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WATTLE WINS IN MACAO.

FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING DRAWS GOOD ATTENDANCE: GOVERNOR PRESENT.

FLORNOTTA · PAYS BIG DIVIDEND IN LAST RACE: 'CAPLAN RIDES WINNER.

BY MORNING DEW."]

The Brut "Extra" Race Mooting of the Macao Jockey Club was held yesterday and a large crowd of "fans" from Hong Kong made the trip to ace the sport. There was a very good attendance. His Excellency the Goverior of Macao being an in terested spectator' throughout the afternoon,

The racing produced some very close finishes, and the public certainly had many thrills yesterday... Wattle., wow the race, for Australiané hi effortless fashion, there being only four starters.

In the last raçe Flornotta won by four lengths to pay the handsome dividend of $950, Outside of this thore" was" not" boy 'big upset in the racing.

FULL DETAILS OF CASH SWEEPS.

MF. Caplan rode two winners, and secured a second and a third during the afternoon. Mr. A. W. da Roza also, had two wins besides running third in the last race,

The new subscription, griffins of the Macan Jockey Club, were tried out, Tai Ping Yang proving to be the pick of the bunch.

Shiuchow Handicap. Celerity looked all over a winner when he entered, the straight two

lengths ahead of the field in the last race, but flornotta and Mova nagher, closed up the gap half way' up the straight. Flornotta went or to win by four lengths but Mova- Thunderous Stag was a hot fay-gler had to be satisfied with third. ourite in the opening race of the place. The winner a rank outsider, dag where there were only two ather starters, these hoing Country paid $259 for a win

Limehowiu Handicap.

Club, ridden by Capt L. M. Stewart and Twilight ridden by Mr. M. Cũ Tang. Country Club led over, the first half mile with Thunderous Stag well held three lengths behind.

* Thunderous Stag closed the gap before entering the straight and won as he liked from, Country Club, Twilight was many lengths in ar

телгв.

Kochowiu Handicap.

THE RESULTS.

1.-Limchowiu Handicap: Six

Furlongs.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1931

ulugchowiu Handicap: 14

For Australian ponies, winners of three or more races, barrod, En- francd fco 86. 1st prize 3350; 2nd prizo 8150; 3rd prizo 875. Mr. John's Wattle

(Mr. Stanton) 1 Mr. C.NR 6 Thunderclap

(Mr. Proulx) 2 Dr. J. C. MacGown a Pegasus

(Mr. Caplan) 3 Also ran-Caulfold (Mr. Fung). Won by four longths; six lengths between second and third.. Time: 2 mins.. 30.1-5. sec. Pari-mutuel

Winner: 88.00.

Pincés: 1st, 85:00; 2nd, 27.70:

Betting,

Wattle

CASH SWEEPS.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE.

The results of yesterday's" enak swoopa were as follows:-

Race 1. No. 19 157 376

No-184

$170.20 57:90 20,00

Race 3,

8208.30 3:00

50,00 $

29.50 Unplaced runners of $11 eheh Nos. 109, 147, 90,

Eace 3.

No. 13 ... 8233.80

30

06.80 35..."' 33.40

Nos. 161, 13, 139.

Winner. Place

97 263

Race 4

Thunderclayuningu ལྡན་

No. 293

37

11

95

48

H

17

1,

Poza 35. Caulfield

5.-Walebowfu Handicap: 1

Miles,

For China ponies" B2" and C1" Clusion is classified by the Hong Kong' Jockey Club. Entrance. Too Slet prize 8350; 2nd prize 8150; 3rd prize 875. Mr. Rai's Little Thunder

JAN (MP, S. Y. Láing). 1 Mr. Hoard's Christmas Frolic

Mr. A. A. Botelho's Lobster.

(Mr. Stanton) 2

Bay (Mr. Botelho) 3 Also ran-One Third (Mr. Loo). Won by aliort head one length betporn second and third.

