SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1930.
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FANLING HUNT
Entries For Next Meeting.
KEEN RACING PROMISED
The following are the entries for the Fanling Hunt and Race Club steeplechase meeting to be held at Kwasti on Sunday, April 13: 1-April Avoirdupois Stakes.-1 Mile, Winner $100; 2nd $50. For China ponies that have started this Sea- son at Kwaati and have not won a steeplechase this Season. Catch- weights at 108 b. Entry $5. N.R The Fox Hunters' Cup does not
count as a steeplechase.
Caviare, Dlana, Dake of Nieblung, Fanling Stag, Huntington, Lightning, Mongolian Stag, Movanagher, Sixty, Sunloch, Why Not all are 168 lb. in weight.
2-Grand Millitary Steeplechase and Sassoon Cup-15 Mlles. For the Sassoon Cup. to remain the pro- perty for one year with replien pre- sented; 2nd $50; 3rd $25. For China ponies the property of na Officer in H.M.'s Forces and/or a member of the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps. To be ridden by Officer of .M.'s Forces or a member of the Hong Kong Volun teer Defence Corps. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of one steeplechase 7 lb. penalty, of two steeplechases 12 b. penalty, of three or more steeplechases 11 ID. penulty. Entry $5.
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Duke of Nieblung
168
Sucre
165
City Hall
158
Harford
158
San Francisco
Huntington
Penhole
Peterkin
3.-The Summer Handicap.14
Miles. Winner $100; 3rd $50. For
GOLF.
Starting Times for To-morrow.
The Royal Hong Kong Golf Club notifies the following starting times
for to-morrow!--
9.12 a.m.-N. L. Smith and I. W. Shewan.
9.16 a.m.-C. B. Riggs and C, W. Jeffries.
9.28 a.m--D. J. Keogh and J. Forbes.
9.32 a.m.-K. S. Morrison and E. D. Lawrence.
9.86 a.m.-C. E. Moure and S. C. Feltham.
9.40 a.m.-A. Leach and A. D. Humphreys.
9.44 a.m.-Comdr. Priestley and J. Stuart.
9.48 a.m.-J. S. Drummond and V. V. Gleeson.
9.62 a.m.-A. G. Coppin and H. C. Shrubeole.
9.56 a.m.-S. S. Perry and G. 'W. Reeve.
10.00 a.m.-V. R. Gordon and F. Lobel.
10.04 a.m.-H. A. Mills and A. C. Ellis.
10.08 a.m.-J. S. Dykes and C.
Mycock.
10.12 a.m.-O. E. C. Marton and L G. S. Dodwell.
10.16 a.m.-C, D: Wright and F. Ortlepp.
10.20 am.-G. W. Tate and J. L. Adama.
10.24 a.m.-A. B. Raworth and
T. G. Bennett.
10.28 a.m.-R. F. Clarke and C. B.
Matthews.
10.32 am..
10.36 a.m.-A. Macfarlane
and
and
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THE
CHINA MAIL.
FOOTBALL BY - RADIO.
Sectional Chart For To-day's Game.
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With the aid of the above chart, radio enthusiasts will be able to follow the progress of the football match this afternoon, when the Somersets meet the Royal Navy in the final for the Senior Shield. As reported in the China Mail yesterday, a running commen- tary on the game is to be broadcast froin the field, and the observer will indicate the sections of the ground in which play is taking place by referring to them by number, as marked on the chart.
TENNIS
Chinese Pair in Semi- Final at the H.K.C.C.
MASTERLY SULLIVAN.
Kong Too-cheung and Ho Ka-lau, perhaps the foremost Chinese pair yesterday defeated A. L. Sullivan and F. A. Redmond by three sets to one
after a very even game.
The score
four all
themselves
was
exerted
in the first Bet before the Chinese to take the
SWIMMER'S PROTEST.
Excluded from Ship's Bath.
Strong comments are made by Miss R. H. Greenall in her report on the recent British women swimmers South African tour, which came before the annual gene eral meeting of the Amateur Swim ming Association Counell at Bournemouth.
"The team travelled
Greenall.
second
BOXING
CITY HALL
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, at 9.15 p.m.
Heavyweight Championship
of the Colony & Belt
A. B. ROWLES
H.M.S. "Marazion"
:
MARINE SMITH
H.M.S. "Herruca"
and 6 Other Contests
Booking at Moutrie's
on WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY,
April 9th & 10th for members only.
For the General Public FRIDAY & SATURDAY, April 11th & 12th.
