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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 24, 1939.

“HOT” FAVOURITES

FAVOURITES HAD LEAN TIME IN FIRST EXTRA

MR.ENCARNACAO SCORES FIRST WIN ON AUSSIE

(By "Captain Foster")

Generally speaking, favourites had a lean afternoon at the First Extra Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club held last Saturday, but there was present a good turn out of the regular followers of the turf.

STARTING SOON

Apart from the good racing and a, Tong-sen's Sailing Thru, who wat Low Juicy 'dividends which enlivened the second best 1938 sub-grifin, has the ingel, Mr. Charlie Encarnacao not appeared in public after his suc must have been tickled to death over cessful run in the Sub-Grins Plate Its beers on Chillern, owned by on September 24 and I hear he is Mrs. Eu Tong-sen, in the Randwickler the care of a vet. Plate over is mile, for it was his first winning mount on an Australian nony at Happy Valley. The victory must have warmed the champion Jockey's heart, for he was in great forin, illuting two more subsequent wiss on Rose Elect and Base Jane In the Hongkong Handicap, fral and secund sections respectively, but but I trust that they will weigh out the chance of securing a hat Arlekat The Easier scmpion,

There are in additiön a few good ma such as Cameronian, Confusion Buy. Dawn Star, Half-Moon Evs and Happy Eve who did not free the starter at the Annual Carnival,)

R may be of interest to know Mr. Erle Moller's Navylight. who pulled up tame after running second to Rose Elect In the Hongkong Derby, is now in Shanghai and it is!

on Stalling Time was nipped in the bu by Silver Star (won by a neck) that in Tram Handicap (second section) ably ridden by Mr. B. 1. Tao. The lotier had two win (King Kong and Silver Star), both being in the reliably learned that the mare will fruit and second sections of the not be seen in action until after the Tytum Handicap and incidentally recess. Mr. Tao provided

the combinatior.

11 has been represented to me on

for the daily double betting which good nuthority that Betman, belong- paid $1,054.70 for a ve dollar tie-ing to the Chairman of the Club. ket. I have not a long memory, and Trentbridge, owned by Mrs. T. but I think Mr. Tao is now the E. Pearce, have been destroyed, the kixth jockey who rude the two win-latter being the winner of the 1933

Bhie Rlbard. rers in the daily double events,

Messrs. Eu Tong-sen and T. E Peace were the most successful owners, each having two wit

Among the Australian ponies, Mr.

La Lan-sang's Courting Eve is back: on the course, but I have not as yet) It was a pity, that Desert Chief seen Mr. J. F. Macgregor's Strathroy The Hongkont who has spent the winter, in Fon- accept could not

henr that Electron (the Handicap (first section) as the chest- ling. I

under suspicion, moperty of three Medicos) is in a gelding was

and there is ni bat it is to be hoped that he will very bad condition

mat

n be donning the silk. Mr. Eu possibility of destroying the animal.

China Ponies Provide Useful Information For Future Racing

Eastern Beat Royal Scots On Sodden Ground

Picture shows the finish of the recent fight between Erle Boon and Arthur Danalar for the lehtweight championship of Great Britain. Boon, the champlon, has Just sent his opponent crashing to the canvas and the referee Intervenes awarding the fight to the title-holder.

FINE WEATHER AND GOOD GOING FOR GRAND NATIONAL

Many Horses Expected To Finish In The Race

..

London, Mar. 23.-

With an outsider, Squadron Castle, winning the first

RUGGER RELATIONS

PATCHED UP

Britain And France Bury Hatchet

Paris, Mar. 23.

ODD GOAL IN SEVEN

SETTLES ISSUE OF SENIOR SOCCER TIE

With rain falling intermittently and the ground sodė den, conditions were far from ideal yosterday afternoon when Eastern met the Royal Scots in the First Division of the Hongkong Football League on the Club ground. The... surface was so slippery that to keep on one's feet was difficult and as a result good ball control was more or less. out of the question. Novertheless during the 70 minutes of football, no fewer than seven goals were scored, the Chinese beating the soldiers by the odd goal.

