1940-03-08 — Page 17

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 8, 1940.

"Captain Foster's" Racing Review PROSPECTS FOR FIRST EXTRA MEET

Events for Non-Winners At Spring Meet: Easy

Day

.

for Punters

ALTHOUGH it is officially called the First Extra (saddling bell at the usual 1.30 p.m.), the prelude to a series of six race meetings before the recess is in reality a continuation of tho Annual Carnival, for all the events without ex- ception are confined to Australian and China ponios that started at the Spring meeting and did not win.

There are the usual nine events on the card with the inclusion of only four handicap contests and it looks that punters will not have a bad day.

The curtain raiser will be the My best three are Ascot Day, Hay and Corn Stakes for China Princess Claro and Vanity Fair, the last being my fancy, and the mare ponies, subscription griffins of will be pitated by Mr. Ip Kul-ying. hny season. The scramble over who was the jockey for a second a short distance from the 1% place in the Blue Mountains Plate.

For mile post. (about half mile 170

long shot I certainly recom- Franklin. ntend

Venus Boy is al yards) is to be ridden by the

green at the gaine, but it is worth "red lotters" jockeys, who have remembering

the sire was to carry a penalty of 2 lbs. for Double Court, cach race won in addition to the weights ao designated in the programme.

HONGKONG H’CAP

(First Section)

VANISHING RACE PONIES?

Itose Elect and Desert Chief, two of the most prominent China ponies at Happy Valley last year. They are

here being led in by Mrs. Eu Tong- Ben after the Champlons race at the 1939 annual meeting..

P. H. WONG AND C. AU, ENTER SINGLES SEMI-FINALS

Next Week's Schedule Amended

TWO MATCHES in the senior badminton singles championship of the Colony were played off at King's College last night, P. H. Wong and C. Au entering the

Gonsalves & Remedios semi-finals at the expense of C. K. Chesly' and D. Kwoh

Enter Second Round

Of Open Doubles

(By "Tinker")

THERE WAS MUCH to interest spectators at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday when further matches in the Colony Open tennis championships were played Four singles and one doubles, the scheduled programme, were decided. The most interesting was the doubles en- counter, wherein A. V. Remedios and J. J. Gonsalves eliminated Ng Kam-chuen and Tsoi Ping-fan by 8-10, 6-4, 6-1.

The singles résults were: Thu Wai-pul beat I. Agsturen,

0-2, 6-4.

H. D. Rumjalin heat Firdos Khan, 6-1, 6-1.

SA. Rumjahn beat B. C. Fay,

8-1, 0-4.

Are China Ponies To Disappear Altogether?

THE DECISION of the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club to section all the Australian ponies into four

ing, which will be staged to-morrow, has not taken us by surprise, because we fully expected the move so as to have

leg for 1941 meetings.

One would hardly expect to find such stalwarts as Celtic Star, Port-HERE are 11 China ponies in rush, Rose Evelyn and Salvage Mas-the first section of the Hong- ter among the list of nominations.

Rose Evelyn is not a lady for akong Handicap, five being Derby novice to handle, because the mare grilins and the balance from does not like the tape, and it is the old brigade. All the young-classes instead of three after the First Extra Race Meet- learned that the mount hus been ensters of this season have been trusted to Mr. G. Treverton. How- ever, with a little luck Rose Evelyn entered for the second event, should break the wish-bone and re- and I have good reason to be gister the first win of the season for love that they will not accept Mr. En Tongsen,

the allotinent of the lead given by Portrush has changed ownership the handicapper. (the new owner belog Dr. Lee Shlu- However, I see that Dupont Bay fee), but the record of the fastest and Galaxy are on the same level, times over half mile performed by the and should the forner weigh out, we pony will remain under the name of are bound to witness a fine tusale the late owner, Mrs. J. H. Taggart, over the champion course. For a until a now track figure has been beating of hall length, Galaxy has

a

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Quite recently a preliminary notice was circulated to members to the following effect that in view of the un- certainty of obtaining China pony subscription griffins, and the difficulty of acquiring China pony griffins at reason- able prices, the Stewards signified their intention of im- porting fifty Australian ponies of a superior class to the Feather, and it looks a tough pre-present subscription class. position

Rob Roy and Humdrum Eve are nicely weighted, but the distance. I

established. This chestnut gelding is been asked to concede 5 lbs, to Red dangerous, and so is Celtic Star.

