January 26, 1903.]
H.M.8
ALBION."
Mr. Boxer, b Bradford...
10
Thompson, b Bradford.
0
Mr. Wilson, b Bradford
Rev. Moore, c Lashbrook, b Skinner
21
Dr. Raymond, c Hatwell, b Bradford.
2
Houghton, b Bradford
4
Garett, b Skinner
5
Herlín, b Skinner
1
Mr. Garrett, b Skinner
12
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4
众
Total
59
20TH CO AO C
16
25
21
Hatley, not out
Warner, c Lashbrook, b Skinner
Extras
J. C. A. Lillywhite, b Hatley
YC. Rutter, c Raymond, b Houghton
H. R. Skinner, e Garrett, b Warnor
G. O. Heron, b Houghton
E. McGibbon, not out
J
8
E. P. Bradford, e Wilson, b Boxer
11
H. Cook, c Raymond, b Boxer
F. S. Bromley, c and b Boxer
5
W. P. Burgess, c and b Houghton
T. Lashbrook, e Garrett, b Houghton A. E. Hatwell, absent...
Extras
Total (9 wickets)
FOOTBALL.
H.K.F.C. v. THE NAVY.
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A scratch game was played on the 17th inst. between fifteens representing the H.K.F.C. and the Navy. There was a good turn-out of spectators, and the weather and ground con- ditions were ideal for a hard and fast game. The teams were as follows
H.K.F.C.-Knox, full back; Barnes, Pearce, Graham, and Robertson, three-quarters; Pad- day. and Jordan, halves; Hallifax, Goldring, Wolfe, Cooper, Chard, Boyd, Jameson, and Clark, forwards.
Navy. Corsar, full back; Lloyd, Royle, Robinson, end Horton, three-quarters: Hallett and Macleod, halves; Boyle, Layrd, Halaban, Snowdon, Hughes, Bissett, and Greenwood, forwards...
The Navy lined up one man short, and the Club kicked off, the game settling down in the Naval 25 Following a scrum and a Club run, Corsar, in tackling, was hurt, the game having to be stopped. The homesters opened the scoring through Graham; the kick, however, was unproductive. Some good scrummages took place, the Club having rather the best of matters. After a brilliant run the Club's second try was scored by Cooper, but was not improved upon. A three-quarter dribble ended by Pearce gaining a try, which also was un- productive. The score at half-time was-
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The football match played at Happy Valley on the 21st iust, between the H.K.F.C. and the Royal Engineers unded in a draw, there being no gcals scored on either si le.
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and checked her speed. About half way Alannah got clear of Dione, but though she did her utmost could not catch Vernon, who rounded the lee mark with a lead of about half a minute on Alannah and over one on Dione. To the Trocas Rocks buoy the next mark
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. | Vernon conclusively showed her superiority in
COMMODORE'S CUP.
The second race for the Commodore's Cup was sailed off on Saturday, the 17th inst., in light and variable winds. the course was from the Police Pier, Kowloon, to the rock 8. W. of Cowichow Island, rounding it to port, and thence home. The following boats competed :- Vernon, Alannah, Kathleen, Ain, Colle n, Bonito, Erica, Iris, Maid Marian, Doreca and Payne. The start was made at 2 p.m in a light north easterly wind, Colleen crossing the line first, closely followed by the rest. Unfor- tunately, as soon as the little fet had cleared the shipping they encountered one of those calms so frequent in thess waters. Beyond it there was a nice breeze blowing from the south, but the question was how to get to the beyond The Min, steering a central course, was the first to get the new breeze, and standing to the north of Green Island quickly left th feel. The Vernon, Alannah and Tris were close to gether on the southern shore, all three becilmed. The Alannah was the first of the three to feel the wind, which strengthened to the westward, and standing to the Sonth of Green Island wg soon in hot pursuit of Min. Kathleen and Colleen, further to the northward, had picked up the breeze too, and followed some distance as'ern. Iris slowly crept out of the hole she had got into, but an aukind fate brought no breath of air to Vernon's sails, though Alannah and Iris, lying almost along side her, were more fortunate. Vernon was thus the last of the whole fleet to catch the now wind. A¤ interesting race was now in progress between Alannah and Min, and it was hard to tell which would round the rock first. Alannah, however, stepped cat in good style end was leading boat at the mark, which she roun led 15 minutes abead of Vernon. On the home- ward reach Alannah, Min, Kathleen and Colleen chose the Sulphur Channel, a rather risky course considering the calm that had existed off Kennedy Town on the outward journey. The three first got hung up again off the east end of Green Island, but Alannah soon crept away from the others and getting into the easterly wind strung out a long lead. Vernon kept to the northward and sailing in fine form nində it ap arent that she woul: stil make a bid for first p'aco; but she was unable to catch Alannah, and the final result was :-
Alannah Vernon Kathleen Mia
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The corrected official times wore as follows:
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H.K.F.C., 3 tries (9 points); Navy, nil. The Navy restarted with great dash, but Graham gained possession, and after a dribbling run over half the length of the field he scored an unconverted try. A fifth try was gained by Hallifax, and resulted in a goal. The Navy were deserving of a little encouragement, and they got it in the shape of a goal. Lloyd picked up from a scrum, and passing all opposi- tion ran round and touched down immediately behind the goal. The kick was taken by Hughes and converted. The Club were rot long, however, in securing a sixth try by Robertson, followed by another from Clark-second and Min a third. Vernon losing third both unproductive. The whistle sounded with
the scores:
H.K.F.C., 1 goal 6 tries (23 points); Navy,
1 goal (5 points)..
