ENTRANTS FOR CHI

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18009, 20 November 1926, Page 8

ENTRANTS FOR CHI

AN ATTEMPT TO EXPOUND THE CHINESE SITUATION IN LANGUAGE ALL CAN UNDERSTAND. (Bv H. 11. RYALL, in the “Sydney Sunday News.”) THE CHINA STAKES, a sweepstakes of unlimited amount, with a trophy comprising 4,278,352 square miles of country and 420,000,000 people.

1 —WTJ PEIFU, aged, a useful performer at country meetings, but shows erratic form in big metropolitan events. Dead-heated with Chang Tso Lin for the Peking Cup last year. Adopts unconventional training methods, and drinks whisky. Showed disappointing form in the recent Hankow welter, and has gone back to country training quarters. Is a B.A. British favourite. 2— CHANG TSO-LIN, warlord of Manchuria, aged. Japan’s favourite for the Cup. Fought with Japanese against Russia in Russo-Japanese War. Commands 200,000 men and has charming training quarters at Mukden, where he has been doing well since his dead heat with Wu Pei-fu in the Peking Cup. FEN-YU HSIANG, the missionaries’ "white-headed boy. ’ Good middle distance performer, and goes well on the left-handed Peking course. His troops are alleged to sing “Onward Christian Soldiers” every morning, but too much notice should not be taken of this report. Oliver Cromwell’s troops did much the same thing. That singing is good for the wind was proved after the last Peking Cup meeting.

Feng's troops ran from Peking to the Nankow Pass in evens. Feng himself went even farther—to Moscow. His troops last month murdered a Dutch missionary. Feng shares Red favouritism with— J. —CHIANG KAI SHEK, a light weight, whose training quarters are at Canton. Was seen to be handy in maiden plate events on the Canton waterfront, and was taken into the Russian stable, where he quickly developed into a useful middle distance performer. Won the recent Ilankow welter, but pulled up groggy, and is said to be causing his trainers much concern. A Dead-Heater. 5— SUN CHUAN FANG, Shanghai warlord. A genuine stayer. Arrived in Shanghai two years ago, and has stayed there ever since. Comes of a long line of stayers from Shantung. Learned the war game in Japan. Dead-heated with Chiang Kai-shek for the Kiukiang Jumpers’ Flat last month. His performance there is now under investigation by the stewards. (J— CHANG CHUNG CHANG, Shan tung warlord. Ex-coolie, but has