1938-01-28 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

JANUARY

28, 1938.

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ASTONISHING PROGRESS BY RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Cricket Notes

Faster Gallops Needed Shortly Club To

ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT BEFORE ANNUAL CARNIVAL

NATIONAL PRIDE CONTINUES TO PLEASE CONNECTIONS

(By "Captain Foster")

VALLEY

STAKES WAGERS

Many Sporting Bets Placed

We have not many Saturdays left for trainers to get their respective China griffins into condition for the Hongkong Derby to be contested on February 21. I expected that there would be some fast gallops during the week-end, but much, to my regret, the all the training times were done on the slow side.

We all realise that training is an art, but it must be remembered thank the condition of an animal playa an important part and the success of u pony depends entirely upon his energy and speed. However, slow exercise has, in my opinion, been indulged over too long a period, and from now onwards, in great deal of fast work will be necessary.

National Pride, of whom 1 had food things to say in my last notes, continued to please his con- nection. Laut Saturday this iron grey stallion of the Why's stable was over the Derby course and Bent romped home in 30 seconds for the ihat quarter covering the whole distance in 3.20.3/5. it was not ag

View

Australian Griffins'

Good Form

Who Will Win Rooty

Hill Derby?

(By "Caplain Foster")

Anxiety was at one time felt by Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club about the delivery of China pontes, subscription griffins. for the 1938 Annual Race Meeting. but one would never realise what would happen if the consignment had not arrived! Our racing pro gramme in the first instance would have to be curtalled, but I am sure that the Annual Carnival would br a duli

meeting without the sub- griffing races and the running of the Valley Stakes would have to be ra corded with its first break since the of this popular And classio event in 1878.

inception

Scottish Soccer

Players Choson

Play The Services

BALANCE SHEET REVEALS SOUND FINANCES

SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS

The following players have Weak Bowling DURING THE PAST YEAR

been selected to represent

Scotland in the International match against China on Mon- day at Caroline Hill:

A. N. Other; Hill (Club), Bonc (Police); Williamson (Scaforths), McCusker (Sea- forths). Cook (Scaforths); A.

Selected

(By “R, Ablit")

The principal event of the week- end from the cricketing point of view in the match between

the N. Other: McGuigan (Sea-Hongkong Cricket Club and the {orths), Dunnachie (Sca-

United Services. It will be played | on Saturday afternoon and Monday, forthis); Fraser (Seaforths) and but I understand that no arrunte, Thomson (Seaforths).

ments have at present been made. for the Tuesday,

Reserves: Cameron, Spiers, McAloon, Ross and jamieson,

RIVALRY BECOMES KEENER

Villa And Coventry Defeated

London, Jan. 27, Rivalry in the second division of the English Football League became

the

I Am

17 Nil-Eze")

In my article which appeared last week I referred to the anticipation which exists amongst members of the Association · that the Balance Sheet, which was to be published after the Council meeting held last Tuesday evening, would disclose a financial position which would enable the outstanding debt on the Club-house to be liquidated forthwith With the approval of the Council, and by the courtesy of the Hon. Secretary, I have now had an opportunity of studying both the annual Report and the Balance Sheet, (both of which are now being printed for circulation to individual full members at the earliest possible date), and I must confess that I am astounded at the progress shown by both documents.

Association.

And

EXTRACTS FROM REPORT

The following are extracts from the annual report:

I have just seen the Club side which consists of:A. W. Hayward (Capl.), E. H. Stokes, F. Marshall 1. D. Allen, J. L. C. Pearce, T. A., Pearce, II. Owen-Hughes, M. F. L. Haynes, D. McLellan, L. T.. Ride,

Reversing the usual. order of my candid opinion on the general and J. E. Richardson. It is a very things in a matter such as this, 1 lay-out and .contents in these | strong batting team, but quite frank-will" Just deni with the Balance columns as soon as the book comes.

