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THE CHINA MAIL," WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
30, 1953.
E WORLD OF THE TURF News Item - Southend Uld. Supporters Club heye asked the management,
WOULD PROFIT BY A
ROUND TABLE
CONFERENCE
Says RICHARD BAERLEIN
London.
A big need in racing is a round table conference, in which all
interested in the sport could participate.
Recently the Jockey Club of America sent to their members and others in- on racing held at the terested in racing a copy of the first round table discussion club's New York offices.
to
advice of an otherwise, the
Sir Gordon Representatives of the club, satisfactorily
Richards and other senior racing officials, clerks of courses, mystified public,
when jackoys LITTLE OUTLET
planning racecourse managementa,
The breeders,
trainers,
Press, and racehorse reorganization of their courses? Owners,
the rapidly ex-Yet there are no greater experts jockeys and newspapermen at owners at
panding Racehorse Owners' tended the m:eling.
on this subject. The Jockey Club's chairman. Association-can air their views.
George D. Widener, sald: but those of the rest "The purpose of this conference people concerned
There is a great need for a
of the round-table conference. I hope with racing the Jockey Club will organke one. Co-operation always helps
-(London Express Service)
is to get every element of racing have little outlet. together to exchange viewpoints. There official about it."
How often do racecourse far more than aloofness. nothing managements or stewards
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absolutely
Nothing but good could come from such a meeting, which is
to be repeated at regular in- tervals.
In this country no such meet- has Eo for been con- templated. Two yeare ago I
ing
to
advocated a racing board to run racing. and which was receive, through representatives, advice and suggestions from all sections of the
racing world.
The Jockey Club were still to aet a stewards and be in cun- trol.
If, however, the Jockey Club followed the American example and called a round table con-
probably there would
be no need for the racing board.
CRITICISM
ference, even ence a quarter,
But, at present in th ́s country, it is hard for anyone to suggest on Improvement without me racecourse officials taking offenes and regarding it as a criticism. We get our improvements by stow degrees and generally very slow ten years offer they have first bean mooted.
An
cocasional
conference would help to speed ony Aug- gested improvements and at the same time we could be told who and what the opposition to them
WDS.
seck
IS ENOUGH MONEY
SPENT ON TENNIS GIRLS?
London.
Emerging from the junior stage in lawn tennis are
a bunch of youngsters who in two or three years' time may well be winning the Davis Cup for us,
Two of them, Billy Knight, 17 who has just renewed his boys championship, and Tony Pickard, just too old to compete at junlor Wimbledon, sail for Australia this week for a southern summer of competitive play.
Reg
These two, and two other vexations on court to tring forth boys, Michael Davies frem exclamations of anguish. Swansea, nearly 18, and
True, certain great players Bennett, of Bexhill, nearly twe have been exclamatory, but a of stolcal silence in face of adver- years younger,
full promise.
sity la apt to make on opponent exclaim. "Will nothing shake this fellow?" it is good self- propaganda.
are
So is the rather older London lad, Hoger Becker, 19,
Then we could explain it Do
ADVICE
My advice to Davies is this,
not allow the
routin
BOTTLE THUGS COME BACK
TO SCOTTISH SOCCER
Soon, these youngsters must take their
place in the front line of our tennis.
Next
who year,
for our British team? Probably Tony Mottram and Geoff Paish wil still be our best two, But I would experiment with a side of youngsters.
THINK ADEAD.
to sigh on handsome players to attract ladies to the matches
I ARTHUR RANK
HAVING ANNOUNCED THE DECLINE IN CINEMAS WE CAN EXPECT :
A RUSH OF FILMSTARS TO
THE CLUB
When I say "SHOOT dont show me your best profile.
KICK THE PERISHING,
BALL!
I'VE NOT PLAYED AGAINST LAWTON BUT I HAD RAVE, NOTICES PLAYING
OPPOSITE RITA HAYWORTH ;
GORRY, BUT WITH MY COLOUR EYES [COULDN'T WEAR: A BRIGHT BLUE, SHIRT
IMAGINE THE JOY OF THE MANAGER
Stop splashing
me with that sponge,
You'll ruin, my make-up:
THE COACH AND THE TRAINER !
The horrid ball hit me. right on the parting
NOSIR. THERE ARE ENOUGH HOLD-UPS IN GOCCER
WITHOUT
PLAYERS GOING OFF FOR
DISARRANGED HAIR-DOS
The
BESIDES,
FANS ARE TOO BUSY SHOUTING ADVICE AT
THE REFEREE
TO FIND TIME TO ASK THE LADY IN
FRONT IF SHE MINDS REMOVING HER HAT, ByÜLYETT.
