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28, THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH・・ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

1934.

"CAPTAIN FOSTER" ON THE NEW SUB: GRIFFINS

REALLY EXCELLENT

BATCH

SHOW UNUSUAL DOCILITY

WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE

PICK OF BUNCH

(By "Captain Foster") ·

I spent two very interesting hours last Monday watching the new Subs pass their tests by trotting up to about the dis- tance post, then slow cantering back past the winning post. There was a large attendance of Owners seeing the ponies in action and I think the most im pressive mover was No. 90, a Bay, which was later drawn by the Mackie and Grayburn atable. This animal can cer- tainly shift but time alone can furnish us with the answer whether he can go a distance,

They Say--

HAT Dinty had bad

THAT fuck in the Vacluse

Handicap.

THAT fered with him at

HAT Cheeky Face inter-

THAT

the stort. "HAT he is expected to do better nex! time out. "HAT the HEM ponies were in splendid racing condition. "HAT Many more. wins

THAT

THAT are predicted for

the Stable. "HAT Bob Charles shouls! follow up his suc-

THAT

THAT

cesses. "HAT he can still lead the way to the younger genera- tion.

THAT

HAT he only requires the cattle to come waltzing home..

Lord Derby Changing His Jockey

·· PERRYMAN MAY

GET POSITION

his

Lord Derby is changing jockey at the conclusion of the present dat race season.

ride as his first jockey after an Tommy Weston will cease to association that has lasted a great many years,

The "Subs" were all clipped and looked a good average lot when saddled up, and I feel thunt the majority of Subscribers should be pleased with their "draw". I had expected to ace a certain amount of buck-jumping display but in this I was disappointed, the ponies be

Weston is 31. When 11 he having quietly as a whole. In this connection the trainer's should be weighed only 4 stone 3 pounds and by entered the stable controlled pleased as it is not altogether a McCormack, then training for C. joy to have to hande refractory | Drake, at Middleham. animalsi

In 1919 his success on Arion in the "Jubilee" brought him into Apart from No. 90, tó which res prominence. When his indentures ference has already been made, myat Middleham were completed hic notes show the following as pro went to Stanley House to ride for Lord Derby und has been attached mising animals:-

to the stable ever since.

No. 82 Bay dawn by Li Shiu Kee

& Ho.

37 Day

41 Dun

42' Ches

44'.Bay

51 Grey

52 Chea

53 Ches 56 Chen

57 Dun

58 Bay

60 Ches

FT

04 Dan Bare

70 Dun

71 Grey

.. Kong Bros.

6. W. Seweil

.. Li Shiu Kee

Wong Sui

Nga

.. K. I W...

Brish

Lee Full Yin

Li Lan San

S. L. Lee

.. W. H. Choy

.. 'Manx

., S. N. Chau Chan Wing

Yung

TWICE WON THE DERBY. His successes include: The Derby twice, on Sansovino in 1924 and Hyperion last year.

Oaks, on Beam and Toboggan in 1927 and 1928 respectively;

year;

2,000 Guineas, 1926:

SEVENTH EXTRA MEETING

NEW SEASON'S GOOD START

SOME SPLENDID RACING

course

(By "Captain Foster")

Glorious weather and a perfect favoured the seventh extra race meeting at Happy Valley last Saturday. The racing was good, particularly in the inst event, the Vacluse Handicap, in which Judge Tester gave the re- sult as a dead-heat for first place between The Goose (Mr. Butler) and Australian Boy (Mr. Davis) with St. Joan (Mr. Proulx) a head

nway.

In my last notes I advised cau- tion in betting, and results have proved that I was right in coming to this conclusion as upset after upnet followed one another with the utmost regularity, the excep- tions, as far as I am concerned, being Racing Pluck (Mr. F. F. Li) in the Junk Bay Handicap and The Goose in the Vacluse Handi-

cap.

What a rattling good mure Able Amazon (Mir, Black) must be: she won the Corroboree Handicap in record time, carrying 165 lbs. All distances seemingly are alike to her and if she keeps her form I

Deitz) 1 thought would have her cannot see her defeated during the rest of the Season, Atlas (Mr. measure in this race, knowing what a fast animal he is over short distances, but he ran unplaced, and Just That (Mr. Soares) and Nell

were (Mr. Proulx)

the Gwyn animals to finish second and third respectively to Able Amazon.

