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Friday,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 14, 1939,

GLORIOUS SUNSHINE MAKES RACING ENJOYABLE

Many Close Finishes At Easter Meeting Of The Jockey Club

(By "Captain Foster")

The Hongkong Jockey Club must thank the Weather Clerk for providing punters with glorious sunshine with the result that a big crowd turned up on both days of racing at the Easter meeting held on Saturday and Mon- day, which was without any doubt a great success from all points of view.

Ilacing was of a very high stan-| dard and there were several close

finishes which spoke very highly of RIDING

the distribution of the lead by the handicapper. The Hongham Buy Hundleap (second section) for China ponies "B" clasa over a mile was

HONOURS

annexed by Galaxy in cary fashion. TO MR. H. PIH

but the event itself was not devold

Ilding honours went to Mr. H. C.

A. EP who piloted four winners and a

third. form. The return of

This Jockey was in great

Mr. A. W. Raymond who, it will be remem- bered, was injured on the first day of the Annual Carnival, was met

of exeltement owing to the fact that the two judges could not sepurnte Gladiator, owned by Mrs. Grasell, and Avon, the property of Sir Vandeleur Grayburn, and a dead heat was therefore awarded. I have taken the trouble to segregate the margin of defents with the follow ing results:

Short lend

A neck...

Half a length

Three quarters lengu

A length

11⁄2 lengths

Two lengths

Three lengths

It will be been

race

20 races

from the above

that 15 events out of a total of 20 were won between a short head to

a length and a half, while three races were annexed by two lengths and only two were by three lengths.

Good sport was certainly enjoyed by all the race-goers und those stu- dents of form who followed the Aus- tralian pony. Discovery Bay, ridden, by Mr. S. L. Yuen in the Cabrama-

.

01

out" of Hardly

ta Handicap run on Monday, were remunerated with a pay $434.30 for a win, the biggest divi- dend of the Easter session. hud The racing folks got over the sensation than Fel Ying, piloted by Mr. D. Proulx, romped home first in the penultimate event, the Doa Vista Handicap (second section), and de- lighted his 152 supporters with a re- turn of $156.50 for a win. Mr. Necda closed the Easter meeting with an arm-chalt ride on Milleaye, belong

Arst win after

sequence of Ave outings.

with three wins while the champion Jockey, Mr. Encarnacao, could only aleer two winners. Append be low a complete list of the successful rlders:

1st 2nd 3rd

1. C. Pih

W. Haymond

С. Епелгласо

1. Proulx

P. T. Wel

D. Illack

V. V. Needa

11. Tau

11. 1'. Τρο

I. P. Chanson

33. Chap

F. Chlu

Yuen

Y. WOO

Ip Kul-ying

I. F. LI

C. F. H. Churchill

A. D. Coppin

O, Saulex

W. Pay

Total

!

ROSE ELECT STILL IN

GOOD FORM

Tennis Champion Forced

Tsui Wai-pul, the tennis cham plon of the Colony, dropped the first set in his quarter-final encounter with H. D. Rumlahn on the stau court yesterday, but eventually won by the odd set, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. He proved once again that at his best, he in too good for any other player in the Colony,

Here And There With "Abe"".

Present Lawn Bowls Arrangement Best

ing to John Peel, which scored his but as there was no opposition. the council of the Hongkong Lawn not agree at once with the proposalj

To Revel His Best

Results Of Matches

Played Yesterday

The following are the ro sults of matches played yester- day:

Opon Singles

Tsui Wai-pui (holder) beat H. D. Rumjahn 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

· Ho Ka-lau beat S. W. Liang 6-2, 6-3;

Football

MACAO XI TO PLAY INTERPORT

A Well-Balanced Side Selected

Mavao, Apr. 14.

DROPS A SET AGAINST H.D. RUMJAHN IN A QUARTER-FINAL MATCH

(By "Abo")

"For one set H. D. Rumjahn dominated the exchanges on the stand court yesterday when he met Tsui Wai-pui, the title-holder, in the quarter-finals of the Colony tennis singles championship, and played well enough to walk off with the opening stanza; but the effort was not sustained in the next two sets, and all expectations of an upset fizzled out as the champion slowly but inexorably wore down his oponent..

