1940-06-28 — Page 8

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH won June 28, 1940.

"Captain Foster's" Racing Review

FANLING-MACAO SEASONS

Entries' Restriction Should Be Lifted At Kwanti Course

THERE IS NO PREFERENTIAL CHARGE at livery in the Hongkong Jockey Club stables be- tween a tough 'un and a three-logged stood, but a "D" or even an “E” class China pony can set one's hoart leaping with greater joy than could an "A" class racer for its proud owner.

Governor's Cup Won Outright

By annexing the Gover nor's Cup on second occasion with his Meadow Eve (Mr. H. S. Chang), the owner, Mr. Liang Hau-yuen has won the trophy outright and the success was in a certain measure due to the fine

handling of the grey charger by the jockey. It was, how- lever, a fine finish, the win.

Hoo Pak-ming) by half✿

came Fairy Qusel piloted by? Mr. Nolasco. On the run ning (without prejudice); have won it a "black-letter the last named pony should

length, and a length behind

Apart from the high initial expenses of getting a firstner beating Hogmanay (Mr. class griffin, the events set aside for "A" division ponies at the extra meetings have been few and far between, and no doubt the idea was to keep them away from the race- course. The "D" and "E" class raters have been kept very busy during the six months ended at Happy Valley, Fanling and Macao, and a few good owners have carned some big money,

There is no doubt that the 'lower classes have been the mainstay of the Macno Jockey Club, and it was only quite rc- cently that the Fanling Hunt and Ice Club catered for the small owners,

When the Hongkong Government disbanded the Machine Gun Troop of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, the racing committee of the Fanting Hunt Club had great difficul-

ly in framing suitable programme to attract punters, and furthermore the Inancial position was facing the

awe. Unless there were a rapid in-

jockey was tip.

"D" AND "E"

Portrush Collects $1,600 In The Higher Grade

PORTRUSH. HEADS the list of "D"

CLASS

Successful Closing Meet At Macao On Sunday Last

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB brought a suc cessful first half racing season to a close last Sun- day. There was a good crowd in spite of the fact that Mr. R. H. Charles (Starter), a few local jockeys and mon of the turf were left bohind owing to the breakdown of the S.S. Macau,

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track owing to the passing of Mrs. Menezes Alves, the wife of the Colonial Secretary of Macao, who is the senior judge and a Steward of the Macao Jockey Club.

"E" class China ponies always powers. But, unfortunately, a played an important part at couple or more of the steeds enough four-footed snobs Macao meetings and there were could not be saddled owing to lack of jockeys and even with the requisition of all the novices, Areia Preta last Sunday to give the biggest field was seven run. a final display of their propelling nera in two events,

STAKES Dow-Jones Heads "E" Class Money Winners At Macao

Fat

DOW-JONES heads the last line

of

Mr. H. S. Chang was the only full-blown cavaller and much was expected of his five mounts. He just managed to get home first in the main event, the Governor's Cup, the apprentice Mr. F.

Sequeira beating him twice on the post, and Messrs. G. W. Cooper and Chiu - fon each gave the Hankow rider a clean knock-out. Mr. Sequeira broke his "duck" on his pony New Bedford and other win wes on King's Worthy.

best dividend of the afternoon was $57.50 paid by Black Diamond with Mr. J. Nolasco in the saddle in the George Potts Memorial Cup. which was a novice event, and the rider nursed his mount to a nicety.

Stewards with certain amount of class runners with $1,600 to his credit, but defence with an income of $975 and below provement in attendances, theboountry I think Emergency Call's achievement of olub would have had no alternative collecting $1,300 was a notable success and him comes Heddon, who collected $950. I (but to put up the shutters.

it must not be overlooked that the latter append balow a list of "E" class ponics with League Tennis However, since the club adopted n course in providing half of the pro-was a subscription griffin of 1935 class, the amount of stakes won, including prizes gramme with flot events for the Portrush being of 1939.

from Fanling and Macao: lower classes of China and Austration

ponies, their "red ink" balance in

the bank soon' changed "from one

Although the stable is named

extremity to the crow's neat of Vic-"Kia Ora", it is reliably learned

toria Peak and the Fupling Hunt that Miss P. G. Baldwin is the Club is very healthy to-day."

owner, and she has certainly been endowed with some luck.

There is reason to believe that the list: ut membership of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club has a very low the 1928 December sale and She purchased the pony at parcentage of cosmopolitan owners and Jockeys, and I am sure that an Emergency Call had a second energetic drive will undoubtedly in- ($300) out of 11 outings during fluence a good crowd from Happy 1939. As the pony did not Valley to join.

The writer is not attempting to meet with any success over the set the house in order, but the sticks, the chestnut was again numbering brought back to the flat and the generally from 4 to 6 are also open first attempt at the Annual members of the Hongkong Carnival was a second in the

Club) should not, In my opinion, be seen on the entry form second section of the Cheloo Hundi- cap. After this he had two more for 1040/1941's racing Considering that there are not placed outings, but Emergency Call than three or four meetings in was not considered to have a chance over short distances und the form book was quite correct.

clause (st

Jockey

More

events

season.

