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RACING NOTES.
[BY RAPIER.]
It is feared 'that Mr. Pollock's recent accident at Fanling will prevent him from riding at the annual meeting Rather - bitter blow for him and bad luck on thuse for whom he was riding as it will not be possible adequately to re- place him locally and the Jhangkai jockeys are already pretty woll booked up.
The Jockey Club intend taking charge of the selling sweeps this year, and the auctions will take place at Volunteer Headquarters. Members will in due course receive full particulars thereof. The Ste- wards are to be congratulated upon this departure and it is up to the members to show their appreciation by turning up in good numbers and making the auctions a success.
Bengal, heat, has injured him. sell and is unlikely to face the starter at the meeting.
LOCAL FOOTBALL. THE BOAT RACE.
HK.F.A-CHALLENGE SHIELDS,
The Council of the E.K.F.A. mot last evening to make arrange The draw resulted as under:-- merats for the Shield Competition.
Seniors..
Kick off at 415. p. Chica Athletic ». K.O.S.B.s on
H.K.F.C Ground.
"VARSITY CREWS AND THEIR DIET.
1928.
GREYHOUND-RACING which are so greatly needed and
PROTESTS.
which have as their object provi- sión of bealthy and wholesome re- creation, and character building, and to put upon the land a racing.
MANCHESTER'S LEAD FOR track with all its temptations and pernicious influence, is surely n matter, that the authorities 'will. never sanction.
PROHIBITION.
VARIOUS...ABUSES.
"I know the question is being asked by some people: What is the difference between Ung-racing" and horse racing " To my nand there is this difference-whilst the
Few subjects have given greater opportunities or controversy than the diet or use. Waiversity Boar Hace crewe, and many in.88 impres sious have got abroad as the result
LONDON, Dec. sth... A protest meeting was held this interest of the great majority of of exaggerated statements about
those who attend horse-racing-ja eas part or another of the day's evening at the Whitedeld Memorial that of betting, these rates are only
Tottenham Tabernacle,
Courthold in the afternoons of two or
Club de Recreža .. H.K." Police: As a matter of fact there is no Road, to draw attention to various three days about every eight weeks. Greyhound-racing is in the oven- King's Park.
set rule until stres training is en-abuses connected with the spreading, three nights every week for R.A. v. South China; Sookuapos.tered upon, wan is usually about of greyhound-racing and betting. about six months, and in some of BYRB-H.K.F.C.; Scots Guards; Ash Weducauay (rebruary 22nd), The Rev. A. D. Belden was in the the large cities even oftoper and
Kowloon; R.A.F. and Queen's and up to that time the members chair.
for a longer period.' Regt.
Juniors.
Kick of at 9:30 p.m. R.A. Reserves e. K.0.8.B.s Res.;
Sookunpoo.
China Athletic Reserves re South
All
H.K.F.C...
Powerless Homa Secretary. of the crew carry on in this normal Mr. J. R. Ackroyd, of Manches-
Mr. Ackroyd was followed by. way. The leeding of an under-ter, said:-
Mr. J. Compton, M.P., in whose graduate, depends cahrely
Gambling is one of the great division in Manchester greyhound. upoa what he is prepared to spend upon menaces to the moral stability of.
As a trade union official and a it-ho can have just what he was our nation, and we have evidense racing was first started. He said: on every hand which clearly proves member of Parliament I am con- Chind "B"
Two Eig Meals à Day. Scots Guarda.. St. Joseph'a
that, whilst drinking is decreasing, | cerned with greyhound betting for The average
two reasons. I am opposed to all "B"; Chatham Road
uauergrauuste in betting is rapidly increasing. Its normal tres nas swo big meals a corruptive influence is growing forms of betting, but especially to St. Jomph's "A".». H.K.F.C
uny—arenkiest sad dinner (or nali, amongst all classes of society. this low farm of betting, because it Resorvos; St. Joseph's.
na it is more generally caded)-and am glad that the Christian Church draws its chief support from the BYEN:-Queen's Regt. # South
to realian the working clases, and they cannot China "A"; Clib de Recreio taxes only a agus unch The is beginning
ordmary conEED
4 good unormity of the evil and is now afford to bet. Wages are paid out and Kowloon.
