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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL

..

2, 1937.

“CAPT. FOSTER” REVIEWS THE EASTER MEETING

CHOSEN TO

PLAY IN

DAVIS CUP

TSUI WAI-PUI LEAVING ON SUNDAY

WITHDRAWS FROM CHAMPIONSHIP

{By "Veritas")

In beating R. L. Withington yesterday in the Colony singles championship, Tsui Wai-pui play. ed his last game in Hongkong for six months. On Sunday he is off to Europe to play for China in the Davis Cup, the Chinese National Amateur Athletic Federation cabling him that his services will be required.

It is not known whether Tsul will play singles or doubles. Much will depend upon the relative form of himself and W. C. Choy. Choy has already departed for Europe and will be able to get in a fair amount of practice, whereas Tsui w arrive in France

with just sufficient time to have kock-up before the 'wam playa New Zealand in the first round,

Tsul is the first Colony champion to play for China in international tennis, but it is an honour thoroughly deserved. His progress to the fore- front of China's tennis players has been natural he is now in n

and condition to have his

his game moulded on better lines. Trut has most of the atrokes and a good tennis brain. He can therefore be expected to profit handsomely from his experiences

during the next few months when he will be coming into conflict with the cream of the world's amateur tennis talent.

Toul Wal-pul booked his passage yesterday and will salf by the Vic- toria on Sunday afternoon ut

five o'clock. Last night he made a

a hasty visit to Canton to fix up his passport. He will not play this afternoon in the men's doubles, but will scratch from _both_____events. Yesterday be played in order to get in

some

practice, and from what I saw of the match he seemed to need it rather badly.

It is true he had a fair amount in hand of Withington, and undoubtedly alacked off after winning the first

Wales hockey team which recently competed in the International Hockey Tournament.

Record Crowd

Expected

For

Badminton Championship Finals To-night

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

HUSSAINS VERSUS THE SHUTES

NEW INTEREST IN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(By "Veritas")

With the Tsul Wal-pul threat re-

(By "Voritas")

Provision is being made to seat a record crowd at to-night's

Colony badminton championship KUMAONS

finals which are being played at{

Club de Recreio, and which bring WIN ARMY

together some of the cream of Hocal talent.

I

Exceptional interest in being dis- played in the mixed doubles match,

HOCKEY

in which fast-moving, hard-hitting TOURNEY

Oliveira and his partner, come into conflict with adroit and skilful P.K. Hul and Miss Khoo, Both couples reached the final without difficulty and they are expected to be well matched as well as affording striking contrasts in style and method of play.

Hui boasts the better court-craft, but Oliveira's speed is likely to stand him in good stead, particularly in a pears to have the best chance of mixed doubles where so much base-

Single Goal Decides

(By The Pilgrim")

more

Khoo, on final of the Large Units Army ttle

| hockey cup yesterday.

RECORD DIVIDEND AND NEW TRACK TIMES

KING'S WARDEN AND STRATHROY SHOW

THEIR PACES

WINNING JOCKEYS AND OWNERS

As was predicted, the salient | Ll Fo-chun feature of the Easter Race Meet- Sunshine ing under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club was the handsome four dividends each

exceeding three figures, the high-

cat being $477.40 paid by Poten-

tate ably ridden by the novice

jockey Mr. W. Poy.

20

MEETING.

COMPLETE

REVERSAL

OF FORM

- King's Warden

20

20

Is Beaten

OPENS WITH

King' AN UPSET

In the "daily double" on the second cipy. the combination of Justice (Mr. S. L. Yuen) and Wild Cnt (Mr. S. Y. Liang) returned rned $3,904,40 for an outlay of $5 and this overshadowed the record of $3,322 paid by the union of Golden Dragon (Mr. A. J. P. Beard) and Flying Tourist (Mr.

J. E. Noronha) on Sep- tember 23, 1933. Mrs. T. E. Pearce, the wife of the popular owner of the Dynasty's stable, was the solitary successful punter,

The

racing itself was of very high

Potentate's Victory

standard with plenty of thrills and The Easter Meeting opened with n

Short Head

A Head

A Neck

12

Length

î do

2

do

Q do

Total

2 racca

IN EASTER STAKES

The greatest glorious uncertainty of racing was witnessed in the Easter Stakes for China panics run inst Monday when King's Warden, after a sequence of five successful outings including the annexation of the Champlon Stakes at the An- nual Meeting, failed to strike his usual form and went under badly to Bear Claw and Happy. Evc.

