BUREN
"THE PERFECT SWISS WATCH
CHINESE YMCA SHAILANDER
Victoria Club Callover
London, March 6. Heavy support for the Duke! of Norfolk's Burnham madei him a clear favourite for the Lincolnshire Handicap when the cards were called övér or the spring double at the Vic- torla Club tonight.
Freebooter retained_his" position{ as Orst chulee for the Grand Na- tind, but the odds were extend- ed half a point,
Burphans, four-year-old son o Hyperion, shared joint favourit. tan with Dramatic at last week? caflover, but his price was slashed 1-1/2 points to 10 to 2, while Dramalle remained unchanged a TUO 10 9.
CHINA MAIL
BEAT SHUTTLERS
| The Chinese YMCA defeated Shailanders by eight sets to one in the Men's Junior League Sec- tional Final at the King George V School last night.
(Kowloon Docks),
The winners will meet the University for the Junior Division Championship at Recreio on Friday night starting at 7.30 p.m. Last night's Championship, M.-- Kempton - Homes at Club de Recreio pro- 15-5, 15-2. duced some sparkling play, especially the Senior Men's between the Doubles match two Chinese YMCA pairs, W. F. Foo and C. K. Lee and D. C. Lau and Charlle Au.
Although this game went to only two sets, spectators were enter- tined to a high standard of bright badmintea with all four player pulling out some grand shots, at one time or other.
A terrifle paco was set right from the beginning by both pairs and was maintained right up to the end. The scorers were actually neck to neck for the greater part of both sets and it was the slightly greater stendiness and more forces The run on the Epsom-trained ful smashes of Lee and Foo thot Transatlantic continuel, Intro-wrought them a well-deserved duced two weeks ago at 20 to 1, win
is now a firm 100 to 7 chance.
share
In the Senjor Men's Singles. Ramon Young gave one of his best displays in extend his mere re- pufed opponent Robert Tay
match,
The Royal Grand National hope, Monaveen, was easier to back, slipping from 100 to 6 te th sets. He was actually lead- t8 to 1, but his stable com. ing 11-7 in the first set, but lack panlon, Lord Mildmay's Gram of the anishing touch cost him the well, strengthened second favouritiam with Rel. mond at 100 to 6. The defeat of last year's Grand National winner, Russian Hero, at Southwell today was reflected by extension of his n three-point price to 25 to I.
A fenture of the callover wa the loss of favour for Dares Park
Ladies' Singles: Gloria Silva (St. Teresa) beat. Duris 'Runny (Kowloon Duck); 11-6, 11-0.
-Junior Men's. Doubles: B. K. Cheong and S. F. Lon (University) V K. C. Wong and K.-Y. Tso (postponed).
Senior Men's Singles: Robert Tay (Chinese YMCA) bent Ramon Young (Chinese; YMCA), 15-12, 18-11.
Senter Men's Doubles: ' W. F. Foo and C. K. Lee (Chinese YMCA) beat D. C. L and Charlie Au (Chinese YMCA), 15-10., 15-11.
JUNIOR LEAGUE SECTIONAL FINAL
Chinese YMCA 8-Bhallanders '1 H. F. Tai and W. N, Cheung|
W.
(Chinese YMCA) beat D. Saw p and B. Chow' 21-9, beat P.; Wong and J. Khoo 21-10, tost to Gordon Lum and C. H. Ngan 15-21.
C. Chung and M. T. Lam (Chinese YMCA) beat Saw and Chow 21-0, beat Wong and Khoe 21-11, beat Lum and Ngan 21-19.
5. Thong and M. K. Fung (Chinese YMCA) bent Saw and Chow 21-16, beat Wong: and Khoo .21-14, beat Luni and Ngan 21-10. Games for tonight and Friday:
E.C.Y. Hsi of the Wah Klu K. School entered the semi-final ir the Schoolboys Singles event after a ne win over La Salle's
The laser put up A. Sales.
and with a little spirited night, more experience should be an- other of the Colony's future hopes. S.T. Hool of the University, one
of the top-favourites of the Junior young M. Kempton of Kowloon A.A.
in the Lincolnshire ond Fighting | Single's title, proved too good for
Line in the National, Two week
7.30
TONIGHT
Thursday
At Kowloon Cricket Club
p.m. (Schanlboys Singles) Dos Remedios v Y, Kun, p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles)
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1950.
