THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936.
CAPTAIN FOSTER INTERESTING STATISTICS
HEAVY GOING FOR FIRST
HALF OF SEASON
SEVERAL POOR FIELDS BUT SPLENDID FINISHES
(By "Captain Foster")
The statistics which I have| compiled for the first half of the racing season held under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club, reveal some in- the teresting figures, such as amount
of stakes won by ponies, a complete list of win-
Only Two
Track
ning jockeys, the best pari Records
mutuel returns etc., and it is
safe to say that racing on the
The deplorable state of the going whole was very 'antisfactory | did not offer much opportunity for our with plenty of thrills and excit-cracker-jackers to demonstrate their ing finishes.
horse-power, and as a result there There were--including the Annual were only two track recorda establish- -Meeting-13 days of rheing and 132 ed during the senson under review, event, were keenly contested. Mr. King's Wärilen piloted by Mr. G. Roza Clerk of the Weather was not too kind, with top weight 168 ibs, won the Mirs preally at the annual carnival and Bay Handien over a course from the it will be recalled that the second day two mile post, one round and in, in (2.04.2/5 and this lowered Ribble's time of the Whitsuntide meeting, had to be 2.14.2/5 for China ponies by four se postponed owing to the heavy down
ar and the sodden state of the conds. It was no doubt a remarkable
performance, cout. The general attendunes rage-goers at these meetings was nut up in the usual attendard.
apenas incetrists.
of
On Easter Monday, Mr. Macgregor's Australian pony, Strathroy a grilin As a matter of general interest, if this year, with a burden of 165 x sort of annexed the Broken Hill Handicap may be worth relting, the weather conditions we had for the from the two mile post, once round and in) in 166.275 and this broke the Febry. 22. First day-Annuni record of 158475 as set by Racing Merting. Raining and heavy going, Heart Mr. Heard) on February 26,
1935. Second day-Raining and heavy go
wit the recalled that at this time ing. Third day-Ralning and lienvy
last year, there were several track gving. Fourth day-Raining and heavy geing, Fifth day-taining records droken by the Australian and We have at present China Ponics. and heavy going.
March 14, First Extra Hace Meet.several speedy Aussie roadsters and ing, Holding and drying up. March after the recess, if favoured with firm EB, Fast going, April 11. Enster going, we shall certainly
sushing records.
вес some
Saturday, Holding and drying Mention was made in the early part April 13, Easter Monday, Fast go- ing. May 2, Fourth Extra Rare of my review about the thrills and ex-
and to authenticnt Meeting, Fast going, May 16, Iain citing finishes
ing and heary going, May 30, Firsts, have segregated the margin of day-Whitsuntide Meeting. Good defeats among the winners with the guing, June 6, Second dayWhitfollowing results:
Huntide Meeting. Good going.
It will be seen that only three caeetings were run on fust going and two were held on pretty good courses, while right were raced in a mubiy teacli.
SEVERAL POOR FIELDS
Dead Beat Short Bead A head A nock
Length Length
A length 1. length 2 lengths
21⁄2 lengths
3 lengths
4 lengths 5 lengths Glengths
Many lengths
inces
13
14
132 races
The "wet" was in a certain men- sure responsible for some of our poor 3d, especially at the annual races, The smallest was ares in the Lusitano Oup over a mile ran on February 28, when Boolat Bay (Mfr. Prost) and Royal Scot (Mr. Harriman) were the only two to come under the starter's outers, There were only three run- nors in the next event, the Champion Staker, while in the race following! five subscription griffins of, this year Imed up for the coveled Sports Chab is considered a good finish and on this Cop over the Derby course and the ase amount of competitors weighed out for the Griffius Consolation Stakes aver a mile run-en-de-samo-day-The It be too long to be published, hut, For general information, there were in all 14 races at the annual meeting with less than six starters.
A verdict up to a length and a half! basis, the have results analysed re- veal 68 (or 51.51%) under this category and 61 races for 48.48%) were won by a margin of two lengths or over, I scomed that the decision of two-lengths was a vogue and it will be seen that the judge awardet 27 hending. From winners under this
The biggest feld, we had, was, 19hort head up to half a length beat- larters in the Tai-Mo-Shan Handicap ings, there were altogether 40 win over six furlongs run as Muy 2, and ners (or 30.30%), and in the light of this was incidentally the first win the above figures it must be admitted registered by Ythan under the able that racing enthusiasts got their guidance of Mr. P. Hotelho. We had money's worth.
it races with telth of 15 and upwards, PUNTERS DISCOURAGÉD
There were 132 events held during the first half and it may be interesting
to know that there was an aggregate
of 1,182 starters made up as follows:
Australian (New and Old) Ponies
212. Subscription Grillins 1936, 263, Derby Cirilling 1936, 160, Old China Ponien, 547.
The average works out
at
8.05
panies per race and this was not too
ad in view of the depression,
No Jockey
Scored A Double
that no
STARTS
HIS RACING
REVIEW
BE
CUPS AND
PLATES
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
ি
The following is a list, of winners
of Cupla and Plates during the scaron in Inte:-
Blatre (Mr. S. Y. Linng) won the Garrison Cup by length.
