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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MARCH FRIDAY,

BETTER TENNIS SEEN IN COLONY

1938.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Review Of The Annual Racing Carnival

OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PLEASED WITH SUCCESS OF MEET

GOING WAS FAST BUT NO RECORDS CREATED

(By "Captain Foster")

It is impossible in a limited space to permit a full review of the Annual Race Meeting under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club which came to an end last Saturday at the Happy Valley, but I sincerely trust that a little analysis of the five days of racing will not be out of place.

The Meeting was a grand success DIVIDENDS

from every point of view and a vote

of thanks must be tendered to the Stewards, Officials and the staff in general, for the very efficient manner la which every department was *Tun.

WERE LOW

WHOLE

There was not that usual delay ON

in the payment of the dividends, and this, of course, was much ap- The preciated by the punters. weighing out and in" of the ponies by the three Stewards in charge of the scale, His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, K., Lt. Col. H. D. Ldelight Dowbiggin, o.n.z., and Mr. D. C. Edmonston must be complimented upon, especially in the Mongolian Stakes for China subscription griffins of this season when 25 jockeys had to test the scale. It was done at a rattling pace, giving punters ample time to make their selections.

Favoured with glorious sunshine, last Saturday was a great day for the kiddies who turned up in large force and they followed avery race with keen enthusiasm. The con- cluding day of the Carnival was certainly a great treat to the chil- the dren who were, apart from racing, tickled with the drummers and pipers of the Royal Scots march- up and down on the grass track ore each event. Racing was of a very high stan- attendance on the dard and the final day was by far the best, the crowd being more than the Derby day.

The Cath Sweep department did a rollicking turnover and in the last event of the Carnival the Club sold with the result over 7,000 tickets that the lucky one No. 3502 which drew Boolat Bay in the Happy Valley Spring Handicap "D" dividon was worth $7,400 to the owner.

FAST GOING

The going was on the fast side, but there was no new track record established. Soldier of Honour, who practically disappeared from the Race Course after his win in the New Zealand Handicap for "C" class China ponies over a course from the two mile post, once round and in.

1935, on May 4, staged a a wonderful come-back

ack over the same jaunt the Happy Valley Spring Handicap "A" division. The success was a meritorious one to the trainer and owner, Mr. L. Reldy, for Soldier of Honour had the pleasure of trouncing a few "A" class ponies to equal n record time, namoly, 2.08.2/5, which is held Jointly by King's Warden and Soldier of Britain. A note of Soldier of Honour's performances should be kept

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close and several There were exciting finishes, but the best was seen in the last event (the Happy Valley Spring Handicap for division) of the Carnival when the top-weighter Boolat Bay (168 lbs.) managed to cross over the wire by second pony, A head against the King's Bounty, carrying 151 lbs. The latter finished a short head in front of the .dend-heaters Amberley (140 lbs.) and 73mo (101 lbs.) and this spoke volumen for the official handicapper's chrewd judgment of the avoirdupols.

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AUSTRALIAN GRIFFINS

two

The

of 163

Three well-known players tu action in the Colony Tennis Championships at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday. Teul Wat-pul and Twul Yun-pul, on the left, easily won their doubles tie, and Lee Wai-tong,

(Photo: Staff Photographer). on the right, advanced at the expense of 8. A. Gray.

POSTPONED Supplementary

FIXTURE DECIDED

Dividends on the whole were on the cob, but there were some juicy returns on the concluding day. The highest for a win was $120.70 to the

backers in

the Badminton Gymkhana Stakes over a mile when Sassoon's Honeymoon Victor Sir

companion Eve beat her stable Havor Eve by a head. The lowest was $5.30 paid by Desert Chief in the same the Racing Stakes and

was handed out by Rob dividend Roy in the Jockey Cup; Incidentally the two ponies were owned by the

"dally

double Singapore retired merchant, Mr. Eu Tong-sen. Of events" the combination of Criffel and Desert Star paid $3,037 to one solltory nominator on the first day, but there was no more of this high figure for the rest of the meeting owing to the fact that the punters were judging better..

