THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1940
CLUB RUGBY DATES
Following are the complete
French Racehorses GOVER AND Scattered No One VALENTINE
Knows Where IN FORM
Rugby Saturday fixtures for the They Soon Got Used
season:
Oct. 19-Club V Army, Army
ground, 4.45 p.m.
Club "A" v Army "A,', Army ground, 3.30 p.m.. Navy V Police, Navy ground, 4.45 p.m.
Oct. 28-Club
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ground 4.30 p.m.
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To Air Raids
By J. H. Park (“AJAX”)
At Aldershot, Aldershot Com- mand beat Aldershot and Dis- trict in a
two-day match by 243 runs.
France, but it is feared it is now all in German hands. The stable
Features of the second day's lads and those on the stud farms play was the fine bowling of were given instructions not, to tell Gover, of Surrey who took eight what the horses were,
wickets in the course but, as
of the Curver said, "the Germans will match, and another fine innings probably find out."
by B. H. Valentine, the Kent player.
Carver's son is in the French Scores.- army. The father has no idea
OWNERS, TRAINERS and stud owners have whether his son is alive or dead.
Navy, Club Club "A" Navy "A" been wondering how their horses would behave Club ground. 3.15 p.m. during air raids. I met Dick Carver recently. He Police Army, Police ground 4.30 p.m.
has been trainer to the Lord Derby-Lady Granard Nov. 2-Navy Army, Navy combination, and has had experience of raids at
Police Club, Police Chantilly and elsewhere in France.
V
ground, 4.30 p.m.
ν
ground, 4.30 p.m.
He told me that during the first South of France, mostly in Army "A" v Club "A", raids the horses worked them-direction of Bordeaux. Police ground, 3.15 p.m. selves up into a terrible state, tried Nov. 9-Club and Police v Com-tc climb up the walls of the boxes
thinking
Amazing Scenes
the
Aldershot
Command-265 · for
6 dec. (B. H. Valentine 110, F. R. He did not see any fighting. Ap- Brown 51, Denis Compton 49.) parently the Germans simply and 180 for 3 dec. (M. M. Wal- walked in.
ford 103, B. H. Valentine 42.). Air raids over Chantilly were like clockwork in their regular-4 for 37) and 73 (Watts 5 for Aldershot District-120 (Gover when to expect them, and they ity. The residents knew just 28, Gover 4 for 27).
every
would go into the woods and lie TO-DAY'S TENNIS down. At five o'clock morning the raiders would come sion tennis League programme:-
Following is to-day's "B" Divi-
over, bombing and machine-gun- ning, but the horses came to lit- itle harm.
C.D.R. K.T.G.C.A. 'S.C.A.A.
V C.S.C.C. V I.R.C. V K.C.C.
bined Services, Club and do all sorts of things. But ground, 4.30 p.m.
they soon got accustomed to it; Carver, with his wife and
Though born in France, Carver Club "A" v Navy "A", and probably
it was few other trainers, found a Dutch to France to train in 1880,
ais English. His father had gone horses in partnership in France. Club ground. 3.15 p.m.
thunder, paid no attention. Even boat with an English captain in there the family have remained Prix winners in Cri de Guerre and Carver has trained two Grand Nov. 16-Army
those in the paddocks behaved charge at a port near Bordeaux. ever since. V Club, Army ground, 4.15 p.m.
normally after a few raids. They got aboard and left the Carver's mother was a
and Cappiello and numerous other Army "A" v Club “A”,
French trainers have had an Stable lads in charge of the horses. another family closely connected of Lighthouse II last year.
Carter, Big winners. He also had charge Army ground, 3 p.m.
anxious time and the few who The refugees were landed at awith racing in France. Until his Police v Navy (Q.T.), got away to this country do not south coast port
death two or
Like other French trainers Car- three years Police ground, 4.16 p.m. know what has happened to the Carver told me that Pharis and Frank Cärter
ago, ver does not know what the fu- was the leading ture has in store for him. Nov. 23—H.K.V.D.C. v H.K.N.V.horses. Some time ago most of Djebel were safe when last
He he trainer in France. the trainers at Chantilly evacuat-heard of them, but their present) Dick Carver followed in
hopes to get a permit to go to ea with their horses, but when whereabouts is not known.
