1937-04-19 — Page 9

MACAO RACE MEETING

Exciting Incidents And Keen Finishes

The Macho race meeting held yesterday was featured by some exciting incidents when two riders had narrow escapes from being in- Jured. The racing was very keen and excellent finishes were the order of the day.

The detailed results follow.

1

1. Colowan Handicap. Five Fur- long.

153 Mr. H. Y, Liang's Hopefulleg

lbs. (Ip Kul-ying) Mr. G. A. Harriman's. Prussian Plano 162 lbs. (W. II. S. Davis) Mr. H. S. Y.'s Warfeld 140 lbs. (S. C. Llang) Time; 14.4/5, 14.1/6, 1.19.2/5. Distanca Won:

length.

Parl-Mutuel: Winner $6,00; Places $5.00, $2.00.

Cash Sweep:

1st No. 114

2nd No. 38

3rd No. 171......

$121,80 34.00 1730

Unplaced Nos, 98, 69 each $0.60,

Preta Handicap. Six 4. Arela Furlonge.

Mr. J. H. Potis' Gold Clatine 130

(N.Deliz)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HOW THEY STAND IN THE TABLES

RIFLES NEARLY CHAMPIONS

Below will be found the week-end local league football results, together with the revised tables.

DIVISION I

Results.

5 Eastern Ath.

S. China "A"

0 St. Joseph's

R.U. Rifles

4

Kowloon F.C. H.K.F.C. Athletic

*1

1

H.K. Police

League Table

Goals

Mr. L. W. S.'s Hohenfels 152 lbs.....

(H. C. Pih) 2Mr. H. Y. Liang's Meadow Eve 153 (Ip Kui-ying) 3

Time: 32.3/5, 1.04,2/0, 1.38.4/5. Distance: length, length. Pari-Mutuel: Winner $17.80; Places $5.10, 33.10, $5.10.

6 lengths, th

Pari-Mutuel: Winner $0.10; Places

$0.70, $11.80, $3.70.

Cash Sweep:

1st No. 50

2nd No. 93.

3rd No. 325

$103.00

29.00

14.80

Unplaced Nos. 18, 88, 134, 14, 187,

327 each $2.70.

2. Talpa Handicap. Jongs:

Seven Fur-

Mr. Lan's Morning Tip 157 lbs.

(P. P. Botelho) 1 Mr. F. J. Gellion's Merry Maker

139 lbs. (S. W, Tong) 2 Mr. Sports' Fairy Ousel 138 iba.

(S, L, Yuen) 3 Time: 14.4/5, 47.2/5, 1.20.2/5, 1.57.4/5.

Distance:

Glengths, 2 lengths.

Part-Mutuel: Winner $5.50; Places;

$5.30, $0.00.

Cash Sweep:

1st No. 208

2nd No. 91

3rd No. 204

$113.80

32.50

10.20

Unplaced No. 140, $10.00.

3. Lappa Handicap. One Mile. Mr. L.T.F's Victoria Hall 150 lbs.

(H. C. Pih) 1 Mr. Lan's Mountain View 140 lbs. (P. P. Botelho)

Mr. Lim's Persian Cat 140 lbs.

Cash Sweep

1st No. 1001

2nd No. 1018

3rd No. 1087

$044.00 184.20 93.10

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1987)

THE MAN WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BECHER'S BROOK

Romantic History Of Former Grand National Rider

But for Martin Henry Becher together, Tommy organised the racea and owned the horses. Becher rode them-usually to victory.

In the first St. Albans Steeplechase, in 1830, he was second. In the next year's he rode Wild Boar to death and was almost involved in further bloodshed that evening when a Lon-

claimed don Inwyer

the room

in

1 the world's most famous jump might still be only "Brook No. 1. Could romance and legend gather round a name like that? Instead, known happily as Becher's Brook, it has now stories added to its lore P. W. D. L. F. A. Its with, cach Grand National that is which he and his father, old Farmer R.U. Rifles 24 17 3 4 04-21 37 5. China "A" 24 14 5 6 57 23 33 S. China "0". 23.12 50 50 35 29 Scaforth H. 22 12 4 0 48 R.W. Fusiliers 23 11 3 7 40 35 23 1239, 1810, 1237; 800; 1301, 2107, 173. Royal Navy 23 172 30 45 23 11-4 10 92 46 26 .: 22 606, 1629 cach $12.50.

6. Tap Siac Handicap. One Mile Kowloon F.C. 23 3 12 30 40 23

Kowloon 25 0 4 30.49

24 4 12 41

12 41 54 20 Ath. Mr. J. H. Potts' Shanghai 4100 lbs. (N. Deitz)

23 9 0 14 41 43 18 Mr. L. T. Fa Victory Life 130

25 0 0 13 28 47 18 lbs. (8. W. Tang) 2

36 13 27 50 12 Mr. Longfellow's Shin Yin Grand

152 lbs. (Ip Kul-ying)' (3 1.38.2/5, Time: 32.3/5, 104.4/5, 2.10.

