Hongkong. Feb. 21.
Before a huge crowd at_Hapy valley today, Mr. C. B. Brown's Crack Grifin, Burford, ridden by the Chinese jockey Pik, won the Hong. kong Champions in' record time. Mr. Bole Moller's Satinlight, with his son, Moller up, finished second. while'Mr, L. Dunbar's Confusion Bay (Black up) came third. The time—2 min,, 2044/8 sec., bettered Sitkylight's record by 8/5 of a second, Burford thus turned the tables on Satinlight, winner of the Jongkonx Derby oni Monday, in which race Burford came second. The defeat of Satinlight, however, did not come as a great. surprise, as Burford had broken the mile record by 2-25 see. esterday, The course remained perfect and addition to the Champions race, the record for six furlongs wat broken by Mr. L. Dunbar's Mount Hope Bay (Black tip), in winning the free race of the day.
Mount Hope Bay was clocked in the time of 1 min. 21-2/5 sec, for the distance, beating the four-day-old record of 1 min, 2.4/5 sec. ct by 2 Mr, Erie Moller's Spicylight on Saturday.
Hitherto, no less than six records have been' lowered and another tied at the present meeting, which should down as one of the: most eventful the history of the Club.
ceptionally keen. There were acting today continued to, be ex: dead-heats for first place and another for second place.
Phe daily-double was won by the combination of King Kong in the Seventh race and Courting Eve in the ninth race, the following are the results of the Fourth Day of the Hongkong Jockey Club's Annual Race Meet ing Grasp Staxp Staxts—G Purlongs Mr, i, Dunbar's Mount Hope Bay the nee as Nauional Prige a 'SRI V Lee's Boolat Bay (Gram)
Lows? Ponst—? Furlongs 49. yards tort Fs Ajo (Lane) cee cicseiee Fens eRleats tumperniked anaes, Mappy. Landi Jockey Cur—1 mile
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