Sports News
MACAO RACES.
POSTPONED FIXTURE TO BE HELD TOMORROW.
SOME SELECTIONS FOR PUNTERS
[BY' "MORNING DEW.")
HOME FOOTBALL.
CLOSING GAMES OF THE SEASON.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME..
The Home football season, except for a few postponad games, will be brought to a close to-day with the final list of matches on the oficial programme,
After having bean twice, postpon- ed, the Second Extra Rare Meeting
Everton have already established of the Maquo Jockey Club, will tako place to-morrow afternoon at the themselves as champions, while the Wolves and Leeds, United haval Areia Proto Race Course in Macao.
The Steamboat Company will be qualified to play in the First Divi running the Sui Tai to accommodatelon next season. West Ham, Black, ransgóers, the steamer leaving Hong Kong, at 91 4.m. and returning from Macao: at 7 o'clock in the evening. The first paddling ball will be rung at 1 pm, so that those who go up. to-morrow will be just in time for
the first race
There are seven races on the eard, and although some of the ovonta aro for non-winners,, the Club has: "decided not to exclude ponies which
have won since April 17,
In the opening event, Blue Plans, after having won such a meritorious rade at Happy Valley inst west, looks as though it is going to get nề walk-over from the rest of the en tries, Valley Hall, it he makes the trip to Macao, and is started in the. first race, should not be very far bobind,
The Second Race.
The conditions of the second race debars avaral, likely starters, but if Gold Ring is sent out, he should not be very far away from the ultimate wimmer, if he does not win Himself. The Plover might start hero ni well as Erca, Glorious Stag, Orlando and Cloudy Eve. Cloudy Eve and Orlando look like place getters.
pool and Grimsby appear at the foot of the First Division table and the results. will decide which two of them will be relegated.
The following in the program
Division I.
me.:--
Arsoni Aston Villa Bolton Cholewa
T. Blackburn
Hidderfeld
- Liverpool
v. West Ham
1.
Everton Grimsby V
Middlesbro
Nowcastle
Portsmouth Wednesday
Leicester Nirmingham
Sheffield U... Blackpool
Division II.
Bradford C.. .. Millwall Burnley 9. Notta Foresh Chariton.
2. Wolves Brods
v. Port Vale
Bristol C Barnsley
*
Notta C. Oldham Plymouth "Preston N. Ev.. Southampton ". Stoke
v. Chesterfield
Tottenham Manchester D. v. Bradford Swaneen u. Bury.
4
Division II. (South)
Bournemouth v. Torquay
Brentford
Brighton Crystal P. Fulham
Manafold
Queen's P.R. Kaading
V
HONG KONG DAILY
PRESS SATURD
TENNIS.
The following are the results of a tennis match played as Whitdeld Barracks between the Royal Corps of Signals and the British Staff E.K.S. Brigade, R.A on Monday, May 9, in the Hong Kong Ares Tennis League:
10. of B.
Bglan. Convey and Sglmn, Browne, lost to. Lieut. W. Wilkinson and Sgimn. Chaffey, lost to L/Opl Bolton and Sglan Cord, fost to Sgline Convey and Sgima Brower, lost to... Licut W. Wilkinson and Sghna Chaffey, lost to L/Cpl Bolton and Sylmn. Cort, Jost to Sglms. Convey and Bigima. Browne, lost to Lieut. W Wilkinson and Selma Chaffey, best L/Cpl. Bolton and Sglans Cord, 1688 to
Total Sets: 1.
ELS. Brigade RA, B.QMS. De la Haye and Bdr. Bryant gu Captain Barry and Lieut. Gould...... M/Gar. Wardle and Borgt. Pratt
M/Chr. Wardle and Sergt. Pract
BQ.MS. De la Haye and Beer, Bryant
Capt. Barry and
4-0:
0.0
Liout. Gould..
2.8
Captain Barry and
M/Gnr. Wardle and
Lieut. Goald
Sergt. Praet"
BQMS. De la Haye and
Bdr. Bryant
Total Sets:
The match versus "B" Company, 2nd Bic, A. & S.H., which should have been played at Shamshuipe op May 5 was postponed owing to Military duties,
HONG KONG SECTION.
The following are the results of yesterday's matches in the Hong Kong Section:
R.A.S.O
Capt. Cannon and S.M... Pamplin
Pte. Mackay
4017 Company, E.F.
Major Mousloy and
8 Lo. Waring
Pto.. Funnel and
L/Opl. Fretwell and
B
Supper Leslie
3
Sapper Waiden and
3
Sapper Thomas
Sapper Walden and
Sapper Thomas
Cpl. Joyce and
Driver Whitley
Capt. Cannon und':
SM Pamplingika
Pts. Funnell and
Pte. Mackay
Driver Whitley
Major Mousley bad
Lt. Waring
Thames
ม.
Cardiff
Opl. Joyce and
D/Cpl. Fretwell and
บ.
Clapton O.
3
Supper" Leslie
v.
