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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 30, 1939.

ROSE ELECT OUTSTANDING ANIMAL OF THE YEAR

CAPTURES FIVE

CLASSIC RACES Another 'Seeded' Player Out Of Men's Singles

IN FIRST HALF Further Review Of Turf Season By 'Capt. Foster'

Australian Woman's Crow For England

Sydney, June 21.

Australia is to send a women's four-oared crow to compote in England during 1941. It will be the first women's crew ever sent over- seas from the Commonwealth.

The decision was made by the Australian Women's Ama- teur Rowing Council, who accepted an invitation from the Women's Amateur Row-

After hor one and only defeat in the Cham- pions Stakes for China ponies run last year, Mr. L. Dunbar rotirod his great pony, Liberty Bay, rather than soo it suffer another beating by Mr. Eric Moller's Silkylight, but the latter ended his ing Association of Great Bri- racing career (died from colic) after his last and successful outing in the Poking Plate over a dis- tance jaunt of 14 milos at the Spring meeting.

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tain, to send a crew.

The trip will be a reciprocal

visit for the tour in Australia made by an English women's crow last year.-Kenter,

ROSE

ELECT

WINS RECORD ISTAKE SUM

As a result, the 1939 Derby winner, year his mighty aspirant, Desert Rose Elect, owned by, Mr. Eu Tong-Chief, finished behind the winner, sen, had an easy gallop in the Chom Skylight, by three lengths. A most plons and in the circumstance it la interesting feature of the brillant i really hard for anyone to acquaint|performance of Rose Elect, who j himself with the full value of the annexed the triple crown namely, the mare's speed and energy,

Malden Stakes, the Hongkong Derby and the Champions, was the setting up of a new record time for six fur- tongs and another over the Derby course. In the former the mare lowered King's Warden figure for three-quarters of niths of a second while in the latter over 11⁄2 miles she broke Liberty Boy's time of 2.56% by one and one- It is interesting to reveal that the Bfth seconds. In addition the mile philanthropist made a strong bid for record of a minute

and fifty Ave the Blue Riband in 1935, but his seconds is now held jointly by Mr. nomination, Rose-Queen, succumbed Dunbar's Diana Bay and Mr. E

We have all seen the Singapore millionaire's candidate (with that astute jockey Mr. Encarnacio in the saddle) capturing five classic events In easy fashion and we all must admit that the mare was never fully extended. It was Mr. Eu Tong-sen's first Hongkong Derby.

to Herod by half a length and last Tong-sen's Rose Elect.

Marksman The "Sub"

mile by four-

Best Of

Griffins

There is an old saying "that a has won for the bocd pony brings in good money" and Rose Elect owner an aggregate sum of $8,873 which was $872 more than the total collected by Silkylight during the Arst half 1038. Comparing the during the first half amount won against the other Derby winners dating back to 1932, the sum won by Rose Elect is a record. The follow-

ing list may be of interest to owners;

1

Won

$4.109

6381

7339

4.030

1839 Liberty Day

1033 Trentbridge

1934 Hydroplane

1033 ilerod.....

1930 Honeymoon Eve

4,003

1037 Happy Eve

2,307

1939.5lkylight

8,001

1930 Roto Elect

INDIAN DAVIS CUPPER CAUSES AN UPSET BY BEATING TLOCZYNSKI Austin, Riggs, Cooke, Henkel And Puncec Get Through

Another "seeded” player in the men's singlos,

I. Tloczynski, the Polish champion, made his exit from the Wimbledon championships yesterday. Playing against Ghaus Mohamed, the Indian Davis Cupper, Tloczynski was eliminated in straight

sets.

So far three "seeded" men players have been eliminated, Tłoczynski following in the foot-steps of Donnid McNeill and Roderich Menzel who were put out on the previous day. The other five, Bobby luggs (U.S.A.), Elwood Cooke (USA), H. W Austla (Britain), F. Puncec (Yugo- slavin) and Henner Henkel (Ger- many) all got through their third round matches yesterday.

