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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 16, 1939.

CURTAIN RUNG DOWN FOR FIRST HALF OF SEASON

MANY INCIDENTS

SEEN IN LAST WEEK'S RACING

(By "Captain Foster")

The Hongkong Jockey Club brought a suc-| cessful first half season to a close last Saturday at Happy Valley and in spite of the bad weather thore was cortainly a big crowd of keen followers of the turf.

Incidents were numerous, the best would have broken his "duck" und being a dead heat for the first post-I have reuson to believe that the ex- tion in the frame between Gog, with eitement of the race (his first. cx- Mc. Needn In the saddle, und perience uhend of the pack) was Phoenix, with Mr. S. C. Liang up, in partly to be blamed.

the Nanling Handicap for China

ponies, subscription grifins of the Nice Handling By

Lenson. The Stewards disqualified the first pony, Boolat. Day, who was ridden by the jockey-owner Mr. S. W. Lee, In the West River Handleop and also the second pony, Clowner, loted by Mr. Hearne in the Lantao Kandicap for a simtur offence.

Tyne, who was made a favourite In the West River Handicap, ran out tter passing the footbull gate and ho let the public down very badly to the extent of 1,820 und 999 tickets for win and place respectively,

Messrs. S. W. Tang on Flybynight and

Y. T.

T. Fung on Gold Sovereign were unseated in the last event, the Lantao Handicap, after parsing the seven furlong post, the former belas sent to the hospital with a broken collar bone and the latter was un- Injured.

Racing on the whole was good with a few exelling Anishes but the grass track was badly cut up after the running of A couple of events. Several topwelghters such as Anna- bella, Bredon and Brutus failed to weigh out for the Wallsend Handi- cap confined MC class Australian ponies and the absence of Lovely Star and Potentate among the China steeds was. I understand, due to the slip- pery going..

POCONOS SURPRISES CRITICS

Mr. Needa

I was

glad that my nomination (Expansion Time) in the Shing Mun Hundleap for "B" class Chinu ponies was rightly forecast and returned n fair dividend of $24.10 for a win. The success of the mare was due. without any fear of contradiction, to the glee handling by the jockey Mr. Needs, who rode a well-timed race from the back. Humdrum Eve, who curried all the big money (2,217 tickets being equivalent 10 $11,085 for win) came out of the ruck too soon and the chestnut, gelding was badly beaten by the winner by four good lengllis.

Best Race

Was Lantao Handicap

The best

Photograph of the boxing team of the 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment. winners of the Inter-Unit Championship, 1938-39. Back Row (left to right):-Pie. Huggonson, L/Cp). Afelroy, Pte. Fawcett, Pte. Moran, Pie. Eaton, L/Cpl. Betts, Bd. McDonald. Central Row:-L/Cpl. Web- ster, Cpl. Holdford, L/Cpl. Phillips, Cpl. McGrady, Lt. Col. L. A. Newnham," M.C., Capt. H. Marsh, Adj., Cpl. Efls, L/Cpl. Noble, Ple. Gelst, Front Row:-L/Cpl. Hope and Pie, Gribble-Ming Yuen,

GREAT BRITAIN WINS Another Unusual Bet

DAVIS CUP TIE WITH SURPRISING

COMFORT

Great Britain beat France by these rubbers to one with one to play in the Third round of the Davis Cup tie at Wimbledon. The crux of the round was when R. A. Shayes defeated B. Destremau by 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the first of the two remaining rubbers on Saturday, May 27.

race of the afternoon was, apart from the interest mani- Tested by the public in the special dollar cash swoep, the Lantao Handi-j It was one of the most remarkable cap for "D" class China raters, for matches of Shayes' career, and the every punter was out to find the best selectors Indicated their satisfaction snake in the gross. There was as with the British teum's performance usual an extraordinary flow of public by choosing the same side to meet the roses in the pot Germany in the semi-final next money on all and the total chances sold were 0,410 week-end:-C. E, Hare, R. A. Shayes, with L. Sham re- The sparkling display of Mrs. Dun- and 4,821 tickets for win and place F. H. D. Wilde. bar's Poconos with the assistance of respectively. The total figure cannot serve.