Bedser & Co. Triumphs
Earn A Gift From The Days Spofforth &
Of
By GEORGE
WHITING
Co.
It may be a case of bad timing to be writing about cricket in these darken- warmly nostalgic piece of ing days of autumn, but I cannot resist passing on a information I have received from a promising little cricketing country called Australia.
Recently, by dint of great perseverance and in the teeth of largely uninform- ed criticism, England. regained the mythical "Ashes" from these Australians-and I now hear that the stirring events of 1958 are to be marked by the gift of a next- door-to-priceless memento to the MCC at Lord's.
Boal,
They
Mottram and Patch cannot The news comes from London | Association were in the posses- ing a £100 payment from any win the Cup. Neither can our born merchant banker Sam slon of a Sydney city council member of the team resigning.
Trivor Lawrence, 1 The banner-waving bottle-thugs came back to Scot-"coll" players-yet. Better surely Curetta, of Double Bay, Sydney, officer. of c. W.
GOOD SHOW! to win who, between spells of globe-descendant youngsters tish Soccer and 1,000 spectators fled from them in terror for the
two and then be trotting round or
and trust blisting, manager of the 1882 team.
Now isn't that nice of Mr on to the pitch at Ibrox Park, Glasgow on Saturday, beaten, than for Mottram and manages to insert well nourished had been locked
away in the Curotta? Incidentally, the Palsh to repeat the performance. fingers into the several sport-girongroom at Paddington Town photostats have arrived in the September 19.
In this business of the Davis ing pics of his adopted Australia. Hall.
safe kooping of Miss Diana there Cup, we have to think for
"I got Mr Lawrence's permis Everybody at Lord's is express- The Rangers-Celtic Scottish League game
MCC Rail-Kerr, the
Curator. PRICELESSA RELIC have been few incidents at their recent matches was aliead.
sion to offer them to Pricing delight, and is looking for- held up while mounted police cleared the field. Nine men
What of winning the Wight- Says Samuel:
Philip, and I have been honoured ward to receiving the original from the American "Pholostats man Cup
Prince Philip and priceless by a reply.. 0 were arrested.
document when the Australians for photostats drop in on us again in 1836. girls? In this, we have ap-reile of the 1882 Australian Test the MCC asked
to think parently
century team are being sent to Prince and for a loan of the original
Good show, chaps. head.
Philip for Inclusion in the document during-the-1950-Eng Imperial
at land-Australia Tests in England. Cricket Museum
Copies will be sent to Princo Philip.
When wezen and girls were stand, his grey horse's hooves hurt by flying glass or as they tearing turf frten the pitch, ---- trippeo and fell in the rush away from the trouble-mokers.
near
of
Joe Lucy Boss cross?
Outpoints McGovern
London: Sept. 20.
Joo Lucy, of Mile. End, London, won the vacant British lightweight boxing title here tonight when he outpointed Tommy Me- Govern, of Bermondsey, London; & former cham- plon, over 15 rounds at the Empress Hall.
Frank Johnson, of MAN- chester, forfeited the title when he was overweight for his fight with Lucy last June.
A large section of the crowd boord the decision, but there could be no doubt that Lucy' deserved his victory.
MASK OF BLOOD At the end of the fight, McGovern, his face a rod gask of blood, had both eyes almost closed from the pummelling his face had received from Lucy's right jabe
MoGover at 29 fa six years older that his authpaw opponent and this began to tell as the con- test progressed.
In addition McGoverns must have delt the effects of this 40 minutis workout" in order to maite the nine stone nine pounds Fant at the weight-in during the
Semmoon.
Then, he had his finger nalls and toe nails out, did a long spell at slipping and spent some time being massaged under the ray of a hood lamp to get off a mere two
ounces,
Lucy mate the woight sự nine Stono nine pounds exortly- Route.
Drobny To Play For British Team
Against France
Lendon, Sept. 20. Jaroslav Drobny, this year's; Wimbledon runner-up' and for- mer Davis Cup player, wilt-play for the British side in a lawn tennis match between the Inter- national Clubs of Britain and France starting at the Queen's Club in London on Friday.
The British too will compone of Tony Mottram, Geoffrey Paish, Jaroslav Drobny, Gerald Oakley Tony Starte, Eric Filby and C. F. Lister.
This will be the 30th match between the two clubs. Of the matches played France has won 20 and Bellain 8, the others be ing drawn-France-Presse.
serve RICKSHAW
Memo Be sure to insist on
RICKSHAW
CEYLON TEA
ALWAYS
AUSTIN SERVICE?
Call me personally at 71921.
W. Nichol
Menager
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
FIRST RACE MEETING (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jackey Club)} Saturday, 10th October and Monday, 12th October, 1953.
„THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST.OF_22_RAGES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. on the 1st Day and the Firat Race run at 2.00 p.m. On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the First Race run at 12.00 noon. The tiffin interval is after the Fourth Race (1,80 p.m.).
The Secretary's office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 a.m. on the 1st day mid at 10.00 a.m. on the 2nd day.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A. BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED, All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the 'mesting.
'HOMICIDE? NO? Bix other horsemen Came Dan Maskell, Wimbledon pro-Lord's. after him to edge back the fessional, agreed, with me that
Mr Ernest Neville, Honorary Early in the afternoon police crowd. Slowly they went back the girls at the Junior Cham
They are coples of the
General Secretary of the Road] to to their places as other police pionships were not nearly as Articles ellabed into the terracing
of Association of the "The eight-page document left Runners Club, does not take criticism of the chase a number of men waving hunted the battle-throwers.
promising as the boys-which is team, bearing the signatures of nothing to chance-prescribing kindly to
drunkenness and London - Brighton Londo girls' such banners.
seeing that at were strange,
personalities as W. L. praaltics for The injured women
A natural enough the taken to the pavilion by first-chools tennis is the No. 1 sum- Murdoch, Fred Spofforth, Hugh failure to practise, and demand-marathon. Then,
half-time,
reaction Mr Neville belig mer game, while the boys place Massle, Sam Jones, Alex Ban-. bottles flew. And as the two ald stretcher parties.
cricket first.
actively, concerned in the or- nerman and George Giffen.
of a race described teams were making for their Then the players were allow-
Maskell thought that the poor "It was this team who 'made spilled ed to come out and restart their dressing-rooms people
as highway homicide.. 'Ashca.' On August 30, over the terracing wall and match. It ended in a 1-1 draw. standard of some of the girls the
of women's 1882, after the team had beaten was symptomatic
"Present-day long-distance Admission Badges at $10,00 each per day are obtainable raced across the track to the
A 14-year-old girl, hit by a lawn
throughout the England by seven runs at The
runners run about 160 miles per through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of feld.
week," he writes. "They do not a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors Intro- flying glass. Agnes Sheilds of world. Apart from in the USA, it Oval, and Spofforth had earned the title of Demon, the London
drop out of the London-to-duced by him. Wanlock Street, is in Glasgow is in a poor way. Why?
Here big questions arise con- Sporting Times published their
Brighton race as you allege. In Eye Infirmary.
cerning women's rights-in lawn now famous 'Ashes' notice:
1951, 32 out of 47 starters com- remembrance tennis as in everything else. The affectionate
pleted the journey; in 1832, 30 out of 48, money is not spent on them that English cricket." is lavished
on the much- travelled young man. A subject | which, for the moment, I will shirk.
SWAYED AFTER Frightened young boys slurted It-and those behind swayed after them.
Bul
Police patrolling the track tried to force them back. they were submerged crowd
the try "Battlest"
15
In the HTOW:
Mounted Inspector John Brock galloped across from the main
KCC TENNIS
The
FIXTURES
-(London Expreat Service)
Boxing Trophy Presented
A magnificent gift has heen made by an anonymous Merchant Service Engineer Officer, This is to be A
KCC have announced silver shield and can be
I
tennis
"I
SOCCER SPIVS CHASE.
In
of
Money-Spinners Fanisation
Deserved A
Holiday
never
fit
Th:
By BRUCE HARRIS The Australian cricketers [**
"Nature will not, as you claim. LOCKED AWAY
left London for home on take English runners out of
six days 100-miles race. It will preserve (continues September 17 got to hear -(London Express Service Curotta) that the Articles of after completing their Scot-them. Running or walking 100
miles tish programme.
injured any man." It cannot be said that their Well,
scc. we shall Board of Control were over- Brighton-and-back performance generous with holiday facilities is listed for October 17. for 17 young men who, even
BY GEORGE though they have lost the "Ashes," are erriching their
Bowls player to golfer: country's cricket by about £00,- teled your game once, but never 000.
again. Why, at one time I found A week or two of freedom myself a mile and a half from for a Continental trip would the bar."
--(Londan Expraan Service) not have come amiss.
Their ship, the P. and O. Strathaird sailed from
SOUTH AFRICANS
By BOB PENNINGTON
liner
that tennis fixtures for the competed for at all Tearn The South African footballers now on tour in period Thursday, Oct. to Tournamente held
under England complain that they are being pestered to break Oct. 0 are:
1-Men's ABA, AIBA or ISBA Rules. their contracts and join Football League clubs. ursday,
Oct. Singles: P. Hall v Quang
Les Salton, 20 year-old Durban electrician, said: Tilbury. The first contesting teams will | Ladies Singles: Miss P. Eyles V battle for the Trophy on Friday "Since arriving in England we've had under-the-counter Mrs O. Dow.
