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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1954.

TEST BATSMEN KEEP THE SCORERS BUSY IN

Foremost in feminine Fashion

The Comte R. de Chambare's Ferriol (W. R. Johnstone up) was quoted at B-1 in the last Victoria Club Callover on the Derby, Central Press Photo.

Tomorrow's Chances At The Valley

By

"RAPIER”

The Twelfth Race Meeting under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club tomorrow afternoon at the Valley will ring down the curtain on the 1953/54 Racing

Season.

The completion of this meeting will mein the end of another season of most

!tf t enjoyable racing and I anticipate that, with the fine weather prevailing, a record crowd can be expected tomorrow,

Mr K. Kwok is now assured tra. I think it will just about recommend of being Champion Jockey for base al ngan. the 1953/54

Racing Set, M

Angelic Power

# N

10 Dashing Beouts 1 Mr Star prad.

FIFTH RACE Alexandra Park Handicap Cat Rection: Une Mille

Firestone (MI Samarya). having het winking kom, can make it twar in

now over the mle

Guaces catel He has 31 wonners to date and church are well suited for thus: Beads by seven vet bes nearest) distance and should have vival, Mr Sagnaseg The Frigning of the Boch <tartupiesty.

The Cazelle and Three Stars 137 and 130 10s. The Charles Cup, a had...pare carrying fear panses of 1954, will form the, respectively and they may quale main attructan di a programne iconenvaldly cause an upset. of les events and keen cavitat,

The Barat Saching Hell wall be rong at 30 pm with fise first

dee starting at 290 p

Home are no esterate,

FIRST RACE

THIRD BACE

Niewards Com 6 Forlongs,

Over

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Fighting Spot M Wong) is good fo this delaner anic will take a lot vd beating

Ringway (M:

ambl also

1.

This sprint race will be le has been very cupsusterit of fate leted by Class I ponies

hatter of and has ths bort tilstance the best thing|

slicerss.

Date de un to kok by sprinters,

First of all we havar Firefly ta

Lingfield 1 Plate 1 M. The opening events continen

1 Class 10 DANDEN 13 (Mi Renfrew

thesh

Kent Plate over X furlong- al wul on that The lust meeting.

performance shout have

chanel dung

As far as I eat veg real danger Wall

Main Beauty CND

which wa

filly

(MC

this some pare.

Natanal Glogs

disler It will again be taken

MI Summer

and re-

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Item Lærdi (3) Too and Per-

forbidity (Mr K P Chaud e it enough att vridd ceath, cause an upset here

membering The way

SIXTH RACE won the Suston Challenge Cup

Chaier Cup: From 2-Mar Post, The Chaqu

the This is the math event 131 1

The 11

m; afterman and is a ban tremp for Race Merling. 131024 wdl no

PRIDAN of 1854. Winners only 11 her g Pat Reddit rely

O Gold (Me Samareg) Personally, I think their bets

dimeulty but should have that Purefly but}

winning this judging from race, Jabber (Mr Chuang) net to

its morning gallop on Saturday. he gnored as this pony man move

May 15, when it completed the well and the distance

six furk

turkings in 1.27-last quarter but should expect 28 seconds, strong upposition from Royalty (Mr Oliveira King A (Mr Pin th of which are capable of extending it.

Chuang) 121 11 TE

its king.

Avienre (Me Oliveira and Hung)!

Isti Straight Forward ave quite fust this distance and will be may redeem lu-, ve

was a disappointment the time out, but

Horny aftersan over this dis near at the Brish

tance,

3 Mile.

1. {} Chelsea (MI (

which can be Panther pony webed on do well here.

SECOND RACE Green Park Handtrau cist Nection): This race will be entested by Cles ponies. and I like the

Invincible homes

(Mr 1umbs). Angelic Power (Mr U. Kun-km), Gracechurch (Mr C. 1. La The Gazelle (Me R C.

