1939-05-19 — Page 32

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 19, 1939.

A SPLENDID PROGRAMME OF AMPON IMPRESSES, SANCHEZ EVENTS ARRANGED Round The Track

FOR WHITSUN MEETING Rose Elect Not Eligible To Run In Main Race

(By "Captain Foster")

DO YOU KNOW...

(By "Captain

Foster"):

THE subscription list of Australian ponies to be raced at the '1040 Antal Carnival closed at the end: of last month and hear that it has been oversubscribed over 20%.

by

the

The number was limited to 00 Hongkong currency and being $700 $100 more than this year's consign- bucks stipulated by the Hongkong type of animals and the consignment Jockey Club was for an Improved will probably arrive in the month of

A fine programme has been arranged by the Hongkong. Jockey Club for the Whitsun Meoting (two days of racing) to be held on Saturday 27, and Monday 29. There are nine races on the first day, but on Whit Monday an extra contest is added to the card and two events will be run August. boforo tiffin interval,

The advance of a hundred

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THE subscription list for China been very much oversubscribed. The ponies to race in 1040 has also number was limited to 100 and it is Lan rumoured that the amount subrcribed by members has reached over 160

It is

THE Whitsun Plate for. China bas en "A" class racers with two ponles over the champion course wins or more since January will has been altered to a handicap prevent the appearance of event, but the provision Ponies cashire Chips and Lucky Lod. classified 'A' class that have won regretted that Strathroy, owned by ponies. It looks, therefore, that many $3,000 or more in stakes since Me. J. F. Macgregor, is again under January 1, 1920," has pot a full stop a cloud and the chance of starting owners will draw blank numbers. For to the entry of Rose Elect, owned at the coining meeting is not Verived here very late and let us hope the Inst two years the consignment ar- by Mr. Eu Tong-sen and the chest- rosy. It has been whispered that nut mare will not be seen in action the wonder pony strained a tendon that 1940's lot will be landed here in

BEATEN BY TSUI WAI-PUI

Ampon

he played a heady", game,

again until after the resumption, after his first and unsuccessful outing. September as stipulated in the sub- PATAUDI

Among the "A" class China ponies, of this season in the Brisbane Spring scription list. Campronian, Confusion Bay and Handicap over 14 miles at the last awww 121 per un gelove not appeared in meeting. It is reliably learned that

Happy Evi mege

this scho

publics, but I am lam Me. Dunbar's

turned to the cours

am afraid that Confuseg not be ready in time for the outing.

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MARRIES

FILIPINO DAVIS CUP STARS IN EXHIBITION

(By "Abo")

A tricky wind blowing in from the direction of the harbour made effective 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 tennis matches in Hongkong, and contributed to a great extent to the large number of mistakes. made by almost everyone taking part in tho 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 glorious in its execution as

It was impossible to 'retrieve.

On the whole, local players acquitted themselves quite well. The

Scores Of Exhibition Tennis Matches

The following were scores of the matches yesterday:

DOUBLES

the

Sanchez prone to errors.

exhibition Davis Cup

Sanchez and Ampon beat S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn 7-5, SINGLES

6-4. AT BHOPAL humJahn cousins, though beaten in

HERE durived quite recently on on account of Able Ainazon has gone to the stud

batch of four China grifins (two pleased to say in Hollar and Gypsy Love (winner bay mares, a liver chestnut mare and ndidate has re- of 1837 Rooty-Hill Derby) is in chestnut) and they were brought However, I too poor a condition to appear be down by a Russian dealer. At the

two straight sets, made the visitors go en Bay will fore the clerk of the scoles. In the time of writing the consignment (each distance light of the above, we have only pony cost over $4,000) has not yet

all out for victory and the scores of 7-5, 0-4 give an idea of how close the Courting Eve left in the "A" class been disposed of, but I can say that

Bhopal, Apr. 20.

