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THE HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1936,

ANNUAL RACING CARNIVAL OPENS TO-MORROW Captain Foster Reviews Prospects: Training Times

THE FIRST FOUR

EVENTS

MOST LIKELY PONIES

UNCERTAINTY OF STARTERS

CREATES DIFFICULTY

(By "Captain Foster")

I sincerely trust readers will appreciate that it is not an easy job to make a tip, owing to the fact, that practically all the ponics have two or more engagements per day at the Annual Race Meeting and under the circumstances, the task in ascertaining where they are going to start has always been a nasty problem for any tipsters. With no help from the owners, there is un- doubtedly no other recourse than to employ horse-sense to the beat of one's knowledge.

Ая an instance, the renowned of Strathroy who did the mile in Liberty Bay has boon entered for the|1,67,475 last Saturday, finishing the opening event, the Foochow Cup over inst quarter in 27.1/6 seconds, and 11⁄2 miles and also the last race of the last six furlongs were covered in to-morrow's programme, the New useful time of 1.24.4/5. Mr. Black Stables Plate, from the Two Mi was riding the pony and believe me, Post; once round and in. To the best the animal was full of running. of my experience, the owner will- probably start Liberty Buy In thei Mention was maile long ago about latter race which is a shorter event, the dark gallop of Able Warrior as on Monday, Mr. Dunbar's unanten doing the mille in 1.68 flat and one Bey gelling has an important engage must now agree that this was not ment in the Challenge Cup which is fabricated. We certainly cannot over- over 1% miles. If Liberty Bay starts look the performance of Yo In who In the Foochow Cup, the distance is Inst wock took 2.31.3/6 to journey the one and a half miles, and this, plus Champion course and his last mile 1 miles, would mean the running was 1.56.1/5. Then what about of 3% miles for Liberty Bay in two Centre Court, Electron. Holiday Eve, days.

Innenabire Lnd, Shek-O Fox and The Dunlin. Are they to be left out in the cold? In my estimation, thes two events are very open.

CHINA STAKES

There should be no difficulty in spotting the

China winner in the

quick out of the barrier and is fast for short distance, Oak Bay, who lost this race to Soldier of Britain last year by a short head, may upset the apple cart.

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FOOCHOW CUP However, the Foochow Cup will not draw muny ncoeptors and with Liberty Bay out of the field, King's Warden should have no diflculty to pass the Post first with Diana Bay and Herod following in the roar. Staken over Five Furlongs owing to At time of writing, I have not as the presence of Soldier of Britain. yot a list of the probablo starters for who will be under the captaincy of the First and Second Soctions of the Mr. D. S. Li. This soldier is very Wong-Nel-Chong Stakes and the disab Lanco of this ovent la half-a-mile The position of the draw is very im- portant in aprint races and it would punters to ascertain this before making their final scloc tions. The Wong-Nel-Chong Stakes has always been noted for paying out handsome dividends and it will be rocalled that last year, Strathaird handed out $344.80 for a win to the delight of eight successful backers. am of the opinion that Casalus, Hawthorn, Herlot, Judea, Merry Jester, Ocean View, Peter Davoy, Rose Evelyn, Strathalan and

The Here are apoody merchants and tho Ocean beat is between Hawthorn, View, Rurs Evelyn and Tho Hero. My final selections will appear Saturday's issue.

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fettle and he should get a place. King's Bounty, King's Fancy and Malake May will certainly line-up for a run,

RACING DRAW

Entries Divided For Annual Meeting

Mr. Leo Frost, Colony's champion jockey, who will undoubtedly figure prominently among the winners dur ing the next week. (Photo Kobra).

THE MAIN EVENT

PROSPECTS FOR TRIAL PLATE

ROYAL SCOT THE BEST PONY

(By "Captain Foster")

The main event is the Trial Plate over 14 miles confined to bona fide Griffins of this Meat- ing and the winner is to receive $1,000. Second pony is to get $300 and the third prize is $200. There are 25 entries.

and

There is no better tool than the stopwatch to ascertain the speed of an animal and this can be gauged by the fine performance of Bear Claw's gallop over 15 miles last Saturday. Bear Claw (Mr. Frost) and Pontise Bay (Russian Boy) were given a

course speed test over the Derby

took 3.21 fint to travel the journey. It was, without cxaggera- tion, a well timed gallop and, the Anish very Impressive. The home run was done in 30.2/5 seconds and the last half was covered in 1.02.2/6, with a time of 1.39.1/5., for the last three-quarters of a mile. It must be noted that the last mile was galloped in 2.12 fat and the Champlon course was negotiated in 2.45.2/5.

was

TO BE RESERVED

FOCUS-POINT OF HONGKONG'S LEADING RACE-GOERS

The enclosure at the Hongkong Jockey Club which will provent an animated scone similar to the above photograph when the annum?

meeting opens to-morow. (Photo by Kobra).