Probably sensing that his only within a point of making the scores hope of winning was to do so in to 5-4 bui he let the chance go by. straight sels, before the champion Had he won this ninth game, the could find his touch, Rumjahn jump- | chumpion's position would have been ed Into his very best form in the precarious indeed. As it was Taul opening set, which he deservedly won this game for the set, and with won. Tsul himself was not playing his confidence regained, he began to poor tennis: only the brand served assert himself.. up by Kunjahn was alightly better.

Driving well and accurately on

Bringing his wide range of strokes both hands, Rumjahn forced the into full play, he drew away in the champion into a number of mistakes final set and won comparatively and often bent him with shots which easily. He was in full cry by now. The following players have been searched the side-lines. Ils driving and showed how well he can play selected to represent Macao in the to Tsul's backhand was one of the when he is on top, breaking down Interport soccer match to be played beat features of his play, and this Rumjan's resistance with a barrage on Sunday, Apr 10, at Macao: shot alone would have won him many of unreturnable shots.

From the point of view of good. points against another opponent. But D. Carvalho; F. Lobato, Chiang the champion Was on entirely tennis, this match was the best played Shon-ching; A. Nito Sousa, A. Alrosa, different proposition altogether, and in the singles championship to date. A. Collaco (Capt.); M. Rego, T.Rumjahn found some of his deep Some of the rallies were really first- Badarraco, F. Guerreiro, M. Joanilho angled drives to the corners returned class, especially in the first set when and J. Lopes.

for winners almost before he could both were fresh. If the game was not so even in the last two sets, this position himself. Reserves-A. Cordova, F. Assis,

deficiency was compensated by the Ho Cho-seng, Lau Ta-cheng and

brilliance of Tsul's play.

In the only other match played, Ho

Badarraco.

Yet Rumjahn's game all round was sound enough in the first set for him to take it after nine games. Drives Jocal players have

been deep to the baseline were followed up Ku-lau entered the quarter-finals by drawn from the Tenebroso, Are by brisk volleys, and by dictating the beating S. W. Llang by 6-2, 6-3.

terms he began to arouse the hopes gonauta, Police, Artillery, Infantry in his supporters that an upset might

The

and the Chinese soccer teams.

yet occur, especially as Tsul seemed

TO-DAY'S, PROGRAMME

As Lim Thlam-let is indispsoed.

The forthcoming Interport will be to be worried. But Rumjahn was the third meeting of the two ports. visibly tring after the effort of the is quarter-final match with S. A. Tuesday. It was originally scheduled Macao won the two previous matches Arst set, and his shots, which had Rumjahn has been postponed until but the Hongkong teams hitherto hudbeen so full of life before, now began to be played to-day.

to lose some of their sting and consisted of junior players. Now 10

accuracy. And the champlon, quickly senior players are being fielded by reacting to the situation, went into be Hongkong-Our Own Correspondent,

MOSLEM PUPILS

a load of 5-1 in the second set, and though Rumjahn pushed him to 3-3, he went out at 6-3.

To-day's programme, therefore, will

Open Doubles

Maj. Nottingham and Capt. R. B. Lecky v. Lee Yue-wing and Ito Ka-lau,

Club Championship

J. J. Ferguson v. W. Bander E. E. Story V. V. IL Gordon

Club Handicap

OPPORTUNITY MISSED Rumjalin missed a great opport- H. J. Armstrong v. T. J. Price or W.

At 5-3 in the: A. T. Dow v. 7. L. C. Perace reducing Tsul's lead.