two sets were. Tsut Yun-pui, after und in the

The first ceremony in connection holding his own in the Arst set, foll elrcumstances It looks they are lovely animals. It may be of with the marriage of the Nawab of to pieces in the second against the that the field will be on the small interest to know that the lungs Pataudi and Princess Salida Sultani, diminutive Ampon, and was defeated

of the liver clicstnut mare are almost the second daughter of the Nawab by scores of 7-5, 6-1. identical to that of Rose Elect, be of Bhopal, was perdermed privately !་; draw out W INNERS of $1,000 or more in longing to Mr. Eu Tong-sen. Laat this evening at the

stakes

Nawab from the week Mr. "Bill" Poy gave each of Bhopal's palace. the best uns as the winner la poing

sub Warwick Farm Handicap confined to them a canter over two furlongs and to receive $750 and it is a

ponies classic. The run is over the mlle Australian subscription

of he should be able to tell which one and we shall certainly this season over a short trip of six is a cracker jack.

means, I understand that Marksman, furlongs. This

Whitsun Ifandicap confined to THE

China ponies (subscription grif- fins of the Hongkong Jockey Club of this season) is sure to

fight,

over for

over a mile,

THE Bondi Handleap is open for Australion subscription ponies

side.

аге

barred

of course,

+

.

of

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

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

Chinese Lose Both Singles

The wedding has evoked great in- Playing a fine game throughout, Tsui Filipino contributed to his own

The Kho Led Destremau

He

Tsul

completely beaten.

On the whole, however, he im Starling shakily, the Rumjan Pressed only In the rat set when games were held with service until

end of,

games to win the match..

success,

"

Paris, May 18.

It was left to Tsui Wai-pul, the local champion, to chalk. up Hong-himself up against an equal and in kong's sole success of the day. some; respects A master. terest in the world of sport. The defeated Sanchez, the No. 1 ranking defeat by poor service and his Nawab of Pataudi, who is 20 years player of the Philippines, In straight proneness to errors. But at times he gho did not weigh out at the last the exclusion of Bruno, Candlelight, SIR Victor Sassoon's long string of won hay triple blus, at Oxford for his victory. 2 and fully deserted cross-court drive watch had laul One At One Stage

By Two Sets To inecting, hos specially been kept Chiltern, Devonian, Happy Landings,

Victory Rising this big event and Me. National

candidates for the 1940 Hongkong won the Star, Derby has

already started work. Cricket, blillards and hockey. "Vie" Needa will be in the saddle. Rivulet, Sydney Land, Triumphant There are over ten China ponies in bos established his réputation as one COUSINS START SHAKILY "Vid Saturday Mr. Encarnaca butted Dog and I am sure this news will training and when these two one of the select band of cricketers of India's foremost sportsmen. He is peting out Muskelet this Juncture whether be received with open arms by those of three years old. they were two who scored a century in their first against the vialtors but pulled up to 4 was called, and then Taut broke singles to-day in ber Davis Cup China lost both the opening owners who have not as yet plled or years old.

test match, and has turned out fro- up to through his service and won in the tie against France in the Euro- he will accept the mount or not.

up enough dollars to meet the

quently for Worcestershire in the 3-4 and then 5-5, after which ran tenth game. Sanchez started the pean Zone of the Initial outlay. Unfortunately, the MR. L. Dunbar has also

a few County Championship.

dropped his service. Sanchez then ban does not preclude non-starters

competition, youngsters up in Tsingtao and and under that category we have two the latest news is that the grins gaged to Princess Salida in Decem-ught indeed, especially in the open- however, for Taul won the next six Bernard Destremau and W. C. The Nawab of Pataudl became en-held his own to clinch the first set, this was the style and led 2-0, Kho Sin-kie being beaten by

which saw the Filipinos in very good of any season over a mile, but thecimals in Janber and Winfred. will be coming down soon.

ber Inst. He succeeded to the Gad! In September, 1017, receiving fullnes when their strong net play The Chinese scored some brilliant

Choy by Christian Boussus. ruling powers in December, 1931.

