and the

Race 5 p.m., Newmarket Ifandi. cap, (2nd Rections Class 6.4. Fur Dalay Bell 115, Desire 159. Dig'empots 150. Kay Alam 154. Jul Chl 147, Geronimo 144. Liberty Bhip 150,

South Austrails, who need already Lucky Strike 153. Paganum 163, one on outright win to take the County are taking steps to "en- Emme 149, Uncle Willis 147, Your Shelfjeld Shield for the first sure that no prospective spects-- Conquerer 139.......

timo since 1936, finished 74 tore need be turned away.. Innings wickets in hand against them covered, are to be erected runs. ahead with nino... record

Two temporary stands, one of Queensland yesterday.

and, in addition, permanent

will be built on the con zeafing

One of casualties in the

Ice 78.30 pm Ascot Handicap. Cha 3, 1 Mile-Adorable Atalanta 157, Arabian Digger -165. - Barbarian 182 Empress Dart 140. Oinger 147, Glorious 143, Helzapopzin 141. Hurri- cand 140, Inspiration 20a, Lake Buc

The match enda today,

LABU Yung Bang (eing To Van.

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Marietta 100, My Love 14. Ping. On on Saturday were 70 for five, yards.

Bouth

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100% Copper 140, a Fleet Admiral. 135. In the Cleo Younger Leana,

Bouth Australia were 41 for park, which, has been requisi» TIME WATTOW 159, Heliophyte –– 143, will be awarded for this event KingsLob-wan (Rowong Wan)

Kärnan Blanskori All Wont Win. CPO Tamar lost to Cosmo Club

Ledola 159, Powerhouse, 147, Prairie ches in theiră SOCOTÍ inningsoned, to provide extra accom- as well as for the malo rounds. – mien, es

*Moon 129, shabroku 157, Bouvanie 180...

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T. PODE

Vaka mita. Teng lang..the Kowloon Crickos Club last United and suton Sheffield com 148, Lily 14, Lovely Lady 154, - Queenslarid, who, st ono. Emo Ferete Le

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50 to 1 Everton, Birmingham and-Plymouth Argyle,

0010 Rotherham United, 100 to and upwards others.

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