Saturday's Boat Race THOSE 5-1 ODDS AGAINST OXFORD ARE RIDICULOUS
Says JOHN MACADAM
There is nothing quite like the Oxford-Cambridge Boat-race in the whole panorama of sport; nothing s0 quixotic, so soaked in tradition, so fairly battled.
In the first place, it is not a "fixture" like the Derby or the Cup Final. It is a challenge.
*
from what is called And If last year's losers It starts failed to write to last year's the University Stone (Fet 01
feet to the towpath) some 400 winners challenging them another race, and last year's above the bridge on the Sur- winners did not reply accept- | rey - side, Ing the challenge why, then, there would be no Boal-race,
It is as simple as that, If you aro on the towpath
on Saturday March 29 or ore listening or gazing
your TV
screen, there may be a lot of things that puzzle you,
TWO POSTS
You have been brought up to think that the race starts
a matter And, as
of fact, there are two finishing posts One Is "Ier the at Mortlake. Bout-ruce proper. The other is for practice runs which do start from under the bridge.
The eddies there are such that one boat ut practice can start from there, With 1Wo bonts, the eddles would make it
from Putney Bridge. It doesn't. { impossible.
Hotch Potch
By HENRY LONGHURST
London. Spring is in the air, the primroses will soon be out,
There are two men you should keep in your mind an Bout-race Day. One is the um- pire, Kenneth Payne, nolici- tor, an old Cambridge blut and Olympic runner. He will start the race from his launch, fellow it, and judge it as be Koes.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1952.
Over The Top ROYAL H.K. DEFENCE
A t
'Lord's the Taverners lunch Mr Alan Fairfax, the former Australian Test cricketer, told us how 62 runa were once scored with one hit.
It happened in the days before boundaries were invented--at Mit- cham!, where the ground was on top of a hill.
A hit went over the hill down into the Atreet. Having found the ball the fielders had to throw it back in re- lays.
A
The last man saw chance of a run-out as the batsmen were on their 32nd run,. Unfor tunately, he overthrew and the ball went, down the other side of the hill.
Phariza Wins Lincolnshire
London, Mar. 26.
The 33 to I outsider, Phariza, owned by Me C. Off-Lee, to- day won the £3,000 Lincoln- shire Handienp, the irst big race of the English flat-racing season.
But there is nothing druma- and the most reluctant of in the start, like the start Phariza, a five-year-old bay gelding ridden by 17-year-old winter golfera, in whose of an Olympic 100 metres,
Pominie Forte, son of a Devon Th is what happens..... company I find myself per-Decd level with the Stone
Ice-cream manufacturer, chal- lenged in the last furlong of the haps a little prematurely and we hope nobody thinks up
pulled
away Just mile stretch and aumbered, turn their the idea of stealing that
beat Mr A. Smith's Streat- thoughts to dusty clubs in because Cambridge get beater
are two staked boats man- ley by one and a half lengths.
famous Streatley, third ned by scions of the
last year, family Cobb,
famous started at 40 to 1 and finished Looking farther ahead to the river Amateur, I note that a rather along the towpath like the one and a half lengths ahead of Mr J. Cooke's Lu Princesse, a 22 Judicrous "incident" has brew-Phelps family.
ta 1. shot.
the attic.
·
ed up regarding those well- Each Cobb leans out and known entertainers, Bob Hope grabs the rudder of each bual
level and Bing Crosby.
60-that-they-are-dead Same
launch, hard-pressed scribe The umpire. from his over here wrote that we should announcès:--- "feel only dismay" at the pro- spect of
of having play in the
championship at ence, Duly exbled across the ply, I shell say 'Go"
if any adjustment is neces-
both of them
"I shall ask you once if you are ready. If I receive no re-
VOX
Atlantic, this was taken up by sary in either bout, the commentators all
over the will hold up his hand for 11 Stales, leaving the victims with
espite Then, up will go the the impression that, if they do umpire's white lag. He come. They are likely to
rezolve at Prestwick the sort of welay "Go" and they are uft,
come which by all accounts greeted
Walter J. Travis Sandwich in '04.
reports
wil
The umpire, being a Com- bridge man, will, as a matter of simple courtesy, bo in the Oxford launch.....
