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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 16, 1938.

1938 FLAT RACING SEASON CONCLUDES TO-MORROW

THREE AUTUMN CHAMPIONS FOR THE LAST MEET SILKYLIGHT SEEMS SURE OF DUPLICATING ITS ST. LEGER SUCCESS

(By "Captain Poster")

aion Bay. However, in a race such

There will be no more flat racing for the season after to-morrow when the Hongkong Avitumu Champions the last Extra Meeting of the Hong for the best China ponies, I am not kong Jockey Club will be staged at prepared to delve into the pros and saddling cont of all the entries, but my fancy Happy Valley. The first bell

will be chimed at the usuni is Silkylight with Confusion Bay and Expression Time to all the other time, at 1.30 p.in. sharp.

to exercise two places. Confusion Bay may or We will then havo

until the Annust Carnival may not be a better animal, but I patience in February and there is no doubt have my own opinion and I stand that it will be a big affuir. Train to my own conviction. ing among the new batch of 1939 Austrullan ponics is now in swing. Some anxiety was

full onc

At one

time felt by the Hongkong Jockey Club

about the delivery of the China ponies for 1039 Annual Race Meeting owing to political hostili- ties, but thank goodness the consign- ment has arrived and the programme for the carnival will not have to be curtailed.

Three Auhama champlons over one confined to und #arter miles, China ponies, Australian ponies of any season und China ponies sub- griffins of this year, feature to-mor- row's programme.

Attention of owners is drawn to the fact that nominations for the above three classics are post entries and it is essential that they be de- clared in writing, as starters by post- ing their names in the declaration box in the usual manner. The other five minor contests are more or less consolation events confined to ponies of the Australian and China classes that have not won more than $1,000 in stakes since January 1, and this bon has precluded several public favourites from donning the slik to-

· Morrow,

1

Able Amazon

Given Top Weight Here

Able

The Laggards' Handleap over a mile for Australien panies that have not won more than $1,000 has drawn only a handful of entries.

the post of honour Amazon holds with 188 th to carry and I think the mare has a good sporting chance of collecting the first prize. Derby Day and Ranger are nicely weighted, the latter looking extremely well.

Rose Jane Good

Bet. In' Tardy H'Cap

It would, however, give a false colouring should attempt to sug-

There were two divisions among gest that there will be no opposition

the "C" raters of Chino ponies at the the three classic Oghts, but the lust meeting, but to-morrow, the in convincing manner in which Silky Tardy Handicap over a mile has

ส

first section runners. Hongkong St. only three light

annexed the

month ago, argues Lucky, who finished second behind Leyer run about

(the latter eventually very much in favour of his chante Tampa Bey of duplicating the success in the disqualified for bumping), has been Hongkong Autumn Champions. The penalised 15 lbs. and this, I am nfrald, may hinder his chance. This prospect is further enhanced by the

stallion is owned by Mr. Eu Tong- presence of Mr. R. B. Moller who, it is learned, will be coming down sen who has nother two nomina- Hons in Rose Jane and Rose-Queen. to pilot the triple-crown winner.

I have not been able to discover said nice things about Mrs. J. II.

which steed will be the mount of the Taggart's Lancashire Chips in my lest racing notes, but her nomina-potential champlon jockey, but Rose

is a good bet to have stiff proposi- Jane tion to-morrow has

in Courting Eve, belonging to money on. The Intier mare ron

good race behind Rose Evelyn (win- in the Queensland

Portobello Handicap and it will be recalled that the time of the second

Arst was faster than the section

in division. Jungle Jim seems to be better condition, but the guy is not the same fellow of his prime. Night Vlow is handy at 140 lbs and may upset the applecart.

tion

your

Mr.ns. I am not, how- ner) and Soldier of China in the

Autumn ever.

too sanguine that Salvage Master, owned by the stable "Wong Sui Ngau", will have an easy sailing Sub-griffins in

Hongkong the

Champions, for the mare Autumn did not please the rail-critics in her try-out last Saturday morning.

ENCARNACAO LEADS JOCKEY LIST AT PRESENT

I do not propose at this juncture

to review the 1938 racing season, but

it must be admitted that the Hong-

Valley. The. A scene at the paddock during saddling time in the 81. Andrew's Stakes at the Twelfth Extra Race Meeting at Happy pony on the right is Mrs. Drabar's Red Feather, winner of the event, with Mr. P. Y. T. Wet up, and at left is Cossack's Beauty, with Mr. Y. T. Fung in the saddle-Pletorial NewI.

