1939-02-17 — Page 32

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 17, 1939.

JANBER CEASES TRAINING: NOW ON WALKING LIST Prospect Of Starting In

Annual Race Meet Very Favourites Had Good Day At Fanling Meeting

Remote Indeed

(By "Captain Foster")

Among the interested owners present at the racecourse last Saturday were His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote, H. E. Major-General A. E. and Mrs. Grasett, the Puisne Judge, Mr. R. E. Lindsoll, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. P. Tester, Mr. G. G. N. Tinson (Stewards), Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Landald, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stanton, Mrs. J. H. Taggart, Mr. Li Lan-sang, Mr. S. T. Williamson and many others.

11 ways lovely morning und the goingļing took · 1.20% to perform the was exceptumilly good. There were [journey, finishing the last quartier in several nice gallops among the Aus 28 seconds on the bit.

tralian subscription grills of this I admit at Laffat That (origans | won, but it is with much regret jally dawn by the late Mr. II. Betha that I have to report that Janber was not pressed to galloy sis¡tu -| holonging to Mr. H. W. Bradbury,|hing in 1305 with a list nubrter hts ecund training and is now on of 20 seconds, but it will be reelled the walking list. There is reason to believe that the prospert of Janber sting at the annual big meeting is but it is to br very remote, haped that she will be ready for the extra meelaars

now

that this Australian rub-griffin (cost the new owners $3.000 and it is about time the gare should give, her

mer bo in good run.

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Rose Elect Chosen To Win Hongkong Derby

Did Wonderful Gallop Over A Mile On Sunday Last

At the present rate of demand for the special dollar cash sweep on the Hongkong Derby, there is no reason why the sale of theic tickets should not reach the 500,000 mark during the course of nest week. It has already exceeded 350.000 tickets at the time of writ ing and they are certainly selling like hot cakes.

Hard, dry grawnds are usually experientred in Hongkong, especially at this time of the year, but at tume Here is a midfield Ineldent in rugby players recently have had snow on the grounds in their matches.

The players seen are W. Pordie, R. Cowe The Neottish Rugby Union's final trial at Murrayfield, Edinburght. Belding the ball), J. A. Waters, W. H. Crawford, S. G. A. Harper, A. Roy (behind), Q. L. Melville and R. W. Kamsan.

Special Homeside Soccer Forecast

The following are the teams specially selected to win in the Home Festhall programie to-

morrow.

Home Winners

Rangers Motherwell Derby

Wolves West Ham Crystal Pal. Notts C. Watford Southport

Optional Selections

Arsenal Newport Wrexham

Who Is

Durian next week we shall be Derby. Hyndforth Bridgy, Navy- presented with

fosebnation Hight and others are not to be des- many

problems to solve, but there is onepised, but I cannot vote against ray Best Tennis

which will stand out above all the¦ own self-conviction. utlery-the - problem of finding - the winner of the much coveted Hong-

kong Derby.

There is no end of the rumours, or stable secrets us they are called, rolling down the Wong-Nel-Chong Anp and the latest is that Rose Elect connot last the distance of the Blue Riband: It must,

however, be neknowledged that Mr. Eu Tong sen's indidate has not as yet been over the Derby course, but I sincere-

ly hope that readers will not over-

look the fact that the inare had an

Professional?

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ANSCHLUSS

CREATES A PROBLEM

Blending German And Austrian Soccer Styles

by

When Austral was consumed Germany there were rimjertures in both countries as to how their Asso- ciation football styles would blendį when international teams would be cho

from bulli camps. en from

In the smaller country there were many regrets because the tradition which Austria had made for an ele- gant brand SVE

international football would be broken.

But

Blackburn Draw Again With Sunderland

London, Feb. 16. Blackburn Rovers and Sun- derland battled to another draw in the Fifth Round of the

BUT RACING WAS NOT DEVOID OF THRILLS

(By "Captain Foster")

Generally speaking, it was favourites' day at Fanling last Sun- day, but racing on the whole was not devoid of the usual interest and 'excitement. Favoured by glorious sunshine, a very largo crowd turned up to witness the two Grand Nationals and it was a magnificent show.