I thought Ribble (Mr. Botelho) would win the Big Wave Bay Handicap, but he could only finish second to Macaroni (Mr. Fung) who rode a very confident race.

HEM'S WINNING FORM. The HEM stable struck winning form with a vengeance as Macar- oni's win was followed by two others, namely:-Lemberg in the

Max Baer, heavyweight champion, climbed into a San Francisco uniform and essayed a little workout with Pacific Coast League clubs, but the bal iden didn't get over with him. "1 gat over Carnera, who's biggest of them all, without a club," he told Jimmy Caveney, manager of the Seals.

Another Yacht Win For America

IN SECOND RACE FOR TROPHY Oyster Bay, Long Is. Sept. 27. The Americans won the second

Island Bay Handicap and Gladiator race for the British-American Cap in the Tweed Island Bay Handicap-to-day, when Bobkat finished ahead

St. Leger, on Tranquil in 1923, Fairway in 1928 and Hyperion lastBoth these ponies were well ridden of the rest of the competitors in 4 by Mr. Bob Charles and naturally hours 40 minutes 12 seconds. The an Colorado in the wins were extremely popular course was a six mile triangle of

Friend, "Bob", owing to increasing 1,000 Guineas in 1930 on Fair weight, has dropped out of serious which the yachts had to make two

circuits. racing during the last few years, The Americana scored 24% He took a place in the first three and has contented, himself with points to the Englishmen's 12 in the winning jockeys list in occasional rides to oblige personal points. Amerien filled the first 1925, when he was third to Gordon friends. But the majority of us two places with Bobkat and Chal- T. N. K.

Richards and E. C. Elliott. The can remember the years when he lenger, and Vorsa, the British .. Wong & Pan

he finished on top with was one of our most successful yacht was third. .. Ulster

next year T. 95 winners, and in 1927 Becond riders here. I hope he will rejoin The order of finishing wast

with 78 winners,

the regular band of riders, which Bobkat (U.S.), Challenger (U.S.), (U.S.), It is rumoured that Porryman he can very easily do if he would Vorsa (Britain), Anis may supersede him. Perryman is only go into steady, systemic Lucie (U.S.), Kyla (Britain). a good judge of pace, especially in light training. There should be Melita (Britain) and Saskia long distance races. He won the many more winners in store for (Britain).- Cesarewitch in 1028 on Arelle him, and I would particularly like to see him perform on a decent Lord Australian or two as I have a feel-

Pearce

79 Dan 80 Day

H1 Boy

.. Mirg.

90 Bay

., Mackie &

Grayburn

95 Grey

.. Mrs. Mackie

96 Grey

10% Grey

115 Ches .116 Dun

.. A. J. Law

Bellamey

Star

Gordon.

Iebaled Ker.

Y

At the end of last year

Derby changed his niner. The ing that he would be perfectly DORSET RUGBY Were I offered a selection of six Hon. Geurge Lambton had trained homo" and do justice to these ponies of the above, I would pick Lord Derby's horses for 22 animals from his native land. Nos. 56-5864-71-90 and 103. years and was succeeded by Mr. C.

I may be hopelessly wrong in my Leader.

cholce, but it will interest me to

follow them in their training and

noo how my fancies work out.

There is nothing like havin CLERK

of your own!!

AT LAST!

After many disappointments. St. Ives (Mr. Proulx) condescended to

New County Union Formed Dorset Rugby enthusinsts have

WINS race and shewed us what he could formed a Union, and this season.

BOYS'

LOCAL HOCKEY | GOLF TITLE Copper Caplan) In addition Ian Stuart, the Irish

Radio Teams For

Next Week

do by winning the Sub-Griffins first time there will be organised Autumn Plate, although he only football in the county. The first got home by a hend. Cavalcade President of the hew Union will be (Mr. Deitz) finished second and Lieutenant-Colonel 11. C. Harrison.

and Sarabande (Mr. Channon) dend International, and C. B. Words- heated for the third place.