Ceylon's ace hurdler
Famed hurdler Duncan White of Caylon,'who created a new · Empire - Games record for the 440 yards hurdles event, which he won in 62.8 seconds in a dramatic finish(Associated Prese photo).
A North versus South Tennis fixtures
Cup Final assured
London, March. 6.
.agu both horres were offered in Docks, Kempton put up a good I. Erickson and J. Yvanovich vnA North v. South Cup final, with all its attend- ·
the twenties. Now they can car ur bhelad at duhle tholds,
Full prices
1
anc
Lincolnshire Handicaps to to Burpham, "100 to D Dramatic, 10' to &
Fair Judgineat, 100 to Transatlantic, 100 to 6 Bobo, 22 1 Goldsborough, J
25 to Sta Point. 28 to Pompous, 33 to 1 Philadelphe, noe du Diable, Fancy Ta and Fly, Jamaica Flamo, Grani, 40 to 1 Laverstoke Barnes Pack.
Grand National: 19 to 2 Free booter, 100 to 0 Cromwell and Rolmoar, 18 to 1 Monaveen, 25 to 1 Ruslan Hero, Shagreen and Soda, 33 to Gallery, Angel Hill Castledermot, Cloncarrig, Roya Mount, 00, to 1 Fighting Line- Reuter.
For Deep
light at the initial stages but in ability to put his net shots cloes
Chow
to the net put him to great dis- advantage.
Gloria Silvu
St. of Teres scored another good wha to enter
the semi-Bral of the Ladle; Singles event. Miss Doris Ramsay her opponent, thigh now to the game, gave a favourable displa und with a little more variety o strokes, should be well in th: running for honours next year.
Full rosults
Schoolboy's Singles:
E. C. Y. Hai" (Wah Klu) beat A. Sales (La Salle), 18-16, 15-2. Junior Men's Doubles:
K. F. Chiu and A. Ho (Chung Waft) beat C. C. Wen and C. L Tom' (Kowloon Tong) 15-6, 15-12.
Junior Men's Singles: S. T. Hool (University) beat
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ant glamour and fervour, is assured at Wem- bley Stadium, London, on April 29 as the re- suit-of-today's draw for the semi-finals.
Mrs J.A. Stares v W.B. Brova The drow for the semi-finals made today resulted and Mrs. B. McCall,
p.m. (Junior
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(Junior Mixed Doubles) K. Y. TR and
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Chelten v. Arsenal; Liverpoul v.
Chelsea wall meet Arsenal at Tolienkum on March 18.
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Ever Lou W.K. TROV W.B. Brown and Miss Margie Xavier, 10 pm, (Senior Mixed Doubles) C. K, Lee
The Liverpool-Everton match and Misa Y. Franco v M.A. will be played one week later, on Oliveira and Mrs. H.F. Gonsalves. March 25, at Maine Konu, Mar-
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The semi-anals of the Colony's Open Singles and Doubles Lawn Tennis Championships will be played next week on the Stand
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Yachting jottings:
Diana wins coveted Illingworth Cup
(By "MAINSHEET BLOCK”)
The first post-war race for the handsome lilling, :
worth Cup, presented to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club before the war for ocean yacht racing by Captain (E) J. H. Illingworth, RN, the present Commodore of the "Royal Ocean. Racing Club of Great Britain, was won by T. O. Morgan's Diana.
The race, which was held over the week-end and which was over a course of. 65 miles, was won by Diana in the slow time of 261⁄2 hours, under conditions which were delightfully com- fortable yet exasperating.
For such an important Ax-; mikludgment of the exceptionally. türe--the one pight race in the strong tide probably cost Dan the. season's programme-the fleet Cup. of only six starters was dis- appointing. The absence of the larger cruisers served to rob the contest of much of its interest.
With Inst miaule weather re- ports of a fresh force 0 (28 m.p.h.) wind outside, the racing yachts came out to the starting line with well reefed sulis, prepared for lots of wo
weather.
Noon found the boats becalmed
Chau again about Cheung Kualang well in front. switched her engine to keep Hong Kong Lppointments.-
on
Diana finished first at 17.25.60 Bunday evening to win the race, saving her time on "Ariki' next
over.
