1939-02-27 — Page 32

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 27, 1939.

ROSE ELECT OR NAVYLIGHT FOR HONGKONG DERBY?

BOTH IMPRESSED IN THEIR RACES LAST SATURDAY Many Important Events On The Card To-day

or

Mr.

Mr. Eu Tong-son's Rose Elect Cire's Navylight to win the Hongkong Derby to-day?

This is a problem which has been confront- It was expected ing race-goers for some weeks. that Saturday's racing, the first opportunity pun- ters had of seeing the ponics in a gonuine race, would throw some light on the problem.

did it? One wonders,

But

The only things established by of an old ailment, but he hopes to Saturday's events were that Rosend a suitable juckey for 10-day's Elect has plenty of speed a fact bitt mer. "Mr. H. C. Pth took out Saturday, but Mr. which everyone who has seen the Navylight morning gallops is aware--and that Moiler expressed the hope that Mr Navyght eems to like a tonghish. Pote-Hunt, a friend of his, would care-which has never been really ride it in the Derby race.

confirmed.

But the point now seems to be this: Will Rose Elect, which created new record for alx furtongs in the Maiden Stakes on Saturday beat ing King's Warden's best of 1.243). be able to keep up in the longer Derby distance? If she can, she will probably win despite the fact that Navylight. in winning the Triaf Plate, had no opposition at all from the rest of the fleld.

GOOD PERFORMANCES

VERY DISAPPOINTING The form shown by Hyndford Bridge in the Trial Plate was very disappointing indeed, and it does not sem likely that this candidate will be of any danger to Rose Elect or this race was Navylight. Before

there were run, however, people who thought Hyndford Bridge ap to the standard of these two, but minion med have changed quickly after the fish of the Trial Plate.

Y

Apart from the Derby, there are many interesting rares on the cardi to-day, ineluding the Lusitano Cup, Garrison Cup, Victoria Stakes. Ex- change Plate, Chuter Cup and the Challenge Cup. Only two are for

Both performances were extremely impressive, and there seems ttle doubt that the first place in the Blue Riband is between the two. Lilliber and Blue Expres were behind Rose Elect, md Eve of Harvest and Con-scription China ponies. quering Thine were following: Navy- fight in that order; but in each case. there was a clear-cut superiority of the winner over the rest of the field. dry and is conducive to fast time, as The track at the moment is very

by the three proved

records established in five races on Saturday morning. Therefore we ought to see fast race if Liberty Uny's a very Derby record is not lowered.

South China Held

Mr. C. L. Gregory brought Strathbannock home to an easy win in the second section of the Wong Nel Chong Stakes at Happy Valley on Satur- day to pay the highest dividend of the day. $69.50, Picture shows the winner at the post-Photo by Jafer.

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Desert Chief, who broke a record 011 Saturday, has been entered in

The following are the entries for the races at Happy only one race, the Victoria Stakes. Therefore she is almost certain to be her. Silkylight has been entered start, in which case the race should Valley to-day. Numbers in front of the ponies' names for Victoria Stakes and the Chal- longe, but it is expected that she will be taken out in the latter race only

cinch for iter,

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If there are upsets to-day, they As only to be expected, both will probably be caused by ponics owners are supremely content of which were left at the starting gate their candidates' ability to win theon Sdurday. There were several of Derby.

therefore, are them. The public, Eric Moller, for instance, stilt in the dark regarding their con- thaks Navylight will win, though he tition, and if their jockeys can get acknowledges that Rose Elect is a

them away with the bunch in to- "very due animal." He is very day's races, one or two may cause a disappointed that his son. Mr. R. B.

surprise. Moller, who rode Silkylight to vic tory in the Derby and Champlons at the last annual meeting, cannot take out Navylight owing to a recurrence

Confusion Bay, It is understood, will not weigh out for any events at the Carnival, as she is under a cleul.