It was a big surprise win for Bear

full of exciting finishes, To sub-high explosive bomb in the Canton Claw was beaten by King's Warden stantiate this, I have taken the Handicap for "B" class China ponies, in the Exchange Plate run on Febru trouble to segregate the margin of when Mr. Eu Tong-sen's secondary 23 and also. In the Hongkong defeats with the following results: string Polentate, under a novice! Autumn Champlons at the fall of Jockey, Just managed to snatch the last year. While the ponies were verdict by a short head and paid parading. It was remarked by some $477,40 for a win to the delight of racing fans that King's Warden ap- ten backers. Mr. Eu had two nom-peared to be off colour and 1 wonder Inations, Potentate and Rose-Queen, whether the hard run in die Shek the latter, being considered the cream Pal Handicap on Saturday was the of the stable, was given to Mr. Deilz. cause of his disappointing display?

Potentate was allotted 150 lbs, but Mr. Poy, who was given the mount,

As soon as Mr. Polis released the claimed the jockey allowance of 5tape, Galdiator Jumped to the front Ibs, and

and he weighed out at 145 lbs. followed by King's Warden, Bear Being a

Cossack's 14 hands pony, Polentate Claw, Happy Eve and

Tht Beauty. Before reaching the famous and is chestnut gelding

20

It will be seen that 11 events were

was

won between a short head to a length for inng 13 lbs. under the weight "Black Rock" Happy Eve moved up

while in three races the distance was one and half lengths.

had a

a pull of 17 lbs. over Havoc Eve. to second position, but her stable The

latter

un componlon Gladiator was labouring run- pony did all the

The going during the two days was on the fast side with the result that ning at the release of the barrier and with great difficulty and it seemed King's Warden with Mr. S. C. Llanga hut pace was set by Mr. Jp. Take he was sent out to do pace making. in the saddle won the Shek Pailing the advantage of the low

impost,

Coming down the hill, Bear Claw Handicap over six furlongs in record Mr. Poy chased Sir Victor's racer and took the lead chased by Happy Eve before the band was reached all tho title of 1 24.3/5, lowering Apotto's steed Agure by three-fifths of a second.

seen

for nt

were well bunched. Then King's werden. As the pack The track record, 1.55.4/5 established came some anxious moments when entered the straight, the winner of this year's Hongkong Derby and the by the Australian cob Electron (155 they passed the distance post lbs, with Mr. Deltz) in the Adelaide this juncture Potentate took com- on Bear Claw. The liberal applica- champion_pony made no impression Stakes at the Annual Race Meeting and of the Deld. After a ding-tion of the whip on the two nags over a course from the two mile post, ang battle down the straight, Mt. could not in any way accelerate the moved from the Colony tennis cham-

Du's candidate crossed the wire first. ance round

in, did not have and

***** speed of Happy Eve and King's War-- long life, for Mr. J. F. Macgregor's It was certainly a creditable perform- set easily. As a matter of fact he plonships new interest is invested in took things rather too comfortably at the events, S. A. Rumjan now ap

Strathroy under the guidance of Mr. once on the part of the jockey Mr. den, and Bear Claw, presented his down in

Black with a burden of 165 lbs, an- Poy who refused to throw in the card to the judges claiming the main one time and was four-te asserted wiring the singles, though he has to line work has to be done by the male and attractive hockey to beat the Monday in 1.55.3/5 breaking Elec-15 downfall, it may be of inter-mulle was covered in 1.54.3/5, the

Kumaon Rifles played skiltunexed the Broken Hill Handicap last sponge. The jockey allowance of event by a good length.

1bs. was the main cause of Havoc It may interest one to know that the himself again and won the next six get by players such as H. D. Rumjahn, player. games in a row for the match.

Lee Wai-tong and E. C. Fincher.

tron's lime by a fifth of a second. There is little to choose between HK.S.R.A. by a single goal in the

WINNING JOCKEYS

est to know that the last mile was quarters being 27.3/5, 28.3/5, 29.and The following list shows the suc-run in 1.38.4/5.

