1939-12-29 — Page 26

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 29, 1939.

"Captain Foster's" Racing Review

HAPPY VALLEY STATISTICS FOR

Records For Dividends And Time: Encarnacao Heads Jockey List

(By "Captain Foster")

RECORD ATTENDANCE

C. ENCARNACAO HEADS THE JOCKEYS

TAKING EVERYTHING

on

DECEMBER 16 was undoubtedly a red lettor day to the Hongkong Jockey Club when a good the whole we have had excep few thousand regular followers of the turf turned tionally fine weather during the up at Happy Valley to see the closing of 1939's year for all our extra meet.ngs excepting that the Second Day of flat racing. It was the last meet of a series of 13: the Watsun Carn.val had to be Extra Race Meetings, and was without any doubt postponed on account of the There were 197 o grand success, and we have to thank Mr. Clerk heavy rain.

races at Happy Valley, 13 1una at of the Weather for providing a glorious sunny Fang

and 57 CONIES LS at afternoon.

|Macao, totalling 267 events.

I dag well....talinį W now that

1st 2nd 3rd

History was made in the fifth event, the Tardy only 50 Jockeys were placed and the Handicap over a mile for "B" class China ponies (first leg ranking list is ns Ionows: of the daily double), when the race club took in a colossal c. Encarnacro aggregate sum of $131,790 from the four betting counters V. V. Nerda and they were made up as follows:

5,800 tickets cash sweep at $2 each 5,320 chances for win at $5 cach 5,484

for a place at $5 each 11,528

"first leg" $5 each Plus carried over 1,706 chances $5

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$57,640 8,530

(representing

A. W. Raymond D. Back

$11,600 L. Chap

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26,600 C. Pi

IS. C. Llong

27,420 B. L. Tuo

H. J. A. Hearne 3. W. Pan

66,170. Y. T. Wei

B. A. Proulx

$131,790 TL

9. L. Yuen 2. Wong 5. L. Sung

{J, Pote-Hunt

P. L. Chiu

I said in my last that the TT is Interesting to reveal that 110 K. I. Io carrying over of the daily double events

55 83%) C. F. Chiu pool. was a consolation to those were won from the beating of one

F. Marshall and a half lengths and under, and G. W. Cooper punters who failed to connect the tannce was from two lengths W. G. Poy the accond leg at the previous

upwards.

dead There were four

H. Churchill C. F. H. meeting, but one never expected, heats and the short head decision to see the sale amounting to salmed 17 contests. The first dead, G. Treverton

G. I. Payne

event,

the

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11,528 chances. The gamble reheat was between Collie Stor (Mr. F. II. P. Chanson presented a turnover of $57,640 Marshall) and Marksman (Mr. T. Hu Hong-ping

Wong) in the classic event, the which racegoers wanted to kill Sports Club Cup, for subscription W. H. S. Davis

In Kul-ying the fatted calf of $7,623.

grimas over the Derby course, and W. Tang However, as the Club ontlelpated the trophy went to the owner of the S. W.

Young Wi

Wing-kwal a hie ents and the cash sweep booth frst named China pony, who was too Botelho reserved for members was employed dever with the spin of the coin.

C. L. Gregory 10 m me heavy demand, but the

The handicapper was responsible Y. T. Funz counters were inadequate to two cope the rush. As a matter of fact, for the other three dead heats which W. N. Yeh

spoke volumes for the judicious dis- 100 Pak-ming long before the weighing-in of the tution of the poundage in adul- T. W. Chattey prévious

Hongkong on there were several "hard fought" A. D. Coppin

R Wood

M. Autumn Sub-Orimna Champions, tussies for the minor positions in the. Barrow was finished, the sale had aiready frame.

over and the "head comccumble was so great that

R. B. Moller P. P. Botelho most interesting one wa Y, WOO Stewards ordered. twenty-triple alliance" between Laughing K. C. Chui minutes delay of the running of the cir (Mr. S. C. Liang), Savage (Mi Ke D. Ch first log of the daily double.