"Capt. Foster" Selects

The Following:

Selections Made By "Early Bird"

The following selections on to-day's races are made by "Early Bird" of the "S. C. M. Post:

1st Race

Marksman

Ring Master Magog

End Race

-

Cocklerol

Ruby Star

Chillern

3rd Race

Blue Express Peaceful View Jennifer

4th Race

Desert Chief

Bear Clow Oak Bay

5th Race

Rose Evelyn Double Chance Gold Sovereign

6th Race

Musketeer

Oranje Boven

Celé Star

7th Race

Lucky Lad

Lancashire Chips

Able Amazon

8th Race

Navylight

Rose Elect

Lilliber

9th Race

Wild Life

Rob Roy

New Star

10th Race

Silkylight King's Warden ited Feather

Avon. Hectic View

11th Race

1.--MONGOLIAN ́STAKES

Iting Master

Mager

Radium Star

|Z-PERTH PLATE

(FIRST SECTION)

Chiltern l'umpernickel Ruby Star 3-LUSITANO CUP

Lilliber

Jennifer Blue Express

4-VICTORIA STAKES

Desert Chlef

Bear Claw

Happy Eve

| 5-GARRISON CUP

Rose Evelyn

Bistre

Salvage Master

G-EXCHANGE PLATE

Musketeer Marksman Oranje Boven

7-MELBOURNE CUP-

Lucky Lad

Lancashire Chips Ablo Amazon

8-HONGKONG DERBY

Kone Elect

Navylight

Eve of Harvest -CHATER CUP

New Star

Jober

Wild Lite

10-CHALLENGE cup

King's Warden

Skylight

Red Feather

Avon

11.—BLACK ROCK STAKES

Ilectio View

Galveston Hay

12-PERTH PLATE

(SECOND SECTION)

Devonian

Rivulel

Happy Landings

DAILY DOUBLE

Lucky Lad / New Blar

English Cavalier

12th Race

Devonian Rivulet

Danby Landing

DAILY DOUBLE

Lucky Lad and Wild Life

indicate where they finished in their last three starts.

MONCOLIAN STAKES

(About Half Mile 170 Yards)

Aha

0 Alpha

Andiamo

Argon

Ascot Vale

✡

Avalon

0

Battleship

0

Ilack Diamond

n

Bilal:dan

• Boney

o Bresiny

0

Calientito

Celtics Star

Charcoal

Chatterbox

0 Cyclone

0 Devon Dumpling

0 Dow Jones

0 Fairchil

February Fourth

Callant Marshal

Gaucho

1 Geordie

9. Go

0

0

Gold Tower

Green Bay

Guinness Time

Heddon

High Tower

King Kong

3 Kin Envoy

0 Lambeth Bridge

2 Marton

2 Marksman

o Matador

Mayfair Court

0 Mercury

Mileage

1 Musketeer

0

0 National Honour

National Jusilee

O National Service

U New Bedford

0 Old Fashioned

0 Opening Batinan

Oranje Boven

© Pall Mall

Patriotic Bay Pawnive

$ Phoenix

Portritt

2 Radium Star

Ring Master

0 Rose Day

0 Nostrevor

Sen Captain

a Sea Chiết

Sea Horse

0 Silver Star

◊ Skip

0 Smiling Time

Snowntorm

D Some

ope

D Sports Gesture

8 Sports Venture

o Starlet........

1 Brathbannock

3 Talkative

Thanksgiving Day

The Buccaneer

The Grey Tiger

The Mermaid

The Spirit of St. Louis

This Time

Tiny Tim

Torridge

Total Los True Lovo Welcome

- West Lake

Whirlwind

⚫ Wilber

Wild Hear

0 Wild not

Willyrilly

| PERTH PLATE (FIRST SECTION)

Ajax

(One Mile)

Amber II

A Roaring Time

Hamm Bay Candlelight

Chutern

Cocklerol

Eve of Shyness Flinders River

Gale

Heinz

Jupiter

0 King's Herald

aquacious

⚫ plad Court

0 Poconos

Pumpernickel

0 Ruby Star

Ben King

Bydney Lad

a Telumphant Day

LUSITANO CUP

(About Tiny Wille 170 Yards)

- Alligator

Annas ay

ON

113 14

12

Armylight Aven

Big Ben ... Blue Diamond

1 Express Cinderella

Conquering Timu Figmont Bay ........ English Cavaller Eve of Heaven

For All Time Forgotten Star Gainky

0 Galveston Bay

Grey Knight Harmony

MMA-ORD-

View

Harmony Eve) Hectir Virw Hopeful Time Hyndford Bridge Jennifer ........

