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MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1939.

In the World of Sports

235 PUNTERS SHARE "DAILY DOUBLE"

POOL OF $58,361 ON OF RACING SEASON

A Grand Time Upsets.

To Pay $101.50

Excellent conditions, featured the closing day of the Hongkong Jockey Club's 1939 racing season at the Valley on Saturday when a substantial "Daily Double" pool of $58,361 was shared by 235 backers, each receiving $248.30 for nominating New Star and Rose Fiana.

was

created by

The big upset of the afternoon A Grand Time, who returned $101.50-the best dividend of the day.

The three leading jockeys aged to keep in front by a head. of the season are Mr. C. En Heddon and Smiling Time Anished carnacao with 34 wins and next in order with a neck be- 36 places. Mr. V. V. Needa tween them. Gog (third favourite) with 25 wins and 41 places, was fourth and Geordie (carrying and Mr. D. Black with 18 only 71 out of 4.968 tickets) was a good Afth, while Dow Jones, King's wins and 31 places.

Envoy and Rose Day finished in the ruck.

Following are the results:- RACE ONE

Dilatory Handicap—(One Mile} Hectic View in front by Mr. Fan's Matador, 158 lbs. about two lengths all the way

(Mr. S. C, Lang)

WAS

THE LAST DAY

"LAST “QUARTER”

ON TOP AGAIN

"Last Quarter, the Hong-

| kong Dally Press racing ex- pert, was again successful In his selections for Saturday's races with four direct winners in Confusion Bay. Pumper- nickle, King Kong and New Star.

Two horses tipped for places came first. They are Matador and Piet Hein.

In addition "Last quarter" had seven other placed horses among his relections for the day, making a total of 13 successes out of 24 selections. It pays to follow "Last Quar- ter?

CASH SWEEPS

$ 688.25

Race 1

No. 4149 No. 676

$2,664,75

1

Race 2

No. 3359,

(Mr. F. P. Botelho 2

No. 3323

No. 4417

$2.626.40 $ 750,40 $ 375.20

round up to the rock where Con- Bird's Heddon, 154 lbs. fusion Bay took command. Lead-

ing into the straight Confusion | Miss L. Fo-chun's Smiling Time, Bay went on to win comfortably.

Contusion Bay carried 877 cut of 971 win, tickets on the part inutuel, the other runner in this two-horse, affair carrying only 4.

Hongkong Autumn Champions—

One and a Quarter Miles

Mr...L. Dunbar's Confusion Bay, 161 lbs. (Mr. D. Black) Lan's Hectic View, 158', lbs. (Mr. H. C. PH)

Won by five lengths.

Time:--2.30.4.

Pari Mutuel-

Winner: $5.10. Places: $5.10.

Betting

Confusion Bay

Hectic View

Win.. Place.

377 230 94 20

971

250

RACE TWO

168 lbs. Mr. C. Encamacao) 3 Won by a head" a neck between second and third.

Time: 207.4. - Pari Mutuel: —

Winner: $11.10."

Places: "$5.90, $9.80, $6.40.

Also ran:-Dow-Jones 143 lbs.

1 H. J. A Hearne); Geordie 149 (R. M. Wood; Gog 145 (V, V. Needa);

2 King's Envoy 154 (L. B. Chao):

Rose Day 140 (S, W. Pan),

Pumpernickle, the favourite, was

first

away with Heinz, Brutus

(second favourite) and Dick Tur-

Dow-Jones

Geordle

Gog

Unplaced Tickets Nos. 4127, 2815, 4708, 3850 get $50 each.

Race 3

No, 1497

$2.804.20

No. 3655

No. 2937

$ 801:20 $ 400.60

Unplaced Tickets Nos. 5137, 2814, 520, 3280. 38 get $50 each.

INTERNATIONAL

RUGGER

England & Wales Beat Scotland

And Ireland

LONDON, Dec. 17 (Beuter}--- The first International rugby match at Richmond for 30 Years was played Festerday when a combined England and Wale team beat Scotland and Ireland by 17 to 3 points: the score at half-time was 6-nil,

Eastern Loses | LADIES HOCKEY:

To Kowloon

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CLUB'S FIRST WIN ON SATURDAY

What chances Eastern had) of securing the championship of the football League were shattered on Saturday when they were defeated by Kow- loon, playing at home, by the odd goal in seven.

Kowloon showed tip-top form and did not allow Eastern ta settle down to their usual fine constructive game until they had established a substantial lead of three goals well into the second hali.

