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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 3, 1939.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING TO TERMINATE TO-MORROW

NINE EVENTS IN AN ATTRACTIVE BUT SHORTER PROGRAMME

y "Cplain Foster")

The Annual Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club will terminate to-morrow at Happy Valley. Race- goers are reminded that the first saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., instead of the usual eleven o'clock.

An attractive programme of nine, after two years of abortive attempts, racer, including four handienp con-Rose Evelyn eventually coplured iests, will be presented to the racing the Garrison Cup for the Singapore public and chiet interest will un-millionaire,

pluria.

C. En-

doubtedly be centred on the two The most successfui Jockey at the main events, the Professional Cup Annual Meeting was Mr. and Subscription Grilling Champions carnuenu, who is at the head of the wins, four seconds Ponies' Chum-ist with nine and the Australian

and a couple of thirds. Four track were established and Mr. It is imust certain that a strong records

Jind the pleasure of battalion of children will be furn Encarnação

and although piloting all the winners. ing out to-morrow they are permitted in either en- closure, they will only be admitted

und China

UNCHALLENGED

was a better racer. I must have

the company of their parents. Owing to an attack of colic, Sky- Attention of the publle is drawn to light could not step in the ring to

al- the fact that no mabs will he lowed. Kiddles are reminded that it it out with Rose Elect in the Champion Stakes to deckle whether there

nusty are several

Kickers les Champion of the Carnival among the Australian ponies and the Stewards of the been a bitter blow to Mr. Eric Mol- Hongkong Jockey Club will not be

er, the Shanghai owner of Silky- responsible for any accidents. As a fight. warning, boys and girls are asked to keep clear of all ponies that are, The owners of Celtic Star and to adorned by a piece of red ribbon on are the spolts of the Sports Club and Hongkong Stakes with the the tail near the dock,

owners of Marksman owing to the foet that the Judges could not dis- to Mr.separate the two ponies after a

miles. However, Eu Tong-sen for capturing the must tance jaunt of 1% classic events. The outstanding the spin of the colu gave the Sports feature was the brilliant perform Club Cup to the Kong Bros., the ance of Rose Elect, who annexed owners the triple crown namely, the Malden sume Stakes, the Hongkort. Derby and the make use of the coin. Champion Stakes. This success was,

MR. EU'S SUCCESS

Congratulations are due

Mr. C. Encarnnent,

Thus

of Celtic Star and 1 pre-

the twin brothers will also

was not the first occasion

Meet Rose Elect, the champlan pony of the annual racing carnival. Mr. Eu Tong-sen's candidate scored a triple triumph in the four days' racing by wining the Malden Stakes. the Iongkong Derby and the Champion Stakes Photo by Jaffer.

FINAL CRICKET TEST COMMENCES TO-DAY: PLAY TO A FINISH

Durban, Mar. 2.

"CAPTAIN FOSTER". GOES OVER PROSPECTS

Special Homeside Soccer Forecast

The following are the teams specially selected to win in the Home Football programme to-

morrow:

Home Winners

Fulham

Manchester C.

Newport

Northampton

Notts C.

Carlisle Doncaster Rotherham

Optional Selections

Tranmero

Aldershot

Bristol C. Watford Hartlepools

Chess Club Revises Its Rules

IN

EACH RACE

The curtain raiser to-morrow will good run and Marksman will be the be the Ni Desperandum Stakes, other contender ridden by Mr. T. L. over a mile, for non-winning China Wong. The Professional Cup is t sub-griffins of this meeting that have be won two years in succession and started at least twice, and the Ste-the owner, Mr. S. W. Tang, of Inst wards of the Club will determine season's winner. (Louis XIV) has not by lot in which section the ponies candidate eligible to represent lile will start. At the time of writing colpurs. This means that the Law I have it a list of the draw but Society will be quite safe for another my selectons will appear to-morrow, yeur.

Attention of owners is drawn to

the fact that the result of the draw

does not relieve them of the res- There is nu ban for winners in" ponsibility of declaring their ponies the Phaethon Handicap for "C" class China ponies and under. This race as starters in the usual manner.

