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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3,

1933.

"CAPTAIN FOSTER'S

TRENTBRIDGE

The New Daily Double System

WILL OPERATE

TO-MORROW

The popularity of the Hong-

kong Jockey Club's "Daily

Double" having been establish-

LEGER DAY

'PUNTERS WILL BE EN FETE

NIGHT STAR MUST WIN

TRENTBRIDGE

ed, to-morrow's meeting will TO BE FOLLOWED

sco the introduction of some

new

features in practical application of the system.

Up to the present the method has been for punters to write their selections on a ticket, post it in a fox, and then Buffer a rather try- ing experience in collecting their winnings,

This is to be done away with.

(By "Captain Foster")

To-morrow is Hong.. kong Leger's Day, and speculation is rife as to whom will win the Sub-Griffins classic.

much simpler system, having which, in my opinion

been evolved.

In brief it is this:

THE NEW METHOD. Tickets will be on sale at the commencement. of the Pari- Mutuel Betting on the first of the selected races as before, but when the starters are exhibited on the second of the selected

is a very open race. Warrington is my De fancy, although Minimus will have a large following.

Trentbridge should win the the Hongkong

only genuine stayer for the reemantle St Leger.

races, instead of the successful backer writing his selection on both halves of the ticket and St Leger, and posting one hall in the daily Night Star ap- double box, he must exchange the winning ticket for a ticket pears to be the on the pony he wishes to back In the second of the selected race to complete the Double. Punters will be further assisted by the attendance-of-shroffs who exchange will be available to winning tickets on the first of the selected ruces for a ticket on any pony in the second of the chosen races at the Daily Double counters, PROOF OF WINNING.

tutden Dra. gon unfortun accly

went

ame after his gallop last

Wednesday.

He was much fancied and would have I think finished

An exchanged ticket on any pony in the second of the select ed events will be proof that the holder has backed the winning pony on the first half of the amongst the double.

placed ponies.

With the

It should also be borne in mind exception of that the batting will close on the the Shek-O ringing of the boll closing the handicap, ordinary Parl-Mutuel betting.

which will re- This is another, step forward in the Jockey Club's task of making sult in a run- their ruce meetings attractive and way victory enjoyable. That it will serve for for Diana' smoother and happier negotiations Bay, the re- in the participation of the Dally Doutte is obvious, and whatever popularity this fenture has hither to enjoyed can be expected to be greatly increased as a result of this now and highly commendable

ystem.

THE CARD

EIGHT EVENTS TO BE DECIDED

Here is the programme for the 12th Extra Race Meeting which starts at 2 pm, to-morrow.

Golden Dragon,

maining three races should pro- duce good Anishes.

Shek-O Handicap

Blue Star and Cossack's Beauty will, I fear, be outclassed. Diann Bay will win in a conter na she is known to be in fine fettle. Sudko on his lust running cannot be seriously considered for second place, and I think both Dynasty's candidates will follow the mare

to finish:

home. This is how I expect them

1 Diana Bay

2 King's Justice

3 Hetman..

Race 2 pm: Stick- Freemantle St. Leger Handicap, 1 Mille.

Race 2, 2.30 p.m.-Free- mantle St. Leger, 1% Miles'

Race 3, 3 pm. Castle Peak Handicap, Five Furlongs

Here wo shall also see a tame- finish, und Night Star will win by whatever mergin Mr. Pan destres. City of Brisbane should fill the Race 4, 3.30 p.m.:-Hongkong

second position, "and"it will not St. Leger, 14 Miles

Race 6, 4 p.m.:-Fanling surprise me to eac Rosy Morn Handicap, Six Furlongs

amongst the placed ponies. She is Race 6, 4.30 p.m.:-Shum known to be well, but the distance Chun Handicap, 1 Mlle

Race 7, & p.m.--Sub-Griffins may find hor weakness. I cannot seo Portin with the leaders at the Bt. Leger, 1 Miles

Face 8, 93.30 p.m.:~Taipo | finishi, She fa-on past perform-

ances-very fast for short dia Handicap, Five Furlonge The Daily Double selected races tances, but in a fold consisting are the Castle Peak Handicap and chiefly of non-atayors an upset the Sub-Grifins St. Leger, de

might oaally occur. This is the

1

Night Blar

The band of the 1st Battlion koly order, at Vio finialifog pork; Bouth Wales Borderers will be in attendance and by permission of Lt. Col. G. T. Ralkes will play a programme of popular music.