Special Homeside

Soccer Forecast

The "Telegraph" forecast on Home Football matches scored again last week. Eight teams were specially picked out to win at home, and they all did! The following are the teams selected to win in to-morrow's programme:

HOME WINNERS

Arsenal Braford Everton

Blackburn

Manchester C. West Ham Celtic Kilmarnock

OPTIONAL SELECTIONS

Chesterfield Crystal Pai. Doncaster R. 'Gateshead

F. A. CUP RE-PLAY RESULTS

Three More Teams In Third Round

London. Dec. 15. Stockport, Chester and Yeovil and Petters were the successful teams la the Second Round re-plays in the F. A. Cup to-day. The following were the results: Walthamstow - Hull

1 Ü Chester

Stockport

Yeovil & Pettor 1 Folkestone

-Reuter.

Here

And There -With "Abe"

Badminton

ST. JOHN'S CONTINUES GOOD FORM

S. And S. Home Loses Nine-Nil

Kon

Wednesday. St. John's Cathedral won another match in the "B" Division of the Badminton League, defeating the S. and S. Home by..0-0... Scores:

F. H. Kwok and R. Beavan (St. John's) beat Nicholson and Cusack 21-4; beat Griffiths and Manuel 21-4; beat Walker and Thorn 21-5.

(St.

D. Kwok and S. Nowman John's) beat Nicholson and Cusack 21-4; beat Grimtha and Manuel 21-8; bent Walker and Thorn 21-5.

N. Smith and G. Ladd (St. John's) beat Nicholson and Cusack_21-15; beat Grimths and Manuet 3; beut Walker and Thorn 21-0.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

Two matches will be played in the Mixed Doubles League this evening, the programme being:

•Taikoo

V. St. John's University v. Kowloon Tong

Venue changed at request of Thikoo.

CLOSE RUGBY LEAGUE WIN

London, Dec. 15.

A close victory was scored by Wigan over Barrow in the Rugby

points to seven----Reuter.

STANDARD OF WOMEN'S League su-day, the scores being eight

TENNIS DETERIORATES

opposition generally considered weak, they have been conceded a great

ONSIDERING the fact that It was should be very surprised if they do chance of winning the championship

a semi-anal tie, the match be-not carry

3tween Мея.

Skinner

and Mrs. titie.

1 Tracey, on one side, and Mrs. Burnett

the entries, the issue is

off the ladies' doubles

at

long last. Last week-end, they were to have played. Paul Kong and Miss Loo in the quarter-finals, but on the day of the match Rumjahn developed bad foot, and as a result

O and Miss Violet Bradbury, on the Why Is It?

other. In the Ladies' Daubles tennis championship, of the Colony, played at the United Services R.C. Wednesday, WOH extremely dis-players living in our midst, why is it luck, "H.D." appointing. The standard of play that the standard has deteriorated?

A PART from the fact that we have he and his partner had to give a

on no really outstanding lady tennis walk-over to their opponents. Bad

Golden Cow is definitely not accept- Ing.

From between Dekko and Salvage Mas ter, and Pict chance of a place in the lowcat the nutch, one even had the time to not due to any lessening of interest position. In the book form, Salvoge

was poor and the monotony of the Looking around the clubs any Sun- Boon's Chance exchanges, with both pairs hugging day, one finds almost as many

als. The the base-lines, was unrelieved by as men playing tennis.

went

Hein has a sporting valley or a smasti. Whilst watchinging of the general levci

is 2015

ERIC (Boy) Boon,

one of the

Nollonal Sporting Club's greatest

tennis only; now, they | Known as of his native

boxing uitle. to his friends and

hire village of Cho Boo

Cambridgeshire

complexioned

Master (the winner of Sub-grimins ponder over the state of women's in the game, More likely it is dun hopefuls, has his big chance when in the Colony at the present in a diffusion of interest. Until quito he meets Dove Crowley for the

lightweight St. Leger) should walk away with It, but it seems to me that the mare moment and rather reluctantly, one recently, the majority of giris played British is not well keyed for the event while had to admit that if that was the tennis and Deicko impressed me in his try-out standard of semi-finalists, then ladles' play as many games as they can find to the 5,000 last Saturday. There is no better icnula in Hongkong has indeed sadly time for. Lool: at the interest being this event will be the Arst leg of the time recorder than a stopwatch, but deable In view of the com- | shown in softball; for instance... You!

it does not give you all the neces daily double. It is, however, to be sary information. Salvage Master ladies joined the competition. it a year ago. We now have girls the age of 12, he was beating boys

last would full distance last

churlish to be over the

crillelse their playing tennis on week-days, hockey much older than himself. Before he Eve regretted that the list of entries is

not much longer, but, owing to the Saturday in 3.00.4/5 while Dekko lack of skill; but inevitably one com- on Saturdays and softball on Sun- was 10, he had fought 40 times and Until won mostly on knock-outs, this year. he mediocre class of animals, the put-covered the same course in 2.54.3/5. pares them with players of not so days, with a couple of softball prae-won

continued working in times re-long ago who added lustre to the flees thrown in during the week his father's forge, when tre recitons zle is that everyone has an equal Comparing the training

Master and Dekko Keme here.

