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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 8, 1941.
SINGLES FINAL DRAWN: FOUR SETS ARE
ARE SHARED Tsui Wai-pui Should Have Won In Four Sets Yan-pui Starts Well SINGLES FINAL TO
But Is Overshadowed
By "Adrem”
DISAPPOINTING IN THAT THE BROTHERS WERE UNABLE TO STRIKE FORM AT THE SAME PERIODS AND CONSEQUENTLY RALLIES WERE GENERALLY SHORT, THE FINAL OF THE COLONY SINGLES TEN- NIS CHAMPIONSHIP, PLAYED BEFORE A SURPRISINGLY SMALL. CROWD AT HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB YESTERDAY, WAS LEFT UN- FINISHED AT 6.30 WITH FOUR SETS SHARED.
The scores, Yan-pui's given first, were 6-3, 4-6,ļ
7-5, 4-6. The match will be replayed.
The
INTER-HONG SWIMMING
first
of the programme Wai-pui early on gave the impression that he
ason to be held at the Europvan would be able to stroke any better than he did inter-long swimming gala of the His fore-Y M.CA. on June 11 was arrang-
Mr. C. F Hyde a the semi-final against S. A. Rumjahın.
ed yesterday. was in the chair and was support- hand drive simply would not work and his service, although he resorted a great deal to the heavily fed by Mr. E. W. Railton (Secre- sliced variety that stands up and looks at the re- ceiver, was pie to his brother.
In the final set Yan-pui
most of his points won on his brother's mis- The less said about it the
(Butterfeld! Stewart tary, Mr.
MISS S. Baskett: Swire). ATTE
(Kow- (AIC), Mr. W. Forsyth lown Duck), Mr. F. M. Thompson
Od). Messrs R. Goldman
Arnold (Standard
and May A. F. was
(Y.M.C.A.).
Entries will close on May 20. Messrs. Thompson and L. A. Benn (Dodwell's) will be responsible for collecting the Hong Kong teams and Mr. Forsyth the Kowloon entries.
A the match progressed, how-surprise, on the run of play, Yan-| (Hong Kong Bank), and Mr. G. ever, yu did the former champion's į po won the set. game improve and in the last two sets, although he was making far pathetic and more errors than he used to, he were was confidence personified, parti- takes cularly so when driven into losing į better.
His passing shots on pusti ons, both wings were well-timed and extremely well-placed, and Yan- pui, on the occasions that he took the net, was made to look very second rate.
An Enigma
but
ARMY TENNIS
in a
CONTINUE
A rather unexpect- ed decision has been arrived at by the Hong Kong Cricket Club authorities with regard to the unfinish- singles Colony final. The final set will now be played this afternoon following
ed
the Final of the Club championship, which starts at 4.45.
ROSE FIANA
GOES LAME
By "Rapier"
Mr. has been
be
Rose Flana belonging to Eu Tong-sen, which entered for the second section of the West River Handicap to run on Saturday, taken out by a Chinese riding boy this morning for exercise, was found to be lame. The riding boy dismounted and the V.R.C. MEETING
the pony was led back to stables by a mufoo. The Chief
Athol Justice, Sir
W. L. Clark, F. M. MacGregor, was re-elected Chair-Noronha, S. A. Rumjahn, man for the fifth successive year Gutierrez, at the annual meeting of the Vic- Castro, A. O. Barretto, J. H. Law-
committee wa The following toria Recreation Club yesterday.
BOWLS
TEAMS
Following clubs have selected their lawn bowls teams for Saturday:-
H.K.F.C.
Second Division (C.c.c.)
J. S. Howell, G. Stephens, G. Graver and W. Gill (Skip).
A. Watson, J. H. Gelling, H. G. Wal- Ington and W. Macfarlanė (Skip).
A. B Robertson, R. P. Shaw, C Brooksbank and H V, Pearce (Skip) Third Division (v I.R.C.) E P Anslow. J M Thoinson, B. A Mansel) and J. Hussell (Skip).
Flippance. H. J Bickford, F. Strange and Needham (Skip),
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E Casey. A G Gratton. V H. Free- man and Morgan (Skip)
C.S.C.C.
First Division (v P.R.C., Away)
T Seddon. E Purvis. M Ebbage and c Strange (Skip
Ρ
J Gellatly, E Kirmion, H and MN Hakusen (Skipp
Carr, J. D Crawley. J
Meliowan (Skiph and J
Reserves: A Scott
V.
S
F. Harper
Hemse
M
mich F Shephard
K.B.G.C. First Division "A" (v K.B.G.C. "B" Home)
W
Walker, W McNeill, S Randle und A Holland (Skip).
RP Phillies. H White. J. G Meyer
and A. J Hall (Skip).
L Sykes, J Gill, A. Hyde-Lay and G. H. Sherriff (Skip).