The men games to be played on Satur-ro, sumy soup, sh, awakening to the sense of her at the end of the week. February 11th
hand them over to their wives, and udat, and sweet, being trued on responsibility in this matter, the knowledge that 75 per cent. of
"The spirit of gambling has not only the wives but themselves the dibers are actively engaged been greatly stimulated during the and their children all bet. Capital - strenuous exercise. it is oppast few months in various parts is needed for industry. You can
But you can have sory to dine in mail (or at any lete of the country by the establishment not get it. was riding some of the "Eve" THE TEST MATCH y for the dinner) so many signs of greyhound racecourses. A short money galore for promoting grey- per week, which varies at uterus time ago, along with some public hound-ractas schemes. Resolutions coleges.
men in Manchester, I visited a are not much good. We have to The rastidious ones, who profer place and was astonished as every start a crusade against this evil. to order their own wishes, ane thing
Ew. There were all the Wealth gaiere de squandered in one of the clubs. The Pitt and the features of an ordinary racecourse districts which are full of ill. hawks are the favourites with the bookmakers, noise, excitement--health, poverty, and unemploy sporting fraternity and both ki in evidence. There were six races ment where they are families cacao are organise epecary for in all, each race occupying about which do not know where to look understand their you. Training Diet To-day And In Olden
The dollowing are a few of the times taken at Happy Valley yesday, terday morning. The gallops were on the and track. Mr. Pote Hunt
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ponies.
Boxing Eve, 14 miles :-00.7; 1,10; 141; 214; 8.-19.2; 3.25. Last quarter 35.3. Sitting Bull, 1 mile:-34.9; 1,00;
1.43; 2.16. Last quarter 33. Peck,mile: -32.3; 1.00.4; 1.98.3.
Last quarter 32.1. Pickle, mile-35; 1.09.3; 1.68.
Last quarter 20.4. Coos Bay, I mile-39; 1.15;1.40;
9.10. Last quarter 30,
Baloo, mile: 30.2; 1.17.2; 1.31.
Last quarter 33.3. .. Mavanagher, miles-41; 1.18; 1.62 2.25 3.07.9. Last quar ter 32.2.
SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY
FOUR WICKETS.
JOHANNESBURG, February lat.
When stumps were drawn early the needs of spotismen by men who twenty seconde, and the whole lot for the next meal.
to-day owing to bad light South Africa only required D8 to win with nine wickets in hand.
The match has gone against the visitors from the start. To their first innings score of 255 South Africa replied with 329. In their second venture England made 215. a very inadequate score under the Montery Bay, 1 mile 3.2; circumstances. South Africa on Last going in a second time made 55 for wicket.-From Henter and „British Wireless Service,
1.07.3; 1.39.3; 2.11.2 quarter 31.4.
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Misty Eve, mile;-414; 118:
1.53. Last quarter 37. New Year's Eve, 1 miles :-38; 1.131.45 2.17.4; 2.32; 3.25.2. Last quarter 33.9."-- Twilight Eve and -Gala „Eve, 1 mile:-37.3; 1.12; 1.48; 2.73. Last quarter 25. Skipper and Spinner; mile - 97.3; 1.14; 1.45.4. Last quar- ter 314 Northern Stag Dile:F30.
1.11 1.442. Last quarter
33.2.
Pitchfork,mile: -37.2; 1.23; 1.48.2 Last quarter 35.9.' Bakers Bay, 1 mile-33.3; 1.07.
1.10 2.121. Last quarter $21.
· [THROTÁN REUTER'S AGENCY.]
JOHANNESBURo, Feb. 1st. South Afries won by four wicketa, „156_for_6 wicketa.
SIM SHIELD COMPETITION.
ARMY WIN A CLOSE GAME
SERVICES LEVEL ON POINTS.
The return match between the Army and the Hong Kong Hockey Club in the Sim Shield competition was played on the U.S.R.C. ground yesterday afternoon, the Army win Heir Apparent, I miles:-44;ning by four goals to three,
1.22.3 1.57.3; 2.31.1 3.01.4. Last quarter 30.3.
The Gomeril, 13 miles:-49; 1.30 9.07; 2.41; 3.11.2. Last quar cer. 20.2. Dumfries, mile:-12; 1.20; 1.32. Last quarter 32.2. Sidi Bishi, mile:8; 123:
-2.34.4.
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1.03.2. Last quarter 31.9. Festive Eve, i mile :-37; 1.3; 1.43. Last quarter 32.2. Manor hall, mile-418: 1.20; 1.82 Last quarter, 322, May Hall, a mile-404; 1.20; 1.59; 2.32.1. Last quarter
In the first meeting the Army had an easy victory, but in yester- day's match they met with strong opposition and the issue was very much in doubt until the final whistle.
game.
In the second half Captain Dobbie gave his side the lead and later Captain Howard secured the fourth goal. The Club reduced the deficit by netting once more and were making great efforts for the equaliser when the final whistle sounded.
Times
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taking in all, so far as actual time gees, two minutes. The whole pro gramme, the parade of the dogs. the starting of the races, etc., could minutes, whereas by long waits it easily be got through in ten
made to last two hours.
Women Backers.
