1940-04-12 — Page 28

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 12, 1940.

"Captain Foster's" Racing Review

BIG DIVIDENDS AT HAPPY "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 elevated 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.

My tip (Portrush) was not between

seventh

and

#1

Courting Eve

the Bay. In pong-Bull considered to have a sporting rough estimate, the first pany hid at chance in the last event, the least a lend of between 80 to 100 Canton Handicap (second see-yards with the result that Baffin Bay had 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 Haffin Bay succumbed on the post. three placed ponies. The golden losing to Amicus Curine after a ding- call disappointed 2,237 backers, dong battle by a short head. It was but Portrush, my fancy, paid n grand finish. $50.10 for a win, and I hope Among the old families, Lucky Home of my readers had a few Lad was a bud fifth, but Courting Eve, Lancashire Chips and Trium- tickets.

phant Day crawled atong in the reor intention of being in the The Australian subscription grif- with no

cover fins provided the best events of the limelight. The time took to

which afternoon, and the inaugural contest the two miles was 3.38

was carrying!

of a long distance Jaunt over two should be a record owing to the fact miles wou a huge success both as re-jthat Amicus Curiae gards the gels and the running utweight for inches us per scale. ten contenders.

Brisbane Spring Handicap

Most Successful Rider

MR. L. B. Chao was the most suc

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

for

MR..

class China raters,

his

Advice

1

AR. Sequeirn, who was second in the last item, rode a well timed

FINAL SELECTIONS

My selections are appended below:

CHUNG SHAN. STAKES

Fairy Auk

Meadow Eve

Fairy Ousel

JOCKEY CUP

TARZAN

Dick Turpiú Pumelo

CHINSHAN HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)

The Tigress

Lucky Eleven Gallant Marshal

HIN WANG CUP

Double Chance

Talkative

Night View

CHINSHAN HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)

Persian Cat

New Bedford National Anthem

SHEKKI HANDICAP

Cloudy Star Eagle

The Spirit of St. Louis

Tommy

"A DRAB YEAR" FOR JAPANESE ATHLETICS

VALLEY Restrictions Imposed

Satisfactory Entries For Macao Meeting: Sweep On Jockey Cup

I

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 bo 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.

The cash sweep department is has given him a penalty of 22 lbs. now under the supervision of for his success at Fanling on March Mr. Kwok Hin-wang, whose of- As the contest, the Jockey Cup, is a short distance affair from the fice is at the top floor of No. 17 five furlong post, I would prefer Connaught Road, Central, and Tarzan with a Jockey allowance of

lbs. Pumelo has been overestin Messrs T. A. Martin & Coated at Happy Valley, but the mare Prince's Building, are the new may spring a surprise on account of secretaries.

the new environment.

"X" AND "Y" CLASSES will be seen from the programme

the Macao that

subscription were bought from Shanghai some few years ago, have been classified class, and those sub-grimus of the Hongkong Jockey

Farr ponies, which Farr

Chinshan Handicap (First Section)

Joinhased at Happy Valley, as suggest that the "has been pubile

to Hopes

The Navy

E entry of Copper Idol for the Chinshan Handicap (first section)) for "E" einss China ponies seems to

a comeback. "X" class. I understand that the idol intends to stage fatter will also include (provided op- 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 Macno classifies- Tich and Emergency Call in the tion sub-committee, are hopeless in Kansu Handicap at Arela Preta, 1 the "E" class at. Happy Valley am afraid that the pony has lost his sense of racing. Of the remaining iseven entries my best three are Tigress, Lucky Eleven and Reddon.

"Hin Wang" Cup HE

the

The

War With China

By

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

that is the record set down for 1938.

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

Mr. Chan Wal-chuen, who gave

gave less and less time for sports,

In addition nationalistic-minded

Many of Japon's young athletes 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 ficult to get needed athletic equip- Koon Branch of Wah Yan College meni from Europe and America. field their amual sperts at the Kow-while lengthened hours of work toon Football Club yesterday. away the prizes, congratulated the winners saying, "I firmly believe that officials frowned on such foreign im- the Influence of true sportsmanship Portations as football and baseball to such native Hoes far beyond the play-field. That and urged a return by degrees it serves to mould one's sports as sumo, kendo and judo. character in life la the most im-

THEIR GREAT YEAR portant point of all. College athletic sports, like all other games, help the TAST year was to be Japan's great student to lend a clean, decent life, year and at the time the games was excited. Now there is and that idea alone should be con- were awarded to Tokyo the whole sidered far more essential than the country sense of mere patriotism in the minds relatively little uthletle interest in a of many of our country men, especial-nation that until recently has had ty at the present time when we are one of the fastest growing and most doing what we can in the hope of enthusiastic sports populations in the

n strung rebuilding

The Results

The country's best marks in 1930 100 metres, Sentor-1; Lo Yue-shou were made in swimming, the sport Tahert Yue, Time, 122 secs.). Junior

China.

.

world.

1. Mak Po-sho: 2, Peter Kwok (The 13 in which Japan took Olymple laurels secs.. Midgets.-1. Fok Yuk-man; 2, Lent Los Angeles in 1032 and again in Kwok-wel Time, 13.2 seen).

record

High Jump, Senior Lo Yue-shou; Berlin in 1936. Shigeo Arai turned Lam tung-hong. Height, 5 ft 3i ini, in a mark of 2:09.6 in the 200-meter Three-Legged Race Midgets-1, Lam free-style, best time recorded during 1930, in the national championships Kwok-kung: 2 Lau Kam-chuen.

800 Matres, Senior.-1. Fong Ding-pong in August. The figure equalled his 2. Cheng Wing-kwang, Time, 2 mins. Becs) Junior, Leo Kung-woon: 2. Hojown national

Ued a na- Ling-hut. (Time, 2 mins 30.2 Bees.).

Tetsuro Hamuro alco Sack Race, lugets,-1, Yu Man-lun: tional record set the world's Lau Knin-chuen,

200 Metres, Senior Lo Yue-shou; abest time of the year for the dis- Robert Yue, (Time, 23 secs.). Juniortance when he was clocked in 2:40.4 Mak Poshe: 2 Hwang shiu-liang Tim in the 200-meter breast-stroke. An- other 1930 best was the 1:00.0 of 2. Tang Yan-fat (Time, 30 secs. 25.3 sees. Aldgate-1, Lee Kwok-wel;

200 Metres, Wah Yan College, K-1 Kilchi Yoshida in the 100-meter Tomikatzu Amuno Francia Chan: 2, Lai Chung-yin. (Time, back-stroke.

21.2 secs.).

400 Metres, Senior-1, Fong Ding-pong: splashed through 1,500 meters in 2. Wond Chi-cheung (Time. 00.0 secs. 10:21.8 for a fourth 1039 beat but was Junior-1, Peter Kwok: 2. Tang Kwing, behind his own world record. y Time, 66.6 KB).

Obstacle Rare, Midgets, Chan Yuet- TRACK FEATS DISAPPOINTING shing 2, Ng Luen-ful. Junior-1, Leung

Three-Legged Race, Junior-1, Yau Yu-THE national track and field cham- Yukelian 2, Ho Ling-hud. wah and Lee Kung-woon; 2. Hon Cho plonships in Tokyo in the fall aoi and Chan Thu chun

disappointing perform- 200 Metres, Junior, Wah Yee College, produced 1 Fung Chot-tak: 2, Shek Chung-yee. ancts, and one surprising upset when (Time, 30 sec.).

1,503 Metres, Open to the Colony-1, Kohe! Murakoso, the Olympic point Pie. Manson; 2. . Reynolds: 2. Heung scorer, finished fourth in the 5,000 Kut-sang. Tine, 4 mins. 62 nees).