By ammexing the Fanling Grand | binalion get over it, accompanied by National and Pierce Grove Memorina loud shout "Dravó Tony" from the Cup second time with his China} members' enclosure. pony. Ebony Idol, Mr. H, B. L. Dow- Brutus took 4.97% to make the biggin has

added his name to the Journay of two miles and it may be hat of four others who have twice of interest to know that his time won the Blue Riband at Kwanti. was 29 seconds faster than the figure Of course the success was in no et up by The Giraffe when he nn- #mall measure

to the fenexed the classic event in 1936. handling of the chaser by the Joe- There was a good tussle between Rey, Capt. Calbertson, wi rode a Teviotdale and Spark Plug for the well-justed race.

other two positions in the frame' and Diogenes, with M. Boddy in the is the home run second place could ddle, was the Bat to move when not be denied to Tevintdale, ridden the red flag was lowered by Mr. by Mr. Hook who was by far Pets and he was chared by Zero, Petter thaser than Spark Plug. It Io andi. Three Faitaire was indeed a pity that Strathearrick Pasiner the winning port for the refurd to accept,

the fine but on first time, Diesener was all in the performance of Brutus it was as well ad, but Ebony Idol moved up to to keep away. A must interesting second position and all the jumpers feature of this chassle event was the were clearing the fores in perfecta enre of pills.

yle. The Order of rlanand when they took the Water Juma, for Eley tool was for Bet

running was

| leaper reen coming out from the do Aller elen- the send out

the third tat fence in an!

wale, Capt. Gilbertson called upon Istol for burt of mind. The pony requnded randy and be- Pare entering the home stretch it was well to the fore with only two move aresto negotiate. my idol! at over the two ob lacles with the

Many Ponies Failed To

Weigh Out

FA Cup when the teams mel en loudly cheered as they Rashe,// Vatley, a few gned contenders feilei

in a repfay to-day. Though extra time was given, neither side was able to score.

In the Second Division of the League, Swansea, at home, defeated West Ham by 3-2.- Renter.

"Doped" Wickets

Attacked

Ir. than second

14 out

Owing to the proximity of the Ter Carnival at Happy

when the turm bell at the "w, Pot by many feastin,

Wa rung for the fat events as they There was, however, a great battled to incur arvou pounds penalty. between Binnenes Zero and Three

A rull, Struthrarrick with Mr. Farthing for the Tower position: Grees up, had no toposition In the In ding-dong raw over the last Duoen dan Handicap while Sylvan- fener, Diogenes, hard-persed by ale, noted by Mr. Raymond, an Doddy. managed to secured the Kwart Cun in easy

Jay three-

retion. The Jotter pony has now quarters of a length, but Zero, with

withcurred a penalty of 7 ibs. and the waer Mr. Haymes up, nesed util part of his chance for the Joc- Three Farthings, who was ridden by key can to be idden by vices at Capt. Levis carrying an excess of 12 Annual Meeting is very

rosy. 1bs, of bend over the allotment. Had. the

Beriet belonging to Mr. W. T. Stan- jockey Tipped the scale nl then and an easy passage in the Au weight assigned by the handicapper, Tau Handicap, but Case York just different story would have been managed to scrape through in the told. However, this was The first endurance test over 11⁄2 miles and the just was covered in 4.11 which Was Food.

RUNAWAY TACTICS REWARDED

now another problem bas arisen. u

In matches between Vien- nese teams and those of the greater Relch there has often been a vigour resembling brutality, and a sugges- tion from Vienna that neutral reftree:: should offent at important matches between teams of the Old Germany

the New has caused pain in Ber arset

For the first time in German foot-retest bowler of als type in the

O'Reilly, generally recognized, us, the ......

Some Old Friends Absent

Perry Likely To Beat Vines And Budge

it

perusing the

i

Loution, Jan. 20,

A trenchant attack upon the policy

of "doping" wickets ls made by W. J.

caven

the

i

The panner, in which Mr. Trever-

Jast event of AL inast succesful meeting.

Strong Rest Team To Play South China

Harley (K.F.C.); Hou Yung-sang

(St.

