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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1931.
HOME RACING
Notes and News
By
OUR HOME RACING CORRESPONDENT.
Lannarchas
There is one quite important race fifth, Anishing behind Portlaw. this week, the Newmarket Stakes Turtle Soup,
and value £1,865 for three-year-olds over Windybrae, in that order. One a mile and a quarter, but withous would imagine that F.. Darling is
information as to the runners, any
catat is invasible.
The Jubilee,
pinning his faith to Cameronian
rather than to this colt,
At the moment personally, noth ing appeals more than Cameroninn, and for a long shot Birthday Book
One was glad to hear of the - success of Kaeedule, a very con- sistent Ind unlucky horse stis worth consideratino. Berant. Both Christopher Robin' who finished second, and Cat-0"
Nine Taits whh was placed third, will no doubt win" good, handicaps before the eason is over. The first
med appears to have come, on a
let.
The Derby.
The Masher.
persistent throughout the earlier months of the season, but even as- recently as last week the Beaufort were unula to hunt on acroint of fog-an almost unheard of thing in the early spring, though, of course, there are often mists in the morning which almost invariably clear off well before the hour of piceting.
The first frost in the second week Na better performance in the of November was not sufficient" to history of the Spring Cup at New-
prevent hunting, but it was follow, bury has been put up than thated by torrents of rain, which made recomplished by Thai, for
in winning under 9st. 3 lis., he set ap a new record for the race.
Con-
Lawn Bowls.
OPENING GAMES OF THE
· SEASON,
DOCK TEAMS START WITH DEFEAT.
By GREEN.")
THE SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS.
SAARLAND EASILY THE
BEST PONY.
DALLAS', CONFIDENCE,
The following description of the Shangka, Champions appeared in the North China Duly News dated 7th inst:-
It says auch im the sporting in stinets of Shanghai that, even on
After, the disappointinent of the previous week, when all the League Bags for the opening day had to
postponed, owing to rain. hawnach a day as yesterday, the big bowlers van their armis invety on Saturday, though not without some anxiety on the score of wea- ther. A slight drizzle, which in no way interfered with the spot, was all that the gloomy, sky had to offer.
sest racing event as the premier rice clan of China sulieed to draw a crowd whose numbers made any and every paddock and stand-and the stands particulary thoroughly uncomfortable. Worse going nas been seen for a Chempions Day, but never,, in 21-yeas, as utterly miserabie ʼn day. The morning at least held a promise, but it dish not materialise, and throughout the afternoon it scarcely stopped rain- ing: Just before and during the
than at Any time during the day, thorough's damping everything but the enthusiasm,”
just as he rides a Chainpions win ner and he returns to seale just as emotionless in either caso. Thoro was no disguising the fact, how ever, that Mr. George Dallas was imm isely, touched by the great ovation «hich he rece ved on lead- ing Saarland back to scale.
A Sporting Effort.
With all Snarland's reputation, people who know ponies had overý justification for beleving that Switzerland could have won just as easily as Saarland With the terribly depressed state to which Shanghai cacing ponys have been reduced, he race was as good is a walker, but Mr. "Day," who' could as easily have rocketed the second stakes as well, sont hut the one pony--and won in a walk. The crowd pa generaus and deserved tribute to his sportsmanship and his confidence, and to his son's ubility.
back straight, the pessimista again talked of his defeat, It is true Norman Dallas whe then riding him, but it was only because Busy Bge showed no signs of coming back, and Saarland's jockey-know too much is allow such a pony to gel away. Once Saarland was within striking distance, the race was over, and he won really easi ly.