Wo

and

X

1

Three Stars

(Mr

Oliver)

Invencible won the Kent Plate turlongs ut the last On that performance it was promoted to this class. As is now in splendid condi-

over meeting.

too much

Second

#

As an outsider hear Our Pride (M: Chun Kit) in mied.

FOURTH RACE Green Park Handicap Rection): 1 Mite,

The

second

Class lut of

SEVENTH RACE ponies will try conclusions here.

Alexandra Park, Handicap (Second Harvest Mum (Mr F. No) is

Section): One Mile, carrying 147 lbs., which may not I think Marine Charger (M

of a handicap in Samarca) is due for a belated be us

win in the Surreywin in the section. view of its

last meeting Prince Dahlia (Mr Tsai) was Handicap, of the

Tw-Mile Post 1

rounding! prominent

the from near the once round mad in, it certumly

village bend of his last rave and stands a good chance of winning has a sporting chance tomorrow. again.

Botelho), Caesar (Mr

ELY Green Velvet (Mr Renfrew) Slam (Mr A. Noedt) and Avoca is good sover thin distance, 200 | (Mr S. W. Tong) are good over should have a say here.

this distance and can be depend- ed upon to make a race of it.

EIGHTH RACE

Peony (Mr Oliveira) is also dangeras, but for those who are looking for an outsider 1 wid

Private Eyes Trail

Baseball

Hamner

Players

and

Philadelphia, May 20. Infielder Gran

other Philadelphia Phillies players were surprised but philosophical today over news that private detectives were shadowing them to keep them on the straight and narrow.

Boss Red Carpenter revealed that he bad hired private eyes to see whether the players broke curfew rules after Hamner was tailed home on Tuesday night.

an't directed against only me," Hammer became suspicious of

automobile and said, "I have nothing to the detective's notified the Police when he worry about. My nose is clean.' They halted the Willie Jones and Richle Ash. arrived home. car and arrested the cecupant, burn expressed surprise over the Charies Leland, 38, after finding news, but then shrugged it off. two pistols in t.

Leland, insisting he had mis- taken Hamner for an Air Force man in a divorce action, was held on $300 ball yesterday on charges of viointing the Unitom Firearms Act.

Carpenter then burst into the picture with a statement that this was no case of mistaken identity."

"It was a case of my employ- ing a detective agency to eleck Car- on some of my players,"

penter added, emphasising that

it was not almed at any player in particular.

*****NO. SUSPICIONS"

The Phillies'

Manager Steve O'Neill wor non-committal.

F.

General Manager Roy Homey said he know about the policy but stressed that it did not put the finger on any one player-United Press.

World Wrestling Body Admits

Both Chinas

Tokyo, May 20,

Sandown Handlesp: One Mlle.

This race will be contested by Class 2 ponies. I expect the winner will be found

mag Cold Crown (Mr Chuang), Bankfoot (Mr Samarcą), Crackerjack (Mr Oliveira), Norseman (Mr Plumbly) and Ben More (Mr Hung).

Gold Crown will probably find the distance Just to 11s liking and a win here is not impossible as the pony is in Ane condition. Bankfoot should be borne in

mind.

to

Crackerjack should have a lot sy, as this pony has been whispered of as a good one.

Norseman

COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES

London, May 20.

Three England Test batsmen and one possible choice for the coming Tests kept the scorers busy with scores around the century mark in to- day's county cricket.

Peter May, who has been absent for a short time, returned today to hit out for Surrey and with 169 sel on record his first century of the season.

He was at the ercase for 情 out 103), Worcester 300 for ve of 139 over Oxford University. little more than four hours and | (Kenyon 138).

At the close of play the Univer- with super drives and polishe AL Cambridge: Cambridge sily had scored 29 for one and strokes through the covers sent | University 274, Yorkshire 243 thus require 110 runs tomorrow

the ball to the boundary 10 for nine (Lowson 197, Hling-to save the innings defeat

times.

