1936-03-13 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936.

EYE-OPENING DISPLAY OF TENNIS BY TAVARES

Prospects For The First Extra Race Meeting

Now that the Annual AS DESCRIBED

Carnival of the Hongkong Jockey Club is over, let us concentrate, on the Extra Race Meetings, first of which will be held tomorrow (First Saddling Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.) and sub- sequent Meetings will be on the following dates:

Second Extra Meeting, March

28.

BY

CAPT. FOSTER

ALL-OUT STAKES

Locksley Hall's Venture

LIBERTY BAY NOT RUNNING

Hongkong Handicap Is Open Race

to

Mr. Dunbar has been sporty enough not to enter Liberty Bay for the Hongkong Handicap over the cham- pion course and wo should therefore see a good field in the "A" Division. Gladiator and King's Warden have been asked to carry top-weight, namely, 168 lbs, and it is learned that both will accept. Mr. Y. T. Fung It is interesting to note the entry will be up on Gladiator and King's Third Extra Meeting, April 11 of Locksley Hall (a rul-griffin of Warden will have back his old plot

Inst year) in the "All Out" Stakes Mr. G. Rozn, who steered him and 13. (Easter) Fourth Extra Meeting, May Z.

over six furlongs, against auch stal-victory in the Autumn Champions warts as Helman, King's Bounty, about three months ago. Fifth Extra Meating, May 16. King's Fancy, King's Justice, Ma These two ponles met in the a mile at the Sixth Extra Meeting, May 30 caroni, Mistake Bay, Pontino Bay. Victorin Stakes over

Sadko, Soldier of Germany, and The Annual Race Meeting when Gladiator Tiger, and he certainly has a chance boat King's Warden by two lengths for a place, should there be only three and it will be remembered that the runnera,

latter's falluro wns that the полу

did not keep a straight course in the home run. It seems, however, that on re- put them count of this ran, the handicapper hax on level terais, but past record shows that King's Warden is a better animal, at least over the champion course.'

and June (Whitsun)

There are nine-races to be contest- al to-morrow the main event being the Hongkong Handicap "A" Divi-

and

However, there are several speedy sion over a mile. Few years ago, the don't like the heavy going. merchants in this race, but, all of Corn Stakes, the "Loiterera" Stakes, the "All out" Hetman, and likewise his stable meto Stakes and the Handwick Plato were

King's Dounty, zave a very poor per run on the fifth day of the Annual formance at the annual meeting, but Meeting, but, owing to large number with a firm going to-morrow, these were two ponies should be in the limelight. of entries, these four races transferred to the First Extra Meet-The danger is from King's Justice and and to-morrow the conditions of Macaroni. I do not know who is ing these events have debarred all the going to ride Mistake Buty but this winners at the Annual Carnival. pony is certainly worth $6 each way. Under the circunistanees, spotting the Soldier of Germany is another pony winner is not so easy as one would that is worth backing and Sadko is think and race-goors are assured of also to be considered. good day sport with plenty of thrills and, handsome dividends.

As said in my last notes, Mr. Leo Frost will not be acen in the sadillo and also Mr. G. R. Cheapo, who han been transferred and is now on his way to Hankow. Mr. Ip Kui-ylag, who was on the slek list during the second half Inst schson, will take out Cavalcade in the first event and there is every possibility of Mr. W. 1. S. Davis riding to-morrow.

OPENING EVENT

Philanderer---Is Good Thing We should see a good race, in the opening event, the "ny and Corn" Stakes over five furlongs for Subscrip- tion Griffins of any season that have started twice and have not won, and

NOTHING TO BEAT ZODIAC

In Mile Race For

Randwick Plate

There should not be much trouble

Cyclamen Day has been kindly treated by the official weight adjuster and is set to shoulder only 160 lbs. King's Jubileo is also nicely weighted at only a pound more to Cyclamen Bay's allotment, and I feel that these two ponies will be a source of danger to Gladiator and King's Warden. Bright Vlow is not to be overlooked on a heavy going and Soldier of China is not bad spec. on a fast course. A good meo is as

WHICH PONY HAS NOT A CHANCE ?

Tytam Handicap "B" Problem

picking out the winner of the Randwick Plate over a mile for Aus- tralian Ponies of this season, and I

The second leg of the "Daily." cannot see anything to beat Zodiac.

