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MONDAY, NOVEMBER :20, 1939.

* In the World of Sports

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FAVOURITES WIN FIVE OF SATURDAY'S VALLEY RACES: CONFUSION BAY SETS UP NEW MILE RECORD: CLOSE FINISHES

Three Dead-Heat For Second Place

HOW THE HORSES RAN

Punters had the unique satisfaction of seeing as many as five races won by the favourites at Saturday's meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club at Happy Valley, when fast times, close finishes and some good dividends were features. of the day's events.

The first four races were won in a row by the favour- ites Confusion Bay, Strathbannock, Navylight and Wilber, while the favourite for the seventh event, Royal Highness, also won his race. In the fifth race, the favourite, Boolat Bay, was placed third, while A Roaring Time, the winner "of the last race, was the second favourite of that event. The only favourites to disappoint were Courting Eve in the sixth race and Brutus in the last.

Confusion Bay, ably ridden Mr. Lan's Moonlight View, 151

by Mr. D. Black, clipped a

second off the mile record of

lbs.

Won by three

(Mr. Fung) 3

lengths. two

one minute 55 seconds held by lengths between second and third

Rose Elect and Diana Bay.

The seventh race provided one of the most spectacular Bnishes seen in Hongkong when four horses finished al- most in line, the winner being a short head in front of the other three who iled for second place,

Mr. Don Blacx secured the rid- Ing honours with three winners! and a place, while Mr. V. V. Needa! was second with two winners and two places.

- DAILY DOUBLE

The Daily Double on races five and seven paid $438.10 to each of 17 winning combina- tions on Blue Diamond and

... · Royal Highness. The total pool

was $7.448.

"The big trace of the day, the Horigkong St. Leger, was won by

Time: 1.54 (Record)..

Part Mutuel:

Winner: $6.40.

Places: $5.80, $7.00, $12.10. Also ran-Mr. Eu Tong Sen's Blue Express (Mr. Encarnacao) 154 lbs. Factorite 158 (Botelho); į Humdrum Eve 142 (Pth; King's Warden 144 (Needa).

"

Bear Claw blue Express

Beiting

Win. Place.

.178 2:31

LAST QUARTER" Headmaster's

DOES IT AGAIN |

Consistently successful in his race selections, “Last Quarter," the Hongkong Daily Press rac- Ing expert, tipped five direct winners at Saturday's races. They were Confusion Bay, Strathbannock, Navylight. Wil- ber and Royal Highness.

Two other horses tipped for places won their events, mak- Hing a total of seven winners

in eight maces. ››

Ten others of "Last Quar- ter's" selected horses were placed, making a total of 17 successes out of 24 selec- tions."

"Last Quarter"

maintains

his claim to be Hongkong's most successful racing tipster. Fallow him in the Hongkong Daily Press.

CASH SWEEPS

Race 1

No. 438

$1,961.40

No. 379

$ 580.40

No. 3322

$ 280.20

79,

Unplaced Tickets Nos. 1001, 3625, 2727 get $50 each.

Race 2

188 183

Confusion Bay

1302

792

No. 3385

Factorite

10

25

No, 2099

$1,961,20 4501,20

Humdrum. Eve

127

209

No. 353

$ 280.60

King's Warden

79 186

Moonlight View

41 "$4

2,015 1,719

.

RACE TWO

The field passed the stands in a Navylight (Mr. Moller up) in a bunch with Double Chance, and thrilling finish. The flag start. This Time' slightly in front. These however, saw the field off in bad two drew away, but weakened order, Navylight getting away first after the Rock and eventually enjoyed a tremendous advantage. finished in the ruck. West Lake

RACE ONE

appeared to be the first into the Hundrum Eve was the first to straight in a fairly bunched field show up from a good start. Bear in which The Leopard was going Claw, Confusion Bay and King's nicely at this stage.

On

Unplaced Tickets Nos. 322, 1036. 424, 1607, 149, 3840, 1804, 130, 3665 get $50 each.

