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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 1928.
VICTORIA RECREA-
TION CLUB..
ANNUAL AQUATIC CHAM- PIONSHIP STARTED.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME..
THIS WEEK,
The Annual Aquatic Champion- ships of the Colony have been scheduled to take place during the current week at the Victoria Re- creation Club, and a start was made yesterday, when hosts for
two events were down to be de- cided.
These were the 220 yards Open Championship And the 100 yards Breast Stroke, but only the latter in the eyent was swum off as former two of the competitors failed to put in an appearance and so the remaining four, viz.: D. Lyon, J. R. Johnstone, LR Pereirs and C. J. Cooke, had a walk-over to the Final, which will be swum on Friday, the 18th inst.
LAWN BOWLS.
EP.R.C., R.H.K.Y.C." SPEY CUP -TIE
DARKNESS STOPS PLAY.
Starting their Spey Cup match at 4.13 p.m. yesterday, East Point B.C. and the Yacht Club were unable to finish the game..owing to darkness. At the close of the score was 14 sixteenth head the shote each side. Another two ends were played, but in bad light, East Point scoring six shots and giving
two away in the last head. This gives the East Point a lead of four shots on the day's play.
The remaining three heads will be played on a date to be fixed. The winning side will meet Craigen- Bower, on whose ground the game was played yesterday, to which team enters the final.
decide
Club de Recreio and the Civil Service are in the other semi-Anal tie.
Teams and final scores at the time play was stopped yesterday
were:-
East Point,
In the Breast Stroke event, six competitors entered and these were divided into two heats. In the first heat, a very fast race was wit- nessed between Leung Shui Man, J. R. Johnstone, and T. Morokuma, "All three were of about equal merit, Paul with the result that they com Akehurst. pleted the distance of 100 yards Hampton within 30 seconds, finishing in the Shaw (5.)...20 following order:-
1st Leung Shui Man... 77 end J. R. Johnstone... 77.1-3
70.2-5. 3rd T. Morokuma
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The second heat did not prove so interesting, and not one of the competitors covered the distance The result under 60 seconds.
was :-
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1st Young Yuen Wah 81.1-5 secs.
84 2nd L. A. Pereira....... 3rd Wong Kam Fan...
The first two in each heat qualified for the fios, but T. Morokuma as the fastest loser was also allowed to compete in the faal, so the following will swim in the Final:-
Leung Shui Man, J. R. Johnstone, T. Morokuma, Yeung Yuen Wah and L. A. Pereira.
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trained diplomat who turned out polished phrases at the instigation He got nearer to the heart of the FORTHCOMING YACHT CLUB of the professional politician.
people. He got really. to know them in their homes and as man The first regatta of the season to man, which was very "different from intercourse over a table in an will be held as usual on the oceaartiñcial atmosphere. sion of the opening, cruise of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. which has been fixed for November 10th, and an added interest; will be provided by the revival of inter. Club races against Canton Rowing Chub.
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Dr. Cove-Staith described na a fine bit of ambassadorial work the football match played in March between Germany and France with an Englishman as referee. added that he hoped in a month's time to take a London team, to Hanover, Germany, and thereby, through sport, help to continue the good work towards peace and good
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The last occasion on which the two Clubs met was in 1990, and general satisfaction was felt when Canton, in response to the Yacht HONG KONG METEOROLOGICALÍ The Club's invitation this year, signi fed their intention of sending dows a Four and two Pairs.
To-day's Programme; Other events will take place to day and folowing days. afternoon the 880 yards Champion ship, Heata will be decided. event will be held outside the bath, and may prove spectacular in view of the fact that there is ample space for spectators along the Praya
The following men have entered for this event:---
L. R. Pereira, C. J. Cooke, S. V. Gittins, T. Morokuma, Pte. Ferga son, Lee.-Cp'. Branch, Lee.-Cpl. Finlayson, and J. R. Johnstone.
To-morrow's Programme, To-morrow the 440 yards Cham
this event entered :-
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Entries for the other events are as follows:-
100 yards Championship:-S. H. Soejima, S. V. Gittins, and V. R.
Johnstone.
100 yards Back Stroke Champion ship:-Wan Kwong Ting, Lo Che lin, H. M. "Remedios, W. Foraita, and Yeung Yuen Wah,
100 yards Ladies' Championship (Post Entries) -Miss M. George.
100 yards Championship, Boys under 13-J. Amery, Yeung Hang Wah, F. Sterling, Yeung Yuk Wah, A. Dalziel, H. Ozorio, and R. Wood.
Long Plunge Championship: S. E. Edgar, Cornwall Chin, Q. J. Cooke, Ko You Cheong, and Lce.- Cpl. Branch.
Fine Racing Expected. The championship contesta pro- mise to be even more attractive AI- than was at first expected. though entries are not, by any means, large, or even up to the average, most of the best swimmers have entered.
A welcome entry is that of J. R. Johnstone, for many years the
build for river, work than ones used here, will give the visitors some advantage if they happen to strike smooth water on the day of the regatta.
It is not yet known who will re- present Canton, but the following Four is in training at the Yacht Stanton Club:-Dreyer (stroke), (3), Rasmussen (2) and Crawford (bow). Deynic and Schmidt have some been working together for weeks for the pair oar event, and the other Club Pair has still to be selected.
B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy; Da Drizzle; F-Fog: L-Lightning; MTM Mist; O-Overcast; P=Passing showers; QSqualls; B-Hair; T Thunder.
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In addition to the inter-Club B events, the annual Hong race for the Hornell Cup will be rowed off, and probable starters will be Kee cheong (Shewan, Tomes & Co), Tues, 18 mil 27 Taikoo (B. & S.), Ewo (Jardine, Matheson & Co.) and last year's Wed. 17 winners, the Hong Kong Electric Thur. 18
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