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December 22, 1939.

"Captain Foster's" Racing Review

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STEEPLECHASING

Attractions To Kwanti On Boxing Day: Special Sweep On Fanling Cup: Big Crowd Expected

Silver Trophy Or Cash

For Winning Owner?

AFTER DESERTING FANLIN G for more than nine months, Kwanti will again be the land of the fiving, when, on Boxing Day, the "old time" jumpers will return into, the arcma to give a dis- play of steeple-chasing and hurdling over the fences and sticks. The Fanling Hunt and Raco Club could not have chosen a better day for their official opening meet on account of the Xmas holidays, and I am sure a big crowd of racing en- thusiasts will wend their way to the country

course.

For the convenience of racing public there will be special trains to and from Fanling, but I have not been able to ascertain the time of departure. The Railway first class return fare is $2 including admission to the Race- course. Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1, and Ser- vice Men in uniforma are charged half price..

the former being my

There are six interesting con-out between Jack O'Lantern and tests on the card; the first The Minx, timed to run off at 2.45 p.m.)

fancy.

sharp. A special dollar cash HOBART HANDICAP sweep is being conducted on the

main event, the Faning Cup, à An Interesting Choice handicap flat race for "1" class

China pontes over seven fur- SHOULD all the nominations accept the Hobart Handicap,

longs.

Encouraged by the support re we shall certainly see a line that ceived from the members of the event for "C" class Australian Ilangkong Jockey Club during the Jast season, there are three that meca ponies, and the run is over seven (as compared with only one last year furlongs, starling post being for their opening meel) for the some 300 yards before the dip. minor classes of Australian and Of the ten entries the post of China ponies, Happy Valley owneral honour has fallen on Ajax with on have responded well to the invita-16llotment of 12 lbs., and it is tlun, entries have been most gratify rumoured that the pony, which was ing, especially in the races conlined responsible for the carrying over of to China ponies among the "D" and, the pout of $1,523, is not crossing the "E" classes, each with 16 and 14

harbour. Amber I will be ridden nominations respectively.

by Mr. S. 1. Yuen instead of Air, Ip With the curjon arawn down at Kul-ying, and it la interesting to re- We now look to Fan call that the mate's only win of this Happy Valve us with racing thrills com was reared in Fanling it over the birch and brush fences, the fast meeting,

until Spring, but, if the stake, money. Brutus (Mr. Treverton) Is.com- not raised proportionately in thy sidered a pound better racer than chasing and hurdling event, ; Amber II. but we shall, see how this should not surprise, one to see the will work out alter feld of the jumping contents fall te

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low ebb.

Schooling a jumper is an entirely different proposition from fat racing, but the charge at livery in the Hongkong Jockey Club stables dacs not vary for keeping either a fencer

or racer. Winners of steeple-ciuse

or hurdle events are entitled to a

cup or $75, and it would interest one

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Xmas "good

Final Selections

My selections

for

to knosy how many successful events are as follows:

Owners accepted the silver trophy

Instead of the ensh! A pony which run to third place on the flat pots 675-e same as one that wing steeplechase or hurdle event,

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TAIPO HANDICAP Only Four Entries THERE are only four entries! in the curtain raiser, the Tipo Handicap, a steeple-chase for China ponies over 12 miles, but the absence of Arabian Cat, Diogenes. Estover, Jack O'Lan- tern and March Brown (all worthy jumpers) is very con- epicuous among the list, and it that even to confirm Fanling owners prefer to runi their mokes on the flat owing to the substantial atake money.

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All the ponles named have been)

TAIPO HANDICAP

Three Farthings

Ebony Idol Clowner

JORROCKS PLATE Jack O'Laniera The Minx Witnes

the six

HOBART HANDICAP Amber II

Macquarie River Brutu

CANBERRA HANDICAP

Sea Urchin Clarious Star

Spectrum

Estover

FANLING CUP

The Leopard

Piet Hein

HAPPY VALLEY HANDICAP

Palmer Lucky Eleven

March Brown

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been

same time Dick Turpin!

The latter with Mr. Black went well!