212/5 seconds. Actually it broke the in the record of 1.55 set up by Diana Bay Another upset whs cesses of the Jockeys during the two days of the Easter Meeting:

Swatow Handicap (first section) for on April 17, 1933 but it could not be 1st Zad. 3rd. "D" class raters when Sylvandale considered os oficial owing to the... The Brigade, champlong for the

piloted by Mr. Ralph ramped home fact that Bear Claw was carrying one Mr. N. Deitz two previous years, were beaten by Mr. D. Black

first, trouncing the third best backed pound of lead under the weight for pony Plain View by a neck and n better team. the winning goal Mr. 8. C. Liang coming ten minutes from the end Mr. 8. Y. Llang

handed out $101.60 for a win. The inches as per scale. It was indeed a great pity as the prospect of a firm two favourites Victoria Hall Mr. S. W. Tang

and going during the summer months is.. Pride of Tsingtao gave a very dis-vory remote. when Trilok Singh netted.

Mr. L. Yuen The Gunners were

appointing display and let the pun-. energetler. W. Poy

ters down very badly. enough, but the attack, with the ex-Mr. L. Ralph ception of Lieut. Garthwaite, were Mr. X. T. Fung nimless in methods, depending solely Mr. C. L. Gregory

Mr. Ip Kul-ying hill earlier this week. More interest- Handsome challenge cups have on wild hit and rush tactics.

Mr. II. C. Pih encounter between been generously donated for the ing will be the the Hussain brothers, champion couple three events, His Excellency

Miss In the doubles, Hung and Fincher] the ladies, though Tsui was having some difficulty in making strokes on the run and while must be respected as potential winners farm, is probably a Withington could find the corners he now that Tsul and Paul Kong are out decisive in her net shots.

of-the-way.--Their-only-threat-ap- "always"hid ́a good chance of forcing"

Though Patrick Wong is expected Trul into errors. The Army player pears to be the Rumjahn cousins,

to win the men's singles, he will not Improved. considerably during the To-day's programme is centred on have n particularly easy match first period of the second set and doubles matches. though one has been against TC.

Les, who is brilliant scored outright points with some de scratched off ns Tsul has withdrawn overhead and who, moreover, Heate drop volleys which left Tsul from the tournament.

cover the court very quickly. Wong's standing.

which are so perfectly placements Fincher and Hung should have an disguised will probably earn the casy passage into the next round at Chinese "y" player the majority of the expense of the Chan brothers his points, who narrowly beat Rump and Raven-

·

and

When Tsui decided to apply pres- sure he became more of a Dayla Cup player, votieying brilliantly raising chalk on the baseline with his perfect length drives, He was never fully extended, and when he wanted

a point he usually obtained it with пл unreturnable shot.

CRAWFORD WINS

B

The programme follows:

OPEN DOUBLES

Chan Kam-

Association.

patron

can

the

with

more

Mr. W. H. S. Davis. Mr. I. C. Harris Mr. 13. Proulx

LIMAN

20 20

វ

3

20

Mr. Deitz heads the 1st owing to

The Day's Finest Performance

KING'S JUSTICE SURPRISES HIS OWNER

To Win Morrison Hill Handicap

The Kumaons were much in last summer's "C" Division league Governor, who is

of the methodical and always had some- tennis, and E. L. H. Shute who has Badminton, has given a challenge thing in reserve. his son, Kenneth as a partner, The cup for the men's singles, while Shule pair won very well against trophies for the winners of the men's The Rifles were the first to attack, Crawford, the young K.C.C. player O'M Deane and Leys in the previous doubles have been donated by Mr. beat Clarke in straight sets as anti-round and they will probanly, repeat Ezra Abraham and for the Trilok Singh, Narain Singh, and relate that Mr. S. C. Liang did not a brillant bout of passing between the fact that he has more places than

Mr. Black and it is interesting to RECORD RUN BY cipated, though. Clarke had the performanée to-day, especially

op-

doubles by Mr. E. M. Raymond, both puraunities of taking the match to they can Job as well again.

of whom are Vice-Presidents of the Sher Singh nearly yielding a goal. have a second during the two days. KING'S WARDEN

Following the above, King's Justice third set. His volleying, however,

Then the Brigade took up the run- However, credit must be given to

provided another sensation to his let him down very badly and Craw

These will be presented to the winning and Khuda Bux was seen in these three jockeys for riding four

The best performance of the first register his first win in the Morrison now owner, Mr. Pau Ying-wal to winners each and Mr. S. Y. Liang ford had only to shorten his drives and lure Clarke into the forecourt to

ners at the Association's Presentation action, testing Ram Singh E. L. II. Shute and, F. Shute v. Night on April 12, which will wind flerce drive. Captain Stapleton was for two wins. Mr. S. W. Tang, who day was the superb running of King's Hill Handicap for "3" class over six recently returned from Shanghai, cut Warden in the Shek Pal Handicap furlongs and at the same time paldi make certain of his

The points.