Rose-Queen (Mr. C. Encarnacao) won the Clinter Cup, by n hend.
Terly Bay (Mr. 1. G. Frost) won the Challenge Cup (second leg) by many lengthis.
Tiny Star (Mr. D. 8. Li) won the Royal Navy Cup by 3 length.
Rose Evelyn (Mr. C. Enearna. eno) won the Sub-Grillins Challenge Cop (First Leg) by four lengths.
Raval Scot (Mr. G. A. Harriman)
American wen the
Clah Cup by four lengths.
Mountain View (Mr. T, L.. Wong) won the Governor's Cup by Shart head.
Caranck'a Beauty (Mr. T. L Wong) won the Ladies Purse by 5 lengths.
Raya! ghness (Mr. 6. R. Cheape) won the Jockey Cup by a neck,
Boolat Bay (Mr. I.. G, Frost) won the Lusitano Cup by length,
Unicorn (Mr. D. S. LA) won the Sports Club Cup by many lengths. Royal Scat (Mr. G. A. Harri- nian) won the St. George's Plate by two lengths.
It will be seen that the following, Messrs. Encarmeno, Frost, Harriman, two races while a single riding honour D. S. Li and T. L. Wong each won Mens. Chenpe and was seured by and S. Y. Liang The popular jockey-;
rade owner Mr. Gilbert diarriman Royal Scot on both occaions.
DAILY DOUBLES ALSO
AT LOW EBB Highest Paid Out Was
$321.50
Even the "daily double" dividends were at a low cbb the biggest being $321.50 paid by the combination Strathroy/Wild Cat nt. the opening day of the annual meeting. It may be recalled that on April 6 Inst year, View the pair Wadebridge/Valley
fortnight paid $1,190.20, while
Ja ter Victoria Hail/Saucy Face re Lurned $891.70. Below, is a list of: the frat half "daily double" divi dends:-
$321.50-Strathro
·
(Black)/Wild
Cat (Wong).· 198.50 Royal Highness (Chicape}} !
Boolut Bay (Frost). 194.90 Plain View (Choy Wing- chiu)/The Gorilla (Harris). 161.90Ythan (P. Botelho)/Stop-
watch (Ip).
SOMETHING MUST
Gem Hoshing, the young Hongkong-born Chinese tennis player, who was yesterday bosten in the women's doubles championship at Queen's Club, London.
POST-WAR ADVANCE OF INDIAN CRICKET
NATURAL DEVELOPMENT UP TO TEST STANDARDS
. (By R. Abbit).
The most important part of. the history of India's inter-
national cricket is undoubtedly FOUR GOOD
Found when one traces the Fortunes of the two M.C.C. teams in India in 1926/27 and 1932/4 and of the Indian team which visited England in 1932. Fortunately I have the records of these matches to hand. But there had been other. teams before those, some of which-I-can enumerate, even if I cannot give any of their performances. And here, I must confess that in my lust week's article I probably under- estimated the length of time during which the game has been popular with and played in an organised form by the native population. It may be that organised competitions came into late but there being comparatively must have been plenty of native about the late cricket somewhere seventies and thereafter as in 1896
128.40-lacing Heart (Harris)
King's Sceptre (Proulx). 81.70 Honeymoon Eve (Davis)/record
Boxing Eve (Harris). 78.50-Mayflower (F. Li)/Rous
seau (Deitz).
Justice (Pih) 72.50--King's
Ythan (P. Botelho). 61.70-Wild Cat (Liang)/Balios
(Flh).
Evelyn (Encarna 48.50-Rove
cao)/Yo He (Marshall).
Evelyn 42.20--Rose
(Encarna cao)/Honeymoon Eve
TEAMS
THERE WILL BE A KEEN CONTEST FOR TITLE
IN "C" DIVISION
DONE BY
THE H. K. F. A. To Solve Congested Fixtures Problem
LT. CHAPLIN'S IDEA WORTH CONSIDERING
(By "VERITAS")'
If the discussion at this week's F.A. Council meeting stands for anything it clearly means that a large body of opinion is in favour of changes in the constitution and administration of the Hongkong football league with a view to eliminating several ́un- welcome features of past seasons.