Great Britain started the competi- betting in the Manly Mr. D. Black in the opening have Handicap run on the second day of tion well on Friday, May 20, when the Carpentarla Handicap, must astounded every critle when this bay the Whitsun meeting. However, G. E. Hare and F. H. D. Wilde scored gelding romped home in easy fashion field of 17 runners was no joke to a surprise doubles victory over and paid $60.00 for a win to the de- Mr, A. H. Potts, the official starter, Fetra and P. Pellizza at 6-3, 6-3, 3-0, light of those who stuck to the and after a couple of abortive at-4-6, 6-3; R. A. Shayes settled the American candidate. It was, how-tempts the flying gate was released, issue in the first of the two singles ever, the first event for Australian Diogenes (Mr. Black) breaking the on the following day by beating B. and while high tribute ponies over half a mile course but as tupe. He was chased by Ebony Idol, Destremau, Poconos was carrying 10 lbs. of lead Gold Coin, Fel Ying and the rest must be paid to Shayes for his rour-

rear. There was under the scale weight, the time, following in the

age curbing daring strokes cannot be ac- not much positional change as the courage that often seemed to be at namely, 54 seconds

steeds raced up the incline, but com- breaking-point-It will remain one cepted as a track record.

Ing down the hill Dlogenes and Ebony of the strangest matches ever played Idol began to flag Owing to the in the competition: This match, with rain visibility was very poor when its astonishing phases

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Food and the runners came round the bend, bad, beggars description. The strain but the first to catch my eyes was of the occasion rested heavily upon Valorous followed by Dekko, both men, and it was really Destre- Clowner, Gold Coin, Night View and mau, whose nerves falled him in the Half way down the crisis, although Shayes was far from straight Valorous dropped the ancher being without his purple patches, and that was the end of Mr. Wood's The Anest thing about him was that mount. Taking the advantage of the he could pull himself together just opening

rails in a most remarkable way

Boolat Bay Disqualified For Boring

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Mr. S. W. Lee did not have any the Dekko shot forward through as he seemed to be going to pieces.

luck with his new acquisition-Boo- und after passing the public en-

STILL THE ENIGMA lat Bay who bored so badly in the closure it was impossible for Mr. T.

Shayes remains the enigma of the West River Handicap for "C" class W. Lee's candidate to lose the race. Thina ponies that the racer was die- There Wos a

a good ding-dong tussle British team. There is so little sta- alified after an inquiry held by the between Clowner, Gold Coin, Night bility about his game, which is as ewards. The official_result

was View and Royal Highness for the likely to touch the heights--for a laughing Girl, Bright View and An- minor positions, all fighting in a row period all too brief-as the depths. Eny. It was, no doubt, rather in the last 50 yards from the touch Boussus, the "veteran" of the French Bisheartening to the owner who line. Dekko crossed the wire by two side, massacred him by 6-2, 6-4, 0-0

-DON-BUDGE "GHOST"

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in the second single. Shayes was completely nonplussed and altogether AAPA too strained by the angles of a left- harder. L. Shoff who deputised, found the steady, accurate Boussus far too much for him, though he made a gallant fight in the third set, a fight which should do him a world of good. He has the shals and the speed of stroke but his ground work is scarcely sound enough to worry such a seasoned campaigner as this left-handed Frenchman. If he could tighten things up a bit he inight easily go a long way.

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The "GHOST" is the personal model DON BUDGE The WIMBLEDON

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CHAMPION and the simultaneous holder of the CHAMPIONSHIPS of France, Australia and America in 1938.

Obtainable attem

G. S. BROTHERS

Kowloon. Telephono S6641.

