1936-03-27 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936.

WHO WILL WIN THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP?

ALL ABOUT TO-MORROW'S

RACE MEETING

NINE EVENTS WHICH WILL PROVIDE PLENTY OF ENTERTAINMENT

PONIES CLASSIFIED

COMMITTEE DOES GOOD WORK

(By "Captain Foster") The classification list, issued by the Hongkong Jockey Club on March 17, for Australian and China Ponies was published in this paper last, wack, and to. morrow racing enthusiasts will have the opportunity of ace- ing some of this year's Subs. and Griffins running against the Old Ponica.

The list is somewhat a lengthy one, there being no fewer than 50 China Panios in the "1" standard, while in the "C" division the strength is just

over two score, and the two classes nounting to exactly 100 ponios. As compared with last year, the figures have dropped considerably, for there were 80 porties in the "D" and 68 in the C class and there were in all 138 ponies.

Undoubtedly the Classification Com: mitte must have had some great difficulty in negrogating the ponies, and there were, as usual, sanie din 1 gruntled owners. It will be recalled that the Annual Carnival was held on a heavy and muddy course, and the siale of the going was, without any fear of contradiction, responsible for several reversals of forms. Under the circumstances, the Classification Committee could not have done their work better, and the segregation wae, to my mind, done with cognisance to the forms displayed at the annual race meeting.

PROMOTED AND DEMOTED

CIVIL SERVICE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

A tennis tournament will be held at the Civil Service Cricket Club on Sunday next, March 29, starting at

2.30 p. sharp. Members

are asked to support this event.

VERY OPEN RACE

Mirs Bay Handicap

Prospects

The gentleman in charge of band. ing out the poundage, has not lost sight of the successes of Coxsack's Beauty and King's Warden at the Annual Carnival and these two ponies together with Boldler, of Britain are all at the top of the ladder, in the Mira Bay Handicap from the two mile post, once round and in. india- tor, whe was beaten by King's Warden by half-a-length at the last Meeting receives na allowance of only 12 hs, and this makes the race very

open.

It is learned that Dians Bay will) weigh out to-morrow and she has been allotted weight for inches, Her lust outing was in the Champion Stakes run on Feb uary 20, 1935, In which she pulled up Inme. Diann Bay started her racing career in 1930. She has to her credit 18 wins with four seconds and earned $29,003, in stakes to pay for her upkeep.

met

It was in 1933 that the grey mare her first "Waterloo”” in Sadko under Mr. Needa in the New Stables Plate. In the following year she was is.defeated three times and last year the first occasion to neu hier "Alsa Rans" However,

The Inst classification list was sued on December 31, 1935, and it is interesting to note the promotion of four ponies, namely.

Jungle Jim

Soldier of China

Tiny Star

Young Chan

from to

C to 13

D to C

·D to C and the following ponies were de- moted:

Cavalcade

King's Justiçe

Foxbridge

Night View

Ribble

Soldier of Germany

Soldier of Victory

from to D

C to D

A to B

C to D

H to C

to

B to C floneymoon Eve. the winner of the Hongking Derby, and King's Lead, -who lost the coveted Blue Riband through, boring-in, are in the "B"

Wha

among the she is not the same Diana Hay and

she will have to strike her best form if she intends to be among the placed ponies.

Herod has been kindly treated in the matter of poundage and is dan- gerous with a novice in the saddle on necount of the 6 lbs, jockey allow- ance. On a hard going, Soldier of Britain is hard to beat.

THE MAIN EVENT

Should Be Best of The Afternoon

sub-griftis of this season, namely, Mountain View and Rose Evelyn and I sincerely hope that I am not exaggerating in saying that any of

is bunch can do the hat trick. There is no

Bone denying that Evelyn won all her races. at the "Annual" in easy fashion and to- morrow we should be able to nize her up against the Old Subs. The handicapper has ranked her 7 lbs. over the weight for inches and this speaks very highly of her energy and speed us against 10 lbs, penalty imposed on Bistre and Tiny Star.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES'

R. Abbit's Cricket Notes To-morrow

R. Abbit's cricket noles, which appear regularly In the Telegraph each Friday, are unavoidably held over until to-morrow. They will be of special interest, as they include an analysis of the prospects for to-morrow's league championship decid- ing match between Univer- sity, and Kowloon Cricket Club. The notes will also deal fully with the coming week-end cricket.

TIO NOT TO

1.

PLAY

Gold third to Wild Cat sind Rose Evelyn in the Tytam Handicap "A" divi- sion is nicely in with only 148 M but I hear he is going to start in the Union Plate over six furlongs which race is confined to non- winning Suriffins of this season. Mountain View, the winner of Governor's

REL Cup, is

to carry weight for Inches and will be ridden hy a novice who is going to claim

les, allowance.

