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THE CHINA HAIL SATURDAY, APRIL, CS
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INTERESTING WEEK-END PROGRAMME IN LOCAL SOCCER LEAGUE
OXFORD FAVOURITES
FOR BOAT RACE
CAN CAMBRIDGE IMPROVE PROUD SEQUENCE?
DARK BLUES TO HAVE NEW BOAT
A
(By "Referee")...
RACE with 100' years of tradition behind it
takes place to-day when Oxford and Cam-
bridge Universities meet in their annual boat-
race from Putney to Mortlake,
There is probably no other sporting event in
The memorable finish to last year's Oxford, and Cambridge Bost-Race in which the Light Blues won by 4
the world which arouses so much enthusiasm and lengths to set up a new record of 18. minutes 3 seconds. The crews are when just gart the Anishing line
interest, and the event itself is annually witness- ed by many hundreds of thousands of spectators. With the best times of the two crews varying very slight- ly, indications point to one of the closest races on record with the odds, if any, on the Dark Blues, who are determined to break a long sequence of Cambridge wins.
Oxford recorded their last vic-1
tory during the last 10 years in
1923. and two years later suffer-SOCCER CLASSIC
ed their biggest defeat when
their shell was water-logged and
they lost by 30 lengths.
A.
On March 20 Oxford rowed the
full course from Mortlake to Put- ney in 19 minutes 31 seconds, al-
AT HAMPDEN PARK
THIS AFTERNOON
nough they were paced by four ENGLAND MUST WIN
other crews in, relays.
The following day, Cambridge had a full course trial, but their time was 41 seconds slower, which was attributed to the strong wind and rough watere
Thero was a surprising develop- ment at Goring recently, where the
VITAL MATCH
EIGHT NEW CAPS. IN SIDE
(By "Referee")
Hampden Park, Glasgow, will (o-)
COMPLETE
ASSISTANCE FOR TODAY'S PUNTERS
FULL DETAILS OF ALL PLACED PONIES THIS SEASON
IN order to give punters every opportunity of winning bets at the Third Extra Race Meeting at the Valley this afternoon, “Rapier,” our racing correspondent, hus compiled the following comprehensive statis- tics to date. The placed ponies for every race this year are included in the following lists, giving the distance over which they raced, the times | recorded, their jockeys, the weights they were carrying, and the distances
they won by
China Ponies
HALF MILE
Oxford crew are in training for day be the scene, of the final the boat-race, where P.R.S. Bankes, International soccer classic of the
1:01.4 Strathaird (Neugebaeur) the 14 st. smasher of cars, was left season when Scotland and Eng 158 by High Principle (Tau) out of the boat when the crew land meet in their "neodle” ^en; went afloat for the first time. His counter for the championship. To place at No. 4 as taken by J. M.jelinch the title it is imperative Couchman, who was transferred that England wing to-day: If they
154 16.; Strathnairn (Proulx) Pit-152. Ib. length and 1⁄2 length. 1.00.2.-Belmont Star (Li). 158. Ib.; Matinee Idol (Needa) 152 lb.; lb. 1% lengths and 1% FIVE FURLONGS: 1.11.1-Soldier of Britain (Sun)
from No. 2. The vacancy in the lose, they will share the champion- What About That (Deitz) 152 RAPIER'S
latter. position was given to R.M. ship with Scotland. de Winser.
Hope Resumes Place
In their 58 encounters to date, Scotland have won 26 games, Eng- land have won 18, and 14 have been When De Winser lost his place as stroke to D.R.B. Mynors, its was drawn. In the last 10 years Scot thought this his chances of a
"Blue" had gone.
:
Hope resumed his place at bow after being out of the boat for the second outing.
land have won eight of the games and will commence as favourites | w [to-day:
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The latest order of rowing when NINE CLUB PLAYERS
the crew took to the stretch was:-
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The following have been the results
of the Boat Race since 1923:----
1823 Oxford 20 mins. 54 secs. 3⁄4
lengths.
