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THIRD

FIRST LEG OF

DAILY DOUBLE

THE KONGMUN HANDICAP for China ponies, the fifth race griffins f this season that have won leas than $1,000 in staken, has been well responded to with 28 nominations. I have seen much bigger entries before, only to be disappointed in the end with non-acceptances.

Incidentally Die first leg of the daily double is on this event, and

in my estination the winner is to be All Time, Gay Star, Jahnber, Oonagh, are For All Time. Oonggli and

Friday,

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"Captain Foster's” EXTRA

TWO MILES' RACE FOR AUSTRALIANS

Good Response To Revival

Of Endurance Contest

April 5, 1940.

Racing Review MEETING

SECOND LEG OF THE

DAILY DOUBLE

TUE SECOND LEG of the daily double is on the Fatshan Handleap (second section), for "C" class China poules, the seventh race and the Jaunt Is over 1 miles. Siratk- bannock has let us down badly at the Easter session, but I think Mr. Mac- gregor's candidate will make up to- morrow to be followed by Advaneing

NINE HANDICAP EVENTS for Australian Time and Celtle Star. and China ponies comprise the programme of the Third Extra Race Meeting to be held to-morrow at Happy Valley, the main contest being the Bris- bano Spring Handicap for Australian ponies of any *** | season over two milos.

found sunong Distinctive Time, For Ronson and Victoria. My best three

Vietorin.

1

Last longest distance run was in 1929, when Coos Bay

(Mr. Hill) won the Foochow Cup, beating Town Hall (Mr. two miles. In the following year the Foochow Cup' for

GOOD MILERS Encarnacao) by five lengths, and the time was 4.35.2/5 for

IN HOBART HANDICAP

China ponies was shortened to one and a half miles, but

last February the event was further reduced to one and a quarter miles.

!

forecast by

Fatshan H'cap Over Champion Course

THE FATSHAN HANDICAP (first secilen) for "C" class China ponies.

Sprinters To Watch In Broken Hill Handicaps

TO-MORROW

GRAND

NATIONAL

MacMoffat May Bring

$480,000 To Local Ticket Syndicate

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, the first Grand National was run at Aintree. The winner's name was Lottery—an apt name for the winner of

the biggest lottery in racing. The hazards of that lottery include thirty

fences, and nearly four and a half miles of country. Anything may hap-

pen, though the highest fence is only 5 feet 2 inches high; and death may

attend either horse or ridor.

..

This Grand National, however, is of interest to the Colony in that two tickets in the Irish Sweepstake were drawn for people here. The "Brewery" Syndicate, c/o. H.. Ruttonjec and Co., have drawn MacMoffat, third favourite, and have every chance of winning $480,000, first prize.

fered

the third race, is over the champion

Out of the course, but I am afraid that there are a few ponies which will not be able original 69 en- However, very good response weeks ago, is now another animal.

tered, only .20 THE HOBART HANDICAP has been received for the revival understand that Mr. Needu will be to last the distance.

jof the endurance and stamina riding Lucky Lad while Mr. Hearne

Te be up

The on Hafla Bay,

Musketeer. Dak Bay, Rose Evelyn have accepted. for "B" class, Australian ponies, test over two miles, and the former has no doubt won seme good and Ruse Flan have rejoined their Workman, Inst the fourth race, should be an Brisbane Spring Handicap for ruces, but Lucky Land is getting no old section, and none of them is yet year's winner.

lack Mamina due for a win, 1 fancy Just In Time has been with-- Australian ponies has attracted younger and he may

against the new generation. Budin with Boolat Bay and Tampa Bay to interesting event, there being no

14 entries. no less than

Day likes long outing, but he was

drawn, as has less than 21 entries. There are

Royal Mail. The Brisbane Spring Handicap not at home at the Easter on a pole follow in the rear,

kata over the champion which threw up inud and water.

Both horses suf- a fow good milers, and it is not wis first

course of 14 miles on May 10, 1934,

WEATHER PROBLEM

from when Able Amazon with Mr. Butler easy to pick the best.

strain. This mel in the Calliope up was the first winer. Last year O-DAY'S forencon

(Mr. Pih) sprang Courling Eve

n When they

Royal Observatory has not Handicap run on Easter Monday, the winner (Murrumbidgee) was in re-surprise, beating the much fancied

Jean predict what the Weather Clerk half lengths. The mare has been will favour. ceipt of 15 lbs, from the second pony,Lucky Lad (Mr. Need) by cue and een very promising, and nobody

On a going similar to I AM SURE that students of form been won twice Sydney Lad, whereas to-morrow the nominated for to-morrow's rare, but that we had on the first day of the will not hesitate to back Flying by six horses. latter hay to concede only 5 th for Courting Eve's chances of renewing. Easter session, Supper will give an-Dutchman, Many Thanks and Spring Those were a defeat of two lengths,

the judges other win to Mrs. A. E. Grosett. Hehurst in the eighth race, the Broken Peter Simple in her acquaintance with

hat such a comfortable victory in Handicap over six furlongs, but 1849 and 1853, Although it works, out in favour of are not

To-morrow's racing should be anthe Albury Handicap over a Sydney Lad, I prefer Murrumbidgee.

