1938-02-25 — Page 8

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

25, 1938.

ANNUAL RACING CARNIVAL CONCLUDES TO-MORROW

SILKYLIGHT BY FAR THE BEST PONY OF MEET

WINS TRIPLE CROWN FOR "CIRE" STABLE

(By "Captain Foster")

The Annual Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club will terminate to-morrow at Happy Valley. Race-goers are re- minded that the first saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., instead of the usual eleven o'clock.

An attractive programme of nine races, including four handi- cap events, will be presented to punters and chief interest will be .centred on the two main events, the Subscription Griffins Cham- pions and the Australian Ponics' Champions.

The headdress itself

made

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A strong contingent of children will be turning out to-morrow and although they are. permitted in either enclosure, they will only be admitted in the company their parents, Attention the public is drawn that no amalis be allowed. Kiddies are re- wlil minded thint there are several kickers among this year's bunch of Australian and China penies and the Stewards of the Ilangkong Jockey Club will not be responsible for any accidents.

Mr. Clerk of the Weather Was very kind with the result that the going was getting faster after every event and this can be well gauged by the running of Louis XIV in the Sports Club Cup and Hongkong Stakes, the sub-grifins covering 14 miles in 3.14.2/5 and the last half- a-mile was negotiated in 1.01.2/5. The Ladies' Purse was won by Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Polentate with Mr. Encarnacao up in 1.48.2/5, the time being one three-fifths seconds slower than the track record held by of Britain. The Griffins Consolation Stakes over a mile was won by Jober in 2.01.4/5 which was undoubtedly a grand show consider- ing the fact that all the winners were barred.

C.

Sokfier

the

BRILLIANT SILKYLIGHT The outstanding feature of Annual Carnival was the brilliant performance of Silkylight, a China pony owned by Mr. Eric Moiler of Shanghai, who annexed the "triple crown, namely, the Maiden Stakes, the fongkong Derby and the Cham- The success was in plon Stakes.

mensure due to the fine certain handling of the puny by the owner's son, Mr. R. B. Moller, who rode a clever race on the winner in the Stakes to beat the In- Champion vincible

Liberly Bay by a length aller onc of the most exciting finishes ever witnessed at the Race Course: It must have thrilled every regular follower of the turf, for the grim battle for the highest honours of the season started at the distance post or thereabouts and it did not end until the beacon "W.P." was reached. It was great treat to see Silkylight being led to the dismount- ing enclosure by Mr. Eric Moller who was on the off side while Miss Nancy Moller was on the near they were followed by the trainer"

The and the Russian riding boy. happy family must have been tickled to death over the win and I am sure that the great old timer Mr. E. Moller will never forget the ovation accorded to Slikylight.

and.

Mr. L. Dunbar's Liberty Bay suf fered his first defeat after a brillant racing career dating back to 1932 and it is interesting to relate that the pony has scored two dozen casy wins before he met his Waterloo, Liberty Bay has had a sequence of four consecutive champions to his credit from 1933 to 1930, but the

great warrior was not seen in ac- flon during the whole of last year on account of "dotty" and it seems to me that the "lay off" Was in certain measure responsible for his

failure.

Congratulations are due to Mr. Eu Tong-sen in capturing the most rucing trophies, namely, the Lusi- Lane Cup, the Royal Navy Cup, the American Club and the Governor's Cup and this record in hard to bent. In addition, Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Joe key, Mr. C. Encarnacas had the pleasure to pilot Potentate to victory in the Ladles Purse while Mr. S. L. Yuen

graduated from class on Rob Roy in the Jockey Cup

with

u

beautiful

the novice aliver trophy (valued $100.) which he is proud to possess.

GRIFFINS SPRING

HANDICAP

Sir Victor Sassoon May Carry It Off

The

the weights for

Grimina Spring Handicap over a mile

for non-woning gelmins have not yet been announced and I cannot there- discuss the prospects of any fore ponies. The conditions of this race are for Derby ponies that have started at least twice and have not won, and it seems strange to say that all the candidates belonging to Sir. Victor Sassoon will be allotted with weights to show their

prowess. Victor had four nominations, Sir

Harmony Eve pulled up lume but after a trial before the meeting and Half-Moon Eve, other three, namely

Handicap

the

Humdrum Eve was dead out. While on the subject, Sir Victor Sussoon, who was present at the Carnival, had the pleasure of leading in only one winner, Honeymoon Eve, in the Gymkhana Stakes and it is to be hoped that he will have more luck to-morrow with his long string of ponies. Among the list of non- winning grins, the best left is Half-Moon Eve and Lancashire Lass and a good race between these two is assured.

