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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1959.

English Season's First Flat Racing

Classic Today

Nominate YOUR

MASHAM MAY YET SHOCK Hongkong Footballer

TABOUN AND THE FRENCH

IN THE 2,000 GUINEAS

By VERNON · MORGAN

Newmarket, April 28. Fifteen of the top three-year-old colts in Britain France and Ireland race here tomorrow over the Rowley mile in the 2,000 Guineas, the first classic of the 1959 · season. A prize of over £15,000 goes to the winner of what looks to

be an extremely open race.

While it is generally conceded that the French-trained Taboun, owned by Prince Aly Khan, is the most dangerous of the foreign challengers, the experts are in two minds as to which is the best of the home- trained colts.

has won in France this season, not expected to beat he is

Toboun,

With

to

Of The Year

Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Tockey

Holland Cup Vinal: Army "X" v: KỌC "A" (KCCI BIN PA.

Эрссет

1st Division: south China_v_RAT Sai Wan (CHT); Eastern v Police (38) both matches at B45 pm.

ILove Division: Sing Tao V Carotin Hai (Club): KIS V CAA (Navy) boùi maschen, at 6 p.m.

and Division: Wabeon 4 NIK (HP)) Redimusion Koon Wun

| 6. Pa

TOMORROW

Protests Against Servicemen Playing In Asian Cup Soccer Tourney

Singapore, April 28.

The Singapore Amateur Football Association has decided not to include British servicemen In Its team for the Asian Cup central zone matches.

1st Division: wong Wah v Away It is understood SAFA came to this decision in the face of strong protests by Vietnam and Burma.

(D) 0.45 pr

*Reserve Division: Eastern v Police

(Club) 0 purt

And Division: Navy v Happy Valles

p.m

It is a popularity poll organised by the (Navy); St James's v cá (Can) as China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date

are:

The two qualifications for nomination

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play.

Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

American, French, To the Editor, China Mail. /

The majority believe this to | Widener's Dan Cupid, bred in chance than his stable' com- be the South African-owned America by Native Dancer outpanion, a grey son of Solar Mastum. trained by Geoffrey of Vixencite. Though he too Slipper. Both are preferred Brooke at Newmarket and to be

Red Ross. ridden by the champlon Jockey

Douglas Smith.

Mashom,

In the wh N

hus colours of Mr Ray Elis, Won 1 last four Tuces. 1- cluding the Greenham Stakes ot Newbury his month,

His win on that Face did not please many experts but he won cleverly rough and must take some beating.

a

Piggott's Mount

Irish, British and South Africaa My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking owners, Australian, French, Into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the British and Irish Jockeys, and field of play is:

There are two other Amer-Horses bred both sides of the

ean-owned runners Hieroglyph Welsh Guard--who run in the colours of Mrs John Henes. But their running this STEFUN does not suggest that either will be good enough.

French Challenge Best chances of lowering

The French

extremely are

Teboun's colours, apart from keen on the changes of Taboun | Masham, appear to be held by Who Gough Brithh-bred, being the two from Noel Murtess's by Tabriz, a non of Teheran out Newmarket stable, Pindart and of Queen of Basrah, in trained Carnoustic. Lester Piggott, the by Atee Head in France. He wen stable jockey, had the choice his only outing in France this

of mounts and picked Colonel acuson most Impressively,

Giles Loder's Carnoustle, u son of Daule, but many

pundits think he would have been wiser have taken the Queen's Pindhri, A Bon of the Great Pinza

But the question is how good Ja French form this year com- pared with The British and Irish. French optimists are saying that they can capture all five classles this season?.

The running of Taboun, la be ridden by the Australien Jockey George Moore, will give them a good line as to their chances.

truined The other French candidate

Certio

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Mrs

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by LEONARD BARDEN

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{NG. Z953) Here is a position from actual play: White to move and win. Solution No, 5604: 1 Ri-S. K-KS 1 PI3 or P-K14; 2 K-K3; 2 D-KI6, K-05; 3 RB4.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Special Cash Sweep on the 'Hong Kong Derby Saturday, 2nd May, 1959

Over 1,000,000 tickets sold to date.

