January 21, 1899.]
well placed by Tomkinson. The negociator was often prominent with occasional sprints and good tackling. Neville scored once, and otherwise worked hard. Strong, bis col league, played a much better game during this half, and he fed his three-quarters with judgment. Sheward was, perhaps, the most prominent forward, and he scored a try. Piele was also well to the front. The Army backs did not have the opportunity of scoring because their forwards failed to heel the ball for the halves to feed the three-quarter ling The greater
part of the
game the back division
was kept on defensive. Campbell played a capital game, and Davis would have been difficult to stop had he have been given a chance with the ball oftener. Shewell was the best of the two halves, and of the two backs Thomson gave his opponent points. The score by the Fleet during this half, totalled with that of the first, amounted to 19, being the result of 2 goals, 3 tries to the Army men's nothing."
CRICKE",
ROYAL ENGINEERS v. 11.M.S.
"6
31 IMMORTALITE,
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Smith,
good effort, and Stewart looked like staying at | ROYAL, HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. the wickets for a time, but was unfortunately caught out with 14 to his credit. who is a fairly good bat, has experienced ill luck lately, and was sent back with seven to his account. On the other side Gibson was top scorer, with 23, and Martin was not far behind with 17. Geary and Smith shared honours with the ball, each securing six wickets. The teams and scores are as follow:-
« VICTORIJUS.”
White, o Martin, b Hallan Stewart, é Geary
May, b Hallan
Total
39
14
the
Ferguson, c Sweet, b Geary
11
Starkey, c Gibson, b Geary
8
Smith, e Woodrough, b Geary
7
Phillips, not out
7
Dadd, b Geary
9
Palmer, a Geary, b Hallan
6
0
Roxburgh, o Bardell, b Geary Davidson. run out
0
0
Extras
5
116
NARCISSUS."
0
Hallan, o White, b Smith
2
Geary, o Starkey, b Smith
5
Gibson, e White, b Smith
23
17
0
Houghton, b Smith
5
Bardell, a and b Dadd
6
Crossby, b Smith
11
Sweet, b Smith
3
3
7
82
If H.M.S. Immotalité's cricket team continues in the way it has of late as far as success is con- cerned, the meaning of the vessel's name is appropriate indeed. The team has won five games in succession, some of them very de cisively. Although its members were not able to knock up such a big score in the return match with the Victorious on the 10th inst. as they did on the Saturday previous, they scored sufficiently to win; and, curious to relate. they disposed of the battleship's eleven for the same num- ber (30) on both occasions. On Saturday 1st the Immortalité's team mat a team selected from the Royal Engineers, and the shore men were badly beatou. It is not go much to the batting qualities of the Immor- talites" that they have been ful, as to the bowling prowess of Course and Samuels. On Saturday these players secured five and four wickets each for 23 and 24 runs respectively. The bowl'nz of the Engineers was not very destructive, and some of the bluejackets knocked up respectable scores, as will be seen by the tables below.
44
RO Success-
Since the Immortalité has been on the station her crew has been on the most friendly terms with the Engineers, especially those who engage in sport, and after the finish of the game on Saturday the teams
were photographed. The man-of-war leaves this morning for Singa pore, where she will await orders to proceed home.
Following are the teams and scores :—
Horbin, b Dadd
Martin, c and b Dedd (heshire, run out
Woodrough, not out
THE
Extras
Total
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CI UB.
QUARTERLY MEÈTING.
meeting was concluded on the 16th inst. and Play for the various events of the quarterly resulted in some good scores being returned, especially against the Colonel." The greens had slightly benefited by some very light rain but were still very lively, which proved again a day or two before the competitiou commenced, in favour of the long han icaps. The winner of the cup and pool returned a very steadily played round, and had the card counted for Bogey he ould have beaten the veteran by two holes.
Following are the returns sent in:
MACEWEN CUP.
Mr. E. F. Mackay Lieut. Halsey, RN. Capt. E. Burnie... Mr. W. Taylor Dr. J. M. Atkinsou
Mr. C. W May
******87*
FIFTH CLUB Race, 8th JanuARY. for this race opened with promise of a good After light to moderate winds, the weather
fulfilled. Most of the boats left their moori strong north-easter, and the promise was well with two reefs and small jibs, but on arriving moorings at the starting line many of the crews hauled down another reef. As this was the first hard day since the boats were altered, many were curious to see which boats were most benefitted by the alterations, but the general opinion appeared to be that the new boat Bonito "would shew the way round the course. She did not exactly do that, but sɛe made a good show all the same, until it came to running, which is ber worst point.
The course was Kowloon Rock, mark boat off Lyemau Pass, Kowloon Rook, and Channel Rocks, and down to the line off Kowloon point; 12 miles.