The fact that there was support for Mr. Goldenberg's atotion for the rea- {. tricting of the first division to twelve teams, as well' a9 a good deal of criticism about the way various com- petitions have been allowed to intrude upon league fixtures, does not neces- sarlly mean that any changes will bej effected at the anal meeting. Nevertheless it seems fairly assured that some sort of corrective measurez will be adopted.
Thera seems to be an impression in some quarters that the system of pro-! motion and relegation, a motion for which was turned down last Monday, will solve the vital problem of con- not 50. Rested Axture lists. This is
Its only important object, as the pro- poser of the system admitted, is to give teams who have voluntarily dropped from the first division into
the second, a a chance winning their
way back wong the senior teams. At the present time teams enter the first division by making application to the F.A., who can, if it so desires, reject the application. This means that it is possible, through very un- tely, that a team, once it has drop- ped out of the first division, may never obtain the consent of the F.A. to return, no matter how powerful the team may be.
THE REAL PROBLEM
COUNTY CRICKET
SURPRISES
FOR DERBY :
AND KENT
Somerset's
Triumph
London, June 18. There were two unexpected re- sults in the county cricket cham- plonship te-day. Tonbridge's an- nual earnival was brought to an ndrapt close by Netts beating of the Kent on the second day
while Derbyshire, whose match, performances have stamped them as possible champions, fell victims to Somerset.
Notts won woll by 50 runs after bo- Actually the question of a relega- ing in arrears on the first innings. tion and promotion system is of They had to thank Larwood, for the secondary importance when compared schlovement. He captured six wickets mi to the problem of constituting the in Ken's second innings for 34 runs.
Todd bowled splendidly for Kent, league in such a way as to guarantee
the completion of fixtures within the obtaining 6 for 20 in the first innings appointed time.
and for 38 in the second. As a re-
Mr. Goldenberg's suggestion of res-sult Notta were dismissed for 78 and tricting the first division to twelve 226. Kent's response was 110 and teains, or alternatively refusing to 131. Voce captured 7 for 40 in the allow one club to enter more than first innings.
Sunday,
Deolyshire suffered a bad collapso
one team in the division is an effort to alleviate the position. But I was inore impressed with Lieut. Chaplin's in their second knock against Senner- alternative: restrict the teams to tent and wore beaten by ten wickets. Balting first Derby compiled 152 teams, playing all league matches on (Ilunt 7 for 49), Somerset replying Saturday and all Cup, Shield, Inter with 150. Derbyshire were all out port Trials and so forth on Sun
1 for 62 in their second venture_nut The playing of league match Somerset hit off the required 25 runs Sunday has long been a sore point.
without loss.--Reuter. with many clubs. I think I am with- the in my province, in saying that
became established more At least three teams are go- procedure ing to have a big say in the us a concession to the Chinese clubs LAWN BOWLS
Since those than to anything else. destination of the "C" Division days, however, military teams have Tennis League championship done a good deat to popularise the this year judging by form practice and where, in 1931, .one or shown to date.
two Sunday games were occasionally often found a played, last season The most imporinut contestants bigger programme on a Sunday than
Recreio, on a Saturday.
Nowadays, of course, these big Sunday programines are necessary in
(Needa).
a team of Parsis visited England. It appear to be K.C.C. (1), 24.90 Ronc Evelyn (Encarna is however recorded that they met KIT.C., and South China.
cao)/Ribble (I. Botelho).
Fluctuating Fortunes And Thrilling
with very little success even against Kowloon Indians enjoy the services order to get fixtures anything like Finish
14.00-King's Lead (Marshall)/second and third rate club. They did
Rose Evelyn (Encarnacao).
however manage to get W. G. Grun of the Hussain brothers who are near completed by the end of April. New out in some match in which they ly strong enough for the "B" Division, competitions such as the Kotowall displays Cup and Governor's Cup have come by yesterday's events. Sir Victor Sassoon, is the played at Lords and they are said to Judging
A game of unusual fluctuations and third owner to provide double win-have indulged in the wildest demons-gainst K.C.C. (2) they will lose very into being and all the time the league
has been growing bigger. The post- a thrilling finish was thoroughly en As a rule punters do not like to It is interesting to note
ners, Honeymoon Eve and Boxing trations of delight when they accom- few sets this summer.