Billiards and

"Snooker"

Prison Club Draw With Garrison Sgts.' Mess

.The Tardy Handicap at the Valley on Saturday, first leg of the Daily Double, ended in a thrilling win for, New Star, next heavily backed to |Patentate, which was unplaced.

In the top picture, snapped almost ucar the post, New Star (S. W. Pan),' [runuing on the outside. beat the grey, Date Uny (S. W. Tang) by 'n short head, the latter gaining similar, decision from Hundrum Eve (II. C. Pin) which is hard against the rail.) Bottom picture shows the winner being led In-Home Photos,

Rifle Shooting

VARVING WIND KEEPS SCORES LOW

GLORIOUS WEATHER pre- vailed at Kowloon City ranges on Wednesday when the last shoot of the year was conducted by the Hongkong Rifles Association.

A varying wind, however, kept scores low, although Lt. Lo Sedleur and L/Cpl. 5, G. Brighty,| Engineers, just missed the con- tury in the aperture sights class. Handicap poons were won by C. Brighty, K. C. Wong, and A. L. Warburton in the aperture sights elass and Cpl. R. Lanford, Mid- Lees, won the nett spoon In the a tights clas Handicap spoons were sccured by V. R. J. Merrett, Sgt.

I. E. Gubbay and Sgt. F. S. Collina. St. K. C. Wongwon n possible uition at 509 yards with an aperture sight.

The next shoot will take place on Jamary 3, when Air Force will meet Engineers in the semi-nal of the Belilles Shielct.

Aperture leht

200 300 400 TEI,

11. A. J. Le Secteur (Ser.) 3 1/Cpl. R. G. Brighty (3)

. . Foreman (2) C/S. P. Hale (Ser.) SIL K. C. Wong; (4) ... F/Sgt. F. Toll-on 13) P/N W. Kifford (Scr Q.M., J. Ball

A. A. Warburton (5)

S/L A. C. Chan (3)

P. S, Chanchal Shuth

Capt. F. P. Sequeira (Eer.} 5.1. C. C. Chau (Ser.).. Open Sights

Cpl. R. Langford (Ser.)

V. 1, J. Merrett (13) ...

5. A. Alcody (81 Set. II. E. Gubbay (14) 1/40). J. M. Xavier (7) Ep. 6. Pamer (15)

Wong (1) LAC

J. Gash Cpl. inglar Singh 41) Cpl. J. C. Remediis (11)

S., I. D. To

Pte. A. Lim (12)

A. F. Evans (13)

St. F. S. Collins (14)

(4)

LCpt. A. F. Pereira (0)

2282055906ESSORA

Kowloon Teams

The following have been selected to re present the Kowloon F.C. lo-morrow:

Firsts (home) 4pm-Smith; Eastman, BR; Maxwell. Williamson, Damen: V. White, Jorge. Blertsen, Jackson. Bell, 5:conds (home) 2.30 pm-Lapsley: Humphrey, Castro: W. Knox. Garden- James Hardwick; Taylor, C. M. Santos, D. Konx, Silva, F. Jorge,

Spirit Revival

Britain

Sport

In Great

The most Interesting encounter' which accurred in a Steel Coufson League match last night between the Prison Offers Club and the Gar- rison Sergeants' Mess was the bil- Hards tusse hetween' R. Lyfe, of the Club, and Cullimore of the Mess. They latter won by one point. The match was played at Stanley Prison and resulted in a three-points draw.

Kowloon And Craigengower Cricket Teams

LONDON.Sport is 50 confused-that'there is not a great deal of interest in it. Perhaps I may go as far as saying that Britain is begin- ning to carry the Churchill

The following have been chosen spirit into sport. For three to represent the Kowloon C.C. agalust weeks she has been apathe-

1st XI (away).-D. J. N. Anderson, I. E.

Detalls are as follows, Prison Club the Indian R.C. at cricket in my tic, content just to accept players being mentioned first: Lee, E. F. Fincher, N. Mackay football and other games.

Billards.-T. Gooding

v Stokes, Zimmern, W. L. Raptoy, R. T. Broadbridge, D. Hung. T. A. Madar, N. D. Lloyd, K. 1.

October 7 brought the be- Gowland v Brown, 19-59: Baxter, 150-77; G. R. Lyle v Cullimore,

140-180.

