CRICKET NOTES.
SECOND DIVISION SHIELD -WON
The outstanding, and indeed I be lieve the only, League game played on Saturday fast was that which took place. between the two lead ing sides in the Junior Division. The University visited the Club de Recreio at King's Park, and, for all that they were playing on &, strange wicket, decisively defeated the home side. It was not a big score match. I rather think that the real strength in the Varsity Second Gen in the fact that they have at least four reliable bowlers, The batting of Recreio-barring R. C. Reed, who used to be quite useful for Craigengower in the First League a spar or two are broke down utterly. The Univer Nity, though at good, did not collapse 37 easily,
And there I think you have the secret of the University's success. They are a collection of eleven level players and do not depend on two or three stars for their wins Stars have a horrible habit of falling decasionally and they bring their
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particular section of the heavens down with them. A steady level of usefulness is the ideal, pro vided that the level is high enough.
Congratulations.
I am particularly glad that the University Second XI. have won the Shield. Definitely, this is not because, unless a moment of sanity supervenes, they will ascend to the First Division next season. I could wish them nothing worse. But I know full well I am but a voice erring in the wilderness, and that the What I have written, I have written attitude of thorn comic interludes called League Meetings will hardly rescind their previous decision on the strength of the miserable fiasco it caused in the season 1097-1928,
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About The Racrdio.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24th, 1928.
on reading through my LAWN TENNIS.
opening notes that, in my enthus-
iasm over the University aucers, I amy-have-been-a-little-unjust-to-
CREEN STILL STRONG.
the Recreio apparently. AS VERY REV. A. SWANN BEATEN. matter of fact their position as very probable, runners-up in the Second Division is a meritorious one considering that they are quita a new team. Where they fail is, I suspect, that they are not a well balanced side. Their batting, apart from Reed and H. A. Alves, is not too sound, and they have not the level range of bowling that Univer. Bity enn command. But, for a new side, they are keen and good. They may well make the First Division in a season ar two. Their funda- metal trouble is I think the one on which I touched last week in speaking of school cricket. They have any amount of useful bats which just lack that last year's polish of good coaching which turns them from, mediocre players into dangerous men.
They need
not be discouraged, however, for it is a trouble which affects seventy- five per cent. of the cricketers in League cricket out here. And I take leave to think that they enjoy and are keen on their cricket just as much as any one else. And this after all is the main point.
"To-morrow's Gamed.
While I don't want to be quoted
as an axeurate authority I have gathered that the only First League
match to-morrow is that between
Kowloon and the Gunners. A great deat depends on Musson. I shall hope to get over and have a look
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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
FIRST EXTRA RADE MEETING.
HANDICAPS.
The following are the handicaps for the first extra råce meeting to morrow (Saturday}}=
S. E. Green, Singles Champion of the Hong Kong Cricket Club for the last three years, made his ap-
Happy Valley Handicap: "A" pearance yesterday when he met
Class: Bix Turlongs. and defeated W. M. Lyons by two
Pickle, 168 H.; Peck, 165 iba. ; | sets to love in the first round of the Heir Apparens, 16 lbs; San Fran Club Singles and by his perform cisco, 189 lbs.; Captain, 139 lbs. anes he bids fair to become favour. Little Sit Tang, 150 bs.; Courade. ite for the Championship. He lost 153 Hs.; Sunaing, 158 Fbs.: 0-Moon. 156 1.; Dumfries, 150 hs.: Macao only four games resterday, three Beauty, 150 he, Warrington, 196 of which were in the first set. Warlordship 153 B.: Duke Lycns offered some opposition in of Verona, 1 lbs.: Manor Hall. the beginning and met Green's Taze Lon, 153 His: Bhackstone Hall, 153. Ukelele, 133 ss.: Chow aggressive tactics by counter-aggres 150 lbs.; Doblin, 150 lbs.: Tangle, siveness, hut in the last let the 147 s. Kom Tang Hall 147 Tos.: Grande del Norte,, 147 R... Bing champion totally outclassed him Boy, 143. be.; Loch Tummel, 140 with severe baseline driver. Lyons a
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one game only, deservedly taking it on his own service with- out losing a point. Green now meets the winner of the tie between R. P. Lonsdale and W. B, Cornaby who are playing to-day.
Three matches were decided yes terday in the Club Singles. In one, two new aspirants, the Very Rev. 4, Swann and G. F. H. Bichard, tried conclusions.
Fast play was
the feature of the match which proved to be the best of the day.
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Happy Valley Handicap: "B"
Class; Bix Furlonga. King of the Plains, 182 lbs.; The Goblin, 156 lbs.; Grey Knight, I los.; August, 133 Mbs.; Masonie Hall, 133 lbs.; Erstwhile, 153 lbs. ; Chemal 153; Shanghai Friend. 152 lbs. Limestone Hall, 152 Has.; Tap Sinc, 150 .: Boukra, 150 s Sutherland, 150 lber; Artistic Hall, 150 s; Man of War, 180 lbs.: Northern Stag. 180 bs.: Grey Eyes.
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150 lbs. Meanwhile, 150 lbs, ; Yuen Sin, 130 be.; Castle, 150 s.: Longwa, 150 lbs.: Waichow, Star, 144 lbs.; Ploughman, 144 lba;
144 lbs.
B.; Chick To, 144 lbs.: Southern
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
CUP REPLAYS AND LEAGUE GAMES.
SHEFFIELD UNITED BEAT SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY.
Three Cup-replay's took place on Wednesday. Sheffield United qualified for the sixth round of the FA Cup competition by defeating Shodheld Wednesday by four goals to one,
Their oppon ents will be Natta Forest.
In the Scottish Cup re-plays, Queen's Park and the Hibernians won their matches. In the fourth round to be played on March 3rd, Queen's Park will be at home to Partick Thistle. Hibernians will play away, their opponents being Dunfermline, Motherwell play Celtic at home, and theirLengue rivals, the Rangers, will meet Albion Rovers dway.
A few matches in the English League and Scottish League (Division 1.) were also played in mid-week, the results of which as well na Cup replays, as cabled by Reuter, are given below.
The English League tables for Divisions I and II, and Scottish League table appended include the results of these nutches,
THE F.A. CUP.
Re-play.
·Sheffield U. 3, Wednesday 1.
THE SCOTTISH CUP.
Re-plays.
Queen's Park 1, Kilmarnock 0. Falkirk 0, Hibernians 1. Rangers 3, King's Park 1.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
Division I. Cardiff 2, Birmingham · 1.
Division II.
Sth. Shields 1, Hull City - 0.
the game as it has a good deal they were well matched and both Barley Grass, 144 Rs.: Tarzan, Notts County I, Notts Forest 2.
of bearing on both ends of the League table. Other matches of the senior teams Are friendlies the Club playing Craigengower and University taking on the Civil Service.
Although the Shield has been won in the Second Division a lot of teams will be out to improve their positions. The Civil Services second, at home, will have to play at their very beat to beat Kowloon C.C. II., of the latter are at full strength, The Navy thould beat
showed good understanding of the game, varying their style and tac ties frequently in attack and de- fence: The issue went to Bichard by 6-3 and 6-2 who had safer and more reliable ground strokes and who appeared the steadier all
round.
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In the third match Lawrie had little difficulty in diepoaing of J. Barrow. Lawrie and Bichard now
meet in the second round.
The detailed results follow:- S. E. Green beat W. M. Lyons
J. G. Lawrie beat J. Barrow 6-3,
the Electric unless Way and his No. My congratulations go to men pull off a recovery. Friendlies them for what this will mean to the in this division are Chinese . University, and what the success of Police, which should be a very good their first eleven will mean to the game, and H.K.C.C. II. . Tamar. 6-3, 6-1.
