1956-01-31 — Page 6

ANNUAL RACE MEETING

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY ~ 81, 1956.

TRAINING FOR TRINIDAD

Tomorrow's Chances

At The Valley

By “RAPIER”

The second day's programme of the Annual Race Meeting commences at moon sharp tomorrow with 10 events to be contested. The Ladies' Purse and the Sports Club Cup will be the main attractions of the day.

Robert Tsai, who suffered an injury received as a result of a fall while riding John Halifax in the Telegraph Bay Handicap (Second Section) at the Fifth Race Meeting, has fully recovered and will be seen in action.

Here are my estimates of the to make amends for its fallure

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FIRST RACE Northern Handicap (First Section): One Mile

The opening event is confined 1 Class 7 ponies to be ridden by Novice jockeys Atomk Caesar (Starr Lla) and Kervera (A Travert) imprésend me with good early morning gallopa. I partlearly tied the way the former was sooving and my vote

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le the chestnut pony F:༥s HtRH༢༥ {H K. Cheok)

v see if iven a good edart and Jemima p (D R

Chan.

there is Bully Then

Boy

in its last attempt under Allan (H. K. Hung) to be considered as it is good over this distance Queenpote (K. Kwok) con-and, given a good start, might upset, while Dutch hues to train in satisfying style cause an

Racks (H. H. Chan) is a fast is worth following as an

Improving pony and may prob- ably extend the others. SIXTH BACE

outskler.

FOURTH RACE

Ladies' Turne! From 2-mija Pont-

Thir La the trt important ruce of the day und is confined

Looking over lu Class 2 ponies, the entries, I like the chances of Norge Gul (MM. Sumartq). | t Can

King-tak), (Lam

Du

Ambillem (K Kwok) and

Johnber (A. Ostroumoff).

Benson) also can be very neat! Norse Giri won the in this

Desert Goli (Andrew Chan) is good for a long shot

SECOND RACE

Valley Maker (Find Section) ** Protoc

Bay Handicap (Second with A Ostroumoff up. 149 1

It ibs

by U

1

Telegraph Section)

has been pentol

up

to 154 lbs. but i

| nu a result of this victory,

don't think this will hinder ita The First Seetion of new Aus-

chances of scoring a win here. tralima volt will fight out the

Can Do Rghting ut the E this race and judging Jenice from the training performancement and if Lam King-tak succeeds in geeling it in from rine of the barrier it un the Jimakt Lyr very near al the

1 strongly Fary City of Victoria

Pub to win (I C

Man On (K Kwok 1 1 next best her, but it must also 12 inst that Rebel !! (A Travert) b. a fast moving anal and if at en lake the lend there will be no catching it

Pon leg money I recommend Penet Blissum (Me Samarega

E

THIRD RACE

A montagebirht

Handica

Netthony One Mil

tween

(First)

:

#nish

Andition a fost improvinų animal and will probably extend

Jobner is the above ponies the rank outsider in this event

FIFTH RACE Valley Stakes (Brenný Section: six Furlongs

The Second Section of new will fight out Australian subs. the issue int this race and,

The Fust Section of Class #judging from its second placing ponkes will bottle out the thuish in the Hopeful Stakes (Third in this 314. I think this raev [Section) on the first day of the

First Lady Plumbly oncl Quizatie Chun-fal) They have shown gradual improvement in momlag work wont and can last the

distance

Carnival. (1

Ben Nevis (M Sumare) shoult come in first in this crowd.

Muin challenge should come from Norse King (P. Plumbly), which is quite at home over this distance and should not be Ignored as it is being quietly

I like the chances of Ladelle A straumoff) too This pay Is in good condition and ready tipped.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

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SIXTH (ANNUAL RACE MEETING Saturday, 28th January, Wednesday 1st & Saturday, 4th February, 1956.

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 30 RACES.

The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the First Race

12.00 Noon each day

The Tima Interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.) each

The Secretary's Office 10.00am each day

at Alexandra House will close at

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MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed 4hroughout the meeting.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable from the Club's Cush Sweep Offlec, at Queen's Building, Chater Road, only in the written introduction of a Member, who will be responsible for all visitors introduced by lúm.