Race 3

No, 3877

$2,412.20

No. 297

$ 889,20 No. 2411

$ 344.60 Unplaced Ticket No. 2337 gets!

$50,

Race 4

No

904 No, 4774 No. 3104

$2,136.40 $ 610.40 $305.20

Century At

Cricket

Playing for Kowloon Cricket Club End XI against the D.B.S. on Saturday, Mr. G.A. Good- ban, Headmaster of the Dio- cesan Boys' School, hit up a century off the school bowling, his 104 retired including 19 hits to the boundary, « Both the Diocesari Boys' School

CHINESE

SOFTBALL:

NO REAL SURPRISES YESTERDAY

WILDCATS HOLD LEAGUE POSITION

(BY "R.O.Y.")

BEAT

ASSOCIATION

IN GOVERNOR'S CUP

Fine Defensive Play

By Williamson

Definitely the superior team, the Hongkong Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation defeated the Hongkon, Football Association, by five goals to three in the first match of the Governor's Cup serica played on the Navy ground. Causeway Bay, yesterday after- moon in the presefice of about 2,000 spectators,

It was a good game and held Interest throughout, though it was a pity that the Chinese were forced to play only nine men In the second half, Lee Wal-tong and Hau Ching-to belag passen-« gers, both suffering from cramp.

There were no real surprises in the ladies' games played yesterday, although the Cardinak' win over the Baby Panthers was not gener- ally expected. The Chung Hwa There were several changes in the attack, supported by Chau Wildcats held their position at the both teams. In the Chinese Hine-Man-chi. top of the table with a smashing out, Mak Siu-hon. Lau Chi-chan. win over the Cubs, who made Tsang Chang-wan and Chau Man- and the Central British School. things easy for the champs by chi replaced Lee Kwok-wa, Leung aying start in the first half and who meet on Wednesday In the committing 16 errors. annual Inter-school match, fared badly on Saturday.

The D.B.S. lost by 163. runs

to

Kowloon Cricket Club Juniors, and

10.

only. F.A.

UNIVERSITY LOSES

The Hongkong, Ball Club dupli- cated the Cubs' feat by committing

Wing-chiu.. Soong Ling-sing and Lal Ship-wing, respectively, whlie

FLYING START .The Federation got away to a

within ten minutes were leading the same number of miscues to the Association team Bright and by two clear goals scored by Chau Man-chi, from a corner, the second allow the Owls their easy victory. Bonniball replaced Wilkinson and being netted by Lee Wai-tong in in the inter: his typical manner. Lee added

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the third goal with a neat shot.

|Q.B.S. by 113 runs to Club de Re-

Coles, respectively. LOOSE FIELDING jcreto juniors. The best individual The Baby Panthers were also in mediate line.

schoolboy performance of the day the limelight with their loose field- Williamson. the Association Hossack reduced the defici but was C. Whitfield's 20 runs for D. ing and despite committing eight pivot, played a fine defensive before the interval Chan Man-ch! B. S., while for C.B.S. against Re- more bobbles than the Redbirds game, but he was not fully exerted obtained the fourth goal for the creio Juniors

Weller were still able to hold the winners by Lee as the latter was never a Chinese. reached double figures in scoring to the barest of margins mainly source of danger after his attack of In the second half, the Assoċin-

through outhitting them 11 to 9.

Cramp. In fact,"In the second half tion pressed hard and their efforts The Recreio girls also gained

Lee remained in midfield prac-were rewarded when-A V. Gosano their victory through the

poor

good University, who are again seek-delding of the Buccaneers. This tically throughout heading the ball beat Cheung with a very ing entry into the First Division of match was featured by a homer by but once.

shot Fowler put in the, Associą the Cricket League, lost by three Maudie Read, who also pitched well

was the pick of the tion's third goal, and in the cls- wickets to the Indian Recreation to register 6 strike-outs. Her op Association's backs and kept ang minuter Yeung Shui-yek found Club at Sookunpoo. But they..dis-posite number, Anna Noronha, also good watch on

the net. Fung and Yeung covered a new bowler, Syed Mah-huried steady ball to concede po shut-pick, the speedy right" winger. mood, who took six I.R.C. wickets free passes.