LOITERERS STAKES Twenty-Three Entries

For The Sprint THE Loiterers Stakes for China ponles, bona fide griffins of the season, has attracted no less than 23 entries and the sprint is over six furlongs.

Bay, Johnber, Possible and White

am afraid, is beyond their endurance,

I like Red Feather.

DAILY DOUBLE

Moonie Ponds Handicap (First Section)

On their recent outings Dupont THE first leg of the daily double is, on the Moonie Diamond should be in the limelight Fonds Handicap (first-section) and I figure that Possible will catch for Australian ponies of any the judges' eyes first. A red penell senson, and the jaunt is over can be drawn against Xenophon is the mile. the big noise maker pulled up lame after a gallop last Saturday.

RANDWICK PLATE One Mile Event For The Australians THE Randwick Plate (first section) for Australian sub- scription ponica of this season should be quite interesting, and the run is over a mile.

from

Looking over the entries, Criffel strikes me as the best pick of the bunch, and, furthermore, the mare

John Peel's stable is well keyed! for the event. I much prefer to see her over six furlongs, but neverthe- less Criffel has a pull of 9 lbs. against Tornado Star, whe heads the hand!- cap, and we

to consider the

contender

Cackleral which

have

adjustment of the poundage.

Is another vonian let the public down very nust not be despised. De- badly in the Adelaide Handicap, but the bay has been kindly treated for {to-morrow's run. Should he be able to reproduce his form when he was third in the Melbourne Cup, De-

for Lady Northcote,

SPORTS ADVTS. vontan should register his first win

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

HONGKONG H’CAP (Second Section)

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET-IT ING will be held (weather permit- ting)

was true that the judges could not separate Expansion

nt HAPPY VALLEY Time (Mr. P. Wel) and Po SATURDAY, 9th March, 1940, tentate (Mr. Encarnacao) for a commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.39 second place in Ichang Handicap

VJEL

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run at the Annual Carnival, and MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE It is learned that both racers

2

No One without a badge will be with the same two jockeys will admitted to the Member Enclosure. weigh out to-morrow for the Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such Hongkong Handicap (second manner as to be readily identiẞed section) over 11⁄2 miles,

Badges admitting Non-Members to Over a longer distance Expansion the Members Enclosure and. Club Time should turn the tables on Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and Potentate, with Blue Diamond fol- $3.00 for Ladies (both Including tax) lowing behind. Jaber is not bad for are obtainable through the SECRET-big money, but Gladiator, Just In ARY upon the personal or written Time, Rose Jane and Taxing Master application of Member, Buch Mem-ure trying .la ber to be responsible for all visitors tance. Introduced by him, and for Payment

of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Omeo, 1st Floor,

Exchange Building (Tel. 27794) will

close at 18 o'clock NOON.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club

This new class will be in addition to the Australian subscription griffins, which will be increased to a list of one hundred ponies. The cost of the new class will be approximately $1,450, and members will have to buy the ponies at an auction to be held under the aus- pices of the Race Club. --Further details-and-regula- tions relating to this new class et cetera will be announced later.

SAFE ASSUMPTION

In the light of above one .can safely assume that the so-called "China ponies" will, in a couple of years or more, go off the stage, and Happy Valley will be the Hving land of our "dumb friends" from the Antipodes,

thist However, it will be seen apart from the fifty cobs com- prising the new class, the list of Australian subscription_griïns is limited to one hundred gee-gees this season's bunch of 81 against

nies, and, therefore, it stands ponies,

for one to predict that pro-

to

Enlive per cent, of the gramate for next year's Annual

Carnival will be confined to not Australian ponies. It will surprise me in the least to see the Hongkong Derby be confined to the new class of Australian ponies and furthermore it will not be

an

long to have "E" class.

It will be recalled that for two years (1938 and 1939) in succes- slon the inte delivery of China ponies sub-class caused much an- xiety not only to the Stewards. but the owners as well, and the 1040 meet saw the elimination of

that familiar racing phrase, "For China ponies, subscription griffins of this Club of this meeting."