An American friend that he has just seen
a news They will have tossed a reel in this connection. "Bob coln for choice of stations and Hope,
he writes, "was being decided in accordance with the presented with a medal of some way the wind is blowing, but motion-picture the fact is that, although the at a bik dinner in Hollywood. Bob was wind is important at the start cited for having done so much and the Anisir, the
or international such a serpentine one that, la in the
sort
cause
course
is
friendship. He took the mad hlaws every which way
the middle renchos, it 50
leaned
it makes
that littla
to the mike, und over whispered,
For playing in the hereabouts British Amateur Golf Cham-jodds whether you are on Sur-
rey or Middlesex side.
pionship.
For myself I hope devoutly
both will come,
that
to
The Onish was fought out by apprentice Jockeys as Streatley was ridden by W. Riley and La Princesse by J. Wilson.
Major Powell,
trained the winner, also had another runner, Ormen, in the Held of 40 starters.
who
Phariza, who had only been backed for trifling amounts by the general public, is by the French sire, Pharks, out of Bel- terza. His victory won his own Arst prize of £2,710.
Forte is an identical twin, and he and his brother, John, have proved themselves to be promising young jockeys.
very
FORCE ORDERS
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at Post Flight Bricing. Harvard Pols No. 12. Orders by Dvr Instr. nv 5.13 p.m.
-7 p. ta B v.m. Eli Li Gilleipts. Colonel L. T. Ride, COE, ED, MPG for HQ HKD H; Clean Pre and Post Fight Bricting, Badt-
BT PI-Cadr fatigue (Dvntalla), Commandant, Royal Hongkong Thursday, Maint. Dvr Instr RV day March 29-"A" Flight Aircrew, 2. Transport Salisbury Road t Defence Force. Dated March 1825 p.m. at MPG for HQ BIRDF
1.45 p.m. Sunday March 30➡": Dress: Clean fatigue (overall). Int 25, 1052.
Fight Atrerew D a. Traumart
► Bec & Hatpers Monday-Lecture.
Banbury Road si 0.30 a.m. Thüri Thursday, VT, RV 5.23 p.m. at MPG day April 3. All atrerow are to tor HQ NIKDF. Dresa: Clean
parade al liQ NIKDF at 9.30 p.m. 110 will into Tue.
Stedical Bec-Tuesday | Auster Pilota--8 n. to 8 pinim (Overall).
Preparation tur Wings Examination-- Fit Munro. Harvard Puola- p.m. to 7 p.m.-F/L Cooke. Pro and Post Fight Briefing. Harvard I'llo - p.m. to 8p.,/ Ollesple. Pre and Post Fight Briefing., Batur. day April "13" Trht Aircrew, p.. Transport Salisbury Road at 1.43 p.m.
Home Guard
Tratalog-Thursday April S ES SMC RV 525 pies, at APO. Drew: Clean fatigue (Overalls),
Force Headquarters Depot Training Squad Now, and G. Sunday, March 30.. Programime 30 yards
Farade Nongo zeroing. Murray. Farade Ground at 9.30 s,m, Dress overalls. Squad Now. 1 and 3. Monday March 31, Programme Marching with arms at the alope LSO Lesson 11-Immediate Action. LMG Lesson 14-stoppages. Parade INIKDE IQ, 5,45 p.m. Dress O.G
Clean Jackels, trousers, and ankieta. fatigue, Squad Nos. 2 and 4. Mon. day March 31. Programme Ayma į Watches HQ JIKDY 3,45 pun drill. "The stope and the order. LMG Lesson 11-Immediate Action, Miniature range, other points of alm. Parade RIJKDY HQ 3.43, p.m. Dress 9.G. Jackets, trousers and Squad No. anklets. Clean faugus,
JK Auxiliary Air Force
Trade Training Redef Operatom.
Friday
March 23
Fittay April
HKAAF Magazine-Meeting-Tkuri- day March 27, 1952. It is proposed and "13"
that the HKAAF should produce is "A" "23", own magazine. A meeting will be Watcher,q jamdr' 8.45, p.m.
