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SPECIAL SPURS FOR RIDERS
THE USE OF SPURS has caused the Stewards to take action and It is reliably' learned that a new standard type will be put intoӟse, and it will remain`ihe Club's pre- porty. The neck of a spur wil!! not be more than a quarter of an tnch in length and the rowel will be completely flied down.
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. September 6, 1940.
"Captain Foster's" Racing Review
CLUB PREMISES IMPROVED
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME
More Space For Punters: Jockeys' FOR FIRST MEETING
To abviate any misunderstand. Room Renovated: Track Cambered Extra Heavy Handicaps For
ing or unpleasantpewn, the Racing
Club will not permit the trae of
the
any other spurs than their own, | and Jockeys wishing to use "pricker" muri apply for the name
HAPPY VALLEY will soon be the venue of the men of the turf where at the Secretary's Ome and they under the roof of the Hongkong Jockey Club, a good fow havo made small fortunes, but where others have found the "sport of kings" vory hard to tacklo.
and be returned after each meet- ing.
Length Of Riding Whips Standardised
However, it may interest punters to know that elaborate alterations were carried out in the Members' Pari-Mutuel Hall during the recess, providing more space (so to speak) to avoid the necessity of rubbing shoulders.
The cement concrete wall par- titioning the betting counter and the passage (which hitherto was used for the placed ponies to walk back from the diamounting
now #
AT THE RESUMPTION those confirmed "loafers," who enclosure to the paddock) has need a touch of the flexible cane to remind them of racing, disappeared. There is will not suffer much from cuts of the stich, because the concrete elevated gangway nhove Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club will introduce (in fact the old thoroughfare, which will H passage for the it is already in Force) a standard whip, length not to exceed serve 24 inches (as against the hitherto 20 inches or more), includ- mafoos to carry the enddies with ing flap of not less than three inches and one inches wide.
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With the rust of three inchies for the dup, the length of the whips ·
only 21 inches and the short will to a certain degree countering E int sting of the "magie ente," whic Mane Cline Jockeys have in the pant placed stelt confidence
To review the alatsive ckling án erdral catazed by the excessive
use
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and a half cloth-numbers to the stables after the jockeys have weighed out. The former cement parti- tion had been moved backwards' several feet and the removal will permit punters to do their bet- ting with more case and comfort than in the past.
Bowls
Teams For
of the whip during the firs The Week-end
Caching season will serve no purpose but it was evidently cleat that the Stewards would not tolerate cruelty to "w durnt, friends"
Warnings having proved Ineffer- tivo, a mr Chinese boops (A- tralian glossary for a jockey) were Invited step into the Stewards' sanctuary and after a mont careful consideration sod deliberation onr of them vna glven a short vacation.
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the austere enitence suvedi weeds of direct among his followers, arki
emphasised that Die punishment was due mure les a gulf between the Stewards nad tertain! sedtion of jockeys that la disciplinni y action. The assertion seemed chilish, und it is felt by the pratilac tom Burt judgment.
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To-day's Schedule For Open Singles
The following are the matches in to-day's schedule for the Open l'airs' Iawn bowin championship:
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The boudou "reserved for Jockeys only" that was tu have a "clean up' niter the meeting has not been over. looked by the Steward in charge, the cement composition flooring be- ing replaced by tiny white tiles feach, the size of a ten-cent piece), and the provision ti five shower- batlıs (culd or hot} In certainly grand. A telephone has been in- Stalled and additional cupboards have also been provided for the stering of; vrdan boots and kit.
Jockeys should be proud of their de luxe boudoir", but they should be careful of the "spotting box" which has been erected on the out- skle course near the three furlong brakethn This little crow's nest la
THE PADDOCK
For View And Sapper
All the Australian and China ponies have returned from their respective grazing corrals in Fanling and Ma- cao, and training is now in full swing for the first meeting
to be held on Saturday, September 21. A good and at- tractive programme of nine events has been framed, but no contest has been reserved for either the "A" class China ponies or the last line of defence.
Here, as they did in this picture taken during the first half of the racing season, will gather Hongkong's punters on Sep- tember 21, when the first meeting of the second half will be
held.--Ming Yuen.
there to give an account of any Bowls Singles Championship
crossing, Jostling, bumping, or any
oilier matter occurring in the race,
The sharp turn of the grass track to post up
a the three furlong pos
the entrance of the home xireleh has
the elevation being ! been inked, abeigt 18 mches, tainly ful
and this will
ponies to keep to the ost instead of running away from the runs when coming round the was a common sight to see
Postupy running out especially in the Australian sprinting events and pun- lets generally put down their glosses vlaers their fanyies could not hug the
J. N. WONG SCORES THREE POSSIBLES
Y. H. Tang Eliminates H. F. Harper 21-20
(By "Tinker")
The major event will be the Australian Ponies Autumn Plate for subscription griffins of this season over the champion course of 1 miles, and the weight is assessed on the amount of stake money won during the first half, starting from 145 lb. mark with a pound penalty for every $200 or part thereof.
