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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1941.
COMBINED ROYAL ARTILLERY BEATEN BUT NOT DISGRACED Splendid Display By Gunners' Defence
Minshull And H.K.C.C.
Hsu In Form ANNUAL
By "Referee"
AFTER AN ABSENCE of many seasons, Royal Artillery made a return to Senior football when at Sookunpoo yesterday they met Eastern, holders, in the First Round of the Senior Shield Competition.
Though beaten by three clear goals they have every reason to be satisfied with their performance particularly when it is taken into consideration that the players have not played together before and that the team was only completed in the afternoon.
The Gunners. more than held ball through the centre as Kong their own in the first half and Seng-king and Ng Kee-cheong
from scoring were on top form. prevented Eastern
that
Eastern did not play their usual game, being early upset by the fast and determined tackling of
though it must be admitted Eastern had several opportunities which they did not take advantage of The Artillery defence rose to Kreat heights
the throughout game, their fast tackling and clean
the Gunners.
Hsu King-seng in the pivotal was their outstanding kicking somewhat upsetting the position
forwards machine-like movements of East-player. He kept his ern and it was only late in the wells supplied with passes and on cleared his second half that the Chinese had numerous occasions any real advantage agaitis,
lines with his overhead kicking. defence.
Artillery forwards were good individually but as was only na tural they Tacked that under- standing and combination so cs sential to a winning team.
Ng Deteriorates
in l
Ng Kee-cheung started off welli at left-back but deteriorated the second half when Owens was continually breaking away on
Hyui, Cham Kum-hoi and N. Z. Lee resorted too much to short passing which allowed the Artil fery defence to nip in and clear The wingers were put through on several occasions but were not given much time to steady them- selves before centring.
TENNIS TOURNEY
Hong Kong Cricket Club announces the forthcoming tennis cham. pionships, which will stat on the H.K.CL. ground on Monday, March 10.
The usual open singles
and doubles events will be held, while there is again a large list of mem bers' events.
CASH SWEEP WINNERS
**** KWANTI RACE MEETING
Following are the cash sweep results of the Kwanti 'Rate meet- ing yesterday:
RACE 1
No. 683
1233 64
$590.03 168.75
*81,38
each): Unplaced ponies ($25 Nes. 1120, 1115, 82, 437, 1178.
RACE 2
No. 1000
615
1141
$1,074.36
306.96 153.48
Unplaced ponies (350 each): Nos. 226, 744, 407.
RADE 3
No. 667
149
646
Unplaced ponies
$1.148.67
328.19 164.10
($50 each):
RACE 4
$16 076.14
1.503,18
A departure from precedent | Nos. 1012, 523. has been set this year as it has committee
No. 34802 been decided by the that any surplus resulting from the tournament be donated to the "South China Morning Post" Wur Fund.
nicmentos,
Following are the yesterday's
Kwanti-
results
of
at
race meeting
THE SHATAUKOK HURDLE For China Ponies, One
RACE.
and a quarter miles.
Viber, 172 lb.
(Feilden)
1
Jack O'Lantern, 160 lb. .....
(Barrow)
2
Mortmain, 165 lb.
(Chattey) 3
Won by
length.
Four lengths; half a
Time: 2.48.2.
3rd
Pari-mutuel: - Winner $73.20. Places 1st $9.40; 2nd $8.80; $12.10.
Also ran: Classic Hall, 160 lb., (Van Rynberk); Rob Roy. 160 lb.. (Calderara); Three Farthings, 160 lb., (Ingram); Venture, 160 lb.. (Gregory); ánd Zero, 185
Ib.. (Haymes).
2916
2.296.58 16967 Unplaced ponies ($510.36 each): |longs. Nos. 9245, 23789,
4474, | Plain View, 135 lb. 13716.
Galant Marshal, 147 lb.
Arabian Cat, 153 lb.
THE LO WU HANDICAP. For China Ponies "E" Class Six fur-
Sma'l
therefore, | 19551. will be presented to winners of the various events in the place of the trophies presented here- tofor.
The possible effect of Volunteer duties is also taken into con- sideration and intending competi- tors are asked to assist the com- mittee by stating on which days of the week
they are unable to
play owing to Volunteer or other
duties.
