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THE HONGKONG A TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1938.

WILLIE HUNG RECOVERS WELL AGAINST O. RUMJAHN

"Capt. Foster" Says:-

"CHINA PONY" DOES NOT EXIST AT ALL!

Hongkong The Dumping Ground

Of Cross-Bred Animals

Racing, like other sports and professions, is largely a matter of mathematics. With the approach of the first extra race meeting (after the recoss) to be held on September 24, training times have been published in the local papers and students of form will be kept buy now on till next June; figures, it is said, are the root of all knowledge.

The writer is in a quandary over a small question, "What is a Chin Pony?" have

made thorough

search from the most authoritative Inust books for definition, but

arc

that I have not met regret to hay with any success. However, several authorities have referred to the nags we race at Happy Valley is Mon- gollan

They

Rhort. puntes. strong, sturdy animal, about 13.1 used its hands in height and are

addle-horses. They have moderate- ly good shoulders, good legs, excel- ient feet and are remarkably hardy much and sure-footed. They are used in China for racing purposes.

In the light of the foregoing facts it can therefore be safely assumed that a China pony does not exist at all. It is indeed interesting to relate that one of the most important racing condillons. homely, "For China Ponten" which we have all seen in our race books, has erroneously been misused for well over half a century. The beast concerned is not a China pony at all, but a Mongolian pony, and why he ever came to be known under the former style is a mystery. NO PEDIGREE

Let us return to the Mongolian

he hos pony. To start with

pony pedigree. A purely a product of nature, in winter

a

Mongolian

no

Is

Wooderson Covers 440

In 49.3 Seconds

London, Aug. 28.

the Sydney

Wooderson, A.A.A. mile champion, won the Blackheath Harriers quarter- mile.club championship on the grass track at Catford Bridge in the splendid time of 49.3 SCCS.

Wooderson's younger bro- ther. S. J. Wooderson, won the mile club championship in 4 mins. 26.8 secs.-Beater,

Finland Also Wants Winter Games

green.

J. V. Ramsay delivering a wood yesterday in the Lawn Bowls semi-final singles on Uio Civil Service C.C.

Ile was beaten by 21-18 by J. A. Luz, who is seen in the picture looking on--Staff Photographer.

LUCKY SHOT ENDS SEMI-FINAL LAWN

BOWLS MATCH

J. A. Luz Beats J. V. Ramsay After Thrilling Game

By "Abo"

The semi-final tie in the Lawn-Bowls singles championship played on the Civil Service C.C. green yesterday between J. A. da Luz, of the Club de Recreio, and J. V. Ramsay, of Kowloon Docks, at one time-threatened to be decided on the 28th head with the score 20-20. Trailing 18-20, Ramsay was lying two when Luz bad his last wood to go on the 27th head. Luz was very narrow, but helped by a "wick" off a front wood, he went up to take first shot, thus entering the final for the first time in his career.

bag of bones, and in suminer bal-

Helsinsk, Sept. 1. looned to the bursting point by the

After prolonged discussions, the superabundance of green meat.

There are, I think, few writers Finish Olympic Committee decided more learned than Arthur de Cto inform the International Olympic Sowerby,

F.Z.S., on the subject of Committee, when it meets in Brus- "China pony," owing to his long re-scis on Sunday next, that Finland is aldenec in

China and extensive also willing to organise the Winter

1940 Olympiad. travela in Mongolia, the home of the | Gal

Games for

for the

When Luz led 13-12, he was play-5 of the Winter Games will Greed that has supplied us with so

curtalled, however, the ing so well that many people present much sport in the past.

aki events being decided at Lahil, must have thought that the end was

Belle of

The

The Finnish Olympic Committee, moreover, decided to add to the pro- gramme of the 1940 Olympic Games football, water-polo and canoe

this name,

or how it came to be gen- competitions--Trans-Ocean, erally accepted, history does not tell, but the fact remains that not one in a hundred of the ponies that have raced since racing was instituted.