Bruno created a great impression entirely different anair, for it opens from the two mile post, once round be careful with Fair Chance, Franklin Abd el- Kader that the extra "once and Princess Claro, all of whom are 1850 and 1851, when

Cabramatta į with novice event, the Canton and in, and the won

for "D" rund" should not trouble Sapper,- (first section)

peedy merchants. Handicap for "C" class ponies over landing six furlongs, but Mr. Treverton's class China ponies, und the meeting brown gelding has been promoted to will close with the second section of a higher standard and he will be the sume contest to be ridden by up against a much stronger opposition. He may spring a surprise, for Bruno is well keyed for the event.

ST. KILDA HANDICAP Tarzan Should Have

Easy Passage

the

Jockeys who have not won ten ruscs Badminton Singles anywhere. The run is over a dis- tance from the two mile post, once round and in, and there are a few racers with equal chances. Of the

Chatterbox has been running quite well in his last two outings. and as a result the chestnut gelding has been highly rated. This Time and Willynilly are good.

BRISBANE SPRING WITH Springhurst and Aus-

HANDICAP PROSPECTS tralian Prince out of the road,

TT cannot be said that there is Tarzan should have

easy

not a good lot of stayers in passage in the St. Kilda Handi-

Australian the Brisbane Spring Handicap cap for "D" class ponies, the sixth race, but I would for Australian ponies of any

the brown season over two miles.

like to know whether

gelding can last another extra twoj

To start we have Lucky Lad, the

furlongs-over-ils last outing. Heinz looks good on the handicap, and I winner of 1938-Fremantle St. Leger,. think he is dangerous.

Portrush For The Closing Event

win.

course

P.H. WONG TO MEET

C. AU IN FINAL

K. L. Yong And H. Eardley Beaten At Recreio

(By "Tinker")

UNLIKE the Colony Tennis Tournament this year, but the success of Badin Buy in the the Open Badminton championships have featured ex- Bame classic of the fall hus not beet cellent matches almost from the first round, and at the Club forgotten by the men of the. turf because the pony paid $410.30 for a de Recreio last night, the semi-finals of the singles, P. H.

Next

comes Tornado Star, who Wong v. K. L. Yong and C. Au v. H. Eardley, in no way the Rooty-Hill Derby in lowered the standards previously set. Both matches were 1838, and is followed by Triumphant

but they were games replete Day with the lowest impost. On the decided in straight games, MY CHOICE for the closing event, top of the tree is Far View, whose with excitement. the Canton Handicap (second section) recent display does not require any for "D" class China porles, is introduction.

Sapper, who went down to Far Portrush, Piet Hein and Gold Coin, and I expect that they will cross the View by three-quarters of a length in the Rooty-Hili Derby about six bar in the order I have named.

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great race, how-

ever, has only

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FOLLOW FULL LINE

EFENCE

BROKEN LINE ---IOR;

The Lamb 1868 and 1871, The Colonel 1869 and 1870, Mani- festo 1897 and 1899 and Rey-1 noldstown 1935 and 1936.

Of these famous six, i will be seen that the race

only been hos won twice in succession by three.

It costs £100 to send a horse to Die post the Grand National, which is made up from £10 on entering, a first forfelt of £50 due on after the allotment of weights,

rfeit of £40. and a final forfeit

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Conditions and rules for the race. have been altered this year, partly on account of the war, but since it will be run over the usual course and distance, it goes down in the records as a proper National and not a substitute, as was run in 1910-17 and 1018..

OPEN TO ALL

THE

THE race is now virtually open

all-comers. Horses eligible

Week-end

Cricket Teams

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The Entries And Call-Over

7/2 Kilstar (Archibald). 10/1 The Professor (Owen), 12/1 MacMoffat (Alder). 12/1 Royal Daniell (Moore). 100/3 Milano (D. Morgan). 100/7 Symacthis (Genkes). 100/6 Sterling Duke (llyde). 100/6 Rockquilla (Carevcil).

20/1 Black Hawk

STANDS

START

SWINNING

COMMENTATON

K

(of

compdie are six- ycar olds which there is only one) and up- wards, who, at the time of

entry have been placed first, second or third in sleeplechase of

21

three miles and upwards, or in a steeplechase

Aintree, or have Won any. sleep- lechage value

£500.