Tills 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 per day payable at the Gale,

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

Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths in the Members' Enclosure.

CASH SWEEPS

Although Through Tickels cannot normally be purchased for each day of a Meeting unless there is an interval of at least fivé duys between each day an exception is being made for the Annual Race Meeting. Through Cash Sweep tickets, therefore, ni $20 each per day or $80 for the three days of the Meeting may be oblakied from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building. (Chater Road) and 5, D'Aguilar Street during normal olles hours until 10.00 am. on each day of the Meeting.

Particular numbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickels will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stowords to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the mumber reserved in the paries 1 to 9,000,

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 27th January will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets,

The reservation of any parföular number does not confer on the registered holder any tights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is 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.

SPECIAL CASH SWEEP

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 4th February 1953, at $2.00 each, máy be obtained from the Cash Sweep Officon at Queen', Building (Chater Road), 5. D'Agullar Street and 882, Nathan Road.

· TOTALISATOR

Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their clot antil after the "all'cipèr"! 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 TILE FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN. WE PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DISFIGURED TICKETS.

Bookmakers A. Tao men, she will not be permitted to pparate within the preclicts of the Hope Lone Jockoo Clab.

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And Cup: Ode Quarter Milek

This is the second important event of the afternoon and is confined to Class 3 ponics, i don't think I will be for wrong stating that Cheerful (P. Plumbly) has the best recom mnendation for

premier position.

in

Diamond Dahlin (K. Kwok) with dangerous prove may Hellcon (R. Taal) also having soy in the matter. Solar Knight (Chen Poo) and Treasureland (M. Samarcq) are also worth keeping in mind on account of their good form at the moment, BEVENTH RACE Northern Handicap (5vcand Bec- tion: One Mlle.

In this race for the accond batch of Class 7 ponies over this distance, Thanksgiving Day (Robert Tsa) is the obvious cholee for first place. I think that

Dutch

Courage (H, H Chan I the only other pony among the entries to challenge For those who are looking

it

Plumbly>

for an outsider, I suggest The Kangaroo (Alex Lam).

Strathpeffer should not be overlooked.

EIGHTH RACE

virandstand Handicap:

jung

Bix Fur-

Among the pooles running in this

event,

Miaty Law (M. Samareq) has the best recom- mendation for a win. Super- King (H. K. Chuang) is known to move fairly fast over a short distance and may turn out to be a dangerous proposition.

The third position should be fought out between King A (H. C Pih) and Straight

| Forward (A. Ostroumoff).

NINTH RACE Encouragement. Handicap Section); One Mile.

#t

(Becond

Congratulation (P. Plumbly) has a lovely chance to make amends for Its failure in the Thurles Handicap (First Section) the Fourth Race Morting six furlongs in ruaning second with W. K. Shich up. Green Velvet (K. Kwok) is, of course, the danger, and I expect to see it fighting out the finish

over

Thunder Sky (M. Samarcq) 15 also in the race, judging

Crom its improvement during moning gallops.

Fair Play (E. 5. Wong) is the best outsider.

TENTH RACE

Sec-

Phaethon Handicap (Becond tion); Hix Furlongs,

The day's programme will be concluded with a race for the Second Section of Class 3 ponies. Tip Top (M. Samareg) is carrying top weight of 150 lbs., which may not be too much of n handicap in view of its win

ព Handicap (Second Section) from tho

the Clear Water Bay

Sprinter Clay Gibbs, right, one of the small team of British athletes leav- ing on February 20 for Trinidad to take part in the West Indies International With him is pace- athletic tour, is shown preparing to set of on a training run. maker Terry Higgins, a fellow-member of the Herne Hill Harriers. Other British Internationals who will be with Clay on the West Indies tour are pole vaulter Geoff Elliott and Miler Brian Hewson,→Express Photo,

They have been chosen to train for the Olympic Games team on level terms with the men

Four Jumping Girls

Upset

The

By

Blimps.