Lady Love

Lilliber Lovely Star Litania.

Mayber

Navylight

Рарече

Praceful View Rose Charming

Rose Elect Rose Filly

Rose Finna

Inky Time Spring Thrac

Taking Minster

The Tigresa

Victoria

flate

VICTORIA STAKES

(One life)

Bear Claw Camerarior Contusion Bay Desert Chief Happy Eve King's Warden Oak Bay

3:kylight

GARRISON CUP

Bistre

(One Mile)

Coronation Day Dekkoine

I Double Chance

Cald Sovereign

1 Rachig Boy

Hose Evelyn Salvage Master Shilpmaster

Smiling Thru

* Tempest

Wild Cat

EXCHANGE PLATE

(About One Mile 171 Yards)

Andiamo

Argon

Ascot Vale

Avon Black Diamond Dalsdon

Bogey

9 Bretany

• Callenilto

Celtic Star Chatterbox Cyclone

8 Dow Jones

0 Fairchi

6 February Fourth

0 Gaucha

0

Cont

Gold Tower

0 Green Bay ****

Cumness Time

⚫ leddon

6

h Tower

King Kong

1 King's Envoy

Kut Cheung...

Lambeth Bridge

Magog

blackaman

Matador

Mayfair Court

Miraye

Mongol

Musketeer National Honour National Liberty Old Fashioned Opening Batsman Oranje noven Pall Mall Patriotte Day Pawnre

• Phoenix Partruant Radium Star Hing Master

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1-1 In Charity Soccer

BOWLERS ARE NOT HELPLESS IN MODERN CRICKET

Game Needs To

Be Left Alone

A defence of modern day erickel, and some advice to what he called "the grousing" bowlers, was includ ed in a speech made recently by Major M. F. S. Jewelt, the former Sussex and Worcestershire cricketer. He was sncultiug at the annual meet-

LEE WAI-TONG KEEPS RECORD OF SCORING GOAL IN EACH MATCH

Rest Side Draw Level In The Closing Minutes

(By "Abe")

Though obviously the better side in many respects,

h; in Worrester of the Worcester- the South China A.A. were held to a draw of 1-1 in the shire Cricket Club, of which he a charity soccer match in aid of the China Relief Fund played

vier-chairman.

"The game "It needs leaving

is all right," declared at Caroline Hill yesterday.

Major

swerve.

SCORES LEVELLED

Rest gool alone. Much has been said about! The absence of several players forwards prevented the

[} misunder the over preparation of wickets, who had been originally selected from falling. Once We were told that it was impossi weakened the test side considerably, standing by Itou and Hartley let in ble to turn the ball upon them. and the forward line seldom showed Luw Tau-man, but the left wing Even if this was so, the bowler stilt any real combination. There were with a yawning goal in front of has further darts up his sleeve in some good individual efforts but fewhim, shot outside. On another seen length, fight, change of pace and concerted ones. Moss was a hard-sion the Eatne player had a grand working centre-forward, but way chance of adding to the score, but "If bowlers were to remember given little support by his inside shot wildly.

he went on. "and concentrate men, who seidon kept up with him, on using these essential factors of thus leaving him with too much to

for instance, was On Moxs brond shoulders the task good bowling, they would do better do, Courtney. thun just grousing about the slate hanging too far back most of the of breaking a way through the Chi- of the wicket.".

time, and Rides, playing out of his nese defence continued to fall. Hla Gibbons usual position, never seemed really was a lone battle, however, though It was announced

made several fine runs benefit a record for Worcester several good runs down the left wing, from passes

of

fortunately for the these. shire professional,

made the cardinal fault of lock-in one The Hon. Charles Lyttelton was ing around for his inside men when Rest, Couriney and Rides kept up with the attack, and the scores were results might inve been re-elected captain of Worcestershire, better and his father, Lord Cobham, was obtained by cutting in and trying levelled. Thomas cut in and shot,

put or shot himself.

but thaugh Cheung Wing-chol, the re-elected president.

Chinese goal-keeper, got his hands to

thut

would receive ever £800 from his, happy at inside left. Thomas made the winger ng out by him. But

2

Q

A

Rose Bay

Sea Captain

Sen Chief

Silver Star

Sing Time

Snowstorm

U Some ope

П

Sports Gesture

Shorta Venture

o Starlet

1 Strathbannock

Talkative......

