1939-03-10 — Page 20

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

March 10, 1939.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING IN RETROSPECT HUGE SUCCESS Perak Champion In Local Tennis Tourney

FROM EVERY

POINT OF VIEW Special Homeside

(By "Captain Foster")

A full review of the Annual Race Meeting under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club, which was brought to an end last Saturday at Happy Valley, is not feasible owing to exigency of space, but I hope that a short survey of the' five days of racing will not be out of place.

The meeting was a 1rent success from every point of view mid a volc of thinks must be tendered to the Stewards, Ofeials and the staff in general for the very eficient manner in which every department was run. This was much appreciated by the men of the turf and the paying out to punters was all in good time.

The weighing out and in" of the (as ponies by the four Stewards against three last Spring) in charge of the Scale, I Honour Sir Atholl D. C. Ed- MacGregor, K.C., Mr. mondator, Mr. F. C. Hall and Mr

EXCELLENT RACING BY AUSSIES

The Australian events always 'pro-, vided excellent racing and one of the thrills was seen in the Rooty- H Derby when a rank outsider in! P. M. Hodgson must be complimented Triumphant Day, ridden by Mr. B. L.j upon, especially in the Wong-Net-Tao, Bashed past the post to win by Chong Stakes (recond section) when three lengths. This brown gelding 20 fockeys had to test the scale. All befonging to Chau Bros, puid $415.30 sired by the China ponies subscription grilling to the delight of 03 staunch supper-

fields and Bieters. The

pony events had large weighing out of every race was car- blestone. Triumphant Day took ried out at a rattling pace, lying 2.40 to journey the circult as against punters uniple line to make their the record time of 2.43% set up by Gypsy Love. Mrn. Eu Tong-sen's selections.

Callery let the publie down very badly and no did Cockleral from the Jet Feel's stable.

Although the weather clerk did not for the ve us glorious sunshine five days of racing, the going was on the fast side. As a result there were four new track records, all by ponies ridden by Mr. C. Encarnacad. In the present list of fastust times on record for various distances, the sume of this jockey appears five

times.

C. Encarnacao Led The List Of Jockeys

Mr. Encarnaçao was in great form specially on the last day of the Carnival. piloting, four. winners and

was

Soccer Forecast

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

morrow:

Home Winnors

Lulon Sheffield U. West Brom.

Queen's P.R.

Barnsley

Bradford C. Hull

Stockport

Optional Selections

Tottenham Chester Hearts Rangers

National And Lincolnshire Calls-Over

by Tom Once again Lucky Lad

London, Mar. 0. McCarthy became the Spring cham-

The following is the latest call- plon with Mr. Needa in the saddle, but the pony did not capture the big raco by the length of a street and the over for the Grand National:

11/2 Klar (0), 0/1 (t) verdict was by n neck beating Snowy grand

100/8 Temowlilow (1. and e.) River at the post. It was finish and that astute jockey, Mr. 100/3 Workman to), 13/1 (1) Peter Wel rode a smart race on the 100/7 Royal Danieli (0) loser, Snowy River, (by Dobniak) who staged a wonderful comeback, Taggart's trounelag Mrs. J. H. Lancashire Chips by one-and a halt lengths,

broke his collar-bone, will not be -seen in action for a long time.

JOCKEYS' RECORDS

The following is a complete re-

they were no "arm chair" rides. The cord of jockeys placed at the Annual

best was seen in the Phaethon Handi-

cap when in, the last 50 yards from

Meeting:

the touch line he brought Rose Jane C. Encarnacso

on the outside with a terrific burst. v. Needa

of speed, beating Tampa Bay with T. L. Wong Mr. Black in the saddle by n close shave.

