THE CHINA MAIL..
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1934.
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TENTH FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD OPENS TO-DAY IN
COMPLETE
ENTRIES FOR
RACE MEET
Handicaps For The First Day.
NEXT SATURDAY'S CARD
ANTRIES and handicaps for the
EX Kong Jockey Club's Fifth Race Meeting, to be held to-day at the Valley are as follow:
'Smugglers Handicap-6 Purolaga
Banquet Hall 1145). Bayardo (151), Bay View (166), Bela (145). Bold Marshal (340), Budge (165), Ebony Ido (140). Puig (140), Great Kal Hot Sun (140). Monoplane
Pride
(156). Ribb!
Racing
BIG SHANGHAI RACE DIVIDENDS
Two Over $400 On First Day.
WORPLESDON PAYS OUT $284.60 HEAVY RETURN ON THE DERBY
The Shanghai Race Club's Spring Meeling has provided big dividends.
COLOMBO'S PRICE
SHORTENS
Red Hot Favourite For Derby,
UMIDWAR RETAINS .CONFIDENCE
London, To-day. Since winning the 2,000 Guineas, to record
Glanley's Colombo is quoted at 13 to 8 offered and 7 to 4 taken, mak. ing him a hotter favourite than jever for the Derby, which is to be
run at Epsom on June 6.
his ninth win, Lord
A
On the opening day there were (158). Shaughraun (140), The Red-two dividends of over $400. Jack shank (145). Tummel (150), William Point (E. B. Cumine) paying Osler (152) and Zero (145).
$476.60 in the Griffins Plate Skylight (Moller) paying $456.00 in the Pau Ma Tong Cup
On Monday the dividends were
Colombo's win in the Craven Stakes on April 19 made him hot favourite, and. barring ac- |cidents, he should be one of the Out highest-priced Derby runners for
Medieval Knight's price has dropepd heavily since his defeat (155). Daylight Eve (147); Gold Bul-net so high, but some very good by Zelina in the Greenham Stakes. Zelina started at 33 to 1, and paid
18 entries.
Stonecutters Handicap-1 mller "C" Ch.
Bay View (148), Beta (1401. Ristre
Mika
anci out
many years.
The best
tion (145). King's Fancy (161), emfigures were returned. ber (146), Micaroni (188), (1). Monoplane 141, Racing Bay was Worplesdon's $284.60 when the (140), Rimble (1491, Rogul Flush (140), overcame the field in the Derby Singway (152), Tammel (140), West with Parade (113), Willam Osler 1140), and Wonderful Stag (149).
18 entries.
Brisbane Spring Handicap-
11 Miles
"Daffy" Clark up. Black
CHINA CERTAIN OF
SOCCER TITLE
JAPAN FAVOURED IN SWIMMING
CHINA'S BASEBALL. HOPES
SUPREMACY,
AND PREPARA.
The opening ceremony will take place at 2 o'clock this after- neon, and at 3-o'clock the Games will commence. To-day's games}
CHAN CHUN-HING INDISPOSED
MANILA
FINE BOWLING
BY IAN PEEBLES
UNAVAILING -
Gloucester Beat Middlesex.
O'CONNOR DEFIES SUSSEX
London, To-day.
Return To Canton After
Bewlers secured the upper AFTER MONTHS OF STRENUOUS TRAINING
Departure Of Athletes, handi
the four first-class TION THE TENTH FAR EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WILL
cricket matches which concluded COMMENCE AT THE NEW RIZAL MEMORIAL FIELD TO-DAY, WHEN ATHLETES FROM CHINA. JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES, FRENCH IN-
Inquiries at the South China At- yesterday, Ian Peebles, a Test DO-CHINA AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIES WILL STRIVE FOR hletic Association last night con- candidate, securing 11 for 160
cerning Chan Chan-hing, who was Goddard claiming
against Gloucester, and Frank 8 for 132 selected to represent China at swim- against Middlesex in the same ming at the Far Eastern Olympic match. Games, which commence to-day, Maurice Leyland, the York- revealed the fact that Chan is still shire left-hander who is con- sidered almost certain to retain indisposed in Canton.
his place in the Test team, fol- Chan was expected to leave for lowed up his 104 not out against Manila on Thursday evening, with the M.C.C. by the three other Olympic players, by against Oxford.
acoring 100 the 8.6. President Coolidge.
are:
Baseball-China vs. Philippines.