Friday, Oct 2. Ladies night, October 2, at 8 p.m. in approaches from mysterious gentlemen claiming to repre- Singles: Mrs J. Stokes v Mrs the Courtyard of The Mission to M. Ramchand. Men's Doubles: Seamen. The teams will be from Bent League clubs.
K. Lo and T. Lo v F. A. Fisher and E. T. Nash.
an H. M. Cruiser and The Royal Welch Regt. bouts are expected.
Twelve
Monday, Ott 8.Mixed Doubles; Mra M. Williams and Ringside seats are still avall
to the Gymna-
FINE TOUR
W.
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D.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Special Cash Sweep on the Kwenglung Handicap Saturday, 10th October, 1953. Tickets in the above at 82.00 each may be obtained at the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club at Queen's Bldg., Chater Road 5 D'Agullar Street
It was a fine tour, distinguished by an extraordinarily even acrici They want us to break our; find we intend to stick to our of Test rnetches and a long run agreements with
they the South agreements
disappear of easy vicodes over most of the African Football Association, without leaving their names. counties.
Wally Warren, 22-year-old under which we cannot sign, an
Including the Tests, their first=" professionals for any club for at Laalde right, who scored twice C. Quang v Miss P. Eyles and able for civilians on receipt of least two years..
against England, had an air cises record was: A. V. White. Men's Singles: a subscription
have had four approaches Ilcket from South Africa to F. A Augestad v. Winner: G. slum Fund of The Missions to made to me by these splvs. The Join Wolves when he changed
have Eglington/F. Lonne.
Seamen and may be booked, by rest of the lads
South had his mind and joined the and we are African tourists.
They were besten in the one Tuesday, Oct. 6. Mixed telephoning 74221.
similar experiences. fed up. Doubles: Mr. and Mrs A. ́ ́Au-
aydin Boccer's "wide boys" have not Tert which was decided, but the Civilians who wish to become Thay
contact us
our been slow to note this. Three Australians have no reason to be gestad v Mra Of Dow, and Lo Subscription members at future hotel,
ut men contacter him after the shamed of their four, 382 Nathan Boad, Kowloon O. F.
tournaments are asked to write the. Hendon ground, or as we England game. Their pokes. Of particular interest was the their young man said: you have surned development of Miasons to Seamen, 40, Glouces-
down Wolve why not play for shyers de de Courcy, AK "ALI, RATIFER, FURIIVE".
other English tion to 'oject officers for the tzr Reed.
date. h another It's all rather hirtive....
hael Davidson, R. Archer, G. B. Hole. 1958/54 on will be held at
rather like the black market season?".
*Which club?" inalted he and R. Benaud,
They will art problems for By Order of the Blewarde,
H. MISA, boys who sold petrol in South
Secretary. Africa when it was rationed, wily Warren. The trio did not the England team to tour Au
"They never any which clubs stop to tell him." - (London|tcakke In a year. bunce Loudon
Engureen" Bervice. reprekar, Zand whan, they Express Bervice
v. Winner: C. Ouang/P. He
A miceUng of the tennis bisitor Information to The Choplačni,|| "teava · after (matches.
the K.C.C. on Thursday Octo At the Tournament on Friday bar 8, commencing 0.10 p.m. night at 8 pm, Lady Howe, sharp. All members of the chib wife of the President of the who are interested in tennis are HKABA will present the Trophy rommeted to attend.
unit the pulses
Over 800,000 tickets sold to
Timns will be obtainable at the Club Houso I ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western standard.
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>PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to, pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-aximission.
MEALS & REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT. ·
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through air their duties. They may on no account usa the Betting Booths in the Members' Belting Hall.
CASH SWEEPS
The cost of a Through Ticket is $44.00, Through Tickets, reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10.00 am, on Friday, 9th October, will be sold and the reservation encelled for future, meatings.
There will be a Special Cash Sweep on the Kwangtung Handicap to be run on the 1st Day. The cost of each loket is $2.00.
Cash Sweep Tickets may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offers at Queen's Bulding, (Chaler Road), B. D'Aguller Street and 882 Nathan Road, until 10.00 nm, on both days.
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away, their tickets until after the "ell clear" akenal has been exhibited.
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT: LATER THAN OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN, E
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MÅDE ON TORN OR DIS FIGURED TICKETS.
parate:
Bookmakers, tic tac men, ste, will not be permitted to within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club,
By Order of Use Stewards, IL. MISA.
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