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Fanling's

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 21, 1941.

"Captain Foster's"

First Extra Meeting At Happy Valley

So Nice Shows Improvement

Racing Review

Final Steeple-chase Meeting

THERE IS A SAGE PARADOX that moans are trumps when Saturday breaks wet, but where did the men of the turf go last Saturday when the First Extra Race Meeting was postponed. Let us all hope that there will be no further postponement, for judging from the atmospheric conditions it looks that we shall see blue skies to-morrow.

Grand Nationals For Australian Fanting Grand National

And China Ponies: Extra Train Stamina Contest For China

Accommodation For Punters

CAPT. FOSTER sees with delight the increase of stake money for the lower positions in the two main events, namely the Fanling Grand Na- tional confined to China ponies, and the Australian Grand National for Australian ponios.

The above two races are the major steeplechasing contests of the last meet under the auspices of the Fanling Dublin H'cap Hunt and Race Club to be held at Kwanti on Sunday, and there are in addition four handicap flat events.

There were some fine gallops at the racecourse last Tuesday SPORTS ADVT. and Wednesday mornings. I do For the convenience of racing not, however, expect to see three public, there will be the usual figures dividend to-morrow af-express train leaving Kowloon at ternoon. Inut one can never tell 1.08 p.m. and returning from with four postponements. Funting at 6.41 p.m. The first class return fare of $2 includes admission to the racecourse, 1 reznember writing I these columns as to the inadequate supply of earringes provided on, the return

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- ING Bas again been postponed. will now be held, weather permitting,

!

Benefit to Someone WHILE on the subject, it has done W world of good to So Nice,

an SATURDAY, 22nd March, 1947. China pony griffin owned by Mr F.\\rip from Fanling at the opening meet | commentig at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung atone arm Sutton"), and the banyon Boxing Day, and I was more than

1.10 p.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will bej admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting In such a manacr as to be readily identified,

Badges admitting

the Alembers Non-Members to

and Club!

Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen

are

and

A. Sutton (known in North China as

mare with Mr S, W, Tang is deflolte- ly starter in the Loiterers Stakes over six furlongs.

I was impressed with the gallon of So Nice over a mile last Tues- day when she covered the ciccult In 2.14 romping here in 30 seconds dead for the last quarter and the mare was not all out.

$1.00 for Larties (both including How good Mr Sutton's candidate (18)

obtainable through the will be fugninst Charlesher or Won SECRETARY upon the personat of dorful Scheme, I am not in a posi- written application of a

a Member, such tion to say at this juncture, but the Member to be responsible for all point I wish to stress in that the visitors introduced by him, and for postponement has given ample time Payment of all Chits, etc,

to tune the mare and she is worth

Secretary's Office, 1st Floor; following. Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will eloar al 11.45 a.m.

Tils are obtainable at the Club House provided they are urdered in advance from the Ne, 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).

No children ar amaha will be admitted to either Enclosure,

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of Admission to the Public Enelostire be $1.00 including Tax, fur all Persons. including Lodies, and la payable at the Gafe, Soffliers and Sallórs in Uniform are! admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. R. BROWN,

Secretary. Uongkong. 17th March, 1941..

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

- Second Extra Race Meeting, Saturday, 29th March, 19117

Melbourne Cup Starters

FOLLOWING, is a list of probable startera for the classic event, Melbourne Cup, over two miles

Australian Diamond Chang Baffin Bay

Brutus.

Calooma Endeavour

Par View First Love Marsh Warder

Piccadilly Jim Triumphant Day Viceroy

Needa Treverton Batelan

Wei

Pih'

Liang

Davin

Chao

Heame Black

Kowloon Marathon Postponed

annual

marathon

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The

Kowloon Trace, organised-by-St¬Andrew's ̄Club,; has been postponed from this after- noon to Friday next, March 28.

the hint was duly glad that

duly noted. On behalf of racegoers I must tender our best thanks to the Kowloon Can- ton Bailway for the "extra express train" at the February meeting, nud there was certainly plenty room to stretch one's tired legs on the return

trip.

I was also glad that the starling of races at Kwanti showed something better than In the past and the "white ting" rame Into use for the first time at the February meeting.

Rules of Starting

may be of interest to know what is the use of a white flag. I will, however, clie the two in- portant rules!

.

(1) The starter shall give all or ders necessity for securing fair start. The horses must be started. as far as possible, in a line, but they may be started at such reason- able distance beh

behind the starting post the Starter thinks ecessary. After the Starter has called over the names of the runners, and has assigned the burges the places drawn by lot. he shall

Rive

orders

for white fag to be raised.

Selections For Sunday

MY SELECTIONS for the fest|

events are:

Ave

SHAMROCK HANDICAP

A Good Time

Dick Turnin

Schmetterling

DUBLIN HANDICAP

National 'SucceHS

Lancashire Chap`

Palmer

FANLING GRAND NATIONAL

Viber

March Brown

Jack O'Lantern

HUNTERS' cur

Royal Wedding Eve.

King's Wortby

Royal Highness

Poor Entries

Palmer and Lancashire Chap Most Dangerous

Ponies Over 134 Miles.