A. Hussain up the season.

almost through but Mohammed the ice to register his first win at the when he cracked the six furlongs into his 52 trusty friends $181.00 for military player also revealed weak- 8. S. Huntain and.. S.

Fazal cleared in the nick of time. Valley on National Faith in the Pok 1.24.3/5 to establish a new record, win, Incidentally this event was the ness on the backhand and was only Chan Kam-hung and

W. C. To-night, the programme starts of

first leg of the daily double and there effective when he could maintain moon v. E. C. Fincher and

0.15 p.m. sharp, and in addition to The Gunners looked like scoring on fulam Stakes while Mr. B. Proulx lowering Apollo's time by three

secured a third place out of two

of a nths

Recond, The Jockey Mr. baseline rallies with his scaring fore-Hung.

were only ten backers. the men's singles and mixed doubles more than one occasion, but Gajendra mounts. Mr. R. S. T. Bowden made S. C. Liang, who rode a hard race, hand drive.

championship finals, a men's doubles Singh and his partner proved ahis debut as a jockey but with no contributed in no small measure to Here again the Jockey allowance the success of the pony and his upset all calculations and a tribute Usually Crawford was able to out-

A. K. Mackenzle v. J. T. B. Evans; exhibition match will be put into severe stumbling block.

be

SUCCESSFUL OWNERS jockeyship was a wonderful piece of must be paid to Mr. S. L. Yuca who manoeuvre him. The younger player Owen- Hughes v. R. L. Withing court. Those taking part will gave a neat display of sound tennis, ton; F. V. Harrison v. G. E. R. Divet. against L.A. Carvalho and A.M. Silva. Narain Singh sent Sher Singh away, sen was

EL.H. Shule and JJ. Remedios

Among the owners, Mr. Eu Tong-work.

roden clever race. Taking tho the most successful with Rounding the corner Gladiator and advantage of the feather weight of Though he was not at his best. In choosing to engage Clarke in base-

Admission to the Recreio this but he missed an open goal. Im-three wins and three seconds while Oak Bay (both first class sprinters) 135 lbs, Mr. Yuen pushed his mount line rallies he was tempting fate, and he might have finished the match off

evening will be fifty cents, including mediately Trilok Singh raced clear of Mr. L. Dunbar was the next best were over four lengths ahead of Sol- to the fore and, maintained the lead

with two wins and a third. The dier of Britain, who in turn was the Brigade defence only to and undermentioned list shows the suc-more than three lengths in front until the winning post was reached. King's Warden. At this stage Mr. After a belated challenge by Rose- cosses of various owners:

Pearce's charger did not look to have Queen and Red Feather, King's Jus Thereafter several promising move Eu Tong-sen

a chance in that hol pace two fur- tice finished a length shead of these ments by the Brigade were

spoilt

longs from the finish, but the jockey two in the time of 1.27.3/5. For the through the forwards getting offside.

would not allow King's Warden to second leg of the daily double Mrs. lose his action and he came down the T. E. Pearce was fully compensated home stretch at a terrific pace to for the confidence placed on. Wild clinch the issue by a length, bealing Cat who had no dificulty in winning Oak Bay who' was la_receipt of 27 the Bra Vista Handleap (first sec-

(Continued on Page: 9.) tion) by two good lengths.

CLUB SINGLES HANDICAP

HANDICAP DOUBLES

L. T. Ride and J. F. Leys v. i. quicker he had adopted more Hancock and T. E. Pearce. enterprising methods...

Loung Ping-chiu by no means hed

an easy time against J. D. Milne, and League Badminton

If the captain had got started earlier,

'there might havo. been, a different

realstance to the C.R.C. representa-. tive. But he lost grip on the gome

at the critical moment and conceded The net at 6-4.4

Loung, was wonderfully steady, and Mine had to choose veryjenrofully his

tax..