The weights for the Griting Spring has attracted no less than 22 entries. Handicap over a

a mile have not as The run is over a melle. The allot- yet been announced and in the cir-ment of weights will be published cumstance cannot discuss the pre-by the time these notes appear and spects of any ponies. The conditions without seeing the list of handicap, of this ce are for

Derby pontes cannot find a pony to beat Taxipa that have started and have not won Bay, the winner of Curragh (fundi- to say tui cap, on the first day. Ife was run- and it seems strange only six ponies are barred from thening with a limit land of 108 lbs, und. list of 41 entries. They are Con-can be relied upon to let us have a of his success. Rose quering Time, Eve of Harvest, Eve carbon copy

Heaven,

Galaxy, Hyndford Evelyn, It started,

It may prove Bridge, and Navylight" The owner

ner danger.

of

success

The penultimate event, the Aun-

of Blue Express and Rose Elect was so cocksure of the

of his ponies that they were not nominated

A good tralian Ponies Champlors, will be for Uis handicap event. few nominations are ineligible owing interesting as it has been represented to the fact that they did not weigh to me on good authority that Trum- out, but from the list of non-winnera phant Day will it lauks that contest.

weigh out for the

we shall see a good classic with the same jockey, Mr, B. L. TRO. With due respect to his telumph in the Rooty-Hill Derby. Triumphant Day is up against

The first leg of the "Daily Double" tough proposition In Lucky Lnd (Mr. is on the Flemington Plate, confined V. V. Needa) and Lancashire Chips in the Australian (Mr. D. Black) An extraordinary meeting of the to Australlun pontes, over a seram- Kowloon Chess Club was held at ble from the 114 mile post (about champlons. Lucky Lad has my vote.

mile halt

170 yards). Australian the Peninsula Hotel yesterday, in subcription griffins of this meeting,

The Happy Valley Spring Handi- the Course of which resolutions that have started and won, are in cap is for China ponies that have were passed that a revised form of eligible and we shall therefore sec started at this meeting and have not entries are to be rules and bye-laws be adopted and

won, and the the non- a good tussle between issued to the members in printed winners and

at the discretion of the Handicap- class. I have my doubte

With no data 3 ladder tourna as to whether the youngsters of this per, Mr. C. M. Alves. the holding of

a vole of thanks!

will have season

a show in the avaliable, I cannot therofore mak:

any comments. be offered the special sub-committee seedy merchants such as a Great as we have a good number of rules and bye-laws. Thus sub-Time, Bredon, Marquaire River, committee comprises Mesars J. S. Strathcarrick and Violet Rucen.

Eddie Paynter, the Lancashire left-hander, is fit agar that the commitee consider fied as those old timers classi. divided into "A" and "B" divisions

in certain measure, due to the fine that owners had to toss for a trophy, handling of the chestnut more by for in 1945 Mr. 1. E. Pearce's King's and has been included in the M.C.C. team to play South

Jubilee and Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Rose Africa to-morrow in the Fifth and Final Test. But Wilk-ment: 11 was Mr. Eu Toni-sen's Dirst Queen were locked together in the

St. George's Plate and the latter inson, the young English slow bowler, has not completely Hongkong Derby.

recovered and has been dropped from the team.

It is also interesting to reveal that called right in the spin.

Rugby

Volunteers To Play The Army

KOWLOON C. C. TEAMS

1st

At one time there was doubt about Paynter's fitness, following big re-

trement from the game against Natal Hockey

REPRESENTATIVES

and that

the

Smith, K. M. A. Barneti, and A The best, in my estimation, Bre- Farr To Meet

Kurrik.

The President of the Club, the Rev. G. E. S. Upsdell, was in the

chair.

don who will be ridden by the star short distance jockey, Mr. Proulx.