CAER CLARK CUP COMPETITION

"Y" LADIES-5; RECREIO L-0

"Y" LADIES WON THEIR FIFTH CAER CLARK CUP MATCH ON SATURDAY, AND HAVE THUS REACHED THE HALF-WAY STAGE IN THE COMPETITION WITH A RECORD OF NO DEFEATS AND NO DRAWN GAMES. RECREIO LADIES, though they lost two points, gave much improved, display. They assumed the offensive. from the very start, and managed to keep the game as much in "Y" territory as in their own.

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An early goal, a distinct pos- [sibility, might even have caused

OVERWHELMING an upset, but this was not to be.

WIN FOR C.B.A.

Miss. D. McCaw netted three, times for the winners, and Mrs. S. Gardner twice.

"Y" Ladies tried out a new loft- wiriger, in Miss I. Buchanan, who

Collapse Of Nomads played a very keen game and

The heroes of the match were Kowloon's back line of defence.! Smith in goal was in good form. RED CROSS BENEFIT and it was chiefly due to his dis- The match was for the benefit play, especially in the latter stages of the Red Cross and the teams of the game, that Kowloon man- пете Chosen entirely from the aged to win. Eastman and Virtch, Services and included 28 inter-full-backs, covered each other, well nationals.

St. Andrew's L-1; A.K, Ladies-I and showed sound understanding. A crowd of 4.000 watched an in- The halves were effective in prised the Nomads even more than valuable point to Hongkong Ladies St. Andrew's Ladies dropped a teresting game in which the English their spelling

distribution, they did Recreio to win by seven at King's Park, and, though they

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and

After Interval

Central British Association sur-

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proved to be a strong claimant for the position.

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and Welsh were superior in all Maxwell was the best of the trio goals to one at King's Park yester-led at one stage. were lucky enough departments, except in the full-but Bliss, at left-half, was rather day in the only Hockey Association to draw. back line, which laid the founda- | shaky,

Tournament match played over the i Hongkong Ladies played their week-end.

strongest line-up to date, the only Play in the first half gave no notable absentee being Mrs. Lun- indication of the collapse that was son, who was ably replaced in goal to come after half time, and by Miss S. Baskett, Nomads were as much and even

y.

ition for their success in the The forwards played their best scrums, in which the Welsh inter-game this season, the most out- national, Travers. hooked brilliant-standing being Jackson. Santos, promoted from the juniors, was The three-quarters also shone weak as leader. as a combination and individually. Eastern took a long time to get The Scottish made spasmodic into their stride, but when they forward rushes

did they found the deficit too

ENGLAND TEAM

absence

the goalmouth.

FORWARD LINE ***.

Herald" Cup competition on Tues-attack was not so dangerous as the.. second half with two quick mage in the goalmouth. Down

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more on the offensive than C.B.A. The strong HK. Ladies' defence Two possible goals for Nomads kept in check the most dangerous went to waste when players were forward line the Saints' have been. great to overtake,

found to be offside, and shortly able yet to field this season, and Eastern Belded two new men in afterwards C.B.A. opened their ac-even the presence of Mrs. Bliss Hsu Po-wan and Chong Kam- Count with a goal scored by Ernie making her first appearance this The following pleyers have been chuen, who deputised for Hau Fowler after a melee in front of season, could not unsettle it selected to represent England

Ching-to. The latter's against Scotland in the "Sunday was greatly felt and the Eastern

St. Andrew's scored first through. C.B.A. Hvened up, the play in Miss H. Reid following "a scrum-

minutes 1-0 at the interval, HK. Ladies goals in the first few Jackson opened Kowloon's ac- after the resumption, and this rallied to score through Miss M. count through a penalty and ten spelled the end of the Nomads. S. Booker, Layle

BRAWN CUP (Navy), Bright Middlesex) (Capt.) minutes later Bell added a second. A. Fowler scored three goals, G. H. Į | Wilkinson (Middlesex) Gardner

C.B.S.-5: C.B.A. Ládles-0) Ten minutes after the interval, Fowler, J. J. King, and V. C. Bond

Central British (HKE), Thorburn (Navy) Fowler Jorge increased the score to three,

one each.

School caused LAST GOAL- (A.K. Club); Baw

but shortly later Chang Kim-ha:

an upset at the School ground. (Middlesex). Thomas (Middlesex). E. Strange replied for Eastern, Hsu King- scored by the Nomads, J. H. Franco leaders in the league table, to win The last goal of the match was when they defeated C.B.A., Ladies. (HK, Club) Breltt (Navy), Rides sing scored again for Eastern, but netting. It was the collapse of by the convincing margin: of Ave- (R.A, O.C.) Freshwater Middle- Bell put in his second to put Row- their defence that brought about goals to ril sex),

day. December 20 on Club Ground, kick-off at 3:30 p.m

1

Race 4

No. 3880

$3.138.80

No. 4364

No. 5134

$ 896.80 ....$ 448.40

usual.