Time: 2 mina. 40.1-5 BCCs, Pari-mutuel

Winner: 87.80.

Places: 1st, 88.80; 2nd, $8.00.

Betting.

PRETTY LOCAL WEDDING.

MR. A. S. READ-MISS MAUDE GEORGE.

A very pretty wedding ceremony was performed on Saturday after- noon at St. John's Cathedral when Miss Maude Annie George, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A¦ "George," of the Naval Yard, be-

came the bride of Mr. Arthur Leonard Sydney Road, of the British Consulate, Shameen, young- est son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Rond, Shameen.

The Donn (the Very Rev, Alfred

Unplaced runners of 812.30 gach: Swaan, M.A., D.S.C.) oficiated.

The bride was given away by her father and looked very charming in a dress of white satin trimmed with pearls, with a long embroider ed tulle voit. The ensemble was designed by Madame Flint. She carried a bouquet of Honolulu erceper

$932.80 77.00 245

38.80 Unplaced runner (938.80) No. 187.

> Race 5.

"

No. 2

$108.20 37

80.40. 150...

33.20 Unplaced runner. (§33,20) No. 1.)

Race 6.

AL

No. 73

$342.30 97.80 45.90

Misa Eileen Aris and the Missos Winifred and Margaret George (brido's sistem), were, in attendance "ase bridesmaids, with Miss Mona 50

Patay (nieos of the bride) (as 182-****

flower girl. The former wore frill- Unplaced runners of 813.00 each ed. dresses of pink ninon, Miss Nos. 141, 142, 04, 203,

Aris dress being also designed by Race T

Madame Flint. They carried bou- No. 203 general

quots of pink gladjoli,

· gesturin 245

$308.00 (.* 88:00 44.00

As Matron of Honour, Mrs. T.

·B. Low who attired in a dress of Unplaced runners of a1d cach-Fronch Grey crêpe de chine; whilst Nos. 55, 54, 74.

the bride's mother wore royal blue marocain.

$340.20 ¡07.20 84.60 Unplaced runners-Tickets Nos.

31.

Race 8.

No. 60

80

Winner. Place.

One Third

11

Little Thundër Lobster Bay ..

Christmas Frolic

232

190

116, 82, 93, 89,

102

60

74

97

6,-Kwangshowłu Stakes: Five

Furlongs.

Forced entry for. Macao subscrip- tion China ponies. Weight for For China.. ponies "D1" Class inches as per scale. Entrance fee

85. 1st prize 8360; 2nd prize 8150;,; classified by the Hong Kongard prize 878. Jockey Club. To be ridden by Mr. T. S. Chan's Taipingyang jockeys who have not won five flat

(Mr. A. W. da Roza) 1 Mr.. Joscap's New King races in Maeno, Hong Kong, Chine

(Mr. Caplan) 2

(Mr. B. X. Laing) 3 Also ran: Blue! Plane (Mr. Proulx); Grumpy (Mr. Fung); Jus Gentium (Mr. Roza); Lightship (Mr. Harriman). „ ·

Mevanagher and Celerity were in great demand in the second race where there were six starters. Much time was wasted, by Tigre refusing to go to the post and all methods of persuasion proved fruitless. or elsewhere. Jockeys 2 lbs, extraMr. G. W. Cooper's Silver Arrow Finally, Mr. Reidy, the jockey, dis for each win Entrance fee $5. mounted and walked to the pony to1st prize 8350; second prize 8150; the post, but still it would not start 3rd prize $76. with the others, being left two lengths behind.

Mr. A. "A. R, Botelho's Thun-

Bercus Stag...(Mr. Botelho) 1 Movanagher and Celority stayed Capt. I M. Stewart's Country together the whole way, the former i Club (Capt. Stewart) winaing by a short head from Mr. Rain's Twilight Celerity, only on the post. Sultry Eve was a good third just getting the verdict from Jester in the last stride

Shlubingiu Handicap.

