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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1937.

"Captain Foster" Tells You About The

CHIEF FEATURES

Cricket Notes

By R. Abbit

TALL AND LIGHT

SCORING

Notable Individual

Feats

Mark Recent Matches

HOLIDAY FIXTURES

(By R. Abbit)

On Saturday last on the Police Club ground there was an exciting fixture between the Police and the present leaders of the Junior League, the Navy second. Like so- many matches this season it ended in a draw and yet only 213 runs were scored! It was actually a game of in- dividual performances.

enough,

K.C.C. REVENGE

The Police score of 131 (for the other scores it is refreshing to seven wickets declared) was due see 350 runs made in a half day almost entirely to W. L. Clark's 75 match! Even the Club-Navy match, and T. R. Hunter's 32. After four with Alee Pearee's brilliant 151, only batsmen had failed they come to-showed 16 more runs. Rether and put on 100 for the fifth wicket. Curiously

both were run out. The Navy bowling was weak as of the six. inen tried. and (three for 41) only Jeffery Woods (two for 20) had any success I' The Navy, who, happen to know, had several vacancies cured by people falling out on Saturday morn- ing, had a very narrow escape. Fynn as usund was making runs when he was run out with his score at 24.

Vickerstaff made 23 and Cox 13 and that was about all. The hat wicket just managed to claw off

The Kowloon first eleven avenged their beating of six or seven weeks go at the Valley by beating C.C.C. fairly comfortably though the home side were by no means disgraced.

It was rather a match of individual performances and I suspect that_this! sie wenkness of both teams. They rely too much on particular players | to bring off a big performance rather For

the

than in a good balanced team. instance F. K. Lee and Ernie Zim- lee shore inern scored 101 runs between them. and the final total was 82 for E. Pope The rest including Extras only got (4 for 20) and Carey (3 for 31) bowl-44 of which G, Souza had 18 to his ed very well.

credit. As regards

Kawloon AMAZINGLY LOW SCORES Ecore, (108 for 8 wickets) after T. Madar was out early, Donald Ander- At the Club de Recreio two clevensson and Ernie Fincher had a big unly managed to total 114 runs be- partnership and got '55 and 72 res- tween them and as E. M. L. Soares pectively. The rest I fancy had to made 30 of them, the reores of the bustle for runs-and anyway reat can be imagined. They were team was not at full strength. I sec. For the can't help thinking R.C.C. would do almost too small to University K. L. Ng look for 30 better if they gave T. Madar a try while fur the other side L, G. Gosano number eight or nine for a bit. had six for 15, a good performance, He has got runs, but at present he

no1 but the opposition wa

very seems too uncertain a starter to bat serious. However, the game is the as early as he does.

le thing after all and there

oflent more thrill in a close fought game of small scores than in a draw with

tat loials on cach side.

BUT SOME BIG ONES

SUNDAY CAME WITH SEAFORTHS

the

Anderson was again in form on Sunday when he scored 103 retired gainst the Seaforths. Baxter had There were two non-League games 133 and O'Bryen, who failed on Satur- in the First Division which produced day, 75 not out. A total of 258 tor The Civil Ser-three was uncommonly good. The quite a lot of runs.

and during vice justified their improved reputa- Seaforths got 159, and

the course of the innings every member on by knocking up 109 for wickets. Richardson had one of his of the K.C.C. side, except Dand be-

bowl. days and got a nice 60, but the most hind the sticks, had a

It thing from the Civil sounds like a very good Sunday. encouraging- Service

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of view was Baker's The K.C.C. second eleven had a 81 not out. He has for years been friendly against Craigengower and 31

batsman but though they won by 30 runs they suspected of being has very very seldom come off! This were not convincing. As usunt Mc- year, however, he has made several Kenzie carried most of the weight, scores of over fifty and it is to be as he took 7 for 33-a really good hoped he has come Into his true form. performance-and made 15 not out. As a fast scoring bat he will be par-Broodbridge (40) alone did very ticularly useful on Saturday after- noons.

