1938-04-29 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL

29,

1938.

POOR ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY

Satisfactory Entries

For

Macao Race

Meet

BIG. FIELDS ASSURED WENNING HAS

FOR EVERY EVENT

OF THE DAY

Special Dollar Sweep On The Governor's Cup

(By "Captain Foster")

The Stowards of the Macao Jockey Club should be quite pleased with the good response regarding entries for their May Race Meeting to be held at Arcia Preta on Sunday.

been

GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING

1

Taipa Handicap For

"E" Class Ponies

bo

In the Talpa Handicap for "" class China ponies over six furlongs, we should see a keen tussle between Stymie, Emergency Call and Wen- ning. For a beating of three lengths In the Hanyang Plate over a ralle, Slymie has been set to concede seven pounds to Emergency Call and they the Issue out on are down to fight level terms on Sunday. We all know

old

stager, that Emergency Call is n but he is up against strong

Oppos)- tion und f for one like Werning over this distance. The initer will There is programme of seven were purchased by the Macno Jockey looked after by his owner, Mr. van

the first race Interesting events,

Club on behalf of their members

Reede, who is going to claim the With further A good nekd alorting at 2 o'clock.

and the Praia Grande Handleap has jockey allowance. for

Wenning In assured in every contest,

specially renerved for this deduction of the weight,

to those several subscription grins of the

เกมม ason batch of ponies over nine furlongs may prove remunerative

the

I was Ilongkong Jockey Club of this season

of tils success in

who are out for big money, and a few hurdlers froin Fanling are. By

Changsha Plate, African Cal has

very much impressed by his track but making the trip, and I am sure there

been penalised

pounds, will be a strong contingent of camp

Marpu Star, the property of H. E performance of last Saturday when followers.

with 32 seconds for the home run the Governor of Miao, has been covered six furlongs in 1.40.4/5 card sweep Is alloited the lowest impost of 140 s and the last half-n-intle was cantered dollar A special

Without prejudice, His Excellency's in 1.03.4/5 which was not too bad for being conducted on the main event,

remote. is very

Wennini. over a ratle the Governor's Cup.

chance of a place However, the running of Mongolian confined to subscription ponies of the

Cut the last Macno meeting was Macao Jockey Club. A beautiful

with disappointment, silver cup, imported from Lisbon, bas Ex-

Froin pounds allowance of been kindly presented by His

African Cat, the former should be celleney the Governor, Dr. Arthur

All these able to turn the tables. Tamaniul de Souza Barhs, and

steeds

now sabled at Areia enn be won outright with two sucees-

Preta and I have therefore no special at wins by a pony belonging to

ur uwners, the same owner secoud

the

Jeg being run after the

OPENING EVENT Victory Life Given The Top Weight

opening

over

Virtue

five

Ave

inkling about Iron Knight, who, H will be remembered, put up some decent gallops in preparation for the annual meeting. He has been let in with only 151 lbs to shoulder, but Cloudy Star, who has pound less thats the senle weight, may not the distantv, Daddy Longlegs is a big animal with long legs, but there is no power in his action and he is not worth even long shot.

LAPPA HANDICAP Araxy Making Trip

to

EVENT FOR NON-WINNING GRIFFINS

am

to

140

The penultimate event, the Purto Cerco Handicap, has been assigned the non-winning subscription rifins of the Hongkong Jockey Club of this season over six furlongs and we have a fascinating problem

National spot the winner. who came after the winner (Dall in the Pokfulam Handicap at the Victory Life, who was responsible

Easter Meeting, was carrying for the unpeating of Mr. H. P. Chan-

lbs. but on Sunday this blackie of Kon at the last meeting, has been

the Why stable has to tip the scale fven top weight for the

nt 194 lbs. This means a penalty of event, the Colowan Handicap,

a stone and being a 13.1 animal,

the little "extra" six furlongs, but I doubt if he will

afraid that For The Race accept, for he has less lead to con-

poundage may embarrass his style of the main event. One of side in course cannot despise the chance of

Araxy, after winning the Hay and running. Cape Comorin was at one Corn Stakes (from the 11⁄2 mile lime much fancied for minor races, Merry Maker, who ran a good half.

at the post) a-length behind the winner, Fairy

February Carnival, but he did nothing at the big meet- Auk, in the Glory Handicap when

spent most of his time at Kwanting. This grey gelding has a sport- the latter, belonging to Mre. Gellion,

going over the stleks and fences, but ing chance of presenting his card to established a new track record for

he is going to travel from Fanling to the judges, provided he runs honest. Areia Preta to fulfil an engagement Be Yourself, Bestever, Captain Blood five furlongs. Merry Doer, who was

and Lancashire

the Chap are all on third, has been said to be

that a good In the Lappa Handicap for "D" class

China

140 mark and I do not think that parties over five furlongs. thing, but Merry Fatty, who has only 135 lbs. to carry, is not likely

This black gelding will be accom-time is yet opportune for them to if Cloudy Stor. panied by No Fear, who has not been spring & surprise.

