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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 25, 1939.

STAGE ALL SET FOR ANNUAL RACING CARNIVAL

RECORD CROWDS EXPECTED ON ALL FIVE DAYS

SILKYLIGHT AND ROSE ELECT SHOULD WIN

After a lapse of over two months, racing in Hongkong will be resumed at Happy Valloy to-day when the annual Racing Carnival organised by The first the Hongkong Jockey Club will open. saddling ball will be rung at 11 a.m, sharp.

The stage in alt set for the event, and the Bendigo Stakes With the inerented population in the race).

Colony, it is confidently expected

that a record-breaking crowd will

Silkylight,

easy

(twelfth

which has been en-

victory. In view of Silky- light's presence, there will probabl

be many stprters, but King's not Warden and Moonlight View may

the other two places.

be present at the Race Course to-tered for the first race of the day, day to enjoy the "Sport of Kings" the Foochow Cup, should have an Already od prizes are assumed for the cash-wceps, which have been selling extremely well, and if the present interest taken in racing in Hongkong la any Indication, the pari-mutuels will also return good dividentu.

The main event to-day is the Valley Stakes, which is confined to Ching poles, subscription griffins

Another pony to have entered in only one event to-day is Rose Elect.) which has been entered for the Mai den Stakes. There seems to be no a hig opposition for her here, but

of this meason. This race will be field may start as owners will pro- run at 4.30 p.m. No fewer than 04bably want to see their candidates entries, representing the cream of Ret started.

the subscription griffins imported fer this year's racing, have been re- volved for this race, and a good fight for first place should be seen, PROBABLE STARTERS

It is certain that though 84 ponies

FINE JOCKEYS

We have with us at the annual meeting several fine Jockeys from the north, amungst them being Mesurs. F. Marshall, R. B. Moller,

An excellent view of the saddling ring, stands and enclosure of the Hongkong Jockey Club at Happy Valley where the annual racing earnival is being held. To-day, Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and next Saturday, the racecourse will be the scene of considerable nelivily and great crowds, gathered for the. "Sport of Kings."

TAKE THIS GUIDE TO

THE RACE COURSE

The following are the entries for races to-day in which those

J. Pate-Hunt, C. Encarnacho. P. Lather than griffins of this season take part:

Chiu, T. Y. Wouh, II. J. A. Heame.

have been entered for this classic Apart from these, we have our own the majority will nut face the

can be acer-orat stalwarts, some of whom com- starter. As far as tained,

starters and pare the probably jockey: for this race are as follows:

PONY

Avalon

Celtle Star Chatterbox Heddon

Kut Cheung Morkaman Milieuye Musketeer

National Honour

Oranje Boven

Pawnee

Sea Cuptain

JOCKEY

1. P. Botelho

S. W. Pan

B. L. Tao

H. J. Hearne

T. Y. Wouh

Thrut Man-wa

V. V. Needa

S. C. Liang

H. P. Chanson

C. Encarnaçao

P. Y. Wel

11. Proulx

Sports Venture. F. Marshall

The Grey Tiger 11. C. Pih

This Time

Tiny Tim

Wilber

J. Pote-Hunt

T. L. Wong D. Black

Of course, there may be additions

or deletions from this list: owners:

Rrufe do not announce

nominations for each

19

vance.

2nd

their

a

Lost

race in

03- But if this list is anywhere | Chatterbox, Oranie Boven, correct, Musketeer, Milleaye Wilber will have a

a lot to say at the finish. Wednesday, Chatterbox went over the Valley Stakes distance in 1.30% secs. If this Manetta candidate re- produces the same form, the race may well be hers.

very favourably with the aortherners.

2

A notable absentee this year is 1.1 Mulfland, who rode with sugh suc-

It is rumoured 1 ness in former years. that Mr. R. B. Moller, who rides for his father, Mr. Eric Moller, is no! feeling too well of the moment, and 11|2 is possible that another Moller boy may be summoned from Shanghail to ride for the "old man,"

Many punters will be pleased to learn that Mr. T. L. Wong, one of the most well-known Chinese joc- keve in Chinn, who has not been') riding in Hongkong for a long time, 13 now back again to the fold.

DANAHAR

WANTS A RETURN FIGHT

London, Feb. 24.

*

FOOCHOW CUP

Honeymoon Eve, 181 lbs.

Jungle Jim, 161 lbs.

Warden, 161 lbs.

3 Moonlight View, 161 lbs.

3 0 Lancashire Boy, 155 lbs. 30 Laughing Buddin, 140 lbs. 0 3 0 Laughing Girl, 140 s.

National Defence, 140 lbs.