2 City of Brisbane

3- Rony Morn

THREE ST. LEGER WINNERS

And First Three Selections In Every Event at the Valley To-morrow

HONGKONG Autumn Classics-the Hong. kong, Freemantle and Sub-Griffin St. Legers -are the big attraction in to-morrow's racing programme at the Happy Valley. And here are my selected winners:

Hongkong St. Leger Freemantle St. Loger Sub-Griffin St. Leger..

BELOW

.Trentbridge Night Star

Warrington

ELOW will also be found my analyses of the afternoon's card, together with three selec- tions for each event.

HE unhappiest news of the week was, made

that Golden Dragon, one of the entries for the Sub-Griffin St. Leger went lame in his final gal- lop on Wednesday morning, and that not only will he be a non-starter in this event, but will not be seen on the track again this season.

Castle Peak Handicap

This should be a well contested race with the issue in doubt until the Inst stride. The Handicapper has done his work well and it will not be easy to plek the winner with any degree of certainty. In a short race Itke this the start means everything, but I think we shall ree King's Bounty, Flying Tourist, The Tiger and Valorous fighting it out at the fluish: Of the four I Fancy King's Beunty the best of Lall,

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The Tiger is going great guns

and nt the moment

very may easily win. He put up a rattling good gallop with Mr. Frost up the Fether morning, the time he took to negotiate the mile boing 2.09.

Valorous is in good hard con- dition and on Wednesday morn- ing he covered six furlongs in 1.32 3/5,, but his finishing quar ter was poor-33 secs. all out, He is slow at the gate but if he should get off well I think he will be concerned with the finish.

Flying Tourlst has done every. thing that has been asked of him recently, but I really cannot see him winning. Navy Hull I gather will be a non-starter, otherwise I would have given him pride of place. Don, will I think, find the distance too short for him and this remark also applies to Pride of Tsingtao. has vastly im- The latter pony

APOLLO BEATEN BY CYCLAMEN BAY

HONGKONG PONIES DO WELL IN TIENTSIN.

who Apollo

bas made a great name for himself at Tientsin by winning race after race, met his waterloo at the last Champions, being beaten by another Hong- kong pony, Cyclamen Bay.

Both these ponies are very well known in Hongkong and

won

many good races here.

WARRINGTON

Grey and Dairen, both good ponies for the distance. No Fear bus credentials and might easily upset the apple cart. Now's The Time has disappointed so often, but I hesitate to leave him entirely out of the hunt.

1 Warrington

2 Vigilance!

3 De Minimis

Taipo Handicap

惕

NIGHT STAR

to-

THE DOUBLE,

The selection .of morrow's double calls for some rather serious thinking. Nevertheless I feel punters would do well to select

King's Bounty, The Tiger Valorous and Flying Tourist

for the first leg, and to back

Warrington

or If an alternative is felt to be needed

We should witness a close finish In this scurry. Wembly Stag will be there or thereabouts. Festival Eve and Stickypast have also great! speed and we cannot ignore Covu

for the second half of the bet. and Helter Skelter. Adam has also to be considered. I feel are DEN KENARI LAMELLES SOLU

that these six ponies among them

Vigilance

will fill the three positions but the year's English Derby and, in the! puzzle is in which order? The opinion of Meyrick Good, is the start again will prove the deciding best two year old he has seen for factor but assuming they all get many years. oft well I would be inclined to

place them in this order.

