1940-04-12 — Page 18

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 12, 1940.

"Captain Foster's" Racing Review

"A DRAB YEAR" FOR JAPANESE ATHLETICS

BIG DIVIDENDS AT HAPPY VALLEY Restrictions Imposed By

'Mud Larks' Discovered: Record Time For The Brisbane Spring H'cap?

RACING AT HAPPY VALLEY last Saturday was quite up to the usual standard both as rogards attendance and quality of the sport. Our eye- brows olevated in many ways because it showed us which ponies could go on a grass track under water, and those that loved a firm going.

The change from a slippery course (which the steeds experienced at the Easter meet) to a fast track was in cer- tain measure responsible for the many reversals of form, and as a result there were a few nice juicy dividends.

reventi

the Courting Eve and pony-Ban Bay. In

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My tip (Portrush) was not! between considered to have a sporting rough estimate, the first pony hud t of between 00 10 100 chance in the last event, the least a tead

yards with the result that Bamn Day Canton Handicap (second sec-lind too much leeway to make up. tion), so the bulk of the money Although he accomplished it in a was plunged on Golden Cow, most remarkable way, the strain and who finished behind the first spurt took too much out of him and Bala Bay succumbed on the post. three placed ponies. The golden losing to Amicus Curiae after a ding- calf disappointed 2,237 backers, dong battle by a shart head. It was but Portrush, my fancy, paid a grand finish. $50.10 for a win, and 1 hope Among the old familiars, Lucky some of my readers had a few Lad was a bad fifth, but Courting Eve, Lancashire Chips and Trium- tickets.

phant Day crawled along in the rear intention of being in the The Australian subscription geil-with no dins provided the best events of the limelight. The time took to cover miles was 3,38% which afternoon, and the inaugural contest the two

of a long distance jaunt over two should be a record owing to the fact miles was a huge success both as re- that Amicus Curine was carrying

ards, the field and the running of weight for inches as per scale, ten contenders.

Brisbane Spring Handicap

Most Successful Rider

MR.

FINAL SELECTIONS

My selections are appended below:

CHUNG SHAN STAKES

Fairy Auk

Meadow Eve

Fairy Ousei

JOCKEY CUP

TARZAN

Dick Turpin Pumelo

CHINSHAN HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)

The Tiress

Lucky Eleven Gallant Marshal

HÌN WANG CUP

Double Chance

Talkative

Night Vlow

CHINSHAN HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)

Persian Cat

New Bedford

National Anthem

SHEKKI HANDICAP

Cloudy Star Eagle

The Spirit of St. Louls

Farr Join

Tommy Hopes to

The Navy

MR. L. B. Chao was the most suc

cessful rider with two wins, but Mr. S. W. Lee broke his "duck" on

to Sacrifice Ready WAS standing next to, the Portrush by annexing the last event, the Canton Handicap (second secilon)

Fight With Louis. "Press Box" when the Bris-fur "D" class China raters. It will bane Spring Handicap was run, be recalled that Mr. Lee rode his

TOMMY FARI, said that he might pony, Boolat and I certainly, had a panoramic first win on his own

Bay, in the West River Handicap on sacrifice his chance of a return fight view of the two miles course.une 19, last year, but the combina- with Joe Louls for the world heavy Contrary to expectations, Fartion was disqualified for boring, and weight title in order to join the Navy, Farr told a reporter at Nottingham View, Maple Star, Sapper and the Jockey had patience to wait ten

that a little while ago he was offered Tornado Star were not saddled months to score a success.

20 per cent. of the gate if he would for the big handicap classic, and

aght Louis at Detroit next June, no explanation was offered for their absence.

"I cabled back an acceptance," Farr

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Advice

MR. Sequeiro, who was second in the last item, rode a well timed

own good not to

mind.

War With China

TOKYO (U.P.)-A drab year for Japanese athletics,

Satisfactory Entries For that is the record not down for 1939.

Macao Meeting: Sweep On Jockey Cup

THE APRIL RACE MEETING of the Macao Jockey Club will be held at Areia Preta on Sunday, the entries being quite satisfactory and the first saddling bell will be rung at 2.30 p.m.

Chief attraction will no doubt be centred on the Joc key Cup (a handicap flat for "D" class Australian ponies) over five furlongs, owing to the fact that a special dollar cash sweep is being conducted on the contest. The lottery is limited to 50,000 chances, and it is learned that at the time of writing the sale of tickets is nearing the 35,000 mark, in which case the first prize is assured of over $15,000.