Whole Team Try Hard the right wing,
be unfair to I would
signal any particular Gunner player for special mention as the whole team gave of their best and tried hard throughout Minshull. in goal caught the eye inost with some of his saves and on the whole gave a grand display of goal-keeping.
After a goalless half, Hsu sent Though beaten three times hej
through a forward pass to the A double-round "lightning" saved twice as many goals, He
right and Chung Yung-sum scor-Chess tournament, played had just played in the previous ed. Shortly after N. Z. Lee scor-Kowloon on Saturday afternoon game for 24th Battery agains
Service Corps.
went
which
"LIGHTNING” CHESS TOURNAMENT
RACE 5
No. 400 340 14
$1.196,23
341.78
170.89 (550 each):
Unplaced ponies Nos. 1238, 349. 1270
RACE 6
No. 986
511 771
$1,089.43 311.28 155.64
Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. 560, 168, 454, 212.
SELLING LOTTERIES
ON BIG RACES
1
(Poy)
(Pan) 2
3 (Hook) Won by ne length; half length. Time: 1.37. Pari-mutuel:
Winner $73.30. Places 1st $20.30; 2nd $12.40; 3rd $10.40.
Also ran-K'ng's Envoy, 135 lb., (Chao); Lucky Eleven 150 lb.. (Wei): and National Liberty, 149 lb.. (Tao).
THE QUEENSLAND HANDI- CAP. A steeplechase of one and three-quarter miles for Australian Ponies.
Brutus, 188 lb.
Sea Urchin, 162 lb.
was won by A. C. Poupard with:
Glorious Star, 182 lb. inta 111⁄2 points out of a possible 16. Hau R. C. Danenberg and J. Grefalda scoring tied for second place with 0 points
the japiece.
ed with a deliberate shot ht the upright but Lawton and Taylor formed LI
the net.
Late in the game formidable pair of packs, kickin?
The Ching-to completed well and being safe with every-
and thing overhead
cross shot high into these two with a players were great hurdles to the net. Eastern forwards.
Gunners pressed hard in
and went closing stages
1 (Treverton)
(Gregory) 3
(Hook) 3 Won by two lengths; six lengths. Time: 3.42.1. Pari-mutuel: Winner $7.60. Places 1st 66.80; 2nd $7.30,
Also ran:-Kiola. 140 lb.. (Bar-
Teviotdale, 155
lb.,
Hong Kong Jockey Club Selling Lotteries will be conducted on:- the Hong Kong Derby, the Austral Derby and the Rooty-Hill Derby Other competitors finished as at the Club House, Happy Valley, the follows:--R. C. Gardner and S. at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 11. These are open to Members and near Saplala, 8 points each: J. H. d'Al- scoring but Lau Hin-hon in goalmeida and William Lee, 7. V. V. their friends, but all non-members row); and
Kolatchoff 7, and C. Lee 6%.
must be introduced by a Member | (Chattey). was not really tested.
und their names entered in the THE KWANTI CUP. One Mile, For Australian Ponies "D" Class. Lists of chances are available | Schmetterling, 135 lb.
(Treverton) for signature at the Hong Kong Club; the Club House. Happy Dick Turpin, 140 lb.
(Gregory) Valley; and the Secretary's Office,
Colorado Stur, 137 lb. 1st floor, Exchange Building.
(Davis) Lotteries are $5. each.
Chances in any of these three
Won by one and half lengths; half length.
HOCKEY CLUB TEAM
Visitors Book. Lau
Ronson, in the pivotal position, had a trying afternoon against the fast Eastern Inside-forwards but he accomplished his task well. He EASTERN-Lau Hin-hon; Kong had Hyui beaten with high balls. Sing-king. Ng Kee-cheong: while though out-positioned at Wai-kuen. Hsu King-sing,
Chi-isung"
Yung-sum, times by the movements of N. 7.
Chung Lee, he did not allow this player Cheung Kam-hoi, Hyui Man-fu,; to be unduly dangerous.
N. Z. Lee and Hau Ching-to. Greig and Koberts tackled COMBINED R.A. Minshull; Hau Lawton; Taylor, Grieg. Ronson, quickly and did not allow Ching-to and Cheung Yung-sum! Roberts Owens, Atkins, McDer-
mott. Cross and McCadden.
much scope.