Unplaced Nos. 710, 858, 1210, 2101,

St. Joseph's

•

24 12 3

27

1

ERC

Athletle Kowloon Ch. 22 ILK. Police . 24 2 5 17.24 02 0

DIVISION II

Eastern Ath.

Distance: 2 lengths, a neck. Pari-Mutucl: Winner $13.00; Places

Results,

2. R.. Engineers

$7.20, $12.70, $9.30.

R.U. Rifles

8

Cash Sweep:

Kowloon F.C.

1st No. 240

2nd No. 113

3rd No. 44

$150.50 44.30 12.30 Unplaced Nos. 204, 167, 66, 125. 122, 270 each $4.10.

H.K.F.C.

0

R.A. Lyemun

R.A. S'cutters Athletje

5

Kowloon Ch.

2 Chinese follice

League Table

Halting

W.

2.

Goals

.

.0 The Ladies' Race. (Unofcial) Five Furlongs. Mr. Lan's White Spirit. 103 lbs. (Beryl Fair) 141 lbs. 2 Mr. Why's Baroda

(J. Old) (Fearon) 3

2

23 13

A. S'cutters 25

Ch. Police

(Ip Kul-ying) 3 Mr. Sports Cluniehouse 140 lbs. Time: 32.3/5. 1.05.3/5, 137.3/6,

Time: 10, 40.2/5. 1.20. 2.07.3/5,

Distance: 2 lengths, length. Parl-Mutuel: Winner $9.70; Places

Distance: 2 lengths,

length..

$7.30, $10.00.

Cash Sweep:

1st No. 292

2nd No. 11

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB.

3rd No. 400

$155.00. 44.30 22.10

25

broadcast, writes Alan Fox Hut- Becher, were sleeping. A duel was averted by friends warning the chinson in The Field.

untruthfully that the lawyer quile In every hunting country and

had shot captain

three men Point-to-Point course there is at least

curred the challenger really would one, fence called "Becher's," The though a meeting had be word has become synonymous for a have suffered some injury, for Becher

drop. You ditch and

every year theVe

was immensely powerful and once history of Captain Becher sinks deep beat a colherver in open battle in

Blackfriars er (with that of Captain Boycott, an-

Road. other of our tongue's enrichers) into

From 1829 to 1840 he was known as oblivion. Of all his feats there in the most resolute rider in England only one that never can be forgotten and was in such demand

that

in one. and that, Ironically it happens, is fortnight alone he hacked more than almost the least glorious of his career. 700 miles to

at keep engagements Often it is supposed from the Im-various meetings. In 1834 began his portance that has since attached to it long and glorious association with that there was something especially Captain Lamb's Vivian. 1830 was his

that fall of his from busiest herole about

In it, besides many Arst

he won the firsi Steeplechase the Grand

year.

Captain Childe's Conrad in the successes on Vivian,

7 Grand National. the race of 1839. redecessor-on The Iron

Actually

it has become famous supply

2 because it appented to his uproarious Duke and the St. Albans on poor old friends 0.9 the best joke of the year. Grimaldi, who dropped dead after For their delight in it there were bassing the post. In that summer, with, the also, he rode several races in France.

RETIREMENT FROM RACING

toral reasons.

fall in

The

P. W. D. L. F. A. comical and was 23 22 2 1 125 20 48 Royal Navy

In the nature of a "voluntary.""

Early in the 1840's, and soon after R.W. Fusiliers 24 18 4 2 90 22 40

Lying second to Daxon at the his fall had named Becher's Brook, 1R. Engineers 23 16 1

1 B CD 32 33

brook, Conrad refused (or, according he retired from race-riding, but for South China 25 13 0667 37 32

to some reports, breasted the rail) a time was actively

engaged Seaforth H. 23 13 5 5,

and, without falling, shot his rider Hippodrome, a disreputable miniature RA. Lyemun 24 12

over his head into the water. To o go steeplechase course that made life 3. 7 RU. Rides

on with, that water was extremely hideous for the residents of Notting and the convivial Hill until they succeeded in having "cold without,"

when at Martin's preference,

the

nuisance Later heit suppressed as close o

he took the still the captain had the worst nccl- day's racing vice-chair at an ordinary, was dent of his career, and, as in the known to incline markedly towards case of many another famous rider. "hot with plenty of brandy. Final- it was while taking a quiet hack. He ly, for the benefit of those who never had ridden an old mare out into a could understand a joke until it had field at Denham when she reared un- been repeated several times, it was expectedly, his thigh being broken in exactly the kind of exhibition he had the resulting fall. often given before.