The following players have been ball judicial proceedings are to be world in a newspaper article. taken against n player for his con-

O'Reilly attacks the copious over-ton took Brutus right out in the Aus-chosen to represent the Rest of the duct on the field. The player is a rolling and the use of marl, cspeel-tralian Grand National Steeplechase. Colony against South China A.A. in former Austrian international who in ally in England, which detracts from was an eye-opener in all the regular a charity soccer match is be played

of "over

the sticks and on February 20 at Caroline Hil Berlin game knocked out a Ger- the pace and liveliness of the wicket. followers

ground, kick-off at 4.p.m., in aid of man opponent. The Viennese sports "Cricket is losing quite a lot of its fences", and I was certainly a cre-

ditable

Considering the British Fund for the Relief of press is showing for its players attraction because of these handl-that the ride was Mr. Treverion's Distress in China:

performance. J. D. Budge, the Wimbledon chum-partiality that Berlin Andy annoy-**** Kays Of spectator must)

third official outing on Brutus (he plan who recently turned profession- Ling. al, leaving the amateur world almost Up to the present there has been find it rather difficult and trying to was brought down on the first oven- barren of any really good man play- no blending of German and Aus- wa

watch some slow-fcoted, doddering By adopting anyway thetles he set Hanniball (K.F.C.), Beltrao

slon) it was a magnificent display. (Kwong Wah). Sheehan (Middlesex); list of entries er. has now played 11. F. Vines 13 trinn football styles, and in internt batsman of doubiful ability fusing a terrific pace right from the word Joseph's), Heu King-shing (Eastern); outing over a distance of 14 miles among the old Chima ponies for the times; he won ten times and lends tional matches German orthodoxy about for the greater part of the "o" with the result that Brutus Fowler (Club), Courtney (Middle- effective though it is, is lauppropriate day on a wicket on which an ordin-was leading the field by two gend 5tx), A. V. Gouano (St. Joseph's), and unpolitic.

ary schoolbay would raise

chrer.

furlongs on the second circuit. Capt.. Saw (Middlesex) and Mos Eight years galley-slave experi-

ir

Reserves:-Emberson (R.A.O.C.), ence has taught me that here is but was hopeless for the rest of the field (Police).

catch the leader, for Brutus trying way to combat the tremendous was not a batt courier on the flat, Rides (R.A.O.C.), E. Strange (Club), feet wicket, and that is to bow to pony no doubt felt the strain. There Players are requested to report to length and make the batsraan take was some uncusiness when they ap- the manager of the team, Mr. W the initiative. With the game lond-proached the Inst olsincle, but in E. Hollands, at the dressing room at ed against him, n bowler has the inking of Mr. Treverton made sure 3.30 p.m. Uniforms, knickers prior right to such telies."

not to brush the top and the com- stockings will be supplied.

ne was hailed as the

world's

In that trial Rose Elect with Mr. C.Annual Race Meeting, one would be on both sets and games. Encarnactio in the saddle took 2.3745 plented to know that Gindiater to journey the circuit and the stop- (formerly owned by Lady Northrote leading professional, nithough, at tha watch showed us that 2.08% was her is now the property of Mrs. A. E moment, F. J. Perry is the world's time for the last mile. It should be Crasett and it is to be hoped that professional champlon, having recent- borne in mlad that the mure had the bay gelding will score a win or ly won the title with Vines not two in the minor events for the new competing, says an English writer. Last Sunday the combination (Dark-blue: scarlet sleeves ngu. The probable reason for Vines being electrifled the touts by dropping ten cap).

given priority over Perry is because seconds in a mile run and the chest-

he leads in those hundreds of con- tests which these two have played all over the United States.

no "amat?". in all her trials,

Everyone seems to have forgotten that when Perry turned professional he beat Vines by two matches to one in the United States and repeated than performance the Brst time they met in England. Nor do people seem to remember Perry's temperament. Perry was a different man when he had anything big on hand. could a match with Vines every day

one

Changes Made advantage of a batanon on a per- but after covering 11⁄2 miles the Ulrich (K.F.C.) and Parker (Police),

In Soccer Programme

The following are the changes for this week's soccer programme:”” Kwong Wah v. Kowloon Div. I Kowloon 4.15 p.m.

nut mare was not pressed or even Mr. L. Dunbar's Liberty Bay and kicked to do the spin in 1.005. I Diana Bay are not among the Us was of course one of the fastest gal- of entries and one can obvioudy lops ever done during the early infer that both great warriors have mornings and certainly pleased been pensioned off. Be connections.