had the cousins completely baffled. leading stables have already started She has had the benefit of a good melight, with his angled volleying against an apparently tiring,opponent the large crowd present at the match. Dr. Wollington Koo, the Chinese Ampon was the man who held the winners at this stage of the game Ambassador to France, was among Princess Safida is 24 years old the ball rolling and I leave to the religious and liberal education under and smashing. Sanchez, too, revealed charlly of readers to decide whether the personal supervision of the late an improvement in his overhead of 1940's racing will egum of Bhopal, grandmother of rough-shod over the Rumfahns until the prospe present one?

works, and together the visitors rode Golf eclipse the

Princess Sajida. Music and painting are her chief hobbles and she is of the latter picked THE race club is conducting a 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 China ponies that have not won g the rest of our racing aca-

more than $1,000 One thing scoms certain regardin

in stakes since renched, the 100,000 marks, but I ex-} son, and it is that wo will or experience a dearth of first-class 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. 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.

NO DEARTHCFGOOD JOCKEYS THIS YEAR

(By "Captain Foster"

The following is the list:

C. Encarnaca

V. V. Needa

I, C. Pih A

D.. L. TAS

T. L. Wong,

J. Pote-Hunt

D. Black

11. A. Prouiz

Marshall....

A. W. Raymond

PY T. Wel.

IL P. Chanson

GZH-Churchtlí

W: G, Poy

W. Pan ·

HS. Davis

Ho Hong-ving

CL Gregory

F. L. Chiu

A. D. Coppin

B. W. Teng

Troverion

4. Учет

-T. Chiu şi

Yeung Wing-kwal

, J, Heart

TX. Woo

起

10. Kul-ying

Cafu Ki-tu

Y..T. Fung.

O. n. Bedie

2. Wood

Lat

2nd

14

13

3rd dead heats for second place and one

for the lowest position in the frame.

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geengoen lacta (nece

To arrive at the total there were |

- three "ovebls with only two starters and a dead heat for the first place. There were th addition three dead-| hinata for second position in the frame and one for the third place.

*

will be seen that Messrs. C. En-

Mincarnacad* dhd V. V. Neoda are

only tway Jockhu who have more

THE best dividend returned by Mr. Needa Was $38.40 on King's Privilege in the Moonle Ponds Handi- cap over the mile course. Out of 13 wins Hyndford Bridge. Lucky Lad End Marksman cach gave him two winning mounts and Celtic Star, Coclderol, Criffel, King's Privilege,

Lad provided a single success.

LTHOUGH it is a long stretch to the Spring of next year, the big

bos

LAST SUNDAY'S MACAO

RACE MEETING ONE OF BEST EVER HELD

(By "Captain Foster")

Two good dividends, a few close finishes and nice King's Wander, Milleaye and Sydney fields featured the Macao Jockey Club's May meeting held at Areia Preta racecourse last Sunday. The meet- MR. P. L. CHIU led 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. $3,711.00 for a dividend by Starlet | *~**

In the Ni Desperandum Stakes (first)

section) and incidentally this was} The returns Issued by the two ridden by Mr. Payne who carried 5 the biggest paid at Happy Valley. pari-mutuel departmenta showed lbs. of lead less for jockey allowance. that the punters were letting loose The great old racer lost the night by their ve dollar bills and from a balf a length, the same separating business point of view it was un-Shanghai 4 and Hogmanay. doubtedly one of the best Мисло

Irish Sweep

Mixing Of

Counterfoils

Concluded

Dublin, May 10.

meetings.

The surprise packet was Palmer

ber

i up. But though Sanchez made a num- or errors in the second, the Davis

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

SHREWD PLAYER

Ampon, the "Mighty Mite," does

Starting Times For Sunday

The following starting times at

not rely on strong ground strokes Fanting on Sunday are announced: with which to win his matches;;

OLD COURSE rather, he keeps the rallies going, 0.15 K, S. Morrison, I. II. deare. meanwhile working for an opening 924 A. 11. Purves, A. Sommerfelt.

820 L. Jackson, J. C. BroWIL to score his winner. This he demon-

0.28 S. II, Dodwell, D. . Glimore, strated yesterday against Taul Yun- 9.33 W. Clague, P. E. Annis. pul, the Colony runner-up, in the

9.30 . 8, Dunnett, J. L. C. Pearce, first of the singits matches.

