1961-02-21 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1961,

FRENCH HORSES ARE

FAVOURITES FOR THE

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ENGLISH CLASSICS

By CLAUDE B. RICHARDSON

London, Feb. 20.

French horses are favourites for the Newmarket 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Dorby and Oaks in the first bookmakers' lists on the 1961 classics.

M. J. Puerari's Lepinay is first choice for the 2,000 Guineas (April 26) the Ago Khan's Opaline for the 1,000 Guineas (April 27) and Oaks (June 2) and Mme J. Couturie's Right Royal for the Derby (May 31).

Lepinay won three races in France last season and a link to English form is provided by his ruming the £ 10,000 Prix

121 Morny over Flx furlongs In which he finished fourth to the

Ally Solitude. in

second plate

a khort neek and a neck head

of Lepinay was Typhoon who

won The Coventry Stakes at

formance was a good one.

EL

whose

placed second in the English; the Oaits over a mile and a half inherited some Free Handicap. At the time She may have of the Prix Morny he was of this quality from Hyperion probably not as fully wound but hor dum Maine up as Typhoon and his per-daughter of Palestine main asset was spent.

There should be no tlniiit about Right Royal's stamina, for Mme Couluric's colt was

£12,000 casy winner of the Grind Criterium, France's p two-year-old

race, Over

Impressive

He looked impressive in his Toyal Ascot and the Richmond | three later victories,

one of Stukea at Goodwood, for his which was scored against older California owner Mr Neil Sharpes McCarthy.

A bout of stomach

trouble

"Typhiñon, trained in Irelanul by Paddy Prendergast, was Prevented Leninas being sent över in England to contest the Middle Park Stakes won by his sire Duisen Ardent in 1955,

Cricket fails

to impress the Russian Ambassador

Canberra, Feb. 20. The Russian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Ivan Kur. diukov, is not convinced that cricket, if played by Russians and Americans, would solve many of the world's problems.

Buissen Ardent frished third in the 2,000 Guineas the following year.

Opaline is already well-know a to English

ier she marego.es came over to win the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket last October and made a deep and lasting impression by the ese with which she whipped the up- position. This brilliant Aily stems sure to bring posthumena glory to her sire Hyperion who reccatly had to be put down at the ripe age of 30.

Opaline has tremendous speed which should carry her to victory In the 1,000 Gulneas.

11 rombings to be seen whether i

He Wos commenting on at the tim has the staining to win

remark bay the Australian Prime Minister, Mr Roberti Menzies, that it Russians and Americans played criclent, a let of the world's problems would be solved.

Mr

Kurdlukov saw his Best game of cricket on Saturday, when the West Indies played

a team chosen by the Prime Minister.

The Soviet Ambassador

Bave

his opinion on ericket after the game.

"Cricket is very interesting,"

rald Mr Kurdlukov.

"But." He Added

with

il

guffaw, "it is very peculiar."

"I was very difcult for me lo

understand it."

ile added that cricket was not

popular in Russia and h thought that it would never be popular in his country: "Perhaps there. Is something

special about cricket.

"But it is difficult for me to see the Ambassador said.

China Mail Special.

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mile at Longchamp in October. The con of Owen Tutor, winner of a British wartime Derby, was beaten only once in four outings last season and was undoubtedly France's best two-year-old coll,

Tough rival

Svend to him in the Grace Criterium was Monkwo, a Ally who may give Opaline a tough race of it in the Oaks. The distence will plove no trouble to her.

It Is the rule nowadaya railer than the exception for

Spurs' first home defeat

Leicester City players (dark shirts) show their joy when their inside-right and captain, Walsh, scores their third-and winning-gon! in the First Division match against League leaders Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, London, recently. With the ball in the net, Tottenham goalkeeper Brown lies on the ground. Running towards the net ta Spurs' left-half Mackay and on the ground over to the right is their centre-half Norman (No. 5). Leicester players in the picture include outside-left Wills (No. 11) and centre-forward Leek (No. 9), Leicester won the match 3-2, inflicting Spurs' first home defeat of the season.--Reuterphoto.

'Red light'

SMB DARTS LEAGUE

causes punter's RAF team maintains

death

Army

Bovic,, Feb. 31. U.S. A 52-year-old officer, Major James Simon, died of a heart attack at Bowie meetrack today after a long shot, ort which he wagered, finished first and the "inquiry" sigm was lighted by the ste- wards.

Simon, who was released from carly betting lists on the Enga hospital earlier in the day, lish classics to have a strong bet to win on Hidoubic, a 35- ly Gallic look. Things rarelyto-1 shot, in the second race. turn out as badly-from the English point of viewas the early indications suggest but It looks as if it will tougher than usual task keep-

ben

the race.

Ho suffered the heart attack when the officials investigated the running of

He died beforo learning! that Ing the classics at tume this Hidouble was disqualified and year-China Mall Special. placed third.-AP,

Dawn Fraser dropped

from Australian touring swim teams

Brisbane, Feb. 20.