Exeter
Otpt. Cannon and “
W
L/Opl. Fretwell and
Vi
6 Sapper Leslie
Sapper Walden and
Norwich
Bristol R. Gillingham
v. Coventry
# Swindon
Southend Watford
Division II. (North).
Barrow, Carlisle
v. Darlington
'V. Accrington
Ajax, Festival Eve, Tommy Boy and possibly one of the Stag" panies are likely starters in the third zoe, and it is difficult to ses, how the " benten if he is sent to the post. Some of the best ponies in this race, are either kopt back in Hong Long to race next week at Happy Valley, or are barred by the con- ditions of the race, hut ja spite of
Chester Crawe Stag" candidates can be
Doncaster
J
Gateshead
Hartlepools
t Wrexham
1. Stockport
V. Tranmere
y Walsall Lincoln
New Brighton v.. Halillax Rochdale
Rotherha
this there should be at least five or DAVIS CUP TENNIS
six starters here.
If Gold Bar starts for the Green Island Handicap (one mile), he should win Fighting Blood and Pathinder are: among the entries, and sent to the post, are likely to be prominent at the Anish. There ane no lower than 23- entries in this. too which should provide the biggest field of the day.
The Australians.
SWITZERLAND ELIMINATE
BELGIUM
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 5. At Brussula to-day, Switzerland: arried their Davis Cup victory
to five straight. over Belgium
Fisher matches,
beating Van Zuylen, 6—–6, 6–1, 8–0, while Aen- ohlimann, bent De Eckhoute 8-3,.
There are only seven candidates. entered for the St Kilda Handicap for Australian ponies. After his good performance at Happy Valley last week, Gold Digger should start warm favourite, the more so as be is running at the comfortable 6-2, 6-2 weight of 152 pounds. Anniversary At Budapest, Hungary beat Eve has to look after 165 pounds and Finland by five matches, to mil, the This chances of winning do not look
so good although if the rass meetfinal games resulting in a 'win for ing bad come off on April 17, heGabrovitz (Hungary) over Biaudet. would probably have accounted for
Gold Digger.
S.M. Pamplin
Pée. Funnell 'and'
Pte.. Mhekay
Cpl. Joyce and Driver Whitley
Total
FANLING GOLF.
STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.
New Course... 0.20 4.1. Miss K. Gordon and E.
"Keru.
Old: Course. 9.16 to 9.20 a.m not to be booked! ΟΣΙ 8.93 by travellers train.
9.94 a.m. *G. C. Worrall and Lt.
H. C. Gould.
-8.30, T. J. J. Fenwick and S..
J. H., Fox.
Sapper Thomas
Major Mousley, Lt. Waring.
Total
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U.S. BASEBALL
THURSDAY'S GAMES
3
(THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENCY.]
New Yoox, May 30. The following wore to-day's Baseball results:
National League.
Cincinnati 9 Boston.
Lombardi and Schulmerich hit home ruza, Chicago
Jo
bring
late the jaded, to malliy
ease the shy to give grace to the simple party, and warmth to the frigid function. Can it be wondered at that Johnnie Walker has become the embodiment of hospitality and the one right drink to offer at all times ?
JOHNNIE WALKER
Born 1820-still going strong
Sole Agents for China's
Caldbeck, Macgregor
Shanghai
OPENING OF LEAGUE SEASON.
B
9:29
"
*1. H. Gepro and K. E.
Graig..
LAWN BOWLS.
Brooklyn
9:32
•
J. W. Mayhew and D., J.. Frasor...
[]
St Louis 8 New York
Billy Terry and Blades hit home runs. "Lefty" Grove, the famous pitcher. "fanned" five men in the seventh innings.
American League.
2
10.
Boston
St. Loule Jolly his a home run. Philadelphia 15 Cleveland
11
X
2
K. Mackenzie and R. W. Taplin.
A. Ritchie and R. Young.
Kidd and Geo, J. McCarthy..
A. H. Penn and F. Syme
Thomson.
9.40
9.44
2.48.
9.02.
by BB), 6-1,- and for Da
8.56
31
latter won Mistletoe is entered matches Toad over Norway on the hero but I don't know whether he opening day's play of their Davis "will be abarte di It be in her sipomtid
second to Blue Plane when the At Oslo, Monaco gained a 10.04
10.00
two
0. W. E. Booker and I.
W. abewan
-10.09.
get a place. Pure Music is another Cup contest
JHB Lea and A. G. Clarke...
Tandidate which appeals to me.
Gallape (Monaco) bent. Hagen 10.12
AE Lissaman and N,
K. Littlejohn
If Blue Plane goes out in the first Kehrling over Grotenfolt by -0, race, then Kanpaz should win the
'83 Bu sixth race as he ran a very good
The last event of the day Looks (Norway), 63, 64, 6-8, 0–).. Again the difficulty is to know whe, Landau (Monaco) beat Torkild- 10.19
on paper to be Cabu's raco but here.
ther he is starting Alexandrasen (Norway), 7-, Ore. Cal
“Hall Deveron and The Gadwall aro
ال
A Leach and Capt., J. H. Anderson,
A. Reid and G. Thach.
Kamm, MoNair and Jimmy Foxx soored, home runs.
