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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1931.

FEATURES OF THE YEAR'S RACING-

CHINESE OWNER HEADS WINNING LIST: DUNBAR STABLE A CLOSE SECOND.

..

A FULL ANALYSIS OF STABLE AND JOCKEY SUCCESSES.

[BY MORNING DEW."]

The Arst half of the year's racing having been concluded, it is easy to foresee that the year 1931 ja destined to go down in the annals of racing in Hong Kong as one of the most outstanding periods inasmuch as it was the time in which several experiments were`stincessful- ly introduced. These innovations are all discussed in this article.

At the close of the half year's sport, Mr. Chan Tin Son heads the list of successful owners, his candidates having won the most moncy in stakes. Mr. Dunbar's stable comes in second and Mr. Dynasty's" "third. "It is of interest to note that Mr. Chan Tin Son has in his stable the redoubtable Woodland Stag, the crack Australian pony. Mr. Dunbar'a candidates include the ornick China pony, Diana Bay, while amongst the ponies which helped to swell Mr. Dynasty's. winnings was the Derby winner King's Service.

Among the jockeys, the most successful rider during the year was Mr. L. G. Frost who is a long way ahead of the others. Mr. A. J. P. Heard is second and Mr. B. A. Proulx third. The full analysis of jockey's success la given elsewhere in this review.

Of the ponies racing here, Apollo, who was kept back for the "Extra" season, earned the most in stakes. Diana Bay was second. Asiong the Australian ponics Woodland Stag and The Raindrop netted the best results. In the griffins class King's Servies, Valorous, Cyclamon Bay and Gold Key proved to be the most valuable stakes-earners, while among this season's subs, The Grouse earned almost $4,000, Misamis proved from results to be the second best sub, with Tun- ney, Fi-la and Tay following in that order. The full details of the stakes won by every pony, is also given below.

APOLLO WINS MORE STAKES THAN DIANA BAY.

Coming to the experiments intro- duced for the first time this year, the principal one was tho racing of Australian ponies in Hong Kong. A batch of twenty animals were imported and drawn for and they have provided some very good racing. The Australian ponies) made a big impression among race fans and the majority of them ap peared to fare quite well in the Hong Kong climate. Unfortunate- ly there was an exceptionally good pony in the batch so that events | in this class proved to be Wood- land Stag's race every time ho faced the starter and this notwith- standing the fact that he carried a huge weight on two occasions. In spite of this, however, the ex- periment to race Australian ponics here has proved an entire success, and next year, fifty more ponies are to be imported, so that there will be at least two races for Aus- tralian ponies on each racing day. At present only one race per meet- ing is possible.

THE STARTING GATE,

After six months' trial it can safely be said that the starting gate. has proved to be a great success. In the past, starting had been a matter of luck and there was grouse against the starter especially it a favourite was badly left. To day with this starting gate, a jockey has only himself to blame if he is left at the post since the element of luck is extremely small. In spite of this, however, I think it would not be unfair to say that the starting gate bag in some cases meant the undoing of several well- fancied, but highly strung, candi- dates. In this connection I feel; that one cannot over-emphasize the necesity of training a pouy to start properly, and I think a good idea would be to work the starting gate. at least once a week for the benefit of such as would like to avail them selves of the opportunity to use it.

NEW SCALE OF WEIGHTS,

A new scale of weight, effective from the beginning of this year was introduced and it has proved to be satisfactory all round. The new scale is as follows

13 hands 0 inch

140 pounds.

13 hands 1-inch......149 pounds. 13 hands 2 inches.....155 pounde. 13 hands 3 inches...),165 pounds. 14 hands ...........165 pounds." The scale for Australian ponies was slightly lower being as fol- lows:-

13 hands 2 inches....140 pounds. 13-hands 3 inches......140 pounds.. 14. bandaag pounde 14 hands 1 inch,165 pounds. 14-hands-s-Inches 159 pounds. While it would be hardly fair to attribute this year's fast times to the new scale of weight, it would be intereating to give at this stage the fastest-performances registered during the year for, the various distances. These are as follows

Half Mile:The Quail (Mr.

Frost), 69.4 secs. Five Furlongs-Apollo

Quincey), 1 min. 11 secs. Bix Furlongs:-Apollo

(Mr.

(Mr.

THE DERBY.

A record number of ponies were entered for the Derby this year. Frost), 1 min. 25.1 see The race fell to King's Service and Seven Furlongs: Gleneagles (MMr. Dynasty, it must be conceded,

Heard), min. 43.2 seca.

was extremely fortunate to win with this pony as it was beaten before

Once Round:-Apollo. (Mr. Quin-

coy), 1 min. 47.1 secs, Ono Mile:-Apollo (Mr. Frost),

1 min. 57.4 BECA From Two Mile Fost:-Fortune Bay (Mr. Hill), 2 mins. 18

secs.

1 Miles:Diana Bay (Mr. Hill),

2 mins 30.2. BOCS,

13 Miles:Diana Bay (Mr. Hill),

3 mins. 05.3 secs,

14 Miles:-Sitting. Bull

Hill), 3 minutes 49,1 secs.

AUSTRALIAN PONIES,

(Mr

The following were the best per- formances in races for Australian ponics,

Six Furlongs:-Woodland Stag

(Mr. Quincey), 1 min. 23 secs. One Mile:Woodland Stag (Mr.

Quincey), 1 min. 34.4 seca.

1 Miles:-Woodland' Stag" (Mr.

Frost), 2 mins, 24.3 2008.

THE LEADING stable,

As stated before Mr. Chan Tin Son won the most money in stakes, with Mr. Dunbar second and Mr. Dynasty third. In this connection it is interesting to note that Vra. Dunbar's candidates also figured very prominently in the year's racing and if the candidates of Mr. and Mrs, Dunbar's' are 'taken to:

the race and since then had been beaton by those who were behind him in the Derby. The real reason why King's Service won the Derby appears to lie in the excellent riding of Mr. Y. 8. Chang, who is cer tainly one of the best jockays the Colony had seen for some time.

OTHER JOCKEYS...

Mr. Heard had 10 winning mounts and 4 places. He rode 80 ponies in all and was unplaced on only 37 occasions. Mr. Heard's problem'ap peared to be the question of weight as frequently he had to sacrifice good mounts simply because be could not make the weight,

The following ponies started more than ten times put wore unplaced.

No of timON

unplaced. Lowest Heap.

133 "C 133. "D"!

Cloudy Eye 11 Flornotta Loch Sloy Silver Flard Suetry Evo

Australian Ponies.

Stakos Won..

Woodland Stag

$4,500

The Raindrop

2,330

Kilrea

+2,200 p

Wattle

1,000

10

19

133 "D"

Evening Star.

1,100.

Moon Star

800

11

133 "D"

St. Moritz....

450

Thunderclap

400

400

400

300

200

Stakes Won.

10. 133 D Several old stalwarts failed to

eye this, your catch the judge's eye Cheapeake Bay, one of the best

eMe Proulx," who is third on the hat had 99 mounts. He won on 11 occasions and was placed 15 times. On 53'occasions, he was an- placed. Mr. Prouix could ride at ponies, in his day, started thres a comparatively light weight and times but could not got a place. this factor counted much in his Christmas Frolic, Carnival Eve favour. Several of his winners were

and Monk also failed to figuro lightly-weighted candidates.,

among the placings to date.

Mr G. U. da Roza and Mr. G. A. Harriman rode, respectively; 88 and 88 ponies. The former won 9 races and was placed 21 times while the latter only won 8 and was placed 18 times.. Both are very good jockeys and it would be sur prising if they did not do very much better during the latter half of 1931 than the period under review.

"

Some. Outstanding Ones. The following ponies won more than three races this year.

Apollo..

Boxing Eye Cyclamen Bay Diana Bay Fi Fabie

JOCKEYS SUCCESSES Fortune Bay

FROST HEADS THE LIST

WITH 31 WINNERS.

HEARD SECOND: PROULX

THIRD.

Gleneagles

Jill

King Bounty Little Beaver Miko

The Grouse

1st 2nd 3rd placed

* 1.

