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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 25, 1940.

"Captain Foster's" Racing Review

Fine Racing Due To Good Handicapping

Record Sale of Tickets Bowls

In Kwangtung Handicap

TURF HISTORY WAS MADE at Happy Valley last Saturday when Thirty Six (L. B. Chao), carrying an impost of 20 lb. more than in her pre- vious outing, romped home first in the Kwang- tung Handicap for "C" class China ponies, beat- ing the hot favourite, Victoria, who was backed to the tune of 3,588 out of a total sale of 8,499 tic-

·kots, by a short head.

This win was worth $168,112 to the lucky holder of ticket No. 265429 in the special lottery. Now Thirty Six has been promoted to a higher class for her brilliant per- formance.

inclusion

of

The total sale of the special dollar(pectively. With the cash sweep reached the colossal other runners (Avon being the win- Agure et 395,000 (benting the Lantao ner) the total sale was 7,722 for win lottery run in May by 50.000 tickets) while for pince 6,312 tickets were of which a sum of $19,750 hind to be sold. deducted for betting tax and the commission of the Club amounted to $75,050. The Inter, after deducting the cost of printing, will he turned over to the British War Funds and the British Fund for the Rellet of Distress in China.

After a very exciting finish down the straight the Judges awarded the

bc.

future.

The total was 14.004, Involving a turnover of $70.320 which was a new record for the pari-mutuel depari- nent. The last highest was seen in the Lantan Handicap when the ag gregate reached 13,645, made up of 8.458

chances or a turn- and 5.187 over of $68,225.

kel

With

Champion Beaten Victory In Sight

(By "Goldio")

A fine standard of play was seen in the semi-final round matches in the Colony Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship yesterday evening at Kowloon Bowling Green Club where M. R. Abbas, of Indian Recreation Club, caused a sensation by eliminating U. M. Omar, of Craigengower Cricket Club, and holder, by 21 shots to 20 after being in arrears af 14-2 and 18-6 when the holder needed only three shots for victory!

M. N. Rakusen and F. J. Jones both of Civil Service Cricket Club, met in the other semi-final and although Jones was favoured, Rakusen caused the second upset of the day by winning 21-18.

SURPRISE WIN FOR M. R. ABBAS

Onur came

(20-18) in his favour.

bust Abbas

Rakusen Consistent Throughout

Highlights of the Abbas-Omar The last dead-heat in the second match occurred first in the opening Moore Park Handleap for "A" class leg of the daily double was seen in head where Abbas was lying two and

It was not anticipated Australian

pontes to Vanity Fair, the Sports Clubs Cap. 1939, when possibly three when Omar sent down

that Rakusen would survive who won by a short head, but the Celtic Star (348 backers) and Marks his dual wood to wick off to lie the

(310 backers) could not be Juckey Mr. Ip Kul-ying was kindly man

against Freddy Jones in the was a disastrous me for Abbas as invited to the the carpet. After the separated, paying a paltry sum of shot for a singleton. The fourth hend on s0.80 respectively. The his first three woods were wide and

M. N. Kakusen was consistency other semi-final, but he did, enquiry the Stewards issued a state- $7.80 ment in which they disqualifted ont leg of the daily double taste

personified when he defeated F. much to his credit. Rakusen solidated with a good grouping to Vanity Fair for bumping and boring, Saturday was unique, for there were heavy of the jack and Omar con-

Jones, a club-mate, in the semi-finals for surgessful backers and the jockey was severely repri-23

Brown count four. The fifth head was

of the Bowls singles championship has seldom been seen in bet- Omar secured the minded and warned about his riding Derby and only one for Pumpernle

yesterday-Ming Yuen, mer very good one.

Iter form this season and was The fermer which dead-heated.

first shot with his third wood, but I notice that since the resumptlon paid $239.20 bat Pumpernickel de Abbas edged him out for the shot which rested the Jack for a singleton invariably dead on the jack. the results of all enquiries held by ghted his solitary supporter with|

back, however, with a the Stewards were given pabllelly $7,572 another new record for pay wiele which carried the jack for the

The 20th and 27th heads saw the His weight was extraordin- aad this, of course, is as it shoulding out.