All the boats except Meteor in the first- class and Sbe in second-class turned out, and tested their qualities in a strong breeze. In the A class the Erica and Bonito were the first two to show in front, and by the time Blackhead's Point had been weathered they had secured a nice lead. The two Sybbick boats, Phoebe and Sybil, and the Active, found the weather too distressing and could scarcely beat against the savage wind and waves off the Point, the last named, owing to her low freeboard, taking in water very freely. At Kowloon Rock the Erica was about 2 minutes in front of Bonito, with Chanticleer and Maid Marian some», 2 or 3 minutes after her, and the rest of the fleet some way astern. In the second class the Payne and Princess were doing very well in- deed. Although starting 15 minutes after the
and Dart. Kowloon Rock, and gone away from Ladybird first boats they had nearly caught Phoube at-
In the beat up to Lyeeman Pass Chanticleer passed Bonito and rounded the mark bost second, about 4 minutes after Erica. In the run down to Kowloon, she reduced this to a little over a minute, as the Erica did not set her
spinnaker for the run. The Maid Marian also gained a little on the Bonito near the mark by a judicions inshore tack near Channel Rocks.
The Phoebe carried away her peak halyards about here and gave up, and the Active went home from the Lyeeman mark, having carried away her mainboom gooseneck early in the race. The Payne was going splendidly, showing much better form than the other R.E. b at Sybil. Now she has altered her keel it would be as well to change places in the classes. In the run down to the finish the wind got lighter and a fast race was finished as follows:-
A CLASE.
3 83 11 1st
B CLASS.
FRE
3 35 0 2nd
Payne Princess Ladybird Dart...
*4*
8 59 11 lat 40 27 2nd
3 41 57 3rd
Maid Marian 3 43 59
8 54 30
The points scored up to date are:-
48 32 3rd
4 11 0
***
29 Dart
24 Ladybird
14 Payne
5 Princess
1 She
87 11 101 103 18
76 83
85
97
10
102 14
: 88
+8
0 88
Dr. J. A. Lowson
88 + 1 89
Capt. R M. Rumsey, R N.
97
8 89
ROYAL ENGINEERS.
Moore, b Course
Mr. A. J. McClure
99
8
91
Wild, b Course
Mr. H. W. Robertson
102
10
92
Erica Chauticleer
3
Capt Mould, o Noble, b Samuels
&
22 entries.
Bonito...
Clark, run out ...
0
POOL..
Lieut. Bundall, o Course, b Samuels
Sybil
0
Clarke, c Course, b Samuel
Mr. E. F. Mackay
87 11
1
Sivier, not ont
Lieut. Halsey, R.N.
101
Major Jeffrey, b Course
Capt. Urmston, R.M.L.I...
83
Ceasar, a Spice, b Samuels.
Mr. J. F. A. Hast ngs, R. N. 96
Scribbens, b'ourse...
Surg. N. J. Smith, R.N.
101 15
Apillard, b Course
Extras
Dr. J. M. Atkinson
102
Mr. C. W. May..
88
Dr. J. A. Lowson
Total
88 + 1
52
Mr. A. J. McClure
99
H.M.8. IMMORTALITE.
Course, ran out ·
16
Capt. E. Burnie.
116
18-2340-88
78
38888888
Erica
Chanticleer
84
Sybil
86
Bonito
Maid Marian
Active
89
Meteor
91
98
Austin, b.Moore
F
19 entries.
Thorpe, e Jeffery, b Sivier...
14
Lightfoot, not out
Noble, b Moore
Samuels,
54
42
Harrison,
Total ....
H.M.S. ** VICTORIOUS
V.
"NARIBUS
Teams from the above men-of-war met at the Happy Valley on Thursday afternoon to try con clusions with the bat and ball. Hitherto the Victorious's team, which is a newly formed one,
The Manila Times of the 12th January
32 26 25 30 28 24 W. Stackwood 33 21 26
In the previous Saturday's competition the
has been unfortunate in getting beaten, says :-'l'he unusually large number of funerals Long Range Cup was won for the first tim
but yesterday it wou a victory, with plent to spare, and to all appearances several of the bastsmen “are liky-if practicə be maintained -10 become efficient willow. wielders. The score of 39 by White was
which have taken place during the last few by Mr. W. Stackwood with a total score, in- days has roused the suspicions of the authorities, cluding points, of 90, Messrs. W. Diggins and who are now on the qui vive. It is rumoured | R. Andrews taking spoons with score of 88 that arms were discovered in a hearse the other ¦ and 87 respectively, day by the military police.
Winners of
9
"
Surt. N. J. Smith, R.N. I
*
+4
11
Lieut. Halsey, R.N.
2
14
13
12
*
9
3
17
11
8
$4
17
*
Dr. J. M. Atkinson
31
P. O. Manning*
95
Mr. H. W. Robertson
5
Mr. A. Watson*
2982
127
11
19
**
31.
92
Capt. R. M. Rumsey, R.N. 5 Mr. A. J. McClure
C. J M. Wallace
30 33
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ST
92
7
6
P. O. Harbane
-30 34 25
Capt. E. Buruie
ཝཱ་
89
"
F. Book...
"
80
29 entries.
A. Read...
BOGEY CUP.
Capt. Urms on, R.M.L.I all even reo. Ostrokes Mr.J.F.A.Hastings, R.N. I dowu
Major Morris, R.A.
Mr. E. F. Mackay...
11 8
THE HO GRONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
PEARSON CUP AND SPOONS,
There were fourteen contestants for this event on Saturday last. The Cup was taken by Petty Officer Manning, of H.M.8. Narcissus, with a net score of 95. Boores :---
200 500 600 Hand. Total:
32 31 32:
Jeanés,
Spico,
did not bat
Weaks,
Boorman,