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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956.

SPORTING SAM

ENERGETIC EASTERN FIND TIGER TAMING ANYTHING BUT A A DANGEROUS TASK

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Once again a great promise has gone unfulfilled. All the eager expectations that drew a 26,000 crowd to the Hongkong Stadium on Christmas Day failed to draw forth the anticipated feline fury of the Tigers and the day for them turned out to be as black as their shirts.

Eastern, with glaring defensive weaknesses in their line-up, were away ahead of their opponents in power, purpose and precision and in the end were easy winners.

of played in good sporting spirit After all

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major taclical error Without his that his trusty old he can steadying inflarence and his longer put into execution.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOURTH RACE MEETING

in attrvelous ufter- TIMITS between the sticks fudgement WIN frequently 11 fault and 12t

tion to the fort he would be faulted for all three tal there wery other occuİTES when he was fortunate to see hua mistakes scapex

vivar by desperate defenders I wasted by overenger Easter forwards

Shee the remarkable resuscita

the Sog Two spirit lust we have become used to

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apprend performances, Her merebanging of position, | thear instinctive umves into the open space, and above all the

alomitable determinato fight every inch of the way

Where

O where,

were Ühisel The qualius yo Sunday"

They started well enough, but Tom Nai-haen had mude Kathristmas present of the ven

to Ho Ying-fun the tearaway Tiger ‹ became Baljess lates Try asted mo badly the shepherding that the wise guidance of Honnubuli could havG JAVOR but not 409- fortunate, ferm

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Tuesday 27th December, 1955 & Monday 2nd January, 1956 oppositions car with the crowd

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 20 RACES.

The First Bell will be rung at 11:30 am and the First Hace run at 12:00 Noon on both days,

day

AGREEABLY SURPRISED

The Timin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.) each winning way but they must

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra Huuse will close at 10.00 am on both days

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED.

From Eastern's point of view This was a satisfactory return to

have been agreably surprised at the Case with

which their SUCCESS was achieved.

Chu Chur-wing had 41 very poor game on the right. He was joften caught out of position and ¡his distribution of the buil WILS

All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed aimless. throughout the meeting.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable

On the other side of the field Lay Pak, buck iti the side after a long absence, was righted that it

through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of in rating to watch fleet-

a Member, auch member to be responsible for all visitors introduced was by lim

Wis

footed Young Wai-to persistently Tifins will be obtainable at the Club House If ordered In ad-trailby the ball inside and on vance from the No Buy (Tel. 72811).

to the full-buck's stranger kot Ying-fus enjoyed a

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, Westera Standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Ciule

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admissión.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS

will be obtainable

the RESTAURANT

SERVANTS

Krand

afte, nona un the right wing and his accurate crustes should have pivaduced K ich crop of

of ls. H was always the master of Lee Loy and Sit Pel-yin,

and Hus display must surely bring hum bung into line for Ure Colony

wing right

position

By Reg.

ootton

Today's Chances At The Valley

By “RAPIER”

The Hongkong Jockey Club's Fourth Racing Meeting of the season will start today, and will be concluded on Monday, January 2, 1956,

The First Saddling Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. both days, the first ruce starting at mid-day. The tiffin interval will be taken after the Fourth Raco (1.30 p.m.). The Fifth Race begins at 3.00 p.m.

The

On programme ench day

On will consist of 10 events.

the most important event will be the Proudstown Handicap for Class 2 ponies while on Monday the Steward's Cup will form the main attraction.

Here are my estimates of the¦ Catroumoff) may cause an up- Although unplaced the last time chances

set, provided it does not suffer lout it should not be neglected from a bad start.

fine formi D1 the Silver Dahlia (A. Travert) is moment. nicely In

und if given

FIRST RACE Fotheston Handicap (First Bection): Six Furlongs,

The opening race on Tuesday

coming along

morning training

TENTH RACE

Produd town Handicap: Frycl 2 in the race The shorter dis-uile Post lance niso favours Gladste 'The IRS1

of the race

day,

TEMPERAMENTAL FIGHTER

The Tragedy Of Peter Keenan

By SYDNEY HULLS

On the quayside in old Marseilles, that glittering. rowdy Mediterranean sensport, I left the lone Scot, Peter Keenan, his face raw with bruises, nose and brow ugly with cuts, wondering if fighting held any future for him, He had just been punished and outpointed by Emile Chemama, the Frenchman who is ranked the seventh best Bantamweight in the world.