Tennis and Volleyball-Philippines vs. Japan. Soccer-China vs. Philippines.
Basketball-China vs. Japan.
of
The Chinese and Japanese teams, Even the younger membora interviewed when passing through the Japanese swimming team, a totalisator dividend of 140 to 1]the Colony within the past few Yamada and Ake, have equalled the jeon that occasion.
(weeks, have both held high hopes records of their veteran team
of success at the Games.
H.H. the Aga Kahn's Umidwar
(A. W. Raymond paid is still second favourite at 100 to
3.
Sheep $212.00 on the Peking Plate, and
Yesterday's call-over WEB As the same rider, on Hobo in the lows:-
"C" Class Shanghai Race Club Handicap, returned $76.20. Sub- Able Amazon (167), Rae Tor (1621 Ribbon (V. V. Needs), paid $73.80
(1581, Bronz Era (165), Just That Mutiny Bay (140). Night Star (146), in the American Challenge Polar Star (1331. Racing Heart
Saury Face (($5). Woodland (154), and Atlas (163).
11 entries.
May Handicap "A" Clann
& Furlonge
Cup,
(152), and Ecclefechan H. M. R. Hodg- Stag man) returned $64.40 in the "B" Class Shanghai Race Club Handi- cap.
Cossack's Beauty (184), Gleneagles (115), Hetman (145), King's Justic (155). Sudko (154), and Soldier Britain (168)
6 entries.
Lend Mine Handicap "I" Cha-1 Miles
nf
(145).
Brechin (108), Bright Stor Dan (765), Flying Tourist (145), GIL- dintor (15), King's Bounty (183), Onk-) Bay (147), Prima Donna (155), Soldier of China (168) and Solider of Ger- many (102).
10 patries.
Customs Handleap "C" Class-
Six Furlongs
FLAT RACING TEST FOR GOLDEN MILLER.
National Winner Experiment.
London, Apr. 7. Galden Miller, recognized ae the world's greatest steeple. chaser since his record-break- ing victory in the Grand National, is to be given tesls
on the flat this Summer.
Bay View (148), Bein (140), Bistre
(135), Boxing Bvẻ (140), Gold
Cur.
Colombo 13 to 8 o. 7 to 4 L Umidwar-100 to 9. Easton 100 to 8. Windsor Lad-100 to 7. Lozingaro-100 to 6 1 and 0. Blazonry-25, to 1 o, Alishah-33 to 1.
The Japanese are confideat of success in the swimming events,
[mates.
Against the formidable array of returned to Canton.
fol-and from recent startling records Japanese swimmers, however,
Medieval Knight-50 to 1 t. and o
SUTTON SHIELD FOR BOWLS.
Water Works Win Over Roads Dept.
of their representatives, their op-there are several very excellent timism is quite justified. Two of Chinese aquatic stars, who, al- (their team are world Olympic though they have not broken re-
champions, and no fewer than nine
It was learned last night that after the Chinese athletic delegation left for Manila last Sunday, Chan, who was looking well at the time.
Chan was selected to compete in the 50 and 100 metres aquatic events.. He was also a member of the Chin- jese water-polo team.
Sussex received a check on their own ground when Leslie O'Connor rattled up 112 in the Essex second innings to pre- vent a definite decision. At the close of play, Sussex re- quired 99 runs for victory with eight wickets in hand. The Oval crowd witnessed 4 struggle for first innings points when Warwickshire. under the captaincy of R. E. S. Wyatt, topped
Reuter
of the 22 swimmers were placed at cords in World Olymplads, hare the 1932 Los Angeles Olympiad. the confidence of their country FAR EASTERN GAMES Surrey's total by 2 runs.
ELA
cabled by
QUARREL.
SWIMMING GALA AT Y.M.C.A.
Seven Events On Card To-night.
men that they can more than hold their own against the Japanese.
The Chinese water-polo consider that they have greatly
Resulta
were:
team Emperor's Cup Withheld County Championship. Improved since losing to Japan in At Japan's Request.
the 1930 Games in Tokyo.
They
Manila, May 7.
AL Lord's Gloucester beat Middlesex by 60 runs.
