1961-05-05 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1961.

women in racing

On the day Margaret Diana Wakefield was born, her horse-owning father, Hugh Wakefield, the hetar, commented happily: "Nice leg for a Fiding boot there." It was a prophetic assess- ment.

For, at 26, Margaret Diana is a lover of fine horses. She is an occasional huntswoman. She is married to last year's champion amateur jockey, Gay Kindersley, who is also an owner; indeed, it was the love of horses that first brought them together. She is a shrewd judge of racing people and affairs.

And she is also one of the most beautiful women to

decorate the British turf.

Today she sits on a gilt sellee-sun-gold hair to the woodsmoke: shoulders; eves the colour of blue

brown skirt, black jumper. no boots in the drawing room of the Kindersley farm-house on the crest of a Surrey hill near Capel. And she talks about racing . . . .

olher

The opisas of this of there who walks vecoss ti 1oom for a migrese with the Tal-lke grace of a 16-year-old, would make a couple of bookim of my acqueinignce burst out of the Tattersall checks with in-

Cig

For example:

Bigger prizes

"I hink that if there were J bokies on the course-it these were a tate menopely an e- everydy would be better off. except perhaps the bookies. And I think will eventually come about. But not for at least ten

Emphatic fluff for ING

Woman'

She continues.

* know there

sidere about

tman.

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A race meeting with kirs and alt that. have enjoy it myself. Nor Anyth.og against The book- mikers.

"Do it all that money weni through the tote, obviously more would be diverted into racing Ves: if raving would Lenetit I'd be prepared to do without the atmosphere"

How would she want the Inte profits to be used?

Bookies-and

declares the fair Mrs Kindersley, lad. is too low,

"At some of these 'gaff' meet- 136 ings you get as little s for a win,

-and the

woman who

would put them

off the course...

By

Frank Entwisle

But one of the greatest con-

Kinders of Margare! ley is the plight of the staple I'm really

"He's she says.

much as the

But that's

"He's the chap sorry for," ofteis pair trainer can afford, not enough.

as

"After all, it costs basic 10 weck to keep a horse in tal- "in is in charge of very ex- mg. Then there are galloping.pensive horses. It is a respon veterinary

traveling Bible position. But it's a a:kl

very {In expenses

Ireland. (hard Struggle if he has a wife dirs example, tran-perting horses and children. Paying for fee). And entry fees.

a stable lad's often takes half incacy."

"By the time Gay has pald 10 per cent to the jockey and

10 per cent to the trainer, plus 'Frightening'

the other expenses, we Jusi about manage to be sp on the season.

Margaro Kindersley's equay- "And that's not counting | trian education began before she What you pay for the horse."

Sl also believes that race- eburge conditions evuld be bettered.

Stable lads

can

think

can

remember.. ("As child I had masses of tumbles

" and was intensified soon as she left finishing school in Paris. That year she spent a whole sprmer, at the r3205.

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against In J. They're much better riders, and there- for less dangerous.“ -

But it was her enthusiasm for racine, and the fact that Gay Kindersley broke his back in a fall at Stratford. that led to their romance.

Gay was recupstating on the Rivic on doctor's orders. Mar- garet was In Cannes aboard. friend's yacht. They met in the casino ote evening. but next day she had to sail for Spain. When they had both returned 10 England Gay Kindle.sley tele- phoned and asked racing.

her

to (1)

It was the proximity of the Grand National that led to their elopemmat.

Burned down

marry

don and got married al' Caxton Hall."

That was in January 1936. the And Gay didn't rida in National after, all.

Now the Kindersleys have Robin (four), Catheryn (three)

810 Kim (one); and

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of Surrey farmland. They're looking for a farm of GGU LETES with a Queen Anne house.

Gay raven't

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risen at 3.30 ("We full-time grcom, so he does most of it hieselt"), Margaret rides out with him ou Kallops at

about 7.15 (much earlier in summer) and returns for breakfast with the children.

Later, they drive to the races in their green Jaguar.

Her horses

Cup final sensations

ALBERT'S JOKES

SANK WOLVES

By IVOR YORKE

It was to be the biggest Cup Final slaughter Wembley had ever seen.

In

the No. 1 dressing room the Portsmouth players, the last bootlnes tied, sat awaiting their fate-laughing.

In a few moments they were to follow manager Jack Tinn on to Wem- bley's lush turf to face mighty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 5-1 on favourites.

IL was not a question of who would win this 1939 Final but how many goals Wolves would win by.

Tills powerful young side built by the almost legendary Mujor Frank Buckley word about to finish up First Division for the second runners-up aliccessive season. Buys!

Gay owns ten horses. Mar- gorci adopted her father's old eclours (yellow, green hooped

but sleeves, crise eap)

"I'm not much of a success ad an owner.