TO-DAY'S TRAINING

TIMES

„SOME VERY GOOD GALLOPS

THIS MORNING

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The following are the training times returned by race ponies at Happy Valley this morning on the the eve of the Annual Meeting.

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Honey Laughing Girl Laughing Buddha

Humber Baucy Face Snowy River

Consort Kinga Jubilee

Trotan

on the Hetman

1.Supercharge

Bear Claw has certainly speed and energy and it must be admitted that it was the best gallop of this Season The draw made by the Hongkong among the Derby griffins. I hear that Jockey Club for the Wongneichang Bear Claw will not fall in Stakes has resulted as follows: Trial Plato

Royal and his fient pubilee MAIDEN STAKES

First Rection. Celebration Time, pearance therefore be in the

will the number of Derby Fidelity, Gold Eagle, Herlot, Humber, Hongkong Derby. Mr. Eu Tong-son's Strathroy Owing to

Locksmith, Merry Jester, Mountain Resemary, a potential winner of the Griffins being less than the previous view, Rose Evelyn, Satan, Siamese Hongkong Derby, was not years, The Stewards had no other

Cat, Silver Lining Supercharge, coursa yesterday morning and is alternative but to "abolish Jew Griffins' race and under the cir

Unicorn and Yellow Flah.

reported to be lame. Her chances to Second Section-Blue Sailor, Gun- start at the Annual Meeting are very bumstances, the Maiden Staken over six furlongs should have a big field. smith, Hawthorn, Ideal Day, Judes, remote, this being the second occasion We shall certainly see a good-race/ Lancashire Loom, Ocean View, Pay- thrt the mate has had to ston work.

mastor, Peter Davey, Potlatch, Pub between Forest View, King's Sceptrolle Hero No. 1, Rugby Star, Stop Laughing Girl Royal Consort, Itoyal

Eve and Tyne, and with a watch, Strathalan, The

Wild Cat foreseen occurring, Mr. Harri-

Sydney Maiden Stakes man on Royal Consort should score

The following is the draw for the his initial win

Sydney Maiden Stakes:

First Section-Able Warrior, (Continued on Page 9.).

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think our Six Furlongs' course is

the worse and the effect of the draw

is important. Our course is a right

hand one and being an oval, I con- sider that big numbers of the draw are the best. However,

it will bo

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With the absence of Bear Claw and

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Rosemary from the Trial Plate, there should be a thoroughly good race be tween Honeymoon Eve, King's Lond. Royal Scot and Thunder Bay, and Royal Scot should make his acquaint- ance with the Judges. The winner of this classic will undoubtedly find a strong opposition in Bear Claw,

remembered that Royal Consort was GORILLA SHOULD WIN

well up with Royal Scat when the latter performed a sensational gallon over a mile in 2.08.1/5., and the first three-quarters of the circuit wem. covered in 1.35.2/6. am figuring on

Thunder Bay, starting in the Trial Plato but should he put up an appear. ance in this event, this Roan of Mr. Dunbar is dangerous.

SYDNEY MAIDEN STAKES

VALLEY STAKES

(By "Captain Foster")

What is there in the Valley Stakes? Australian Ponies that have not won Every owner is anxious to annex this more than $3,000 in stakes during raco. At the Selling Lotterice to be] 1936.

Mountain View Victoria Hall Gold Sovereign Tyne Boolat Bay Great Hall King's

Sceptro King's Warden Lucky Strike Cavalcade. Strathalan

Vixen Tor

Royal Scot Royal Highness The Dunlin

Shok-O Fox .... Sa'dier of Britain

The Tiger Gold Coin King's Lond

King's Bounty Harvest View Sulenlid View Silversmith Merver Rose Queen Electron

Philanderer

The Sydney. Maldon Stakes confined | held this evening, the Stowards of The conditions of the race have Heriot to Australian Ponies over Six Fur the Hongkong Jockey Club have in- debarred Able Amazon and, should longa will be sub-divided into two cluded the Valley Stakes and therefore be an interesting contest be sections by the Stowards and so far cidentally, the second leg of the Daily

I have not seen the result of the Double event is on, this contest. The confined to Subscription draw. I am sure the best race of the race is Meeting will be these two events and Griffins over six furlongs and there spotting the winner in either is just should be over ten starters. like trying to solve a problem.

tween Halcyon, Saucy taco, Snowy River, Vixen Tar and the Stars.

The Kong Bros. have three repre sentatives, namely, Bobulak Star, Night Star and Shooting Star, and I

Star

Extray Night Merry Jester Shamrock.... Lancashire Lad Racing Boy Soldier of Victory Old Star .. Dawn Star Tinsmith

Double Chance Satan

BaHos

Hawthorn

I cannot see any Sub, better than am inclined to think that this outfi The Gorilla and this pony should give will depend upon Shooting Star to I have maintained all along in my Messrs. Tester and Abraham their win. notes that in this year's bunch thera first coveted Valley Stokes, Balios,

Lady Southorn's Halcyon is in fine were more sprinters than stayers and Gold Sovereign, Mountain how and fettic and so is Snowy River. Both it will not surprise me in the least Wild Cat will give The Gorilla a good these two ponies put up a very good if the record of six furlongs is run for the money's worth. Gold shattered to-morrow provided the

Sovereign went very well last Sunday, gallop last week and they finished stato of the going is good. There covering the mile in 2.10.2/6,, and the gamely. Saucy Face is in good

condition. were several fast sprints during the last quarter was galloped in 31.0/5

Young Ghap training and considering that our seconds. I fancy he has a good Vixen Tor, after her Inst outing Honeymoon Eve Course is an oval one, the

times

Macaroni chance in the second place and Wild when she ran second to Able Amazon returned were marvellous.

Cat should all the third position in in the Queensland Autumn Cham- Poter Davy Last Thursday, Zodine was given a the fractio. Balols is not out of the plons, should start a hot favourite for: Foxbridge

in try-out over a mile and nobody seem race and the pony will do better over this event, but it must be borne

Gold Engle ed to have the 'mile timed correctly. A mile. Juden, Lancashire Loom, mind that this lady will not live the Partnership The mare came out very into and Bugby Star, Stopwatch, Strathalan service of Mr. Ralph, who will not Belmont Star with the flag-man off his post, some and Unicorn will have better chances be seen in netion owing to his nasty Valleys Vlow. belloved that the mile was covered in after the first fen days' racing. fall at Fanling over the sticks. It

Donovan 1.52 and othors made it in 1.58 and.

OLD COURSE PLATE

will be recalled that all her throo

Gorilla Tho There was no dispute over the The Old Course Plate over 11⁄4 miles wins and a second after the recess.

Stopwatch last three-quarters of a mile, namely, will bring out the Extra Boctings last year were piloted by Mfr. Ralph 1.24.1/5 and the last quarter' was `stalwarts, and we should sco a fine the combination. was hard to

Amberley negotiated in 20.2/5 seconds.

Pontine Day race between Cossack's Beauty, Het beat,

Mintako Bay It is interesting to observe that the man and Ribblo. All those throe NEW STABLES STAKES present record in 7.17.2/5 and con- ponies are in the pink of condition

Cassius The last race of the day, the New aldering, that Zodiac's gallop

Benorth took and I believe that Cossack's Roauty Stables Plate; over a course from the place on the training track, the per will just manage to do the trick. two mile post, enne round and in, will ideat

BENDIGO STAKES.

Shooting Star. he wildland-pert" for Liberty Bay and

Canberra Giri The penultimate event, the Bondigo, should be, followed by, King's Justico Stakes over a mile is confnod “toland Bright View.

more.

Zormance, was oxceptionally, good.

Another outstanding gallop which camo ondor my observation was that

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Mr. Gilbert Harriman, another lead. ing Hongkong jockey, expected to bring home several winners at the annual meeting. (Photo Kobza);

These Points Are Worth Noting

(By "Captain Foster")

THE Annual Race Meeting under the auspices of the Hongkong Juckey Club will be staged to-morrow, when at 11.00 aan., the first saddling beit will be rung, and this indicates the opening of war 1936 racing sea- Sun. Anterin lapse of over two months, the "Sport of Kinga" will be resumed at ine Valley and the Carnival will be continuca on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and will con- ciude on next Saturday.

HE Hongkong Jockey Club will THE

start the basi rolling this evening at the Clug ouse, nappy Valley, ween two Belling Lotteries will bo conducted on the Valley Stakes and the Hongkong Derby, and the cost of a chance is $5. It is open to mem- burs and, their friends and all non- members must be introduced by a member and their names entered in the Visitors' Book. The drawing

surta ut 6.00

THE price of admission to the T

Pubile Enclosure is $2 per day including Tax for all persons includ ing Ladies, and Soldiers and Saildrs in uniturm are admitted at half prico. No children are permitted in either Enclosure during the first four days racing on any pretext, but will be admitted on the last day February 29, A in the company of

of their parents.

THE Tifin interval during the first four days racing will be im- mediately after the fifth event, and the first saddling bell after lunch will be rung at 2.30 p.m. For the con 29.2. Gvenience of the Publie, a Restaurant 29.2

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THE Judge's Box has been lowered, la fine with the Race Course, and Osurely, the two Gentlemen inside the stall will not have such a good view of the races as they had before.

There is as usual a lovely display of sorts of beautiful flowers on tho

Lawns and the arrangement, especial- y in front of the Weighing Room, deserves great credit.

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feature of the first day's Meeting is the order of the running of the Wong-Nel-Chong Stakes over half-a- mile for Sub-Griffins, which from time nimemorial had been the opening event, whergas to-morrow, the Foo- chow Cup over 14 Miles will be tho -curtain raiser.

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THE sale of one Dollar Special Cash Sweep conducted by the Hong- kong Jockey Club on the Hongkong Derby to be run on Monday has ex- roeded over 185,000 tickets and I figure that will reach 150,000 mark.

Corinthians Defer League Decision

(Dy "Pangloss")

London, Jan. 28. Will the Corinthian Football Club

S make the plungo and neck admission 31.20 to the southern section of the Foot- Oboll League? For the present no definite answer can be given to this all absorbing question.

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In reply to Inquiries I learned from. an official source' that the decision -29.48 had been deferred ipdefinitely. Last Aavening was the first opension upon Awhich the committee as Buch had

discussed the proposal.

JAPANESE ARE GOOD RUGBY PLAYERS

SAYS N. Z. TEAM MANAGER

UNIVERSITIES XV BACK IN H.K.

Warra tribute was paid to the Japanese and their rugby by Mr. P. Martin Smith, manager of the New Zealand Universities rugby team, upon returning to Hongkong this morning. The Japanese, he said, played a bright game, concentrating on clover and snappy passing and were very quick indeed to learn from cri- ticism and advice.

Mr. Smith brought back his victori- ous team on the NY.K. Kitano Maru, and this afternoon they will mest a selected Colony

The New have been severely afflicted by infuries and ill- ness, which have persisted since they reached Japan until to-day, one of the players arriving here with a ton- perature of 100. But it is expected ho will be fit to play.

NO INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE

In an interview with a Telegraph correspondent, Mr. Martin Smith sald the Japanese play quite a good game. of rugby, being very bright in all their movements. Their passing is particu- Jarly good, and it seems they specialiso in this.

They train most assiduously, but they play entirely as a team and with out any individual Initiative. They rely on passing until a man is right on the goal lino.

"I consider that this explains the reason for the New Zealandera' success" added Mr. Smith.,

The Now Zealanders extra weight, he continued, did not count for much, as the Japaneso got the ball out of the scrumi more than the New Zealanders. Their weight did not count in the pack because the Japan- ese packed much lower than they,

"The standard of play is going up very rapidly in Japan. They quick to learn, and they often came to me for criticism and advice. · I noticed in the last match they had picked up a lot of things from the previous gamer."

DUBIOUS ABOUT TO DAY

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The New Zealand team said Mr. Smith, had had a pretty bad time with injuries and illness, and rarely" had he been able to field tha best team. They were still suffering from the effects and, be added,

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BADMINTON

GETTING UP TO DATE

FIRE BRIGADE'S 14TH MATCH

BEAT S. & S.

mado

Several teams have

such good progress with their league bad- minton fixtures during the past week that they are now completely up to date and should have no difficulty in completing their schedules within the appointed time.

Among them is the Fire Brigade, who Inst night played their fourteenth men's doubles game, beating ́ ́the sal.ors and Soldlers Íome by sight games to one,

Though the Brigade won by such a wide margin of games, #OVOYAI encounters were keenly contested, two of them being "setted"

Incidentally this was the twelth match of the S. and S. Home, who have still to record a win. Detailed Ecores and amended league tablo follow.

Willams

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---J. L. Anderson-and-G.”“”

(Fire Brigade) boat J, Hall and M. Merritt 28-22; beat F. Harris and J. Heath 21-16; beat R. Brown and W.-

prague 21-18.

A. L Fisher and G. H. Fowler (Fire Brigade) beat Hall and Merritt 21-7; beat "Harris and Heath 21-14; - beat Brown and Sprague 21-10,

W. Stoker and D. Skinner (Fire Brigade) beat Hall and · Merritt 21-17; lost to Harris and Heath 11-21; beat Brown and Spagro 28-20. LEAGUE TABLE

C.R.C.

Recreio "A"..

P. W. L.-F.-A. Pt.

13 11 2.00 27 22

9 9 0 70 11∙18)

St. Andrew's "A" 12 ↑ S_71-2018. Recreio "B" Ellot Hall

Ellot Hali "A" St. John's Fire Brigado

V.R.C.

Taikoo R.C.

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28 10

8 2 02 13 8.5 85 43.16′′ 8 8 0 591 16 15 87 69.60 16 14207-64 -60.

5.14.

13 4.9 39 79. 7 2 5 191 St. Andrew's "B" 13 2:11 30 78 Kowloon Tong .:13 1 12 24 83.2 B. and S. Homo 12 0 12-21 290

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