Keenan was no longer cocky. No more Was ho flowing with the over-confidence that has earned him hay more enemies than friends in the eight years he been fighting his way round the world.

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He was wondering, nå he has for the best. always wondered deep inside! And, with all these problems. after every fight abroad, whether he was still trying to make he had proved a fighter worthy success of his pub in the Go - of his native Scotland.

bus, a fall-time job for Peter Keenan at 27 was very man. much

alonc and very much Yet, despite his troubles. aware of his loneliness.

was good enough to win the The tragedy of Peter Keenan British Bantamweight le by | the story of a fighter who knocking out the fleet Danny allowed his tempestuous feelings (O'Sullivän in six rounds, to win to rob him of a second chance the European crown by out- of winning n world title light pointing that tremendous hitter.

Britain.

Luis Romero of Spain, and to For Keenan did not have to fight the then World Champion. Itake that lough fight with South Afrænn Vic Toxcel in a Chemika to carn 4 Worldpoints decision in the rarefied Championship contest with the afg,of the heights of Johanne

ttcheller, Robert Cohen.

bung Weeks ago. he was offered

To

the world title match at Belfast and

nd a purse of £2,000

For some reason, he turned down. For some couse apart from Rghting, he preferred make a 1,500 mile round trip Murselfles for a defent from

there may be

DISTRUST

א!

WEAK SPOT And then, Just 10 short hours he was within an ace of fghting for that world title unce again.

Ag

is a sprint eval confined to #ying start it should be well Class 7 ponies anti. dging Atomic from its last outing. Cuesar, which will again be the mount of Starr Liu, will probably si belter uver Us distance and may well win.

Real opposition should come from Invincible (P Plumbly). mgmon Handicap (Becond Bec. | L'Art Triomphe (C L. Liu). Keenan was a fighter who had Handicaps that K, Kwok will lake out New | Bing | Wix Puilongs. Love and it has been whispered

FIFTH RACE

It can only wound him more deeply to learn now that Cohen. the Champion, although appar re-ently as tough and as ever, may have a weak spot on accident-shuttered Jaw and one 1 suggest It WAN because eye trouble.

SZI

(2 Y T Well and Outsider confined to Class 2 ponies, should (R. Tsai) and any one of them provide an interesting duel for which may provide a surprise.

jhonours in which I expect to covery.

sce Castle Peak (Albert Lam). Cordon Rouge (W. R. Holman).

Huntington (P Plumbly} and fall the confidence in the world | Keenan would not have 1- Rainbow (PYT. Wel) Aguring in himself and none in the Inst-clously used for proft, but, all baking business men with whom the same, drawbacks that could have made Keenan Champion he had to deal.

The background of Keenan's instead of Cohen-if and with anger and distrust goes back flye Keenan there always seems

to The time when he have been that annoying "If," ho years

nude his first appearance inrad nut made that sad svetle to

and outpointed London

the Marseilles. brilliant Belglan, Jran Sueyers. Yet you cannot quørrel with then Keenan Orst Keenan's luck. If he never fights knew the rumours and under- for another tile he will still currents that were to plague the have had more chances then rest of his boxing career.

many other men.

Lhu has

A betusal of the entries that this pony slants a good thin

Kives me the im- chance of soring o Wit here

pression that How Do I Know romanently at the Anish.