The Sale of Cash Sweep

tickets on the above will close on Friday, 1st May, 1969, ua follows

982 Nathan Road, Kowloon, nt 4.00 p.m. King's Road, North Point, at 4.00 p.m.

6 D'Agullar Street, at 5.00 p.m.

Queen's Building, Groundi Floor, Chater Road at 6.00. p.m.

The Draw will be hold on the Ground Floor, Public Betting Hall at the Race Course, at 11.80 a.m. on Saturday, 2nd May, 1959.

By Order of the Stewards, PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO.

Treasurors.

Both have won this season in Ane style and though possibly they may prove better at the Derby distance of a mile and u half, they are likely to be con- cerned in tomorrow's finish.

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Also In Reckoning

My Aladdin, French-bred zon

Tourment

Nearuto's and sns, Captain Kidd and Lind- |rick, alto come into the reckon-

Atlantic, English Chummel and

irih Sea, a truly international race is in prospect.

It could be a wonderful one with an extremely tight finish, In which the most likely, to be concerned are Masham, Taboun, Pinduri, Cornoustie and Lindrick Masham could well shock the French-Neuter,

of the........

(Signed).

.Club.

BERIAN BALE SPORKAN LENNST INTERJERE

Indians Officially Open English Tour With Match Against Worcestershire

London, April 28♪

Improved weather conditions at Worcester today raised hopes of a prompt start to the Indian touring team's opening first class match of the tour tomorrow against Worcestershire, the traditional first county opponents of overseas visitors.

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Dytaion: K. Ga y Kin. Godorem 1207 a pin & we Telephone (iv) o pun,

Easy Win For

Patty In Paris Tourney

Paris, April 28. America's Budge Patty sailed through an easy straight se win over France's D. Contet whilst Britain's Roger Becker ha to battle through

Ave sets to defeat France's P. Halabert in the pre-quarter-final round tha of the men's singles In Paris International hard courts

here to Teunis championships day.

Result's of today's matches

were:

MEN'S SINGLES (Pre-quarter-final Round) B., Patty (U.S.) (France) 6-3, 6-0, 0-3.

beat Contel

R. Becker (Britain) best Halabert (France) 3-0, 6-2, 3-0, 0-4 0-4.

P. Darmon (France) beat M. Lemusson (France) 0-1, 6-3,

0-2,

I faillet (France) beat Thomas (Franvo) 6-1, 6-1, 0-1. G. Pilet (France) best P. Barthes (France) 6-0, 6-1, 6-1.

J. Molinari (France) beat G. De Kermadee (France) 8-3, 7-5, 8-8.-France-Presse.

Russian Swim Record

Russia's

swimming Viktorova

Leningrad, April 26.

young Olymple hope.

Larissa today bettered her 100 women's metres backstroke record by a second, covering the course in 1 minute 122 seconds.

own

Russian

Vietnam is understood to have informed the Asian Foot- ball Confederation that it would withdraw from the competition Singapore was allowed to include Britial servicemen in Its team.

RULES EXPLICIT

The Singapore Amateur Foot- ball Association had In fact chosen four British servicemen and included them among the 18 players selected for training.

to

Uon of five years, are eligible to play in the competition.

The central zone of the com- petition is scheduled to be hel in Singapore from May 9 to May 17. Four teama nru playing in this zone-Burens, Malaya, Vietnam and Slogopore, --U.P.I.

KCC Lawn Bowls Team

This netin was taken following the receipt of a letter from the AFC Honorary Secretary, Lee

The following will represent Wai-long of Hongkong, that the. Kowloon Cricket Club in there was nothing in the rules a friendly game against the prevent Singapore using | Filipino Club to be played at British servicemen.

KCC on Sunday, May 3, com- Critics, however, point out moncing at 3.30 p.m. sharp: that the rules

012 are explicit the point. They state that only players of Asian parents, with a minimum residentlui qualiġes-

Patterson And

W. Baker, C. W. Lam. V. Ribeiro, M. J. Divecha (8klp); DJ. Willis, M. J. Rull. S. Rumchand, J. S. Landolt (Skip); V. Fairhall, D. Thomson, P. H. Shaw, F. R. Kermont (Skip); M. H. Duke, J. F. da Silva, J.- Tang, S. Y. Doa (Skip); R. H. R. Holl, G. Ladd, W. S. Edwards, E. C. Fincher (Skip): E. C.