Ea

Thanksgiving Day

The fucconcer

The Grey Tiger

The Spirit of St. Loula

0

ย

THIS C

51 Tiny Tim

Welcome

0 True Love

A

0 1

West Lake

Whirlwind

Wild Bear

Wild Bull

MELBOURNE CUP

(One And Quarter Milles)

Abla Amazon

A Grand Time

A Boaring Time

Aztec

11landford

30 Centre Court

GOINGMORA (AND

2 0.0

10

Double Finesse Electron

King's Privilega Laffat That

Lancashire Chips

Lucky Lad

Snowy River

HONGKONG DERBY

(Do And II!f Mlies)

Annan Day Armylight

Avon

Feasiber

Blue Express Conquering Time Egmont Bay

English Cavaller

2 Eve of farvest

Eve of Heaven

For All Time

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DEESOROPAED

but

1 to

In defence, however, the Rest were

of the

opposite num- equals

the

bers:

the ball, he failed to hold it and

Hou Yung-sang und Sheehan it went out to the right. Einberson were a steady pair of bucks, and swung it back to the middle and Courtney took a first-time shot Hartley was very safe in goal. The

fact that against such a fine South scoring with Cheung still out of his. only one charge.

conceded

China attack they ought

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tribute

Silty. But this was 150

Above Is Hose Elect, greatly favoured in many quarters to win

Derby the Hongkong

to-day." On him is Mr. O, Encarnacao, who will I be riding him in the big race this

afternoon.

to

This occurred four minutes from artly the end, and the final whistle blew

their

due partly

to the able work of Beitrag at centre with the cores dead-locked at 1-1. South China tried out two com- halt, who kept a firm hold on Lee

"unknowns" Wal-tong all the time the latter was parative

up

yesterday,

In the forward line. Isu King- Cheung Wing-chol (in goal), who shing, at left-half, was also in good played with such conspicuous suc- form, though he was given a trying cess with the Chinese team in the Line by Fung Klog-cheung and Tang fast tour to Saigon, and Tom Chen-

the fal n

Division half-back. Third Hunniball, Kwong-sum. other flank, however, was not quite Cheung gave a very cool and clever up to the standard of the others end display, and Tam gave evidence of

promise us a half-back. provided the only weak link in an athervise admirable defence.

on

NEGATIVE FOOTBALL

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The Chinese never seemed to be going

all out. The pace, as a result, was inclu

Inclined to be slow throughout the whole match.

Teams:

South China A.A.-Cheung Wing-

With noting at stake, the South China players did not seem to be going all out. They showed a bit pretty, if negative, football in mid- thol; Mak Slu-hen, Li Tin-sang; Lau Hing-chol, Leung Wing-chlu, Tara feld, but once they had got to within Chan-fal; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung shooting distance, Hou Yung-sang King-cheung,

Loc Wal-tong, Lal Beitrag and Shechen saw to it that Shiu-wing and Law Tau-mon.

they were not given any chance to Rest DI Colony Hartley: Hou shool.

Yung-sang, Sheehan; Honniball, When half-time arrived, "the score Beltrao, Hsu King-thing; Emberson,

but sheet was still blank,

Iwelve minutes after the resumption, South China took the lead, through Lee Wal-tong. The Rest defenders sesm-

Courtney, Moss, Rides and Thomas.

ed to be under the imuression that Badminton League

Lee was off-side, and Hartley marte no attempt to stop the shot, but the referee apparently had no doubt at all that

a

Matches To-night

Foul. was Shortly after this, Mak Stu-hon Three matches are down for de- hurt his ankle during a Rest roid.cision in the "B" Division of the Bad- and was out of the game for the minton League this evening. S1 remainder of the match. Lee Wal-Andrew's "A", who are leading this tongt. who had already kept bit section of the League, should advance record of scoring in every match in another step towards the title when tact. went back to fill Mäk's position they play the V.R.C. at right back.

The programme is no follows:

In spite of Lee's absence, the V.R.C. Chinese

made several dangerous Recreio raids, and only poor finishing by the K. Tong "A"

v. St. Andrew's "A" v. K. Tong "3"

v. Chung Wah

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