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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

A SPLENDID PROGRAMME OF AMPON

EVS ARRANGED

FOR WHITSUN MEETING Rose Elect Not Eligible

To Run In Main Race

(By "Captain Foster")

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Round The Track

DO YOU KNOW.....

THE

(By "Captain Foster")

HE subscription 1st of Australian ponies to be raced at the 1940 Annual Carnival closed at the end

of last month and I hear that it has been oversubscribed by over 20%.

punics, the cost of one being $700

A fine programme has been arranged by the The number was limited to 00 Hongkong Jockey Club for the Whitsun Meeting Hongkong currency and the price is (two days of racing) to be held on Saturday 27, ment. The advance

$100 more than this year's com

consign- of a hundred and Monday 29. There are nine races on the bucks stipulated by the Hongkon

Jockey Club was for an Improved first day, but on Whit Monday an extra contest type of animals and the consignment is added to the card and two events will be run Augult

will probably arrive in the month of bofore tiffin interval.

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THE Whitsun Handicap confined to China ponies (subscription grif- fins of the Hongkong Jockey Club of this seaton) is sure to draw out

the best 'uns as the winner is going

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May 19, 1939.

IMPRESSES, SANCHEZ

BEATEN

Ampon

he, played a “heady" game.

PATAUDI

BY TSUI WAI-PUI

FILIPINO DAVIS CUP STARS IN EXHIBITION

(By'"Abo")

A tricky wind blowing in from the direction of the harbour made offective ball control difficult yesterday at the Hongkong C.C. where the Filipino Davis Cup players, Amado Sanchez and Felicisimo Ampon, played their second series of exhibition tonnis matches in Hongkong, and contributed to a great extent to the large number of mistakos made by almost everyone taking part in the exhibition.

Nevertheless, the tennis served up was thoroughly enjoyable, and if the standard was not consistently high, the conditions were to blame. How- ever, at times, when they found their touch, Sanchez and Ampon showed how they have reached the top rung In the Philippines' tennis ladder; now and then in the course of the matches, each would pull out a stroke as iorious in its execution as

Scores Of Exhibition Tennis Matches

The following were scores of the matches yesterday:

DOUBLES

the

Bunches prone to errors.

exhibition Davis Cup

Sanchez and Ampan beat S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn 7-5, 6-4,

It was impossible to retrieve. MARRIES AT BHOPAL

WINNERS of $1,000 or more in longing to Mr. Eu Tong-sen. Last this evening at the Nawab of It was left to Tsul Wal-pul, the

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SINGLES

Ampon beat Tsui Yun-pui 7-5, 6-1.

Tsul Wai-pui beat Sanchez 6-4, 6-2.

Chinese Lose Both Singles

THE subscription list for China THE Whitsun

for Chinu bon on "A" class racers with two been very much oversubscribed.

ponies to race in 1940 has also The ponies over the champlon course wins or more since January will number wis limited to 100 and it is has been altered to a handicap prevent the event, but the provision "Ponies enshire Chips and Lucky Lad. It is by members has reached

appearance of Lan-rumoured that the amount subscribed classified 'A' class that have won regretted that Strathroy, owned by $5,000 or more In stakes January 1, 1920," has put a full stop

since Mr. J. F. Macgregor, is again under ponies. It looks, therefore, that many

a cloud and the chance of starting owners will draw blank numbers. 1 to the entry of Rose Elect, owned nt the coming medling is not very the last two years the consignment ar- by Mr. Eu Tong-sen and the chest- rosy. It has been whispered that rived here very late and let us hope nut more will not be seen in action the wonder pony strained a tendon that 1040's lot will be landed here in again until after the resumption, after his first and, unsuccessful outing. September as stipulated in the sub- Among the "A" elan China pontes, of this season, in the Brisbane Spring scription Ilst. Cameronian, Confusion Buy and Handicop over 14 miles at the last Happy Eve have not appeared in meeting. It is reliably learned that THERE arrived quite recently pubile this scason on úccount of Able Amazon has gone, to the stud batch of four China griffins (two

On "the" whole, local players lameness, but I am pleased to say in Hallar and Gypsy Love (winner bay mares, a liver chestnut mare and

acquitted themselves. quite well. The that Mr. Dunbar's candidate has re- of 1937 Rooty-Hill Derby) is inu chestnut) and they were brought,

Humjalin.cousins, though beaten in turned to the course. However, I too poor a condition to appear be- down by a Russian dealer. At the

two straight sets, made the visitors go am afraid that Confusion Bay wil) fore the clerk of the scales. In the time of writing the consignment (cach

all out for victory and the scores of not be ready in time for the distance light of the above, we have only pony cost over $4,000) has not yet

7-3, 6-4 give an iden of how close the outing.