Owens Well-Watched
Owens was well watched by Lo Wai-kuen but in the second period had the better of the half and sent over good centres. Mc- Cadden, on the left wing. also came into the picture in the se- cond half and had Lau Tse-chan fully occupied.
The inside-forwards played 115
ARMY AGAIN
BEAT POLICE
AT RUGBY
well as was to be expected, but End of the season spirit pre- their passes to the wings were vailed at the final Quadrangular
a1 times weak. Added to they were not able to
get
this Rugby Tournament match be
the tween Police and Army at Boun-
FOR TO-MORROW -
Following have been chosen tuj represent Hong Kong Hockey Club in the quadrangular hockey tournament against Indian Army on Club ground to-morrow at 4.45 p.m.
Bewell; Taylor and Bend: Me- Le lan, Reed and N. Whitley: Smith, T. Whitley, E. Fowler, A Guest and Morgan. Umpire: Tyas.
Owing to the congested s'ate of the Enclosures at Race Meeting no children will be permitted to enter Hong Kong Jockey Club's premises on Race days on any pretext whatsoever.
SATURDAY'S SPORTS
dary Street on Saturday-Police CRICKET
had to borrow two Club players
and Army, with a very much su-
perior team on view, were able to BEST cricket performances on win by only 14-0.
FOOTBALL
The Shield competition started
Time: 1.54.
1
2
3
Pari-mutuel; --- Winner $54.30. Places 1st $1850: 2nd $10.40.
Also ran:-Tarzan. 135 lb., (Hoo).
THE SAN WAI HANDICAP. One Mile. For China Ponies "D" Class. Royal Wedd'ng Eve, 159 lb.
(Craven) 1 Royal Highness, 150 lb.
Phoenix, 155 lb.
(Tao) 2
(Woo) 3
Won by short head; half length. Time: 2.10.
Puri-mu1uel; — Winner $10.60; Places 1st $6.30; 2nd $6.10; 3rd $9.20.
Also ran-Talkative, 141 lb.. (Wei): The Tigress, 195 lb., (Ip); and Wilber. 145 lb. (Chao).
THE LO WU HANDICAP (First
T Saturday were Anderson's 74 in earnest over the week-end and Douglass, Millar and Sutherland not out for Kowloon Cricket Club although the results in the Senior were prominent for Army, while against Indian's, and Danbrow- division were more or less us ex-Section) Six furlongs, For China Lavalle of Club played an extraor-sky's G. for: 16 for Police against pected there were several · sur- ponies "E" Class." dinarily good game at full-back |·K,C,C. 2nd XI.
for Police,
FINAL STANDINGS
We'll give you lessons any daynament results.
or evening in this popular, con-
BATTING
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Police
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Club
-Army
Navy
Police
13 Club Max Navy
18 Police -11" Army 48 Club
Navy
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25 Police
10 Navy
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Club
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J. E. Richardson.. 20 D. Chelllah 13 FJ Remedios
BOWLING
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prises in the Junior section.
Sing Tao were lucky to survive Ascot Vale, 159 lb. 74 as they were on the defensive for
(Chao)
69 most of the time in their game National Success, 150 lb. "67 against Middlesex and duly the
(Tao)
(Yuen)
50 good goal-keeping of Cheung Dow Jones, 135 lb. 40 Wing-choy saved the Chinese, 41 The biggest surprise in the Jun- 38 for division was the defeat of En 36 gineers. Inst year's runners-up 94 by 36th R.A. a Third Division
Won by one and half lengths; short head
32- team.
82.
31
21
30 RUGBY 30
Time: 1.301. Pari-mutuel:
Winner $20.10.
paces 1st $8.205 2nd $7.90; 9rd $12.40.0
Also ran:-Desert Star, 153 lb,
lb., (Woo); Heddon, 145
(Lo Kwong to): Lancashire Chap. 151 lb.. (Pang); and Palmer, 150 lb, (Chattey)
JUNIOR SHIELD RESULT
for 10 The last of the Quadrangular for 29 Rugby games was played at for 7 Boundary street where Army for 26 beat Police by 14 points to mil.", for 73 A depleted Navy side pided by for 27 two club players lost to a scratch cond Round of the Junior Shield for 84 Club team by 11 points to nil competition wie they, beat 24th fon 38 after being 3-0 dawn'ut the infRoyal Artillery by the only for 40terval.
Service Corps Entered the Se-
Pola scored by: