THE CHINA MAIL,
ATHLETIC SPORTS
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE SCORE SUCCESS
SOME FINE RUNNING
Kowloon. If you keep up active practice in the play-fields you will at the same time maintain a healthy state of mind and body that will better dit you for your studies and so equip you to hold your own in whatever sphere of activity in life you choose for yourself at the end of your school career. In spite of the weather being
It will be an unpardonable omis- rather warm, the 18th annualsion were I to fail to thank the athletic sports meeting of Ststaff of the College and the hard- Joseph's College, which was held working members of the Sports on Saturday afternoon on the Committee for the excellence of the Sookampoo ground, by kind per-arrangements which have made mission of the Military author-possible the complete success of ities, produced some fine running this afternoon's sports. And I am and good times on the part of glad also that your invitations have both the Senior and Junior boys. been extended to, and accepted by, The sports were a complete suc- the other Catholic Schools of this cess, and the hundreds of visitors, Colony to take part in this annual including many ladies, spent a open-air gathering. These meet- A inga cannot fall of very excellent small shower which came down in results. For these achievements I the latter part of the afternoon congratulate you.
Race No. 3-Lantae Handicap: "A very enjoyable afternoon.
Class: One Mile.
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RACING
JUBILEE HANDICAP
RESULT
MR. BARNETT'S "ATHFORD "
London, Saturday.
Race No. 2-Green Island Handicap: Race No. 2-Cheung Chau Plate
EP Class: Six Furlonga.
Five Furlongs.
Iba
Tarmacadam
169
Target
158
Chesapeake Bay
170
Movgli
157
Huntington
107
Glory.
157
Blue World
166
Ace of Spades
156
Monterey Bay
165
Erstwhile
355
Erin's Isle
186
Flying Stag
153
Sunning
Szatmar
159
Young Pretender
Mount Elburz
152
Buster
Tarzan
152
Target
158
The race for the Jubilee Han1 dicap (14 miles) at Kempton
Monk
162
San Francisco
Chow Taze Lon
1.61
City Hall
Park resulted:-
Duke of Normandy II
160
Mount Elburz
Alderley
149
The Jamaica
Mr. W. Barnett's Athford, 4-
Chow Taze Lon
Doubtful
149
yrs., 7 at. 6 lb.
1
Ziroon 11
140
Blue Danube
Mr. S. B. Joel's Trelawney, 5
As You Like It
148
Ideal Stag
145
Erst while
yra., 7 st. 1 lb.
Гарауд
2
Armony
144
Duke of Melrose
Mr. H. E. Steel's Caballero, 5
yrs., 7 st. 4. Ib.
Cream Cracker
143
Glory ****
fi. $
Movanagher
∙143
Tarmacadam
152 152
(Winner trained by L. Cordell.) There were 17 starters. Won by a length; a head be- tween second and third:
Betting
Duke of Nieblang
142
Cream Cracker
Fanling Stag
140
Loch Etive
162 152
Zephyr
140
Gold Medal
140
Bright Prospect.
140
Race No. 3-Green Island Handicap:
16.
"C" Class: Six Furlongs.
Huntington
166
100 to 12 agst Athford.
Ib.
One-Third
165
100 to 7 agst Trelawney,
Zenjebil
162
Blue World
167
Apollo
(Mr. Dallas) 1
(Mr. Jack) 2
3
10 to 1 agst. Caballero.
Derby Favourite Out
H.H. the Aga Khan, interviewed
by Reuter, said that Costaki Pasba
will definitely not run in the Derby.
Reuter.
SHANGHAI SPRING MEETING
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
On Saturday, the fourth and last day of the Shanghai Jockey Club's Spring meeting, Mr. Maitland rid- ing Copper Mine, was successful in
the Grand National Steeplechase.
The results of the racing, kind-
King's Parade
ly supplied by the Hong Kong Race No. 4-Third Aggregate Stakes
Club, follow:
Crossbred Scramble, half mile.
Zorkon
Ilyameurometz (Mr. Sokoloff)
Time: 0.55.1/5 secs.
