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that it does not require a large ground and is widely played wher- ever there is sufficient space.
Rifle shooting is popular and the local Bisley was well attended. The New Territories provide a limited amount of shooting at wild fowl and small game.
The Motor Sports Club of Hong Kong organized rallies, driving tests, hill climbs, sprints and slaloms which drew record entries. The Club was well represented at the Macau Grand Prix, which was won by a member of the Club. Cycling as a sport is hampered by a comparative lack of suitable roads, but both road and track competitions have been held.
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The Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association held its first Marathon competition in November over a four-mile course in Plover Cove in the New Territories. The annual Cross Harbour Race, which was seen by television viewers in nineteen different countries, attracted over four hundred entries and a new record time of 22 minutes 37.5 seconds for the 1,600-yard course was set up in the ladies section. Yachting as a sport continues to flourish and the smaller boats race at most week-ends. The cruis- ing section, which is continually strengthened by the construction of new craft, took part in off-shore races during the winter season. A number of residents have built Chinese craft of the small junk type and races were organized during the year, mostly in the Aberdeen area.
Cambodia, Miri-Belait, Penang, Rangoon, Saigon and Singapore sent teams to take part in a rowing regatta in November. Earlier in the year a visiting Oxford crew rowed in Hong Kong after a tour of Japan. Water-skiing and underwater swimming are more popular than ever in the bays and inlets with which the Colony abounds.
The South China Morning Post Cup attracted several of the world's leading golfers and gave local players an opportunity to see competitions of a high standard. Star visitors included Kel Nagle and Angel Miguel.
The annual Walkathon, sponsored by the Standard-Sing Tao newspaper group, over a 43 mile course round the Island, was held in July at the height of the hot season; 460 starters, both
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