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THE HONGKONG, 'TELEGRAPH,
SHANGHAI RACES.
LAST DAY OF SPRING
MEETING.
MONDAY, MAY 12, 1924.
CHINESE Y. M. C. A.
46 YEARS IN HONGKONG.
ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS.
MR. E. H. SUMMERS The sixteenth annual athletic
RETIRES. Saturday was the last day of the meeting of the Chinese Young
One of the oldest and most Shanghai Spring Meeting, when a Mon's Christian Association took respected residents of Hongkong, programme of cloven inces, includ· | pince at Huppy Valley on Saturday Mr. E. H. Suminors, leaves Hong ing the ovent for Mufoo's, was afternoon in the presence a large kong with Mrs. Summers for home enrried through. For the results crowd of spectators. Quod results to-morrow on the President Mon- below we are indobter to the Hong. were obtained in most theroe after the long perlad of 461 kong Jockey Club..
events, indiruting the pilly years in. the Colony.
miles.
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Mr. J. K. Brand had a very sucinereusing interest of the Chinese cessful day, bringing in three in sports. Altogether there were winmurs, two seconds and, a third.243 competitors, including a mun Among the owners Mr. Liddell did bor of well-known rumners. extremely well, his ponies taking usual the teams races voked con dret plans four times."
siderable excitement, the supper SPRING GRIFFINS "A", 14tors of the various teams vigorously cheering their representatives as they need home. Owing to the inability of one of their players to tart up, the Basketball team of St. 2 Paul's College, which was to try conclusions with Queen's College, those present had to be content with an exhibition match between the latter institution and the Pui Ching College, of Canton,
Mr. Liddell » Knverscroft..
(Mr. Broad) Mr. Gilpin's Sir Galahad......... (Mr. Knolly Mr. Dom's Dyrus... (Mr. Heard
Time 2.54 set. SPRING GRIFFINS "B", miles.
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Messrs. Mur-Hal's Busstop Boy ¡Me. E. McBain) Messrs. B. A. B. and N. W. FI's.
Light Hand ... (Mr. Brand). Capt. Bahnson & Silkeborg (Mé. Knoll Tino 2.55-475 seg, SPRING HANDRAP XA
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COMING ON WEDNESDAY
The World's Most Perilous Camera Expedition MR. & MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON'S
Trailing African Wild Animals
Dangering the Greatest Perils of Africa with Gun and Camera.l
Mr. Soldoff's Home Affaire...... (Chwer) Me. Stamehild's Republicland...
Mr. A. N. Dallas), Mr H. White's Kings Cross
Mr. Pattersom
Time2 511 mes
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At the end of the sports Dr. T. P. Woo, Honorary Chairman of the Y. M. C. A., thunked all those who had helped to make the meeting a success. Mrs. Moffat then pre- sented the prizes to the winners.
The following were the results of | the principal events:
Senior bigh janấp: 1. Cheng {Turk-wing, height.5 4 1/2 ima); 2 2 Linng Safwa,
SPRING, HANDICAP Men gt
niles.
Mr. Liddell's Curlington .
Mr. Brand) 1
Biessrs. Bendiri and Speelman's
Zmlon
(Mr. Heardy
Mr. Kimbull's Little Minch......
Mr. Baul) 33
Time 2-52 16 spe. THE
GRAND NATIONAL,
| Mogris's Water Jump. Twieg romui
Red is.
1Mk. II. Murra's Patsdiekl
Me. Newbigging
Mr Compox's Old Bi
Mr. Malmud:
Mr. Morriss' Peterliel·l,,
Mr. Liddell POOTUNG EVP., 7 forlongs, (Mr. 4. Pattersom's Antea Kizon
(Mr. Brodie
Messrs, Fay and Seth's Ciurgany Mr. Heinzerling)
Mr. Allan's Tudima
B
(Mr. Bughog 3
Time tui CONSOLATION CUP, 11 miles, Mr. Mu Ka Lee's The Knut
(Mr Moon) } Messrs. Lagan anil Wilson's SI,
Blaise..
Mr. Brund; 2) Mr. and Mrs. White's White
Knight.............(Mr. Charlesy 3 Time 2:52 4,5 sec. MANCHU STAKES, 17 miles, . {Mr. Day's Borderlind
4Mr. A. V. Dallast Mr. G. D. Conte's Plumpton
—Mr-Burkill-g
Mr Pow hattan's Burnaby
Ridge (Mr. Maitland) 3⠀⠀ Time 2.55 th are.