There was a time when the half. cooked beer steak was regarded as the founuasion of all training dies but those days are over. Lightly cooked meat plays its part in the
menu, but it has been discovered In the twenty minutes interval that there can be no golden rule between each race botting openly except that a man can have what takes place by a very large section of those present, and a huge sum
be can best diges
De cousted..
Belter understood
than at Cam-
respectable, and attractive young woinen. where nge-range would be between 17 to 24 years, who were
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The Home Secretary is powerless to take c the law. If that is do, it is the tion owing to the existing state of duty of the people to give, hit determined to do what I can to the power to take action.
stamp it out. If we do nothing we are going to create, a, gCONTR tion of men and women not dis similar to that which preceded the fall of the Roman "Empire,"
A Lead For London.
seconded
The Rev. H. Dunnico, who
the resolution, said: present Manchester. Compared to Both the previous, speakers re- what has been done in Manchester to stop this evil London ought to be ashamed of itself, but I hope London will soon fellew Manches
ter's lead.".
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Eggs and fresh fruit are perhaps of money changes hands. The sad the most important things to-day and the former are used in large find so many young people engaged part of the whole business was th quantities in many ways, but once in the betting transactions, and it he crew enters strict training, the was particularly painful to see the individual taste of each man has very large number of well-dressed, to be carefully considered. About the only thing which is really in Sed upon is that all bread must
Beaconsfeld, Mr. Dannico went At no place other than Oxford, gaged in all parts of the ground on, described gambling as a vast in serious and systematic betting engine of national demoralization, of course this question of cater transactions. One simply trembled and its results were to be seen in ing for the needs of sportsmen at the possibility of what might rained characters and blighted. Grize. For some three weeks be happen to these young women in lives. To accuse those who attack- the future.. One cannot, for ed greyhound-racing as being op- tofe the Lent and the lay races
single moment, B00 boz this special meals are supplied to the mechanical racing of dogs chasing posed to the sport of the working was not only untrue büt rowing men, and Rugby and Assoon electrically driven and controll-grotesquely untrue, Conting from
teamis ciation training tusala for the knock-out
have special ed dummy hare enn he called sport. those whose sole object was to competitions, Food is the last thing throughout the country against the charge
"I believe that in the campaign fleece the working man, auch n
blatan which should be complained about.
hypocrisy. evil we have behind us the whole Someone had said that to let grey- dummy hare was body of the teaching profession A hounds chase large number also of the medical to make "mugs" of the dogs, but profession are joining in the pro- the back-makers made greater test on the ground that the excite- "mags" of the people who risked ment and the lack of suficient their money on them. To cal it nourishment caused by the money sport was to prostitute a noble spent on belting are an injury to word. This was not sport it was the health of the children. I do the personification of calculating greed, and folly. If allowed to spread it would become a caveer spreading corruption to every part of the body politic.
Lord Mayor On Suggested Town Meeting.
also
BILLIARDS.
R.A.F. BEAT BA
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The scores were:-
The Army drew, first blood by scoring two goals through Licut.
A billiards match was played not think the public have any idea Burton before the interval, but off on Tuesday evening at the of the large number of boys who the Club replied with the same Y.M.C.A., Salisbury Road, between know all about a betting-book and Deep Water Bay, mile:-32; number, breaking through the Cameron Road RAF and the who make one amongst their own Army defence by a well combined R.A., resulting in a win for the particular. class. I have one made
R.A.F.
by a schoolboy of 11. "It shows the method of procedure, and there is evidence that cigarette-eards well as cash are accepted na tender. We also cannot but view with alarm the increasing football cou- pen and sweepstake system which has now taken such a hold upon the rising generation, and the new form of gambling which is spread ing throughout the country in the shape of golden ballots for the raising of money for hospitals and charities is one that should be con- demned. These who are closely identified with young people-day school teachers and workers in clubs are agreed that, along with other forms of betting, the most harmful appear to be either in con- section with football coupons of the automatic machines.
33. L.. November, 1 miles:-38.9; 114; 1.48.; 22; 2.58.4 Last quarter 32.9.
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Aa opinion expressed in those columns recently that the Army nd the Navy might secure a the Peter, mile:-35; 1.09; 1.43,3. in points seems to be quite likely
Last quarter '34.3.
as they have six points each with November was in no way pressed | two
to play. A Liner during his gallop and "is moving struggle between these two Service very nicely. At the time of writing, teams for the destination of the however, I do not think there is shield should result in a great anything to touch Heir Apparent, game. Too much importance should not be placed on the fact that Boring Bee's last quarter was 35.3 as the whole time was fairly good and the third quarter was 31.
First Extra Race Meeting.
now out..
The above meeting has been fixed for February 20th- and the pro- gramme consisting of nine events is
Fanling Hunt. - Mr. M. Bolton has compiled a
record most comprehensive Steeplechasing at Kwanti since its inception to date. It discloses the fact (inter alia) that za riders have taken-part-in-these-races-with-Capt.- Reidy as the "star turn. The next meeting is on March 3rd.
