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To-morrow's Races At Macao

ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME DRAWN UP: SEA VIEW FANCIED FOR DERBY

Sarabande Due For A Win

(BY MORNING "DEW ''}

No effort appears to have been spared by the officers of the Macao Jockey Club to make to-morrow's meeting a thorough success. From the number of jockeys who are going up, and from a fact that a good number of ponies were shipped to the Portuguese Colony yes.. terday, there is every promise of a good day's.sport.

There are seven races en the card including the Trial Plate and The Mocas Derby Stakes, both of which are for the new Macao Subs. There should be a very fine race for the Derby as Sea View and Potsdam are both of about equal strength.

Lemberg May Win Chairman's Cup

that order. This race is very open and may prove to be the med- lumi of a big "dividend.

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Buenos Aires, March 23 The grim discovery of an aero- plane, half buried in the snow at Mendoza, with four well-pre served bodies inside and our others burled beneath, has solved the mystery" of the giant Pan- American ALT liner, bound from Chill to the Argentine with 15 Passengers aboard, which disap- peared in July, 1932, while cros- sing the Cordilleras in a snow. storm.

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GOLDSBOROUGH BILL Passed By House Of Représentatives

The best race on the card, un- doubtedly is The "Chairman's Cup

Washington, March 23 over a mile

for non-winning

The House of Representatives griffins of the Hongkong Joc-

THE SPRING HANDICAP

Ranking Sub-Committee has ap- There are key Club.

eighteen

The rate for "D" and "E" Class proved the Goldsborough Bill for entries but not all the pontes en-

over once round is likely to pro-

the establishment of a Federal tered are going up. A notable ab- sentee will be Prima Donna, who vide a good race between King monetary authority with sole con- has been, alloted 188 pounds. In Salmon and Iron Grey. The lat-trol over the issuance of currency. the absence

of this candidate,ter carries a slightly heavier The measure was amended to Bay View with 168 pounds, and weight go that the chances are include a clause permitting the Lemberg with 165 should make a that King Salmon in monetary authority to buy and Ajax is down to a pretty low sell allver so that the value of good race of it Soldier of Ger-" many at 158 pounds is a distinct weight (148 pounds) and if any 371 grains of silver will be equal danger. There are a large num-thing is going to upset the fav- to 23.22 grains of pure gold..

will be

Representative, Goldsborougha ber of griffins in at a low weight ourites it look as if he and if any upset is coming it will the one to do it Adam is down sald the full Committee would to 140 pounds but even at this consider the revised bill on Mon- probably be from one of these.

Lemberg, on the form he dis- weight does not appeal, although day-Reuter.

the distance should suit him. played at the Annual Meeting;

of Germany with

advantage

should just about win. Soldier, Powerful King's 165 pounds ought to stop him from winning: Widnes of ten pounds from Bay View 15 not in the best of condition. look as though he will have plenty but as he has been winning races when least expected, those who to say about the result of the

back hint may find it worth their race.

while.

Racing Pride, who ran so well at the first extra race meeting in which he finished second to King's, Bounty in a six furlongs race," may have a sporting chance" of .com- ing. in although the mile appears too long for him.

THE SPRING HANDICAP The programme opens with a race oven once round for "D", and "E" Class ponies. The top weight has been allotted by the handicap per to Glen Shee and Jingle and these two ponies" have а good chance. Indeed of winning with the odda slightly in favour of Jingle.

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ticle. The last race is the Eve Cup over a mile for non-winning subscription griffins of the Hong- kong Jockey Club. Sarabande ai "159 pounds is the best thing here, as, looking over the entries, there does not appear to be anything worthy of serious consideration. Bold Commander and The Carp, enjoying a slight advantage weight might give Barabande a run, but I do not think they will.

THE SPRING DASH Those ponies which have start- ed in the first and second races and failed to win. will figure in the Spring Dash over five furlongs for ladies. If Glen Shee does not beat him. win the first race, he should be worth backing here and the same is true of City of Shanghal. The Macao subs in the second race are Race 1. Jingle. not likely to give much trouble to the candidates from the first race,

MACAO DERBY

SELECTIONS

Esk

City of Shanghai Pace 2. Racing Lad

Semper Idem Harbour View

3. King Salmon Iron: Grey Ajax

Over a mile and a half, Bea View. will find little or no opposi-Race Esk is in this race. with 156 tion and should, therefore, go to. pounds and should be prominent, the post a hot favourite in the while City of Shanghai is another Macao Derby. Potsdam. Little Race 4. Glen Shee one which might upset calculs-Chance, Racing Lad are tlons.

THE TRIAL PLATE

In the absence of Sea View and Potsdam, both of whom are going out in the 'Derby, the Trial Plate should provide a very good race between Racing Lad. Semper Idem

likely

City of Shanghai" Bold Lad

starters but are not expected to give the "Lan" candidate a stiff Race 5. Sea View

Potsdam run. As a matter of fact, Bea view is such a certainly that he

Little Chance may win by a very big margin.

Race 6. Lemberg. --

Soldier of Germany THE "EVE" CẸP.

Racing Pride

The sixth race is the Chairman's Race 7. Sarabande

and Harbour View. I would not Cup, the prospects of which I be surprised if they anished in have discussed earlier in the ar-

Bold Commander The Carp

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