1932-04-02 — Page 10

Sports

RACING NOTES.

[Br "MORNING DEW."]

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the surprising, feature of the race was the gallant offort made by the winner in the straight, whon, being two lengths bohind Sitting Bull, be came along with such a terrife rush that he won with a length to spare. This is no mean achievement when

one remembers that Sitting Bull holds the record for the mile and

litlf and is one of the most dil- ficult ponies to pass in the straight if he is holding the lead at the end

of a long ruer,

*

This the first week-end sincs- the Annual Race Meeting in which rice-goers are denied their far. ourite sport and tht not because there had been no rhee meeting fixed, but heräine of an outbreak of meningitis in Macao which has assumed such proportions that it is docinod advisable not to hold a meeting ander the eireimstances. As rendera are probably aware the meeting has been postponed for a fortnight, that is to April 17. That date, incidentally, had been Axed for a meeting at Kwants, but i understand that that has been call ed off, so that there will be foursay that if he were to be promoted

race meetings this mouth instendi of fire, these being, three at Happy Valley and one in Maras.

*

Entries for the Macao races were

· published in yesturday's issue and from the looks" of things, some in- teresting sport should be seen there Several of the can. on April 17.

didates have won

At the Extra

When "D" class ponies relun such excellent times as 1 minute 29.4 seconds for a six furlongs race, it is time to wonder whether or not it would be advisable to permit a double promotion in the matter of

classification.

Helter Skelter/won

so comfortably in his class on Mon-

In-

to the "B" class he would still be a danger to the favouriton entally Bag and Baggage in the

race for novices returned under £ ninates for the mile and at the rate it will not be long before this pony wins from some of the best candidates.

*

Racing Boy, the undefeated süb..) race meeting over the Easter holi,ription griffin at the Annual Race Meeting, did quite well at the securo third Easter meeting to.

days at Happy Valley and are in- eligible to start in Macro and it is

lass pony, but Racing Boy appears

to be a big-hearted pony and it nouldn't be a bad idea at all to

place in both outings. He wLA. UN- only to be feared that several redoubtedly running ilgainst a better will win at Happy Valley on April 9 and thus narrow down the entries again. However, in spite of nit this, there is always good fim ai Macap and it is to be hoped that the meeting axed for April 17 will attract a good crowd,

•

The Easter meeting was produe tive of several very interesting The outstanding feature, of facts. course, was the handsome dividend paid on Daylight Eve, which won the Mirs Bay Handicap in the ex- cellent the of 202.1 seconda and

follow him whenever he starts as

seems to have a remarkable knack of getting among the placed ponios no matter in what company he is. in. I would love to see a race between him, and Helter Skolter over a mile or six furlongs. Which would you back ?

I was frankly surprised by the great diaphy by Season Ticket which won both the "A" "Class

in so doing recounted for the well-races for Australians and on heth fancied Dor. Princess Hall, Tontine ocensions defeated Woodland Stag and several others. Daylight Eve by a narrow margin. He won with carried the lowest handicap in the what appeared to be the greatest

on Saturday when hol race, 145 pounds, and would have difficulty gone to the post with only 140 established a useful lead early on pounds had the top weight suupt. and mustaged, to hold off Mr. Frost'e mount in the straight. When he el There are many who assert

started over a much longer race on that Daylight Eve's victory was a Rike, but I am not one of those. Monday, the public fully expected Looking back on the race, it is diff-Woodland Stag to reverse the order

cult to see why the victory can be described as a fluke. Admitted- ly some of the better-backed ponies found themselves hemmed in in the straight, but when, one considers the time, taken to cover the mile, the winner's effort becomes something remarkable. Writing entirely from memory, I cannot recollect a single instance whers Daylight Eve had good previously returned aneh a time for a mile. This pony, like many others, probably shows up wonderfully when running, under "weight for inches," and it will not do to neglect him in future whenever he is lightly handleap ped.

of things," as the latter appeared to find the six furlongs a bit too short for his liking.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932.

NEXT SATURDAY'S

RACING.

ENTRIES AND WEIGHTS.

We give below the entries_and weights for the third Extra Race Meeting to be held next Saturday by the Hong Kong Jockey Club New Bridge Handicap "A" Olass.

