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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936
Sporting Page
AGA KHAN'S SALE OF BLENHEIM RAISES STORM OF PROTEST
C.B.C. LADIES TRIUMPH
IN OPEN RELAY
GOOD SWIMMING SEEN AT NORTH POINT
INSTRUCTIVE LIFE-SAVING
CONTRARY
EXHIBITION
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(By Crawl")
to expectations there were only two teams in the 200 Metres Open Relay for Ladies at the Chinese Bathing Club's fourth monthly swimming gala held at Quarry Bay last night, although the other events were very sport. evenly contested and provided fine especially the Ladies' 100 Metres Free Style Championship.
The Victoria Recreation Club Ladies put up a gallant show- ing against a faster average team and, although there was not much in it at the finish of the race. it was evident that the visitors were far from being at ease under the strange conditions. and not one of the swimmers made a good turn at the end of the first length.
Miss M. Roza made her first appearance in competitive sport for over a year and swam a good race, but was no match for her opponent in the Open Relay.
CANTON SWIMMERS BEAT S. CHINA
Interesting Event At North Point
NORMAN LEE IN LIMELIGHT
(By "CRAWL")
Miss V. Thirwell, who was the last of the visiting swim- mers to enter the water in the Miss nearly caught Relay, Leung Yuk-tong at the end of the first 25 metres, but a very
Toni Redfern, aged 16, of New York is the latest woman swim- ming sensation. Toni began her swimming career only a year ago but she led the stars to the finish line in the 100 Metres free-style at the AAU. championships at New York last month.
MAJOR G.H. DEANE'S Beltrao As
CRITICISM
BREEDERS HAVE VERY
DIFFICULT TIME
'HOTSPUR” STATES THEIR CASE
London, July 7.
AJOR Gerald H. Deane, a partner in Tat- tersalls, issued the following statement last night regarding the sale by the Aga Khan. of his stallion Blenheim, winner of the 1930
Baseballer
of the Volunteers' base-
Derby and sire of this year's Derby winner, BELTRAO, second baseman Mahmoud: "I was informed at Newmarket on N. Thursday by Hotspur' that negotiations for the ball team, only took up the game. sale of Blenheim were pending to an American found a permanent place in the syndicate.
this season but he has already
team. Possessing a good eye, he is
"During racing on Friday afternoon I asked the Aly Khan safe at feiding, though his throw- He informed me that ing and batting can easily be im- if he would confirm or contradict this. his father was at Geneva, and that, while he knew negotiations proved.
It is in the field of soccer that
were pending, nothing definite had been settled. This mom- ing I read a definite announcement that the horse has been sold, Beltrao is best known. He played and I am also informed that the Aga Khan is negotiating for the the game while still in school and sale of another of his stallions, which on May 28 was advertised made his first appearance in the Blenheim in the League when he played for Recreio in the "Racing Calendar as full for 1937. Racing Calendar of May 28 is advertised as full for 1937, and in 1926 as a goalkeeper. Sub- a few nominations available for approved mares for season 1938 sequently he had been tried in several positions, being finally at 500, sovs:
"While I am fully aware that the Aga Khan, when issuing played as pivot, in which berth he them the has remained ever since. He has his nomination forms to Blenheim has printed on words and subject to the mares being approved and the horse been the pivot for Hong Kong in remaining in possession of his present owner,' when Solario was Shanghai on two occasions and re- to his standing in England the following season and fulfilling the community against the Shanghai nominations which had already been booked to him.
If the "My point is this Aga Khan advertises his stal-
poor turn robbed her of any TIENTSIN WANT EARLIER sold, and bought by an English syndicate, he was sold subject presented the local Portuguese
chance of victory.
The Men's 200 Metres breast- stroke championship Saw
a
splendid race for the first four
AQUATIC INTERPORT
lengths, following which Fons SEPTEMBER TOO COLD FOR RACING: ions to cover for future years, DERBY WINNER
the lead, but, despite a NOEL HAMMOND'S STATUS
Chung-yu the winner, drew away into terrific burst of speed towards the finish, he was unable to lower the
mark by China National seconds.
four
Shanghai, July 25.
and invites breeders to book to them, are these breeders sud- denly to be informed that the stallion has been sold?