2nd XI (home).-W. Mulenhy, S. Snooker.-R. Grindley Stokes, Gray, P. J. Lay, G. A. Coodban, I..ginning of an offensive which 30-60; F. Hii Hancock, 39-56; S. Baldwin, G. E. Taylor, 1. A. Harding, Simpson, C. F. Green, G. A. V. Hail,

Marvin v Morries, GB-32.

Pope.

Craigengower Teams

The Anal Craigengower

Married

may reward the regional football competitions, begin- ning a fortnight hence, with Urchin, Glorious Star and Spedeum. With the first named pony out of the

capacity gates and justify rond I see no reason why Sea Urchin otle malch will be held on Tuesday the maximum permitted at should not present her card to regis-71 um. ter the first win for

Married.E. Zimmera Majer Oliver,

(Capt. A. B. tendance being raised to with Glorious Star and Spectrum email. J. t. Younganye, W. on 15,000.

Hanson, H. P Lim. A 1. Esmail following in the rear.

THE FANLING CUP Big Field Running

. .

W. Lam, J. W, Silos. D. R. Trance, C. Leonard. T. Lock, W. K. Way,

Ja several cases there were five- N. Single, R. Zimmern (Capi). Brosdbridge. 1. A. Lee, A. J. Hukke, gure soccer crowds, while golf, Winch A. Hung, G. A. Lee, H. G. Hain, which has never ranked as a popular 3. Bilioneria, G, Souza, A. H. Esmall spectacle, became a big wartime draw Scorer.-11, w. Tandall; Umpires a.with a gallery of 4,000 following the Ladd, W. E. Droadbridge.

four-ball match at Glastow in which James Adams and Hamilton McInally, Beit Henry Cotton and Gordon Peters Cotton lost 2 and 1

Way.

MATCH TO MORROW

BRILLIANT CHIP SHOTS

and no doubl Clowner would have ents." Personally I like Amber also followed the trail had he not but at the

classifed a "C" class Ebony Idol has also beera nominated and Macquarie liver are dangerous. We shall certainly see a big field (16 entries) in the for the main event, and should the owner decide to have a go at the Happy Valley last Saturday, beat- main event, the Fanling Cup, a ing Brutus for a second place in the handicap flat for "D" class Fanling Cup, there will be only three Laggards Handicap by a neck, and China ponies and the run is over against R. Engineers to-morrow at against Adams in the morning. This

The following will represent Craigen-by 3 and 2. reeptrawbiggin's candidate did not Mt. Treverton's candidate has been seven furlongs. Attention of the Valley. 1. France (Capt.), N. Broad-1s Cotton's third defent.

lavoured w ith an allowance of two

Fridge, W. Brossbridge, A. 1. Esmail. run well at Happy Valley during the pounds. Should he decide to inke novices la-drawn to the fact. It. Esmail. A, Hung, C. W. Lam J. W. tecond half, and the pony has, in the pony olat, $5 each way is a go that the jockey allowance is 8 Lonard, T. Lecko. A. M. Omar, W. K. my opinion, a brighter prospect to

In latter wer TN the latter mnaich the players were win here than in the other. Three gombie. Tarzan is among the list of lbs. (eight pounds) instead of entries, but the brown cob is still 5 bs, granted at Happy Valley. Farthings gave a good account of

the 19th and the 17th. bimself in the Shataukok Handien under a cloud, and

in the circum- The additional allowance should back to his old form, and he should Adeng won prospect of storting is

at each of which he played brillant (1 miles) at the last meeting held stance the

be the medium of inducing more not be neglected in the betting.

within chia shots over bunkers to very remote, In March, and being a younger

punters, who are out for big HAPPY VALLEY H’CAP inches of the hole.

evoke interest in the pari-mutuel

He took three from the department.

my memory serves, I think edge of the green at the 6th and 8th holes to be 2 down. At the 9th he On the strength of his good per- the starting post.of five fur-holed a long chip for a winning three Ban On Winners THE Canberra Handicap, a fortnite by Valley hat Salur tongs is in the dip and the last and reuered at the 15th, where after steeple-chase for Australian day, Plet licin has been set to try event, the Happy Valley Handleshing a tremendous drive on to the THE Jorrocks Plate, a hurdle ponies over the Derby course, and I see The Leopard is in the same cap for "E" class Chinn ponies, green, he holed an eight-yarder for an eagle two, Adains went round in race for China ponies over has attracted eight entries.boot. I cannot understand why the is over this course. Wo shall