Surrey declared at 171 on and shot six Northants men out C. 22 when they went in for thei second innings.

worth 50).

The tourists batted brilliantly At Lord's: Somerset 142 and down to number soven. Mng- 211 for seven, Middlesex 310. sood Ahmed, who already has

At the Oval:

Northampton-two centuries to his credit, led Alce Dedser, shire 180 und 22 for six, Surrey the way with 70 in 75 minutes. Test bowler, &nd Stuart, 359 for six

declared (Fletcher His late and square cutting was Surrlige, Surrey captain. Look 55, May 100).

timed to perfection. Aslam, A stocky batsman, punished any. thing short of a length in col- leeting cheery 63.

three wickets each.

A second Test player, Dor At Gloucester: Kent 28, Glou-

Kenyon uj Worcestershire, cestershire were 308 nit out at soral 138 off Leicestershire. it the close.

was his second successive ven-¦ tury of the season.

At Birmingham: Warwickshire University, paired

Sussex

108 and 101 for

After Tom Graveney, a third 242, Text batsman, had scored 93 for three. Gloucester against Keul, it was As Swansea; Lancashire 374 announced that he would not be į for nine declared, playing

orders. It is understood that hej Is to underg thorough medi eul examination.

Kardar, against his former

with Aslam in a fifth wicket stand of 118 in 105 minutes. Although not al Ways timing the ball properly, the Pakistan Glamorgan

captain hil

eight boundaries in his 70.

Pakistan, who went in to tea with 348 for six on the board. lost their remaining wickets within 40 minutes after the resumption.

against Worcestershire | 121 and 162 for nine.--Reuter. on Saturday because of doctor's

PAKISTAN TOUR

Oxford, May 20. A scintillating batting display the crowd by Pakistan here today helped to forget the dull, wintry conditions.

Pakistan were all out for 392 to give them a first Junings lead

"Frank Lawson, the Yorkshire batsman who umiully opens with Len Hutton and who is talked

ان

IN 11 possible for the nex England Test team, enhanced his | reputation with a score of 107 against Cambridge University.

He dominated the first half of t the Yorkshire innings and took ' three hours and 35 minutes to i score his econd century of the senson

Keith Dollery, the Australian fast-medium bowler playing for Warwickshire, gave a stimulating performance, taking eight for 42, against Sussex.

acore

of 72 mol out

who

Malcolm Hilton, one of Lanca- shire's top spin bowlers, yesterday

best put up his butting performance with a tradarst Glamorgan, returned to his bowling today

He took four for 43 against Glamorgan in their arst in- ings and three more In the second innings.

:

In the tour before the close Oxford University lost an opener, G. P. Mursland, in scoring 29- Reuter.

30,000 TO SEE SHIRAI FIGHT LEO ESPINOSA

Tokyo, May 21.

Japanese boxing writers today unanimously picked World Flyweight Champion Yoshio Shirai to defend his title successfully against challenger Leo Espinosa of the Philippines next Monday night in Tokyo's Kornkuen | Stadium.

They predicted the fight would go the full 15 rounds

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mis technique.

Espinosa's only chance would be a lucky for punch, the writers said.

Glamorgan followed afternoon and were 122

Innings. the second 12

claimed the extra Lancashire

seven

half hour but Glamorgun held out to 152 for nine. This means they have one wicket to fall and are 101 runs behind,

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Close of play scores were: At Leicester: Leicester 375 for six declared (Palmer

not

Bannister To Run Through Streets Of London's West End

London, May 20.

h

Both fighters had been pro- Advance ticket sales have the been good and the promoters- ourced in top shape for

Lid., the fight which is expected to International Promotions

with publicity support of the get under way at 8 p.m.

Shimbun-expect Shirai has had plenty of res- Yomiuri pect for Espinosa ever since crowd of around 30,000 at the the Filipino beat him

stadium.-United Press, round knockout seventh

m-title fight last September

الله سروائی

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in Osaka. But he told United Press, "I'm confident I'll beat him this time."