Robinson, in goal, brought off for 43 runs.

Magaret Oliveira and Irene many fine saves, particularly two Pereira were the only two of the dives at the feet of Chau Man-chi Recreio aggregation to maintain

and 'Fung.

RESULTS

Saturday's cricket scores;

At Cox's Road. Kowloon Cricket their.. high batting standard, gar- Club 2nd XI beat the Diocesan nering two hits apiece. Boys' School by 163 runs.

FRIENDLY MATCH juniors 214 for 9 wkts. dec. (GIA.

K.C.C.

Sheehan

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„THE TEAMS

The teams were:-

-HK.F.A.: Robinson: Hendy Sheehan; Bright, Williamson, Hon- niball; F. Fowler. A V. Gosano. Hossack, Thorburn and Middleton. POOR SHOOTING

H.X.C.A.A.F.; - Cheang Wing- The Association's attack was not chol; Mak Siu-hon, Lee Tin-sang: very strong, their shooting, especi-Lau Chi-chan, Hsu King-sing.

In a friendly match Club de Re- Goodban 104 retired. C.F. Green crelo entertained the U.S.9. Ashe 35 retired, C. Whitfeld 2 for 33), ville in what was probably the best ally that of Thorburn, being wide Tsang Chung-wan; Yeung Shui- D.B.S. 51 (C. Whitfield 20, RAJ. game of the season. The local boys of the mark. Time and again.; Fick, Fung King-cheong, Lee Wal- Simpson 2 for 5 J. G. Macfarlaneally won by three runs to two Thorburn failed to make the best tong, Chau Man-chi and Hau

after two extra innings after the of his opportunities when in front Ching-to. 3 for 1. R.A. Harding 2 for 2).

At King's Park, a Club de Recreio sailor boys had managed to tie the of the Chinese citadel. Hossack, game at 2-2 in the seventh frame, leader of the attack, was guilty of

3).

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Race 5

No. 1621

$4,370,80 $1,248.80

tean beat the Central British School by 113 runs. Recreio 148 (H.A. Barros 54. A.E. Noronha 29 not out, R.G. Labrum 2 for 16. F. Weller 2 for 21, N.L. Smith 2 tor 25, EX. Hurley 2 for 31), C.B.B. Unplaced Tickets Nos, 538, 170835 (F. Weller 10. A.V. Gosano 2 for 4477, 2678, 587. 4840, 346, 148, 2930 13. J. E. Noronha 2 for 18. MA 387. 3788, 4679. 3448. 128, 357, 4412. Remedios 3 for 2. J.A., Soares 2 for In a strong finish Strathban-2533. 4324 get $50 each. Warden were next in order. entering the back stretch Hum-cck, the favourite, shot out of the bunch and went on to win a drum Eve drew Bway and was

from Guinness about seven lengths ahead at the fairly close race

No, 2499 Rock. From this point Mr. Pin's Time (second favourite), and Plet

No. 339

$ 624.40 mount seemed to weaken, and the Hein, who followed hard in that

Unplaced Tickets Nos, 3537, 1094, hot favourite, Confusion Bay, was order and passed the post with noticed to move up and pass Bear Plain View a neck behind, fighting 2281, 3238, 2375, 3000. 908, 1226. 146 Claw, eventually

hard for an honours position. The get $100 each. entering the straight ahead of the field Mr. Leopard, finished in the ruck but Black then urged his mount and should have improved from the went on to win eastly by three run and is worth following. lengths, while Bear Claw finished Castle Peak Handicap-(About a strong second with Moonlight

One Mile 151, Yards)

View making a late spurt to Mr. J. F. Macgregor's Strath- snatch third place from King's bannock, 188 lbs. Warden who was going nicely at

the finish.

poor fifth.