According originated in China.

to 11

camo

8

7

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As Sowerby points out that there the famous Finnish Winter resort, near. But Hamsay had other views can be no doubt that the animal gen- while all skating events and the ice on the matter. He scored a single erally known as the China pony, is

the three, talking

score to in reality the Mongolian pony and hockey competition will be held at on the 21st head and followed this 10

Heisinski. The bobsleigh races will up with

Luz, however, scored singles 12 in view of the fact that there are

18-16, Luz, be decided at Kuplo,

on the 23rd and 24th to Increase his 13 other breeds of ponies in China, such

the 26th, Luz 14 as the Szechuan pony, another dis-

lead to 20-18. On tinct breed, it would seem advisable

was lying game with two shots near 15 to call him the Mongolian pony and

the Jack when Ramsay calmly not the China pony. Who first used

up for first shot. Ramsay took an-

no 18 other single on the 28th, but at one time he was lying three

three. Luz had 19 luck with two woods bad

which 20 to the breeding grounds in Mongolia. squeezed through between his own to The result of the importation was front wood and Ramsay's shot wood, Sowerby an excellent breed of pony, to the probability of the severe win the shot. On measuring, it

not to any appreciable extent owing but with his last, he nearly drew as good or better than that from the

one ter which they could not withstand found that Ramsay had o found in

Except for one period, 4-3 on the 27

4-3 on the bo Lama Mino district, сал the area of the Kerulen River basin and were left to perish in the harsh

sixth head, Luz was always in the cost. A great many of the cold of the Steppes.

lead. He was 10-4 ahead at the best race ponles have come from

The exodus of White Russians dur-conclusion of the 11th, 18-12 at the somewhere in this wide

of coun- ing the Great War did much to im- end of the 20th and 20-10 after the ty which borders on Siberia, but the prove the breed owing to the fact 22nd. That he was the slightly Cricket author asks whether the steeds were

that they migrated with their herds more consistent player is shown of

Mongol breed or had they

the fact that of the 27 headz played, received infusions of binod

from

and settled in Mongolia. The other strains, brought from Siberia? breeding of the herda gradually proponent's 11. But it must also be As to the latter, was it possible to duced some lovely animals which stated that Ramsay was extremely detect which animals had this foreign showed their superiority

over

the unfortunate with several of his shots strain and which had not? Is the "pure" Mongol pony not only In when the Jack did not run kindly Mongolian pony distinct type? action but in speed too. Their pupus for him. How can it be defined?

larity for racing was naturally assur-

HIGH STANDARD

belt

was

of horses and enttle through Ser- he scored on 10 against his op

It is generally admitted that the ed and Shanghai started to pay fancy nearest representative of the pre-his-prices, but like every other thing it Play was always of a high stan- very few poor toric horse is Prievalsky's horse (a did not have a long life. It must dard. There were pony in size) a breed which is only not be overlooked that racing of heads, but many interesting ones, in found South of the Altal mountains, Mongolian ponies was very popular which the "le" was changed with

that this view is correct is sup-in Japan until the Japanese imported ported by the fact that the ancestors thorough-bred stock and now race

and

of all living horses were inhabitants their own animals in preference.

STEPPING TOO FAST

almost every wood sent down.

of Siberia after their emigration from North America. The breeds of the equine family that most closely It is not quite certain, but if my two to get to within one shot of approach in appearance Prievalsky's horse are the Mongolian pony, the Scotch galloway and the Iceland pony, whilst Hayes (a most prac- ical observant enthusiast on the sub- ject of the various breeds of equines) claims that the ponies of Bhootna, Nepal, Spite and Yarkand have no distinctive differences from the Mon-

gollan pony.

20

20

21

PERCOCORINNOCCO-A

KENT SENT BACK FOR |LOW SCORES

Voce Takes 13 Wickets

Luz had a good spell between the seventh and 11th heads when he scored seven shots in

row, but

London, Sept. 1. Ramsay came back with a three and

Splendid bowling by Bl Voce, Notta and former England On the twelfth head the memory recalls, it was either in 1921 his opponent. or 1922 that the prominence of these when Ramsay was lying tree. Luz bowler, who took 13 wickets in the lovely cross-breds brought down by was short with his inst wood, and course of the match, enabled Notting- the White Russians was stepping out Hamsay, not wishing to disturb the hamshire to defeat Kent by ten

the plonship. too fast and far in the limelight and head, was too wide with his last de wickets in the County Cricket Cham- naturally the successes of these to livery. After taking a two on the called "China Ponies" at various very next head, Ramsay nearly Kent were dismissed for 84 in race courses, gave the Stewards of jumped into a 12-10 lead. He was the arst innings, Voce taking seven the senior Shanghal race club plenty lying three when Luz had his last for 30, and 122 in the second, Voce

wood to go up, but the Recreio this time capturing six for 53.