10

One noteworthy. new rulo ls that "Elders must have won five" 'chases under the recognls- ed rules of 'thus- ing in any country. to be qualified to It is re-

that rkable rule has not been Introduced before, for the difficult and dun- gerous enough without having the added hazard.

of inexperienced riders.

race

this

Last year, for instance, friends of one rider bet him £100 to £10 that he would not negotiate the first fence the rider lost.

The eighteen who ran last year, and the order of their finish, are: Workman (1), Mac- Moffat (2), Kilstar (3), Symae- this (5), Dominick's Cross (6), West Point (7), Royal Mail (9), Bachelor Prince (10), Under Bid (11), Inversible, Milano, Tuck- mill, Dunhill Castle, Second Act, Cross Red Freeman, Rockquilla, Royal (Mitchell) Away (Mulr), Venture- Daniell-and-Black-Hawk.

25/1 Takov Pacha (Prior-Palmer). 25/1 Under Bid (Nicholson). 28/1 Bogskar (M. Jones); 33/1 Inversible (Hogan). Dunhill

Castle (Wilson), Red

Eagle (Elder) Dominick's

to some Knight (Tweedle), Litigant

to (Black). Le Cygne (O'Grady), Boyo Workman and Royal Mail were (R. Morgan), National Night (the only two previous winners Jones), Corn Law (McNeill, Lux entered this year, and with their

(Brown). borough (Ward), Dachelor Printe

(Poewen-scratching, there are now none. stein). Downright (Seeley), Tuck- mill (Kelly), Golden Arrow (Lay), Second Act. (Dowdeswell),

The following will represent Hongkong! Freeman (Redmond). Cricket Club against Kowloon Cricket Club P. H. Wong beat K. L. Yong but Wong then climbed to 12-9. Ser- on Saturday at Cox's RoadT. A, Pearce, G. G. Altkenhead, D. 1. Bosanquet, D. 17-14, 15-3, and C. Au beat H. vice changed hands, and Yong threw a Day. B. C. Fay, Burg: Comdr. Finnle Eardley 16-10, 15-11. To most everything he knew into his last M. F. Haymes, 11. Owen-Hughes, A. K

great effort, and went up to 14-12.

Mackenzie, J. L. C. Pearce and A. N. Boxing people, the Au-Eardley match

Olber. Wong reclaimed service, and at may have been the more thrill-14-all Yong setted at three. This, CRAIGENGOWER ELEVEN ing, but for brilliantly bewilder-pertaps, was indicatlon that he was The following will represent Craigen- ing tactics and stroke-play Ifeeling the strain, and it was made

gower against Civil Service Cricket Club would give the palm to

most apparent in the second game, in a First Division League cricket match Wong

Wong won

1. H. all three points and the on Saturday at the Valley. and Yong for their first game. frst game.

Email (Capt.). J. morla, A. Au and Eardley took to the court

Hamson, A. J. Hulse, A. K. Lenall, C. W. There was nothing to the second. Lam. E. A. Lee. A. M. Omor, W. Itong very first, Au, mainly on

finely Yong

Wus quite exhausted, and Sling. G. Souza and J. L, Young Sayo. Judged angle shots, ran into a 10-1 offered little resistance.

lead, at which stage Eardley came Into prominence with powerful and accurate smashing. Ife several times

manoeuvred Au to the side line, and Colony Tennis

then took the points with excellently placed smasher to the other corner. Though he collected the points at the rate of two to Au's one, he had to

concede the game at 15-10.

RUMJAHIN COUSINS ENTER DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL

IN STRAIGHT SETS, the

Rum-

the

CIVIL SERVICE TEAM

R. Scots Win Inter-Unit Tournament

ited

SPORT

ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY,- 6th April, 1940, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m. .

D.J

The First Bell will be rung at: 1.39

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will be

In the presence of many people at Nanking Barracks last night, tho Royal Scots beat Middlesex 23 poluta permitted to the Members Enclosure. The following will represent the to 22 to win the Hongkong Area Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a Civil Service Cricket Club in League (Army) Inter-Unit Team Boxing manner as to be readily identiäed, cricket this Saturday:

Championships. Good hard hitting Badges admitting Non-Members to 2nd XI v. 1.JLC (Home)-II. E. Strange fights were seen and the final decl- (Capt.) G. Almalle, G. P. Stone T. Lalon was not reached mill the last the Members Enclosure and Club Lockhart, A. Watson, R. G. Robertson, J. F. MacGowan, J. V. G. Micheil, A. bout when Sgt. Elliot (RA) beat Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and M. J. Wright, H. F. Hareer, and F. E. D/Mr. Holdford in the welterweight $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) are obininable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal or written

Lawrence. Reserve: A. F. Sheppard.

Regional Soccer

class.

The second game brought forth all the fighting qualities of the Chinese.

There were two knock-outs, both application of a Member, auch Mem Eardley led 7-2 and then 9-3, when

suffered by the Middlesex. In the ber to be responsible for all visitors Au began using drop shots from the

Arst bout of the bantamweight see introduced by him, and for Payment baseline with amazing accuracy. He Jahn cousins, H.D. and S.A., entered

tion Ple. Bailey (RS.) landed a of all Chits, etc. erept up to 8-10, and eventually led the semi-finals of the Hongkong Open

punch on the solar plexus of Pte. The Secretory's Office, 1st Floor, who fell down Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will tournament at

Hope (Middlesex} 11-10. Those short drop shots caught doubles tennis

and dld not rise again. In close at 12 o'clock NOON. Eardley almost every time. He only Hongkong Cricket Club, beating Fang

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club managed to collect one more point Ol-lam and Leung Plag-chiu by 8-4. following were the results of matches (RS.), knocked out Pte.

LONDON, Apr. 4 (Reuter)The the middleweight fight, L/Cpl. Moore

Roberta House provided they are ordered in before losing the game.

played in the South "D" Division of Middlesex) in the first round. | advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel.

21020). BEST OF EVENING

Though the result was a foregone the English Regional football league:

Grnsett Major-Gen. A. E.

́PUDIJO ENCLOSURE the Chinese put up a good conclusion,

SOUTH "D"

Bented the prizes. THE BEST GAME of the evening. struggle which made the game in-

Results. however, was the opening ono bteresting. They lost out in accuracy, Norwich tween Yong and Wong. Both used but held their own in several of the Clapton O. every shot in their repertoire; and the sustained rallies that marked thei extraordinary speed with which they game. H.D. was particularly deadly moved about the court mado one with his volleying.

quite dizzy. Yong's great

falling

G-4.

3 Aldershot O Reading

Kowloon Football Club Lawn Bowls Rinks

pre-

The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00, including Hantam-Weight-Pie Belley (1.6.) Tax, for all Persons, including 3 knocked out dia, Ladies, and ls payable at the Gafe.

Feather-Weight-Pte. Corrigan

Co

beat Pie. Noble (Biddlesex): Cpl. Brown Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are (R.S.) lost to Cpl. Patlips (3iddiesGX). admitted. Half Price,

Sight-Wire Barker

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Hongkong, 1st April, 1940,

"L/CPL (Middlesex lost Wiseman (1.5.) lost to Pte. Oribblo (Mid- dlesex); Pto, Cavanagh (ILS.) beat L/Cpi, Williams (Middlesex).

(IL.B.) Welter-Weight-Pto, McCready

The Rumpahns led 5-1 In the open- was his delayed pick-up off the base line. On no less than ten occasions ing set, but stayed there while their ho tried this shot. On eight the opponents collected three more games shuttle ended in the 'net; on one it before losing at 8-4.

beat Pte. Geist (Middlesex); Pto. Callegari just managed to clear the net, and on In the second set, Pang and Leung The following will represent Kow-|nita.) lost to Pte. Zaton (Middlesex); Cpl.

pre-

relost when they conceded the seventh loon Football Club in a friendly bowls Ritchie (R.B.) beat L/Col Wilmon_(Mid to Wong. It is a shot that and eighth games to give the cousins match against Kowloon Cricket Club dlesex); St. Fillot (RB) beat D/Mir. requires the utmost delicacy of touch 5-3 lead. Up till then play had at Cox's Road at 3.30 p.m. on Satur- Middle-Weight--Edms. Emerson (R.S.) to just clear the not, and the most been very even. powerful of wrists to flick the "bird" back to baseline.

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd. seether on easy smash was

2 Chater Road.

Telophones: 20075 & 30644.

SECOND DOUBLES

Rallies were long and brought In the second doubles match, T. A. forth much applause from the crowd Pearce and B. C. Fay beat Marsland ed hall. From 4-all, Yong led 2-0,1Ma and T. C. Chan 6-4, 3-0, 0-4.

day:

Holdford (Middlesex).

lost to Cpl. McGrady (Middlesex)) L/Cpl.

G. Frost, J. Dobian, P. Morgan and C. Moore (FL.B.) knocked out Pte. Robre Dawman (skip); D. Thomson, P. Youna- (Middlesex); Cpl. Cooper (1.S.) beat Pte. husband, W. Simpson and 3. C. Brown Bridle (Middlesex).

Heavy-Weight-Pte. xin): J. Gibson, J. Smaller. It. Hall and Light

Atienza (skip) G. Cross, C. Woodenck, (5.) lost to CPL Fox (Middlesex). R. Hughes and V. Chiltenden (kip) "Heavy-Weight-Pio, Alexander Reserven, C. Fuller and W. Groves.

lost to Pie. Moran (Middlesex).

Marshall

(1.8.)

Secretary.

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