Sovereign, avho finished AGAINST POLICE

which Young

The The manner, in Usap bent Bistre by 11⁄2 lengths in the Northern Stakes at the gasıQul meeting, was so convincing that he has been allotted 164 lbs, and War- rington has to weigh out at 160 lbs. Double Chance, Lucky Strike and Valley View have been fairly treated, and

seems to be

the last numed pony

pony has a good chance to win.

in good condition. Every

PROBABLE STARTERS

following are the probable starters and

jockeys: Balios (Mr. Harris) Bistre (Mr. S. N._J'an), Copper Idol (Mr. Tang Man Wa) Emergency Call (7)

་་

The

Lucky Strike (Mr. Ip Kul Ying) Mountain View (Mr. W. H. Choy) Racing Bay (Mr. D. Mack) Rose Evelyn (Mr. Dietz). Seventeenth of September (Mr.

Proulx)

Tiny Star (7)

Valley View (Mr. S. Y. Liang) Wadebridge (Mr. G. Roza) Young Chap (Mr. H. C. Pin)

COMMONWEALTH HANDICAP

First Leg of the Daily Double

The first leg of the Daily Double is on the Commonwealth Handleap for "C" Class over n mile to be ridden by jockeys who have not won at any time, races anywhere and here is another conundrum to find the winner.—

ten

There is always a lot of amuse ment and fun in the novice event

S. CHINA'S FULL SHIELD TEAM

(By "Veritas")

THREE TEAMS IN RUNNING

Police Well Placed

(By "Veritas").

A month ago any bookmaker!

would have been prepared to

offer odds of 10 to 1 on against South China "A" winning the first division championship. The same bookmaker`.to-day would not quote less than evens. A remarkable change has been effected in the re- lative league records of the leading first division teams during this period. South! China "A" have lost a series of matches while their nearest rivals have been persistently piling on the points,

Tio Hian-gwin, the Dutch East Indies footballer, will not play for South China "A”

To-day the position is that, ignor against Police in their importing these future games in which the ant league match at Kowloon results appear to be very doubtful, to-morrow. He is being rested Police have a better chance than for the International Charity either South China "A" or the Athle- Cup final on Sunday, Southave eight outstanding matches as tle of winning the league. Police China will revert to their Senior compared with South China's nine and Shield final line-up, namely:-

Athletic's eleven. Of these Police can Wang Wing; Li Tin-nang and Tam confidently expect to win six, as enn Kong-pak Lau Hing-choi, Leang South China, while Athletic Wing-chui and Leo Kwok-wal: Tao appear to be safe for another seven Kwal-shing, Fung King-cheung, Lee victories. Wai-tong, Ip Pak-wa and Tay Qua- Sandwiched between these matches, lang.

would

Police have to meet South Chino “A”. With all due respect to Tie this is Athletic and Recreio, while Souths probably the best team South China | China, in addition to their Police can field as it is a team of under-engagement have to play Athletic and standing: one which has learnt to co-Recrek, Athletic's fourth difficult the ordinate in all departments and is is against the Club, without a weakness.

It will thus be seen that these three- teams can cut each other's throats, while Recreio may be instrumental in deciding which, of them shall win the title.

SIGNIFICANT MATCH

16 PAIRS OF EYES WILL BE

·FOCUSSED ON THESE

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The handsome open doubles tennis championship challage capi, for which eight pairs will enter into competition on the stand court at the H.K.C.C. next week. (Photo: S. A. Rumjahn).

TSUI YUN-PUI'S FINE BACKHAND

MAKES SUCCESS POSSIBLE IN OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

YESTERDAY'S IMPROVED DISPLAYS

(By "Voritas")

Tsui Yun-pui appears to have jup to the net to cut off weak returns. Gosano and Remedios could not reached that stage experienced

recover from the shock of soeing their by most tennis players when, three games lead wiped out and the Los win the first set at 0-4, arKİ in an effort to strengthen à weakness in one department, he has sacrificed the potency of another. Thus yesterday against lu Tak-cheuk his fore. hand, hitherto a brilliant stroke, was irregular and inaccurate, while on the backhand, pre viously most vulnerable, he re- vealed marked skill and con- sistency.

although the second not went to 14 gumes the Lo brothers always looked good for the set.