If the Club second turn out a full- University. I don't care a straw whether their arst eleven win or do strength side they should "win | 65. not win the Senior Shield. They easily, but they seem to have a good have proved their mettle. The deal of difficulty in doing so and point is that not one man in fifty there is every prospect of a good realizes what a big thing the Uni-game-but not, I think, "of much versity ought to be to Hong Kong high scoring.
in every way. More able pens, than mine have described it academical- ly. It is the 'one show-at all events in South China-that pre- sents a sound University Education proceeding steadily year after year. Its Faculties are notable. Bat it has one great disability. When I sailed into Victoria harbour in 1901 a chap pointed up the hill-side and said to me:-"Seo. that big build- ing? It's Lugard's Folly Lugard is a big enough Empire man and the University has proved itself enough for me to tell the story. The point is that at its inception the University was regarded as a bit of a joke. And there are a lot of people to-day who have never grown out of this idea. In 18 and '17 while we respected Marley, Brayshay and the other professors, we bowlers reckoned that the butch was open when we got down to the undergraduates. And your average man judges mostly by games! Well now, you've got two undergraduate, teams. One has knocked spots out of the Second Leagus. The other is a shining light in the First Division. This is the outward sign which will make the average, man sit up and take notice of the Uni- versity. And when you once do that, you will begin to recognise that is is one of the biggest thinga in Hong Kong, And that's the sort of idea that will do a lot of good if it Alters into the brain of the average man here.
Apologies,
On reading this through. I sco I have got away from my functions as & cricket scribe. But after all, one is human and I am going to keep it in the notes. If it only Atarts are or two sensible chaps trying to prove nte a liar or doctrinaire it will be worth it, be- cause they'll learn what I have learned. Now let's get back to business.
Friendlies.
The rest of a rather depleted programme consisted of friendly matches, HKC.C., thanks to Hay- ward, Hatger and Parker as bats- men, and Lyal as a bowler, beat the RA.F. team on the Club ground. But as I see that Good- win, Lawrence, Shaw and Padró Venn were temporarily up in the oir," I should describe it as a very friendly and pleasant pick up game.
Scratch teams-" A,"-of K.C.O. and C.8.C.C. battled on the. Kaw loon ground and the Civil Service batting did itself pretty well. It is singularly inconsistent. Teddy Fincher upheld the K.C.C. against his old Club-mates and a draw re- sulted
'to
The IR.C."B" went down Navy 11 badly but it is only fair to say that Sparrow and Wood- both dangerous bowlers who play sometimes for the Navy first team were out against them
Thanks to J. E. Hancock' and Howell & weak second eleven of the H.K.C.C beat the H.K. Electric
R. ABBIT
UNIVERSITY" CRICKET.
INTER-FACULTY MATCH
DRAWN.
ARTS v. ENGINEERS.
The third and last match of the
SAY
Happy Valley Handicap: "0" Class: Six Furlongs. Mowgh, 162 s.; Easter Day, 130 e. District Call 168 bs, Liberty Hall, 158 ba; Circe, 153 lbs: The Haugh, 156 lbs; Seafront, 158 be. Brown Jug, 155 lbs.; Fire Cal, 15: lbs. Bootlegger, 150 lbs. : Scooter. 153 s.; Silver Fox, 150,ba : Loch Tay, 150 hk.; Easing Wold, 150 ibe. Madeira, 150 be, Green Ship, 150 lbs. Little River, 147 s. Siang River, 147 lbs.; Loch Lomond II. 147 lbs; King Constantine.
144 lbs.: Bussco, 144 s.; Dundee.
144 b. : Kan, 144 lbs.
Wanchai Handicap: "A" Olası: 1 Miles.
Pickle 168 s.; Peck, 165 Iba, : G. F. H. Bichard beat Very Rev. 168 br.: Coos Bay, 1 lbs.: Cap- Heir Apparent, 162 lbs. ; San Diego, A. Swann 6-3, 6-2
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
R. P. Lonsdale v. W. B. Cornaby, E. D. Lawrence v. Lt. J. Healing.
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
KOWLOON 1st XL e. RECREIO.
This League match takes place to-morrow (Saturday), on Kowloon
Annual Inter-Faculty Competition at the University was played be-gdound. Kick-off at 4.16 p.m.. tween the I and Engineers on Wednesday on the Union ground, the result being a draw. J Barrow (Arts) was top scorer with 71..
The Medical Faculty. won the competition, having beaten both the Arts and Engineers.
Scores:-
Arts.