400 Metres, Wah Yan College 11 meters his firat defest. 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 Ousel for the lowest position section) and Double Chance (second Philip Fung: 2, Lam Kwok-leung. (Time, by a fellow countryman. He came

Eve

Ready to Sacrifice I WAS standing next to the Portrush by annexing the last event,

Fight With Louis

Chung Shan Stakes "Press Box" when the Bris-the Canton Handicap (second section) It will bane Spring Handicap was run, be recalled that Mr. Lee rode his

TOMMY FARR, said that he might THE curtain raiser will be the awe pony, Bookat

Chung Shan Stakes for "y" and I certainly had a panoramic first win on view of the two miles course. un 10. last year, but the combing-with Joe Louis for the world heavy-class China ponies over six furlongs, Bay, in the West River Handicap on sacrifice his chance of a return fight;

is assessed on the Contrary to expectations, Far tion was disqualified for boring, and weight title in order to join the Navy. and the weight

amount of stake money won since THE "Hin Wank Cup" for "D" class China puntes should be a popu- View; Maple Star, Supper and the jockey had patience to wait ten

Fare told a reporter at Nottinghain January 1. Provided Fairy Auk sillar event because the winning owner Tornado Star were not saddled months to score a success.

that a ttle while ago he was offered retains

same form which he for the big handicap classic, and

20 per cent, ut the gate if he would showed during the second half of last is to receive in addition to stake fight Louis at Detroit next June. season, he is sure to take some beat- money, a nice, sliver cup kindly pre- no explanation was offered for

Ing. Meadow Eve, if sound, should sented by Mr. Kwok Hin-wang, and their absence.

"I cabled back un acceptance," Farr give a good account of himself and the run is once round the course,

Night View (always in the Arst mind. own good not

section) The Jockey Cup

have been rated by the as the two most weight controller 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 side of the handicapper, who two outings Double Chance gave a Bond exhibition in securing two third pect must be paid to Mr. M. H. Tur-

candidate. ner's

However, the form book shows that Talkative hos never let his Portu- guese, buckers.c down in Macao, and t has been represented to me that few European residents in Fanling reaped a harvest when the bay an nexed the Shamrock Stakes at Kwan- ti on March 17, and paid $48 for u I am not recommending anyone win. to spare $5 each way on the moke, but the speculation is worth it.

the

Services.

SIGHT AFFECTED

to release the tape, but when the advisable for his rate opened. Courting

shot indulge in the ugly habit of sticking This is not the time to think of The adop-out the elbows. The upper arm world championships. There is some- forward like an arrow. tion of "runaway" strategy conceived should normally be parallel to the thing for bigger at stake, and 1 an by the jockey Mr. Ph was excellent body, so that the hands holding the up to a certain point. After having reins come just above the front arch anxious to get into some branch of the

the run more than three-quarters of the of the saddle. Last Saturday in distance, Courting Eve shut up like last hundred yards of the final, spurt,

Rad his off rein

rein in the a knife, and the mare Anished last Mr. Sequeira

"The RA.F. have definitely turned right position, just above the pommel, but the near rein was almost in level me down. When the handient was framed, with his chin and the left hand was -the-weight-adjuster considered. Bafla therefore in its wrong place...Allow- "I am not surprised, because you Bay at 160 lb. mark, but the rider ing the reins to flop about loosely can't take some of the punches I have Mr. Hearne on the 1039 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 anyeing something, and my eyesight at which fallacy cost the new stable, faster. "Zylch", a race.

but one.

Going up the Black Rock on the secund round, the order of running was Courting Eve, Amicus Curine, Australian Dinmund, Triumphant Day, Viceroy, Sparrow, Baffin Bay, Lucky End. Lancashire Chips and Vanity Fair.

Clapton Beat Bournemouth

LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reuter).-In a football match played in the South

I was never in as Anti-Aircraft]"D" Section of the English Regional Company and in the circumstanee Lengues, to-day, Clapton Orlent beat was not an easy job to find the range Bournemouth by 2 goals to nú.

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"I have a hankering after the Navy now, and perhaps I shall be more suc- cessful there."

Non-title Bout For Garcia

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 11 (UP),-It is announced that Ceferino Garcia, middleweight champion, will meet Allan Matthews, a St. Louis negro, In a non-litle bout in Kansas City on April 24.

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

Bogey is not in its proper division and the same may be said of Jack O'Lantern. I have not been able to ascertain whether Gold Coin is muk ing the trip, but should she weigh out, the

good outside mare has a chance.

Chinshan Handicap (Second Section)

01 Bees.).

Invitation Relay Race, Open to the back the next day, however, to win Schools of the Colony-Wah Yan Collega the 10.000 meters. (ILK.). Tinie, 2 mins. 3.4 secs.).

