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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

7TH RACE MEETING

Saturday 17th and Saturday 31st January, 1959 (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 2.00 p.m. each day.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 am, each day.

MEMBER'S ENCLOSURE

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

SPENDS £500,000 TO PUT BRITISH MOTOR-RACING AT THE PINNACLE

By RICHARD BERRY

Tony Vandervell, the man who spent nearly £500,000 to put "Doctor's British motor-racing at the top, has retired. orders, ho says wryly, “At 60, I must go slower.” Slowing down will come hard to the tough, white-haired millionaire. For five years, he has concentrated almost solely on speed.

Last year. Vandervell's wonder-car, the Vanwall, won six Grand Prix, the constructors' world cup, and helped Stirling Moss to get within one point of the world championship,

an enigmatic figure, the summer of 1932, he was told This year, the fastest car In remains the world will be under lock alternating rudeness and charm,ut a new "thinwall car bearing

American Arm and key-perhaps never to race; Guy Anthony Vandervell was which an

born in London in 1898. His just begun to produce. ngain.

father wos C. A. Vandervell,

With the instinct of

ment as on health,

Dispatch Rider

had

TONY VANDERVELL BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A VANWALL.

a born THREE HEXANGULAR RUGBY GAMES TODAY

His enterprise paid off. To- day, Vandervell Products sup-

There are those who believe founder of the giant electrical that Vandervell's decision was car components Arm, the businessman, Vandervell hurried based as much on disappoint-C.AV. Company. (When to the U.B. In a few weeks he "CA" died, he left £200,000 signed a contract to manufac-

Heture the bearings in England. For Vandervell And his but nol a penny to Tony. 50-man team have twice been was toò successful to need 8.3 frustrated by rullass of the Federaliun Internationale de l'Automobile. the moler apori's governing body, The Arst ruling changed the fuel regulations. As a result of it. Vandervell spent most of Just winter getting the Vonwall to run on ordinary pump fuel.

Enigmatic

to

He

It was in the early 1940m Chat Vandervell, by now a rich man, started to dream of ballding the world's fastest racing car.

Pledge

unl

The young Vandervell show-plies the "thinwall" bearings to some of the world's biggest in rd a passionale interest petrol engines even before he speelalised car manufacturers. had left school. At 15, he was racing his first notorcycle. At 17. he was a dispatch rider in of the First the British Army World War. Later, he got his commission as an officer in the R.A.S.C. workshops.

After the war, Vandervell The second ruling. which was invited by his father comes into force on January 1,join the family business.

fordid, and stayed there until 1927, 1981. towers the Umi

C.A.V. Liter Formula One cars like the Vau- wali from 21⁄2 litres to 1 amalgamated with the electri- litres, and the minimum weight cal firms, Lucas and Rotax. to 500 kilograms, or about 10 the Vanwall all over again.

Vandervell,

boss of an £1,000,000 car component. firm, shunned publicity. has always

The text five years passed ja Even now, at the height and the

racing carcer, he comparative inactivity until, in end of his

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable prior to the Meeting from the Cleb's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen'swt. It would mean rebuilding Building, Chater Road, D'Agullar Street and Nathan Road, Kowloon, only on the written Introduction of a Member, and on production of his Guest Record Card. Members are limited to 0 guests each Race Day, und will be responsible for all guests introduced by them.

GUEST BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.

Tifins will be obtainable at the Club House it ordered in advance from the No. Boy (Tel. 22811).

one

year

It remained n dream 1947 when the BRM (British Racing Motor) Committee was that formed on the promise

would assist its development, British motor component firms Vandervell rushed in with his pledge-but he was also the Why Vandervell left the firm first to pull out when he thought on perfecting the felt the progress is a mystery, unless he

motor was too slow, Now, he frustrated by the complications

thought, with no experience of three-firm decisions,

he had gained on the B.R.M. Committee, he should branch out on his own.

The 6th Floor is restricted to Members, and Ladies wearing SENIOR LEAGUE

Lady's Broaches.

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 cack 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-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

Servants muri remain in their employers' boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures,

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $10.00 each per day and $32.00 each for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Onees at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5, D'Agullar Street during normal office hours and until 11.00 a.m. on the day of the Race Meeting.

Particular numbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be

reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets

will be issued consecutively only and the right is resorved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if 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 second 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.

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 M on Friday, 16th January, 1959, 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 partleuler 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

refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from Subscription Lists without stating reasons for their action.

Cash Sweep Tickols at $2.00 each for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 14th February, 1959 may be obtained from the Club Sweep Offices at:- Queen's Building (Chater Fload) and , D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong Đ

Mondays to Fridays

Saturday 10th and Saturday 24th

January, 1959

Saturday 17th and Saturday 31st

January, 1950

a.m. to 5 pm.

a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

a.m. to 11 am.

King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 882 Nathan Road, Kowloon on:

Mondays to Fridays

Saturday 10th and Saturday 24th

January, 1950

Saturday 19th and Saturday 31st

January, 1989

TOTALISATOR

10 am. to 4 p.m.

9 am to 11.45 mm.

a.m. to 11 am.

Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear simmal 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 ANTER THE TIME FÖR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY, HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.

PAYMENT WILL NOT DE MADE ON TORN OR DIS- FIGURED TICKETS

Bookmaters, Tie The men, dc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

brđềr of chi starscards,

Mystery

After some negellation, he bought an ex-works Formula HOCKEY us Ferrari from the Italian

Army 'A' Should Gain

Valuable Ground This Week-End

By TONY MYATT

Army 'A' should gain a lot of valuable ground in their quest for the senior hockey league title this week-end, for they are almost assured of taking maximum points in their match against the Navy at Sookunpoo,

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motor-racing chlel, Enzio Fer- Thinwall rari, called it the Special (after the "thinwall" bearing) and raced it with suc- cess. Among bia early drivers: the late Mike Hawthorn and the Into Pater Collins,

The Thinwall Special gave Vandervell and his racing team more valuable experience. I wasn't long before they decided they could make a car of their The Vohwall (a mixture od "Vanderver" and "thinwall" was the result).

own.

Bad Luck

Exactly two years after its Arst appearance at Silverstone, the Vanwall had its first major International

Strengthened Army South

Out To Beat The

All North In

1

In Feature Game

By PAK LO

Only the three Hexangular games will take place this after- ~noon, the two minor matches having boon cancelled. Club "B's" game has been called off because they could find no opposition and the RAF "B" versus Whitfield Wan- derers match will not take place as the Wanderers have lost too large a proportion of their men to Army South to be able to field a full XV.

More and more since the Army South selectors went to watch the Wan- -

derers a short time ago, have they formed their XV from the Wan- derers, and this is hardly surprising for while Army South have been losing repeatedly the Wanderers have won steadily. Now that Army South are stronger than ever before this season, they, will be going. all out to win their match today, against their compatriots, Army North. This will be the big match of the afternoon and will take place at Sookunpoo at 4.15 p.m.

In the first game of the atter what this game will be and they are once again going to be noon on the same ground at Army North with their ex-left holding the "wooden spoon" 3.00 pm, Navy at their weakest cellent place-kicker in Bedc- as they are expected to lose this for a long time face the Club, Cox stand the better chance of match. who unluckily for the Navy are winning, for it is probable almost at full strength, while that they will win by penalty on the other side of the harbour goals. at Kai Tolt at 4.00 p.m. the air- men are at home to the Poller.

Club Too Strong

In the other game at Scokun- Arthy South have further

to start strengthened their pack from poo, the Navy have last week by the inclusion of with that old stager A. N. Cleary and with Turnbridge Other at lock, and while they Imanes hooking, from the Whitfield Wanderers should, with

For the Cub as his partner, these two can do dominate the scrums that is ai the Mander to subdue Winn and forwards and backs are at full

much with strong support from they will do.

strength. With Valentine back

the to form

link between Tancock, who has been pro- moted due to Bennett being in- urod, and the threes, the Club are assured of a win.

success first place in

Trophy Race at Silversione on May 4, 1956.

But then bad luck set in. One

Muntz..

North's Hope

With Lows hooking for them fault after another developed Army South should get a fair and were clifeinated one by one share of the bail for they should by Vandervell and his team, dominate the scrums, and though they ans unlikely to get and often by outside experts,

It was to be another year be much of the ball from the line fore the Vanwall won a world

The Navy pack is strong and is always good at burtling

The game is scheduled for 3.30 p.m. on Sunday.

left to be seen but The sailors showed impressive l'attack is form a couple of weeks back, the soldiers I feet should have in collecting on- bowed to Recreio no difficulty when they

three.

and should take Ave 'A' by

goals to

other four points.

for their purpose. And that too strong Their defeat came during the The other game on Sunday, championship race the Euro- guts they should get suficient tactics but overall the Club are another two Hexangular points pean and British Grand Prix at purpose is obvious. They must of the closing stages

game, with the bully-off at 2.15 p.m.

This, however, is certain to while Recreio A and Aintree, in July, 1957,

keep the defence appeared is between when their

Surprisingly, to slacken. Whether they can

once again a win is

businessman Army North's only hope of re-be an open game and a definite to must from a spectator's point. Portuguese Vandervoll is himself an expert taining their leadership is Army predicted for the stand the

of view puce of the

ux of

good rugbr. mechanic. He can tell the keep the game closed up "health" of a motor just by tightly as possible.

the car flashes

From a spectator's point of the Venwall the good game, for while

Army world's fastest racing car.