3
Beuter's American Servico.
TABLES TO DATE. National Lengan:.
Percent.
P. W. L
19 13
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The keen enthusika which marks
Company Limited
Hongkong
“ADVICE TO AN ACTRESS.
COST OF COCKTAIL PARTIES.
Advice about cocktail parties was given to a young actress by Jadgo Sir Alfred Tobin at Westminster. County Court to-day.
The actress, Misa, Margory Bin- the opening of the lawn bowls seer of Lower Grosvenor-place,
son will be in evidence to-day whe
iner
8.W.,
was sued for et la by a
Tientsin
ROYAL MANSION
RIFLED.
EX-KING OF PORTUGAL'S TREASURES STOLEN.
DOG"FOUND COVERED WITH
HUMAN BLOOD.
London, April 0-A spectacular
the practice geces which have been firm of grocers and wine merchants. burglary with all the ingrediente of
in progress during the past few It was stated that the account was
weeks, will make way for the more far wines and liqueurs, and had a mystery thriller, occurred last serious wide of the sport Asheen run up in a month.
night in the Twickenham home of the past few years there, s are four Mr. Marlowe, barrister, for Miss ex-King Manuel of Portugal.. games in each division.
JI
Some of the Club here already! Binner, said she had a number of publflied this team and & Harea creditors who had agreed to a com through them shows that almo, ant position of én in the pound,
Miss Binuer said she gave parties, those who played lask Béndon, Ero
and was in a position to give them featured sgain, that R. Lapsley, one of the itaj
Col. J. A. Renshaw and Beton v.17 13 5706 warts of Kowloon Dotk Capte Hill.
10.90 A C. E. Bowker and W.
Chicago Philadelphia
M. Barton..
St. Loui
10.94
R. A. Campbell and D G. Bruce.
Cinolanati
Brooklyn New York
American League,
10.29 H Glover and J.
Coulthart,
F. J. de Rome and J. Pittsburgh W. Franke.
among the entries and these ponies.
ought to givia Coba & good race, though they are hardly likely to beat
Festival Eve.
Base
Gold Bar.
10.32°
Fighting Blood.
Pathfinder:
10.30
B D Evans and T. S.
Rsos. 5..
Whyte Smith.
Anniversary Eve.
Gold Digger.
Aurora,
10.40
10:44
Odr. B.-H. McBean and
Lt. Odr. Barry: Magh
Bace
PS. Grant and J. F. Robinson,
Detroit
Kanpaz
10.48
Mistletoe.
D. Denham
Pure Music,
10.39
J. 8 Dykes and H.
10.80
The Cadwalla
R. Gordon and LM 8. Idoyd
St. Louis Philadelphis
Chicago
Alexander Hall.
SELECTIONS.
The selections for to-day are a follows:-
Blue Flene. Valley Hall Tango
Race. A
Orlands. Gold Ring, Cloudy Eve.
Workable Stage-
Continued at foot of next column.)
WC Shields and W. Cleveland
New York
* Get caddies from Superintendent Boston
transferred to Ków odd CC.
Diplomatic documents, jewels, silver and priceless paintings were stolen. The most dramatic feature the robbery wae that one of the Judge Sir Alfred Tobin. I can two Alsatian dogs who guard the not believe that Dame Midge house nightly, we found in the Kendal did that sort of thing when
"At the time
684 h results or the opening, kemur she was younger than she is now morning drugged and covered with
.500
will disclose the roal Itrength dij
450 the various tees and as the Why should young actress like blood, not his own. This indicates you spend so much in entertaining that there must, have been a violent 480 prophete who will be telling us friandal. I know that theatrical struggle between the dog and tha
every week which teams are going people get farge som and the
437
towing A very successful season mooney soon goom They did not have intruders,
411 is indicated and it is to be hoped expensive cocktail parties in the Footsteps in the garden revealed 888 that there will be less interruptions good old days of the Bancrofts and that a number of persons including Ixora the weather than there has Kendals. You should not do it, a woman, took part in the raid beer in park 206son ruining health and getting into Although er-hing Manual and a m Tam following are the fixtures for
debt
large staff were sleeping in the Percent the afternoon
SeaT Mr. Marlowe put in a list of Miss house at the time of the burglary, Binner's debts, page 2 not thing was heard by any of
thieves Judge. Tobin,—The total staggers them
oderied out their coup undisturbed, and actual herly led & drink and a meat during
brady jigana Division Tarandang
Kowloon Dock RC.
Kowloon, C.C.
Polled Club de Ciyll Bervido
draid.
Taikoo, v Ya
Craigongow Roarsia
Civit Kowloon: B.GC
Marlowe.She has
to keep, and there are the operation, b kiss, which, an sótress in her Ever since Mazual abdien! had to meet. She realiser 1910 he has devoted himse that she has lived beyond her collecting of books.
to possess a kings of incat books extant,
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After a conslitation, it was an nounced fast the matter had been
to be worth about £50,00 of the books was missin
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