0 0 3

1 1

Night View, 140 lbs. Rose Jane, 147 lbs. Rose-Queen, 153 lbs. Salvage Master, 148 lbs.

22 Scenic View, 147 lbs.

1 1 1. Smiling Thru, 151 lbs.

032 Soldier of China, 147 lbs.

0

D 3

ព 0 Harvest View, 181 lbs.

3 King's Lend, 142 lbs.

(One And A Half Miles)

2

3

3 Bear Claw, 101 lbs.

3 Cameronian, 161

1

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+

Confusion Bay, 161 lbs.

0

Happy Eve, 158 lbs.

0 3 2

0

0

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0 Jober, 161 lbs.

0 0

Q

1

2

King's

0 3

1

1

1

Red Feather, 181 lbs.

1

2

2

Wild Life, 181 lbs.

CHINA STAKES

(From The 114 Mile Post}

0 0

1

1

*Bear Claw, 161 lbs... *Cameronlan. 101 lbs. "Contusion Bay, 101 1ts.

Desert Chief, 101 lbs.

3 2

3

20

Aztec, 147 Abs.

0 0

0 Blandford, 147 lbs.

0 0 5

1 # :

1 0

0

0

Skylight, 181 lbs.

Fel Ying 158 lbs. Gladiator, 158 lbs. Half-Moon Eve, 161 lbs.

Happy Eve. 158 lbs. Humdrum Eve, 101 lbs. *King's Warden, 101 lbs.

0. Oak Bay, 161 lbs.

Red Feather, 181 us.

0.2 Soldier of Britain. 161 lbs.

• Sco Foochow Cup,

CURRAGH HANDICAP

(One Mile)

Advancing Time, 101 lbs. 0 Amberley, 145 lbs. Bistre. 145 lbs.

0

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0 Gold Coin, 140 lbs.

Of the 12 races arranged for to- day, eight are for ponies which have

The National Sporting Club, who 3 never rated before. The period of training has not been as long this are the sponsors of Arthur Dunahar, 0 but who was defeated by Eric Boon in 0 as in former seasong, trainers have worked very hard with the British ghtweight title fight on their sleeds, most of which are now Thursday night, announce that he will not fight as a lightweight again. in good enough condition.

year

OLD FRIENDS ABSENT Old friends will be seen in only events, the Foochow Cup (first race), China Stakes (fourth Race), Curragh Handicap (eleventh race)

They have issued a challenge to Boot, requesting a return light in the welterweight division of ten stone for £1,000 a side,

They suggest that the contest be held three months hence-Reuter,

Rothmans

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10c. for 10 55c. for 50

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Tampa Bay, 108 lbs.

10 Tyne, 157 lbs.

BENDIGO STAKĖS

(One Mile)

A Grand Time, 142 lbs.

A Great Time. 144 lbs.

Annabella, 140 lbs.

0 lag Tor, 141 lbs.

1 Brutus, 150 lbs.

1 1 0 Crittet, 150 lbs,

0.0

0 1

0 0

1 Discovery Bay, 145 lbs.

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Katinka, 147 lbs.

King's Privilege, 140 lbs.

3 0 O Macquarie River, 148 lbs.

0 0 2 Murray River, 140 lbs.

0 0 Perfect Day, 140 lbs..

0 0 3 Ranger, 144 lbs.

Ð 2 0 Rex, 145 lbs.

1 3 3 Snowy River, 145 lbs..

Tornado Star, 159 lbs.

0 2

Q

1

0 Vixen Tor, 140 lbs.

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Zodiac, 144 lbs

Numbers In front of the ponics' names indicate where they have finished in their last three starts in the past few months.

PONIES TAKE FINAL

SPRINT BEFORE THE ANNUAL RACE MEET

On the eve of the Annual Race Rove Jane

Blue Diamonti Meeting, trials at Happy Valley yes-wight Star terday comprised short sprints of a Rising Star

The com-Finders River quarter and a half mile.

Pinin View plete times were as follow:

Gladiator Good Morning Gallant Marshall Some Hope Sports Venturo New Bertford Fair Child

The Buccaneer Marksman Patriotic Day Charcoal Starlet Tru Lavo Heddon

Navy Light Dow Jones Arcot Vale Ruse Finna Snowstorm Ruby Star Tornado lar Wild Life