The Plarauigan
166
Imperial Hall
157
Kem Tong Hall
166
The Pheasant
157
Cavalier
Fifty Fifty
157
Duke of Milan
164
Young Pretender
155
152
City Hall
155
Rummy
150
O-Moon
154
False Alarm
150
Buster
Tornado
150
Skinfaxi
Desert Storm
149
Noukhail
Kum On
147
The Sun
White Mist
147
Tangle
Inca
147
Erin's Isle
148
Pumpkin
146
Duke of Melrose
148
Bronze. Idol
146
The Apc
148
Bowden
245
Blue Danube
146
Heretofore
145
King's Falloch
145-
Ploughman
145
Luchi Etive
142
Dark Eyes
143
Rose Hall
140
May
143
Sunning
140
Sunshine
14,
The Jungle Book
142
Race No. 4-Whitsun
Sapron
140
and a Quarter Miles.
Half Pint
140
lbs.
Christmas Chimes
160
One Milė.
Chesapeake Bay
159
iba.
Town Hall
156
Christmas Chimes
164
Grand Tattoo. Eve
156
Chesapeake Bay
154
King's Falloch
San Francisco
164
104
Young Pretender
100
City Hall...
154
Pickle
Grand Tattoo Eve
Imperial Hall
Cream Cracker
Monterey Bay
151
Loch Elive
149
Loch Etive
140
Manchu Stakes, 1 mile.
Huntington
149
Skinfaxi
140
Lysander.... (Mr. Maitland) The Crafty Bird Mr. Brand)
1
Skinfaxi
149
One Third
149
2
Nonkhail
149
Tangle
139
Good News .... (Mr. McCann)
Monterey Bay
149
3
was welcomed because it had the effect of making it cooler for all concerned.
RESULTS
The following were the full re- sults:-
Long Jump (Junior Champion-
The two miles bicycle race pro- duced a keen tussie between the Hoza brothers, one keeping con- ship)-1, Kawamura (Distance: stantly in front by half a length 16 ft. 3 ins.); 2, A. Nham, In spite of the continuous efforts of the other to overhaul him Finally the leader got a distinct ad- vantage in the last lap and finished the race several yards in front of the other.
The open mile race
was won by
two Indians from the local military forces, Private King of the K.O.S.B., having hard luck in not being placed..
Long Jump (Senior Champion- ship)-1, A. Guterres (Distance: 18 ft. 9 ins.); 2, Lee Kin-wah.
High Jump (Junior).-1, Kawa- mura (Height: 4 ft. 3 fhs.): 2, J.
Gomes.
High Jump (Senior). 1, J. Lezama (Height: 5 ft); 2, Chow
Hin-yau.
}
M.
100 yards (Junior).1, A. Both the school senior Nham (Time: 11.4/5 secs.); 2,
Kawamura. and Junior
also mile races were
100 yards (Senior).-1, Plate. One well run, whilst the Hong relay!
race between the University and the Murata (Time: 10.1/5 secs.); 2,
Cheong Wing. Hong Kong Electric Co., was won by the latter after a close race in the first two laps.
Visitors Welcomed
100 yards Handicap (boys under 10).1, L. Rodrigues; 2, Sequeira; 3, L. Sequeira. 120 yards Handicap
F.
(Senior
At the conclusion, Rev. Bro. boys of Kai Lap School)-1, Yau Aimar, Director of the College vel-Tat-wing: 2, Chan Bo-lo; 8, Tam comed all the visitors and the Hon. Wing-kwong,
100 yards Handicap Mr. J. P. Braga, in particular and thanked him for kindly consenting boys of Kai Lap School)-1, Yau to distribute the prizea. Bro. Tat-cbeing; 2, Shiu Wah-kwong; Aimar said that the Hon. Mr. 2, Lau Sang.
(Junior
•
Braga was £ good friend of the 220 yards (Junior)-1, Kawa- College, and was always pleased to mura (Time: 26.1/5 secs.); 2, Ho Identify himself with everything | Kwang.
221 con-
yards (Senior).-1, M. that St. Joseph's did. clusion, he thanked the various Murata (Time: 23.1/5 secs.): 2, L. doners of Challenge Cups and con- Silva. tributors to the prize fund.