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And

"You see we had rather expensive trip to Paris Lought these two horses-Gama Great excitement.

and Wado. They would hear my name and everything.

"Garda wòn twice at Wor- cester, but after that he began te hang. He wouldn't go round to the right.

"Eventually he was taken over by Rene Emery, who talks to horses French. He has cone wonders with tim. 05- viously my finishing school accent wasn't good enough.

"Wado looked promising. But he packed up ecmpletely, like a lot of other colts. We cold him "Originally

inlended to We

to Germany where he promptly in

Gay summer. but

won another race." "I prefer jumping to the fat: thought he might be riding in

unusual preference

the National,

we thought woman, I suppose, because con- we'd get married before.

"Both families started saying ditions at jumping meetings are!

.. wait till suminer! usually melty awful. But there's Oh, no

People So

went to Ireland and better atmosphere. seem to be there are for The stayed with 11 sympathetic tun of the race.

relative. But her lovely house

several Comises that could be improved with very little expens," sha

SLY.

"A lot of stands are almost! falling down. Publle amenities are pent. And fences could better they are very intimidat-

A trainee ing for the horses.

and jockey were able le standi on top of the feners ot One

Price money, j cou re not long ago."

for

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"You see, I bet very little. I was burned down on our second

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love horses as animals, And always look at the breed of hove if 1 fancy it in the paddock."

She never rode paint-to-point. "Ladies point-to-points

would tightening. I

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Gland treatment

They had steam-rollered their way in Wembley, scoring 10 conis against" ihres in five Cup ties. They were 15 points ahead of Portsmouth in the league table.

Then there was the Unid treatment. On the Wednesday before the match the Wolves players had been given their lasi injcellon of this wonder boost for niness and per- formance.

Mr Menzies Sharp, the Aus- trallan who introduced gland treatment into footbal, ald they would go on to the féid nelther excited nor overawed by the accusion.

Lawly Portsmouth put their faith in Albert Burdon's jokes and Jack Ting's pats.

Albert Burdon was the club mascol fum- comedian. His method of curing Wembley

ฟอง to nerves

injce! comu aughter into the dressing room,

Before

Lucky charms And what better infuser at

you confidence could

have than the Ipcky white" spals of manager Jack Tinn? every Cup tie the spats were 'buckled on by reverently veteran outside-right Freddie Worrall. The left one first.

Superstitious nonsense? Weil,

Portsmouth wyre Wembley.

here

at

Just in case the spats needed Worrall carried a

any help,

small harse-shoe

in his shirt

each scek and a china

pocket, a spr

elephant tied to one of his, Outside-left CUT Parker put gorters.

the ball across the genlmouth, As a morale boost the comic where the shrowd Worrall patter and the

lucky charms touched it on for centre-forward bed gland treatment benten all | Jock Anderson to hook into the ends up. Just before the matchnet. an autograph book was handed With the taste of their half- rooms for time tea still on their palutes In to the dressing the players to sign.

the Cap favourites found them- Wolves had the book first, and selves three goals down. Darlow when it come to the Pretsmouth | burst through from the kick-off team they could see już how and put in a 30-yard shot that

their opponents were feeling.

Scott parried but could not hold.

ku

"As soon I saw the

As the goalkeeper threw him- signatures I know," said one self backwards in a frantic at-

players.

tempt grab the ball Porker were shaky. ran in and forced it over the

of the Portsmouth "Most of them

One was almost Indeciphertino. able. I said 'They're licked already!"

He was right. Almost as soon ns the match began Major Buckley's highly-trained young sters showed a nervousness that sent thetr supporters hopes plummeting.

Had the jitters-

Only consolation

High Ou

Pompey chimes.

Tou

famous the terraces the

ut. "Play up Fom-pey Pompey play " sany thele delighted fans.

But it was Major Buckley's young Wolves who obliged with Ston Cullis, the Usually the next geat. Dickle Dorset dominant captain and centre- the faside-left, ran through to half, nearly gave Portsmouth wore a shot into the net to make early goal when he tried to the score 3-1 after 54 minutes. pass back to Alex Scott. Only That was all the consolation a frenzied leap by the Bft 4m. Wolves got. Portsmouth, with Arthur Rowe, thetr cool centre- goalkeeper kept the ball out.

