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February 22, 1904.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT."
and would go up at once to second place if they the Cressy team on Monday in a friendly game, were to win and the Civil Service to lose the score being 1 all, on Thursday the Gressy to-day; but the Civil Service would still b in a inflicted a 4-1 def at on the Ocean, the game better position really, with a match in haud.
being a hina (Naval) League fixture. When The E. are still in the runnug, but I dI winte last week I was unaware of the Albion's not faucy they will finish higher than fourth or fifth.
Similar difficulties to thos in the Football Shield Compe ition arise in connection with the Hockey Cup. The first round was to have been completed on the 10th inst., but the Leviathan v. Centurion tie has not been decid. ed. The cond round must be finished on or j before the 22nd inst.. but as the Ocean bas to play the winners of that tie, and the 93rd Burmas 2nd team has to meet the Vengeance there must either be delay or scratching. After their fine victory in Wednesday over th· 93rd Burns 1st team the 110th Mahrattas must
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warmly supported for the Cup They and the Burmas, second string are now the only non- naval sides left in. The iut rest of the I !'ockey Club in the season must be rather spoiled by their defeat in their first tie by what. considered the weakest naval team in. Friend- ly games must fill the rest of their match-card.
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It will be soon that the Hongkong Boat Club is announcing a regatta next month over a new course-from Wanchai to Causeway Bay. With all the talent at the Boat Club's disposal there should be some good racing seen. The programme is not settled yet May we hope to see a Canton crew over here?
(Daily Press, 20th February.) The past week has been mide memorable in the history of Hongkong sport by W. C. D. Turner's score of 198 against the United Services on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is said that Turner really reached the coveted sec ind "century." 2 runs aff his but being wrongly credited by an umpire to the byes; but I cannot vouch for this. Two raus, however, make no di frenc t so fiue a prformance, which coupled with his two previous hundreds and his 88 against Shanghai-not to mention his record last season-mark him out as one of the best bats the Far East has ever seen. It is with great regret that Hongkong will see him depart next week. He is always an interesting player to watch, for he joins an ability to scora at a good pace to a finished style. R. Hancock's 130 in the same match was overhadowed by Turner, but was nevertheless a sterling iunings He took longer than Turner to get his eye in, and never scored as fast, but he is a most valuable batsman; in bowling he did not meet with so much success as of late. But for these two men, the H.K.C.C. would have done poorly; 71 was the total combination of the other nine. Scoring on the part of the Services was much more level; but Heath's 75 in the first innings stood out by a lot. As he also took 6 wickets for only 48 runs (in an innings of 437) he is entitled to rank with the two Club batsmen as a hero of the match. There is no better all-round athlete in the Colony than the Mahratta lieutenant,
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To-day the central Cricket Ground is taken for a game between the H.K..C. and a Hockey Club team captained by T. C. Gray, Hon. Sec. of the H.K.H.C. As H. Hancock, Capt. P. G. Davies, and other prominent cricketers figure in the ranks of the Hockey Club, the match should be interesting. Other fixtures to-day include the League matches between the Civil Service C.C. and R.A.M.C., and the Craigen- gower C.C. and the R.E. Neither the H.K.C.C.| Reserves nor the Parsees take the field in the competition, and H.M.S. Tamar has scratched. Unless the Club Reserves can overtake the Royal Engineers in the few remaining fixtures there is not likely to be any change in the
pre- sent order.
A very interesting Association football match comes on for decision to-day on the Club ground, the H.K.F.C. and L.M.S. Ocean meeting in the second round of the challenge Shield. The Club has a full team now, Danby having gone forward again and C. T. Kew coming in at half-back. Judging by the per- formances of the two teams against the Cressy this week, the civilians should have a fair chance of victory, for whereas they drew with
defent of the Tamar and the Cressy's victory over the Sherwood Foresters in the second round of the Shield. This ignorance was shared by the general public, as both matches were played off without the previous advertisement custom-
in other seasons. ary
This is a pity, for bath matches seem to have been worth watching.