Held at KDF HQ on Thursday A.T.C. Section. Friday March 28-
March 27, vat al 8 p.m. The follow- "A" und "B" Walther, Ilangor, G
ing officials will be selected:-Editor. Asst. Editor. Advertising Editor, p.m. Transport Salisbury Hund at 6.45 0.31 Sunday March 30}*** Asst. Advert. Editor, Art Editor and Watch, Sex Kong, Transport Balls Production Manager. There are nosl
perienced unnecessary, so all in- **"A" and "g" Watches, Hangar, 6
erested, either for taking ports or merely to contribute articles and suggestions, please attend.
5 Tuesday April J. Programmeury Hood at B-1.m. Friday Aprilliere at you can lill-Previous ex-
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Sport-RAF Aihteile Championships -April 1952. AC G.A. Wallet and LAU M.J. Zaman hava been chosen as team cautains for the forthcoming Any RAN Athleac Championship. officer or airman interested in com- peting in these championsfiles are in diva inele names and detalin to either of these airmen or direct to this Q as soon as possible.
Drill-Marching with anns alope. Movement with and, without arms. LMG Lessons 7 and 8-Nor-P.. Transport Saltsputy Houd at 5.45 .. Wireless Querators. Mon- mat cleaning and cleaning before day March 31 Technical College. Aring. Dri-Saluting with a
4.45 p.m. Transport Murray Parade LMG Lesson 15- | Ground as 5,30 5.m. Thursday April the Eust salute.
Technical College 3.45 porn. Trails- Elementary handling. LMG Leon 8-Cleaning after frig. Parade port Sturray Parade Ground at 3.30 HKDF 1Q 2.30 p.m. Dress C.G. p.m. Fighter Plotters. Wednesday Jackets, trousers and anklets Wea- April 2"A" Watch 8.0.R. a.m. 1 p.m. Thursday April 3-"A" and pors training order. Squad. No. 0.
"" Watches. FIQ RIKDF. Tran- Tuesday Api 1. Programme Dril
port Murray Parade Ground at Daw at the slope. Marching with arm
Pin Photographers. Sunday March Movement with and without artis,
50—RAP Xai Tak 2 p.m. Transport Miniature range-alming off for wind. Drill-Saluting with arms Salisbury Road at 1.30 p.m. Clerka G.D. & P.A. Policy Courses, Tues-
Hongkong 'WAAC LMG Lesson 7 Use Butt Salute,
day April T-HQ RHKDF 3.45 p.in. and -Normal etraning and clean-
Nurane Orderiles, Wednesday April
Training NCO's Cadre. Parade HQ Ing before firing, MG Lesson 15 3-80 RHKDF 3.43, p.m. M.T.
RHKDF Mon Mar 51 52. 5.45 p.m. Sanjeet: Duties of NCOL. Instructor: Elementary handling. Parade RHKD Drivers, Sunday March 20—RAF Kai 11Q 2.30 p.m.
HSM King. Signals. Parade Tus- Dress O.G. Jackets, Tak 1,30 p.m.-Sgt P, Remedias Col trousers
day April a 52. Signals School, Mur- and Anklets.
Weapon | BL.A. Da Rosa, Up! C.E. De Luz.
1 ruy Parada Ground at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday April 2-RAS Kai Tak talning order. Squad No. 7. Tues
Programme Squad p.m. Transport Salisbury RoaŬ at MT. Sec. Pte Tokmakoff will take das Apri 1. drill-Saluting on the Starch, Sec-5.45 p.m. Suadron Grounderew, one hour's driving practice Tuesday
on formations--tteld signals.
Arms Saturday March 20" Fight Han- April 52 at HQ RILKDF 3.45 p.m.
gar 2 pin. case and easy.
Transport Sallebury and will be tested on Thursday, April drill-attention-al
Road at 45 p.18, Sunday March 3 2C & NTD "A" Section Parado Rifle lesson 4D-Alming 11-aiming
| 30=="A" Flight Hangar 8.45 a.m.