Caught in the third year of the China war, sports along with other phases of the nation's life were chan- neled into the "National Spiritual Mobilisation" programme designed to subordinate everything, to the successful con- clusion of hostilities.

Fine Standards. At Wah Yan College Sports

Many of Japan's young athlotca were fighting and dying during the year in khaki while others were reporting to their local military barracks for preliminary training. Import restrictions 'made it dit- Despite the inclement weather, the cult to get needed athletle equip Kowloon Branch of Wah Yan College ment from Europe and America,

gave less and less time for sports, held their annual sports at the Kew while lengthened hours of work Mr. Chan Wal-chun, who gave In addition nationalistic-minded foon Football Clubs yesterday. away the prizes, congratulated the winnera saying, "I Armly believe that officials frowned on such foreign im- influence of true sportsmanship portations as football and baseball goes far beyond the play-field. That and urged a return to such native by degrees it serves to mould one's sports as sumo, kendo and judo.

most is the

im- character In lite

THEIR GREAT YEAR portant point of all. College athletic The cash sweep department is has given him a penalty of 22 lbs. sports, like all other games, help the AST year was to be Japan's great clean, decent life, year and at the time the games now under the supervision of for his success at Fanling on March student to lead Mr. Kwok Hin-wang, whose or. 17. As the contest, the Jockey Cup, and that idén alone should be con-were awarded to Tokyo the whole fice is at the top floor of No. 17/1s a short distance affair from the sldered for mora essential than the country was excited. Now there is five furlong post, I would prefer sense of mere patriotism in the minds relatively little athletic interest in n Connaught Rond, Central, and Tarzan with a Jockey allowance of of many of our country men, especial-nation that until recently has had Messrs T. A. Martin & Co., 1bs, Pumelo has been overestin-ly at the present time when we are one of the fastest growing and most ated at Happy Valley, but the mare doing what we can in the hope of enthusiastic sports populations in the

China.

world. Prince's Building, are the new many spring a surprise on account of rebuilding a strong secretaries.

the new environment.

"X" AND "Y" CLASSES Twill be seen from the programme that the Macao subscription

ones which were bought from

Chinshan Handicap (First Section)

Shanghal some few years ago, have E entry of Copper Idol for the

THE been classified "Y" class, and those Chinshan Handicap (first section)

sub-grigins of the Hongkong Jockey for "E" class China pontes seems to

Jntier

-to

Club purchased at Happy Valley us suggest that the "has been" pubile stage a comeback. class. I understand that the idol intends will also include (provided ap- His last appearance in public was on plication in writing is made to the January 2, 1938, when Copper Idol Secretaries) those ponies, which, in was third, finishing behind Lancashire the opinion of the Mineae classifica-Tich and Emergency Call in the tlon sub-committee, are hopeless in Kontu Haridicap at Accin Preta. 1 the "E" class at Happy Valley. am afraid that the pony has lost his sense of racing. Of the remaining seven entries my best three are The Tigress, Lucky Eleven and Heddon.

the

The country's best marks in 1030

The Results 100 meiren, Senfor. Le Yug-shout 2 Bubert Yue. (Time, 12.2 Rees) Junior were made in swimming, the sport 1, Mak Po-she: 2, Peter Kwok (Time 13 in which Japan took Olympic laurels fees.). Midgets.1, Fok Yuk-man; Lee at Los Angeles in 1932 and again in Kwok-wel Time, 13.2 secs).

High Jump, Senior-1, Lo Yue-shou; z Berlin in 1530. Shligco Arai turned Lam Hung-hong. Height, & ft. 3 in. in a mark of 2:09.0 in the 200-meter Three-Legged Reco Midgets Lam free-style, best time recorded during 1030, in the national championships Kwok-kueng; 2 Lau Kam-chuen.

in August. The figure equalled his RCCS). Junior-1, Lee Kung-woon; 2, Ilojown national Bing-hul, (Time, à mins 30.1 sec)

BOO Bicles, Senior, Fong

2 Cheng Wing-kwong. Time, a mlus.

record,

Tetsuro Inmuro also tied a n- Sack Race, Midgela.-1, Yu Man-lun; 2tional record and set the world's

for the dis Lau Kaschenen

200 Metres, Sentor-1, La Yue-shou; 2, best time of the year Rebert Yus, Time, 23 Rece.). Junior, tance when he was clocked in 2:40.4 Mak Po-the; d. Hwang Shly-hang. (: in the 200-meter breast-siroke. An- the 1:08.0 of 100-meter 20.3 secs). Midgets 1. Lee Kwok-wel; other 1997 ter area

200 Metres, Wah Yon College, fix-1.Klichi Yoshida in the 2. Tang Yan-fat. (Time, 30 secs.)

Tomikatsu Атало Francis Chan: 2, Lai Chung-yin. (Time, back-stroke,

25.2 BCCS,).

400 Meires, Senior-1, Fong Ding-pong: splashed through 1,500 meters in 2. Wong Chi-cheung Time, 60.0 secs.1. 19:21.8 for a fourth 1030 best but was Junior 1. Peter Kwok; 2 Tang Kwing behind his own world record. yi (Timic, 60.0 secs.),

Obstacle Reco, Midgets 1, Chan Yuot TRACK FEATS DISAPPOINTING thing; 2 Ng Luen-fal, Junior, Leung Yuk-bang, 2, to Ling-tul

Three-Legged Ante, Junior, You Yu-THE national track und field cham- wal and Leg Kung-woon: 2 Hon Choptonships In Tokyo in the fall hot and Chan Yu-chung.

disappointing perform- 200 Metres, Junior, Wah Yee College-produced

Time, 30

403 Metres, Wah Yan College ILK-meters his first defeat in five years

It did not take Mr. Potts very long race on Ascot Vale, but it would be said, "but I think I shall change my Fairy Dusch for the lowest position section) and Double Chance Philip Fung: 2, Lam Kwok-leung. (Time, by a fellow countryman. He came

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to release the tape, but when the advisable for his

shot indulge in the ugly habit of sticking This is not the time to think of gate opened. Courting Eve

upper anworld championships. There is some- forward like an arrow. The adop-out the elbows. The tion of "runaway" strategy conceived should normally be parallel to the thing far bigger at stake, and I am by the jockey Mr. Ph was excellent body, so that the hands holding the anxious to get into some branch of the up to a certain point. After having reins come just above the front arch run more than three-quarters of the of the saddle. Last Saturday in the Services. distance, Courting Eve shut up like last hundred yards of the Bnai spurt, the a knife, and the mare finished last Mr. Sequeira had his off rein

right position, just above the pommel, but one.

SIGHT AFFECTED

"The R.A.F. have definitely turned

in

but die near reln was almost in level me down. with his chin and the left hand was

"I am not surprised, because you

When the handicap was framed, the weight adjuster considered-Baflin therefore in its wrong place. Allow- Bay at 160 lb. mark, but the rider ing the reins to flop about loosely can't take some of the punches I have

cing something, and my eyesight at long range in not of the best,

Mr. Hearne on the 1939 St. Leger does not indicate good hands and it had in booth boxing without sacri- winner was trying to give distance, will not assist the horse to run any which fallacy cost the new stable, faster. "Zylch", a race.:

Going up the Black Rock on the second round, the order of running was Courting Eve, Amicus Corine, Australian Diamond. Triumphant Day, Viceroy, Sparrow, Baffin Bay, Lucky Lad, Lancashire Chips and Vanity Fair.

I

was never in an Anti-Alveral Company and in the circumstance it was not an easy job to find the range

Clapton Beat Bournemouth

LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter)--In a football match played in the South "D" Section of the English Regional Leagues, to-day, Clapton Orient beat! Bournemouth by 2 goals to nil,

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Chung Shan Stakes THE curtain raiser will be the

Chung Shan Stakes for

"Hin Wang" Cup class Chian pontes over six furlongs, amount of stake money won since THE "Hin Wang Cup" for "D" class and the weight is assessed on the

China ponies should be a popu- January 1. Provided Fairy Auk still event because the winning owner

HA the same form which ne retains showed during the second half of last is to receive In addition to stake season, he is sure to take some beat- money, a nice silver cup kindly pre-run Cholak: 2 Shek Chung-yes ances, and one surprising upset when

and Hin-wang,

1,500 Metres, Open to the Colony-1. Kohel Murnioso, the Olympic point Ing. Meadow Eve, if sound, should sented by Mr. Kwelt

Pte. Manson; 2. N. Reynolds; 2, Heuna scorer, finished fourth in the 5,000 give a good account of himself and the run is once round the course.

Night View (always in the first Hut-sang. (Time, mins. 52 secs).

rated by have been The Jockey Cup

controller as the two most HAVE received flattering news dangerous ponies, but it should be about Dick Turpin, but the pro- borne in mind that both of them are geny of Red Gauntlet is not on the most unreliable runners. In the last right elde of the handlenpper, who two outings Double

good exhibition in securing two third places, and for this reason due rest. Li Chi-wan; 2. Lee Chan-kwon't.