Courting Eve left in the "A" class been disposed of, but I can say that.

Bhopal, Apr. 20.

two sets were, Toul Yun-pui, ufier and In the circumstances it looks they are lovely animals. It may be of with the marriage of the Nawab of to, pieces in the second against the The first ceremony in connection holding his own in the first act, foll that the field will be on the small interest to know that the markings Palaudi and Princess Sajida Sultan, diminutive Ampon, and was defeated| side,

of the Uver chestnut mare are almost the second daughter of the Nawab by scores of 7-5, 6-1. identical to that of Rose Elect, beef Bhopal, was performed privately ntakes are borred from the week Mr. "Bill" Poy gave each of Bhopal's palace.

local champion, to challe up Hong-himself up against an equal and in to receive $750 and It Is a sub | Warwick Farm Handicap confined to tirem a canter over two furlongs and

Itong's sofe success of the day. some respects a master, The Kho Led Destremau classic. The run is over the mile Australian subscription ponies of he should be able to tell which one terest in the world of sport. The defeated Sanchez, the No. 1 ranking defeat by poor

The wedding has evoked great In-Playing a fine game throughout, Taul Filipino contributed to his own and we shall certainly see a good this season over a short trip of six is a cracker Jack,

service and his By Two Sets To fight. understand that Marksman, furlongs. This means, of course,

Nawab of Pataudi, who is 20 years player of the Philippines, in straight proneness to errors. But times he meeting, has specially been kept Chiltern, Devonian, Happy Landings, candidates for the 1940 Hongkong won the triple blue at Oxford for his victory.

SIR Victor Sassoon's long string 6-2 in fully deserved wous-court, drive which had and One At One Stage over for this big event and Mr. National Victory, Rising "Vic" Needs will be in the saddle Rivulet, Sydney Lad. Triumphant There are over ten China ponies in of India's foremost sportsmen. He is hockey. He Star, Derby has already started work, cricket, billiards and

has established his reputation as one COUSINS START SHAKILY Last Saturday Mr. Encarnacno-tried Day and Victory sure this news will training and I understand were two one of the select band of crick first cousins dropped the first four games 4-4 was called, and then Tsui broke singles to-day in her Davis Cup

Paris, May 18. out Musketeer over a mile. but I peling and I am sure this news will were purchased when they were two who scored and has turned out tre- against the visitors but pulled up to through his service and won in the tie against France in the Euro-

cricketers Starting shaklly, the Rumjahn

China lost both the opening cannot say at this juncture whether be received with open arms by those or three years old.

quently, for Worcestershiro In the 3-4, and then 5-5, after which Sirdar tenth game. Sanchez started the pean Zone of the competition,

dropped his service, Sanchez then 422 a few County Championship. Unfortunately, the MR. L. Dunbar has also

youngsters up in Tsingide The Nawab of Pataudi became en-held his own to clinch the first set, as was style, and led 2-0, Kho Sin-kie being beaten by

This and under that category we have two the latest news is that the griffins gaged to Princess Sajida in Decem- which saw the Filiplacs in very good however, for Tsul won the Bernard Destremau and W. C. nice animals in Janber and Winfred, will be coming down soon.

ber last,

ast. He

succeeded to the Gadi light indeed, especially in the open-however, next six

games to win the match.

Chay by Christian Boussus. in September, 1017, receiving full ing eames when their strong act play

The Chinese scored some brilliant LTHOUGH it is a, long, stretch to ruling powers in December, 1031. had the cousins completely baffled. A the Spring of next year, the big Princess Sajida is 24

Ampon was the man who held the winners at this stage of the Kamo years old. leading stables have already started She has had the banet of a good limelight, with his angled volleying against an apparently tiring opponent. the ball rolling and I leave to the religious and liberal education, under and smashing. Sanchez, too, revealed charity of readers to decide whether the personal supervision of the late an improvement in his overhead the prosperity of 1940's racing willegum of Bhopal, grandmother of work, and together the visitors rade Golf eclipse the present one?