World 100 metres women's freestyle champion, Dawn Fraser, had been dropped from Australian touring swimming teams as a disciplinary measure-but was not banned from future tours, Australian Amateur Swimming Union President, Mr Hicks Ive said today.

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The Japanese had asked for trip clashed with the three male and two

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Big international

field for

PI Open Golf

Manila, Feb. 20, The greatest internallonal field ever to lako pari in the 40,000- peko (about £7,000) Philip- Binn Open Golf Tournament to be held on February 23-20 on the suburban Wack Wick! golf course in assembling here. ; Ten Australians, including two British Open winners, are ca- tered, along with seven fessionals from Japan, four

Formosa,

und George Bayer of the United States.

from

pro-

Bayer ranks among the co- Javourites, who also include Australlans Peter Thomson, Kel Nagic, Bruco Crampton and Frank Phillips, the defending champion. Crampton Won in 1009.

Phlips

equalled the com- petitive course record of do in the final round last year to edge Usich Yung-yo of Formosa by a stroke. Thomson was third.

Phillipe also won the Singa- pore Open two weeks ego ever mony of the same players. Kel Nogle won the Hongkong South China Morning Post Toumament inst week.

The field will play 16. holou daily over the 0,900-yard Wack Wack course, ayitli tie field cut to the cai 34 scores after 30 rolos and to the top 30 on the final day. The winner receives 18,000 pesos (about £1,400),—

Ar,

Jater

unbeaten record

Main interest in Section I of the current San Miguel Brewery Darts League is whether the SNCO's Mess, RAF Little Sai Wan, can main- tain their unbeaten record.

Last week they proved their O'Rorke of the Stanley Club in superiority in on away win by an away drawu match agoins! six games to nil against the the Warrant Ofeera' and Scr- Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' grants' Mess MPSC. Mess, 252 Signal Squadron. In Section II the Warrant The Arst Ave games were wonomicers and Sergeants' Mess 5th Field Regiment still remain by two straight legs,

They now lie second in the in the lead tif are Section, four points behind the followed

closely by the Warrant leaders, the Warrant Oficers & Oficers and Sergeants' Mess 0 Sergeants

1st Mess,

Royal Con. The eventual winners of Northumberland Fusiliers, but this section must be they have three games in hand. when these two next meet each

The Chief Petty Officers and other. Petty Onleers' Mess, HMS

Asam Khan wins

professional

squash title

London, Feb. 20. Azam Khan Pakistan won British Professional Squash Rackets Championship for the

fourth successive time when he

SWISS YOUNG BOYS SOCCER TEAM LEAVE FOR BANGKOK

The

Berne Sports Club Young Boys soccer team of Switzerland flew to Bangkok by Swissair this morning to play the final game of their Far Eastern tour.

Chiet of the 26-member group of players and officials, Mr Wally Sigrist salt shortly be- fore departure that he was very surprised at the high standard of the Chinese foot- ballers.

"They have certainly Improved since tho visit of the Gros hoppers (another Swiss foot- Ball" tomn). They are very fast and havo 'excellent bal control."

"AS TOT

the results of the matches we played here, I would like to say that we have had a tough schedule of gamos, and did not have a great deal of rest before our first match.”

"In the second match tho Chinese were right on top after taking the lead an:l nothing went right for us. And in the third game it was just the other way round.

TOUR RECORD

"I would Üte to say that I did not think that the Hongkong players were not trying. The

kame just did not go very well for them and we scored the goals," Mr Sigrist added.

the Young Boya played in Ceylon, Singapore. Kualo Lumpur, Penang and Saigon, lesing only one match. Of their three games here they lost two and won one.

beat his nephew Mohibullah In their Far Eastern tour

Khan of the Pakistan Air Forca D-5, 10-9, 7-0, 9-1, in the final at the Royal Automobile Club tonight.

Azam's wider experience stood him in great stead against his young and spectacular rival. Mohibullah lacked consistency, drop shots particularly with and was inclined to make un- ́expected errors.

The match eintred mainly on the 25-minute second game decided where each player hell ramo points before Azam who at one ine lod 7-1 oventually secured it at 10-9.

Tamar, beaten only once in 12: Team captains in Section matches, lost a tough match at are requested to note that the home against tho Dockyard team captain of 60th Coy RASC Police Club.

Is now Sergeant J. Howarth The second maximum score of RAPC, Telephone No. 35861 the seaton was registered by Mr Ext. 430.

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Following are the results of recent matches and the current League standings:

RESULTS

5 WOy & Sgts Mess HK

Signal Regi

Section I

WOs & Sets Mess 1st RNF

WOs & Sats Mess MPSC WOS & 9gis Mess HQLF

3

The Stanley Club

5

WOs & Sgte Mess HKCTU

CFO'S & PO's Mesy HMS

Tartar

WOs & Sġts Mess B6th Coy

RASC

HM Dockyard Club

3

Craigengower Cricket Club

'Gold'

3

WOs & Sets Mess Hongkong

Signal Rogt.

SNCO's Mess RAF Little

0

Sal Wan

WOs & Sets Mess DB.M.II.

