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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NO BREAK IN "CAPT. FOSTER" RECALLS YEARS OF LAST WAR

DERBY DAY DISASTER

No English sport has such a universal appeal to overy grade of society (irrespective also of age and sex) as that essentially democratic one of racing, which we call the sport of kings. Entries for the Seventh Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday week closed yesterday with heavy nominations for the lower classes confined to Australian and China ponics.

A most unwelcome rumour has K.C.M.G., took the lead with a vouple been circulating round the town that of Derby griffins, named Dunrobin

meetings a few extra

under

was the and Grayling, and the stable

assis- nusplees of the Hongkong Jockey known as Tierce. With the Club will have to be cancelled on ac tance of Mr. A. J. P. Heard In tar Dunrobin count of the war. 1 am not prepar- saddle, IIIs Excellency's ed to wager, but I have very good annexed the Tausitano Cup, beating reason to predict that we will have the late Sir Paul's The Duke Dublin, the same number of extra meetings ridden by Mr. C. R. Burkill, by two in 1940 as to previous years.

lengths and the mile was cum in two Itty interest renders to know minutes six seconds. Three lengths that during the horrid years of the end canne Mr. John Peel's Beat- Great War the Hongkong Jockey, tock piloted by the late Mr. John

Johnstone.

The Government House's Club carried out its full programme of their Annual Carnival and the de- ardent supporters were jubilant over funct Hongkong Gymkhana Club The success owing to the return of provided the racing public with their $38.50 pakl by Dunrobin for a win. On the following day Dunrobin was summer unoffietal contests such as beaten by the late Sir Paul's Liberty the tentpegging. lemoncutting:

co Dalia (I think) in the American petition and a lew fut handicap events I would. however, like to Cup and Grayling; managed to recure the Phaethon add that there was no curtadment of a third place in apy classic or minor events at the Handicap. In 1916 a Mr. Commons front Ticutsin to rke for Annual Race Meeting from 1015 to come 1918; in fact the local authorities Tierce's stable. were very keen that there should not be any cessation.

GOVERNOR TOOK LEAD

3015

Excellency the Governor, the late Sir Henry May

FSIR

am going to avoid wearying the readers with a complete list of all winners during the terrible years of the Great War, but I cannot resist mentioning below a few Importmut classic events and I am sure that it will be edifying news to the present generation of owners.

(HALF-A-MILE)

WONG-NEI-CHONG STAKES

Winner-Pany ID15 Jed 1918 Speckles. 1917 Sol 3018 Rideway

Owner Cunningh

Ess

Jockey Johnstone Vida

Beith and Ross John Peel

Johnstone Johnstone

Time -.59 1.004% 1.00% -.50%

MAIDEN STAKES (SIX

FURLONGS)

1915 Majestie Dublin 1010 Windsor Dahlia 1017 Star of Deon 1918

Sir Paul

Burkill

1.31

Sir Paul

John Peel

Burki Johnstone Ezra

1,34

1.33% 1.324

FURLONGS)

John Peel

Johnslene

1.32

Soares

Commons

1.34%

John Peel

Dynasty

Johnstone Johnstone

1.33

1.34

Sir Paul

Vida

3.135

Sir Paul

Burkill

John Peel

Sir Ellis Kudoorie

LADIES

PURSE (ONCE

Johnstone Knoll ROUND)

3.10 3.14% 3.124

John Peel

Johnstone

1.53

John Peel

Johnstone

1.52

Johnstone

1.35

MILES)

Burkill

2.35

Vida

Ezra

2.33.3% 2.384

HONGKONG DERBY (14 MILES)

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AT THE

KING'S

Rocksand

1015 Soldier

1910 Mandolini

1017 Drumstick 1018 King Ton

George Sand

VALLEY STAKES (SIX

1918 Winsome Dahlia 1917 Sliver Streak 1018 Tytam Chief

NEXT CHANGE

At the

Repulse Bay

HOTEL

1015 Perfection Dahlia

1915 President

1015 Gretna Green 1917 Star of Doon

John Peel

1918 (Race abandoned on arrount of fire)

CHAMPION STAKES (14

1915 Perfection Dalia 1910 Triumphant Dahlia 1917 Triumphs

Sir Paul Sir Paul Ezra

1918 (iture abandoned on account of fire)

DISASTROUS FIRE

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September 15, 1939.