Master (Mr. D. Black) and Scenle K F. Chiu Under the category of win and View (Mr. P. Botelho) in the Shum İF. F. LI place, the sale of tickets for the Chun Handicap when the "un Tang Man-wa Tardy Handicap was 5,330 and 5.484 tearned" Judges, Mesurs. Tester and K. W. Fung respectively, which summed together. would give a total of only 10,804 as Manning, could not disjoin them 101 [M. F. L. Haymes

W. Lec second place. against 11,328 chances taken for the

JG. R. Cheape first leg, and in the circumstances it Laughing Girl's sequence of three A. H. R. Butcher will be seen that the public took dead heats was certainly remarkable, R. G. Eyre moro interest in the Daily Double the first being with Scenic View for G. W. Hook than in the pari-mutuel betting. #third place in the Autumn Handi- L. A. Lewis can, and her next outing was to P. Randolph gether with Salvage Master for O. R. Sadick COMPLIMENTARY word or two second prize stake money in the H. J. Cowie must be accorded the handicap-Connaught Handicap.

the

HANDICAPPER ONE UP

per, who had a pretty point to decide

In weighting together the ponics Highest Dividends

that ran in ench division of the Sussex Handicap, for Oak Bay, who was always in the second section,

Of The Year

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34 22 14

25

21

10

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· 18

20

17

6

25

17.

10

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371 274 256

IN order to arrive at the above.

Beures one has 10 reckon that there were five events with only tem 'starters and there were four dend

FARR READY TO FLY ATLANTIC

TO FIGHT JOE. LOUIS

AT

AIRCRAFTMİAN TOMMY FARN is so keen for a fight' with, Joe Louis that he is prepared to fly the Atlantic for it.

He said so yesterday,

Bike Jacobs, the promoter, has offered him a fight will: Louis, for the world's heavy-weight championship, in New York, on March 15. - It all depends on whether Tommy can get the necessary leave. "I wouldn't want much time off," he fold a reporter, "hecatine I might fly each way.

"You can take it that I shall no all out for that title."

In accepting Mike Jacobs' offer, Farr asked for 20 per cent, of the gale. Jacobs agreed,

This would be Farr's second fight with Louis. The first ilme Louis won on points after a close and terrific Glit.

J. A. GUARD SCORES 101 WITH APERTURE SIGHTS ON STONECUTTERS RANGE

Although conditions on Saturday were ideal at the Hongkong Rifle Association's spoon and practice shoot at Stonecutte-s Range, only 40 members were present.

J. A. Guard, Dockyard Rifle Club, returned a very good score in the Aperture Sights class when he topped the list with 101. The handicap spoon in this class was won by A. Simpson, Dockyard Rifle Club.

Golf

1939 SEASON

KWANTI RACES

Fine Double Win For J. Barrow: Favourites Disappoint Punters

(By "Captain Foster")

KWANTI RACECOURCE never had a bigger alten- dance of true lovers of gee-gees than that on Boxing Day, when the Fanling Hunt and Race Club opened their sea- son with a nice programme of six hard fought contests. The meet was graced by the presence of His Excellency the Governor accompanied by Lady Northcote and the Colony's leading lights, and it was certainly a grand suc-

cess.

With the exception of the of many disappointments at Canberra Handicap (a 'chase Happy Valley. Clowner, who over the Derby course) in was second, carried 20 lbs, over which Major Oliver's Sea Urchin the allotment, and it would bo annexed the jump by the length advisable to punters to take a note excessive lead. My fancy of the street, the result of the of the

was third, a very (Three Farthings) remaining events was very close long way behind, but it should also affairs, and the red hot favour- be borne in mind that the jocky lost ites disappointed their followers his near stirrup before approaching very badly. Every jumping or the oper. ditch. flat racing event was keenly contested and the atmosphere was certainly horsey, because overy candidate had hosts of Yuletide holiday makers.

JORROCKS PLATE Beaten On The Post

THOUGHT The Minx was al- Congratulations aro extended to

most a certainty for tho Mr. J. Barrow, who captured the Jorrocks Plate, for he led the Jorrocks Plate and the main event, The latter Club also supplied the Fanling Cup, with his Widnes whole way, in fact he was the the winners of the nett and and Jack O'Lantern respectively, first to go over the top of the handicap spoons in the Open and, furthermore, he came into last hurdle, but in the last afty yards double prominence by being the from the touch line he began to flag Sights class, S. Croft topping the list with 88. V. R. J. Merrett, Jockey on the winners. I am sure and was beaten on the post.

many of us must have read some- Dockyard, and Pte. J. Fonseca, thing about "Who Was John Jor- HOBART HANDICAP

winners.

Holiday Competitions Volunteers, were handicap spoon rocks," but I annure readers that the

At Fanling

Soveral golf competitions were

held over the Old and New Courses at Fanling during the Christmas holidays.