Barrow, e and b Roffey... 7 A. Baker, b Gittins
F. Zimmern, b Gittins
S. V. Gittina, c and b. Red-
mond
A. T. Lee, e Roffey, b Bed-
mond
W. H. Sling, b Cittins
G. G. Edwards, Barma, b
Roffey
R. K. Simpson, e Barma, b
Redmond
0. Hassan, st. Kermani, b
Redmond
K. T. San, b Redmond
C. L. Tan, not out....
and
Kowloon-Angus; Wheeler and Vickare; Reed, Kernick, Northey
·Dodshon; Hedley, Sims
Muir and Miles.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
INSPECTION BY THE GOVER.
NOR ON MARCH 6TH..
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Division I. Airdrie 0, Motherwell 2. Dundee 3, Dunfermline 2, Hearts 1, Partick 2.
THE SCOTTISH CUP.
Fourth Round Draw. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Feb. 22nd.
The draw for the fourth round of the Scottish Cup Competition
was made to-day, resulting as fol- lows:-
Albion Rovers 1. Rangers. Motherwell v. Celtic. Queen's Park v. Partick. Dunfermline v. Hibernians. Matches to be played or “March 3rd.
ALEXQUE TABLES,
tain, 154 Tbs.; Little Sit Tang. 15t bs. Comrade. 153 Tbs.; U Un II., 153-be-Soning, 153 iba. - Flash Star, a bi z Mic Beauty: 351 be. Warrington, 151 The Dum- fries, 151 iba - The Gomeril, 140 The English League Tables and I; Warlordshin. 148 lbs. Doo-Scottish League Table (Division 1.), bin, 148 : Ukelele. 148 bs. up to and including matches com- Manor Hall 145 ba Blackstone pleted on Saturday, are appended: Hall, 145-ha, Kom Tong Hall, 142 B.; Tangle, 142.
Wancha! Handicap: -" B "Olass: 1 Miles.
DIVISION I
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Everton .....28 14 7 773 48.35 Huddersfield27.15.4 8 67 47 34
Deicester....29 13 1 9 68 51 33 Bolton Cardift.98 12 8 8 30 47 38 Burnley 30 14 3 13" 60. 87 31
....... 13 8 9 9 44 39
King of the Plain, 162 lbs., Horsford, 159 lbs. Loch Tammel, 137 H.; Auguet, 135 lbs.; Masonic Hall 155 H.; Erstwhile, 133 lbs.
Man of War, 150 s.; Mish Mish, Blackburn 28 10 9 8 40 49 20 Chemal, 153 ibs.; Mowgli, 153 be:
Newcastle 2011 8 10 30 58 30 Chatto, 152 s.; Yuen Sin, 152 lbs. Tottenham 23 12 5 11 59 59 29 147 lbs.: Walchow, 147 tbs, South Liverpool...8 10 8 10 61 54 25 ern. Stag, 147 lbs.; Northern Stag Bury29 13 14 30 53 28 145 H.; Ploughinan, 145 Sunderland 26 10 7 9 48 47 27 Shingle, 140 lb Loch Tay, 140 ibs; Loch Lomond IF., 140 lbs. Dundee, 140 lbs. Earing Wold. 140 s.; Green Slip, 140 15s.; Sea- Front, 140 lbs.
Arsenal 28 10 7 9 65 56 27. Aston Villa 29 11 512 53. 53 97 West Ham. 29 11 5 12 58 86 27 Middlesbro' 28 9.8 11- 'GO 81 26 Manch Un. 27 10 5 12 47 52 25 Sheffield U. 29 9 7 19 50 60 25 Derby 29.07.13 ta 70 24 Birmingham28 6 11 11 45 57 23
The annual inspection of the St. ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF Portsmouth 27 8 8 13 43 038 .99
0.
14
John Ambulance Brigade is to be held on Tuesday, March 6th, "on Murray Parade Ground, at 5.15
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Extras
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Total
Bowling Analysis.
0.
M.
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Redmond Gittins
17 3
B
12
50
3
15. 0
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A. A. Aziz 3 Roffey
0 2 34 2 Engineers.
F. S. Chen, Zimmern, b
Barrow
18
H, T. M, Barma, z Barrow... B
A. B. Sulieman, b Lec...
8.
6 R. Kerman, b Lee
1
F. A. Redmand, b Sling
25-
W. M. Gittins, b. Zimmern... 0
M. H. Roffey, not out
B. H. Schroter, e Gittins, b
Sling
A. A. Aziz, bSling ...
Extras
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Total
p.m. ►
H.E the Governor will be re- reived with a Royal Solute, and will then inspect the Corps.