Notts replied with 133 (Watt 4 The year 1923 saw the alteration player, with a splendid shot, forced.

one of his own back for 33) and 74 for none. in the rules of racing in regard to the jack to the importation of ponies to Shang-woods for the shot.

SOMERSET v. LEICESTER

of food for thought.

the second shot

FUSION BEGINS History tells us that the pure Mon- gol stock continued for centuries hal. the limit of height to 13.3, etc. It was not a satisfactory way of with no fusion of "outside" blood, Prior to this, the majority of owners terminating such a fine match: but Somerset scored an easy victory but at the close of the Taiping Re

purchased their ponies

from the on the head before, he had had bad over Leicestershire, winning by on bellion in 1802, it was claimed that

who brought them down, luck with two woods which went innings and 140 runs.

Leicester scored 113 (Andrews 0 a few European mures found their way to the stud farms down in the but some wealthy big talpana were through without touching anything. Steppes of Mongolia. Then the ris- able to send their own representa- and his last wood, which was gen- for 66) and 170. (Wellard 5 for 37), ing of the Boxer troubles in 1900 tives to the breeding areas to do erally thought to be the shot, was and Somerset made 432 (Lee 96). was responsible for the landing of their own buying. Those who could found to be only the Royal Horse Artlilery and the do this were naturally at an advan-after the players themselves had Indian Cavalry Regiments in North toge. China, both the pack-horses and chargers being English and Arabian horses and mares. It may not per haps be known that the Royal Arui- lery Siege Battery, which came here immediately after the Boer War and stationed in Kowloon instead of

pro- ceeding to the north on account of terms being signed, won

the Senior Challenge Shield Football Competition. However, after the re- ได้ of Peking, the English and Arabian horses and mares were dis

North of very cheaply In Ching. It is not my business to guarantee that some of these stallions and mares had crossed over the bor- der of China, but it has been learned. from reliable sources that a few of oach sex had made their sõpearances

In commenting on the innovations improvements, one of the Northern contemporaries remarked:

and

almost shaken handal.

LUCKY SHOT As already stated, Ramsay was "It is waste of time to go over the lying, two on the 27th and prospects old grounds of controversy as to what of the score being taken to 20-20 the trou is. Ws know that many were very rory, but with his last ponies that have run in the past here wood Luz very luckily had a "wick" shown sign of being different from what we would call the typical Ching to roll up for the first.

pony, but some of the latest arrival The green was fast but it was mich

Glenfield. Abbeyfeld and playing very true. Ramsay was Leisenfield (owned by Mr. I. E. Morris now racing extensively In England never afraid of being up and had show signs of being something different bad luck with some of his shots, but

ENGLAND XI v. AUSTRALIANS

The Australian cricket tourists beat an England XI at Blackpool by ten wickets.

England XI-132 (Ward 0 for 44, O'Reilly 4 for 30) and 99 (O'Reilly

for 44, Ward 4 for 20). Australians-174 (Amar Singh

for 44) and 88 for 0.-Reuter,

CLOSE OF PLAY

London, Sept. 1.

The following were the close of

again and we have also Cock o' the Luz had a weakness of being short play scores in the other matches: North, the Xoulan and Mackenzio. Zha fact that these pontes show, in addition even when Ramsay was lying.

to quality, speed, and stamina THOS usually mocisted with their height, suggest some fairly recent cross strain.

A suggestion was "put forward, with what authority I do not know, that there had been growing with wounded and discarded, horses of The Russo-

(Continued on Page 9.)

Scores:

J. A. Lun

J. V. Ramay

Gloucestershire 97 and 210 for 4;: Easex 532.

Burrey 270 and 132; Lancashire 164| and 14 for 0.

Bussex 77 and 457 for B; Yorkshire: 380 for 9 declared. Rain stopped play-Router.

Pasch Remains Favourite

Well-Fancied For The St. Leger

London, Sept. 1. Morriss, of Shanghai, rembing a hot Pasch, belonging to Mr. H. E. favourite for the St. Leger, the latest call-over for which is as follows:

0/5 Pasch (t. and o.)

6/1 Scottish Union (0), 13/2 (t) 7/1 Found Foolish (t. und o.) 15/2 Glenloan (0), 8/1 (t) 100/7

Challenge (t, and o.) 15/1 Ramtapa (and o.) 25/1 Forough (t, and o.) 28/1 Lali (0), 33/1 (t) 33/1 Magic Circle (0) 50/1 Seventh Wonder 06/1 Appollonius (0) 60/1 Calling (0).

