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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 14, 1939.

GLORIOUS SUNSHINE MAKES RACING ENJOYABLE

Many Close Finishes At

Easter Meeting Of Tennis Champion Forced To Reveal His Best

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,

Racing was of a very high stan- dard and there were several close finishes which spoke very highly of the distribution of the lead by the handicapper. The Hongham Bay Handicap (second section) for China ponies "3" class over

a mile was unnexed by Galaxy in easy fashion, but the ovent itself was not devold of excitement owing to the fact that the two judges could not keparato Gladiator, owned by Mrs. A. E. Orasett, 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 Head

A neck

Half a length

Three quarters length

A length

1/2 lengths

Two lengths

Three lengths

RIDING HONOURS

TO MR. H. PIH

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Riding honours went to Mr. H. C. Ph who piloted four winners and third. This Jockey was in great forin, Tho return of Mr. A. W. Haymond who, it will be remem» bured, was injured on the first day Comival, was met of the Annual with three wins while the champlon jockey, Mr. Encarnacne, could only teer two winners. A append be

I race low a complete list of the successful

20 races

It will be seen from the above ihat 16 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 lengilis and only two were by three lengths.

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riders: .

H. C. Pih....

W. Haymond

Encarnacao

B. Proulx

T. Wel

D. Black

V. V. Needa

B. L. To

SS. P. TAD

H, P. Chanson

13, Chino

C. Y. Chit

S.. Yuen

Y. Woo

Ip Kui-ying

JP, K. I.

F. F. L.

C. F. H. Churchil

A. D. Cappin

O. Badick

W. Poy

Tcial

1st 2nd 3rd

ROSE ELECT STILL IN

GOOD FORM

Tsui Wal-pul, the tennis ebam plon of the Colony, dropped the first set in his quarter-inal encounter with II. D. Rumlahın on the stand court yesterday, but eventually won by the odd set, 3-0, 6-3, 0-1. He proved onec again that his best, he is too good for any other player in the Colony.

Here And There

With "Abe".

Bowls

Present Lawn

Arrangement Best

Results Of Matches

Played Yosterday

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

Open Singló

Tsui Wal-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

Macao, Apr. 14. The following players have been selected to represent Macas in the Interport soccer match to be played on Sunday, Apri 10, at Macao:

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

(By “Abe")"

For one set H. D. Rumjahn dominated the exchanges on the stand court yesterday when he met Taui 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.

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Bringing his wide range of strokes into full play, he drew away in the comparatively final set and won easily. He was in full cry by now, and showed how well he can play when he is on top, breaking down Rumjahn's resistance with a barrage of unreturnable shots.

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

Driving well and accurately pu both hands, Rumjalin forced the champion Into a number of mistakes and often beat him with shots which searched the side-lines. His driving to Tsui's backhand was one of the best features of his play, and this shot alone would have won him many But points against another opponent.

From the point of view of good D. Carvalho; F. Lobato, Chiangthe champion

entirely tennis, this match was the best played Shoreching; A Nito Sousa, A. Alrosa, different proposition altogether, and in the singles championship to date. of his deep | Some of the rallies were really first- A. Collaco (Capt.); M. Rego, T. Rumjalin found some Badarraco, F. Guerreiro, M. Jonnilho 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. Assio,

Yet Rumjehn's game all round was deficiency was compensated by the

brilliance of Tsui's play, Ho Cho-seng, Lou Ta-cheng and sound enough in the first set for him

In the only other match played, Ho Badarruco.

to take it after nine games. Drives deep to the baseline were followed up Ku-lau entered the quarter-finals by The local players have been

dictating the beating S. W. Liang by 6-2, 6-3. drawn from the Tenebroso, Arby brisk volleys, and

terms he began to arouse the hopes

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME gonnuta, Police, Artillery, Infantry in his supporters that an upset might and the Chinese soccer teams.

was

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yet occur, especially as Tsut seemed to be worried. But Rumjahn was

As Lim Thiam-tet is ind'spsoed.

The forthcoming Interport will be the third meeting of the two ports, visibly tiring after the effort of the bis quarter-final match with S. A. Macao won the two previous matches been so full of life before, now began to be played to-day.

first set, and his shots, which had Rumjahn has been postponed until Tuesday. It was originally scheduled but the Hongkong teams hitherto had' consisted of junior players. Now to lose some of their sting and

To-day's programme, therefore, will champion,

quickly accuracy. And the senior players are being fielded by reacting to the situation, went into be;

Open Doubles · Hongkong.—Our Own Correspondent, in lead of 6-1 in the second set, and

Maj. Nottingham and Capt. R. H. Locky though Rumjahn pushed him to 5-3, v. Let Yue-wing and Rio Ka-lau he went out at 0-3.

Club Championship

MOSLEM PUPILS

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

Club Hanillesp

OPPORTUNITY MISSED Rumjahn missed a great opport- Taui's lend. At 5-3 In the champton's favour, Rumjuhn was Goldman

BEAT SIKH TEAM unity in the ninth game of further wooding

AT HOCKEY

Good sport was certainly enjoyed by all the race-goers and those stu» dents of form who followed the Aus- tralian Yuen in the Cabrama

Discovery Bay, ridden by Mr. S. L. to Handicap run on

were remunerated wit

out" of $434.30 for a

win, the

divi- dend of the Easter session. Hardly had the racing folks got over the sensation than Fei Ying, piloted by Mr. B. Proulx, romped home first in the penultimate event, the Boa Vista Handicap (second section), and de- lighted his 152 supporters with a re- Rose Elect continued in winning turn of $150.50 for a win. Mr. Needa vein to, register her Afth success in closed the Easter meeting with an the main event,

the Easter Stakes arm-chair ride on Millcage, belong over a mile, for Mr. Eu Tong-sen, ing to John Peel, which scored his but as there was no opposition, the 5 I have advocated all along, the only member on the Council who did frst win after i sequence of Alve race was a tame affair. Bear Claw, Council of the Hongkong Lawn not agree at once with the proposal outings..

ridden by Mr. D. Block, chased the Bowls Association decided, at its was Mr. J. Russell, who was of the A salient feature of the meeting all. The latter, however,

triple crown winner had that was meeting held on Wednesday; to have opinion that it was not necessary to

Playing on the Radio Ground ran nine teams in each of the three have an equal number of teams in was the successful running of Trl-*** bute, owned by Trianon with Mr. good second and he was in a better divisions of the League during the each division except from the point yesterday, a Moslem Students' hockey

condition than when he appeared at 193

1930 season,

This arrangement, as of view of time which, he said, was team defeated a Sikh Studenta XI B. L. The in the saddle, in the Tal- the Annual Carnival. It was a fast has rlready been pointed out, is the not a factor which' over-ruled every by a solitary goal scored after ten -wan-Day-Handicap (second section) mile, for the thine namely, 1.55 best we can make in view of the other consideration. But it was minutes of play in the first half, over alx furlongs and the clinker

equalled the present record esta- fact that three new teams have painted out by Mr. C. B. Hosking, Yusaf played a magnificent game for certainly made up his mind to col-blished by Diana Bny with Mr. Leo joined the League and will par- the retiring Hon. Secretary, that the the winners and was easily the best lect $900 for the owners after seven

on view. Nazir Ahmed was a cipate in the Third Division. The time factor was an overwhelming a-working full-back and cleared;

factor when it came unsuccessful unpinced outings. The Frost up about six years age.

to arrangin fixtures every season.

on his line ver

very confidently. M. Afzal, the basis of nine teams In cach

leading the winners' attack, was the division, the 1939 League programme outstanding forward on view and concludes on August 20-assuming short passes to M. A. Wahab had the that not a single programme is inter-opp

opponents puzzled. Had they receiv- fered with by rain. Past experience ed any support from the rest of has shown, however, that this is too colleagues, the score would have much to expect, and last year's pro- certainly been greater. Mookhtear

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

Two Dead Heats Mark

Lan Stable Meeting's High-Spots Score Most Winners

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 firm. Al- Mr. L Lan-sang was the most though no new records were esta- successful owner with three wins olished, there were several fast runs, (Hectic View, Moonlight View and especially in the Hongham Bay Scenic View) and he is followed by Handicap for "B" class China ponica Mr. Eu Tong-sen with one first, two when the first and second sections seconda and a third. The stable

he were won by Moonlight View and "Why

La third. A sum of $22,200 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 lbs, under the, scale weight, Heetle were well distributed to 44 stables. View annexed the Mira Bay Stakes The following is a list of the suc- cessful owners:

Stablo

Eu Tong-sen

Why

Quartermaster

B. W. Loe

John Peel

Anhart

Olive

Trianon

DJ,

Lucky

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1st 2nd 3rd Total

Blakes

and a

Hongham Bay Handicap Saw Splendid Race

We have now a good string of

over six furlongs 12tallion's "g" dass China ponies and it was.

future scramble

kept

nate should be 1010 Ank

Jennifer's

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pity that no race was provided

In the Kellett for this division on Easter Monday. will in

The first section of Hongham Bay $1,000 Handicap (first section) for 100 class China raters was a meritorious Handicap over the mile course was

because the mare had the limit 000 lond of 108 lbs, on her back and the one of the finest events of the Ear-

800

for meeting and Moonlight View antch to anotch (Mr. Pih) just managed the

victory, beating Rob Roy (Mr.

head. The manner, in which Marksman Encarnacao) by a short under the direction of Mr. Needa "runaway" strategy with which an captured the main handicap event animal leads at the start and wins

B00 mile was covered just a fifth of a

second inside two minutes.

1:00

1. Taggart

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100

F. Macgregor

bearber

Li Shiy-bang

H. 34 H.

Crødką

Holenside

Li Po-chus

B. T. WillaLITIMOI

Mrs. Dunbar

Q.. Tinson

Billy

Melody

La Po-chun & Son

Lá. & Edgar

V. M. Grayburys

·Mr. A. E." Grasett

G, W. Sewell

Luminous

M Smith Dynastyx. G. Treverton chuong. Ho Jon

ports

Hung

G. N. K.

The

00 among the China ponica subscription a race has been very rare, in fact 000er-of-any-season, was very im one out of a hundred at Happy

000

600

0:00

BOG

500

800

400

100

Special Homeside

Soccer Forecast

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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 Selections

Arsenal Huddersfield 'Swindon

Rochdale

Singh and Karminder Singh were outstanding for the losers.

Armstrong v. T. J. Price or W.

A. T. Dow v. J. L. C. Ferace

D. Bidwell v. T. J. Gould or L

Budge Scores Easy Win -Over Perry

Californian Tennis Star Trims 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- foro a thunderstruck crowd of 7,000 at Madison Square Garden.

loon C.C., Kowloon B.G.C., Kowloon Docks, Kowloon F.C., etc., who have

Before the match Budge was In- greens away from their other spheres

the "world's profes of sporting activities. But what troduced as would the cricketers of the Indian sional champion." When It Was R.C., Craigengower C.C.

Civil Ser- over, there wasn't anyone in the viec

C.C., Police RC.

the say if

who would have cared to bowls reason is extended to Novem-arena ber? Obviously it is not fair for argue the point, with or without the lawn bowiers to encroach on the tennis racquet.

cricket season when other arrange- ments could be made which would

be more convenient all round.

Teams In League

FIRST DIVISION

The big redhead from Oakland, Cal., who cleaned up all four of the titles fast world's major amateur

year, never gave Perry a chance to

TOM FARR AVENGES DEFEAT Mediocre Fight At Harringay

APRIL 20 has been confirmed as set started. For one brief speil, at the date for the commencement the start of the second set, the for- of the League season, The following mer British Davis Cup ace looked

London, Apr. 13. are, the teams in each division:

'nearly as if he might make a match of it.

Winning

every round. He was moving into the forecourt, Tommy Farr, the Welsh boxer and British and and when he got there he was put-former holder of the Kowloon Docks, Civil Service C...ting away winners.

Empire heavyweight titles, to-night at Harringay out-pointed Club de Recrelo "A", Club de Recreio

"Red" "B", Indian R.C.; Kowloon C.C., the

snuffed out Burman, of the United States, over Rut Budge quickly Police R.C. Kowloon Bowling Green that rally. He broke through Fred's 12 rounds in a mediocre fight which Club and Craigengower 0.0.

service In the Afth game to lend consisted mainly of Farr repeatedly he dropped! Jabbing his left into Burman's face. Farr was generally able to score as he pleased, and landed from a dazen to

to 20 lefts in most rounds, usually with little-reply, but was very slow,

Burman showed he could be don- gerous by way of occasionally stag- Farr with hard rights, especially in the second, and fifth rounds.