It will be Shiral's fourth defence of his title since he

wrested it from Dado Marino of Honolulu on May 19, 1932, in Tokyo. HLA defences fallow: beat Marino, November 1932; Rogor Bannister, Britain's beat Tonny Campo of the four-minute miler. wli run Philippines, May 1953; beat through the streets of London's | Terry Alien of England, Septem- West End on June 1, carrying a ber 1953, cheque handed to him by Si Winston Churchill, to an historic elty church in urgent need of repair.

rum

"

With

will be Gordon him Tirie, British Olympic jong- distance runner, who hopes to

mile against Bannister later this year; and Chris Cathaway, the athlete who paced Bannister on his record

run last month.

First Upset At French Tennis Championships

Paris, May 20.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Soldiers Can Also Ride

Race Ponies

Sir--There is one sport in the Colony where it seems that the Army la barred and that is horse- racing. If there are one or two Army lads riding, I have not heard of them. though 1 do know of other branches of the forces riding.

.

DAY & NIGHT SERVICE, MUSIC 11 p.m.----2 1.m. 12-14, Causeway Road, Hong Kong Tol: 71639.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TWELFTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 22nd May, 1954.

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club} THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2 p.m.

The Secretary's Office 11.4 8.m.

nt

Alexandra House will close at

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member. such member to be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him.

Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if 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.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00 each 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-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

CASH SWEEPS

What I would like to do is to break down the barrier

that seems to exist in horse-racing so Poul Remy, ал unseeded that Tommy Atkins could Davis Cup player, provided the eventually become the "Jockey first major upset of the French of the Year" and without a The Prime Minister will hand International Lawn Tennis doubt the Army has the talent cheques to each of them at No Championships by beating Knut and ability to achieve it. 10 Downing Street, his London Nielsen, Denmark, last year's

There are some good lads who hindquarters, at the end of a Wimbledon finalist, by B-0, 0-4 can ride every bit as good and

Our Churches" and 6-3 in the second round.

maybe better than the present week's "Save

Nielsen, the first of the seed-crop of jockeys that are riding campaign.

The three runners will handed players to be eliminated, ran In the Colony. The fault of the

Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for to on Inter the cheques

other away with a 4-1 lead in the unknowns is that they do not

passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the past champions and well known first set but thereafter he was know where to go to show their athletes, who will carry them rushed out of his stride by the paces as there is nothing pub-Betting Booths in the Members Betting Hall.

to three chosen vigorous play of the French-lished for the public convenience: in

relays

as regards who's who in racing churches.

The has been making

runners will include

other second round similar to the Horses in Training three members of Parliament. matches, Australian Ken Roso- which is published yearly

2,000 anclent wall, the

England. than

defending champlog. rapid improvement and the dis-

So churches in different parts of beat Gerald Oakley, the young

get an in- Reformation, are urgently in 6-1 and 6-3, and Lewis Hoad of troduction to some trainer our need of repair. Architects esti- Austraila, who is favourite for expert experience is going un

When I say expert mate that more than £800,000 the ulle, beat Billy Knight, Bri- need is needed if some aro to be tish Junior champion, 0-0, 0-3 experience just consider the fact

and 6-3-Router.

that I myself served my ap- saved China Mall Special.

prenticeship in one of the best Hockey ship In the schools of world,

Chantilly. which is at France, and during that time and since I must have ridden on most courses In Britain, Europe and India.

tance should sull it,

Ben More is quite capable of upsetting calculations as it is good over this distance too.

NINTH RACE Hyde Park Handicap: From 2-Mile Fort.

1łow Do I Know (Mr H. C. Woo), despite its 150 lbs. impast, has a good chance of winning here. It has the stamina to out- last the field of 15 starters.

United Victory (Mr Chún Kit) has found back its brilliant ferm and my pose as a contender.

