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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 22, 1939.

LOCAL RACING RESUMES TO-MORROW WITH PROGRAMME OF NINE EVENTS

No Provision For "A" Class Animals: Many Jockeys Available

(By "Captain Foster")"

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After a lapse of over three months, Happy Valloy will again be the rondezvous of all the sporting celebrities to-morrow for the opening of the second half of the racing season. The re- sumption of theso popular extra race meetings has been looked forward to with considerable interest and it is earnestly hoped that the Clerk of tho Weather will be kind,

The Hongkong Jockey Club has, (in other words, to Indulge in that never omitted to give a lille kind | nstonishing fight from the saddle consideration to its clientela and the over the horse's head) is one of those fatest innovation is the crection of mischances that can come to any a telegraph board inside the paddockt zider. Since man frat tamed the about two feet away from the exit horse to his domestic and warlike to the road. It may not be known service, riders have gone on taking that there are now alx telegraph "enders" with no almost monoton- boards and it looks that there is no os regularity. Napoleon, with him necessity for anyone to carry a race-į training,as an artilleryman, bad, an book. The parade ring has been "ender" scored against him by his sildilly altered to allow more avali-jhlich-spleited_barb "Marengo.” able space for punters to study the

form of ponies and the standa} Or the local jockeys, the naughty around the enclosure are of three mare, Rose Evelyn, gave a beautiful Iters instead of two.

"ender" to the chaington Mr. Charlie

Attention of punters is drowa to Encarnação, who escaped without a the fact that commencing, Icom to-scratch. Serenntle, owned by the Inorrow and until further notice, the Hongkong Bank Officers, "pecked" sale of $25 bly bet tickets for win in the Sydney Maiden Stakes with and place bettings in both the men the result that the "ender" was bors and public enclosures will be responsible for sending Mr. A. Ray- discontinued und $10 blg bets sub-mond to hospital with a broken altuted Uferefor. Of course the collar bone and the pony was des- sale of $0 mmuli tickets will remain troyed on the spot. I have muny -unchanged.

more to mention, but one must ad- mit that it is a common order from the 'erse and may come to any rider. It is far better to ride and full thun never to have a ride at all.

Racegoers will be pleased to know that there will not be any shortage of jockeys and I am glad -to any that Mr. S. V. Tang, who was urucuted by Flybynight in tho Lantao Handleap and sent to hospital with a broken collar bone, will be acon in the maddie ngain. By the way, it appears to some people that if a rider cannot zilek to his saddle and come to violent contact with the hard turf, he is no jackey.

OVER THE HORSE'S HEAD As any experienced horsemin will cheerfully admit, to "take an ender"

First saddling bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., and the Arst race will be run at 2 p.m. There are nine at- tractive events on the programme, with a few sprints froin the 1% mile post. No contest hos been provided for chia lomies, but Australian and they will be on view at the Double Tenth Meeting.

'Capt. Foster' Discusses Prospects Of Each Race

MIDGET PERCHERON—Meet Mildget, world's smallest purebred Percheron stallion, making friends with Marcean, 2,100-pound Percheron grand champion, Little fellow has sired eight, colts of normal size. Holli korses took part in the U.8. National Percheron Show, held from August 18 to September 4.

South China Team Wins In Manila

Manila, Sept. 21. The South China football tourists defeated the Y.C.O. Athletic Club. Manila Football League champions, 6-0 to-day. The score in the first half vas 5-0.

Lee Wai-tong scored four goals and the others were scored by Lal Shui-wing and Fung King-cheong,

The Chinese team, which

Lawn Bowls

HONGKONG RINK WINS ONCE MORE

Stanghal, Sept. 21.

The Hongkong lawn bowlers beat the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club lo- day despite a ne rally by the Incal team in the last Ave bends. They won 22-17.

