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COLOMBO UNLUCKY AT VITAL STAGE OF RACE

Gordon Richards Second On Easton: Champion Jockey's Great Day

(Special Alr-Mail Service)

London, June 0. doubt. He was running on at the Windsor Lad, ridden by Charles Anlen, which makes me think he Smirke and trained by Marcus was not beaten because he could Marsh, won the Derby for the Ma- not stay the mile and a half. The haraja of Rajpipla, writes a. cor- luck was not with him and his respondent. Second, beaten jockey. He was pocketed at a most length, was Lord Woolavington's | vital stage of the race while others Easton, ridden by Gordon R1- were getting a free and open first. chards, and third was the hot run on him.. favourite, Colombo, in Lord Glane- ly's colours. He was beaten a neck from the second horse.

4

The winner covered the mile and a ulf in 2min 34sec., which equals the record set up by Typerlon a year ago.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1934.

LAWN BOWLS

Open Pairs Cham- pionship

Three matches of the Lawn Bowls Open Pairs Championship were decided yesterday on the Happy Valley greens. ย

Of these matches played all of them were evenly contested except for the one, when A. E. Coates and M. J. Medina recorded a win by the margin of twenty-six shots over J. J. and C. H, Basto.

On the Crafgengower green, A. Chapman and J. Fraser defeated E. W. Simmonds and J. Deakin by 23 to 16 shots. The winners scor- ed in 12 beads and at the eighth and nineteenth, they registered a "5" and a "6" respectively. The losers scored afve at the inst

Fourth Was Tiberius and thhead. the "Aga Khan's Alishah, though his jockey. Perrman, reported that at the top of the "Corner" he lost both his frons. Why this should have happened I do not know. At the time he was well behind the

Colombo appeared in the pad-leading bunch. In the circum- dock already saddled He had

stances Alishah can be expected io teen prepared for the race in the do well on a future occasion. quietude of the Durdans Planta Admiral Drake, the French car- tlon When he came into public didate. broke down, which explains view he was cool and contented. his failure. We must accept the There was no sign of any tem-result as it stands and admit that peramental outbreak. He proceed for the moment Colombo has fail- ed to the parade ring, and from that moment there was never any question about his nerves failing him. He looked strong and in per- fect trim for the race.

ed to live up to the great CX- pectations entertained of him. I am far from satisfled about him. It is not possible to go much fur- ther than that, except to say that

A. E. Coates and M. J. Medina beat 7. J. and C. H. Basto by 35 shots to 9, They scored in 15 Heads, while the latter in six. This match was played on the Police Recreation Club green.

N. M. Currie and J. F. Lunny de-

FRENCH GRAND PRIX

Win For Admiral Drake

LOCAL TENNIS

U.S.R.C. Win Mixed

Doubles

games

Playing excellent tennis L. Gold- Paris, June 24.

man and Mrs. Kayll the United With Steve Donoghue, up. Mr. Services Recreation Club's No. 1 Leon Volterra's Admiral Drake. pair in the Mixed Doubles League which ran last in the 'Derby, won the French Grand Prix, run over against the Kowloon Cricket Club's

won all three of their

a mile and seven furlongs at the combinations and in doing so won Longchampa racecourse to-day. the Mixed Doubles League leading Foulaubin by li'lengths.

for their club. Incidentally they also Lord Woolavington's Easton, established a record in that" they which ran third in the Derby, with have not lost a set throughout the Gordon Richards

finished League. up. third, the same distance behind Foulaubin in a field of seventeen starters

The pari-mutael betting to a dive-franc stake was; Admiral Drake, Fr. 29.30 win; Fr. 24.50 place: Foulaubin, Fr. 53.50 place; Easton, Fr. 10.50 place-Reuter.

NEW COLONEL FOR BORDERERS

score

The U.S.R.C, beat the K.C.C. by 5 sets to 4 although in the first three games they were on set down. In the second stanza they drew level and with the standing at 3-3 Capt. Cannon, after a bad start and well supported by Mrs. Lewis Bryan took their set against AEP Guest and Mrs. Miller, while Goldman and Mrs. Kayll defeated the crack K.C.C. pair. Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Wilson by 6 games to 2.

Had the K.C.C. won yesterday's

fcated. A. R. Clarke and G. C. Moss Believes Lt. Col. G. T. Raikes encounter it is almost certain that

by 20 to 17 shots at the Civil Ser- vice Cricket Club green.

· LOCAL GOLF

they would have won the re-play Lt. Col. A. E. Willams, D.S. with the best U.S.R.C. partnership O., M.C., who was appointed to broken up, as Mrs. Kayll leaves succeed Lt.-Col. G.. Ralkes, D. Hongkong this morning for Wel- S.O., as Officer Commanding the hal-wet by the Pearleaf, 1st Battalion, the South Wales Borderers, arrived in the Colony on

Courses Not Closed Friday last by the Blue Funnel

In view

liner ss. Patroclds and assumed command on the following day,

During the absence of Lt.-Col.

Really the only horses that in one is left with the feeling that statements that have-appeared in Raikes, Major P. Gottwaltz, M.C..

forested the crities and the public | If things had gone more his way generally were Colämbo, Windsor he might have maintained his un- Lad. Easton, Umidwar

and and beaten reputatton Tiberius.

Was

be

Windsor Lad's Owner. The right thing in the circum- stances is to give a great measure of credit to Windser Lad and to say that he won" without leaving the slightest doubt

his 0.4

to

TS to

be

was in temporary command.

Score follow

U. S. BASEBALL THIS-

Sunday's Games

New York, June 24. The following were the results of baseball games played to-day:--

National League

Brooklyn "Chicago.....

TIN FOIL

CLOSURE

THIS

4

R.

HE

1 7 1 5 10 0

GLASS

-STOPPER

COLLAR

F. Herman and Hurst hit a homer.

Brooklyn Chicago

0. 7 1

8 12 0

Tinning pitched,

Grimm hië

a homer.

Boston Cincinnati

Boston

THIS

2 ទ 0

0

7

0

Rhem pitched

7 14

1

Cincinnati

10 15 0

ALL GUARANTEE

Philadelphia Pittsburg

5

13

11. 11

0

P. Waner hit a homer

..

America League

New York St. Louis

9 13 1 7.12' 1

Chicago

Red Rutang pitched. New York

05 1*

5 2 0

L. Goldman and Mrs.

{U.S.R.C):

Kayil

Babe Ruth hit a homer.

beat E. C. Fincher and Mrs.

W. H. Wilson beat G. Bodiker and Miss M,

Griffih

Cleveland

6 11

6-2

Boston

1

1

0

6-4

Reynolds hit a homer.

beat A. B. P. Guest and Mrs.,

Miller

6-3 Captain P. S. Cannon and Mrs.

Lewis Bryan (U.B.R.C.);- lost to Fincher and Mrs.

Detroit

Wilson

5-7

homers.

lost to Bodiker` and Miss

Griffith

3-6

St. Louis

5

Stewart pitched. Washington

7

10 "0

"lost to Fincher and Mrs. W.

H. Wilson lost to Bodiker and

Griffith

5-7 beat Guest and Mrs. Miller 6-3 C.R.C. Y. L.B.C..

1-6

Miss

beat Guest and Mrs. Miller 8-3 Major and Mrs. R. L. Withington

(US.R.C.)

of the unauthorized,

the local Press that Happy Valley and Deep Water Bay golf courses thewould be closed until July 2nd, the Secretary of the Royal Hongkong

TOUR OF SIAMESE Golf Club has requested

ROYALTY state that Happy Valley is closed anyhow till Wednesday 27th. as the grass cannot be cut and there Special to the "Bong Kong Daily is a lot of mud on the

Press" (Copyright.)3 Course. Date of re-opening cannot

Cologne, June 24. guaranteed.

The King and Queen of Siam Deep Water Bay Was

and their retinue arrived "here early on partially yesterday.