And a Clever Effort,
As a matter of fact, it is possible that Me Bowling--alternatively "Bl" and "Tom"-doserves the grenter erudit for the actual riding of the race. The mulish Basy Bee, for all his looks and fitnvas, could not be depended upon to fight through a sea of mud, but Bowling kept him, to the work and probably came, as near to beating Saarland as anyone ever will do, from new awards, for it is hardly to be he lieved that the ending of the Kiang- wan Champions ever will be re-
By comparison with Saarland, peated.. "Buffy" Maitland, too. it was a per fold, bus, with Benust have felt very properly proud tiful E famed Alligator unquali at getting Mister Cinders into fied--the worst piece of had luck third, for it was a thoroughly good
On the opening day two games were started, but the rain cane down after two or three bends had been completed. According to things must uncomfortable. Just League Rules, these will be resaated at this time it is worthy of me
later with the stores as they stood tion that among those hunting with the close of piny... by own fidence was lacking in this cat the Cottemare wore the Infantas opinion--and I am sore many play-big race it probably :ained harder "Sir John" has ever had, coming effort
Beatrice and Marin Christina ofers will agree-is that a game which Spain.
has to be abandoned before ten "At Christmus, much to the grati.heads at least are completed should be played all over again. Perhaps fisation : the youngsters home for
bye-law would put this matter a proper basis while the season still in its infancy,
The next big rats is the Derby, following his running in the Lin- run three weeks tooday, but uncoln, in which however he lost tw details of the running of th... | various horses in the 2,000 itenths at the start: he went on t. win the Rosebery Stakes in good to attempt to make a definite serie, and his effort. fallowing this
is received, it would seem unwiv
tion for the great classic.
at Newbury was effortless. Cars Inke, who rode him in the last two At the moment, one horse seeins
races, is at the top of his form this to stand out, angely Cameropian, unikonfitedly a high class cot, bitiltar, and in The Masher we have
to slay, and ossewing sperti aut the right tampernuunt for racing In the Craven Stakes over a mile he was baten a length and a head respretively by Philae and Truen- lent, to beth of whom however he was giving 83bs; he then went on | to win the Guins by two lengths, Goyescis and Orpen eing placed.
* Unless anything goes miss with
Caronian Mal start
at
one of the best four-year-olds in training.
r
Likely Winners in the Future. Masani, Rivalry, Leonidas 1. and Mnenabs are likely to win he fore long, especially the two first nagned.
Latest Derby Betting.
Jacopo Homier
Libyescu Lenmarchus Philae Dr. Dolittle Sir Andrew
7-1. 12-1
Cameronian
100.9
fer
Porkluw
103 ---8
100-8
100-7
100-7
100~7
18--1
Tippets ........
18-1
Pharian
agress
16--1
Estate Duty
0-1
Lightning Star ...
201
Heveillon
Coldstreap...
π pretty short price, at the moment IL seems hard to find one tai bent him. I'. Darling brought off a“ Bouble" by winning the 2,000 (dineas with this colt, and the 1000 Guineas with Four Course, and seeros in have an exilent chance of repent ing the dose with these two horses in the Werly and Oaks. One could· hardly find a better investment for
a "Double" at the moment.
It is hard to understand Jacope.
[ Portlaw, and Lemnarchus, colts which were so outstanding as two- year-olds. Possibly Portlaw and Lemnarehus have not the requisite stamina for races over a mile, but from all avants this dora not Apply to Jaogin.
Goyescna having run second in the Guineas has now increased [claims fur le usideration, but at the anonwat eens hardly capable of beating Cameronian, and there are Orpen, an outsider. wha finished third in the above race, and Philae and Truculent whi finished ahead of Cameronian in the Craven Stakes.
Philae, like Cameronian, is a son of Pliaros, it did little or nothing as a two-year-old; he is a wiry elt 1 light action which should be in his favour at Epsom. Apparently,
well has he developed, that now stands 16 hands 2 inches, and in colour is a good hard grey.
Travulent is owned by Lord Astor,
20-1
20-1
Cap of Maintenance 25-1
Glenalmond
Ashridge
Gallini
Heritage Oban
33-1
33-1 33--1 3མ་
These prices, it might be well to mention, were previous to the Guinena,
HUNTING SEASON ENDS PLEASANTLY.