NIL DESPERANDUM CEP A mile.
| Mr. Lidell's Woodcraft
(Mr. E. MeBain. 3.
Mr. Day's Fang'inl.
Mr. A. N. Hallu
| Mr.
Robson's Country Bird
Time 142 ser.
(Mr. Brando B,
GRIFFINS NIL- DESPERAN
DUM CUP, A mile.
Mr. Liddell' Reecroft.....
(Mr. Brand:
Messrs. Winsome and Hasty'-
Bittern........Mr. Hill) 2 Mr. Do's Dinno Tull
(Mr. G. Pollock 3
Time 1,02 1/fi seu.
MAFOO'S RNOE 14 miles. Capt. Sussion's Batlletive
Seth's
Messrs. Fay and.
Chrismas Bond........ Messrs. Beulin and Sporteran'
Zonion
Pine 2,55 175 we.
|THE WORLD · FLIGHTS.
AMERICANS MAKE ANOTHER HOP.: Washington, May 10.—Petlee American world fliers left Atkn Island for Attur Island, 530 miles distquat, ut ten w'etnek yesterday; smorning.
Later. The world flyers have arrived at Attu Ísland." They are now Tuced with the longest flight of their programine, 878 miles to Parunnshiro-Reuter'a American
Bernier.
Dew
New Plane for Portuguese. London,
10. A May aeroplane is being dspatched to the stranded Portalguese nirmen.] It is fitted with a rudintor specially designed for long distance fights: in the tropics-enter,
Afr Chief in Shanghai. Shanghai, May Brigadier General Williani Mitchell,: -Ar-} sistant chief of the American Ate Service, hus nrrived on a tour of the Far East.--Renters
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Junior high jump: 1. Che Shuning, height 4.4 ins.; Mun Ping him.
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long in 1878 as an apprentice, on Mr. Summers arrived in Hong-
a 350 ton sailing vessel, and con- of the China Const still 1883, in tinued to serve on sailing ships, which year he joined the Imperial Chinese Navy as, Navigating Oficer when certain of the Chinese Gunboats, were manned by Euro- pean Officers, to put down piracy in Chinese Waters between Hang- kong and Tonquin Gulf. In 1880) Mr. Summers joined the Hongkong Canton and Macao Steamboat Co,| and served on the Powan, Hanków, and Tamsui, and in 1900 he joined) the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., in which concern he has served for over 23 years as Craft Superintendent.
Last Friday, Mr. Summers was the recipient of a silver mounted dressing case from the European Staff of the Godown Co., and also a handsome silver bowl suitably, itscribed from the Indian and Chinese Staff. Mr. W. S. Brown, the Secretary of the Godown Co., 2,in presenting the dressing case, spoke warmly of the esteem and respect in which Mr. Summers is held by all the Staff of the Com- pany, and thanked Mr. Summers for the long and valued service | which he had given during the past 23 years, and trusted that) Mr. and Mrs. Summers would be long spared to enjoy a well-earned retirement.
Senior one mile: 1, Leung Hong, wing: time 5.18 2/5 secs,; 2, Ng Tak-wing
Senior long jump: 1. Chong na T. Theophilus fer. Tuck-wing, disinnes 18.7 ins, 2,
Junior long jurup: 1, Che Shu- ming, distance 15.9 ins. : 2, Chung Fook-cheinig.
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Senior 440 yards: 1. K. M. Mr. and Mrs. Summers are Omar; 2. Lam Yuk-ying
leaving behind in the Colony, two- Junior 440 yards: 1. Che Shu-sons ant one daughter; Mr. C. 11. Wing: Pung Kwok-wa.
Summers of Taikoo Dockyard. Mr.! Palting the shot, senior: 1. Alse Summers of Thos. Cook and Léng Hoe-yong, distance 41.5 Sans, and Mrs. R. F. Forbes. His 1-2 m2, ; 2, Lin T. Theophilus Lee other son, Frank, was killed during Javelin Leung Bile yeng the war serving with the Austra- distance 4.7 ins.: 2) Lai, Yuk-ying. Hans,
Senior one mile relay rate: 1, Lamian Club,
Hall wile rely macq; junior: 1, Y. M. C. A.
We join the many friends of Mr.) and Mrs. Summers in wishing them i "Bon Voyage" and a long and happy retirement.
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