WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1932,
Third Day of Shanghai Race Meeting
House Leads Jockeys
MCBAIN SLACKENS OFF AFTER SUCCESS ON THE SECOND DAY.
ENCARNACAO IN PUBLIC'S
EYE
The weather remained favourable for the third day of the Shanghai Jockey Club's Spring Meeting and thirteen events were again on the card.
Mr. House proved to be the most successful jockey, capturing two wins, a second and two thirds. Mr. McBain and Mr. Sokoloff both brought in two winners.
The following results are published through the cour tesy of the Hong Kong Club:-
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The Yangtze Cup. For China Ponies. One mile.
C. E. & S. A.'s Feiying ....
(Encarnacao)
We Two's School Bay
1
Mme. Gaby Corsaire
Speelman's
(Maitland) 2
Le (McBain) 3
Half Mile.
'.
(Sokoloff)
S. A. Judah's Great Triumph..
(Judah)
3
Time: 2 mins. 09.1/5 secs. The Hoot Legacy Cup.
For China Ponies,
M. M. Sokoloff's Windmill Plane
Day's Poppyland ..... (Dallas)
,Time: 56.4/5 secs.
The Racing Stakes.
For third and fourth class Ponies.
One Mile.
Sing Lee's Slavanna
Shamoon's The Golden Moon
(Daitz)
2
Fifth Avenue. (Encarnacao) 3
Time: 2 mins..11.1/5 secs.
The Chinhai Cup.
For Griffins of this Meeting. Seven furlongs.
Liddell's Playhouse
A. 0. Fisher's Dictator
RECREIO BOWLERS FOR SATURDAY.
Two. Teams for: League Encounters.
SENIORS PLAY AWAY.
L. F. Xavier, R. R. Robarts, L. C. R. Souza, and R. F. Luz (Skip).
THE CHINA
MAIL.
REST XI FOR HOCKEY KOWLOON GOLF CLUB
ENCOUNTER.
SUMMER CUP,
Against Champions of Qualifying Round to Be
Mamak Shield.
MACKAY UNABLE TO PLAY.
Played on Sunday.
DRAW COMPLETED.
FIELD FLOOD AND RING By Athole
The draw for the Summer Cup The following will represent the The following have been select- Club de Recreio in their Lawn ed to play for "The Rest" hockey Qualifying round to be played Nurmi Reinstated.
It is indeed good to hear that Bowls League matches on Satur-eleven against the Radio Sports over the Kowloon Course on Sun- day:
day has just been completed. Club, Champions of the Mamak The competition is over 18 holes Paavo Nurmi, the most famous 1st Division Team v. Police R.C. | Shield Tournament, on Saturday at medal play, on handicap, the six-runner the world has ever known, eway at 3.30 p.m.:-
4.30 p.m. on the Y.M.C.A. ground: teen best nett scores to qualify for is to be reinstated as an amateur
R. H. Wong (St. Andrew's); K
match play. Competitors are re-It will be recalled that Nurmi, Mohammed (Police), F. V. Wong quested to arrange their
own known as the Flying Fino, was (St. Andrew's); T. S. D. Whitley starting times and must be off the suspended after proof had been (C.B.A.), W. Reed (Incognitos), first tee before 11.80 a.m.
placed before the Amateur Athle D. Davies (C.B.A.); E. V. Reed
Lic Federation to the effect that (Incognitos), N. A. E. Mackay (St.
he had seriously transgressed the Andrew's), C. C. Francis (C.B.A.),
rules governing amateurism. W. G. Johnson (C.B.A.), and Lt.
Greatest Ambition. Whiteaway-Wilkinson (Signals).
Reserves: R. Blackburn (Police), M. A. Carvalho, C. H. Basto, A. Beltrac (Incognitos), and R. C.
Reed (Incognitos). E. 3. Remedios, and Dr. R. A. C. Basto (Skip).
F. A. Xavier, C. A. Lopes, F. X. M. Silva, and C. G. Silva (Skip).
L. A. Gutierrez, F. V. Ribeiro. A. S. Gomes, and C. E. Marques (Skip).
2nd Division.v. Kowloon €.C. at home at 3.30 p.m.