Robinson (Nayy),

Roughley

Betting

Race 5

(Navy).

Heidy (Navy).

Win. Place.

No. 3114

88 · 193

$5,681,20

No. 3575

$1,623.20

71 157

947

1002

No. 3232 ...

$ 811.80

Heddon King's Envoy "Matador"

Rose Day A. Smiling. Time

pln (third in demand) following time round

in that order.

Pumpernickle

maintained the

303 345 A0 147 1974 1866 54 103 1441 1254

4.968 5,007

RACE FOUR Musketeer. was in front frst with King Kong In second and Celtic Star third. the back stretch King Kong (hot favourite closed in while Celtic

lead Into the straight and went on Star fell back and was about ten to win easily by three lengths lengths.behind King Kong at the from Macquarie River (outsider) rock. who came up strongly on the off-

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and eventually

side to displace Heinz and Brutus. King Kong, going very well, was The latter eventually beat Heinz neck and neck with Musketeer in- for third place while Dick Turpin to the straight finished Afth, and Zodiac a bad forged ahead to win by last.

Laggards' Handicap-(Six

Furlongs)

Mr. J. H. Jessen's Pumpernickel,

two lengths while Celtic Star, making | alate spurt, was third, Ave lengths · behind Musketeer, the feld of three finishing in the or- der in which they were backed, 1

Hongkong Sub.-Griffins Autumn Champlons-(One and a Quarter Miles

180 lbs. (Mr. B. A. Proulx) Gredka's Macquarie River, 195

(Mr. D. Black) 2 Mr. G. Tréverton's Brutus, 150

1bs

lbs....... (Mr. H. C. Pih) 3. Cocoa's King Kong,, 161 lbs.

Won by three lengths, a neck between second and third,

Time: 1.18.3.

Pari Mutuel:-

Winner: $13.60.

Places: $8.70. $11.20, $6.70.

Unplaced Tickets Nos. 1195, 4141. 2511. 4798, 4777, 2238. 5246 get $100 each,

No. 3566

No. 20

Race 6

$3,176.60

$ 907.60 No. 1088

S 453.80 Unplaced Tickets Nos. 1534, 2719. 1878, 1713, 983 get $50 each.

Race 7

No. 819 No. 1270

$3,337.GO

$ 953.60 No. 6234

$ 476.80 Unplaced Tickets Nos. 2805. 4170.

Race 8

No. 3377

$6.420.40 $1,834.40

LADIES TENNIS TOURNAMENTS

The following are the latest re- sults in the Colony Ladies Lawn Tennis Tournaments:-

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SINGLES Miss J. Reeve beat Mrs. FC.

drawn.

foon in a safe position and Lee Tak-kee reduced the arrears.

CLUB'S FIRST WIN Club registered their first win of the season when they defeated Royal Scots by two goals to one.

The fact that they started with only nine men will make their real a highly commendable one.

the Nomads' defeat,

Miss M. Macfarlane and Miss S. Their goal-keeper. E. A. Alves, Gehring scored twice each for the had an off-day, while R. Xavier. winners. and Miss E. Rousseau their left-back, could not settle once. C.B.A could not get start- down again after being pulled up ed, and lost to a team that had

better balance, and more speed. for dangerous play..

In the intermediate line both R

J. Reed and L. Souza, worked hard

D.G.S.—1; "Y" Ladles-0. Diocesan Girls' School caused

match.

but found the, swift CBA attack another upset when they defeated more than they could cope with "Y" Ladies" juniors on the School 4741, 4033, 5936, 3037. 2195. 3400 Tracey. 6-0, 6-3.

Pryde and Gratton, two juniors R. M. da Silva was the best of the ground by the only goal of the get $50 each.

called upon to fill the vacant forwards, Mrs. Smeby was given a walk positions, were two of the best For C.B.A., Bond played a good

Ladies were without Miss over," Mrs. Marriott having with players on the Club side. Sidney game at left-back. Both T. D. and Buchanan and Miss Stokes, bath Strange and Millington defended N. B. Whitley were sound in the of whom were playing for the DOUBLES Mrs. Smeby and Mrs. Kevan working centre-half.