In the Bogey Par Fool on the Out Course, 1. Low (13) and J. M. Tomlinson (12) were one up and, Bled, dividing the spoils. There were 60 entries,

APERTURE SIGHTS

A. Guard

1. G. Foreman

set. I. J. Heap CPP. Sequeira (3er W. Trouth Cpl. F. C. Cole

Sat. O. E. Dreeso |H. L. Langley

3. G. Bles

J. 8. Bisko W. Peckham A Simp❜on

E. J. Mitchell

15. Craft

OPEN SIGHTS

In the Medal Round held over the Old Course, J. T. Smith, Colony and Cply. M. Hammond Club Champion, returned a scratch/Col. M. Xavier score of 74 and tied with W. J. E. R. Tynemouth

V.B..J. MCI ett Mackenzie who had a card of 10 Mine, Jas, Fletcher (-10) 7. They divided the spo 1. T.. S. Jones Low actualy returned a beller score

Another Hole-in-one At Fanling

Playing the sixth hole (12) yards) on the Relief Course of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club. Fanling, over the Christmas holidays, Mrs. E. S. Doughty holed in one. The Hole is known as the Tea Table.

nearly funtled a coup. Mr. Ston- RACING without a big "pay out" hests for the first place. There were ton's grey old sticker succumbed to

eres like an orchestra playing out of eight dead heats for seed place.21 02 (-131 69, but could not take a New Sir by a short hend, and there

event had a t..plet and prize as this was the same round as were only 250 tickets on Oak Bay as une, but the dividends of this year at the

have struck the lyre and the highest there were two for the lowest post-There were only 24 entries in this winning one in the Par Pool. against 2,770 on New Star.

It was for a win

was $3,711.60 paid by tion in the frame. certainly a close shave.

Starlet ploted by Mr. P: L. Chiu

Medal Round, Potentate, the red hot favourite is the N Desperandum Stakes (first Mr. Encarnacno heads the list for The Bogey Far Pool held over the disappointed the public to the extent section) for China panles, subscrip- the second time in succession with New Course was won by H. Overy of 3,025 changes, but Mr. Encarnação tion griffins of this season.

34 wire 22 seconds and 14 thirds (os) (20), who was one up. There were amends in the second leg,

ingainst a ratio of 25-10-17 scored 17 entries,

made

riding a ne race on Bosc Finnn. In addition there were a good few curing 1038), and In the circum- The Mixed Bogey Par on the New may not be known that six chances aver "three figure" dividends and stance he was led 20 lmes to the Courte attracted 21 entries and wis of the first leg were not exchanged, uppend below the following list: and it would interest one to know what the holdera. of these tickets were doing?

A record sale of 6,701 chances for wvin, and 3,511 for place was estab lished in the Queensland Autumn Champions for the Australian ponies When the two reached an aggregate total of 12,212 eclipsing the sum of 12,130 sold in the Manly Handicap on June 3 last by 02 tickets,

RECORD OF FINISHES

THERE WERE actually (Including -the Annual Carnival) 21 days of rac

·ing, and 187 events were contested during the year under review. Hacing was always of very high standard with plenty of drills and exclung finishes.

I have taken'n 'little patience tol segregate the margin of defeats with the following results:

Dead Heat

Short Road

A Hend

A Neck

34 Length

EA. Langih 32

114 Lengths

do

17

dismountint enclosure outside the won by J. W. Mayhew (10) and Mrs. Weighing Room.

W. N. A, Smalley (18), who finished all square.

$114.30 paid by Dlaravery Bay

411.30

410 C

212,70

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127 70

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157

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189

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173.50

Perfect Day

101.50

105

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Golden Cow

A Grand Tona

Was

TRACK RECORDS

of his success THE merit

coupled with four new track re- 211 cords established at the Annual Carnival on Portrush (14 mile in 0% seconds), Desert Chief (from the 11⁄2 mile post In 1.05) and Nose Elect (six furlongs In 1.33% and the

It will be seen from the above that Derby over 11 miles in 2 55%). Mr.

NOBODY WANTS A HORSE FOR NOTHING!

WHAT can be the matter with | the three highest were paid by Aus-Enrernaeno also piloted Rose Elect to Flummery-the bay Austral'enj tent on panies, but Guinness Time victory in, the Easter Stakes over a China steed) returned two Juley mile run on April 10 in 1.55, the hunter and steeplechaser of 143 dividends, of $151 und $127.70 for yume being equivalent to the record hands which had wen and been

wint

Craigengower, Recreio

And 'Varsity XI's

held by Diana Day, but this track avure was lowered in the Taipo, placed many times at Kwanti? Handleng on November 13 when Offered free to anyong at the pony roup at Happy Valley

Confusion B. abiv awisted by Mr.