Galaxy Talkative King's Privilega Triumphant Day

Musketeer

Critel

Tyne

I'let Heln Viber

Devonian Eve of Harvest Brutus.UDAY Hurum Eve Winfred Cyclone Welcome Taxing Master Jungle Jimn Chatterbox Amberley Pawnee Green Bay

tatador

Honeymoon Eve 14 14 Last Galveston Day mile inte Or Donlat Day

31 102 31 Kellum

30.2

32:2 1.03.1

3021 Pumpernickel

304| Vixen Tor

1.53.1 304 Wilynilly

1.02

30.3 Thanksgiving Day 34.2 1.85.3 311 National Honour

34.2 1.65.3 311 King's L

34.2 185.3 31.1 Tabby Cat

70 3

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1.02 29.4. tattleship

29.4 Engilan Cavaller

231 Rose Queen

22.3 Conquering Time 20.37 Ying.

1,03.4 51 Salvage Matter

King's Warden

34.1 1.04.2 30.1 Kut Cheong

1.05.2 30.2

WEEK-END FOOTBALL PROGRAMME

Charity Match At Caroline Hill

The following is the soccer pro- gramme for the week-end:

Middlesex

TO-DAY

First Division

v. Royal Scots.

(Sookunpoo, 4.14 p.m.) Referee:-Hinchliffe. Linesmen:-Barrello and Wyper. Police v. Kwong Wah

(Boundary Road, 4.15 pm.) Referee:-Kossick.

Linesmen:-Demmce and Somer-

ville.

Club v. South China "A"

Club, 4.15 p.m.) Referee:-Omar.

Linesmen:Gibson and Rorlock.

Eastern v. South China "B"

(Club, 2.45 p.m.)

Referee: Clarke. Linesmen:--Baker and Wilkins.

Second Division

Club v. South China

(Caroline Hill, 2.45 p.m.) Referee: Havelaar. Middlesex v. Royal Scots (Sookunpoo, 2.15 p.m.) Reforge:Molyneux. Police v. Kwong Wah

Boundary Road, 2.45 p.m.) Referee:--Phillips. Kowloon v. Engineers

Kowloon, 2.45 p.m.) Referee:--Ip.

St. Joseph's v. 5th R.A.

(Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.) Referee:-Silva

TO-MORROW

Charity Match in Ald of the British Fund for the Relief of Dis- tress in China,

Rest, of Colony v. South China

(Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.) Referee:Glover.

Linesmen:-Adlam and Ford.

First Division

20.3 St. Joseph's v. Royal Navy (Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.) Referee:-Goss,

57.4

1.03

1.00.

1,00 2

1.012 20

Linesmen:-Dove and Wilson.

Second Division

Eastern v. R.A.O.C.

(Causeway Bay, 2.45 p.m.) Referee:-Farr,

Third Division “A"

Electric v. Kit Che

(Sookunpoo, 2.45 p.m.) Referee: Edwards. [P.W.D. v. R.E.

(Sookungoo. 4.15 p.m.) Referee:Mellgrew.

37.3 Pall Mall

Homo Evelyn Opening Datsman The Crey Tiger

1.00.2 20.4

1.04.4

1,05.3

1.05.4 30

1.093

50 193 Hyndford Bridge 1.20

341 1942 30.1

Waber

1.05.1

20.3

14.3 1.09 342) The Leopard

56.3 21.1 Eve of Heaven 10.3 27.1 Sex Horne

1.014

203 Magog

Miticoye

1,022 202 Hectie View

60.1 20.2, Sernic View

29.1 Lancashire Chap 29.1 Ganglio

1.12

57

213 Calentito

53.2 20.1 Mercury 1.04

29 Black Diamond

34

Radlum Star

Cammencement Bay

32.4 1.003

37.1 Doube Finesse

33.1

203

Amber II

30.3 30.2

Rostrever

35.1 1.00.I

1.01.9 30.1

iturricane

35.1

32

Spirit of 1. Loula

20.1

Moonlight View

1.03

20.1

Candlefth

33.1

312 Tampa ny

34

Port Rush

54,3 34.2

1.07 103.4

1,895

1.37

1043 331 Janber 100

31.2 Duo Express 602 9.3 Cairnsmöre 1033 Avon

88.3.3 Red Feather 1.08.3 2011 Old Fashioned 1.00.1 20.1 National Liberty

302. TIM... 33.2; Gulness Time 1.013 33! Smiling Time

Forgolfen Star 73.3 Routhern Star 34.3 Eve of Shynes 1.043 204. Chiltern 1.01.3.4. Bydney Lad

201. Jennifer

201ting Master

274. Wild near

Golden Cow

Alrican Iamond

Lliber

50

79 Wild full

Jnber

Ka

Flylynight

1.08

844 27.2 Torridge

544 272, Cindrella

Arik bang AÐ VINNA Á đề, GRA

Nothenana

MADE IN LONDON BY Rolfmans of PALL MALL

Rose Emily

Cockle Rol Katinka Achinetterling A Grand Time Laff At "at

Devon Dumpling

893 20.1 Mayfair Court 1,13.