FIRST LEG OF DAILY DOUBLE

Flemington Stakes For Australians

FALL OF A CHAMPION—After leading nearly all the way, Mr. L. Dunbar's hitherto invincible Liberty Bay is here seen beaten by a length in the Hongkong Champions on Wednesday by Mr. Erio Moller's Bilkylight, which won the "triple crown" by annexing the Malden Stakes, the Derby and the Champions, (Photo: Mee Cheung).

Corinthians' Success Due Chiefly

Islington Corinthians' Programme To-day

The following, is the pro- gramme for the Islington Corinthians to-day:

Leave Hotel at -8.45 a.m. for tour and sight seeing round New Territories including the Jubilee Reservoir. At noon. tiffin at Royal Hongkong Colf Club.

1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. golf at Royal Hongkong Golf Club.

Evening free.

THOUGHTS RETURN TO CRICKET FIELD ONCE AGAIN

Volunteers Play Three Games In Race Week

(By "R. Abbit")

Having all failed to make our fortune at this racing game, I suppose we can come back to cricket with a pleasant feeling But there were quite a lot of people who preferred cricket to ponies and three excellent games were the result of the Volunteers' enthusiasm.

of relief.

7.

wicket

The Arst game took place at the K.K.C. on Monday where the Home side ran up a total of 180 for wickets before declaring. As a matter of fuct they were to a certain exten! | indebted to bad catching as Ander- son was dropped in the gully when about 20 and again in the deep at Ofty. Apart from these chances, however, he played an excellent in- ninga.

Pereira (18-2-G7-4) bowled quite well but the KC.C. batting was more or less on top. Barrow mude n magnifleent catch one- <lismiss handed at square leg to Whitmarsh, who is a member of The first leg of the "Daily Double" .C.C. by the way, while later he

down Broadbridge's threw is on the Flemington Plate over a with the delicacy of a dart-thrower short distance for Australian pontes, putting in an initial double-or so

of this meeting that have my informant cald. griffins started and have not won, and also The Volunteers_only_just_managed ponies of any season that have not to save the game,

and they had more In stakes at Neve and even more G. Souza to won $1,000 or Race Meetings since January 1 thank for it. Most of the rest had 1037. It is a fost sprint from the a bad day. Owen Hughes was 11⁄2 mile post and we should see a bowled by a long hop and the toll tussle between Derby Day, completely falled to war. Souza (93 Violet Queen and Zodiac. not out) played excellently and Neve anger, The draw for the position means u was good after a shaky start. Lee lot but Ranger is not a quick mover had nn oft day with the ball but at the release of the tape and it Lloyd (10-2-74-0) looks therefore good thing for useful. Anderson might well have Derby Day. I am afraid that the gone on earlier. youngsters of this season will have no say, but be careful with Mac- quario River who is a fast merchant over this fount

1000

GOOD FIELD EXPECTED

Louis XIV Should Win Easily

The Professional Cup and Sub- scription Griffins' Champions over 1 miles will draw a good field, but we have not to go very far to look for the winner. On his per- formances, Louis XIV, the property

of Jockey owner Mr. S. W. Tong,

no

Wus quite

Norwich Defeats

Chesterfield

London, Feb. 24. In the Second Division of the English Football League, Norwich, at home, defeated Chesterfield by two goals to one to-day-Reuter,

Badminton

AU PUTS UP WEAK OPPOSITION

Easy Win For J. L. Anderson In The Singles

TENNIS THRILLS

IN MANILA

Japanese Defeats Young Filipino

Manila, Feb. 21.

To Team

Spirit

Mr. Tom Smith Explains How Tour Came About

(By "Abe"}

WHILE describing how the present tour of the Islington Corinthians came about at the dinner given to the visitors

by the Hongkong Football Association at the Hongkong Hotel last evening, Mr. Tom Smith, manager of the team, explained the success of the side in one word—co-operation.