Over this distance. Aan Hing (Mr Oliveira) Is a potential challenger and may cause an up- set again.

The lightweighted

Atomic

Mare

man.

In the

in

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each und Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2.01 each may bo

England, many built before the British Davis Cup player, 0-2 is pretty obvious that obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building (Chater

Correlation Favoured To Win Preakness Stakes

unless we cur

If the Army is barred from riding now is the time to lift Baltimore, May 20.. that bar as it will be for the Eleven three-year-olds were entered today for Satur-improvement of racing in Hong- kong. If we could only ridu Caesar (Mr Steer Llu) stands day's 78th running of the $100,000 Preakness Stakes with during exercises it would at least Correlation favoured to win the second jewel in the triple help us to retain our riding ability for the great day when crown, just as he was in the Kentucky Derby.

Correlation finished dxth atin strong possibility that the our demob comes along.

SMOKY. Churchill Downe but since then track still would be muddy on

some chance.

10TTI RACE

· Hamilton Park Handicap: One Mile. This is the Anai event of the meeting and is confined to Class

Road), 5, D'Agullar Street and 382, Nathan Road, during normal office hours and until 11 am on the race day.

Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4,000 may be re- served for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservallon for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the num ber reserved in the series 1 to 4,000.

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10 nm. on the day preceding the Race Meeting for which they are reserved will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Tickets over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but par- ticular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.

The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bear- ing the appropriate number la issued to and can be produced by the holder.

The Stowards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their action,

.

TOTALISATOR

Robert S. Lytle, was "fred" for A steaty rain began falling Joe Louis Warned MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE..

The annual Congress of the ponies, Fortuna (Mr A. Nozdi)

the California colt, owned by Baturday. President said International Amateur Wrestling appears to have the best recom- he had no suspicions of the Federation today approved the mondation for a win here, hehaviour of my players, nor do admission of Communist China,

The pony to watch, however, their sincerity." Ho Nationalist China I doubt

Evergroo And theis

which will be taken said he was merely socking Dominican Republic to the out by Mr Chuang. It has been showing improved form lately baseball team that will be phyfederation. sically and mentally prepared The Federation

runner. also decided and it will give Fortuna a keen to play games. He added that to hold next

amateur flight. year's championship at many Major League teams fol wrestling

There is also Strathpeffer (Mr Plumbly) to be considered and low the practice. He declined Karlsruhe, West Germany.

The date

was not set, but ticket each way en this com- the championships will be held bisertion may turn out to bo & to coincide as closely as possible mod investment. with the Melbourne Olympics As an outsider V-J Day (Mr in November-Reuter.

Chinson) is worth following.

to elaborate.

Hammer, was colm' over disclosure.

the

"As I understand it, this has been a general practice and it

weather

The

"blind spin" and amashed last night and the

New York, May 20, back to win the Preaknew Prop bureau predicted that rain would

fall through tomorrow, on Monday.

former heavyweight Lous, Correlation is a He runs against Hasty Road,

proved mud boxing champion, Joe

that ho Goyamo, Ring King, Jet Action.

He won the Florida was, warned today. Gigantic Galder

Admiral Derby md the Wood Memorial would be arrested. If he did Porter, For Free, Nurgal Lad and on of tracics. His ability to not appear to answer six traile Hassayampa in the mile and

handle muddy track, his re-summonses here, pre three-sixteenths race, p

tum to winning form, and the The Chiot Magistrate, M The Pimlico running stelp was presence of jockey champion John Murtagh of New York, sloppy this morning as the Wille Shoemaker in the saddle | signed a warrant of arrest for trainers entered the horses and made Corrélatiben bis favourite'et | use against-Louis if he did not the long range forecast iralcated] zwn to oneroticated Frema appear on Friday.-Reuter,

Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited...

ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS

ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN. SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.

PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DIS FIGURED TICKETS.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

By Order of the Stewards,

HAMISA,

Secretary,