While on the subject the part-Miss M. Silva, and H. A. Alves and mutuel departments were kept busy during the Carnival and it is in- Mrs. A. E. Castro, was played last

former pair by 15-4, 15-4. teresting to relate that the average evening and ended in a win for the turnover per day was well over the vicinity

the

an

of 60,000, this being increase of 20,000 over last year's sale. The following list, complied from the official racing results issued by the Hongkong Jackey Club, will undoubtedly reveal some interesting five days of figures during the racing:

FIRST DAY

Foochow Cup "Malden Stakes Sydney Matten Stakes (First) China Stakes... Wong-Net-Chong. (First) Wong-Net-Chong (Becond) Sydney Maiden Staked (Second) Trial Plate

Valley Stakes Currant Itandicap Bendigo Stakes New Stables Plate

Total $1,06I

Last year total 42,711

Oliveira And Miss Silva 'Win

The postponed match in the Colony Mixed Doubles Badminton Champion- Oliveira and ship between M. A

the

IMPORTANT LEAGUE TIE What may prove to be the deciding

of Kame in the "A" Division League will be played on Tuesday evening when the Club de Recreio ond University "A" teams clash on the former's court at King's Park.

Should the undergraduates win this match, they will be champions in this division, but a Recreio success will Part-Mutuel mean

between the Д triple tie Win Placo

126 Recreio.

and University

Chinese 1,400- 1,520) Y,M.C.A.

2,204 2,004 1,931 1,423

2.571

1,995 2,020 3350 2,00% 3,389 3,301

2,701 2,576

3,075

2,173 1,498

27,243 24.718

4.905

4,470

4,270 3200

TAKING

3-1 ABOUT

THE TESTS

Notes On Last

Week's Cricket

Fine Match Between The Army And Navy

(By “R. Abbit”)

To go back to last Saturday, there was a game be- tween the Army and Navy that I had not heard about. It was at King's Park and there seems to have been a con- siderable amount of fireworks going. The visitors were by no means at full strength, but Godby got 54 and with useful scores from Coombes and Mackintosh Walker they were enabled to declare at 150 for 9. The Navy had quite a good side out and managed to get the runs for the loss of 6 wickets, and that too without calling upon Whitmarsh, who for some reason which I do not know put himself

in last.

but for some reason or other

An Increase of 9.250 over last year

SECOND DAY

1.178 1,103 Mongolian Stakes

Verth Plato (First)

1,071 2,013 Odds of three to one against Eng-

(32), Webster (30), 107, the D.B.S. menaged to scrape Lusitano Cup

Waymouth 22532.002 land regaining the Ashes this year Victoria Stakes

2,032 6342.977 are being accepted dally by Sir Ogle (26), and C. P. O. Thomas (25) up 121, though I observe that their Garrison Cup

3,414 3.930 Pelham Warner.

were the principal scorers for the top. scorer was Extras (20) which Exchange Plate Melbourne Cup

3,543 3,492Z He made this confession recently Navy. I rather gather that, as in just about turned the scalel Crary Hongkong Derby

1908 4320 at Lord's when he announced that the case of Paxton, Hatfield is not made 18 before he was run out, and I strongly suspect that the prevail- Chater Cup Challenge Cup

1,000 607 R. W. V. Robins would again cap-likely to be so effective on matting, ing weakness of school teams, bad Black Rock Stakes

tain Middlesex next season. Perth Plate (Second)

Sir Pelham expressing his faith in I have not yet been able to discover, running, exists in the D.B.S. It is 36,307 33.911 England's young cricketers, said he he did not go on to bowl. He was a great pity because boys can

hoped Edrich and Compton would actually set down in the score as "did taught to run properly provided that The one thing that counts in become the Hendren and Hearne of not bat but of course, possibly he you can rid them of self-conscious-

was absent. Paxton got a couple of ness. the future Middlesex cleven.

silver wickets but he was a bit expensive running is a clear decisive call, not Carless had 3 an unintelligible word mumbled to Sir Pelham presented

wards the wicket-keeper. If a bats- man is going, let him say so definitely 1,240 tankards to Hendren and Hearne, on as they cost 42 runs. 1,752 which warm tribute was paid to for 44, Spurgeon 2 for 28.

and clearly; if he is not, let him be 13 their great services and dictails of

even more emphatic, A third cnll is 2.200 1,000 their brilliant achievements 3,330 3,140 inscribed. Here are the figures:-

-Total 70,219 Last year total G0,120

An increase of 20,093 over last year

THIRD DAY

1.171 Katzan Plate Coral Plate Peking Pinte Albury Stakes Royal Navy Cup

Sub-grittins Challenge Cup American Cup Governor's Cup Hupetul Staken

looty-Hill Derby Racing Staken Gymkhana Stakes

Total 50,300 Last year total 44,057

1.190

1,033

2.400

4,299 4.830

were

SCHOOL CRICKET

A FINE GAME

be

HIGHER LEVEL OF PLAY IN LATEST GAMES

TSUI BROTHERS WIN TIE WITH GREATEST EASE

(By "Abe")

Though, judging by the scores, most of the matches were still one-sided, a perceptible improvement in the standard of play was seen in the Colony Tennis Championships at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday.