1bra

47

City of, Melbourao

Gold Rush

Mike

Nippy

Paul Pry

A

FANLING COLF

STARTING TIMES FOR

TOMORROW...

New Course,

9:24 a.m; Mrs. Sherry and J. S.

Dykon.

2.38

Mrs. E. P. Fletcher and J. O. Dunbar,

Old Course.

travelber's on

0.18-0.20 am-Not to be booked

by

8.98 train. 9.24 am. Felix Ellix* 'and C. F.

Hyde*,

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'G. A. Leiper and D. J. *Mackie*

6. C. Worral and L. M.

Lloyd.

C. B. Brown and R. W. Taplin

C. W Jeffries and T. S. Whyte-Smith.

V. R. Vallance and A. 0. Brawn

W. C. Shields and Capt. J. H. Anderson,

Odr. T. E. Doskey and

H.K.C.C. TENNIS...

TOURNAMENT.

FAVOURITES DAY.

FINCHER AND HONDA TO

MEET.

Yesterday saw the Anal struggles for semi-final places in both the Open Singles and Open Doubles Championships of the Colony, and witli only one exception all the positions have now been filled. The outstanding tie is between the Lo brothers and Segalen and Walsham, who will decide the issue on Tues day for the right to meet the Rum

jahn cousins.

CHARITY FOOTBALL. BEd (FM) Modway)

(captain) Pre, Chanding (Border

Stoker Sherren H. M.S.** TO-DAY'S GAMES AT THE); Pte. Harris (Borderera), Pte. Hermes) Cpl Underwood (Border VALLEY.

Davis

(Borderers), A.B. Blanda (H.M.S. Devonshire), S.B.A. Raw- CIVILIANS AND SERVICES..

on (Royal Hospital), and L/S... Skinner (M. Modway) 40 Reserves E.A. Stephens HM.. Two charity football matches will (M.S. Odin), L/Cpl. Milline Revanshire), AB Roberson be played to-day between teams re (Borderers), Pto Christeo and presenting the. Civilians and the L/Cpl. Campbell (Argylls), Servicos.

Referee Op. Holland, R.N.: *Proceeds from thess games will be given to the depon-Lawrence:

Linesmen: Mosars Pooley and dents of the late C:Q.M. S. Mullan,. Argyll & Sutherland Highlandera.

Both games will be played on the H.K.F.C. ground, Happy Valley, the following being the team and kick-off times:-

Junior Game.

Civihana-Fogwell (Club); Hynes

H.K. FOOTBALL LEAGUE,

FIXTURES FOR APRIL. The following League games have been arranged for this month

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6...

Division 1.

(Kick-off at 3.10 p.m. sharp).. Argyll R.AOC Chatham Road ground. Roteres: A B. Lait

SATURDAY, APRIL 9..

(Kick-off at 3 p.m. sharp).

(Club), Eastman (Kowloon); A. The main attraction yesterday Railton (Club), Whitfield (Kow

(Kick-off us 5.13 p.m. sharp)... loon), Capt. Blako (Kowloon); was the match between E. C. Fin-Phillipa (Kowloon), Elms (Radio),

Police v. Club, Club ground. cher and Ho Ka Lat on the Stand Puncheon (Club), F. Santos (Re-Referee: H. P. O. Darlington,

Huurolo 酷な Court It proved to "be a aloso creio), J. Santos (Recreio). White

S.W.B. Rooreia ground. Referee: Ldg. Sig. Archer. struggle, although the Kowloon

shirts will be worn.

Services: Marine Wilson (E. M.8.

Division II. player never appered at any stage | Tamar); L/B. Frearson (12th Heavy to be in any danger of losing. The Battery), Gr. Taylor (15th Fonvy Battery); Ldg. Gosman Turner main feature centred in the fight (H. M.5. Cumberland), Gr. Pardeo to gain the net. Both made it 12th Heavy Battery), Pte. Yeoman (Argylls) (captain); L/Cpl. Raw- their objective to get there, apson (2.A.0.C.), Bur Bryozt (31st parently recognising the advantages Battery), A.B. Nash (H.M.S. Med- obtainable in that position. In this way), Pte. Lazenby (A.S.C.), and rospect each mat with his fair shareA.B. Gore (H.M.8. Cumberland), of success, out of which Fincher's faster pace and better control of shots gained for him the supremacy. E. P. Fletcher and W. Thein ground strokes, however, left D. Harris.

much to be desired.

