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MANY CLOSE GAMES
"A" League Details...
Results of yesterday's “A” Diri- sion Lawn Tennis League" games were as follow:- CR.C. "C" C.R.C. "B" 7
C.R.C. "A" 8%
U.S.R.C. 12
C.CG
B.K.CC.
Recreio
4
K.C.C.
S.C.A.A.
$
LR.C.
* unplayed
The First Round of the Open) Singles Lawn Bowls Champion- ship (holder A. Hyde Lay) was[C.R.C. "A"
IS.C.A.A. played off yesterday afternoon, LR.C many close matches taking place. K.C.C.
The closest tussle was witnessed Recreio on the Police R.C. green where L. A. H. K. C. C. Gutierrez, a former champion, de-C.R.C. "B"
U.S.R.C. feated B. E. Maughan by 21 shots CRC. to 19, after being 19-all.
¡c. c. c. Basto Beats Mair
At the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, R. A. C. Basto defeated W. Mair of the Police R.C. by 21 shots | to 18. The game continued to the 23rd heal
Phillips Loses To Gittios
H. Gittins, K.C.C., defeated his club-mate, R. P. Phillips by 21 shots to 13 on the 20th head on the Club de Recreio green.
Armstrong Beats Muskett
W. H. B. Muskett, Hong Kong! Electric, suffered defeat
hands of T. Armstrong, Civil vice, on the Royal Hong Kong Club green by 12 shots to 23.
Medina Beaten
Table To Date
PWLD F
4 4 0 0 32
Bett
A Pis 48 ·
4 400 23% 121⁄4, 8
4 3 1 0 2 12
4 3 1 0 18 17 &
20 2011⁄2 151⁄2
2 * 121⁄2 14% 2
4220
3128
242
40408 27
4150 11
3030 5 211⁄2
13 2020 5
CONDITIONS
GOVERNING
THE CLASSIC
(Continued from Page 4) It was Disraeli who colned the
expression, "Blue Riband of the Turf." When accused by Lord George Bentinck of not knowing what the Derby was, he retorted: "Indeed, but I do. It is the blue riband of the Turf;" and that apt description of the race has clung to it ever since.
INDIANS LOSE THEIR WILL OPEN
100 PER CENT.
SOUTH CHINA'S FINE WIN
ON OWN COURTS
WEAKENED ·U.S.R.C. TEAM · LOSE
IN
:
THEIR SEASON
ON SATURDAY Support For S.C.A.A. Night Fete.
Y.M.C.A. AND V.R.C. COMBINE FOR WATER POLO
(By G. L.)
The Victoria Recreation Club
one of the closest matches in the "A" Division Lawn Tennis League to date the South China Athletic Association defcat- ed the Indian Recreation Club by 5 sets to 4 to retain their.100 per will participate in the special cent, record in the League at King's Park yesterday.
Charity swimming gala to be
This was probably the outstanding match of the afternoon, held at the South China Athletic although the Club de Recreio, playing at home, lost only by the Association on Saturday night. odd set to the Kowloon Cricket Club.
In conjunction with the Y.M.C.A.
The champions, the Chinese Recreation Club "A" team, had they will provide the European no difficulty in defeating their "C" feam by 8 sets to 1⁄2 set. water-polo team to meet the Mr. M. K. Lo very sporlingly stood down in this match in order Chinese.
to give H. Wong, a new player, an opportunity on the courts. The fastest sprint swimmers of The Chinese "B" team crushed a weakened United Services the V.R.C. will also compete in the team at Causeway Bay, Capt. P. S. Cannon and H. D. Tollinton
being the only Services' scorers.
SOUTH CHINA BEAT,
INDIANS.
Sirdar Rumjahn Lost Without Cassumbhoy.