(Mr. D. Black) 1 Humdrum Eve was a Mr. H. Leigh's Quiness Time.

Factorite was badly

185 lbs,...(Mr. Encarnacao) 2

left at the start and was never in Mr. Hollandia's Piet Hein, 140 the race.

Taipo Handicap-(One Mile)

Mr. Dunbar's

148. lbs.

Confusion Bay.

(Mr. D. Black) 1ị Mrs. Dunbar's Bear Claw, 144

ibs.

(Mr. Hearne) 3

lbs.....

(Mr. Needa) 3 Won by length and half, two lengths between second and third.

Time: 2.16.1.

Part Mutuel

Winner: $14.60.

Places: $7.20, $7.30, $34.50. Also ran: Bistre 168 lbs.

ADVERTISEMENT (Fung); Chatterbox 143 H. M.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY. CLUB.

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Twelfth Extra Race Meeting, to be held on Saturday, 2nd December, 1939,

Weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office,} Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong| Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 23rd Nov., 1939.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

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Botelho): Double Chance 147 (Hearne}; Estover 151 (Tang); Kut Cheung 185 (Sung); Plain View 149 (Llang); Some Hope 150 (P. P. Hotelo); The Leopard 158 (Chap) This Time 140 (Pan): West Lake 153 (K; Y, Ip),

Betting

Bistre

Chatterbox

Win. Place.

33 38 101 115

214

No. 4310 No. 5105 No. 4733

Race 6

$2,507.90 $ 739.40 $ 389.70

Unplaced Tickets Nos. 1913, 3287. 1191, 881. 733, 5303, 3205 get $50 esch.

Race 7

No, 2508 No. 899.

No.. 2073

$2.741.20

$ 391.60*

$ 391.80*

No. 904"

$ 391.80* *Dead heat for second place. Unplaced "Tickets Nos. 4850, 51, 4725 get $50 each,

No, 592 No. 2562 No. 4720

Race &

$4,639.60 $1,325,60 $ 882.80 Upplaced Tickets Nos, 1511, 3424, 1028, 3261, 503, "4160, 2770, 2857, 2427, 2743, 4632, 1400 get $100 each.

England Wins

At Sockumpoo, Indian Recreation Club beat the University by three wickets. University 97 (V.Lingam 2, A Bakar 3 for 23, AM. Rum2- ahn 2 for 14, AR. Minu 3 for 13), Indian RC. 139 (A. Bakar 23 re- tired, M. L Razack 33. Syed Mah- mood 6 for 43).

At Bookunpoo, an Officers' XI drew with an other Ranks XI in. an Army match. Officers XI 199 for 2 wkts. deci. (Capt. Grose 31, Capt. Whatman 75 not ont), Other Ranks XI 138 for 3 wkts. dec. (Q. M. & Patterson 21, Cpl. Webb 22: [Bpr. Ratcliffe 52 not out, Lleut Peal 2 for 18)...

ST. JOSEPH'S BEAT

POLICE

Recreio Pirates Wildcats

Cubs

Wahoos

க8ை

සහ

ཉཏྟ མཿསྐྱུ་ས་བྷཋ

too much dribbling. Gosano play-

MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS

ed well, while Fowler and Middle- ton, right and left wing, respec- tively, sent in some useful centres.

In the semi-finals of the Colony's The "Chinese were strong in Mixed Doubles Tennis Champion- defence, where Mak Sia-ban and ship. played at the "C.R.C. on Les Tin-sang were outstanding, Saturday, Tsui Yun-pai and Miss while Hsu King-sing put in a lot Yeung Wal-tun scored an of hard work at centre-half. But victory

Detalled scores follow: w

LADIES, LEAGUE

R, H. E.