PLAYS CARELESS

TENNIS

IN TWO

OPENING SETS

INDIAN'S SPIN NOT SO EFFECTIVE ON SAND

· (By -"Veritas").

Willie Hung, one of the favoured competitors, wellnigh fooled himself out of the hardcourt tennis championship yesterday, only beating the veteran Tientsin player, Omar Rumjaho, after three sets, in two of which Hung piled up error upon error. At one stage Rumjahn appeared to be a virtual winner. He captured the first set, led 5-3 in the second, and in the tenth game was within two points of the match.

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At this stage, Hung took a firm is to Hung's credit that he recovered Krip of himself, began to control nis his polse suficiently to turn the ground shots well enough to add ac- tables. curacy of direction to pace, refused to go up to the net unless presented with

a certain

winner, and so suc- cessfully fought back from a position fraught with danger.

The match was not very spectacul ar, but interest was maintained be- cause it became a battle of wits. Only Hung knows how close he was to losing it.

Tennee

Once Hung had levelled the scores,

KWOK UNIMPRESSIVE there was small doubt that he would win the match, for Rumjohn was On an adjoining court physically unable to slay a third act Kwek, playing carelessly, as though and faded out after holding his op- he had under-rated his opponent, ponent.to 4-3,

ne found it necessary to play a third set In the

concluding stages Hung played the sort of tennis one expects before winning. Kwok attacked per-

ho did

Go with such from his skilful racket. Pacy drives silently,

ives lack of concentration, that his small flowed easily from both hands, his

with a big Aghting spirit, backhand being very strong.

opponent, Ho found the corners, making Rumjahn was able to turn the tables for ong spurt from side to side until the In- set. Kwok will have to show much

better form

if he is to make further dian put up an easy return to be advance. On hardcourt, at least, he tucked away without reply. This

not look the potential champion does was the theme of the exchanges in which was so noliceable when he the latter part of the second set and played two years ago in the grass- the whole of the third, but previous-court championships. ly Rumjahn had iled

merry-tune

by luring Hung it, to the forecourt and enticing him to clear the lines with wild volleys and kills.

Major Baines and Major Newnham were too balanced a combination, and knew too much of doubles play for A. Crawford and R. T. Broadbridge, NONCHALANT RUMJAHN the K.C..C pair. The military play- Rumjahn literally won the first era won quite confortably in straight set on Hung's mistakes, and the same sets, and were always on top. The thing happened in the second set winners attempted nothing specta- until the Chinese changed his tacties cular, but they were steadiness per- and steadied down. Only by ac-sonified, whereas the losers struck curate and assiduous application of brilliant patches, only to discount his Pacy Bat-racket drives could them by some wretchedly inferior Hung bent through a defence as tan- ploy,

in his race with the hare.

talisingly dependable as the tortoise H. Y. Ho could make no impression with his pat-ball methods against S. Throughout the match Rumjahn, L. Ma and lost in straight sols. Ma who showed a masterful knowledge | brought all his effective strokes into of the subtleties of the game, played play and revealed no obvious weak- as nonchalantly as though he were ness in winning 6-2, 6-0. His vol- giving somebody a knock-up. Every

very leying was beyond reproach and he stoke was full of spin and made very dealt faithfully with Ho's shoulder thoughtfully. But the cuts, chops high returns to mid-court.

not and under-spins

could obviously The following is a special place hold the same hidden terrors on a stylish and very punishing against Young George Choa was very

PLACE BETTING

betting list:

5/4 Scotush Union (0)

3/4 Pound Foolish (t. and o)

6/4 Glenloan (t. and o.)

3/1 Challenge (0)

3/1 Ramtapa (0)

-Reuter.

hardcourt and it only needed lung A. C. S. Allin whom he beat 6-0, 6-3.

to wait for the spin to become lost Choa was never extended, and he after the bounce, for a safe return won an he liked.

to be made. Nevertheless Rumjahn's G. Choa heut R. C. S. Aliin 6-0, genius in recovering shots which 6-3. would boat the normal player, was enough-to-upset most-people, and it

W. C. Hung bent Omar Rumjahn

Tribute from The Champion

of All-Malaya.

(Continued on Pape, D.)

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