worth are taking an Interest. Trial Robert Burles, a 17-years-old The Lewis and Tinson stable was matches have been arranged, and clerk in a London insurance office, again successful in the Picnic Bay any player with a Dorset qualifica- won the Boys' Golf Championship Stakes. Her Tor (Mr. Proulx) re-tion is invited to get in touch with at Moortown, Leeds, last month. In Kistering the second win by finish the honorary secretary, Captain E. The following will represent the the final Burles defeated F. B. Ing two lengths in front of Bold O. Mason. Morcombelako, Bridport. Radio COSMDA in # friendly Allpass, another 17-years-old Lan-Commander (Mr. Chanson) with Already games with Wiltshire have honkey match against the Univer-doner, by the overwhelming margin Vago (Mr. Doitz) two and a half bean arranged, and it is hoped to

lengths further back. sity on Monday at Caroline Hill, of 12 up and 10 to play—a record

fix up matches with Hampshire and Although saddled with the top Somerset. b.o. at 6.15 p.m.;-U. B. Souza; for the championship,

weight of 168 lbs. Wayward Stag Mr. Caplan) had no difficulty in winning the Aldrich Bay Handicap, and he was followed home by Zero Mr. Deitz) and What A Chance (Mr. Botelho) respectively,

L. B. Kitchell, J. S. Grewal; G. M. It was a match which in some Khan, M. H. Hassan, J. Tavares; respects was similar to the final of Ayock, M. de Souza, Khadim the British championship, but Luain, F. A. Kemp (Capt), H. Burles did not have to produce such Bux. Reservea-W. J. Chanson, superlative golf as Lawson Little, Cheng Kai, Lo So.

the American, for his easy victory. Allpass, who recently left Brad-

After

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Police And Athletic In Kowloon

από

The undermentioned will be the field College, is far less experienced he settled down to stendier golf, Radio 1st Eleven versus the South than Buries, as he played very little and had complete command of him- Wales Borderers fat Eleven on

The following will represent the Wednesday next at Caroline Hill golf while at school. Although he self and the match.

has a landicap of 7 at Hadley For the first saven holes the final Hongkong Police R.C. in a Lengce 1.0.

football match against tho China at 5.16 p.m.-U. B. Souza Wood, Barnet, Allpass has an un- was something of a contest.

Athletic or the Kowloon F.C. ground Parduman Singh, J.. S. Grewal;

to-morrow, commencing at 4.45 p.m.: Jaggcot Singh, M. H. Hassan, M. orthodox style which gives the im- that it was a debacle.

C. Allpass was one up when he stood McHardy: Blackburn,

Pile: pression that his game might go Singh; Surlin Singh, G. Singh, wrong at any time. It went to on the eighth tee. From that point Brookes, Gough, Parker: Moyn, Awtar Singh, Attar Singh, F. A. pieces in the finni, and Burles, a he never won a single hole. Of Stephens, Johnston, Channing Kamp (Capt), Reserves: Jangcer much more stylish golfer, who the next 19 holes Burles won 13. Green. Reserves: T. Pils and Dow- Singh, J. Tavaros.

playa down to his handicap of 3 Allpass could do nothing right, and man.

INDIANS. NAVY. at Gerrards Cross, did not have to Burles, without playing particularly

In their match in the Second produce his best golf to wing well, as his score of 78 indicates, Division against the Royal Navy to

NERVOUS START.

finished the first round six holes merrow on the military ground at Allpage, who had gained a re-up.

Happy Valicy commencing at 3.15 putation as a great match fighter In bunkers, out of bounds, and p.m., the Young Indians will be re- by several no victories during the creatio with approach play Allpass presented by Ahmed . Br. O meeting, novor made match of it made no fight of it at all. In the el Arculil; A. R. Razack, B. L. after the opening stages. Perlaps second round Burles won six of famet, M. R. Abbas, A. N. Other, Shaikh, E. R. Marker; 8. Yusuff, S. the occasion had its effect. Burlea the first eight holes to conclude the and I. Ahmed. Rezervest A. H

CLUB DE RECREIO TEAM. The following will represent the Club de Recreio against the Polico Hockey Club in a friendly hockey match on the P.TS. ground this after noon at 6 p.m.-H. M. Britto; A. don Romodios, A. M. Rodrigues; Gonsalvos, W. A. Reed, A. A. R. Botel hop C. D'Almada o Castro, G. Guter-

To A. V. Gorano, N. Beltras and A.