This race over the mile drew six starters, Mongolian Stag being the favourite. Cream Cracker made the pace with the favourite over the first half mile when"the field bunch- ed up.

Entering the straight Blue Boy. Acacia Leaf and Brunswick Hall abook the others off to make a good race of it between themselves, Brunswick Hall won with "Acacia Leaf n short head behind and Blue Boy the nine distance behind, the

second..

Kingchowiu Handicap. Wattle was a hot favourite for the race confined to Australian ponies over one and a quarter miles.. The favourite won handsomely by four lengths from Thunderclap, with Pegasus a further six lengths away. Caulfield after making the pace in the earlier part of the race, faded out of the picture altogether..

Walchowiu Handicap.

The public spread its money evonly over the four ponies in this TACE, with Little Thunder and Lobster Bay alightly more in de hand. One Third set out to get a long lead and raised the hopes of bis supporters when he was ten lengths to the good over the first half mile. Thereafter he dropped rapidly and was out of the picture before the straight was reached...

Christmas Frolic made a big bid for the race, but last on the post to Little. Thunder. Lobster Bay was half a length behind the second.

Kwangchowiu Stakoj.

(Mr. M. C. Tang) 3 Won by two lengthe; many lengths between second and third.

Time: 1 min. 38.1-5 seca... Pari-mutuel:

* Winner: $5.10.

Place: Ist. 85.10:

between second and third.

Won by two lengths; one length

Time: 1 min. 23.3-5 cc. Pari-mutuel:-

SPECIAL DRAWING (5th Race). No. 9890... 81,049.90

1053

·471.40 " GG02

235.70" Unplaced runners of 832.86 each: Nos. 0317, 8361, 9003, 8953, 8265.

DRAMATIC EVENING AT THE H.K.U.

GRAND GUIGNOL AND

LIGHT SKETCH,

Mr. T. B. Low discharged tho duties of best man."

Later, a well attended reception was held at Lane, Crawford's ree taurant, where the customary toasts were enthusiastically honoured: -

The happy couple left by the 8.8. President. Jefferson for Japan, where they will spond their honey- moon. The bride's travelling dress was a beige morocain ensemble

The bride is well-known as ʼn harbour swimmer and, being a hockey player, is the mainstay of the Kowloon Ladies' forward line. last season.

HEIFETZ GENIUS.

FAMOUS VIOLINIST DUE HERË NEXT MONTH.

The Annual Dramatic Evening of Heifetz is heading towards disas the Hong Kong University Artster through the perfection of his Association was held in the Greas playing Bernard Shaw believes. Hall of the University on Saturday The famous British dramatist, after night. It was extremely well at hearing the great violinist play in tended, and among the audience London, wont back to his dressing Places: 1st 88.10; 2nd, 87.40; were to be seen several notable room, took him gently aside and 3rd, 87.80.

cautioned him that the beauty of Betting.

his music-making might prove his undoing,

Winner: 829.90."

personalities. The Education So. ciety Free Night School Fund, to Winner. Place which the proceeds are to be des voted, must have benefited con sidembly.

Blue Plane

108

110

Betting.

Winner. Place.

Jus Gontíum

38

41

Now King

101

80

36

Lightship

15

13

17

0

32

61

13

1

Grumpy

48

3 74

Thunderous Stag... 203. Country Club........ Twilight

2.-Kochowiu Handicap: Six"

Furlongs.

For China ponies " D2" Class as classified by the Hong Kong Jockey. Club. Entrance fee 85. 1st prize $350; 2nd prize #180; 3rd prize 875. Mr. Artik'e Movanagher.

#

(Mr. A. W. da Taza) 1

Mr. Ben's Celerity

(Mr. F. M. L. Soares) 2 Mr. Ghoy Wing Hay's Sultry Eve

(Mr. S. Y. Laing) 3 Jester (Mr. Stanton); Tigre (Mr. Also ran--Flornotta (Mr. Fung); Reidy).