The punting fraternity was left

a senson, n yearly subscription of $10 to an

to an owner or jockey (who is a member of the Hongkong Jockey Club) is a small Item and at the dunfounded when the chestnut with same time it will be a revenue to Mr. Black in the saddle romped the club. In the past it was neces-home first in the second section of sary to open the Club because Fon- the Shatin Handicap over a scramble fing wanted entries and I am of the from the 1 mile post (about half frank opinion that time s come mile 170 yards) and he paid to the for a wider change.

LIGHT BLUES

WIN RETURN ATHLETIC, MEET

Javelin, a' fino day's work.

delight of his owner, $207.50 for a win. In addition Misa Baldwin's Arablon Cat has also done well with a gain of $450.

The other'. 'chasers from Fanling (havé not disappointed their owners, {Marely Brown gainifig a total of 3700 and Double Chance finished the first half with an aggregate of $625 col- lected from the three racecourses.

TIGRESS COMES BACK

the mave found a now home. Sho

after a

ล few

Gold Coin Golden Cow Jack O'Lantern

Palmer Phoenix

う

D¢cho !!

875

I's Worthy

King's

Arabian Cat Black Diamond

$450

225

Emergency Call Fel Ying

1.300

100

1,175

Desert Star

300

Dow-Jones...

075

400

Gallant Marshal

500

525

March Brown Night

200

Geordie

200

600

View

950

1,425

ing's Envoy

8125

100

1,000

Labour Day

Muster

200

Lucky Eleven

Smiling Time

Mac's Adventure

420

Rope

700

View

600

tion Anthe

275

75

-New-Bedford-

450

Talkative The Tigress Thin

Time Valorous West Lake Wilber Willynilly

1,150

Old Fashioned

250

2,070

Popular Star

200

050

Radium Star

025

1,100

Rose Day.....

175

1,100

Sunshine Susie

150

1,300

Tim

326

750

Wild Bear

.100

Pairs Tournament

لمانيات

Hyde Lay And Hall Beat Hill And Meadows

SOUTH CHINA TAKE LEAD IN

"D" DIVISION

THE SOUTH CHINA Athistle Association took the lead in the “D” | Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday as a result of their over- whelming victory over the Kowloon Indian Tennis

China Club. South was Be sels to 4.

The Chinese Recreation Club "A" and "B" teams, with an equal num- ber of points, take second and third places. Yesterday the "A" team trounced the Kowloon Cricket Club 74-14 The "B" team were not |

engaged.

The scores were:

FILIPINOS V. I.R.C.

Filipinos beat Indians 5-4 Sockungoo.

at

M. A. Wahab and K. M. Rumlahn beat H. Ribeiro and F. Gonzales 0-4. lost to A. Banker and L. Souza 5-7, beat P. Chinn and A. Kwan 0-0.

S. A. R. Bux and M. Moendharic lost to Ribeiro and Gonzales 6-7, lost to Banker and Souza 4-0, beat Chinn and Kwan. 6-3.

J. Kitchell and M. I. Razack lost to Ribeiro and Gonzales 3-0, lost to Banker and Souza 4-0, bent Chinn and Kwan 0-0.

C.R.C. "A" V. KOWLOON

Chinese R.C. "A" beat Kowloon 17-1.

Gillard and Kevan beat T. F. Lo and A. HYDE LAY AND A. J. HALL (Kowloon Bowling H. N. Chau 7-5, Jost to P. H. Chiu and Green Club) accounted for F. N. Hill and R. Meadows Choy 2-0, lost to C. Wel and K. Stokes and Perry lost to Lo and Chau an Open Lawn Bowls Pairs 4-0, lost to Chlu and Choy 3-0, tled (Kowloon C.C.) 19-12 in championship match at the Kowloon Football Club with Wel and L1 0-0. yesterday.

Teams Selected

Crabbe and Turpin fost to Lo and Chau 4-6, lost to Chiu and "Choy- 3-0, lost to Wel and L 3-6.

WIN FOR SOUTH CHINA

-South China beat Kowloon Indians

S. . Salleh and M.Ramzan lost to

T. Ng and K. C. Wong 2-0, tied with K. C. Wan nnd K. Sung 0-0,

For The Week-end Wong and S. X. L1 2-6, lost to K

cnd:

G. M. Khan and M. H. Hassan lost to

Wong and L 2-6, lost to Ng and Wong 2.4. 1941 to Wan and Sung 3-0.

Jahan Dad and A. R. Azon lost to Wong and LI 1-0, lost to Ng and Wong 1-d, lost to Wan and Sung 1-8.