Must Take What Is Left An interesting function took
HE Shanghai Amateur Swimming Association has received a THE Amateur Strimming Association
"It is not easy to book nomina- place at the South China Athletic
Derby winners, and if Association's Bathing Pavilion at
Life Saving
who wish to advance the date of the interport gala to be held at tions to
these nominations are suddenly! North Point last night, when a
One of the features of the gala Tientsin. team of swimmers from the Chiu
the splendid exhibition
The original date was set for the first week-end in Septem-cancelled owing to the sale of the Chui Club, Canton were entertain-as ed to a series of swimming events Shafer's method of Life Saving. ber, September 4 and 5. The contention is that this date is too stallion, other Derby winners may and water-palo, the visitors win-both the land and sea drill being late in the season as the water in Tientsin at that time will be be already booked full for 1937.
performed on and off one of the too cold for racing. ning by 17 points to 16.
big floating rafts, thus giving
of
Norman Lee. the South China everybody present a clear and in- champion, was again in splendid structive view of the proceedings. fettle and carried off the ho
A water-polo game against ours of the day.
But for the fact that Tsui Fai-to a conclusion, following which lam mistimed his finish in the 400 Mr. Aw Boon-haw, the well-known Metres free-style, South China Malayan Chinese and Hong Kong distributed the had might have won the contest in philanthropist,
prizes which he himself stead of losing it.
The visitors were also successful donated.
in the water-polo game which
Royal Navy team brought the
2
BOWLS SINGLES SEMI-FINAL Gutierrez And Alves Meet To-day
Results were:--
Colony:-
BLENHEIM SOLD.
Portuguese in the now defunct Portuguese Interport series. He also toured Manila with the St. Joseph's team in 1932.
Beltrao is also a good hockey player-last season he was a mem- ber of the Portuguese team which
TO AMERICA on the international competition.
Good Price Fetched For 9 Years Old
AGA KHAN'S OPINION OF MAHMOUD
jand possibly for 1938. Therefore
Geneva, July 6. the breeder who has nominationsj
The Aga Khan confirmed the Shanghai swimmers will readily booked to Blenheim for future!
to this coldness of the years has only one alternative, to statement
agree
He has played in all representa- tives games in the Colony and was a:member of the Portuguese team which won the "Sunday Herald" International Charity Cup competi- tion in 1932.
1. A fine all-rounder, Beltrao ez- Icela at tennis and badmiston, while he is still a fairly good sprinter.
by "Hotspur" in US. DELIGHT AT water, as interporters who have take nominations to the best stal "The Daily Telegraph that his
swum up north know, is a big lion available, all the classic stal-jfamous stallion Blenheim, winner handicap. But unfortunately the lions being probably already fall of the Derby in 1930, was to be local championship galas hare been set for the last three week- ends in 'August, and with arrange-
(Continued on Page 11)
sold to a United States syndicate. The sale was completed yester day.
ments fully completed, it is almost TO-DAY'S LEAGUE Mr. William Dupont, junior, and
TENNIS
his sister, Mrs. Marion Somer ville, descendants of the founder of the great Dupont de Nemours
terested in the purchasing -syndi-
brought the gala to a conclusion, Ladies' 200 Metres Relay Open to the encounter in the Semi-Final round at the Foreign YMCA, the L.T.C. And K.C.C. “A" Powder Company, are largely, in-
winning by the odd goal in five.
Results, were: 200 Metres Relay
1. South China (Wong Chi-hing. Kwok Hoa-ming. Yip Hon-choen and Norman Lee) Time: 2 mins, 0 4/5
secs
2 Chai Chui Club; Canton (Leung)
impossible to change plans now. A very interesting lawn bowls Local championships will be swam
of the Colony Open Singles Cham-French Club and the Rowing Club 1 Chinese Bathing Club (Miss pionship will take place at the on the last three week-ends in Au- Chan Yak-fai, Miss Leung Yuk-fong. Kowloon Dock Recreation Miss Sa Waui-hing and Miss Leung green this evening, weather per tests have been completed Yuk-tong).
2. Victoria Becreation Club (Missmitting, when H. A. "Dick" Alve" team will leave for the North.
Hammond's Status P. Eunt, Miss M. Roza, Mrs: J. Me- meets L. A. Gutierrez, also of the Mabon and Miss V. Thirwell).
Time: 2 mina. 43 2-5 secs.
Ho, Ng Kit-man, Koon Ping-man and Men's 200
Ng Chung-man).
100 Metres Back-Stroke
1 Ng Lan (Canton)
2. Tin Ma (Canton)
3. Kwok Hon-ming (S.CAA)
Time: 88 1/5 secs.
200 Metres Breast-Stroke:-
1. Suen Fushun (S.C.A.A.)
2. Chan Sin-chung (Canton)
3. Lo Kwok-yung (Canton)
Time: 3 mins. 21 secs.
100-Metres Free Style:---
L Norman Lee (S.C.AA)
2 Ng Chun-man (Canton)
3. Weng Chi-hung (SCAA.).
Time: 68 3/5 secs.
50 Metres Free Style:-
1 Leung Ho (Canton)
2 Ng Chun-man (Canton)
3. Wong Chi-hung (S.CAA)
Time: 32 3/5 secs.
400 Metres Free Style:
1. Norman Lee (SCAA)
2 Ng Kit-man (Canton)
3. Tsui Fai-lam (S.C.A.A.)
Time: 6 mine 12 secs.
Final Points:
t
Canton 17 pta. 8.CAA 16 pts.
AVONDALE WINS BIG RACE AT GOODWOOD
from
Metres Breast-Stroke
Championship-
1. Fong Chung-yu
2. Cháu Manpo
3. Tsang Yu-hing
Time: 3 mins. 2 2-5 secs.
Club
gust and directly after these con-
the
To Clash
INTERESTING PROGRAMME
0
icate.
MISS JACOBS
FINE VICTORY
Persistence Was Rewarded
INTERESTING COMMENTS BY NEWSPAPERS
New York, July 6. Americans were delighted to- day when they read of Helen A Good Price
Jacobs victory over-Mrs. Sperling The Aga Khan added that the at Wimbledon yesterday to gain Price is a trifle under £50,000. He the women's singles champion- considers that this is a good fg-ship. jure, since Blenheim is nine years
A very interesting clash in the Recreio, for the right to meet A.
An interesting point has arisen "C" Division of the Lawn Tennis E. Coates (Craigengower) in the
in connection with the Interport League will take place this after
It is felt that the win is the re- Final.
Although neither of to-day's with Tientsin. Noel Hammond.noon at King's Park, weather period, whereas Windsor Lad, sold by ward of dogged persistence and
the Kowloon-In- who is probably the best swimmer mitting, when
the Maharaja of Rajpipla to Mr skill that would have gained the players were really hard-pressed in the two ports, is the subject of dians Tennis Club, the present during their progress towards the
Įmuch discussion. According to leaders in the division, meet the H. Benson for the same amount crown before now but for an ex- Children's (Under 5 ft 100 Metres Semi-Final Round, Alves had a interport rulings a swimmer must Kowloon Cricket Club "A" team two years ago, was only a three-traordinary run of bad luck.
very narrow squeak in the First be a resident of s port for six The Indians, together with Ginh year-old
The statement that he sold published wirelessed photographs Round, when he eliminated R
months to be eligible to represent de Recreio, have a 100 per cent) Duncan, the former holder, after that port in an interport.
record, but they will be fully ex Blenheim because he already bas of Miss Jacobs in action on
centre court: afternoon. The sufficient horses or the Blandford --('Continued on Page. 5.) Cham-being in arrears for four-fifths of
the game.
Gutierrez, holder of the title
Free Style Handicap:-
1. Miss Kang Yi-ming
2. Miss Fok Kwai-yin
2. Miss Cheung Pui-chong Ladies' 100 Metres Free Style
pionship:-
1. Miss Leung Yuk-chan
2. Miss Chan- Fang-hing
3. Miss La Po-kam e
Time: 1 mins. 34 secs.
tended this ̈ Hussain brothers
are good
blood was also confirmed by the
All the New York newspapers
the
Newspaper comments are: "Herald Tribune." She went out alien in 1932, beat F. X. Silva, N. CRAIGENGOWER enough to take all three sets, while Aga Khan. He expressed the be
the remaining pairs should securelief that Mahmoud, this year's finally with the cheers of an
Derby winner, of which Blenheim gallery ringing in her ears after one la set each to clinch the match
Bebbington, A. S. Gomes and Jack
Men's 50 Metres Free Style H'Cap: -Shepherd to reach the Semi-Final.