Admittedly, all nine games played

The most one-sided doubles the

were decided in straight sela; but the was that in which I Arafuroff and 3. general level of play was higher than Pengelly defeated T. E. Wheblo and had been evident in the previous J. A. H. Douglass by 0-0, 0-1. The Civil Service entrants won so easily three days,

because of their great consistency.

The Army scored a win at the expense of the Navy when Major L. A. Newnham and Major F. T. Heines beat Comundr. R. H. Rump and Lieut. Watt by 6-3, 6-4. A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedios made short work of

Tsul Wal-pul and Tsu! Yun-pul, doubles champions in 1936, were In action for the first time and won comfortably against Choy Ping-fan and Ng Kom-chuen by scores of 6-2, 6-2, The best tennis of the day was $-2. provided in this encounter, which saw several fine rallies. With courage probably born of despera- their opponents, N. W. Dimsey and P. Delaney, who failed to provide tion, Choy and Ng gave a plucky display against their more famous much opposition.

tried opponents; but though they hard, they were obviously outclassed.

a

OPPORTUNITY MISSED

Tsut Wai-pul, the former Colony While all the singles matches con- champion and Chinese Davis Cupper cluded as expected, Wong Fuk-nam last year, was by far the most Im-missed a great opportunity of causing pressive of the four men. Revealing the ftest upset of the tournament all-round brilliance, he seemed to when he met J. W. Leonard, Run- a 5-1 lead, Wong tcore winners at will. His younger ning away with brother, Tsui Yun-pui, was not so had set point twice, but lost his consistent, though he was evidently advantage, and Leonard then made playing well within himself.

a fine recovery to win by 7-5, 6-1.

Chlef interest in this encounter was Leonard's come-back in the first set when all looked Inst. Had Wong taken his courage in both hands and

9.

number Fincher, coining in at setlled down although he had some very awkward overs from Billimoria

to start with. For the most part he speeded up the railles, I for one have rather hung up his bat to. dry and no doubt that he would have won. hoped for better things later. How-Leonard was over-cautious at the start. and conceded numerous points ever, runs began to come quite fast rough sheer nervousness. But and Sargent who looked as if he just

waved his bat at them hit several Wong did not seize his opportunity, fours. As a matter of fact I have and, given time to recover Leonard come to the conclusion that Sargent improved to such good purpose that watches the ball much more closely he won the set at 7-5. The next set than people think; he certainly play- was definitely Leonard's. ed some uncommonly good shots on In spite of his victory, Leonard Sunday, Teddy, too, ran into his was far from impressive. He played best form. I have not seen him bat

50 well for a couple of seasons. He an unenterprising type of game and his usually reliable ground strokes seems to have got his off-drive back were not functioning at all well. and time and time again the unfor Play in this match was definitely of tunate Cralgengower's mid-off had the pat-ball variety.

some red hot ones to tackle which

he did very nobly. I began to think

for a time that they were going to

KONG IMPRESSIVE

Icnock off the runs though the dis- On the other hand, Leonard's quieting feature of the stand was opponent in the next round, Paul the somewhat rash and uncertain Kong, played well enough to justify running of Surgent (sed quis custo-one to form the conclusion that he who several should advance at the expense of

ner or himself.

"THE STAND BROKEN

Lee Wal-tong was too steady for

siderable Improvement all round. diet ipsos custodes?)

Meeting Y. C. Lau, Kong showed a is nearly ran out either his part Leonard unless the latter shows con- mixture of steadiness and brilliance,-

had his young oponent non- und Billimoria then bowled his left plussed on several occasions with the service, handed leg breaks round the wicket severity of his shots. His ing before. Sargent promptly hit he scored many outright aces. He instead of over it as he had been do- too, was in fine working order and him for three to mid-wicket, but won by 0-2, 6-1. was bowled by one which I think after an overthrow quickly run, he

47 runs. Tom Madar extended in his match against Firdos came in next and proceeded to settle Khan. F. H. Kwok and Henry Chan down, playing very much more con- had a good tussle, but the former fident cricket than he does when he was just that little bit better than

Scores: to punch the bowling. However, goes in first, while Teddy continued his rival. ofter 17 runs had been added, Bil-

defence. Jex came in apparently

15 ruris moria got a good one past Mudar's unperturbed and another were added before Fincher, in try- it very hard into his own wicket. 6-2. ing to crack a ball from Souza, His 43 is definitely the best innings he has played for a long Ume.. It

Billimoria's was quite an interesting anish to a very pleasant game.. Agures (10-4-34-5) represent some 7-5, 6-1.! for very steady bowling indeed and, but and Fincher, he would Sargent have done very much better. is no doubt that Craigengower are quite useful this year and they are

he just touched 123-8-27. The stand S. A. Gray, and M. W. Lo was never had put on

OPEN SINGLES

AL W. Lo beat Firdos Khan G-1, 100-2.