3

4 21

3-

3 &

41

"OUT,

The following table of successful | HOW THE AVERAGE WORKS jockeys arranged alphabetically shows exactly how each jockey has fared during the season. Mr. Frost heads the list with a very'ereditable record of thirty-one victories. Mr. Proulx is third with eleven. Heard has nineteen wins and Mr.

Pegasus' Caulfield

Fritz

Queen Regent

Old Ponies,

Namo Apollo... Diana Bay

LEAGUE TENNIS.

WIN FOR THE INDIAN R.C. IN "CA DIVISIÓN.

The Indian Recreation Club en- fortainod Kowloon Indian Tennis Clubina, league match! division) yesterday and won by s seta to 38.

The scores were:-

#10, 700,^|| JAIST“Arkber and Mr. P. Mádar

(IR.C.) lost to Foros Ali and Firdos.

0,050

Gloneagles

4,000

Sitting Bull

4,031

Khan

3-6

•Hetman

3,830

boat. M. A. Khan and H; M;

King's Bounty

3,383

Singh,

Boxing Eve

3:100

Jill

2,800

boat Capt. Gore and S. R

Salloh

Wisdom. Stag

2,588

Bridge Hall

2,100%

Gay Crusador

1,000

AK. Suffiad and A. M. Rura

jahn (1,R.C.)

Lobster Bay

1,769

"lost to Foroz Ali and Firdos

Vasylock

1,500

Khan

***

Elliot Bay

1,650

beat M. A. Khan and H. M

Royal Flush

1,810

Singli

Mike

1,300

lost to Cant, Gore and S. R.

Little, Thunder

1,483

Zorhan

3

1,400.

3. 19 3-

City Hall

1,375

Mongolian Stag

1,300

„S. A. R^Bux and A. B. H.

Esmail (L.R.O.). "B

King's Colour

1,233

tied with Feroz Ali' and

Valorous

Hiawatha

1,200

Firdos Khan

6-6

Wonderful Stag 3.

Piccalill

1,150

boat Mị A. Khan and H. M.

Poppercorn

1,050

Singh A.MARINATA

6-2

President Hall

1,000

GOOD FIELDS..

Pickle

950.

beat Capt. Gore and 9. R

Salleh

The Pheasant

900

Noakhail

800

Imperial Hall

783

Tango

730

"WATER POLO,

750

··760-

700

BORDERERS LOSE TO

600

330

W530

625

500

500

Pride of Tsingtao.

500

Plooy

480

Monterey Bay

.450

Mount Elburz.

409'

Christmas Bello

400

Bronze Eyes..

400

Empress Hall

400.

Coronation Eve

288

Duke of Normandy 11...

350

King's Counsel

326

Young Protender

300

3

16

Sunning

300

Happy Day....

300

125

Christmas Chimes:

250

27

1 Miles

Cream Cracker

250

3

39

14. Miles

54

Crown Prideo

260

1: 12 13.

14 Miles

Donnabella

200

32

Iron Blood

200

San Francisco

200

STAKE MONEY.

Roos.an

200

Rod Leaves

900/

FULL DETAILS OF SUCCESSES.

Sonny Boy.

200

Movanngher

.160:

New Year's Eve

150

Winsome Stagi-

150

As You Like It

1.350

The Partridge Orlando

125

100 10

The list also shows the success of

risiting jockeys. The names of annual meeting are given at the jockeys who camo 'bere during the

bottom of the list,

Un-

JOCKEY 1st 2nd 3rd placed Tel. Allinson.....

A. E. Arnold C. E Back J. J. Baste...

house. Benham A. A. E.

A de

Botelho 2* 4 Of the ponies beaten by King's Botelho 1o -- Service, mention must be made of G. S. B Spoy, which, after winning the Trial

Branwell 2 1 Plate, was only just beaten in the E, O. Butler.- Derby. The atable's candidate was R. Carroll third in 1930 (Peppermint) and CD. Castro second this year: The indications R. II. Charles 4 are that that next year they will Cochrand .. have a good deal to say in the T A H... Derby and may probably„win it. They havo one of the best trainers in China to help them in Chee Ling.

THE CHAMPIONS,

Coltman Corbett ... W. H. 8."