Full marks must go to the croir of Plaride, who, de ridden for three guts at Lyemun on Batur In surprising contrast were the day night, still trailed round the actual conditions which about long course, only to be robbed of midnight found the contestants a finish on Sunday night when be gently rollug downwind in the calmed again and forced 10 motor, moonlight outside Lama or drift- hame.
ing near Lantau Polat.
The course wet took the yacht from the Club, out and round
Smaller boots
While the Cruisers raced Waglan and Po Tol, North of through wind and calm outside, Boko falands,
the smaller boats enjoyed two round Lantau Point up to Tal O and back to excellent days for sailing in, the the Club vir Lantau
Polat harbour. Cheung Chau and Sulphur Channel. The
race started at 3 p.m. on Saturday, crews hurriedly shaking out reels just before the start in
Court at the Hong Kong Cricket
a fast lightening NE. wind.
At the leeward-end-of-the-line- Is hoped to play the dnais
Placido
Ido made a nicely timed start of the Colony's Singles Cham-right-after the gun, with Aquillo
on. Wednesday, March pionship
and Ariki following at the wind the Doubles flanis on ward end and Thursday, March 23,
inlan and Dan were next Kunlang over, followed by Diana a few minutes late but quickly getting into her stride.
Lieutenant. Victoring is to be congratulated on winning the first race he sailed here.
The starting times for Dinghy and Star ruces have been altered, us the evenings are getting longor
Starting Limes- will therefore be, as follows:
Dinghies: Saturday-2.30 p.m. and 4.45 p.m. Sunday-10.30.a.m. 2.15 pm and 4.35 p.m.
Stars: Saturday--2.20 p.m. and *4.36 Sunday 2.03 p.m. md
D. 4.25 p.m..
Draws and time lunits are corë
22,
Play will commence at 4.30 .p.m. cach day, as the matches Replays for both matches have are the best of five sets:
A charge of $5 for a scat will the following| been fixed fra
be
All working the Kowloon shore, respondingly altered. The Aban- made for the semi-final and Wednesday, or the salto grounds.
Liverpool out to achieve the final matches and there will also Kunjang early went well out in don Race Lime for the last races
Dan lengthening has been altered to 6.30 p.m. be limited standing room at $2 the front with coveted League
The team race next Sunday championship
her early lead from the remainder.
morning will be between Real- and Cup winners' double, meet for each person. their local rivela Everton in a The Club's Handicap events
dents and Government, Strong flooding tide. repetition of their semi-final commence on Monday, March 13 clash at Villa Park in the 1903 and all players are requested to 6 season.
note their dates of play from the week's xture and trum the
On that occarion (Everton won
Australia win 2-0 and went on to win the Cup draw for the various events,
fifth and
final Test
At King George V School 7pm Schoolboys Doubles) K. Y. Tso and B. Saw v A. Sules and M. Omund, 7.30 (Junior Mixed Doubles) W. C. Chung and Mrs, W. C. Chung FJ Brockbankc and Mrs. E. M. Tebbutt, 8.00 (Ladics' Singles) Mrs. M.
Chow v Miss M. Ribeiro. 8.30 Junior Men's Doubica) A D. Brown and A. J. Gon- salvea
J. A. Soures and J. A.-Motta. 9.00 (Senior Mixed Doubles)
Wong and Miss H. Kwong W. Gillies and to spare. Mr. L. F. Stokes.
V
At Victoria Recreation Club
'Port Elizabeth, March 6.. Australia won the fifth and final Test against South Africa here today by an Innings and 250 runs with more than a day
by beating Newcastle 1-0 In tha Oral.
: ▪
Results
Last week's 'rosuits were: Ellingworth Trophy Race for Cruisers
At Lyemun Paws, an exception- ally strong flooding tide was too much for Placide here she stay- ed anchored against the flood for more than three hours.
1st Plana (T. O. Morgan) 26 Rounding Waglan 30 p.m.-23.58-23.43.28; 2nd Ariki 111. (H. Kuntang was already half an hour Forsyth) 27.2.10 23.58.6; 3rd
(F. ahead of Dan and one and a quar Aquilla
Clema 28.39.00 ter hours ahead of Arkik, Auqllla 23.18.35; 4th Dan (V. Drayor) and Diana.