One recalls Mra. Totten- Last summer it was a common sight chance. It looks that the winner is turned by Salvage

low the found among tu be

over the week end, the lutter's figure ham, Miss Enid Lo (now Mrs. Lit-botit at Happy Valley and at King's he got his powerful punch; and it is ability hls exceptional punching faster than

Salvage Master's weighters, such as Diogenes, Ebony wal

Wilson,

Miss Rosamund Hancock lawn bowls. Is it any wonder why Idol and Fiybynight, the last being time by six one-Afth seconds, button), Mrs. Kay, Mrs. James. Mrs. Park to see Indles taking a hand at banking on in his bout

standard of tennis hos the middle of the what weights did they carry? As all there and others were a cut above the In the cream.

I was very much impressed the assessment, Plain View should have said,

with the finish of Dekko in the home present-day players. One even terlorated?

doubts whether Mins Rose

Perry, run and I therefore give him my who won all three titles the singles, Bad Luck Indeed vote to be followed by Salvage Mas-doubles ter and Piet Hein.

spirit in which most of the would not have thought it possible has been ay for six years. At

Courting Eve Should Win Aussie Race

kong Jockey Club has had a very Australian ponies, successful year.

of The presence several good northern jockeys inst

The following! undermentioned

Centre Court to be ridden by Mr. S. W. Tang

to

Courting Eve

dio

Mr. H. C. Pih

Lancashire Chips

do

Mr. B. C. Proulx

Kun-

Lucky Lad

do

Mr. V. V. Needn

Snowy River

do

Mr. A. W. Raymond

Strathroy

do

Mr. A. F. D. Colson

+

contributed in no small megs!

the

success of

our

extra

coupled with the remarkable

shine weather we have had for the second half racing reason. The cur- tain will be dropped to-morrow

and

it looks to me that Mr. C. Encarna- eno will be the champion jockey.

Hereunder is a list showing the position of those Jockeys who have ten wins and over during the sea- 500:

C. Encarntirao

10

Wins 2nds 3rds

24 18 17

A. W. Raymond

4.3

23 17

V. V. Needu

20

12

B.

A. Proulx

18

D

15

14

18

13

10

14

10 11

HC

H. C. Pih

S. C. Lang

D. Black

P. Y. T

T. Wel L.B. Choo

out for the Autumn Champions

SECOND LEG OF DAILY DOUBLE

There is a short list of only eight

and mixed doubles fori which she conipeted, would have BE been able to hold her own against any one of these I have named.

They Come--And Go

he has

THE

de with Crowley; aut Crowley seems to

popular

and

that he

That punch to be generally admitted, but it is con- able of creating the necessary open- ings against the experienced ring-

sidered doubtful whether he is cup-

EFORE teaving the subject ocraft of Crowley, whoso bobbing. tennis, here's a bit of bud luck weaving and noir-stop methods make hard to beat. It concerns H. D. him a dimeuit target,

most flumjahn, one of the

For Honour For Butler tennis players in the Colony. three years running, "ILD." nominations for the second leg of MRS. LITTON and Miss Hancock Mrs. Chu Chun-chlu have been in the daily double and I cannot séc

final of the Mixed Doubles W. BUTLER has accepted the and Misa Perry are local pro- the

Lawn Tennis Association's in- are likely to weigh

to touch A Great Time ducts; the others were here because Championship of the Colony, only to the Last Chance

seemed withinvitation to captain the British team Handicap for their husbands were stationed or lose when the title Queensland

This year, with the to, visit South Africa. over a cannot advocate the claims of any Tiny Star have some ton to be "C" class Australian ponies over a working in the Colony. During their their, grasp.

course of 1 miles, but some say, but Royal Highness andnything

Eve. With and both of them do not seem to be mile. It is almost a dead certainty sojourn here, they raised the star- peny to beat Courty to Lan-in good condition.

Bredon is not a miler, but the fount dard of play in the tournaments, and due respect to the

Is just right for Violet Queen. Cope when their husbands left, they went enshire Chips as a rucer, I am afraid

York is moedy animal and he has away with them, leaving us this chestnut may not last the dis-

the lowest impost to shoulder.