Double" is on the Tytam Handicap In the Perth Plate (Second Section) Division

over a mile and

the over the same distance, she Was second to Yo Ho, winner of the Rooty task confronting me fa to find out Bill Derby, and as all winners have which pony has not a chance in this been barred for this event, Zodiac race. This event is for subscription

hould, have no dificulty in making her acquaintance with the Judges.

that all will accept. It may be of

grigins of this season and it seems

interest to know that none of them has been placed at the Annual Meet- ing and some of them finished way down in the street.

Ballos put some fast gallops

Tlusmith and Violet Queen should follow in the rear. It is interesting to recall that Centre Court put up some wonderful performances during the training, but, she let the punters during the

Being a sprint race, anything may down very badly at the Carnival and f poor performing, hut, gave a very

in

thero are no less than 16 entries,

all his outings happen. Belmont Star in very good

no doubt her failure was due to the and let the punters down very badly. over short distance but bas no ad-

heavy going. If "Mr. Clerk of the If this pony intends to stage a come- vantage in weight. It will be recall-weather should give us a fast going back, I cannot see anything to oust ed that ut this time last year to-morrow, Centra Court in aurely Cavalcade just managed to nose out worth $5 each way". Philanderer in the Hay and Corn Stakes and the latter accounted for

Young Chap by a neck.

Philanderer is now in bettor condi tion than what he was a year ago and Saturday he covered the mile in 2.21.3/5., finistring the home ran in 1 seconds. His Inst half-a-mile was in 1.03.1/5., and Mr. Dlack will be at the "wheel" to-morrow. Capper Idol and Double Chance have a

am afraid that Partnership once.

has lost

ROSE EVELYN'S TEST

In First Leg For Daily Double

sense of racing and Racing Roy. The Arat leg of the "Dally Double" has seen his best days. Wadebridge had a load to carry at the Annuals on the Tytam Handicap "A" Divi- Bion over a mile confined to Sub. Meeting but to-morrow he has to Grillins of this season and a good field shoulder only 161 lbs. and the should

la assured. pass. the post first with Mr. G. Roza As his pilot.

SIX RUNNERS

For The Loiterers Stakes

In the Lotterers Stakes over Seven Furlongs for non-winning Grifles of this season, this race is to be riddon by novice Jockoys and the following is a list of probable starters with their jockeys;

Dederth Wood.

Amberley Mr. Harris.

Donovan-Mr. Poy.

Miracle Mr. LI.

Bilversmith Mr. Yuen.

Splendid Vlow-Mr. C. Chaa.

Should the going be firm, Miracle

his claim for the first position. There Is very little to choose between Fidelity, Lancashire Loom, Merry Jestor and Strathalan for minor places. For an outsider, I strongly recommend Supercharge.

THE PENULTIMATE EVENT

Some Interesting Entries

There are 13 ponies In the penulti- mate event, the Hongkong Handicap Rose Evelyn, who was crowned | "B" Division over 1 miles and it is "Miss Champion" of the Annual Interesting to note that King's Lead Carnival, has been given the pest of and King's Sceptre are included in the honour with 188 lbs; and the mare is The inclusion of theso two

list net to concede 18 lbs. to Blue Ribbon, ponios makes the race not only in- Juden and Public Hero No. 1-all|teresting but very

and it is not being winners,

the w Caяy to spot

Harvest View met The Tiger in the Wild Cat, who was second to Rose Evelyn in the Professional and Sub. Happy Valley Handicap "A" Division,

and

as both of them Anished nowhere, Grifina' Champions, tots 10 lbs. for they are now in the "B" Division holding the post of honour with beating of thred lengths and this pony le certainly well treated by the 188 lbs. In looking over the book of handicapper.

form for 1935 racing. I found that Unicorn, who was second to Rose The Tiger, who had a pull of 4 lbs. Evelyn in the Sub-Griffins Challenge boat Harvest View in the December Cup, receives an allowance of 12 lbs. handicap run on December 14, and on the basis of weight for inches for they are now on level terms. It is Just toss up which is a better pony; a thrashing of four lengths. It seems that Gold Sovereign has been lot, in both are set to concede 7 lbs. to the with only 148 lbs, and it may interest two Kings. puntors to know that he has a pull

In reality, The Tiger, being a

of 23 lbs, on the basis of weight for smaller pony, has a little more pound- inchen.

ago to shoulder than Harvest Viow

It must be admitted that Rose but the former is more than com-

Latest study of E. C. Fincher, K.C.C. and Interport tennis player, taken during his championship match this week with A. Crawford.