ly the bowling is on the weak side. Sheet, Comparing that for 1936 to hand, Presumably Allen and Owen-Hughes with the one in front of me, two will open. Thereafter they have niin tema immediately attracted my at- Pearce's leg breaks, and McLellan and tention, the first being the increase T. A. Pearce can both bowl off

spin-in Talk of winning the Valley Stakes

ners. It is fairly useful bowling, in assets from $8,304 to $11,703, and

second, the profit of the year's work- It was with profound regret that ver six furlongs on the first day of

but they could well do with a stocking of $3,309. The comparable members heard early in the year Andrew (By "Captain Foster")

so that that our first Patron, Sir the Annual Race Meeting has at-

speed merchant. There is, of course, figure for 1930 is $1,421, ready started to roll among the

chance of last minute altern- 1037 showed an increase of no less Caldecott, K.C.M.O., c.n.E., was short- Chler Interest is now centred in owners, trainers, jockeys and the

tions; it is extraordinary how seldom than 133 per cent., a striking proof ly to relinquish the Governorship of the the inning of the Australian Sub-rail critics and it is reliably learned

Club manage to get a selected of the virility and popularity of the this Colony, in order to take up a fast us that

that performed by Moonlight scription Griffins of this season for that several private sporting bets

side into the field intact.

similar appointment in Ceylon. It (three minutes eighteen

the Rooty-II Derby and the form have been closed.. Judging by the

I when I read the Annual Re-is now our privilege to welcome his seconds) about a fortnight ago, but of several ponies has shewn marked training times, there are over a dozen

not aware of the full Ser-port, I was even more amazed with successor, Sir Geoffrey Northcote, A note should be kept that the fast improvement.

tapt

vices team. The Naval representa- | POR

the nehlevements of The inclusion of a good 'uns with equal chances and

Hongkong's K.C.M.G., who has not only accepted Half-a-mile was run in 1,01.2/5 and liver cup to the winner, who is also looks to me that we shall see one further intensified to-day when both tives ore Skelton, Ogle, Paxton, and | H

largest "club."

Membership grew the invitation of the Council to be- Blacker, The first three ore well In minutes to receive 10 per cent. of the total of the best Valley Stakes ever run Aston Villa and Coventry, two of eleven seconds. It is interesting to mount from a sweepstake of $20 at the Happy Valley. There have the tree feaders la this division.

known cricketers here, but I fancy from 360 in 1930 to 670 in 1037, as come our second Patron, but in the the latter, as relate that his time for the last one each, $25 additional for starters with been several bookings of mounts and were defeated.

In one of regards the individual full members, last few weeks, has presented a cash

of

and a river Gün boats "Cicala" I think while 1 can well appreciate autographed photograph of himself and a quarter mlics was 2.48.1/5 and

$3.000 added instead of $1,500, fea. I shall be pleased to publish them as Aston Villa lost to Blackburn on that alone should be borne in mind.

is not so well known. I am told he recent Rife Club dinner, that sures the new condition of the Aus- soon as I have a complete list.

the latter's

the to be awarded to the winner of H. E. ground, but Coventry Eric Moller's nomination, tralian Blue

is an excellent feld and a very use-size Itiband and this has

of the affliated

the Governor's Prize Competition. membership ful bal. I do not know which of the Alled him with alarm, for during Skylight,

It will be recalled that this year's were beaten on home soil.

are mate undoubtedly infused life Into the sub-griffins were fate to arrive and and the stable

Members of the Association Scores: Prettylight were shown over the

SECOND DIVISION

Army are available to play. The 1937 this reached the stupendous fully aware that it was entirely due as a result, they only started tu

Blackburn champion course of 14 miles and freat classic event,

to me are Ogure of more than 7,500. the jaunt was done in 2,50 fal, The Since the inception of the Rooty-work about two months ago.