Back, covered a mile in 1.84, beating yesterday, there were no takers!

the old by a second.

The Shanghai cruck Jockoy was in There were eleven ponies in all great form on the Segund Day of the offered for auction, but only six were

The following will represent. Craigen Whitsuntide Mecung when he regu sold. The highest price was $450 -wer at palaikymą KRAIN Recreio to- tered a hat trick" on Some Hope, paid by Mr. Tang Mun-wn for Tri- norrow. at Happy Valley

Chutern and Rose-Queen, and the buto, a 1030 sub, grifin, 14 hands.

4. R. H. Femell, A. A. 10 Tomail Emily, Rose Evelyn and Chiltern at were withdrawn, Z. Zimmern (Capt.). P. J. mariachievement was supiluted in Rose on Frie

and Pinfurthings

1930

as bids did not A TRIM E A, Îës II. P. Lim G Raurs the Ninth Extra Meeting on October reach the reserve price of $1,500, [9. Winch, P. 1 Zhamarn. Umpire 0.21.

Ponies sold, their purchasers and Ladd, Scorer H. W. Rendali, ̧

The second best jockey was Mr. the prices paid were: wearein will be regimented by A. M. Needa with a ratto.or ̈28-21-zu, but The Mermaid, a chestnut Rodrigues (Cant. Et Conn. H. Mr. Hearne holds the record of subscription griffin, Mr. T. C., Tuun Perio, W. A. Boed. A. T Pereira, L. U

a ekew 1030 sub- dnson, A. M. Pests. A. V. Gone, a. 3. scoring 27 seconds.

$50; Tiger Eyes, M. Prats, M. Remedios, J. E. Noronha. There is no doubt thot 1939 murt scription grifin, Mr. T. H. G. Bray- "VARSITY PAST V, PRESENT have been a lucky year to Messrs. J. Gold, $50: Factorite, a chestnut 1030 Barrow, T. W. Challey, A. D. Cuppin, sovereign, a bay 1930 subscription Mr. S. W. Tang, 350; Gold The following will espresent the Uni-Hoo Pak-ming and G... Payne, for some, Mr. F. M. L. Sester, 333: slatka, ginen etiudents in thele annon all of them; broke their "duck" this match against the print, wudents on season, and both C. F. Chỉu and K. Soldier of China, a grey 1934 grimn Andären, A. Pakar: K es D. Rone. I. Ip graduated on Golden Cow asid Lee, 350, Tribute. n 1938 grov sub-

Fins Pond YoungBays: B. "black letters" "brigade...

Lee Asti, Rumiahn, West Lake, respectively to join the scription griffin, Mr. Tong Man-wa, marn, P. It. Zimmer.

$450.

Pin, J. C. Fonsect Lt. P. V. V. Ribeiro

Col J. Remedios

Se J, P. Baleros

(15)

Gol, A. F. Ferreira Pte. R.M. B. Gutierrez (13) A. O, Thurston

Pie, L. A. Rosario

(34)

jockey on Widnes in the Jorrocks Plate was not "a stiff, square-built, middle-sized enan" for in the innin

Unnoticed Excess

Total event Mr. Barrow could draw 145. MACQUARIE River weighed out for the Hobart Handi-

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In the fat events Happy Valley cap reserved for Australian Jockeys could not hold their own ponies with 8 lbs. over the against the country riders, for Mr.

Poy was the only member to win on amount allotted by the handi- his own mount-Dick Turpin. Mr. T. capper Mr. Alves, and it seemed W. Chattey had also a double win strange that the public took no on Sea Urchin and Palmer, the late notice of the excess, for the bay ter pony just managed in the nick gelding was well supported in of time by a short head.

the pari-mutuel, in fact, second TAIPO HANDICAP favourite.

.

A Popular Victory BONY Idol's victory in the Taipo Handicap (a 'chase of 1 miles) was very, popular

Riding as hard as he could, and coupled with the full use of the whip, Mr. "Pinky" Botelho could not get his mount--to-be-among the Drst- three.

However, Amber II, with Mr. S. La owing to the great fight he put Yuen in the saddle, was unlucky to up over the last fence, and this by half length, for the combination yo under the winner (Dick Turpin) was the first win for Mr. H. B. did not get a clear passage ofter com- L. Dowbiggin after a sequence

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