Kowloon Cricket Club's handsome tion is that the F.A. have to try and joyed by spectators at the Police R. C. gamble, especially in the "place" pari- juckey has scured a double whereas Eve, while Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Rose plished this feat. In those days) nutitel, when the fold has less than last year before the recess Mears Evelyn figured in three first legs W.G. was much more of it big-bear win against 1.1. ht Soukanpoo raises row into the same period of time green yesterday when C. E. Roza- which a few years ago adequately Way and A. S. Gomes by 23-22 in six starters as dividend is paid on the Needa and Frost each role the first coupled with a second of the daily to bowlers than Hobbs, Sutcliffe and their prestige and makes them more a ixture list twice as large as that l'ereira and C. G. Silva beat W. K.
formidable than ever. It is a great ccupied the football season.
the open pairs lawn bowls champlon- first and second ponies only, and the and second leg of the daily double double events.
pity they will be losing Gitlins at the racing results of the annual carnival
There are so many sound and obvi-ship. end of this month as he considerably showed that very little business was done in the small folds, in fact, the
In 1888 a second team of Parsis bolsters the team. His position willous reasons why some action should be taken concerning this that one Club lost money.
came and they had a successful tour
regards with trepidation the possi- from a cricket point of view, but they not be easy to fil came to grief financially. They won
Chinese Recreation Club continue to bility of the annual meeting refusing , lost 11 and drew twelve games but remain pointicas, Their defeat by to adopt reform measures. were not of course anywhere near Craigengower yesterday was the third first-class standard and were still said in succession.
CASH SWEEPS WERE WELL SUPPORTED
BIG ONE FOR OCT. NEXT
EXCEPTIONALLY SMALL DIVIDENDS
Only Five Ponies Pay Over $100
Dividends on the whole were ex- eeptionally low as compared with pre- vious years. The highest "div" was $160.40 paid by Violet Queen at the last meeting, while before the recess The Cash Sweeps were well patron-laat year, Touchstone returned $195.10 ized, especially at the Anal day of the to the delight of 13 backers in the amual meeting when all the chancen Blue Pool Handicap, and Australian (0,000 numbers) of the last five races Boy handed out $157.50 to 20 support- "were sold out. The best prize of the ers for winning the Canterbury Park
meeting was on the last event when. ticket No. 1922 received $2,947. for "the first prize. Twe special $1 Cash Sweeps were held on the Hongkong. Derby and the Lankao. Handicap, the first prizes baing $69,084.30 and $26,897.70 respectively.
The Hongkong Jockey Club is con- ducting a special $1 Cash Sweep on. the Kwangtung Handicap to be run on October 24 and tickets will be on
aalo at the Cash Sweep counter, 1st
floor, Exchange Building, overy day
Pony Violet Queen Young Chap Sylvandale
Rugby Star Herod What A Chance Rose-Queen Wild Cat Judea
Jockey
S. C. Liang IL C. Pi B. Proulx
N. Deltz
1. C. Harris
P. P. Botello
C: EncaronCAD
T. L. Wong
. C. P..
Hammond ever have been.
OTHER EARLY TOURS
Вес some
סבע
of ten out
: +
The decision was not reached until Roza-Pereira and Silva scored a inglo on the lust head,
The match provided a mixture of, extremely good and some very 'Indif- THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES
ferent bowling. Way. and Comes Lieut. Chaplin's suggestion although scored consistently on the Arst half a many respects an excellent and dozen heads, but this effort was nulil- timely one, also raises difficulties. fled when the winners chalked up a As he pointed out if all charity cum-five at the seventh and went on to petitions are reserved for Sunday play secure the land.
Bowling with. fac precision and clubs will enter the competitions fully avare of their obligations. This very skill Roza-Pereira and Sliva Jumped fact, unfortunately, may well result into a lengthy lead of 22-8. and an In lessoned support for these competi- easy win was indiested. But on the tions and charities will accordingly 16L hend Way and Gomes started a
like suffer.
the recovery welclt continued until they Whether clubs KFC. and Kowloon, to name but had levelled the scorts. They piled on two who have always been very ad- the points der four successive heads verse to Sunday football, will be and there was considerable excitement prepared willingly to sacrifice their when the players faced each other of charitable for the last head with the scores on behalf principles causes is a question which I cannot all
Roza-Percirn and Sliva delivered- attempt to answer. But it is to be hoped that before they go to the their woods with studied care and Annual general meeting they will after a good head managed to zo-
propost- cord the shot, ponder over Lirut. Chaplin's
to have been "not equal to our second
Kowloon Tong could not sustain and third-rate Clubs," as was the 1866 side. It is interesting to learn their achievement of last Monday that in spite of their own games they when they beat Army Tennis Club managed to
first-class and fell victims to the strong Fouth Handicap.
crickel und
doubt helped to Chinn A.A. combination, In the opening event, the Wong-
Club de Recreio now head the Nei-Chong Stakes at last year's an-popularise the game in India on their nual carnival, Strathaird paid $344.80 return.
