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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

26, 1937.

AUSTRALIAN REPORT SAYS BUDGE WILL TURN PRO

CHANGING HIS STATUS AFTER THE NEXT DAVIS CUP SERIES? FOLLOWS FOOTSTEPS OF VINES AND FRED PERRY

(Br "Abe")

Donald Budge, the fiery-haired young Californian triple champion at this year's Wimbledon, and winner of the American championship at Forcat Hills, has re- vealed to Australian newspapers that he will follow in the footsteps of Ellsworth Vines and Fred Perry, and turn professional after the next Davis Cup series.

Since his successes at Wimbledon and Forest 11a, the leading amateur tennis player of the world has been Inundated with offers to turn "pro" A recent report stated that Francis Hunter had made him a good offer w Join lila troupe, but the champion demurred, saying that he preferred to defend the Davis Cup for Uncle Sam,

Ate-mail information from Aus tralia is positive that he will The mesKJAC change his status. states "Budge has revealed to AuN tralian newspapers that ho wil

the next

turn professional. after Davis Cup series." At the moment, Budge is on ils way to Australia, together with Gene Mako, to take part in the Australian Tennis Championships. They left San Francisco on November 10.

In a recent interview, Budge said he rated Mako with Adrian Quist, the

champion. former Australian "We regard John Bronwich as the best Australian player we have met," he said.

OPINION CONFIRMED This opinion has been confirmed

Henner Henkel (left) and Baron Gottfried von Cramm

SLAZENGERS

make the world's

best rackets'

ED P

RY

*Slazenger's rackets can't guamntor you a place on the

Centre Court,' says Fred Perry, whose unrivalled record includes three successive. Wimbledon championships, "but they will make it a whole lot easier to get there Just to grip u Slazenger in your hand makes you feel points to the good, and, when you feel like that, better

lennit is just a matter of course,"

20 WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

•HAVE BEEN WON WITH

men's selec

SLAZENGERS

Rackets

OF ALL SPORTS DEALERS

Tho 'SLAZENGER' BALL

Wimbledon's Cholco

since 1902.

Sale Agents:-

John D. Hotelison & Co.,

King's Buliding.

Fraulein Horn

SIR VICTOR SASSOON ANNEXES HONGKONG ST. LEGER AT LAST HAPPY EVE Capt. Foster"

Havoc Eve Pace-Maker For Winner

BEATEN INTO THIRD PLACE

WINS IN A CANTER

Fastest Time

For Race

مم

Reviews The

Races

DOUBLE FINESSE CAUSES UPSET

Favourable. Start A Great Help

1

As was anticipated, Havoc Evel weighed out for the Hongkour St. Leger to do the running for his otable: The main feature of the Eleventh companion, Happy Eve. who won Extra Race Meeting held last Satur- with the greatest of ease, but credit day was the easy win of Happy Eve must be given to the pace-maker for (Mr. F. Marshall) in the Hongkong the manner in which he held the St. Leger. It was undoubtedly one lead practically all the way and he of the fastest St. Leger events ever The Barrier Reef Handicap for "A" was only beaten by the second pony, run at the Happy Valley, the time class Australian ponies provided the Expansion

a short head being two-fifths of a second faster upset of the afternoon when Double Time, by Scenie View refused to take up his that Bear Claw's performance of Finesse, with the help of Mr. Pih, position at the starting past, but last year; incidentally Happy Eve's annexed the event by a length and after a delay of a few minutes Mr. full time of 3.3.1/5 was two-althy a half and paid out $70.00 for a win. Potts lowered his red flag and

the runners had a decent send off, or a second slower than the present off track record of 3.32.4/5 for one and The first to break through was three-quarters miles established by Expansion Time, but Havne Eve was Mr. L. Dunbar's Liberty Bay on after her like a shot and was follow-February 20, 1933,

buy

The

LEADING JOCKEYS

NEW OWNER'S. GOOD LUCK

Royal Highness Wins Despite Weight

the

Carrying eight pounds over allotment of the lead, Royal High- ness, with Mr. Tao up won the Shum Chun Handicap (second sec- tion), beating Night View by three lengths and to spare. She was re- cently taken over by Mr. Kwok Hing-wang from Mr. G. A. Harri- man, who is not racing next season, and no doubt the new allic Jacket has brought good juck to the new owner.