Mon Mar 31, 52, 5.30 p.m. SOR ot for wind. 1MG Lesson 6-Firing.
Exercise.
Ptain Transport Salisbury Road at 8.30 CS112 Tactical Parade RHKDF 11Q 2.30 p.m. Dream. Thursday April 3-"A" and clothes, "B" Section. Parade Friday O.C. Jackels,.irousers and anklets.
April 4, 52, 530 p.m. SOR CSQ Clean fatigue.
Putting and Telling. Plain clothes. All ranka Fitting Of Equipment. (other than C&R Tai will parade HQ RHKDF 5.45 p.in, Wed Apr 2 52.
(Sgd.) C. P. VAUDHAN, Lleut-Col..
Deputy Commandant, R.H.K.D.P.
kar.
2
at
"B" Flghia, Hangar o pan. Trans- port Salisbury Road at 3.45 p.m. Saturday April 5-"B" Fiigist. Hinn
pm. Transport Salty- bury Road
1.45 p.m. Thursday Equipment Arsistants." April 3-HKAAF Hungary), p.m. Transport Salisbury Road" at "6.45 p.m.” WAAF Lecture — Wednesday April 2 There will be a lecture on Wednesday Apili 2 at 5.30 v.m. at HQ RHKDF All Sections to attend. Uniforms will be worn,
Intelligence Unit Training. Section Parade Tuesday April 1. RHADY
Weapon 119.
training. Drons overalls, belt, beret. R Sec- tion-Parade 5.30 pm, Thursday April 3Murray Parade ground, Overalls and rubber shoes to be leave al Transport will brought.
30 p.m.
Artillery Battery Training. Field Cunnery
Practice Troop Monday. and revision. RV 5.30 p.m. At M.P.G. Dress plain clothes. Field Gunnery-Troop-Wednesday- Corree- tion of the moment. The Meteor Telegram. RV 5.30 p.m. at M.. Ground. Dress plain clothes. C&R Tactical Troop A Section Monday. exercise. RV 6.30 p.m. al SOR | 2.5.LQ, H.Q. Dress plum elothes. C&R Troup B Section Friday.
RV 5.30 p.ra. Plotting and felling.
A SOR C.S.JLQ. Dress: Plain claves.
Nolice
The Volunteer, All contributions from Units, Sub-Units and Indivi- duals for the Force Magazine "The Voluntene" will be forwarded to Flying Programme. Thursday Mar reach HQ RHKDF by May 1, 2. I 27. All aircrews are to parade at is intended to produce the Magazine HQ HRKDF 5.30 p.m. Auster on the same lines as in previou Pilots-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.-Prepara years, Photographs and articles will tion for Wings Examination-Flt Lt De-much-appreciated. ---The latter if Munro.
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ST.
JOHN AMBULANCE
BRIGADE
Order by Comm. D.W. Mac-: Intosh, CMG, ORE, C. St, J.
St. J.A.B., Commissioner of Hongkong District Order No. 13/52 dated March 27, 1952.
Ambulance Duties, Jiongkong.— 30.3.52 40 5.4.83, Bih Nam Division: 0.4.52 to 12.4.53. Wanchal Division."
ORDERS
Mok Bli-yu? Transfer-Corporal transfered from Kowloon Y.M.C.A. to Abraham Cadit Nursing Division w.e.f. 10,3.52.
Appointment" and Promotion- Abraham Cadit Nursing Division Corporal Mok Bit-yue promoted Cadil Officer.
Hongkong Regiment Adjutant's Cup, The Inter-Platoon Adjutant's Cup Competition wit be Alan's uk on Sunday March 30 beginning at 8.30 .ES, Transport will leave WD Security Car Park at 3 д.м. Dress 0.0. Slacks, banta. puttees and bush shirts. WT. Or RODE FAVOURITE
Members' MICAS Committee Mest der, jungle hats will be brought lo Sixteen-year-old Lester Pig- the Range. PSI's wil! warn ASM
ing-The monthly committee meel ing of the Members' Mers of April Folt, who resumed riding this by am Saturday March 29 what
shall be held on 15 th of next week following a
rifles and LMG's are required, broken leg
Ambulance
Kowloon month Buties,
All the committee members Jast August, rade the 100 to D Dulles, Orderly officer
of the 31.3.82 to 6.4.52, Kong Wah and Tal
of the Mess and the representatives P Divisions: 7.4.03 to 13.4.52. of divisions are requested to attend favourite, Abraham's Star
week-Lt. R.EK. Jones. Next for Shamehulpo Division.