A peculiar feature of the game was the number of scoring opportunities missed, but this was due alinost entirely to the players' inability to control the ball.

Considering the conditions prevail- ng, the two teams played ex- traordinarily good football in miti- feld, and there was method in the But approach work of both sides. when the forwards got to within however, they shooting distance, were not so impressive.

The

the

name started or with an early thrill, the Scol's being unlucky not to take the lead, in the first minute. bail Cook, on the right, sent in after gund run, bul the ball skidder past with the inside forwards looking on helplessly. The Scots had another opportunity shortly afterwards lu go ahead, but Parrby's shot went wide. The Chinese then had their period of attacking but they also met with no success.

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DING DONG BATTLE Exelianges were very, even at this stage, the ball travelling from end of the field the other without result until the Eastern attack finally succeeded in penetratnig the Scots' defence. Hau Ching-to tore away on the left wing and sent in a shot which Duncan pushed out to Yu Yuch-shing. The latter shot for goal but the ball struck Park and rebounded into play, whereupon Hsu King-shing pounced on it and scored.

Rather

The against

run of play,

Special Homoside Soccer Forecast

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

morrow:

Home Winners

Leeds

Sheffield U. Tottenham Bournemouth Barnsley Bradford C. Oldham Stockport

Optional Selections

Coventry Southampton West Bromwich Southend

Lincoln

Play Recreio

The "olive branch" extended by Eastern went further ahend shortly All-India Team To afterwards, Lee Tack-kee adding four British Rugby Unions in their second goal. effort la resume rugby relations with France is welcomed by sporling circles here.

letter from the British Unions as a 1 um nul in great user of the word leg of the spring, double, book-makers are sitting pretty

Fine weather and good going are likely to result in a large number of Anishers and there will-be no debacle

Last Saturday's racing was not only excellent, but gave us some good line for the future. The running of some China ponies, apecially among the batch of subcription griffins of this season, showed clearly the difference between handicap and class form.

After a sequence of Ave unsuccess-

"If, but if Mr. Black had his legs over the Grand National, especially as the race is con- ful outings. Mr. G. Treverton rode a

over Strathbannock at the big aes- on the winner, Avon, clover race

sjon, I would be writing a different sidered one of the most open in many years with no belonging to Sir Vandelcur Gray-

story. Lolterers Stakes over It was the jockey's first ride horse competing comparable with giants of the past like burn in the six furlongs, beating Peaceful View on a strange fellow and if Strath Manifesto and Cloister. with Mr. K. I. Ip up, by a neck. I hannock did not run out in the hame was a novice event, the jockeys be-stretch, the combination would be ing penalised with a penalty of at the head of the procession to the won and in the "weighing In" enclosure instead of lbs. for each race -circumstance--M. Traverton had following King Kong.

I was much Impressed-by-the-run-like-1928-when-only two finished. pull of six pounds. The jockey on Peaceful View made the running at ning of Ituse Jane In the Hongkong This, however, makes the pleking of the release of the barrier followed Handicap (second section) over the the winner even more difficult.

und the Success One of the most interesting runners by Avon, and the first quarter was champion

finished the covered in 28 seconds, which was was no doubt in some degree due will be Drim, who tov fost a run up the Black Rock, to the fine handing of the pony by course last year. He will be ridden jockey, Mr. The second quarter was negotiated Mr. Encarnucno who timed his mount by the young amateur

mare's perform Jack Morris, who has only recently same time, but both to a nicely. The in about the

because the taken up riding. Mr. Morris will win wonderful was ponies were crawling along in the ance

an excess of 8 lbs. £7,500 for an outlay of £71 home stretch with 32 seconds for Use jockey carried

and Rose June Drim wins. He found layers to Inst quarter. It was, however, over the allotment good fight. Jennifer, who let the accounted for the much-fancied Tum- wager 100 to 60 against him complet- ing the first circuit, 500 to 10 against publie down badly, falled to strike Bay by a length and a half.

him getting over the first fence and her best, but will no doubt be in

1,000 to one against him winning the better condition at the Easter meet- ing.