DEALERS' EXCUSE

The exclusion of these sub- events

the was forced' upon Club on account of the non- delivery of the steeds subscribed by members, and the Russian dealer's excuse was that he could not obtain an export permit from the Japanese Government owing fo political hostilities-up-north... Apparently he must have used to

advantage The "Force Majcure" clause, but other aly Russian merchants were able to smuggle out quite a lot of China ponies, and the Hongkong Jockey Club Informed its members that 02 Derby grifna 'entered for the annual big meeting.

I am not out to start a con- troversy, but there is a wide gulf nt moral

rectitude between the dealers of Australian and China ponies. The Commonwealth sup pllers lived up to

to their contract, and all the shipments arrived here on time as stipulated by the Club, which naturally gave the trainers many months to prepare the ponies for the Spring meet- ing and the subsequent Satur- day's afternoon sports.

• Apart from the exorbitant prices for China ponics, the Jussian dealers never think twice before affixing their signatures to any guarantee, with the result that many owners have been caught with "scrup of paper" praniscs, and some are now in fool's paradise walting for replaced Derby griffins. It will serve no purpose to enumerato a lut of the "unfortunate". отулега, but under this category A few Stewards

are included. leave the matter here.

We

WINDSOR LAD GOES

TO STUD

WINDSOR LAD, winner

10 win out of their dis-[of the Derby in 1934, is now

RANDWICK PLATE

(Second Section)

House provided they are ordered in A LBURY belonging to Mrs. Eu

owned by the Sun Insurance Company and a group of Lloyd's underwriters.

After his Derby victory

advance: from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. Tong-sen should not have the horse was bought by Mr.

*21020);

:

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

any difficulty in crossing the bar

Prof. O'Connor, the Dublin: veterinary surgeon.

Tenule Kwolt bent I. M. ́A. Hazack, 7-5, 5-7, 7:5,

CLUB SINGLES

C.

R. G. Belsel, Jr., beat J. L. Pearce, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4,

C. H.. Hyde beat J. T. Gould 5-7, 6-1, 10-8.

respectively. Only one of the two junior games at Taikoo was played.

. The results were!

P. H. Wong beat C. K. Cheah 15-2, 15-0.

C. Au beat D. Kwok 15-4, 15-9. -:

JUNIOR SINGLES

W. Gillies beat F. Tsang 17-16, 15-5. P. H. Wong was never fully ex tended by Cheah, who was nervous and erratic in the opening set, but who improved in the second.

Next Week's Matches

THERE HAS BEEN a slight mix-up in the men's doubles matches. The fixtures contained. in the following list are correct:

Tuesday, Mar. 12

OPEN DOUBLES

Au had an easy win his first set against Kwok, but in the second, exert himself when his opponent v. 1. Eardley and N. L. Smilli (King's though leading 1-2, was forced to drew level ni 9-0.

Keen Shooting At Kowloon City Ranges

A LARGE CROWD of 124 en- thusiasts were present at Wednes-) day's spoon and practice shoot of the Hongkong Rule Association at the Kowloon Cilly Ranges. The weather

was good, although the light de- 8. L Garrard beat T. A. Fearce, | terlorated towards the end. 6-8, 6-4, 6-4,

A. Tansicy Mr. W.

again|

Aperture Sighis

'cap.

Sat. R. J. Heap Scr. F/Sgt. F. Tollison

Was

300 500 600 TU, ydn, ya. yds.

53 300

J. J. Benedios and L. A. Carvallio

|College, 0 p.m.).

C. K. Cheah and T. T. Chin V. F. II. Kwok and D. Kwok (King's College, 8.45 pm).

K. L. Yong and H. F. Chew v. H. M. Lati and S. C. Chung (Taikoo, # p.m.).

H. T. Woo and K. L. Lul v. F. Koh and C. Y. Yung (Talkoo, 8.30 p.ní).

*

Thursday, Mar. 14

SENIOR SINGLES

College, B p.).

K. L. Yong v. H. F. Chew (King's

H. Eardley v. P. S. Bon (King's College. 9 pin.).

MIXED DOUBLES

It was in the doubles atch Uial successful in the revolver shoot at the necessity of linesmen in these 10 and 15 yards, securing 66 points faster games was emphasised. There out of a possible 00.

M. A. Olivéirn and Miss M. Silva v. could be no blame attached to the On Wednesday, March 13, firing T. T. Clin and Miss M. Ding (King's umpire, for the light was none too will be at 200, 500 and 600 yards and College,_8.30 p.m.). good, and all four players were hard will commence at 1.45 pm.

J. J. Remedios and Miss O. Ribeiro hitters. I particularly followed the Lending scores on Wednesday were v. P. H. Wong and Miss W. Cheung- effect of a wrong decision in the Arthas follows:

(Talkoo, 8.30 pam.). game of the first

set, when Remedios and Gunsalves were leading 3-2 and 15-40 on their opponents service. A ball dropped just outside the Recreio pair's baseline and raised a pull of dust. Mistakenly, the umpire Mr. W. Trenauth Ber thought it had been a fine ball, and Mr. A. F. Evann 1

ASP) D, Lale Ser. gave the point to the Chinese. They Mr. A. Warburton 3. went on to win the game, making Lt. A. J. Le Seelleur Ser. the score 3-3 instead of it being 4-2... G. Foreman a Mr. J. A. Guard Ser. The Chinese won the seventh C/Sgt. P. Hale Bcr.

Sat, (R) P. 1. Thank Ber game. making the score 4-3 in ps. (R) ic. C. Hoo their favour, instead of it being the Canchal singh I other way round. The eighth and Sgt. W. Henderson 3.. L/Sgt. Puran_Singh Ser, ninth games were won by Remedios, V. W. Cooper Ser, and Gonsalves, giving them the lead 7/0. J. Farmer 0 at 5-4. Had they won the sixthSI (8) C. C. Chau Ser.

Cpl. 9. G. Brighty Scr. game, the ninth game would have RBM.. F. Masten a given them the first set at 6-3.

As

LONG STRUGGLE

Capt. F. Sale 3... Sgt. E. C. Bremner & B/M. W. Kford Ser. 5. (B) K. C. WORK Major B. White

Sit was the first set developed 9.1, (R) A. C. Chan 2

into a gruelling struggle which | Mr. C. A. Hyeti Į only, ended after 18 games had been

played, and ended against tho Portuguese

pair.

Open Sights Cpl. B. Langford Ber

Ng and Tool were seen at their Sgt. M. F. Rushmann Ber

best

the

In the

R. Crean d CT: Wood 5

St, T. Leong

Mr. C. A. Dunk

of opening set, and though

points

were given

V. M. Hammond 1 opponents through 3.3. J. C. E. Mead 3' by thoir sheer carelessness, there was nothing cpi. Naranjan Singh a

mong the other three that could i Li, C. Z. Otway Ni

Ng's forehand drive. It was. Afr. G. II, R. Fox 14 however, his only real stroke, and even that failed towards the end.

Remedios was

sicadiest throughout. place the ball carefully when at the net cost the Portuguese quite a num ber of points. Not having their whole attention on the ball, they hit too early and sent the ball into the

net.

Over-paviesTICES

Cat. O. 8. Lochrie Nil": LI. K. I. M. Buchanan Ni St. Breese PC. Narata' Sugh" to PS, RC, Wong

A.C., W. H. Golder 11

Gonsalves, though rather weak over-head, recovered the wing of his service in the second and third sets, and with the exercise of extra care with his ground shots ives a most helpful partner.

П

After winning the first set, the Chinese pair never had the lead, again. There was always one- game difference between the score In the second set, while In the third they were definitely out-played.

FAY IN ACTION

B. C. FAY in action was quite a

delight. He has a free and easy style, if not very accurate, and is possessed of a really powerful ser- vice. Sirdar Rumfaln's slendiness and retrieving power stood him in good stend when Fay's first cannon- boli service went over the net.

In the second set, when Fay applied a little more caution, the rallies were fairly long and Interest- Ing. But they invariably ended, not with winners, but with mistakes,

Tsul Wal-pul,' 'the champion, though he conceded six games in the two sets against 1. Agafuroff, was never seriously extended................

