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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1951.

Jockey Club Cracks Down On Dope

(By OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London.

Doping is the topic of the moment wherever owners, trainers and jockeys foregather

and

among the trainers. The reason is a Clab rule which came into force on

Jockey 1911 lays down that if it is found January 1. This

that any drug or stimulant has been administer ed to a horse for the purpose of affecting its speed," the trainer's licence will be withdrawn and he will be warned off the Turf.

Till now the

under two 010 Kockey Club in dope cases

has acted

which give them wide powers of discretion. Now, trainers are saying, there will be no discretion and warning off will automatically follow an analyst's positive report, even if the trainer was on the other side of the world when the alleged offence

commiffed.

was

Racing circles as a whole are inclined to think the new rule too harsh. Over the past couple of months three trainers have lost their livelihoods even under the old rules.

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Take the case of M, A. Col-overseas, who may have re- lins, the Blewbury trainer. His garded English racing as com- fly, Quizzical Miss ran second paratively clean and free from at Doncaster and was then or- the doping evil so prevalent in dered to be examined. The some other countries. analyst's report stated the sam-1

pla of the filly's saliva was negative. But one-thousandth of

PRESS HAMSTRUNG

SUNDERLAND SCORE A GRAND WIN

In their upward climb in the First Division Home Soccer League, Sunderland scored a grand away victory over formidable Manchester United during the Christmas holidays by five goals to three. Photo shows Rowley (centre) flashing across the Sunderland goalmouth, with Aston (left) running up for it. Sunderland defenders (in whites) from left to right are Hudgell, Mclain, Walsh, goalkeeper Mapson and Pearson,

MCC FORCED Is This The End

TO A DRAW By NSW

a grain of caffeine was found in I am not saying it is prevalent the sample of sweat.

here but it is certainly increas- Collins, on the day in ques-ing. Racing correspondents of tion, was at Newbury, 200 miles newspapers come across a cer- away from. Doncaster. Suppose tain mumber of cases every the analyst had made a mistake season when it is 1,000 to 1 cer- in the detection of such a tain that a horse has been dop-Test, the M.C.C. to-day minute quantity of a drug The ed. But, the law of libel being made a gallant but vain bid

trainer had no chance at all of what it is, they cannot say a having an independent analysis word. conducted in his defence; even Most doping cases cannot be if he had been on the course at proved and any owner or trainer Doncaster, it would have been could be practically certain of difficult to get a veterinary sur-enormous damages against any goon to the spot in time.

newspaper which printed its Racegoers have the uncom- Į suspicions, however well-found- fortable feeling that there have ed. been injustices in punishments bor doping in the past and there will be greatly increased changes of miscarriages of justice in the future.

DOPING ON INCREASE

All the same, one can see the Jockey Club's point of view. Doping has been on the increase on English racecourses since the war and quite clearly this is to be a deterruined effort to stamp it out

But this much can be said. Dope has been administered in this country since the war, not only to horses running in smal ler races but also to contenders for the classics.

The Jockey Club put the full responsibility squarely on the Normal methods of detection, trainer for everything that hap-usually started as the result of pens to horses in his change. If information received, have not

Sydney, Jan. 3. On the eve of the third

to beat New South Wales, the Sheffield Shield cham- pions. The match ended in a draw.

Of

The Mighty Arsenal?

By ARCHIE QUICK

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Topic of conversation quite candidly I do not think wherever sporting folk fore it will happen this season. gather is not the surprising con-

Sunderland are too far behind eters in Australia but the rise self of the feeling that founding of the critics by erick- and somehow I cannot rid my-- New- castle will crack sooner or later. Neither bears the stamp of Middlesbrough.

of Sunderland and the fall of Arsenal.

The State were then still 90 runs in arrears with only four an era at Highbury?

Are we witnessing the end of Not one second innings wickets remain-point or goal did the mighty ing.

Freddie Brown declared the M.C.C. innings closed an hour before tea at 553 runs for eight

Gunners gain during the Christ- mas holidays and although they are still fourth in Division One table they have now gone six↓ matches without a victory--a post war record for them. this the break up? Are the

Is

Nine Dragons

Darts And

Table Tennis

I could name three big race wickets, the highest total of the winners when tests, if taken, tour, thanks to a splendid dou- would have given positive reble century by Reg Simpson,

veterans on the way out? sults, two for arsenic and the

It is difficult to place the other for cocaine. A big race the Nottinghamshire amateur,

blame for their decline, for it The January programme for winner this season almost cer-

is not aging defenders like Joe the Darts and Table Tennis- tainly won, thanks to

The State lost five wickets, Mercer, Leslie Compton, George Competitions organised an aid,

by the. banned in English racing many

including those of the Test Swindin and Wally Barnes who Nine Dragons Services Club is years ago.

stars, Morris and Miller, for are letting the side down. It is given below. only 31 runs in 40 minutes. the forwards who are not ring- All games will take place at ing the bell-attackers like the Nine Dragons Services Goring, Lishman, Logie McPher-Club, commencing at 7 p.m. son and Roper who previously The finals of the two Competi- had gathered all the praise. tions, which are run on 笾 Speaking before the event, monthly basis, will take place forecast the early return to first on the last Thursday of each team duty of Reg Lewis who month..

Teams

not present has actually not played for the

by 7.30 deemed to have premier eleven since he scored p.m. will be the winning

final goal conceded a walkover in favour against Liverpool at Wembley of their opponents. last April. Even so it looks as though Arsenal will have to buy -a thing they have not done for a long while.

But then came a spirited anything goes wrong, he takes been effective. The racing sixth wicket partnership of 90 the rap. It may be rough and world is well-schooled in keep-runs between Jim Burke and ready justice--but what other ing its secrets, For every be-

who

steps would you take to deal hind-the-scene probe that has Jack Moroney. with the increase in doping? led to any action being taken,

Some people say:

Simpson, Don't put a dozen have come to a dead

began his on Monday Hence this tightening-up marathon innings by the Jockey Club.

evening. batted nearly nine hours for 259 runs and hit 23

end.

CRISIS AHEAD

it all on the unfortunate trainer. What about the owner who is not above putting it across the book-makers with the aid of a doped horse? Such owners do exist--and they have been less The moral racing standards of in English racing English racing are down and

uncommon

since the war.

boundaries.

cup

SUNDERLAND'S FEAT

It was the highest individual the quality of the horses engag-score by an M.C.C. player in Then there is another dif-ed is likely to go down too, if Australia since the war. The ficulty, What is "dope"? At this is not the case already. previous best was Walter Ham- the moment interesting experi-

There is no doubt about it, a mond's 208 runs against West- ments are going on here with financial crisis looms ahead. courses of glandular injections This means, of course, that ern Australia in 1946.

of British bloodstock is in danger. to improve the condition

I doubt whether the Labour racehorses, and therefore pre- Gumably their speed. No one Government has been very im- knows whether this would come aginative over the taxation side under the new Jockey Club of horse racing, though the rule.

political difficulties of making cerned in a double century part-centre forward Trevor Ford and

any exception are understood. But approximately

The Nottinghamshire amateur, who figured in the top stand of the tour with Hutton yesterday -236

runs was again con-

nership to-day. 48 percent

in entertainment tax is a bur- den that cannot be borne for

In direct contrast, Sunderland took all six points they played for over the holidays, twice beat- ing Manchester United and also defeating Liverpool at Roker Manager Bill Murray Park. has had to submit to ridicule for his spending spree which poured out £30,000 for

some

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DARTS To-day 1st Bn Wilts v Hongkong Signal Regiment; 15 Field Park Squadron REV 95th Bty "A"

Thursday, January 11 35th Bty "B" v 16 Obs Bty RA; Command W/Shopa REME v Win ners of 1st Wilts v Hongkong Siggal Regiment

TABLE TENNIS

To-day

RAF v 1st Bn Wilts.

Thursday, January 11 15 Field Park Squadron RE y 173 Locating. Battery

Thursday, January 18 K.S.L.I. y Winners of RAF and 1st Bn Wilts.

ALGIERS-CAPE MOTOR-RALLY

five figure transfer fees for other He and Gilbert Parkhouse forwards like Ivor Broadis and put on 228 runs for the fourth Len Shackleton. Now his faith wicket before

the latter fell in his judgement is beginning when only eight

runs short of to bear fruit. his century.

When I was at Sunderland re-

Paris, Jan. 3. cently for the England-Wales

The Italian group taking part Bob Madden, a 21-year-old International Mr Murray said to in the Algiers-Cape motor rally

me: "Players like I have got was cannot stay round the bottom of Mascara

reported to have left this morning. Jan

FOLLOW AMERICA

These few points among the many being debated here--show i long. how this whole subject of dop-| The result is, of course, that ing bristles with difficulties. My for the ordinary man a day's one view is that the American vacing is too costly and atten- system should be adopted dances are falling off. This sets whereby the first three or four up a vicious circle. Reduced re-all-rounder in his first year of in a race are automatically turns at the turnstiles mean first-class cricket, bowled Park examined after the race and lower prize money for owners, have samples taken for analysis. many of them already feeling house, the first of three victims Then it is the same for ever the pinch. After all, they have he claimed in a fine spell of one, no slur is attached and their own taxation problems to seven balls, the examination of every win-contend with. So we are almost ner and every placed horse is bound to find fewer horses in training, smaller fields, especial- But there is still the problem ly at the less important meet of apportioning the blame ary ings and so the process of de- there is still the difficulty that terioration will continue, horses are doped to lose as well There is only one way

taken for granted.

to

the League table for long. We Gleisner, the lone South African shall not win the Championship rider, was penalised for having this time but we will rise before arrived late in Ain-Setra, south the New Year." It looks es of Oran, it was reported. He yesterday, when only one wie- prophet It will indeed be in a leaky radiator on New Year's It was an amazing contrast to though he has proved a sound had to make lengthy repairs to ket fell all day, and the period teresting if Sunderland continue Day before lunch to-day, when Simp-to improve and join issue Other competitor son and Parkhouse

99 with their North East coast ported as running to runs in 90 minutes,

and over good, roads. Bu Ave Middlesbrough,

faces will become New South Wales--crash for I cannot remember an occa- Beniabes and 104 runs between lunch and sion when all three of them were the crossing tea Reuter.

fighting dor leading honours arki Lesert Bezm

arrest it and that is a reduction wickets five M.Crivals Newcastle United

this excitement in entertainment tax. But darling will come at some doubt whether a Labour Go- ing cu a anock to racing folk (vernment would play ball, :