Shanghal scored a single in the

Datos Fixed. For Army Aquatics

The postponed Army inter- unit swimming sports, which should have taken place on September 14 and 15, will take place at the Victoria Re- creation Club on October 4 and 5 at 2.30 p.m.

first head and the visitors replied Rifle Shooting

with five shots to lend 6-3 after Ove

dominated the play through-heads. Hongkong, however, scored out, was cheered by 8,000 spectators.-United Press,,

only three shots in the next seven heads against six by the local team, which left Hongkong si cheud 11-9. In the next four heads the visitors made a ane rally to shut out their opponents and lend 22-9, after 10 heads. Shanghai then staged & won-

LEADING SCORES ON WEDNESDAY

Handicap (second section) for "B"derful recovery by scoring on all the class China pontes and being a sprint final five heads but they were still from the 1% mile post, anything five shots behind. muy happen. The Anish in the Lead Omar, Bradbury, Bower and Dun-

The spoon and practice shoot of Mine Handicap (second section) "gean played for Hongkong and the the Hongkong Rifle Association on 60 members. class run on May 27 over six fur-Shanghai players were T. S. Parry, Wednesday attracted logs was Avon, Lancashilie Lans D. R. Harmer, J. J. Evans and E. E. As the heat was intense, shooting was not very comfortable, especially as and Just In Time and I see no reason Wallwori-United Press.

there was little wind. why they should not cross the wire

in that order to-morrow. Mrs. A. E. Graselt has certainly exercised the

golden gift of patience, over her pony "Y" Hockey Teams G. Merton (8), Middlesex, L. .

re-

Gladiator, which has not been muncrative purchase to the owner, However the bay gelding has only 140 lbs. to carry to-morrow and

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Announced

at 4.43 mm.

Handicap spoons went to L/Cpl. C., W. J. Gash (10), Royal Air Force, for S. R. () riftes and to L/Cpl. G. C. Boe (5), Royal Scots. for S. R (b) rites.

The programme for Sunday at 8.45 .. will be spoon and practice, shoot and team shoot at 300, 500 and 600 yards. Teams will consist of six V. Benwell (Capt.); G. Pennington, members, three S. R. (a) and three E. Yusfeff; 1. Kempton, R. Bates and S. R. (b).

B. (b) Class E. Fowler; D. Smith, C. Gemmell. G. Bartlett, A. F. Austen and L. Coombe PSM. y. Cooper (Ser.)

Umpire-G. Dove.

should the going be firm, the pony The following will represent the ไทยs a good sporting chance of European Y.M.C.A. 1st XI against making amends. Oak Bay is getting the Kowloon Indian T.C. in a hockey too old and in the circumstance he match on the "Y" ground to-morrow THE curtain raiser will be the Feather and the pony should be in will do better in a lower division.

main event, the Subeription the limelight. The Lan's outt has Griffins Autumn Plate, for China three representatives, namely, Hectic E shall certainly see a large nola ponies sub-grins of this season View, Hundrum Eve and Moonlight in the Gosford Handicap for over the champion course and the View and I like the first named "C" class Australian ponies over 4

C/Sgt. P, Hale (Scr.) first prize to the winner is worth pony for this Jaunt. Mr. Eu Tong-mile and it is interesting to relate

/Lt.-Comdr. Mackie (Scr.) Impost $750. The

of poundsen's Blue Express Is in the pink of that there are 20 entries. On the

SI. C. C. Chmi (Ser,) penalty for every $200 or part condition and the bay gelding has strength of her fine performance in

R/m. W. Kiford (3) /Sgt...W. Nunn...(3) thereof won in stakes alice January every prospect of landing the Tweed the Manty Handicap over a mile, the 2nd XI-against the R.A.F-to-morrow L/Cpl. 8. C. Boe (8) has made it impossible for the entry Island Bay Handicap, Galaxy and winner Annabelin, who was in re- at 3.30 p.m. on the "Y" ground:

LL. C. E. Otway (Scr.) of two good uns in Celtic Star and Jennifer are not to be left. out of reipt Cour pounds from the H. Millington (Capt.); Ä. N. Other, ES, K. C. I[oo (3]` Marksman owing to the preposterous one's reckoning, but Luber, I am second pony (A Great Time), hus R. Goldman; H. Smits, W. Stone, R. G. C. Dawson (1) weight to be carried. it is almost afraid, is not yet ready.

been penalised 7 lbs. for a beating Baldwin; G. Dignan, R. Dormer, W. Cpl. R. Langford (3) CS.M., F. Maslen (3) of a head and even at that. I fancy Colledge, D. Spare and T. Brown.

Umpire:-R. Banks.

a "dend cert" that the Autumn Plate

of

the mare to win. Annabella los grown la strength and substance and she is looking extremely well.

SECOND TEAM

The following will represent the

will go to the owner of King Kong THE Vaucluse Handlenap for "3" for there is not a contender among clusa Australian ponies over a the list of entries that will give mile has attracted no less than 18 Cocon's candidate run for the nominations and it would Interest Mr. G. Treverton has nominated bracketed as the ones that will money, In the minor places there one to know where use Jockeys are Bruno and Brutus and I was told well up at the finish. My fancy will be good tussle between coming from. Vixen Tor had that the former will be ridden by Kut Cheung.

21 Oranje Boven, to be ridden by Mr. smurt canter last week, but I under- the nominator while the latter will

•Encarnacao, and Strathibunnock to stand that the brown mare is now be taken out by Mr. B. Proulx,

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L/Cpl. G. t. Morton (8)

L/CDI, B, O. Brighty 16)

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L/Sgt. Baker

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F/3. Tollison: (0)

LA.C., W. E, Gash (10)

14 D. J. N. Anderson

LA.C., J. Berry (0)

H. Wood

"D" Spr, W. Albeno (5)

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(21) Winner of Handicap Spoon. Winner et Handicap spoon has hi

be piloted by Mr. Block. Judging under a cloud. Criffel (Mr. Needa) From another source I gathered that ANOTHER big field will be in the by the training the latter appears to was given a "dust up" over six fur- Pumpernickel will be piloted by Mr. Junk Bay Handicap for me to be in a better condites than longs last Saturday and the mare B. Proulx. Which is right? Brutus class Chinu ponies over six furlongs, dem. D. Balam (11) T. L 113) the steed owned by the Holandin

certainly pleased the stable John is a game gee-gee and as Mr. G. the entries being one short of two for 8. White (7) dozens. This is to be ridden by Nix (16) Peel. The distance was covered in Treverwn has had a win on the pony 1.25% and the last half-a-mile was before, the combination is worth novices, but I am afraid that we have L/Col. R. A. Cane

not enough apprentices to go round. THE first scramble from the 11⁄2 run in 57 seconds, romping home in following. "Everfull with Dis. Volorcus is well in on the handicap handicap reduced by one point.

millo post will be seen in the 20% for the last stanza. However, allowance. Be

but us the owner (Mr. Tubby" Trend Island Bay Handleap (frat Criffel was badly beaten for a third covery Bay, who is capable of up-wood) cannot get down to 140 lbs, section) for "B" class China pontes place by Triumphant Day in the setting the applecart.

it is reliably learned that Mr. K. I. and several speedy merchants have Bondi Handicap, but it appeared to

SPORT ADVTS. been assigned to this division, which the at that time the going was not E second leg of the daily double IP will take the pony out. Golden