The LR.C., however, were in no way dinar.ened and proceeded to put up 151 for 5 wickets, their first fqur batsmen, Ismail. A. R. Abbas, A. H. and M. P. Madar scoring 114 between them. In view of a lot of

Baxter was not playing. much else. Facing a total of 135 Craigengower found McKenzie too much for them. W. Hong Sling (25), A. M. Omar (18) and J. W. Leonard (32 run out) alone did anything and K.C.C. got home by thirty runs,

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A side is by far the best of the two entered in the Junior Division. They have Hatfield who is probably one of the most consistent bowlers in the Division. I was not able to see the game on Saturday last and I suspect the score' sheet as printed does not reveal quite a true state of affairs. Army A batted Arst and the earlier batsmen in the arranged order did little save Sut. Baker (23) and Sgt. Bloomfield (27). I read that Northcott (this is the third spelling of his name I have seen) and Chat- ton added 65 for the seventh wickel. Either it was for the ninth wicket or the order of going in was not cor- rectly printed. Anyway it is certain the tall of the side wagged stoutly to take the score to 173, which was pos- sibly a bit high-unless runs came quickly at the end. As R was they just

did not have time to get the Club out, Wooding und Bond hold-

last wicket up when the Club were still forty behind. The Club Innings was very uneven-Juck Arm- strong got 40; Paterson, Blake, Bishop tinct Mitchell double figures-but there were three ducks and a two (Continued on Page 13.)

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the

WHAT STAKES

WERE WON

STRIKING DISPLAY OF

PUBLIC INTEREST

King's Warden MR. LIANG

Does Well

Among the old China ponles, Mr. Pearce's King's Warden

has won

CHAMPION

altogether $7,713 in stakes and then JOCKEY

Well Deserved

SPLENDID OUTLOOK FOR 1938

(By "Capt. Foster")

Favoured with glorious sunshine, the Hongkong Jockey Club brought a successful season to a close last Saturday at the Happy Valley, but, the main feature of the Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting was the favourites day, except in the last event when Firefly romped home first to hand out $129.20 to the delight of 147 smart calculators of the training times."

comes Mrs. Dunbar's Bear Claw collecting a total sum of $4,800. Wild Life is third on the list with $4,208 while Gladiator has earned $3,750. All these four steeds are "A" class ponles, but Night View. a "C" class rater, has

plied up $3,250 and this Is certainly not a bad record. Diana Bay was not seen out during the [second half but she has made $2,000 By riding three winners of the last until February 19, but, judging by

to provide her own upkeep while The meeting, Mr. Llang, na predict-

Success

Alger, owned by Messrs. Tester and ed has become the

chumpton

We shall have no more flat racing

EASY WIN FOR BEAR CLAW

for the mercuse of subscribers for Aust- Abraham, Is now a pensioner. It 1937 and congratulations are extend- alan and China ponies, it looks muy interest punters to know thated to him upon heading the list with very much as though next year wa the old China ponies have cost the 25 wins, 14 seconds and 21 thirds, shall have another season of high Jockey Club over $80,000 in stake is nearest rival Mr. D. Black has an exciting inishes. It may also standard racing with plenty of thrills money and the following list will no 24 wins, 19 secunds and 11 thirds interest regular followers of the doubt reveal some interesting figures. while Mr. 11. C. Plh is third with a turf to know, that the number of

Amberley

$1,850

ratio of 20-23-18. A complete list of Derby grins for 1038 is greater Ballos

the jockeys riding at the Happy than the last few years, Sir Victor only three starters in the Hongkong Valley and Arela Pretu is enumerated Sassoon heading the list with an Autumn Champions for China ponics hereunder:

Bear Claw Bistre

Ebony Idol

King's Jubilce King's Justice King's Lead King's Parade King's Sceptre Kiors Warden Laughing Buddha Laughing Girl Mayflower

Biracle

R. 1. Charles

Challey

G. H. Cheape

C. F. Chlu

Chlu Ki-fan

..