WILD LIFE BEATS A GOOD FIELD

FINEST FINISH OF THE DAY

The Castle Penk Handleap for "A"

issuc

or three

the

drew

A favourable start was in a certain measure responsible for the success, trust that but anyhow I sincerely some readers of The Telegraph took my tip that it was a good bet to ed by Happy Eve. Going up the hill It has taken Sir Victor Sassoon

the follow, Electron,

*red hol for the first time Havoc Eve was ten years to put his name among the

favourite, and Able Amazon, the already lending with Expansion list of winners of the Hongkong St. second! favourite,

fast were not Time, Happy Eve, Scenic View and Leger, and it must have been n enough on the move when the class China pontes was one of the King's Coronation following in the source of great satisfaction to the barrier was released and both ran dinest events seen for a long time; rear. In order to gauge the fast stable connections to register their unplaced to the disappointment of three ponlea contested the running of Havoc Eve it might in-frat success. Sir Victor's Arst nt-punters who invested some good which was open until the end, terest one to know that the first tempt in this classic event was in money on them. Double Finesse was Diana Bay was the only absentee, half-a-mile was galloped in 50.2/5 1827 when his Misty Eve (Ms. K. H. by Double Court and it is amusing but the Dunbar outat sent out two seconds while the first mile was done Chun) ran second to Town Hall, hut to relate that the same sire provided candidates. Wild Life and Bear in 2011/5 which was certainly, ants silk jacket was not shown to the another winner, Derby Day, in the Claw, and the former owed her suc- creditable performance over dia pubile the following year and New Bridge Handicap over a sprint cess to the fact that she was racing fances. A note of this run should Grand Tattoo Eve (Mr. Heard) from the 1mlle post for "B" class along the rails. Gladintor and Oak be kept. Realising that the pace set finished a poor third in 1920. The cobs.

Bay did the running and was chased was too hot for the mare, Mr. Liang Eve stable was not represented in

by Bear Claw, Wild Life, Soldier of on Expansion Time had no other 1930, but Daylight Eve (Mr. Soares)

Britain and Cossack's Beauty. There alternative but to follow Havoc Eve was awarded a third place in the Mr. Black Catches Up ning at the foot

was no change in the order of run- within striking distance and Mr. 191 St. Leger, due to

of the the dis-

but hill, Marshall on Happy Eve was on the qualification of the winner. Bright

the

Gladiator

Onk rails) (on the

and With Mr. Liang look-out. As the steeds passed the Star, for bumping against Gold Key.

Bay were racing neck and neck, and judges' for

me, the first time,

Sir Victor did not have a runner Mr. D. Black opened his account after this pair, about two ponies were not strung out, but at against either Liberty Bay (1932) with a win on Wild Life in the lengths behind, came Bear Claw, the mile

After passing staff, Havoc Eye was Tre by results of matches played in Aus- about two lengths ahead of Expansie (1833), but in 1934 he opening event and closed the meet- going strong.

interest in the a third

Hem's ing with an armchair ride on Dis-mile standard, Bear Claw slon Time and the same distance

of ponies. Gladiator (Mr. cuvery Bay in the trails in recent weeks. On the day separated

last race. By level with the leaders at the Black the second from Happy ring

riding two winners, he has improved Rock und the with T. Fung) dead-heated before he celebrated his nineteenth Eve who well nursed by the Soldier of China for third place, his position ninong the list of suc negotiating the bend in pretty fast birthday, Bromwich wan the New Eve

Shanghai jockey, At this juncture while Macaront finished in the ruck. eesstul jockeys over ten wing and strides, the third stanza the dis South Wales singles championship at it could be seen that Scenic View and The stable a luck was dend out in Mr. Black is on level with Mr. S. C. tance being run in 20 seconds fal. Sydney by defeating Quist 4-0, 6-4.

when their Liang, both Huving 21 winning At 8-1, 2-0, 7-5, Previously he had won King's Coronation were out of the the following season

Derby winner, flerod with Mr. Fung mounts to their credit since January Oak Bay flung down the gauntlet the South Australian and Queens-race entirely and they were drop- tand tiller, and therefore he is prae- the three ponies were getting closer. Jubilee and Pontiac Bay, after a

ping back quieldy. Down nutup, was badly benten by

King's 1.

1. The following is the position up which was to be expected as the first to date: tically entitled to be ranked as Aus but as they neared the distance, Mr. disappointing dirplay.

six furlongs were covered in 1.24.3/5 Last year

Mrs. and this Mr. Black

was too fast for trolla's No. 1 player.

the Derby

Honeymoon Eve (Mr. Black), an

Mr. Deltz Budge

who together Marshall gave the reins to and Mako,

winner and soon Happy Eve led the other winner of the

Itiband, Blue

on Gladiator and Mr. Yuen on Bear Mr. S. C. Linng hold the men's doubles title at Wi

Mr. Marshalt

Claw were Bear Claw by three

now hard at work on Wimbledon, expect keen competition field for the Brst time, and secured succumbed to

the verdict by many lengths. There

clear

but last Saturday lengths

their respective steeds and it was a great sight to watch, the Shanghai I am sure they will get them, was, however, a great fight between Happy Eve annexed the much coveted

Havoc

Voc Eve for Expansion Time and

prize with case, Baron Gottfried von Crumm

eracit deing his best to draw away, Yuen, the second place, the former manag- Henner Henkel, the German stars,

Racing was as usual of very high is behind the two leaders with two but the young novlee, Mr. who are due in Hongkong to-day, Ing are also on their way to Australia a short head. It was without doubt standard and there was a good crowd less. We have only two more extra stuck to his nag without losing a turf meetings and it is pretty hard at this inch. Instead of keeping the rails, There was no three figure) juncture to predict which Jockey Gladiator and Bear Claw were now for the Australian national and State a really fast jaunt over 134 miles, of regular followers of the

winner's last quarter being Cramm and the

dividend, but two ponies chumpionships. Von

paid out will be at the top of the ladder at running almost in the middle of the I might be wrong. over $70 for a win and the cash the termination of the 1937 racing track, though Fienkel defeated Budge and Mako in 29.1/5 seconds and this was a grand

show.