1. D. Bidwell v. T. 3. Gould or L. champion's favour, Rumjohn was Goldman

BEAT SIKH TEAM unity in the ninth game of further Wooding

AT HOCKEY

vein to register her Afth success in Rose Elect continued in winning the main event, the Easter Stakes over a mile, for Mr. Eu Tong-sen,

|S I have advocated all along, the only member on the Council who did race was a tame affair. Bear Claw, ridden by Mr. D. Black, chased the Bowls Association decided, at its was Mr. J. Russell, who was of the A sollent feature of the meeting

triple, crown winner and that was meeting held on Wednesday, to have opinion that it was not necessary to all. The Intter, however, ran

Playing on nine foams in each of the three have an equal number of teams in was the successful runs or good second and he was in a better divisions of the League during the each division except from the point yesterday, a Mostem Students' hockey the Radio Ground bute, owned by Trianon with Mr. condition B. L. Tan in the saddle, in the Tul- the Annual Carnival. It was a fast lins rlready been pointed out, is. the not a factor which over-ruled every by a

than when he appeared at 1030 season, This arrangement, as of view of time which, he said, was team defeated a Sikh Students XI wan Bay Handicap (second section)

solitary goal scored after ten the time namely, over six furlongs and the clinker mile, for

1.55 best we can make in view of the other consideration.

But it was minutes of play in the first half, E. certainly made up his mind to col equalled the present record esta- fact that three new teams have pointed out by Mr. C. B. Hosking, Yusuf played a magnificent game for leet 5000 for the owners, after blished by Diana Bay with Mr. Leo joined the League and will part the retiring Hon. Secretary, that the the winners and was easily the best

unplaced outings. The Frost up about six years ago

cipate in the Third Division. The time factor was an overwhelming half on view, Nuzir Aimed was a factor when it came to arranging the hard-working full-back and cleared the basis of nine teams in each leading the winners' attack, was the division, the 1930 League programme outstanding forward on view and his concludes on August 26-assuming short passes to M. A. Wahab had the that not a single programme is inter- fered with by rain. Past experience Pponents puzzled. Had they receiv-

the ed any support from

rest has shown, however, that this is too colleagues, the score

of would have much to expect, and last year's pro- certainly been greater. Mookhtear Singh and Karminder Singh were outstanding for the losers.

unsuccessful most amazing part was the con- Adence placed by the racing publle. in this make, for Tribute paid only $24.50 which was rather extra- ordinary.

Lan Stable Score Most Winners

Mr.

.

Two Dead Heats Mark Meeting's High-Spots

There were two dead heats, one for second place (Avon and Gladiator) and another for the lowest position (Sea Horse and Sports Venture) in the frame and both occurred in the last event of each day.

The grass track was in excellent condition, the going being arm. Al-

Hongham Bay Handicap Saw Splendid Race

Li Lan-sang was the most though no new records were estu- successful owner with

three wins blished, there were several fast runs, (Heetle View, Moonlight View and especially in the Hongham Bay Scenic View) and he is followed by Handicap for "B" class China poales Mr. Eu Tong-sen with one first, two when, the first and second sections seconds and a third. The

by Moonlight View and were won A "Why" 18 third. sum of $22,300 Galaxy respectively the same time was spent on stake-money and it is of 1.57% for the mile. Carrying 10 Interesting to reveal that the spoils ihs. under the scale weight, Hectle were well distributed to 44 stables. View annexed the Mirs Bay Stakes The following is a list of the suc over six furlongs in 1.26% and a

We have now a good string of cessful owners:

note should be kept of the stallion's "B" class China ponies and it was

for future scramble a pity that 1st 2nd 3rd Total performance

no race was provided Blakes events. Jennifer's win in the Kellett for this division on Easter Monday. 11.000 Handicap (first section) for "C" The first section of Hongham Bay 1550 class China raters was a meritorious Handicap over the mile course was 1,100

one because the more had the limit one of the finest events of the Ear-

Stable

Lan

Fu Tandien

Why

Quartermaster

3. W.

B. L. K.

John Peel

Anherry

Oliver

Mrs. J. 11. Taggart

L. W. F.

Trienen

Dr. 9, N. Chau

F. Macgregor

Marber

L.Shiu-hang

Gredka Helenside

Braca

LE Pa-chun

6. T. Williamson

LUCKY

Bros.