In
A "Brothers' Boy" Replying to Bro. Aimar's remarks, the Hon. Mr. Braga said that he not only pleased, but
100 yards Handicap (boys of
College St. Joseph's'
Branch School)-1, E. Xavier; 2, R. Marques; 3, A. Xavier,
100 yards Handicap very pleased indeed to identify himself St. Paul's Institution)-1, Elvira
Hel Guterres; 2, Doris Chue,
120 yards (girls of St. Paul's
could never forget that he too was
(girls of
a "Brothers' Boy," therefore how Institution)-1, Rosie Murphy; 2, could he do otherwise than support
He felt sure that
Violet Bradbury.
440 yards (Junior)-1, A. Nham
Fisher.
all other old boys shared his feel-Time: 1 min. 4 sec.); 2, A. ings toward St. Joseph's, and he could safely assure the Brother on the Old Boys' behalf that they could always rely on the Old Boys' hearty support in anything they undertook. Employing an
of expression. Archbishop Hardy, he would say: "Once a Brothers' Boy, always a Brothers' Boy," and as far as he' was personally concerned, he would place himself unreservedly at the disposal of the Brothers,
(Ap
440 yards (Senior)-1, Marata (Time: 57 secs.); 2, J. Lezama.
120 yards (girls of St. Mary's School)-1, Alfreda Rozario; 2, Georgina Fernandez.
220 yards (Handicap (College
Assis; Scouts)-1, A
2, Guterres.
440 yards Handicap (College Ambulancemen).-1, Woo Pak-foo; 2, Yau Cheong,
H.
Sack Race (Junior and Senior).
The Hon. Mr. Braga then went-1, C. Victor; 2, A. Abbas.
my
Half Mile (Senior)-1, J. Sequeira (Time: 2 mins. 14.4/5 secs.): 2, J. Lezama.
Two Miles' Bicycle Race.-1, E. Roza; 2, L. Rozay 3, Au Yee- cheong.
Half
A. Mile (Junior).—1, as Fisher (Time: 2 mins. 30.1/5 This is the second time within seca.); 2, A. Cruz.
the great the week that I have pleasure to give away prizes at a sports meeting. On this occasion cannot disguise sentiments, since my association with the Col lege sports has assumed various forms. First when, as a little lad, I was a participant in the races and jumps; secondly, when, as honorary secretary of the Old Boys' Associa- tion, I took an active part in organ-the ising your athletic meeting; and, Caroline invitation of Barros. lastly, at the kind
120 yards Handicap (girls of St. Francia School)-1, Mary Pau; 2, Mary Fisher.
120 yards Handicap (girls of Canossian Institute).— 1, Gardner; 2, Carolina
1
Time: 2 mins. 04.4/5 secs. Nil. Desperandum Cup, half mile. Nith
.(Mr. Hill)
Race No. 5-Cust Rock Stakes-One
Mile.
צלן
DON'T WASTE
Tangle
166
Wedding. Eve
The Pheasant
162
O-Moon
'158
: WATER!
(Mr. Wells Henderson) 2
King's Falloch
158
Elopement Eve
×
The Ape
155
Time: 0.57.4/5 secs.
Skinfaxi
155
Duke of Normandy II.
153
Grand
National
Steeplechase,
Noukhail
152
Race No. 5-Lantao Handicap: "B"
Class: One Mle.
Twice Round and in
The Sun
150
was
Copper Mine .. (Mr. Maitland)
The Jamaica
150
lb.
1
Double Zero .... (Mr. Harris)
Flying Stag
150"
Tarmacadam
159
2
Zephyr
150
Target
168
with the St. Joseph's sports.
Buster II.... (Mr. Springfield)
3
Cream Cracker
147
Mowgli
157
Time: (not recorded).
Loch Etive
147
Glory
+
King's Parade
147
Brigade Call
156
Sweep Stakes; 11⁄2 miles, Umpqualand ...(Mr. Dalles)
Shanghai Sub-Griffin Champion, Race No. 6-Peng Chau Stakes.—
Ace of Spades
156
Nera Stag
155
the old school?
Once Round.
Erstwhile,
155
I
lbs.
Szatmar
153
Saracen
(Mr. Collaco)
2 The Ptarmigan
158
Flying Stag
159
Cowboy
Time: 2 mins. 48 secs.
Spring Griffins Handicap, 1 mile.