A SURPRISE

Boxing

course

CHAMPION MISJUDGES THE COUNT

The glorious uncertainty of racing was witnessed in the Tytum Handi- cup (first section) over a mile for China ponies, subscription griffins, when Musketeer (who finished third) went under badly to King Kong and Strathbannock. It was certainly a big surprise for King Kong as the pony had only a win at the Annual | 20 Race Meeting. 11 must, however,

Liverpool, Mar, 23,

not be overlooked that King Kong Ernie Roderick, 10st. 5 lbs., of had a pull of 23 lbs. against Mus- Liverpool, won the British welter- keteer and the difference of weights weight boxing ille to-night, knock- was too much for the Valley Stakes Ing out the holder, Jake Kilrain, 10st. winner to concede. Apart from the 6 lbs., of Glasgow, in the seventh Interest shown in the first handicap round of their scheduled 15-round event, with a field containing win- bout.

The winner incets Henry Arm-: ners and placed subscription griffins

race.

A lot of late money has been wagered recently on Blue Shirt, who Anished seventh last year when starting as a joint favourite, He was backed to win £11,000 last night. Reuter.

Kilstar Still The Favourite

London, Mar. 23.

The

following have been chosen to represent the All-India XI in a friendly hockey game against the Club de Recreio on Sunday, March 20 at 10.15 a.m. sharp on the Recreio ground:-(Weather permitting):

N. C. Sen-Gupta (H.K. University); Guseln Singh (Kumaon Rifles). re-arrange- Datta Ram Singh

Rifles); M. R. Malik (Kumaon (KITC.), Rifles), M. H. Hassan (Radio); Hav. Shalt Wall (Raj, Rillea), Pyara Singh :

Lt. Pritamnath (Raj. Captain. Nerain Singh (Kumaon Nilles).

Partab and (Kumnon Rifles).

The

soldiers fought back gallantly, however, in spite of this reverse und before long had got on level terras, MucDougall being the scorer en both the occasions. The newspaper Auto hails

In the second half, Eastern made "Joyful thunder-clap in the rugby several determined attacks and were world," but states that everything unfortunate not to score in the first few minutes. The soldiers weathered was by no means settled. It points the storm, and after a out that the French Federation Isment in the forward line, they went holding an extraordinary meeting on ahead for the first time when Bailey Sunday to discuss the letter and lis broke through to score. 100/1 Scotchwood (0)

Lerms, which included the abandon- Eastern drew level soon afterwards (K.LT.C.), 100/1 Tuckmili (0)

ment of the French Championship from a corner, Lee Tack-kee heading Rifles),

With the 100/1 Epiphanes (0)

which hitherto had been the chief the ball into the net, -Reuter.

obstacle to resuming matches.

scores tied, both sides went all out JOCKEYS ASSIGNED

for a

a win, und Eastern succeeded-in- London, Mar. 23. It is understood the conditions also the closing minutes when Lee Tack- Mr. Hislop will ride Sporting included permanent suspension kec was given a perfect pass and he piper in the Grand National, and managers who paid or are still pay Elder will take out Lucky Patch. ing, players and that managers and made no mistake. Scratchley will ride Pencralk, players who have been concerned

Eastern:-Lau Hin-hon; Tsui Bo- ould wan, Mew Wah-kwok; Lau Shih-taan, Jockeys for the other horses are as with the Professional League should be reinstated by the. French not

sang Chung-won, Lo Wai-shueni previously announced.

Taang Jovial Judge has been scratched.-Federation which must also observe Chan Ping-to, Yu Yuch-shing. Lee

Board's Nulcs, the International

King-shing, Reuter,

Tack-kee, Tau namely "A player ordered off should

Ching-to. not be allowed to rolurn to the field."