"SECOND DIVISION

Kowloon F.C., Taikoo R.C., Hong- kong EC. "A", Hongkong FC HEIL Kowloon Tong, Cruigengower C.C.,

pressive. It was a brilliant achieve-Valley, and the one adopted by Mr.

ent in view of the fact that the T. Y. Woo on Conquering Time was gramme, with only eight teams in Police R.C., Kowloon Bowling Green pony had a little over three months nipped in the bud. Out of total of each division, finished in the middle Club and the Civil Service C.C. Craining against Ross Evelyn who 3,468 tickets sold on the nine star of September. With nine teams

3-2. From there on only one more gume.

When lost they wat in America, Burmin out-pointed Farr Router,

GREAT PLAYER Budge, who won all the amateur Inet titles worth

capturing before THIRD DIVISION

turning to the salaried ranks, just 100 has been racing here since 1930, Itters for a win in this event, Con- now, another ninth is added to the

finished a long tour with Ellsworth was true that the latter conceded 3 quering Time had, been backed to duration of the League reason, and Kowloon B.G.C., Stanley, Kowloon Vines former king of the amateurs, lbs. of lead, but Markamon won as the tune of 1,441 and the bay mare it is not lurking on the dark side of CC Club de Recreio, Hongkong The lanky redhead trimmed Vines Twelve thousand people watched he liked. This won the second oc- let the punters down very badly. things when one says that the As- FC Kowloon FG, Craigengower twenty-one matches to seventeen, the fight. casion that Rose Evelyn went un-At the release of the tape Conquer-sociation melala will have reasoa C.C., Hongkong Electric .C. and and therefore convinced the tennis der to a subscription grigin of the Ing Time jumped out to the front to be satisfied If the season concludes Yachi Club,

world that is one of the greatest current season, last year, Louis XIV and she was chased by Humdrum Eve, at the end of September.

It will be thus be seen that the shotmakers since the days of the Civil Service C.C., who Bnished last great Bill Tilden. However, Mr. Encarnache on Rose Evelyn adopted runaway tactics rear. There was hardly any posi

Perry was quite confident of win- not been relegated but remain in the which went until the bend, but after tional change as the steeds moved the season finishes at the end of senior section, while the Club de ning from Budge before to-night's that Rose Evelyn was doomed and up in the back stretch, but after September, what will be the feerelo, who won the Second Divi- match, but after the first ret, when the full use of the whip could not passing the famour old land mark result If, for the sake of argument, ston championship, now have two the ultimate winner smashed over

strong challenge of "Black Rock," Conquering Time and the Association decides not tooms in the First Kowloon Foot shot after shot which the English Marksman The Inter drow level Hundrum Eve were still in the lead teams in the nodelnicht Incomes up to Second man could not even reach, the gal- 200 as they neared the distance Dad with Moonlight View and Rob Roy the Second and 11 in the Third? Division in any case because of their lery wat back and just waited to see reached the touch line as fresh as sig 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 finish a daisy. Murksman is a first-class lug the bend the twe leaders were programme will be carried far into the three new antries, Kowloon Tong, his evening chores. He did it fastar recer and there is reason to expect losing ground and before the dis- the winter, probably into the middle who were runners-up to Kowloon thin ny spectator in the Garden that the pony will be another Racing tance was taphed Humdrum Eve's of Navotnber. This may be all F.C. last year, have also been pro even thought of, and with devastat

(Costiniled on Page 9.). tight for some clubs, like the Kow-moted.

Ing power and determination

Total $11,3000

beating the more by ive lengths, rest of the field following in the Cricketors May Object in the First Division last year, have

Eve of Heaven and Lilliber with the

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Dispenser Wins Produce Stakes

London, Apr. 13,

The following was the result of the Column Produre States run to-day:

3/1 Dispenser:

· 0/2 .Llandaff. 2/1 Wheatland

Nine ran. Won by thrro quaries of a 'length; the same. Reuter,

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