the

AB was anticipated, there

were

array of over a dozen lovely animals. and Mrs. Dunbar's Bear Claw won Wins 2nds 3rds I cannot be said at this juncture in easy fashion. Bear Claw was well whether all of them will come under tuned to concert pitch and there starter's orders, but, certainly was no question of any fluke about Sir Victor Sassoon is dermined to his success. Mr. Dunbar's Win Life capture another Blue Riband, which ridden by Mr. S. W. Tang was the would be his fourth successive win pacemaker and she won the first to in the Hongkong Derby.

break through when the barrier was However, it may be safely saldretensed. The grey mare was chased that some very successful racing has by King's Warden and Bear Claw, been enjoyed, and a vote of thanks Bear Claw made a forward move and but after coming down the hill, is deserving to the Stewards and Omeials for discharging their duties was never headed again: It was a regtar tollowers of the Kreat race and Mr. Black nursed his {monat in 1 nleety. Both Bear Claw public.

and King's Warden have, not run There were actually, with the in-

unplaced this clusion of the Annual Carnival, 21 has ave wins against King's Warden's but the former scason,

1,800

1,750

Boolat Bay Bright View

2.650

700

J. A. Akroyd-Itunt ...

1

Cavalcado

Burgemaster

R. M. P. Barnsfather

174

D. Black

24

10 11

Copper Idol

75

IL A. de Botelho

Cossack's Beauty

2,200

1. I. Hotellio

Cyclamen Bay

I. S. T. Bowdlen

Dawn Star

2.725

11. A. Browning

Daylight Eve

500

A.. Chadwick-Kew

Diana Bay

2.600

Diogres Don

800

T. W.

Donovan

1,350

Emergency Call

450

3. Choy

Flybynight

275

Chay Wing-chiu

Gladiator

3,750

A. D. Cuppin

Gold Col

900

W, H.-S. Davis

Gold Sovereign

450

N. Deltz

Harvest View

1,025

M. Drysdale

L. G. Frost

Heriot

I. W. Fung

Hetnian

1. T. Fung

1g Ilonour

C. L. Gregory

High West

Honeymoon Eve

W. E. Grieve

550

| G. A. Harriman

Jungle Jim

500

C. Harris

Kincora

159

King's Bounty King's

H. J. Hearne

400

Ho Ho-ping

100

1100 Pak-ming

1,225

A. F. IngramTA

925

K. I. Ip

815

Ip Kul-sing

tan Koch

7,713

C. T. Kwok

2,150

E. C. Leighton

1.350

D. S. LI

F. F. LI

150

S. C. Llang'

Sub

S, Y. Llang (deceased)

G

Lo Ko

Koon-kan

Mountain View

250

F. Marshall

New Star

1,150

3,250

J. J.

2,500

250

11. C. Pi

2,300

el, M. Pih

Pontiac Bay

600

Jrote-HLIST"

Popular Star

W. G. Poy..

Pride of Tsingtao

400

B. A. Proulx

Racing Boy

1,325

L. P. Kalph ...

Backg "Luck

15. L. de Robeck

O. Sadick

R. M. Sandbach

2,250

2,550

K. S. Blu

Royal Consort Royal Highness Sadko

| V. G. Sung

2,080

8. W. Tang

17

of September

Soidler of Britain

2,450

T. L. Weng

Soldier of China

K. M. Wood

1,250

Soldier of Honour

Yeung Wing-kwal

Soldier of Peace

Yeung Wing-sing

750

Stopwatch

600

9. L. Fuen

1,000

Tiny Star

1.075

1,445

Valorous

900

Victoria Hall

150

Voltaire

Wadebridge

3

Widnes

Wild Cat

1,050

Wild Life Yan

4,208

1,150

Zero

SOME EXCITING FINISHES

Three Dead-Hoats

We had innumerable exciting inishes, there being three dead- heats, two of which were handicap events framed by Mr. C. M. Alves. I have taken the trouble to segregate the margin of defents with the lui- lowing results:

Dead Heal

Short Head

A Head

A Neck

taif-a-length Three-quarters length

A Length

14 Lengths Two Lengths 24 Lengths

Three Lengths

Four Lengils

Five Lengths

Six Lengths

Many Lengths

tintake Bay Monoplane

Night View Oak Bay Ocean View Philanderer Plain View

Racing Strain Ribblo

Ilose Evelyn Rose-Queen

Hyivandale

9 Hero

175

$82,700

V. V. Needa

l'almer

S. N. Pan

fau Ha-ping

G.-W. Sewell

ang Man-Wa

B. L. T30

A

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Sixty-five jockeys weighed during the season but, many of them had one or two rides only. After the Annual Carnival, Mr. L. Frost, who had Mr. and Mrs. L. Dunoar's long| string of good animals at his dis- posal,

was not seen in the saddle, being transferred to Cunton, but Mr. D. Black reaped the benefit of the

stable. The later's "ays" rling display was at the Whitsun meeting when he piloted seven win- ners to victory, but Mr. Black did not enjoy much luck after the resumption, for he rose only sever winners against his 17 during the first half racing season:

best

It is interesting to relate that no jockey

ey scored "hat trick" during

year under review, but of the red

The above statistic shows that 02 old China pontes came under the starter's 'orders, but there were only 25 runners which did not earn a case letters jockeys, Messrs. 1. C. Harris, and many of them have now dis- appeared from the race track. Rost-W. Poy, and S. W. Tang graduated Queen, Valorous and Ythan hold the with honours and Mr. S. L. Yuen, distinction of weighing out for 17 promising young rider, requires more win to Jom the black events, but last year King's Justice one 220 races appeared in public 1 tunes.

letters union. Mr. B. L. Tao made his debut as a Jockey at the end of September and he has done remark- ubly well with nine wins, elght

It will be seen from the above that?

122 races representing 63.98% were beating of two lengths was a com-seconds and four thirds while Mr. won from the beating of 1% lengths mon vogue, for there were 40 de- K. S. Shu, another limportation from and under, and the balance (48.02%) cislons under this category re- Tsingtao, has only one winning was from two lengths upwards. The preenting 20% odd.

mount.

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SPARKLING PYERIS

BY WATSON'S.

days of racing and all the events six and the latter has won $7,712 were keenly contested. Mr. Clerk of against Bear Claw's $4,800. the Weather was very kind to the The best race of afternoon was

of the

for

racing fraternity, the meetings (with seen

In the Queensland Autumn the exception of the Sixth

Extra)

Champions

Australian being held under ideal conditions and when after an exclling finish Able ponies the going on all occasions was on the

fast side. There was undoubtedly Amazon just managed to reach the touch ling a length ahead of Bland- sed improvement in the attend-ford. Able Amazon and her Jockey marked ance, especially after the recess, and owed their success to the fact that the crowd in the Public Enclosure Blandford did not get too clear a has eclipsed all previous records for run in the home stretch and had Mr. extra meetings. This could be easily, ell

Dell come on the outside instead of gauged by the result of the Finale trying to force his way through the Handicap run last Saturday when rails, Mr. S. C. Llang would not be the drawer of Firefly received a first heading the list of successful jockeys. prize of $4,090 for an outlay of $2,

Gordito Satisfies

His Owners

As was predicted, Gordito piloted by Mr. S. C. Linng has no difficulty in-annexing-the-Hongkong-Autumn Sub-grifins Champions, but to ensure the success, the Jockey look the dun gelding out at the release of the adopting the same tactics as barrier, when he captured the St. Leger. The pony was as he liked by

many lengths. Messra, R. Lusala and E. Souza should be proud of their animal, for Gordito has given the Joint owners seven wins and a couple; of seconds and thirds. It was un- placed on one occasion through dis- qualification for bumping and it is interesting to relate that the pony has earned $6,222 including the Sports Club Cup and the Coronation Cup.

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