"I

HAVE always held and will al-

ways hold that eleven players, playing football together as a team, will always triumph over eleven Individuals no matter how clever the latter are," said Mr. Smith. And Mr. Smith knows football and knew

T. Mutsumoto, visiting No. 2 play-what he was talking about.

Japan, defeated Amado cr of

His words should be a lesson to Sanchez, the Fhilippines' No. 2 rank those local players who are always ing ace, in three straight sets, 6-4, trying to be too clever and seldon 6-1 and 3-0, in the Philippine inter- seem to remember that there are ten national semi-final match yesterday other players on their side.

afternoon at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Stadium.

"The Islington Corinthians ore playing better now than they have ever done in the present tour. They are one unit when they are on the and this accounts for their field,

successes. present run

"In my opinion, they are playing better football now than any other amateur team I have seen in my life," added Mr. Smith,

South China A.A. and the United

"Pat" Clark

He has four fears.

Matsumoto's steady backhand and cool game throughout forced youth ful Amado to err consistently and defeat himself. His adeptness in picking up many short chops and driving them to the baseline, also I. greatly aided in beating the P. stylist player.

Amado's only weapon against the Japanese was his beautiful forehand Services, the two sides the Islington caught Matsumoto Corinthians have beaten la Hong- driving which

can therefore

inke heart. to visit the country again, a hearty flat-footed many times. In winning kong.

on Our visitors' play at the moment re- welcome awaited them. Amado scored several games, sizzling forchand drives to the base presents the highest standard of am-

Well done, Islington Corinthians! lateur football in England, and it is line, one after another.

The

the first set no disgrace to be beaten by such

H.K.F.A. Thanked last game in brought about the first excitement a side.

of the match, With Matsumoto

mined effort to tie the count and

evening. Mr. Smith said the Corin- thians were now in Hongkong as the guests of the South China A.A. and for a huge joke at the time has not the H.K.F.A. because it

IN the course of his speech last

was

leading, 3-4, Amado made a deter-A "Joke” Becomes True led, 40-16, on Matsumoto's service. How a suggestion which he took Matsumoto deuced the game on two nice sideline plucements and forced now become true was revealed by originally due to the Chinese that they

course of his had started-on-their-tour-to-re-- Amado -to-err-twice-on-baseline Mr. Smith in the.

speech. drives to win game and set, 6-4.

Matsumoto allowed Amado only When the Chinese Olymple foot- the fifth game in the second set.ballers were in London, they were Amado looked bad with his back-entertained by the Islington Corin- Chinese were នង hand. He time and time again hit thians, and the

strateful for the hospitality extended the ball into the net.

to them that Mr. Wong Kn-tsun, the Mr.

LONG TWELFTH GAME

In the third set, Matsumoto came manager of the side, said to from behind to ile the score at 4-all. Smith, "Why not come to Hongkong

It was a see-saw affair from then to play us?"

till the end. Matsumoto took the

had Amado on the verge of defeat the

in the twelth game when ha led,

it

tame

on

ond

ciprocate the visit paid them in London by Lee Wal-tong and Co. Nevertheless, on behalf of the players he thanked the Association for so kindly faining with the Chinese to make their stay in the Colony such a plensant one.

Clark's Four Fears

Mr. Smith and everyone else who In spite of being "razzed" almost THE SERVICES GAME

lead, 6-5, in the eleventh game and heard what Mr. Wong said thought throughout his speech by members The United Services on Tuesday

latter was joking. But Mr. of his own team, "Pat" Clark, the put up quite a strong side though

Was dend serious

captain of the Isington Corinthians, none of the Seaforths in camp were

40-30. Amado deuced the game and Wong

na mentioned the matter again be- proved to be quite a good after- . playing. Ogle, Whitmarsh and Wau-

stayed deuced for no less than fore the Chinese Tett London, dinner Impromptu speaker, chope represented the Navy. As

went further than that He Describing his Introduction to The biggest surprise in the Colony seven times. A freak shot that hit 1000

the net first before dropping, with- usual the Services' bowling was not Championship badminton programme

convinced Mr. Smith that it was Chinese football, he said that when | particularly strong and pretty con-at the Taikoo R.C. Inst evening was out bouncing, gave Amado the ad possible not only to bring a team to

the Chinese team played in London. sistent scoring enabled the Volun-not that C. Au, of the Chinese vantage and finally he won the game Hongkong but to take it round the he went to see the match much with teers to run up, a total of 202 for 0.7.M., was benten by J. L. ander on a backhand error of Matsumoto's world, and suggested that the Isling the same idea as if he was going to with Souza ngain top scorer with 47 son, of the Free Lances, but the easy to even the count, Ball.