1 Wembly Stag

2 Stickypast

3 Helter Skelter

The Double

The son of Manna (the winner of the Derby of 1925) won all his Beven races this year and over £17,000 in Stakes. He was pur- chased by Lord Glanely at the Doncaster Sales last your under 500 guineas, who luckily entered him for the classics of

for

FOUR NEW JOCKEYS

AT HAPPY VALLEY. TO-MORROW

MR. P. BOTELHO'S GREAT PROMISE

MR. SHUEN DOWN FROM NORTH

(By "Coptain Foster")

We welcome three new riders at the Valley in the per- sons of Davis, Deitz and P. Botelho, and I am sure that they will all be public favou- rites before long.

Mr. Davis de nu experienced. We certainly cannot put on our 1934, Hü lost outing was in the

The Imperial Produce Stakes at Kemp jockey and has had many succenden Betting Boots to-morrow.

-both on the fat and over sticka Double is very open especially for ton Park on September 30 last and

and the first leg where I would be in- Meyrick Good, the Sporting Editor-at Shanghai, Tientsin

Peking where ble services have clined to back King's Bounty. The of the Sporting Life writes:

Those who questioned the always been in great demand. Ho Tiger, Valorous and Flying Tour-

merits of Colombo must have has not been too well served here ist, and Warrington for the second.

been satisfied with his sterling in the way of mounts, but he gave If another is required for the

performance; in the Imperial us a taste of his qualities in the latter Iwould suggest a chance on

way he steered Festival Eve and Produce Stakes. Vigilance.

"In giving two such smart Burgomaaier to victory. youngsters às Valerius Archtenan, 17 lb., Lord Glanely's

TURF TOPICS-

WHEN BRONZINO NEARLY WON

COLOMBO & THE 1934 CLASSICS

(By "Captain Foster")

In his book "Man and Horses 1 have known" the Hon: George Lambton-the trainer of Swynford-the horse which beat Bronzino, in the 1910 St. Leger-saya:

I understand Mr. Frost will have the mount and the change of jockeys may prove beneficial, In- dicating as the name denotes, Now's The Time to have your flutter. Per- haps it may be as well to take a sporting chance on him and if Having an idea that Lemberg successful, the return will be pro-was not n great stayer I told Frank fitable. Likely Result:

Wotton to make the pace as hot ns he could from the start. In: the race he had the field on the stretch in the first Turlong.) Coming to the Red House, Danny moved up on Leinberg, but when.. ever he got to Swynford's quartera the latter put in some of its real big strides and went away

1 Jingle

2 Iron Grey

3 Now's The Time Shumchun Handicap

again..

Mr. P. Botelho will have the handling of Brechin and I think proved and it will not surprise me the combination will prove success-

Two furlonge from home, Maher see him returned a winner ful Gold Key, is quietly fancied before the season closes: He will and Mike should also be consider-was following dead in his tracks.

to

be dangerous in any finish of aed. Mon Talisman I fear will be Although he was sitting still, so mile or over. Selection.

1 King's Bounty

2 The Tiger

3 Valorous

Hongkong St. Leger

A small but selected field will face the barrior for this Classic.

outclassed.

1

Brechin

2 Miko

3 Gold Key

Sub-Griffin St. Leger

This is a very-opon race. War Trentbridge is going strongly and rington has been going well and is his gallop last Wednesday of a my first choice, De Minimis must mile in 2.15, with the last half in bo concerned at the finish, Golden

I

well did I know Danny's riding, that I was cortain his horse was tiring and I said to Bob Vyner, who was beside me in the stand "I've got him, we should win."

Nearly Caught

Frank Woolton was but a boy nt] the time, riding 7 st. 4 lb, and by this time he was a passenger on Swynford, who was hanging away

on the rails, where the Yorkshire

and

Mr. Deitz has been more for-

Colt necomplished what St.tunate in mounts. but he has also. Frasquin failed to do in the shown us that he is a cool and was capable jockey, a good starter,

sara event in 1895. Ilc beaten by Tenfel, who received 12 lb.