MURIEL BOWEN

"Riding is such a rage among the girls these days that it's only right to cash in on it," says Colonel Harry Llewellyn about the selection of four women to go into training with six men for our show jumping team at this summer's Olympic Games.

It is a broadside that will boom among the blimps. For it is being said round That the riding clubs and whispered in the hunting field that girls cannot do it. girls cannot compete level with men in this competition open to them at the Olym- pics in Stockholm this year for the first time ever,

Back to Colonel Llewellyn | "My mother Again:

19 $0

to Sue, bustling with excitement.

"At home I've got to be out in the by seven

thrilled to Wold), blonde, slim and pretty. bits with the whole thing that Training will be a rest," saya "As far as i am concerned, let

I am sure I can get her the best man, or women, wis some along and baby sit."

"What we want

Since 1948 her horse Nobbler is the best people. whoever has the nerve control to go in, gaily and WIN And another thing.

best

do not forget that it is the horse that is the athlete, The rider guides him by his tact merely and skill

Of course, if the bumps could only meet the jumping girls they would not need Hany Llewellyn, or anybody else, to sing their praises. It is well known that they are talented and success- ful

feet.

They have the world at their Wherever they gu, cheers ring in their ears. But talk to them as they clean the saddlery or mix the bran mash and one is aware of one thing-some- thing that the blimps do not know about that they are VERY MODEST.

THE BABY

So

"I had never given the matter any thought at all," wald 19-year-

(Kidder old Dawn Palethorpe

A Yank At Arsenal Stadium Says.........

THESE

POOR GUYS

NEED

HOT DOGS

By DESMOND HACKETT

A little guy on Broadway, New York, the other day sat telling a baffled audience of showmen and sports boosters: "I was at this England ball game at a stadium called Arsenal in London recently and

I can only figure the guys that own this football outfit do not love their customers."

the

game three periods of 30 mdaules. Keep 'em fresh."

гип out,

Talking was Abe Saperstein, who has been in London organising a tour for the Harlem Globetrotters' basketball team and a "Meet-the-Chimp" trip for Rocky Marciano. I took Abe to watch Arsenal | bigger goals for bigger scores. play Tottonham. Abe looked He said: "See those athleies down at the damp chilled down there loading? They're terraces, shivered, pleaded:-- tined. ́ Haul 'em all off. Make

"Hey! what is this, Pneumonia this Terracel What kind of organisa tion runs a show where the

The muddied players strolled clients are asked to stand up and back for the second half. Abe freeze?"

went on: Thosa guys are as Abc

into disappeared

reluctant to entertain as their warm depth of his scarf,

He bosses

Make surfaced to rap out: "Put those

make 'em look cager." customers in chairs. Give any

In the last fighting minutes by Then he brings guy a seat.

Abo along a blanket. He don't have "Where's the time clock?"

Arsenal,

demanded:

to feel he is one of those heroes

I anid: "No time clocks." who go exploring around Arctic poles. Don't these gents ever

Abe, patiently trying to keep wipe up that they are in the from blowing a fus, answered quietly: "Figure how the entertainment business?"

customer is going to get a kick when he knows just how many seconds the game has to runk"

A sig A 11 " A decision, "Brother,

The bamed Court Cours of King Soccer sauk Abe came right out of his gloomily into his muller.

Five good operator would have his hours later he was flying to New York where sport in big buti- that crowd boys among

drinks, hot blankets, dollars and the customer is always right,

I figure Abe WIS talking a whole lot of common sense and not just about Arsenal, 1 could have been at my League gamo in Britain. What do you think?

ABE 18 BLUE Cold, blue Abe looked even bluer when told that only the strong and the fortunate could secure hot, tepid or lukewarm refreshment during a a match.

scarf storming: "In America a

ren

hol

drinks, and hotness, hot

of

You could see Abe visualising a procession

vendors smart selling cats and drinks, all hot,

10 satisfied spectators all in chairs and wrapped in rugs,

The football proceedings had Abe in and out of his spart like

a nervous rabbit.