20.30.00 20.25.80. Kuniang (8. 8. Monday, March 13:
With only yards separating Coote) DNF; Placide (D. Calor) Open Singles Semi-final (int these three boate quietly jogging DNF.
a full half of draw): K. M. Getz and along abreast off Sheko,
Next wook's matches ----Arsenal, --the-n-known-as-Wool- vich Arsenal, were also in the The following are the matches semi-finals that year, losing 2-0 to be played next week:
Newcastic,
Previous winners
Baturday March 4 6th Jublies. Barios Rasi. It. Chelsea and Liverpool cov N. E. Arthy and Mrs. J. Kite. moon struggling over a patchy test the final a now name will be
Club Doubles Handicap games: horizon, the night surprisingly, 1st Roundelay (LeUnturier) inscribed on the Cup. Arsenal and
mild for this time of the year 147 18 (11); 2nd Minstrel (Crow- Tuesday March 14:
147 41 (9); 3rd Melody. After making the highest total Everton aru previous winners.
Arsenal's most
recent Cup half of draw), 1st round of sending up appetising odours from Bony Fisher) 1.52 27 (7); 5th.
Opon Singles Semi-final (2nd broadsides of polite insults from ble
the centre Yacht and the cook (learning) 1.5).48 (8); 4th Har by an Australian team to South Africa-549
seven meeting with Chelsea was in the Club Singles Handicap and semi- runs fur
2.05.38 (6) 7.30 (Schoulboya' Singles) An“ wickets declared-in their Arst third round in 1646-47, when finals of Club. Doubles Hand/can down below, certainly made tough | Strathspey" (Skuff)
Australia
Chelsea won the second replay by 2-0 after two 1-goal-atl draws, Tiut game was also played on Tottenham, Hotspurs
ground, which has been chosen as the
thony Ching
sony
v Fan Chun
innings,
Hon
dismissert South Africa for 158 and 132. 8.00 (Junior Mixed Doubles) H. J. Xavier and Mrs. A. M.
The rubber had already been Campos v K, Y. Tso and decided, Australia winning the Mrs. W. K. Tso or A. D. first three Tests with the fourth
drawn.
Brown and Miss Margio
There were no extenuating Xavier. 8.30 (Junior Mixed Doubles) Krcumstances for South Africa's C. Wong and Miss H. P. hollow defeat since the wicket, Lam v. A. J. Remedios and which übsorbed a little rain just;
before the start today, was in
of Mixed Doubles Handicap,
Thursday, March 16
of
slow run from
ocean racing indeed! Wednesday, March 15:
Still together at the Rock, thest Open Doubles Semi-final (1st three rounded at 7.45 p.m. Arik
secure a
a short leall, half of draw), Second Round passing inside the other two to of the clash on March. 18:
Jona. On the In First Divlilon, matches
Waglan to Lantau Point, Aquilia this year, Arsenal- won 2-1 at Open Doubles Semi-Anal (2nd
moved
into third position and Stamford Bridge, but¦ Chaliën hôlf of draw), ́Bemi-finals
Ariki surprised Diana's helm turned the tables by winning Mixed Doubles Handicṣp` and
table inter."
man out of his sleepy medita.
· 3-2 'away. #^-week
2nd Round of Club Single Han-
Lions by sailing quietly up on Everton and Liverpool played dleap. Mit T. Keme cingles) W. perfect condition and still easy-
hid stern in the wee hours. draw in thole- first *.gcalless
When Diana and Artkl rounded Friday, March 17: Leaguó" encounter on August 27; 9.30 (Senior Men's Singles) Hbut the Australian spincers, Ian
It Was niore amenable to spin. but Liverpool won the Christinas
Semi-finals of Club Singles Lantau Point shortly after 4 a.m. T. Heph v M. T. Ycow.
Championship and Club Singles it was to find the leading three 20.00 (Junior Men's Doubles) E. Johnson and Colin McCool, were Eve return home match 3-1.
Handicap.
boats becalmed in the moonilt
9.00 Senior Men's
F. Foo v K. S. Low.
A
Nery.
paced.