Orderly
the meeting. The champlon jockey, Gordon duty-Lieut. J.A. King.
ser cant of the week-Sgt. JA.
March 29, stare Duties.-Saturday, Richards, who switched to EI
D'Aquino. Next for duty-Sat, Sun | 1062, Sh Nam Division.
Headquarters Buties, Saturday, of the coming week are as follows:- wunday 1.3.33, 1. Kwok Chick- Chan-chow: a. Yip Fu- Уце Kwok-leung: Dulica-hung-Chit Sunday, March 30, M.0. Keny Chu. Kwok-hing-Chan Tin-wan: Chun Chung woHo Kal-wong: 3. Clien Bente Mr Lister Chan and Mr Tint-Porn King-yan: 0 Kwok Lei- Shui-cho Overalls.
acid S.C.A.A. Numing Ho Hin-leung: 7. Chang Cheong-
Lo Chuck-Bang Hongkong.
Ayashy when the fancies Titian Hong. was withdrawn lame this mom-
was not, like ing,
cerned with the finish, con-
Most of the fancied stacters were badly drawn. Capsize was The other man to observe is No. 1, Barnes Park, last year's If only the Oxford stroke, Christopher winner, No. 2, Lianstephan No. because they have proved them-Davidgs, who, when he
isn't7, Abraham's Star No. 8 and Ef selves auch likable fellows. 11 in a boat, is on a horse riding Ayashy No. 9. could also be added that Bing point-to-port, the Old Etonlan, The numbers below 12 are Crosby, singlehanded, on
He stroked Oxford in 1940 generally considered rain-sodden Monday morning, when they led Cambridge Jured
enough spectators to
to St. the way and were pipped on Andrews
to pay the expenses the last post. of the next Walker Cup team.
"ABERDEEN GATE
He had to get out of
from
disad- uil vantage because of an "elbow"
near the start.
Major Powell, who had
pro- phesied Phariza's vistory in a THE
the radio interview yesterday, said If both turn out at Prestwick boat in 1950 because of Jaun-that the bay was bought the whole of Glasgow will be dice.
the French owner, M. Marcel there. While several thousand In 1951, he was stroking Boussacs, last year and was At will doubtless come in by what again and the boat sank, and from hurdling exercises-Reuter, is known locally
Monday as the "Aber in the rerow on the deen Gate.e., via the sand-was licked by 12 lengths, hills--those who enter in the
and
are
more orthodox way
for
a ticket should Caught
the Royal and alone relieve Ancient of financial worry for the next 10 years.
upsat Jockeys Rely On
He is determined to the ridiculous 5-1 against odds this year, and he deserves to.
Now, as to the mysterious
numbers they will be shouting
Whether the nation can afford at you all through the race.... of Hope and It is a commonplace to rowing
the
Crosbearance
ly
is another matter, Clear-people, but no coal
Ayrshire till both minated.
to
Boxers Being Heavier Fallers
London, Mar. 26.
will concede
March Division
Penetration
1952.
Wanchal
Brand
"A"
Mombers Mors Shield Table Tennis Tournament--Programme of matches
Training. "A" Cay Tuesday, 2o Morlar 3. IS Dr. RV 525 p.m. at MPC. Dress OG Drill order, slacks, pullovers. "B" Coy Monday. MR & Compass, RV 6.25 p.m. MPG for HQ RHKDг.
Division. "B" Coy NCOs Cadro Thursday. Ry
Football
Dat.. at 3 Pim. 5.25 p.m. at MPG for HQ RIIKOT
Friday 29.3.62, 1. Le Kong-shing— Saturday March Overalls. "C" Cay Tuesday, Bayo- Caroline Fil Ground. S.C.A.A.