GRIST AND BECK IN LUCK

CAPTURE OFFSPRING OF FAMOUS BRONZINO,

Messre, Grist and Beck have drawn a very fino Australian this sea- son and he impresses one immensely. These deserve same owners .luck as they drew a par- ticularly bad animal last

year.

I understand their pony is called Bronze Era, and is a son of Bronzino,

If he turns out half` as good as his sire he will undoubtedly make history at Happy Valley next year. Bronzing was anly beaten a head by Swynford in the English St. Leger of 1910 with Lemberg (the winner of the Derby that year) third.

"With 9 st. 6 lb., Colombo-won

for the courac. Donoghue's Clever Race

ene minute and last quartor in 20 Dragon had an exceedingly good crowd was shouting, and waving - in 1 min. 12.3/5 secs, a record seconds, was most impressive. He chance of annexing this race, and their race cards according to their should account for this race and race-goera will be sorry to hear will be followed home by Charming that he lamed himself after the usual custom. There was plenty of room for Lemberg to come up Star and Mayflower. The distance, final gallop last Wednesday morn on the inside had, he boon good

think, will be too far foring.

enough but he was not his bolt Cossack's Beauty to have any say He will not be seen on the course was shot. with the finish. I anticipate the for the remainder of the season. following order of finish.

Burgomaster won impressively the last time out and I make him ʼn genuine stayer. King Salmon is shaping well and cannot be left out in one's calculation. I am not keen on Partnership' as I think the A little luck will be required distance is beyond him. Vigilance in finding the winner of this event will be piloted by Mr. Shuon and as thoro aro at least half a dozon may easily spring, a surprise. ponies that have equal chances. They may past the winning post Hugo impresson and so does Iron in the following order:

1 Trentbridge

2 Charming Star

3 Mayflower

Fanling Handicap

As it was, Bronzino a horse of Mr. Jimmy Rothschlid's, como with a tremendous rush in the Inst hundred yards, nearly entch. ing my horse on the post, but the head was the right way.

Colombo for Next Year's Classics Colombo goes into winter quar tors no the favourite for next

always in a good position, in a race, and gets every ounce out of A pony in the finish.

In Mr. P. Botelho we have the best_novice_rider I have seen ́at the Valley for the past ten years. at least, and his capabilities now rank high amongst the experienced jockeys. He has a good firm boat and rides a strong finish: he also shows good judgment of pace In a racein fact I consider he has all the qualities of a rider of class.

Note of Warning

He is in the beginning of his racing career and in wishing. him success, I would like " to sound a note of warning. "Never forget that there is always some. thing to learn in the art of race riding, and that it takes years of constant and incessant practice to become thoroughly proficient. Winning twenty or thirty races does not necessarily mean that a man is a good jockey-pertiops merely successful in mounts only and if he relaxes in his endeavours he will hardly rise beyond the mediocre atogo,

Mr. Y . Sbuen arrived to-day from Shanghai. Hè la n..well known and duccessful, jockey ou the Klangwan Course.' I under- stand he will be riding at to morrow's meeting for the Li and La stable and will haya Dón, Mayflower and Vigilance, is s mounts.

The Return of "Bob"

have been wonderlug how long Mr. Bob Charles was going to remain out of the saddle: have felt all along that he could not entirely forsake the pigskin, he being far too keen a rider to become a spectator.¦

"Donoghue rode a clover race on the son of Manna."'. Close as was the tusslo, with Valerius in the Inst half furlong, he refrain- ed from using his whip, being It is therefore pleasant to see content to swing it to let Colom-| the Interest he is once more taking bo know what was required of in the activities at the Valley. him.

Ho. has also been quietly getting. "That Ono judge of pate, his weight off and will, ride" Or- - Carslake, was surprised at the lando to-morrow. I realico that great pace that Colombo set. he had the mount of Duplex Id tho

"When first I saw this Colt Challenge Cup last September, but- win expressed the opinion that it was accepted on the spur of ho was one of the best two- the moment, and he was then not year-olds I have seen for years taking raco riding seriously

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