Unplaced Nos. 235, 268 each $12.30.

DOWBIGGIN TROPHY

Kowloon F.C. 24

Athletic

H.K.F.C.

30 20 01 10 75 10

7

3 14 38 69.17

25 7 24

15 325 17

18 24 92 10

2

4.10 29 31 0 DIVISION HI Results.

Eustern Ath. 25 3 Kowloon Ch. 22

The Fourth Extra Race Meeting Won By C. S. M. Charles Police (C)

will be held (weather permitting)

at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 24th April, 1937, commencing at 2.00p.m...

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th April, 1937.

USE

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FOR

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WARNER

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COMING SOON

QUEEN'S

The

On Jan Stewer

race for the Dowbiggin Trophy, across country for five miles, took place at Fanling on Saturday: the conclusion of The event marks the Mounted Troop's activities for the

1-1

Secul!!

CS.M. Charles Jan Stewer Trooper Butcher's Ebony Idol. Captain A. H. Potts Mouche

CS.M. Charles led practically the whole way until entering the straight when he was overtaken by Trooper Butcher on Ebony Idol which had a half length lead coming to the last to have the race

in hand but

jump and apparated, allowing Mr. Charles to win won-Jan-Stewer-with-

a fair margin.

In presenting the trophy to Cam- pany Sergeant Major HL H. Charles, Licut, Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin soid he was delighted to make this pre- sentation to such a fine old campaign Bob Charles who had served

ec. as S.M. Hongkong Volunteer

Defence Corps for nearly 14 years.

a tremendous done

Tre had

He

amount

4 1835 100 10

of i

AN OTTER OR A MAN? For nearly a decade already it had 1been a tradition that If he did fall 5 it should be at a water-jump and, as "The Druid" tells us, his was "such an amphibious existence for nine or ten seasons that quiet householders who read of him almost weekly for six months of the year began to have grave doubts whether he was on otter or man."

Liga Portuguesa,2 R.W. Fusillers 2 Recreio

6 Kumaon Rifles 21 R.A.M.C.

'2 R.A.S.C.

GR.E. League Table

Goals D.. L. F. A. Pts. P. R.W. Fusillers 25 20 3. 2 108 22 43 R.A.O.C..... 23 18 1 4 77 19 37 L. Portuguesa 24.17 3 4 83 38 37 73 15 3 5 82 20 33 Seaforth H. 23 15 3 27 15 1 RA.M.C Kwong Itecreio

RAF

5 82 20 33

6 00 34 31

8 21 46 20

Wali 23 12.

22 12 2 22 10 1 11

8 50 40 20 53 4 43 60 67 17 23 6 2 15 33 80 IA RAS.C

24 5 3 10 28 71 13 Kumaon R... 24 4 1 19 36 118 9 Police (E).. 22

18 25.82 7 Police (C) 22 2 .1 19 23 83 15

R. Las 23 8

Brilliant

Batting By Anderson

HITS 150, TAKES FIVE FOR 47

of good for the troop and was ever for reliable recruits the lookout on the look for the unli During the 1925 strike Sgh Maj. Charles never missed a day's duty and was in camp on the

D. J. N. Anderson, Kowloon old R.G.A. mule lines in Kow-. pid Inon for nearly seven weeks. Since Cricket Club all-rounder, was in

of the then many had been successful in great form at the University Cricket)

rst ground yesterday when Dr. L. T. Ride's XI met and beat the Phoenix XI in a very high scoring match by 178 runs.

of the members

troop 'who' riding events received lessons from him.

their

When you realise that Sgt.-Maj Charles is within four months of his 60th birthday I am sure you will admit he has done remarkably well," sald Col. Dowbiggin.

In thanking Colonel Dowbiggin for This trophy Sgt. Maj. Charles men- tloned that he had been very suc cessful on other occasions in winning other trophies which had been donal- ed by Col. Dawbiggin but he would certainly prize this the most and would always keep it la remem- bronce of a true sportsman who had always been a good friend of the Machine Gun Troop.

To add to that uncertainly he had renown as a swimmer long achieved

he came into prominence as before across-country rider. One of his earliest swims was at Ostend, where he was stationed with the stores de partment of the Iron Duke's, Waterloo army. When the time for bringing home its mules and horses came he attracted further notice by swimming them ashore on ropes at Ramsgate. In 1833 at

Squire Osbaldeston on Grimaldi was matched against him on Colonel Charritle's Napoleon, the course included the Lem in flood, and the Squire warned him: "I don't like water. I can't can't swim like you." During the race both riders were submerged. Becher came out so cold that he asked for a

Throughout his life, as he had told Lord Waterford In connection with the great 1,000-guinea match he won on Vivlan against that "Mad Mar- quess" on Cock Robin, he was a poor man, and on his retirement grave doubts arose on how he was to be his songs, maintained Fortunately inn dinners, where, even storics and boisterous

31.the Innguage

before racing, he would preside till morning, had made him immensely popular. A post was found for him as a sacks inspector on the newly-opened Great Northera railway. The work was light, but it did not much appeal to him. After a while his wife inherited a small legacy, and on that, with beard by then bleached to white and' curly whiskers, he withdrew to Maida Vale, where he died, aged 67, on October 11, 1884.