Leung Kam-chuen; 2. Luk Siung- net training 38 Gren" RV 325 p.m. Division:
Ground, Eastern
for Chay Chung-lrt; 3. M Hussing Club
Ground, Western
-Ho Tak-yue: 4. Foon King-Un Wan Ho-zang: 3, Won Kwok-clija- Club Ground, Chan Fal; 6. Yn Shlu-hung-Chan Chun-chow: 7. Chan Wing-ch-chu Kwok-leung. Kowloon.--
at M.P.G. BD Drill Order "D" Division: Navy coy Field Day Wednesday. As per K.F. Division: Sunday, March 30,
No. 4 Squad | až iraining programme.
4 p.m.. RV at M.P.G. at 2 p.m. for K.R.H.K.Y.M.C.A. Division.
Football
Dulles, Range Remainder RV 2.35 p.m. at
March 20, nt 3 p.m. Saturday 20.3,52, 1, Au Mei-tong- MPG for HQ RIIKDF, Overalls, WT Saturday,
St
Kowloon Boundary
Ground
Lo Ple-san: 2 Lee Yuk-oliing-Tong order. rifle slings, bayonet frogs.
V.M.C.Á. Division,
Ol-kwan: 3. Kwok Chick-wal-Chan Regimental Cadre Thursday. Ap-
Allocation Duties for Nursing Th-wah
Lo Ewai-ying-Leung Diviziona In April Ambulance Bin-ping: 5. Wong Kl-wahe-La Tic-
ing Division; Ambulanco
"Yip Kai-
preciation and verbal orders-mutual. RV 8.25 p.m. fatigue overalls Puller at H... King's College Nawan: 7. Nyu-un-o
RHKDF. Clean
Hq Cay Sig Platoon Tuesday. AG: Kowloon, Kowloon Y.M.C.A. Nurs- Wong. Poussion. nv 125 p.m. at MPG | ing. Divisoin; Penetration Squad
Monday, 31.3.83, 1, Yue Kwok-hing Sing B.S. Nursing for HQ RIIKDF. Dress clear fatigue Duties,
NA Flatoon Tuesday. Dividon; Street Sleepers Bhelter Poon King-yan; 2. Chun Chung wo overalia.
H.R.Y,M.CIA. Nursing Ho Hin-kung: 3 Chan T Drul MG. RV 8.25 p.m. at MPG for Duties,
Chuck-sang; 4. Kwok Lal-1-Leung HQ RUKDF. Clean fatigue over- Division.
Cup MG Patoon MT Cadre Thurs-Shields
Competition Kam-churn: 5. Chang CheongChoy day, Sea under MT. Mortar Pla-The postponed Stileld Cup Competi-Chung-0. Lo Kong-shing-to
Tak-yue: 7. Luk Shing-for-Wan 3
Ho- tooh Turday. Mortar P-Tuesday. Sec. Range Cards. 2 Sec, Alming
Tuesday 2.4.52. 1. Ma & Laying. RV 5.23 p.m. AL MPG
Chan Fal: 3. Poon: King for
RIDDF. Dress! Clean Q fatigue (Overalls). MIT PI-Tuesday.
since there arc Jockeys would be dug in around 1,000 laymen
great sporting show, it might Lastly I see that at Arst sight be as well to explain.
The average number
were eli-rowing map interested in this nearly a quarter of a ton WEEK-END
"He
four tour with prizes amounting to
course
weight to boxers when they
of
meet in a floodlit charity football match at Highbury London, next
the
is 20 minutes. So the average num-
£3,-
is 000,
06268, some
21 strokes ahead
of Bobby Locke,
He endeared himself
IN....OUT
HOCKEY
tlon will now be held on Sunday morning. March 30, 1952. All judges MI mang đi 30 tinh thùng 10 C/SUP 1. A. Edwards at the Row
on Hosptial for briefing
Leave Corps Onteer E.W. of 11.Q. granted Jeave 53.3.52 to 5.3.52.
Enrolment Western District Wel.
