1941-09-26 — Page 14

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 26, 1941.

“Captain Foster's" Racing

Review

Happy Valley Meetings Resume To-morrow Colony Half-mile Aquatic Record Broken

Some Interesting Times Noted At

Early Morning Gallops

HAPPY VALLEY will again be the rendezvous of all the sporting Twenty-five Nominations For

celebrities to-morrow for the opening of the second half of the racing sea- son. After a lapse of over three months, the resumption of the race meetings has been looked forward to with considerable interest.

Special Sweep.

Punters are reminded that the third scelion of the Gosford Handicap over six furlongs will be the last event of the after- noon.

.

Attention of racing pupillo is drawn to the fact that a dollar caah sweep will be held on the race, but "all through", numbers will not participate. Tickets can Race bo

only al purchased Course during the incoling.

Entries -On Generous Scale

Indicate Full Fields

Aussies Autumn Plate

THE AUSTRALIAN Subscription Ponies, Autumn Plato has attracted no less than 25 nominations, but I have seen much bigger entries before only to be disappointed in the end with a small field.

ib. bracketed with Happy Re-atter a summer rest. turns (164 lb.) and Mainsail

Chan Chun-nam Clips Fraction Off Last Year's Time

(By "Tinker")

PRESSED almost all the way by his youthful colleagues, Yau Sai-kwan and Lau Tai-ping, Chan Chun-nam, long distance champion of both Hongkong and Lai Tsun, set a new time for the men's half-mile free-style in the first day's events of the Colony swimming championships at the V.R.C. last night, clocking 11 mins 15 secs, taking 3/5, sec off his last year's re-

I have reason to believe that die distance run over the course cord: Racing fans, I am sure, have been patiently waiting

A run The strain is too severe

This was the only race that for the resumption, but it is obviously not to be expected A Surprising Time carrying 161 of 1 miles, that all the candidates will be running up to their best

However, the result of Palat provided anything like n Nepean Handleap (13 Miles) run finish, for it was only over the form after a holiday in the pastures.

on June 2, would be useful guide last two lengths that Chan for, one to get a line. The finish forged into his winning lead, was King's Filight (151 lb.), Happy

However, there were fireworks at Happy Valley last (160 lb.) will not go to the post Saturday, and a few "dress rehearsal" gallops olevated the owing to heavy imposts, and, furthermore, the trip is a mid- eye-brows of those early birds sitting on the rails,

The fields are likely to be up

to full strength as entries have j

been on a generous scale. In Port Phillip Stakes view of the heavy nominations (to be precise, 34 in all) received for the Gosford Handicap for

SPORTS ADVT. "C" class Australian ponies, the

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

contest has been divided into three tections (instead of two) by order of the Stewards, and the additional race will, of course, give us a pro- gramme of 11 events,

Gosford H'cap History THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE

may be of interest to know that MEETING will be held, weather

the Gosford Handicap was in- permitting. SATURDAY, 27th

Australien ponies SEPTEMBER, 1941, commencing ataugurated in the same year as the

Arst batch of

aced here in 1931.

2.00 p.m.

on

The First Bell will be rung at

1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

over

The race was first bun mile on April 18, when Evening Star (Harriman) carrying 102 b. crossed

In the following season Season Ticket (Reidy) annexed the "A" division with But After That (Frost) second, and both ponies carried 170 1b.

Good Field Australian

Field Of

Milers

THE PORT PHILLIP STAKES for Australian pony griffins of this season should be quite an interesting event and one may expect to see a field of good milers.

King's Welcome, who has had more breakdowns than a cheap

Opening Event alarm clock, has not only cost

the

THE OPENING EVENT will be

Island Bay Handicap section) for "C" class China posles

to be ridden by novices and the run is over a mile.

No One without a badge will be the wire first with many lengths to admitted to the Members' Enclosure.pre. Buch must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting In such a manner as to be readily identified.

There is every possibility of see- Badges admitting Nen-Members to

ing the owner (T. K. Li) up on the Members Enclosure and Club

The weight did not seem to worry Galveston Bay, for the bay is cer- Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both Including the winners, for the former estob-tainly a better racer than the stable- are obtainable through the shed a record for the run of 14mate Calcon. However, the nomina- tax) SECRETARY upon the personal or miles and Senson Ticket covered the tor has never faced the tape before written

application of a Member, distance in two minutes 19% seconds, and I am afraid that Mr Li will not

the Hongkung Jockey be able to hold the pony. such Member to be responsible for. pil visitors Introduced by him, and Clubs created a new division for for payment of all chits, etc. Australian ponies and Brutus was the first pony to capture the "C" class event.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) whi close at 11.45 ..

Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Roy (Tel. 21920).

or, omahs will be

No children admitted to either Enclosure.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public-Enclosure-is-$1.00-including.

Persons,

tax, for all

including

Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admited Half Price.

By Order,

5. A. SIEAP,

Acting Secretary. Itongkonst, 22nd September, 1941.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING

"GOSFORD HANDICAP”

Saturday, 27th September, 1941

In view of the number of entries received for the above, it has been decided to divide the race into three sections.

In Jus

1937

Since then the race has been con- Aned to "C" class raters.

The following is a list of winners of. the Gosford Handicap since Its Inception:

Pony

1031 Evening Star 1932 But After That

Season Ticket

Blue Field with the owner S. W Lee is almost a certainty, and it will be hard to beat the combina tion.

The most dangerous is Red Feather and it looks that Thirty Six is not yet ready.

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Time 1,50 2.284

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the public a big sum of money but has disappointed the owner with a fine collection of six of- ficial fourth placings.

Whether the mare is going to must trust to break the ice, one providence, but it is to be hoped that she will atone for her incessant failures.

Iron Belle's Chance? JUDGING from the Interest taken

by Peter Wel on Iron Belle, the mare has a golden opportunity of reaching the base line first, for she ran a good race behind Moun- tain View and Nomine Poenge (bull are now ineligible) in the Charters Towers Stakes over mllc.

Graceful View is another to be considered after her successful vic- tory In the Great Bight Stakes and the mare is. looking extremely well.

Though Riverside, is well tuned for the contest, I am afraid the mure will find Iron Belle' a different class.

1933-The_Giraffe.... 1037 Brutus

1930 Violet Queen

Weight Class Distance Jockey Harriman 162 15.- 1 Mile

170 Frost Reidy 170 157 Frost

146 "C"

1 Miles

"A"

14 Miles

- 2.18+

1 Mile

1.51%

П

0 Furlongs

1 Mile

1940 Brown Derby

Income Tax

152

"C"

1 Mile

160

1939 Strathearrick

1.20 1.48

Up and down the Lal Toun trio close swept (they were the only entrants); Chan in the van with Yau Sal-kwan and Lau Tal-ping just about a yard behind, and they maintained this order for almost 30 lengths.

Steadily Chan drew ahead after that mark, and won comfortably, but

In record time.

Though Lau Tal-ping was a shade ahead of his fellow-competitor, Yau, at that same period, it was not great surprise that the latter came through to take accond place. His spurt over the last few lengths was

the Over shorter distance possibilities of Law beating Yau would have been more feasible.

Returns (140 lb.) and Jus Gentium being content until then to main- (152 lb.), and the first pony wontain an even yard ahead of the by one and half lengths with iwo others. lengths separating the second and

It was anticipated that Miss V. the third

Churn would win the 220 yards free the strength of that running style for women, but it being a new

n few King's Flight is certainly pounds better racer than Happy Re-event, and with favourable reports fon several of the other swimmers, turns and Jus Gentium, whereas 10-there was nothing very defnite about very inc. morrow the chairman's candidate it all until the race was in progress. has a pull in the weights on account of less amount of staices won.

But how good will King's Flight be again Amulet Star, Araxy 11, Bendigo, Corsair, Lez Fori, Vita- min Af. and Wayworth.

I will, however, make my final selections to-morrow after having a 1st of the probable jockeys.

DAILY DOUBLE

First Leg

the

Once in tho water, however, Miss Churn showed a fine measur- ed tempo in her stroke that before the race was half over had put her Into a commanding lead.

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Well Judged.

W. Lawrence swam an excellently judged race to win the 220 yards back-stroke. Lau Yin-ting (Lal Tsun) set off at a great pace, but could not inveigle the others into following.

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Colony record for the 440 yards is 5 mins 25.0 secs, and it is an Indien tion of the speed of this half-mile that Chon covered the quarter-mile in 5 mins 20 seconds (roughly).

were also V.R.C. Members' events swum off and were interspersed with championship events. The second day's programme in the cimmpionship will be held in the V.R.C. pool to-morrow night commencing at 9.07 p.m.,

Itesults were:

Colony Championships

Chan Men's 10 yards free-style,—1, Chun-nam (Lai Taun), 11 mins 18 seek A. K. Rumjahn kept his eyes on Colony recard); 2. Yau Bal-kwan (Lal Lawrence, and endeavoured to match Tsun), 11 mins 16.8 secs; 3, Lou Tai-ping (La Toun). 11 min 0.8 seen. Provious him length by length, but could only reart was 11 mins 13.0, set by Chan manage second place.