Grande to upset the apple-cart. The real danger is Rothesay Beg, who has

seen at Happy Valley after the fail does not accept the Prola of 1934. been kindly treated. When they met

The latter was not a bad Handicap, he is a good guy to have

here. He in the Hwang Ho Handicap over five roadster over a short journey, but your money furlongo. on November 14, Merry that was some years ago and it looks smurt race up to the last quarter Maker (first) was in receipt of seven to me that No Fear is making the mile post in the Changsha Plate at petered out in the pounds from Rothesay Bay (third), trip more for the Ladies' Race than Macao, but on Sunday the former has to

overlook outsider, I recommend Iron Knight sprinters, we cannot concede ten pounds; and if Rothesay thing else. In addition to these straight and finished fourth. Bay should strike a small patch of the other nine entries, each having or Tribute, the latter having the re- his old form, he should pay a good un equal chance; a good race is as-putation of a clinker,

sured. Election Time let her ad- mirers down

⚫ dividend.

PRAIA GRANDE HANDICAP

Mongolian Cat May Beat African Cat

At the public roup held in March, a few subscription griffins of the Hongkong Jockey Club of this season

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Easter session, but the Maeno course has no hill and the mare likes it. It will be recalled that Election Time, with a novice, annexed the Wuchung Han

Handicap

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six furlongs in record time and she

but

0:1

LADIES' RACE

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As un

Riders Have To Get

Their Own Mounts

in worth following up. The two The meeting will tefminate with a nominations of Mr. Li Tse-fong are Ladies' event (unofficial) for Chian nicely handicapped, but judging by ponies that have eforted and have! pad experience, I profer Gold Coin not won at this meeting. The jaunt to Gold Sovereign. Mac's Adventure is a sprint over tive furlongs and ran a jolly good race behind Araxy being a catch weight race, It would in the Hay and Corn Stakes and with b advisable for punters to consider only 144 lbs. to carry, he should be the lightweighters such as Araxy,

fancy Cloudy, Star. Diogenes, In the Umelight. However,

Ferry Auk. National Force, who is at the bottom Mac's Adventure, Merry Docr. Na- of the ladder and the mare has tional Forec, No Fear, and a few proved without a shadow of doubt others. Attention of ladies is drawn that she can hold tier own up to to the fact that in the past the Macao half-a-mlic, I sincerely hope that Jockey Club had to approach various she will give us a carbon copy of owners for mounts on their behalf, her form when she cantered home but on Sunday they will have to look first in the Wong-Nei-Chong Stakes. after themselves.

16 Ponies To Start In Governor's Cup

Victory Life Should Carry Off Event

My selections are as follows: COLOWAN HANDICAP

Rothesay Bay,

Merry Maker

Hohcnicls

· PRAJA GRANDE HANDICAP

Mongolian Cat

African Cat

Cloudy Slar LAPPA HANDICAP

National Force Election Time Araxy GOVERNOR'S CUP

Victory Life Shanghai 4 Merry Docr

The Governor's Cup, kindly pre- sented by HE. the Governor, ha drawn 10 Macao ponies for a run over a mile. The Macao champion, Shanghai 4, helds the post of honour TAIFA HANDICAP with 180 lbs. and he has certainly something to think about when he

Wenning

Stymie

Emergency Call

Plate ("E" eloss) of the last meeting PORTO CERCO HANDICAP

weighs out on Sunday. I did not

like his running in the Hanyang

when ho succumbed to Stymic,

Emergency Call and Wenning, nor was he badly treated by the official

National Dignity Cape Comorin Tribute

handicapper, Mr. C. M. Alves. In LADIES RACE

Araxy Cloudy Blar Ferry Auk

fact it was hinted after the event that it was not a fair battle between a class China' pony and a cross- bred, but I had the pleasure of seeing Shanghol trouncing Emergency Call on worse terms. He must, how- aver, be in the pink of condition it finish.

FURTHER

PORTUGAL

SUCCESS AT DEFEATS NEWMARKET ENGLAND

Mr. Morriss Takes AN EARLY GOAL

A Third Place

London, Apr. 20.

Mr. H. E. Morriss, the former Shanghai resident who won the Two' Thousand Guineas with Pasch

yesterday, to-day scored

WINS MATCH

(By "The Pilgrim")

'...

# minor By beating England by a goal to

success when his harse La Briere ran nil at King's Park yesterday Oven- third in the Ely Plate, a five-furlonging, Portugal qualified for the Hong- kong Association's International race, at Newmarket.

race,

was

Qual. Playing condi La Briere was ridden by Gordon Tournament

to tons were Nlchards, who piloted Pasch

ero very bad indeed: the ground was not marked or rolled, and victory, and was joint favourite in the

which

won by no nets or flags were provided. To Antecedent. a 5-1 starter carrying wards the end of the game when the at. 9 lbs. Evening Mist, starting at light was fading, no clean balls were odds of 1-2, was second and carried obtainable. 7 st. 9 lbs., while La Briere, at 10-3, also carried 7 st. lbs.

There were five starters,. Antece- dent winning by three lengths, and Evening Mist was a short hend in front of La Briere.---Reuter.

PROBABLE STARTERS FOR THE ONE

The cricket season in England commences to-morrow. Here P. 1. THOUSAND GUINEASI Palmer, promising young Cambridge bowler, is being shown the grip for the outswinger by Al Gover, of Surrey.

CHINESE DAVIS

PLAYERS SEEN

CUP IN

PECULIAR MATCH

Hardcourt Tennis Tourney

At Bournemouth

London, Apr. 28. Two Chinese Davis Cup players, W. C. Choy and Kho Sin-kic, provided nearly all the thrills to-day in the Bournemouth Hardcourt Tennis Tournament which this year is being recognised for the first time by the International L.T.A. as a championship event.

ten games. auch

mood

London, Apr. 28. The following is the amended list:

the Onc of probable starters for Thousand Guineus:

Sly Abbess (Weston), Night Bird (E. Smith),. Sweetcorn (Carslake), Clever Solar Flower (Perryman), Sarah

Loughing Water (Strett), (Stephenson), Ocean Base (Beary}, High

Kursaving Tide (Crouch),

(Blackshaw), Lali (E. Elliott), Ann

of

Austria

(Smirke). Stafaralla

(Harry Wragg). Radiant (Gordon

Richards). Miss Parasol (Lowrey),

•

A

Against the run of play, Portugal, within three minutes of the start, gained the lead through L. G. Gonano,

East Fife Wins A League Match

London, April 28. East Fife, the Scottish Cup winners, to-day won a match in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League by beating Forfar. at home by three goals to nil-Reuter..

Scotia's Glen (R. Jones), Baluch who intercepted

long pass from

(Vergelle), Gainly (Pat Bensly), Marques to beat Benwell with a flick Rockfel (Sammy Wrong), Mrs. shot from a difficult angle. The ball (Wells). Miss Miracle gazed Benwell's pads before entering Tlekell (Marshall), Nadine (Bartlam), and the net. Loventor (Brennan),—Reuter.

DERBY PRICES

London, Apr. 28. The latest call-over for the Derby Isus follows;

6/2 B/1

Posch (0)

9/1

14/1

Scoltish Union (t. and o.) Port Marnock (t. and o.) Glenloan (0)

14/1

Khan Balindur (0), 100/0 (t)

100/0

Ramtapa (0)

striking

100/0

Pound Foolish (0)

20/1

Berwick (0)

20/1

Greenwich (0)

--Reuter.

Meeting in the quarter-finals of Scriven of England, who won by 6-3, the men's singles, they put up one 0-4. Miss Kay Stammers, of the most nensational matches seen one of her brilliant days, won easily this year.

Choy caused a surprise by against Miss Betty Nuthall by 6-0, running off with the first two sets, 0-2.-Reuter. each of which went to Then Kho retallated to purpose that he not only won the next three sets but conceded only one game in the process! The scores in favour of Kho were 4-6, 4-6, 0-1, 0-0, 0-0.

"Bunny" Austin proved too good for the promising young French- man, H. Bolelli, who was beaten by 6-2, 6-3, 6-0, while Y. Petra eliminat- ed C. M. Jones by 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to even up for France. Sharpe beat Butler by 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.

A surprise in the Women's Singles Anita was the defent of Senorita Lizana, of Chile, the holder, in the quarter-finals by Miss N. Wynne, of Austrullo. Miss Wynne won by 0-1,

Senorita Lizana

sprained ankle handicapped her.

Wila

7-5, but Senorita Lizann handicapped by a sprained ankle throughout the match:

Miss T. Coyne, regarded Australia's second

ranked

$19

lady

player, went under to Miss M:

Pennink Already In Last Eight

London, Apr. 28.

J. J. F. Pennink, holder of the English Amateur Golf title. has Whether he will start horo, already won his way to the quarter-

In the fourth round, he defeated J.

he intends to live up to his reputa-I really do not know, but Merry finals of this year's championship at Moortown, tion and I'would strongly recommend Door is specially trained at Happy now being played him to kcep sharp lookout for Valley and is worth $5 each way. Leeds.

Victory Life is very fond of playing Fatry Auk, Merry Maker, of the goat, but with a harsh 1ockey, Wales of Skipton by one up, while Doer and Victory Life, for nil them are going to give a good run the nag is easy to manage and Vic- J. Butler of Halifax beat Merria by for the big cup. Mrs. Gellion's Fairy tory Life has a pull of 15 lbs, against 7 and 8,

In the fifth round, Pennink mot Auk seems to be a definite runnor Shanghai 4. When they last met the or the nog has no other engage difference was eight pounds and this end defeated F. Haughton of Leeds mout and the pony, with a decent is a matter which we have to, give by the wide margin of 8 and 0 to Jockey, should be well up at the little consideration.

anfor the quarter-finals-Router.

held territorial Though England

the rest "of superiority throughout the half, she was unable to score. G. Fowler, Dunne and Bond, the for- wards, made gallant efforts to do so, but they were opt to over-crowd one another when Inside the circle and their shooting was poor.

Portugal's defence held on grimly and the players changed sides with the Portuguese still in the lead.

On resumption, England pressed strongly, but B. Alves in the Portu- guese gool, played on outstanding game und made some splendid saves. (Continued on Page 9.)

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