#CLUB
LADIES' SECTION.
Wednesday 27 5 9 13 40 60 39 DIVISION TI
52 40.33
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pta Chelsea 18 17 6 5 35. 28, 40 The inspection is to be carried
A medal competition will be held Manch.City 27 17 489 42 38 out by H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil on Tuesday, March 6th Prizes wil Preston 28 16 8 8 64 41 28 Clementi, KC,M,G.) who is A be given for the best nett score on Leeds Un. 29 18 5 8 79 40 37 Knight of Grace of the Order of each course. Only subscribers to Oldham 28.15 6 7 56 34 26 St. John,
the Ladies Section are eligible for Stoke. .....28 15 3 8 this competition. Competitors are Notta For 27 13 6 8 64 49 32 to choose their opponents and will West Brom. 29 12 8 9 67 59 32 arrange on which course to play. Bristal C 30 12 6 12 02 56 30 Mrs. Shellshear bas kindly pre. Hull City 27 9 10 9 33 38 28 sented a prize for a Bogey Com Swannen....28 11 8 11 53 53 99 petition to be held on the New Grimsby 28 10 8.10 .45 54 28 March 20th, 3/4 handicap allowed. Burnley 29 8 7 13 48 53 28 Course at Fanling on Tuesday. Port Vale 28 13 2 13 22 44 28 C...29 8. 8 13 46 33 24 Reading 29 8 3 13 43 50 24 Clapton.28 9 5 14 42 65 23 Southpton 987 14 46 54 9 Blackpool 30 8 8 16 56 75 2
5 15 53 67 21 Fulham .....28 Wolves287 5 16 42 72 19 S. Shields 29 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄5-20418513
A demonstration of ambulance work will then be given, and after wards a hollow equate will be form-
ed, and His Excellency will invest certain officers, and present, tro- phies gained during the year..
Later, His Excellency' will address the Corps. Ranks will then be re- formed and the Corpe will "March Past" off the ground.
Spectators are requested to keep their seats until His Excellency has left the Parade Ground.
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H.K.C.C..
CRAIGENGOWER
0
C.C.
20
TW. Chong and S. Otani did." not hat.
Bowling Analysis.
W
Lco
13 3 20 2.
Gittins Barrow Zimmern Sling
10 D 31 0
8 3 15
2
10. 2 21
1
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UNIVERSITY 2nd XI.
We have been asked to say that Mr. F. Hiptools is captain of the University 2nd XI, and not Mr. H, T. Barms, as was stated recently in our columns.
At Happy Valley- to-morrow. at 9
p.m.
Captain's Cup "Result. The Final of the Captain's Cup was played off on the Old Course at Fanling on Tuesday, 21st inst. and was won by Mr. G. S. Dodwell, the runner,up being Mrs. E. B. C. Horne
ROYAL DANCE. SANDRINGHAM 'SERVANTS'
BALL
LONDON, Jan. 17th. HKCCA W. Hayward, R.ringham servante ball, which has The Queen' is reviving the Sand- W. Lee, H. V. Parker, L. A R.not been held during the past three Duncan, N. S. Thorp, C. D. Wales, years owing to the illness and A. Reid, K. H. Batger, H. J. Arm death of Queen Alexandra strong; O. Moor and A. N. Other.
H,K.C.C. 2nd XI. v. H.M.S,
TAMAR.”
At the H.K.C.C. ground to-mor row at 2° p.m.
H.K.C.C. 2nd XLJ, N. Owen, E. J. Jordam, W, Brackenbridge, ER West, JR. Collis, J. Han cock, H. Griffin, A. Howell, E. A. Simon, O. E. C. Marton, and G. D, Mead.
The ball will be held to-night in the ball-room at Sandringham House, and in addition to the bousehold staffs leading tentats on the royal state have received in vitations.
RUBBER MARKET.
QUOTATIONS AND DIVIDENDS.
Messrs. Carroll Bros. have been advised of the following quotations on rubber shares:---
Quotations.