"How equadrons operate on that kind of plg peni?" he challenged. "How come they can't cover the arean with hay like we do?”

can those football

s

Yankee

at the

slog.

-(London Express Service).

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FA Cup Fifth Round Draw

After half an hour when the mud was slowing up progress Abe bobbed up asking: "Why don't they throw in some sub- stitutes and hot this game up?" "No substitutes," I told him,

London, Jan, 30. Draw for the fifth "not even for injuries."

round of ал Abe exploded:" "So a guy hauled off and the squadron Saturday, February

the FA Cup to be playof Add oil

11, WIN minde luday and resulted:

West Bromwich v. Birming-

Del

Everton v. Burnley or Chel-

Manchester City v. Liverpool

plays on short. What kind of a contest is that? What *t deal for the fans. It's like askingi ham City. has been winning international In the yard

the public to pay and watch jumping competitions for Bri-morning to look after my own

But when I start train-Marciano fight with one hand fin. But just now he is run-horse. ning loose in B field and enjoying my horse will be cared for tied."

by a groom, isn't that mur- tng a winter rest. "age

grown

many vellous?" winter coats that he looks great woolly bear, and his only thoughts are of rolling in müd

has

3

most un-Olymple minded." For Pat Smythe (Stroud), the girl with the courage, the confidence

calmness and the that makes it all look so cusy, there will also be some plan-

und ning

rearranging. bridle path is always with Invitations

tn

The strewn to London the theatre Switzer land to ski

10 to Ireland bunt

to North Africa to ride carnels.

The number of her admirers is, almost legion. But they are likely to be put off during the next six months. The horse Pat training for the Olympics is not her trusted Prince Hal, but a red-coated fellow called

Flanagan, 11⁄2 mile post at the Jast

carrying thin

came

meeting, weight for Class 5 ponies, in 1.01-3/5 seconds. It certainly stands a good chance of winning again.

Ecstasy

dut,

minster), the baby of the quariot, "My experience did not seen enough for me to be even considered."

(W. K. Shich) is

огрил quite at home over this distance and should have a say here.

big Fighting Spirit (T. L. Wong), although unplaced the last time 12 not bad over this distance. and

should

not be treated lightly.

(R. Bengal Lancer

Tsal}, with 180 lbs. to handle, is worth following for big money.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup Saturday, 4th February, 1958, Over 800,000 tickets sold to dato.

The Sale of Cash Sweep Ticketa on the above will close on Friday, 3rd February, as follows:-

882 Nathan Rond, Kowloon

nt 4.00 p.m.

Floor

5, D'Agullar Street at 5.00 p.m. Queen's Building, Ground

Chater Road at 6.00 p.m. The Draw will be held in the Public Betting Hall at the Race Course, at 10.15 a.m. on. Saturday, 4th February; 1950.

By Order of the Stowards; FRAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO.

the

Me

MARVELLOUS

Finally there is 20-year-old Susan Whitehead (Stow-on-the-

British Football Referee Calls Off Match

BIGGER GOALS Abe replanned

-(London Express Servics).

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game time

of football

dowa right

the whole before half-

to having

SPORTS ROUND-UP

Rocky

Marciano Offered £125,000 To Fight Valdes Of Cuba

Rocky Marciano, World Heavyweight Champion, has been offered £125,000 for a title fight with Nino Valdes of Cuba in Havana next May. Marciano's manager Al Weill said he will give the offer "every consideration."

Cliff Morgan, whom Rugby League clubs would like to sign, will definitely not consider any more cash offers this season. Captain of his country for the first time, Morgan's ambition is to lead Wales to the Triple Crown.

or Scunthorpe United.

West Ham

Rovers.

V

Newcastle v. Stoke.

Blackburn

Shodfeld United v. York City

or Sunderland.

Bristol

Rovers or Doncaster

Rovers v. Tottenham.

Charlton v. Arrenal. Replays, if necessary,

on or

before Thursday, February 23.- Reuter.