1934 Cambridge 18 mins. 41′ seen.;
4 18.
1925 Cambridge 21 mins.
30 La
1926 Cambridge 19 mins.
1927 Cambridge 20 mln.
1928 Cambridge 20 mins.
DEFEAT FUSILIERS
First Half Decides The Issue
In a very scrappy hockey match 50 secs.at King's Park yesterday afternoon
29 secs.nine men representing the Club
SELECTIONS
161 lb., Oak Bay (Frost) 161 Ib.; King's Fancy (Marshall) RAGE 17 161 lb.; short head and 22 lengths.
1181-Pontiac Bay (Frost) 161
lb.; High Honour (Tao) 163 RACE lb.; Ythan (F. Batalho) 158 lb. length and short head. 1.18.4 Cavalcade (Pih) 165;
Philanderer (Deitz) 158 Di RACE Young Chap (P. Botelho) 152 lb. Short head, neck..
SIX FURLONGS MA
ALACRITY
SHOUTING STAR
- WOODLAND STAG
PONTIAC BAY: HIGH HONOUR MISTAKE BAY
JA GOT THAT BOBNIAK STAR NIGHT STAR
1.31.3-Rousseau (Needa) 161 lb.; RACE 4
High Honour (Tao) 181 lb.;| Ythan (P. Botelho) 158 lb. 1 length and short-head.
17TH SEPTEMBER BISTRE
FACING BOY
Juniors defeated the Fusiller 1.82.1. —Lucky Strika (Needa) 155 RACE 6 DA
[3 sec Juniors, by the odd goal in three, all.
25 sec.
Ib.; The Chetah (Frost) 152
the goals being scored in the first lb. Wadebridge (Marshall)
1929 Cambridge 19 mins. 11 secs: half.
10 b**
1930 Cambridge 19 mins. 9 sek.;
2.
1981 Cambridge 19 mins. 26, 30%;
› 1932 Cambridge 19 mins: 31 secs
1933 Cambridge 20 mins. 67 socs.: 1934 Cambridge 18 mins. 3 secs.
Record time.
· Out of a total of 86 races, Cambridge: have won 45, Oxford 40, while one-haa bren drawn;
MISS OLIVE BROWN FAREWELLED
Popular, Captain Of "Y" Ladies
During her stay in the Colony she has played for the Y Ladies, cap taining the team for the past two
her:
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DOUBLE CHANCE PHILANDERER: BOXING EVES
161 lb, 2, lengths short head. 1.82.3.-Wadebridge (F. Marshall)
RACE 8
SOLFA AL BEGINNER'S LUCK MATINEE IDOL
RACE 7A
a phyto SOLDIER OF BRITAIN
|VE HERODESKTO
COSSACK'S BEAUTY
RACE & NA
| OAK BAYAN PUTTING
SOLDIER OF GERMANY SUCKINGS, FANCY-CON RACE
AYTHANE
FLYBYNIGHT
SOLDIER OF VICTORY
DAILY DOUBLE
TH SEPTEMBER AND
Australian Ponies
FIVE FURLONGS
POINTER TO SENIOR
SHIELD RESULT
CLUB'S STRENUOUS TASK THIS AFTERNOON
NAVY'S DOUBLE PROGRAMME
(By “ROVER")
A pointer to the Senior Shield result will be given on the Kowloon Football Club ground this afternoon when the finalists, the Police and South China "B," meet in the First Division of the soccer League.
*** On the Club ground the home team entertain the Recreio and are fielding a very strong side in the hope of making sure of the runners-up posi- tion in the Senior League table.
* South China “A,” who meet the East Lanes at Caroline Hill, will be without the services of Wong Wing, their skipper and eus- todian, who has left the Colony for Swatow on a business trip.
1.04,4 -Mount Pilatus (Black) [152]
b. Goldsmith (Deits) 149 ib Shooting Star (LI) 157 lb, Length and 2 lengths SIX FURLONGS 1.19.3-Derby Day (Pih) 155 lb.