Although Riggs, who is Joint

Henner Henkel, one of the "seeded" players at Wimbledon, took four favourite for the title with "Bunny" sets to beat L. Shaf in the third round of the men's singles yesterday. Austin, won his tle against C. E. This picture of him was taken in Bougkong when he and Baren Gottfried Malfroy, of New Zealand, in straight von Cramm passed through on their way to Australia.

Passing Of

Of Silkylight

A Sad Blow To Owner

And Punters As Well.

Results Of Yesterday's Matches

The following results were cabled

sets, he was fully extended in the Drst) by Reuter and Trans-Occan: two sets, which he won 0-6, 11-9.

Austin was up against Drobny, of Bohemia and Moravia, yesterday and

MEN'S SINGLES

(THIRD ROUND)

Jacques Brugnon (França) best Daron

after winning the two opening sets de Stefani (Italy) 0-4, 0-4, 6-0, 0-4.

their

D. W. Builer (Britain) beat Goepfert (Germany 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3,

Elwood Cooke (USA) boat Q L Roger Elm) 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.

Szigeti (ftungary) beat (Netherlands) 0-0, 6-4, 6-4.

Van Swoi

Bobby Riggs" (UBA) beat

Maltry (Ness Zealand oo

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best

7-5, 9-7, his opponent retired as he had Injured his arm on Wednesday,

Ċquke and Puncec won matches with comparative case, butį Henkel, the German hope, took four sets to beat L. Shaff, of Britain.

F. Puncee (Yugoslavia) beat D. McPhail Eugene Smith, the young Californ- (Britain) 6-3, 0-3, 7-5. Although Marksman went under twice out of seven starts, he

lan schoolmaster who caused an upset F. Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia) beat W. C. by beating Roderich Menzel on Choy (China) 6-4, 7-4, 6-4.

Mohamed (India) was no doubt the best subscription griffim among the Chinn ponies

I. of this season and he collected a total sum of $6,650 for the owners

Among the old China ponies the passing of Mr. Eric Wednesday, yesterday beat Cejnac, of Toczynski (Poland), 0-0, 6-3, 6-

Bohemin and Moravia, in straight sets! Henner Henkel (Germany) beat L. including the Governor's Cup and a leg in the Professional Cup. this season were really a

I have reason to believe that Moller's Silkylight was not only a bad knock to the owner, to enter the fourth round, while the sham (Britain) 6-4, 6-0, 6-4, 3-1. The pony dead-heated with Celtic Star for the first position in good class of animals and with the but also to the regular followers of the turf. Racing men 44-year-old Jacques Brumon, one of hemia and Moravial 7-5, 6-7, Drobny

the famous French Four Mus-retiring in the thins set, the Sports Club Cup, but Mr. Tang Man-wa, one of the owners, had exception of Rose Elect who had the

were anxious to see the fight between the Shanghai keteers, made progress at the ex- no luck with the spin of the coin.

best part of the pie, a good many had a fair share of the apples. It may magnate's brown stallion and the mare, Rose Elect, owned pense of Baron de Stefani, of Italy, be interesting to know that 31 racers came under the starter's orders and by Mr. Eu Tong-sen in the Spring Champions. Some there were 11 ponies that have not compatent judges held the opinion that the latter was a

collect a cent, Tho following is a full list of this year's better animal. grimns with the amount of stakes

I was glad, however, that Marita- man had not been overraced and his best achievement was in the Sub- Grimas Spring Handicap over the champion course when he bent Rose Evelyn by a length and a half.

Celtic Star, who piled up $5,352 for the owner, was the second best and he was unplaced twice

only.

The Valley Stakes winner, Musketeer, was, a. disappointment to his connec tions, for he pulled up lame after an outing in the Falshan Handicap -on-April-22 -and-the-pony- never op- peared in public again. King Kong was not much in the limelight at the beginning, but towards the end he was putting up some fine displays,; the best being in the Whitsun Handi- cap over a mile when he easily accounted for Marksman by four length The Spirit of St. Louis holds the record of starting 14 times including three excursions to Macao, a teuin irlp to Fanling: he earned $100 for his own upkeep.