THE FANLING GRAND NATIONAL bracketed with Pierce Grove Memorial Cup (a handicap steeple. chase) is going to celebrate its 16th run on Sunday, and it is one of the greatest strain and stamina contests for China ponies over 13⁄41⁄4 miles.

Shamrock H'cap

Despite the war, a good field

is expected, but Clowner, the winner of last season's Blue Ri- band, is not among the list of

A Good Time's entries.

The absence of Mr Whittaker's candidate has no 'doubt remover the best challenger, and it looks to me that Wiber will not encounter much

Debut On Country Course opposition.

rc-

THE DUBLIN HANDICAP was originally intended to be divided

THERE HAS BEEN a Into two nections for "F" class shuffle in the order of running China ponies, but this had to be the events, and I understand cancelled in view of the poor enthe Shamrock Handicap, a flat

tries, There are 13 entries, and in

With due respect to elikter Double Chance, Jack O'Lantern or March Brown's capability as chasers, I n

thic frank opinion that Viber is a hard nut to crack. The style, in which he won Shataukok Hurdle nt, the last meet

does

not

the

erder not to disappoint the owners. race for "D" class Australianing, was like a tiger over the sticks the Stewards have provided a con- ponies, is the first item on the in a circus show, and he certainly

lose any ground at the hur solation event barring the winner card. The sprint is over seven

dles. I admit that Viber has not as of this race,

furlongs.

yet given us a public performance A Good Time has never been over the fences, but that is n

matter.

We should see a 3ne serumble over

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secon-

six furlongs, and I fancy National country course and the more by ace the inception of this classic

Success. Ascot Vale heads the list of handicaps but I doubt if the blackie

is sound,

you

The two most dangerous are Lancashire Chap and Palmer.

In 1934 Zero was nominated for the

Seabound has been penalised 10 lb. for a third place behind Longdon there have been only three owners, (winner) and Rooifly in the Adelaide namely, W. T. Stanton, L. Reidy and Handicap at Happy Valley.

Li-Col H. B. L. Dowbiggin 0.B.E.. who have won mare than once, and in the contest's 15 years' history, Easter Day. As You Like It, Christ- mas Frolic, Pride of Tolngtuo and Ebony Idol had consecutive successes.

It was her first and only placing, but I have confidence in A Good Time to win on Sunday,

More at Home Hongkong Derby, but the mare's THE form book shows that Dick much Turpin has no relish for Happy treezed that there is hardly any speed Valley, but in the country at Kwanti,

AUSTRALIAN GRAND NATIONAL blood has lately been

Brutus

Sca Ureliin

Glorious Star

Australian Grand National

SO

left in the racer, and the trip over six furlongs is too long.

Brutus Probable Favourite

For Two Mile

Test

ONE OF THE EVENTS which every owner would like to annex on Sunday is the Australian Grand National Steeple- chase, because the winner is to receive, in addition to the stake money of $150, a cup presented by His Excellency the Governor.

(i) Should the Starter consider that through any cause arising prior to the raising of the white Ung, any horse is unable to start, he shall at once notify the Clerk of the States The terrible test is # handleap for Australian ponies over that the horse has not come underchase his orders.

two miles with the post of honour The latter means that a horse has lon Brutus, who has been set to carry jbeen withdrawn and your $5 is re- 115 st.

funded.

I am afraid the postponement of Attention of ownery is drawn to the First Extra Race Meeting of the the fact that starters for the first longkong Jockey Club may deprive. Face must be declared on the forms the racing public from seeing Brutus pravked in the Weighing Roum be- In action at Kwanli owing to the fact fir ̄two ̄d'clock, and for all subse-that Mr Tiverton's Demiant chaser quent fares đã minutes before the has an engagement in the Melbourne scheduled starting

Cup,

Jockeys must provide their own If the Private Secretary intends to whips, which must be of a type ap-have a go at the Governor's Cup.

for

However, March Brown and Jack

O'Lantern should fill the lower posi-.

tions in the frame. Chubby Number

Mr Pits condidate is hot stuff. Dick Turpin ran second to Schmet- is a new comer and so is Plough- terling in the Kwantl Handicap, and boy.

he should be dangerous in view

I

of the readjustment of 5 lb. of lead Hunter's Cup

In his favour.

Schmetterling, by the way. likes the am afraid that the open course, but extra poundage may hinder his chances of collecting the first prize.

Violet Queen has not been seen on the cinder track during the early mornings and that is all I know about the mure. However, she was a dain- ty sprinter in her price of 1936 class and would recommend her for big money.

Consolation Cup

Handicap Event

Choy And Low For Non-winners Win Badminton

The closing of the entries for the above has been postponed taj Up to yesterday only feu entries 5.00

MONDAY, 24h had been received, and it is hoped proved by the Hongkong Jockey Club Brutus will then be entrained p.m. CEL

that the extension of time will bring The Fanling Club will provide spurs, Fanling on Saturday with a non- March.

more, Closing date for entries is which also meet the Hongkong doe

fappearance in the classic at Happy now Tuesday, March 25, and those key Club's requirements.

fey. This bay by Morang has Valley. like to mention that at the two Rumping classies to his credit, a pony was refused! per- the Fanling Blue Ribands of 1937

By Order.