Con- Coventry

Itawstorne, Mackintosh Walker, former won by many lengths, the Derby in 1932, it may interest sidering the short time, the Chinese last quarter being 30.2/5 seconds. renders to know that Mr. D. S. Li, and Russian trainers have done their job exceptionally well and credit down Silkylight has come

from the crack jockey of Tientsin, has 20 Shanghai with a big reputation, but ridden four winners, namely Polar must be given to all the riding boys; have not been able to ascertain Star, Night Star, Able Amazon and up to the time of writing there has

not been a pony the full ume of the brown stallion Gypsy Love, but it is strange to sa:

the

walking list. over the Derby course. It is, how that he has not had a winning mount

Mention has been made by the ever, a nice animal with a good in the Hongkong Derby confined to action and should be respected. China ponies. While on the subject writer about the chances of Arabian Bradford

Final Mr. Leo Frost, who does not require Cat, Borrachilo. any introduction, has not ridden a Triumph, Golden Cow, Louis XIV,

(Continued on Page 11.) winner in elther the Rooty-Hill or the Hongkong Derby.

The following is Derby:---

the mile was circled

tivo

After his Aine performance over one and a half miles in 3.18 about n fortnight ago, Moonlight View was Elven i stendy canter over Qe champion course and Mr. Li Lun- sang's candidate took 3.02 la tour the distance. The black gelding was, as usual, full of running,

who are

Owner

1032 Kong Bros' 1933 Kong Bros' 1934 Fatshan's

1935 L. Reldy's.

1036 Quartermaster's

1037 Li Chuk-lal's

list of successful owners in

It will be seen that the first three)

Pony

Polar Star Night Star Able Amazon

Cold. Morning- Yo Ho

Gypsy Love

оп

Fei Ying,

the Rooty-101

Jockey

D. 5. El

D. S. LI

D. 5. LI Y.-T. Fung- F. Marshall

D. S. LI

their ability o loat the

0

1 Aston Villa 0 Bury -Renter.

The leading positions in the League Tables are as follows:

Aston Villa Sheffield U. Coventry

names which secur

Man, Murray, Weedon, Beadnell, Hatheld. Chiverall, which of those have been selected

Cheney, and

As

PRIZE MEETING

to the initiative and efforts of His Excellency that a team from British Gulana visited the Imperial Meeting at Bisley in July last, for the first everyone knows, last year's time, when they had the supreme play I do not know and I dare Prize Mecting the second one held satisfaction of winning one of the P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls.

Inter-Colonial team matches, say I have forgotten several others by the Association since its incep- two 25 14 5 6 43 20 33

whom 25 15 3 7 45 31 33 4 30 26 33

25 12 9 23 10 0 Manchester U, 23 12 4

4 35 25 29

7 46 30 20

BADMINTON ENTRIES

EXTENDED

Derby

Until Feb. 5

course of one

the over

Players Given

to

15

I ought to have mentioned, tion in 1935-beat the corresponding and the fact has not escaped the It is a great pity that Captain Whit- figures for 1930 by record figures as notice of our members that His Ex- marsh R.M., has still got a damaged regards entries, value and number cellency himself attended the Im- foot and is not able to turn out. The of prizes and entry fees. The mere perial Meeting and as already men~ batting

of the Service side is de fact that individual entries for the toned, led his team to victory. What finitely collapsible, and I don't think

and unsquadded events hoppler augury could there be, ns hink squadded

the 1030

by regards the future Ogures

progress

and their bowling is sufficiently strong exceeded

cent. and 100 per welfare of this Association, than the to counteract this. It should, how 120

that the facts above-mentioned? be an excellent game, with cent, respectively, and my money going on to the Club for profit at the meeting grew from a win. That is to say if I bet on $450 in the preceding year to $1,185 cricket, which. I don't. I shall hope in 1837-an increase of no less than to publish a full account of the game 103 per cent, speaks for itself. probably on Tuesday next.

ever,

for

,LAST_SUNDAY'S_GAMES.

can

reason

per

President of Association

Major R. D. Walker, M.C., has Mr. Dunbar's Confusion Bay went

our kindly continued in office

Chairman President and

of the nicely over ten furlongs in 2.53.2./0,

The only tting comment which finishing the last 440 yards in 31

Counell, and it is not proposed to that I have seen -seconds-and-the-last-mile-in-2:16.2/5;

make la

This steed will no doubt be Mr. II.

similar-report-and-balance-sheet for appoint anyone to take his place

Maitland's mount for the big classic.