Got That (Deltz) 155 lb., Sou- thern Cross(Ho) 158.4 lengths and 2 lengths, 1.20.1-Rose Ann (Needa) 152 lb.;
The Bean Goose (Frost) 152 CATE
Lee Wal-tong, the South Chins football Idol, right, very nearly beate Sirdar Ramjahn, former holder of the Colony Open Bingies tido, in their quarter-inal match yesterday: "at the H.K.C.C. (King's Studio).
Ib.; Shooting Star (Li), 155 lb. LEE WAI TONG
8 lengths and a neck
| 1.17.2.—Bobníake Star (Li) 165 lb.;
Pau Ka-ping who has played in several games for South China "B" will probably deputise be- tween the sticks:
Good Inside Forward
It da complete mystery why Pau never plays at forward, for he was one of the League championsfineat inside men, two seasons ago when South China snatched the championship from the Royal Artillery,
The Club, who have produced very inconsistent form throughout the season, have very surprisingly reached the runners-up position, but to keep there they must win their four remaining games.
}: () They have yet to play the Navy twice, the Fusiliers and Kowloon. 1945 € Athletic: Losses
The Navy should experience no diff- culty in obtaining both points from Kowloon-whom, they entert
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Artillery
CLUB
To-day
FIRST DIVISION
FUSILIERS
(Happy Valley, 4.45 pm)
Recreio
Ajay (Club, 445 p.m.) S. CHINA AV East Lanes
(Caroline Hill, 4,45 pan.) POLICE
LOSES GREAT
OPPORTUNITY NAVE
(Kowloon, 4.45 p.m.),
Rumjahn's Fine Displays CHINA
EEMAN SECOND DIVISION
Against Inspired
Opponent
RICKETTS BIG CHALLENGE
Night Star- (Butler).... 154 ib.; Mount Pilatus (Frost) 151 ib. 1 lengths and 27 ONE MILEMAKER 1:48,4--Southern Cross (Ho) 152
Alb.; Mount Pilatus (Black) 162| Ib.; Snowy River (Neoda) 162 Ib. 11⁄2 lengths and 11⁄2- 1.47.8. Cold Morning (Fung) 152 b. The Bean Goose (Frost) 158 lb. Shooting Star (LA) 158 b. 14 lengths and drag 1.48.0--Got That (Delts) 155 lb Teddy Fincher in the Third Round Goldsmith (Frost) 149 lb; came within an ace of beating 8. A. b. ftumjahn, three-times holder of the title, in the quarter-finals of the Colony Lawn Tennis Singles Cham {pionship at the HK.C.C.
Leading
Snowy River (Davis) = 149 Two and 4 lengths,
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NEW ZEALAND ETA. MAKE £900 ON PERRY'S VISIT
ASE (By "REFEREET)
Lee Wal-tong, was conqueror
in the allowed's great opportuni past him and was beat 36.
terday
he
New Zealand, Lawn Tennis Anso- 8——-B--//--
clation announce that a profit of Lee gave a very polished display,
$900 Wasta
Perry and
Brit
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the vialt of EJ, and it occasioned some
members
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R.E
4.45 p.m.)
Kowloon (Caroline
ne Hill,
8.15 p.m.)
8.15 pm) EAST LANCS v Fusiliers
(Chatham Rd 446, p.m.) Eastern
YANAVT (Causeway Bay, 8.15 p.m.) ARTILLERY Lincolns
(King's Park, 8.15 p.m.), (Kowloon, 8-15. p.m.) THIRD DIVISION
(Happy Valley, 8.15 p.m.), To-morrow
UNIVERSITY
FUSILIERS BLOC
FIRST DIVISION
(Club, 445 m.),
(Carolins, Hill, 4:45 pm.) ECOND DIVISION;
UNIVERSITYS (Caroline Hill, 3.15pm.).
LIERE Athletic
Case (Clab, 715 p.m.)
FUSILIER DAVIES
SUSPENDED
Sequel To Saturday's Soccer Fracas
FORNI
BRED