24 Geordia

283 Avalon

31.3

1.03.3 30

February Fourth

Gold Coin

Court

30.3

1.04.3 2931ovely Star 1.04.3 29.3 Tixer Eye 1.043 203 Gold Tower

1.02.3 30

atom

Alpha

1,033 30 Tiny Tim

20.4 Phoenix

54.1 25.4 Olympiad 1.01 20.2 Skip 31

53

Bressay Advancing Time Gog

King's Envoy

Lombel Beldge Victory Day 37.8ilkylight

374 Oranje Hoven

30. Boldier of Cana

Lancashire Chip

1.04.1 31

1.05.1 11

1.05.3 52

SZEX SEX

1.04.1

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Daimio la ta ka ka

"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:

1-FOOCHOW CUP

BilkyDght

King's Warden Moonlight View

2.-MAIDEN STAKES

Kose Elect Avon

Liilber

3.-SYDNEY MAIDEN STAKES

(FIRST SECTION)

Ruby Star

Chiltern

Devonian

4--CHINA STAKES

Cameronian

Bear Claw Gladiator

5-WONG NEI CHONG STAKES

(FIRST SECTION)

Portrush

Kut Cheung

Lambeth Bridge

GWONG NEI CHONG STAKES

(SECOND SECTION)

Ascot Vale

Bressay

Patristie Day

7.--SYDNEY MAIDEN STAKES

(SECOND SECTION) Pumpernickel

Laffat That Sydney Lad

B. WONG NEI CHONG STAKES

(THIRD SECTION)

Magog Matador

Some Hope

9.---VALLEY STAKES

Chatterbox' Oranje Boven Musketeer

14-TRIAL PLATE

Hlynsford Brkige Blue Express Conquering Time

11-CURRACH HANDICAP

Tampa Bay

Rose Jane

King's Lead

12-BENDIGO STAKES

Criffel Tornado Star Snowy River

DAILY DOUBLE EVENT

Pumpernickel/Chatterbox

GRAND NATIONAL FAVOURITE RUNS BADLY IN RACE

London, Feb. 24. The Manchester Stayers' Handicap Chase over a distance of three and a half miles was won by Hundy Mundy, a 5-1 bet, carrying 30 st. 1ib.

Inversible, at 6-1, carrying 10 st. 10 lbs., was second and Frankie, 20-1, carrying st. 12 lbs., third.

Five horses ran in the race. The time was 6 mins. 3 secs.

Selections

Made By "Early Bird"

"Early Bird" of the S. C. M. Post selects the following winners for

o-day's races:

1st Race

Silkylight Jrather

Moonlight View

2nd Race

Itone Elect Liber Peaceful View

3rd Race

ace

Murrumbidgee

Serenade Cocklero!

14th Race

5th Raco

Desert Star Bear Claw King's Warden

Portrush Smiling Time Phoenix

6th Race

This Time Patriotic Day February Furta

7th Race

Laff Al That Pumpernickel Sidney Lad

8 Race

Some Hope Avalon

Heddon

9th Racc

Oranje Daven Millenye Chatterbox

10th Race

Hyndford Bridge

11th Race

Rose Jane Tampa Bay Kings Lead

12th Raco

Timo

King's Privilege Vixen Tor Blandford

DAILY DOUBLE

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Loft Al That and Oranțe Boven,»/

Soccer

Strong Teams

Chosen For

Charity

Game

Twa very strong elevens have been selected to take part in the charity soccer match to-morrow in ald of the British Fund for the Relief of 'Distress in China. The game will be played at Caroline Hill at 4 p.m. between teams representing the Rest of the Colony and the South China A.A.

chan

The following are the teams: Rest of Colony-Hartley (K.F.C.); Wnh), Hou Yung-sang (Kwong

Horniball (Middlesex); (KF.C.), Baltrao (St. Joseph's), Hsu

Emberson (Eastern); K-ng-shing (R.A.0.C.). Courtney (Middlesex), A. V. Gonne (St. Joseph's), Capt., Saw (Middlesex) and Moss (Police). South China Cheung Wing-chol; The Grand National Favourite, Mak Siu-hon, Li Tin-sang; Lal Wal- Royal Danieli, carrying 12 st. 7 lbs., oui, Leung Wing-chiu, Lau Hlag- starting a 4-7 favourite, did not jump choi; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung King- well from the start and unseated its cheung, Lee Wal-tong, Lal Shiu-wing Jockey in the fourth Jump-Reuter. and Lau Chung-sang.

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