As are beat Destremau alter a long and fighting match, he took a well-earned rest from a match with Boussus whom he has so far never beaten. The complete results were: C. E. Hare (G.B.) beat B, Destre. mau (France), 6-2, 6-3, 3-0, 14-12: C. Bous- B. A. Shayes (G.B.) lost sus (France), 2-0, 4-6, 0-6; beat Des- tremau, 6-8, 4-0, 6-4, 7-5; L. Shaffi (G.B.) lost to Bonssus (France), 0-0, 2-6, 6-7; Hare and. F. IL. D. Wilde (G.B.) beat F. Fellizza and Y. Yeira (France) 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 4-0. 6-3.

So the match turned out to be a fine fight between two countries who are all trying to build up young teams to replace the men who won the Cup and held it so well-France

lengths, ahead of these four ponies, but after a few minutes' deliberation Clowner was awarded second place and a short head separated him and Gold Coin. It was a fine finish, but the Fanling hope was disqualified by the Stewards for boring and the of fciol result of the event was Dekko, Gold Coin and Night View.

It may be of interest to know that the last named pony has started seven times this season and has three placed outings. Dekko presented a fat cheque of $03,043.20 to the lucky drawer of ticket No. 138,147, and the armount was $11,884.86 more than the man handed out by Mrs. Dunbar' Red Feather at this time last year,

for ten years and Britain for four in an unbroken run of European do-

to mination. France has seemed possess the more promising material, but they are not yet the glants on that the three "musketeers" grass were. This was the first meeting at the new Wimbledon of the two na- tions Our Own Correspondent.

LIGHT BLUES

GIVE RIVALS BIG FRIGHT

By winning the last singles match -played,-J.-R.-Briggs the Oxford-golt- Blue, gave his University victory over Cambridge in the annual fawn tennis match which was finished at Oxford on May 20. At the close of play on May 10, Oxford led by 8 matches to 4, with nine to play, and thus they required only three of these nine to give them a winning lead.

But Cambridge were in a fighting mood, and after their captain G. Nicoluidis, had beaten his -Oxford rival, L. E. King, an Australlan, and two other light. Blues and won their matches, it did not look too good for Oxford who might have to rely on. winning one of the three remaining doubles. However, Briggs fought back after losing the Arst set, and being 4-1 down in the second to beat the Dane, II. Grut, by 4-8, 12-10, 6-1, thus giving Oxford their all-importani 11th motel.

Volleying was responsible for the Soccer Blue R. G. Sturdy, beating H., N. Dhamija, a typical Indlan stylist, who tries to break his op- ponents' hearts by keeping the ball going. Dhamija won a long first set through his pattence, but once Sturdy improved on his ground strokes, Dhamija was hardly in the picturé 'for Sturdy's volleying was of a very

At White's Club

was

London, May 29. White's Club is famous for its bold gambling spirit. Ro- cently it was told how Mr. Toby Milbanke bet Mr. Rich- ard Sutton that he could not play a golf ball from the Tower Bridge to the steps of the Club in under two thou- sand strokes. The other night another unusual bet made. Two members wished to play "double or quits" on £25. Thoy decided to play seven-up at billiards. Instead of stringing to decide who was to start, they tossed. The member who lost was com- pelled to begin and, to the amazement of the onlookers, he proceeded to make three successive glorious flukes off red and won the bet. Yet so rare is it to score off an open- ing shot at billiards that ex- perts invariably play a "miss" into baulk.

DERBYSHIRE WIN BY AN INNINGS

London, June 10. Derbyshire defeated Surrey by an innings and 43 runs in the County Cricket Champlonship to-day,

in their only visit to the wickets, Derbyshire scored 247, Parker taking six wickets for 34 runs.

Surrey, however, were dismissed for 77 and 127, A. Pope taking six for 44 in the first innings and G. Pope Ave for 46 in the second.—Reuter,"

high class indeed, and his smashing decisive.