Stoke Clly Wins Stoke-On-Trent, Jan. 30. Stoke City beat Leicester City 2-1 in their FA Cup fourth round replay today, Reuter,

A Dream Debut

Tod Butler was a goalkeeper for the Saltley Rosary (Birming- ham) Club, and a good one too,

When he went into the insur- ance business he found that his firm's side had one or two good

eft-wing. 'keepers. So he decided to try He made his debut

there for Wesleyan and General

in

and scored four goals! Bame

Great Britain will play Bud- self, will tura promoter when the Birminghom League surda in the Olympic Games his cycling days are done.

In the football tournament return at

League, Thimblemill Wembley Stadium on Saturday, Oxford are having now flelded a 64-year-old outside- May 12, Originally it

was boat built for their next meet- right; Incorporated Accountants planned to play it at Highburying with Cumbridge on March had three penalties awarded but reconstruction work by

24. The now craft will be light against them, and their oppon Arsenal necessitated Bulgaria beat Great Britain 2-0 laminated design three lay-Rubery FC lost their centre- a change er, but stronger. It is built on ents scored from the lot; and in Bulgaria in October.

Cr's of Honduras mahogany forward in a match against glued together, instead of one Terrys and proceeded to score piece of Honduras cedar, as ten goals after that misfortunel used in their previous boots.

But in two years Dawn bas come from nowhere to match the world's best. She and Earlsrath Rambler.

big Βιοτε have won several international trophies in Inst two years. They also won one very odd prizea fur coat. Says Dawn: "I won it in Ger-

It's called half | many last year. Persian lamb whatever that

London, Jan. 30. half mear and it has got British football referee Arthur white mink collar. It's much Ellis called off the match bo City and the nicer than a cup which one is tween Coventry

the San Lorenzo always pulling down off

(Buenos Aires,

ONE MORE CRACK Argentina) sideboard to clean."

team at Coventry

Idekod by Reg Harris, former World For Mrs Mary Marshall (Lam. tonight after being bourn) selection for Olymple the Argentinian inside-left San Cycle Sprint Champion, aims to training is "the big dream of Filippo.

trave one more crack at the title before retiring. He in my lite come true." Mary, 30-

San Filippo kicked the re-cycling 100 miles a day in year-old wife of Bryan Marshall, ferce to protest against the all-out effort to reach peak the trainer and Jockey who award of a penalty against his jitness.

thio Grand National two team. wan years running has got to arrange Her training so she cant also and the time to looks after her two babies. Both are boys.

6x1

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Alf Price, Britain's Olympic swimming teaqu manager sending his potential Olympic вмілимета OD a course of weightiert Kinnear, a 1048 The suggestion He was then ordered of the By April ho will also have came from field, but as he refused to budize, spent £15,000 on Harris Scottish Olymple swimmer and the referee collect at the mud Stadium, the Manchester track Loughborough College

who [be bought last year.

pobited out that. British policemen walked on

Cleveland equalled the world He plans to make it one of sprint record after taking But being in the running for to the floodilt feld to protect the most attractive sports the Olympics can make such a the referee from threats by centres in Great Britain

with weightlifting. of the

athletic meetings and difference round about at home, other members Announces Mary triumphantly: Lorenzo team-France-Presse. cycling events. And Harrls him-

80 THRILLED

THE GAMBOLS

thullo, what's in this bag

Santop

flow now of George to buy the póbatodő and o, sava má having to carry THANH Ki

coach Dick

up

-London__Express Service).

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by Barry Appleby

SOME MORE. POTATOES,

THAT

REMINDS ME

DECIDED TO BUY THE

Sports Diary

TODAY

*Well Bronze Divion, qualifying rounds. Fanting Golf Course.

TOMORROW

Rugby Inter-Unit Tines: Hing's Own Toyal Rosty 74 LAA Best IA (Boundary Bt.) 4 p.m.

Hongkong, Jockeys crub

Meeting Begand

Valley, 11.30a.m.

and

Aninitial

HAPPY

Tasty

FRANCIS MILLENDS

GREAT: NOR

FANCY RED

SALMON

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