THE

Cow with only 145 lbs. looks good wilt make the contest very interest- to the liking of John Peel's

con- is 011 the Clear Water Bay ing. The draw for the line up is an didate. The Rooty-Hill Derby win- Handleap for China ponies, sub-to me. Among the topweighters 1 Important, factor and I would like ner (Triumphant Day) is well tuned grigins of this season, that have not prefer Sylvandale. to recommend punters to consider to concert plich and there is going won more than $1,000 and it is a those ponies from the third berth to be a big fight between these two scurry from the 14 milo past: Gog THE meeting will terminate with a rue over the mile course in the to the sixth from the rails. Red for the premier position in the is nicely weighted with only 157 lbs. Feather, formerly owned by Mrs. frame, I have not seen much of (4 lbs, under the weight scale) and Island Bay Handicap for the second Dunbar, is now the property of Miss Blandford, but it has been whispered

combination should be one of the The result should be between Bluc Li Po-chun, but her father has also to nun that he is going to turn the win Need in the saddle the section of China ponies "C" eins. Gallant Diamond, King's Lead, Laughing Vale, a candidate in Expansion Time: 1 tables on Criffel. Mrs. Eu's Chil- favourities. Ascot expect to so Mr. Nooda up on Red tern is dangerous Lady Northcote's Marshal, Kut, Cheung, Silver Star Girl, and I give my vote to the last

Devonian is looking extremely well and Smiling Time can all be named pony, and is good for a long shot.

IDEAL DIET · FOR DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES

THE handicapper has assigned 13

China ponies to the first section

of the Island Bay Handicap for "C" INDOOR BOWLING

D

Benson

'Champs' Too Good For

The U.S.S. Mindanao

class raters and the run is over the mile course. Before the recess Ad- vancing Time had two easy outings in the "D" class, but the dun mare The big problem with sufferers

has to give her best if she intends 'from gastritis or other digestive to be among the first three. Fly- disturbances is how to avoid byday (late Five Virtues) was pain and discomfort when eating.subscription grin of last

and the mare has never raced owing The inflamed stomach walls are to the fact that she dropped a fon} so sensitive that solid foods can in April last year. However, a bo drawn against the not be retained. Even liquid pencil can

pony's name ns without an earthly foods are often vomited.

chance of a pince, Drawn Star's last public outing on the grass track was in the Sussex Handicap "B" class on November 5, 1938, and the mare is now in a lower class. She Dick Venezia does not look very fit and with the Gene Faugiano limit load to carry, her chance is, I Chas Miller... bellevo, very remote. Pinfarthings "Doc" Molthen is well keyed, but the distance is

now

Yet the patient must get quick strength into his body. Doctors and nurses have found that Horlicks is retained in the stomach when other foods are rejected. The reason is that

Horlicks is so easy to digest.beyond his prowess. My best three

At the same time it rebuilds the

exhausted body, and restores strength and stamina.

· Keep Horlicks ready at hand. It is delicious to taste. Your store sells Horlicks."

ara Galveston flay, Musketeer and Rose Evelyn, the last named being

The "Champs" and the U. S. 6. Mindanao met in a friendly match at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys last night, the former winning by 235 pins. The only score of 200 was registered by "Doo" Molthen in the first game with 204 plas. The top score was made by Dick Venezia, of the "Champs" with 889 and 8am Golden of the Mindanao, had 829.

The following were the scores;

Total

my fancy. Beenle View has been S. Golden kindly treated and the stallion is D. M. Keplinger worth $5 each way. Rose Queck is B. L. Reicheld

a good outsider,

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TE log feed Island Hy TUIE Arst log of the daily double

J. C. Thomas

Total

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE

permitung) at HAPPY VALLEY on MEETING will be held (weather SATURDAY, 23rd September, 1939, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 180

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Bach must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identifled.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such ·Mem- ber to be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, Exchange Building, (Tel, 27704) will close at 12 o'clock Noon.

Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020),

TUBLAG ENCLOSURE

THE "CHAMPS"

101 137

144 100 153 116 179

100 170

170

800 763

100

148 127

140

102

749

204 152 138

120

00

721

3113

U.S.S. "MINDANAO"

102 170

109

177

139

159.

150

110

107 120

148

080

102.

149

184

107

183

605

By Order,

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C. B. DROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th September, 1939.

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