W. D. Denham.

P. S. Gradt and P. R. S. Walsham.

Lt.Cdr. R. H. McBean

and C. W. F. Booker. J. Mandracchia and A. Dinsdale..

AC Brains Hartnell E. T. E. Nash.

G. R. Horridge and G. E R. Divott,

A D. Humphreys and A. Sommerfelt.

Ho. Ka Lau played a courageous gare throughout. He showed a

great deal of initiative and pro-

140

Evening Star

140

Friar Tuck

14

Kilrea

140

Polar Star .....

168

Season Ticket

168

Sunlight

140

Woodland Stag.

163

Wotin.....

150

Fritz ...

140.

0.29

New Bridge Handicap. "B" Qlasi.

0.32

Iba.

Anniversary Eve

188

0.33

Aurora

160

But After That

166

Canny

140

9,40

Choy Pak

184

Gold Diggor

153

9.44

149

Joaquim

140

Lucy Glitters ......

8.48

166

Triping

140

Tin Tae

140

9.58

Westland. Stag

163

The Rainbow

140

9.38.

1.1

Rosedrop

140

Canton Handicap "B" Class."

10.00

"

lbg.

Adam

140.

10.04

Champagne Bay

158

Chatena Bay

1140

10.08

Daylight Eve

155

Dre

1521

10.18

Eros

1:50

15

King' "Service

150:

Little Beaver

180

10:10

Lunar Star

145

134

10.20

158

A O. Halsey and K., K. Founds.

143

10.24

Peppermint

140

1

Princess Hall

185

155

.10.28

Tiana

155"

Tontine

149

10.39:

1,

White Jade Stag

101

Wonderful Stag

141

10,33

Workable Stag

151

Hon. Cdr. G. F. Hole.

Don

165

10.40

R. Young and A. Lanch.

Canton Handicap "O" Class,

20.44

15

lbs.

Ajax

151

10.48

Alexandra Hall Beauty Spot

1-10

140

165.

10.50

140

Cabinet Hall

140

10:58

Cebu

140

Christmas Belle

140

13.00

Deveron

162

140

Feative Eve.

1:40

11.04

Iloilo

132

Imperial Hall Just Imagine King's Norton. King's Parade Lobster Bay Morry Thought Navy Hall

145

11.00

140

-140 185

148

158

"150

dent.

Pohattan

156:

Punch

140

The Cadwall

140

sote.

The Lion

150

The Plover

150

HOME FOOTBALL.

1:40

....

140

Wembley Stag

147 148

ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAMS ALL PLAY TO-DAY.

158.. 181

LEADERS MEET GRIMSBY,

4.

The Tiger

Bistre.

Blue Love

Dovon

Toby Venus

Indiana

Aircraft

Silver Bella. Little Thunder.......... 152: Helter Skelter

........ 159 Bwatow Handicap "D" Class:

Iba..

Amor..... Banjolinaone Blue Heaven Buchanan Châu Quan

Echo

145

150

140

143

134

Choctow II.

140

Country Club

140

Cy.pries

163

140

Fanling Stag

140

Gallant Fox

148

Gold Bar

149

"Good Day

140

Heliotropo Leal

148

Helvellyn

147

Jimmy

140

Little Gem Now King

140

146.

158

185

140

Shanghai Benu

140

185

Sonny Boy

140

Sunbenua's size

140

Tabkok...... 140

Valley Hall

Whooban

Pathfinder Philanderer

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*

G. E. Bond and E. Kern.

I. W. Jones and G. W. Tolmio.

A. C. L

Bowker and

E. H. Pethick and J. W. May hou

Reserves: E.R.A. Cox (H.M.S. Cumberland), A.B. Ashman (E. M. Cumberland), Pte. McKenna (Ar gylla). Pte. Shearer (Argylis) and Pto, Ainslie (R.A.0.0).

Referee: Mr. E.. T. Ford, R. N. Linesmen Messrs. Fieldhouse and Comes

Senior Game.