High Jump Junior, Peter Kwok: 2 the barnstorming Yugoslavian team pect must be paid to Mr. M. H. Tur-

Mak Po-she; 3, Wong lion-sang. fileight, of Ferene Punces and Franjo Kukuļ- 4 ft. 4 ins). ner's candidate.

However, the form book shows that Talkative has never let his Forty- guese backers down in Macao, and it has been represented to me-that-a few European residents in Fanling reaped a harvest when the bay an nexed the Shamrock Stakes at Kwan-

Non-title Bout For Garcia

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 11 (UP)—It is announced that Ceferino Garcia, middleweight champion, will meet "I have a hankering after the Navy Allan Matthews, a St. Louis negro, now, and perhaps I shall be more sue-in a non-title bout in Kansas City on

April 24. cessful there."

New Shot Put Record At St. Joseph's College Annual Sports Meet

Chance gave n

on March 17, and paid $18 for a win. I am not recommending anyone to spare $5 each way on the moke, but the speculation is worth it.

division Boger is not in its proper and the same may be said of Jack O'Lantern. I have not been able to ascertain whether Gold Coin la muk ing the trip, but should the weigh good outalde out, the mare has a chance.

Chinshan Handicap (Second Section)

*E* class China

Chinshan Handicap (second section) for pontes should be the best race of the afternoon, and it is a scramble over ase furlongs. Although the field may be composed of "dead meal" runners, buted and there is no loophole in the handicap. The transfer of King's

CONDITIONS were far from ideal for the annual athletic sports meeting of St. Joseph's College held at Caroline Hill yesterday. Rain fell occasionally during the proceedings, but all the events were carried off without a hitch, and, one new record, for the shot-putt, was created, Victor Mendonca won the Senior Championship and the Junior Championship went to Joseph Cheung. Midget Venture from a higher division should champion was Andre Ruyters.

the weights have been well distri

Envoy, National Anthem and Sports stimulate the pari-mutuel depart ment. Persian Cat is my fancy with 200 metres (Midget)-1, A. Ruyter; 2 New Bedford and National Anthera

His Excellency Mgr. H. Val- D. Thompson; J, O. A. Wahab. torta distributed the prizes after 200 metres Junior Sung Kam. to all the lower berth. which he expressed his apprecia-cheng; 2 1. Cheung: 1 Ho Kekelen. tion at the fine display given by 2. P. Funn; 3. Gacon. the competitors.

The Results

Following were the results Long Jump (Senior)-1, K. Singh and 3. Sliva; 2, Cheng Koon-hong; 3, Taul Chung-chee,

Long Jump (Junior)-1, Lim Blau-kiat: 2. Lam Ngai-hung; 5. B. Omer.

Boarders race (Junior)-1, T. Vangiai:

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2. Cup (Senior)-1, 1p Ping-kong: 2. Cheng Koon-hong: 3, Trul Chung-chee

High Jump (Junior)-1, T. Vangtal; 2. B. M. Omari 3, Thong Toming.

Boarders' race (Benlor)-1, Tsui Chung- chee: 2. Cheng Koon-hong.

V.

Putting the Shot (Senior)-1, Kryosanoff: 2 1. Buva. Distance, 45 £ (record) Previous beat, 41 ft. 0 in.

60 metre (Midget) -1, A. Ruylers; 2 Yuen Chan-fant; 3, O. A. Wahab,

100 metres Junior). Bung Kam cheong: 2, J. Cheung; 3. T. Vangtal.

100 metres (Senior)-1, P. Yung; 2, V. Mendonca; B, R. 110.

400 metres (Midgoi)-1, A. Ruvier; 2, Yuen Chan-fan; 3, O. A. Wahab,

400 metres (Junior)—1. Joseph Cheung:

1 J. Castilho; 3 Ko Kok-hoo.

400 metres (Benin), V. Meadenes;

28. Silva; 3, K. Singh.

200 metres (Senior)-1, V. Mendonca;

Shokki Handicap

Scouts' race-1, Taui Chung-chee; 2, RTE Shekki Handicap for "X" and Cubs' race.1, D. Thompson; 2. 0.

classes of China panics is set

Luk.

Wong.

to metres High Hurdles (Senior)-1, v.halde for novices, and I expect to sec Mendonca; 2, J, Gascon; 3, Cheng Koong-n big field. Cloudy Star, Eagle and The Spirits of St. Louis will, I hope, hang.

1.500 metres (Junior) —-1. J. Bucks; close the meeting in that order.

J. Castilho; 3 8 Ebrahim.

1.500 inetres (Senior).1. C. M. F. Meden; 2. B. Silva: 3, P. Ruli.