9.40 A. D. Humphreys, L. M. 8. Lloyd. He IP.Temworth, T. Lay. played a "heady" game, feaured by great speed about the court, splendid retrieving ability and devastating net-play.

40A. N. & Q. A. A, Macfadyen. 252 R. C. Stewart, F. A. M. Zallott. 850AE Lissaman, T A. Pearce,

10.00

D. Hunter, J. K. P. Hadland. 10.04 J. Murphy, M. M, King.

M. Pearson, J. W. Mayhew. B. Delany, D. Humphreys:

As a matter of fact, he almost 10.08 Invariably, won the point when he 10.1 Belg. McLeod, Burg, L. Walker. could go up to the net, but lacking 101 Col King, Burg Lt. Steele Farkies.

Capt. Lecky, Pay, Li. Vallance, the ground shots to back up his Advances be wheely refrained from 103 Col, Binson, Lt.Cdr. Linton.

123 Col Collin, L/Lt. BaneR. rushing up to the forecourt until he had put in a shot deep enough to the Major Johnstone, Burt. Cdr. Nichol corners to justify such a step. And 1040 Col, Rose, Lieut. Ram. once he had established himself there, 1046

10.44 Major Harvey, W. Eng. Holmes

Capt. Bridge. Lt Cdr. Arkwright." he was seldom beaten.

10.51 R. A. P. McPherson, Capt. Keble His great speed about the court 10.30 Col. Rogers. Surg. Lt. Cdr. Cleave.

White, and his retrieving powers deservedly 1100 Cept. Lawrence, It. G. Gray won round after round of applause, 1140 Capt. Gilbertson, Cdr. Frend.

on one occasion he "brought the

NEW COURSE house down" by recovering some 1020 P. 8. Cassidy. Col. Matthews. seemingly irretrievable ahots, SANCHEZ BEATEN Tsui Wai-pui. In almost every de- Amado Sanchez met his match in partment of the game, he found

and

་

Mr. Allan Raymond, with two wins with the astute Mr. Wel in the saddle a few unplaced outings alice January on Eagle and Merry Maker, was the who took up the running in the back to capture the Lamchen Cup in easy most successful jockey and he was stretch, and the combination never fashion while The Tigress (formerly in receipt of a ver cup for the looked back again to win the Berks owned by Mesars. Tester and fine feat. His apprentice, Mr. G. R. Handleng by two clear good lengths. Abraham) had an easy passage la the Payne, broke his "duck" on Fairy Plain View broke his sequence of Newburry Plate, Auk in the Kennet Handicap and in- cidentally paid the biggest dividend, $87.20, for a win.

The best contest of the afternoon was seen in the opening event con- dined to novices, when Mr. Cooper on Merry Falty just managed to reach

For the third day of the mixing of the base line in the nick of time to

d its wing oftheir credit. There counterfolls in the Irish Hospitals annex the Duxford Handicap, beat- Labo dodal that the first named Trust, sweepstake on the Dering Meadow Eve with Mr. K. I. Ip

head the list of most mic wilch is to be run it, Epsom Downs up by a neck. cos pelote for the first half of on Wednesday next, May 24, Mansion

rider

Fast and is interesting to reveal House Dublin, was again crowded

w our all wins Rose Flect gave with interested spectators from

countries.

à scene

LOT OF FUN

My carmeno Ave armchair rides, parts of Ireland and Great Britain as As was anticipated, the Shelford Do Cet and Rose Jane each well as United States and other Handcap over the champion course

are a couple. Singles were scored by

caused a lot of fun and the winner, te Express Chatterbox: Chiltern,

Eagle, ridden by Mr. Raymond took Cavaller, February Fourth, The huge pictured figure of Lady 3.04.3/5 to covor Ju la The Ordnie Boven, Fort Luck looked down from her throne miles. It was more Paglish

a circuit of 14% of a training Potentate, Rose Evelyn, Roso over the Great drum on as bright and gallop that a racing time. After **athon Bay and Some Hope. animated