HOOSEN'S PLUCKY DISPLAY
winter favourites. Hermit broke a C.C. blood-vessel some days before the
J. A. E, Cassumbhoy was a not-
FIRST WIN FOR C.R.C. “B”
Weak U. S. R. C. Team Crushed
LEE AND IU DO NOT COMBINE WELL
open relay race, while representa-. tives will also be seen in the other open events,
This decision to support the charity Gala was made at the Com- [mittee meeting last night, when a tentative programme for the Club's galas this season was drawn up.
between
The dates fixed, arc, July 7, Au- gust 4, September 1 and October 6. The invitation from the Shang- hai Swimming Association to com- Perhaps no Derby has been so
Defeating the Indian Recrea
pete in an Interport swimming con- of at the often written about as, that
tion Club by 5 sets to 4 at King's
Weakened by the absence of test in Shanghai next September Withington, whose was approved by the meeting, and Ser-1867, but many of the stories are Park yesterday the South China Major
Athletle Association retained shoulder is slightly strained, and a letter of acceptance will be sent Yacht purely imaginary. The victory of
Hermit was a surprise, but not on their 100 per cent, standing in of R. E. Tottenham, who is on immediately. The date of the In- form, for his doings as a two-year the "A" Division Lawn Tennis leave, the United Services Re- terport contest will be .old caused him to be one of the League.
creation Club proved easy vic- September 12-15. ' tims for the Chinese Re It is also possible that the Club's -
“A”. “Division Lawn Tennis
open to all swimmers in the Colony, yesterday afternoon, by 7 sets to purpose of selecting the C. C. Luk and S. W. Wong were 2.
team to visit Shanghai, the best Chinese pair, winning two
Capt. Cannon and H. D. Tollin. sets. In their set against S. A. ton were the only U.S.R.C. pair to tries for the
The following are the V.R.C. en- S.C.A.A. swimming Hermit's chance was derided by Rumjahn and M. O. Hoosen they shine, winning the two sets securcala on Saturday. N. Drummond, Taikoo R.C., by 21 everyone but his owner, Mr. Henry played a wonderful game, being leded by the Services.
Chaplin, who, three years before, by 3-nil at one stage only to win had had taken from him by the at 6-4. Marquis of Hastings, his affianced bride, the Lady Florence Paget.
J. Cavanah, Craigengower defeated his
club-mate, M. J.race, and was eased in his workable absentee from the Indian creation Club "B" team in their enla on September I will be thrown Medina, by 21 shots to 16 on the, but there had not been a recur.team, being replaced by M. 0.1 League match at Causeway Bay and that trials will be held for the
Civil Service green.
Post Beats Drummond
On the Craigengower green, E. G. Post, of the Police R.C., defeated
shots to 15.
Stainton Triumphs
On the Hong Kong Football Club green, T. F. Stainton, of the Taikos R.C., had no difficulty in eliminating
rence of the mishap, and on the morning of the race Hermit was GG to 1.
Estate For Losses
Hoosen.
(Continued on Page 7.) Scores:-
(Continued on Page 7)
Scores:-
8. W. Leung and K. C. (CRC. “#”)-
D. C. Luk and W. T. Lee beat Capt. P. S. Cannon and
H. D. Tollinton (S.C.A.A.) :~~
lost to H. D. Rumjaho and I.
M. A. Razack ..
beat A. R. Minu and A. H.
Madar drew with S. A. Rumjahu
and O. H. Hoosen
The Marquis had betted persis- tently against Hermit, and stood to lose £100,000 if Mr. Chaplin's hərza Y. Abbas of the Crafgengower C.C. won. To pay his losses he bed to by the comfortable margin of 21 sell his splendid estate of Lou shots to 11.
doun. In Scotland, and he died at the early age of twenty-six. A few days before his death he said to friend: "Hermit broke my heart, but I did not show it, did 17"
Fred Archer rode the first American-bred victor, Iroquois, in lost to Rumjahn and Razack the Derby.
inbeat Minu and Madar ..... Iroquois died America in 1889, after heading the beat Rumjahn and Hoosen.
W. H. Ho and W. I. weight of 9st (lb., this horse how-list of winning sires with a total
dollars. One of the (S.C.A.A.) :— ever, is regarded as being definite-of 183,026
RACING
(Continued from Page 4.)
Colony
Water Polo: W. Kerr and W. Shreuder (Y.M.C.A), M. M. de V. Soares, W. Campbell, W. Law- Ngrence, H. M. Remedios, E. L Gosano, N. Delgado and C. E. Roza- Pereira, of the V.R.C.