First Division "B" (v K.B.G.C. "A" Away)
W. C. Hodder, V. C. Dixon, E. Levett and R. Duncan (Skip).
A. Morton, P, A. Peckham, D. W. Waterton and J. McKelvic (Skip).
E. Scord. G W. Deacon. E. A. Atkins M. Band L. Guy (Skip),
The 24th Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, beat 30th Heavy Battery,
points to one
rence, D. Ribeiro, L. M. Remedios RA., by two
(Hon. Treasurer), L. Roza-Pereira "B" Division Army Tennis League at Sookunpoo yesterday.
Capt, Simons and L/1dr. Den-elected. Messrs. D. Lyon, A. A(Hon. Secretary).
I spent a long time trying analyse Wai-pur's game still find it difficult to understand. On the run of play from the mid- dle of the second set onward, heton (24th R.A.) beat L/Bdr. Chal- should have won in four sets.
most
in
When the
critical situations, however, he still con tinued to show a supreme in.
thrope and Bdr. Gill, 6 8.6 2.
6 3.
!
and Br. Pidgeon Sgt Warder (24th R.A.) beat Major Templer
5.6 3. difference to the value of a point; and Bdr. Casey. 64.7
game and 1 couldn't help
Sgt. Lyons and L/Bdr. Hannan thinking at times that
(24th R.A.) beat L/Bdr. Maynard
Marshall, 5--7. governed to a certain extent by and Gur. brotherly lovel
or
he was
Towards the end his service was better than his brother's.
casonally crushed
in
He oc
Winner
and his second service got up far and s sharply that Yan-pui! had great difficulty in controlling | any attempt to attack
H. His
courteraft throughout was better the than his younger brother's, latter being consistently caught on the wrong foot.
In the first set Yan-pui played
the Colony for a long time.
0.
0 -8.
SOUTH CHINA
BEAT
ROYALS
Had Royal Scots taken advan.
THOROUGHBRED RAISING INDUSTRY ON UPGRADE
IN CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA'S THOROUGHBRED breeding
industry has made rapid strides since pari-mutuels
were legalised there. It is now the fastest growing in the world, writes a correspondent.
Stallions of immense importance have joined the galaxy of producers now assembled in the far Beau Pere, peer of Australian stallions, re- cently arrived to serve as chief stud for Louis B. Mayer at Deep Cliffe.
some of the finest tennis seen in tage of a few of the manarticular At opportunities they had, particular- com- South China one stage he could do nothing in the second half, they would west.
have beaten wrong. Taking the ball on the
fortably in the friendly game at Caroline Hill yesterday.
P.R.C.
First Division (v Civil Service Cricket Club Home)
C. Perkins, F. Nolan, A. E. and E. C. Post Skip).
Carey
A. Suulur. H Brown, W. Mellardy and W. Mair (Skip).
J
W McLeod. W Harris, W. Dall and
Shepherd (Skip).
Reserves: -Smith. C. Wilcox and A. McKenzie
Third Division (v Club De Recreio Away)
C Gough, J Greenwood. A. J. Juhn- Sun and F Channing (Skip).
J. Hayward, C Pile, J, R. McWalter und J Aitken (Skip).
A
Howell, C Davis, J. Riddell and J. McDonald (Skip).
Reserver:
and D. Taylor.
Alexander, C. Davis
K.F.C.
Second Division (v Taikoo D.R.C. Away)
A. Lapsley, V. Atienza, V. Chittenden arid V Field (Skip).
P.
W. Naef, A. Eastman, E. Kern and
Younghusband (Sktp).
C. Dowman. A. Dand, T. Fergusson and W. Simpson (Skip).
Third Division (v C.C.C. Home) C. Woodcock, S. C. Wong, C. H, Full- er and B. D. Evans (Skip).
B. Williams, G. Prost, Y, Abbas and J. T. Smalley (Skip).
S. E. Cross. B. Thompson, A Mac- Kintyre and R. Ogden (Skip).
Reserves:-W. C. Ogley, J. Gibson and L. Bones.
rice, he was sending over unre turnable drives that raised chalk
As it was South China won by
Seabiscuit, leading money winner of all time from the sidelines and wore!! rarely shorter than a couple of 3 goals to 1 after Royal Scots had
In all opened the scoring. All the goals and a paladin among horses, and Kayak II, the . feet from the baseline.
Argentine in temporary semi-retirement, hold court WRS departments ho suprema. were scored in the first half.
1 Hossack was seen on the left- His service was deadly and
showed good ball at Willets.
has Cynic, a have seldom if ever seen Wal-wing and he
The advent of Australian and Vanderbilt Phelps bred control but was very weak in his
Britisher, at pul aced so frequently,
Auld, in the shooting.
centre Argentine blood is something Ken. powerfully
cannot duplicate at the Carmel.