Abbas, however, had another tension mount, shot.

come arily good and he rarely "if Mr. Jessen's candidate had trick in his land and sent his last through with flying colours, scoring Good Handicapping crossed the wire first. the solitary C

Jones commenced confidently, but the fast hend for victory, Last Saturday's racing was a credit mathematiclan would have got the wood on the backhand to carry the a singleton first and a two-count on overshot the mark.

jack for shot. The next five hende

Omar was unlucky in the closing fell away badly after the 13th end. to the handicapper who framed a whole pool of $15,144!

of his drives The first head, a long one, saw heads in that none It may interest punters to know HAW Omar in the ascendancy and he dead-heat with

if short a triplet

led 14-2 at the 10th end, and main head decisions and there were twe that four tickets in the first leg on tained form to lead 18-8 at the 13th succeeded. Had he succeeded in even Rakusen put his first wood in the count one. beatings

and a half lengths. Vanity Fair were not exchanged and end. It was at this stage that Abbas only one of these efforts, the match ditch, but his second rested within of one

after publication of the it would interest one to know what rallied magnifleently and scored on conceivably would have gone to him. two fect of the jack to

Detailed Scores

On the second head Rakusen opened Six been the holders of these valuable papers

had

next fife heads, being 18-13 in handicaps, that Thirty excessively weighted, but the per- were doing.

orrents at the 20th end.

The following are the detailed with a toucher and lay two with

Was jack-high and second. Jones The 21st head saw Omar lying two formance of the mare surely justified

shot with his third wood, on the the judicial allotment of the lead? Favourites had a bad afternoon, shots. Abbas came in with his last

forehand, and levelled at 1-1. The The handicapper had R pretty the crash commencing from the open-wood to rest the shot, but Ombr

fourth head saw Rakusen lying thrce, point to decide in weighting together in event with a "pay out" of $56.80 followed suit for a singleton.

but Jones carried the jack from the ponies that ran in each section and it ended in the last with $52.50. of the Yunnan Handlenp at the Dou- ble Tenth Meeting, Thirty Six, who form piloting three winners, and his in the Wyndham was was second with 140 lb. in the first best

mount

Orst

Outsiders' Day

Mr. Donald Black was

in great

the

Abbas Rallies

On the 23rd head with one shot against him, Abbas came in on his

division, was set to carry the limit Handicap for "B" class China Ponbarkhand with his third wood to take

wrong

lond, but Victoria, the winner of the 1e opened his account in the Fecond division, was given the reale contest, the Hongkong Griffins Cup, out the shot and count three. A weight and the Inter had only with Dupant Hay beating the stable difficult draw, his effort drew deserv pull of 7 lb. I was reliably informed companion O-Lan by a length and ang applause from the large gallery.

-distance-of-Omar that Victoria did not-get-a-clear all The running of the latter dis-This count, identally, carried him

and it within striking-d huge crowd bend. appointed coming round the pussage

The next head saw Abbas score a sreething Was However, these two will meet again, seemed that there

with O-Lan. She was not singleton-10-18 in Omur's favour, trong the "B" class raters,

The atmosphere certainly the same O-Lan when the mare ran but the 25th was perhaps the best of "horsey" last Saturday,

for every good second behind Eve of Harvest the match. With the count against candidate had hosts of friends and in the October Handicap. However him. Abbas sent down his last wood "moans" when it might have been due to the en-to slice the jack to the right against there were many

carried the Victoria, the highest backed pemy of cumbrance of the lead, but in any two of his own woods. Omar, with the meeting, let the public down to she will have to improve a lot. very difficult draw, the extent of 3,588 chances in the before she can have a say in the head, however, with a brilliant effort

A Kwangtung Handicap.

vas

record Hongkong St. Leger.

saic, aggregating 8,400 tickets for a

win, was established

scorce:

M. It. Abbas Ends Shots Total

1. D

D

0

17. M. Omar Hhots Total

tele, they canned in this even BOYS' SOCCER LEAGUE Income Tax Springs

celipsing the Laniao Handicap record

of 8,458 by 41 tickets.

Heavy Betting

The Children's Playgrounds Associn- tion will shortly arrange a Kowloon

There was some heavy betting on her schoni small boys' miniature foot-f

"ughall league to stimulate interest the Wyndham Handicap for Hootball and improve the general class China ponies and the public's technique. Players will be fimiled to money was poured on Galaxy, Red regular full-time students in the school Feather and Rose Emily, carrying for which they play and must continue 1,653, 1,905 and 1,083 tickets res-ns such throughout the season.