Sunday en route to hoped that all this Course may be guests of the Danish Royal family Given reasonable weather it is Denmark where they will be the

for a week." The Siamese open in about another week.

royal Fanling Old Course is in excell-couple will return to Germany. ent shape, while the Relief Course torping at Hamburg on July 1. is wet and the grass on it is long and will make a format to R.C. and the Ladies R.C. was play- The match between the Chinese Berlin for an indefinite perioded at Causeway Bay and resulted beginning July 2-Transocean Kuo in a win for the home team by

6 sets to 2).

Four of them were thDerby winner to-day. the first four positions. Only Umidwar ran below expectations. to be placed seventh.

There was litle delay at the

the barrier start. When raised the favourite was well away, though he had been drawn on the stamirin, his speed and his courage. low ground, which is not consider-It was a grand thing for all con- ed the most favourable. Actually cerned: The Maharaja of Rajpipla the first to show in front was Steve Donoghave's, mount Knight: One then noted Tiberius chking third place. Umidwar, Vålertus and Admiral Drake were along the slow Beginners. ...

Medievai

After they had covered about half a mile Medieval Knight was still in front, with the favourite now next" the behind him, and ralls. It is not inconceivable that the story of the race right have had to be witten differently had Colombo, not been so tucked up close to the rails, with Bondsman. Windsor Lad, Fleetroot Primero and "Badruddin all rating on His outside

A Dramatic Change This was the start of the pocket In which Colombo was found half- way during the long and critical descent...of Tattenham

Corner, They came to the upper ground,

a dramatic change.

Colombo, did not keep His place. Meanwhile. Tiberias had gone to the front and was being followed into the straight by Windsor Lad. When, soon afterwards; Windsor took the lead from Tiberius the race was won for the Mahardja'a col Be was never headed agam. Such changes as occurred after wards, afected others. Tiberius began to weaken just when he should have been served by his presumed stamina.

was naturally immensely elated

after

He is greatly liked by all his Eng- Ish friends, and this magnificent victory has come to him about a dozen years of ownership on our Turq

opened

have been a clear, second had he not eased his well-beaten horse

Bach's New Owner

Min.

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DAY OF CATHOLICISM

(Special to the "Hong Kong Datly Press (Uopyright.)]

י,

The following were the results: Tam You Fong and Mrs. Chiu Tsun

Talu' (0.0.0):-

I recall a victory on Epsom's racecourse some years ago when Embasgo won for him the City and Suburban. He was no more than a handicapper. Windsor Lad was

too soon. The other dead-heater bought by him as a yearling begain a slight advantage.of Spurtle was Windolite, who just failed to

cause he was a son of Blandford. in whose stock were winning the big which brought racing to a close.

the seven-furlong handicap races. Blandford, indeed," has now sired, three Derby winners--Trigo,

Berlin, June 24. Blenheim and Windsor Lad. It is

"Ten thousand Catholics assem- bied in the stadium in Hoppegar-w. a great performance for that sire, now, by the way. at the What-shrinkage. Bach had been brought celebration of the "Day of Catholi

ten on Sunday for the annual combe stud in England.

from a small stable in East York-ism Among the ceremonies was shire for mis selling race. Не moved discouragingly in the can- Bishop of Berlin, Bares when he an impressive speech by the new ter to the post, but there was a dedicated his diocèse in execution different story to tell in the race:

The biggest field of the after- noon was that which competed for the Derby. Others showed a

The Papal Nuncio

beat Dr. and Mrs. Traill. 6-4 beat Armstrong and Miss

Thomas

drew with Dunham and Miss

Patterson

6-2

6-6

8 12

2

4 12

乌

Greenberg hit a homer. Philadelphia

Johnson and Hayes hit

HENNESSY

BRANDY

-Reuter THE

GERMAN DERBY

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily PressTM (Copyright).).