Chinese "Y" Beat Recreio Without Patrick Wong

opportunities for raiding the net. The. Though without Patrick Wong to Wong, and Boon 15-21. winner's ground strokes. functioned their stor

Chinese performer,

H. A. Noronha, and N, do Sitva splendidly and the only time he apY.M.C.A. managed to beat Club de (hecree 1) lost to Ong and Koh peared at a disadvantage, was when Recreio. "B" in their last, but one 8-21; logt to Koh and Hon 10-21; beat Mine could add pace to his shots and badminton league match last right. Wong and Boon 21-11 to get Leung, on the run.

Recrelo, who were at home, con-

In the Club Handicap Singles, M. ceded the ninth game.

hi..

Chinese "Y" have only to beat

LEAGUE TABLE

Pagh had a strenuous task in beating CRC. in their last match to finish University F. A. Joseph, the match going the full third in the table-a very creditable "A" distance. Pagh, Ipst the first set afier, holding a substantial lead, but performance indeed. Scores in last Recreio "A"

night's encounter, follow.

Recreio "B" thereafter ho set a hot pace which H. A. Barros and A. E. Xavier Chinese

not counter. (Recreio "B" beat T. J. Ong and F. opponent could

YMCA Pagh would have won easier if he Koh. 24-21 beat H. Koh and S. Y. CR.C had been able to make use of the Hon 21-6; beat T. W. Wong and I. University forecourt, but the, rallics, almost Boon 21-3, without exception, were conducted from the basellae, where Joseph pulled out some excellent shots.

Within a few minutes of the restart

Fazal rob him of a certain goal."

re-

success.

L. Dunbar

Eve

T. & E.

At the other and the Kumaons were awarded a long corner and Captain Lan

Lancashire Stapleton, receiving from the sultant hit, pushed the ball out to Dynasty

Mrs. Dunbar Trilok Singh who beat Fazal with a fick shot..

Starboard C. B. Brown II. After this the Kumaons stormed A. Browning the opposition goal but met with no Chiu Cheong-fan further success, although

Ling Narain Singh scored, but the point was dis-J. F. Macgregor allowed.

Pau

The Brigade retallated, in spirited Vilas fashion but Captain Stapleton was a Yeung and Pih P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. tower of strength in defence and with C. N. K. the help of his colleagues, Bhawan Grayburn Singh and Gulab Singh, kept

the Why Guaners at bay.

L. C. L LT.F.. Lleut. Garthwaite and Khuda Bux Diamonds made 'n, fast, right wing combination A. W. Hughes for the losers, who were also weil Perak served by Bachan, Singh and Kishen Mrs. Stanton Singh in defenen.

Weetoo Chasta At the conclusion of the game Mrs. Dr. R. N. Chau Currie presented Captain Stapleton Mr. Kwok Ilin-wanK with the sliver dup.

14:13 0 1 68 21 20

12 10 0 281 27 20 13 8 6 5 50 55 18

13

4.70 47 18 0.7 47 01 12

N. A Beltrao and E. A. R. Alves St. Andrew's (Recreio "B") lost to Ong and Koh

HAR

13 a

'14 3

0.10 30 00 0

11-21; lost to Kch and Hon 0-21; lost Free Lances, 14 1 0 13 31 77 1

let. 2nd. 3rd.

3

CREDITABLE PERFORMANCE

BY COURTING EVE

The manner in which Courting great sprinter 'In his time., Eve captured the Coolgardie Handt- Racing Boy, the pubile Idol of cap over six furlongs for non-win- 1932 and one of the best sub-grimina ning Australian ponies of this season ever supplied by the Russian dealer was a creditable performance owing Mordohovich,

to the fact that this cob was badly the lavich, staged a come-back in

Just event (Bon Vista Handicap off at the start. He was not in the second section) and it was a very picture when the pack entered the popular win. His last win was in straight, but his silke was noticed at the Kent Handicap run on Novem" } the distance, post: From this junc, ber÷2, 1935 while last year the pony: overhauled his was placed only once in the Hay. ture Courting Eve opponents one by one amid shouts and Corn Sinkes), out of 10 starts. and applause, Courting Eve was The great warrior had 102 1hs on sired by Double Court who was a his back and he won by two lengths,

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