RACING PROGRAMME

This picture was laken during the fire on Derby Day, February 26, 1918, at Happy Valley. Many lives were lost when the public stands caught fire, every structure being burnt to the ground except the Lusitano Ktand (on the extreme left of the picture) which had been buili about 50 yards away from the rest.

Racing Fixtures Arc Cancelled

LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reu- ter-The "Racing Calendar" states that the Jockey Club. after receiving information that no racing was possible before October 16 at the earliest. had cancelled the remaining fixtures of the sea- son, including the Cesarewitch. When the authorities grant permission, new programmes will be arranged.

(In the last war racing was suspended from August. 6 to August 26, 1914, and was resumed at Gatwick on August 28, and continued to the end of the season. A number of war time meetings were held at selected centres so that transport of horses and the public was reduced to the minimum. Substitute races for the Derby, Oaks and St. Leger were run at Newmarket, where extra meetings were held.).

A

RANDOM

TURF NOTES

S the publication of the handicap

weights for the first meeling to

be held on September 25 is not yet available, I will discuss

the pro- speets of the various Australian and China ponies in my next racing notes.

form and the best performance

R

Here And There With "Abe". Tony Galento Steps Into Ring Again

title,

the They

at Atlantic

Nova was o

ECENTLY the ballyhoo machine and who recently gained world-wide fame by stopping former champion began to work on the fight Max Baer in 12 furious rounds, was between "Two-Ton" Tony Galento and Lou Nova which is to take place to have met Galento carller, but the bout was postponed because Nova at the Philadelphia Municipal Ste- dlum to-night. This will be the first caught cold while training major heavyweight contest in Phil-City. After scoring a brilliant vic-

since the adelphia

Joe Louis-Alory over Baer, No Ettore bout of 1930, which drew over set to oppose Louls for the

Boxing experts, however, ad £40,000 in receipts, Special interest vised

vised him

aguinst taking a risk at attaches to the Galento-Nova bout the for Mike Jacobs has spoken of the the present time in facing Louis

pointed out that he needed possibility of a. fight between the seasoning and that he needed the winner of this bout and of the Louis experience of a couple of more Oghts Pastor twenty-round battle later in against top-notch men before taking

crack at the world title. Taylor, the

Although promoter of the fight, has predicted arrangements were made for a fight a bigger crowd than that which

between

Nova and Galento after attended the Louis-Ettore fight. The Galento had lost to Louis, the bout studium can hold 125,000 people. was postponed because Nova was not Galento and Nova will each receive satisfied with the financial terr 25 per cent. of the receipts.

Nova at that time planned to invade London and oppose Tommy Farr. Plans for the English invasion, how- ever, fell through and Novi was definitely signed up to meet Galenio on September 7. The Oght was postponed until te-night in order to allow Nova to recover from his cold, More Bizarre

the month.

Herman

Alameda Adonis LOU Nova, youthful scrapper, known as the Alameda Adonis

Lawn Bowls

Police R. C. Withdraw From League

(By "Abc")

TONY Galento, the husky, hairy barrel-chested fighter who owns

a pub in New Jersey earned per- imanent fame recently as the man who fought "Joe"Louis without first being frightened Into submission and Who

a gallant night before crumbling under the murderous al- tack of the Brown Bomber. As

Owing to the extra duties im-showman, there is no heavyweight in the world to-day who can match He claims to traf

v. Kowloon Docks (owdy)

v. Recreio "B" (away)

*

v. Kowloon B.G.C. (away)

RIFFEL was sent over the mile in 2.004% registering 27 for

v. Kowloon B.G.C. (home)

v. Craigengower C.C. (home)

mile

פת**

completed for the world cham- plonship fight between Louis and Bob Pastor at Detrolt on September 20. The bout, the first 20-round title bout scheduled since Jack