Chun-nam in 1940,

brenat xiroke.-1, For three of the four lengths in Women's 100 yards

2, Mi Ko Miu-ling (Lai Taun), 00.6 OCE the women's 100 yards breast-stroke Mt L1 Po-luen (University), B84 seca champlonship, Miss Ko Miu-ling, Miss 11o Wal-man (South China), 02.2 LI Po-luen, THE FIRST LEG of the daily kept up very well with Miss Li Po-secs. Colony record-bilss

Men's 220 yards back-stroke.-1. Tweed luen, and until then the race had 53 secs, 1940. double event is on

had the earmarks of a close finish,

Lawrence (vt.C.), 2 tints 60 secs; 2, Island Bay Handicap. (second sec. But over the last Jap, Miss Li moved A. K. Rumjan (V.R.C.), 3 mins 0. Becs: 3. Pean Wing-kal (1) Tsun), 3 mine O flon) for "B" class. China ponies over a distance from the 1 mile slowly ahead until she finally won

by about two yards. post, which is generally about half mile 165 yards. My best three ure Hopeful Star, Hughber and Ronson, and they THE MOST STRENUOUS race of should pass the winning post in the the evening was the men's 150 yards individual medley race. Ng Nin order I have named.

took first place, and though he won oft by yards and before the word as he took

which gave him at least one of those yards to start

A run

Second Leg

Strenuous Race

BY MODIFYING the conditions off.

The other new event was the wo- of the Gosford Handicap, it does not appear that In the SECOND men's diving and Miss Jackie Ander- LEG of the dally double event it son was. left without an opponent, Miss Josephine Ng having left the to spot the winner.

hus assigned Colony, but she sportingly gave an The handicapper

is hard to

--The-Half-mile-

New Moon has not as yet faced 150C1 Mile-Post-1.004 start, but the progeny of Double cieven ponies to this first section exhibition which was well received.

is definitely accepting and--and it should-be-borne-in-mind that have reason to say that the rare is Araxy II and Bendigo have also Australian short of a gallop.

entered for the been co prefer to see Ratio Decklendi Subscription Ponies Autumn Plate,

However, I doubt that they will over a shorter distance, but I would ifte to recommend the mare for n accept that event. long shot.

H. C. Pih 142 Black Wci Dead Heat. + Record.

It will be observed from the above

that the race was not competed for Cricket Leaguo from 1834 to 1036 inclusive.

Jockeys

FTER 21 "forced absence" the owner-Jackey, W. 11. S. Davis, will be seen up on bls own ponles with the inclusion of Mr and Mrs Stanton's string, while V. V. Needn will pilot a few of Mr Li Lan-song's

ponies.

The stable Jockey, H. C. Pih, who

1.47%

New Times

For Drawing Stumps

Closing Event

Shuttlecock has grown in sub- stance and she is well keyed for the big fight She, Devonian, Nomine Poenac and Triumphant Day are on the same level.

THE CLOSING EVENT, Gosford

Remote Chance Handicap (third section) for "C" class Australian ponies, should last named is more of a stayer produce a good tussle between than a sprinter, and in the cir Misty View, Sea Jay and Vitamin cumstance the prospects of 1030 Rooly-Hill Derby winner are remote. owned by Devonian, formerly Lady Northcote, will be running under Mrs Stanton's colours and the bay will be, in my opinion, among the first three.

AL

The first pony has only 143 lb, to carry and, if Needa can draw the

was operated on for appendicitis, Navy, Army And H.K.C.C. weight. Misty View should win.

will not be seen in the saddle again! until nt the Annual Carnival.

The return of G. R. Cheape does not require any comment for his last ride in the Colony was a third

Bie Talkative In on

Gallowgate Handicap on December 2, 1939, and Inst

in the Perth Handicap in

The third section will be race to victory he piloted Rising Star:

No. 11 and run nt 6,50 p.m.

Macao.

Permission has been granted to A cash sweep, tickets $1 each, the following apprentices: R. Bluc- will be held on this race but "Allstone, Chan Chung Hang, T. K. LI, through" numbers will not parti-Ng Cheung Fal, T. H. Tseng, and cipate, and tickets can be pur-Wong Pan to ride in the novice

events only. chased only at the Race Course during the Meeting.

By Order of the Stowards,

S. A. SLEAP,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, 20th September, 1941.

Vaucluse Handicap Easy For Colooma

In First Section

THE VAUCLUSE HANDI- CAP (first section) for "B" class Australian ponies over a mile should be an easy race for, Colooma after her "dress re-.

Back In Competition

NEW TIMES for drawing stumpa for the coming cricket League season, in view of the daylight saving, was decided at the annual meeting of the Hongkong Cricket! League yesterday. Mr H. R. B. Hancock was re-elected President, vico-Fre- with Mr F. Goodwin sident, and Mr A. II. Madar Hon. Secrciary and Treasurer.

Following the Commlilee's report

decided It was

that the time for drawing the stumps would be put back half an hour in view of the daylight Baving.

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For October the time would be advanced from 6.15 p.m. to 8,45 p.m.; for November from & p.m. to 6.30pm; for December, from 5.46

to 6.15

for January p.m.; 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., for February, from 6.15.p.m, to 0.45 pam and for. April, from 0.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.,

from

The matches would commence at 1.45

TIN HAT DAYhearsal" performance last Tues-p.m. in January and February and in

Saturday, Oct. 4, 1941

Entire Proccode to Hongkong'. - Bombor fund

Those desiring to send advance donations are requested to address them to the President,

day

With D. Black in the saddle the combination was given a sharp spin over the mile course and the mare took 1.543 to cover the eit cult romplex home with Bylos

20.ours.

the other months at 2 p.m.

The meeting concluded with a decl- ton to donating $50 to the Children's Playground Fund.

Army And Navy Competing

WELCOME RETURN to the Len

is the Army, and under the

Stout opposition is bound to come gue from A Happy Time (D. Craven) teadership of Lt T. A. Pearce, inter- and Connieber (H. 8. Chang), but porter, it is announced that they will they will find the Hongkong Bank be entering two teams for the corn- Talpan's candidate a hard: nul to petition, crack,"

Contact Well Fancied

Lady MacGregor, 372, Theor Second Section

And there there, will also be a teom from Navy,

With the Services showing the way, yet a third bas returned to the fold The Hongkong C.C. aro, entering team in the First Division. WE SHOULD SEE an InWith these three bombeling Peak; or to the Honorary terdating milo run in the second again, there will, otide" more be Secretary, Mis Bandar section of the Vaucluso Handle fall programming and 11 hoped,

Morning Posts

cap for B class Australian ! TURN-16.Page:ur Column Five'.

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R&for local artékén is in a bad--way, that will moan as revival, "DE Interest

Much was expected of Vitamin M. at the Annual Carnival, but the mure ivos a non-combatant for a long time.

Anzac Day is dangerous over this distance.

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Women's Fancy Diving.~Miss J. "Ander- son. walk-over.

Women's 220 yards free-stylo, -1, Misa V. Churn (University), 3 mins 12 seca; Biles C. Guterres (V.C.), 3 mins 12.4 Keen; 3. Min Ho Wal-king (C.B.C.), 3 mins

14 secs.

Men's 150 yards Individual medley-1, Ng Nin (Sing Too), 1 min 600 Kecs; 2. Tsane Cheong-ming (Lal Teun), 2 mins 2.3 secs.

V.R.C. Events.

Junior Members' 50 yarda breast-stroka championship-1, J. A. Marques, 33 CA; 2. A. Alves, 34 soca;. 2, 1.. Viera, 34.0 sec. Boys 50 yards free-style handicap-

Rec; 2. E. Noronha, 60.0 secs: 3,

Members 100 yards free-style handicap. 1. H. Blive, 138 secs; 2; -2. Viera, 68

*Reca. seen; 3. R Sequeira, "

Junior Women's 50 yards froo-style championship,-1, Mira M. Noronha, 33 sacs: 2, T. Yvanovich, 35.8 secs

Junior Members 50 yards back-stroke championship-1, H. Reynolds, 834 secs; 2. E, D, da loza, 35.4 secs: 3, G. Saunders,

L. J. Carvalho, 30.0 secs.

THE HALF-MILE was the race of the evening, and as one specia-36.3 nces,

Boys' 75 yards Individual medley tor remarked was one of the best

handleap-1, 6. Homelet, 60.2 secx: 3, J, races for that distanco ever seen Roza-Pereira, 51.2 sces; 3, J. Gomes, 84.4 in the VJ.C. pagi.

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