He poorer

and Mrs. Mrs. Tottenham tance and furthermore

put up a fast three-quarters of a Litton provided many a fine match mile fast Wednesday, covering the in the Colony championship, and then length in 128.1/5 and it would be Mrs. Kayll set a standard for advisable not to overlook this. For women in Hongkong as regards

long shot. Cape York is worth the Investment of $8 each way,

Mro. Tog Karl's candidate not a pull in matter of poundage. In his last

outing when he

when he trounced Courting Eve, Lancashire Chips was in re-

ceipt of 13 lbs. whereas to-morrow Mr. Proulx is to tip the scale at 162 abs Mr. Pih has to draw only

and

By scoring a "hat trick" in Macao 155 lbs. The form book shows that

will result in a tie.

Dekko Tipped

For Autumn

Champions

Good Run Made In

LAST EVENT

the

un-

mixed doubles play. She and "Lolly" Goldman were an unbeatable pair in the League, and their success was ne much due to her hard hitting on to his skill. Then we had Mrs. Nora last Sunday, Mr. A. W. Raymond has Courting Eve has always been over

The Finale Handicap for class Wilson, small in stature but a giant Improved his position and should a stone better than Lancashire Chips give the leader a good run for the

China ponies over a mile will close in strength, who at her best was un- Morning Gallop and the possibility of reversing the

the second half reang season. honour. A-win for, Mr. Raymond handicapper's distribution of the

Stymie, who won a race in Macao doubtedly the best lady player in the

Colony Mias Hancock, wEE lend is very remote. The

The conditions of the Hongkong last Sunday has Incurred a penalty fortunate in that she belonged to the champion, Strathroy, appears to be in the pink of condition and he and Sub-grifins Autumn Champions are of 7 lbs, and we cars therefore leave same generation (in tennis ability)

him out of the reckoning. Wenning Centre Court should be in the lime- for China ponies that have started light at the Anish. The Fremantle in at least three extra meetings and may start in the champion classic, as Mrs. Wilson, but if she was often winner is to receive $1,000. but, should he weigh out here, he over-shadowed, one always realised St. Leger winner, Lucky Lad, with the Vie Needa in the saddle will make Cuban Love, Dekko, Easy Time, Fei and Easy Time should be joint fos and appreciated her ability. his debut among the "A" class run-Ying, Golden Cow, Lancashire Chap, vourite. Tabby Cat is duo ners, but liis chance of a place is National Guard, Plet Heln, Salvage win, but be careful with Sea Dragon The Present Ones

Master, Smiling Thru, Spilt Hand, who is in the right class. like a camel passing the eye of a

The Leopard, Tribute and Worming needle.

OPENING EVENT

Bear Claw Only Old- Timer In Race

Punters should be present to see the opening event, the Hongkong Autumn Champlons confined to China ponies over miles, and

sum certain that it will be the best DOUBLE CHANCEt. The likely starters with their

Contest Tot the afternoon. The

following is a list of probabin star- INCURS PENALTY

ters and jockeys:

Bear Claw

Cameronlan

Confusion Bay

C. EncarnocDO

5. W. Tang

H. J. Hearne

Silkylight

R. B. Moller

Expression Time. V. V. Needs

OF SEVEN POUNDS

By virtue of his win in Macao,

Bear Claw is the only old timer Major Oliver's Double Chance has against the youngsters of this year incurred a penalty, of 7 lbs in the and It seems to me that he is going Dilatory Handicap for

are eligible for the last classle of the and I doubt all will face the respective jockeys are as follows:

H. P. ChansonA A. W. Raymond

Dekko

Foi Ying

anal Guard W. Tang

Plet Hein

H. C. Pih Salvage Master B. L. Tao"- Tribute

$. L.. Yuen Wenning

L... Wade

RIDING TEST

ON SUNDAY

for o

WHO of the present lot can lay

claim to being as good as those already named? I am afraid none can. Of all those in the tournament. the only one who could be compared Whe Mrs.

Clifford, wife of Comman- Since writing the above I have der Clifford; but she had to go north her before

completing

been informed that the riding thatches. Mr. Williams and mi

of the subscription griffins will take place at the Racecourse on Sunday Chiu Chun-chiu, who have already December * 18.; af: 2.80° n.m. The

semi-finals draw for the ponies finally accepted reached the

of tha

by the Stewards, will be held in the doubins, seem to me to be the best Louis XIV is ineligible owing to Administration Block at the Stables of a rather, weak bunch; and though "D" elastho fact that he has started only on Monday, December 19, at a p.m. they have yet to play Miss P. Ander

son and Miss Young - Wal-bung out to pace his stable mate Confu-, raters over a mile, and Incidentally twice after the Annual Carnival and sharper may

Captain, Eduardo Lema of Chile taker Lautare over a hurdle practice & Geverpors Island, NY, for the National Horse Show York. Note that the horse is not wearing a bridle):