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Davy Dunlop

Davies

B. Edgar

R. A. Fawcett

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The Champions appear to be a monopoly enjoyed by the Dunbar Ferguson candidates since 1928 when they Fischer.... won it with Elliot Bay in the then T, Fung 3 3 L. G. Frost... 31 10 record time. The following year

Sitting Bull won it for Mrs. Dunbar, R. Gordon but in 1830 the honour was brought. A

It looks as if Mr.

A. J. P.

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The following table shows the average number of starters.over the various distances. In spite of the fact that there were 3 races over

the mile the high average of 10.6 was obtained.

No, of DISTANCE Rures Starters Average Half Mile 1 28 81 Five Furlongs &

11-

13. 12

Six Furlongs 25

Seven

25

28

1.

1

1.

23

Furlongs 6

Once Round 37.

Ono Milo

From Two

Milo Post

Once Round.

and Ini,

2 5 gpongo gn

28 88 - - -Ng: -g

to the stable by Diana Bay which Harriman 12 (74-64 88 pony repeated her wonderful per. Bay has never been extended, far Ip Ku Ying ? formance last year. So for Diana

less beaten.

Jaman Jowitt Dunbar's ponies are going to enjoy M. Kaith their monopoly for some years to

Murray King come, as Mr. Dunbar certainly has

Lang Since the annual meeting, Apollo H. O. Loo several ponies of good merit., has been unbeatable over both long S. Y. tiang pity this pony was not sent out to F. Lobel and short distances and it was a try conclusions with Diana Bay at Y. Y. Lo... Mr. Chan. Tin Son's Ponies.

the Annual Meeting. He would Dr. T. C. have done quite well, though I have

Mecgown Stakes my doubts as to whether he would

H. C. Wine. Places. Won. have beaten the. Dunbar candidate.

Maenawara 7 : 1 88,700 The pony seem to run particularly D. L. Wisdom Stag 1

2,698 well under Mr. Frost and Mr. Chan

Newbigging 1 Vasylock

1,700 Tin Son would be well advised to Zorhan......

ace how this combination would fare over a mile and a quarter at the next Annual Meeting.

gether, they easily head the list. The following details will illustrate the point

Pony. Apollo

I

8

1

2

1

1,400

Winsome Stag 0 Wonderful

Woodland.

130

Stay 3

Stag &

2,150

4,500

810,188

THE CHAMPION JOCKEY,

Lindars

J. E. Noronha 19 -

B. A. Proulx 11† 10653 A E MA

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Fifty Fifty Armony One Third O Moon Majestic Hall Harquis Hall The Tiger.... Nationalist 11 Fair Sport

The following table shows exact.

ly the amount of state money won

by the various ponies racing this year..

Stakes Won. *84,269 :*

Shiny Pearl

THE FUTURE.

If anything the second half of this year promises to be even more interesting than the first half. As (Continued on neat Oolumn.).

CHINESE.

Chinese Athlotic inflicted a heavy defeat on South Wales Borderers. yesterday at the V.RO. in a first division match by the large margin, of 8 goals to nil the Chinese com hired

very well, and their short and accurate passing was & feature of

the panic.

In the second division the Argylls.. defeated the 20th Heavy Battery R.A. by three goals to mil. The Argylls were the more powerful of the two, and brute force rather than skill turned the tables...

Kowloon "A" scored a victory over the 31st Heavy Battery "RA by six goals to nit. They were un- doubtedly the better team their forwards being particularly good.

is generally known the next extra meeting of the Jockey Club will. be in September. Fanling races will, bo resumed, probably in Octo-" ber while the prospect of races in Macao is distinctly promising. There is a likelihood of racing be- ing resumed there in September, but at the moment I have no do finite news.

Valorous

Fritillery

Eros.......

G

I

Griins.

6

113

Name King's Service.

55

3,550

1..