M. Xavier.

.

too appeared to be nervous, but match in summary fashion and be- Baker, 1. 8. A. Correem und A. R. after ho had lost the first two holen comic boy champion..

Marker,.

FAMOUS BILLIARDS PLAYER'S DEATH

DIGGLE, THE ERSTWHILE

PROFESSIONAL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mes angra Orilinaner, 1894, frcaived. September 2. KNE M.M.)

London. Sept. 27.

The death was, announced to-day of Mr. Diggle, formerly famous professional billiards player, at the age of 72

Reuter,

INTERNATIONAL SHIELD

ERROR IN GREEN VENUES

The

in

TENNIS

AMATEURS SUPREMACY THREATENED

PROFESSIONALS IMPROVE

The following illuminating comment on the recent annual tennis match between Profes- sionals and Amateurs played at Eastbourne, is culled from and of the latest issues of Lawn Tennis and Badminton.

the

Sperlators at the representative match at Eastbourne between Amateurs and the Professionals must bave reoched the conclusion that the professionals are getting gradantly

COUNTY RUGBY

· YORKSHIRE DEFEATS

DEVON.

London, Sept. 27. Yorkshire and Devon met in a rugby union County Championship match day, when Yorkshire won by 21 points

5lx.- Renter..

to

LEAD REDUCED

to-

GIANTS. SERIOUSLY THREATENED

nearer to victory, and that their stendy BY THE CARDINALS progress towards competitive con-

sciousness warrants the advance.

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LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS

· AL the same time the curious com- plex still persists whleh causes a couch, who can beat an amateur op ponent with ease in a practice game at their home club,

become equally easy victim himself when play- ing in competition in public. In the latter circumstances the professional bus everything to loso; he is keyed. up to a sense that he must do his best, but he is in the quaint position of being more or less a beginner at ja job of which it is his business to teach not only the rudiments but the precisional practice. The Kames imaster's position is not comparable, he

The Reds and Cardinals meet is a salted competitor as a rule, and

while the can face the music of any accomplish again to-morrow, ed pupil with equanimity,

Giants are, not scheduled to play. until

they Saturday, when

NO LONGER PATRONAGE,

New York, Sept. 27. By beating Cincinnati Reds to-day, St. Louis Cardinals, who are hard on the heels of New York Giants for the Na- tional Baseball League pennant, reduced the Giants' lead to half a game, and a thrilling faish to. the season is assured.

As far as the amateurs are concers oppose Brooklyn Dodgers, eil they are now without the feeling. The Cardinals had a close call

if they ever had it, that they are against the Reds to-day winning being guilty of a condescension in by eight runs to five. Medwick taking part in a match amounting to turned the game in their favour

sort of patronage holiday. It may by hitting a home run. be, and is n holiday, but it is not

Scores as cabled by Rouler. patronage.

It was conceived in the beginning by the LT.A. in a spirit of fostering the, progress of the game in all depart- ments, and it has fulfilled its purpose admirably. It will come to fruition on the day that the professionals win their first match in this "representa- tive," series, and as a side all their unfortunate competitive Inferiority complex.outright. Obviously such result (which, of course, must be fachieved against a fairly representa- tive team) would react to the benefit of the game at large.

The epithet "only a coach" has been too frequently applied for the valuable ministrations of our professional to have their full value in training the "young iden how to shoot," and the fold iden how to improve its shouting. It is only in competition that the lawn the tennis professional ∙can attain standing he has in other games,

INFERIORITY COMPLEX.

This inferiority complex is notice- able in lawn tennis alone of court games. It may or may not be in- -creased-by-the superior..poslifun hald, at least inferentially, by the conching

information supplied to or exhibitionary ex-amateur over the professional who has never been any. the Telegraph and published

ihing else, but if in the circumstances yesterday's editions, concerning the International Shield lawn a kind of "class distinction" is

evitable, it is not intentional. And bowls matches for- Sunday, con- this fact meetings such as the annual tained errors.