Princess Salida, Music and painting rough-shod over the Rumjahng until are her chief hobbies and she is of the latter picked up. THE race club is conducting aa cheerful disposition. She

special dollar cash sweep on the travelled widely with her parents Lantao Handicap, which is the last and is also a crack shot, having event at their last meeting to be held bagged several tigers. on June 10, The contest is for "D" class Chine ponies that have not won

he will accept the mount or not.

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THE Bond Handicap is open for THE

Australian subscription ponies of any season over a mile, but the

owners who have not as yet piled up, enough dollars to meet the Inilal outlay,

ban does not preclude non-starters

NO DEARTH OF GOOD JOCKEYS THIS YEAR

(By "Captain Foster")

One thing seems certain regarding the rest of our racing sea- son, and it is that we will not experience a dearth of first-class jockeys. I have compiled a complete list of the positions of all Jockeys placed at Happy Valley "from" the annual Carnival ̈until the last meeting...

The following is the list:

C. Encarnacao

V. V. Needs

IL C. Pih

B. L. Tao

T. L. Wong

Poto-Hunt

D. Black

B. A. Proulx

Marshall

W. Raymond

13. Chao...

T..T. Wel

R. P. Chan

8. C. Liang'

F. H. Churchili

W. G. Pay

S. W. Pan

W. K. 8. Davis

Ho Hong-pind

C. L. Gregory

P. L. Chid

A D. Coppin

S. W. Tang

G. Třeverion

5... Yuen

CL Chi

Yeung Wing-kwal

II. J. A. Hearne

TY. Woo

K.

IP. Hui-ying

Chhi Ki-ta

YT, Jung

Q. It. Snaide

B. M. Wood

Total

Lat 2nd 3rd dead hents for second place and one

B for the lowest position in the frame.

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10

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153

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To arrive at the total there were three events with only two starters and a dead heat for the first place, There were in addition three dead- hoata for second position in the frame and one for the third place.

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more than $1,000 in stakes since reached the 100,000 mark, but I ex- January 1, 1939, and the jaunt is over pect to see that amount at the end 'n mile. The sale has not as yet of this month.

LAST SUNDAY'S MACAO

RACE MEETING ONE

OF BEST EVER HELD

(By "Captain Foster")

THE best dividend returned by Mr. Needa was $38,40 on King's Privilege in the Moonic Ponds Handi- cap over the malle course.. Out of 13 wins Hyndford Bridge, Lucky Lad and Marksman cach gave him two winning mounts and Celtic Star, Cocklerol, Criffel, King's Privilege, Two good dividends, a few close finishes and nice King's Warden, Milleaye and Sydney fields featured the Macao Jockey Club's May meeting Lod provided a single success.

held at Areia Preta racecourse last Sunday. The meet- MR. P. L. CHIU Ied the procession ing was graced by the presence of His Excellency the only once to the dismounting acting Governor and party, the acting British Vice Con- enclosure outside the weighing room, but those three punters, (who ap- sul Mr. A. C. W. Hockenhull and several Portuguese parently were in the know), received leading lights. $3,711,80 for a dividend, by Starlet

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in the Nil Dosperandum Stakes (first)

section) and Incidentally this was the biggest paid at Happy Valley.

Irish Sweep

Mixing Of Counterfoils

Concluded

Dublin, May 18.

The returns issued by the two ridden by Mr. Payne who carried 5 parl-mutuel departments showed Ibs, of lead less for jockey allowance. that the punters were letting loose The great old racer lost the fight by and from a half a length, the same separating their five dollar bills business point of view it was un-Shanghai 4 and Hogmanay.

Macao doubtedly one of the best

The surprise packet was Palmer

meetings

or errors in the second, the Davis

Cuppers always appeared the better pair because of their ability to score winners whenever the opportunilice presented themselves, and they went out in the tenth game.

SHREWD PLAYER

Ampon, the "Mighty Mile," does not rely on strong ground strokes with which to win his matches; rather, he keeps the rallies going, moanwhile working for an opening to score his winner. This he demon strated yesterday against Teul Yun- pul, the Colony runner-up, in the ilrst of the singles matches. played a "heady" game, feaured by great speed about the court,

Tauf

completely beaten.

On the whole, however, he im- pressed only in the first set when were held with service until Kames

Starting Times For Sunday

The following starting times Fanling on Sunday are announced:

OLD COURSE 9.10 K. 5. Morrison, L IL Geare, 0.20. L. Jackson, J. C. BrownL 9.26 6. 1. Dodwell, D. Gilmore.