HOME FOOTBALL.
of
SECOND DIVISION MATCH.. OLDHAM BEAT THE SAINTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
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· LONDON, Jan. 31st. Playing in the Second Division of the English Football League, Oldham Athletic beat Southampton by thres goals to one goal. The match was played on the ground of the first named club.
On present form there is little doubt that the Aiany will bent the Royal Air Force and the Navy should have no difficulty in win- ning their remaining matches, with | the Club and the R.A.F.
The match between the Army and the RAF, which was post | poned early in the week owing to the bad state of the ground, will be played next week, the date being at the moment indefinite.
On Friday, Fruary 3rd, the Navy will play the R.A.F. The later were beaten the last time by six goals to que
The Position To Date, The positions of the Clubs ta date me:-
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P. W. L. D. F, A. P.
4.3 1 0 17 50
4.3 1 01296 4 1 3 0 8 15:2
R.A.J.
Leggot Grist Aplin Plunkett
144
194
150
150
Stirling Bailey
150
Total
100
から
B.A.
Collins Place
130 150
Humphreys Conybere Turner Gardner
41
TO
44
13
Total
527
FILS
The Lord Mayor of Manchester (Councilor William Davy) rester- day made an announcement cor- cerning a proposal made by Pro- fessor Sir William Boyd Dawkins in a letter published in the Man- chester Guardian. The purport of Sir William's letter was to support the protest recently made by the Lord Mayo: against the multiph cations of centres of greyhound- racing, and in the course of his communication he suggested that the Lord Mayor might convene a public meeting n order that the views of the citizens of Manches ter might be ascertained. The Lord
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nyor yesterday explained that he had no intention of calling n public meeting, as proposed, as be was satisfied that it would only
converted." be attended by the "In view of the demoralising in-eople upon whom it was now challenged the winner of the above fuences of this greyhound-raise brought to bear were members of important that influence should be game, and will meet them at the and the greatly increased facilities Parliament, as the evil could only Y.M.C.A, on Wednesday next. it affords for betting. I believe that
RAF. won by 341 points. H.M.B. Tanner Billiards team has
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Restrictive Legislation.
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ROYAL ENGAGEMENT.-
ANTICIPATED ITALO-BELGIAN -
ALLIANCE ----
BETESELS, Dec. 1st,
Rumours have been rile as to the some form of legislative restriction he adequately dealt with through formation of an amateur league 1 necessary. Local authorities legislation.-Manchester Guardian. among the Services, but so far thero have already the power to prohibit are no definite details to hand. certain kinds of evil, and I think this power should be secured to cover betting on, these racing- tracks. WORLD FLIGHT. BEGUN.
"Bo serious has the menace, be- come to the youth of Manchester When Mr. J. 8. Newall and Mr. that the Watch Committee last Neville Vincent, who both belong month passed a resolution asking to the RA.F., stanted on
An announcement in the Italian their the Home Secretary to give legioia- world fight from Stag Lame tive powers to prohibit betting or newspaper Gazzetta del Popolo, "of Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex, at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, a large eyhound racecourses, and the re the imminent engagement of Prince solution was unanimously confira Humbert, son of the King of Italy, crowd cheered heartily as they ed by the City Council. Manches to Prince Mare José, daughter shade a porfeet ascent and set their
ter was the first municipality of the King of the Belgians, is HOCKEY course for their first stopping point the country-to-take-such step, grally accepted...hare the in France. The airmen proposé, and its action on this question has forerunner of an official announce- after leaving France, to continue aroused considerable interest ment. thair journey by way of Italy and throughout the land. The iniqui- Nothing has happened, that Greece to India and Singapore, retous thing about the whole business permits positive confirmation,” turning, if practicale, through is that in a large number of the
was the official reply to a request China and Russia:---
schemes up and down the county for information at the palace at for these racing tracks, land" is to Brussels, but the princess has been a. frequent visitor to the Italian be taken which is included in town planning schemes to be used for royal family recently, and the houses and playing-Gelds-To-take-donia) to considered to lack a wway from the young playing fields dehoite quality.
14 0 2 0 1 0 0
Navy
Army.
Club. R.A.F.
UNIVERSITY HK
CLUB "A"
This game takes place to-morrow on the Varsity ground at 8 p.m.
sharu.
University:Mesara. F. Hiptooda, A. A. Rumjahn, G. S. Scully, F. Y. Khoo, C.. K. Ong, A. E. Sulie man, E. Zimmern, V. Enok, A. A Aziz, K. P; Gan, 8. Kermani.
The airmen intend to use their machines between India and Sin sapere, picking up cargo and pas sengers as they offered in the various poris.
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