PRICES: RINGSIDE $5. OTHERS $3 and $1.
Wordsworth would have not a chance against the popularity of a Woolley; and Shakespeare bimself in these days would be well ad-
It is the hour of what
....the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddled oafs at the goal
Bet at G4 In the second set, mainly class on the boat," states Missvised to leave playwriting and take
a large group this Mr. Kipling called- "While for might be absolutely satisfactory,
due to the brilliance and enterprise of Sullivan the British pair took the set
at 6-4. The third set proved the most,
exciting. At one time the losers were allowed their opponents to draw level within an ace of taking the set, but
and win at 7-5. The fourth set saw the Chinese well on top, and they won the set and match for the loss of two
10.40 a.m.-D. L. McWhirter and games.
China ponies. Entry $5.
Ib.
Montana ....
168
D. McAvoy
Christmas Frolic
167
M. N. Cochrane.
November
161
Osswaltwizzle
161
Target
161
E. D. Matthews.
Discord
158
King's Counsel
158
J. D. Thomson,
Buster
156
King Cobra
155
155
Fanling Stag
153
Pal O Mine
152
Fernleaf.
1448
Duke of Nicblung
145
Mowgli
145
145
Sucre
Sunloch
10.44 a.m.-H. R. Sturt and Comdr. Hole.
10.48 .m.-A. C. I. Bowker and J. R. Collis.
10.52 a.m.-F. Syme Thomson and M. G. Mille.
10.66 a.m.-A. B: Purves and
4-Fanling Champion Steeplechase I, H. Geare.
and "Borderers Cup."-1 Miles. 11.00 a.m.-C. J. D. Law and
For the "Borderers' Cup" to re- H. V. Parker, main the property of the winner
for one year with replien present-
11.04 a.-R. P. Moodle and
11.03 a.m.-B. J. Lacon and Davidson.
ed; 2nd $75; 3rd $50. For China J. R. Hinton. ponics that have started at Kwanti this Season previous to this Meet- ing Weight for inches as per scale. Entry $5,
Montana
As You Like It
Christmas Frolic
November
Bright Prospect
Movanagher
Ib.
161
158
158
158
155
155
G.
I
11.12 a.m.-H. F. Sommers and W. Wright.
11.16 a.m.-E. Des Voeux and A. D. Brawn.
11.20 am-C. B. Brown and J. Fleming.
11.24 a.m.-H. R. Forsyth and
5.---The Easter Maldens I Mile. E. M. Bryden.
Winner $100; 2nd $50. For China
ponies that have never
Won A
11.28 a.m.-L. Yates and G. E.
Steeplechase. Weight for inches as Ellame.
per scale. Ponies that have start 11.32 a.m.-J. Coulthart and W.
ed at this Meeting allowed 5 . Fleming.
Entry $5.
Bay Rhum, Bon Ami, Bright Pros-
11.38 a.m.-C. M. Gee and O. D.
pect, City Hall, Diana, Grand Duke, Brown.
Grey Mouse, His Majesty, Hunting- 11.40 a.m.-D. M. Macdougall and
ton, King Cobra, King's Counsel, D. Ellis.
King Throstic, Lightning, Lively Tune, Osswaltwizzle, Peterkin, San Francisco, Six Handred, Sixty, 'Snow-
drift, Sunloch, Tarnborg.
CRICKET.
To-day's Teams.
11.44 a.m.-D. Forbes and P.
Morrison,
11.48 a.m.-F. M. Ellls and D. J. Gilmore.
11.62 a.m-H. A. Lammert and B. D. Evans.
11.56 .m.-A. H. Musson and 0. Eager.
12.00 noon.-S T. Butlin and A.. Ritchie.
12.04 p.m.-D. S. Robb and A. Sommerfelt.
12.08 p.m.-Capt. Ashby and P. S. Grant.
At the K.C.C. ground at 2p.m., to- day, K. C. C. 2nd will be represent ed in a friendly game against the 'R.A.M.C. by the following:-B., Petheram (Capt:), H. Overy, N. A. E. MacKay, G. Lee, F. S. W.
12.12 p.m.-W. F. Simmons and Smith, A. R. F. Raven, O. B. Raven, F. H. Glover. A. J. Kew, G. A. V. Hall, S. Jex, and R. Baldwin, Umpire:-A. W. Bliss.
12.10 p.m.-A, E. Lissaman and N. K. Littlejohn.
12.20 p.m.-E. Stone and J. P.. Sherry.
