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RACING NOTES AND TURF GOSSIP

Visiting Jockeys; Herod And The Derby; Some Good "Aussies:" Double Chance For Valleys

(BY "MORNING DEW”)`

There has been quite a lot of discussion recently as to what jockeys from the North will be visiting Hong Kong for the Annual Race Meeting. I am informed by the Jockey Club that so far only four visitors have been notifies by owners, and of these three are already here, these being Mr. D. S. L who needs no introduction from me. Mr. B. L. Tao of Shangbal and Mr. P. K, T. Ho of Hankow." Mr. F. Marshall, who will be riding for Mr. and Mrs. Pearce's ponies, is due next week, I hear.

other

Mr. P.T.K. Ho of Hankow comes Tinson's Estray. Their here with a good record' up North candidate, Estover, is being pre- and I am sure that he will ac-pered for the longer distances. count for some of the more import-but does not seem to finish well ant races during the meeting. He will be riding for the other good griffins to watch, while coming Mersey and Popular Star are Hau Un stable and will at the needless to add, Trowbridge will same time look after the inter-have plenty to say in all grifs ests of some of the smaller Chin- events at the meeting ese "owners, whose subs appear to be quite good. Amongst his mounts will be Lucky Strike, one of the best of this year's sub-griffins,

"Mr. B. L Tao will ride for Mr. Li Tse Fong! Els record in Shanghal last year was very good, though the exact figures have not reached Hong Kong.

The Shanghal Racing Record for 1933, however, shows Mr. Tao with 31 wing, 32 seconds and 41 third places. He was unplaced on 255 occasions. In 1932, he had only 3 wins, with 12 seconds and

6 thirds and 110 anplaced.

Shooting Star

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

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Wednesday, Jan. 30. Auctions-Lammert's Household Furniture, 2 Luna Building, Kim- berley Road, Kowloon, 11 am

Cimensas

King's: The World Moves On." Queen's:-"What Every Woman:

Knows,"

Central: "Chinese Picture," Oriental:-"Let's Talk It Over," World:-"Chinese Picture." Majestic:-"Keepem Rolling." Alhambra:-"Air Hostess."

Star: "The Silver Cord." :

Roof Garden, 9 p.m. Piano Recital, Hong Kong Hotel Entertainments-Mme. Florigny's

Ambu

lance Brigade Paintings, Glouces

Exhibitions--St. John

ter Building 3 to 8 pm.

Lectures-Hong Kong English Forum, Chinese YM.CIA. Bridges Street,

The question as to which is the best Australian is still occupying the "minds of those who are, try- | Meetings.--Members and Credi- times. We have all heard for Queen's Road Central, 12.30 and ing to gauge form from training tors. Cathay Pencil Co., Ltd., 7. some time that the best three 12.45 p.m.;. Victoria Chess Club, are streamline, Derby Day and Got Lane Crawford's, 5.15 pm.; Kow- That, I think some of the critics loon Union Church Women's Guild, Shooting Star is rapidly gettlag have changed the opinions, for 10 a.m. into shape and what Mr. D. S. Drive, Sailors and Soldiers' Home, Miscellaneous Klondyke Whist LI down here, 127 pany should 8.30 p.m.; Whist Drive, Seamen's be ready for ram by the middle Institute, # p.m.; Fireside Discus of February

a very im-alon, European YMCA. pressive galley

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Sports.

Chang Not Coming Some time ago, I stated in these stable's proverifal lack in Austra columns that Mr. Y, S, Changlian subitmight quite easily will be coming down to ride for turn out that they have drawn Mr. Li Shu Pang. I hear now the best Australian "pony again Soldiers' Home, 8 p.m. that he is not coming down at all. The stable has two very good candidates in Soldier of Britain and Racing Boy. The latter will probably go to the post a warm favourite for The Garrison Cup. There is a rumour that Mr. S. Y. Sun, who rode for Mr. L last year will come down to ride these can- didates again, but of this also, confirmation is lacking.

Cricket.-R.AM.C. v. University

Club Seniors

Hockey, Hong Kong Hockey (King's Park), 5 pm.

7. Medway Officers

(Club Ground), 4.45 p.m.