There was an excellent game be any other club or association in the during his absence in England this Colony: Colonel Harrison wrote be-year. This will allow him to attend mong the other

the Annual Imperial Meeting at tween the Volunteers, and the Pollesere he left that the Colony hand. by Bisley in his official capacity, which down from $ be winners came from the Kong Bros distance.

Happy Vally on Sunday last.

of its netivities up to the end Mr. C. Encarnação who is going to stables, but I am afraid that this I have seen some good gallops steer Mr.

am very glad to see the Volunteers of ID30, every cause to be proud ofis particularly desirabic in view of Tang-sen's string Eu

of "outfit" has not much of a chance over the champion

getting their team going again, Its local Rine Association, mud with certain matters which are to be dis- V. V. Needia will to provide Mr. Li with a winning and a quarter miles and under, but poules while

cussed verbally with certain mem- Mr.

though there are several well known the achievements of 1937 how before bers of the N.R.A. Council, be looking after Mr. Dynasty's mount this time. Out of a string of the best performance

At 9 a.m. lo-day, Mr. A. L. Fisher, names missing. Anderson, Mackay us, there can be no doubt on this racers.

Mr. F. Marshall is already four ponies, they have only former

Individual Full Membership here in the interest of Eve's stable, nominated Tornado Star and he is Peel's Criffel and Dynasty's King's Badminton Association, had receives Teddy Fincher ail did well, and they bold enough to affirm that the 1937-

distance was that of John Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong (who has been absent from cricket point.

quite a long time, I think). and

Major Steers tells me that he is

While the individual full member-... but Mr. II. M. Pih, brother of Mr. only "so-50."

Privilege. Mention was made by me two entries for the Men's Doubles H. C.

about these two cobs and they cer Championship, two for the Mixed declared at 214 for 8 wickets. The 38 edition of the Year Book is with ship on 31/12/30 stood at 400, this Pote-Hunt will

fell, as from 1/1/37 to 275, a reduc- will be riding

nad five for the Men's Police were by no means upset by out Its peer in any part of the Emtion of 104. The loss of the large Mrs. Li Po-chun, owners of all the Who is going to win the Rooty-tainly showed us last Friday that Doubles they had wonderful legs. Although Singles.

this and started out after the runs. pire. In 1938 Sir Andrew Caldecott, majority of these members was "Times" and Mr. R. Moller will be 111 Derby? This is much dis-

by John Peel, Criffel s

All their first five batsmen got use our then Governor, described the here for the

the Cire's

These, however, are insuficient to ful scores, and so did Mr. Extras. In teque as being one of the best band. (chlefly due to those of the Regular Tao has been delinitely booked for race-goers and I am of the opinion T. E. Pearce

warrant the Association to carry on

| Fighting Services being moved else- the end, I am told, Hunter who had books which he had ever seen. My where on completion of their tour- King's the tournaments. the Marber's stable while Mr. L. B. that there are at least half-n-dozen Privilege.

The Committee, by that time made 53, was caught readers will therefore understand with Chao has the Bollandia's syndicate ut animals

give a equal chances. We irial test over 14 miles and they took therefore, has decided

shot that would have meant how much I am looking forward to of-duty in the Colony. lly disposal. It will be seen that have only three weeks more to no 231

week's

extension, and entries will victory had it not gone to hond. we are going to have a strong con- before the Arst day of the Annual gal to cover the trip, romping now close on Saturday, February*

was very interested to see that the receipt, very shortly, of the new home in 30.2/5 seconds. It is worth Playe

publication, and I propose to give noting that their last mile was there reduced to note that 11. King turned out for the Police. timed

will definitely be no further exactly inside two the whole being four

minutes, extension. I by February 5 entries he proixably played cricket earlier in With the exception of T. E. Pearce four-fths

are not satisfactory, the Committee seconds faster than that done by

about championships.

reserves the right to cancel the the Colony than anyone else who has

turned Little Audrey (2.35.4/5)

out in the 1937-38 season. fortnight ago.