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The sectioning of Australian "B" class ponies proved a great success and the finish of the first division of the Nullah Nullah Handicap spoke for itself.

Jockeys Show Bad Judgment

A. H. Rumjahn Wins I.R.C. Title

A_H_Rumjahn became the Indian R.C. bowls champion yesterday when, in an exciting finish, ha defeated Y. A. Razack by 21-20. It was a ding-dang match all through with never more than two or three shots separating the players, who were deadly ac- curate in drawing to the jack.

This is the first time that Rumjahn has won the Club championship.,

difficult lle to take the shot to lead 5-1. The fifth head was another lang jane and five Including a toucher, out of eight woods entered the ditch. Raicusen had two on the edge to count.

Disastrous Head

The 13th proved a disastrous one for Jones, all his woods belre wide of the Jack and Rakusen, taking ed- vantar of the situation, senred a

There was plenty of room for the 30ad2] it runners to show their colours and the first real upset was Income Tax, ably ridden by Mr. Tao, Franklin Jumped out Arst at the release of the Lxirrier with Fair Chance, Flying Dutchman, Contact and Springhurst

There was certainly a cracking following in the rear. There was no positional change us the field neared pace set in the Wyndham Handicap "possible" to level at 11-11. Rekusen the half mile beacon, but coming for "D" class China panies over the never looked back from this stage. down the hill Fair Chance look up champion course and it seemed that The 16th head was another bad one the jockeys had lost their for Jones. Rokusen's first was & the running and Franklin and Con-some of tact began to flag. Entering the sense of timing. As a result, Mr. toucher and counted, and Jones pro-

a clever straight Fair Chance was still in the Black rode

face on Avon moted another with his third to give lead with Flying Dutchman, Spring-(this puny was always in the second Rakusen two. The 17th head saw hurst and Criffel in close attendance. section) by sticking behind the field Rakusen at his best and his effortless At the distance Criffel shut up like and he rewarded his supporters with drawing to the lack for reother a knife, but Income Tax and Vixen$53 for n win. The success was very court of two carried him well into Tor came to the limelight and allopular owing to the fact that the the Icad--17-11.

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Jones rallied in the 20th head and

the Jockeys were hard at work. owner, Sir Vandeleur Grayburn, was

Excitement ran high when the present and he entertained a large with two counting against him came much-fancled Springhurst was losing party of friends in his private box. ground and in the Inst hundred yards Humdrum Eve, there were five runners in n row; in Feather made

day

Jober and Red through a difficult port with his third the running at full wood to rest the thot and count three. He added his last wood for a possible, fact a

a blanket could have covered speed and the first six furlongs were A two count in his favour on the next (averaging about head looked like producing a close them. It was a thrilling finish with covered in 1.26

acconds per quarter). The Income Tax at the hend of the field, 20%

with another two count on the last followed by Fair Chance and Spring- next two furlongs werd galloped in nish, but Rakusen carried the hurst. Vixen Tor was given fourth 31 seconds and they were crawling head.

Detailed Scores and Flying Dutchman fifth. In the home streich.

The following orc scorea:

M. N, Rakusen Ends Ahots Total

place

There was only short head between

the first two and the same margin PICCADILLY JIM

separated Fair Chance and Spring-

hurst. An outsider,

paid $336.30 for a win.

Income

Tax

Novice Jockey Wins

On Winnie

BADLY BEATEN

Cheerful Star ran a good race in the Ballarat Handicap for "C" class Australian ponies over 1% miles. beating the highly fancled Plecadilly Jim, by two clear lengths and it Winnie, with a novice, Mr. K. F. looked that the Chiu, in the saddle, ran away with pounds to spare. She has not done the Werribee Handicap for "D" class much racing; in fact it was her fourth

should Star is still green. Ple-

Australian ponies. It may Interest watched. She

Fouling. Cheerful

owners to know that the winner was

mare had a few

be

by Double Court, and Finalist, a pro-cadilly Jim has found a new heme geny of the same sire, is still on the and his next outing will be under walking at. There is, however, not Mr. S. W. Lee's silk.

much chance for her to score a suc-

cess before the close of the season toters, Contact, Melody Star and Venus

| Ilve up to the reputation of har_sla-| Bay--all winners.

the detailed

F. J. JOMPR Shots Total

Jel. 28151.

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