The Club Rugby team came a cropp rou Thursday, the Ocean's XV. beating them by a dropped goal and a try to nil. After last Satur- day's sixteen-point majority against the Cressy's Rugbyists, this was a disappointment. Club backs seem quite at sea at time--perhaps this is natural against naval teams!—and badly feal the loss of Barnes. Chard's reappearancs
was welcomed forward.
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The departure by the Gera on the 17th inst. of Mr. Frank Browne, the former Hon. Sec. of the H.K.F.C, should not be passed over iu silence. Mr. Browne has only gone for a year or 18 months, I believe, but his secretarial connec- tion with tongkong foothall has been so inti-
mate that he cannot but be missed.
OMPAX.
HONGKONG RACES.
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Last Sunday mo: uing the Derby ponies put in some good performances, both the Roses being on the inside course and laddin on the outside course, which, bing turf, is nat so fast as the inside; 80 when considering the work of the 3 ponies allowance must be made for same, but it certainly appears to be a Very close thing between them. Fiscal. Rocket, and Tai Yat's performances were also considered good, and the former is looked upon with great favour for the Valley Stakes. Times :-
Set, 1-mile--361, 1.11, 1.451, 2.16. Muscatel, 1-mile-31, 1,05, 1.41, 2.16. Kare Ro e,
14-miles:-35, 1.09,
1.41,
2.134, 2.461.
Rebel King, 14-miles :-32, 1.07, 1,40, 2.143 Vancouver, 1-miles: -33, 1.06, 1.38, 2.10, 2.423.
Discord, 11-miles; last mile, 34, 1.08, 1.41†, 2.123.
Algerine, 1-miles;-last 14, 39, 1.161, 1.51, 2.21, 2.521
Polka. I-mile-32§, 1.07, 1.42, 2.15. Quebec, 3-mile :-34) 1.07, 1 413. Coronet Ruse, 11-miles:-36, 1.09, 1.41, 2.121, 2.431.
La France Rose, 1-miles:-33, 1.06, 1.38, 2.101, 2.431.
Aladdin, -miles:-3, 1:11, 1.43. 2.17, 2.50.
Royal, 1-mile-35, 1.104, 1.45, 2194. Tee To Tum, -mile :-33. 1,054, 1,42. Tai Yat, 4-mile :--30, 1.03, 1.35. Kid, -mile. --40, 1.18, 1.514.
CRICKET.
H.K.C C. V. UNITED SERVICES.
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'This two-days' match served to enhance the
high name of lab cricket in Hongkong during the present season. The HK.C.0. looks cer ain to go through its programme The game that finished on the 17th furnished a victory over the combined It was more than half an hour after the advertised time on Tuesday when the United Services (whose side included 6 naval and 5 military mu) commenced batting. A disastrous start was made, two wickets being down for 30 runs, lasted almost to tiffin time; in fact, when Campbell and Heath then made a stand which
interval was taken. Chichester, Davies, and Campbell was bowled by Mackenzie for 43 the
Punnett all helped Heath to put on runs, and the Mauratta officer was in fiue form. Eventually he scored 75 out of the 10 while he was in. A collapse occurred when he left, and had not Horley, the last man in, shown some pretty forcing cricket the 200 would not have been reached. As it was, 210 went up on the board before a catch by the Club captain disposed of Boyd, Horley carrying his bat for 19, H. Hancock had the best bowling figures--- 4 for 20-but he only bowled 5 overs. The club innings was opened by Sercombe Smith and R. Hancock, the latter of whom se med nervous at the start, and was once or twice almost beaten by the bowlers. Smith stopped until the score was 42, when he was caught at the wicket by Blair. Then Tarner joined Hancock, and the pair set out to make a new Club record. Neither forced the pace at the start, Hancock being the slower of the two, but the Services bowers were met by a defence which foiled all their efforts. The score mounted gradually and runs began to come faster, while bowling changes were constant. The close of the day found both men not out, Hancock with >2.and Turner with 83 to their oredit. The board showed 193 for 1 wicket, only 17 behind the Services' innings. Yesterday play was resumed, and the batsmen soon got their eyes in again. At tiffin time they were still together, and it was not until 330 that a break was made, Hancock succumbing to Gibson. The partnership had yielded no less than 282 runs. Turner went on until 898, receiving support from H. Hancock and Dixon. | When two short of his second century he was out to a catch. His 198 was a magnificent performance. It is his third three-figure score this year, and included 39 boundaries, The Club innings eventually finished for 437. The Services went in to bat again at 2.35 o'clock, but failed to avert a single-innings defeat, though the last men batted, well. Scores and analysis :-
without a defeat now.
Services t am by an innings and 47 runs.
UNITED SERVICES.
First Innings. Lieut. Campbell, R.N.,
b Mackenzie
43
Second Innngs.
e and b B. Hancook 31
Lieut. Gibson, R.N.,
Cooper
4
e and b Smith
33
Smith, b Dixon
7 b Smith
6
Lieut Heath, 110th Mah.,
Standard and Manila, 1-miles :--36, 1.12, Lieut. Toulmin, R.M., c 1.48, 2,24, 2.59.
Rocket, 1-mile :--32, 1.05, 1.38. 2.10. Fiscal, 1-mile-36, 1.11, 1.45, 2.15. Eclipse, 1-mile :-33-4/5, 1.063, 1.38.4/7, 2.15 Sentry, Mongoose, and Alarm, -mile: -1.39. Panjandrum and Emigrant, 1-miles :-37 §. 1.12, 1.42), 2.23, 2.594, 3.32§.
Talbot, 1-mile :-35, 1,073, 1.44, 2.151. Chantauqua, -mile: -last, 1.07. Culex and Fair Trade, 14-miles:- 7, 1.13, 1,481, 2.288, 2.57.
Che Sai, .mile :-33, 1.05, 1.35, 2.03. Dandy, -mile: -30, 58 1.27. Discovery, 1-miles :-37, 1.10. 1.423.2.14},
2.48
The Kokumin publishes a Seoul telegram to the effect that on the 30th ult. Yi Yong.ik called on the Russian Minister and asked for information regarding the course that Russia intended to take in the present situation. Yi Yong-ik also requested that the Russian soldiers at Yong-ampho should be withdrawn, a request that has been made before. The Russian Minister is rep riad to have replied that the Japa ese troops in Seoul must first be with- drawn before the Russian troops were sent across the frontier.
c Mackenzie, b Cooper 75 l.b.w., b Cooper...... 28 Major Chichester (capt.),
o Smith, b H. Hancock 23 b Cooper. Capt. P.G.Davies, A.O.D.,
H. Hancock, b Cooper 12 b Smith Mr. Punnett, E.N., b H.
Hancook
14 run out
Lt. Blair, R.N., b Dixon 0 Com. Farquhar, R.N., b
H. Hancock.
5
0
b R. Hanocak
18
0
o Ponsonby, b Dizon 16
5
not out.....
25
Surgeon Horley, R.N.,
not out
19
Extras
8
o Lamble, b Cooper 0
Extras
9
Total.
210
Total...
180
H.E.C.C.
X
.130
Capt. Boyd, R.A., a Smith,
b Hazcock...
R. Hancock (capt.), b Gibson T. Sercombe Smith, o Blair, b Campbell... 16 W. C. D. Turner, c Gibson, b Heath H. Hancock, o Campbell, b Heath J. T. Dixon, 1.b.w., b Heath
......198 *.. 26
R. Ponsonby, b Heath
A. Mackenzie, l.b.w., b Farquhar
A. G. Ward, o Heath, b Farquhar
11
9
18
J. R. Gillingham, o Chichester, b Heath 3 C. R. S. Cooper, not out... J. T. Lamble, b Heath
2
Extras
Total
25
497