The Oxford captain, King, was not in his best form against Nicolaidis, who had really only to keep the ball In play to win. The first set of 6-love to the Cambridge man is a true picture of the play, for King hardly hit any balls into court, and although he made brief stand to win the second after being 5-3 down, he returned to his erratic play in the Anal set. Our Own Correspondent,

A. K. Rumjalin, the young V.1.0. swimmer waning the 100-yards, backstroke very easily yesterday in the gala-belween the V.3.0.1 anÍ Chung Shing." Humjahn took 17.2 seconds here wherons in the relay be.

·wis: limed as 73 nocm, for the same distance.Stop Photographer.

AMERICANS TO MEET IN FINAL

French Tennis Championships

Parla, June 15. Two Americans will meet in the Bnal of the men's slagles in the French Tennis Championships now in progress. This Wat assured when Otto Szeigetti, of Hungary, WOB beaten in the semi-finals "to-dny by Bobby Higgs, who won easily by 6-3, 0-0, 0-4.

The other semi-final match is be- tween Donald McNeill and Elwood Cooke, both of the United States,— United Press.

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WOMEN'S SINGLES

Paris, June 15. In the semi-finals of the women's singles, Madame Mathieu (France) beat Mademoiselle Pannetier (France) by 6-2, 0-2, while Mademoiselle Jedrzejowska (Poland) heat Madame Leballly (France) by 6-3, 2-0, 0-3.

MIXED DOUBLES

Paris, June 15. American combination Elwood Cooke and Mrs. Surah Palfrey Fabyan entered the final of the mixed doubles by beating Smith (U.S.) and Mademoiselle Goëlschmid! (France) by 6-2, 0-2.—Reuter,

The

Satisfied

Bookies After Three Days Racing at

at Ascot

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London, June 15. The majority of book-makers at Ascot to-day were well-satisfied with the culmination_of_the_third day's racing which was again held in cool and sunless weather.

The majority of the women favour | Loan, ́8-1, took the Rousmoorial thick overcants and muckintoshes in Stakes. preference to the usual Ascot eren- ilons.

Lord Was A successful outsider Astor's Fulihom, 100-9, who best The Hon. Mr. Peter Beatty's two- Mrs. James Corrigan's odds-on year-old, Tant Mieux, ridden by favourite, Signal Light, 8-11, by a Gordon Richards, starting at 138, was length in the Waterford Stakes, the winner of the New Stokes and giving Richards his double, was the only successful favourite.

Smith ended with a further success

Biggest surprises were the defeats being the winner in the Cork and of Mr. James Rank's classic four- Orrery Stakes on Old Reliance, 8-1, year-old, Scottish Union, 13-8 beating His Majesty's three-year-old, favourite in the famous Gold Cup Cosmopolitan, by three lengths event, and Mr. Dunne's Portobello, Reuter's Special. 4-7 on

favourite in the Granville

Stakes, which was won by Mrs. Bar- low's Cosmohone, at

ong, at 5-2.

Portobello was badly left at the

post and finished last.

Scottish Un

Union, ridden by Carslake, endeavoured to make all the running but Flyon, ably ridden by Ephraim took command close Smith effectively to the finish, "comfortably beating Maranta, owned by Sir Abe Bailey, who made a great bid to bring off the Hunt Cup and the Gold Cup double, Into second place,

UNIQUE FEAT

Lord Milford

Wins Ascof Gold Cup

London, June 15.

Ascot The weather was dull at to-day when Lord Milford, with his four-year-old, Fiyon, won the Gold E. Smith thus completed a unique Cup, the most coveted trophy of the, Sir treble, having previously ridden the meeting, by Ave lengths from winners in the Derby and the Ascot Abe Bailey's Maranta, who was three Stakes.

lengths ahead of James Rank's Lord Portal's Mobro, starting at Scottish Union. 5-1, was a comfortable winner in the Ribblesdale Stakes, and his trainer,

Scottish Union started favourite ot

Mr. Boyd Rochfort, had a further 13-8, while Flyon started at 100-6 and success when Mrs. Murray's Glen Maranta 20-1-Reuter,

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