107).
jare under the very able leadership of Mr. Yeung Yeun-wa, an instruc. The Philippines Amateur Ath-Gloucester: 351 (I.A.R. Peebles 6 for The programme for the Y.M.C.A.Academy, Nanking, so if discipline that the Emperior's Cup, a trophy tor from the Central Military letic Association, have announced The Water Works defeated
119 (LA.R. Perblen 5 for 53). the swimming gala, to be followed by
'18 to take them anywhere, they to be Roads in the opening lawn
bowlsa dance, to-night at 9 pm, at the have the right coach.
presented to the winning (Middlesex: 213 (Goddard E for 132)
and 197. national team, will not be among match of the Sutton Shield, a com- Europeàn Y.M.C.A. is as follows:
Unless one of petition for departments of the Pub-|
the prizes to be offered at
At the Oval, Warwickshire took the other-
this countries provides
year's games, really
the Japanese team, first innings points from Surrey. first-class sensation, China
holders of the trophy, having re- Surrey: 213 (Palne å for 72) and 222 quested that the cup be withheld warwick: 215. should have no difficulty in
because of carrying off the soccer cham-
the complications its Al Hove, Sussex took firat in- inclusion might produce.-Rengo. pionship.
nings points from Essex.
Works Department.
The teams were:
Water Works
J. S. Dinues
J. Forbes
The horse's owner, Mins Doro- H. H. Rose
reney (140), High Sport (168), King's thy Paget, and his trainer, Bus!! | C. J. Tacchi
Paney (181), Lenberg (185), Maca Briscoe.
(140). Solar Star (140), Spinuway of
ure convinced Golden (skip)
Roads
H. H. Pegg
G. E. Stephens
E. S. Carter
J. Howe
14
(skip)
12
Men's 60 Yards Aggregate Handi-
cap for the Wood Cup. Ladies' 50 Yards Aggregate Handi
cap.
Exhibition Invitation Diving Mixed Relay.
Men's 50 Yards Breast Stroke
(scratch).
a
Eight of their players have figur
ed in previous Far Eastern Cham-
pionship Games, and among them MACHINE GUNNERS'
is Lee Wai-tong, the best inside-j left. China has over produced, and according to some, worthy of
rosi (108). Marquis Hall (152), Mike Miller has the speed and natural (140), Partnership (140), Rasing BV
The trophy was presented by Mr. 50 Yards Mixed Novelty Race (140), Raving Pride (140), Royal Flush stamina to hold his own with any P. Sutton of the P.W.D., who re- Five-a-Side Water Polo.
them over the longer din-icently went Home on retirement. Charges will be $1.00 for Gala, (152), The Redshank (140), Tillirum tances. No horse ever has MUST The entries comprise Drainage, $1.00, for Dance, $1.50 for Gala
Grand Crown Lands, Architectural, Roads, and Dance. Servicemen in uniform land.
in Building, Water Works. Port Deve-will be admitted to the Gala for
lopment and Electrical.
hadf-price.
Parado
1
(140), Valorous (165), Wakefield (146) ceeded in following u Woyward Stag (140), West
National victory with success |high-class flat racing.
(143) and Zero (140).
24 entries.
Pineapple Handicap-! 1⁄4 Miles Cavalerde (158), Chow Fan (140), Classic Hall (159), Copper Idol (198), Dancing Butterfly (186),-In Good Time (140) and Surprise (147).
7 entries
Victoria Park Handicap "B" Class 1 Mile 171 Yardı
TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS DETAILS
Senior Division.
Cruigengower “A” v. Kowloon C.C.
Australian Boy (163), Cheeky Face A. E. Coates (160), City of Brisbane (135), Dinty (144), High Finance (149), Lucy Gilt W. F. Field ters (148) Princess Angeline (146), D. Rumjal Ration (315), St. Jean (140), Tecum. B. W. Bradbury sch (135), The Giraffe (136), The Gooke (162) and "Vriday (135).
B entries.
(Continued on Page 5).
ID. Duncan
(skip)
C. E. Elliot
J. A. Howe
Heywood
H. Hampton
A. E. Silkestone
(skiri
J. W. M. Brown
G. L. Buchannan W, flyde H. Beer U. M. Omar.
WELCOME MORN WINS J. S. Landolt
ON
THREE LEGS
Lost Chance Of Winning
Champions.
Shanghai, May 9.
JA. A. Razack
R. Bass
R. F. Lue
E. C. Fincher R. P. Phillips
(skip)
H. Gittins
C. J. Tacchi
(skip)
PROGRAMME.
J. C. S. Fender
T. Tallon
J. Shepherd W. Mair
D. Bone G. H. Stewart 1. Palson
D. Munro
Junior Division.