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS ANNUAL RACE MEETING Saturday: 22nd, Wednesday 26th & Saturday, 29th March, 1952,
(Held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
The First Bell will be rung at 11:30 am and the first-race- will be run at 12.00 Noon, each day. The tin interval is after the fourth race (1,30 p.m.)
There are twelve races each day (30 in all).
Through Tickets at $72.00 each may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Telephone House, also ticket at $2.00 each for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting on 29th March as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run en 31st May, 1952.
Through Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 21st March, will be sold and the reserva- tlon cancelled for future meetings.
To avoid congestion at the Club's Offees at Telephone House, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Offices at:-
5, D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong
or
302, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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The attention of Totalisator Investors.is drawn to the following rules:-
Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies so declared by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The "All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EX- HIBITED.
as
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NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL HE ADMITTED TO THE Wednesday 2.4.52. 1. Yue Kwok- MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. hing-Lo Chuck-aang:
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Lal-i-Fio Tak-yue: 5. Chang Cheong tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members Ambulance -Wan fiq-rong; 6. Lo Kong-hing Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax, for Division,-1/Cp). Two Wing-sang & Chan Fal: -7 Luk Shing-for-Wan Pic. Chyang Koon chiu
ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at resigned Kwok-ditu, w... 1.54. No. Lam Kar-wah Thursday 3.4.12, 1. Ma g- Telephone House, on the written or personal introduction of a resigned we.. 20.2.52. Chung Bing Foon King-lim; 2. Chan Chun-chow Benevolent
Momber; such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced Ambulance -Chan Tin-wah: 3. Lam Kam-chuen Society
Wong
Cheong Juno Kai-wong: 4. Yim, Shiu-hung by him, and for payment of all chits, etc. w.c.1, 26.3.2 of the Men's | resigned
Only King Foon King-yon; Chan Wing-chi- Old Boys
Chick-wal
·Division, ---Pte. Hul Wing resigned Lo Chuck-nang: 7. w.e.f. 2.3.12. Western Diatrict Leung Kam-chen. Wellaro Association Ambulance Division,--A/0 (Leung · „Nam-hin ́re- signed w.e.f 10.3.5.
are fixtures in Division-Pte. Given below
in the Ryder Cop match I re- ported young Jack Burke strokes taken per minute over Stadium, the "finest player
I have seen has just won the course is 30. The average
Monday. for yournaments off the rest no for.
Boxer weigh-in at 15% bath Divisiors 000-ihe last with 00, 09, 69, ber of strokes for the course hundredweights and the jockeys League for Saturday and Sunday.
at just over 11 hundredweights.
Teams are reminded that only The teams will be:
in the most exceptional cir Boxers: Henry Hall, Don cumstances will postponements to me
Gardner, Wally be permitted. hear Cockell, Jack by saying he "hoped to play in Anyhow when you
Thom, Bruce Woodcock, Yolanda the British Open at least five someone say in-out-in-out, he Pompeo; Roy Ankarah, Teddy times." The first of these times is telling you when the blade Gardner,
Johnny WWlioms, will be next year, and I now of the oar entering the Tommy McGovern and Terry make the further prophecy that water and when It is coming Allen.
be ho will
one day become a out, The mormal period
Jackeys: Douglas Puge, Stan excelled tween these operations is two Chayton, Harry Sprague, Willie sporting ambassador
seconds.
Carr, Charles only by Jones and Hagen,
Smirica, Vic
'Argonauts "A" v. Royal Navy at But, now and again, the Meth; Framtale Durr, Tommy Police ground at 2.30 p.m. Um
that Gosling,
Joe pires: Lt.. K.G.M. Smith. W.0.1 Sime and Charlie Elliott Letori). :
GOLD COASTER
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stroke.will tell the cox
QUALIFIES "Give her ten," he will say, Reuter.
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'bell.