Carrying 15 lbs., Castle Peak Snowy will again be

a good op taken

¡ween the Obelisk Hill Handicap out by L

but I don't portunity of withing. Liu,

Same Again (P. Plumbly) the last meeting for Pontes think it can win aithnggh the

must be borne in mind as the of 1995, Class A. Though it will pony

bos cen Frut

be penalised by 7 Hus, on Tues- very nicely

Lemay

during day 19 improving

with the distance a 1le naming galjopri

but longer. I think another win The

divanie also favours

Indicated,

2

SECOND RACE Poweralowki Handicap 114 Miles

Wak

to

This Tu will wizzes 17 Beautiful Plussenix (HK. Hung), Teturn encounter betweeny, but I doubt if it can do better Cordon Rouge. L'Are Triomphe Ringway (K Taal) and United | buah place.

Lond Huntington have shown Victory (Chen Poo 47 the Highlight (W R. Bolman)

m ID their morning He returned to Sentland con- You can regret the hard tate bast ocean they met Ringway also good over this distance und gallops and should give a good vinced he had been farcically that gave this lonely Scot the

the better

United only 141 lbs. to handle is cent ul

of themselves against under-pald for the night.

temperameal of a real fighter Victory

thecla alverded menace, engli

•

Castle Peak

Since then. It has been one but not the power to keep his Bridge

SIXTH RACE 1 tl Handicap (First!

Hainbow

Very

twie of lightly long, sorry

Keenan. battling concentrated inside the Leopardstown Handicap: From 15 treated. Section) at the last merbug

In view Mile Just

the ring ring. of the dis Dating more outskie Itingway mist command

tonce It should be worth than in it, puzzled, bewildered, most support but, although I am

not knowing which way to turn helined to nominate i to win.

by

the

This rate will be

contested

19

hy Class 2 ponies. I don't think ticket each way.

I will be far wrong in stating

I look to United Victory to give that The Champ

better fight and with

(ES. Wong)

has the best recommendation

Jip

little luck reverse its last defeat.

For the third Spinning Wheel for a win here. (Allan Chen) and Old Tyre prove (W.K. Shich) will fight out the

insue.

THIRD RACE Brighton Handicap (First Section) six Furlong

This is only a sprint event 4 ponies. Over this distance the and will be contested by Class

best thing to do is to look for sprinters.

and

rather

be

to win.

On (M. Samareq) may dangerous with Tom Tumb (Chen Poo) also having a say in the matter.

Super-King (H.K. Chuang). with 137 lbs. to carry, will prob ably attract fairly good support. SEVENTH RACE Curragh Handicap: 11⁄2 MUDr.

This race is for Class 4 ponies and amongst the entries like Cheerful (P. Plumbly) Misty Law

(M. Samarca) the best. This pony

quite fit long overdue for a win,

ļat the moment. There is Jetfield think ity chances

(K. Kwok) to be reckoned bright

Ecstasy (PY.T. Wei) and All with. This pony is good enough Gay (ES. Wong) should

Winsome (A. Ostroumoff} wel} up at the finish, while Tonyber (A. Ostrvumof!) and was another disappointment the last time out but can be relied Chinese Mackerel (HK. Hung), on to do well over this distance which failed so badly the last

and

should

Κίνει the above- lime out, may make amends In

a good run mentioned ponies this race.

for first

As an out- position FOURTH KACE

sider keep Supreme Command Galway Handicap: 8x Furlongs. | (H.M. Botelho) in mind as it la This is another sprint event very lightly treated. for Class 6 ponies. Judging from

EIGHTH RACE second! placing In the Folkeston Handicap (Second Sec- Bridge Hill Handicap (Second tion): six Furlongs, Section) over the mile at the In this sprint race for the (C.H. second batch of Class 7 ponies, last meeting. Hiram C tragedy struck and a bad blunder by goal- Renfrew) will be

made firm think Strathpeffer (P. Plumbly) keeper Tani Nai-hues saw the "ball

favourite, and 41 should not should have a good chance of gving straight to Ho Ying-hm, and

disappoint.

winning if it succeeds in getting from him to the back of the Bing The net.