Sir Victor Sassoon's Happy Eve, A most interesting feature of the the winner of the 1917 Blue Riband, canter was that Rose Eleet wie as did not weigh out last year, but last fresh as a cucumber at the end of Wednesday the mare was given in her trial and every early riser knows canter over rix furlongs in 138 perfectly well that Mr. Encaranean and she will be seen in action at the does not believe in making fast forthcoming meeting.

It would rive a false colour- Mr. J. F. Macgregor's Strathroy.for other day for nearly two years be their teams owing to extra duties ing should I venture to suggest that

commated for any of the events lat

Limes.

Rose Elect is now a "Header" the ursin ax-ahnmusion, has not been equated as big?

the exclusive event, but I have a the Annual Meeting as the pony was

right le saying that it needs diety at the time of closing the an-

Kwong Wah v. Kowloon Dlv 1 Anil Kowloon 2.45 p.m.

mighty line animal to deprive her tries and he is at present at Fang Ski Championships

of

the Arst place in Hongkong enjoying another atmosphere.

Colony Chess

Championship Results

One game in the first round

of

BRITISH ATHLETES INVITED TO U.S.A.

At Zakopane

Zakopane. Feb, 10. In the World Ski Championships now being held here, Stanislaw Marugarz, of Poland, won the jump- ing event with jumps of 73% metres and 71% metres.

The Police are unable to fold

required for the Chinese New Year holidays.

The Middlesex v. Eastern Div. I match arranged for this week-end has been canceited and will be re- urranged to be played off at a inter idate.

KOWLOON TEAMS

The following teams will represent Kowloon F.C. against Chung Wah to-morrow on the Kowloon ground: 2nd XI (at 2.45 p.m.)Jeffrey; Humphrey, Gomes; A. Lapsley, Fer- andes, Hardwick, F. Jorge. C.M. Santos, Humberstone, H. Sanlos and

the Berauer, of Germany, won combined janglauf and jump with |429,0 points-Reuter,

Trans-Oceans adds that the victory Cruz,

1st XI (nt 4.15 p.m.)-tortley: of Gust) Berauer, the Sudeten Ger-

Ulrich; Bell, Honniball, the Colony Chem Champlonship was

man, in the ski distance and jumping Everest, decided at the Gloucester Holet

London, Jan. 26. combination is considered the most Eastman; W. Knox, P. Jorge, F. yesterday, when To Yu-lau defeated E. Zimmern after 38 moves, the latter

American athletic authorities are senantional event in the ski competi-Suntos, V. White and Alertsen. player resigning after the loss of keen to get a British team over this tions at the Polish winter resort. The year, and an invitation is being con-title hitherto has been undisputedly sidered by the Amateur Athletic held by European northerners, In another first round game, which Association. 9. C. Woodersen, Dri-specially Norwegians. was adjourned to a later date after 40 moves had been played, A. Kurrikish holder of the world mile, it holds a one piece advantage over Dr. mile and 800 metres record, is eager M. O. Pister.

three motor pieces.

runners. Woodersch

Oxford Greyhounds Defeated

to go, and if the AAA decide to Cunningham and other American

London, Feb. 10. The other first round the was send a team he is almost certain to distance

planning his training with a view to In a Rugby Union match played to- ployed earlier in the werk, D. E de be included. Carvalho defeating B. S. Litvin: Thus the possibility arises a reaching peak form by the middle day, Gloucester defested the Oxford R. S. Harrison drow a bye in the "mile of the century" race vlth of July when competition will be Greyhounds by 20 points to 11-

| Reuter, first round.

Wooderson competing against filen at its greatest.

and

Members of the Shanghai Studenis tennis team who have been playing matches against local clube. during their visit to Hongkong. Thy have stated frankly that they have come here to see what they › can. learn, but as Hongkong players are only hat geiling into their stride, It lu danbital whether the visitors have learnt anything. Nevertheless most of the matches they have played here have been thoroughly enjoy- able. Left to righi, are P. C. Hsu, C. IL Wel, P. E. Tong (captain) Harry K.-F. Là and David Tamkomu Staf Photographer.