G. Lee (Skip),

London Impress Kew, R. J. Taylor, S. C. Smith,

At Work-Outs

Indianapolis, April 28, World heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson showed some sharp punching in training to- day for his title bout against Britain's Brian London here.

In a work-out today, he again forext his sparring partner, Ike Thomas, Ther he look on another aparting partner, Jullo Moderos end concentrated on attacks to the body. Later Thomas recovered to fight third and It round against the champion.

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London had a work-out with Rhodés, one of Patter- Dresly son's old sparring partnera and right delivered somo excellent hand punches,

Al Welll, former manager of ex-world champion, Rocky Mar- clano, today watchod both ing.

boxers. After watching London My Aladdin, winner of the

The pretty ground, almost in although ittle slower than tuin), Outschoorn, Horton,

K

Sho set the previous record a he said the "British Bulldog." Blue Riband Trial Stakes at the shade of Worcester Cathe usual will play well. The out-Richardson. Broadbent, Dows, week ago, and her new mark as he is known here, waz, ú Epsom last week, and Lindrick, drol, has had many recent field is bound to be alow.

glade, Both (wicket-keeper),

was achieved here today, in the botter bower than Don Cockell the hope of the North with two soakings and today a saturated The Inclans, who are staying Pearson, Flavell, Aldridge,

Leningrad Junior champion- who Marciano knocked out in wins this season to his credli," | aren the outßeld in front of at Droitwich, the nearby pa

San Francisco-France-Prease. Indians: will not

Gackwed ships-France-Presse. D: K lack win and place the ladies pavilion led to a de- favoured by England players upporters in this tricky race. clalon to abandon the original during the Edgbaston Tests, (Captain), P. Roy, N. J. Con-

The field is completed with pitch and to cut a new

one have chosen 12 players who ap- tractor, P. Umrigar, V. Manjre three from across the Irish Sen further away,

P. H. Joshi be the so that the bad pear to

strongest they kar, S. Gupte,

Surendra In stable companions, Gall patch could be avoided on the can muster, and they will make (wicket - keeper), Prince, Three Wells and Red outfield.

their final chalce, depending Nath R. Desal, C. Borde, V.

and R. Nadicarn)- Muddish upon conditions, tomorrow, Slower Pitch

France-Presse. Muddlah, the off-spin bowler, this year but as a son of the The square has been covered chosen to replace Ghulam Kentucky Derby winner, Hagalist the downpours, and it) Gail, is thought to have a better | Is" expected that the pitch,

Ross,

Gat Prince has not been out

Shrewsbury Robbed Of Important Victory By A Blackout'

Ahmed when that player with- drew, is included He has shown adaptability to English

conditions, and he and Gupte, Football Pools

the leg-break. bowler, with an impressive Test record, are bound to attract interest,

Strong Enough

for Don

Scheme For British Athletics

money.

SPORTRAIT

**Can't really blame him

his son took the first five holex and the 30 laughed when Dad (00) bunkered at the sixth !"

London Bepras Rercion

• JOHN CLARKE, continuing his tour of the cricket counties, previews NORTHAMPTONSHIRE'S 1959 pros; pects. Keen? Take newcomer Geoffrey Dawson ...

Broken Neck-But He Turns Up For Practice!

When a player with a broken neck turns up at practice the fact speaks much for the team spirit prevailing.. Northamptonshire's captain, Raman Subba Row, tells me one of their seven new players, Geoffrey Dawson, a right-hand bat from Bedfordshire, who suffered this in convenience through a motor smash, did just that.

He could only be a spectator, but it was the gesture that counted

Even without Peter Richard- son, who has asked for his re- lease from the county, Worces- Eershire seen strong though tô provide a sound Test for the

London, April 28. Indians, Laddic Outschoom

Following the load of many from Ceylon, provides an 1x- MERKELAPANGAN PALM London, April 28 Darlenced

opening baring football and cricket clubs, Bri- Shrewsbury Town, who are challenging Exeterriner, in place of Richardson, football poole scheme so

Kenyon, the county's poole to raise

Surrey apart, Northampton- ing. Among the newly engaged side in the country. A fast one City to be the fourth club to be promoted from new captain,