LEAGUE TABLE

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY [THE Tigress was originally owned won the athletic return with by Messrs, Tester and Abraham. Until the last four heads, on Oxford at Illey Road by 67 As a griffin of 1939, the mare was which Hyde Lay and Hail scored points to 49 and registered first opeless and after the big meeting 1,2,1 and 1, the game was very !place in nine of the 13 events.

won two common events in Macao even, though except for the 3rd

head Oxford wero successful as before in and with no further success afte

the KB.G.C. pair led 'carrying off the two jumpa.

sequence of unplaced outings, the throughout. Their greatest lead The South African Athic and The Tigress then spent

rey was demoted to "E" ciuss.

was one of six shots which was The following lawn bowls teams Cambridge President, E. Hudson- Bennett, won the disces, weight and months in Shatin and when she re- held at the 12th end, but at the have been selected by the various Meadows Clubs for League matches this week- turned to Happy Valley the damsel 17th head, Hill and J. Morrish, of Oxford, had an eye, was another animal.

were only two shots behind.

CLUB DE RECREIO but hurt his ankle! Her last outing was a win in the Un the sprint. He Smugglers Handicap over a mile and

Hyde Lay and Hall opened with "A" v. Hongkong F.C. (home).--

LF. Xavier, F. X. Soares. R. F. the long jump with one effort the victory, of course, has sent The three, but two 2's put Hul and 21ft 6in, but lind to ery off for Tigress back to "D" company. She Meadows into a 4-3 lead at the 3rd. Luz and H. A. Alves.

S.C.LA L. J. Silva, C. M. Silva, J: V. the high jump, in which, however, made $1,075,

Never again did the K.CC. pair move Ribeiro and F. X. Silva.

CRC. "B" J. A. Luz, C. E. Marques, F. V. Flipino Club

Indian R.C. F. N. Un and Ribeiro and C. G. Silva

Service O.C. (away) - v. Civil It. Meadows'

D. C. Alves, C. C. Pereira, A. P. Guterres

and

B. Basto. F. A.. Machado, C. H. Basto, C. Roza Pereira

arıdı J. Basto, A. P. Pereira, A. F. Noronha, J. C. Remedios and J, Noronha,

Division v. Kowloon Tong (away)

Swearing second in

"Oxford fried fest two places.

Running was rather undistinguish...

STAKE WINNERS

it excepting, in the case of R. C. THE following is a list of stake Hops-Jones in the 880 yardı.

Winnors were:

RESULTS

100-yards-J. M. Thomson (C), 10.7 sccs.

440 yards. C. H. də Piro, (C),! 31.4 secs..

-380 yards.-R. Ć. Hope-Jones, 1 inín, GB scEK,

MicN. H. Moynihan' (C)," 4

min

20.4 secs.

inoney won by ""D" class China ponics:

Ascot Valo

$ 300

100

050

050

2,250

925

025

250

Distre Bogey Bressay Chatterbox Clowner Double Chance Ebony Idol

Three indes AB. Clough ft. 7 ine.

16 mins. 0 secs.

Long Jump ----J, Morrish (0), 21 ft.

120 yards hurdles - Nicholson C14, kas, (C), 18.4 secs.

220 yards hurdles A. Barker 40.ft. 0 in."

BAD (0), 20.4 sec

Weight-E. Hudson-Bonnett (C),

Discus E. Hudson-Bennett (C),

Pole vault. M. Robinson (0),110 ft. 7 ins 10 ft. 0 Ins.

Javelin, C. Hudson-Bennett (C)

High Jump. E. Barker (0), 6183 ft. 5%1⁄2 in.

to the front.

The scores were:

A. Hydo Lay.

and A. J. Hall

3

2nd

M. F. Alarcon, B. Alves, A. M. Rodrigues and O. P. Remedion,

P. M. N. Silva, J. A. Remedios, c. M. B. Alves and P. Yvanovich.

A. Xavler, H. R. Pinna, A. M. Xavier. and 'E.-Sousa,

CIVIL SERVICE CC.

}1st team v. Recreio (home).----

E W. C. Simmonds, J. Hollidge, A. W. Grimmilt and F. J. Jones,

M. E. Purvis, W. J. Burling, M. N. Rakusen and H. E. Strange...

J. Gellatly, J. W. Deakin, L. A.

K.C.C. K.LT.C

*C.DA

Match decided on, five sets.

Collyer and J. E. McGowan.

2nd team v. Pollos (away)

P. D. Crawley, H. Lord, H. F. Harper and C. Strange, ・・・・

A. T. Shepherd, J. H. Wardle, E Kirmon and W. R. Hillyer:

C. J. Walker, J. R. Carr, A. Steven and S. Eccleshall.

HONGKONG ELECTRIC:

v. Kowloon F.C. (hemo) -

A. G.. Gardner, W. Stoker, J. F. Lunny and A, F. Paul.

A P. Tarbuck, C. E. Gabagan, S. Dedcon und÷J. K::Stoun"".

RA. Owens, W. E. Baker, G. T, Padgett and G. G. S. Thomsen.

Reserve, R. F. Gregory.

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