Eastbourne match go far to prove,

it was stated that Switzerland Great Britain is a country of pnnies, and Portugal would meet at the and we have had them with us for so Civil Service and England and many generations that we have por- Ireland at the K.C.C. It should forgotten they are the expression of a national art; and in the pursuit have been reversed. the Switzer of an art a beggar may best a king land-Portugal match being Logically considered, professionals scheduled for the K.C.C. green, should be better than amateurs. Pas and the other semi-final for the sibly lawn tennis in this particular- Civil Service,

tends to be rather topsy-turvy,

Sons Of Famous Cricketers Make Good

SHADES OF FOSTER AND A. P. DAY AT THE OVAL

Cincinnati

St. Louis

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

R. H. E.

13

3

8

7.0

(Medwick homered) Boston

J

13 2

(Urbanski homered)

2 9 1

2 9 2

4

0

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Chicago

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Chicago (Appling homered) Detroit.................... (Earnshaw pitched)

11 14. 2

7 5

Bradman's

Pulse Stronger

BUT CONDITION GRAVE

London, Sept. 27. Don Bradman's condition is still somewhat grave, although the latest bulletin is a little more reassuring.

It states that famous cricketer remains about the same, but his pulse is stronger.-Reuter.

Later.

Better news of Bradman was contained, in both bulletins issued to-day from his London nursing home where he les seriously It after an appendicitis operation.

The morning bulletin spoke of alight, but definite, improvement, and one issued into this after noon said "Mr. Bradman's tem- perature has fallen and his im- though Blow Is London, Sept. 5. only the air of a young master, provement Two sons of famous cricketers but the strokes as well. He came maintained."-British Wireless, WIFE'S RUSH TO BEDSIDE, acquitted themselves at the Oval out to good average bowling in a

Sydney, Sept. 27. yesterday In a manner that, to put manner that made scoring look

Alarme by reports of her hus- forward

Bradman once distbsurdly simple. His it mildly, must have armed

parental play was hard and firm, and the band's condition, Mrs.

boarded the Melbourno Express to-

cross Australia t criticism. The Young Amateurs ball was driven beautifully past night and will of Kent were playing the Young cover with a delightful follow of Fremantle where she will catch the Amateurs of Surrey, and the fact the bat. He square cut, late cut, Maloja for England.

Air Commodoro Sir Charles, Kings- a conviction that the match

draw and hit to leg with ↑ strongly in favour of Kent hardly that left no doubt about his claan. ford Smith offered Mrs. Bradman &. scat in the Lockheed plane he is NO CHANCE. matters, in the circumstances.

ying to England to compete in the He gave no chance during an Centenary air race. He later found The sons concerned bore names that have already won an honour-innings of four hours that was that the accommodation was inado- able and exalted place in the the mainspring of two very fine quate and was forced to withdraw records of Kent cricket and, after partnerships. The Arst of these bis offer.-Reitor Special. yesterdap's play, bid fair to main-was with Day, for the fourth tain thint place during the coming wiekot, and realised 142. The generation.

any stern

was

second was with Hayfield, and put RUGBY INTERNATIONAL

The names are Foster and Day. on 163 for the fifth wicket. The first is the son of G. N. Foster, The batting of Day and Hay. Lieut. Col. II. C. Harrison, 1,8.0,, P.G., who is at Winchester, and field, while not no distinguished in of the Groan Howards Regiment, the second in a son of A. P. Day, style, confirmed the theory revived who was recently appointed G. 5. 0. in China, with DAS., who is a Tonbridgian. by Foster's Innings that we still 1, British Troops

Foster was 12 not out on Monday, have young amateurs who can bat effect from March, 1995, is an old and when he was caught low down as young amateurs should and as International rugby player.

As far back as 1000, he represented at cover in the afternoon he had young amateurs used to bat.

England against Scotland and re- Kont declared and left Surroy nealed the feat the following year. made 166 and had been in just over four hours. At all times his two and a quarter hours to bat. In 1914 he played for England cricket was good to look at, nad Four wickets foll for 62, but against Ireland and France,

and methods, which bore moro Harris

Campbell stayed Idout. Col. Harrison is at present than a resemblance to his father's, together until six o'clock, when commanding the 1st Battalion, Green Ho was warmed the hearts of those who Surrey, with six wickets to fail. Howards, at Portland. have become despondent about required 37 to avoid an innings was at one time in the East Yorkshire formerly In the Royal Marinos, and Regiment. our young amateurs. Ho had not defeat.

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