Dicle Richardson, left-handed

shire have been the most con- are Martin Astendeň, 21, an would be appreciated by Frank division four- along with Port Vale, batsmen and brother of Peter,

A number of athletic persistently successful county over opening bowler specially regis- Tyson, who has

a testimonial Coventry City and York City were hit by Martin Horton, all-rounder who sunalities have formed a sup the past four years, finishing tered from Bedfordshire, and this year,

porters', association to back the bowls off-breaks and the young

Our whole emphasis," says None of those I son, Stuart. year) fourth, a "blackout” in their last away match atteft-arm slow bowler, Douglas scheine which has the approval sixth, fourth, second and (last Freddie Jokemon's 10-year-old

secretary Keith Turner, “là on Athletic As-met at the ground seemed to Slade, are three Worcestershire soclation and the

our own players." players with a chance, to impress

Imma mended well, but Brian | Which "explains the large staff, in this game..

Reynolds broke

i leg while the socond XI's long fixture list, playing football a few weeks which is bigger than any other, go and will be out of the game and the bustle going on when i for a while.

called, in the new 240,000 in- door school.

Watford tonight.

The match started at 1830 Any request for the result to aired at a committee meeting of the League which is next on Thursday.

GMT and was scheduled to stand would have to be con-

finish under noodlights but an electrical fault prevented theso being used, and the referee was forted to abandon the match after 78 minutes' with Shrews- bury 5-2 ahead.

Unhappier Stif}

Broken Into Later Mr Jim Harrowell, the Watford club's vico-chairman, sold the clubs premises had been

It was bad luck for Shrews- broken into on Friday night and bury, who needed the points the only things that appeared and the goals in their race to be mising wore three efcc- with Exeter for promotion. Finical mains fuses. Just to make the Shrewsbury The electricity board lind ployers unhappier, Exoter won been approached but had been 1-0 at Southport

ubudoka to supply replacements Afterwards the director of in time for the game with the Watford and Shrewsbury Shrewsbury. It

their clubs mel and the Walford absence, raltior than any board said that they were wili-electrical faul, which ing for the sedro, to stand. If the prevented the noodlights VIDE Football Lagus agreed.

But they had been unable to contact Mr Alan Hardaker, the League secretary, who was not at home,

against Heas, bugs and other past, rememberi

NEOCÍP is always best!

“KROCED SPRAY, MEDCID. MOMS-CHOY PRODÜLYE ONTAINA

INJALE, CUREMENTBAND DAVR-OR SHADING BAPANESENE

ured tonight.

Results

was

had

Results of tonight's English football matches were: -

Ivilion IEI -

Bury 2 Mansfield 7. Division TV.

Oldham 3 Carlisle 0.

Boattiport . Exeter Cily 1. Wattórą 2 Shrewsbury. #cy

(Abandoned after 78 minutes gwina kova, fault in the flatdır

uf the Amateur

AAA.

Subba Row's Austrailan injury training Women's think they would do worse this

year.

The Indians, whose oppor- Members of the schemo will

Kellcher Missing tunities for practice since they be invited to make a forecast in arrived have been curtailed by the pools. One-sixth of the sub- None would go so far as some rain, had an hour's net practice ecription will bo dimated to of their admirers who suggest at the Worcestershire county athletics funds-three-quarters the 1850 Championship is theirs ground zoon after their arrival of this amount to the athletics for the asking, though some dis- today.

organisation naminated by the played keen Interest in the ages collector and the remaining and recent ailments of Surrey The Teams quarter to the general fund of stam The teams for the match are: | the supporters association.——— Of last season's Brxt team Worcestershire: Kenyon (Cap- China Malt Special.

players, only Kelleher is miss

THE GAMBOLS

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WE COULD WELL WE'VE GOT PUT THEM BUY OUR OLD CHAIRS) 12.GETRID OF

TRIEM SOMEHOW

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Large Staff

Like other countries, North- amptonshire are trying to get a faster wicket, which they think will sult them as well as any

By Barrie Applel

TODAY

OH WELL, ITĚL ARY ROD

THE NÉV GANCLÉS.

There, though coaching, waN

Dennis over,

Brookes and

George Tribe were si hezinged with questions by schoolboys. And they did not seem to mind,

-London Exprřez Sevplas)."