"hil

There

Lee Wal-tong beat S. A. Gray 6-1,

Paul Kong beat Y. C. Lau 6-2, 6-1. F. H. Kwok beat II. Chan fi-4, 6-2., J. W. Leonard beat Wong Fuk-nam

OPEN DOUBLES,

Major L. A. Newnham and Major E. T. Baines beat Commur. R. II.

as keen as mustard, so we shall have Rump and Lieut. Watt 6-3, 6-4. some interesting crieket to watch on next two Saturdays if the

the

As usual the Director of Educa-simply "wait". Hendren: Innings 1.208; not outs, tion, Mr. G. R. Sayer, got out a team 2,672 108; runs, 57,502: highest innings, to play the combined schools. He

At the K.CC. on Sunday the on-weather holds fine. 0,129 3,920 301;

average, 30.87; number of cen- always makes a point of getting out

a good strong side (and "very nual fixture (all day) between Kow- 2198 1421 turies, 170. 4,772 3,720

Hearne: Innings, 1,020; not-outs, rightly" too,) and the School did

weather. the most In

excellent 32,630 20,733 186; runs, 30,843; highest innings, very creditably to get 130 against the and Craigengower was played 285; average, 40.io; number of cen- bowling of Baker, Dunnett, Perry, Cralgengower batted first and al- turies, 90; wickets, 1,030; average, Minu (who did not get any wickets though F. R. Zimmern hud 45 and

in 7 overs, although they only got F. K. Lee 21, things looked very bad as I know, the league games which.

An increase of 16,512 over last year

FOURTH DAY Leighton Hill Staken Grand Stand Blakes

Adelaido Stakes

Jockey Cup Plate mue Mountains Tyro Stakes

Champion Hinkes Sports Club Cup Citiins Consolation Stakes Northern Blakes ...

Consolation Stakes

1,549 1,004

3,021 1,560 2,403 2,414 $1500 2,720 1.042 1943

2.582 2,654 3,241 GUJ

DAY

3,775 4,350

5,000 3401 4,201 961 3,700 2,253

33.290 28,451

Total 51,700

Last year total 47,40

24.

Cash Prizes

Banned In

Golf Events

wickets.

A V. Gosano and A. V. Eemedios beat N. W. Dimsor and P. Delaney 0-1, 6-1.

TO-MORROW'S GAMES

Toul Wal-pul and Trut Yun-pal beat Choy Ping-tan and Ng Kam The games which will be played chuen 6-2, 6-2. tu-morrow are all of them, no far

I. Agaturoff and J. Pengelly beat

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

it not though already dealt with the butter de and G. C. Burnett.

A.

Club Championship-W. M. Ear-

9 runs off him), Hawkdns, Madar for them when several wickets fell should have been played on Febru-T. W. Wheble and J. A. II. Douglass Among the Australian subscrip-

(A. H), McLellan, and H. W. Lee. quickly although Souza was keep-ary 12, when the weather was so 6-0, 6-1, tion griffins of this season Tornado

I am not quite sure who or where ing his end up excellently. However, impossible. The Army play Craigen- K. M. Rumjahn is though I suspect Ernie Zimmern who had kept him-Rower, (home teams are mentioned Star has crowned herself as "Miss

V Singles: Tsul Wai-pul Champlon" of the Annual Carnival Ladies Furre

him of being a member of the IRC.self back till late, held on, keeping first in every case), Recreio play by annexing the Sydney Malden

and Civil play Fecond eleven. Anyway he got 35, his end up in turn, and Souza played di Service on the Chan; T. A. Fenreo v. T. C. Monak- Slakten (first section) and the Rooty-

while Crary and Hosegood, who cer- beautiful cricket and the score finally Clu Il Derby and her two storta havo

tainly are schoolboy cricketers, go!renched 194 with Souza 83 not out. Navy. K.C.C. should win all right, han; J. A. H. Douglass v. W. Sander; been remunerated with $2,841 and

I am told that his only bad shot was but the two key games are those 5. A. Hussain v. H. D. Rumjahn. 20 and 21 respectively.