Wolves had the Jitters. Passes half, taking command mid-field, went astray, tackles were miss returned to the attack. ed and the Portsmouth side Twenty minutes from the end took control. Then, in the 30th | Worrall, at full gallop, took a minute, as Wolves began to re- pass from Barlow, raced along their poire. Portsmouth the touch time and swept the struck.

ball acruss for Parker to dart A Wolves' corner was cleared i forward from the opposite wing to right-half Jimmy Guthrie and hend home. whe quickly atipped the ball into It was all over. The hottest an open space for the old stager | Cup Final favourites for years Worrall to take in his stride.. had been given a sound thrash-

A few steps inside...a per- | Ing. fectly judged pass between the backs, and faslop-left Dect Barlow pan on to Bash i shot beroud Scott's despair- ing dive.

cover

The first nail had been ham- inered Into the favourites' coffin.

of heather in

white Portsmouth added

While Portsmouth made a (riumphant return that even- (ng to 120,000 waiting Saun`-- 15-year-old Aroundsta DE disconsolately went back his duties at Wolverhampton. When the youngster unpack- ed the Jerseys and shorls that

Two minutes before half-time] had been used at Wembley, ond second. of the Wolves' players tried to

lighten his gloom.

a

Sobers, May shine in

haps

"Who knows," he said, "per- one day you'll have a chance to bring the Cup back

to Wolverhampton."

Ten years luter Bllly Wright did just that.

MCC-Surrey match Sports Diary

London, May 4.

The rain which restricted play in all the County Cricket matches today could not stop West Indian Test star Garfield Sobers and Peter May, the man who will probably lead England against the Australians, from shining in the

TODAY

Athletics

HK New Territories Schools Sports Association (Yuen Long Bran

Inter-schoo Festes coin- anal petition, Tai Pel Tau Play Tou

Yuen Long, 10 am to 4.30 pai

TOMORROW Racing Royal Hongkong Jockey Club 13th Race Meeting. Happy Valley, 2 pin. Draw for the longkong Derby special rash sweeps ticket at Public

match between the MCC and Surrey at Lord's. Enclosure, 11.20 an

Bowl

who had lg best-

Sobers followed his brilliant, Atkon, century of yesterday with a ever figures of live for 47 and devastating bowling april that helped his side restrict the Kent helped MICC to a good frst lead to an 81-run lead, indings cad,

In less than ply overs, three of which were maidens, he dismissed May, Roy Swetman and Stewart Storey al personal" cost of Ave rume. Sobers's final figures were

1st Division: Recreio "W" te- crelo B KDC CCC, TC KCC. 2nd Division: KCC KCC, PAC "A" y PHC "B", CCC v KFC, HERC v FC.

Soccer

3rd Divison: KFC v CCC, USRC VTC, FC V SC, NCC v HEPSA. A fine second-wicket stand of KBUC v KDC.

Amy 111 In 110 minutes between Jim

A. Dufts Kiche Lomax and Peter Wight enabled (Club) 330 am: Tung Weh v AFS (Pauce Somerset to be 50 alicud when

(Cill, Eastern v Sing Too rain stopped play for the day. pm.

Reserve Division: Kitchee v Arty Lomax, in his first game alne (Club) 7 pm: Eastern v Sing Two fracturing a wrist last May, į (Polles) 330 pan. scored 50 and the West Indian May batted 24 hours for 70 Wight is 50 not out. runs, hitting one six and live fours.

three for bike.

No play at all was possible In

Closing scores

three of the games today-at Close of play scares in today's Cardiff between 'Glamorgan and cricket matches were; Essex. at

Bristol between At Cardit: Glamorgan 130. Gloucestershire and Leicester- Essex 137 for four. No play

today because of rala,

shire, and at Bournemouth between

Hampshire And

Worcestershire.

First innings load

Af Oxford: Lancashire 300 for reven declared. Oxford Univer sity 01 for six. Rain stopped ploy.

Kant gained first innings lead At. Lord's: MCC 323 for nine

of Gillingham against Somervet | declared cod 47 with only three wickets down, Surrey 253 (P. May 70). Rain but were then troubled by the stopped play. leg-spin bowing DX Colin

U.S. Baseball results

At Have: Sussex 180 and 26 for two. Warwickshire 90 (D. Dates six for 44). Iain stopped play.

At Gllingham: Somerset 193 ari 137 for two (J. Lomax 58. P. Wight 56 not out). Kent, 270 (R. Prideaux 74, I. Wilson 09, New York, May 4. C. Atkinson five for 47). Rain of U.S.

baseball stopped play. matches played today were:

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At Cambridget Yarkalire 270 and 72 for

Cambridge

University 78.

play.

two.

itain stopped

2nd Division: Gymnarie v Pri- Fons (C) 3.30 pm.

Athletics

teams

Land Forces Inter-un sthistle championships at Boundary street 1 a12,

Cricket Interport practice match at KCC,

2 pm.

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By LEONARD BARDEN

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10 10 for two versus Derbyshire, Hain in two moves,

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Solution No. 0023 : 1 P-03 },

2 Gloucestershire eight for no-R ( 1 · · · R-XB3; { BxB. Fxh ch; 3 K-RB1, wicket. No play today bremse forcing mate); 2 Al-Kiò ch of rain.

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cate of rain-Beuter.

Landes Escars Žaruto.