In 1000 Mr. G. F. Vernon took a league table followed by KC.C. (1), for a win, while the stable companion,
RESULTS IN BRIEF ** Strathnairn handed out $284.00 for tenra entirely composed of amateurs K.1.T.C. and S.CA.A.
India. They won winning the Stonecutters Handicap to
There were only five dividends of thirteen gumes, drew two and lost
Yesterday's resulta la brief, and the over $100, and below is a list of one against the Parsia, who seem to
have been the pioneers of native amended league table follow,
K.C.C. (2)
K.LT.C. dividends of $75 and over,
cricket. Two of the games wure played in Ceylon. It is recorded that S. China they were shown the greatest hos- pitality and thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Three years later Lord Hawke, "the Ulysses of Cricket, took a sile out but I can find no record of whal happened on this visit.
Race Amount $169.40 Manly K'cap
119.50 Northern Stakes - 116.80 South China Cup
Backers
63
100
12
(Macao)
103.80 Smugglers l'eap
95
108.80 Shek-Pai 1'cap
71
93.80
Fatahan H'cap
81
89.60 Chater Cup
140
82.50 Valley Stakes
105
76.00
Kulgan l'late
39
In the place betting, a dividend ofis a list:-
during the usual office hours. Sales $50 is a big return and the following
are unlimited and in the event of 100,000 tickets buing sold, the first
the will be $42,500,
nocomi
Shamrock Pontiac Bay Warrington
P... Hotelbo Choy Wing chiu P. P. Botelho
prize 412,100 and the third 86,080, A atim
$15,200 is to be divided amongat The highest dividend, last year, was the drawers of unplaced entered $143.40 paid by Mr. Li Tae-fong's
starters ponies, whether
or not. High Honour who was second in the Bucks of 10, tickets are available at Malden Stakes.
The lowest for a win was $5.30 paid a cost of $0.'
$14.50 Tower Stukes
154,10 Rongham. Bay
64,20 · Northern Stakes
2
G
K.T.G.C.A.
LR.C.
K.C.C. (1).
CCC
O CR.C.
Recreio
8 H.K.U.T.C.
A.T.C
8% C.S.C.C.
LEAGUE TABLE
Seta
P. W. L.
F.
21
C
14
4
4
Before 1920/27 the records at my disposal enable me to trace only one other tour, the visit to England of an Recreio Indian Eleven in 1911. The side was K.C.C. "A" captained by the Maharajah of K.I.T.C. Patiala and, though I recollect seeing 9.0.A.A
A.T.C I am afraid all details them play.
14K.C.C. "B" esenpe me. My general impression is nside which could 4that they were
any really goo
good club
14
ilon.
It is attractive, and if supported in A. Pts. the right way, can be intensely prac- leal. The threat of withdrawn in-
terest in charity competitions because
of Sunday play would be enough to
4 the Ides. While there may be
a tinge of truth in the assertion-not
4 by this writer but by club representa-|
lives that the F... has shown too
2much regard for making money. and
12
A
11
7
101⁄2 10%
ཐ
15
18
0
c.s.c.c.
2% 24%
0
by King's Warden, (Liberty Bny was take on barred from the betting) who was se perhaps a second-class county. But C.C.C. cond in the Champion Stakes whereas I am sure there was no Test match 1.E.C. last year we had no less than eight played oficially though they met the C.R.c.
(Continued on Page 0) dividends of $0.10.
lus not given enough considerationi
to players, it must still be remember- ed that not only does the success of (Continued on Page 7.)
COMPLETE RESULTS
Other results yesterday were:-- Open Palni:-F.A. Machado and II.F. Nozario beat I. Jack and A. Spary 23-17.
beat
Open Singles:-A., Dallah, .S.M. Rumjahn 24-6; J. Watson beat C.J. Tacchi 21-3; M.J. Henderson best R.P. Phillips 21-12
Open Rinks:
Gellatly, E.M. Purvis, P.E. Knight, and J.F. Me Gowan beat G.S. Summons, D.W. Whiteman, W. Ward and W. am 21-18.
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