(Kick-off at 4.30 p.m. sharp): Civilians-Rodger (Club); Mar- duced very good form, often engag,tin (Kowloon), Strange Club); ing his opponent in all depart-loon) (Captain), Bliss (Kowloon): Skinner, (Club), McKelvie (Kow

nents of the game and forging Fin-B. Gogano Rocreio), Bogaler V. Glosano (Recreio), cher to adopt the defensive. He (Club), A, made a good start, taking the IadPolice). Blue shirts will be worn. Leonard (St. Joseph's) and C. Pil

3-2, but Fincher quickly brought the score to 6-3 in his own favour by dint of accurate placements from net play, and eventually won the set át 6-4. The Kowloon man

L. 2. Androwes and J. cicarly demonstrated his superiority 1. Lanyon.

A. Kidd and J. B. Mae- Donald,

A. E. Lissamin and T.

0. Campbell.

in the second set by taking a com- manding lead of 6-1. At this stage the Chinese also proved himself a match player of no mean quality drawing up to 45, before finally yielding, the match.

A. Wobster, and G. Dalby

garno.

D. M. Richards and 8. S. Perry:

11. O. Webb and H.-P. Bailey.

Fincher now mots . Honda, who got the botter of Ng Sze Cheung. The two continued from

11.12 W. A. Stewart and J. P: 3-all in the final set, and after four

14

13

'Sherry.

games of long pat-ball, raflies, the

Get caddies from Superinten Japanese took the set int 6-4.

The Rumjahn cousins met Chin and Eung in the Open Doubles, and won comfortable in straight

RESULTS.

Yesterday's results follow:--

Open Singles.

EC Fincher beat Ho Ka Lau 6-4, 0-4.

T. Honda best Ng Sze Cheung 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Open Doubles."

Club Championship.

With only about six games left to complete the English League foot- H. D. Rumjahn and 9. A. Run- ball this season, the leading teams jahn beat Chin Chan Chiu and W, will go all out to strengthen their C, Hung, 0-1, 6-1. position. Everton have an easy tusk in having to meet the lowly-placed Grimsby, but the Arsenal will have atrong opposition from Chelsen. At the present time it looks as if the championship lies between Everton and the Arsenal, but lité sensori. reverses might bring either West Bromwich Albion or Wednesday to the forefront. The Wolves and Leeds United are likely to maintain

F. A. Redmond beat A. D. Ham- phroys 8-2, 6-4.

A. L. Sullivan beat A. E. Harkins 7-0, 61.

Hazdicap Singles “ A.” -

A. C. 1 Bowker (owe 3/8) beat their present standing which will J. J. Waito (sCT.) 6-2, 6-4. qualify them for promotion to the Firat Division

However, Season Ticket showed in front and stayed there, smashing the record by three seconds. Among the defeated ean- didates was Felar Star, the pony which beat Season Ticket in the Australian Derby at the Annual Meeting and also accounted for Woodland Stag in the Australian championa. He ran very well and stayed with both Senson Ticket and Woodland Stag over the first three quarters of a mile, but when" it came to a tussle in the straight and when Season Ticket put up a won derful last quarter (27 seconds, think it was) Polar Star was un Gleneagles won twice at the equal to it. This pony is sure to meeting and adodunted in turn for win at some time or other, even King's Bounty and Hetman. His though he will surely be given a big victory in the six" furlongs event weight every time, so look out for was brilliant one, but I cannot him. He is really a very good can- y that his victory over Hetman didate and perhaps is more suited. dame under the same category. In to a wet course than a very fast fact, he was losing ground with track. every stride towards the finistr of the race and had the rice been á little bit longer, Hetman 13779 doubtedly would have got the yer that several jockeys, who until re dict. Neither Chang nor Frost din-cently, were racing with the novices, played. bis "usual skill in this raad have now greatly improved. Pro both showing an unwillingness to bably the visit of the Shanghai jockeys at the cocent. Annual Meet- spt the pace. The glow pace at the ing has been an object lesson from Tatshan Handicap "0"" and "D" Bamingham outnet was against both ponies, but which many budding jockeys have Trost was the more enterprising of derived useful tips Mr. Ip Kui the two jockeys and took Glen-Ying rode during the Easter Meeting eagles out before Chang took Het with what might be termed master- man out and, as it happened, ly judgement. His two auOCORICH this proved to be the most on Mistletoe and Don and his place important factor of the race, with Mike, which netted his cop- for the two lengths thus gain- porters a handsome dividend, re ed by, Gleneagles made Hetman's sulted from a bit of excellent rid- work extremely difficult in the ing. Mr. A. W. ds Roza has also straight. When these two ponies been riding wonderfully well of meet again, a fast and thrilling late. At the last Macao meeting, Thee is promised and it will be in-he steered in two outsiders and at teresting to see what will happon Happy Valley he was by no means left in the cold-ffie victory with Sadko was a particularly commend- able one and he rode, not only with judgement, but with, a quiet con-