Potato race (Small Doya)-1. P. Nguyen; 2, 8. Samy,

100 metres tandleep Open to puplts of St. Francis School)-1, Miss Mary Toledo; 2, Miss Rosita Tobias.

Invitation relay (Open to all schools of the Colony)-1, Queen's College,

La Salle College; 2

Hockey

WOMEN'S REST TEAMS TO BE

400 metres (Open lo St. Joseph's Ola CHOSEN TO-DAY

Boy)-1. A. Leonard; 2. A. Alves; 1, A. Bequeira.

Convent relay (Open to Invitation School), French Convent; 5, Mary- korall.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY teams to represent the Rest of the Leagues Inter-class relay (Midgets), To: 2. against the Caer Clark Cup Cham- Inter-class relay (Junior)-1, Bb: 2. 80, Inter-cines relay (Senior)-1, Commer-plous, the "Y" Ladles, and this Brawn clal: 2 Matriculation.

Cup Champions, the Argonauts, will

Bit relay-1, P. Falix's team.

6.000 metres bicycle race (Open to ihn be selected to-night. The teams will

3,000 metres bicycle race (Benior)-1, Post."

Invitation Relay Race, Open to the back the next day, however, to win. OK.. Time, 2 mins, 3.4 pers.).

In tennis, Japan falled to put a Schools of the Colony-Wah Yon College the 10.000 meters.

Inter-House Relay Raco (Senior). 2 Blue: 3, Grem. Midgets. Red; the No. 1.star, Jiro Yamagishi, passed Blue; 2. White: 3; Red, Junior-1 Red Davis Cup team in the field when Blue: 3, Green,

examinations as a naval sub-licuten- 200 Metres Senior, Wah Yeo Colegant and gave up the game. Later,

209 Betres, Old Doys' Race-1 Heung jevic swept through mediocre opposi- tion to win the national doubles, Kut-sang: 2 Lau Kan-lam.

1,500 Metres (Brawn Challenge Cup)-- 1, Feng Dlug-pong: 2 Leung Ping-yuen; while Punces took the singles title -Kwong-Chung-so.--(Timo-3 mins.40 from Fumiteru Nakano 4-0, 6-2, 6-2,

sec).

Inter-House Tug-o-War.-1, Blue House: 0-3.

2. Orange House.

2.

Consolation Race-1, Leung Ping-pul; Chung Hin-kwong,

Jump, Robert Yue; 2

A number of other visiting teams

appeared in exliibitions throughout zamung-hong (Diatunco, 18 (10 Japan, chief being a group of San tns.). Record. Junior. Mak Po-she: 2 Jose, Cal, college boxers, a mixed Chan Yu-chung. (Distance, 15 ft 5ji ina.). Australlan and Philippines wrestling

Shat-Putt, Senior-1. Lo Yue-shou; 2. team." and Tang Pul-wal. (Distance, 50 11 8 taxi, Record.

Individual Championships, Senior-1, Lo Yue-shou: 2, Robert Yue, Junior, Mak Po-she; 2 Peter Kwok.

a squad of basketball

players from Canada.

unti House Championship1, Dius; 2, white, take place this morning on the School

postponed ground, has been D.B.S. SPORTS OFF April 17 at the same times, 11 am- 4 p.m. The beats, which should have The annual athletic meeting of the been held yesterday, were postponed Diocesan Boys' School, scheduled to owing to the rain.

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200 metres (open to bore et La Belle Yu Tong-lun: 1 Ip Wing-kin: 3. W. Bam

College)-1, A. P. Bliva; 2. L. Xavier.

Inter-claw tug-of-War (Junior)-Win-

30 metres (Infants)—1. I. Ruyters; 2, 15., nor, 4D.

Nguyen: G, Boonderam,

100 metres (Midget A. Ruyters: Yuen Chan-fan; 3. Chan Bui-teng,

000 metres (Junior)-1, J. Bucka; 1, 8.1 Ebrahim 3, M. Sunar.

500 metres (Senior)1. P. Stult; 2, Chow Hok-chung: 3. A. K. Kidir,

Apple eating contest-1, A, M. Wahab:

Yew-beng.

The closing matches of the hockey

Inter-slam tug-of-War (Senior)Win. season will be played to-morrow on the "y" ground. The Caer Clark ner Commercial

Cup champlons will play the rest of tho League at 3 p.m., and will be followed by the Argonnuts against the Rest of the Brawn Cup League,

Senior Champlon-Victor Mendonca, Junior Champion-Josephi Cheung, Malget Champion-Andre Ruyter,

2 Chater Road

Telephones: 20075 & 30644,