ton Corinthians should do what the watch a circus show. But when not out. Nor was the bowling of way in which he went down,

The fans who were about to leave Chinese Olymple team did when it Lee Wai-tong led his men out to the

back to their seats at this went to Berlin in 1930, the Volunteers very much better and The tle was expected to produce o

field, ils ideas changed very quickly Murray and Godby both got half-close match, but Anderson's super other corking game. Matsumto led, clubs on the route which they in honesty that he admired their foot- Juncture and were treated to an- - The den was to write to various and he could say with complete ority was never in doubt throughout the two games needed to decide the scored an a nice baseline drive to reactions to the scheme.. It was then

40-30.

his service, but Amado tended to take and ascertain their ball very much then Ikstie. Au proved conclusively thai

Frankly, however, he thought that he is a better player at doubles than deuce the game. After this game that Mr. Smith discovered that the the Chinese team which played them

was deuced six tires, at singles.

Matsumoto proposition was not as frivolous as last Saturday did

not come up to Anderson's form was a revelation finally won on a nice sideline place he had thought it was. As a matter expectations. After their exhibition

Amado's error in of fact, after on to many who had never seen him in ment

giving the matter in

he expected the Chinese an easy lob. Matsumoto more mature thought, he found it a arifon, except in "B" Division

and smashing

to Dut

up a better show. Mixed Doubles League matches. He took the fourteenth game easy

to Jensible one.

Amidst considerable laughter, he win the set and match. won easily by 15-2, 13-5.

described the team's fears (1) Small- While H.A. Alves und H. A. Barros were never extended by P. Y.

and (4) the forthcoming trip to Lo and J. Tsang, S. W. Clark and

Manila by plane. A. L. Fisher did not have things entirely their own way against the youthful pair of Peter Wilson and Norman Smith. The tle was decided In two rumes, but both were close uffairs.

"

will main classic event, but Desert Star, have an easy passage in the Final Triumph, Piet Hein, Salvage Master and Smiling Thru will doubt give him a good run for the money. The Professional Cup is to be won two years in succession or three years in nil by ponies the bonn fide property of the same owner or winner (Gordito) owners, and although last season's stable Gordos, I cannot advocate the was from tho

rachito to turn the tables on Louis claims of their nomination Bor- An Interport bat in the making

XIV.

Grorro Souza

Scores!

Men's Singles J. L. bent C. Au 15-2, 15-5.

Anderson

Men's Doubles H. A. Alves and H. A. Barros beat P. Y. Lo at J. Tsung 15-3, 15-5; S. Clark and A.

In 1936 Mr. Eu Tong-sen won centuries though Weedon and Ogle L. Fisher heat P. Wilson and the classle with Rose Evelyn, but I did not meet with success. They Smith 15-10, 15-13. am afraid that his candidate Smiling had not time however to get the Thru le not capable of duplicating runs, and probably a draw was the the

success. This beautiful Cup, fairest result, presented by the members of Law Society, has not been won out- right since 1922,

the

forward,

and

St. Andrew's Hockey Team Announced

The following will represent Andrew's in the Brawn Cup Match against the C.B.S. "D" to-morrow at 3 p.m. on the C.B.A. ground.

5.

J. Hall, E. Chang, J. Broadbridge, . Lawson, M. Versoona, B. Greaves, V. Churn, Y, Ho, M, Roza, S. Roberts and D. Hall.

answer

is.