It may not be known that 84 sub- griffins welghed out during the first hall and 32 ponies finished among the "Also Rans." Mrs. J. H. Tag- gart'a Portrush established a new track time of 50% seconds for half a mile, lowering the record of 59 seconds by two-fifths of a second held jointly by Buchanan and Much Ado since February 20, 1932.

LIST OF STARTERS

The following is a list of starters Including the amount of stake money

- won in Fanling and Macao:~~~

Alpha

Argon

Ascot Vale

Avelan

Battleship Black Diamond

Blaisdon inner

Bressa

Callenfito Ceitio Star

Charcoal Chatterbox

Cyclone

Devon Dumpling

Dow-Jones

Fairchild

...........

Fun Tan

February Fourth

Gallant Marshal

Gaucho

Geordie

Gog

Gold Tower Green Bay Guinness Time Heddon .... High Tower King Kong King's Envoy Kul Choung Lambeth Kiridan Magog

Marksmani

·Matador - 211 Pen Mayfair Court Mercury Milleaya Murkoleer National Honour National Justice National Liberty National Service New Bedford Old Fashioned Opening Balaman Oranje Boven Pall Mall .... Patrialic Day PAWNCO

Phoenix Portrush Radium Star Ring Master Ruse Day Rostrever Sea Captain Sen ilorap

Silver Star Skip ... Smiling Time Snowstonn Same 'Hope Sports Gesture Sports Ventura

Starlet.****** Strathbannock Talkative.****** Thanksgiving Day The Buccaneer The Grey Tiger The Merinaid

The Spirit of St. Louis

This Time

Tiger Eyes Tiny Tim Torridge. Total Low True Love

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CHOY ELIMINATED

and Loravis) 6-3, 6-2 1-7, 1-5,6-1,

E. Smith (USA) beat Cefnar (Bohemia R. A Shayes (Britain) best Bibs (Bohemia and Moravia) 7-5, 6-4, 0-7,

A. D. Rummet! (Argentines beat A. J. Moitram (Britain) 10-0, 6-4, 0-1..

M. D. Delocard (Britain) beat D. Mute Yugoslavia) 7-5, 6-4, 2-0, 2-6, 6-3,

3. OUT (Britain) beat I. O. Collins

(Britain) -8, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4,

WOMEN'S DOUBLES (FIRST ROUND)

W. C. Choy, the Chinese Davis Cupper and Cambridge "Blue," was eliminated yesterday by Kukuljevic,! the young Yugoslav player, who de- Much was expected of Mr. L. King's Parade have won enough to feated Donald McNeill on Wednesday. Dunbar's Confusion Boy, but the provide for their own keep. All Kukuljevic won by 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. bay gelding could not weigh out at these ponies were trained by the the Annual Carnival owing to liga-halberdier, who deserves a pat on

Kukuljevic's terrific service often) Mrs. Cartwright (formerly Miss Mary ntent trouble. However, after some the back.

ricochetted into the crowd when Choy Heeley) and Mrs. Little (formerly Mira Dorothy Round) beat Min. Andrus (USA) careful nursing Confusion Bay put Salvage Master ufter capturing the attempted to return the ball. The and Madame Banratin (France) 7.8, 6-2 an appearance in the Whitsun Plate Royal Navy Cup disappeared from Chinese was continually running from Min Kay Slammers and Miro, Ham- over the champion course and he the racecourse and nobody seems to side to side retrieving his opponent's mersley (formerly, Miss Freda James) - beat Mile. Jndwina Jedrzejowaka -(Poland) certainly staged a wonderful come-know whether the mure is alive or acutely angled drives and "volleys." back annexing the contest with 108) dead.

Choy saved a set-point at 3-5 in the and Bindane Mathieu (France) 6-3, 6-2.

Miss Batt and Miss Cardinalt (Britain)

and He was 2-1, 3-2 and 5-4 in boat

Frautolit lbs, on the back.

Fraulein Dietz Punters may be interested to know first set. that a grand total of $38,613 has the lead in the second set, but lost it Schumann (Germany) 0-1, B-1.