Won by short head three lengtha between second and third.

Time: 1 min. 39.4-5 secs. Pari-mutuel :-

Winner: $12.80.

Places: lat, 80; 2nd, 83,70; 3rd, $10:00.

Sultry Eve Floraotta. Movanagher Celerity

..Juster Tigre

Betting

Taipingyang

Silver Arrow

7.-Chaochowiu Handicap: One

Mile.

classified by the Hong Kong Jockey For China ponies "DI" Class as Club. Entrance fee 85. 1st prize $350; 2nd prize $160; 3rd prize 875. Mr. Wong Ping Shun's Sunloch

"Teaching Teresa."

"You know," he said to him, nothing may be perfect in this world, or the gods become jealous and destroy it. So would you mind playing one wrong note every night before you go to bed!"

The opening play, "Teaching Teresa," was minus the element of spine-tickling horror necessary to Heifetz will shortly arrive in justify its description as a Grand China, to give seasons of recitals Guignol day; by way of com in Tientsin, Peiping; Mukden, Nan- pensation, however, it afforded the king, Shanghai and Canton. He is audience not a little amusement, I expected to reappear in Hong Kong artistes was greeted with much young and popular, artist is now and the final exit of the amateur towards the end of November. This applause. Miss Catherine Lai | more brilliant, "more' mature, and made a charming and vivacious more in demand as & recitalist than Toresa, and played her part with ever before. His reappearance herg confidence.

is expected to create a great and A Collection Will Be Made." "lasting impression on local enthu A Collection Will Be Made," | siasts.

Mr. Reginald Woolley, as the Rev. for the excellent performance of Cuthbert Cheese. He was admir-

(Mr. B. A. Proulx) 1 Mr. S. 8. Li's Mascdt

(Mr. Harriman) 2 Mr. Bramwell's As You Like It.

a light 'sketch, was noteworthy (Mr. Bramwell) 3 Also ran:-Country Club (Mr. Stewart); Groombridge (Mr. Ben ham); Twilight (Mr. Fung)..

Won by half length; one neekably supported by a competent between second and third,

Time: 9 mina. 18.2.5 secs. Pari-mutuel :-

cast.

Both plays were directed by Professor R. K., M. Simpson, MA., M.C., to whom much credit muet Places: 1st, $5.10; 2ad, 85:40; duction. The dressing and make- he given for their successful pro- ard; 83.10.

Winner: 812.30.

Winner. Placu.

10 15

110" 137113.

Betting.

Winner. Place. As You Like It 3

84 Country Club

18

Groombridge

11

31

33 56

Twilight en

10

Mascot

21

18

04

er

3.Shlubingfu Handicap: One

Mile.

11

For China ponies" C Class tus classifed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Entrance feo 85. lat prize 8350; 2nd prize #150; 3rd prize $75. Dr. J. C. Macgown's Brunswick

(Mr. Caplan). 1 Messrs. Carroll, Lo, and Soe's

Acacia Leaf

Suuloch

8.—Shiachowin Handicap: One.

Milo.

For Chine ponies" D2" Class as classifed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Entrance, feo 85. 1st prizo $850; 2nd prize 8150; 3rd prize 875. Mr. Hou Un's Flórnotts Sekola (Mr. Daplan) 1

The Bevon subscription griffins of Macaq: Jockey Club had a trial over five, furlongs in this racë,- ́.

Tai Ping Yang belonging to Mr. T. H. Chan was an easy winner with New King two lengths behind. Silver Arrow was third, the rest

Mr. R. A. Carroll) being many lengths, behind Mr. X. T. Fung's Blue Boy

The winner is a pretty good

(Mr. Fung). mover, and New King also is fairly Also ran Cream Cracker (Mr. Aleo ran-Vadio (Mr. Hotelho); good, but the remaining five aroA W., da. Rorn); Mongolian Stag far from being an impressive lot. (Mr. Proulx); Vamoose (Mr. Kit(Mr. Laing); Jester (Mr.Stanton).

little more, training might be chell) A given the ponies before thor aro

asked to race again

babe

Olinochowiu Handicap.