Hong Kong C.C. Teams. The following will represent the Club v. LR.C. (League) to-day:
1st XI (Away).-H. . Owen Hughes, A. C. I. Bowker, A. Rold, E. R. Duckitt, E. J. R. Mitchell, K. H. Batger, A. C. Beck, W. Harris Walker, J. McFarlane and J. R. Younger.
2nd XI. (Home)-H. 3. Arm- Harding. strong, G. B. R. Divett, J. L. Bonner O. E. C. Marton, E. R. West, C. E. Gahagan, J. Summers, J. Ashworth,
The best thing about Sportkas idealism. When betting anters, in- to it, idealism is destroyed, and Sport is then a national menace instead of a national asset. Rowe
A player of moods Gallacher, at
R. M. Wood, J. DA. Hutchison and his best, is still the most telling F. E. Skinner.
(contré forward of the day.
to Soccer.
for a small one, made up of young life on their fellow-passengers,, it Wall to be born, not with a silver girls dependent for their social
was open to criticism.
"Incidentally, it meant the ex- spoon in the mouth, but with a clusion of the British team from niblick in the hand; and we have the ship's swimming bath, which it on the best authority that the day is coming when the hand was available for first-class pas-that shoves the halfpenny will rule
the world.
Sullivan played the game of his life, and it must have been disappointing to him that his partner was not quite upsengers only." to his usual standard. His powerful forehand drives invariably found their mark, but he lacked accuracy in his ground valleying. Kong and Ho played well and quite deserved their success, but they will have to reach a higher standard in order to beat the Fincher brothers.
Results in "detail were
Open Championship Doubles (third round)-Kong Too-cheung and Ro Ka- lau beat A. L. Sullivan and F. A. Red. mond, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 0-2.
Handicap Singles "A" (third roand). P. W. J. Planner beat Dr. L. T. Ride, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3.
THE ATHLETIC AGE
Baseball it is, apparently, that Tho makes the world go round. President of the United States draws £15,000 a year; "Babe" Ruth, the baseball player, has up the present received a $14,000, but has just signed & contract for two years at $80,000 (gold) a year. Athletica are
meagre
more than politics in this year of grace, and nobody would Handicap Doubles (second round).- listen to Socrates to-day were
A. D. Humphreys and G. R. Sayer beat | there a chance of looking at
E. R. and T. J. Price, 6-4, 7-5. Dean Suzanne.
Homer would be
Swann and L. Forster beat T. Cquite outshone by his Helen Wills; Monaghan and N. L. Railton, 8-6, 6-2,
Jack “Kid" Berg, the "punching pinwheel! of Whitechapel, warme up on the mechanical cars while training for his fight with Mushy Callahan in Albert Hall; London. The "Kid," who recently returned to London from a triumphai whirl through America, has reversed the usual story of the “prodigal son." Instead of letting them kill the fatted calf for him, Berg brought his fatted calf back with him in the form of a few thousand dollars.
Our Sports Diary
LOCAL
Football-To-day- Junior Shield Final Chinese Athletic "B" v. Eastern, 2.45 p.m.; Senior Shield Final- Somersets v. Navy, 4.45 p.m.; Division I-Chinese Athletic
v. Kowloon F.C.; Division II.- H.K.F.C. V. Kowloon F.C.; Somersets v. University; South China "A" v. Ewo; St. Joseph's v. RA.; Navy v. Chinese Ath- letic "A".
Tuesday Football Council Meeting, 5.88 p.m.
Tennis Monday – H.K.C.C. Tournament (weather permit- ting).
Cricket To-day-Division I.: Winners v. The Rest; Division II-League: Hong Kong C.C. v.. LR.C.; Friendly -R.A.O.C. v. University, Way- foong v. Taikoo; Married v. Single (Police R.C.); HC.C. v. R.A.M.C.
Sunday—I.R.C. v. R.A.S.C.. Racing To-day and April 19-21-Extra Race Meetings.
April 10-Entries close for Fourth Extra Race Meeting, πόση.
· Fanling · Hunt-April 18- April Meeting, Kwanti, 3 p.m. Golf To-day — Captain's Cup, Fanling.
Yachting and Rowing-April 12-Yacht Club Interport clos- ing cruise.
Rifle Shooting-April 20 and. 21-Volunteers annual rifle meeting, Stonecutter's.
Lawn Bowls - May League commences.
May 10 Entries for Open Bingles Championship close.
HOME
Rugby Football-April 21- France v. Wales.
Association Football--To-day England v. Scotland (Wem- bley).
Rowing-April 12-Oxford v. Cambridge, h
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