In tennis, Japan falled to put a Inter-House Relay Race (Senior).-.

7. Blue: 3, Grech. Midgets 1, Red; the No. 1 star, Jiro Yamagishi, passed Blue; 2, White; 3. Red. Junior, Red: Davis Cup team in the field when Blue 3, Green. 1,311 Chitwan: en Leo Chun-kwong

200 Metren Sentor, Wah Yes College-examinations as a naval sub-lieuten- ant and gave up the game. Later, High Jump. Junior-1, Peter Kwok: 2 tho barnstorming Yugoslavian team Mak Po-the; 3, Wong Hon-sang. (Height of Ferenc Punece and Franjo Kukul- 4 ft. 4 ins).

jevic swept through mediocre oppost-

200 Metres, Old Boys Race-1, Heung Cut-ang: 2. Lait Kun-lam.

1,500 Metres (Brawn Challenge Cup)|

tion to win the national doubles,

1. Fong Ding-pong: 2, Leung Pina-yuen; while Puncee took the singles title 2 Kwong Chung-so. (Time 8-mius. 40 from Fumileru-Nakano-4-0, 0-2,-0-2,-

Keen).

Inter-House Tug-o-War.-1. Blue House; 0-3.

2. Orange House.

Lam

A number of other visiting teams Consulation Race, Leung Ping-pu appeared in exhibitions throughout 2, Cheng Ktm-kwong.

Long Jump. Sentor, Robert Yuo: 2 Japan, chief being a group of San

Hung-hong. (Distance, 18 to inn.). Record. Junior-1, Kak Po-she: Jose, Cal., college boxera, a mixed Chna Yu-chung. Distance, 15 ft 5 ins. Australian and Philippines wrestling Shot-Putt. Senior--1. Lo Yue-shou: 2 team, and rquad of basketball Trang Pul-wal. (Distance, 30 1 4 ins Record.

Individual Championships, Senior-1, LA) Yue-shou; 2. Hobert Yua. Junior-1. Mak Po-the; 2 Peter Kwok.

players from Canada.

House Championship, Blue; 2 white, take place this morning on the School untit postponed Around, has been D.B.S. SPORTS OFF April 17 at the same times, 11 a.m.

4 p.m. The heats, which should have The annual athletle meeting of the been held yesterday, were postponed Diocesan Boys' School, scheduled to owing to the rain.

UE Chinshan Handicap (secondata de Aberdar

CONDITIONS were far from ideal for the annual for "E" class China athletic sports meeting of St. Joseph's College held at ponies should be the best race of the afternoon, and it is a scramble over Caroline Hill yesterday. Rain fell occasionally during ve furiongs. Although the field may

the proceedings, but all the events were carried off without be composed of "dend meat" runner,

the weights have been well a hitch, and, one new record, for the shot-putt, was created. buted and there is no loophole in the King's Victor Mendonca won the Senior Championship and handicap. The transfer of

Envoy, National Anthem and Sports Venture from a higher divistun should stimulate the parl-mutuel depart- champion was Andre Ruyters.

ment. Persian Cat is my fancy with New Bedford and National Anthem to fill the lower berth,

the Junior Championship went to Joseph Cheung. Midget

D. Thompson: 3, D. A. Wahab.

His Excellency Mgr. H. Val-. 200 metres (Midget)-1. A. Ruyters; 2. torta distributed the prizes after which he expressed his apprecia-chrong; 2. 3. Cheung: 2. Iin Kok-hoo. tion at the fine display given by 2. P. Fung: 3 Cascan.

Scouts race-1, Taul Chung-chee; 2, f.

the competitors.

The Results

200 metres (Junior), Sung Kain- 200 metres (Senior), V. Mendoncs:

LUK

Cuba

race.-1, D. Thompson; 1, G. Wong Following were the resulta:

110 metres High Hurdles (Senior)-1, v. Long Jump (Senior), K. Singh and Mendonca; 2. J. Gascon; 3, Cheng Koong- S. Silva; 2. Cheng Koan-hong; 3 Tsul hang. Chung chee.