Dunchurch, when Secret Bouts

Planned For-

J. J. Braddock

coroner, but, after changing, went World Champ To Have

bunting with the Pytchley and fell Into the Lem again..

swept

from

Popping-Up Fights

Years earlier during, a run with the Atherstone, in which he took

Miami, Florida. part with Johnny Newman (who later a night in Jack Mytton's coffin slept a

Two secret fights are planned while it was awaiting that unhappy for the world heavyweight Shropshireman's corpse in the Fleet champion, James J. Braddock,

he jamped a wall-into

Carver as part of his training campaign host's daughter, Miss Augusta Karrleon, of Beechwood, for the defence of his title whom the current

marrent had

her against either Max Schmeling or horse; saw the end of the hunt; and, Joe Louis in June. with his celebrated beard still drip- ping, bound up the broken arm of a boy who had tried to follow

ollow him over some iron railings into a park. Opening the Innings Anderson Born in 1707. Martin Becher was was not dismissed until the score the son of a former officer of the reached 297, of which he claimed a 31st Foot who had become a farmer brilliant 150, including no fewer than in Norfolk, and at a very early age ger. Joe Gould, cash receipts are not 27 fours. In the Phoenix Innings he was sent hunting with the local so important as being in tiptop con- he look, five for 47 runs.

The fights would be held in secret that there could be no possibility, however remote, of the champion losing his tilto in a surprise defeat. It is true that in a secret baitle there would bo uo purse and no "gate". bus to the champion and his mana-

harriers on a pony no other boy in dition, and unchallenged possession

Dr. Ride's XI scored 340. A. H. the district could control. At about of the uttle, when the time comes in

Rumjahn going in No, 8 hit the fourteen he entered the Set a challenger after

Storekeepers' Department, by

tired bowling to the tune of 81, int which were 18 boundaries.

sistance to the bowling of Anderson and the others, Crosano had 18 boundaries, in his innings.

he was on active service, in

of field

2

Jong

WON

absence from the ring.

"Braddock hasn't. fought for almost equipment, In Spain. His re- two years," Gould told a well-known Apart from a gallant 3 by tirement from the department, not New York sports writes here. "He Gosano and 23 by L. H. Tan the Phoenix team gave very little re-long after Waterloo, was followed by has kept in good shape boxing and a horse doing road work, but that is not some precarious years Re dealer, and horse-breaker; and he was enough. To get his timing and co-

4t over thirty before steeplechasing come ordination back to where Captain A. H., Potts, O.C. Machine

into fashion in the last year of George when he beat Baer he must do some Gun Troop, then presented CS.M.

IV's life.

actual fighting. I'm going to get Charles with a watch on behalf of and sald

two tough guys for him and put on- SUCCESSFUL RIDING the members of the troop

had Another proposal that Jadles be

At that time "the Captain"-a cour-two real aghts, perfect understanding that n

Boxing experts are inclined la allowed to join the Club was also tesy title Mr. Becher had acquired existed between himself and the Sgt.

made, but it was decided to leave by service in the Duke of Bucking stait at this plan of Gould's and ex- Major for many years and he was

the matter in abeyance until the to lose with a con- terribly sorry

Club has more tennis courts, The hum's Yeomanry was living with, press doubt that the two secret fights. scientious friend and, helpmate.

possibility of obtaining permission and, Indeed, on Tommy Coleman at will ever take place. There is too from the Government next year to The Chequers, afterward The Turf, much at stake, they say, to extend the Club's ground to the ad- Inn at St. Albans; thus, Tommy being Braddock receiving some bad injury, ora cut eye, in n joining one at presene occupied by the Father of English Steeplechas-a damaged hand

Ing," the fame of the two men rose "back-yard scrape- the stables was mentioned.

A

FLOOD-LIT COURT

"Posal Discussed

At C.R.C.

*

proposal that flood-lit and covered tennis courts, a swimming be pool and a bigger club house

for con- erected was put forward

sideration at the annual meeting of the Chinese Recreation Club yester day. The Chairman, Mr. H. S. Mok being away in Cantoh, Mr. Ng Ste- kwong took the chair and there were over 30 members present.

After considérable Uscussion, It was generally agreed that the scheme had little chance of being carried

out owing to the uncertain future of the ground.

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