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Close: Some Reflections

Cavalcade's Luck In The Valleys

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ago, when ponies ilke Apollo and Hetmau were first brought downi here to race. Up til then 2 min-·| ules for the mile was remarkable, gut Apollo in his first year set up new records for all distances up. to a mile, while Diana Bay R griffin set up a new record for one and a quarter miles, and it was not long before the whole stan- dard of racing changed with a completely new set of times. To- day we see "D" Class ponies re- gistering 1.30 for the six furlongs and about 2.03 for the mile, times which would have won many races a decade ago in the best class. While on the subject of fast times, it is to be wondered what Liberty Bay can really register if he was to go all out over a mile. The time will come when Liberty Bay will and his equal and then it will be too late to determine what Champion pony of 1934 could really have done.

PEEPING INTO 1935

the

At last the racing year is over'; HYDROPLANE LUCKY and looking back, бne must agree With regard to the griffins, there that it has been a very eventful

is much to say, though conversely, one. Things atarted badly when it is difficult to say much. Sub- the weather spoiled the racing for sentient events proved that Hydro- the Annual Meeting and as a re-plane was lucky to win the Derby, sult upsets were the rule rather for had Soldier of Britain beeu than the exception during the first fir, or again, had ground conditions half of this year's racing, the wea- Been different. Hydroplane would ther having much to do with the. never have won. However, this results; The subscription gridis year the Derby has fallen to an of 1934, on the whole, provided other local jockey, and this, when good racing, but the same cannot we bear in mind the fact that the he said of the Australian ponies best mounts are usually offered to where Able Amazon proved to be visiting jockeys from Shanghai, is so very much better than the rest a performance of which Mr. Prouit of last year's importations. This has just cause to be proud. It was mare, however, falfed to account

a pity that King's Warden only Just one for the Champions in the Spring,

word about the new got into his true form towards the ponies before leaving off. Train- but otherwise collected the bon- end of the season. else some ofing is in full swing, though times ours in all the classic races of the

the gridins races during the sum are on the slow side. The general year including The Maidens, The

met would have been even more impression is that the new Austra- Derby. The St. Leger and the Au- open than they were. Prima Donna, Elians are not so good as the 1934 tumn Champions. Each year, one soldier of China and to some ex-lot. but with this view, not every- pany seems outstanding among the tent, Electric Star and Brillant one is in agreement, for T have Australian importations, and a Star, did not live up to earlier ex-personally seen one or two which peculiar coincidence is the fact pectations. In this connection it wil make even the best ones in that with the exception of Wood- would appear that the China pony land Stag, the Kong Bros stable

1834 move. The suba are not only. seem to have the lack of the draw all the time, for Polar Star, Night Star and Able Amazon were cham- pions of their seasons, while Even ing Star was second only to Wood land Stag

is very difficult to train, as it seems good, but, what is more valuable to obvious that earlier in the year the Club, they are an Sufdier of Britain was nothing likeThey will provide good racing even lot. the formidable candidate he is now. The grimng in spite of evidence and on the other hand Brilliant of bad times in the Colony, are Star cannot be compared to day still quite numerous, and there with the pony which carried every-should be much to interest readers thing before him at the Annual in the training times which will Meeting: Some years ago the Idea be published in this paper twice was mooted to conduct classes for a week as before. Everything trainers I wonder what has be- seems to indicate that the Annual come of that suggestion

Meeting of 1935 will not be want- ing in popularity and with the. presence of the big sweep on the Derby, interest should be keyed up to a high pitch by February.

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

Now that the year's racing is all over, there seems to be not very much doubt that Cavalcade is the best sub of the year, yet it wil surprise many to hear, that this | THE "BIG FOUR”. pony's presence in the Valley.{ Stakes (which he won), was made possible by a mistaket The pony was intended for the Wong Nel Chong Stakes, the first race on the card but was late coming down from the stables and was literally "shut out." There was no other ehart race for him that day except in the Valleys, and starting there, he accounted for Classic Hall in 4. spectacular race which is stili fresh in the minds of those who saw it. Had Cavalcade started in the Wong Nel Chong Stakes the Apnderful dividend of $400 odd raid by Dancing Butterfly would perhaps never have been paid, nor, again, would Gavalcade have paid over $300 for his first win on the local course! But these are the One remarkable thing about the "things which make racing attrac-racing during the past year is the tive and earn for it the many sup, continual lowering of records, porters-in-all-countries-

which really began some four years

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A Man of Peace

on the

With regard to races confined to the open class, there is very little doubt that the first four positions are occupied in that order by L-. berty Bay, Trentbridge, Diana Bay and Soldier of Britain. Liberty Bay, I am certain, will account for Trentbridge over any distance, and street one night was assulted by 's An old Quaker going down a the same can be said of Trent- thug who struck him bridge and Diana Bay, but I ra- cheek, ther hesitate to say the same thinged to the thug and said:

The Quaker "quietly, turn of Diana Bay and Soldier of Bri- "Would you mind slapping the tain. I think when these two meet other cheek also?" over six furlongs there is likelihood of a great race, with the odds ing. "Well, you are

The thug promptly did so,, 53y slightly in favour of the Chinese-mark"

ani easy owned pony, but for anything a

"Now God be praised!" said the mile or over, Diana Bay is still the quaker, proceeding to throw off better pony.

his coat and roll up his sleeves, now I am going to lick hell out of "I have obeyed Els teaching--and theel"

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