Jack Dempsey hammered out victory for the world crown In Toledo In 1919

second crack that

Pastor

be

for many months after the fiasco against Louis because of his failure to stand up and fight which naturally uffected his drawing power,

weari-mutuel or purchased the pony in HE Australian panies are in great posed on the Force, the Police the pub-owner. dew good old the Selling Lotteries, must have had was that of last Saturday by Sydney R.C. are finding it increasingly on beer and cigars--which may ap- flowers of the turf in the Colony great day. As regards the latter. Lad "B" class (Mr. Hearne cover difficult to field two teams for pear ridiculous in the eyes of the who can still direct their eyes to the the lottery of to-day is not the same ing the mile in 1.5716 with

last their Lawn Bowls quarter of 29% for the last stanza matches on Saturdays, and in good show against the champion League orthodox trainer, but yet he is the only boxer who has put up a really disastrous fire which occurred on the what it used to be. second day of the

From time immemorial the atmos- big meeting In 1910, Derby Day Catastrophe" was here on Derby Day had always PRUTUS has been demoted to "C" consequence they have decided to during the last couple of years. local been horsey on account of the run-¡B class and tals descendant of withdraw from the First Division: the big headlines in all the

thening of selling lotteries in various Morang should be closely watched. visualise japers, I can

So far die Police R. C. have played Title Fight which clubs, some holding as much as tenfinfln Bay had un outing over a mile only 11 matches in this division, dreadful and hectic scenes

Con followed, when 10 booths all in a lottery days or perhaps more.

burned to the sidering that the cost of the lottery last Tuesday and the bay gelding their remaining five games being as MEANWHILE all plans have been row collapsed and Club Lusitano-luckily separated by was one and at times two dollars seemed to enjoy the excursion trip follows:

last quarter. a distance of over 50 yards. Let me per chance, the selling lotteries were in 2.01 coming home in 28% for the not beyond the means of the ordinary start with the classic first.

Greatest glorious uncertainly was men in the street and one can easily

when gauge its popularity. Outside of the on February 28, 1913,

Knoll Hongkong Jockey Club Tylam Chief ridden by Mr.

It is understood that points have romped home first in the most ex- Sports Club, selling lotteries are not the home stretch and that was hot

too bad for a "B" class contender. A been awarded to each of the above against Jess Willard, will mark the clusive event, the Hongkong Derby, now held in any other club.

Catering was practically provided close examination of her intermediate teams. followed by Dornino (Mr. Johnstone)

in for in all the booths outside the quarters reveals that the lust half-a- The Police RC, however, are taking at Louls. They fought once and Bantam Dahlia (Mr. Vida)

negotiated

in 58% carrying on in the Second Division. before in 1937 when Pastor managed 3.12% over one and a half miles. Jockey Club's enclosures and a good seconds.

NOT IN DANGER

to keep

from a knock-out away from The winner cosmupalitan"crowd repaired to these Arm.

by The going was

their lunch.

Despite forfeiting points on their running round the ring for ten rounds was not considered by those "riders public restaurants for

It ma be

remaining Ave matches, the Police and dodging Louis' blows, Lou's of interest to know that may in the stand" to have any sporting

these chance and in the circumstance the ese booths were rented by the Goy-result that they could only save the R.C. are not in danger of relegation won but was criticised for failing to rank outsider paid handsome ernment to the highest bidder for

for Royal Hongkong Golf Club's pavilion in the First Division. This is the nall his man. Pastor, however, found dividend of $629.10 for a win. It each lot, excepting the Club Lusi from further distruction-only the position at the bottom of the League it difficult to obtain arat class bouts

Table: was, however,

Sir Ellis tano's stand, and in the circumstance stone building was left.