However, I speak subject to cor-) rection.

Pih, Is a a free lancer. Mr. J.

and

for Mr.

WHO WILL WIN?

Blable. Mr. B. L. cussed at the present moment among under the supervision of

lingent of Northern jockeys and small owners should therefore reap the beneft.

Carnival and with the exception of a few ponics, all the other Australian sub-griffins have not as yet proved

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Boris and Olga, both owned by Mr. F. C. Hall, are housed together In the Dynasty stable, but I am in- clined to believe that they are good merchants over short distances. The twu, accompanied by Mrs. Pearce's Sydney Bridge, had a good spin over mile in 2.11.4/5 and they finished gamely.

21

Annabella had

good run over the Derby course In 3.40.3/5, finish-

home ing the

stretch in 27.3/5 seconds and the

mare seemed to enjoy the trip. There is no doubt about her ability to stay the long Journey and all her recent finishes were quite Impressive,

to

Philippines Amateur "Open"

Gibbs Wins Golf Title In Manila

13

#

VILLAGE CRICKET

to

Sub-

There was a very jolly game up the King's Paris Ground when the Submarines just managed beat H.M.S. "Tamar". The inarines carried rather heavy metal Ogle and Paxton. Indeed the former looked like making a lot of the very

unill runs

quickly

bowler "Tamar's" incredibly slow picked him off with a full toss that got him Junch-before-wicket. Pax- ton's bowling was rather too much for the "Tamar", who appeared to Rose Josephine and Lucky Lod

Manlia, Jan. 24. have sent out a press gang, ns a have not as yet been asked to straich Allson Gibbs, Jr., blazed his way name R. Abbit appeared in their their legs, but I have good reason to a fairly easy victory in the finals side, I gather he had been op- to believe that the Shanghai jockey, of the Philippines Amateur Open pointed temporary Major General in Mr. Encarnacno, who arrived yester-, golf tournament that was completed the Horse Marines. day morning, will give them a good yesterday afternoon at the Manila trial before the Chinese New Year Golf Club, Displaying the same holidays.

brand of golf that he did during the Bredon is the next from my note-championship rounds, Gibbs turned book, but the mare has not done any In an 8 and 7 win.

OTHER COMING GAMES

For

to-morrow-the 20th-I caḥ only find two games set down, and understand the one between the

fast work and she cannot be over- Playing against him in the finals looked. Sho is a nice animal with was Hugh Robertson, the amateurI.R.C. and the Civil Service has been beautiful and powerful hind quarters who won the silver cup in the re- cancelled, The II.K.C.C, second go and moves nicely.

cent Philippines' Open for lie lowest to King's Park to play the Navy In

TI

In my frank opinion, though I may score turned in by an amateur. a non-League game. There may be be wrong, the winner of the Rooty-Robertson's game could not cope others that I have missed. Hill Derby is to be found among the with that of Gibbs and he succumbed following six pantes, namely," An-at the 11th green. nabella, Bredon Criffel, King's Privilege, Little Audrey and Lucky Lnd.

AIR FORCE WINS AT RUGGER

On Sunday the long talked of The new champlon, unnexing the match between the first and the title that was won last year by Sam second elevens at the K.C.C, is due Bates, Jr., who did not compete to take place an all day game. this year, played as excellent game wish I could see t-but unfortun- and led nt the end of the first ately I have another engagement. eighteen holes, 4 up.

don't think the second are as likely The two Analists won their honour to win as they were at the begin

of ning defealed

the season! оп Saturday, Robertson

The University also are playing R. B. Ewing in the semi-finals, 2 up. London, Jan. 27.

University Alumni Association The Royal Air Forco defented Gibbs had won his way to the cham-the Leicester by five points to three In pionship match by a victory over and here there should be an excel- Arugby match played... to-day. Lt. P. C. Treadwell, Navy nce by alent game, K.C.C. teams may be

score of 8 and 4.

railer weakened however! --

Router.

The loss of these 104 members was

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