us aver was passing the barrack confined to the alberry the champion jockey was witnessed in the Round Room which African soldiers, I thought all the remunerative business for has been the scene of many brilliant racers were going to throw in their Sinapannine winners" paying and historie gatherings during the lowels, for the second quarter of the tiride #16 and eight ponies returned centuries of its existence. dividemark under 2410 The biggest Mixing concluded this afternoon Hongkong jockeys stood on the burn

run was timed in:39 seconds, but the pay out war 7150 by Rob Roy in and counterfolls repain overnight last deck unill The Happy Valley Spring Handicap under guard of Government-appoint was reached:

the beacon “w.p” if(frat section), beating the chaired auditors, armed police, and re- Favoured with a good going Shang- iman's King's Wardenioser a distance men preparalary to the commaire- hal 4 weighed out for the Kennet: {"from" the two-mile Yost, once round ment of the draw

Encarnacio had two morning International Press Edresu. had to "kowlow to

to-morrow Hanuleap over six furlongs, but he

Auk

The weather was dull after yester doy's rain, the Ught was not too good and the court was in poor condition. Kho Sin-kie ied Destremau by two sets to one at one stage, but was finally beaten after five sets, the fifth one of the which he lost to love.

The Chinese played from the back of the court almost throughout the whole

gamo with

characteristic doggedness. His chief weapon was a vicious forehand cross-court drive, but Destremau had an 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 repeatedly passed the. Frenchman with his backhand, but thereafter Destremau started a des- perate attack for which the Chinese had no answer.

In the last set Destremeu hit the ball terrifcally hard and almost swept his opponent of the court.

The scores in favour of Dextremau were 5-7, 6-3, 1-8, 7-5 6-0,

BOUSSUS TOO GOOD !!

1

C. Choy lost the next three to Chris- After winning the opening set, W. tian Boussus. The, Chinese

good tactician but failed to as a Boussus in any department of the game.

The Frenchman was completely at home in the baseline play and repeatedly clinched the rallies with a beautifully-felated drop-shot which left Choy standing.

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

LEAGUE LEADERS WIN MATCHES IN MAJOR BASEBALL SCHEDULE

New York, May 18,

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

BY YUGOSLAVS

Belgrade, May 18 Forty-thousand spectators saw Yugoslavia, playing betler than they have ever done before beat England by two goals to one in an Association football match here to-day.

England had.morn of the play territorially, but were inclined to over-claborate movements, and the quick, deadly tackling of the Yaro- slays prevented them from making their shots. The Englishmen were handicapped by the sweltering heat and the hard ground, but they did. most of the at Cicking. The Xugoslavia goal keeper, Lovrlich, mak Ing his first appearance in an international match, was beźliani, mak- ing some very during saves." Once he dived as the English centre-for- ward's feet; de

The del “Eniland should have won but rufawodƐmany chances

auto right/Gliskoyttoh, mooked for Yugoslavia in the six- tvenih mikate and half-time Arrived with the Yugoslave trading, by k

Broome, the English ontelde left, equalised five minutes after the resumption, but Fertilch, the Yugoslay outside lett, soared" the "win ning goal in the: 6611 a misto, Reuter

4.

League leaders won their matches in the Major Base- ball schedule to-day, the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the York Yankees, leaders in the American section, beat St. Louis Browns once more...

The following are the results, of matches played to-day:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn Chiengo

AMERICAN LEAGUE

St. Louis New York

10:

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

R. H.

New York St. Louis

2

Batteries:-Cardinals, Pavle, Owen.

0

Boston

7

Chicago: Boston

Batteries; Desautels Batteries:Chicago, Lee, Hartnett. Philadelphia

Cleveland

Eleven tonings. Trosky homered for the Indians bid Johnson for Dean, Brucker,

-Red

Sox,

Auker

Cincinnati

Batteries: Reds, Von Der Meer, the Athletics. Ballorios:Alhletics, Lombardi,

Detroit

Washington'

Estelella homered for the Senators Batteries: Senators, Gulliani-Reuter

Carrasqu

Philo

Ten innings: Batteries!.

Tobl