(Mr. Judah)
3
Armony
158
Monk
152
Chicot
158
Mount
Mount Elburz
152
Sopron
155
Tarzan
162
Ontario
+
Glengyle
Blueblazes
.(fr. Collaco)
1
Big Ben
Mountain Air
355
BOW
Chow Taze Lor
151
155
Duke of Normandy II. 150
Szatmar
165
Alderley
149
(Mr. Needa)
2 (Mr. Bowling) 3
Mirror Hall
155
Doubtful
149
Duke of Milan
155
Zircon II.
149
Time: 2 mins. 03.3/5 secs.
Spring Handicap: "A" Class, 1%
miles,
Ploughman
100
156
As You Like It
148
Movanagher
155
Papaya
145
145
White Jade
100
155
Movanagher
143
143
Tornado
155
Duke of Nieblung
142
142
Half Pint
155
Gold Medal
140
Alligator
(Mr. Hill) White Rosemary (Mr. Collaro) Zanzibar...... (Mr. Pollock) Time: 2 mins. 43.1/5 secs.
1
21
Firstwhile
Heretofore
100
165
Fanling Stag
140
plause).
155
Bright Prospect
140
3
Papaya
152
Zephyr
140
on
to address the gathering
False Alarm
152
Sunshino
152
Spring Handicap: "B" Class, 13
The Jungle Book
152
Race No. 6-Lantao Handicap: "C" follow:-
Class: One Mile.
Bronze Idol
.182
miles.
lb.
Inca
162
Appleleaf
.(Mr. Brand) 1
Zenjebil
162:
Michigan
Easter Eve .....(Mr. Collace) 9
.(Mr. McCann) 2 Race No. 7--Beaufort Hanheap: "A"
Class: One and a Quarter Miles.
Bowden
145
Kom Tong Hall
155
lb.
Cavalier
155
miles.
Jupiter
Wardle
Squeak
Time: 2 mins. 39.1/5 secs.
Spring Handicap: "C" Class, 1%
(Mr. Harris)
(Mr. Collaco) 2
.(Mr. Hill), 3
Time: 2 mins. 43.2/5 secs.
Sub-Griffins Nil Desperandum Cop,
One-Third
San Francisco
Imperial Hall
Grand Tattoo Eve
166
Duke of Milan
154
Town Hall
181
Ploughman
145
Pickle
101
Dark Eyes
143
160
King's Parade
162
Monterey Bay
160
Movanagher
152
15$
The Ptarmigan
156
152
White Jade
150
The Pheasant
152
Tornado
150
150
Blue World
152
Runimy
150
Fifty Fifty
1F2
Desert Storm
149
Young Pretender
160
White Mist
147
Bro. Almar, I have the honour to
Mile One
1/1⁄2 mile,
City Hall
150
Inca
147
Crossfire
(Mr. Sprinfield) 1
Rose Hall
140
The Bantam
Forty-Six..........
..(Mr. Needa) 2 Race No. 8-Beaufort Handicap: "B"
Class: One and a Quarter Miles. (Mr. Bott) 3
May
Sunshine
148
Mirror Hall
this afternoon.
2, Lee Kin-wah.
142
142
To-day's meeting is no exception
One Mile
(Junior).--1,
The Jungle Book
142
Time: 1 min. 02 secs.
lb.
Skinfaxi
161
Sopron .... Half Pint
140
140
Mafoos Race, 11⁄4 miles.
The Jamaica
Ecarte
1
Tangle
150
Erina Igle
168
Howecroft
2
Duke of Melrose
158
Race No. 7-Lams Plate. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In (about 1 Mile 165 Yards).
The Dansant
3
King's Falloch
285
Time: 2 mins. 47.2/5. secs.
Loch Etive..
152
lbs.
As You Like It
King's -Falloch
163
EXTRA MEETING ON SATUR- DAY AND MONDAY
WEIGHTS ALLOCATED
The following are the weights for the principal races for the Hong Kong Jockey Club's fifth extra meeting on May 18 and 20:
FIRST DAY
Race No. 1-Green Laland Handicap:
"A" Class: Six Furlonge.
Mowgli
The Pheasant
162.
