1935-12-21 — Page 19

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21, 1935.

Weekly Badminton Progammes

Are Much Too Heavy

GAME IN DANGER

OF BECOMING DRUDGERY

Shuttlecock Problem

(By "Veritas")

"Why should à club be expected to play five matches in one week, and why can't we have a standardised shuttlecock for Icague matches?" These are two questions which I have re- ceived this week from a club secretary, and although I can't “pretend to answer either satisfactorily, I think they are worthy

of some attention.

It is not the first time this season j'in one match they play with shuttles that I have heard question No. 1 of a certain speed, in the next, The answer is not far to seek, but although still using medium "birds" entirely unhappily it is too late now to do the fight and carry are anything about it.

different. The cause of several teams being I don't see how it can be legislated called upon

to play four and five for, except by the rather impracticable games a week is not due to mistakes in method (so far an local clubs are drawing up the fixture lists. They concerned) of bringing all the shuttle- were, I know, done mathematically. cocks to the same temperature before The whole point is there are too use. And possibly this would be no

any teams competing in the one guarantee of identical speed. division. A glance at the Axture list in the

doubles leavea men's one startled. What it amounts to is that men's doubles games are belag played at an average of three per week from November 19, 1935--the opening date of the season to April $3, 1036-the closing date of the senson,

BAD NEWS FROM ΥΛΙΚΟ

learn there is a distinct

possibility that Taikoo Recreation

RACING REVIEW CONTINUED

INTERESTING RECORD OF HANDICAP EVENTS

RESULTS SHOW HANDICAPPER DID HIS JOB WELL

Handicap events formed the major part of our programmes

at the Extra Race Meetings Daily Double

and owing to the fact that

they gave us our best racing, Well

I have compiled a record of

them. There were in all one Patronised

hundred and seventeen races with the following results:—

Dead Hent

О гасен

Short Hend

16

H

A Head

A Neck

Length

A Length

Length

12

10

21⁄2

3

A

Many Lengthя

117 races

The Daily Doubles were well patronised and the highest dividend was $1,190.20 paid on April 6 by the combination Wadebridge (Mr. Butler) and Valley Viow (Mr. W. H. Choy).

The

WOR

Then, on April 22, Victoria_Hall piloted by M). G. Roza and Saucy Face with Mr. Pih returned 3891.70 to the delight of three punters. third highest, namely, $726.10 paid on October 19 by the combina- tion of Pacific Hall and High Speed rkiden by Mr. G. Roza and he was the third fockey of the year to score a double. The first was by Mr. Needa Strike/Rose Queen and the second was at the Annual Meeting on Lucky performed by Mr. Frost at the Second Flirt.

Á verdict up to "A Length and Club, who @gure in the men's half" is considered good handkapping doubles and mixed doubles dirisions, and on this basis, the above results ma ynot be able to complete the analysed reveal it 7

$1.86%) come uner this category And this prosiding the fixtures are of losing two or three of their men by a margin of "Two Lengths" or a Meeting on King's Jubiler/ They are faced with the likelihood and 11 races (or 35.00%) were won completed entirely to schedule. Mat-layers, and if this occurs they have over. ters are made doubly complicated

in the first instance by the inability ot the substitutes at their disposal

of the Eliat all teams to play a

to

Rake up a team.

would deeply regret

GOOD HANDICAPPING

and secondly by the inevitable post for Taikon are further and have segregated the work

single match before the New Year, such an punements of other engagements.

to

I have carried my Investigations associated with badmin- of the Official landicapper under in Hongkong. It was Taikoo who three groups and find that under, It means that if the fixtures are staged one

one of the Arst

exhibitions of

(A) Winning ponies flint

ton

to be completed by April 9 (which in the game some four years ago and it any case is quite late enough) men's, was Taikob who supplied the court

tloubles

wo have the

games must occupy ani for Inst year's successful exhibition average of four & Wec indien doubles games at the presentation of prizes. Quite apart from the fact that the withdrawal of the clubs from the league would see one of the beat badminton out of use in Hongkong, it would also mean that a number of players would probably he last to the game here.

programme coming into operation and this, together with the mixed doubles which is not scheduled to finish, until lato March will entail all clubs with teams in two or more of these divi- alans playing four to five games every week until the end of the season.

ASKING TOO MUCH

courts go

MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON

carried over "Weight for Inches" 37 ponles (B) Winning ponies, that

САГРИС

"Weight for

(C) Winning ponies that

enrried under

2A

"Weight for Inches 58 aggregating a total of 123 winners us against 117 races and this is on account of the six dead-heats,

The total of groups "A" and "B" addled together is winners. as

against 68 ponies that carried under

"Weight for Inches" and this clearly shows that the good 'uns had not been handicapped out. It is not un- unual to licar some disgruntled conalder owners saying that they their ponics have been unduly penalized hy the Gentleman 11

It is, of course, asking rather too much... Qulte apart from the fact that not every club has a court si its disposal four or five nights a week, the players themselves will Bind it onerous and there is a danger of badminton becoming a duly and a drudgery instead of a pleasure Anderson and Mrs. Wild 10-21; lost to charge of handing out the weights, and & recreation.

A. L. Fisher and Mrs. Kirkwood 5-21. but, in the light of the above Aguren, illustration of the J. Heath and Mrs. A. R. Brown (Sone must admit that the Olelal

(Continued from Page 14.)

in

It is a striking maller divisions. and S.-lome)!—lost to Shute und Handicapper lins, on the whole, dis-

vital necessity of No other argument is really needed. Shute -21; lost to Anderson and charged his duties in a thorough and Players.do not want to give up every Will 14-21: lost to Fisher and Kirk-efficient manner. Elsewhere you will night of the week to badminton no

wood .21,

find details of these races Gs they matter how keen they be.

Lz G. Gibbons and Mrs. E. Loyd. may prove of interest to students of na I have already said, it is Jones (S. and S. Home):-lost to form, especially in the group "A" too late to rectify matters this season Shute and Shute 3-21; lost to Ander- which is for ponies that carried over- and teams will have to struggle, son and Wild 6-21; lost to Fisher weights. through as heat they can. It is not and Kirkwood 7-21.

But n

happy at this stage of the senson to have to suggest that several teams

will probably fail to fulfil the whole.

of their fixture lists, but I am afraid that will be the result.

STANDARDISING SHUTTLES

TAIKOO . ST.ANDREW'S

lost to Liang and Khoo, 4-21,

T. Stainton and J. Summers (Tai- KOWLOON TONG ». RECREIO "A" koo)-lost to F. F. Fincher and Miss

M. Chuni

uni 15-21; lost to II. Kew and S. A. Gray and Miss A. Mackenzie Mrs.Dawson 4-21; bent R. . Wong (Kowloon) lost to J. J. Remedios and Misa F. Wong 24-22.

and Miss C. Silva, 20-24; bent H. A.

C. Suminers and Miss R. Summers Alves and Miss O. Ribeiro, 21-14; lust

COURSE RECORDS

BROKEN

(Continued from Page 14.)

TWO FOR ABLE AMAZON

Able Amazon enerying Mr. D. S. Li won the Melbourne Cup (from the 2 Milo, Post, once round and in) at the Annual Meeting in record time of 1.59.3/6 lowering High Fin- ance's recond by four-fifths of second and on February 20, Racing Heart (Mr. Heard) annexed the Adelaide Stakes in 1.58.3/5 which Is the present record.

A

Able Amazon won the Champions over 14 Miles at the Annual Meet- ing in 2.13.3/6 lowering his own by four-fifths of a second which he ea tablished in May 1934.

Cold Morning carrying 152 lbs. with Mr. Y. T. Fung an the pilot won the Rooty Hill Derby in 2.48 lowering Able Amazon's time by _eight_and_four-fifths seconds, and last month she annexed the St. Leger 1 Miles) in 3.17.2/6 na ngainst 3.21.1/5 held by Able Amazon.

However it is almost incredible to

believe that Able Amazon is now holder of two records only, the Five Furlongs and the Champlon distance.

MAY TOUR AUSTRALIA

(Continued from Pago 14.)

In connection with the query about | (Taikoo):-lost to Fincher and Churn to N. Belirao and Miss N. Silva, 14-21, love there is a distinct possibi.

standardised shuttles it is a matter 10-21; lost to Kew and Dawson 11-21; which occupied the earnest attention bent Wong and Wone 21-9. of the Association, in its first season.

1. K. Leung and Miss M. Bryson, lity of China's Olympic football (Kowloon) lost to Remedios and team including a tour of Java;

The conclusions reached wore thatham (Taikos); lost to, Fincher and 8-21; lost to Beltrao and Silva, 7-21.

A. W. Norrie and Miss I. Cunning-Silva, 3-21; lust to Alves and Ribeiro, Australia and India on its way although it was possible and advisable Churn 3-21; lost to Kew and Dawson to lay down a regulation regarding 0.1; lost to Wong any Wap 21 (Kowloon)-lost to Remedies and the iden is exercising the minds,

speed of the shuttles (medium w decided upon), it was just as im possible. or at least as undesirable to bind clubs down to using one partl- cular make.

Of course all recognised makes of shuttlecocks conform

RECREIO "". C.R.C.

L. A. Carvalho and Miss A. Reme- dios Recreio "B"):-beat S. F. Chan and Mrs. T. F. Lo, 21-9; beat W. C.

G. A. White and Miss 9. Dalziel to Berlin next July. Certainly Silva, 3-21; lost to Alves and Ribeiro of the Federation Officials, 9-21; lost to Beltrao and Silvo, 5-21.

LEAGUE TABLE

Games

to the Bad- Choy and Miss W. Cheung, 21-6; bent Fire Brigade

minton Association's regulations in S. W. Liang and Miss Ulian Khoo, Recreio "A" size of fenthers, size of base and diameter of the "bird," but not even E.

every

21-3.

Sousa and Mrs. Soun C.R.C.

the makers can guarantee that under (Recreio "B"-lost to Chan and Lo, Recreio "B" varying atmospheric conditions try: 8-21; Inst to Chow and Cheng, 18-21: St. Andrews shuttlecock In a tin will have iden- beat. Lang and Khoo, 21-17.

!

St. John's tical "enrry." And this, I think is A. E. Xavier and Miss S. Remedion the chief reason why quite a number (Recreio "B")-lost to Chan and Lo, S. and S. Home. of players are finding that whereas 5-21; lost to Choy and Cheung, 14-21; Kowloon Tong

Taikoo

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

P. W. L. F. A. Pts

5 0.39 7 8

4 4 0:35 1 3

330 14 8

20 25 0

62 9 23 25 1 5 12 12

4 0 4 4 32 0 10 35 0

An invitation has also been re ceived from Canada for the team to tour the North Amerienn Con tinent on its way backt from Europe. The matter in being con- sidered.

Lee Wai-tong personally hopes to the find opportunity of visiting

tish Isles. He has already been invited to visit several of the lend-- ing-Scottish Clubs and he is very been on retting a glimpse of the Arsenal and other famoÙS teams.

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