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A. Sommerfelt,

937 J. W. Ciague, P. E. Annis. 0.36 J. S. Dunnett, J. L. C. Pearce, 9.40 AD. Humphreys, L., M. 5. Lloyd. He D4S

P. Temworth, A. T. Lay. DAB A, N. & Q. A. A. Macfadyen.

retrieving ability and dendid 9.52 R. C. Stewart, F. A. M. Eilati

net-play

and put in

Ling

0.50 A. E, Lissaman,

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10.00 7. Hunter, K. P. Hadland. 10.04, P. Murphy, R. M. M. King. As a matter of fact, he almost 10.00 M, Pearson, J. W. Mayhew. invariably won the point when he 10.15 Brig. McLeod, Burg, L. Walker.

10.13 P. 8. Delany, D. Humphreys, could go up to the net, but lacking 10.20 Capt. Lecky, Pay. Lt. Vallance. the ground shots to back

up his 10.24 Col King, Surg. Lt. Steele Perkins. advances he wisely refrained from 1020 Col. Collin, Lt, Barnes.

1032 Col, Simson, Lt.Cdr. Linton. rushing up to the forecourt until he 10.30 Major Johnstone, Surg. Car. Nichol-

shot deep enough to the corners to justify such a step. And 1040 Col Rose, Lieut. Ram. once he had established himself there, 0.46 Capt. Bridge. Lt. Cdr. Arkwright.

10 13 Major Harvey, W. Eng. Holmes. he was seldom beaten.

19.51 R. A. P. McPherson, Capt. Keble, His great speed about the court

Whito 10.50 Col. Rogers, Gurg. Lt. Cdr. Cleave, and his retrieving powers deservedly 11.00 Capt. Lawrence, R. G. Gray. won round

after round of applause, 11.08 Capt. Cibertson, Cdr. Frend. and on one occasion

bo " "brought the

NEW COURSE house down" by recovering some 10.20 P. B. Cassidy, Col. Matthews, seemingly irretrievable shots, SANCHEZ BEATEN Teul Wal-pul. In almost every de- Amado Sanchez met his match in partment of the game, he found

Allan Raymond, with two wins with the astute Mr. Wel in the saddle a few unplaced outings since January on Eagle and Merry Maker, was the who look up the running in the back to capture the Lamchen Cup in easy

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most successful jockey and he was stretch, and the combination never fashion while The Tigress (formerly in receipt of a silver cup for the looked back again to win the Berks owned by Messrs.

Testor

and fine feat. His appruce on Fairy

Mr. G. R Handicap by two clear good lengths. Abraham) had an easy passage in the

Plain View broke tils sequence of Newburry Flate. broke hla Payne, око из

Auk

In the Kennet Handicap and In- cidentally paid the biggest dividend,

or a wi

best contest of the afternoon

was seen in the opening event.con- fined to novices, when Mr. Cooper on

anly two jockeys who have more than ten wins to their credit. There counterfoils in the Irish Hospitals the base line in the nick of time to doubt that the first named Trust sweepstake on the Derby race, ing Meadow Eve with Mr. K. LI anaex the Duxford Handicap, beat- rider will head the list of most suc- which is to be run at Epsom cessful for the fat was up by a neck.

For the third day of the mixing of Merry Fatty just managed to reach

is no

1039 and it is interesting to reveal House Dublin, was again crowded that out of 22, wins Rose Elect gave with interested spectators from all

LOT OF FUN

Mr. Encarnacao Live aft-chair sides parts of Ireland and Great Britain as As was anticipated, the Shelford Desert Chiet and Rooo Jand each gave a couple. Singles were scored by well as United States and other Handcap over the champion" course

countries... Blue Express Chatterbox, Chiltern,

caused a lot of furi and the winner, English Cavalier, February Fourth, The huge pictured Agure of Lady. 3.04.3/5 to cover a circuit of 14 Eagle ridden by Mr. Raymond took Just In Timo, Oranja Boven, Port Luck looked down from her throne miles. It was more rush, Potentato, Rose Evelyn, Rose-over the Great drum on as bright and wallop than

of a training à racing ... time. After Queen, Rob Roy and Some Hope, animated # scene as ever was passing, the barrack confined to the Following the champlon jockey was witnessed in the Round Room which African soldiers, I thought all the not a remunerative business for has been the scene of many brilliant racers were going to throw in their there were pine winners paying and historic gatherings during the towels, for the second quarter of the ru) was timed in, 39 seconds, but the

the beacon "W) Favoured with a good going Shang-

Mixing

Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese the large crowd present at the match, Ambassador to France,, was among The weather was dull after yester day's rain, the light was not too good. and the court was in poor condition.. Kho Sin-klo led Desiremau by two sets to one at one stage, but was finally beaten after avo sets, the Sith one of the which he lost to love,