Berlin, June 24. The "German Derby," an annual fat racing classic of the Reich, was won on the Hamburg Horn rate- track on Sunday by Athanasius of Erlenhof stables with "Blingen se- cond, Agalire third and Ehrenpreis, fourth. The masterly riding tac- ties of the crack jockey, Rasten- berg, was in a large way respon-

c. Hung and Mise Chung Woon of twelve over the standard dis

half a length in front of the field

sible in bringing Athanasius home

Wat (G.R.C.) ;-

lost to Dr. and Mrs. Traill beat Armstrong" and Miss

Thomas

4-6

6-1

beat Dunham and Miss

Patterson

6-4

(C.R.C):

He raced right away from the rest, for the dying wishes of his late Ho Ka Lau and Mrs. Ho Ka Lau with his Jockey bent on keeping Schreiber.

predecessor, Bishop Dr. Christiani him going at full stretch to the Orsenigo and prominent Catholic end. At 350gra, he found a new leaders also attended-Transocean owner in Mr. F. O. Bezber, the owner of one of the dead-heaters. False Point.

Kuo Min.

Royal Congratulations, - The Maharaja was speedily on the course waiting to lead in his horse. One of the first to con- just before making the big turn, at gratulate him was the Aga Khan. which point. the friends of the Many others cordially, ex ended favourite could not have failed to their felicitations. Very soon after be well satisfied. Then occurred the jockey had weighed in the Maharaja was invited to proceed to the Royal box and there receive the congratulations of the King and Queen. He was truly delight-

Deceptive did not full the ex-7b, but it was more than enough.' ed with the warmth of the re- ception on every hand, and will company, she might be

pectations that, in selling plate He lost by a head probably as the result of swerving away much a good certainly never forget this wonder-thing for the Wallington Plate for more ground than he lost by. I ful day in his life,

two-year-olds. This fly in Sir cortalder it quite likely that the We must not forget the big parte Alfred Butt's ownership was smart swerving was brought about by played by the trainer and jockey ly away, but no more than that. dislike of the conditions "under- f only the late Richard, Marsh She was not racing happily on the foot. The colt was probably could have been spared to witness ground, and the ultimate winner, flinching from It he success of a. Derby winner Maytide F. in Stanley Wootton's Strafford's Stock Do "Well trained by his son! The King's ownership. went away from her Danesford, who won, is a colt by Easton Makes Up Ground.

late trainer himself trained the and Flanagan rather easily. I Stratford He was a yearling pur- Easton, who had been jus; be- Derby winners Jeddah, Persimmon, cannot, think Deceptive gave her chase for no hind Colombo nearing the end of Diamond Jubilee and Minoru. Now proper running. Stanley Wootton's ruiners, The third, Phonetic, is the descent, but on his outside.hla son, who is a young man and winner was bought in for 410gns. also sired by Stratford, who, with and, therefore, with a clear run, most able for, his years, has ac-

Corindon, the favourite for the the winner of the selling plate for began to make considerate, head- hleved this fire thing for the In-Stewards' Handicap, is a handsome two-year-olds, may be said to have way up the straight. Windsor Laddfan ruler. The jockey, Charles chestnut, with all the appearance received the right sort of ad- and Easton appeared to have the Smirke was unable to ride for five of a good sprinter. He is French-vertisement. " Issue between them until Colombo years, because of the displeasure of bred, and had run orice before in Од Windollte the champion again came into view.

the Jockey Club, but he came back This me however, he was seen last autumn and his great chance wide out in the middle of the came to ride this fancied horse in -course. It was astonishing to find the Derby. He showed coolness, him there. Yet there he was, and fine judgment and skill, and is now though there was a clear road re-established in the best dense. ahead it was obvious that he would have to be something more than the unbeaten horse, of the period to overcome the seriousness of the position he was now in.....

Luck Against Colombo.

lost to Dr. and Mrs. Trail 5-7 -beat Armstrong and Miss

Thomas

beat Dunham and Miss Pat-

terson -

KIDNAPPING CHARGE

FAILS

7-5

6-8

"This is no kidnapping ease and these three people should never have been charged with the of- fence," said Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. more than 200 when he discharged Chan

Siu, Chan Ying (female) and Chan Chol on a charge of kidnapping Chan Man-klt, a 14 year old boy at Kowloon City on June 13.