SPORT WELL UP TO AVERAGE IN MOST COUNTRIES.
several
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the holidays, the weather was open
and fairly fine. The custom of having special meets for children with brief addresses on conduct in the hunting field before moving off is now followed by many hunts, and is much appreciated by the young foxhunters. At a special meet of the Old Berkeley. Lord and Lady | Chesham entertained about a hun- dred children before, auating, and there was another 'g muster at similar meets of the Baccklesby, ar ranged by the Eart of Yarborough and Capt in Jaffray, and of sever- al other packs.
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Reverting to last Saturday's gaines, Kowloon C.C., and Club de Recreio made a good start by win: ning in both divisions. Kowloon' Dock and Taikoo senior teams were the victims of the respective teams' mentioned, but they fared the same. in the opening games last year and might well breast the tape as the senson progresses. Grimmitt's tem porary low to, the Civil Service team is compensated for by the Though there were
many first-
"transfer of A. M. Holland, the rate hunting runs during the sen- Bowling Green Clubis most success- son no very great points were made.ful skip last year and winner of One of the best was thirteen miles the Singles Championship. Craigen- by the Bicestor on January 21 in gower have to carry on, without A hunt of two hours and a half, at Bradbury, who was the moving the end of which the tox, an out- spirit in their "hat trick" success, but lier, managed to find an open earth at any rate his, rink is in the safe when hounds were within a field of hands of D. Rumjabn, who started him. Mr. Budgett, urother of the off with a win by 12 shots, L. E. retiring Masters, who is succeeded | Lamiaurt, one of the oldest members, by Colonel J. P. Heywood-Lonsdale ¦ of the C.C.C, when cricket was the and Captain Arthus Heywoodgame, has transferred to this rink Lonsdale, has had ons of the best from Kowloon C.C. Craigeugower seasons during his six years of office.
Lord Bathurst's hounds also. made a good point of ten miles on February 6, covering 18 miles of country, chiefly the Duke of Beau- fort's, in the course of a hunt last | ing an hour and thirty minutes, which ended at the Berkeley bor-
der.
played with two substitutes and won by 13 ahots. The Civil Service beat the Police by 18 shots. It is sale to BELING that the keen rivalry for premier honours will be maintained this season by the two Valley Clubs.
Civil Service junior, last year's champions, commenced their season In the course of the season there with a defeat at the hands of the were outbreaks of foot-and-mouth Yacht Club. The latter caine to the disenso in Sussex, in the Midlands, fore last season by finishing well up affecting the Oakley, Grafton and
on the League table, and there is Whaddon, as well as in Yorkshire promise that they will do even and Staffordshire, but the restrie-better this year. The Electricians tions at once enforced by the Board were badly beaten by Kowloon C.C., of Agriculture prevented the plague the "Robbie" and "Labbie "riuks from spreading, and consequently proving masters of the situation. hunting was not very seriously in With almost all their old second terfered with on this Recont
team men playing for the Bowling Green Club, they beat Craigengower at the Valler by 10 shots. Taikon lost at home to Club de Becreio by seven shots after holding the upper the Quorn, Cottestore, Fernie, hand during the early part of the Pytchley North and South, Althers game.
The Hunting Season, now near- ing its loss, began auspiciously, and though for various reasons sport was very patchy at times, afterwards it ended by bring much better than ustuni during the month of April, when, as a matter of fact, packs scored their best runs of the season, which, taken na a whole, has been of average merit. Owing to the wet summer, when rain fell on almost every day from the middle of July fill the end of August, harvest was late, and con Aquently cub-hunting was delay-as many as twenty days' hunting ed; bu tos the ground did not begin from one cause and another, but
and raced only in the latter part to get at all'hard until the end of of last season; being placed in each October scent was sufficiently good
of dais three races. Probably, how-
Days Lost.