Allenbys Glencalys Jimals
Kedaks Malaka Pindas Pajams
$1.75 1.75
1,63
2.00
1.55 1.50
It is expected that the King and Price of raw rubber: 1/1). Queen will join the party, with the
Dividends. Prince of Wades, the Duke and
Asam Kumbang.-176d. per share Duchess of York, and Prince Heary, who are going to Sandring(making 32 per cent.).
Austral Malay-1/- per share ham for the event,
Fancy costumes will be generally (making 22 per cent.).
Mambau per cent. ard intérim.
Worn
SCOTTISH LEAGUE: (DIVISION IN
P. W. D. F. A. Pts. Motherwell 20 10.04 32 44 | Rangers 27 19 3 3 83:30 43 Celtic.98 17 7.4 TO PG 41 Hearts.....29 17 4 8 79 40 39 St. Mirren 29 14 3 0 59 59 · 33 Partick.29 14 3 10 69 50 37 Kilmarnock °9 12 6 8 558 32 Aberdeen 29 14 3 12 34 54 31 Falkirk.....29 11
00' 52 30
St. John
stone......2011 Cowden.
12
heath 27 11 7 11 30 34 Hibernians 98 10 7 11 54° 31° 27 Dundee.....9 11 4 14 30 64 93 Airdrie .29 79.13 41 55 23 Queen's Pk. 28 9 6 14 49 60 22 Bo'ness......29. D 217 07 67 90 Clyde........28" * 8 18.33 82 10 Hamilton 29 7 4 17 43 64 15 Radth R....27 8 16 43 74 17 Dunferm.
line
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4 3.93 DA 93 11
FULL LEAGUE PROGRAMME TO-MORROW.
THE
COMPLETE FIXTURES.
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There will be a full prograrumie of matches in the English and Scottish League to-morrow (Satur- day) and the fixtures are as under:
ENGLISH LEAGUE. '
Division I Blackburn R. v. Tott'ham H. Bolton W. v. Huddersfield T. Cardiff C, v. Manchester U. Derby C. v. Sheffield U. Everton Liverpool. Leicester City v. Arsenak Middlesbro v. Birmingham. Portsmouth v. Baraley.
· Wednesday ".. Newcastle U. Sunderland v. Aston Villa. West Ham United . Bury,
4 Division II.
Blackpool . Notts County, Chelsea v Southampton. Clapton Orient ». Stoke City. Grimsby Town v. Hull City. Leeds United . Fulham. M'chester C v. Preston N.E. Nottingham F.,v. Swansea T. Port Vale ... W'hampton W. Reading . Oldham Athletic. South Shielda v. Baisley, West Brom A.. v. Bristol City,
Division III. (Southern). Brentford v. Torquay U B'mouth and B.A. v. Norwich C. Brighton and H.A. r. North'ton. Bristol R. v. Charlton A. Gillingham Newport C Luton T. e. Exeter City. Merthyr T. v. Queen's Pk. B. Millwall v. Crystal Palace: Plymouth A. v. Watford. Southend U. v. Coventry C. Walsall v. Swindon Town,
Division III. (Northern). Ashington v. Darlington. Barrow . Aranmere Rovers. Bradford C. v. Accrington S Crewe A#. Doncaster R. Halifax T. v. Wigan Boro'.
THE GRAND NATIONAL.
WEIGHTS AND HORSES.
AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST.
The weights published for the Grand National Steeplechase con- form very fairly with general opindon on the merits, of the lead- ing 'chasers engaged, writes "Robin. Goodfellow? in the Daily Mail."
Mr. E. A. Topham has done the business as usual very cleverly, and i bracketing Sprig and Bright's Boy at the end of the handicap the pair are treated as expected. They finished respectively first and thiril last year, and on that oc- casion Bright's Boy was conceding the winner 3.
They jumped the last fence aide by side, but Bright's Boy got beaten by Sprig'a superior speed on the flat.
The victor, through the hindrance of a loose horse, almost came down at Becher's Brook, or he probably would have scored; moro docisively.
On the other hand, Bright's Boy is two years younger than his rival, and that fact must have influenced the handicapper. Moreover, in the previous year's contest Mr. Sanford's horse gave Sprig one pound and a beating.