Miles Brown and Miss Jarvis (Britain) been paid to the old China ponies in the twelfth game, which Kukul beat Fraulez Ulstein, Germany and being and the list is made up as follows: jevle look with four aces, The Yugo- Geddes (Britain) 6-2, 02

Misn Mlle. Somogyi (Hungary), and slav repeated the feat in the fourth

Wheeler (17.9.A.) Gracyn

beat L gumo in the final set.

Brutton and Mis MacPherson (Britain) 6-4, 7-5.

After running behind Confusion Bay (winner) and King's Warden in the Surrey Handicap over a mile on November 5, Mr. Eu Tong-zen's Cameronian has not been

neon in public and it is a pity that a Arst class pony had to spend his Winter and Spring in the Hongkong Jockey Club stables. Another was Happy Eve belonging to Sir Victor Sassoon, the last outing being a successfui run in the Hongkong St, Leger on

It seems that November 20, 1837. all these cross-breds are very delicate und they cannot stand too much racing.

A word, or two must be said about

the two It will be seen from the above list the Fanling candidates, that Sir Victor Sassoon's Eve of most conspicuous being Double Harvest la second with a sum of Chance, owned by Major H. II. M. $3,630 with the inclusion of St. | Oliver, R.A., and Sylvandale, the George's Plate and Galaxy, owned property of a syndicate named by a Chinese syndicate, 1x third, Brass. The gunner's pony picked up: Mr. Ll Po-chun's Conquering Time $1,375 while Sylvandule made $2,350 | onnexed the Lusitano Cup for the which was really wonderful. Ebony Idol, Clowner, Jack O'Lantern and

owner.

A Hongkong Baseball Club batter just falls to rescli first baso in the match played taxi Saturday, seninas the Hambling Hoos, who won by 19-2. ----Staff Photographer.

Advancing Timo

Arabion Cat

Bear Claw

Blstre

Boolat Day Bright View Cloudy. Star Clowner Confualen Bay Coronation Day Cricketer

Cuban Love Dekko

Desert Chlet Desert Star Double Chance

Eagle

Ebony Idol Expansion Time Fel Ying Flybynight Gladiator

Gold Ccla

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$1,200 100 900 1,250 300

Lawn Bowls Open Pairs Tournament

TWO MATCHES PLAYED OFF

Two matches were played yester day in the third round of the Open Pairs Bowls Championship of the Colony,

W. H. Hobbs and R. S. Meadows put up a good fight against J. V. Ramsay and R. Lapaloy at the Kow- loon F. C. and were actually leading by 18-13 on the 17th head. But their more experienced opponents scored on the remaining heads, and Anally won by 19-10.

J. E. Noronha and C.. G. Silva, strongly fancied for the title in some quarters, were fully extended by their club-mates, A. F. Noronha and A. M. Rodrigues, and won by 18-14.

Tho' other two matches, in which taken Police players were to have part, were postponed.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following is the programume to-day:

At Kowloon C.C.-L.C.R. Souza anà C, S. Hossolet v. W. Glendinning and W. Mair.

At Kowloon 3.0C-G. Duncan and W. Gill v. W. J. Penny and A. M. Omar.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Miss Susan Noel' and Miss O'Connell (Britain)___beat Miss Marriot and Mikos Blaney (Britain) 64, 12.

Mile. Conquerque and Mile. Pannetier France) seat Miss Thomas and Mis Trauncer (Uritain) 1-6, 6-3,

In the first round of the women's doubles, Miss Kay Slammers and Mrs. Hammersley (formerly Miss Freda James), who won the ille in 1935 and

Mia Knight and Min-Suiten (USA.) 1930, defeated that formidable pair, beat Miss Marquis and Miss Riddell Mlle. Jadwina Jedrzejowska (Po-Britain) 6-4, 10-0,

Milas B. E. Lamb and Miss Margaret land) and Madame Mathley (France) Lumb Britain) beat Mise 1. Saunders in straight role by scores of d-3, 6-1. | and Mius V. Scott (Britain) 6-2, 1-6, 6-k.

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