Hongkong, Feb. 19.
In record time, Cire's Setinlight, ridden by Moller, won the Hongkong Derby today. Satinlight returned a time for the 1%-mile course of 2 min, 50 4/5 sec., substantially lowering the existing record, held by Rose Elect, 2 min. 55 2/5 sec.
Thus the Cire stable, which is owned by Mr, E. Moller, of Shanghai, capped its series of good performances at the Colony's annual race meeting.
Second to Satinlight was Brown's Burford, ridden by Pih, and Mrs. J. H. Taggart's Craigavad was brought in to third place by Encarnacao.
Some outstanding racing was seen during the day. The keenness of the running is shown by the fact that there were two dead-heats for second place and one for first place. Records were established for two other events besides the Hongkong Derby. In the third race Cire's Racylight, ridden by Moller, won with a time of 1 min. 04-3/5 sec, over a course of about half mile 170 yards, against the previous record of 1 min. 05 sec.
In the sixth race, over six furlongs, Eve's Eve of Heaven was brought home by Marshall with the record time of 1 min. 23 1/5 sec. The previous record was 1 min. 23 4/5 sec.
The Results The following are the results of today's Hongkong Races:
Foocnow Cur—1'% miles Mr. L. Dunbar's Confusion Bay (Black) 1 Eve of Harvest (Marshal) 2 Navylight (Moller) 3 Time: 2 min. ction)—1 mile Mr. Ellandee's Contact (Davis). 1 Dr. S. N. Chau's Ascot Day (Chao) 2 Mr, Cires Busylight (H. M. Botelho) 3 Time: 1 min. 463 sec.
Lusmawo Cur—About 14 mile, 170 yd.
Mr. Cire's Racylight (Moller) 1 Mr. Tang Man Wa's Possible (Tang Man Wa) Mr. Diamonds' White Diamond (Pih) 3 Time: 1 min, 049 sec.
Gamusow Cur—1 mile Mr. Fans' Musketeer (Liang) Mr. S. L. K's Celtic Star (Marshall) Mr Eu' Tong Sen's Rose Evelyn (Encarnacao)
Time: 2 min. 00§ see Kara Kana HANDICAP—L4 mile Mr. G. Treverton's Brutus (Black)... 1 CWXK's Twilight Star (S. W. Pan) 2 Mr. Li Shin Hang's Discovery Bay
Time: 2 min. ij sec. (Dead heat for (Wei) 2 second place)
Amoy Hanpicar (First Section)
6 Furlongs Mr. Eve's Eve of Heaven (Marshall) 1 Mr. Lans Humdrum Eve (Pih)—... 2 Mr. Marbers Lilliber (Gram) - 2 Time: 1 min. 233 sec. (Record time. Lead heat for second place)
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