Londen,

Objections Everywhere pox; (2) Typhoons: (3) Japanese;

NE

waa

not

G

JEVERTHELESS It

question of just getting a team and reserves together and set sail. All sorts of arrangements had first to be made before the tour could be embarked upon, including obtaining the permission of the FA

"Loo Wai-tong's Disappointmont

he

ALLED upon by the Chairman, At first, the Islington Corinthians

Mr. J. Ralston, to say a few words, could not obtain this permission. It Mr. Lee Wal-tong expressed his dis- was held that such an ambitious appointment over his inability to play scheme as Mr. Smith had described against the visitors in Hongkong. He the to the F.A.

was impossible, andfald that ever since he met ly against Recreio and I rather think furthermore it was not desirable that Islington Corinthians in London, they will win it they can turn out a team of Engilala footballers should had hoped that one day he would meet however, a full side, but with the "Cumber-get beaten-everywhere they went them on his own soll. Fate, land" nway and the "Suffolk"

in And also there was the probability had decreed otherwise. Nobody was he was. Still, he to pull his head up when playing Part I don't quite know what the that the tour would end in failure are sorry VOLUNTEERS LOSE

I sincerely hope that and the F.A. would then have to bear was thankful that their visit to the for the sake of the Navy second the responsibility of getting the Colony hnd given him n chance to For the Volunteers McKenzie. (0- On Wednesday, the cricket was not 1-33-0) bowled

good team will be available when players back to England. Eventual-return the courtesy and hospitality very well and the postponed University match is ly, however, Mr. Smith convinced extended to him and his team-mates of such high sinndard and quite a should have gone on earlier. Baker played on March 12, Other teams them, and permission was obtained when they were in London in 1930. weak Club side bent the Volunteers and Swain for the Clubs were good in the First division, K.O.C.,

objections of theIt was a neat little speech. Mr. Len spite of the L low. scoring match. Neve bough

told the latter's Army,

and Craigengower are not Press in the country,

Reems almost as good a speech- scored 44 for the Club out of their figures (15.5-3-30-0) flottered him playing

maker as ho is a footballert total of 120 but he was droppeda Hitle.

In the Junior division the "Civil three times, twice by Owen Hughes

It was admittedly a pioneer effort,

who seldom puts one on the corpet,

Service are at home to the Indion but the tour so far has been a very of Recreation Club, but unless their successful one and may prove to be However, he made amends by an cricket to-morrow and with three batting stiffens again I very much the forerunner of vislie to the East E function was a thoroughly exceptions, all in the Junior Divi- doubt if they will be good enough of representative Engilak amateur dinner proceedings were enlivened excellent catch Inter. Only four

enjoyable one, and the after- the Volunteers Hot doublo guren slon, all the games are non-league to win unless the 1.ft.C. have one teams officially sponsored by the by contributions to the entertain and they were all out for 91 runs Hongkong Club are at home to the K.C.C. have a non-league game id

ones. In the First Division the of their colebrated collapses, The English Football Association. Souza Rot 13 but his batting was Insan Recreation Club and as the home against the Sappers, while Egyptian Football Association cabled i leam. f, Sherwood, Tom Smith,': After their matches in Cairo, the ment by inembers of the vialling our displays, flowever, I am told Civil Servico have no game they fieerelo take on the 1KCC. in back to England to the effect that "Jock" McKelvie, "Pat" Clark, Edile complete contrast to his two provi

Len Bradbury,Sunny" classes of China ponies hos The Phaethon Handicap for D and by a well-known cricketer that heave strengthened their team with league game at King's Park. not a list of the draw but my selec-tracted 20 entries over a course bat with experience, but he wants King's Park the Navy have a friend futam

atlins the making of a good Interport of the Pearcea

The they had been extremely satisfied Marlin, Dick Turrent and Charles F. Baker and D. McLellan. Nono ollier league game In between with the Talington Corinthians and Carter (Hon Secretary of

are playing. At University and Army "A" at Pok-with the brand of soccer they played, HKF.A.) all provided their quota lions will appear on Saturday,

(Continued on Page 9.)

a bit of coaching, as he in a bli apt

and that it at any time they willed of fun.

OPENING EVENT Milo Raco For

Non-Winnors

The opening event for to-MOITOW is the Nil Desperandum Slakes over a mile for non-winning China 'sub- grimas of this Clubs of Usin meeting that have started at least twice, and

the Stewards will determine by. lot ita which section the ponies wit

atart. At the time of writing I have

Second Leg Of Daily Double

Good Entries For

Phaethon H'cap

1л

of

in

I am

TO.MORROW'S MATCHES There is not a vast amount

the in

Enjoyablo Evoning

Avery

the