J. Pote-Hunt

F. Marshall

but B. L. Tao

No fewer than 50-jockeys-took D. Black part at the Annual Carnival,

B. A. Proulx

S.

there were only 24 riders who re-II, C. Ph turned to the scale. Mr. Encarnacao was led 22 times to the dismounting PY. T. Wel

C. Liang Weighing the enclosure outside

L. B. Chno Room, the position of his placings H. F. Chanson being 13 wins, five seconds and four W. G. Foy .... thirds. Had anybody followed him W. H. S. Davis right through the meet with a five C. L. Gregory vollar bill in every outing, one must A. D. Coppin produce a satisfactory balance sheet. P. L. Chiu Menses. V. V. Needa, T. L. Wong and H. J. A. Hearne J, Pole-Hunt each had six wins. Ho long-ping

It may Interest one to know that T, Y, Woo

Mr. A. D. Coppin broke his "duck" S. W. Pan

on Sylvandale in the Jockey Cup, G. Treverton and Mr. P. L. Chiu cut the ice by F. F. Li registering his Brat official, win on Starlet at Happy Valley and the pony paid the biggest dividend of $3,711.00 for a win in the annals of Hongkong racing. Three jockeys were sented, and Mr. A. W. Raymond, who three events.

1st 2nd 3rd

13- 5 4

ง 7

4

3

58 50 54

There was a dead heat for Arst un-place and only two ponles started in

REPULSE BAY Hotel

Geo. Pio-Ulski's String Quintette

evory SUNDAY for Tiffin 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.

Fred Carpio's Dance

Orchestra

every WEDNESDAY for Dinner

9

p.m. to 1 a.m.

A la Carte & Table d'Hote

18/1 Rackquilla 1. and 0.}

20/1

Brendan's Cottage (0)

20/1 loyal Mail (0)

/ underuld to)

22/1

Cooleen (0), 25/1 (t)

23/1 Mazmoffat (o)

20/1

Dominick's Cross (0)

20/1 Inversible (0)

33/1 St. George (1. and 0,)

Blue Shirt (0)

33

507 Black flawk (o)

Brendan's Cottage has entered the betting following its victory in-day

LOUIS BEATS LEWIS-Fans who saw_the_heavyweight boxing bout in New York between Champion Joe Louis of Detroit and Challenger John Henry Lewis of Arizona, remarked that Joo went about it like a man with a job to do, or perhaps like an orderly machine. The Oght lasted a minutes 29 seconds. Above, John Henry has just met Joe's right to the law and goes down.

M.C.C.

FACE HUGE

SCORE IN FIFTH

TEST AT

DURBAN

The M.C.C. tourists are now facing a total of 695 in the fourth innings in the Fifth Cricket Test match against South Africa at Durban.

Continuing their innings yesterday, the South Afri. in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, carry- ing 12st, ever one and a quarter cans consolidated their position by taking the overnight miles course to beat Morse Code, an odds-on favourite, by five lengths at total of 193 for three wickets to 481 before the last wicket level weight-Reuter.

fell, thus leaving the Englishmen with 696 to get in order to win.

LINCOLNSHIRE

London, Mar..D. The following-is-the-intest-call- over for the Lincolnshire:

19/2 Domaha (1. and o.) 10/2 Galonta (o), 10/1 (t) 100/8 Davy Dolittle (0) 100/0 Burgundian (0)

18/1 St. Andrew's (0) 22/1 Temerare (0) 25/1 Haleyun Gift (0) 23/1 Dundee (o)

-Reuter.

LIM THIAT-TET MAY GO FAR: DEFEATS A. V. GOSANO EASILY

(By “Abe').

Conditions were against really good tennis at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday. A slight drizzle which fell just before the matches were timed to start, bad light and an intermittent breeze all conspired to prevent high-standard play, and consequently the matches were as dull as the weather, which was pretty bad.

The programme was marked by go a long way in the tournament. shortly He demonstrated yesterday that he One mishap. E. E. Story, after the start of his singles match is going to be the "dark horse" of ogainst Wong Shiu-wing, wrenched the competition.

E. C. Fincher was not at his best his knee and retired. This occurred!

two

too

in the second point of the match. though he accounted for. Kwok Hing. Wong, commencing service, won the chung with the loss of only first point, and in the second he games. He was making for lobbed the ball and Story, in trying many mistakes, but the issue was

never in doubt. to smash, put his knee out.

SINGLES

v. N. A. E. Mackay

v. Pang O-lam

If the weather permits, the follow- Lim Thlat-tet, whom I mentioneding programme of matches will be In Tuesday's issue in connection with played this afternoon!

fav. his double match, created a ourable impression yesterday when S. W. Llong he was seen in the singles for the A. Crawford

v. P. S. Leong V. Gosuno, F. Kwok first time. Meeting A.

Taul Yun-pui Wan Tso-sam S. A. Rumjahn v. N. L. Evans

DOUBLES Major F. C. Nottingham and Capt. R. B. Lecky v. Lt, D. C. Misra and LA. S. M. Afzal.

Results Of Matches Played Yesterday

The following were the re- sults of matches played yester. day:

OPEN SINGLES

Wei Chung boat j. R. Turner 6-1, 6-1.

1

T. J. Gould beat H. Y, Ho 9-7, 61.

E. C. Fincher beat Kwok Hing-chung 6-1, 6-1.

Lim. Thiat-tet beat A. V. Gosano 6-2, 6-0.

E. E. Story retired hurt in his match against Wong Shiu- wing.

OPEN DOUBLES

5. A. Gray and G. C. Bur- nett beat H. P. Ong and S. H. Ling 7-5, 6-8, 6-3.

Lee Wal-tong and lu Tak- chouk beat Luk Chun-chcung and lu Tak-larn 7-5, 6-3.

Chan Kam-moon' and Wong Fuk- nam v. 1. M. A. Raznek and A. R. Minu.

Badminton

WANDERERS

TOO GOOD FOR V.R.C.

In the "B" Division of the Bad- minton League, the fealed V.R.C. by 7-2

Wanderers de-

at St. John's

""

Hall last evening. Scares:

L, Landau and T. Guterres (V.R.C.) Isot to E. S. Ho and C. Y. Yung Ho and S. L. 3-21; lost to J. S. Cheung 3-21; lost to F. Zimmern

and A. Zimmern 14-21:

D. M. Xavier and A. Wirich (V.R.C.) lost to Ho and Yung 19-21; lost to Ho and Cheung 10-24; beat Zimmern and Zimmern 21-11.

F. Castro and W. Pullen (V.R.Č.)

Durban, Mar. 0. the drawn-out game was diminishing:

Overnight rain helped to bind the he won easily by 6-2, 6-0. These lost to Ho and Yung 3-21; lost to. Ho South Africa nuded 99-runs-in-105

quailty, give si indication-of-how-and-Zimmern-21-10- minutes this morning, bringing their wicket, which showed no signa-ofres, against a player of Gosano's and. Cheung 13-21: beat Zimmern total to 202 for 4 at lunch time In crumbing.

of the Final Test the sixth day Cricket match against the M.C.C.

A small crowd of 400 when the match was resumed this morning testlaed to the fact that interest in

Rose Elect Undoubtedly

Best Of The Griffins

The partnership between Nourse well im played. He is a very well- equipped player, makes his strokes and Viljoen, which yielded $1 runs fluently on both hands and possesses ended when Noursé skied a rising bail from Farnes which was taken a fairly useful service, by Hutton at short-leg. His score was 25 and the total 242 for 4.

PERAK CHAMPION

CHAMPIONSHIP TIES

the

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has been evening on

arc ties

the

ps

A programme of matches in championships annual arranged for this Talkoo court.

While watching last Monday's follows:

JUNIOR SINGLES, (SECOND ROUND)

J. S. Ho y. C. N. Silva (8 p.m.) A. L. Fisher v. S. H. Boone (8.30

Melylle, who was imping as the result of a strained leg, now joined matches. I had picked out Lim as a Viljoen and carried the score to 292 player of outstanding merit, and I at lunch time. Viljoen, who had 45 was not entirely surprised, therefore, to his credit, played an aggressive to learn yesterday that he is a former game, scoring. 10 runs in an over champion of Perak. He is now in

Melville contribu- Hongkong to further his studles, and p.m.) Wright, from

is an external student at the Hong- tion was 30 at the interval.

kong. University. Afternoon's Play Dreary batting ensued after lunch

minutes.

Though I cannot see him beating

MEN'S DOUBLES, (SECOND ROUND)

L. Sung and T. F. Yong v.. M: A.

As was predicted by the writer, Rose Elect owned by when 300 was registered after 300Tsui Wäl-pul; our Iscal, champion. Oliveira and L. A. Carvalho (0 Mr. Eu Tong-sen annexed the Maiden Stakes (Six Fur- longs) and the Hongkong Derby (12 Miles) in record times of 1.23.4/5 and 2.55.2/5 respectively.

With the total at 340 Viljoen for instance, yet I think Lim should p.m.) chopped a ball from Perks into the

wicket. He had scored 74 which in- cluded seven fours in a game mark- ed by solid driving.

Daitan joined Melville and carried when the former the score to 387 sub-

MELVILLE BOWLED

Gibb kept the

A feature of her successful outings, winner of the Valley Stakes did not was the easy manner in which she turn out to be the champion beat the opposition, but I. was cer- griffin, but the chestnut gelding has was caught by Wright off his own tainly taken by surprise when Mr. the speed of a greyhound for a mile sowling after scoring 21. It was a Eu's candidate paid $11.10 for a win and under and this should be borne cw left hand catch. Dalton played in the Blue Riband. There was one in mind. In my racing notes on the fast and lively game, hitting a six Melville had scored 68 and Grieve- race which we all looked forward eve of the big meeling I said that and three to the ropes.

and Marksman did not sult the riding of to seeing between this mare Silkylight. But it was not to take the owner, Mr. Tang Man-wa, and son nothing when the tea interval place. As the latter is now in the the change in the saddle proved that arrived, 387 for 6. happy hunting grounds, we will have the pony was the flower of the flock.

At the resumption, to exercise patience until next Spring Not only did he annex the Profea- when come big "shot" may find an- sional Cup and Sub-griffins Cham- other so-called China pony to beat plons in a fast run of 2.33%, but wickets for the M.C.C., Ames, the winner of this year's classic Marksman won the classic with the requinr wicket-keeper,. flelding in the event. The mare hos carned $7,373 greatest of case. The last mile was outfield.

Melville took 17 runs off Wright's (Skylight won $7,051 last year) for Halloped in 2.01% and we must not

lose sight of this wonderful perform first over and sent up the 400, reach, | the three outings and it is hard to predict at this juncture what will be ance. The bay sub started five times ed in 468 minutes.

and piled up $5,000 with the Inelu- The South African captain was her total at the end of the season?

to the anally bowled by Farnes with his There was no doubt that Mr. Eric alon of the Governor's Cup

score at 103 and the total 434 for saven Moller's Navylight was the second lucky owner.

A good few subscription griffins, wickets. This was Melville's first best .griffin of the meeting and wo

the Test century, which took him 200 may look forward to a good race which showed up well during between this youngster and Desert early mornings, gave Chief at the Extra Meetings. For appointing display and there was no two runs Navylight collared $2,028, doubt that they came

The running of Hyndford Bridge quickly or that they could not main-having made only six. 450 for B

Newson mode three and was then In the Trial Plate was a sad blow tain their concert pitch. Chatterbox

a very dis-minutes to make. He hit ten fours.

Langlon was next to go, caught by

to form too Hammond at first slip off Farnes,

to her supporters, but the owner, did not win a race until the last any bowled by Wright, the score being Mrs. T. E. Pearce, munaged to collect of the meeting. February Fourth, then 462 for nine.

Grloveson, after scoring 99, was South a total of $2,000 for the mare's minor Guloness Time, Kut Cheung, Matost

by Farries. The successes. A note should be kept Matador, Milleaye, Sports Venture bowled

of Elliber's performance in the Grif- Tiny Tim, Wilber and Wild Bear are African-innings thus ended at 481.

The M.C.C needing 008 runs to Ans Spring Handicap when she won still among the company of non-win- the event in good time of 1.88% nexs, but hellove me that they will win in the fourth innings, started for a mile carrying 106 lbs. Lillber turn up one day. finished the Spring sesalon with a

Hereunder is a list of those sub- with Hutton and Gibb. Without any run being scored, stumps were drawn credit balance of $1,000 and the griffins that have made $1,000 and owing to bad light, should win a couple of races before over to provide their own upkeep:

the recess

MARKSMAN'S SUCCESS Without the mainstay of the meet ing the Annual Comival-would be à Ansco and this season's consignment: of China Ponies subscripÜion griffins

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