1. Wong Ho-Look
Hui Ying-fai
3. Kan Wah-tsun
Time: 37 sect
Diving For Plates:
1. Cheung Kit-sang (16 plates)
2. Wong Kwok-kit (16 platen)
K.B.G.C. BOWLS TEAMS
FOR SATURDAY
RINKS
"Combinations For Next Saturday
Įtories in znemory,
The Portuguese meet the hol-was the sire, will prove as fea of the most popular Wimbledon vic- ders, the Chinese Recreation Club, stallion as Blenheim has been. on the latter's courts and the visitors should win by a handsome Imargin.
The following are the Craigen- The following have been select-gower Cricket Club Lawn Bowls ramme Ladies 200 Metres Breast Stroke led to represent the Kowloon Bowl-League teams for Saturday: ...
3. Wong Ki-ma (14 plates)
Handicap
1. Miss Cheng Pai-chan
2. Miss Chang Mei-po
3. Mina So Yee-lin
Obstacle Race
ling Green Club against the Kow-"A" team Folice (home)
F. K. Modi, L. C. E. Souza, ALE loon Docks Recreation Club and the H. K. Electric B.C. in the First Contes and E. P. Luz (skip);
D.
and Second Divisions of the Lawn Nal-Bowls League next Saturday:
Chan Wing-kat and Mok
1st team at homes-
Ta
following is to-day's VON CRAMM ONLY
SLIGHTLY HURT
A. & Gomes, J. Cavanagh, Rumjahn and U. M. Omar (skip).
1. S. Landolt, Dr. V. M Atienza,
C. S. Bosselet and E. Base (side).
K.LT.C.
IKTG.CA
University
CR.C
A. S. Russell, J. Watson, W. Mac-"B"-team ▾ Recreio (away)** Syy
J. W. Leonard, H. W. Eandat. Ky escuc farlane. L. Guy' (skip).
1. R. Soares, W. Enelps, C. & KCC_"B" Summons and W. Gill (skip).
2 Tang Po-man and Taung
hing Water-pole:
R. Hal, E. W. Lines, S. Randle, M. Omar and W. E. Way (sidp).- C.B.C. beat - Royal Navy team by Duncan (skip), par
S. A. Bright, J. E. Henson, M. J.
A. J. Coelho, BWhiteman, Henderson, A. M. Holland (skip). 2nd team away?— MAX Pearse and WV Field trip ***W. La Walker, K.-C. Hamilton, C. Junior team VFCC)
B. Hosking, H. Rose (ip).
D. K. Kher Kit
London, To-day. Avondale, backed at 100 to 8, won the Good-goals to mil
yesterday wood Stakes Chosen, a 19 to 1 chance, by two lengths, while a head separated The latter from Corona Corona
TENNIS WASHED OUT Owing to rain the "B" Division P. S. Rogers, S. M. White, J. G. Pan and A. E. B. Alres (skip)
Dr.HEN, E. Karmila", E
Meyer, G. H. Sheriff (sky)
tirind. There Lawn Tennis League programma 27-A. Checsain, R. O. Rand, J. Chr. J. Bagley and HGVÁL
for yesterday was pos
GEL G. E. F. Thompson (skip);
"C" DIVISION
(TO-DAY)
TECC "An
(King's Park) LBC. (Kowloon Tong)
S.C.bukti
(Fokiniam)
'Recrelo
(Causeway Bay)..
G.C.C. (Happy Valley) ▼Army.c
(King's Park)
"D" DIVISION
(TO-MORROW) VAPR.C
·RS.C
Upper Thigh Muscle Stramed
Barit. July Baron Gottfried von Cramin, the
"New York Times."-The crowd gave her probably the greatest and most wholehearted ovation Wimble [don ever will know.
New York American-It was
mins, and everybody es
pested Husky Helen to fold first, but
the former German-born mara-
then ruber who wilted under the strain Having woo, Miss Jacobs staggered into the dressing room, her -legs as wobbly as those of a punch-
drunk pugilist
|German: lawn tennis champion, he said, that he had not for a who became lame shortly after the muscle, as at first feared, but had beginning of his match with Ferry merely strained muscle in the in the Wimbledon singles final on upper part of his thighs vag Friday, stated here to-night that He denied the report, which ap“. he would be fit to represent Ger-peared in every German wynews- many in the Davis, Cup-match paper on Friday evening, that he against Yugoslavia, EL ÁLTA
Berlin doctor had
before his that this ted for his loss of-for.