6.4
2.6
best Lt. Comdr, Slade and
A. J. Stocker. beat J. R. Hamilton and C.
Ravenhill
62
6-4
6. 1
6- 0
Team Race:-V.R.C. (team of 4) to be chosen from W. Lawrence, E. B. Roza, L. Roza-Pereira, H. L Ozorio, A. A. da Roža and T. Paget. 200 meters breast stroke.-E. M.
H. M. Lee and T. L lu (CRC Marques. "I"):-"
C. C. Luk and S. W. Wong lost to Cannon and Tollinton
beat Slade and Stocker (S.C.A.A.) :——
beat Hamilton and Ravenhill
0-6 G- G
€-3
6- 1
6- 3
F. Kwok and H. Y. Ho (C.R.C.
1-6 6- 2 6-8
1- 6 6- 2 "B"):-
loat to Cannon and Tolkinton Leefbeat Slade and Stocker ....
beat Hamilton and Ravenhill.
VICTORY FOR K. C. C.
Finchers Shine Again With Three Sets. REMEDIOS AND BARROS
ly inferior to Lord Woolavington's greatest jockeys that ever lived. Medieval Knight, and was earlier Archer, who rode five Derby win-lost to Rumjahn and Razack in the week reported unlikely to ners, and was barely thirty when drew with Minu and Madar he died, left £60,000 in trust for beat Rumjahn and Hoosen. This infant daughter. His wife died EASY MATCH FOR
start.
MEDIEVAL KNIGHT DANGER
in child-birth.
First American Success
Medieval Knight's much talked Archer's Was the recognised
C.R.C. “A”
Debut For Holders.
of failure in the Greenham Plate style of race-winning jockeyship Wong Makes Impressive
distance ahead
horse.
of
Any
MA
BEST LOSING PAIR.
Diving-Edward da Roza.
$1,297 DERBY SWEEP.
Kowloon Dock Draw.
A first prize of $1,297.55 will go to the winner of the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club's Sweep on the Epsom Derby, to be run 'to-day! The draw resulted as follows: Horses. Colombo
Ticket No. 2,467
Umidwar
1,766
Easton ..
1,996
Windsor Lad
1,045
136
2,598
2,084
2,364
Medieval Knight
3,296
200
2,439
4,180
1,811
2,052
165
45
4,355
610
585
2,055
167
716
1,881
(Recreio);
1st Horse 70 per cent, ..$1,287.55 2nd Horse 20 per cent.
870,75
lost to E. C. Fincher and E.
3rd Horse 10 per cent...
185.36.
... B-8
3
F. Fincher drew with A. P. Guest and F.
..Grose
3-6
at Newbury recently, when he was until the arrival of the American, beaten by Zellna, a filly which had Tod Sloan, who revolutionised the never run before, was not as dis-art of riding in England. The
In a closely contested match at Lozingaro creditable as it might appear. He jockey, who sat upright in the A new player, H. Wong, turned was conceding 16 lbs. to Zelina, saddle, could not compete with the out for the Chinese "A" team, in King's Park yesterday the Kowloon Admiral Drake and was giving weight to every American jockey, who crouched the place of M. K. Lo, who stood C.C. defeated the Club de Recrelo Tiberius other horse in the race, Zelina won along the horse's neck, and rode down to give Wong the experience in the "A" Division Lawn Tennis Alisha by two lengths, but Medieval with the stirrup-frons almost up on in what was considered A safe League by 3 sets to 4.
the Valerius Knight was more than twice that the animal's back. Sloan might match against the Chinese "C". The Fincher brothers were
the other have beaten Flying Fox in
outstanding players of the match, Bondaman Wong, paired with Faul Kong, winning their three sets.
Both Badruddin [1899 Derby had not his mount, Medieval Knight is an attractive Holocaust, fallen in the race and gave a very good display, assisting served consistently well, and showed Patriot King
materially in winning two and
Rathmore good all-round play. horse, with the striking peculiarity broken a leg. of a particularly short back, and
F. J. Remedios and H. A. Barros Achtenan Danny Maher, the two Rieffe, drawing one set, the only score the does not stand as tall
were the best Portuguese pair, los-Primero most and J. H. Martin were other Ameri-Juniors recorded.
Scores:
Hornsey Rise ing only one set. horses.
jean jockeys who appeared in Eng-
Teul Wal-put and Ho Ka-laa W. Hyde and J. Roger, the weak-On Top It is very doubtful whether Bad-land about this time, and between
est K.C.C. pair, made a good re-Ruthless Abbot ruddin bes any hope of winning them they rode neven Derby win-|(C.R.C. "A");—
hold Baron Manchausen the Derby, He has developed his ners in twelve years.
beat P. Kwek and Lo Tung-fan 6-8covery in their final set to
their opponents C. E. Barretto and Pride of Chilterns racing qualities very gradually as Fred Darling's Distinction beat Fung In-kau and L. Leo 6- 21
Fleetwood G. A.. Noronha to a draw. Only one trainer now living has beat Hu King and La Ngok &- 2.
The Field Scorca. that he will probably improve won the Derby upon four occasions W. C. Hung and In Tak-cheuk A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves
-Fred Darling-who trained four](C.R.C. “A”) :—, of the winners since the war- Captain Cuttle, Manna, Coronach, beat Kwok and Lo....... 62 and Cameronfan. Darling who beat Fung and Lee beat Hu and Lu .:. The Maharaja of Rajpipla's Wind-Lord Woolavington's trainer is
P. Kong and H. Wong (CRC sor Lad is recognised as a very fine training Easton and Medieval
"A"):- outsider and has improved very much Knight, who will be ridden by Gordrew with Kwok and Lo..... since running as a two-year-old don Richards and Steve Donoghue, beat Fung and Lee..... Inst season, and is expected to do respectively, to-day. Only three remarkably well this year. living owners have won the Sir Abe Bailey's colt Valerius Derby upon more than one occasion has already run three times-Lord Woolavington, who won in Jagainst Colombo, the last time be-1922 with Captain Cuttle, and ing in the Imperial Produce Stakes again in 1926 with Coronach: Mr. at Kempton whên Lord Glanely's J. B, Joel with Sunstar is 1911, champion gave him 17 lbs, and a and Humorist ten-years later; and short head beating. That is a lot Lord Derby, who won with San-| of lee-way to make up, and it is sovino in 1926, and Hyperion last doubtful whether Valerius can year, yo
a three-year old, and it is thought
much more as he grows older.
*
FINE OUTSIDER
beat Hu and Ly
beat W. Hyde and J, Roger .. 6- 2 CAPTAIN'S CUP AT 6- 6 F. J. Remedios and FL. A. Barrow 6-8 (Recrelo):-
...6-2 lost to Fincher and Fincher, 2- 61
boat Guest and Grose
0-2
WALK-OVER FOR CRAIGENGOWER
Club Fail To Appear
The Hong Kong G.Ç. failed to put in an appearance against the manage it, although, a, a, son of | Lord Glenely, whosa, Grand Craigengower C.O team in the Son-in-Law, he is bound to be a Patade won in 1919, likely to "A" Division Lawn Tennis Longus good stayer, and can be considered foin this select list this year, for yesterday at Happy Valley. It in as a good outalder for to-day's Colombo seams, indeed, to be the understood that Craigengower will
1acolt of the century,"
Appeal for the points..
boat W. Hyde and J. Roger .. G-2}
C. A. Harretto and G. A., Noronha (Recreio)
FANLING.
Grover Qualifies.
L. C. Grover (90—14—78) quali- fied for the Captain's Cup over the
lost to Fincher and Fincher.. 4-6 Old Course at Fanling during the lost to Guest and Grose... 4-6 week-end..
drew with Hyde and Roger ·6- 0 -W, L. Marshall also returned ́a,
cárd of 90—14-76, but, was dis- |qualified:on account of a technical
error in his cardi, tika d
NEXT", WEEK'S GAMES
C. de
(U.B.R.C..
CRC. * C.R.C. "C * H.K.C.C
C.R.C. C.C.C
VLR.C
8.C.A.A.
The majority of the 88 entrants were unable to complete their |round owing to a 'deluge which
flooded the course,