Bowen Road

2

WOs & Syta Mess 1st RNF 4

CFO's & PO's Mess HMS

Tamar

1

2 HM Dockyard Club

Bection I

4

3 Crown & Anchor Club

3

WOs & Sets Mess Camp

3

Kowloon

3

2

5

WOs & Sgla Mess RAOC #

COD WOs & Sgls Mess 1st R.

Warwicks

4

1

WOs & Spis Mess REME

Command W/S

WOs & Sgis Mess RADC 0

COD

Warwicks

WOs & Sets Mess 1st South

WOs & Sets Mess 5th Field

Regiment

zaid the body would discuss the Japare invitation this week, when its adjourned conference resumed in Brisbane. Unfortunately, the Japanese

African tour for which John and Ilsa Konrads, Neville Hayes and Jon Hogan had been selected, Mr Phillips said. But a strong team of young swimmers could still be chosen with David Dickson for the sprints, Bobby Windle and Allan Wood for the dis- tance events.

Australia was keen to have a Japanese team visit Australia next summer for a triangular series with the United States and Australia, China "Mall Special,,

U.K. soccer results

London, Feb. 20. csuis of tonight's Brillsi football matches were:

ENGLISH LEAGUE Division II Leyton Oricat 2 Rotherham

Division 11

Coventry

& Torquay Both matches were postponed on February 18-Router,

LEAGUE STANDINGS

A PIR

00 30 23

Section I

P

.

W D L F

16 10

12

13

WOs & Sets Mess 1st RNF SNCOs Mess RAF Little Sal Won CFOs &POs Mess HMS Tamar Dockyard Police Club WOs & Sets Mess HKCTU WOs & Sets Mess HQ Land Forces WOs & Sets Mess 50th Coy RASC The Stanley Club

Craigengower Cricket Clubs Cold WOs & Sets Mess MPSC.. WO & Sgts Mess Hongkong Signals WOs & Sgts Mess BMH Cralgengower Cricket Club 'Green'

Section II

OLCOKOTON~NNO

0 49 23 19 25 18 37 16

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Azam appeared to take things easily in the next game which Mohibullah won, but come through with a rush in the last game to win the match-AFP.

They are current champions of

the Swiss League and held the title since 1957.

have

to

After their match in Bangkok,

the toom will return Zurich,

They were seen off at the air- port This morning by Mr Ramsey Omar, Secretary of the Hongkong Football Asso-

ctation, and members of the Sivics community headed by Mr Fred Bertschinger, Presi dent of the Swiss Association of Hongkong.

Sunderland happy

to be drawn against Spurs

London, Feb. 20. The fabulous Tottenham Hotspur team, who are chasing the elusive Cup and League "double" last achieved 61 years ago, must travel to Sunderland in the quarter-finals of the Eng- lish Football Association Cup competition on March 4.

Second Division Sunderland,, play between mitand glants, striving to return to their old-Birmingham City and Leicester time greatness, have been beaten City,

Johnny

only once in their last 10 games, Batnsley manager,

"We could not have asked for steele, may take his players to anything better," commented Sunderland

Birmingham-Leicester.

manager Allan the

replay Brown, the former

on Wednesday.--China Burnley centre-half.

Mail Special.

It will be a great day of soccer for North-East England, Sunderland's neighbours, Newcastle United, have thoir fourth successive homu Cup draw this season. They entertain Second Division lead- ers, Shefeld United.

all-First Division

SPURS NOW

2-1

CUP FAVOURITES

London, Feb. 20.

Tottenham Hotspur, the fav- ourites.

hardened from 7-3-

clash of the round will be the against to 2-1 at the callover on

joint the English Football Association

favourites Sheffield Wednesday

and Burnley, at Shemeld. There Challenge Cup at the Victoria

38 28 14

40 33 14

4 40 30 ta

3 35 31 11

1st Division clash

31 35 8

0

The only

38

·

4

42

1

meeting between

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LF

A Pu

1

WOs & Sgia Mess 5th Field Regiment WOs & Sets Mesa RAOC 6 COD .. 10 0 WOs & Sgts Mess 32nd Medium Regt WOs & 5gis Mess Camp Kowloon .. Crown & Anchor Club.

1 43

10 17

1

90 21 16

84

20 12

10 31

20 23 10

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WOs & Sets Mess REME Com. W/S WOs & Sats Mess 1st R.. Warwicks WOs & Sat Moos REME 20 Coy

Gurkha ASC

25 35 6

8

18 30

1

40

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a little between their records, Club here tonight,

but the Yorkshire side will be Prices were:

encouraged by the knowledge 2-1 Against Tottenham Hots- that they have completed

pur-1 Shoffield Wednesday,

League "double" ver Burnley-1 Leicester, 13-2 Burnley, 10-1 this season.

Little

Bailey, fic

Newcastle, 10-1 Birmingham and only Shegkld United, 18-1′′ Sunder- Third Divialen side among the land and 200-1 Barnsley. last eight, have o inlighty topic There will be another

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