There is, of course, just a of quickly on the rise of This blow shook the Tigers badly,

possibility that Spaces began to appear in the defen-

Fei Chi (A barrier. line-up and the Inside- elve ball. In spite of all tile loaked as though they might lett their way out of the bad match, but another keeping calamity shattered their spirit and their hopes.

Lee Loy falled to clear a ball nens the touchune and was caught possession Eastern transferred quickly inado and, as the Sing Tao defence retreated en masse, a lon diagonal pare swept the ball back

in against the Austrianis,

There was another big crowd to we the start of the game and early Indieations suggested that the TigerN were in with a great citance The young forwards were arving well, but just as the pattern of the game

beginning w be Bet

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CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each per day and $40.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building. (Chater Road), und 5. D'Agullar Street during normal office hours and unti 10.00 am on the day of the Raco Meeting

Particular mumbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be reserved Such Bekots will be for all race meetings as Through Tickets. issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting of it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 3,000.

In the case of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets may be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the recond day is on a date not less than five days after the first day. In all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the whole Meeting

Thežeris reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. un Saturday, 24th December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Wa*

to Ho Ygg-fun on the right.

in

11

The winger. beat his man and sert

a high interthe crom into the goal- mouth. It dropped out of the sun but Ta Nal-huen, with one eye on Lau Chi-lam and ene un Chan Kar-801, forgot about the hall and it swing under the bar and into the net.

The

virtually gone was

over.

Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but par- Sing Tao's spirit faded and they ticular numbers cunnol be reserved as Through Tickets,

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

The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without mating reasons for their action.

Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2.00 sach may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offees at Queen's Building (Chater Road), 5, D'Agullar Street and 382, Nathan Road during normal office hours and until 10.00 am. on both days of the Moeling.

SPECIAL CASH SWEEP

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 4th February 1956, at $2.00 each, may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices.

TOTALISATOR

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

ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE 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, The Tae men, etc, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. ARNOLD,

Headaches

BAYER

Toothaches Colds

are quickly Overcome by

CAFASPIN

its

Otherwise I look to Free Success (P.Y.T. Wel) 25 the

kely winner.

(C.L. Liu} (Chen Poo)

went in at the interval a very sub- dued and crestialien side.

There was art undercurrent of Blossom Time feeling that the Tigers might come Gallant

Knight roaring

back into the fray after

10

the re-start but truth to tell the and Jemima P. (A. Ostroumoff) Foar never amounted to much more are also good over this distance than a husky whisper.

The beat

rise and can be depended upon the barometer of and fall of the game's fortunes camo (give Strathpeffer and Free In the 24th minute of the second Success a good fight. hair. Lose covering by the Sing

NINTH RACE

Tao's defence saw the ball go to Cuzr Kar-sau and from just Inside Galway Handicap (Recond Section): the penalty ares he sent a haif-hil Six Furlongs, shot into the not off the powl.

by

Expectation, ridden

The crowd's reading of the situa-W.K. Shieh, won the Black Hil tion was all too obvious. Chan Har Handicap for Class 7 Ponies at mau's shol find hardly hit the buck of the Bing Tao net before

the 1% they the last meeting from were streaming

in their thousands mile post and, judging from for the exits. This was indeed, that performance, I consider its mute indication of what they thought of the Tigers chances of making a fight back.

"Actually by leaving so early they

prospects of scoring another win rather bright.

mlased two near things around the tainly looks dangerous and may Miracle (HM. Botelho) cuZ- Eastern goal. First of all a clowe-in

headed Aura Lo Kam-chuon hit the cause an upset, right-hand port with Yong Pui-dor

Char Ting (HK. Cheng) 18

out of position, and a little later a fathing right-foot drive from Loe not bad over this distance and Tak-tung hit the opposite post; mal can be depended upon to give actors Lise face of the goat and went the above two ponies behind on the far side.

a good

Eastern quickly consolidated the run for the first position." position, however, at played

Straight Flush (M. Samarcq) Uma without further danger.

out

is another pony to bear in mind.

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