Mrs. Dunbar

G. Timon

Cosa

folody

Po-chun & Soд

21 & Edgar

V.M. Grayburn

Mr. A. E. Grasett

Hung

N. K.

Q. W. Bewei

Luminous

J. M. Smith

Dynasty

G. Troverton Chon Loch

Total $32,30

load of 108 lbs, on her back and the ter meeting and Moonlight View was covered just a fifth of a (Mr. Pl) just managed to snatch 300 second Inside two minutes.

the victory, beating Hob Roy (Mr.

800

800

780

800

G00

mile

The manner, in which Marksman Encarnacao) by a short head. The 600 under the direction Mr. Needa "runnway" atrategy

of

with

which an captured the main handleop event animal leads at the stort and wins

600 among the China ponies subscription a race has been very rare, in fact

Times of any season, was very im- one out of a hundred at

co

600

Budge Scores Easy Win Over Perry

fixtures every season. Working on his line very confidently. M. Afzai, Californian Tennis Star Trims

Special Homeside

Soccer Forecast

The following is a special forecast of the teams expected to win in the Home Football programme to-morrow:

Home Winners

Everton Blackburn Chesterfield Manchester C. Wednesday Crystal.Pal. Notts C Doncaster

Optional. Solections

Arsenal Huddersfield Swindon Rochdale

English Player

New York, Mar. 10.

Don Budge, fresh from his conquests of Ellsworth Vines, opened his second professional tennis tour to-night "by slaughtering Frederick John Perry, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0, in just forty-nine minutes bo- |fore a thunderstruck crowd of 7,000 at Madison Square Garden.

Before the match Budge was in-

over,

there wasn't

toon C.C., Kowloon B.G.C., Kowloon Docks, Kowloon -F.C., etc., who have greens away from their other spheres of sporting activities, But what troduced us the "world's profes would the cricketers of the Indian siona! champion." When It Was R.C., Craigengower C.C., Civil Ser- vice C.C. Police R.C. say if the bowls season is extended to Novem-arena ber? Obviously it is not fair for orgue the lawn bowlers to encroach on the tennis racquet. cricket season when other arrange- ments could be made which would The big redhead from Oakland, be more convenient all round.

Teams In League

anyone in the who would have cared to the point, with or withou!

Cal., who cleaned up all four of the world's mujor amateur titles last year, never gave Perry a chance to

APRIL 20 has been confirmed as get started. For one brief spell, at

the date for the commencement the start of the second set, the for- of the Lengue season. The following mer British Davis Cup are looked are the teams in each division:

as if he might make a match of it. He was moving into the forecourt, und when he got there he was put

TOM FARR AVENGES DEFEAT Mediocre Fight At Harringay.

London, Apr. 13, Whining, nearly every round, Tommy Farr, the Welsh boxer and. former holder of the British and Empire heavyweight titles, to-night at Harringay out-pointed "Red"

FIRST DIVISION

Kowloon Docks, Civil Service C.C.. Club de Recrelo "A" Club de Recreio Ung away winners. "B", Indian R.C., Kowloon C.C., the But Budge quickly snuffed out Burman, of the United States, over Police R.C., Kowloon Bowling Green that rally. He broke through Fred's 12 rou Club and Cratgengower. C.c..