*

No mention of the Enster Race Meeting can be ecmplete without some record being made of the fact

Hetalan's victory over Sitting, Bull was not entirely unexpected as the pony had previously done fidence that will get him along

mile and a quarter in the excellent time of 2 minútes 30 seconds. But

rapidly towards recognition as one

Scrapoit

Siwaab

Until Then.....

The Rainstorm

Mistletoe

Classes.

Blue Heaven

Christina Belle

140

140.

140

140

155

There are a regular fixtures in the Scotti Langile to-day and a number of the postponed games will therefore up the teams busy. Motherwell have established such a load over the Rangers that the championship is more or less in their hands."

The following are the fixtures in the English League:-

Arsonal

Portsmouth

Sheffield

Huddersfield,

7. Grimsby.

v. Liverpool.

12.

Middlesbro'

#Wednesday..

.. Leicester.

Newcastle.

Mixed Denbies.

R. Hancock and Miss Hancock (owe 15/3) beas W. M. Barton and Miss Hallifax (owe 2/5) 6-2, 6-4.

Plymouth Port Vale Swansea

r. Charlton:

Tottenham.

. Preston N.E.

"Division III. (South).

Exeter Fulham Gillingham Luton Northampton Reading Southend"

Thamos

Division I.

Chelsea:

Brentford

21.

Blackburn

tét

Aston Villa. Bolton.

Cardiff Coventry

<

iba. 140

Blackpool

1. West Ham,

Darby

71.

Celerity

Everton

140

..150

Manchester C.

Cloudy Eve

158

Fanlin Stag

146...

Fritillary

150

Sunderland

140

West Brom.

Heliotrop Leaf

150

Imporial Hall

155

165

158

Barnsley

140

| Bradford C.

*

15% 159

Bury

146

..... 180

165

Notte C. Oldham

e... Acorington....

Good Day

King's Counsel Lobster Bay Mindoro...

---- Mongation Stay

One Third

- Orlando

The Partridge The Plover

Lattle Thunder

of the best jockeys in Hong Kong. Walsall

Division II,

. Southampton.

. Chesterfield.

Bristol-Wolves

Leeds Millwall

1. Manchester U.

Burnley....

Notts Forest.

v. Stoke.

v. Bradford.

(Continued at foot of next column.)

Barrow

Brighton,

r. Bristol R.

* Swindon: Norwich,

v. Watford *. Clapton O

v. Torquay,

v. Queen's P.R. v. Bournemouth.

Crystal P

. Mansfield.

Division III. (North).

Chester Darlington-

Gateshead Halifax Hartlepools

Hull

Lincoln

z. "Crowe. v. Southport, e-Motherham -

Wrexham. Stockport. York.

2. Rochdale,

v. Doncaster.

'New Brighton "v. Carlisle.

Division I..

(Kick-off at 4.43 p.m., sharp). S.W. Borderers Club, Sookun- poo ground. Referee: PO. Kirby,

Division. II.

(Kick-off a6 3.15. p.m.. sharp). H.A.0.0 Argylle, Sookunpoo. ground. Referee: Mr. E. T. Ford,

N..

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13.

Division I. (Kick-off at 3.15 p.m. sharp). Referee: P. O. Dibb.

Club

Polico, Club ground.

Division II.

(Kick-off at 5.15. p.m. sharp).. 18th Batt, z.. R.A.O.C., Sookunpos ground, Referee Mr. Lawrence.

Argylla. University, Chatham Read ground. Referee: Mr.

Reserves A. Duncan, Foisy, Cornwall and Channing.

Services:-Pte. Johnson (Border-}" ers); Pte. Bands (R.A.0.0.), Edy. Pooley.

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