Cynic, by Caplain Cuttle, bagged Later he fell away badly, losing forward berth was slow and miss-tucky
moment.
the Epsom Derby. Sierra Nevada, all control of his forehand and in-ed several chances.
Parnaby was the mainstay in
Gainsborough British stake evitably bungling anything on the
duty horse, is on
nt the Neil volley. Also he appeared to be the intermediate-line and marked English War Refugees |a
Los place, near than his Lee Wal-tong well. Bankler again far
exhausted more
McCarthy occa- gave a good display while Fraser brother and on numerous
Angeles. Liguroti, Don Milke and Ra II, first-class Argentines, Bing sions left balls that he could have and Naysmith were as safe
usual, got to with but little effort.
Sunspero is a Sun Briar to Crosby's, are at Rancho Santa Fe. Ham Cotton's haras..
After the whirlwind opening, the match was unquestionably dis- appointing and I cannot see a very big crowd paying a further $2 to enter the Stand for the replay.
The Play
Widely different blood lines are asrepresented.
bred Scores of beautifully
RICE REJECTED BY U.S. ARMY
T
On March 23 Gregory Rice, the greatest distance runner, ever produced in the United States, ran the fastest two-mile race, in- Derby Winners. . doors or outdoors, ever.re- Top Row dwells at Newhall, corded when in the Dress Parade, son of Man of War, Chicago Relays indoor Hoffman's Rancho track and field meet he Casitas, Hollyrood, kingpin as a juvenile, is at Cupertino for D. J. set the sensational time...
South China included several
lish war refugees, have been im- Eastern players in the team. Hsu foreign mares, most of them Eng
Motion Picture Magnate King-seng was seen at left-halfported.
Muyer, Charles S. Howard, Wal- and played a hard game.
the lead Royal Scots took
ter T. Wells and Neil McCarthy through Auld but Lau Chung-acquired stellar lassies within the sang equalised shortly after last six months.. Recently,a boat- South China took the lead when a load of Australian mares unloaded defender deflected a free kick at San Pedro for Mayer....to be is at Walter Although nine games were play taken by Lee Wai-tong and short-muted to Beau Pere. ed in the first set. It did not occupy ly after Lee Wal-tong increased Known producers a few from more than 18 minutes. Yan-pul the lead with a good shot. from Kentucky and Virginia have been Davis, who owned, the late Pharof 8:51:1. was away, to a 5-1 lead in very close in tempo pass
quietly switched to California. Lap. Gay World, a muddy track quick time and although Wal-pui
Alfred the Great, son of Teddy Texan, serves for H. C. Hill, who | A few days later Rice had to In the second period Royals was able to stop the rot to some had more of the play but in spite and a fine: French stake horse, bred Sweepida in his back yard appear before the Draft Board for Roman Soldier, by examination prior to possible in- extent, and capture three, games,
training. The board pronounced the younger brother was undoubt of good approach work their fin was brought to the const by Raoul in Stockton 1 edly good value for his win, Ishing was weak and they could Walsh, who also has Grand Mani- Cohort, is a solid stake horse duction into the Army for a year's
tou, scion of a powerful French standing in California.. In the second set Yan-pul again not score.
Son In Law, Gainsborough, Teddy, service, and disclosed that he was way quickly, Leading 3-1 he SOUTH CHINA-Tam Kwong family, at his rancho in Mendo Such blood as that of Phalaris, him physically unfit for military
Massines Congreve and Rustom suffering from a triple hernia. was 40-15 on service but allowed han;. Tse, Kam-hung and Teang cina county.
Pasha ought surely to accomplish Rice's 8:51:1 bettered the accept- the opportunity of securing a Chung-wan; Lau Hin-chol," Lam
led world record of 8.56.2 which wonders, commanding lead to slip out of Tak po and Hsu King-sing;
assignments may he set in 1940 It also bottered his group and Wai-pul who by Chung Yung-sang, Lau, Chung"
California this time was full of confidence, säng. Lee Wal-tong, Chow Man-
soon again be shipped in trainloads his recent 8:53,4 time for which as the Golden State threatens to recognition had been asked. The won the set at the 10th game chi and Lee Shek-your
regain fro Kentucky the posi- world's outdoor two-mile record. tion it once held as the principal is 8:56, set -by - Miklos. Szabo, ot.
Hungary in 1937-Reuter. contre-o roughbred breeding...
Amson, James,
In the third set, Wal-pul lost ROYAL SCOTE-Bankier: Nay the first two games but easily smith and Fraser;14 made up the defcit, and went on Parnaby and Marshal to load 6-4 Much to everyone's, Bailler Auld, Mi
ravand Hossac
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Producers Switched Firozepore, from the Aga Khan's world-famous. bailiwick, is located
Walter WellsRancho Or
San Fe
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