A. A. Xavier, J. M. S. Rosario,
J. M. M. Alves, and A. H. Basto (Skip).
F. Prata, F. X. Soares, J. J. Basto, and G. Ozorio (Skip).
(House) 1 CRABBE LOSES NO (Pote-Hunt) 2 TIME IN REGAINING
Massachusetts' News Boy
(J. O. Harris) 3
Time: 2 mins. 41.3/6 secu.
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The Ningpo Cup.
'RECORD.
For Third Class Ponies. 14 Three Hundred Yards
2 miles...
W. L. McCann's Royal Hussar.
M. K's Anzac
(Dallas) 1 (House)' 2
E. B. C.'s Pride... (Parkin). 3
Time: 1 min. 47.4/5 secs. ··
The Shanghai Stakes.
Swimming Medley.
SHIELDER'S BAD LUCK.
Newhaven, Conn. George Kojac of New York
For China Ponies. One mile and Athletic Club has established
(Marshall)
1 half.
Lads' Fireflash.. (Encarnacao) (Dallas) Pay's Hurry On ........
Connemara's St. Patrick
(W. L. McCann) Jerami's Pop
(House) Time: 2 mins. 7.4/5 secs.
The Rubicon Plate. For Griffins of this Meeting. One mile and a quarter.
Owen Co's Pharlap (House) Lads' Bad Lad... (Encarnacao) Law and Highling's Glen Quaich (Dallas) Time: 2 mins. 43.2,5 secs. mile.
The Dalny Scramble.
3 Jim's Super Rapid Extra
Time: 3 mins, 17 secs.
(Judah,
world's record in the first heat of
1 the 150 yards backstroke cham- 2 pionship of the National Amateur Athletic Union at Yale with a time 3 of 187 2-5 seconds.
John Schielder of the University The Newchwang Cup. of Michigan also established a For Griffins of this Meeting. One world's 'record in the preliminary mile.
beats of the 800 yards medley race. 2Mr. & Mrs. A. V. White's White
His time was 3 minutos, 36 4-5 Dawn
(Pote Hunt) 1 seconds, He beat by 1 4-5 seconds Morn's Sleepy Mora. (Sokoloff) 2 the time of Clarence Crabbe who G. Neugebauer's Red Tape
who also qualified, but Crabbe, of (Daitz) 3 the Los Angeles Athletic Club, in turn broke the new record by win- The Great Northern Handicap.ning the race in 3 minutes, 36 2-5 For second and third class seconds.
3
For Fourth Class Ponles, Half a mile.
Arfano
(McBain) Silver Moun...
(Deitz) Robson's The French Bird .....
(Marshall) 3 The Chefoo Handicap. "A" Class. For Club's Subscrip tion Grins. One mile.
+
Time: 2 mins. € secs.
1 Ponies. 11 Furlongs.
2 Hardi's Betterment (Liestner) 1 R. H. MeNair's Vecherock.....
(Rothe) 2 Billy Reynell's Marksmanship..
(Ferguson) 8
Time: 2 mins. 55.4/5 secs.
Elm's Silver Grey ...(McBain) 1 Mac's Donny V
(Wells Henderson) 2a mile. Wallace & Mauld's Rushaway
(House) 3 Time: 2 mins. 10.1/5 secs. ·
"B" Class. Robson's The Land Bird
(W. L. McCann) 1
TWO DAVIS CUP FIRST ROUND MATCHES.
Switzerland & Hungary in Good Positions.
KEHRLING'S EASY WIN.
Two first-round contests in the 1932 Davis Cup encounter were commenced yesterday. In Brussels, Switzerland gain ed a two-love advantage over Belgiumn while in Budapest Hungary won both singles matches against Finland.
Brussels, Yesterday. Playing in the first round of the Davis Cup, Switzerland's singles players created a favourable Im- pression against the Belgian expón- ents.
Full scores as cabled by Renter were as follow:--'-
Aeschliman (Switzerland) beat Lacroix (Belgium) 7-5, 6-8, 6-0. Fisher (Switzerland) beat Decckboute (Belgium) 6-1, 6-1. 6-2.
Should Switzerland win the doubles match-to-day she will meet the winners of the Monaco Norway encounter in the second round
The Griffins Scramble. For Griffins of this Meeting, Half
Mr. Morn's Battle Morn ..........
(Sokoloff) 1 Mr. & Mrs. A. V. 'White's Lap-
land
.., (Pote Hunt) 2 Me's Fancy Me (Jenissen) 8
Time: 57 secs.