Wilkinson's emission may be du ARE APPOINTED Kowloon Chess Club is in its con-1/4 miles

"Red" Burman In London

London, Mar. 2.

heavy-

with a pulled leg muscle, but after-

The Professional Cup and Sub- The following teams will represent running round Kingsmead Ground

Champions over the Kowloon Cricket Club in league self satisfied.

times to-day, he declared

The Senior Champlonship of the scription Crimins

will draw a good held, cricket matches against the Club de Recreio to-morrow:

Jcluding stages, and D. E. de Car-but we need not go very far to look the winner. On his perform- vallo is the winner with nine points for Goodwin to the recent removal of a boil on his XI (home).-F.

Tommy Farr, the Welsh (Capt.), D. J. N. Anderson, K. M. Dowling hand, which is still bandaged.

Perks, the Worcestershire bowler, At the monthly meeting of the out of a possible ten. A. Kurrik isances, Celtic Star, the property of Baxter, R. T. Broadbridge, G. C. Burnett, E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fincher, has been included and will be play- Hongkong Hockey Association Coun- second with 5 points, and the other Kong Bros. must pass the post first weight boxer and one-time British to fight the Americno, S. V.

Citúns, R. E. Lee, Ning in his first Test match of the pre-ell yesterday of St. Andrew's Church participants in the tournament, who provided of course the jockey will heavyweight champion, has signed a London during Mackay G. A. White. Umpire, sent tour.

The teams, therefore, are as fol-Hall the following representatives, have not concluded their games, are not try another stunt of only making contract

B. D. Evans, F. B. White, M. Oxford, a run in the home stretch. It is re- "Red" Burman, in J. P. Robinson.

and P. E, Pogodin.

norted that Musketeer la under a April,

ket this con cloud, but I cannot 2nd XI (away),--W, Mulcahy, R. There will be two games of Rugby

B. S. Litvin won the Club Junior Airmed and furthermore

I do not

The date is likely to be April 13 Football on the Hongkong F.C. ground Baldwin, F. A. Broadbridge, G. A.

Championship with 9 points out of think that the pony has a chance of or 20. at Happy Valley on Saturday, March Goodban, S, A. Gray, B. D. Lay, J.

It will be recalled that, Burman a possible 8. J. R. Hill is second turning

on Celtic Star the tables 4. At 3 p.m. a Club side will play R..Luke, T. A. Madar, W. L. Me-

the R.MS. Birmingham, and this game Kenzie, R. A. J. Simpson and G. E.

with points, A. C. Mitchell third over a distance trip. Oranje Boven beat Farr on points recently, will be followed at 4.15 by one be-Taylor. Umpire, H. Brokenshire.

with 2 points, and F. A. Fabel fourth with Mr. Encarnacao in the saddle, verdiet being disputed by Farr and

his manager-Reuter. with one point.

will no doubt give Celtle Star a tween the Hongkong Volunteer De-

fonce. Corps and the Anny,

Club and Volunteer siden have been stari selected as follows:

and

ht 3 p.m. Admission to all stands on Monday and Wednesday on Saturday Hongkong FCM. W. MacGrath; will be 50 cents, and

lows:

M.C.C.

W. R. Hammond (Capt.)

B. I. Valentino

P. A. Gibb

K. Farnes......

Edrich

Hution

Paynter

Perks Verlty Weight

Ames

S. AFRICA

Alan Melville (Capt.)

E.

B. Mitchell

K. G. Viljocu

P.. A. Rowan

Langton

A. B. CL

N. Gordon

E. S. Newsoni

It. E. GrievESSU

1

A. D. Nourse

E.L. Dalton

P. G. Van Der Byl

Twelfth Man:-N, W. D. Yardley

There was a steady drizzle this;

C. J. Powell, IL, D, Bidwell (captain), the charge for the centre of the G. S. Wilson, H. van Leeuwen; J. Covered Stand will be $1 with the Hutchicon, R. Rutherford; E. W. remainder at 50 couts. Service men Stout, J. F. Burford, K. A. Watson, in uniform will be admitted at half- C. M. Stark, 0. A. Searle, W. B. price. Richardson, K. H. G. White and II. Seven-a-Side football is a W. E. Heath.

vely, morning, thus preventing practice were elected for the International | fast and open game, giving peeta- It also rained yesterday, but the wic-Hockey Tournament starting next H.K.V.D.C.-J. G. Day; G. Ktors plenty of thrills throughout, ket is protected.. Chadwick, M. G. Carruthers, W. E. This year's entries are fairly well Grieve (Captain), D. H. Stewart; matched, and some close games will The weather is dull of the moment, A. H. R. Butcher, E. Taverner; W. E. be seen. The Police have entered a but shows indication of clearing up. Peers, K. W. Salter, J. S. Dunnett, strong "A" team, which stands a E. A. Bompas, A. F. Walkden, A. G. good chance of winning the Tourna-

Seven-a-Bide Tournament The Rugby Football season

month:-

Portugal, J. Gonsalves; England,

The first and second Tests were Wales, E. F. A. Morgan; Germany,

Lt. Hook, of the Royal Artillery, has been elected Vice-President of the Hongkong Hockey Association Ivice Lieut. Douglas who is proceed-

in on Home leave next Saturday.

The annual match between the Civillans and the Services has been cancelled owing to the introduction of the Six-A-Side Tournament.

G. E R. Divett; Ireland, Dove; Scot- innd, Capt. Mackenzie-Kennedy; Dalziel, G. M. Marrs and J. Redman.ment, but they will have stern op- drawn,, the third was won by the Sommer; India R. S. Gill and China,

Tam. M.C.C. and the fourth was drawn. position from the Fortress RE's,

The aft match will be played to a will winners of the Army Seven-a-Side close next week with The -annual Tournament, and the Hongkong finish.--Reuter. Seven-a-Side Tournament organised Bank team. Many Club players are by the Club, part proceeds of which turning out for Hong and the Pollee are donated to local Service and sides, and their "A" seven is in Civilian charities, Sixteen teams consequence rather weaker than in have entered, and preliminary rounds previous years. They also have the will be played off on Monday and disadvantage of being without a re- Wednesday, leaving four quarter-gular scrum-half, as J. R. IFenderson final

games, two semi-finals and the injured himself in last Saturday's final to be decided on Saturday, game and will not be playing any March 11. The games on Monday more rugger this season. and Wednesday will commence at The draw for the Tournament will 4.30 p.m., whlist Saturday's play will be published to-morrow.

WHY NI (Mr. B. L. Chao up) is shown here winning the Third Section of the Wong Nat Chong Bisken with the greatest of elem Photo by Jeffer

Rugger Matches At Home

London, Mar. 2. At Northampton to-day, the Bar- barlans defented East Midlands in a Rugby Union Axlure by 23 points to 11.-Reuter.

RUGBY LEAGUE

London, Mar. 2. Liverpoo defeated Widnes in the Rugby League to-day by 0-3.-Reu-|

ter.

BOAT RACE CREWS ANNOUNCED FOR ANNUAL EVENT

London, Mar. 2.

With the selection of the Cambridge crew for the annual Boat Race, to be rowed on April 1, both crews are now known. They are as follows:

CAMBRIDGE

OXFORD

C. Addison (Roborough and Pem- G. Huse (Upper Latymer Bchool

broke)

Bow and Orlel)

A. Turner (Cranleigh and Corpus) J. L. Garton (Elon and Magdalen) A. Blemick (St. Edward's and Bi.

Edmund)

A. Burrough (8) Taul's and Jesus)

J. Savili (Radity and Jewna)

IL Parker (Tabor' Academy and

Trially Hall}

J. Turnbull (Geelong and Clare)

ML. Buxton (Eton and Third

Trinity)

O. Sanford (Rion and Trinity. Hall)

R. Steward (Eton and Magdalon) R. Burnell (Elon and Magdalen)

E. NA Waldron (Shrewsbury and

Trinity)

I, Forbos (84, Paul's and Mazda-

len).

(Kton Bourne

and New College)

Balliol)

Struke

II. Smith (Eton and Magdalen) Cox 11. Mary (Upper College and

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