THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 8, 1988.
Pare
Lawn Bowls League Reviewed
CHINA PONIES
(Continued from Page'20)
2.11.1-Honeymoon Eve (Pih, 156); 2,
New Star (Tang, 151); Red Fea- ther (Black, 168). Short head
and 2.
SECOND AND THIRD DIVISIONS WERE INTERESTING
Craigengower's Failure At Crucial Stage
(By "SKIP").
Emulating the example of their Senior team, Club de Recreio second team won their way to the top of the Second Division of the 2.12.0-Jober (Gregory, 104); 2, Half-Lawn Bowls League, a win over the Police in their last match giv-
Moon Eve (K. I. Ip, 168); 3, Lan-ing them a point more than Kowloon Bowling Green Club. cashire Lass
154). (H. Botelho,
B. Basto proved their most successful skip, whilst the fact that Head and Many,
F. X. Soares was third in the table and J. J. Basto only eighth, is 2.13.2-Laughing Girl (Liang, 159); 2 an indication of the consistency of the team.
Royal Consort (Shu, 168); 3, Va- lorous (Needa, 150). 3 and 2.
2.14.0 Boolat Bay (Maitland, 168); 2, King's Bounty (Limg, 151); 3 Amberley (Ip Kui Ying, 140) and and Tyne (Tang, 161). Head short head.
2.15.2 Scenic View (Pih, 142); 2,1
Laughing Girl (Liang, 146); 3, Just In Time (Tao, 155). Head and head. 2.16.2 Golden Cow (Liang, 165); Tem- pest (Chao, 147); 3, Ebony Idol (Proulx, 158). 1 and 2. 2.16.8-Smiling Thru (Encarnacao,
161); 2, Desert Star (Tang, 164) 3, Salvage Master (Black, 144). 2 and short head. 2.18.2-Rose Evelyn (Encarnacao, 168); 2, Coronation Day (Tang, 160) 8 Gold Sovereign (Tao, 184). 4 and 5. 2.18.3 Smiling Thru (Tao, 158); 2, Tampa Bay (Black, 140); 3, Soldier of China (Tang, 161). 2 and . 2.19.1-Louis XIV (Tang, 161); 2, Golden Cow (Liang, 155); 8, Smil- ing Thru (Encarnacao, 161). 11⁄2
2.20.4-Valorous (Gregory, 158); 2, Plain View (K. I. Ip, 162); 3 Election Time (Spreckley, 168). 2% and short head.
and neck.
14 Miles 2.24.3 Silkylight (Moller, 161); 2, Li- berty Bay (Maitland, 161); 3, King's Warden (Needa, 161). 1 and 6. 2.28.2-Cameronian (Encarnacao, 166); 2, Moonlight View (Pih, 161); 3, Half Moon Eve (Fung, 148). 1 and head. 2.28.4-Silkylight (Proulx, 108);
2,
Red Feather (Tang, 141); 3, Cos- sack's Beauty (Pih, 141). 1% and 1. 2.30.4-King's Warden (Needa, 168); 2, Wild Life (Maitland, 158); 8, Soldier of Honour (Pote-Hunt, 158). 2 and 4. 2.81.2-Red Feather (Maitland, 155); 2, Rob Roy (Encarnacao, 152); 3, Expansion Time (Pote-Hunt, 152). Head and 2. 2.32.3-Bistre (Chanson, 150); 2, Rose Evelyn (Encarnacao, 164); 3, Sol- dier of China (Tao, 161). 8 and 8.1 2.38.4 Moonlight View (Needa, 161); 2. National Pride (Pih, 161); 3, Half-Moon Eve (Marshall, 158).
3 and 2. 2.84.0 Moonlight View (Needa, 181) and Confusion Bay (Maitland, 161); 3, Jober (Tao, 158). Dead heat and 4.
in the winning Open Rink. Of the older hands E. M. Remedios and C. M. S. Alves, when available more than pulled their weight.
Kowloon Cricket Club, on demotion, secured the fourth place in the League, winning just half its matches in the process. Hughie Nish skipped well- for several games, whilst Jimmy Jack met with a fair measure of succes in th same position. Both these players appeared in the first team on occasion.
ELECTRICIANS DID WELL Hong Kong Electric won half their matches, as they did last season, and They retained the fourth place. fell off a little in the latter half of the season after going great guns at the start. Bert Muskett was fourth in the skip's table whilst the left hand- The team comprised an ideal next to bottom last year, they have ed Sloan was not much further down. blending. of old hands and keen worthily won promotion to the Second The calls of duty made it impossible Division.'. They began the season to keep the rinks together and under youngsters, the most prominent with a run of eight victories before the circumstances the Club does well. of the latter being Charlie Silva, falling to Club de Recreio, at Chatham Craigengower Club met with more success than in the previous season, who materially helped F. X. Road, in July.
K. C. C. also surprised them on that but it cannot be said that any of their Soares to win the Open Pairs. ground, whilst the Electricians, at players were outstanding, a remark Of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club Ming Yuen, were the only other team which applies to both the Football Stan Drake was the backbone, to beat them.
Against this, they Club's "C" team and the Royal Hong of the team and "could usually bhad some smashing wins, having a Kong Yacht Club. relied on to put up a good fight. Ex majority of 50 shots in two consecu perienced players--Ted Thompson and
tive weeks. Tommy Armstrong, to mention two, also helped materially in securing a position well ahead of last season.
GREATLY IMPROVED
GREAT SEASON
GOLF STARTING TIMES
The following are the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club starting times for Fanling on Monday, October 10, 1938:
OLD COURSE 812 a.m.