Brigade Call
Skinfaxi
160
Alderley
The Ape
Mount Elbura
145
Monk
145
Nara Stag
145
Szatmar
113
Duke of Normandy II
143
The
Doubtful
142
Gold Medal
140
Flying Stig Zephyr..
Jamaica
Duke of Normandy I. 158. Noukhail
157 Aldurley The Sun
160
155
155
155
155
Fanling Stag
140
King's Parade
152
Bright Prospect
140
Cream Cracker
Loch Etive
Monk
SECOND DAY.
Rummy
Szatmar
lb.
Race No. 1Crocodile Stakes-Sir
Duke of Milan
One-Third
165
Furlongs
Tornado
-150
180
Huntington
163
Jbs.
San Francisco
158
The Ptarmigan
158
147
Bronze Idol
Prince
Buster
159
Armony
158-
Imperial Hall
157
Sopron
155
Blue World
167
Bowden
155
Race No. 8-May Plate (Handicap):
One Mile and a Quarter,
C.
Fifty Fifty
157
Mountain Air
155
Young Pretender
156
Szatmar
City Hall
155
Pumpkin
172
0-Moon
164
Duke of Milan
169
splendid traditione. It is my Barn
Ideal Stag
Skinfaxi
Noukhan
The Sum
Tangle
The Ape Erin's Isle.... Duke of Melrose Blue Danube King's Falloch
Loch Elive
Bunning
180
152
Ploughman
150
est hope that you will continue to
151
161
Movanagher. Tornado
Senior Championship Medal. Won by M. Murata (15) points)...
Gold
155
Mount Elburz
149.
Szatmar
147.
250
Half Pint
Heretofore.
As You Like It
145
165
Movanagher
140
you can get together & representa-
Papaya
152
Fanling Stagel
137
tive team. It has not yet been pos
points).
Prize Donors
False Alarm
152
Bright Prospect
137
Kum On
152
Kom Tong Hall
136
Sunshine
152
Duke of Man
$184
The Jungle Book
152
Mountain Air
Bronze Idol
Big Ben
Inca
May
good when you have the ground for practice in De La Salle College at
(Continued on Pepe 11:).
Heretofore
Sunshine
San Francisco
City Hall
Brigade Call
(Senior)-1, J.
give away these handsome prizes Sequeira (Time: 4 mins. 57 secs);
J.
to the general rule. For every Pereira (Time: 5 mins, 10 secs.); event there have been a large num-2, A., Cruz..
ber of entrants and they have been
One Mile (open to Military).—
very keenly contested both in the 1, Abdul Safar (Time: 4 mins. 48 Senior and Junior divisions. Your sece); 2, Indar Singh.
220 yards Handicap (Old Boys). working committee is to be com- plimented on the innovation of an-1, C d'Almada (Time: 23.3/6 Inter-Hong Team Race which is yet secs.); 2, J. Figueiredo. another incentive to maintain the 100 yarda Handicap (Veterans). contact between past and present-1, F. L. Marques; 2. E. António. Invitation Relay (Local Schools). pupils so keenly advocated by Bro. Marcian who, I-am sorry to know,-1, St. Paul's College; 2, Queen's has been called away at short no College. 155
tice to Penang.
Inter-Class Relay (Small Boys).
The healthy rivalry in sport has 1. Class 4 (Kowloon); 2, Class been a traditional feature. In the life 59. top-Class
of our old College. I experienced it Inter-Class Relay (Junior)-1, more than fifty years ago at the Class 8a; 2, Glass Ba
College, in Caine Road. I can still Inter-Class Relay. (Senior)~1, trace it in your modern class rooms Class 2c; 2, Matriculation.
in Kennedy Road and in the Branch Inter-Hong Relay (teams of Old/ School at Kowloon, and am confid Boys)-1, Hong Kong Electric; 2, ent that it will be found in the Hong Kong University. model school Bro. Aimar and his
50 yards Handicap (boys under staff have planned for you on 10)-1, S. Ozorio; 2, D. Alves;
Edward and Boundary 3, F. Sequeira.
120 yards Consolation Race Roads across the harbour."
Practice in the Play-Fields (Junior and Senior), -1, My best congratulations to you Marques; 2 H. Botelho. boys for upholding St. Joseph's
MONDAY, MAY 13, 1929.
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