(skip)
(skip)
Kowloon C.C., Craigengower C.C.
W. Muleshy
E. R. Jenking
A. Jones
W. Phelps
T. W. CATT
C. Barry
E. Kern
V. N. Atienza
(skip)
(skip)
(site) Champions Visit Recreio. c. Labrum
A. Wright
J. Dinnen J. M. Jack The following
to-day's are
(skip) fixtures in both divisiona of the M. N. Rakusen (skip) Hong Kong Lawn Bowls
League W. W. Hirat giving the previous season's re-. Overy sults in brackets.
7. Ferguson
L. E. Lammert J. Fraser
Civil Service. Craigeagower "B"
T. Armstrong E. Tuck
E. Champelovier M. J. Medina R. R. Wood
W. Ward
A. W. Grimmitt
An unfortunate race on the first day of the Shanghai Race Club's S. Adlerman P. E. Knight Spring Mecting deprived Welcome J. Hollidge Morn, the red-hot favourite, of 13. Deakin any chance of annexing the Cham- plon Sweepstakes,
(skip)
J. Cavanagh
F. K. Modi
(skip)
Y. Abbas W. T. Brightman G. S. Rosselet
(skip)
(skip)
A. E. Marchent H. Milton G. 9. Summons' W. Gill
E. W. Simmonds S. Eccleshall This pony, with Capt. Sokoloff A. O. Brawn up, ran a very hard race in the F. J. Jónes
[skip)
J. S. Logan
F. T. Farrell
(skip)
FIRST DIVISION
|C.C.C. "A" (84)
C.8.C.C, (-) RECREIO (89) POLICE (783)
v KCC. (57)
v CC.C. "B" (-)
v K.B.G.C. (51)
✓ TAIKOO (58)
BECOND DIVISION
KLC.C. (38) v C.C.C., (57) R.H.K.Y.C. (44) v C.8,C.C. (61) K.B.G.C. (78)
[L.R.C, (-)
V RECREIO (50)
• II.E.F.C. ().
Criterion Stakes, only beating Four Club de Recreo y. Kowolon B.G.C. ELECTRIC (81) ▼ POLICE (46) Aces J, Pote-Hunt) by a nack, J. E. Noronha and, on leaving the course to weigh C. II. Basto- in, he was noticed to be very lame, H. Alves
C. G. Silva more lame than he had ever been before,
(skip)
L. J. Silv This pony has always been ro-J. G. Ozorio cognised in Shanghai as being only F. V. V. Ribeiro
C. Marques worth three legs, but hơ has never
(skip)
R. Hall W. S. Drake
R. Duncan
S. Randlu V. Petherick
W. Macfarlane
(skip)
(skip)
looked as bad as he did after the L. A. Guterres
J. Watson Criterion Stakes. The puzzla is, F. Xavier A. 9. Russell how be managed to run at all let F. X. M. de Sivin L. Guy
E. M. Remedina J. H. Budding.
(skip)
mione win.
Polles R.C.
IR ETHE
J. McLellan A. R. Clarke. G. C. Moss
G. Parking
IT. R. Hunter
E, G. Poet
(skip)
W. E. Hollands
(skip)
(akip)
v. Talkoo R.C.
W. Brown R. Wright
R. M. Keown
J.
Chalmers
(ip)
W. Cunningham
A. Norrie
T. F. Stainton N. Drummond
(skip)
J. L. Spence
JE. S. Abraham
A. Macfarlane
E. D. Rend
(skip)
J. A. R. Selby A. T. Hamilton A. Chapman
D. K. Kharan J. Van Der Lely LC. R. Sonza
A. S. Gomes
J. R. Soares W. J. Howard I W. Randall W. K. Way
R. Westlake
L. Whant (skip)
CONTEST.
place with the best men in Eng-Anzacs Head M.G. Coy.
By winning the maximum of No Signs Of Staleness
1,000 points in the second stage Judging from their play in the of the Hong Kong Volunteer De recent Governor's Cup match, the fence Corps' Machine Gun Com- local players are at the top of their petition, Anzac Company form, and showing no signs of have drawn ahead of the other staleness after gruelling season. Companies.
the
for G.
Essex: 197 and 289 (O'Connor 112). Sussex: 220 and 168 for 2.
FRIENDLY
At Oxford, Yorkshire drew with Oxford University.