!stoutly, while Forrow was a hard- half-back line while D. T. Smith, Senior XI against Recreio. Miss Eva Churn scored in the first half. 8. A. and G. H. Fowler were the beat Mrs. Whitham and Mrs. Mar-

Becrelo L1: Argonautes-1. rtott, 6-3, 6-4.

The Scots were badly off form, best of a dangerous attack..

Argcasulas «came quite near to and the forwards were mediocre in

The teams were: Entries into the 2nd rounds of her combination.

taking both points from Recreio CBA.-H. Lockhart: J. T. E. Ladies at King's Park, and a little the Singles and Doubles Tourna-

an unusually bad day and could Gilchrist, V. C. Bond: T. 8. D. more experience of lenght games ments are:

Whitley, N.BM-Whitley, J. King: could have won them the day. Singles:-Miss. J. Reeve v. Mrs. ever produce his best form,

After a goalless first half, Club D. T. Smith, & A. Fowler, . H. Smahy: Mrs. E. Litton v. Miss R opened the score through Gratton. Fowler, E Fowler and Ure.

NOMADS:-E

Alves; Continuing to attack, Club further

No. 1484 No. 1064

$ 917.20 Unplaced Ticket No. 12 get. $100.

C

tion. Commencement Bay last by several lengths.

Tardy Handicap (One Mile) Kong

Bros. New Star, 156

Mrs

was

lbs. ......... (Mr. S. W. Pan)

(Mr. L E Choa) Fan's Musketeer, 152 lbs.

(Mr, S. C, Llang) 8. L K.'s Celtic Star, 158 lbs. (Mr. C. Encamacao)

Won by two

1:

Stanton's Oak Bay. 140 lbs. ......... (Mr S. W. Tang) Lan's Humdrum Eve, 168 lbs.

(Mr. H. C. Pih) 3

lengths, four

Time: 1.52.3.

Pari Mutuel:-

Winner: $19.30.

Timė: 2.33.1.

Also ran:-Dick Turpin 140 lbs.lengths between second and third (W. G, Poy); Heinz 140, (8. W. Tang); Schmetterling 142 (C. F.

H. Churchill); Zodiac 143 (V, V. Needs),

Brutus

Betting

Win. Place. 1100 1058

Pari Mutuel:-

Winner:"$8.00. Places: $6.60,

Betting

Rumjahn.

Doubles: Mrs.

V.

Burnett and

Hossack had

A

Leading 1-0 after a gont scored

by Miss C. Xavier, the became Hustered and a continua artik

1 Miss Bradbury Miss Griffiths drew ahead when Wilson netted Soares, R. Xavier; A. Xavier, R. J. by the Hucrelo forwards resulted Reed, L Souza; R.'M. da Silva, Fin an equaliser being scored before and Mrs. Chul: Mrs. Smeby and from a centre from Gratton. 2Mrs. Kevan v. Miss Iade and Mrs.

Revived by this, the Scots took O. Reed, J. Franco, P. Rull and full time. Miss N. Gonsalves net- Churchill.

the offendive and Gordon reduced B. Xavier, the defcit. The Scotsmen put on

Won by short head, the same be- SPORTING FIXTURES pressure but the Club was equal

tween second and third.

TODAY

to the occasion and the whistle improved football but could not, blew with the Club worthy win score.

BOXING.-Middlesex Rest. Inter-ners.

Company (Novices), 7.30 pm.

Places $8.80, $37.50, $11.80. [POLO-RA Cup Polo, 3.30 pm. Also ran Commencement Bay

TOMORROW

| 140 lbs, ̈(Y. T. Fung); Expansion | BOXING.-Middlesex Regt. Inter-

Time 153 (V. V. Needa): Gladiator. Company (Novices), 1.30 p. 142 (H. J. A, Hearne); Jennifer BRIDGE-Y.M.CA. Bridge Class."

10 a..

Win. Place. 167 (B. A. Proulx); Just In Time 284 73 142 Ip Klu-ying); Lancashire 1758 508 Lass 153 (L, B, Chao Potentate

352 92 153 (C. Encarnacao).

Dick Tarpin

597 676:

Heinz

308

425

Celtic Star King Kong Musketeer

Macquarie River

203

203

다

Pumpernickel

1216 1029

2.392

763

Schmetterling" Zodiac

69 108

279

351

3,772 3,040

RACE THREE

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RACE FIVE

The field went off ine with Oak Bay (outsider) slightly in front. Down the back stretch Oak Bay was well ahead with Poten-

Dow Jones, King's Envoy, Rose tate (favourite) and Expansión Day (the three least fancied) and Time following. Commencement Matador (favourite)

in Bay was last, ten lengths behind. front first time round. At the

Oak Bay led into the straight

were

rock Matador forged ahead and but in the home run New Star

taking the lead was first into the (second

straight.

favourite) came 12p

strongly and ousted the leaders to

In the home run Heddon (fourth win by a short head. Hundrum

in demand) and Smiling Time Eve, making a late spurt; finished

Betting

Win: Place, Commencement Bay 50. "83

Expansion Time Gladiator

Humdrum Eve Jennifer Just In Time Lancashire Lass New Star Oak Bay Potentate

FULL SCORES

ted.