Without a list of the nominations
(entries close on Thursday Sept 12 the writer will discuss the prospects of the probable startres in his next Facing t
Kwangtung Handicap Cash Sweep
A SPECIAL dollar cash sweep (sales unlimited) is being ducted on the Kwangiang Handi- cap to be run on October 19, and the male has, up to the time of writing, reached the 76,000 mark.
.It is pleasing to reiste that the net proceeds will be devoted to the British War Organisation Fund and also for the rellet of distrem in China.
Improved Finances
New Grazing Ground At
Fanling
LESS THAN A DECADE arʊ the longkong Jockey Club Just manageð to hold their heads above water, but of years their the last couple balance sheets showed an enormom
surplus of Hongkong Bank notes in the treasury, and the war and loesi charities have reaped the harvest.
As a result of the continuous rising tite of successes of their part-mutuel departments, the Race Club has now a big piece of land of their own in Ponting for grazing ponies, and I understand that the country property jatone han cost them about $50,000.
Erection of stables and stulls hos However, It is almost as certain as the sun will rise on the marrow that heady begun and the new grazing will be rendy for "1041 Far View by Farr, the Rooty-Hill | Kroud
Summer holiday makers," There are Derby winner will not be nominated for the Australian Ponies Autumn he half measures with the present
Plate owing 20 the prepusti rout weight to be carried, and there 12 good reason
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PROGRAMME
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The other eight events ure 11:4 follows:
Junk Bay Handicap (two sectiema) for "D" class Chino ponies over the mile,
(two
Dec-
Handicap Island Buy trans for "C" class China ponie over six furlongs,
Vaucluse flandicap for Australian "B" class ponies over six furlongs,
Tweed Island Bay Handicap
"1" class China pontes over six fur- longa,
Handicap Twerd Island Bay
(or "1" class China ponies from the 1% mile post.
Board of Stewards, and it is thers- tore safe to assure that an addi- tional sum of $200,000 will be re- the development of the quired for sale ete
When completed it will be the only racing Club in the Far East that will have an up-to-date graa- Ing ground for the use of members.
Accommodation For Ponies At Happy Valley
THE ARRIVAL of 125 Australian Rabscription ponies coupled with a special lot of 50 grins for 1041's Annual Meeting has caused a tem- porary shortage of accommodation at the Stables.
housed now
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However, to overcome the difficul- ty. all the "D" and "E" class entors Gosford Handicap for Australian Irrespective of their equine race, are "C" class ponies over the mile,
at the Racecourse Port Phillip Handicap for Austral!- pending completion of permanent an "17" class ponies from the 1 mile cement concrete stables on the "C" which hitherto was big bench, pret,
and it is interesting to relate that exercising ground below the barn.
This new block will involve an the Junk Bay Handicap (buth divi- a) 1 1 be ridden by jockeys expenditure of about $200,000 and who have not wan len races any the money will certainly be well
ONLY TWO of the four matches in the Open Lawn Bowls Singles Championship were played yesterday. At where at any time. chome, the Kowloon Football Club, J. N. Wong trounced B. A.
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Of the remaining two games that were scheduled, in that at the Kowloon Docks between J. Padgett F. Ribeiro and T. A. Madar, the Alatter won on a walk-over, while
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The match at the K.F.C. ended en the 14th head. The green was fast, and before Mancell bad time to settle down Wong had scored on three heads. Four's were recorded in the 2nd, and 3rd. and both possibles were the result of fine drawing-Mancell xing yet all at sea-but the third
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our (on the 12th end) was the result done so, would have given him u of an unfortunate shot by Mancell. With Weng lying two, Moncell's last count of two.
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wood) and left Wong a simple draw for 4.
The scores were: M. N. Wong
D. A Maceti
Very Close Game
The excitement of the Ting-Harper ratch at the K.B.G.C, was in the last. {four_heads. Two t's were scored— one by each On the Gti head, Harper pushed out his own wood to civo Tang the first possible, but on the 12th Tang returned the compll- ent and did exactly the same to per- ait Harper to register the second 4. After the scores had been levelled at 15-all on the 17th, Tang, as a re- ault of good drawing, took the lead 10-15 over the next two heads.
The came might have ended on the 21st end, when the score was 10-17. Harper scored a single, but with his last, wood, that might have done the trick, Tang, barely falled to rent out his opponent's shot, which,” had, be.
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The 22nd head was similar. his first three woods heavy and with |his opponent lying two, Tang agn
kust failed with his final wood, being heavy, and going through.
With the score thus 20.19 In Harper's favour-deservedly, En view of his bowling over the pre- vlous two heads...I did not cavy the umpire his job when it came to a measure for the shot. Tang secured it by « fruelion.
Then on the Bnal head, Harper war somewhat ragged, and could do nothing to his opponent's two woods. lying around the Jack.
The scores were: Y. H. Ting
II. Y. Harper
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