Ken Gethin
HKCC TENNIS
Further games in the singles and doubles tennis champion ships of the Hongkong Cricket Club were played yesterday, the'
he wants a spurt of speed,
and the cox will press a push- London, Mar, 26.
button which rings Kweku Hudcon, 21-year-old Stroke will go into a faster radio student from the Gold action and the other seven will Coast, won his preliminary take it up from him renard match in the
Men' Singles of the English Table So the voice will say some Tennis Championships here to thing like, "They are now rowing one-two-three-faur...... day,
Playing the "ponholder!" grip, Indicating the accelerat in, following being the results. which helped the Japanese
There'll be talk of "papple" women to win Double, title in the recent World too. That is simply the agile Championships at Bombay, helon on the water caused by scored a comfortable victory the ection of the wind against over IS. Randall, of Surrey, by the tide a custy irritating ac
loa. 21-5, 21-13 and 21-9.00
so, may the best boat Hadron. Is the first player win, and may it be Oxford, so from British Africa to compete far as we are concerned. lothesochampionships== 95 Parag
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their World
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:
FINST DIVISION (MEN'8) Saturday Argonauts "A" v Army "A" at Police ground at 2.30 p.m.
Sunday
Recrela "A" v Police et fecreto at 10.30 a.m. (Umpires: F/8gt. Leigh, Z.A. Abbas).
Thunderbolte E Army: "A" at Sopkunpoo at 3.45 p.m. Umpires: Sgt. Davies, C.P.O. Gilbert),
University v RAF at University at 3.45 p.m. (Umpires: Major Samson, Yeo. Penson),
SECOND DIVISION
Aunday Men's Singles RC Cook beat
Argonaut v. Necrolo "B" at 10 Dwing 1-6, 6-4, 6-3; PL. Halmes
Polles ground at 10.am (Umpires: best 22 Eulauf 6-0, 6-0; 1.11. Kendall beat GB. Coxherd - 6-3; -7.0. W.0.0 Copeland, &, Aziz Malik),
Dutch on CBA Bluckey best GILF. Priichard 6-1,
Mixed Doubles Handicap-ajor ground at 20 a.m, (Umpices: J.C. and Mrs Fratt beat Mr and Mire Mercal, Capt. Beaton)Valu Brice W. Turner 6-4, 6-0; Nay bharai y Army "Bat Falice Arafuron and last-skinner beat ground 13.46mni Umpires:
J. Conaires, C. hinokburn pok Bür and Mira 236. Wilson : 8+8,−G-4, TE
The Macpherson v. Baewzdrinie Nomadatv.Y.M.C.A on hi 1 at and Dow . Lemay Matchen werd 10.m. Umpires: Yaqub, Khan,
Chlef Writer. Lloyd); -
not played.
Cole,
limited number of badges admitting to Members' En- Ambulance He Jin-leung: 6. Yto Fu-hang- closure will be on sale at the Race Courbo.
The Branch Offices, the Treasurers Compradore Qice and the Secretary's Office will close at 10.00 a.m. each day. The Treasurera Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office aro aituated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.
(Signed) Ho Kang-po. 5.B.St.J
· Corps Superintendant.
NOTICE
THE HONG Kong jockey CLUB
The light signals hitherto used to signify that an objection has been lodged: and the result thereof have been amended as follows:-. Objection
RED
BLUE Objection Sustained Objection Overruled YELLOW
Square with white border, Square with white border.
Squaro with white border. Those signals will be exhibited on the Totalisator Tower in the positions previously occupied by the signal lights and the Spheres will be dispensed with.
The objection signal, only (Red square with White border) will flash for a short period before it becomes statics
The All Clear signal will be indicated by n White light and will be exhibited below the objection signals,
MISA,
Secretary.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club. House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy
Tel. 27818).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
́PUBLIC, ENCLOSURE
The price of admission to the Publle Enclosure is $3.00 each 'day including tax for all persons Including ladies, and is payable
at the Gate.
.....
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE FER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABIE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
SERVANTS' PASSES
Servants' passes will be issued, to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes. Holders of auch passes are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing through on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands, pag
Owing to the congestion in the Members! Betting Hall and at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the, Coffed: Room, Box-bolders and. Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use only of the Public. Betting Hall, Muitary Police will posted at various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation adhered to.
By Order, GA PARA
Secretary,