(Photo: Mes Cheung),

THIS MORNING'S GALLOPS

GOOD TIMES RETURNED

AT HAPPY VALLEY

The following are the times returned during this morning's gallops at Happy Valley in preparation for the First Extra Race

Meeting to-morrow.

Satan

Double Chance

Honey

Wild Cat Hernd Macaroni

Stopwatch Hopscotch Rose Bydlyn Renerth

Soldier Snowy River Kinds Warden King's Bounty ~Top-Day' Mayflower Heriot Causius Cavalendo Ribble Amberley Kino's Jubileo

Philanderer Emergency Call The Rain Gaugo

Zodiac

Tinsmith Caldsmith King's Seentre King's Lead

HE VERY NEARLY BEAT

SIRDAR RUMJAHN

MANILA EXPERIENCE MAKES

HIM. A NEW PLAYER

CARELESSNESS AND GALLERY PLAY LET HIM DOWN

(By."Veritas")

If the form shown yesterday by J. Tavares is any criterion, clearly the best method of raising the general standard of tennis in Hongkong is to send our most promising youthful talent to Manila for a season. A year ago Tavares gave a second rate showing against a schoolboy in the Hongkong championship. Yesterday, following a recent return from the Philippines ho gave S. A. Rumjahn the game of his life over three sets, and, I say it without prejudice, should havo beaten the Colony champion. The difference between Tavares the been a quick starter and doubtless hia Innis player of n year ago ant the game will show that customary Im- Tavares of in-day needed to be seen provement as the tournament con- 10 be believed. There were times tinues. yesterday when i seemed he could Ranjan just when and how he Pked. And Then, playing as though he refused to take himself seriously, it fell into tactical and stroking errons which completely negatived his previously superlig work.

Very often Tavarra flashed out such lovely shots that they nearly atoned for his Rizal Sunalium idiosyncracies; display of mannerisma without which, it might be said, he would be a better and more successful

HIS BIG ASSET

But that in by the way. My excito any interest

the

Perhaps the one thing to reveal that Rumfahn is sure to have a big Bay in the destination of the titl was his fighting qualities, which appear to be us good now as they havo ever been. After the first sot he was # desperate position, faced with which only served to make him Hit his game to a higher level where Away! other players would have fallon

The only other match of the day to WAN the ap- his performanco from purely pearance of the Shute twins against tennis viewpoint full marks must be the Tsui brothers in a first-round given Tavares for a very entertaining doubles match. Tho Taui combina- diaplay, marked by excellent stroke tion won easily and as last year, production and ruined by somewhat when they met the Rumjahn cousins, what. simply proved thoughtless tactics.

great possibilities there are in the MOST PLEASING STROKE schoolboys. Their stroke equipment and knowledge of the game ware Tavares' most pleasing stroke was insufficient to permit them to win his backhand drive, a weapon which any extended Falles, but they dif often became effectively offensive score a number of points with some against a player, who was inclined to remarkably fine shots-shots which rush the not a little too hastily, more matured players would be glad. Chicly though he utilised the stroke to bonst about.

The full as a means of keeping the ball in

resulta of the day's play, making the shot a little more programima follow. than ordinarily defensive because of

(Continued on Page 0.) his good placements from it.

But throughout the match Tavares

this match

Linged his work with, carelesanvas. REFEREE ON CLEANER.

Thero was the time when he should

have gone to a two-love "lead in the second set, but suld his right for n' potage of gallery play. He had other opportunities, notably a lead of one-! love in the final set against service., Then again he failed to appreciate that lumjan la one of the fastest

on the court players on

In Hongkong and

chat undisguised drop shots hold no terrors for him, but generally permit

FOOTBALL

Spectators Urged To

Demand It

"A unanimous appeal from specta-

him to turn them into boomerangs tors for cleaner play by both teams Nevertheless Tavares persisted in will do more in one season than all these tactics despite being several the legislation the Football Associa- times "aced" by the returns.

tion can deviso in a hundred years,"

of Bolton, of last year's Cup final,

His other failing was indiscretion said Mr. A. E. Fogg

reforco In-attacking the net. He continually went up on the wrong shot offering speaking at the footballers-annual- Rumjahin yards of room in which to rally in Sheffield.

When make his passing returns,

"It is no use spectators blaming the Tavares chose to raid the forecourt players," he said.

"

The players. on well-angled driven to the corners blame the managers, the managers he generally scored with nice volleys, blame

the spectators and Coroner's

while his smashes were usually well juries blame the referees.