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary

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competitors who have already enter

ed are requested to re-affirm their Inst intention of running arranged race.

Doubles Match

K. W. CHOY, Malayan clam- plon, and K. B. Low were the main attraction at the Talkoo Recreation Club Jast night when further matches in the Colony Badminton Championships were played. They met and beat J, J. Remedios and H. F. Gonsalves 15-1, 15-18, Other results were:

JUNIOR SINGOLES · Zimmery beat J. Hool

in the re-mission to weigh out owing to late and 1938, but last year Brutus with declaration. A Jockey's attention was the Irish owner in the saddle mis- Entries, will be received by Me V.drawn to the use of a wrong type of judged in taking off the Lou's fence R. J. Merrett, e/o S.C.E. Department, whip with the result that he went to and the combination came to grief on; 7-15, 15-10, H. M. Naval Dockyard.

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MIXED DOUBLES

15-5,

the landing stage.

M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva However they had a 'successful "dress rehearsal" in the Queensland beat D. Kwok and Mrs P. Wilson 14- Steeplechase Handicap at the Febru- 17, 15-3, 18-15.

K. W. Choy and Mrs A. E. Castro and 1 cannot, therefore, nry meeting, and see anything to lick the horse from Gonsalves 15-0, 15-5

beat S. Amplavanar and Miss T. the Government House.

In his absence my next best is Sen Urchin and Glorious Star, the win- ner of last year's Grand National.

Tournament Tennis

Pagh-Unetani Singles Match. Unfinished

BASELINE DUELS of

IN BOTH his matches, the senior doubles and the mixed doubles, Choy was the outstanding player on the court. His angle shots and accuracy were astonishing, while his smashes were most powerful. In his men's doubles, he received, grea! support

from Low, who, at the net, brought

uff some very neat angled shots,

-Itemtdios and Gonenivea were often

caught standing in the first game,

Close Game

though they improved considerably In the second. Remedios several paints with his powerful quite smash down the sidelines. In com- some length were the feature of bination, too, they Improved in the the unfinished tennis singles match second game, when Gonsalves' anti- between M. Pagh and 0. Umetani cipation was one of the features of in the Open Championships at the the match. Hongkong C.C. yesterday. Scores when

match was abandoned As the scores Indicate, the mixed were Umetani G-4, Pagli 8-6, doubles game between Oliveira and Only one other inatek was play-Miss Stiva and Kwok and Mrs ef, the Rumjahn cousins-11.D. & Wilson was very close. Many of the S.Abeating Kenneth Lo and Lee points, however, were gained through

errors. Oliveira Wing 6-1, 6-3. The greater interest was shown in bundle of energy, and in this const- the Pagh-Umelani match. Umetan! derably off-set the advantage Kwok

was

the usual

his more accurate placings. The first game was setted three at 14-all, and the fusi game five at In this 13-all.

Pagh

was excellent on the few occasions The advanced to the net, and took

points with line volleys. department and in his service, showed considerable weakness, but, Club Handleap Singles. Sillŋų len surprisingly. Unetani chose to play Telved walk-over from 8. HAU. II.

C. D. Knight heat A. C. 1. Bowker 0-1, 4-6, | Pagh at his own game-from the 6-4.

baseme, consequently, were quitej

long. Vinetan exploited a heavily sliced backhand, but in this Pagh was the superior, for In the second set it was on this but that Pagh was most steady and gained most points.

Iesults were:

Open Singtes, Umeieni (8-4) v. M. Pagh (1-0) Unfinished. To be replayed,

Open Doublen, A. and It. D, Humjahn heat Kenneth Lo and Lee Wing 6-1, 6-3.

Club Championship-V, R. Gordon beat A. K. Mackenzie 0-3, 6-0,

To-day's Programme

OPEN DOUBLES

The following is the programme of matches in the Open Tennis Cham- planships next week:

W. C. Hung and E. C. Fincher v. Wel Chung and S. T. Chau,

Tsui Wal-pui and Teul Yan-put v.

R. E. Guest and B. C. Fay.

B. O'M, Deane and A. T. Dow v. W. J. Howard and A. Kitchell.

Special Dollar Cash Sweep

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THE HUNTERS' CUP, handicap flat for "D" class China ponies, is a short run over seven furlongs, but it will be the event of the afternoon on account of a special dollar cash sweep belug conducted on the race,

Royal Wedding Eve should have "an easy walk" with King's Worthy and Royal Highness Bghting hard to trall her.

THE LAST EVENT, Dublin Conso-must be left to readers' discretion. lation Cup, is for those "E" class For calculating weight in England. China ponies that have started in the a length equals to 3 1h, with a neck Dublin Handicap with a ban on the being equivalent to 2 lb, and a head winner. The second and third placed is allowed 1 lb. This scale should ponies are in be penalised 5 lb. and be siseful to nurist punters in spotting 3 IL. respectively-and-the-tipping the winner

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