SECOND DIVISION

Kowloon F.C., Taikoo R.C., Hong-

| kong F.C. "A", Hongkong FC, "B", Kowloon Tong, Craigengower C.C.,

Hoppy Go pressive. It was a brilliant achieve-Valley, and the one adopted by Mr. 000 wat in view of the fact that the T. Y. Woo on Conquering Time was gramme, with only eight teams in Follco RC. Kowloon Bowling Green 800-pony-had-e-little over three months nipped in the bud. Out of total of each division, finished in the middle Club and the Civil Service CC. 800 training against Rose Evelyn who 3,408 tickets sold on the nine star- of September. With nine teams

THIRD. DIVISION

rounds in

Bs he plenerally able to..score

mediocre fight which service in the th

game to lead consisted mainly of Fare repeatedly his left into Burman's face. labbing 3-2. From there on he dropped|

Farr was only one more gume,

and landed from a to 20 lefts in most rounde, dozen GREAT PLAYER

usually with little reply, but was Budge, who won all the amateur very slow.,

Burman-showed he could-be-dan- nel files Worli capturing “before

gerdus by way of occasionally star- has been racing here since 1030. It ters for a win in this event, Con- now, another ninth is added to the

turning to the salaried ranks, just gering Forr with hard

rights, finished a long tour with Ellsworth especially in the second and fifth was true that the latter conceded 3 quering Time had been backed to duration of the League season, and 100 lbs. of lead, but Marksman won an the tune of 1,441 and the bay mure it is not lurking on the dark side of C.C., Club de Reerelo, Hongkong The lanky redhead trimmed Vines

Kowloon B.G.C., Stanley, Kowloon Vines, former king of the amateurs. rounds. he liked. This was the second oc- let the punters

Twelve thousand people watched down very badly. things when one says that the As-FC Kowloon F.C., Cralgengower twenty-one 300 caston that Rose Evelyn went un- At the release of the tape Conquer-sociation ofleinis will have reason CC. Howstong Electric Kengower and therefore convinced the tennise aght

matches to seventeen, der to a subscription grimin of the ing Time jumped out to the front to be satisfied if the season concludes Yacht Club. 300 current season, lust year Louis XIV and the was chased by Humdrum Eve, at the end of September.

world that he is one of the greatest god beating the mare by ave lengths. Eve of Heaven and Lillber with the

It will be thus be seen that the shotmakers since tho days of the Encarnacao on Nose rest of the field following in the Cricketers May Object in the First Division last year, have

Civil Service C.C., who finished last great Bill Tilden,

not been relegated but remain in the

500

500

500

300 der

300 However, Mr.

250

runaway tactics rear. There was hardly any posi-

Perry was quite confident of win-

300 Evelyn adopted 250 which went until the bend, but after tional change as the steeds moved the senson Anishes at the end of senior section, while the Club de ning from Budge before to-night's

that Rose Evelyn was deemed and up in the back atrotch, but after 200 stave off the strong challenge

the full use of the whip could not passing the famous old Innd markeptember what will be the Recreio, who won the Second Diyl-match, but after the first set, when winner smashed' over two the ultimate of "Black Rock," Conquering Time and result ir, for the sake of argument, alon championship, now have Markoman. The latter drew level Humdrum Eve were still in the lead the Association decides on eight teams in the First. Kowloon Footshot after shot which the English- 300 ns.

teams in the First Division, eight in ball Club they neared the distance

come up to the Second man could not even reach, the gal- and with Moonlight View and Rob Roy the Second and 11 in reached the touch line as fresh as lying handy in the back row. Round-This means that the Third Division success in the Third, but because of how long Budge would take to finisis the Third? Division in any case because of their lary sat back and just walled to see a dairy. Marksmar is a first-classing the bend the two leaders were programme will be carried far into the tires new entries, Kowloon Tong. his evening chores. He did it faster racer and there is reason to expect losing ground and before the dis-the winter, probably into the middle who vero runners-up to Kowloon than any mectator In the Garden that the pony will be another Racing tance was reached Hundrum Evo's of November. This may be all F. Inst year, have also been pro- even thought of, and with devastat Boy,

(a) (Continued on Page 0.) right for some clubs Up the Kow-moted.

Ing power and determination.

When Inst they met in America, Burman out-pointed Farr-Reuter.

Dispenser Wins Produce Stakes

London, Apr, 13. The following was the result of the Column Produco Stakes run. today:

3/1 Dispenser

9/2 Llandaff

2/1 Wheatland

Nine ran. Won by three quarters of a length; the same-Reut

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