Cyclamen Bay

3,100

!,‚

Gold Key

3,067

Fortune Bay

2,000

Spey

2,334

Heard 19* 13* 37

80

Wonderful Stag

2,150

50

68"

Little Benvér

2,000

I

Daylight Eve

1,650

·ទ

1,750

1,900

21 99

Paul Pry

1,450

13

15

Nippy

1,180

1

1

Holly Leat

1,200

; 33

-King Justico

1,100

46

Tiana

1,050

Tom

1,000

1

4

5

Banction

950

8

Britannic Hall

800

Mindoro

700

Morning Star

-700

Leveret

050

1

Chara

500

Bright Star

:600

13

18

The Plexer

450

3

Thunderous Stag

400

6. N. Pan... 3 0 0 33 .54 Parkin

Bronze Eyes

400

:'2

Wise Stag

250

*52

Jade Stone

200

Brunswick Hall

200

Silver Koy

van

.100

Subscription Grifos.

Stakes Won.

The Grouse

$3,070

Mianmis

9,770

83

Tunnoyed

2,280

Ti Fa

2,150

2.

Tay

2,000

Duke of Britanny

1,430

37

The Quail

1,400

Good Day

$1,300

2,000

17

King Willow.....

1,280

Jan Stewer

1,050

$17,450

37

49.

Vamooso i

950

***"oxtro

Mr. Dynasty's Ponies.

1

season he was the jockey Jang Man Wa to the Chan Tin Son stable, which Waring Stakes incidentally, had, no subs. In sub s K. Wong Won. races, Mr. Frost rode among others, Wolf 84,031 The Grouse, the most successful sub- Dr. S. To

2,000

scription griffin of 1031 and The Wong. 1,050 Quail another prominent pony. It Wood... 1,200 has been suggested that. Mr. Frost's Younger.

Buccoss was due to the fact that Yus Shan Wa 1. $8,281 he rode for the best stable, but this y S. Chang 9

in a fallacy since it would be equally A. F. Clark. fallacious to suggest that Mr. Chan Wm Hill 192 Stakes Tin Son headed the list of winning H. U. File 131 39-37

Won. owners simply because the best J. Pole Hunt .37931 $4,200 jackey rode for him. Mr. Frost's L. 1. Quincey 6 2 14-22 33

1,100 success, to my mind; is due entirely M. Mo 3,850 to good riding, good judgment and 3. Bokoloff 3 4

Pacemaker

DOO

Acacia Loaf

Bay of Bellingham

875

Groombridge

800

Mascot

800

Azalen Leaf

600

Redskins

702-

Happy Returns

750

117

Twilight

687

38

Borappit

3

St. Cyr

400

Happy Choice

400

Chastow II:

$350

.44.

Arctic Ere:

350

The Lombard

300

Bay of Calamity

E50

10

Sunny Day

230

Awaken Lion

3200.

Total 185 252 1511,093 1,653 ·

Brown Eyes G Tom Thumb:

Celarity

3 W24

L. Reidy 2 T. M. O;

Remedios Altogether seventy-thren jockey A. W Do Mr.. Dunbar's, Ponies. :* faced the starter, taking out among

Roza 3. them 1,553 entries: Mr. Frost: as G. U Da Stakos Pony.

will be, sagn from the detailed table Wing Places. Woh.

Roza 9. 13

B 381 elsewhero had 113 mounta Of O. R. U Diana Bay... 3

0 80,050

these 31 were winners while 25 Gleneagles. $

4,050

Saville" others were placed He figured F. M. L. Elliot Bay....1 4 1,850

3,100 among the also rans on 57

Soares Cyclamen Bay 4

occasions. Incidentally. Mr. Frost w T Fortune Bay. 4

hind the most mounts during the

...Stanton 2 season and this makes his success Capt. I. M. all the more remarkable. For the

Stewart

5

Hra. Dunbar's Ponies.

Dunbar

Wins. Places. Sitting Bull... Little Beaver 3 Tizada. Eranda Hiawatha 1"

Wins. Placca, King's Service 1 King's Justice 19 Hotman

King & Bountyű, de determination to do his best for Torf Fung

1

King's Colour 19 Fifty Fifty King Willow. 1

1,233 each one of his mounts.When one JL. Wang, AB44 11. £7.

750 adds good sportsmanship to this list, 1,280 one can readily understand why Mt

Frost had been so popular ampog 18,803, the owners, and so successful, among

his colleagues.

Signifies one-dead Biguides two dead heats.

Pony.

Foxtrot

Wainlesle

450

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