The Belvoir were unlucky to lose
tone, Grafton, Warwickshire, and
ever, Lord Aster has a better it enable hounds to give the cubs other Midland packs had not much
ine Birthday Book, a-Bay by Son-in-. Law out of the Oaks winnor Short Story who recently won the Sprink afaiden Plate at Newmarket, a race won by Felsted prior to his triungh in the Derby in 1928. The Derby one might add, is a race which has ennaistently ovaded this Owner,
Roso-en-Soleil is one which has come into the betting recently, no doubt as a result of winning the Column Produce Stakes over one mile at Newmarket. In this race, this colt owned by Lord Howand de Walden, showed that he could. stay.
Another entry of particular in- torbst to the Far East, is Saint Honere, owned by Mr. Harry Mor. ris, and trained by F. Darling.
HOME CRICKET.
GLOUCESTER BEAT NOTTS.
a good hustling and to give the to complain of, though they and young entry considerable experi- many other packs, eecially those ence of their duties before the re-stopped by fog, frost and heavy in Linen nahire, were frequently gufaz season began.
falls of snow, especially at the end
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.) of February and du.ing the first fortnight of March, when the frost during winter, was moto Bovers than at any time
Loxboy, May 11. Gloucester beat Notts by an in- 隐 series of quicknings and lai runs,
Notts batted first for 414, Parker taking 8 kickets for 3).
The Art wisromising in November, as by that time, rain, by no means unwelcome then, had helped to soften the ground, which had become somewhat hard, while it was not sufficiently heavy to wash out scout, but, as usual at this time of the year it was better in the open than in covert. Among other packs the Oakley began remarkab ly woll and last week Captain Esme Arkwright signalised the end of his second period is Master and Hunstman with a splendid Anish.
Forsistent Mists.
..
Thon ame changes. The day on which the Grand National was i'an ja onid to have been the hottes over known in March This was followed by what has been deser Led as "the wotisat Easter for a century," in. cluding 'he coldest lood Friday but one in a hundred years,
the genial warmth of real Spring. Lately we have been experiencing time, and some of the Northern packs which have kept going-have been moeting at 7.30 sad koocking This colt is a son of Manna whe The sonson had not advance off at midday as in cubbing time, won the Derty in 1925, also the 2000 very far, however, before sport was The Duke of Beaufort in common Guineas. As a two-year-old his best considerably, interfered with by fre- with other West Country Master nerforbiance was against Thyesten quent foga, and when they were of the Berkeley, Firencester, Crick the Resus Memorial Haker.oxer not thick enough to ston huntinglade, Hoythron, Cotswold North furlongs, in which he was enten altogeher a great many people had Cotswold, and Callistock, has had half a length, however, in this raco the unpleasant experience of go quite a good season 2nd will pro Saint Hopore was receiving 14 using home day after day soaked to bably go on until he has killed or In the Chanipagne Blakes he was the skin. Not only were the mists lost his May.fox
Gloucester replied with 378, to which Hammond contributed 103.
Notts, going in again, compiled 131, Parker again doing the dam age, with for 74.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
JAPANESE VICTORY."
....
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
* Belgrade Mag 11. Japan won the last of the gamer in the Dhvis Cup match against Yugo-Slavin, II. Satoh defeating. Kukuljevic by 03, 02, 36, 3-1, 0-9.
on top of Croendileg incapacite- dión--it was the host that could be raised, and everyone admired Capt As for the veteran owner of the McNair's sporting effort in sand:
winner. it probably was the greating out Sunday Joy to have a shot COMING ? ? ?
est day a sporting fe cramzied fall of remembrances Of his utter ly impretürliable son, who has been directly responsible for so many { of his greatest triumpos, little enn be said, for he rides a selling plater
for a place. The scores who talked about Sarland being unlikely to go well in the mud, were merely guessing, for, with his .colossal stride, the, going suited him more than the thers. Going down the
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