EDINBURGH ACIES WIN SEVEN-A-SIDE.
Dunfermline Lose at Murrayfield.
BORDER TEAMS NOT REPRESENTED.
London, April 5. At Murrayfield on Saturday the tenth of the annual series of senior seven-s-side Rugby sports, organised by the Edin- burgh clubs in aid of the funds of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh," was won by Edin. burgh Academicals, who de feated Dunfermline in the Final by 16 points to 8.
After a forenoon of snow and sleet, the sky cleared brilliantly, but a cold, wind adversely affected the attendance, which nover céeded 8,000.
Ten clubs, including Glasgow Academicals and West of Scotland, accepted Invitations, but on AC- count of the Gala sporta none of the Border clubs was represented. Their absence was unfortunate, as few of the participating teams showed much conception of the tactics of the seven-a-alde game.. Budapest, Yesterday," A good afternoon
WAS Kehrling and Gabrovitz, the provided,⠀⠀ on the
the Hungarian singles players, proved standard of was disappoint much too strong for the Finnish | ing,
players, and their
suggest the eari
«Finland, in which will meet Ireland-
Navy,Cu
Referees: A. A. Dand and Cpl. Knight.
The China Mail is informed that
Mackay will be unable to play as he has been selected to represent the Rest XI against the Interport Cricket XI on Saturday. It is understood that R. C Reed will take his place.
DEATH OF WILLIAM LOCKWOOD.
Surrey Fast Bowler's
Feat Recalled.
FOUR WICKETS WITH FOUR BALLS AGAINST. WARWICKSHIRE AT OVAL.
Fine Test Record.
Landon, April 28. The death has occurred, at the age of 64, of William Lock- wood, the famous - Surrey, Notts and England cricketer. -Reuter.
The following is the draw D. C. Wilson and T. Seddon. J. S. Smith and G. D. Reid, H. T. Buxton and W. C. Simpson. Dr. Cogan and W. S. Hillier. J. D. Thomson and P. O. Dunne.
Nurmi's sensational suspension A. T. Braley and J. J. King. W. F. Kerr and T. M. Mitchell. followed closely on the heels of S. MacNider and W. K. Hillyer. that of Jules Ladoumegue, the A. Eastman and H. Hampton. W. Taylor and W. Groves.
WAR at the seventeenth (170) yards), Jarman has holed five tee shots in his career, it being 12 years since he had performed the feat. On each of the last two ce-a caalons one of is companions had the unusual experience of holing cut in two and yet losing the hole Overseas Cricketers.
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The cricket season in England, which commenced on Saturday, will witness new arrivals from all over the globe. W. E. Merritt, the New Zealand bowler, has just ar rived in England to join a Lancas shire League Club; A. G. Fairfax is also joining the same league famous French runner and holder and it is rumoured that. H W of five world's records.
His sus
Taylor, the South African veteran
A. Urquhart and R. W. Sapsed. Pension would have meant his de- batsman is on his way to England
A. W. Torrible and W. A. Linn. barrment from entering the lists at any international meeting, in- G. Gellatly and W. Stoker. G. H. Rassell and J. G. Meyer, cluding the Olympic Games at Los Angeles this Summer. It came aз, J. Pooler and H. H. Mundy.
a èruel disappointment to him as i
P. Planner and W. L. Ramaey. R. G. Craig and J. McKelvie.
LADY TENNIS PLAYER BREAKS HER LEG.
Mrs. Pittman Out of Action.
WIMBLEDON HOPES.
vin Canada.
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West Australian Players.
W. Horrocks, the West Austra
his greatest ambition has been to lian, who played for Lancashire win the Olympic Marathon.
Finland Firm.
last season, and who scored an un- defeated century against Notts or a difficult wicket, will commence in England The reason for the reconsidera-1 on his second season tion of their action on the part of to-day. Last season he scored 271 the Amateur Athletic Federation runs in a dozen innings with an was due to the fact that Finland average of 30.11, being fourth in
the Lancashire averages. refused to strike her greatest re-
Whilst speaking of West presentative off the rolls. Thua
may baj Australian players it one potential winner has been re- stored to the path leading to Olym-worth mentioning that Worces tershire have make An offer to Erie. Bromley, who
played his first big game at the age oth 15, and who recently scored 46 and 78, top score in cach innings, against the South Africana - ..