It was not possible to say how Kadoorle's second

P. W. L. D. Pls. success an the display of British, Chinese, Ja

A

11 5 0 0 10 owner in the Blue Riband, the first panese end Portuguese flags on the many people perished in the Derby Police

12 20 1 A being

with Fijian Chief, root

root was not In 1013

rare sight. After Day catastrophe, but in a very low Recreio "B" ploted by

the late Mr. John Jonstone, timn seven China pontes weighed estimate there must have been over K. Dock

It will thus be seen that if the Tylam Chief gave the first and cut for the China Stakes (ave fur-a thousand Including old and young. only winning mount of the Hongkong longs) and while the punters were the death-roll could not be establish- Recreio "B" win three of their re-

best

owing

to the fact that relatives maining four matches (one of which Derby to Mr. Knoll, who by the way pondering as to which was the was no other than Mr. Archie David, horse to back, a loud collapse was and others tenacolusly refused to should have been against the Police) who was very popular with

heard coming from

the north. In come forward and regiser the loss of they will be in a better position than every one. It will be recalled that, Mr. less than a minute, news eir their beloved ones with the authori- the Police; but though the Docks now receive two points from the Archie David, together with Mr. (culated that "Fire broke out in tostles,

Mr. C. Drago and public booths."

At a meeting held that very after- Police as the result of getting a H. H. Grror, represented East- }

noon, the Stewards decided to post- walk-over, they cannot hope to gel pone the running of the China Stakes more that nine points even if they these booths were constructed from ing morning the late Mr. John

that (Ave furlongs), and on the follow-beat the Indians at Sookunpoo.

The danger of relegation still re- It was announced this morning ordinary bamboo, mats and cheap fir-Johnstone backed by all the owners mains with Recrels “B” and Kowloon that the friendly soccer match, ar- wood planka and with a slight wind sent in a petition that the rest of the Docks,

ranged for Sunday, between Eastern blowing across the Valley, the whole big meeting should be abandoned

and St. Joseph's has been cancelled. wooden structure was in no time like and this was unanimously approved. The curtain raiser on Derby Dayla furnace with a denso cloud af Within a month or so the defunct was the Jockey Cup confined to sub-smoke shooting_upwards. It was Hongkong Gymkhana Club hold

Helsingfors, Finland.

which was due to arrive in Hongkong* scription grigins of any season and claimed that the fire started in

ther their first extra meeting, but the The

now be here this Olympics Committee have week-end and will play the Easterni

last week, will then followed the Exchange Plate No. 9 or No. 10 booth, but nobody absence of our Chinese friends was suspended preparations for hold-A.A. In the first of the three matches for China ponies over a course from could confirm this. Colonel Ward, most conspicuous. It was after this ing the 1940 Olympics here pending arranged for them in the Colony on the two mile post, once round and M.P., of the Middlesex Regiment, whe disaster that there were no more consultations wlih Stato and Sunday. THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. next on the card and the fourth men who were at the Happy Valley meetings of the Hongkong Jockey sible cancellation.

in. The Hongkong Derby was the was present, gave orders to all his matshed booths at the subsequent municipal authorities regarding pos-

On the following Saturday, the event before lunch was the Sub to fall in and they did render yeo-| Club and the return of Chineco with The Olympiad site was transferr« | Saigon players will meet scription Griffins Challenge

Cup man's services in saving lives. When the inclualon of those inside the fed here from Tokyo when the China Combined Chinese and on Sunday instead of the German Cup. Those, the Fire Brigade arrived, the fire had racecourse started once again in huge var made it impossible to hold the they will be opposed by the Rest of who followed Tylam Chiat in the already had a firm grip with the force In 1925.

games in Japan.---United Press. Hongkong.

Geo Pio-Ulski's String Quintette

During SUNDAY Tiffins

1 p.m.

to 2.30 p.m.

A la Carte & Table d'Hote

Major P

leigh at Polo and they beat West Somerset by .8 goals to 7% in the final of the President's Cup Dunster at this time last year.

DERBY DAY

at

A

Was

DISASTROUS DAMAGE It should not be overlooked

either

14 2 11 1 B

.

Saigon Team Arriving

At Week-End

Olympiad Suspended The reason is that the Saigon team,

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