1,500 metres (Junior)-1, J. Bucks: 2, Long Jump (Juntor).—), Lim Slau-klot; "Castillo: 3. S Farahtos.

1,500 metres. 2. Lam Ngal-hung; 3. 1. Omar.

(Senior)-1, C. M. P. Boardem race (Junior)—1, T. Vangial: Modem: 2. B. Rilva: 3 P. Rull, 2. B. Ching.

Potato race (Small Boys)-1, P. Nguyen;

Ilgh Jump (Senior). Ip Ping-kong; 2, S. Samy.

2. Cheng Koon-hong: 3, Tul Chung-chee.

100 metres handicap (Open to pupils of

High Jump (Junior) T. Vangial: 7 St. Francis School)-1, Miss Mary Toledo;

H. M. Omar: 3. Tang To-ming.

Boarders race (Benlor),-), Thui Chung. chee; 2, Cheng Keon-hong.

Puiting the Shot (Senior).—I.. Krymanoft: 2. 1. Bilva, Distance, 49 £1. (record). Previous best, 41 ft. 6 ins

V

2. Miss Rosita Tobin,

Invitation relay (Open to all schools of the Colony). Lu Gallo Coltega; 2. Queen's College.

400 metres (Open to St. Joseph'r Ola Boys)-1, A. Leonard: 2, A. Alves; 3, .A.

50 metres (Midget)-1, A. Ruyters; 2, Sequeira.

Yuen Chan-tan; 3. 0. A. Wahab,

Invitation relay (Open to Convent

1.011.

100 metres (Junior)—1, Singam Schools), French Convent; 2 Mary- cheong; 2, 3, Cheung: 3, T. Vinglas,

100 metres (Senior)—–1. P. Fung: 1. V)) Mendonca 3. R. 1o.

400 metres (Midget) ——1. A. Ruyters; 3) Yued Chan-fan: 3. O. A. Wahab,

400 metres (Junior)-k, Jonoph Cheung}}

2. J. Custtiho; to Kok-hoo.

2. 8. Bilva; 1, K. Singh.

Shekki Handicap THE Shekki Handicap for "X" and "Y" classes of China ponies is set aside for novices, and I expect to see a big feld. Cloudy Star, Engle and The Spirits of St. Louis wili, I hope, close the meeting in that order.

Hockey

WOMEN'S REST TEAMS TO BE CHOSEN TO-DAY

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

teams

to

Inter-class reiny (Midgels)—1, 7a; 2, n. represent the Rest of the Leagues Inter-class relay (Junior), sh: 5 de: against the Caer Clark Cup Cham- Inter-class relay, (Senior)-1, Commer- plons, the "Y" Ladles, and the Brawn ele Matriculation.

Cup Champlons, the Argonauts, will Stan

relby 1, P. Feilx's tenn.

6.000 metreshleycle race (Open to the be selected to-night. The teams will 3.000 metres bicycle The

400 tren (Rentar) —1, V. Mendones: Colony, H. Remedios: 2. A. Bandberg. Appear in to-morrow's "S. C. M.

-200 metres (open, to boys at La Balla Yu Tong-lun, 1, Ip Wing-kin? 3. W. Sam. Collège),-), A. 1. Büvai 2. L. Xavier.

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

Post."

The cloning matches of the hockey season will be played to-morrow on Inter-class tug-of-War (Bénior)—Win the "X" ground. The Caer Clark

30 metres (infanta).—1, R. Ruyteri; 2, P.) ner. 40. Nguynn: . D. Floor Corin

100 metres (Midget)...), A. Ruyters; 2; nor, Commercial. Yuen Chan-fan; 3. Chan Bui-tong.

000 metres (Junior) -1. J. Ducks; 1, 8.,

Ebrahimt 3. M. Hunan,

000 metres (Senior)-1, P. Tull; 2, Chow Hak-ehungrð, A. K. Kadir.

Apple rating contest-1, A. M. Wahab: Cup champions will play the rest of 2, in Yew-beng,

Senior Champion-Victor Mendonca. Junior Champion-Joseph Cheung. Miliget Champlon-Andre Ruyter.

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