9.16
E. H. Williams v H. G. Mar- grett.
S. J. H. Fox v I. H. Geare. A. Nicol v J. Forbes..
W. V. Field had a great season and CRUCIAL PERIOD FAILURE suffered only one defeat, Bert Muskett having that satisfaction after being Craigengower, with a much better trounced to the tune of 48-4 when "shots up" average were only a point they first met. Bob Hall was a tower behind and looked well in the running of strength as second man, in Field's for promotion at one period of the rink, many a time making the position season, but failed at the crucial period, good for the more aggressive-play-of Many of their younger players im- Charlie Turnney and the skip, whilst proved considerably and the team his great match-winner's will long be should do even better in 1989. Stalked of by his fellow members. Leonard and T. Locke, of the new. Joe Gibson played some fine games. comers, were noticeably good, whilst before he went for his holiday, whilst such old stagers as John Cavanagh, Vic Chittenden lent him ample support Marcus Sousa, H. W. Randall and as third man. Lapsley (Junior) show- K.M. Omar all played up to form.ed most promising form and bids fair to follow in the footstep of his father, who played in as many as seven In Taikoo secured fourth place and terport matches, greatly improved their record, obtain- Kowloon Tong were always on their ing 14 points as against only 8 last heels, but never had much prospect of year. D. Munro proved to be far and promotion after their rival's splendid away their best player and was al-start. "Spud" Spary, however, turned most unbeatable on his own green. out on a measure--so to speak, to be F. Hillon played steadily throughout, Field being unable to play in one of whilst both Dick Keown and
Tom the matches,
C. Mose, as a lead showed good pro- Stainton skipped their rinks to some
The team had the gress whilst J. L. Stephens also im- good victories, honour of scoring the biggest total proved much and played well as No. 9.86 in the division when they mustered three to A. H. Basto, who was as re-
liable as ever.
Dr. Atienza-the 93 shots against the Civil Servants.
Both Football Club teams had simi- effervescent was No. three to Harry proved itself definitely superior when play blended well. lar records, although the “A team Gitting, and their respective styles of they met, having nearly 100 shots in hand as the result of the two en- Club de Recreio, with a point less 9.20 a.m. Mrs. Williams v Mrs. Mar- counters. Howell played his usual went back one place: the team was good game as lead, whilst a player changed frequently owing to the calla who attracted attention was AW of the second team and counter at- Hodges, who played some
tractiors, and I believe as many as These two were part of 80 players filled the dozen places. at games: Jack Rodger's rink, which had the big one time or another!
Charlie Roza-Pereira gest score and the biggest win of the
played in P. A. season, John Russell being the other nearly every match as did man on that occasion.
both these players
excellent
SELBY DISAPPOINTS Of the "B" team, Jan Tuck had the best skip's record, whilst Walter Gill 2:84.0-Commencement Bay. (Liang] was not far behind; Jake Selby 161); 2, Tyne (Tao, 161); 3, Scenic proved disappointing; I thought ha View (Pib, 140). 11⁄2 and 3⁄4. ́ ́ would turn out to be one of the Club's 2.34.2 Commencement Bay (Black, most successful players, but he failed 140); 2, New Star (Fung, 168), 8, to live up to the promise of 1987; Bright View (Pih, 158). 1 and 2. when he had an excellent season. 2.88.1-Louis XIV (Tang, 161); 2, De- Police Seconds also improved their sert Star (Needs, 155); 8, Piet position slightly, here again, as in the Hein (Chao, 155). Nock and 1first team, there were many changes 2.40.8—Louis XIV (Liang, 168); 2, and no rink was given a chance to Rose Evelyn (Tao, 168); 3, Salvage settle down, Although he played only Master (Black, 144). 5 and 8. five matches in this division, Joe Carey 2.49.0-Louis XIV (Tang, 181); 2, De- emerged with the best record amongst sert Star (Needa, 155); 8, Piet their many skips. Teddy Booker Hein (Chao, 155). and 2.
played in most of the matches, but 1 Miles
met with little success on the whole. 8.01.8-Silkylight (Moller, 161); 2, De George Moss, like Carey, had a tour
Bert Chief (Encarnacao, 181); 9, of duty with the firsts. Confusion Bay (Maitland, 101). ⠀⠀⠀ The Civil Servants, relegated after 3 and 2.
only a season in this division had 8.02.0-King's Warden (Necda, 161); difficulty in raising a team at times Wild Life (Maitland, 161), 14 and many novices appeared too many 3:14.2-Louis XIV. (Tang, 168); 2, for the experienced players like A.B. Smiling Thru (Encarnaeso, 1160)í--Allan, S. Eccleshall and W.: Cullip to 8, Salvage Master (Black, 158). carry to success. **
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THE JUNIORS
My Up for next
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Football Club in after you!
80 PLAYERS!
Basto
Yvanovich, and
C. H. had useful records. played some good games and · Was very keen, whilst A. F. Noronha was
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R. A. Camidge v I. W. She-
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A. H. McBride v R. S. W. Paterson.
J. Stenersen v F. Groves. J. T. Dupuy v J. Hall.
C. A. King v D. Humphreys. A. Murdoch v D. H. Blake. A. D. Humphreys v B. H. Mundy.
F. S. Gibbings v J. B. H. Leckie.
NEW COURSE
grett.
MEETING POSTPONED
:
An extraordinary general meeting of the Hong Kong Football Club, called for: yesterday to pass a special reso-. lution regarding the entrance and sub- scription fees of members, was post- poned to Tuesday, October 18, at 6 p.m. owing to lack of a quorum.
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