The Inspector in charge in cut- Uning the facts of the Case said that on June 13 the complainant. and boy a father went to the Kowloon Tong Police Station and reported that his child, had been missing for the past three days.

The boy's father said he did 'mót know any of the accused and when questioned on his son's character said "he is a very naugh-

this country, when he caught the jockey was seen at his best, and eye of some careful observers.might indeed be considered un- Here he was favourite, which lucky not to have won outright. means there were very consider-The shades of luck in racing are able hopes of him. He took a lot never so pronounced

as on this out of himself at the post, and was course. Richards In Two Dead-Heats

not well away, thaugh in no sense

Coronation Cup To-day In a minor way it was a notable "left."

I hope to see Hyperion win the day for Gordon Richards. He is

However, he came on the scene Coronation Cup this afternoon forty boy and I have often had to fairly used to ridtog two or three to give the Impression that he Lord Derby. Raymond, I am in lick him for playing truant." winners a day, more so laat year might overhaul Sunny Palm, en formed, will not run because of the His Worship: Has he ever been than this. At the same time. it whom Gordon Richards had made state of the goldg. King Salmon away from home 'over-night? I could give him nd chatice. The is something out of the common a spry beginning. Corindon Tall-is another prodáble absentee. Witness:-On several occasiona other two were too far in front for a jockey to be on three winners ed by a head, with Vaslloff less Chatelaine has no chance on her he has left home, in the evening with little more ground to cover. and on placed horses in all the than a length away. 'in third place. Manchester Cup running, but I and slept in uninhabited premises Yet for a few seconds there did other three races.

His winners Mald of Essex, for whom there was am prepared to see her do better owned by relatives of mine. seem a possibility that the far-were Sunny Palm, who won the substantial support, could not on the scene of, her Oaks triumph His Worship addressing the "In- ourite would come storming on the Stewards High-Weight Handicap overcome a slow beginning. of a year ago. "Mate may be the spector in charge said the charge scene to maintain his status as a of Ave furlongs: Danesford, who

King Stepham's First Defeat one to trouble Hyperion, if, indeed, should never have been "made champion. He closed the gap up for the Caterham Btakes beat the

King Stephan was the second he is to be troubled.

against the defendants and to a point. But the effort could hot favourite, King Stephan: and unbeaten horse of the afternoon I make the best bet of the daycordingly discharged them. not be maintained. He had had į Windollte,, who dead-heated with to meet with disaster. The trage-to be. The Jesuit for the Great to cover more ground, probably by Spurtle for the Epsom Handicap. dy of Colombo has been told. Burrey Foal Plate. Zano, in the. Richards was concerned. In two King Stephan had won all his Royal Stakes, will be on a favourite several lengths, than any other horse from the time the turn to deadheats. On Spaniard he dead-three races as a two-year-old. He battleground but so also will Polar the straight had been reached. heated with False Point for sec was clearly expected to have not Bear Choice is made of Mrs. J.. B. Even if Colombo had not done ond place behind Bach, the six the slightest difficulty in winning Joel's horse, who won here at, the so he might never have beaten the length's winner of the Ranmore his fourth...

Spring meeting. Montrose should is left in some Selling Plate. He might, perhaps, Hi penalty was no more than win the Durdans Handicap.

winner,

3

There

ac

"My girl," said Harofa proudly. "Is a decided blonde.”

"Yes," adid, Madge. "I was "with her when she decided."

tance of 2.400 metres.—Transocean Kuo Min.

Wiping Their Feet

Little Jean, aged four, had come .to spend the summer in the country, Everything was new and wonderful One morning she came running in, all excitement.

"Ob. Auntie!" she cried, "come out, quick. The little chickles bave gottan out of the coop and are. under the rose bushes, wiping their feet as hard as they can."

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