10

8

S

4 7

10

30

2

8 18

15

11

2

3 16

12

9

11 11 13 MEN'S LEAGUE

B A 5

2 4 7

12 1

1

Fung King-cheong was a con- stant hard worker, and, with

5 $

Ball Club Cardinals Panthers

Trojans Liga

Ball Club C.B.A.

easy

over Lt-Col J. S. Balth the distribution of the ball by the and Miss M. Grinth, 6-2, 6-4. 10. {wing halves, Lau and Tsang, could

have been better.

The other semi-final will take place in the course of the week.

CLUB DOUBLES „

The Club Men's Doubles Cham-

Yeung Shui-yick, bore the brunt of plonship of the Chinese Recreationi

Steel -Coulson's And H.B.

Billiards And Darts

[Club, was decided yesterday, when Paul Kong and Trai Yo. Pui beat

| Luk Ding Cheung and Wong Shin- wing, 6-4, 6-4," "and 7-5, in the final.

AT HOME

The Club will hold an At Home 4 The following are the results to Prison O.C.

2 5 7 5 on Saturday 25, when the final for data=

BAF 9/Mees. 4 1 3 4 8 4 the Colony's Mixed Doubles will BILLIARDS·

Taikoo Club 41 3 4 8 4.be played off at 230 p.m. An exhi- 2. 1 1 2 4 2 bition doubles match will be includ- RE Sgla, Mess 0-Gales 124, C.P.OR.C. Welsh 33, Shipp 98.

ed in the programme for the day.

The prizes will be presented by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell.

Garrison Sgts. Mess "A" 3:-Car- den 150, Haslam 150 (45). Wood

160.

Garrison Sgts. Mess "B" 0:- Brown 112, Cullimore 120, Chalcraft

144.

,

In a friendly cricket match. played at the Police Recreation Cub yesterday, St. Joseph's College beat the Police R, C. by three runs. The Police batted first, H. Dan- browsky hitting up 89 which l-Roach 150, Brown 150.

Naval Police 9:-Whelan 150, cluded 18 boundaries. The scores.

Police R, C, 127 (H, Danbrowsky 150, Ng 150.

H.B. Club 3:-Low 150, Marcel 89. G. Asome 4 for 4 M. Men- donca 3 or 411, St Joseph College 130 (R. Silva 48, F. «Rull 21, V, Mendonca 17. 8 K, Khan 14, C. Pope 3′for 40, J. Lewis 3 for 40,, D. Fyffe 1 for 4).

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HK Police 0:-Ellis 84. Bradzell 102, Pope 93.

RE Sgt. Mess 1:-Gales 137, Wellwood 150, Shipp 79.

Prison Officers Club 2:-Gowland 150, 11 79, Gooding -150.

Garrison Bgts. Mess "A" 2:-Has-

Charity Soccer SPORTING FIXTURES lam 150, Wood 150, Carden 128.

TODAY

251 WALES BEATEN BY BADMINTON-Bt. Andrew's Club

958 913

Double Chance ... 271 :309 Estover Guinness Time Kut Cheung Piet Hein Plain View Some Hope Strathbannock The Leopard This Time. West Lake

131

144

82 00

145 192

69 103

1268 1218

545 451 298 328 108 175

4,199 4,327

RACE THREE.

ODD GOAL

WREXHAM, Nov. 19 (Ren- ter)-Twenty thousand were present to watch England beat Wales by the odd goal in five in an association football match in aid of the Red Cross.

Badminton Evening.

TOMORROW

BADMINTON-Y, M. C. A Bad-

minton, in the West Lounge. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 22'

Taikoo R.C. 1-Stainton Munro 116, Main 150.

4:

80,

acc. B–Salina 51, Hongsing 57, Kitchell 118.

Civil Service C.C. 3:-Jones 150, Rackusen 150, Grimmett 150.

Dockyard R.C. 3:—Jackson 150, Marsh 150, Lewis 150.