Doubles.-J. C. Loch and J. M. Derby cup for the owner, Annabella has earned $1,370 for her'

The batting of Mr. Sayer's team an upplah one through the gully but between the Army and Cralgengower,

may very well result in Liang; O. E. C. Marton and D. B. was far too strong for the schoolboys' the fieldsman did not get his hand and the IRC. and the Club. Both Tomlinson v. F. H. Kwok and B. W.-. three outings while Murray River has collected $1,313 for the

advantage of IRC, I have talpana of the Hongkong Bank

the R. and A. Golf Club of St. An- a thoroughly bad patch with the baij their batting order a bit, and in some draws. If that is so it will be at the Evans v. M. K. and M. W. Lo; J. W.

The Championship Committee of bowling, and after Perry (who has to it. The K.C.C. experimented with of them failure of Nitto Audrey among the

centuries, they lost wickets very cheaply to

O'Bryo, fore! I hope to be able to write on the Rooty-HII

start with, Broadbridge, pinced ponies in

wers beaten by 7 Derby was a nad blow to puniers,

Bob Lee, and McKenzie' were very the matter on Tuesday next, when ton v. F. V. Harrison; II. D. Bidwell An increase of 14,31 over last yaaring for a cash prize in a putting Madar both mude half

FIFTH DAY

competition is a breach of the area-The Schooln

soon out, while Anderson had gone is just possible for private reasons for the was made a hot favourite.

teur slatus conditions and in futuro Much

expected of

Desperandum King's Ni

2,203 2037 anyone

afier making 21, Lloyd and F. Zim- may have to defer my article until V. H. J. Armstrong. so doing will forfelt hla

SCHOOLBOY VICTORY mare pulled up Privilege, but the

mern hung on for a bit until Lloyd the next Friday. I sincerely hope

that this will not be the case! 2,781 3,500 amateur status in the same manner Iamo after running into a third

ahockingly bad shot at a (Breana)

I see that I have put the abovo mudo a 3,120 3.202 an ho docs for accepting a money

In the Junior matches the pro- place in the Perth Plato (oceand neithio Bating Handicap

Grtins Upring Handicap ... 3,128 3202 prize in any other form of golf com- match out of its proper sequence, as short ball and was caught low down

gramme is the aume but the key Acction) and it is learned that the

3704 4042

it was played on Sunday. On Satur-nt extra cover for 14.

match fa that between Cralgengower is still

4,000 3,044 petition on the walking list. By Fimmington Plates

Aub-grins Champions

3,870 3,035 The giving of vouchers la niso ob- day, the D.U.S. actually bent Craigen- Instead of

Next over Zimmern, who, though and Recreio. Craigengower should adopting different tactles,

Thathon Handicap

jectionable and aliould be discour-power second eleven which, un I was

A. W. Carr, the former Nottingham- taking the

front launy Valley Boring to the

told by Ernie Zimmern, was prac not scoring, had been playing comb win, and if they do it will put them Dony

ce A

made level with the Navy who have only 4,703 3,610 aged.

shire County Cricket Club caplain, which proved a failure in the Elel-

Australian Ponies

"The R. and A, Club belleve that atleally at full strength, This sounds quite good defensive shots, bourne Cup, Mr, Donald Black flappy Valley Spring Handi

4,712 3,016 goling prize should be some tangi-pretty good but Itmust be remem about four completely "Cow" abots at a friendly with the C.D.9. As far as

the moria and was bowled when lio cap B

I can make out the present Junior has resigned from the club Commit- rode Strathroy from the buck and

blo and lasting memento of the occa-bered that bealdes Youngayo Mr. J. F. Macgregor's candidate had

order: Royal Navy, C.C.C., attend meetings, sion, and in any case should be in School have Sargent playing for missed for the fourth time. What on Lengun Table stands in the follow- tee as he cannot spare the tune to

them, and

playing quite | Army. CRAW Police, University, He was a territorial member of the expensive. on easy passage in the Australian

Matthews, however, ahots, when he wAI

K.C.C., Committee and had two more yanva Ponies Champions, winning by four-

It hoped that after this announce for 30 14 heath look wickels earth perfunded him to make these Len clear lengths, Strathroy turned the

authorities promoting golf did uncommonly well to pick up nice defensive cricket otherwise, I Recrolo, ikcc., Inc., tables on Electron who was very An-Incremes of 13,630 over last year ment

It will be seen that the aggregate competitions for amateurs will abs three wickets at the end for a runs. really don't know. Sargent, however, C.A.C.C., and Army "I", but this is to serve. It is expected the vacancy.

Against the Cralgengower total of played aggressive cricket and Ernie subject to correction. Tucky 10 capture the Kelbourne

tain from offering money prizes. (Continued on Pape B.)

· Cup,

Wh

out

Desperea

Blakes'

Stakes

Total 03,703

Last year total 91,995

4253 3.507

33,547 32,216

A. W. Carr Leaves Notts Committee

will be filled.