The Chinese played from the back of the court almost throughout the whole game with characteristic

doggedness. His chief weapon was a vicious forehand cross-court drive, but Destremau had ab effective counter in superior anticipation and execution at the net.

-The slowness of the court was to Kho's advantage in the first two sets. when he

the repeatedly passed Frenchman with his backhand, but thereafter Destremnu started a des- perate attack, for which the Chinese had no answer,

In the last set Destremau hit the ball terrifically hard and almost swept his opponent off the court.

The scores in favour of Destremou were 5-7, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 6-0. ^

BOUSSUS TOO GOOD

After winning the opening sot, W. C. Chey lost the next three to Chris tlan Boussus, The Chineso: was a good tactician but failed to equal Boussus in any department of the.. gome.

The Frenchman was

completely at home in the baseline play and repeatedly clinched the ralles with a beautifully-feinted drop-thot which left Choy standing.

Boussus won by 1-0, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.. !-Router.

LEAGUE LEADERS WIN MATCHES IN MAJOR BASEBALL SCHEDULE

New York, May 18.

League leaders won their matches in the Major Base- ball schedule to-day, the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the

ENGLISHMEN DEFEATED New York Giants in the National circuit, while the New

BY YUGOSLAVS

Belgrado, May 18.

· Forty-thousand spectators saw Tagealavia, playing better than they have ever done before tout England by two goals to one in an Association football match here to-day,

Kngland had more of the play territorially but were inclined to Cover-claborato movements, and tin quick, deadly tackling of the Yugo

slave prevented them from making their shots. The Englishmen were: handicapped by the sweltering hens and the hard ground, but they did moel of the attacking. The Kokeilavin goal-keeper, Lovritch, mak= Ing his first appearance in an international, match, was brilliant, mak- ing some very daring mayor. Onso he diyod at the Englih centro-for-4. ward's feod.

Nevertheless, England should have won bat missed many chances The outside right, Gilabavitch, morod for Yugoslavia in the six- frenth minute, and half-time, arrived with the Yugoslave loading by a

under $10 and eight ponies returned centuries concluded this afternoon Hongkong fockeys stood on the bur dividends under $20. The biggest "pay out" was $71.Bu by Hob Roy in and counterfoldovernment-appoint was reached a Broome, the English caleide left, ouallaod five startes after the the Happy Valley Spring Handicap under (first section), boating the chaired auditors, armed police, and fire- man's 'King's Warden over a distance | men preparatory to the commence hat 4 weighed out for the Kennet from the two mile post, once round | ment ot the draw to-morrow Hatidicap over six furlongs, but he and In. Mr. Froninaeno had two morning-International Press Bureau. had to howtow to Fairy Auk,

resumption, but Feriilch, the Xugolay ollalde left, scored - the win- ning goal in the 66th minuto-Reti

York Yankees, leaders in the American section, beat St. Louis Browns once more.

The following are the results of matcher played" to-day:

NATIONAL LEAGUE A

New York St. Louis

9

AMERICAN LEAGUE

St. Louis New York: Thin

10 McQuinn homered for the Browns. Batteries: Yankees, Donald, Dickey,

R. H.

17 2

o Chicago

Boston

1Desatitels Batteries:Chicago, Lee, Hartnelt. Philadelphia

Cleveland

Batteries:Cardinals, Davis, Owen. Batteries: Red

Brooklyn Chleago

Boston Cincinnati PARK

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Sox,

Auker,

Eleven innings. Trosky homered for the Indians and Johnson for

Ddan, Brucker;/

* Batteries:--Reds); Van Der Meer, the Athletics. Batteries:-Athletics, Lombardi, MANNE

Philad

Tobin, Muller

Ita Detroli

Washington

Estalella homered for the Senators Batteries: Pirates, Batteries: Senators, Carranquela, Gulliani-Heater.

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