60 la Cotton's 07. 1 miles, should be interesting Bingo and National Unity are lutter should receive such treatment not be able to see, the start, but a After the match Cotton auctioned on account of the ban placed on making their debut over the for doing nothing in the first section ane scramble is nasured because the balls he and Adams had werd.

of the "D" einsa company. last season's winners.

fences, and they are not too bad

several such speedy merchants as They felclied 22 guineas each. Alte- Estover Imows every corner of the Gallant Marshai, Heddon, Heriot, gether the day's exhibition play Centro Forward, and Emergency as beginners.

Kwant course, and Mr. Stanton's High Tower, Lucky Eleven, Morch brought, in, £400 to the Red Cross, Catt are making their debut over the The order of the finish In the eandidate in nirely weighted, Pat Brown and Palmer in the contest. Collon has now lost all three of his aleks, but I.ni afraid, they are still Brisbane Handicap run nt the efusing some of your. Xmas bonus on this The last nemed owned by Miss Louis art exhibition "matches" the others green. The issue should be fought of the season was Cape York,. Sea | grey gelding. Golden Cow has come Fonton is my pick.

being to Padgham and King.

'chuser he will no doubt be a menace CANBERRA H'CAP

to Ebony Idol. 1 like him.

JORROCKS PLATE

Sea Urchin Should Win

money, and it will no doubt Several Speedy Entries at the start.

Cotton's short game was uncertain

7 is, penalty over the scale weight,;

Football

Referees v. Press On Jan. 1: Funds For Building Club-House

· THE ANNUAL football match between the Referees and the Press was arranged for January I at the monthly meeting of the Referees' Association held last night at the offices of the Hongkong Football Association. This game will be played prior to the B.O.W.F. match, Combined Services v. the Rest of the Colony, en the Navy ground.

two

Press comment on referees, whe- lectures on the laws of the game, ther adverse or otherwise, was re-both to football players and fans, as quested by Mr. D. M. Michell. thela means of Improving relationa.oa Chairman, who pointed out that the and off the field. Etandard of play in a match depends) Mr. Mitchell said the Association very nutch upon the referee.

have been given en option on Mr. D. M. Mitchell brought up the pleces of ground, both of which urg question of the crection of a club-in Happy Valley. The ground would house as a rendezvous for giving be on Jense for $00 a your,

Mr. Mitchell said the only snag In the scheme was the final

part of

Rest Of Colony XI To Meet Services

been

The following have selected to represent the Rest of the Colony in a charity foot- ball match against United Ser- vices on New Year's Day, at Pro- Causeway Bay, 4 p.m.

ceeds of the match will be donated to the British War Organisation Fund.

Cheung Wing-choy (South China), Lee Tin-sang. (South China), Blackburn (Police). Leung

Wing-chiu (South China), Forrow (Club); Hsu King-seng (Eastern), Fowler (Club), Fung King-cheong (South China), Lee Wai-tong (South China) Capt. A. V. Gosano (St. Joseph's). Hau Ching-to (Eastern). Reserve. (Kowloon), E. - Ulrich Strange (Club), Maxwell (Kowloon). Chan Tak-fai (South China), Cheuk Shok- kam (Kwong Wah).

It, and the only way of raising funds would be to ask the Football Asso- ciation to arrange a few matches, the proceeds of which would be given to the Club-house funds. Another way would be to arrange a few dances in

ld of

the fund.

It was proposed that the erection

cf a club-house should be given full consideration by the committee,

Another queillon brought up was the unfairness of first class referees given third division matches to re- the free, while others are put onl

The Jumping Contest in progress lines. It was suggested that first and divide at the Equine Sports Club, Shatin, second class referees should

Mr. A. Dinnen (top) the winter;frst and second division matches be- Mr. S. R. Selfrey (middle), second; tween them, while the third class rc- and Miss MacFayden (bottom) who terces should be put on third divl was highly commended,

sion matches or on the lines.

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