HOCKEY TEAMS

The following teams will repre-

Saturday's results and scorers sent the Hongkong Hockey Club in matches arranged for the coming week

were:~

Police

FIRST DIVISION

1

Johnson.

Kowloon

Bell-2, Jorge, Jackson.

4

"A" XI vs. Royal Engineers on S. China "A" 3 the Club today at 5 p.m.;- EW.

Lai Shui wing,

Ip Pak-wah,..

Brown W. C. Schnabel J. Penning-

ton J. V. Steven H. J. D. Lowe A. Tung Wing-gul.N. Other W. Spencer G. D, Woolgar Eastern

3

POLICE LOSE TO S. CHINA

On the Boundary Street ground Pallce did well in losing to the champions, South China “A”, by three goals, to one. In fact, if they had played as well as they did in the second half the result would have been mach closer. Nevertheless, the game was an exciting one and full of interest throughout. Lancashire Chips led into the McHardy, the Police custodian, Club, straight but weakened in the war in magnificent form and Gratton, home run and was only able to brought off some really remark-

Wison. finish fourth. A Grand Time and able saves, Blackburn and Fle! SECOND DIVISION. “A” Batin Bay went on to finish in were a safe pair of backs, while 5th A. A. Regt, 0

Eastern that order while Chiltern making Ferrier, and Wong Man-kwat were

Tian Yan-sang.

Bay (fourth favourite) in close at- tendance.

Emberson

a late rush. snatched third place prominent among the forwards, R.A.O.C. by a head from Lancashire Chips. Bouth China played their usual Courting Eve, the favourite, was methodical game and their com- pen), Harding. never in the picture.

36 bination was always a treat to Club

Hsu King seng. Chang Kim-hai, Lee Tack-kee, Boyal Scots Gordon."

1

E E, Morgan, E. Bannister L. P. Tamworth,

..

1st XI versus Middlesex Regi- ment on the Club ground on Wed- nesday at 5 p.m.-V. M. Benwell V. C. Bond E. V. Reed N. B. Whit- ley W. A. Reed F. Corrie-Hill. 8. Fowler D. S. Carey G. E. Divett. T. D. Whitley R. A. Bates.

315 418 243 317 688 697 180 214 31 75 858 849 12171224

2. 8th Hvy, Regt, 3

Cross, Burgess, Dunne.

142 139 1599 1484

Woo Chul- cheong.

0

Queensland Autumn Champions- watch.

(Ong and a Quarter Miles)

5,320 5,484

MI. LI.Po-chun's A Grand Time,

Lai Shui-wing opened the ac- count for the Caroline

team

148 lbs .............. (Mr. D. Black)

1

RACE SIX Lancashire Chips (second fa

Mr. L. Dunbar's Baffin Bay 155

156, ... (Mr. P.P. Botelho) '2

Lane, Faith,

30th Hvy, Bty. 3. Engineers 2 R48.0.

Flanders,

Hill, Hammond Martin,

Ward, Elliott

SECOND

DIVISION “B”

McKay 4.

and Ip Pak-wah put in the second Kwong Wah 1 · ́Royal Scote ...” 4. one without a single Police reply. I Chin Chi-fun.

Tung Wing-sul put South China Kowloon further ahead but Johnson re-

Knox 2

2. Police

Morrison Ibs (Mr C Pacamacao) 3 plled for the Police, From this

THIRD DIYISION Continued on, Page B stage onward the Police played South Chiha 1 12th Hvy, Bfy, 2

(second favourite) onsted the third, a short-head behind Oak vourite) led the field first time, Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Chiltern, 155 leaders one by one, but could not Bay, while Expansion Time de-past the stands with A Grand, catch up with Matador who man- ¡feated. Potentiate, for fourth poại Time (least fancied) and Baffin

(own goal).

24th Hvy. Bly. 3 Kumaon Hils, Atkins Mason, Gopal Singh

Marabáll

Royal Scola

Hunter 3.

Kešne 2,

Crawford.

6 RAM.C.

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