Everten, with relegation fears
C. Y. Hsl and T. Hsi v A not able to turn the ball shurply.
and A. The failures of the new No. 3. hangig over their henda, (will Remedios
Ron Draper, and the middle bats-mart us underdogs but they unset men, D. Begbie and P. Winslow.highly fancied sides in Tottenham and lapses in the field-five cat and Derby County, ches were dropped when Austra-
Soccer player
returns on a stretcher
Low Bau-fook, one
of
the
to
most promising newcomers the St. Joseph's Football Club's Sentor XI, returned to the Colony. from Bangkok by plane pester-
which has
Ha were batting-were mainly All-tickat games
responsible for South Africa's (lo- teat-Reuter.
C'wealth game ends In a draw
COLONY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
bay
Friendly Redwing
RAOR
at Alskling (Victorino) 1.34.17:
2nd Sea Horse (Corbett) 1.55.21 3rd Ghost (Derby) 136,32 -412
21
87th
Tin Hau ( Miss Loseby hon
Series Race Dinghy
1.18.58 lat Furrer (1)
(858) Mrs. Trenerry (2) 1.19.53 (248); 3rd Horner (1) 13210 (58); 4th Mallorie (16) 130.40 (074) Sia Rycroft (8) L1458 (494); Oth Mrs. Eddis (11) 1,85.49 (418): Evans (5) Rid; Conkson (18), Rtd.
Sunday, March 8
Dinghy Team' Rage-Army 4 y Sailors!
1st Nixon D. (11) 17.29. 8. 19;); fitful wind
2nd Brown (1); 18.32 A.,11; 3rd Raiding the point closely and Workman (8) 1.841 A 10, 4th bringing a fiful wind with her Miss Cooper (6) 1,8,42-6, 9, ath Ariki ran into the inside wind-Brokenbury (2) 1.9.19 A8 8th
Eddis (14) 1 10.28 8. 7; 7th Conk ward position and in line, abr 011 (3) 1.10.51 A. 6; 8th Mulshead
The following are the results the ve bents headed for Tal, O. tlie Football Association Cup wilt Championship matches played at supplied a be all-ticket games?
Tottenham Hotspurs, announced this afternoon that, in agreement
Hoth the senil-final, matches in of the Lawn Tennis Doubles A patrolling Navy M.L. earlier (10) 1.11.98 A 39th Chute (7) Chater Road Yesterday: [zerylce, on yachts out of sight | nso S—Monte, Ballpis 28
Krabia.
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with the uolies, the crowd at the boat Au Kam-moon and led his "ketch, Morinotte as mark SSSTRES
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Series Rado. Colombo, March1.10.
Chelsea V “Arsonal- match nt Kwong-chun -6 6-3 6-5, boot at Tal O. Stre
Tu Hữu (in Loạt b The three-day match between Tottenham's ground will.bo Halt Donald Lo and Norman What a sight there was at the 1.11.07 (882): 2nd Ghost (Darby)
beat Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yus¬
of a stretcher accompanied wealth team and aed to Ud.030.
O mark boat! After hours.
Sea Horro 1.14,3D (776); 3rd by several members of the Combined India, Pakistan and Colony punoficial soccer team Gesin x coded a draw at the than gaw the England v laly boat C. C. Yow and S. H. Wang JW Spence and George Chon
back markers
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Zophys (Mañorío) the Siamese capital.
been on a visit to
The Commonwealth scored 141 am at this ground in Nov-0-2, (-4. Kuntong round Lantau Point, sh5th Blue) pon( (Evans).E19.12 (033);" dih***Jusupoet" (Hutam)) runs, diamissed, their opponesita
Choy Tin-wah and Wong Shlu hd been becalmed for more thar (033 *who Lower wow and who in their
ASPASEOSA (400); 7th Pumn (Nutt) known as for 75, and then made 45 for the
wing beat. Eddle Chan and Lau three hours the DATES FOR
KA 0-3, 9-7.
before dawn the calm 1.20.20 (2017; 8th Thistledow POSTPONED FIRSTED THEN, and Choy. Tin-fook bebt M. Heenan and H. A. Avres DIVISION GAMES
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which should have been played
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thin bono, broken during game
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wax curtalled
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