Royal Scots: Duncan, of the Fraser; Brown, Marshall, M. Laurent, Secretary French Federation, says all condi- Cook, Parnaby, MacDougall, Bailey, R. Baldwin, and R. A. Simpson.

Bankier, tions are easily acceptable and be. lieved the Federation will suggest that England and France play in Paris on January 1, 1940-Reuter.

Aldine Wins Liverpool Handicap

London, Mar. 23.

The Liverpool Hurdle Handlenp over two miles and one furlong re- sulted in a win for Atine, starting at 4/1; with Isdes, 2017rcecond Santayana, 100/6 third.'.

and

Eighteen ran in the race. Aldine won by four lengths and second and two lengths separated thurd.

Rugger Matches At Home

of

London, Mar. 23. The following were the results of matches, played in the lugby Union to-day:

Birkenhead Park Blackheath

3 Weston-Super-

Mare

-Reuter,

Aldine was fourth, in the Lincoln-Bath shire Handleng face yesterday.---

The following is the latest call-Reuter.

of the season, Musketeer was selected strong for the world's welterweight over: by the betting pubile as the best kill title in London on May 22.

pronounced Roderick, who was of the afternoon.

and The students of form poured out favourite, atarted confidently money like

water on the chestnut connected with several left jabs to charger and the fighter was backed to Kilrain's mouth. The Scot continued the tune of 2,123 thukets for a win with his rushing tactics, eventually out of a total sum of over 4,000 odd.launching a heavy fifth-round attack However, the result of this classic which worried Roderick.

The winner fought back ravagely handicap event showed that Mus-

keteer, Oranje Boven and Portrush in the sixth, sending Krein down could not carry extra lead over the with a right to the jaw.

Klirain landed a blow to the heart weight for inches as per scale. Con- trary expectations, Chatterbox re-In the seventh, but Roderick sent him fused to line up, but 15 racers down again with another, right. weighed out and the mile wns run Kilrain then misjudged the count and in 2.01% which was an amazing per- was counted out while resting on one formance.

knee-Reuter.

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8/1 Klistar (t and o),

10/1 Workman (4, and o.). 10/1 Royal Daniell (t, and o.) 100/8 Temewillow (t. and o 100/7 Royal Mall (0), 160/0 (6) 100/0 Blue Shirt (0), 18/1 ) 20/1 Inversible (0), 25/1 (4) 22/1 Rockquilla (t and n.) 25/1 Cooleen (t, and o.) 25/1 Brendan's Cottage (Land 28/1 Underbid (, and o.) 28/1 Macmoffat (t, and o 29/1 St. George (o), 20/1_(1) 30/1 Dunhill Castle (1. and o.) 35/1 Perfect Part (0), 40/1 (2) 40/1 Dominick's Cross (t, and o,) 40/1 Montrojenu (0)

40/1 War Vessel (0), 45/1 (1)

10/1 Milano (a).

40/1 Red Freeman (0)

50/1 Black Hawk (0)

50/1 Red Hillman (0)

50/1 Bporting Piper (0)

00/1 Tachelor Prince (0)

60/1 Symaɛthis (0)

60/1 Pencraik (0)

60/1 Lacky Penny (0)

60/1 Lucky Patch (0), 80/1 (1)

80/1 West Point (0), 100/1 (t)

100/1 Drim (1 and 0.)

100/1 Birth Gift:(0)

100/1 MCEmtrist (0) 100/1 Second Act (0) 190/1 Destys (0)

LONDON UNIVERSITY GIRLS receiving rowing instruction to the tank at Chiswick. The crow met Oxford University women at Oxford

recently.

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Teams:

K.C.C. Team To Play Police

The following will represent the K.C.C. In a second division lesgue cricket match against the Police at Happy Valley to-morrow.

W. Mulcahy (captain), T. A. Madar, F. A. Broadbridge, S. A. Gray, Park. 13. D. Lay.

G. A. Goodban, G. E. Clarke; Taylor, J. R. Luke, W. L. McKenzie,

Hau

Umpire: H. Brokenshire.

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