Full results of yesterday's matches were:

Police too will not be sorry to meet the same team as they have probably profited by their Shield, final exper fence and will be better able to anti- cipate the forward line movements. They may also have discovered that in-

Iu Tak-chruk apparently considered order to score goals against auch a

Taul's earlier successes on the back- sound defence they must concentrate | It is also clear that to-morrow's hand" were but flashes of brilliance on "down-the-middle" passes to John- match between Police and South not to be repeated, and he continued son, who can turn auch passes to good Chine "A" la of tremendous signi- to concentrate his chief attacking account almost as well as van Lee fleance, and if there is a definite re-shots to this corner. But Trui always Wai-teng.

| sult, the winners may well find those had the right return, sometimes

two points sufficient to give them the fine passing shot straight down the championship,

ilnes, or a neat half court chop which

MOSS RETURNING Against S. China To-morrow

Instead of a lower.

A

Open Singles-Taul Yun-pui beat Iu Tak-cheuk 4-6, -1, 1-3.

Open Doubles.M. W. Lo and M. K. Lo beat A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedios 6-4, 8-6: Paul Kong and

Lat Kwong-taun boat F. II. Kwok and S. W. Llang 6-1, 6-1.

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

MATCHES

Two matches of no little interest

There

A long way to go before sent the ball across Iu's body as he

rushed in to the not. the end of the season, but on current form indications are the championship: Against this Tui took two whole will reat between Police, South China sets to bring his forehand into any "A" and Albletic. Fusiliers, South thing like proper functioning, and if

outside Iu had hammered away at this hand, are due to be played this afternoon Police expect but one change from China "B" and Club have

winner the Senior Shield team. It is hoped chances, but they are very slender. ho might have finished a

in the tennis championships. J. W. Moss will return to the left wing to

Leopard and Lai Kwong-taun mest the exclusion of Brittain, in which Athletic-and-- Police--appear-to-be

in the third round-of-the-singles, faced with somewhat stiffer pro-

SOME OF THE REST YET

while L. Goldman and T. A. Pearce, case the line-up will be:

"A".

quarters. The main event of the Meeting will but the Inclusion of Ribble, Soldier North Gough and Parker; 1 Pile, Navy, recent conquerors of the chan- best singles tenth player, deli

Mellardy: Blackburn and C. Piles grammes than South China

This match produced some of the highly regarded in some Police, for instance, have to meet

the play their first match together in the class while Rose Evelyn, "Miss Chan be the Sub-Grims Spring Handicap of Germany and Soldier of Victory, Stevens, Johnson, Brooks and Moss, pions, 14 Well 64 South China "B" championship. Bethene stroke play. Tuk-chruk and lu Tak.com.u

over the Champion for Sub-who were only domoted last week disscription Griffins of any season and from the "B" standard, gives me likely to benefit Police. South China

Flaying on the Railway Ground is Recreio and Athletic.

ed with some excellent this will be the best race of the after- terrible headache in trying to solve certainly don't relish playing there.Athletic have the Club, Rovailu was the more aggressive player,

but his tactics reacted upon him when Leonard will probably find Lai too A good field is ussured and the problem. We should see a good It is not their lucky ground, and they Ulster Rifles, Fusiliers, Recreio and he endeavoured to rush the net on fast for him although the Craigen- spotting the winner in not easy. Winner la to receivo

i ruce and the following ponies will always appear to be upset by the South China "B" in addition to their ordinary drives which Tsui was ablegower player is certain to put up a

curious side-to-alde slope,

engagements with Palice and South to put away with ease.

good show and may easily force the gets $250, and the third prize is $150. weigh out Since the inception of this event inf

Boolat Bay. (Mr. Choy Wing-chlu)

Furthermore they will have to play China "A", better than they did against the Navy Donovan (Mr. Poy)

Taut appeared to need at least two issue to three wels. South China "A", over and above sets to get the "feel" of the court, 1934, the race was twice won by the

If Iu Tak-cheuk plays as well as if they wish to win. The most likely their games with Police and Athletic the balls, and his own strokes. Be- Sub-Griffin of the current year.

Flybynight (Mr. Harris) Great Hall (Mr. K. W. Fung) outcome is a draw, but if Police obtain have to face Royal Ulster Rifles, cause of this he was strictly on the he did yesterday and his brother in High Honear (Mr. H. Botelho) nn early lead their I, for one, oxpect Fusiliers, Recreio and South Ching defensive for the major part of the also up to par I think they will beat High Speed (7),

"B", although the lost-named match match. But it was a paying game Goldman and Pearce. Whatever the open out result it will be surprising if the

the

of the in the "C" Standani - together with appointed Royal Scot.

the

OPENING EVENT

Laughing Girl To Win

noon.