Suuloch led in a field of six all

MAINTENANCE OF DEBT PRISONERS.

PRESENT MAXIMUM

INSUFFICENT

The Gazette contains the draft

up of the artistes was of an un. usually high order, significant of of an Ordinance to amend the Code Yeoman work behind the scenes, of Civil Procedure.

Vocal, items between the plays. It is explained that under sec were rendered by Mm. A. tion 439 of the principal - Ordin Bowes-Smith and Mr. G. McLeod.ance, when a judgment debtor is Both these talented singers were committed to prison in execution. fù excellent voice, and their songs were very well received, insistent requests for encores being grace fully acceded to.

Altogether a most enjoyable evening..

THE KING OF SIAM,

PASSES THROUGH ON HIS WAY HOME

of a judgment, the Court fixes whatever monthly allowance it may think sufficient for his subsistence, not exceeding twenty-five

cents

or diem, which is to be paid by the person at whose instance the judgment has been executed to the Superintendent of Prisons by monthly payments in advance.,

This maximum was the rate fixed by section 70 of the Hong Kong Code of Civil Procedure (Ordin ance No. 13 of 1873) which has Loen replaced by the present code. of Civil Procedure (Ordinance No. 3 of 1000). The maximum is in sufficient to meet the cost of main tenance; the average cost per pri somer in 1830 having been in excess of $1,25 per diem: In 1931 it in expected to cost more...

Mr. Ben's Celerity (Mr. Solrea) 3 Mfr. Artik's MovanagherE His Majesty the King of Sim

W. Roza) 3

accompanied by members of his auite arrived in Hong Kong by the Silver Flare (Mr. Tang), Fern Leaf Empress of Canada on Saturday morning on his way back to Biam Won by four lengths; hall a length after a successful operation to one between second and third

of his eyes in America,

His Excellency the Governor vinted, the Empress to greet The Ordinance raises, the maxi Majesty, and local Siamese stud mum to 82.00 and substitutes, the Places: let, $10.90; 2nd, $8; 3rd, ants also paid their respects, The words support and maintenance, .80.10.

royal party left, the CPR liner which in, relation to prisoners and crossed the harbour in the have been held to include the Britanma, arriving at Queen'salaries of officers and the expDRIVE Fier shortly before eleven o'clock, of keping up the prison as well as after which they went to Govern-houseroom, food, clothing, bedding mont House, when an official re

Time: 2 mios. 10.1-5′ seca. ; Puri-mutuet

Winner: $250.

Won by short, head; the same, be- tween second and third..

*

Motó: 2 mină. 14 seg.

Puri-mutuel

Winner: $11.20,

the way home, winning by half, a

length from Mascot. Mr. Proulx

Places: 1st, $6.10; 2nd, $10.00; 3rd. $7.90. Chem

Betting

Mongolian Stag ... 105 ..112. Yamoose

Fernleaf Celerity

II

127.

Silver Flare

Movanigher.

$148

Flornetta

58

Vadio

30

Jenter

rode a well, judged race on the win-Betting,

mer, Mascot was held back gyer Superd Winner. Place.

the first three quarters of a mile and consequently made a very good clash-up the finishing straight.” AFT You Like It was promment most of the way and was a good third, two Jengtha bebind Mascot

Cream Cracker. Brunswick Hall Blue Boy

Aencia Leaf

Vinner. Place,

220

.2

18.

34

cortion was held in the evening

His Majesty and his suite faft for Siam on the "Selandia" yestar day afternoon.

and fuel (The Queen #. Gravesend Borough Conticil PE and B. 489); for the word, "aubsistence", which does not appear to have been the subjeet of judicial" Interpretation..

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