Rugby Club "A" v. Army "A"

Badminton-Men's Doubles, AT creio, Chinese I. C. 7.St Andrew's With the Division, Eliot Hall v. Club de Re tug Division, Club de Recreio 7 RC, Talkoo R.C. v. Ballors and

Vixen, Tor and The Maori are for World Olympic Championship, Contract Bridge-Entries close two others which will be sure 105 pm. ⠀ attract attention, since they went over a mile in exceptionally fast |(F). times on Saturday last and both finished the last half mile in 55.4 seconds. Mrs. Stephan Lam's Fairy and Mr. Why's Goldsmith are two nice movers who will not be, sham-j ed in the Sydney Malden Stakes," especially if the luck of the draw While I am on rumours, I might puts them away from the favouri- add that there is repeated talk tes. The Bean Goose, belonging" that Mr. C. Encarnacao will be to Messra Hall and Shenton is also here during the Annual Meeting. Mr. Encarnacao rode President.

The Valleys Hall to victory in 1920 and it wil With nifty nine entries in the be a strange co-incidence the Valleys, the task of trying to fol were to ride Pacific Hall to vic-low the progress of the sube is tory this year.

Herod

a good-one, v

WRS

Thursday, Jan. 31. Auctions-Lammert's, Household Furniture & Humphreys Building, Kowloon, 10.30 am; No. 1. The. Albany, 2 p.m.

King's Queen's

Central

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The World-Moves On": "Channel Crossing.”

Chinese Picture." Oriental: "Let's Talk It Over." World: "Little Caesar Alhambra Moby Dick." Majestic: "Keeper Rolling. Star: The Silver Cord."-- Entertainments. St. Andrew's Club Concert, 9. p.m.

Lectures. Theosophical Society, HE. Club Aunex, 6.p.m.; Volunteer Headquarters, 5.30 pm.

Meetings.Annual, St, John's

no simple one, but, with Double Chance in such good trim, it is Herod's magnificent gallop ou safe to say that this pony will Saturday has made him a warm not be far away even if he does favourite for the Derby and I am not win. Last year, it will be re- sure he will be much in demand called, Classic Hall started a hot in the selling sweeps. Herod and favourite for the race, but Pacific Hall are about the pick beaten on the post by Cavalcade: of this year's grimus, the more Is there anything in this year's to since I am told that Soldier lot that will do the same of Honour will be kept for next Double Chance? Lucky Strike, season. If the decision to keep Tm Ho, The Cheetah and High Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.; Kowloon Soldier of Honour for 1936 is de- Principle are some of those to Union Church, 8 pm HK finite, there will be a good race bear 1 and, when looking for Philatelic Society, "8. C. M. Post between Herod and Pacific Hall. an outer to beat the favourite Board Room, 5.30 p.m.; Final, because both can inish well and in the Valley

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much will depend on the way the Facing Record earlier part of the race is run: The Hong Kong Jockey Club's of Herod at the moment, though hand. The volume provides e Personally, I favour the chances racing record, for 1934 is just 12.30 pm, shareholders 12.45 pm, in saying so, I do not want to suits of the racing for the year, imply that Patife Hall will not the records of each pony, the re- be a match for him!

Rehearsals Hong Kong Bing

ers. Union Church Hall, Kennedy Road, 5.30 pm: "Hiawatha,"

Miscellaneous Women's Fellow. sults according to distance and whist Drive, Civil Service Cricket ship, St. Andrew's Hall, 3 pm: the records of the jockeys. From Many racegoers, remembering this publication, it will be seen that Club, 45 p.m.; Claims against the triumphant record of the Dun- the Derby winner last season won the Estates of John Reginald Hin- bar stable in recent years canno? $5,581 in stakes, accounting for ton and Guadalupe Barretto de shake of the feeling that in Pon- three races only and being un-Balbas, due. tias Bay and Mistake Bay, as well placed in two others The next as in Mrs Dunbar's Sacajawes, beat total for 1934 grifdns is shown they have the Derby winner. With by Soldier of Britain who has Cathedral Hall, 8,45 pm. Mr. Frost riding for this stable, earned $5,350 for his owner win- the pink and green hoops" will ning six races during the year be as prominent at the 1935 meet and getting a second and two Cathedral Annual "At Home, 445 ing as they have been in all past third places. He was twice un m meetings for some years, but I can placed. To date, Diana Bay has hardly see the steble's colours won $28,104 pazzing the post first in the Liberty Bay has collected $23,820

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