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V.B.C. v. "G CO., 8. F.
Alannah
Vernon Kathleen Min
H. M. 8.
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10 5 56 17 5 52
5
56
Alannah thus secured a win, Kathleen a
place by 17 secs. only. The result of the two races for the Cup is thus :-
Alannah Vernon
Kathleen
Iris
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10
4
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4
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windward work in light weather, pointing higher than either of the other two she rapidly slipped away from Alannah and though Dione appeared to come up on her somewhat at one time she could wot get on even turns and had to go about to weather the front of Stonecutters'. The Vernon rounded the buoy just 2 minutes ahead of Dione and about 3 or a little more ahead of Alannah. The wind by this time had drawn to nearly S.E., making it a close haul to the mark-boat on the starting liao. Vernon after rounding did not sail as close to the line as sho could, expecting doubtless that the wind would free. This let Dione weather out a good bit on her and reduced her lead when the boats were off Yaumati to about half what it had been. In spite of this the Vernon was the only bot of the three to make the mark-boat in one tack and she rounded it 2 minutes 15 seconds ahead of Dione and about 4 miuntes ahead of Alannah. The run to the North Fairway buoy was uneventful and in the beat to the line Fernen took what seemed to be the batter course, kept over towards the Hongkong shore and worked up through the shipping in the middle of the harbour, but to the onlooker, it appeared to be unwise having the race in hand not to keep between the Dione and the line, and to allow her to slip away into the stronger wind clear of the shipping in search of a fluke. This time the wind kept true and the Vernon, well sailed right to the finish, increased her lead and won easily. The official times are as follows.
H. M. 8 Points Total Vernon
4 22
0 10 36 Dione...? 4 24 30 Alannah 4 29 44
ONE DESIGN CLASS.
4 49
1 18
All five boats got away well, Bonito and Kathleen leading slightly. On the run to the leanark Colleen, Erica, and Kathleen, luffing
out towards Stonecutters', obtained a short lead on the other two. Near the mark-bost Erica and Kathleen wo e just ahead of Colleen, Erica having the inside berth. Kathleen lowering her spinnaker luffed suddenly across Erica to get the inside turn, bat failed to secure au overlap before the mark was reached and had himself to concede the inside berth to the Colleen.
Min and Bonito rounded close together shortly afterwards, Min being just ahead.” One long leg was all that was required to clear the point of Stonecutters'; Kathleen, holding a better wind than Colleen, worked out a short lead on her, int Erica, though sagging somewhat to leeward, sailed faster and reached Stonecutters' poiut abent 100 yards ahead. Erica then made the msak of keeping too far to windward and gave away her lead to Kathleen, who rounded the buoy about 5 yards ahead of her. Colleen had been compelled to tack to clear the island, but rounded the buoy third. Min bad bean dropping steadily astern the whole way from the mark-boat and was last at the buoy, though not far behind Bonito, who had thrown away her chances of catching the leading boats by making an unnecessary tack.
On the way to the mark-boat on the line Colleen kept well up to windward and sailing very fast gained considerably. Eric just before reaching the mark caught and passed Kathleen again, but charge and apparently fouling the mark gare up the race.
The Victoria Recreation Club F.C. sustained 25th inst, over the same course, provided the unfortunately in gybing took
a severe defeat on the 17th inst.at Causeway Bay by GCo., Sherwood Foresters-being beaten by 4 goals to 1. This result, however, was in large part due to the fact that the V.BC. were four men short; the vacancies were filled by substitutes from the Army.
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In the first round of the Challenge Shield a match was played on the 19th inst. at Bappy Valley between "B" Co. and "E" Co. of the Sherwood, Foresters, and ended in favour of "B" Co. by one goal to nil. The game was played in a drizz'ing rain and there were few, spectators. Play was not of a high o:der of quality, though both teams have several good individual men in their ranks. Combination was weak on both sides,
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These ties will be sailed off on Saturday, the weather permits, but should it be found desirable the alternative course will be adopted.
On the 18th inst, the 7th Club race was sailed over course 24 in a light breeze, which, though somewhat variable both in strength and direc- tion, gave a fair test of the capabilities of the boats in light weather.
In the 1st Class the Vernon, Dione, and Alannah started as nearly level as possible for the run to the mark-boat off Green Island, Vernon as long as she had her wind clear slowly and steadily drew away, but soon after she had drawn clear Dione and Alannah, who were running very evenly for about half the distance, by sailing in her water obstructed her wind
This left Kathleen and Colleen to fight for first place, the other two being well astern. After rounding the mark-boat Colleen came up on Kathleen and the two ran dead level to the Fairway Buoy Kathleen having inside berth this time. Colleen, however, was better handled. and rounding very smartly swung up to wind- ward of Kathleen and obtained a slight lead. n the beat home Kathleen again got away and finally won one of the best races of the season by a little under a minute from Colleen. Min some way a-tern was third. But for Erica's unfortunate accident the finish would have been even more interesting, and seeing how well she was sailing she would very likely have won the
race.