Tavares was the more stylish

"We are all in it, but spectators

can do niore in a minuto towards cleaner football than we can ever do.

player and if, as it seems, he is still Accidents do happen and they happen improving, his future tennis career in all manly games,"

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Blandford

Peter Davey Merry Jester

Racing Hoy Derby Day Night- -Star by Star

Time

Unicorn Gold Sovereign Gold Coin High Honour Fidelity. Soldier of Peaco

has every chance of presenting his Evelyn won all her races in easy pensated by having Mr. Pll at the curd to the Judges, and both Ambarley fashion, but, she has not the same cox wheel. However, last Wednesday last year..

The Tiger Carrying

him

SOMERSET BEAT KENT

and Donovan are dangerous to upset for to-morrow's big handicap event morning King's Lead (Mr. G. Roza) 168 lbs. Just managed to nose the applo cart. I prefer Donovan, and no doubt Mr. Diets will be all out and King's Sceptro (Russian Boy) (155 lbs.) out in the Kellet Handicap and it will be remembered that at the to stoor the strawberry roan mare to were given a sharp pin over the "C" class run on April 22, and they last meeting this pony ridden by Mr. victory. She will have to produce her milo and both finished gamely, the are set to carry the same weight to

morrow. Foy lost to Royal Highness (Mr. best form to aton the challenge of former won by n good half-a-length,

The djustment of wolghts in the Cheapo in the Jockey Cup by only a Gold Sovereign, Uniconi and Wild It is learned that Mr. Roza prefers neck. There was no doubt that the Cat and this race, I am ware, will be King's Lead and King's Sceptre will Moonle Ponds Handicap over jockey was very nervous in the homo the beat event of the meeting. Both not accopt. I am sure everyone is for Australian ponies has not left any run, and at about 100 yards from the Gold Sovereign and Will Cat had looking forward to see this pony loophole and there should be a good finishing line, Mr. Poy lost his songs performed some good gallops during pitching up against the old sigers, race between Derby Day, Night Star, of balando and strength of grip. If the training and I firmly believe that Harvest View and The Tiger, and 1 Racing Heart and Savey Fap. It contested rugby match at Yeovil to he had only at still, the "divi would these two ponies will turn the tables am moro inclined in favour of King's seems the Judges will have a nice job day before Somerset won by alevon

Lead Bistro is very dangerous as to operate those four pontos. Envo been over $160,

on Rose Evelyn.

milo

In Rugby Match

London, March 12. Somerset and Kent played a keenly

points to eight-Reitor,

Football was never better governed than at

he wonderent, sold Mr. Fogg, but

how many people had

TWO SWIMMING RECORDS

Rumjalin played typical early-stage over soch a book of football rules- of-the-tournament tennis. It took not one is a thousand. Yet they had him a whole act to get his strokes the effrontory to criticise both the into working order and even then players and the referes. he was nono too confident and was constrained to adopt safety tactica more thari. Is his usual wont. Once splendid stamina, his again his quickness

ess of eye and his vast match experience came to pull him out of t an awkward situation. There were flashes of the true Rumfahn in his performance, notably when his ground shots began to function with regularity.He also "connected" with a few lovely killa" and his cross-court cut-off volleys rarely failed.

Jean Taris Beats 220 Free-style

Two English swimming..records: were broken at Marshall Street Baths,, Londen, when the Empire 3.C. met Paris in the first gala of the year. J. Taris, the French International, awimming alone in an unofficial st

Taking the large view of his din play, however, one's imagination is somewhat stretched to discover in [the stamp of a relgajng or "Totential tempt, bent the English 220 yards no new freestyle record by 3-beer, finishing phumidega Bet

Feature of Runjabn. He has nuver 2min. 18sce. The previous boat was

THE SHUTE TWINS

set

up luat summer by N. Wain- wright at Blackpool.

The National Junior Women's 100- yards back-stroke record was broken: by 2 4-6mor. by Miss L Frampton (Hounslow. S.Ú.), whose time, was 1min. 12 4-5ace.

The gala ended with victory for the Empire Club by five swimming events to two. The water-polo match was won by Empire by five goals, to nil, Mitchell scoring two and Temme

three.

ARGENTINE RUGBY TOUR

Manager Chosen

Mr. F. D. Prentica has been spi pointed manager of the Rugby Union. beam that is to tour Argentine this year. Ja

International Trials for next eca- Ron have been arranged as follows: In Cumberland: Saturday, Decem- ber o

mir

Gloucestershire: Safi December 10,

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