It will undoubtedly be of interest to know that both the winners of 1934 and 1095 of this classic, namely, Copper. Idol and Wadebridge will line: up to-morrow and these two public idols require no further introduction. In 1034 Copper Idol paid $177 for n and tho Intter pony handedi

$258.10 to

out

last

your

the

There are the usual nine races on race Card to-morrow and the opening event, the Colonial Stakes over a mile has drawn only six en-twin tries. I don't think that we have to go very far to look for the winner delight of 10 successful backers out and Laughing Girl should have, no of a total of 1,700 lekets sold. trouble in presenting her car to the Copper Idol had the pleasure of Judges. 1 figure that Tyne is dän- trouncing Home best gerous and may turn the tables, ils best TUR WAR in the Black Rock Stakos at the annual race moeting when he finished thini to King's Sceptre and Royal Consort, but, I Armly believe that the going was not to his liking and it may be of interest to know that to-morrow Tyne has an allowance of 6 lbs. Silversmith who was on the slek list for a while, is now O.K., and is certainly worth $5. each way.

ROSEHILL PLATE

Promise of Very Good Race

The Reschil Plate over six furlings for non-winning Australian Ponies of this sonson should produce a good race between Honey, Violet Quodn and Zodiac, and the first nanied pony has the repulation of being a sprin tor, Wo muat not overlook Gold Dragon, who is now owned. by Mr. Roidy, but am afraid that Hanger, belonging to Messrs. Johnson and Alabaster, may find the distance too short.

By virtuo of not earning any stake- money at the annual meeting, Honey

old stagers such as Warrington, Bistre, Part- norship and Racing Buy and he did not have very much a pull in the matter of weights,

Wadebridge gave Bistro an aw- four ful beating Instear by lengths and I wonder whether any Subs. of this year wil be able to repeat the performances of these two warrior.

Of the 18 entries, there are five

แ

King's Sceptre (Mr. C. Taylor) Mayflower (Mr. C. F. Chiu) Mersey (Mr. Yuen Wing-kwal) Pride of Tsingtao (7)

Ribble (Mr. R. M. Wood)

H. Pearse) Royal Highntas (Mr. Soldier of GerMr.

of Peace Soldier of

F. LI Valerous (Mr. S. L. Tuen) What A Chance (Mr. K. I. Ip) Zero (Mr. H. Browning)

(1)

I understand that there may be possibility of Soldier of Ponce not starting, owing to frog trouble in the neur foro-leg and if he does not accept, Mr. Li will probably take out High Speed.

I have not heard who is going to ride Pride of Tsingtao, and Soldier of Germany, who is in the pink of (Continued on Page 9)

THIS EVENING'S MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON

Season Drawing To Close

Fire Brigade have already With this played Ellot Hall "A” completed their mixed doubles will have but two outstanding fix- tures when they return from Shanghai league badminton programme in April. The team leaves for the and Kowloon Tong follow suit northern port to-morrow. and will re- this evening when they meet turn on April 13, one week. from the St. Andrew's in

their last official closing date of the league.

It is possible that this date will match of the season.

have to be amended in view of the Two other matches are also being almost certainty of. a play-off for the: has an allowance of 6 lbs. and this played which will bring Recreto "championship, should bring her to the limelight to. 15, 0.R.C. wtal to 15, St.

Here is this avening's league pro- Brutus has no book-form to show,

Androw's to 14, Taikoo to 11 and gramme. but, last Saturday morning he was given a trini apin over the distanco Sailors and Soldiers Home to 14,

Chinese Recreation Club, St. An- And he covered the circuit in 1.27.1/5., romping home in 28.2/5 seconds. It drew's and Recreio "H" are nimost Talkoo must be admitted that the gallop was certain winners this evening. The St Andrew's not a bad performance and with an match between St. John's and Recreio Itecreio "D" allowance of 0 lbs, coupled with Mr. Proulx at the wheel, this Bay golding has every prospect of upsetting the apple-cart.

"A" will be played later"as the re- arranged man's doubles between EL. John's and Ellot Hall "A" is being decided this evening.

MIXED DOVILES

Chineno R.C. Y... Kowloon Tong "

St. John's

them to win.

Cambridge Full Course Trial Is Faster

London, Mar. 26. Cambridge University boat race crew accomplished their full course trial to-day eleven seconds faster. than Oxford's row yesterday.

Taken on the flood tide the trial was completed in 18 minutes 48 seconds, which was afterwards stated to be "satis- factory".

They stroked an average of. 35 to the minute, finishing with a burst of 40.-Reuter.

Meeting of Referees Association

should hold no terrors for them

So far as I have been able to check for it permitted him to up from the records the following are halfway through the crucial final set match does not go the full distance. the engagements confronting these when lu was getting rather leg weary

three teama,..