F.AF. Sgts. Mess 0--Williams minton, in the West Lounge, 106, Alkman 67, Harrison 124. until Noon 'Cathedral Hall Bad-

-LEAGUE TABLE minton, 8. pim..

| BADMINTON,-Y. M. C. A. Bad-|

It was a brilliant exhibition of BOWLS.-H. E, the Governor's HB. Club football. The five goals were Team v. Kowloon Cricket Cink, Civil Service scored within 12 minutes in the at Government House, 3.15 p.m. Craigengower second half, Astley twice · for¡ SHOOTING-Hongkong Ride As G'son 8/M. "A"... From a start that can best be Wales and Tom Jones, right back, sociation's Weekly. Spoon and ¦ Dockyard R.C. described as farcical, Navylight into his own goal and Martin Practice Shoot, Kowloon City, 1.45 Naval Police

Continued on Pago, 8-

and Balmer scored for England.

p.m.

F.K. Police

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P. W. L. F. A Pts. 4 4 0 111 11 440 102 10

4 31848 4 2:27 5.7 3 2 1 6 38

3 1 2. $455.

3215 4:5

RE. Sgt. Mess... 4042 10 2 G'son 8/M. "B"... 3 0.3 0.9 0 SNOOKER

p

RE Sgts. Mess 1:-Brannon 36, Rogers 25, Lowe 58.

Garrison "A" 2:--Haslam 47, Ro- Prison 0.0. 4 2.2 4. 6 ́6 gers 14, Gil 40.

G'son B/M. ""A", 4·2·7′′6 6 6 Garrison "B" 1-Emberson 7. HR Police ..... 3, 2 1 6 4 5 Stokes 37, Morris 28.

G'san B/M. "B" 3 1 2 4-5 4 Naval Police 2:-Brown 40, Mat- Dockyard, R.C... 3 2 14 5 4 thews 52, Whelan 53,

Craigengower 41 33 9. 3. HB, Club 1:-Santos 55, Low 29, | Taikoo Club 41 339 3 Castilho, 41.

·R.A.F. 9/Mess... 4 0 4 2 10.2 H.K. Follce 2:-Goodwin 43, Pope

DARTS 43, Bradsell 47,

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RE Sgts. Mess 2: Rogers 39, Lowe 64, Brannon "53;

Frison O.C; 1:-HIll 52, Woodward 32, Marvin 42.

2.

Garrison "A" 2:-Gill 59, Harden 43. Rogers, 65.

Taikoo Club 1:-Grimes 19, Kew 50, Wright 17.

Cralgengower C.C.0:-Ladd 20, Salina 48, Hongaling 39,

Civil Service C.C. 3-Strange 54, Ebbage 60, Rackusen 44.-...

Dockyard R.C. 2-Foreman 41, Mitchell 47. Smith 78.

R.AF, Bergts. Mets 1:-New 20, Collins 57, Bloomfield 36.

LEAGUE TABLE

RE. Srta. Mess Civil Service CP.OR.C. Naval Police H.B, Club

F. W.L, F.A. Pta. 4 3 1 9 3.9 43 19 29 2 2060 6 3.3 083

6

4 1 3 8 6 8

R.E. Bgts. Mess 0-Bartlett 0. Lowe 0, Welsh 0, Shipp ó, Dodson 0. Garrison 8gts, Mess "A" 5--Chal- craft 1. Winn 1, Carden 1, Bell 1, Estall 1.

jt

RAE. Sgt. Meas 3:-Dobson 2, Lowe 2, Davis 0. Bartlett 1, Welwood

2.

Prison Officers Club 2:-A. N. Other 1, A. N. Other 0, A. N. Other 3. A. N. Other 2, A. N. Other 0.

Dockyard R.C. 2; RAF. Sgt. Mess 3.

LEAGUE TABLE

P. W.L. FA. Pts. RAF. Sgt. Mess 4 3 1 11 0.11 Cson 8/M. "A" 2 2 0 10 0 10 HK. Police 2 11 6 48 C. & POR Club 2 1 1 4 8 4 R.E. 8gts. Mess... 211 3 7 3 Naval Police 1 0 1 2 3 2 Prison O.C.2022 8.2 Dockyard RC 1 0 14282

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