SPORTS QUIZ

1. Which

Olymple Games?

captains

'B' end

club.

game open,

Championship Form listening as

past. His suggestions have help- view this is unlikely to be a

The Recreio forward line is ed to make playing in true championship foun and they pro receiving One backing from their, halves and backa. They should win

by a handsome margin.

of past gamTION

on-

Shaken

South have the threes and halves to do the damage they will need to move test against the rapid breaking wing for words from Army North. How

a slight ever, they may have

to press

of the

Today's Teams Following are the teams for today's games--

Army

South: McDonald, Brown, Embley, Davis, Sharp, Birdscl}, Exlott, Chappell, Lowe, Lenage, Cleary, Fun- Fitzgerald, Mander, bridge, Carney.

Army North: Leppard, Pens- ley. Webber, Jowett, Bede Cox, Phillips, Phillips, Morrison, Mc- Intosh, Wilson, Muntz, Winn, Whitmore, Hodge, Hil.

Harus

Club: Lochrie, Browne, Me- Tavish, Addis, Laville, Valen tine, Tancock, Whiteley Wil Howe Nowbizking Miller, Penman, Steven, Cam bel

Navy: Matshall, Greest, Beck, Watson Alifrey, Heath,

Strachan, Imies, Lemonde, Harvey, Lees, Sox, Darby, A. N. Other, Stroud.

RAF: Wilcox, Coobies; Mari

Hughes, Lowe,

Black, tin, Foynez, Steat, Hill, Richards, Bosh, Ahern, Bird, Burwood, Different RAF XV

Conway. At Kat Tak. It is a Very

Folloet Thinn, Bellinghajó, different RAF XV to that which O'Hare, Scott, Smith, Johnston, faced the Police last line, for Ketll,

Cunningham, Shelley, for too late in the season all

Purves. Newton, Coun their injured players are back Heberts, Ross, Haigh. In business. With a strong pack they should hold the

Police, while their halves and threek, especially the latter look much faster and more dangerous.

As long as the airmen taka

One of Vandervell's greatest On paper the Macaenais Apicarures up to last year was

IRC .'A encounter, to squeeze himself behind the consolation in that Hill, the event veISUS men's field

of his Vanwally more dangerous

two the which is down for 4 pm. at wheel of one has been

by won

King's Park on Sunday looks (ave more were almost com- Army North wing forwards, is n United States AL every

the 1980 seaton), and doubtful starter at time of going their passes cleanly and pass in liko being the most evenly pleted

of the after-race around the track. 2. Who are the crleket vice- contested mtach

But he is the first to admit Superior Scrum-Half in the Pailer back division to in the recent noon.

that motor racing is a danger-

Army North has in Phillips Australia England

ous sport. Tho death last reusen series?

who ho superior serum-half, and of Stuart Lewl-Evans, crashed in a Vanwall during tho he will be starving his threes usual. The Army Horth Grand Prix, thook us Moroccan

threes are almost certain to him severely. In fact, some say

1 Lo defence it wwang his decision to retire, spend most of their time

Will Vandervell return to defence, and

that Arthy South, con crack in the centre. AN Opert play threes against; forwards, that

IRC's record Tesl

has

entirely not been 3. What international sporting couraging but strahgly enough. always scen to play trophy was recently lost by they

Jurder and better when the Australia in Brisbane? 4. Which is the only country cdds are against them. I still to have won a Rugby Test feel however, that they do not series in Scuth Africa this have it in them to hold down

the fast moving Maesensis building racing car when his century?

the Macab health improvest "It depends," 6. What are the aurnames, of squad. A win for

these tennis players: (a) team is predleted here, but not he says, "It is very dificult to

give up' for OVER." Lewis Alan, (b) Ashley by too wide a margin. John, (c) Alejandro

B. Which boxer has κάτι the heavyweight, Right... heavyweight and middle- weight titles of the world?

7. Who won the Australian Open Golf Championship in 1950, 1952 and 1942).

8. Which country whit wit England to play Test cricket this year?

9. With which aporta do 'prot):

-associate théal conchise:)=(2) Percy Ceruity, (b) Waller Winterbottom, (2), (Eleanor Tennant?

10. A motor, rúčku drvée and.

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The Last Survivor

The only living, member of the

plenty of time there is nothing

Aston Villa team which won the Cup and League In 1897 is stop them.

Albert Evans, The Inwmen have Kiell

Now 63 years old, this former scrum-half again, and this will left-back is 11 in Coventry Hos- give him more of a chance to pisal, and one of his visitors with settle today and he should set the great Jease Pennlogion of the bail from Cunningham's the England defence of Ferdy, hooking, but the Police have Crompton and Pennington. ⠀

line in yet to show a good three.

Evans went to West Bromwich after; lerving Villagerið í gan attack.

This, too, should be an open Pennington'ai parthur, ini han game, but the Police look as II' League maveblr,

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