POLICE

To play:-Navy, South China "A". St. Joseph's. Athletle. Kaw loon, East Lanes, Recreio and S. China "B"

SOUTH CHINA "A"

and out of breath.

I have never seen Iu play belter the better tennis. He was easily

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following matches have been player in the first set which he de- arranged for to-day:

During this Open Singles. Lai Kwong-taun Y. servedly won at 6-4, time he had Taui ruaning all over the J. W. Leonard; II, D. Rumjahn v. place and usually scored his points R. Choa. by deft volleying with Tsui hopelessly out-positioned,

Open Doubles.-T. A. Pearce and Tsui improved in the second set, L Goldman v. In Tak-cheuk and fu To play: Police, Royal Ulster Anding gaps in Iu's defence by means Tak-lam.

Club Handleap Singics. · N. Rifles, Royal Welch Fusiliers, St.) of hard driving and Juneph's, Athletic, East

Lancs, not excursion. Ile took the set easily, Graco v. E. F. Buttress. Rezrelo, South China “3” and R.A.) but did not have the expected run- Club Handicap Doubles-3, 0. st.

Stonecutters

ATHLETIC

Bouth To play: Club, Rifles, China "A", Police, Fusillers, SL Joseph's, R.A. Lyeman, East Lanes, Recreio, South China “A”, and ILA Stonecutters,

PS. CHINA “B”

CHANGES

LEE KAM IS NOT PLAYING

+

an occasional

away in the final stanza. Iu regained Deane and G. E. R. Divett v. R. M. much of his lost confidence and held Wood and G, Polgiase; J. Thomson Taui up to three-ail, these six games and M. Pagh v, A. D. Humphreys being full of entertaining tennis with and G. R. Sayer. players ralding the forecourt in turn.

Thereafter Iu, presumably in an effort to rush Taul out of his well timed stroking, took the not at the slightest opportunity; but Taui tightened up on his ground strokes and found he could pass his opponent with almost anything. He went his match points with a series of ex- cellent backhand drives and a good volley here and there.

WELL NICH PERFECT

to

LUM, KHO AND CHOY

MAY PLAY. HERE TO-MORROW

If Gordon Lim and Kho Sin-kio are Lal Kwong-tsun and Paul Kong agreeable, they together with W, C. played well nigh, perfect tennis

to

beat S. W. Liang and. I. II. Kwok Choy, who is already back in Hong- matches at the Hongkong Cricket tional changes in the defence for their well within their powers, but every Club to-morrow (Saturday) morning, South China "B" will make pesi- in the doubles, The winners played kong will appear in exhibition tennis

thing they attempted camo off. Kong leogua match to-morrow against wolloyed in a most polished manner starting at 11.30. Royal Artillery, Stonecutters.

Les

teon games,

are due to arrive here by the M. V.. Kom is not playing and Loung I while Lat drove faultlessly, for four- Lum and Kho, en route to Europe Victorin to-morrow, and the Hong. chan is put in the half back line. The Lo brothers enjoyed quite £1

The composition of the attack has little triumph. Loning the first three kong LTA. has cabled them a re- not been finally settled and will be chosen from Ip Ng-po, Yeung Shui- games to Gosano and Remedios, of gaent that they should give exhibitions whom big things have been expected, before leaving the Colony. No reply vick, Ho Ka-keung NgPoskul, the Lo combination proceeded to out- has yet been received, but the L.T.A. Chouk Bhek-kam and Lai Shul-wing.

from:

H.30 nm. Lam and Kho v. W.c.

Choy and Taul Wal-pui

Kho v. W.C. Chay

The team will therefore be selected wit the youthful Portuguese couple and has drafted out the following pro-

to beat them in straight sots more visional programme Ang The half_monthly meeting of the Pau Ka-ping: Yeung Chi-choung by tactics than anything else.

M. K. Lo proceeded to to the 8. and S. Home Hongkong Referess Association will and Yu Hing-yuen; Loung In-chan balls high into the air and had Gosano be held in the offices of the Hong Lam Tak-po and H. Young Ip NE making all sorts of mistakes while MEN'S 'DOUBLES

kong Football Association, Sports po, Young Shul-ykck, Io Ka-koung, Club, third floor, King's Building, png, Po-ku, La! Shul-wing and Cheuk M. W. Lo quick to realise that the opposition wan cracking up, wont Shok-kont v. Ellot Hall. "A" | Monday, March 30, au 8 p.m.

Lum v. Tal Wai-pal. Admission will be one dollar to the

stand and 50 vents standing.