Being at such a distance from the leading Australian cricket centrest some of the more promising play The ers prefer to look to England for the opportunity of breaking first-class cricket.
Mrs. J. B. Pittman, the lawn pic laurels, but nothing more has tennis player who is ranked sixth been heard of Ladcumegue. by the Lawn Tennis Association, is
Golfing Freak, confined to her bed with a broken
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leg, the accident having occurred at F. Jarman, a professional of the an ice-rink when she was trying to Cavendish Golf Club, Buxton,- has avoid another skater.
accomplished a rare feat in golf Whether she will be fit to appear when he holed in one for "the in the Wimbledon championships in second time in seven days. June is doubtful, but she definitely first occasion was at the fourth will be unable to take part in the hole (125 yards) and the second International trials at Queen's Club this month.
[The deceased represented Eag- land altogether 18 times in Test matches against Australia-eight times at home and five times' In Mrs. Pittman reached the third Australia. He was one of the few round of the Wimbledon singles lant who succeeded in taking four year before having a successful tour wickets with consecutive balls. He in the United States with Miss performed this feat in 1891 while Joan Ridley; she lost to the Amer playing for Surrey against Warican, Miss Helen Jacobs, by 6-0,
6-4. wickshire at the Oval.]
SHE
TYPIFIES
She typifies her generation. Outdoors and in- doors she is always at home-always in perfect® taste. Instinctively her choice in cigarettes is CAPSTAN. It's the finer flavour-the point of perfection so typical of her taste in everything.
CAPSTAN
TO-DAY'S ROWING REGATTA
Royal Artillery Seize
All Trophies.
ARGYLL'S NOT REPRESENTED.
The Army Rowing Club (HK Area) staged their Spring, Regatta. at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club this morning, two races be- ing on the programme. The 20th Heavy Battery R.A., carried off the Brown Cup, and the 12th Heavy Battery R.A., took the Ah King Cup.
Full results were as follow:
Brown Cap. (2,000 Yards).
1. 20th Heavy Battery R.A. (42
Iba. ballast).
2. 12th Heavy Battery R.A. (107
Ibs.).
3. 31st Heavy Battery R.A (122
lbs.).
4. "C" Coy. 9.W.B." (nl). 5. "B" Coy. S.W.B. (24 lbs) 6. Royal Engineers (67 lbs.). 7. H.Q. 8.W.BZ (8: lbs.),(b)
8. "A" Coy. S.W.B. (45 lbs.),
Ah King Cup.TR. (2,000 Yards NAS 12th Heavy Battery R.A. (82 Iba.).
2. 31at Heavy Battery RA (122
Ib). y.
3. 20th Heavy Battery BA (12
Ibadhey
4. Boyal Engineers (67 lbs)
& "C" Coy. S.W.B. (nil)
6. "B" Coy. S.W.B. (24 lb.). 7. "A" Coy. 8.W.B. (45 lbs.),
At the conclusion of the Ab King Cup race Brigadier R. B. Cousens, D.S.0., presented the Cups and Prizes to the winning crews.
Mitjor!PS. Stiwart fand Major K. P. Atkinson, M.C., oriclated as Judges and Commodora AH Walker, O.B.E, HN, acted starter and umpire S
Our Sports Diary
RADIO DEFEAT THE BRIDGEWATER.
Go Nap on Caroline Hil Ground.
G. SINGH'S FOUR.
At Caroline Hill yesterday after, acon, the Radio Sports Club met and defeated H.M.S. Bridgewater by five clear goals in a sporrtin hockey encounter. Gurbachal Singh (4) and H. Singh wer responsible for the Radio's point
BATTER'S HARVEST OF HOME RUNS.
American Baseball Scoring Is High.
The
New York, To-day following. were Baseball results:
National League. Philadelphia 4 Boston
Lee scored a home run.`` New York 7 Brooklyn
Ott Koenecke, and Frederic hit home runs, and Brooklyn secured 8: runs in the nine Innings
Pittsburgh 8 Chicago
Barbée and Hack both #homers."
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
КРЫ
Club
St Brookl Pittsbu
9- Cincinnati'? American League,
1 Philadelphia ons scored a home rum Lon 5 New York 3
8 St. Louis Renter's American Ber
TABLES TO DATE National League.
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