Yorkshire: 351 (Leyland 100). Oxford: 250 (P. G. R. Chalk 135).
161 for 2 wkis. dec.'
112 for 6 wkts.
EARLIER RESULTS.
The Tennis should provide very In the first round the Anzac Com- interesting contests. China has pany was just beaten for first place very doughty players in Lim Mong-by No. 1 Company, Machine Gun sui, the Chinese-Malayan Cham-Section (No. 2 Platoon), which County Championship. pion, and Khoo Hooi Hye, Shang-scored 802 points, as against the An-
AL Old Trafford, Lancashire haf champion, while glancesc Company's 800 points. The beat Derbyshire by an innings and through the Japanese team indi-positions were reversed in the second 159 runs. cates that some, at least, of the stage, No. 2 Platoon scoring 933 Lancashire: (players, would find their way into points against the 1,000 points Somerset:
143). a Davis Cup team.
66 and 11 (Booth for scored by the Anzacs.
for (9).
A
The Chinese are fairly confident The position of the various
of a baseball win, as the Japanese Leams in the competition is consider that their team is below follows: the 1930 standard.
335 for 6 dec. (Watson
Friendly
At Cambridge, the Australians beat Cambridge Univeralty by an innings and 169 runs. Australiana: 481 for 5 dec.
(W. II. Ponsford 220 not out, L. Darling 08, W. Brown 105, D. G. Brad- man 0); Cambirdge: 158 (C. V. Grimmelt 9 for
74).
100 (Cox 61 not out, Fleetwood- Smith 3 for 81).
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
The following matches will com mence to-day:
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
BA
(skip)
(skip) Yacht Club v. Civil Service
In that year Japan were repre-j jsented by an all-Japan team, while No.
this year the players are drawn from the Tokyo University Under-No. 1 Coy. (M.G.) (skip) graduates' Club, and, according to 2 Pist
2nd Stage Total Points Painta
3 (Anzac) Company ...i. 1,000
1.800
033
1,785
L. S. Greenhill
G. W. Gune
H.. Lockhart
L. Luck
show
H. Major
E. W. Hamilton
C. Strange
(skip)
the Chief Delegate of the Japan-No. 1 Coy. (M.G.) ese team, it is not a representative 4 Plat. selection. The Filipinos, also are No. 1 Coy. (M.G.) expected to
$ Plat. the northern (skip) teams a thing or two about the M.M. Gun Section
"ball-game."
Machine Gun It is difficult to predict the like- Troop ly players at the conclusion of the No. 2 (Scottish) track and field events, The Japan- Jese delegates, when
916
1.058
739 508
1,496
1,265
5/23
- 1.248
Coy,
313
815 Surrey v. Gloucester
passing
through Hong Kong, expressed con-
¡be successful, and to support that
contention faith they are
repre-
(at the Oval).
(at. Hore) (at Gravesend) Hampshire v. Essex
(at Portsmouth) The Kowloon Chess Club's trip Northants v. Worcester
(at Northamptons
Bussex v. Derby.
(skip)
C. Roza Peralta'· P. Xavier
A. V. Barros
C., Lopes (akip) (Continued on Page 5)
(skip)
are well-known in their various place this week-end has been can- Notta v. Warwick branches of athletics, but they will celled. meet with stern opposition in the A mensage
was received from Leicester v. Lancashire face of some 200 Filipino and 150 Macao, slating that they wars un-
PRIENDLY Chinese athletes, and their, con able to raise a team this week-end, M.C.C. v, Australians Adence may be shattered before and suggesting postponement until they return to the fand of Nippon, [next week-end.
Perambulatora v. Etcetras
(at Trent Bridge) -
(at Leicester)
(at Lord's)
(at Cambridge)
A. Stevenson
J. Gelially J. Poaler B. E. Maughan J. Purvis
J. L. Shellahear
Bir Thomas
Southern R. R. Davis
(akip)
Adence that in the swimming and
(skip) track and field events they would MACAO CHESS TRIP POSTPONED
Kowloon BG.C., Club de Recreto. I. F. Stoneham. D. Alver
C. B. Hosking J. M. S. Rozario A. W. E. Davidson F. X. Soares H. H. Rose
J. J. Basto
G. J. Chambers. ¡E. 8. Searle J. G. Meyer, W. E. Hale
sented by many men whose names to Macao, which was to have taken
Kont v. Glamorgan
1