Ireland. matters improved, as they thought, the big studs are in Normandy, trainer. For a time he was
All father's footsteps and became "I have been working all my they returned to Chantilly.
in life," he says, "and a fortnight's which was occupied by the Ger- charge of the horses belonging to idleness in London has bored me. They did not remain long and'inans. when the German
M. M. Boussac, and for advance be-' It is impossible to calculate the years has trained for Lord Derby in a stud or a training stable if some I would not care whether It was gan the trainers made for the value of all the bloodstock inland Lady Granard, who run their ohly I could get something to do."
Club ground, 3 p.m. Police and Navy v Army Club ground, 4.15 p.m. Nov. 30-Army V Club (Q.T.),
Army ground, 4.15 pm. Army "A" v Club “A”, Army ground, 3 p.m.. Dec. 7-Club ν Navy (Q.T.),
Club ground, 4 p.m. Club "A" v Navy "A", Club ground, 2.45 p.m.
Army v Police (Q.T.),
Army ground, p.m.
Dec. 14-Police V Club (Q.T.),
Police ground, 4 p.m..
Army "A" v Club "A", Army ground, 2.15 p.m.
Army v Navy (Q.T.),
Army ground, 4 p.m.
Dec. 21-Navy ✓ Club (Q.T.).
Navy ground, 4 p.m.
Navy "A" vì Club. “A
Navy ground, 2.45 p.m.
Dec. 28-Club V Police (Q.T.),
..
Club ground,.4 p.m.
Army V Navy (Q.T.), Club ground, 2.45 p.m.
Jan. 4-Club. v Army (Q.T.),
Club ground, 4 p.m.
Club "A" v Army "A",
Club ground, 2.45 p.m. Navy v Police (Q.T.),
Navy ground, 4 p.m.
Jan. 11-Combined Volunteers v The Rest, Police ground, 3.p.m.
Police V Army (Q.T.), Police ground. 4.15 p.m.
Jan. 18-Interport XV v Rest of the Colony, Army
ground, 4.15 p.m. Combined Services "A" ́v Club and Police "A," Army Ground, 3 p.m.
Jan. 25-Hong Kong v Shanghai,
Club ground, 4 p.m.
↓
Jan. 27-Rest of the Colony
Shanghai, Club ground, 4.p.m.
Feb.
1-Police V Club, Police]
ground, 4 p.m.
Army "A" y Club "A", Police ground. 3 p.m.
Feb. 8-Combined Services
Combined Volunteers, Army ground, 4.15 p.m. Combined Volunteers "A", Army ground, 3.15
p.m.
Feb. 15-International Series First Round, Police ground, 3.15 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
Mar. 1-International Final, Club
ground, 4:30 p.m.
Club and Police "A" V Combined Services "A", Club ground, 3.15 p.m.
Mar. 8-Army V Club, Navy
ground, 4.30 p.m.
Navy "A" v Club "A", Navy ground, 3.15 p.m.
Mar. 15-Club v H.K, Bank, Club
ground, 4.30 p.m.
Club and Army "A" V Navy and Police "A", Club ground, 3.15 p.m.
Mar. 22-Police and Club v Com-
"
bined Services, Police ground, 4.30 p.m.
Police and Club "A"
Combined Services "A",
Police ground, 3.15 p.m.
Mar. 24-Seven-A-Side Tourna-
ment preliminaries, Club
ground, 4.45 p.m.
Mar. 26-Seven-A-Side Tourna- ment preliminaries, Club ground, 4.45 p.m.
Mar. 29 Seven-A-Side Tourha
ment. Finnis, Club ground, 3 p.m.
"Club "A" matches on. Wednes- days were published a week ngʊi Just Sunday, and are unaltered.
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