(Continued on Page 9.) was well pat season. department the final of the doubles at Forest The list below-enumerating-the-ronised, the first prize of the last Els last September, and will

again

their limes since the

дл outlay offer

a serious challenge to the winners and

of this great endurance race being $3,782.00 for

of $2. Americans, who have been regarded inception

as the grentest test will no doubt be of interest to in some quarters

regular followers of racing: doubles combination in the world.

EXHIBITION TO DAY

and exelting mulches in Australia,

and

Local tennis enthusiasts will have an opportunity of seeing the Ger- mans in action at the Hongkong C.C. von this afternoon. Apart from Cramm and Henkel, Fraulein Maric Horn, foremost German lady player, will also partleipate in the exhibition, of which 15 As the programme follows:

Baron C. von Cramm and Mrs. Rice Evans v. I. Henkel und Frau- lein Horn.

or von

Was

ing to nose out the pacemaker by

1026 Mr. J. M. da Rocha's 1027 Mr. Ho Kom-tong's 1928 Mr. L. Dunbar's 1029 Mrs. Doabar's 1930 Dynasty's

1931 LT. F's

1932 Mr. L. Dunbar's

1033 Mrs. T. E. Pearce's

1034 Mr. L Shui-pang's 1935 Dynasty's

1936 Mrs. Dusbar's 1937 Eve's

This was Bright Star's time. The winner was disqualified for bump-

Von Cramm and Henkel v. Tsuing. Wal-pui and W. C. Bung Cramm und I. D. Rumjahn V. Henkel and Tsui Wal-pui,

Van Cramm v. 1. Henkel. Ile-arrangement of the programme may be necessary.

PEN-PICTURES

OF VISITORS BARON GOTTFRIED VO CRAMM

Without doubt

one of the most einssleal stroke players of the decade, His rhythmlu game hus

It will be seen from the above that the slowest time was returned by Coos Bay in 1928, 4.01.1/5, while the Instest was by Happy Eve.

NEW BRIDGE HANDICAP

present.

Lady Luck Town Hall Coos Bay, Howatha King's Colour Gold Key

Liberty Bay

Trentbridge

Soldier of Britain

King's Jubilee

Bear Claw Happy Eve

Mr. H. C. Plh Mr. Troulz

זי

21 wing

16

21 11

10

12

It will be seen that. Me.. H. C. Pik

3,51

4.00.2/5

4.01.175 3.53.2/5

3.45

3.47.3/5* 3.27.4/5

3.38.1/5

:

3.36.2/5

3.38.4/5

3.33.3/5

3.33.1/5.

HONGKONG HOTEL

BOOLAT BAY -LETS BACKERS DOWN

Harvest View Wins In Easy Fashion

Bollut Boy failed to justify the confidence placed by the publie and

The New Bridge Handicap for some heavy money was plunged on Shum Chun "B" Australian ponies over a short this ricer to win the

distance from the 11⁄2 mile post drew Handicap (Arst section) for "C" long all the entries and it was a treat to class China ponles. The jockey rode:

The winner, challenged the acknowledged beauty see 11 cobs fueing the start. Being 樣 very hord race. of Bunny Austin's stylish play and a sprint event, i was not an easy when these two ince each

other,

job to follow, but as the runners Harvest View, was only demoted ternis is usually raised to its highest neared the distance it could be seen from "B" class about a fortnight ago thut Derby Duy had the race well point of aesthetism.

In the course of briliant career, in hand and she won eventually by and it was strange to see that he was von Cramm has suffered one big dis-one and a half lengths from Vixen neglected in the pari-mutuel. As a appointment. He has not yet won Tur who was somewhat late in get-result he paid the biggest dividend poor chap the Wimbledon singles title, though ting through the bunch. The going $81.00 for a win, but the for three

to rejoin the years Tunning he has was exceptionally fast and, the full has received orders Bgured n the final. Most of the time of this race was 50 seconds. It "B" company and will again be up

# better class of pontes.; other European championships have would interest one to know that the against figured in the final. Most of the last half mile was covered in 49.4/5 However, the mile was amateur champion of the world. seconds (averaging about 24.4/6 per 2.00.3/5 and it was certainly a grand He was ranked third in the World's quarter) and it was certainly some show for a "C" class steed carrying

100 lbs. (Continued on Page D.)

speed,

run

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