Bovril III, second to Sprig inst
has spring,
been attractively weighted with 1st-only 216. more. He is one of the candidates most appealing to backers, apart from the form, his owner rider, Mr. G. W. Pennington, has much improved in jockeyship. Bovril III. da also much fitter than most of his prospective opponents. He shaped satisfactorily against Vive at Leicester, and won in good style a few days ago at Birming- ham.
There is probably more danger to be encountered by the most cap- able 'chasers from loose horses than from considerations of, their rela- tive weights,
There is likely to be an unusual ly large number of runners,” and the "morit of the less worthy contingent is shown in that no fewer than 30 of the 119 entered are weighted with the minimum 7036.
Mr. Barbour's Pair.
Mr. Frank Barbour's Easter Hero has probably too much of a burthen (19st. 5H.), apart from his” questionable quality as stayer- and his stable mate Koko on that ground and with 3lb. less shoulė be preferred, albeit as far as we have seen Koko has not hitherto done well over Aintree fences.
The French horse The Coyote. (11st, 131.) is reported not to be certain to compete. At any rate no decision has at present beeu madc.
Besides The Coyote and Ace II., the French contingent includes Maguelonne, whose record last your was good. As a winner of some very important steeplechases she is reckoned the best young 'chaser on the other side of the Channel. This mare may also miss the Grand- National in favour of the Cham- pion Steeplechase decided on the following day over a shorter dies
tance.
Interest is increased by the pre- sence of several American horses, and although at first glance it may appear that Mr. Topham has dealt deniently with all the invaders, it can be taken for granted that be has been well posted as to their capabilities and their performances in their own countries. -
Toap Cool.
Mr. W. H. Midwood's Keep Cool, who refused less than a mile from
Nelson Brighton v. Hartlep'la U. home last year when leading, has Rochdale v. Chesterfield. Rotherham U. v. Wrexham Southport v. Durham City. Stockport C. v. Lincoln C.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Division I. ..Bo'nese v. "Airdrieonians.
Celtic . Aberdeco., Dunfermline A. v. Hamilt'a A. Falkirk Dundee. Hibernians. Dundee. Hibernians v. Clyde. Motherwell v. Hearts. Partick T. v. Cowdenbeath. Queen's Park v. Kilmarnock," Raith Rovers v. Rangers. St. Johnstone v. 8t. Mirren.
gone vix pounds lower on this oc- casion, but it is not in his favour that he is 13 years old-for usually eight to ten is the best age for this race, although Sergeant Murphy was 10 when he won in 1923.
Jack Horzer, - à winner two seasons ago, was prevented by mishap from competing last year. When successful he carried 10st. 5., and although now naked to carry 10 pounds more, this is nul- lified to some extent by the fact that the weights are on a higher. level all round than they were two years ago.
£2,300 DAMAGES FOR A LISP.
DENTIST WHO INJURED A WOMAN'S TONGUE.
"National "Trial,
Some half dozen prospective "National" candidates were seca out in the Weald Handicap Steeplechase (3 miles) at. Lingfield. It was won by the most Mighty weighted, Mr. Heathorn'e Irina, by six lengths from Sana Peche.
Both 'chasers are on the 10st. mark in the Grand Nationa Great interest was taken in the returned in the Camden, New goright (handicapped for the Ain- Two awards totaling £1,300 were appearance of the American Bur-
Jersey, Courts against B local tree race 10st. 7lb.). He is nos dentist whom a woman patient ac- the type attractive as a chaser. cused of responsibility for injurler In fact, he was greatly disliked.
Nor did the performance remove to her tongue, inflicting on her a
the ill-impression. permanent lisp..
The woman,
Burgaright, before completing
Mrk. Martha Lefezik, stated that Dr. Samuel one round, slipped into the fence Tomkins punctured her tongue inst before the stands. Whatever with an instrument while Alling a his merit when fit, the horse was tooth. She won £2,000, damages, backward in condition and nobody Her husband" obtained *
2300 backed him. Irine. ran well. He award to defray medical expenses. took command after Clashing. Dr. Tomking testified that the Arms, through blundering at a injury was due to the fact that jump, lost his place—and thence to the patient squirmed, causing the the end Irina readily held Saus
Peche in chook. instrument to alip.