To-day's Matches

The following is the programme for to-day!

OPEN SINGLES

Lam Kwan v. J.-W. Leonard A. Crawford v. Ip' Koon-hung, P. S. Leong v. S. A. Gray, Paul Kong v. J, S. Theobald Wel Chung v. M. Pagh'- W. C. Hung v. T. C. Chan

OPEN DOUBLES

INSURED FOR £45,000 Windsor Lud was withdrawn from stud last year suffering from an in- tection of the frontal sinus. Mr. Benson wanted to have the horse destroyed, but as he was insored for Taul Wal-pul and Trul Yun-pul- v,

£45,000, the Insurance company S.. A. Hussain and O. Rumfahn.

sought their own veterinary opinion. The operation followed.

Mr. Benson, however, did not con-

stud duties. After arbitration,” he agreed to accept a sum, stated” tố be £27,000, and another E14,000 to cover his Illness or in Wladsor Lnd's

The price of Admission to the first in the Randwick Plate M. H. Benson, for £50,000ider that the horse could resume Public Enclosure is $1.00 Including (second section) for Australian from the Maharaja of Rajpi- Tax, for all Formens, including ponies of this season, and, in-pla. Ladies, and is payable at the Gate cidentally, this event is the Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are second leg of the daily double. admitted Half Prico,

By Order:

D. BROWN,

Hongkong, 4th March, 1940,

Secretar

The present change of owner

Sea Jay, and Spring Shine are my ship has resulted from an arbi- next two to fill the minor positions, tration following an operation PLEASE Turn To Pago 9.0 performed on the horsa by

Warraga -River finished · fourth- bo-

The horse is to stand at Burnt- wood Stud, near Winchester, under the management of Capt, D. P. Nicoll. The Stud fod will be made public shortly. "

CLUB SINGLES

C. B. Nicholson v. G. W. Sewell,

COUNT THE

"TELEGRAPHS"

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C). E. Hawkins 7

Mr. If. A. Evans 10

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GOVERNOR'S CUP TEAM CHOSEN

|Hongkong F.A. To Moot Chinese Federation

AT A MEETING of the League Management Committee yesterday the following team wis selected to re- present Hongkong Football Associa- ilon against Hongkong Chineso Ama- teur Athlefio Federation in the final of the Governor's Cup at Caroline Hill on March 17 at p.m.-

Robinson (Navy); Blackburn (Police), O'Regan (Navy); Bright (Middlesex),

x), Williamson (Kowloon), Wilkinson (Middlesex); Hossack Bon (Royal Scots), Fox (RE), F. Fowl-

er

(Club)A A. V. Gonano (St.. Joseph's), Bickford (Club),

33 21 70

Reserves. Sheehan *** (Middlesex), full-back; Forrow: (Club)' and Guy (RA), half-backs; B. Gosano (St. Joseph's), W. G. Pryde (Club) and Thomas' (Middlespx);; forwards.

Players Suspended

At an Emergency Committee meet- ing H. Millington" and. Ho Yau-koe, Club and Kitchee, respectively, who

(n) winner of nelt spoon. (h) winner were given marching orders during of handicap spoon) the winner of possible their second division match on Febru- bution; winner of in or thy wil have fry 10, were suspended until Decem- his handicap reduced by one polat.

ber 31.

Army And CS.C.C. Cricket Teams

Cardner, Cpl. B. A. Fargus ·S/Codr. flount, Cpl. Toocock. Pts, Emmersori, Pla. Hatfield, Onn. Borsby.

CIVIL SERVICE TRAK

The following wilt represent the Civit The following will represent Army in Service C.C. 2nd XI against the Army on their Junior League cricket Axture with Saturday—H. E. Strange (Capti), G. Civil Service Cricket Club, At Happy Ainaito, E. W. Hamillon, P. D. Crawley, Valley, on Saturday, Capt. 3. F. Lawrence X. J. Attwell, V. C. Bond, T. L. Lock- (Captain). Brigadier, T.MacLeod, Major, hert, C. P. Etone, H., Harper, A., F. J. E. Swyer, Lieut. A. W. E. Pesi, Lieut. Sheppard and J. F. MacGowan.

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